Apprehensive About Upcoming Trip

MrPeetrie;2528558 wrote: I made my reservations for October. Purchased my airline tickets. Bought my park tickets. Now, I’m not sure I want to go through with it. First my flight has been canceled... twice. Losing some of my arrival day. Parks will close VERY EARLY! No park hopping. No MNSSHP. Masks all the time. Almost no dining. Boardwalk closed. I’m traveling with just my 10-year-old son. He’s very apprehensive about wearing a mask all the time. NO PRICE BREAK DESPITE MANY THINGS NOT AVAILABLE!!! Do you think we will enjoy ourselves? Not too late to reschedule, but truthfully I don’t think things are going to return to normal for a very long time.

I don't really have any any answers for you, but I think it is highly dependent upon how many times you have been before and what your expectations are. The attractive thing for me is that the lines do not seem (unless I am mistaken) too long for anything. I could see going for a day or so, just to get on some of our favorite rides. Wearing a mask in October might not be so bad - at least it should be a little more tolerable temperature wise by then. However, I cannot see it being a big vacation for us. We really like to park hop and the thought of the constant worry about distancing, sanitizing, etc... may be enough to postpone. It is easy for us to say, as we will most likely be back next year. I also have a fear that we would get there and one of us would be running a high temperature and not allowed in. I know there would be bigger things to worry about if that happened, but it would certainly ruin the trip.

We will be going in October as well. My wife is worried about it not feeling the same. We are DVC members and this is our first trip of the year (we went to Aulani in Feb before the world ended lol). I am looking forward to the low crowds tbh. Yes, it will be much different because lots of changes and dining options are a lot less than normal. My only real complaint though, I cannot buy a new Annual Pass, mine expired in the fall and I was supposed to renew earlier this year....

So, why are you wanting to go to begin with?

MrPeetrie;2528558 wrote: I made my reservations for October. Purchased my airline tickets. Bought my park tickets. Now, I’m not sure I want to go through with it. First my flight has been canceled... twice. Losing some of my arrival day. Parks will close VERY EARLY! No park hopping. No MNSSHP. Masks all the time. Almost no dining. Boardwalk closed. I’m traveling with just my 10-year-old son. He’s very apprehensive about wearing a mask all the time. NO PRICE BREAK DESPITE MANY THINGS NOT AVAILABLE!!! Do you think we will enjoy ourselves? Not too late to reschedule, but truthfully I don’t think things are going to return to normal for a very long time.

Gotta say, right now - I'm kinda with you. We've moved our vacations to DVC at Verio and Hilton Head Instead. I follow the rules and wear a mask but hate every second of it... so the idea of being in the parks (and a single park at that) all day, in the florida heat doesn't sound exactly great to me.

Now that said - resort prices are at crazy low prices (so there is a break there) and crowds are tiny compared to what they normally would be, so there's good and bad.

I'm guessing late fall/winter is when we'll head back unless otherwise invited by Disney. Like many, I'm just not super excited about traveling right now or being in the middle of crowds (something I despise anyway...).

At this point, only you know where the point of "being worth it" lies for you and your son. Will you still be able to do the things you enjoy most or are those things gone - like MNSSHP and the Boardwalk being closed. Is it a trip just to spend time with your son? If so, I am sure you could find things at Disney to do that, but you could also find other destinations the two of you would enjoy. Since there aren't fastpasses, is your son ok with waiting in line or does he get antsy? Can you get a refund on everything or at least reschedule them?
I have more peace of mind now that I have cancelled our December trip. I was also second guessing everything, and it was driving me crazy. My peace of mind was more important to me than a Disney trip.

John;2528565 wrote: Gotta say, right now - I'm kinda with you. We've moved our vacations to DVC at Verio and Hilton Head Instead. I follow the rules and wear a mask but hate every second of it... so the idea of being in the parks (and a single park at that) all day, in the florida heat doesn't sound exactly great to me.

My sentiments exactly.

Quick ?, how are things in Hilton Head, SC now?

We have some points from 2 cancelled trips we have to use because we banked them from 2018. Disney is only giving us until Nov 30th to use them. Our only option is to deposit them into RCI or use them before they expire. We don't want to travel to FL now and have a reservation for the end of September for HH and would drive there.

missymouseworld;2528574 wrote: My sentiments exactly.

Quick ?, how are things in Hilton Head, SC now?

We have some points from 2 cancelled trips we have to use because we banked them from 2018. Disney is only giving us until Nov 30th to use them. Our only option is to deposit them into RCI or use them before they expire. We don't want to travel to FL now and have a reservation for the end of September for HH and would drive there.

Actually not bad. I think 45 cases in Beaufort county yesterday. Numbers are going down. We you out all the time and eat both in and out. Restaurants get it and have been complying with distancing.

End of September is really after season and it should be relatively quiet then.

texas211;2528562 wrote: So, why are you wanting to go to begin with?

They extended my annual pass through November so I don’t need a ticket. And I want to spend time with my son and he wants to see the new Galaxy’s Edge.

Thanks for the information. If anyone has been at HH resort recently, what are the requirements for wearing a mask there? Inside main areas only and restaurants? NJ is really strict on their requirements and especially when we return from certain states to quarantine for 2 weeks.

We have some points to use, and my wife and I bought APs back in March before everything shut down. We had a large family trip planned for November, with people coming from all over. That has been pushed back to next May, but we haven't been to Walt Disney World in years, and my wife was wondering if we could go as a family in December. The APs are paid for, we have enough Disney Reward Dollars to cover two more APs, and we have enough DVC points to cover a 1-bedroom at the AKV for a week. So, a trip would be cheap.

But, it makes me anxious. Is it smart to head to Florida for a Disney vacation with the pandemic still going on? How safe would we be? I keep up with the news about potential vaccines, and I feel comfortable that it will be safe by the time we go in May. But there will be no change in early December, other than most families won't be traveling because of school. Also, if Walt Disney World is still open at that point, then that means that their safety measures are working, right? Because if it surges again, they'll close and we wouldn't be out anything (points, money, etc).

I don't know. Very undecided.

MrPeetrie;2528578 wrote: They extended my annual pass through November so I don’t need a ticket. And I want to spend time with my son and he wants to see the new Galaxy’s Edge.

If it is to see Galaxy's Edge, I would go (as long as it is open.) This may be the easiest way to see it. Even if you get bored at the parks, there's a lot of Florida outside of Disney that you can explore. You'll just have to adjust your expectations.

We cancelled our August trip. Not only would we not feel safe, it would definitely not be the Disney trip we were planning. That being said, MrPeetrie, I think that it's definitely possible for you guys to enjoy the trip if you think you can overcome the things you are worried about. How long would you be there?

I'm here now. Miserable heat with the mask. Spent about 2 hours in the park and went back to the hotel. I'm trying to figure out if Mickey is robbing US blind, why are WE wearing the mask.

RunDMV;2528600 wrote: I'm here now. Miserable heat with the mask. Spent about 2 hours in the park and went back to the hotel. I'm trying to figure out if Mickey is robbing US blind, why are WE wearing the mask.

If they had climate controlled boba or vader helmets, I'm in..