November 4-10, 2020 Day 2

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  • #146142
    warrsm
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    HI Stephen!!!! Oh that was a great day!!!! But there are no buses to Springs from the parks now? bummer but great idea for Saratoga!

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    and love those shirts of course!!!

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    Nascfan
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    I can’t believe how much we got done this day. Crowd levels were great! I did good finding that picnic table spot! ;) It was so cool to see the characters on the train station platform as we walked out!

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    @85glht Nothing wrong with that plan for sure! I will say that the lines were long for the bus first thing. But they were super efficient! Asked how many in your party, told you where to sit and the buses were out of there within minutes! Much better than waiting 20 minutes for them to cram more people in for sure!

    #146203
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    I’m the same, I will drive to the parks 99% of the time, but dealing with the TTC is a major hassle to me. I don’t know why it bugs me so much but MK day is the only day I’ll deal with the busses just to avoid the ferry boat or the loooong lines to get the heck outta there when the park closes. I’ve always thought that THAT was the major design flaw in WDW, like they just didn’t think that one through. Also, I totally related to the blanket with some weight to it. Last time I stayed on property, I felt like I only had a sheet to cover up with since they did away with the bed spreads. I thought it looked like they had forgot to make the beds or that something was wrong. I never did ask for extra blankets and every night I felt nekkid. lol I like a little substance on me, even though half the time I’m kicking them off of me….I want something to kick! LOL

    #146204
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    I think they stopped running the busses to the parks a few years back. You know Disney is going to make sure EVERYONE has to pay to park lol. That’s one thing I never do…where there’s a will there’s a way. ;)

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    @Disneydana Right?! There’s something about the TTC that just makes me want to skip it! We pretty much always request several extra blankets for our room! I hate that nearly all hotels do a basic sheet and thin top cover! We sleep with weighted blankets at home! So it’s a real struggle to not have them when we travel.

    @warrsm
    As of that trip they were not running busses from the parks directly to DS. I honestly don’t know if they have changed that or not. Prior to Covid it only ran after 4pm. Since parks close earlier now, I’m thinking that’s why they didn’t offer it? But we would have to check signs to see if they are available now. But if not, just get to the nearest resort and then bus to DS. Saratoga is the easiest way since you can walk it! Thank you! I love our shirts too!

    @nascfan
    It was such a low crowd day! I loved your picnic table spot! It was just perfect! I loved seeing the characters at the train station!!

    #148258
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    What a successful MK day! It really surprises me how much you were able to hit considering it was November! Even more surprising to hear the Jingle Cruise wait was way over though! :surprised: I love their new security! So much easier! Although I always get pinged anyway thanks to my camera and have to get everything checked, so not much has really changed for me…but it’s really nice technology! LOL Also surprising that there were no buses directly to the Springs! I wonder what that was all about! It was so nice to see you in the evening!!! Sure felt like a lot shorter than an hour and a half! LOL
    Love all the pics with you and Scott!!!! Especially the one with all four of you in front of the Castle :heart:
    So weird to see that car in the Rivers of America! I completely forgot they drained it recently!
    Do you remember where those paintings on the ceiling with the sea monsters were? I’m guessing it was somewhere near Mermaid since :ursela: is in one. I’ve never seen them before, they look cool!
    Country bears!!!!! :heart:
    Good grief the photo quality of my phone is horrendous…good thing the memories we made that night are much better quality LOL

    #148273
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    @sej101 It really was a fantastic first day! Crowds were nice and low! We love the new security too!! Hold your camera, phone and other metal objects out in front of you when you want through security! You usually won’t ping that way! Or have less chance of it. We were surprised there were no direct buses to DS too. I’m not positive but I don’t think they are running them still. At least not that we saw on the bus board. It was nice to see you that evening too! Time always flies! Aw! Thank you!! Yep! They had it drained for a month or so, if I remember correctly. The sea monsters are on the ceiling in the Little Mermaid ride queue. We went to the extra circle queue portion. We’ve never been in that room before. But it’s the ceiling in that room! My guess is you probably needed to clean off your lense on your phone! ;) Mine get blurry when I don’t. But our memories are fantastic!

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    I’ve tried that. Doesn’t work. Always pinged. LOL That’s crazy! I know they have a bus driver shortage. Even pre-pandemic they did so it has to be worse now. But you would think direct to DSprings makes sense since the parks closed somewhat early and it would mean people would continue to spend money… :mask: It was something like a month. It was a long time. And it was weird to see! :surprised: I thought it might have been the extended queue! The extended queue is hardly ever used so I thought it might’ve been there. No, I just had a really old phone with poor camera quality! It was about four or five years old by then! LOL My new phone is much better camera wise

    #148292
    eeyorepoohfan
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    Oh man! That stinks! It really would make sense to have direct DS buses since parks tend to close early. I did hear that they do have them but they don’t always update the bus board to reflect the bus stop for it. People have stated you can ask the bus person but there wasn’t anyone there when we needed them. And truly it is pretty easy and quick to take a bus to Saratoga Springs and then watch the app to make sure we are at the correct bus stop to be closest to walk to DS. I think it’s the 3rd or 4th stop. It’s a quick walk from there. I think that’s the only time we’ve ever been in that extended queue area! It was a fun surprise! Oh goodness! That was definitely an old camera then! I’m glad your new phone is better!

    #148296
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    That’s so strange. I hardly ever see bus people there anyway…granted I never visit the buses, so that might have something to do with it LOL But that’s some clever thinking! You could just walk on over if needed!

    #148305
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    We used to see bus people out throughout the day to help direct people. Especially in the afternoons and evenings. But hardly saw anyone on these trips. But you not using the buses likely has something to do with you not seeing them! ;) Yep! I was thankful that that was suggested to us on going to Saratoga and walking!

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