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IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I loved the carousel of tomorrow ... when I saw it in 1975. I would love to remember what their projections were for the future. Good for a laugh or two.
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The current future scene, which was last updated in the 90's did pretty well. They show off virtual reality video games and a voice activated kitchen/living room.
 
It's been so long with the closure that I completely forgot that with my weekday annual pass I'm blacked out until August 7th. I figured If I'm going back I should start with The Magic Kingdom cause, come on, as much as I love all the parks MK is the heart of Disney World. The first reservation available was for 8.11 so I booked it. I also booked 8.12 for Animal Kingdom. Maybe I'll get a fleabag motel room for a night and make 2 days of it. If not I'll just cancel the reservation.
 
JHDK said:
It's been so long with the closure that I completely forgot that with my weekday annual pass I'm blacked out until August 7th. I figured If I'm going back I should start with The Magic Kingdom cause, come on, as much as I love all the parks MK is the heart of Disney World. The first reservation available was for 8.11 so I booked it. I also booked 8.12 for Animal Kingdom. Maybe I'll get a fleabag motel room for a night and make 2 days of it. If not I'll just cancel the reservation.
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I think you are nuts for going. I think they are nuts for opening. But enjoy. Hopefully you remain healthy.
 
Honestly if it wasn't for the summer heat, I'd put on a mask and bring the family to Disney also. The wait times are incredible.
10 minutes to get on a ride that usually takes an hour and a half.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I think you are nuts for going. I think they are nuts for opening. But enjoy. Hopefully you remain healthy.
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Yea, it does make me a bit nervous but I've been watching a lot of videos about the reopening and it seems like the majority of guests are very good at the social distancing...except for the character meet and greets, which are no longer done in-person but from a distance. However, crowds still form when a character shows up. The lines have been done well too. They use plexiglass separators in between all the lines so you are never standing right next to someone. Same goes with the ride cars. Many of them get cleaned after every ride and others are cleaned every hour. Plus they won't put you in the same car with a stranger.

I know it's a somewhat big risk, but I'm jonesing for some Disney. I haven't been there since October. That is WAY too long.

Aaron said:
Honestly if it wasn't for the summer heat, I'd put on a mask and bring the family to Disney also. The wait times are incredible.
10 minutes to get on a ride that usually takes an hour and a half.
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In the week or two before I go I plan to take my daily walks with my mask on to try to get used to walking in the heat with it on.
 
I'm with IRBS. It seems crazy to go.
Hopefully between now and then they will be able to prove that they can do it safe. If not, it might be enough time to see that people are getting sick and you can cancel.
 
Animal Kingdom is empty.

10 minute wait for Flight of Passage! During normal times, even if you get there before the park opens and dash right to that ride it's still a 30 minute wait. And forget about it during the day...easily 2.5-3 hour wait.

This guy had a 15 minute wait for Kilimanjaro Safari and that's only because they were sanitizing the ride vehicles.

Hopefully it stays this way until August 12th.

 
Did a bit of Disney preperation clothes shopping today at Walmart. I don't like carrying a bag in the parks so I wear cargo shorts to lug around my wallet, keys, phone water bottle and sometimes power bank, but all my current cargo shorts are too big so I got two new pair. Last year at this time I was a 44 and now I'm a 38 or 40 depending on the brand so that's nice. I also like everything to be polyester. The "sweat wicking" these brand advertise really just means polyester so the shorts are poly and I got a couple poly t-shirts.

My most daring purchase was one of those 360 brim fishing hats that I think will be good for the sun. I've never worn anything beside a baseball cap before so I'm not sure if it makes me look dumber than normal but I don't really care cause it's just for Disney in the summer. I'm actually starting to like it I think. It has those straps that hang down and I don't like that but I don't want to cut them off so I tuck them in and surprisingly you can't feel it at all on the head.

It's this one:

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It also has these snaps on either side and when they are hooked it kinda looks like something people wore during the Revolution. I like the floppy look better.

22 days until Disney! I put aside $200 cause I'm pretty sure I am going to stay the night up there. I won't need anywhere near that much. I can make a night of it with everything (gas, food, motel, tolls) for about $110. A room is about $45-50/night and I already have a bunch of cash in my SunPass so tolls aren't a worry but I figure it will be nice to have some extra just in case. That way I won't have to dip into any of my accounts while up there if something comes up.
 
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Who cares if you look stupid. It's not like you're there with a date.
You're going to have a mask on too, so nobody will recognize you anyway.
 
I‘m Brian Fellows!!!
That skit was great.
JHDK said:
That's a whole other story. Yea I will be going alone to Disney but there have been some developments with the ex that I may get into at some point.
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Boy, if you aren’t ready to be off the booze for good, it ain’t going to work out for you.
 
This is neat:



But it also made me sad. I'm unemployed but still have enough to plan a 400+ mile round trip to Disney, stay at a (albeit shitty) motel for and night, go to 2 parks and still not have to worry about paying any bills. Meanwhile there are tons of people who are lucky if they get to use old soap.
 
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