food IS a theme park
Ah, EPCOT. Home of the giant glowing ball (aka Spaceship Earth), delicious food booths, the Soarin’ attraction…and weekend crowds.
Now THAT’s an entrance!
Now that the holiday season is here (!!!) and travel restrictions are being lifted around the world, Disney World has been seeing longer lines and higher wait times. On our way into EPCOT today, we definitely felt the impacts of these changes. Take a look at the crowd level on this sunny Sunday!Â
To ensure we are equipping our readers with all the information they need, we will continue to report on all travel, safety, and COVID-related news that could impact a Disney Parks visit.
Ever since Disney World reopened to guests in 2020, the parks have seen shorter wait times, smaller crowds, and lower capacities. As things begin to return to “normal”, we’ve seen some changes around the parks and resorts. The further into the year we get, the more Disney is beginning to feel like it did before the pandemic.
Discovery Island in Disney’s Animal Kingdom
But one major thing is still pretty different in Disney: many international guests haven’t been able to visit Disney World since reopening. Soon, though, that will change.
Royal greetings from Magic Kingdom!
Time to Visit Magic Kingdom!
Each week (several times a week sometimes) we share a look at all of the new merchandise, construction updates, and other changes that we’ve seen in the parks recently. Today, we’ve got some news for you from Magic Kingdom. As they sing in Disney’s Happily Ever After, 🎶”Ready to begin?”🎶
Hello from Disneyland!
Disneyland
We’ve been visiting regularly since the park’s reopening to keep you up to date on any changes that may affect your trip. And today, we noticed that it was CROWDED! Now, Disneyland is still required to operate at 25% capacity based on Orange County’s COVID-19 case count (and various other factors), so we have not seen a capacity increase recently. Still, we’re taking you along to see just how crazy things are lookin’ today!
We’re coming off a holiday weekend in Disney World!
Tower of Terror
Wait times have been on the rise for the last week. We anticipated this increase, and sure enough, the parks have been pretty crowded all weekend! Let’s take a look at what it was like today.
With the holiday season over, crowds are a lot smaller than they were in December.
Hollywood Studios
Low wait times and empty paths have stuck around for the last several weeks, while Disney surveyed guests about crowd levels at the start of the new year.
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