Oh my goodness! Your pandemic "vacation" sounds like quite a doozy! I'm so sorry about all of it, especially surgery! Glad to hear you're home and on the mend and hopefully things start looking up! And I officially declare you get a do-over vacation as soon as possible!
Back to your TR. I guess the skyliner isn't as bad as I feared but it's just not for me. It does add to the IG crowd and for the life of me I can't understand why, at rope drop especially, they aren't staffed to have all lanes open (both security & the magicband tapstiles). That seems basic to me.
Seeing your F&W pictures is bitter sweet. I love, love, love that time of year. Like you, I have a fall trip planned (actually just made ADRs) but it was hard to really get into planning as I'm not at all certain the trip will happen.
Lastly, what in the holy heck got into that housekeeper? Blocking you from your room?? Wow. You'd think she'd be excited that there was one less room to have to clean (I would be!)!