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[rangerxenos]

I had a great experience calling in today. Called the main line, 2 min wait. Gave all of my information and was told wait time for ticketing was 48 minutes so she recommended a call back.

Got a call back in 20 minutes, and my issue was resolved in 5 minutes!

I booked a short Christmas trip and bought Very Merriest After Hours tickets before APs were announced. Once the sorcerer pass blockout dates were released, I realized it made more sense to do the party on a day when my pass would be blocked vs when it is valid and I can do other parks. Short trip, Dec 16-20, first 2 days are valid last two will be blocked out. I had no issue swapping out my Dec 17 party tickets for Dec 19th even though the tickets are technically non refundable and non transferrable. Just needed to pay the small ~$20 difference.

Super happy camper this morning!

Honestly, it's been my experience that if you call Disney, explain things, and are polite, they are usually willing to work with you.

 

[BrianL]

We did that before at Sea World years ago. Not a good feeling.

Yeah, did it one at Universal Hollywood. We had used the Express Pass for HHN in Orlando and it was very valuable as it was crowded. We thought with the limited hourse at USH we'd need it (I believe it was called "Gate A" pass). It really wasn't at all, though we did get prime seating for Waterworld!

 

[bffer]

Or, people pay for it then find that it was waste of money because all of the rides are walk-on.

I was so glad when we went to Universal that we didn't get Express Pass. Every line was less than 20 minutes except for Hagrid's, which was 90 minutes. And that was the September after it opened, so it didn't have Express Pass anyway.

 

[HokieRaven5]

New “Lightning Lane” Signs Have Appeared in EPCOT

You currently can’t Live With The Land, but it has a lightning lane!

 

[BrianL]

I was so glad when we went to Universal that we didn't get Express Pass. Every line was less than 20 minutes except for Hagrid's, which was 90 minutes. And that was the September after it opened, so it didn't have Express Pass anyway.

Yeah, it's hit or miss at Universal as to if you will need it - they'll still sell it to you regardless!

I was apprehensive about getting it for HHN, but the guy was right. The lines for the haunted houses were incedible - we'd probably only have gotten to see two of them without the pass. Of course, they mostly weren't all that impressive, but we did get our money's worth.

 

[Maleficent_Hades]

I was so glad when we went to Universal that we didn't get Express Pass. Every line was less than 20 minutes except for Hagrid's, which was 90 minutes. And that was the September after it opened, so it didn't have Express Pass anyway.

my husband wants to get express pass for our universal day when we go first week of Dec. i told him lets wait and buy it cuz we don't know what crowd levels are like. so we are gonna start watching wait times a week before our trip and then decide if we wanna buy them maybe 2 days before

 

[BrianL]

New “Lightning Lane” Signs Have Appeared in EPCOT

You currently can’t Live With The Land, but it has a lightning lane!

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Man, at least the one on Living with the Land looks decent, at least in the photo.

 

[Marrila]

New “Lightning Lane” Signs Have Appeared in EPCOT

You currently can’t Live With The Land, but it has a lightning lane!

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Zip tying all the veggies takes time. Once they are done, though, the lucky will board with dizzying speed!

 

[LSUmiss]

Are crowds still very low?

 

[SealedSeven]

More Splash Mountain items being removed. Brer Rabbit statue in the Hub is now gone.

Hopefully doesn't mean they're close to closing the ride... want to ride it one more time

 

[KC1535]

Will Splash Mountain be open in October? I haven't heard anything about them shutting the ride down.

 

[BrianL]

Are crowds still very low?

Low enough that cast members are walking around advertising immediate seating availability for Be Our Guest!

 

[Mac30188]

Low enough that cast members are walking around advertising immediate seating availability for Be Our Guest!

Honestly the unfortunate changes to lunch and breakfast really impacted how I view this restaurant. I understand it was not necessarily by choice, but I really did like the previous version.

 

[HokieRaven5]

50th Anniversary Color Scheme Continues to Take Over Transportation and Ticket Center

 

[HokieRaven5]

Foodie Guide to Spooky Eats and Treats Halloween Time 2021 at Disneyland Resort

 

[Naomeri]

Foodie Guide to Spooky Eats and Treats Halloween Time 2021 at Disneyland Resort

Finally!! Nothing like waiting until the last minute, Disney! Now I can decide what treat I get to ruin my diet with first tomorrow!!

 

[Eeyore daily]

Foodie Guide to Spooky Eats and Treats Halloween Time 2021 at Disneyland Resort

Is it me or do they have way more options than we do at four parks?

 

[LSUmiss]

Low enough that cast members are walking around advertising immediate seating availability for Be Our Guest!

Heading there Sunday! Please stay that way!

 

[BrianL]

Honestly the unfortunate changes to lunch and breakfast really impacted how I view this restaurant. I understand it was not necessarily by choice, but I really did like the previous version.

Yeah, I love thier dinner, but having the less expensive lunch option was also nice. Still, they generally haven't had trouble filling slots (until just recently of course), so I can't really argue about it.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Honestly, it's been my experience that if you call Disney, explain things, and are polite, they are usually willing to work with you.

Oh, me too. I was just extra impressed with the reasonable phone wait times today.