midnight star
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This should also eventually replace bag check.New security at DTD. These are replacing the dogs.
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Thanks for reporting this! I know it's progress and supposed to be faster, but I'm going to miss seeing the dogs. We liked dog check.New security at DTD. These are replacing the dogs.
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Yes the dogs were so cute!Thanks for reporting this! I know it's progress and supposed to be faster, but I'm going to miss seeing the dogs. We liked dog check.
Anaheim Hotel (formerly Anaheim Plaza) is selling parking for $25Since so many hotels/motels are closed in the area, has anyone noticed if you can park in their lots if DTD lot is full?
Or perhaps the recent high profile Covid cases has caused some people to reconsider visiting a crowded place?... yesterday evening parking was closed off. Maybe crowds will pick up later today.
Heat didn’t seem too bad.
We arrived just past 5:30 pm this evening. Switchbacks went all the way to the second to last row behind the AMC. CMs were warning arriving parties that the estimated wait time was 80-90 minutes. Some people were returning to their cars, but not that many.DTD didn’t seem as crowded today. When I left there was only 2 switch backs. Other weekends the switch backs go through the whole parking lot. Plus they were still allowing cars into Simba.
Judging by the line waiting for security, more people are visiting DTD, not less. They are just coming later in the day. CMs said the crowds were pretty average for a Saturday evening.Or perhaps the recent high profile Covid cases has caused some people to reconsider visiting a crowded place?
(Not trying to be political, I just figure that any announcement of several high profile Covid cases all at once, whether it be politicians, or other famous people, would tend to make some people reconsider going out).
The vending machine from the simba lot has been there since DtD reopened or shortly there after.Don't know if this is new, but it was the first time we noticed it -- there is a mask vending machine on the right side, before you get to the temp check tent. Someone posted that there is one on the Harbor side, too. The new scanner was fine, although it beeped at DH. He was asked to step to the side to have his bag checked. No big deal. There was a dog and handler just beyond the new scanner, so it looks like both options are still being used for now.
Do you know how much it costs per mask? CMs have always handed out masks for free whenever we've visited DTD, so I don't think I've ever seen someone using the vending machine.The vending machine from the simba lot has been there since DtD reopened or shortly there after.
I want to say like $2 a mask.Do you know how much it costs per mask? CMs have always handed out masks for free whenever we've visited DTD, so I don't think I've ever seen someone using the vending machine.
I’ve seen people buying masks from the machine once or twice. But yes, when DTD first reopened, CMs would hand out masks for free. Not sure how much they cost but I’m headed there later this morning and will report (as always) if I see anything interesting.Do you know how much it costs per mask? CMs have always handed out masks for free whenever we've visited DTD....
Thank you! Have a good time!I’ve seen people buying masks from the machine once or twice. But yes, when DTD first reopened, CMs would hand out masks for free. Not sure how much they cost but I’m headed there later this morning and will report (as always) if I see anything interesting.
Too bad they don’t replace the long and tedious bag check queues. So now you have bag check, temp check, metal detectors plus new scanner?For those going to DTD this weekend, please note that other posters/bloggers have said that the new scanners replace the "dog check," not the entire bag check process. You will still go through 1) temp check, 2) new scanners, 3) bag check & metal detectors. (See page 23 of this thread: Get Excited: Downtown Disney Has Now Reopened Superthread!)