Day 1 - arrival day
After canceling two trips this year (April and May), I finally made to Walt Disney World. My flight down was pretty uneventful. There were less than 50 people on the flight (this includes crew members). Southwest boarded the flight in groups of 10. I found a seat with no one in front or behind me. A couple then boards sits behind me and the woman sounded like she had a cold (could have been allergies). I wasn't taking any chances. I moved a few rows back. As luck would have it, the emergency exit row was available. There was a gentleman sitting across and one row up from me. He started out in the window seat. Then after the snack & water service, he went to the restroom. When he came back, he sat in the aisle seat. It was then that I noticed he wasn't wearing his mask. I waited for one of the flight attendants to say something. They walked by him several times. No one said a word which I found disappointing. I received a survey from Southwest and expressed my disappointment.
My flight landed about 10:00am. I had my checked bag by 10:30 and went to get the Magical Express. When I got in line, I saw a sign stating the estimated wait time was 1 hour. I got checked in and was directed to lane 7. As I started walking down, they opened it up to allow people to start boarding. My timing was perfect, I got the last open seat on the bus. With the Magical Express, they are assigning seats starting at the back of the bus going forward. We left within 10 minutes.
I got to Pop Century around 11:15. My room wasn't ready to I left my bags at luggage services and headed to the Skyliner. I walked right on. The transfer station at Caribbean Beach was much busier and naturally everyone was going to Epcot along with me. I found the process to be very organized to keep social distancing. My wait time at the transfer station was about 30 minutes. While waiting for the Skyliner to Epcot, I got the text that my room was ready.
I made to Epcot around 12:15 and started making my way around the world. I had reservation for a late lunch at 3:30. I was starving. I got my favorite Food & Wine festival item, the teriyaki chicken bun from Japan. I also had cheese tortellini from Italy. The American Adventure was starting at 1:30. I was interested in seeing how they were set up for social distancing plus I enjoy the show. Every other row was blocked off. In the rows that were open, they 4 seats that were open followed by three that were unavailable, followed by 4 open, etc. After the show, I sat and watch the JAMMitors in the American Gardens theater for a few minutes.
I walked though World Showcase, stopping in a few stores to browse until it was time for my reservation. I arrived at Biergarten and waited a few minutes to be seated. It is now served family style and they don't skimp on the food. I started with the salad course - beats, macaroni salad, cucumbers & tomatoes and potato salad. I also got a basket of pretzel rolls. Then the entrees came out - schnitzel, chicken, meatballs, spatzle, mac & cheese, green beans, bratwurst (I think), frankfurters and sauerkraut. I tried a little bit of everything. It was all good. The desserts (apple strudel, German cheese cake, black forest cake and chocolate chip cookies) were the star of the meal.
After dinner, I waddled to the front of the park. I wanted to go to the Contemporary. I'm moving there the end of the week. I booked it last month and ordered a snacks magic band. Due to the timing of the order, it was being sent the resort. I was hoping to pick it up early but it won't arrive until a day or 2 before check in (never hurts to ask). I walked over to Magic Kingdom to get the bus to Pop.
After getting to my room, I unpacked and relaxed for a bit before going to the Petals Bar to meet up with Jen for a drink.
Since I've been working from home since the middle of March, I have not been very active. I wanted to track my steps on this trip.
Daily steps - 18,521
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