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Trip report, Universal parking and entrance worse than any dmv 2 hour line to get in Upsidads fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Jul 20, 2021 |
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Wow really? I’ve always just drove right in except for during Halloween horror nights.
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Jul 20, 2021 19:14
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Junkie Disease posted:Trip report, Universal parking and entrance worse than any dmv Yup, it’s weird. Weekdays are busier than weekends now at Universal. Also this NEVER used to happen. For years I would park at the CityWalk parking for work and it never happened, not even on Christmas week. I believe this is possibly Universal’s busiest summer ever. I also think a few factors are at play: - More people drove this summer to Orlando than ever have. - People are arriving in Orlando with no plans and finding out Disney is booked. - They fear Universal will reach capacity too so everyone shows up at the same time. Note: Universal is not enforcing any limited capacity. In general throughout Orlando, this summer is way busier than I’ve ever seen it. The parks are slammed, tourist traffic is insane, the grocery stores and restaurants around the parks are slammed. It’s nuts.
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Jul 21, 2021 17:55
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:Yup, it’s weird. Weekdays are busier than weekends now at Universal. Also this NEVER used to happen. For years I would park at the CityWalk parking for work and it never happened, not even on Christmas week. I believe this is possibly Universal’s busiest summer ever. I also think a few factors are at play: ftfy
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Jul 21, 2021 21:37
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Well, yeah
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Jul 21, 2021 21:52
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Show reopening announced for next month but Happily Ever After is officially shutting down on Sept 29 and I’m honestly so sad over it. Especially since I was coming in on Sept 30 specifically to see it before the Oct 1 changeover.
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Jul 22, 2021 00:50
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Behind The Attraction came out today. It's not bad, but it seems like something you'd see on a channel at the resorts. Wanted Imagineering Story level but this ain't it
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Jul 22, 2021 01:14
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Why they thought to ruin that rastered 1950s footage with the stupid border is mind boddling
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Jul 22, 2021 01:18
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Really curious what replaces HEA cause that's the best fireworks show Disney has done so yet. It was really just Wishes 2.0 though, so I hope this goes in a very different direction than just more of the same.
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Jul 22, 2021 01:25
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I was hopeful for The Imagineering Story, but after the first or maybe second episode it kind of started to seem like filler. They didn't spend enough time on Epcot and instead mostly skipped it to cover Tokyo Disneyland. Then the rest felt like marketing for the more recent stuff. Still, those first two episodes were great. I had no idea there was so much film footage of opening day and early Disneyland.
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Jul 22, 2021 01:27
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Bottom Liner posted:Really curious what replaces HEA cause that's the best fireworks show Disney has done so yet. It was really just Wishes 2.0 though, so I hope this goes in a very different direction than just more of the same. Not a ton of detail yet. Should be cool though https://blogmickey.com/2021/06/disney-enchantment-nighttime-show-coming-to-magic-kingdom-october-1st/
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Jul 22, 2021 01:28
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Someone pointed out that the MSEP glowed away, like, 30 times, so I'm somewhat hopeful that after Enchantment finishes its run for the 50th they'll bring it back with plussed up main street projection effects.
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Jul 22, 2021 01:37
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Anya posted:Show reopening announced for next month but Happily Ever After is officially shutting down on Sept 29 and I’m honestly so sad over it. Especially since I was coming in on Sept 30 specifically to see it before the Oct 1 changeover. I wonder if they bring it back.
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Jul 22, 2021 01:55
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I thought honestly it would be back after the 50th celebration. (2023) but why kill it? It’s beloved.
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Jul 22, 2021 02:52
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Trader Sam's at the Polynesian is officially back open!
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Jul 22, 2021 03:03
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chitoryu12 posted:Trader Sam's at the Polynesian is officially back open! I watched Paging Mr Morrow/Nate’s YouTube video yesterday and I’m pretty sure every vlogger in Central Florida was there. skipdogg fucked around with this message at 03:08 on Jul 22, 2021 |
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Jul 22, 2021 03:05
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OK yeah update the team that made The Toys That Made Us did Behind The Attraction and that makes too much sense. The editing is loving terrible.
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Jul 22, 2021 04:54
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skipdogg posted:I watched Paging Mr Morrow/Nate’s YouTube video yesterday and I’m pretty sure every vlogger in Central Florida was there. Any time ANYTHING opens or re-opens, the vlogger brigade shows up. Even for a new restroom. It's pathetic.
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Jul 22, 2021 05:26
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:Any time ANYTHING opens or re-opens, the vlogger brigade shows up. Even for a new restroom. It's pathetic. BREAKING NEWS: New screws installed for bathroom door hinges in the men’s room by Space Mountain.
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Jul 22, 2021 13:10
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skipdogg posted:I watched Paging Mr Morrow/Nate’s YouTube video yesterday and I’m pretty sure every vlogger in Central Florida was there. if people didn't watch vloggers, there would be no vloggers 
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Jul 22, 2021 13:19
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alg posted:if people didn't watch vloggers, there would be no vloggers The hundreds of vloggers with 20 views beg to differ.
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Jul 22, 2021 13:33
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Jose Oquendo posted:BREAKING NEWS: New screws installed for bathroom door hinges in the men’s room by Space Mountain. ryno is just shown licking them. darkspider42 posted:The hundreds of vloggers with 20 views beg to differ. they all wanna be the next tim tracker but they're too cowardly to shove covid up their baby's nose *headshake*
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Jul 22, 2021 13:50
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https://insidethemagic.net/2021/07/universal-security-line-ad1/ fuuuuuck being in a crowd like that right now.
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Jul 22, 2021 17:48
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Bottom Liner posted:https://insidethemagic.net/2021/07/universal-security-line-ad1/ On Busy Days (pretty much this entire summer) 9:30 until about noon is always nuts getting in. Before or after that it's easy. If you are getting dropped off, better to go to the Hard Rock Hotel and walk.
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Jul 22, 2021 17:56
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Jose Oquendo posted:BREAKING NEWS: New screws installed for bathroom door hinges in the men’s room by Space Mountain. Disney’s switch from Pin Torx head screws in the stall hinges to Clutch head screws of the past is the final straw for me. Walt’s vision for men’s room stall doors was clear and Disney leadership has trampled all over it.
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Jul 22, 2021 18:49
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Moved our January trip over to Port Orleans French Quarter. I plan on being at least 15% beignet by weight when we leave.
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Jul 23, 2021 20:32
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Florida Accounts For 20% Of All New COVID-19 Infections. Florida’s COVID-19 surge continues, adds 73,199 cases in week. https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/07/16/florida-covid-19/ 
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Jul 24, 2021 06:53
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Bottom Liner posted:Florida Accounts For 20% Of All New COVID-19 Infections. Florida’s COVID-19 surge continues, adds 73,199 cases in week. I'm positive the post with 9 trillion people crammed in getting ready to go to universal has absolutely nothing to do with it, too.
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Jul 24, 2021 13:07
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we're starting to get really worried about our trip for the 50th
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Jul 26, 2021 18:30
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alg posted:we're starting to get really worried about our trip for the 50th Go. Go and die with the rest of us. May our blood stain the carpet of Carousel of Progress forever.  For real though both my hospice dogs are dead and gone, I could go, and boom; covidmania is hotter than ever. I cancelled my Oct 1st reservations today in the hope that my mid-Nov reservations might actually happen, but I'm doubting it.
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Jul 26, 2021 18:37
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alg posted:we're starting to get really worried about our trip for the 50th They might reinstate some restrictions, but I doubt they'll completely close down. At this point the company really can't afford to, and DeSantis isn't going to be the guy who forces it on them. If they do decide to, you probably get more by them asking you to reschedule then you taking the initiative to.
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Jul 26, 2021 18:41
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https://twitter.com/Blog_Mickey/status/1419695215154192384?s=20 Me and the replies to this tweet: 
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Jul 26, 2021 18:49
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At this point I'm just holding off with any visits to Florida indefinitely until either they do something to get it out of control (seems increasingly unlikely) or literally every unvaccinated person there gets infected (starting to seem more and more possible). Edit: They're at a positivity rate of 15% statewide and the delta variant has an R0 of 5-8, so it really could be literally the entire state within a month or two. Edit edit: On the upside(?), at this rate it'll probably be resolved one way or the other by Thanksgiving at the latest. Roadie fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Jul 26, 2021 |
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Jul 26, 2021 18:55
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Looking at the recent trends from the UK, which is a few weeks ahead of us with Delta, we will see it peak any day now and just as quickly start dropping, if their trend lines are any indication.
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Jul 26, 2021 19:30
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Also if you're vaccinated, you have little or nothing to worry about.
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Jul 26, 2021 19:53
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chitoryu12 posted:Also if you're vaccinated, you have little or nothing to worry about. Two-shot pfizer is 80% effective against asymptomatic, 88% against symptomatic, 96% against hospitalizations. That's a 1 in 5 chance of getting a case you could easily spread to unvaccinated (or unlucky, vaccinated) people around you. 1.2 in 10 chance you get sick as hell for a week or two + you could spread to unvaccinated (or unlucky, vaccinated) people. There is also the chance of developing long covid (best as I know the odds of this are unknown). These seem like outcomes worth preventing by being cautious even if you are vaccinated. Keep in mind that delta can transmit in seconds.
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Jul 26, 2021 20:24
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Dren posted:Two-shot pfizer is 80% effective against asymptomatic, 88% against symptomatic, 96% against hospitalizations. That's a 1 in 5 chance of getting a case you could easily spread to unvaccinated (or unlucky, vaccinated) people around you. 1.2 in 10 chance you get sick as hell for a week or two + you could spread to unvaccinated (or unlucky, vaccinated) people. There is also the chance of developing long covid (best as I know the odds of this are unknown). These seem like outcomes worth preventing by being cautious even if you are vaccinated. Keep in mind that delta can transmit in seconds. Those are not the numbers the CDC has.
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Jul 26, 2021 20:35
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couldcareless posted:Looking at the recent trends from the UK, which is a few weeks ahead of us with Delta, we will see it peak any day now and just as quickly start dropping, if their trend lines are any indication. The UK is 70% fully vaccinated for adults, Florida's only at 46%.
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Jul 26, 2021 20:36
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this is 2 month old data, though
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Jul 26, 2021 20:37
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alg posted:this is 2 month old data, though Yes, they haven't collected and verified enough data to update it since. You can find pre-prints that say just about anything.
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