PIXELMANIA 2021 Attendance

Joanie Eddis-Koch

Joanie Eddis-Koch

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Pixelmania is happening Wednesday OCTOBER 20th to Sunday Oct. 24th 2021
Please post your plans when you know them in the comments below. :)
Attendees:
Joanie
Nancy
Red
Original Gary
Michael
Dennis
Dave and Gillian
John Wolf IVXXVII
Tim
 
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Most, if not all of us are not doing the Boo Hoo bash your wallet after hours party. Feel free to go feral and go if you'd like to. We (mostly) won't think any less of you if you decide to go.
~Joanie
 
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I plan on coming down Saturday. October 16th 2021 to Sunday check out Oct.31th 2021 and staying off site at the Hawthorne Suites Lake Buena Vista hotel. I'll be driving down so I'll have my car. I was able to move my hotel reservation to the following year so that's why I know what I'm doing.

~Joanie
 
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Ouch! Covid is messing with my 2021 Pixelmania now! (I was anticipating Christmas for 2021 since 2020 was Halloween). Have to see how it works out for October next year - with essentially no trips since February 2020 it could be a full year without Disney, and I'll have lots of DVC points leftover this year, and cruising is the one thing generally worse-off than Disney World as far as Pandemic-mania fears...maybe by next October they won't be requiring masks. :)
 
Tentative scheduling says I’ll arrive some time between the 14th to 18th and stay thru until the 28th. I plan on booking a cash reservation once they open up (was told to check in September) and then hopefully book at a dvc resort at the 11 month window in November.


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RedOctober25 said:
Tentative scheduling says I’ll arrive some time between the 14th to 18th and stay thru until the 28th. I plan on booking a cash reservation once they open up (was told to check in September) and then hopefully book at a dvc resort at the 11 month window in November.


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I was also told to check back in September for October 2021 window to open.
 
aaaaand... I’m booked at Plop from the 18th to 29th. Will be canceling that if I can book DVC next month (and able to do so with less than the 50% borrowed as currently allowed).


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As of March 3rd the park reservation system is still in effect but park hoping (If you have a hopper) is allowed after 2pm. Here's what Disney has to say as of March 3rd. Keep your ears open because Disney can and probably will change these rules as the parks increase guest capacity.

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As the phased reopening of Walt Disney World Resort continues, another exciting milestone is here: the return of the Park Hopper option!
How It Works
Guests who purchased a ticket or annual pass with the Park Hopper benefits will be able to visit more than one park per day, with some new modifications as part of our ongoing focus on health and safety. These modifications are designed to help us continue managing attendance in a way that fosters physical distancing.

  • We will set specific Park Hopper hours during which this option are available. Park Hopper hours will start at 2 PM each day and end at the park’s scheduled close time. Guests are now able to check the https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/calendars/ and the My Disney Experience app for the most up-to-date Park Hopper hours, as they could start earlier at a later date, depending on the day and park.
  • With the updated Park Hopper experience, Guests must make a Disney Park Pass reservation for the first park they plan to visit AND enter that first park prior to visiting another. At this time, a park reservation is not required after the first park, however, reservation requirements are subject to change.
  • Reservations for dining experiences, Droid Depot, Savi's Workshop and other pre-booked experiences do not guarantee access to a park, and Park Hopper availability may change daily. We recommend Guests book in-park dining and other experiences at the park where they have a Disney Park Pass reservation. Guests can make dining reservations or add their party to the walk-up list at select table-service restaurants via the My Disney Experience app after they enter the second park, subject to availability.
Please note that the ability to visit another park will be subject to the park’s capacity limitations. In the event that the Park Hopper option is unavailable at a theme park, Guests will be notified in real time via a push notification from the My Disney Experience app.

~Joanie
 
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Joanie Eddis-Koch said:
Really bad news regarding the stupid Park reservation requirement. This essentially means no park hopping, and if you are staying off site, you will only have access to 3 park reservations at a time. That means that it will be that much easier to be locked out of a park during high demand times, like in October when we will be having Pixelmania.

https://wdwnt.com/2020/10/disney-park-pass-reservation-calendar-extended-through-january-2022/

This system is beyond stupid for the guest. Basically this is Disney saying that "it's more important for us to inconvenience you simply so that we can staff the parks based on knowing the number of guests attending with this reservation system".

Personally speaking I am getting to the end of my desire to visit Disney parks because of all this B.S. they are foisting on the guests. It just gets worse every chance they get.

People who are staying at Disney resorts are guaranteed a park reservation somewhere, but I think when the numbers visiting increase it's going to be a cluster *uck, like with high demand Fast passes, with too many people wanting a certain park on a certain day and not being able to get it. That's a genius move for customer satisfaction...

This will really complicate people's ability to get together on the same day at the same park like we do for Pixelmania.

No park hoping is just ridiculous That is a soul crushing loss. WTF are they thinking? How the hell are people going to eat dinner at Epcot? They just aren't thinking straight with these stupid decisions. It's like the Village idiot is running the parks.

~Joanie
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I’m hoping Disney will come to their senses and lift this Park Reservation BS before Pixelmania 2021.
 
One of my coworkers just cancelled his trip in November and re-booked for March. The CM he talked to said they’re selling park hopper passes for stays in 2021 in the hopes that that park hopping returns but will refund the hopper fee if they haven’t reinstated it by your stay.

If they had no intention to allow park hopping at some point in 2021, they wouldn’t be selling those passes.
 
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One of my coworkers just cancelled his trip in November and re-booked for March. The CM he talked to said they’re selling park hopper passes for stays in 2021 in the hopes that that park hopping returns but will refund the hopper fee if they haven’t reinstated it by your stay.

If they had no intention to allow park hopping at some point in 2021, they wouldn’t be selling those passes.
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Are these park hopper passes going to be a separate priced ticket(ie money grab)?
 
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