Disney Covid Trip

The kids and I took a once in a life time Covid trip to Disney World!  We all needed a little Disney magic and happiness in our lives before starting part time home schooling again!  We were sad Tyler couldn't make the trip, but we were so thankful for our travel partners Meggie, Carter and Adley.   When two Disney loving moms have husbands tied down at work, we decided to take on Disney with the kids!  Best decision EVER!  Zero planning, no lines, endless rides, constant hand sanitizing, all time mask wearing and super clean parks made for the best last minute vacation!   The longest we waited was 20 mins for a ride and we were able to ride everything at least once, and most rides multiple times.  And the best part was there was ZERO planning!  We booked 7 days before leaving and there were no fast passes or sit down dining.  The easiest Disney trip ever!!!

First flights during Covid . . . mandatory masks, no middle seats taken and a way cleaner plane.  Sounds ideal (minus the masks)

These boys cracked me up studying their plane safety!

Landed and the Disney Express whisked us off to our hotel, Caribbean Yacht Club.  This bus is typically packed but not during Covid!

Couldn't wait to hit up the resort pool our first day, after a quick cat nap!  

Love this kid crew and this view at the resort!

Off to Disney Springs for dinner!

First temperature check of the trip!  Every park required a temp check prior to entering!

Love this ladies man!

Our first park day we were off to Hollywood Studios!  The new skyliner was the best ride to the park!  Such a great addition to Disney transportation!

It was 90+ degrees and incredibly humid but we were all so excited to hit the park with our masks on!

First impression of the park was that it was empty!  Never can you take a picture in Toy Story with only 1 person in the background!

We were some of the first in line at Slinky Dog Dash and by the end of the day we rode at least 6+ times!

Harper was a little scared her first time but by the end she loved it and continued to ride!

We were all excited to ride the newest ride at Hollywood Studios, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Train.  We waited the longest for the ride but it was so worth it!  Super super cute!  Goofy's train took us into their cartoon to experience the fun!

This was a dance room and the cars did synchronized dancing to the music!  So cute!

 

Loved running into the Forrest family at Hollywood Studios!  Mason and Harper were so excited to hang with even more friends! 

The newest Star Wars rides were legit!  Can't even imagine how much more I would have loved them if I were a Star Wars fanatic!  Rise of the Resistance is one of the hardest rides to get on at Disney and we did it easily!

 

Harper and her Disney girl gang!  The O'Donnells were also in town which was super fun!  Disney with friends is even more magical!

Love these two boys, Mason and Gus!

Jackson rode Tower of Terror 3 times, once with me, once with Meggie and once with the Forrests and O'Donnells.  He lived his best life at Disney!

And he also rode Rockin Roller Coaster 3 times!  The last time we were at Disney (November 2018) Jackson wasn't tall enough to ride.  He left Disney so sad and thought he would never have the chance to ride Rockin Roller Coaster!  But then Covid hit and opened up this opportunity :)

Buckled up and ready to ride!

Jackson had some big eyes the first time!

The entire group (Millers, Nelsons, O'Donnells, Forrests) met up for a Toy Story Mania competition later in the day!  We rode 5+ times consecutively trying to beat each others scores!

Every afternoon a storm would roll in for 1-2 hrs!  Ponchos on and ready to keep going!

We came, we rode it all and now onto the next day, next park!

Day 2 was Magic Kingdom.  No more finger print checking at the entrance, only magic band scanning.  Not sure why it took Covid to realize how filthy it was to have everyone touch the same finger scanner!

This might be my favorite picture of the trip!  

Empty streets at opening!!!

Harper was a little nervous to try Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.  But just like Slinky Dog, she did it and loved it!

One of Jackson's all time favorite rides at Disney is Splash Mountain so it was one of the first rides we hit up. 

Love having the entire boat for me and the boys!

It's a small world is such a classic and great break from the heat!

The kids got a kick out of seeing these dolls with "masks" on.  We had to explain that it's part of the culture in India to cover their faces.  Wonder if this will now be part of America's culture, even post Covid???

The only character sightings were the mini parades throughout the day.  They couldn't have normal parades due to crowds congregating so they did parades with 1-2 floats.

Driving the speedway cars is always a Miller favorite!  I've got some crazy drivers in my house!

Another afternoon, another storm!

We spend our third and final day at Animal Kingdom!

The staff greeted us all as we walked into the park, kind of felt like we were entering Kanakuk!

I bribed Mason with a new lego set to ride Everest!  He did it, liked it but said he wouldn't ride again!  So glad he gave it a try.  I could only ride twice before I started to feel whoosy!  Jackson just kept on riding!

Flight of Passage is typically a 3+ hour wait and has been since the day it opened in 2017.  We "waited" 15 mins and that wait was the time it took to walk through the normal waiting cue.   The kids rode 4 times, that is unheard of during normal times!  This was Mason and Harper's first time to ride and they both loved it!

Best ride EVER!!!

We ended our last evening with a swim, rain shower and rainbow!   The rainbow was the perfect ending and sign that our trip was meant to be!  Truly a magical and unforgettable vacation!  I hated that Tyler couldn't join, but I was so glad to make these memories with the kids, especially during these crazy times!