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Re: Phase 4 Closings in WDW
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:46 pm
by Monorail_Red
GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:That sounds like a pool/RUM drink day!!!
Speaking if which, sometimes I enjoy just sitting back and breathing in the air in WDW rather than running around in the parks...either just chill in the pool, rent some boats, resort hop, use my refillable mug :D: , etc. It's just something about the atmosphere there.
Or maybe I'm just crazy.
Re: Phase 4 Closings in WDW
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:21 pm
by Shorty82
Crowds were down today. AFAIK we had no phase closings. PAC had the Main Street Bypass set up for both the 12:00 and 3:00 parades just in case but they wound up not using it either time.
Re: Phase 4 Closings in WDW
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:28 pm
by kurtisnelson
Shorty82 wrote:Crowds were down today. AFAIK we had no phase closings. PAC had the Main Street Bypass set up for both the 12:00 and 3:00 parades just in case but they wound up not using it either time.
Is that where they send people backstage behind the shops?
Re: Phase 4 Closings in WDW
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:36 pm
by Cranbiz
Yes, it is. Starts (or finishes) at Tony's and at the other end it's between Main St and The Noodle station.
Re: Phase 4 Closings in WDW
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:39 pm
by Cranbiz
I just hope everybody has left by Thursday (but I'm betting not) I'mmtaking my oldest daughter to MK, etc then. Sucks, though, as I have to spend a comp instead of a maingate (stupid balckput period)
Anybody here want to hook up Thursday Apr 16th?
Re: Phase 4 Closings in WDW
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:49 pm
by Shorty82
kurtisnelson wrote:Is that where they send people backstage behind the shops?
Yep. There's a few different ways they can route the bypass depending on the crowds. Usually the bypass goes from the gate in between Exposition Hall and the Chapeau (Tony's Restaurant Gate) up to the gate in between the Plaza Restaurant and the restrooms by the Noodle Station (Plaza Restaurant Gate). There is also an extended version that goes from Tony's Gate, behind the Tomorrowland Terrace Noodle Station and to the gate by Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin (Buzz Gate).
Sometimes the extended version will include one way traffic from Plaza Gate to Tony's Gate but everybody going the other way, up Main Street, has to go to the Buzz Gate.
Tuesday and Wednesday they ran the extended version (at least they were the times I saw it in operation). With the huge crowds that makes sense.
I don't like the Bypass because of how ugly it is back there and all but I understand it is a necessary evil. At least they finally brought back the large rolling hedge planters that are used to sorta hide some of the uglier things back there (they were missing for a while).
Re: Phase 4 Closings in WDW
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:10 pm
by Zazu
Cranbiz wrote:Anybody here want to hook up Thursday Apr 16th?
Busy in the morning, but would be happy to join y'all for dinner somewhere, in or outside a park. LMK
Re: Phase 4 Closings in WDW
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:38 am
by Shorty82
Cranbiz wrote:Anybody here want to hook up Thursday Apr 16th?
I would but I work until 8:15 that night so it'll have to be after that (unless you find me while I'm working). I'd like to finally meet you in person.
Re: Phase 4 Closings in WDW
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:04 pm
by breathless
How has the parks been lately? I'm commin down in a few days and I don't want to miss out on anything. We are planning on hitting MK on Friday... Any tips on missing the really long lines.
Re: Phase 4 Closings in WDW
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:07 pm
by Shorty82
breathless wrote:How has the parks been lately? I'm commin down in a few days and I don't want to miss out on anything. We are planning on hitting MK on Friday... Any tips on missing the really long lines.
Not crowded at all, especially in comparison to Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.