Epcot International Gateway — Local services in Bay Lake

We had a great time in Epcot! It did seem like many buildings were closed due to COVID though. That made going through the countries much quicker, as there was less to look through. One major complaint I have from our experience though is from the tented area that has all the current festive activities and the gingerbread capitol. There's an area that has all of the holiday souvenirs that are marked 70% off. Everything in that area except for a wall of ornaments was part of the sale. But there's no sign or anything telling you that the ornaments aren't included. Everyone in our family got to pick their own to buy, just to wait in the checkout line and find out that they weren't on sale. The cast member was rude about it, and we had to go put them back. It was an incredibly frustrating waste...

Saw passengers disembarking last night just before it started raining. Ran down the gang plank and as I am coming down it with my wife and two young girls the lady working the line puts the chain across and says, " you will have to wait for the next boat in 20 minutes. Or walk 6 minutes to the skyliner." Horrible customer service. Even if they were on a strict schedule we could have been seated in the time it took her to say that. Really disappointed in this particular...

If you're staying at one of the Epcot Resort hotels, or just looking for a relaxed way to make it from Epcot to Hollywood Studios (or vice versa), the ferries are great. After putting on my daily Disney World average of ten miles, having the chance to get off my feet without dealing with the bus system, which always feels like extra effort, is more than pleasant. And the ferry drivers are always so happy to...