Jeanette and Maren’s runDisney Trip (April 2023)

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VIRGINIA: Hello and welcome to Where I Long To Be, a Magical Trip Report Podcast.

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VIRGINIA: Today is exciting because it is the very first official trip report episode.

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VIRGINIA: I'm delighted to share the interview that I did with my dear friend, Jeanette, and her best friend, Maren, who visited Walt Disney World in April.

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VIRGINIA: First up is their pre-trip interview, where you'll get to hear about the plans they have going into the trip, and that will be followed by a post-trip interview so you can hear how things actually went.

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VIRGINIA: For anyone who is here more for the post-trip interview, that timestamp is in the show notes so you can skip ahead if you'd like.

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VIRGINIA: This is a lengthy episode filled with lots of details, so I hope you enjoy long podcasts like I do.

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VIRGINIA: As a bit of housekeeping, if you have a trip coming up and you'd like to be a podcast guest, please use the link in the show notes to submit yourself for consideration.

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VIRGINIA: I do have one more April Trip Report episode that will be coming out very soon, and my own Trip Report episode for May, and I have a few lined up for June.

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VIRGINIA: But I'm just getting started in this podcast journey, so I'm really looking to get as much Trip Report interview experience in as I can.

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VIRGINIA: If you have a trip that you have not gone on yet, and you are available to do a pre-trip and a post-trip interview with me, I would love to consider you.

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VIRGINIA: Fill out that form that's in the show notes.

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VIRGINIA: And now, on to the interview.

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VIRGINIA: Hello, and welcome to Jeanette and Maren.

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VIRGINIA: Thank you both so much for joining me here today.

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JEANETTE: Thanks for having us.

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VIRGINIA: If you want to just take a second and introduce yourselves.

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VIRGINIA: Jeanette, do you want to start?

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JEANETTE: I'm Jeanette.

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JEANETTE: I live in Brooklyn.

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JEANETTE: I am a crazy Disney fan.

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JEANETTE: I love pretty much everything about it, Disney history, especially the Disney parks.

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JEANETTE: I have been to the parks I don't know how many times at this point, at least 20 and quite frequently over the past two years with my good friend Maren here.

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MAREN: So I guess it's time to introduce myself.

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MAREN: So I'm Maren.

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MAREN: I am from Houston, Texas.

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MAREN: I also am a crazy Disney fan who loves all things Disney from history.

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MAREN: Disney history is great, movies, of course, the parks, also a big run Disney fan.

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MAREN: I've been to Disney World.

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MAREN: I would also have to say I can't count at this point.

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MAREN: At this point, I'm going like five-ish times a year.

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MAREN: But I did actually grow up going to Disneyland because I'm originally from California.

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MAREN: Don't go to Disneyland quite as much anymore, but I'm trying to make it once a year if I can.

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VIRGINIA: Tell me a little bit about this trip.

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VIRGINIA: What are the dates that you are going?

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MAREN: This trip coming up very soon is April 14th through 18th of 2023.

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VIRGINIA: What made you decide on those dates?

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MAREN: Well, I was going already for the springtime surprise Toy Story 10-Miler with my husband, my father, and another friend were all running the 10-Miler.

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MAREN: And since we had extra room at our resort, we figured Jeanette needed to go on another Disney trip.

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VIRGINIA: What resort are you staying at that you have this extra room in?

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MAREN: We're staying at a car suite at the Art of Animation.

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VIRGINIA: Nice.

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VIRGINIA: Have either of you stayed at Art of Animation before?

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MAREN: I have.

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MAREN: Have you, Jeanette?

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JEANETTE: I have not.

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JEANETTE: This is my first time.

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JEANETTE: And I'm really excited because this is like a hotel that my husband would never go to with me because it's so flamboyantly Disney.

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JEANETTE: So I'm really excited for the flamboyantly Disney-ness.

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MAREN: But it has Skyliner connection.

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JEANETTE: I mean...

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JEANETTE: I know.

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JEANETTE: I know.

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JEANETTE: He likes to walk places.

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JEANETTE: He likes to avoid all the public transportation.

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VIRGINIA: So how many people are going to be in your party?

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MAREN: So we'll be a party of five.

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MAREN: Ooh, party of five.

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VIRGINIA: Party of five.

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VIRGINIA: What was his name?

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VIRGINIA: Matthew Fox from that show?

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MAREN: Disney probably owns it if they didn't before.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: They pretty much own everything.

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VIRGINIA: So the party of five, that's going to be the two of you, obviously.

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VIRGINIA: And you said your husband, Maren?

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MAREN: My husband, my father, and a friend of ours.

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JEANETTE: Mariah, who Virginia actually met the last time we were in Disney.

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MAREN: Oh, I missed that.

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MAREN: I got there a little later than you guys did.

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JEANETTE: We all went to see Harmonious together.

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VIRGINIA: We did.

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MAREN: RIP.

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VIRGINIA: RIP.

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VIRGINIA: But good riddance to the barges, I hope.

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MAREN: Very true.

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VIRGINIA: Five of you going, what kind of tickets do each of you have?

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VIRGINIA: I'm assuming, Maren, that you're an annual pass holder.

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VIRGINIA: I hope that you're an annual pass holder, going five times in one year.

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MAREN: Yes.

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MAREN: Everyone on the trip, except for poor Jeanette, is an annual pass holder, and she very much should be one.

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MAREN: And Disney is just not being kind to us there.

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JEANETTE: If they're listening, let me have an annual pass, please.

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VIRGINIA: Yes, I'm crossing my fingers that they start selling those again soon because she's gone a lot of times this year too.

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VIRGINIA: How many times has it been this year, Jeanette?

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JEANETTE: So last year, I did my first run Disney Race in April.

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JEANETTE: And then since then, we've done trips together October, December, February, so three times.

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JEANETTE: And February was an eight-day ticket, eight-day park hopper ticket.

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VIRGINIA: So you could have probably bought a couple annual passes by now.

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JEANETTE: Yeah, I could have brought an annual pass for myself, for my husband who wouldn't even use it, but it still would have been a better purchase.

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JEANETTE: It's fine.

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JEANETTE: It's fine.

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JEANETTE: I still want to go.

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JEANETTE: I mean, they've got me.

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JEANETTE: I don't know what to say.

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MAREN: I almost feel guilty inviting her on trips at this point because it's like everyone else has an AP.

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MAREN: So to us, it's like, oh, we just have to get a hotel.

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MAREN: Can you?

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JEANETTE: No, I can't.

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VIRGINIA: That's the trouble with having the AP though, is that you really start working that Disney math to work in your favor because you're like, well, it's already paid for and might as well, right?

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VIRGINIA: So once you're down there, what kind of local transportation are you going to use?

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VIRGINIA: Are you going to rely on Skyliner and buses?

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VIRGINIA: Are you renting a car?

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MAREN: You know, I'm leaning towards renting a car.

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MAREN: I usually like to rent cars on race weekends just because it's so much easier to get to the expo that way without Magical Express.

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MAREN: I generally would Uber to the resorts and I feel like Uber is a little bit too pricey and I've got a good discount with Avis.

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MAREN: So I've been renting cars lately for trips, even if I don't use them that much now that there's free parking at the resorts again, it's almost cheaper to pay for a car for the length of a trip than it is to Uber rides.

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MAREN: So I haven't locked in my rental car.

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MAREN: Probably should do that.

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MAREN: But leaning that way for the airport transportation and then yes, Skyliner and Disney transportation once we're there.

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VIRGINIA: I love the Skyliner.

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VIRGINIA: It is so convenient and it's fun.

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VIRGINIA: It's like a little ride all in one, right?

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JEANETTE: Yeah, I think it's really fun.

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VIRGINIA: Do you have any advanced dining reservations planned yet?

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JEANETTE: We do thanks to Maren making some magic.

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MAREN: What do you have?

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MAREN: Well, let's see.

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MAREN: We have Sanaa on Saturday afternoon, evening as our pre-race meal.

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MAREN: I find Sanaa to be a pretty good pre-race option.

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MAREN: Then we also have way too many reservations because I just got excited and started making a lot of reservations.

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MAREN: But our post-race celebration dinner on Sunday is we got into the new Roundup Rodeo at Hollywood.

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MAREN: I'm pretty thrilled on that one.

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MAREN: Then our other big celebration is we are doing the fireworks dessert party on Monday.

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MAREN: Doing that Monday instead of race day so that Sunday, if we eat barbecue and we're tired, we can call it an early night and then have the energy on Monday to do the fireworks dessert party.

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VIRGINIA: Did you have any ADRs that you wanted to get but couldn't?

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MAREN: I think we got them all.

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MAREN: Given that it's a shorter trip, I could come up with other restaurants I would want to go to, but I think for the time we have, we did pretty good.

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MAREN: I really would like to try, I'm going to butcher the name, Takuma Tai or Tay.

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MAREN: There we go.

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MAREN: I knew I'd butcher it.

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MAREN: I've been looking if it popped up because it used to not be an ADR and now it is.

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VIRGINIA: And it was closed for a long time too.

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MAREN: Yeah.

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MAREN: Well, and yeah, so right when it reopened, it wasn't an ADR and then it started to be one.

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MAREN: And so that's okay.

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MAREN: We'll go again.

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MAREN: We'll get it another time.

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JEANETTE: Didn't we have a reservation for Via Napoli?

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JEANETTE: Wasn't that one of the ones that was holding a spot for a moment?

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MAREN: We did.

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MAREN: And that's the same day as barbecue now.

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JEANETTE: As the barbecue.

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JEANETTE: And I would like to go there sometime because I have never been there.

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MAREN: Oh, no, no.

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MAREN: I feel like I need to try to get it on another day.

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JEANETTE: No, no, no.

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JEANETTE: We have enough.

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JEANETTE: And as we know, there will be more trips.

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VIRGINIA: Sometimes I will hold multiple reservations in the same day within a couple of hours of each other, literally up until the day before when I'm on my trip, so I can just figure out what I'm going to be in the mood for.

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VIRGINIA: Because sometimes they're hard to get, so you just want to hold on to them as long as you can.

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VIRGINIA: Do you have any plans to use Genie Plus or do individual lightning lanes on this trip?

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JEANETTE: Yeah, I mean, in general, I feel like we will do Genie Plus if it's not crazy expensive, if we have enough time.

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JEANETTE: Because we go a lot on race weekends, sometimes it doesn't really make sense to get Genie Plus just because the amount of time that we have in the day at the park maybe doesn't make sense.

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JEANETTE: But if we do have enough time and it's not crazy expensive, then we'll like to get in on those rides as fast as possible.

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JEANETTE: We don't like lines.

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JEANETTE: We're spoiled like that.

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MAREN: We are.

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MAREN: We are.

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MAREN: And I think we'll be more likely to use individual lightning lanes even on days that we don't get Genie Plus, because I think Tron's an individual lightning lane now, right?

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VIRGINIA: I think it is.

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VIRGINIA: And I think it's also the virtual queue.

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VIRGINIA: So you could potentially ride up twice in one day.

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JEANETTE: Yeah, we might be able to get the virtual queue.

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MAREN: We can try.

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VIRGINIA: Or do both.

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JEANETTE: We'll try some magic for it.

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VIRGINIA: What are some of your trip priorities?

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VIRGINIA: So I know that you're doing the run, but anything else that you specifically are going to prioritize while you're there?

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MAREN: I think the run is going to definitely be the biggest for us.

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MAREN: And then food is always a major priority.

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MAREN: Flower and Garden Festival is going on.

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MAREN: So I'm excited to see that.

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JEANETTE: That tends to be my favorite festival when it comes to food because I'm mostly vegetarian, and so that has the most interesting foods for me.

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JEANETTE: So I'm excited about being back for the Flower and Garden.

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JEANETTE: Plus, I love the topiaries.

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MAREN: I love the topiaries too, especially Piggy and Kermit.

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MAREN: So cute.

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JEANETTE: I just saw a picture of that.

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JEANETTE: I almost sent it to you.

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JEANETTE: And then I think Happily Ever After.

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JEANETTE: And the fact that we scored the dessert party is very exciting.

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JEANETTE: I had only seen Happily Ever After once before it went away.

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JEANETTE: So I'm very relieved that it's coming back.

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JEANETTE: And I'm very excited that we're doing the whole dessert party thing.

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MAREN: I'll probably cry if anyone's wondering.

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MAREN: Oh, yeah.

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JEANETTE: I mean, I did last time, so I'm sure I will again.

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JEANETTE: Spoiler alert.

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JEANETTE: The moment Tiana is up there singing, that's what gets me.

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MAREN: I think the moment, like, it starts.

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MAREN: That song is one of my alarms to wake up to, and it's on my running playlist.

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JEANETTE: It's a frequent running sock for me.

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JEANETTE: It will often be the one that I'll start my running with.

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JEANETTE: I'm like, okay, I'm going to run, turn on Happily Ever After.

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MAREN: That's why it's the alarm.

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MAREN: It's like, Maren, get your butt out of bed so you can go run, and then partway through the run when I'm like, oh my gosh, I live in Texas and I'm running in the summer.

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MAREN: This is a terrible decision.

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MAREN: Boom, Happily Ever After.

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MAREN: And it's like, oh, it's just like Disney.

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MAREN: Way too hot to be running, and yet here I am.

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VIRGINIA: So do you have any other Disney songs in your running playlist for anybody else out there who is either a runner or looking to start running?

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MAREN: I think half my playlist is Disney songs probably.

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MAREN: I think Almost There, good one, but don't listen to it too soon, because you don't want to think you're almost there when you've got miles to go.

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MAREN: Go The Distance is also a great one.

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JEANETTE: I was just going to say that.

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MAREN: You guys, tell yours.

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JEANETTE: Go The Distance, any of the Muses songs from Hercules are great.

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JEANETTE: I have an entire playlist of just Disney songs, and then I have a couple of different playlists that are a mix of like pop music and Disney music.

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JEANETTE: And I have one like that, that's Christmas pop music and Disney music and some Disney Christmas music.

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VIRGINIA: Are these on Spotify?

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JEANETTE: Yeah, so I'll share these.

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VIRGINIA: Please, I would love to get inspired, especially now that the weather is starting to get a little bit warmer.

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VIRGINIA: I have been so just like stuck in my house and I need to get out and start moving again.

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VIRGINIA: And I think if I had a good playlist, that would really help.

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VIRGINIA: Let's walk through your days.

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VIRGINIA: So you're, I assume, both flying.

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JEANETTE: Yep, we meet down there.

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VIRGINIA: The 14th is your arrival day.

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VIRGINIA: Are you arriving around the same time?

00:14:31.773 --> 00:14:42.393
JEANETTE: Yes, we all got the earliest flight we could possibly get so that we could get as much juice out of the squeeze the first day as possible.

00:14:42.413 --> 00:14:50.033
JEANETTE: I think mine is the latest flight of the three women, and it gets in at 9, 10 a.m.

00:14:50.573 --> 00:14:55.353
JEANETTE: Yeah, we're around 8 or 8.30, and my dad's on the same flight as me.

00:14:55.373 --> 00:14:57.733
MAREN: My husband's actually not getting in until Friday evening.

00:14:57.753 --> 00:15:00.893
MAREN: He couldn't take off work Friday, but he'll be fine.

00:15:01.313 --> 00:15:02.453
MAREN: We'll deal with him later.

00:15:02.473 --> 00:15:09.613
MAREN: But yeah, I think we all land close to 8.30, 9 in the morning, so really early flights for us.

00:15:09.693 --> 00:15:13.253
JEANETTE: Yep, and I'm coming into the new terminal, Terminal C.

00:15:13.273 --> 00:15:14.833
VIRGINIA: Have you been to Terminal C before?

00:15:15.593 --> 00:15:20.993
JEANETTE: I have been to Terminal C because I like to fly JetBlue, and now JetBlue goes into Terminal C.

00:15:21.693 --> 00:15:22.573
VIRGINIA: What do you think about it?

00:15:23.213 --> 00:15:25.333
JEANETTE: It's kind of off in its own space.

00:15:25.773 --> 00:15:27.313
MAREN: But it's got all the cool stuff.

00:15:27.473 --> 00:15:47.253
JEANETTE: It is nice, but it's like, it's not the same building where you would, if you were, let's say, going to grab a bus or something, you have to go to the other terminal to get to any of those connecting transportation, and I'll have to do it to get to my friends.

00:15:48.213 --> 00:15:55.533
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I experienced that in February, having to go over because we were using Sunshine Flyer on that trip.

00:15:56.273 --> 00:15:58.293
VIRGINIA: But the terminal itself is so nice.

00:15:58.333 --> 00:16:00.513
VIRGINIA: They have the Disney Store there.

00:16:00.533 --> 00:16:03.933
VIRGINIA: They have the Universal Store, everything right there.

00:16:03.953 --> 00:16:13.093
VIRGINIA: You've already gone through security, which I think in the main part of the building, you're not through security yet when you see that Disney Store and the Universal Store, if I'm remembering correctly.

00:16:13.113 --> 00:16:14.693
JEANETTE: And they have a wine bar, George.

00:16:15.073 --> 00:16:16.313
MAREN: They love wine bar, George.

00:16:18.493 --> 00:16:24.713
VIRGINIA: They also have, I think it was, Art Smith has a diner there in that terminal.

00:16:24.933 --> 00:16:30.993
VIRGINIA: So we were able to sit and have like a little bit of brunch, which was fantastic.

00:16:31.113 --> 00:16:39.873
VIRGINIA: I mean, it was a diner, but it was what we like to refer to in our household as a finer diner, which means it's a fancy diner.

00:16:39.913 --> 00:16:46.873
VIRGINIA: Okay, so you're going to land, you're meeting up, you're going to go grab your rental car that you will be making a reservation for soon.

00:16:47.633 --> 00:16:49.293
VIRGINIA: And where are you heading first?

00:16:49.693 --> 00:16:53.893
MAREN: Well, I think it's going to depend on how the flights really shake out.

00:16:53.893 --> 00:17:05.573
MAREN: We have a park pass for Animal Kingdom, so there's definitely the option of throwing stuff in the trunk and heading straight there, because that's one place I don't mind driving and parking.

00:17:07.413 --> 00:17:08.613
MAREN: Sometimes that's quicker.

00:17:08.633 --> 00:17:14.893
MAREN: Or we'll swing by Art of Animation and drop our stuff off and hop on a Disney bus.

00:17:15.573 --> 00:17:22.113
MAREN: That's one of those decisions we usually end up making day of, just based on, like, oh, whose flight got delayed?

00:17:23.333 --> 00:17:28.033
VIRGINIA: But you think either way, you will definitely get there as quickly as possible to Animal Kingdom, you think?

00:17:28.973 --> 00:17:29.393
MAREN: Oh, yes.

00:17:29.713 --> 00:17:30.173
MAREN: Oh, yeah.

00:17:30.193 --> 00:17:31.513
VIRGINIA: No hanging by the pool.

00:17:33.773 --> 00:17:34.753
MAREN: No, we have a mission.

00:17:34.773 --> 00:17:36.533
MAREN: We have to get to Nomad Lounge.

00:17:37.613 --> 00:17:39.353
VIRGINIA: What do you like to get at Nomad Lounge?

00:17:40.593 --> 00:17:43.993
MAREN: Oh, my favorite drink is the Spice Trader Classic.

00:17:44.593 --> 00:17:49.213
MAREN: And then I love the Gobi Manchurian Cauliflower.

00:17:49.313 --> 00:17:51.773
MAREN: Those are my top two items, I think.

00:17:52.773 --> 00:17:54.773
JEANETTE: I love the Lobster Mac and Cheese.

00:17:55.173 --> 00:17:55.773
MAREN: Oh, yeah.

00:17:56.473 --> 00:18:01.253
VIRGINIA: I don't think I've ever had anything there that was not good, so I think you really can't go wrong.

00:18:01.993 --> 00:18:03.173
JEANETTE: Everything is good.

00:18:03.273 --> 00:18:04.633
JEANETTE: Even if they have specials.

00:18:04.853 --> 00:18:05.813
JEANETTE: Get the specials.

00:18:05.833 --> 00:18:06.353
JEANETTE: They're good.

00:18:06.693 --> 00:18:07.413
MAREN: Get the specials.

00:18:07.433 --> 00:18:08.053
MAREN: Get the churros.

00:18:08.673 --> 00:18:16.913
VIRGINIA: I'm so excited about the churros because February of 2024, we're bringing my sister and her kids, and my sister has celiac.

00:18:16.933 --> 00:18:24.073
VIRGINIA: So I'm so excited to introduce those churros to her because they're gluten free, and you'd never know it.

00:18:24.353 --> 00:18:25.033
VIRGINIA: They're so good.

00:18:26.033 --> 00:18:27.653
JEANETTE: No, you really wouldn't.

00:18:27.893 --> 00:18:28.613
MAREN: That's awesome.

00:18:29.013 --> 00:18:30.413
MAREN: Disney magic churros.

00:18:30.613 --> 00:18:32.233
VIRGINIA: Disney magical churros, yep.

00:18:32.593 --> 00:18:34.913
VIRGINIA: So what else for the rest of the day?

00:18:34.933 --> 00:18:37.193
VIRGINIA: You're going to stay there till park close.

00:18:37.773 --> 00:18:38.493
VIRGINIA: What's the plan?

00:18:38.853 --> 00:18:43.353
MAREN: Yeah, probably most of the day or close to park close.

00:18:43.553 --> 00:18:49.613
MAREN: I think my two must do's for Animal Kingdom are always Nomad and the Safari.

00:18:49.633 --> 00:18:51.593
MAREN: Yeah, I don't know.

00:18:51.613 --> 00:18:52.893
MAREN: What else are we doing that day, Jeanette?

00:18:52.913 --> 00:18:59.053
MAREN: I don't think we've thought Friday through very well since it's day one and just kind of like, ah, we got to get here.

00:18:59.833 --> 00:19:05.233
MAREN: Usually we go to the Expo, but then my husband doesn't get in till too late, so we have to go to the Expo Saturday anyway.

00:19:05.973 --> 00:19:12.913
JEANETTE: I think my thought was when I, so I made the park passes, and I definitely thought like, okay, let's go to Animal Kingdom.

00:19:13.133 --> 00:19:14.993
JEANETTE: Let's get in our Nomad Lounge time.

00:19:15.013 --> 00:19:21.413
JEANETTE: And if we want to stay in the park, we can stay in the park.

00:19:21.433 --> 00:19:25.753
JEANETTE: And then I do have a hopper, so we could hop to another park.

00:19:26.053 --> 00:19:32.613
JEANETTE: We could hop over to one of the Skyliner parks, and then Skyliner back if we don't have the car with us.

00:19:33.413 --> 00:19:36.233
MAREN: Definitely could hit Epcot and start festivaling.

00:19:36.293 --> 00:19:38.173
MAREN: I mean, that's always an easy option.

00:19:38.193 --> 00:19:47.413
JEANETTE: We don't have dining reservations for Friday, so it probably will make sense for us to do some festival foodies on that Friday.

00:19:47.793 --> 00:19:53.693
MAREN: And then we'll see if I'm World's Nicest Wife and I go back to the airport to pick up my husband, or if he has to Uber.

00:19:54.273 --> 00:19:56.873
JEANETTE: She's usually World's Nicest Wife, I think.

00:19:58.333 --> 00:20:00.133
MAREN: Because I drag him to Disney.

00:20:01.433 --> 00:20:06.953
VIRGINIA: So next day, Saturday the 15th, what is the plan for Saturday?

00:20:07.613 --> 00:20:11.693
MAREN: So unfortunately, we will have to hit up the Expo at some point that day.

00:20:11.713 --> 00:20:13.773
JEANETTE: Are you thinking I'll do it early?

00:20:13.793 --> 00:20:20.653
MAREN: I don't think it even opens till like 10 or 11 that day, so probably not.

00:20:20.673 --> 00:20:24.653
MAREN: We'll probably hit up Magic Kingdom because that's where our park passes.

00:20:26.353 --> 00:20:28.033
MAREN: First thing is my thought.

00:20:28.153 --> 00:20:37.813
MAREN: And then at some point, maybe when the crowds start rolling in and it gets too toasty, or even right before our dinner reservation, we could go, Oh, actually, that's a great idea.

00:20:38.753 --> 00:20:44.593
MAREN: Because the Expo, I mean, okay, it's not close to Animal Kingdom, but nothing is.

00:20:44.933 --> 00:20:45.533
MAREN: Nothing is.

00:20:45.553 --> 00:20:52.493
MAREN: Our dinner is at Animal Kingdom Lodge, but that's not a bad idea would be to go to the Expo right before dinner and then go straight to dinner from the Expo.

00:20:53.813 --> 00:20:59.213
JEANETTE: Yeah, and I got us two park passes to Magic Kingdom where they're five days.

00:20:59.233 --> 00:21:01.093
JEANETTE: So five days for parks.

00:21:01.413 --> 00:21:05.753
JEANETTE: What park ends up being the bonus extra park pass?

00:21:06.793 --> 00:21:09.273
JEANETTE: I do that because Tron is new.

00:21:09.793 --> 00:21:20.453
JEANETTE: And while Maren and Mariah and I did get to be cast member guests and ride it in February, Ryan has not ridden it.

00:21:20.473 --> 00:21:22.073
JEANETTE: Do you think your dad will ride it too, Maren?

00:21:23.773 --> 00:21:26.853
MAREN: I'm trying to decide if that one's going to be too much for him.

00:21:26.873 --> 00:21:29.713
MAREN: My dad gets pretty bad vertigo on some rides.

00:21:29.753 --> 00:21:33.353
MAREN: I'm like, I'm 50-50 on if that one's going to work.

00:21:33.493 --> 00:21:35.513
MAREN: So I know he would love it.

00:21:35.693 --> 00:21:38.353
MAREN: So I don't know, maybe we'll give him a Dramamine and be like, go for it, dad.

00:21:42.033 --> 00:21:45.413
JEANETTE: Yeah, so especially for those who didn't get to ride Tron.

00:21:45.473 --> 00:21:48.133
JEANETTE: And then, you know, like, I also want to ride Tron again.

00:21:50.433 --> 00:21:52.473
MAREN: I think I got to adjust my head position on it.

00:21:52.493 --> 00:21:53.493
MAREN: That was one thing I learned.

00:21:53.513 --> 00:21:58.013
MAREN: I felt like somehow I was looking down too much and it was just kind of awkward.

00:21:58.033 --> 00:22:04.093
MAREN: So I think next time just kind of shimmy around on the bike a little bit to feel like I'm looking up more.

00:22:04.573 --> 00:22:06.553
MAREN: Lesson learned for people who haven't ridden Tron.

00:22:06.573 --> 00:22:09.453
MAREN: Don't stare down, stare forward because it's a ride.

00:22:09.473 --> 00:22:10.893
VIRGINIA: That's good advice.

00:22:10.973 --> 00:22:15.933
VIRGINIA: Would you say that the ride vehicle, have you ever been on Hagrid's?

00:22:16.093 --> 00:22:20.773
VIRGINIA: Is it sort of a similar feel to riding that motorcycle?

00:22:21.753 --> 00:22:23.413
JEANETTE: I haven't been on Hagrid's.

00:22:24.473 --> 00:22:27.833
MAREN: I've only been to Universal Florida once in my life.

00:22:27.893 --> 00:22:28.413
JEANETTE: Yeah.

00:22:28.633 --> 00:22:32.973
JEANETTE: I mean, it feels a little bit, to me, it feels a little bit like a soul cycle bike almost.

00:22:33.573 --> 00:22:34.933
MAREN: I don't know about that.

00:22:34.953 --> 00:22:36.233
VIRGINIA: I don't know what that feels like.

00:22:39.853 --> 00:22:41.193
MAREN: You're like really padded in.

00:22:41.213 --> 00:22:42.773
MAREN: Like a Peloton type of bike?

00:22:42.913 --> 00:22:44.633
JEANETTE: Yeah, like a Peloton type bike.

00:22:44.833 --> 00:22:45.213
MAREN: No?

00:22:45.693 --> 00:22:46.033
MAREN: No.

00:22:48.253 --> 00:22:49.933
MAREN: I mean, I don't know.

00:22:50.793 --> 00:22:52.433
JEANETTE: I don't know what else to compare it to.

00:22:52.953 --> 00:22:56.613
VIRGINIA: Well, I'm excited to finally try it in May.

00:22:56.633 --> 00:23:00.513
VIRGINIA: My family is very jealous that I'll be going down for my solo trip and get to give it a try.

00:23:03.373 --> 00:23:05.573
VIRGINIA: Okay, so dinner at Sanaa that night.

00:23:06.153 --> 00:23:11.453
VIRGINIA: And then what time do you have to get into bed if you have a race on Sunday?

00:23:11.733 --> 00:23:13.173
MAREN: Soon as we're back from dinner.

00:23:14.313 --> 00:23:18.513
JEANETTE: And dinners are like 530 at the latest when there's a race the next day.

00:23:18.653 --> 00:23:20.373
MAREN: Yeah, this one's 525.

00:23:20.493 --> 00:23:27.613
MAREN: I mean, like probably we will be going back to the room and getting our costumes together and climbing into bed.

00:23:27.633 --> 00:23:32.853
MAREN: And if Jeanette wants to be sneaky and go do something else, that's totally cool.

00:23:33.373 --> 00:23:40.093
JEANETTE: Yeah, I mean, that might be like depending on the weather, that might be an evening that I decide to like go hang out by the pool or something.

00:23:41.033 --> 00:23:46.193
JEANETTE: I love a little bit of pool time in my trip, but I'm kind of the loner in this group.

00:23:46.513 --> 00:23:50.893
JEANETTE: So I will generally like find a little time to like sneak off to the pool for a minute.

00:23:51.893 --> 00:23:53.773
VIRGINIA: And you said get your costumes ready.

00:23:53.773 --> 00:24:02.473
VIRGINIA: Now I know because Jeanette and I are friends that she is sort of known for her Disney outfits and especially her run Disney outfits.

00:24:03.093 --> 00:24:08.313
VIRGINIA: Are you able to reveal anything about your run Disney outfits?

00:24:08.333 --> 00:24:11.693
VIRGINIA: I mean, I'm sure you can because this will not play until after you've already done it.

00:24:11.713 --> 00:24:13.713
VIRGINIA: But what are you wearing?

00:24:13.893 --> 00:24:14.753
VIRGINIA: Who are you wearing?

00:24:15.273 --> 00:24:15.953
MAREN: Who are we wearing?

00:24:15.973 --> 00:24:17.773
MAREN: We're wearing designs by Maren.

00:24:18.793 --> 00:24:22.793
MAREN: So we're not going with the Toy Story theme, oddly enough.

00:24:22.813 --> 00:24:29.013
MAREN: We are going Muppet themed, but specifically Muppet Vision 3D.

00:24:29.553 --> 00:24:38.033
MAREN: We are going as the 3Ds from the pre-show, which I'm going to have to look up their names before I put them on the costumes, because I always forget.

00:24:38.053 --> 00:24:45.393
MAREN: But I think it's Dinah, Doreen and then Max, because Debbie was sick and the union sent him.

00:24:45.413 --> 00:24:47.473
MAREN: We know Debbie is the last one.

00:24:47.533 --> 00:24:52.233
MAREN: So Mariah and I are the other two and then my husband is Max.

00:24:53.633 --> 00:24:57.433
MAREN: And then my dad is going to be Fozzie, since Fozzie is who?

00:24:57.493 --> 00:25:00.073
MAREN: Fozzie is who brings the 3Ds out.

00:25:00.693 --> 00:25:05.213
MAREN: So it's a bit of an obscure reference, but I'm hoping what we're going to have.

00:25:05.233 --> 00:25:05.613
JEANETTE: But hilarious.

00:25:05.973 --> 00:25:06.733
MAREN: But hilarious.

00:25:07.093 --> 00:25:08.753
MAREN: We will appreciate it if no one else.

00:25:08.773 --> 00:25:10.493
MAREN: And I'm going to have our names on our shirts.

00:25:10.553 --> 00:25:16.273
MAREN: So I have little halter tops that I have dyed for everyone.

00:25:16.333 --> 00:25:21.453
MAREN: The three colors, the like kind of teal, yellow and magenta-y, light magenta-y.

00:25:21.693 --> 00:25:22.993
MAREN: And then I'm going to make us some skirts.

00:25:24.453 --> 00:25:27.813
MAREN: And then my dad will have a Fozzie Bear hat and tie.

00:25:27.833 --> 00:25:32.693
MAREN: And I think I'm going to put like Waka Waka Waka on his shirt, so people know who he is as well.

00:25:33.193 --> 00:25:36.973
VIRGINIA: You should spell Waka Waka Waka like W-A-L-K.

00:25:36.993 --> 00:25:40.293
MAREN: Or we could cross it out and put like run.

00:25:41.273 --> 00:25:59.793
JEANETTE: And if people can't think of this reference, the three days from the beginning of Muppet Vision 3, they sing, by the light, by the light, by the light of the silvery, of the sun, not the moon.

00:26:00.053 --> 00:26:02.933
MAREN: We will be singing that on course, if anyone.

00:26:03.013 --> 00:26:12.013
MAREN: So if anyone listens to this and then remembers, there were these weirdos singing on course and we don't know why, it should all come together for them now.

00:26:12.033 --> 00:26:13.353
VIRGINIA: I love it.

00:26:13.373 --> 00:26:15.273
VIRGINIA: I love an obscure reference like that.

00:26:15.293 --> 00:26:20.313
VIRGINIA: There's going to be so many cast members who are going to be like, oh my God, do you know what I saw today?

00:26:20.333 --> 00:26:22.393
JEANETTE: Maren gets a lot of that.

00:26:22.533 --> 00:26:24.633
MAREN: I love cast member compliments more than anything.

00:26:24.653 --> 00:26:27.973
JEANETTE: Her costumes, her makes.

00:26:28.073 --> 00:26:34.733
JEANETTE: We went to the Halloween party and she made pants.

00:26:34.933 --> 00:26:40.733
JEANETTE: The fabric pattern was the Muppet Haunted Mansion.

00:26:40.873 --> 00:26:44.913
JEANETTE: The cast members, it was cast member compliments constantly.

00:26:45.393 --> 00:26:47.613
MAREN: Oh my God, those pants, that's so amazing.

00:26:48.333 --> 00:26:50.273
MAREN: So I love cast members.

00:26:50.293 --> 00:26:51.293
MAREN: It makes me so happy.

00:26:51.893 --> 00:26:54.673
VIRGINIA: So many Disney cast members are super fans.

00:26:55.153 --> 00:26:58.693
VIRGINIA: So there's just something about when they like it.

00:26:58.713 --> 00:27:00.013
VIRGINIA: You're like, oh, I did that.

00:27:00.673 --> 00:27:02.673
VIRGINIA: So I cannot wait to see the pictures.

00:27:02.793 --> 00:27:08.593
VIRGINIA: I hope that somebody will take a little bit of video of the singing so that we can see you run past.

00:27:09.273 --> 00:27:13.373
VIRGINIA: Jeanette, are you going to be there at the race as well?

00:27:13.453 --> 00:27:16.353
VIRGINIA: Are you going to be waiting for them at the finish line?

00:27:16.593 --> 00:27:29.293
JEANETTE: I need to see what the course is, but I was thinking maybe what I might try to do is like Skyliner over to like Boardwalk or something and try to be along the path when they get there, grab myself coffee there, whatnot.

00:27:30.413 --> 00:27:32.113
MAREN: Make us jealous of your coffee.

00:27:32.133 --> 00:27:34.453
JEANETTE: I'll share my coffee with you.

00:27:34.653 --> 00:27:36.493
VIRGINIA: How do I do?

00:27:36.613 --> 00:27:42.213
VIRGINIA: I'll be interested to see if you end up making it over there and how you work out that timing.

00:27:42.233 --> 00:27:52.653
VIRGINIA: I mean, I've never really gone to meet anybody on a race course before, so I don't even know how you would, how do you know where to be and when, or is it really just a matter of getting there and just kind of hanging?

00:27:53.573 --> 00:27:54.633
JEANETTE: Yeah, I think the latter.

00:27:54.653 --> 00:28:01.213
MAREN: Yeah, for the marathon, we love to go marathon weekend and I love to cheer for the marathon.

00:28:01.673 --> 00:28:06.593
MAREN: And fortunately, with that being so long, by time people are in Epcot, the park's open.

00:28:06.613 --> 00:28:09.433
MAREN: So I love going to Epcot and just cheering for people.

00:28:10.853 --> 00:28:14.413
MAREN: I even bought a drink for a runner in January, which was really fun.

00:28:15.773 --> 00:28:16.693
MAREN: While they were running?

00:28:17.293 --> 00:28:20.133
MAREN: Yeah, runners stop in Epcot to get drinks.

00:28:20.513 --> 00:28:23.533
MAREN: And I was in line for a drink and a runner hopped in behind me.

00:28:23.553 --> 00:28:24.593
MAREN: I'm like, what do you want?

00:28:24.613 --> 00:28:27.333
MAREN: And she wanted the same thing as me and I was like, two of those.

00:28:27.433 --> 00:28:29.933
MAREN: So I bought a drink for a runner.

00:28:31.733 --> 00:28:33.653
MAREN: Yes, I have not done that.

00:28:34.173 --> 00:28:35.653
MAREN: I had a drink mid-race.

00:28:35.873 --> 00:28:38.673
JEANETTE: But Epcot is always like the end, right?

00:28:38.773 --> 00:28:39.593
MAREN: For the marathon.

00:28:39.993 --> 00:28:40.473
JEANETTE: Yeah.

00:28:40.493 --> 00:28:42.693
JEANETTE: A few of the races.

00:28:42.893 --> 00:28:43.253
MAREN: Yeah.

00:28:43.633 --> 00:28:47.133
MAREN: For the marathon, you're in Epcot a lot longer at the end.

00:28:47.633 --> 00:28:50.473
MAREN: The 10-mileer is going to cut through Epcot at the end.

00:28:50.513 --> 00:28:54.833
MAREN: But yeah, you could probably catch us in Epcot, maybe the boardwalk, maybe Hollywood even.

00:28:55.293 --> 00:28:56.933
MAREN: Hollywood might be a good place to catch us.

00:28:57.293 --> 00:28:57.933
JEANETTE: Would it be open?

00:28:57.953 --> 00:29:00.233
JEANETTE: Because you think it will be open by the time?

00:29:00.253 --> 00:29:04.353
MAREN: No, on the Skyliner, like outside the Skyliner, probably not in Hollywood.

00:29:04.833 --> 00:29:05.093
JEANETTE: Okay.

00:29:05.113 --> 00:29:07.473
MAREN: It just depends how early she wants to get up.

00:29:07.493 --> 00:29:11.433
MAREN: I'm not going to hold it against her if she's like, I'm going to sleep while these fools run.

00:29:11.973 --> 00:29:21.273
JEANETTE: I mean, I might ask for like a little message like, hey, we're at a certain mile point or something and try to coordinate it.

00:29:21.293 --> 00:29:21.693
JEANETTE: We'll see.

00:29:21.713 --> 00:29:26.233
JEANETTE: But obviously, don't want to add too much of a burden to your 10-mile runs.

00:29:26.253 --> 00:29:31.853
MAREN: I mean, you know we're stopping for a ton of pictures, so it's going to take us a while to get anywhere.

00:29:31.893 --> 00:29:38.753
MAREN: So keeping you updated where we are seems very reasonable, because I'll be standing in the 20-minute line for a picture with a character and text again.

00:29:40.353 --> 00:29:48.833
JEANETTE: And I know from past experience, we also will slow down to book Genie Plus or individual lightning lanes at 7 a.m.

00:29:49.373 --> 00:29:51.693
JEANETTE: along with many of the other runners.

00:29:51.733 --> 00:29:52.533
MAREN: Yeah, it's so great.

00:29:52.553 --> 00:29:56.093
MAREN: At 7, all of a sudden, like you see a bunch of runners are no longer running.

00:29:56.113 --> 00:30:01.193
MAREN: They are walking so they can look at their phones and make their Genie Plus and lightning lanes.

00:30:01.333 --> 00:30:02.813
VIRGINIA: You got to do what you got to do.

00:30:03.473 --> 00:30:07.973
VIRGINIA: So if you're going to be making lightning lanes for that day, what is your park for that day?

00:30:08.393 --> 00:30:10.993
JEANETTE: The park for that day is Hollywood Studios, right?

00:30:11.193 --> 00:30:11.553
MAREN: Yes.

00:30:11.873 --> 00:30:15.533
JEANETTE: Because that's the day that we have the barbecue.

00:30:15.973 --> 00:30:16.293
MAREN: Yes.

00:30:16.993 --> 00:30:21.893
MAREN: And it's perfect because I'll have my Toy Story 10-Miler shirt to wear post-race.

00:30:22.733 --> 00:30:30.393
JEANETTE: It is nice to go to the park that is associated with the race on the day of the race.

00:30:31.093 --> 00:30:33.373
MAREN: You know, our Viannapoli reservation is late.

00:30:33.893 --> 00:30:34.313
MAREN: Sorry.

00:30:34.333 --> 00:30:35.093
MAREN: We could do both.

00:30:37.113 --> 00:30:38.593
MAREN: No, we're not paying barbecue.

00:30:39.213 --> 00:30:40.373
VIRGINIA: What's the timing of that?

00:30:41.393 --> 00:30:43.073
MAREN: They're only an hour and a half apart.

00:30:43.093 --> 00:30:45.133
MAREN: I feel like we'll be at barbecue longer than that.

00:30:46.633 --> 00:30:46.993
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:30:47.013 --> 00:30:52.393
VIRGINIA: Anything else planned for that day besides probably crashing from exhaustion later?

00:30:52.513 --> 00:30:56.453
JEANETTE: I was going to say, I think we have to be pretty flexible to the needs of the runners.

00:30:56.473 --> 00:31:00.353
JEANETTE: But like if they need to crash, it's time to crash.

00:31:01.253 --> 00:31:03.993
VIRGINIA: The next day is Monday, April 17.

00:31:04.733 --> 00:31:08.913
VIRGINIA: Are you going to have enough power in your legs to get up and walk again?

00:31:10.333 --> 00:31:11.293
MAREN: Oh, heck yes.

00:31:11.553 --> 00:31:15.293
MAREN: And we will skyliner ourselves over to Epcot.

00:31:15.853 --> 00:31:18.953
MAREN: We actually have space 220 for lunch.

00:31:20.573 --> 00:31:28.193
MAREN: My dad loves space 220 and when we went in February, some of us were able to go, but he wasn't able to join us.

00:31:28.253 --> 00:31:31.473
MAREN: And so had to make sure to get that one for him.

00:31:31.493 --> 00:31:34.813
VIRGINIA: Are you doing the regular dining room or are you going to do the lounge?

00:31:35.993 --> 00:31:38.533
MAREN: I think I actually got us the dining room.

00:31:40.813 --> 00:31:43.173
JEANETTE: And then I guess this is the question, Marion.

00:31:43.453 --> 00:31:46.633
JEANETTE: Is that the day that we complete DuckTales?

00:31:47.813 --> 00:31:52.433
JEANETTE: Or do we need to like slide DuckTales into our Friday?

00:31:54.353 --> 00:32:02.813
VIRGINIA: So for the listeners who don't know what DuckTales you're referring to, I know that they'll know what DuckTales is, but what are you referring to at UPCOM?

00:32:02.873 --> 00:32:19.333
JEANETTE: So they have a game that is available on the Disney Play app that is like a brand new episode, multiple brand new episodes of DuckTales, which I'm always missing.

00:32:19.373 --> 00:32:22.073
JEANETTE: So very excited to see more DuckTales.

00:32:22.573 --> 00:32:28.453
JEANETTE: Only in these episodes, you're a character, and you make things happen and you find clues.

00:32:28.933 --> 00:32:48.953
JEANETTE: And then things happen around Epcot, like, you know, and again, spoiler alert, like the eyes of the little miniature people by the train station glow because they've turned into zombies.

00:32:49.453 --> 00:32:51.573
VIRGINIA: Wait, a tiny little village?

00:32:52.313 --> 00:32:53.233
MAREN: Yeah, Germany.

00:32:55.933 --> 00:32:58.473
JEANETTE: That will start playing in the Christmas shop.

00:32:58.493 --> 00:33:03.773
JEANETTE: Like all sorts of things happen because of this DuckTales adventure that you're on.

00:33:04.253 --> 00:33:05.753
VIRGINIA: I'm gonna have to give it another try.

00:33:06.273 --> 00:33:13.233
VIRGINIA: I tried it once and I could not get my son or husband to pay attention long enough for us to really get into it.

00:33:13.253 --> 00:33:20.493
VIRGINIA: So I saw one little effect in the Mexico Pavilion and then we sort of abandoned it, but I need to see the zombies thing.

00:33:21.993 --> 00:33:37.833
JEANETTE: It's really magical and we had to put a pin in it because I had to catch my flight home and Mariah and Maren were nice enough to completely put a pin in it and wait for me to complete our adventures.

00:33:37.853 --> 00:33:40.133
JEANETTE: I think we have like four more countries to go.

00:33:40.153 --> 00:33:49.533
MAREN: I mean, to be fair, we may have to start over because my husband and my dad haven't seen it and I think it is so cute that like everyone needs to see all the countries.

00:33:49.613 --> 00:33:52.033
MAREN: So yeah, we might have to do it all again.

00:33:52.713 --> 00:34:01.673
JEANETTE: I will not protest, you know, get me a cocktail and DuckTales and that is a perfect Disney day.

00:34:02.113 --> 00:34:02.933
MAREN: Cocktails.

00:34:03.093 --> 00:34:03.593
MAREN: Woo.

00:34:04.753 --> 00:34:11.513
VIRGINIA: Okay, I like you, Maren, because Jeanette will tell you any opportunity to bring a song into something.

00:34:12.233 --> 00:34:12.893
VIRGINIA: I take it.

00:34:13.353 --> 00:34:14.213
VIRGINIA: So I love that.

00:34:14.413 --> 00:34:27.033
JEANETTE: I knew Maren and I were sin to be good friends when we were in Epcot and we started singing Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers theme song together and I was like, oh, yeah, we're, we're fated.

00:34:27.053 --> 00:34:30.813
VIRGINIA: I don't think I even asked, but how did the two of you meet?

00:34:31.533 --> 00:34:35.413
JEANETTE: We met through an online sewing group.

00:34:35.893 --> 00:34:59.173
JEANETTE: During lockdown, I picked up sewing again for the first time in 20 years and was very interested in making Vintage Repro and there's an incredible woman named Gertie Hirsch who designs Vintage Repro patterns and during lockdown, she was having Zoom sewing circles for her Patreon members.

00:35:00.193 --> 00:35:11.353
JEANETTE: And so Maren and I would like see each other on these Zoom circles and you know, we'd have Disney fabrics and we'd just like complement each other's Disney fabrics or Star Wars fabrics or Muppet fabrics.

00:35:12.293 --> 00:35:16.773
JEANETTE: And one time we figured out that we were going to be in Disney World at the same time.

00:35:17.813 --> 00:35:27.173
JEANETTE: We met in Epcot, had a drink and she somehow convinced me to run Disney and now we're like best friends.

00:35:28.433 --> 00:35:29.313
VIRGINIA: That's amazing.

00:35:30.013 --> 00:35:30.813
VIRGINIA: You know what?

00:35:30.833 --> 00:35:35.973
VIRGINIA: It's incredible because Jeanette and I met online through a Facebook group called.

00:35:47.813 --> 00:35:51.633
VIRGINIA: The FOMALI, which is Carlye Wisel, who's a Disney journalist, it's her personal Facebook group.

00:35:51.913 --> 00:35:54.153
JEANETTE: The week that I joined the Facebook group.

00:35:54.393 --> 00:35:55.633
VIRGINIA: I mean, it was perfect timing.

00:35:57.033 --> 00:36:00.053
VIRGINIA: I'm not even that active in the group.

00:36:00.053 --> 00:36:02.113
VIRGINIA: I'm more of a lurker and a commenter.

00:36:02.213 --> 00:36:09.413
VIRGINIA: I hardly ever post, but somebody in one of the comments was saying something like it'd be great if we could meet in person.

00:36:09.973 --> 00:36:14.193
VIRGINIA: And I'm one of those people that I'm like, let's just, we're not going to just talk about it.

00:36:14.213 --> 00:36:14.773
VIRGINIA: Let's do it.

00:36:14.933 --> 00:36:20.533
VIRGINIA: So I just posted, here's the day in the time Central Park, meet me at Sheeps Meadow.

00:36:21.333 --> 00:36:22.653
VIRGINIA: And it happened.

00:36:22.853 --> 00:36:24.633
VIRGINIA: And that's how Jeanette and I became friends.

00:36:24.653 --> 00:36:39.353
VIRGINIA: So it's, I love what all of our combined loves of Disney have done to bring us an actual like real life community of people that we now know, online, offline, and it's really special.

00:36:39.493 --> 00:36:41.553
VIRGINIA: So I love that story.

00:36:41.993 --> 00:36:46.573
VIRGINIA: And I love, I have not seen your work yet, Maren, I'm looking forward to it.

00:36:46.593 --> 00:36:55.633
VIRGINIA: But if it's anything like Jeanette's sewing skills, I am sure to be impressed because every time she's wearing something that she's made, I'm amazed, so.

00:36:56.433 --> 00:36:57.313
JEANETTE: She's even better.

00:36:58.213 --> 00:36:59.493
MAREN: I don't know about that.

00:36:59.853 --> 00:37:01.153
MAREN: I don't know about that.

00:37:01.173 --> 00:37:03.593
MAREN: You're certainly more efficient than I am.

00:37:03.613 --> 00:37:06.453
JEANETTE: I don't even think that's true.

00:37:06.813 --> 00:37:09.613
JEANETTE: I make things way in advance.

00:37:10.233 --> 00:37:10.893
MAREN: This is true.

00:37:10.893 --> 00:37:14.533
MAREN: She is such a good planner at Life and Disney.

00:37:15.333 --> 00:37:22.473
MAREN: And so yeah, I would say a lot of our Disney planning has to go, has to be like, thanks to Jeanette.

00:37:23.373 --> 00:37:27.273
MAREN: Though I will stock a good ADR for a while if I really want one.

00:37:28.153 --> 00:37:28.693
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:37:28.713 --> 00:37:32.133
VIRGINIA: We have made it to the final day, Retrip, Tuesday, April 18th.

00:37:32.133 --> 00:37:33.853
VIRGINIA: What is the plan for the final day?

00:37:33.873 --> 00:37:36.153
VIRGINIA: How much time do you have in this day to do something?

00:37:36.653 --> 00:37:42.633
MAREN: So my flight's really late as are yours is pretty late too, right?

00:37:42.653 --> 00:37:44.253
MAREN: We all got fairly late flights.

00:37:44.293 --> 00:37:47.053
MAREN: So we have practically a full day.

00:37:48.273 --> 00:37:50.053
MAREN: Our park passes for Magic Kingdom.

00:37:50.753 --> 00:37:54.853
MAREN: We don't have a dining reservation that day at this point.

00:37:54.873 --> 00:37:56.193
MAREN: Doesn't mean we won't add one.

00:37:56.833 --> 00:37:58.493
MAREN: We don't have any brunches or breakfast.

00:37:58.513 --> 00:38:00.393
MAREN: Maybe we need to throw a breakfast in there.

00:38:00.413 --> 00:38:02.353
MAREN: I do love breakfast or you know what?

00:38:02.973 --> 00:38:06.533
MAREN: We'll probably go have breakfast at Riviera.

00:38:06.973 --> 00:38:08.053
JEANETTE: That's perfect.

00:38:08.073 --> 00:38:09.553
JEANETTE: We don't need a reservation.

00:38:09.573 --> 00:38:10.933
MAREN: Don't need a reservation.

00:38:10.953 --> 00:38:14.833
MAREN: But yeah, that'll be our last day.

00:38:14.853 --> 00:38:22.133
MAREN: So we have Magic Kingdom because I guess as Jeanette was saying, like if you have a double park, that's a good one to have given everything else we have going on.

00:38:22.853 --> 00:38:29.413
MAREN: So yeah, we would even have time to probably park up to Epcot before we left for the airport if we wanted to.

00:38:29.853 --> 00:38:33.473
JEANETTE: Right, especially if our luggage is all at the Art of Animation.

00:38:33.493 --> 00:38:34.753
JEANETTE: It's easier to get back.

00:38:35.573 --> 00:38:40.153
JEANETTE: Magic Kingdom, Monterey, Skyliner from Epcot.

00:38:40.673 --> 00:38:46.193
MAREN: I like to have the last day kind of open just in case like something else doesn't work out.

00:38:46.213 --> 00:38:51.753
MAREN: And it's like, it's okay, we still have Tuesday, we can go do more DuckTales or something like that.

00:38:52.793 --> 00:39:05.753
JEANETTE: You know, the thing with Magic Kingdom is like, if we decide that that Monday, we don't want to go back to Magic Kingdom, we can easily switch to at least two of the other parks.

00:39:05.913 --> 00:39:09.373
JEANETTE: But sometimes magic is poof, gone.

00:39:10.653 --> 00:39:11.233
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:39:11.253 --> 00:39:14.873
VIRGINIA: Let's see, any other questions?

00:39:15.053 --> 00:39:21.873
VIRGINIA: Do either of you have any pre-Disney trip rituals, anything that you have to do before every trip?

00:39:23.033 --> 00:39:28.593
MAREN: Probably decide last minute that I feel like I need to make another outfit and try to do that.

00:39:28.853 --> 00:39:35.953
MAREN: I don't think it's a good ritual, but like, my husband will tell you the day before a trip, I'm always like, oh, I should have just made one more thing.

00:39:35.953 --> 00:39:39.673
MAREN: I'm going to go try to make a skirt real quick, and he just rolls his eyes.

00:39:40.013 --> 00:39:50.073
JEANETTE: So I guess this is an example of me being ahead of it, because now I'm in the midst of making something that I will probably end up bringing that will be like a new make.

00:39:50.313 --> 00:39:54.573
MAREN: And I'm trying to make a dress for an event I have on Thursday here in Houston.

00:39:54.893 --> 00:39:57.813
MAREN: Oh, and then I still have to finish the running costumes this weekend.

00:39:57.873 --> 00:40:01.073
MAREN: Oh, and then I'll probably be like, what else can I squeeze in?

00:40:01.093 --> 00:40:03.473
MAREN: So yeah, she's better at this.

00:40:03.493 --> 00:40:06.733
JEANETTE: But I also think it's because I don't have as much stuff going on.

00:40:06.753 --> 00:40:09.433
JEANETTE: Like, I'm not running as many races as you are.

00:40:09.453 --> 00:40:11.433
JEANETTE: I'm not, you know, we can fix that.

00:40:11.853 --> 00:40:15.033
JEANETTE: I don't have something to go to on Thursday.

00:40:16.253 --> 00:40:16.933
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:40:17.093 --> 00:40:21.393
VIRGINIA: So anything else about this trip you want to share?

00:40:22.033 --> 00:40:37.233
JEANETTE: I'm hoping to get a tropical serenade because Virginia introduced me to the tropical serenade when I was at Disney last time and I don't believe it's going away after the 50th.

00:40:37.413 --> 00:40:42.073
JEANETTE: It's sticking around and it's delicious and I hope I can get one.

00:40:42.433 --> 00:40:49.473
VIRGINIA: So my experience with the tropical serenade, which is available over at Where You Buy the Dole Whips in Magic Kingdom.

00:40:49.613 --> 00:40:50.633
JEANETTE: Aloha Isle.

00:40:50.653 --> 00:40:51.893
VIRGINIA: Aloha Isle, yes.

00:40:52.313 --> 00:40:56.333
VIRGINIA: I wanted to say sunshine seasons and I was like, that's not right at all.

00:40:59.353 --> 00:41:04.013
VIRGINIA: So there was some kind of other treat there.

00:41:04.253 --> 00:41:06.633
VIRGINIA: It was the same treat, but they had a different name.

00:41:06.873 --> 00:41:15.573
VIRGINIA: So my feeling is that they keep trying to make it seem like they have something new, but it's really the tropical serenade under different names.

00:41:15.593 --> 00:41:16.433
JEANETTE: I'm okay with that.

00:41:16.453 --> 00:41:19.093
JEANETTE: They can call it whatever they want to call it.

00:41:20.053 --> 00:41:25.013
JEANETTE: Just put Coconut Soft Serve over Pog Juice and I'm happy.

00:41:25.033 --> 00:41:27.853
VIRGINIA: With a Pineapple Upside Down Cake Cake Pop.

00:41:28.673 --> 00:41:29.413
VIRGINIA: It is so good.

00:41:29.613 --> 00:41:30.833
MAREN: You left that part out.

00:41:31.393 --> 00:41:33.153
JEANETTE: I mean, that's the bonus.

00:41:33.973 --> 00:41:40.453
MAREN: That sounds excellent because I love the Pineapple Upside Down Cake with the Dole Whip, but gosh, that's a lot of cake.

00:41:40.953 --> 00:41:44.633
MAREN: So I like the idea of the pop instead.

00:41:44.653 --> 00:41:45.633
MAREN: That sounds awesome.

00:41:46.053 --> 00:41:51.913
VIRGINIA: Yeah, and my opinion is that of all the Dole Whip flavors, the coconut is the best.

00:41:51.933 --> 00:41:53.573
JEANETTE: 100%.

00:41:54.253 --> 00:41:55.553
JEANETTE: Team Coconut for life.

00:41:55.993 --> 00:42:00.153
MAREN: I love coconut, but like, I don't know, Dole Whip Pineapple is just classic.

00:42:00.353 --> 00:42:01.813
JEANETTE: Well then you can get the mix.

00:42:01.833 --> 00:42:02.593
JEANETTE: You get the swirl.

00:42:02.613 --> 00:42:03.373
MAREN: Okay, fine.

00:42:03.673 --> 00:42:05.033
JEANETTE: The pineapple and the coconut.

00:42:05.353 --> 00:42:06.373
JEANETTE: Best of both worlds.

00:42:08.313 --> 00:42:12.073
VIRGINIA: Well on that note, I think we've got everything we need here.

00:42:12.133 --> 00:42:17.533
VIRGINIA: And the next time I speak with you both will be after you've already taken this amazing trip.

00:42:17.553 --> 00:42:22.713
VIRGINIA: So we will flash forward now to post trip.

00:42:30.113 --> 00:42:30.713
VIRGINIA: Hi there.

00:42:30.853 --> 00:42:37.653
VIRGINIA: It's Virginia popping in to say that in this post trip interview, there is a little bit of clicking going on for Maren's vocal track.

00:42:38.373 --> 00:42:42.093
VIRGINIA: I tried to clean it up in editing, but it couldn't completely be removed.

00:42:42.513 --> 00:42:43.433
VIRGINIA: It's not terrible.

00:42:43.673 --> 00:42:47.653
VIRGINIA: It almost sounds like a light crackling you'd hear if you were listening to a vinyl record.

00:42:47.673 --> 00:42:52.453
VIRGINIA: I just wanted to give you a heads up to acknowledge it and so that you don't think it's your headphones.

00:42:52.493 --> 00:42:55.653
VIRGINIA: It's actually in the recording and it's only her vocal track.

00:42:56.173 --> 00:43:01.533
VIRGINIA: I did some Google sleuthing and I think it may have had to do with the headphones not being plugged in quite tight enough.

00:43:01.653 --> 00:43:05.453
VIRGINIA: So it's something I'll make sure to check on with future guests so it's sure not to happen again.

00:43:06.153 --> 00:43:07.573
VIRGINIA: And now back to the show.

00:43:08.873 --> 00:43:10.233
VIRGINIA: And welcome back.

00:43:10.553 --> 00:43:16.333
VIRGINIA: You are here live in the studio and you have been on your vacation.

00:43:16.333 --> 00:43:18.733
VIRGINIA: So now let's talk about how it went.

00:43:18.773 --> 00:43:25.313
VIRGINIA: So first of all, the first question I have written down is Maren, did you make any last minute makes?

00:43:27.613 --> 00:43:41.613
MAREN: Surprisingly, I did not so anything, but we did squeeze in making custom happily ever after shirts using the brother version of a cricket.

00:43:43.193 --> 00:43:58.813
MAREN: We found a design, Jeanette and I had found a design online we really liked, I'm still new at making these shirts and using the cricket and so I ended up actually having to design something different entirely because the design we found was way too complicated.

00:43:59.353 --> 00:44:06.873
MAREN: So everyone for the happily ever after fireworks dessert party had their own happily ever after shirt.

00:44:07.133 --> 00:44:11.133
MAREN: But I did not end up sewing anything else last minute, surprise me.

00:44:11.153 --> 00:44:18.793
VIRGINIA: Happily ever after comeback tour, yes, okay, so do they have a concert theme to them?

00:44:20.393 --> 00:44:26.393
MAREN: So no, that's what we were going for with the original design that turned out to be way too complicated.

00:44:26.413 --> 00:44:27.593
MAREN: Thank you, Etsy sellers.

00:44:28.113 --> 00:44:36.353
MAREN: Lesson learned if someone is selling something on Etsy and you have the option to buy the image or the shirt, probably just buy the shirt.

00:44:36.373 --> 00:44:44.773
MAREN: If you're still new to making shirts, but they say happily ever after comeback tour, the happily ever after is like the official happily ever after logo.

00:44:44.793 --> 00:44:52.553
MAREN: They have a castle with Mickey fireworks and below it, I was going to put the dates, but then that font ended up being too small and it was just like, nope, nope, simplify.

00:44:53.413 --> 00:45:03.813
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I've done that with my Cricut before where I've had the best of intentions and then I'm like, this font is so small, no, everything's getting stuck to the, I can't read anything.

00:45:04.653 --> 00:45:06.793
VIRGINIA: If you have a Cricut, you'll know what we're talking about.

00:45:08.213 --> 00:45:08.573
VIRGINIA: Anyway.

00:45:09.493 --> 00:45:11.593
VIRGINIA: And how did the flights go?

00:45:11.613 --> 00:45:17.253
MAREN: Well, the flights there were fine and we can talk about the flights home later.

00:45:17.273 --> 00:45:21.713
JEANETTE: I think it was totally smooth for all three coming in points.

00:45:23.713 --> 00:45:25.473
VIRGINIA: And you met up at the airport, right?

00:45:26.113 --> 00:45:26.493
JEANETTE: Yes.

00:45:26.513 --> 00:45:33.713
JEANETTE: I got the deluxe service of they picked up the car, did the errands running and then picked me up.

00:45:33.733 --> 00:45:36.213
JEANETTE: So it was better than a Magical Express.

00:45:36.333 --> 00:45:38.853
VIRGINIA: I think we have this memory of what Magical Express was.

00:45:38.873 --> 00:45:40.533
VIRGINIA: And yes, it was free and it was included.

00:45:41.013 --> 00:45:42.293
JEANETTE: And they took your luggage.

00:45:42.453 --> 00:45:43.953
VIRGINIA: That was the magical part.

00:45:44.073 --> 00:45:53.753
VIRGINIA: And I have to say, I really miss the checking in your luggage at the resort on your checkout day and not even having to go do that at the airport.

00:45:54.613 --> 00:46:05.053
MAREN: I miss that part way more than them bringing your luggage to the resort because honestly, sometimes I would fly in so late that I'd still have to pick up my own luggage if I did Magical Express.

00:46:05.313 --> 00:46:11.593
MAREN: But yeah, the checking the luggage at your resort before you went back to the airport, not having to worry about it all day.

00:46:11.613 --> 00:46:12.993
MAREN: That was incredible.

00:46:13.013 --> 00:46:13.913
MAREN: I miss that very much.

00:46:14.073 --> 00:46:14.393
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:46:14.933 --> 00:46:18.873
VIRGINIA: Well, let's not dwell on the past and things that don't exist anymore.

00:46:19.673 --> 00:46:24.073
VIRGINIA: So everything with the rental car was fine the whole week, no hiccups or issues there.

00:46:24.993 --> 00:46:36.593
MAREN: You know, the only thing I would say is I keep requesting like sedans with trunks from the Avis at MCO, and I always get an SUV, like they never have sedans with trunks available.

00:46:36.833 --> 00:46:42.413
MAREN: But with the amount of luggage the five of us ended up having, that was fine.

00:46:42.653 --> 00:46:43.853
MAREN: So yeah, it was good.

00:46:43.873 --> 00:46:50.513
MAREN: It was like a Ford Edge or something, good car, no low tire warnings this time or anything.

00:46:50.533 --> 00:46:59.553
MAREN: So yeah, it made sense, picked up the car, went and got a couple cases of water and some snacks and then went back for Jeanette at very fancy Terminal C.

00:46:59.693 --> 00:47:00.313
VIRGINIA: Very nice.

00:47:00.913 --> 00:47:08.493
VIRGINIA: And then you were contemplating heading straight to Animal Kingdom or possibly dropping your things off at Art of Animation.

00:47:08.513 --> 00:47:09.573
VIRGINIA: What ended up happening?

00:47:10.093 --> 00:47:17.573
MAREN: Because of my paranoia with not having a trunk and being able to hide our suitcases, we did go to the resort to drop off the luggage.

00:47:17.573 --> 00:47:21.793
MAREN: That's one of the reasons I want a car with a trunk is so you can't see that there's luggage in the back.

00:47:22.473 --> 00:47:28.453
MAREN: So we did go drop our luggage off at Art of Animation, which was really efficient, actually.

00:47:29.313 --> 00:47:29.693
VIRGINIA: That's true.

00:47:29.713 --> 00:47:38.933
VIRGINIA: I didn't think about that with the SUV, because I know that we have an SUV and it does have a thing that you can pull out to cover things, but not if it's full of luggage.

00:47:39.593 --> 00:47:42.733
MAREN: Well, and for some reason, rental cars, they always take that thing out of it.

00:47:43.973 --> 00:47:45.873
MAREN: So your stuff is fully exposed in the back.

00:47:45.893 --> 00:47:53.673
MAREN: Yeah, because I have a Jeep, like a Grand Cherokee that has a pull thingy, and they don't have that in the rental SUVs, but that's okay.

00:47:53.993 --> 00:48:08.773
MAREN: It was really easy for us to check our luggage, and what was actually a pleasant surprise, spoiler warning, when we got back to the resort, Jeanette got back there first, they had actually delivered the luggage to the room ahead of time, which I did not realize they did that anymore.

00:48:08.793 --> 00:48:11.833
MAREN: I thought you had to be there to collect it, but they had delivered it for us.

00:48:12.393 --> 00:48:13.313
VIRGINIA: I thought so too.

00:48:14.213 --> 00:48:17.833
JEANETTE: I think they even said that we should call.

00:48:17.853 --> 00:48:25.913
JEANETTE: So I went back to the resort by myself and went into the room to call and the luggage was already there.

00:48:27.713 --> 00:48:30.673
VIRGINIA: I mean, that's a little pixie dust, I suppose.

00:48:31.773 --> 00:48:39.073
VIRGINIA: Okay, so you went straight to Animal Kingdom and the priority here was Nomad Lounge.

00:48:39.393 --> 00:48:40.373
VIRGINIA: Was that the first stop?

00:48:40.793 --> 00:48:41.253
MAREN: Absolutely.

00:48:42.133 --> 00:48:42.553
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:48:42.573 --> 00:48:43.453
VIRGINIA: Tell me what you ordered.

00:48:44.033 --> 00:48:47.973
MAREN: Well, so we were a little nervous because we actually got there after 11, right?

00:48:48.393 --> 00:48:52.193
MAREN: Usually for Nomad Lounge, you want to be lined up at like 1030, 1045.

00:48:52.473 --> 00:48:55.833
MAREN: We got there at 1110 and I was like, oh, can we get on the wait list?

00:48:55.853 --> 00:48:59.673
MAREN: And they're like, actually, we have a table inside available right now.

00:48:59.873 --> 00:49:03.333
MAREN: And so that was another little bit of pixie dust for us.

00:49:04.953 --> 00:49:13.493
MAREN: But yeah, so they had a new drink or a special Earth Day drink that was called, oh, Jeanette, what was it called?

00:49:13.493 --> 00:49:16.233
JEANETTE: Was it like flower and bee or something?

00:49:16.253 --> 00:49:17.333
MAREN: Bee and the elephant.

00:49:17.653 --> 00:49:19.093
JEANETTE: The bee and the elephant.

00:49:19.213 --> 00:49:21.093
VIRGINIA: Yeah, because it's gray looking.

00:49:21.113 --> 00:49:24.973
VIRGINIA: I saw the photo and I was reading the ingredients and it sounds right up my alley.

00:49:24.973 --> 00:49:29.013
VIRGINIA: However, just for listeners, this was, this is only for the month of April, I think.

00:49:29.753 --> 00:49:31.013
JEANETTE: It's actually dark purple.

00:49:33.513 --> 00:49:39.233
JEANETTE: The cocktail is dark purple and it has these little sugar bees floating at the top.

00:49:40.253 --> 00:49:47.253
JEANETTE: And it's like gin, lavender, honey, and it's pretty straightforward.

00:49:47.513 --> 00:49:50.193
JEANETTE: That's exactly what it tastes like, gin and lavender and honey.

00:49:52.073 --> 00:49:52.653
MAREN: It was good.

00:49:52.673 --> 00:50:03.173
VIRGINIA: I was reading something about it's sort of a nod to the fact that they try to raise bees near elephants and I cannot remember the reason.

00:50:03.193 --> 00:50:26.353
MAREN: So, there's a thing that I think it was through Disney that was discovered that bees are, no, elephants are afraid of bees and so farmers in Africa now have beehives around their gardens to keep elephants from getting in and damaging their gardens and at the same time they also now have bees as a source of honey and additional income.

00:50:27.113 --> 00:50:34.193
MAREN: And I think somehow that was something that was discovered through Disney and Animal Kingdom and yeah, so it was a nod to that.

00:50:35.053 --> 00:50:35.953
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's cool.

00:50:35.973 --> 00:50:37.373
VIRGINIA: It looked delicious.

00:50:37.893 --> 00:50:41.533
VIRGINIA: It was cute as a button and I'm sad I won't get to try it.

00:50:42.253 --> 00:50:45.093
VIRGINIA: What else did you get besides that fancy dream?

00:50:45.613 --> 00:50:47.213
JEANETTE: We got a lot of our usuals.

00:50:47.233 --> 00:50:55.693
JEANETTE: We got the Gobi, the cauliflower, we got lobster, mac and cheese, although it tasted different this trip.

00:50:55.713 --> 00:50:57.753
JEANETTE: It was like a tangier cheese.

00:50:58.073 --> 00:51:04.273
JEANETTE: It was still delicious, but it did not taste like it normally does and we know, we're experts.

00:51:04.653 --> 00:51:08.273
JEANETTE: Maren and her father got tuna, right?

00:51:08.293 --> 00:51:10.793
MAREN: The tuna poke bowl, yeah, we hadn't tried that before.

00:51:10.813 --> 00:51:11.273
MAREN: It was good.

00:51:11.293 --> 00:51:18.793
MAREN: I think the Gobi and the lobster are still the winners, but the tuna poke was good.

00:51:19.773 --> 00:51:27.133
JEANETTE: And our girlfriend, Mariah, got pumpkin soup, the special soup of the day, and we took a little taste of that and that was delicious too.

00:51:28.293 --> 00:51:30.193
MAREN: Yeah, she almost always tries the soups.

00:51:30.653 --> 00:51:33.513
MAREN: And then of course, we ended with churros.

00:51:33.633 --> 00:51:36.753
VIRGINIA: I was going to say, I have not heard churros yet and...

00:51:37.653 --> 00:51:38.753
JEANETTE: And got to that course.

00:51:38.893 --> 00:51:39.333
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:51:39.353 --> 00:51:40.133
MAREN: Saving the best.

00:51:41.613 --> 00:51:44.193
VIRGINIA: All right, so where did you head next?

00:51:44.693 --> 00:51:45.213
JEANETTE: Dinosaur.

00:51:45.713 --> 00:51:55.513
MAREN: Yeah, unfortunately, wait times were a little high for some things and it was another really expensive day for Jeannie.

00:51:55.593 --> 00:52:01.733
MAREN: So it was, you know, priority was food, but dinosaur was not a terrible wait at that time.

00:52:02.393 --> 00:52:03.953
VIRGINIA: Do you remember what Jeannie was?

00:52:04.193 --> 00:52:08.313
JEANETTE: $35 the first two days that we were there.

00:52:09.133 --> 00:52:11.953
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's just a bridge too far.

00:52:12.853 --> 00:52:13.453
MAREN: Is that true?

00:52:13.753 --> 00:52:15.273
JEANETTE: No, it was only the first day.

00:52:15.633 --> 00:52:16.693
MAREN: No, it was the first two.

00:52:17.053 --> 00:52:18.033
JEANETTE: It was the first two.

00:52:21.013 --> 00:52:25.133
MAREN: Well, no, I'm now I'm second guessing myself because we did get a lot done on Saturday.

00:52:25.153 --> 00:52:28.493
MAREN: So maybe it wasn't on maybe it was just Friday.

00:52:28.513 --> 00:52:29.073
MAREN: I think you're right.

00:52:29.093 --> 00:52:33.053
JEANETTE: I think it was just I think it was I looked at it on Thursday and it was still 35.

00:52:33.073 --> 00:52:35.493
JEANETTE: And then I looked at it on Friday and it was still 35.

00:52:35.513 --> 00:52:38.013
JEANETTE: And I was like, when is it going to go down from 35?

00:52:38.033 --> 00:52:40.813
JEANETTE: Because it had been 35 for like the whole week of Easter.

00:52:41.293 --> 00:52:46.853
JEANETTE: And now it was like kind of looked like it was gonna be two weeks of $35.

00:52:47.833 --> 00:52:51.993
JEANETTE: I'm like, I don't now I'm now I'm being I feel skeptical of you at Disney World.

00:52:52.253 --> 00:52:55.293
JEANETTE: I feel like you're just trying to get away with this for as long as you can.

00:52:55.313 --> 00:53:02.973
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I feel like if you're going to maybe Magic Kingdom on a really busy day, I would probably pay $35.

00:53:02.973 --> 00:53:07.893
VIRGINIA: But I don't think I would ever pay that much for Animal Kingdom because there's just not as much to do there.

00:53:10.273 --> 00:53:14.653
JEANETTE: And you can just enjoy the atmosphere without having to go on a lot of that.

00:53:14.853 --> 00:53:15.473
VIRGINIA: Exactly.

00:53:16.373 --> 00:53:16.613
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:53:16.633 --> 00:53:18.393
VIRGINIA: So you headed over, you did Dinosaur.

00:53:18.413 --> 00:53:20.393
VIRGINIA: Did everybody, everybody wrote that?

00:53:20.413 --> 00:53:22.813
VIRGINIA: I know some people don't really love Dinosaur.

00:53:23.633 --> 00:53:33.093
JEANETTE: We did all write it and I maybe I'm the person who likes it the least, I guess, but we were in the front row and I had a really fun time.

00:53:33.113 --> 00:53:36.873
JEANETTE: It was probably one of my better experiences of Dinosaur.

00:53:37.373 --> 00:53:39.953
JEANETTE: I mean, I'm so easy, like I'll go on any ride.

00:53:40.213 --> 00:53:40.873
JEANETTE: I don't care.

00:53:40.893 --> 00:53:41.913
JEANETTE: I'll go on any ride.

00:53:43.193 --> 00:53:50.173
JEANETTE: But it was really fun in the front row and there was a kid behind us who was afraid but then he got into it.

00:53:50.193 --> 00:53:51.333
JEANETTE: It was really cute.

00:53:52.633 --> 00:53:55.133
VIRGINIA: My favorite pre-show video is Dinosaur.

00:53:56.493 --> 00:54:11.773
MAREN: And our photo pass picture from it is delightful because I'm making a ridiculously fake screaming face and have my hand up and somehow special illusion effects looks like the guy behind us is holding my hand.

00:54:12.233 --> 00:54:20.793
JEANETTE: It looks like an older man is holding her hand and even his face looks like he's trying to calm someone down.

00:54:22.033 --> 00:54:22.753
VIRGINIA: That's funny.

00:54:23.133 --> 00:54:26.893
VIRGINIA: Well, I hope you will share that one because I'm looking forward to that.

00:54:27.013 --> 00:54:27.813
MAREN: Absolutely.

00:54:27.833 --> 00:54:29.013
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:54:29.033 --> 00:54:29.993
VIRGINIA: Where did you head next?

00:54:31.033 --> 00:54:34.893
VIRGINIA: Outside of Dino Land USA or did you say over there?

00:54:34.913 --> 00:54:38.493
JEANETTE: We decided that we just wanted to do like a walk around.

00:54:38.513 --> 00:54:50.373
JEANETTE: There was some debate on if we were going to do the River Rapids, the Collier River Rapids, but the line was just a little too long, but we wanted to stay in the park just a bit longer.

00:54:50.393 --> 00:54:54.453
JEANETTE: So we walked around and then Mariah and I are big Everest fans.

00:54:54.933 --> 00:54:57.453
JEANETTE: So we ended up jumping into the single rider line.

00:54:58.273 --> 00:54:58.673
VIRGINIA: Nice.

00:54:59.213 --> 00:55:02.533
MAREN: And unfortunately, that causes me and my father motion sickness.

00:55:02.553 --> 00:55:12.553
MAREN: So we sat at the location formerly known as Kite Tales or whatever the night show was and just looked at the water and relaxed.

00:55:13.053 --> 00:55:14.673
JEANETTE: Did you see any flotillas then?

00:55:16.073 --> 00:55:16.913
MAREN: We saw the drummers.

00:55:17.193 --> 00:55:21.133
MAREN: We saw just the drummers was the only flotilla that went by when we were chilling out there.

00:55:22.273 --> 00:55:24.373
VIRGINIA: My son is a huge fan of Everest.

00:55:24.393 --> 00:55:31.693
VIRGINIA: And I think when we were there in February, we rope dropped and we rode it, I want to say four or five times in a row.

00:55:31.893 --> 00:55:35.973
VIRGINIA: And that was my limit, apparently, a little jarring if you do it too many times.

00:55:37.073 --> 00:55:41.193
VIRGINIA: Okay, so you did your walk around and then is that when you went back to the resort?

00:55:42.153 --> 00:55:47.633
JEANETTE: Well, technically we all went back to the resort, but I went back to the room.

00:55:49.213 --> 00:55:49.473
MAREN: Yep.

00:55:49.473 --> 00:55:53.233
MAREN: And the rest of us grabbed the rental and hit up the expo.

00:55:53.273 --> 00:56:05.533
MAREN: You know, we originally said we weren't going to do the expo until my husband got in, but my dad, Mariah, and I decided to just go ahead and knock it out real quick and just make sure my husband did it the next day when he got there, which he did.

00:56:06.673 --> 00:56:14.753
MAREN: So we went ahead and hit up the expo to get our bibs and our shirts and a little shopping, but only my dad bought anything, interestingly enough.

00:56:15.833 --> 00:56:18.653
VIRGINIA: Can you describe the sort of things they have available there?

00:56:19.693 --> 00:56:27.553
MAREN: Yeah, so when you get to the expo, you know, the first thing you go do is get your bib and then you go pick up your official Disney shirt.

00:56:27.753 --> 00:56:40.773
MAREN: And when you go pick up the official shirt, there's a little expo shopping area that has outside vendors, non Disney vendors like Corksicle, because they're usually a sponsor, the fit to run store.

00:56:40.793 --> 00:56:49.613
MAREN: So you know, if you forgot your running belt or some other thing like that, that's a good place to pick it up, or to buy one if you forgot one.

00:56:50.313 --> 00:56:56.113
MAREN: So for example, my dad didn't pack enough socks, so he bought himself some new Features Socks.

00:56:56.133 --> 00:56:58.893
MAREN: Those are his favorite socks for both running and for the park.

00:56:59.433 --> 00:57:02.773
MAREN: And then he got himself a shirt that says, I am speed.

00:57:03.713 --> 00:57:05.073
MAREN: It's a very lightning McQueen.

00:57:05.093 --> 00:57:14.653
MAREN: And then there's like some other vendors who are selling curling irons and non running stuff like that.

00:57:14.673 --> 00:57:20.953
MAREN: Jeanette has perhaps visited the curling iron salesperson before.

00:57:20.973 --> 00:57:24.833
JEANETTE: I bought a very expensive curling iron during the princess races.

00:57:24.833 --> 00:57:28.033
JEANETTE: And I think I only bought because I was like stressed.

00:57:29.393 --> 00:57:31.093
VIRGINIA: You stress bought a curling iron.

00:57:31.113 --> 00:57:32.673
JEANETTE: You stress bought a very expensive one.

00:57:32.753 --> 00:57:34.153
MAREN: At a running expo.

00:57:34.293 --> 00:57:34.573
JEANETTE: Yeah.

00:57:34.593 --> 00:57:35.393
JEANETTE: At a running expo.

00:57:35.473 --> 00:57:36.253
JEANETTE: As one does.

00:57:36.273 --> 00:57:37.593
MAREN: One does.

00:57:37.613 --> 00:57:39.273
VIRGINIA: And have you used it since then?

00:57:39.933 --> 00:57:40.833
JEANETTE: I have tried.

00:57:40.853 --> 00:57:43.373
JEANETTE: I cannot get it to work well in my hair.

00:57:44.393 --> 00:57:46.933
MAREN: But when the salesperson did it, very impressive.

00:57:47.273 --> 00:57:47.973
MAREN: It was perfect.

00:57:47.993 --> 00:57:48.693
MAREN: It was perfect.

00:57:49.773 --> 00:58:01.393
MAREN: And so then besides that, that part of the expo with the kind of third party vendors, there's another part that's just the run Disney merchandise and that's the one if people ever see like there's a virtual queue for expo merchandise.

00:58:01.413 --> 00:58:02.273
MAREN: That's what that's for.

00:58:02.293 --> 00:58:03.813
MAREN: That's only usually on the first day.

00:58:03.833 --> 00:58:10.753
MAREN: So we were able to walk right in and look at the run Disney merchandise and kept myself from buying anything amazingly.

00:58:10.853 --> 00:58:12.753
MAREN: So good expo time.

00:58:13.793 --> 00:58:16.513
VIRGINIA: So after the expo, what did you do?

00:58:16.673 --> 00:58:17.853
VIRGINIA: You were all up early.

00:58:18.053 --> 00:58:22.613
VIRGINIA: Were you ready to collapse or did you head over to Epcot for dinner or?

00:58:22.633 --> 00:58:25.093
MAREN: We headed to Epcot.

00:58:25.113 --> 00:58:26.373
MAREN: I mean, we were ready to collapse.

00:58:26.393 --> 00:58:29.313
MAREN: I think we sat down for just a second before heading to Epcot.

00:58:30.913 --> 00:58:32.833
MAREN: But no, had to go get our snack on.

00:58:33.673 --> 00:58:37.193
JEANETTE: I, because I didn't go to the expo had time to relax.

00:58:37.593 --> 00:58:53.113
JEANETTE: And I got back to Art of Animation and geeked out over how cute the Cars area is, how cute our Cars room is, and walked around and took pictures, took selfies with the different Cars characters.

00:58:53.213 --> 00:59:00.933
JEANETTE: I am not a huge Cars fan, but the theming of this area at the resort is just, it's perfection.

00:59:01.013 --> 00:59:01.893
JEANETTE: It's so cute.

00:59:03.253 --> 00:59:09.093
JEANETTE: And then I took a dip in the Cozy Cone Pool and I was lucky enough to get my own little Cozy Cone.

00:59:09.113 --> 00:59:12.373
JEANETTE: Like they have little, what would they call them, like, is it a bungalow?

00:59:12.393 --> 00:59:12.673
MAREN: Cabana?

00:59:12.693 --> 00:59:13.293
VIRGINIA: Like a cabana.

00:59:13.313 --> 00:59:14.133
JEANETTE: Cabana, yeah.

00:59:14.313 --> 00:59:21.393
JEANETTE: They have like little cabanas, except rather than looking like cabanas, they look like giant traffic cones.

00:59:21.493 --> 00:59:23.413
MAREN: It's a cone banner.

00:59:23.753 --> 00:59:25.633
JEANETTE: It's a cone banner.

00:59:25.653 --> 00:59:43.373
JEANETTE: Yeah, so I looked out and I got a cone banner, and I, you know, cooled off in the pool and relaxed and read, and so by the time they got back, I was completely ready to go again and probably was like, come on guys, let's go, come on guys, let's go, just a little bit, just a little bit.

00:59:43.693 --> 00:59:45.413
VIRGINIA: So how was Flower and Garden?

00:59:45.433 --> 00:59:50.473
JEANETTE: I have to say, in the past, I have loved Flower and Garden.

00:59:50.573 --> 00:59:57.973
JEANETTE: It's kind of been my like, ideal because as a, you know, primarily vegetarian, I also eat fish.

00:59:58.953 --> 01:00:06.553
JEANETTE: I feel like previous Flower and Garden festivals have been so nicely vegetable and fruit forward.

01:00:07.253 --> 01:00:10.233
JEANETTE: I did not really find that to be the case this time.

01:00:10.253 --> 01:00:17.853
JEANETTE: There was definitely like fruits and vegetables incorporated in dishes, but it was quite meat heavy and quite fried food heavy.

01:00:19.933 --> 01:00:34.113
JEANETTE: So there were definitely some hits that we found in the festival, but overall it was, you know, we have been to all three festivals this year, four festivals this year, all four.

01:00:36.473 --> 01:00:40.813
JEANETTE: And it was probably my least favorite of the year because of that.

01:00:41.413 --> 01:00:42.453
VIRGINIA: That's disappointing.

01:00:42.833 --> 01:00:43.233
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:00:43.253 --> 01:00:47.573
JEANETTE: I mean, we can still tell you what dishes we enjoyed for sure.

01:00:47.933 --> 01:00:48.733
VIRGINIA: What was good?

01:00:48.813 --> 01:00:53.273
VIRGINIA: What do you recommend for anybody who is going to Flower Garden, which includes me?

01:00:53.873 --> 01:00:54.593
JEANETTE: You want to start, Maren?

01:00:54.613 --> 01:01:07.793
MAREN: Well, I don't want to steal too much of your thunder, but I think the violet lemonade that everyone always has pictures of, the purple frozen one with a little flower on top, it's probably still one of the best drinks.

01:01:08.093 --> 01:01:12.773
MAREN: You know, I love that the festivals have small beverages with alcohol.

01:01:12.793 --> 01:01:17.353
MAREN: So you know, you hope that you're not seeing as many drunk bros around Epcot.

01:01:17.813 --> 01:01:19.313
MAREN: I mean, don't worry, they were still there.

01:01:19.493 --> 01:01:21.193
MAREN: But I do like the smaller drink.

01:01:21.213 --> 01:01:24.293
MAREN: So you can have something with a little alcohol and still enjoy yourself.

01:01:24.413 --> 01:01:26.533
MAREN: And that one is a non alcoholic drink.

01:01:26.873 --> 01:01:28.673
MAREN: That is just absolutely delightful.

01:01:28.693 --> 01:01:30.473
JEANETTE: I got that one twice.

01:01:31.113 --> 01:01:31.713
MAREN: You did.

01:01:31.733 --> 01:01:32.053
MAREN: Yes.

01:01:32.133 --> 01:01:37.953
MAREN: So I think that's always my probably number one and I'm glad it's always back at the festival.

01:01:38.353 --> 01:01:41.573
JEANETTE: I was really excited about the citrus blossom booth.

01:01:42.093 --> 01:01:45.333
JEANETTE: I wanted to try everything at the citrus blossom booth.

01:01:45.353 --> 01:01:59.993
JEANETTE: There was citrus tempura shrimp, brie with like a citrus glaze and a key lime pie, which just happens to be one of my favorite desserts.

01:02:01.113 --> 01:02:03.293
JEANETTE: And everything was good.

01:02:04.973 --> 01:02:06.613
JEANETTE: Everything was quite sweet though.

01:02:06.813 --> 01:02:10.993
JEANETTE: So it sort of felt like even the savory dishes were like a little deserty.

01:02:11.393 --> 01:02:14.413
MAREN: Honestly, the brie was probably sweeter than the key lime pie.

01:02:14.433 --> 01:02:15.833
JEANETTE: 100%.

01:02:16.273 --> 01:02:16.753
VIRGINIA: Really?

01:02:17.213 --> 01:02:18.233
MAREN: I loved it though.

01:02:18.653 --> 01:02:21.033
MAREN: But it's like a brie dessert.

01:02:21.073 --> 01:02:27.493
MAREN: Like if someone goes in looking for savory brie, that's not what you're getting, but it is a delicious cheese dessert.

01:02:28.133 --> 01:02:30.093
JEANETTE: 100%.

01:02:30.333 --> 01:02:31.953
VIRGINIA: Well, all of that sounds delicious.

01:02:31.973 --> 01:02:40.953
MAREN: I was going to say my other big winner was at Morocco, the saffron cake, saffron orange blossom.

01:02:42.213 --> 01:02:42.433
JEANETTE: Yep.

01:02:42.773 --> 01:02:46.213
MAREN: It is not overly sweet, it is light, it is delicious.

01:02:47.253 --> 01:02:54.613
MAREN: We didn't get that one that day, but just thinking about the festival in general, I would say that was probably one of my top finds for this trip.

01:02:54.993 --> 01:03:02.393
JEANETTE: And probably the prettiest dish at the festival, but also very delicious because she shared some with me.

01:03:04.213 --> 01:03:07.033
VIRGINIA: Was there any good flower and garden merch?

01:03:07.813 --> 01:03:13.573
MAREN: Everything was really orange bird themed, which if you love the orange bird, then yes, it was great.

01:03:14.233 --> 01:03:27.333
MAREN: The pass holder stuff was also pretty cute, but I did not end up buying anything because the pass holder stuff had what, snow white, figment, and the, was it the orange bird on it, had all three?

01:03:29.373 --> 01:03:38.573
MAREN: But yeah, I mean, you know, there's a spirit jersey with the orange bird, a couple of other t-shirts, a corksicle bottle, all that jazz.

01:03:39.393 --> 01:03:46.453
JEANETTE: I mean, because the other thing about it, there being so much orange bird merch was that it was very orange.

01:03:46.753 --> 01:03:51.433
JEANETTE: And I really like orange bird, but I don't love wearing a lot of orange.

01:03:51.473 --> 01:03:57.373
JEANETTE: So it was like, okay, that's really cute because it's orange bird, but it's also like orange all over your body.

01:03:57.393 --> 01:04:02.173
JEANETTE: Like I actually saw some people wearing it who probably look better in orange than I do.

01:04:02.193 --> 01:04:05.233
JEANETTE: And I was like, yep, it's still a lot of orange.

01:04:05.253 --> 01:04:06.473
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I feel the same way.

01:04:06.493 --> 01:04:07.533
VIRGINIA: I love orange bird.

01:04:07.553 --> 01:04:09.593
VIRGINIA: I think orange bird is really cute.

01:04:09.693 --> 01:04:11.253
VIRGINIA: I'm drawn to the merchandise.

01:04:11.673 --> 01:04:13.413
VIRGINIA: I just can't with the clothing.

01:04:13.433 --> 01:04:18.453
VIRGINIA: I mean, maybe I could do something that was more white with an orange bird accent to it.

01:04:18.493 --> 01:04:25.973
VIRGINIA: But I remember there was a spirit jersey that was orange bird themed that actually showed up at the character warehouse outlet.

01:04:26.453 --> 01:04:30.593
VIRGINIA: And I almost considered it because it was a good price, but I was like, you're not going to wear this.

01:04:30.833 --> 01:04:31.833
VIRGINIA: It's too orange.

01:04:32.293 --> 01:04:34.553
JEANETTE: That's when you have to put the rule down.

01:04:34.713 --> 01:04:36.913
JEANETTE: Would I buy it if it wasn't on sale?

01:04:37.113 --> 01:04:40.553
JEANETTE: And if I wouldn't buy it, if it wasn't on sale, don't buy it.

01:04:40.573 --> 01:04:42.513
VIRGINIA: That is a good rule to have.

01:04:42.533 --> 01:04:43.213
VIRGINIA: I like that.

01:04:45.333 --> 01:04:49.353
VIRGINIA: So that was most of Friday, right?

01:04:49.373 --> 01:04:52.453
VIRGINIA: Unless you did something else after eating at Epcot.

01:04:53.513 --> 01:04:59.293
MAREN: We did actually squeeze in both Living With The Land and Soarin That Day because the weights were not bad.

01:04:59.733 --> 01:05:01.093
JEANETTE: We had our own boat.

01:05:01.833 --> 01:05:03.713
MAREN: Yeah, we had our own boat.

01:05:03.733 --> 01:05:07.353
JEANETTE: Living With The Land, just the five of us, four of us.

01:05:07.373 --> 01:05:07.793
MAREN: Four.

01:05:07.913 --> 01:05:08.533
MAREN: Four, yeah.

01:05:08.553 --> 01:05:18.433
MAREN: We hadn't picked my husband up yet, but yeah, it was, you know, surprisingly short weights at Epcot given the $35 for Jeannie that day.

01:05:18.433 --> 01:05:24.893
MAREN: So but yeah, then the only other thing we did that evening was I did have to go pick my husband up from the airport.

01:05:24.933 --> 01:05:27.193
MAREN: I did go get him because I am so nice.

01:05:29.153 --> 01:05:29.933
VIRGINIA: Wife of the year.

01:05:31.333 --> 01:05:35.713
MAREN: Didn't make him uber, but you know, no traffic in the evening.

01:05:35.733 --> 01:05:39.033
MAREN: So that was easy and came home and went to sleep.

01:05:39.913 --> 01:05:43.553
JEANETTE: We're all ready to crash by then.

01:05:43.573 --> 01:05:47.653
VIRGINIA: And you were planning on rope dropping the next day, is that right?

01:05:47.673 --> 01:05:49.873
VIRGINIA: At Magic Kingdom?

01:05:50.513 --> 01:05:51.753
JEANETTE: We kind of did.

01:05:51.933 --> 01:06:01.713
JEANETTE: So I woke up to do the Virtual Queue for Tron, which I have a pretty handy trick for.

01:06:02.513 --> 01:06:04.933
JEANETTE: And I was able to get us board in group 10.

01:06:04.953 --> 01:06:09.673
VIRGINIA: Okay, so let's pause a moment, share your secrets.

01:06:11.113 --> 01:06:11.993
JEANETTE: Do I dare?

01:06:14.053 --> 01:06:21.893
JEANETTE: So if you've done a Virtual Queue where you're like, okay, let me do this at 7am.

01:06:21.913 --> 01:06:29.493
JEANETTE: And then you go right at 7am and your heart is broken because somehow, weirdly, they're already full.

01:06:30.193 --> 01:06:37.993
JEANETTE: That is because technically Disney opens it up three or four seconds before 7am.

01:06:38.873 --> 01:06:48.933
JEANETTE: So I've got my phone with my My Disney Experience app opened up, my group selected, all that stuff that you can do prior to 7am.

01:06:49.513 --> 01:06:56.593
JEANETTE: Then I have my handy Garmin watch, which tells me what second it is, not just what minute it is.

01:06:56.993 --> 01:07:01.813
JEANETTE: And I'm looking at that second countdown for the lef, for, you know, at 659.

01:07:02.373 --> 01:07:10.153
JEANETTE: And when it gets to be like 659, 56, I click refresh, or I pull down the screen.

01:07:10.173 --> 01:07:19.213
JEANETTE: And yeah, for that particular day, I got boarding group 10, which meant our boarding started at 945am.

01:07:20.073 --> 01:07:33.893
JEANETTE: Okay, so we didn't exactly rope drop, but we did get there pretty close to opening, which meant we got to do something that I have never done before, which is ride a Main Street vehicle.

01:07:35.173 --> 01:07:36.633
VIRGINIA: Oh, that's exciting.

01:07:36.893 --> 01:07:40.093
VIRGINIA: So why don't you tell us where you go to do that?

01:07:40.513 --> 01:07:42.073
VIRGINIA: Do you have to flag somebody down?

01:07:42.093 --> 01:07:43.533
VIRGINIA: Is it like waiting at a bus stop?

01:07:44.213 --> 01:07:45.213
VIRGINIA: How do you get to do that?

01:07:45.993 --> 01:08:00.233
JEANETTE: Well, we walked into Magic Kingdom and saw a red vehicle right there, MC, driver standing by, and we just like shuffled over and was like, can we, can we, is it going to be us?

01:08:00.713 --> 01:08:02.033
JEANETTE: And they were like, yes, of course.

01:08:02.513 --> 01:08:13.853
JEANETTE: I think we may have maybe, I mean, this is kind of guessing, but we may have maybe been their last loop around because it was starting to get a little more crowded with traffic.

01:08:15.293 --> 01:08:29.753
JEANETTE: They had to do a lot of toot toots to get through to get through the crowd, which we then echoed in the back, toot toot toot toot, but it was really fun and really simple.

01:08:29.833 --> 01:08:37.313
JEANETTE: So I think they're just parked kind of around the hub when you first come in and you just approach one and ask if you can ride.

01:08:37.773 --> 01:08:42.393
VIRGINIA: And it dropped you up at the end of Main Street or you rode the whole way back or how did that work?

01:08:42.733 --> 01:08:43.533
JEANETTE: The Castle Hub.

01:08:43.793 --> 01:08:44.993
JEANETTE: It dropped you off at the Castle Hub.

01:08:45.693 --> 01:08:46.813
MAREN: Yeah, it's a one way trip.

01:08:47.453 --> 01:08:50.093
MAREN: And they tell you that when you get on board, like, hey, this is a one way trip.

01:08:50.113 --> 01:08:51.053
MAREN: This is where you're going to get off.

01:08:51.073 --> 01:08:53.573
MAREN: It's like, okay, that's perfect because we're heading to Tron.

01:08:54.713 --> 01:08:57.553
JEANETTE: Right in front of the bridge to Tomorrowland, basically.

01:08:58.653 --> 01:08:58.993
VIRGINIA: Nice.

01:08:59.193 --> 01:09:00.833
VIRGINIA: I need to try that at some point.

01:09:01.493 --> 01:09:01.953
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:09:01.973 --> 01:09:03.413
VIRGINIA: So you headed over to Tron.

01:09:03.433 --> 01:09:04.913
VIRGINIA: You've all ridden it before.

01:09:04.993 --> 01:09:08.153
VIRGINIA: So but I believe there were people in your group who had not ridden it.

01:09:08.193 --> 01:09:08.813
VIRGINIA: Is that correct?

01:09:09.213 --> 01:09:11.293
MAREN: My husband and my dad had not.

01:09:12.753 --> 01:09:15.493
MAREN: My dad did not end up riding it that day.

01:09:15.613 --> 01:09:22.313
MAREN: He was a little worried about getting motion sickness and then having the 10-mile or the next day.

01:09:22.633 --> 01:09:24.553
MAREN: So he saved it for later in the trip.

01:09:24.573 --> 01:09:30.393
MAREN: But he did walk through the queue with us all the way up to when we were about to board.

01:09:30.413 --> 01:09:33.413
MAREN: And that's when he did the chicken exit.

01:09:35.173 --> 01:09:35.513
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:09:35.533 --> 01:09:50.953
VIRGINIA: So for anybody who's listening who has not been to Disney, if you ever are in a queue and at the last minute decide you don't want to ride for whatever reason, you're able to do what they refer to as the chicken exit and it is fondly called that and they have a way to get you out of the queue.

01:09:51.313 --> 01:10:16.933
VIRGINIA: And I will say that if you have a kid who needs to use the chicken exit, if they're old enough to sort of stand by themselves for a few minutes while you do the ride, they will let you do that because we had a number of years where Alex would go through the chicken exit at Rock and Roller Coaster and wait for us on the other side and what was it a minute and a half later or whatever, there we showed up and it was always totally fine.

01:10:16.933 --> 01:10:18.873
VIRGINIA: And now it's one of his favorite rides.

01:10:20.513 --> 01:10:33.073
MAREN: And honestly, if you've got someone with you who like knows they're not going to be able to do the ride, like my dad knew that that was not a good idea that day, but he wanted to hang out and he wanted to see the virtual queue, like it is totally acceptable.

01:10:33.093 --> 01:10:38.373
MAREN: Disney is not going to look down on you or anything like we were just like, yeah, he's not riding.

01:10:38.473 --> 01:10:39.413
MAREN: He gets motion sickness.

01:10:39.433 --> 01:10:41.553
MAREN: He just wanted to see the queue and they're like, oh, right this way.

01:10:41.573 --> 01:10:46.073
JEANETTE: I mean, they spent so much time and effort on making those queues interesting.

01:10:46.413 --> 01:10:51.193
JEANETTE: Of course, it makes sense that people would want to see it even if they don't ride the ride.

01:10:51.753 --> 01:11:01.733
MAREN: After Tron, we we discovered some excellent coffee in the Magic Kingdom with a non ridiculous Joffrey's line.

01:11:02.453 --> 01:11:02.833
VIRGINIA: Really?

01:11:02.953 --> 01:11:16.253
MAREN: At the little Tron snack place, they have two different sets of dumplings, neither of which are vegetarian, which is, you know, even for the non vegetarian, I would like to see some more vegetables at Disney.

01:11:18.233 --> 01:11:23.873
MAREN: But they have a mocha coffee, which is essentially like a chocolate milk and cold brew, but it's really good.

01:11:23.893 --> 01:11:25.053
JEANETTE: Yeah, it was good.

01:11:26.813 --> 01:11:34.173
JEANETTE: And a nice alternative to the Tomorrowland Joffreys that tends to get a very long line, even though that is an Austin Joffreys.

01:11:34.853 --> 01:11:39.773
VIRGINIA: Yes, it does get a very long line, but depending on the day, sometimes it's worth it.

01:11:42.273 --> 01:11:43.713
VIRGINIA: Okay, so where do you head next?

01:11:44.153 --> 01:11:45.513
JEANETTE: People mover, right?

01:11:45.713 --> 01:11:46.433
MAREN: Oh, of course.

01:11:46.453 --> 01:11:46.853
MAREN: Yes.

01:11:47.393 --> 01:11:47.833
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:11:48.573 --> 01:11:48.953
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:11:49.033 --> 01:11:50.633
MAREN: Can't not do the people mover.

01:11:50.653 --> 01:11:53.593
MAREN: That was a weird sentence, but yes, always have to do the people mover.

01:11:53.613 --> 01:11:54.093
MAREN: There we go.

01:11:54.213 --> 01:11:57.633
JEANETTE: Well, I guess we got a little breakfast before that.

01:11:58.713 --> 01:12:06.333
JEANETTE: I got the new, I think they call it a cinnamon roll, but it was like monkey bread.

01:12:06.353 --> 01:12:08.413
MAREN: It was like a monkey bread, yeah.

01:12:08.433 --> 01:12:08.793
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:12:08.993 --> 01:12:09.953
JEANETTE: Where did you get that?

01:12:12.333 --> 01:12:13.033
JEANETTE: Lunch pad?

01:12:13.673 --> 01:12:14.533
MAREN: The lunching pad?

01:12:15.113 --> 01:12:20.553
MAREN: Yeah, like under the people mover, that little food vendor that usually is like hot dogs.

01:12:21.133 --> 01:12:23.193
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I didn't know they were open for breakfast.

01:12:23.793 --> 01:12:25.893
MAREN: I think it might be new that they're open for breakfast.

01:12:25.933 --> 01:12:36.773
MAREN: And then, yeah, we got some breakfast tots, which were like tots with a chili con queso with an egg, like almost like an omelet.

01:12:36.933 --> 01:12:43.393
MAREN: Yeah, it was like a cheese omelet on top of them and then some sour cream, which were pretty darn tasty.

01:12:43.573 --> 01:12:44.593
VIRGINIA: That does sound good.

01:12:44.613 --> 01:12:47.193
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I had no idea they were open for breakfast.

01:12:47.213 --> 01:12:51.713
VIRGINIA: If I had been over there, I would have probably walked a pretty long way to try to find something to eat for breakfast.

01:12:52.853 --> 01:12:54.153
JEANETTE: Yeah, I do think it's new.

01:12:55.393 --> 01:13:03.413
JEANETTE: In fact, I think when they first announced that bread, that I might have sent it to Maren being like, oh, this looks yummy.

01:13:06.633 --> 01:13:09.753
VIRGINIA: All right, so People Mover, love the People Mover.

01:13:09.973 --> 01:13:13.013
VIRGINIA: It's one of my absolute favorite rides.

01:13:14.133 --> 01:13:15.773
VIRGINIA: What did you do after the People Mover?

01:13:15.793 --> 01:13:17.153
VIRGINIA: How can you top the People Mover?

01:13:17.773 --> 01:13:33.673
MAREN: We went pretty classic for our first round at Magic because our next stop was that Jeanette had gotten an excellent lightning lane time for the Jungle Cruise, which is of course my favorite attraction.

01:13:33.693 --> 01:13:37.973
MAREN: People Mover is pretty close behind it, but Jungle Cruise is my favorite for sure.

01:13:38.753 --> 01:13:40.553
JEANETTE: Well, I should give credit to Mariah.

01:13:40.733 --> 01:13:42.093
JEANETTE: She booked the Jungle Cruise.

01:13:42.313 --> 01:13:43.193
JEANETTE: I booked the Tron.

01:13:43.913 --> 01:13:50.013
VIRGINIA: It's good that you booked it though, because the Jungle Cruise can sell out with lightning lanes.

01:13:50.173 --> 01:13:55.553
VIRGINIA: And I'm not really sure which other rides in the Magic Kingdom sell out like that.

01:13:55.573 --> 01:13:57.993
VIRGINIA: It's kind of funny to me that that's the one that goes.

01:13:58.553 --> 01:13:59.793
MAREN: And it didn't used to be.

01:13:59.813 --> 01:14:08.353
JEANETTE: Yeah, it's not one that like usually blog posts or anything will recommend to be one of your first choice for Magic Kingdom.

01:14:08.393 --> 01:14:15.913
JEANETTE: But if you don't care about Mind Train, if you don't need to ride Peter Pan, then I think Jungle Cruise is actually the way to go.

01:14:18.553 --> 01:14:19.613
VIRGINIA: I love Jungle Cruise.

01:14:20.133 --> 01:14:29.273
VIRGINIA: I can see why you like it, Maren, because you I've noticed in the little time that we've known each other now that I could imagine you being a Jungle Cruise skipper.

01:14:30.393 --> 01:14:31.833
MAREN: It is my lifestream.

01:14:33.633 --> 01:14:38.073
MAREN: I would like to retire at 50 and then go audition to be a Jungle Cruise skipper.

01:14:38.653 --> 01:14:41.693
MAREN: Be told that I'm not good enough to be a Jungle Cruise skipper.

01:14:41.933 --> 01:14:46.113
MAREN: Keep trying really, really hard and work my way up to become a Jungle Cruise skipper.

01:14:47.953 --> 01:14:51.813
VIRGINIA: Jeanette, if you were to retire and have a Disney job, what would it be?

01:14:54.033 --> 01:14:56.873
JEANETTE: Am I allowed to still be a Disney princess?

01:14:56.973 --> 01:14:59.053
JEANETTE: Like go and be a faith character?

01:15:00.373 --> 01:15:02.933
JEANETTE: You know, I just have to keep taking really good care of my skin.

01:15:06.393 --> 01:15:14.993
VIRGINIA: If I were going to guess for you, I might have said something like, oh, costume maintenance, where you're going to work on all the costumes.

01:15:16.913 --> 01:15:17.393
JEANETTE: Perhaps.

01:15:17.433 --> 01:15:19.013
JEANETTE: Can I wear them sometimes too, though?

01:15:19.313 --> 01:15:21.493
VIRGINIA: I mean, who's going to stop you?

01:15:21.513 --> 01:15:24.033
VIRGINIA: You have to try them on and make sure that they close properly.

01:15:25.873 --> 01:15:29.893
VIRGINIA: All right, what was after Jungle Cruise?

01:15:30.173 --> 01:15:33.793
VIRGINIA: You were over in the area of the Aloha Isle.

01:15:34.213 --> 01:15:42.373
JEANETTE: First, we were too full from our breakfast, so we weren't able to do our Dole Whip stop.

01:15:42.713 --> 01:15:43.773
JEANETTE: And we missed it.

01:15:43.793 --> 01:15:45.053
JEANETTE: We skipped it all the whole trip.

01:15:45.073 --> 01:15:46.733
JEANETTE: We didn't get any Dole Whip, sadly.

01:15:48.153 --> 01:15:50.853
VIRGINIA: Well, I hope you made up for it in other treats and snacks.

01:15:51.253 --> 01:15:52.473
JEANETTE: We definitely did.

01:15:53.993 --> 01:15:56.233
JEANETTE: But we did Pirates, because it was a short line.

01:15:56.313 --> 01:16:08.213
JEANETTE: So even though we had the Genie Plus and we had plans continuing with the Genie Plus, we just walked right on to Pirates.

01:16:09.113 --> 01:16:21.953
VIRGINIA: For Genie Plus, were you trying to do a method where you just did whatever was next available, or were you trying to stack, or did you have a priority in terms of the importance of a ride to you?

01:16:22.713 --> 01:16:31.053
JEANETTE: I think usually we do the latter, like it's kind of about like, sure what is available soon, but what is available soon that we really love.

01:16:32.913 --> 01:16:33.233
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:16:34.753 --> 01:16:40.153
MAREN: After Jungle Cruise, I mean, just as long as we do something fun, we're good.

01:16:40.173 --> 01:16:43.813
JEANETTE: I think Mansion was our next Genie Plus trip pick.

01:16:44.833 --> 01:16:46.173
MAREN: Yeah, it had a long line.

01:16:46.193 --> 01:16:48.013
MAREN: It's a couple points during the trip.

01:16:48.033 --> 01:16:51.053
MAREN: So yeah, I think that was the next one we used the Genie Plus for.

01:16:51.653 --> 01:16:53.993
VIRGINIA: What time are we at in the day now?

01:16:54.093 --> 01:16:55.893
VIRGINIA: Are we approaching lunchtime?

01:16:55.913 --> 01:16:57.893
VIRGINIA: Because you've done a lot so far.

01:16:58.673 --> 01:17:02.953
JEANETTE: Yeah, I think we did Mansion just before lunch.

01:17:04.873 --> 01:17:11.773
MAREN: And then that's when we sent my husband away to go do his packet pickup.

01:17:12.233 --> 01:17:15.213
MAREN: And the rest of us stayed and kept magicing it.

01:17:16.393 --> 01:17:17.173
VIRGINIA: What did you magic?

01:17:17.193 --> 01:17:19.873
JEANETTE: Well, then it was in fact lunchtime.

01:17:20.313 --> 01:17:26.613
JEANETTE: And they went to Pegasusville to eat something substantial and healthier.

01:17:28.333 --> 01:17:30.073
JEANETTE: And I ran off to...

01:17:31.293 --> 01:17:34.673
JEANETTE: Now I can't think of the name of the stop in the spot in Brooklyn.

01:17:34.693 --> 01:17:35.373
MAREN: Friar's Nook.

01:17:35.753 --> 01:17:38.553
JEANETTE: Friar's Nook to get tater tots with cheese sauce on them.

01:17:39.033 --> 01:17:39.953
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

01:17:40.093 --> 01:17:40.533
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:17:40.553 --> 01:17:42.993
VIRGINIA: Well, you didn't have your tater tots earlier in the day.

01:17:43.353 --> 01:17:43.933
JEANETTE: I didn't.

01:17:43.993 --> 01:17:49.453
JEANETTE: And I didn't have to run a race the next morning so I could eat all the junk food and not worry about my stomach being mad at me.

01:17:50.253 --> 01:17:50.873
VIRGINIA: That's true.

01:17:51.133 --> 01:17:51.693
VIRGINIA: Very true.

01:17:52.113 --> 01:17:57.073
MAREN: Pekospils, as usual, very reliable for something in terms of carbs and protein.

01:17:57.333 --> 01:18:05.973
MAREN: Mariah had not participated in the monkey bread and breakfast tots, so she had a full serving of Pekospils and Dad and I shared something.

01:18:06.873 --> 01:18:11.433
JEANETTE: And that happened to be right at the time of the Thistle of Fantasy Parade.

01:18:12.113 --> 01:18:14.313
VIRGINIA: So did you catch any of that while you were eating?

01:18:15.153 --> 01:18:23.053
MAREN: We actually managed to get seating outside of Pekospils in the little like covered patio area that faces the parade route.

01:18:23.173 --> 01:18:24.493
VIRGINIA: So that was nice.

01:18:24.553 --> 01:18:27.133
MAREN: Yeah, that was crazy that that table was available.

01:18:28.253 --> 01:18:31.073
MAREN: But yeah, we got to sit there and watch some of the parade from there.

01:18:31.093 --> 01:18:33.993
MAREN: And then Jeanette came and met us post tots.

01:18:34.313 --> 01:18:47.653
JEANETTE: I basically walked along the parade route, but in that like secondary walkway that kind of goes between Liberty Square and Frontierland along the water.

01:18:47.673 --> 01:18:48.113
JEANETTE: Exactly.

01:18:48.133 --> 01:18:53.673
JEANETTE: So I was like parallel to the parade the whole time, but I could see everything as I was walking through with my tots.

01:18:53.933 --> 01:18:57.673
VIRGINIA: Are you both parade people or you can take it or leave it?

01:18:58.333 --> 01:18:59.793
VIRGINIA: Some people are really into parades.

01:19:01.133 --> 01:19:05.353
JEANETTE: I wouldn't say I'm really into parades, but I like a well done parade.

01:19:05.373 --> 01:19:08.353
JEANETTE: And I do think the Festival of Fantasy is a really beautiful parade.

01:19:09.833 --> 01:19:12.933
MAREN: I feel like I've seen Festival of Fantasy so many times now.

01:19:14.293 --> 01:19:18.333
MAREN: It's great to catch it from where we are, but I'm not going to plan my day around it.

01:19:18.633 --> 01:19:26.233
MAREN: Now if this was Boo to You, I'm going to be getting lined up and watching both runs of Boo to You in one night.

01:19:26.653 --> 01:19:27.933
MAREN: That is my parade.

01:19:28.853 --> 01:19:30.253
MAREN: But the other ones, they're great.

01:19:30.853 --> 01:19:33.453
MAREN: I think Festival of Fantasy is beautiful, but I've seen it a bunch.

01:19:34.133 --> 01:19:40.473
JEANETTE: This was only my third time seeing it, I think, so it's still fantastic to me.

01:19:42.393 --> 01:19:46.653
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I feel like I just sort of catch it when it happens to be going down the street.

01:19:46.673 --> 01:19:50.373
VIRGINIA: I don't think I've ever gone on my way to sit and wait for a parade.

01:19:50.393 --> 01:19:57.793
VIRGINIA: I think I've seen all the parts of a parade, but at different times because it just depends on whatever happens to be going past at that moment.

01:19:59.493 --> 01:20:06.033
VIRGINIA: Okay, so after lunch, how long did it take your husband to finish what he needed to do at the expo?

01:20:08.493 --> 01:20:18.033
MAREN: He was there for a little over an hour, but he actually ended up going back just to the hotel and waiting for us there because we were going to do an early dinner that night.

01:20:19.053 --> 01:20:22.433
MAREN: So we stayed at Magic a little longer without him.

01:20:23.073 --> 01:20:26.293
MAREN: Actually, you know what the longest part for him, he didn't end up taking the rental car.

01:20:26.333 --> 01:20:30.653
MAREN: He ended up bussing to the expo and waiting on the buses.

01:20:31.513 --> 01:20:44.873
MAREN: The run Disney buses don't run at quite the same pace as a normal Disney bus, and sometimes you stop at multiple resorts, so for him, the longest part of getting his bib was to and from the expo, having to do the run Disney buses.

01:20:45.653 --> 01:20:52.073
MAREN: But yeah, so he went back to the hotel and relaxed while we did a little bit more Magic Kingdom time.

01:20:52.473 --> 01:20:58.393
VIRGINIA: Do they have the run Disney buses to get you to the expo from the park or he had to go to a resort to catch one?

01:20:59.213 --> 01:21:00.713
MAREN: He walked over to the contemporary.

01:21:00.733 --> 01:21:02.813
MAREN: Yeah, you have to catch it from a resort.

01:21:04.313 --> 01:21:04.753
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:21:04.773 --> 01:21:08.713
VIRGINIA: So dinner, I have a note that you were eating at Sanaa.

01:21:09.213 --> 01:21:14.433
JEANETTE: We have one other special part of the Magic Kingdom Day.

01:21:15.373 --> 01:21:25.453
JEANETTE: We rode the railroad, which I hadn't done a full loop on the railroad yet since it came back, but then we went to Enchanted Tales with Belle, which I had never done before.

01:21:26.053 --> 01:21:34.873
JEANETTE: Not only did we go to it, but Maren had a role in it, I had a role in it, and our friend Mariah had a role in it.

01:21:35.093 --> 01:21:40.833
JEANETTE: So pretty much we were three for four having roles in the Enchanted Tale.

01:21:41.093 --> 01:21:45.173
VIRGINIA: Usually they do not pick that many people who are standing clearly together.

01:21:46.193 --> 01:21:47.273
JEANETTE: We must have tricked them.

01:21:48.053 --> 01:21:52.513
MAREN: Yeah, we just looked like the kind of performers they needed that day, I think.

01:21:52.793 --> 01:21:54.053
VIRGINIA: So what roles did you have?

01:21:54.893 --> 01:21:57.833
JEANETTE: I was Maurice shivering in the cell.

01:22:00.213 --> 01:22:05.573
MAREN: I was the wardrobe, and I cannot remember her name right now, but I did the, oh!

01:22:06.173 --> 01:22:09.153
JEANETTE: Mariah was a guard.

01:22:10.033 --> 01:22:10.593
VIRGINIA: Did you have fun?

01:22:10.613 --> 01:22:11.933
MAREN: One of the most important roles.

01:22:12.333 --> 01:22:14.073
JEANETTE: Yeah, it was very fun.

01:22:15.453 --> 01:22:20.993
VIRGINIA: I love Enchanted Tales with Belle, and I have not done it since it reopened, but I'm looking forward to it.

01:22:21.273 --> 01:22:31.653
VIRGINIA: And I just think that it's one of those attractions that it's very easy, I think, to overlook, especially if you don't consider yourself to be like a princess person.

01:22:32.193 --> 01:22:48.333
VIRGINIA: But it's one that you, when you go into the cottage and the surprise with what happens with the mirror and everything, and then to get in there and watch people play parts in it is a lot of fun, especially like the little kids that get picked.

01:22:48.793 --> 01:22:52.493
VIRGINIA: And then the Lumiere animatronic is amazing.

01:22:53.233 --> 01:22:56.693
VIRGINIA: It's probably the best animatronic in the Magic Kingdom.

01:22:56.713 --> 01:22:59.673
JEANETTE: I feel like I kind of took it for granted.

01:22:59.693 --> 01:23:02.433
JEANETTE: Like I kind of just looked at it and it was like, oh, it's just Lumiere.

01:23:02.673 --> 01:23:03.573
JEANETTE: That's just Lumiere.

01:23:03.593 --> 01:23:04.193
JEANETTE: It's just right there.

01:23:04.973 --> 01:23:07.113
VIRGINIA: I mean, it's like he really is there.

01:23:07.133 --> 01:23:07.593
VIRGINIA: It came to life.

01:23:08.933 --> 01:23:12.353
MAREN: I think that's got some of the best technology in Magic Kingdom.

01:23:12.393 --> 01:23:13.053
MAREN: And I do.

01:23:13.073 --> 01:23:13.433
VIRGINIA: You're right.

01:23:13.453 --> 01:23:15.233
MAREN: It's totally one that's easy to overlook.

01:23:15.253 --> 01:23:16.933
MAREN: I hadn't done it in quite a while myself.

01:23:16.953 --> 01:23:18.893
MAREN: And now I'm like, what is wrong with me?

01:23:18.913 --> 01:23:20.233
MAREN: Like I need to do that more often.

01:23:20.253 --> 01:23:21.953
MAREN: It's fun and no wait.

01:23:22.013 --> 01:23:23.793
MAREN: There was like zero wait for it.

01:23:24.173 --> 01:23:24.393
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:23:24.413 --> 01:23:28.933
VIRGINIA: And then you get a guaranteed picture with Belle if you want one.

01:23:29.133 --> 01:23:30.333
VIRGINIA: So yeah.

01:23:30.953 --> 01:23:32.173
VIRGINIA: Well, that's exciting.

01:23:32.253 --> 01:23:37.813
VIRGINIA: So did that wrap up your day or is there anything else to share about Magic Kingdom before you go to Sana'a?

01:23:38.353 --> 01:23:40.613
JEANETTE: That was actually the end of the Magic Kingdom.

01:23:42.053 --> 01:23:49.413
VIRGINIA: So did you go on an Animal Kingdom large bus to get to Sana'a or you met up with, oh wait, you had your rental car.

01:23:49.813 --> 01:23:52.553
VIRGINIA: So you went back to the hotel to grab your husband.

01:23:53.273 --> 01:23:54.353
MAREN: Yes, we took.

01:23:54.373 --> 01:23:56.473
MAREN: So we had bussed to Magic.

01:23:57.553 --> 01:23:59.913
MAREN: I don't usually use the rental car to get to parks.

01:23:59.933 --> 01:24:01.853
MAREN: I use it for resorts and for the expo.

01:24:01.873 --> 01:24:03.193
MAREN: So yeah, we bussed to Magic.

01:24:04.293 --> 01:24:06.693
MAREN: And so we bussed back to Art of Animation.

01:24:06.873 --> 01:24:14.253
MAREN: And that is where we did a little bit of refreshing to look halfway decent for dinner after a toasty day in Magic Kingdom.

01:24:14.273 --> 01:24:19.293
MAREN: And then, yep, picked up my husband and went to Sana'a for dinner.

01:24:20.713 --> 01:24:21.653
VIRGINIA: How hot was it?

01:24:21.673 --> 01:24:23.113
VIRGINIA: I didn't ask how the weather was.

01:24:23.733 --> 01:24:26.113
JEANETTE: It said it felt like 102.

01:24:26.653 --> 01:24:29.593
JEANETTE: It was actually 91, I think.

01:24:29.813 --> 01:24:32.793
JEANETTE: But it said with the humidity, it was very humid.

01:24:32.953 --> 01:24:34.113
JEANETTE: It felt like 102.

01:24:34.133 --> 01:24:34.393
JEANETTE: Wow.

01:24:37.433 --> 01:24:41.233
MAREN: I feel like I've had hotter days at Disney, but it was, it was toasty.

01:24:41.353 --> 01:24:43.033
MAREN: In the shade, it wasn't terrible, though.

01:24:43.453 --> 01:24:43.773
JEANETTE: Right.

01:24:43.793 --> 01:24:49.813
JEANETTE: And we were like, you know, in and out of places, so it was never like we were just like stuck boiling in the sun.

01:24:52.253 --> 01:24:53.533
VIRGINIA: Are you both drinking wine?

01:24:53.553 --> 01:24:54.513
VIRGINIA: Is that what I see?

01:24:54.533 --> 01:24:57.733
JEANETTE: My husband just delivered me a glass of wine.

01:24:57.913 --> 01:25:02.593
VIRGINIA: And it looks like you're drinking matching beverages and you're in two different states.

01:25:03.373 --> 01:25:06.013
VIRGINIA: And like I did not get the memo.

01:25:06.113 --> 01:25:07.713
VIRGINIA: I'm just having an iced coffee.

01:25:12.693 --> 01:25:15.653
VIRGINIA: Well, I hope that your wine is enjoyable.

01:25:15.673 --> 01:25:18.933
VIRGINIA: Does it compare to any wines you might have had at Senna?

01:25:18.953 --> 01:25:22.233
VIRGINIA: Or did you not get to partake because you had to run the next day?

01:25:23.213 --> 01:25:27.593
MAREN: You know, one would think I didn't drink because I had to run the next day.

01:25:27.613 --> 01:25:30.533
MAREN: And that is often the case with a half marathon.

01:25:30.853 --> 01:25:33.313
MAREN: But it was just a 10-mile or so.

01:25:33.573 --> 01:25:36.113
MAREN: I may have had a beverage.

01:25:36.353 --> 01:25:38.513
MAREN: They actually had two drink specials.

01:25:38.753 --> 01:25:40.853
MAREN: Again, I think they were Earth Day specials.

01:25:42.013 --> 01:25:44.373
MAREN: One was a whiskey drink, which my husband got.

01:25:44.413 --> 01:25:45.453
MAREN: And the other one.

01:25:45.473 --> 01:25:46.953
MAREN: Oh, and you did as well.

01:25:47.773 --> 01:25:58.593
MAREN: The other one that Mariah and I both got was a non-alcoholic gimlet that we asked them to add gin to because you can't have a gimlet without gin.

01:25:58.613 --> 01:26:03.913
MAREN: So it was like a lime and sparkling water or soda water.

01:26:05.693 --> 01:26:09.833
MAREN: Really refreshing and it definitely tasted even better with a shot of gin in it.

01:26:10.973 --> 01:26:11.313
VIRGINIA: Nice.

01:26:11.333 --> 01:26:12.753
VIRGINIA: And how was the whiskey drink, Jeanette?

01:26:13.413 --> 01:26:14.093
JEANETTE: It was good.

01:26:14.233 --> 01:26:19.653
JEANETTE: It wouldn't be something that I would be sad that you're missing if you're not going in April.

01:26:20.533 --> 01:26:28.973
JEANETTE: I also then tried the whiskey mule on the menu because I wasn't running the next day.

01:26:29.373 --> 01:26:37.633
JEANETTE: And I feel like of all the cocktails that I've had at Sana'a, that my favorite was neither of those.

01:26:37.793 --> 01:26:40.353
JEANETTE: It was probably the blood orange margarita.

01:26:40.373 --> 01:26:41.953
JEANETTE: I like their blood orange margarita.

01:26:41.973 --> 01:26:46.713
VIRGINIA: So when I go back again, I will have that instead.

01:26:46.733 --> 01:26:48.273
VIRGINIA: How was the food that you had there?

01:26:48.293 --> 01:26:51.533
VIRGINIA: Anything stood out as being something you would recommend?

01:26:52.533 --> 01:27:00.433
MAREN: My dad and I both had the sustainable fish dish, which actually at a previous race a friend of mine had gotten.

01:27:00.453 --> 01:27:04.633
MAREN: And I usually do the one where you pick two and it comes with rice.

01:27:04.893 --> 01:27:08.473
MAREN: But my friend had gotten the fish at another trip and I was like, man, I really want that.

01:27:08.493 --> 01:27:09.173
MAREN: That looks good.

01:27:10.513 --> 01:27:11.073
MAREN: And it was.

01:27:11.493 --> 01:27:17.993
MAREN: And it comes with like a kind of like a curry sauce that was not spicy.

01:27:18.013 --> 01:27:18.913
MAREN: It was very tasty.

01:27:19.413 --> 01:27:22.893
MAREN: But my dad got the sauce on the side just to be very careful before he ran.

01:27:22.893 --> 01:27:25.813
MAREN: As you can see, my dad's a sensitive guy.

01:27:26.413 --> 01:27:29.513
MAREN: And so we both had that and both really enjoyed it.

01:27:29.933 --> 01:27:34.913
MAREN: And I think everyone else did the get two items.

01:27:35.193 --> 01:27:37.113
JEANETTE: Yeah, and I did the get two items.

01:27:37.133 --> 01:27:42.593
JEANETTE: But it's like you can get one of the meat, one of the vegetarian, and I just got two of the vegetarian.

01:27:43.593 --> 01:27:43.973
VIRGINIA: It's good.

01:27:43.973 --> 01:27:44.613
JEANETTE: It's always good.

01:27:44.973 --> 01:27:45.373
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:27:45.473 --> 01:27:47.793
JEANETTE: And the bread service is always fantastic.

01:27:47.813 --> 01:27:49.453
JEANETTE: And I really like the samosas there.

01:27:49.473 --> 01:27:55.933
JEANETTE: And then there was another like potato appetizer that our friend Mariah ordered and we shared in a little.

01:27:55.953 --> 01:27:57.033
JEANETTE: And that was also very good.

01:27:57.053 --> 01:27:59.393
JEANETTE: So everything there is just solid.

01:28:00.493 --> 01:28:02.693
MAREN: And the rice pudding for dessert is excellent.

01:28:02.913 --> 01:28:03.773
MAREN: You know, carb loading.

01:28:04.733 --> 01:28:05.773
JEANETTE: I hadn't had that before.

01:28:05.793 --> 01:28:06.713
JEANETTE: And I love rice pudding.

01:28:06.733 --> 01:28:08.453
JEANETTE: So that was a wonderful addition.

01:28:08.913 --> 01:28:10.153
VIRGINIA: Oh, I love rice pudding too.

01:28:11.033 --> 01:28:12.173
VIRGINIA: What was the flavor of it?

01:28:12.773 --> 01:28:15.233
MAREN: I feel like it has some sort of citrus to it.

01:28:15.573 --> 01:28:16.933
JEANETTE: Is it like a lime?

01:28:16.953 --> 01:28:18.933
JEANETTE: Like kind of lime?

01:28:20.433 --> 01:28:22.253
MAREN: It has like a little crumble on top, too.

01:28:22.333 --> 01:28:23.333
MAREN: It's just good.

01:28:24.793 --> 01:28:25.613
VIRGINIA: Jeanette, have you ever...

01:28:26.093 --> 01:28:28.513
VIRGINIA: Jeanette and I are both in New York City for anybody who's forgotten.

01:28:29.013 --> 01:28:30.473
VIRGINIA: Have you ever been to Rice to Riches?

01:28:31.253 --> 01:28:31.733
JEANETTE: Yes.

01:28:32.293 --> 01:28:32.873
VIRGINIA: So good.

01:28:32.893 --> 01:28:36.593
VIRGINIA: Maren, if you ever come to New York, we'll have to take you to Rice to Riches.

01:28:36.653 --> 01:28:41.953
VIRGINIA: It's a haven for rice pudding and like every flavor you could ever think of.

01:28:41.973 --> 01:28:42.393
JEANETTE: Every flavor.

01:28:42.733 --> 01:28:43.073
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:28:43.953 --> 01:28:44.293
VIRGINIA: It's amazing.

01:28:44.313 --> 01:28:52.413
JEANETTE: I actually did a project on Rice to Riches in grad school where we were picking a marketing plan for opening one up in Boston.

01:28:52.753 --> 01:28:54.073
JEANETTE: So it did not happen.

01:28:54.093 --> 01:28:54.813
JEANETTE: It was all fiction.

01:28:56.613 --> 01:28:59.153
VIRGINIA: I like how you picked a project around Rice to Riches.

01:28:59.833 --> 01:29:01.073
JEANETTE: Of course I did.

01:29:01.153 --> 01:29:02.173
MAREN: Something I love.

01:29:03.533 --> 01:29:04.013
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:29:04.033 --> 01:29:09.653
VIRGINIA: So after dinner at Sanaa, you all who were running the race had to go to bed early.

01:29:09.673 --> 01:29:11.153
VIRGINIA: What time were you actually in bed?

01:29:11.373 --> 01:29:15.533
MAREN: We were in bed a little after eight, I want to say.

01:29:15.773 --> 01:29:16.273
MAREN: Yeah.

01:29:16.653 --> 01:29:20.793
VIRGINIA: Jeanette, did you go to bed as well or did you do something else?

01:29:20.813 --> 01:29:28.453
JEANETTE: So I had huge plans to visit the pools that I did not get to go to before.

01:29:28.513 --> 01:29:39.593
JEANETTE: So I had already conquered the Cozy Cone Pool, but I was going to go to the farthest pool, the Little Mermaid Pool, and then to the Big Blue Pool, which is the largest pool on Disney property.

01:29:39.613 --> 01:29:41.673
JEANETTE: So, you know, got to check that off the list.

01:29:42.273 --> 01:29:43.473
JEANETTE: And it was thunderstorming.

01:29:43.493 --> 01:29:50.973
JEANETTE: So if there is thunder or lightning within six mile radius of Walt Disney World, they have to close the pools.

01:29:51.333 --> 01:29:52.913
JEANETTE: So they had to close the pools.

01:29:53.493 --> 01:30:00.673
JEANETTE: I mean, temperature wise, the fact that it wasn't really raining, I was like, it would be so comfortable to be in a pool right now.

01:30:00.673 --> 01:30:04.433
JEANETTE: But, you know, I guess you have to be safe, especially with kids around.

01:30:05.333 --> 01:30:07.393
JEANETTE: So I ended up just sitting at the pool bar.

01:30:07.413 --> 01:30:08.453
JEANETTE: I didn't even order a drink.

01:30:08.473 --> 01:30:10.553
JEANETTE: I just called my husband and chatted for a while.

01:30:10.553 --> 01:30:13.113
JEANETTE: And then it did start to rain.

01:30:13.253 --> 01:30:16.113
JEANETTE: And I was underneath an umbrella and in a swimsuit.

01:30:16.133 --> 01:30:19.493
JEANETTE: So I guess it really didn't matter if I got rain.

01:30:19.513 --> 01:30:21.513
JEANETTE: But I was also in a swimsuit and flip-flops.

01:30:21.533 --> 01:30:25.253
JEANETTE: So it wasn't like I could maybe like take a bus and go to Epcot or something.

01:30:25.273 --> 01:30:27.393
JEANETTE: It was like really the swimming pool was the option.

01:30:28.153 --> 01:30:32.533
JEANETTE: But yeah, so I was maybe out until 930-ish.

01:30:32.753 --> 01:30:37.693
JEANETTE: And then, you know, I also had no problem going to bed because it was a very full, fun day.

01:30:39.333 --> 01:30:40.773
VIRGINIA: Especially when it's a hot day.

01:30:40.793 --> 01:30:43.593
VIRGINIA: I find that that really takes it out of you.

01:30:44.873 --> 01:30:46.373
VIRGINIA: So how did the runners sleep?

01:30:46.373 --> 01:30:49.853
VIRGINIA: Did you get enough rest or were you too amped up for the race?

01:30:51.473 --> 01:30:56.033
MAREN: I was a little amped up for a minute, but I ended up falling asleep pretty easily.

01:30:56.053 --> 01:30:56.933
MAREN: I'm a good sleeper.

01:30:57.153 --> 01:31:00.993
MAREN: Though I was sitting there in bed going, oh no, I hear thunder.

01:31:01.013 --> 01:31:01.933
MAREN: Poor Jeanette.

01:31:01.953 --> 01:31:06.433
MAREN: But I also enjoyed the sound of thunder lulling me to sleep.

01:31:07.373 --> 01:31:08.493
VIRGINIA: And what time did you get up?

01:31:09.933 --> 01:31:12.533
MAREN: We got up at 3.15.

01:31:13.853 --> 01:31:15.473
VIRGINIA: So 3.15 up.

01:31:15.493 --> 01:31:16.953
VIRGINIA: What time were you actually on a bus?

01:31:18.273 --> 01:31:24.553
MAREN: We were walking out the room a little bit before 3.45, and the buses were just a couple minutes away from us.

01:31:24.573 --> 01:31:32.313
MAREN: So we were on the bus 3.55, significantly before 4, which is the last time they tell you you can be on a bus.

01:31:32.333 --> 01:31:36.073
MAREN: And we made it to the start of the race with no issues at all.

01:31:36.093 --> 01:31:42.773
MAREN: Unfortunately, for the 10-miler, the corrals are in the same location as they are for the 5K and the 10K.

01:31:43.333 --> 01:31:47.933
MAREN: Of course, for the half marathon, it's a much longer walk to get to the starting corrals.

01:31:48.713 --> 01:31:52.313
MAREN: So low stress morning to get to the start of the race.

01:31:52.333 --> 01:31:58.153
MAREN: And for some reason, my brain's like, 10-miler, that's like a 10K, not like a half marathon.

01:31:58.173 --> 01:31:59.593
MAREN: And so I was super chill.

01:32:01.593 --> 01:32:05.293
VIRGINIA: Still sounds like a long way to me, to anyone else who's not a runner.

01:32:06.553 --> 01:32:11.473
MAREN: I highly recommend 10-milers for people who are like, ooh, halves are just a little too much.

01:32:11.493 --> 01:32:13.893
MAREN: I think 10-milers are a delightful distance.

01:32:14.593 --> 01:32:27.153
JEANETTE: And I can speak from experience that if you start with a 10K, you will probably feel like, oh, I could have done 10 miles, and the course is so much more interesting.

01:32:27.173 --> 01:32:29.333
JEANETTE: I could do that in the future for sure.

01:32:31.273 --> 01:32:34.733
VIRGINIA: Well, what time did you actually start running, if you're there that early?

01:32:34.753 --> 01:32:39.813
MAREN: So the start of the race is five, and we were in the second corral.

01:32:40.993 --> 01:32:44.913
MAREN: But each corral is broken out into multiple start groups within it.

01:32:45.633 --> 01:32:47.973
MAREN: And so we were running before 5.30.

01:32:49.673 --> 01:32:56.373
MAREN: So we were at the, we were actually kind of at the back of our corral, just because crowds and how everything moves around.

01:32:56.953 --> 01:32:58.773
MAREN: But yeah, we were running by 5.30.

01:32:59.453 --> 01:33:05.673
MAREN: And along the race course, we made a lot of picture stops.

01:33:07.053 --> 01:33:13.333
MAREN: And unfortunately, at mile like only two or so, my husband tripped.

01:33:13.953 --> 01:33:19.133
MAREN: And while he did not fall and hit the ground, the way he like caught himself, he really hurt his foot.

01:33:20.173 --> 01:33:24.713
MAREN: And so he was having to take some extra walk breaks, which we weren't expecting.

01:33:25.593 --> 01:33:27.773
MAREN: And honestly, it was stupid hot.

01:33:28.273 --> 01:33:32.433
MAREN: And so having the extra walk breaks was not that bad to me.

01:33:32.453 --> 01:33:41.853
MAREN: So definitely one of our slowest paces for a Disney race, when you factor in the time you stand in line for pictures and having to walk to keep him going.

01:33:42.233 --> 01:33:45.033
MAREN: But it was still a great race.

01:33:45.793 --> 01:33:48.873
MAREN: People recognized our costumes, which I was going to ask.

01:33:49.513 --> 01:33:53.793
MAREN: Oh, oh my gosh, the first cast member who recognized our costume before we even got to the corrals.

01:33:53.813 --> 01:33:55.473
MAREN: Like I lost it.

01:33:55.493 --> 01:33:57.773
MAREN: I'm like, oh, I'm so excited.

01:33:58.313 --> 01:34:01.593
MAREN: And then everyone else, if they recognized us, we would sing for them.

01:34:03.453 --> 01:34:04.813
MAREN: And yeah, it was it was fun.

01:34:05.153 --> 01:34:07.513
MAREN: It was hot and it took a while.

01:34:07.533 --> 01:34:15.273
MAREN: But it's amazing what not having those last 3.1 miles versus a half marathon does for you.

01:34:15.293 --> 01:34:20.413
MAREN: Like it just seems so much so much easier to do 10 miles versus 13.1.

01:34:21.433 --> 01:34:25.713
VIRGINIA: What were some of the highlights in terms of characters that you got to see along the way?

01:34:27.653 --> 01:34:35.753
MAREN: So the first character we stopped for, who was also like one of the first characters, was Miguel from Coco, who's not someone you usually see out, right?

01:34:36.493 --> 01:34:40.893
MAREN: And then after that, we stopped for Carl Fredrickson from Up.

01:34:42.153 --> 01:34:44.793
MAREN: Russell was also out on the course, but we skipped Russell.

01:34:44.813 --> 01:34:45.593
MAREN: Sorry, Russell.

01:34:47.473 --> 01:34:50.133
MAREN: We stopped and took a selfie in front of Muppet Vision.

01:34:51.473 --> 01:34:54.033
MAREN: And then Goofy was out.

01:34:54.053 --> 01:34:57.213
MAREN: We always have to stop for Goofy if Goofy doesn't have a really bad line.

01:34:57.933 --> 01:35:02.133
MAREN: There were a couple of others, but those were kind of fun ones to get to see.

01:35:03.133 --> 01:35:17.613
VIRGINIA: Well, I saw a couple of your pictures on Instagram, and I did see a rather funny one where you are making a face because someone cut you off.

01:35:17.633 --> 01:35:22.693
MAREN: So people love to do the run and jump in front of a PhotoPass photographer.

01:35:23.273 --> 01:35:24.473
MAREN: And that's fine.

01:35:24.973 --> 01:35:34.113
MAREN: But if there's a group right in front of you getting to the PhotoPass photographer, you don't need to run and cut them off to do your run and jump.

01:35:34.613 --> 01:35:35.613
MAREN: People like people.

01:35:35.653 --> 01:35:42.253
MAREN: I understand everyone wants a good race picture, but this woman literally just got right in front of us and did a big jump in the air.

01:35:42.713 --> 01:35:51.893
MAREN: And I tried to photobomb her by sticking my tongue out and making a ridiculous face, but the PhotoPass photographer didn't capture me in her picture.

01:35:52.553 --> 01:35:58.173
MAREN: Instead, it captured me with this other gentleman who honestly does not look like a real person.

01:35:58.193 --> 01:36:00.433
MAREN: He looks like a Kindle or something.

01:36:00.433 --> 01:36:01.773
MAREN: It is the oddest picture.

01:36:01.793 --> 01:36:03.173
MAREN: This guy doesn't even look real.

01:36:03.433 --> 01:36:06.653
MAREN: And then there's me making the worst face in the background.

01:36:06.873 --> 01:36:10.713
VIRGINIA: And he had nothing to do with the reason you were making the face, poor guy.

01:36:11.213 --> 01:36:12.033
MAREN: Poor guy.

01:36:12.473 --> 01:36:16.733
MAREN: Fortunately, I'm far enough to one side of the picture that if he likes that one, he can crop me out.

01:36:17.253 --> 01:36:27.433
JEANETTE: But it's also just so funny because it's like one half of the picture is like crazy face and the other half of the picture is like kind of creepily to perfect face.

01:36:28.913 --> 01:36:40.173
MAREN: I mean, like, he looks like he's like, AI was like, hey, AI, go draw a picture of a perfect man and a woman looking.

01:36:41.473 --> 01:36:44.933
MAREN: I don't know what I looked, but yeah, it was something else.

01:36:45.373 --> 01:36:45.853
VIRGINIA: I agree.

01:36:46.033 --> 01:36:52.213
VIRGINIA: I think he looks like somebody who would be in one of those photos that you can just purchase to use for your advertising.

01:36:52.553 --> 01:36:53.093
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:36:55.633 --> 01:36:56.053
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:36:58.173 --> 01:37:00.053
VIRGINIA: So you wrapped up the race.

01:37:00.193 --> 01:37:05.053
VIRGINIA: How is your husband's ankle or however his foot?

01:37:05.273 --> 01:37:09.053
MAREN: But he was a little grumpy at the end of the race.

01:37:09.073 --> 01:37:12.753
MAREN: It was a little hot and his foot hurt, but we finished.

01:37:13.513 --> 01:37:15.913
MAREN: We sent him back to the resort.

01:37:16.653 --> 01:37:20.573
MAREN: And Mariah and Dad and I hopped on a bus to the Riviera.

01:37:20.593 --> 01:37:25.673
JEANETTE: And at that time, I hopped on the Skyliner to the Riviera and met them.

01:37:27.613 --> 01:37:28.933
VIRGINIA: And you had breakfast there?

01:37:29.733 --> 01:37:31.993
MAREN: We had to do our post-race breakfast.

01:37:34.073 --> 01:37:50.913
JEANETTE: Our almond or cinnamon cold brews, which are amazing, from the cafe right in the lobby, and then the lemon blueberry ricotta pancakes with the marscapone sauce.

01:37:50.933 --> 01:37:54.773
VIRGINIA: I was going to say you didn't make the mistake of not having the marscapone this time.

01:37:54.793 --> 01:37:56.393
JEANETTE: I had it.

01:37:56.413 --> 01:37:57.033
JEANETTE: But you know what?

01:37:57.153 --> 01:38:05.573
JEANETTE: I think I decided that I'm happy that I had it bare one time and then with the cheese the next time, because it gave me like a compare and contrast experience.

01:38:07.533 --> 01:38:09.013
VIRGINIA: That's so positive of you.

01:38:10.413 --> 01:38:11.593
VIRGINIA: Why dwell on the past?

01:38:13.153 --> 01:38:16.953
MAREN: I thought it was good the first time and the second time it was amazing.

01:38:17.013 --> 01:38:23.233
JEANETTE: Well, I really tasted the lemon the first time and then the second time I was like, well, now I'm tasting how the lemon and the cheese go together.

01:38:26.053 --> 01:38:28.893
VIRGINIA: So after breakfast, what did you do?

01:38:29.693 --> 01:38:34.493
JEANETTE: We went back to the room so that folks could get all gorgeous.

01:38:35.713 --> 01:38:41.233
JEANETTE: We had bought Genie Plus while they were running and sweating.

01:38:41.413 --> 01:38:46.673
JEANETTE: I was in the resort getting us our Genie Plus.

01:38:47.233 --> 01:39:05.933
JEANETTE: I got Ryan and I, the most coasterific of the bunch, Guardians of the Galaxy Virtual Queue and Mickey and Minnie's Railroad for our first ride at Hollywood Studios.

01:39:06.653 --> 01:39:13.053
VIRGINIA: So Maren, you and I assume your dad was wanting to be cautious about that one as well.

01:39:13.193 --> 01:39:16.053
VIRGINIA: He has not ridden Guardians, is that correct?

01:39:16.313 --> 01:39:20.473
MAREN: He is never going to ride Guardians, which is fine.

01:39:21.013 --> 01:39:23.053
MAREN: He has fun doing everything else.

01:39:25.513 --> 01:39:33.293
MAREN: But interestingly, his favorite ride is Tower of Terror, which we did end up doing a Lightning Lane for that day.

01:39:33.313 --> 01:39:35.813
MAREN: And Tower of Terror does not make him sick.

01:39:36.693 --> 01:39:38.313
MAREN: That's one that does bother me.

01:39:39.173 --> 01:39:43.573
MAREN: So we did it anyway, and I was fine enough.

01:39:43.593 --> 01:39:46.693
MAREN: I just have to get my bearings about after me.

01:39:48.593 --> 01:39:50.493
JEANETTE: So those were our first two Genies.

01:39:50.513 --> 01:39:52.753
JEANETTE: Genie Plus was $20 that day.

01:39:52.773 --> 01:39:55.213
JEANETTE: The park was quite quiet that day.

01:39:55.293 --> 01:39:57.833
JEANETTE: Crowds definitely had dissipated by Sunday.

01:39:59.453 --> 01:40:01.653
JEANETTE: Even surprisingly for after the race.

01:40:01.673 --> 01:40:06.453
JEANETTE: I would have thought there would have been more race people still around, but it was pretty quiet.

01:40:06.473 --> 01:40:10.853
VIRGINIA: And especially considering that it was Pixar-themed race, right?

01:40:11.053 --> 01:40:15.933
JEANETTE: You'd think everybody would have then gone to Hollywood after, but not so much.

01:40:17.593 --> 01:40:23.753
JEANETTE: But we used it, we stacked them, and we were able to then really schedule our day.

01:40:23.773 --> 01:40:26.393
JEANETTE: So we did Mickey and Minnie's Runway Railroad.

01:40:26.413 --> 01:40:28.413
JEANETTE: We did Tower of Terror.

01:40:29.773 --> 01:40:36.773
JEANETTE: We took a mandatory gin mule break at Brown Derby, the outdoor bar.

01:40:36.793 --> 01:40:42.253
JEANETTE: And I finally got to meet the infamous Ron.

01:40:43.033 --> 01:40:43.573
VIRGINIA: Ron?

01:40:44.273 --> 01:40:48.113
MAREN: Ron is the bartender at Brown Derby Lounge outside.

01:40:48.133 --> 01:40:50.673
VIRGINIA: I didn't know he was infamous.

01:40:52.073 --> 01:40:53.813
MAREN: He's always there when I'm there.

01:40:53.833 --> 01:40:56.213
MAREN: He's very nice, and I always remember he's from Austin.

01:40:56.233 --> 01:40:59.153
MAREN: So I'm always like, that's Ron from another city in Texas.

01:40:59.193 --> 01:41:01.213
VIRGINIA: Okay, wait, so he's Maren infamous.

01:41:01.973 --> 01:41:02.773
JEANETTE: He's famous.

01:41:02.893 --> 01:41:05.213
JEANETTE: He's famous with Maren and Mariah.

01:41:05.713 --> 01:41:07.253
JEANETTE: They know the bartender well.

01:41:08.413 --> 01:41:10.093
JEANETTE: These are the types of friends I look for.

01:41:10.113 --> 01:41:12.353
JEANETTE: I look for the friends who know the bartender well.

01:41:12.953 --> 01:41:16.453
MAREN: I don't know that he knows us, but we definitely know who he is.

01:41:17.073 --> 01:41:18.413
MAREN: And he makes delicious drinks.

01:41:18.413 --> 01:41:21.733
MAREN: Usually he's so swamped that he doesn't have a lot of time to chat.

01:41:22.113 --> 01:41:25.533
MAREN: And again, oddly low crowd day, very chatty.

01:41:25.553 --> 01:41:26.213
MAREN: It was great.

01:41:27.353 --> 01:41:30.793
MAREN: So yeah, three gin mules and an Old Fashioned for Ryan.

01:41:32.413 --> 01:41:35.873
MAREN: Yeah, perfect midday snack.

01:41:39.893 --> 01:41:42.073
JEANETTE: And then we strategically separated.

01:41:43.533 --> 01:41:50.733
JEANETTE: Because we got Millennium Falcon Smuggler's Run for Ryan and I.

01:41:50.833 --> 01:41:52.873
JEANETTE: Again, the most close terrific of the bunch.

01:41:53.813 --> 01:41:58.493
JEANETTE: And Maren and Mariah and Maren's dad, Mark, went off to?

01:41:59.313 --> 01:42:03.653
MAREN: Toy Story Midway Mania, where Maren was yet again the champion.

01:42:04.313 --> 01:42:04.973
VIRGINIA: Were you?

01:42:04.993 --> 01:42:06.393
VIRGINIA: Do you have any secrets?

01:42:06.413 --> 01:42:09.953
VIRGINIA: Because I can never seem to be my husband in that.

01:42:11.373 --> 01:42:16.973
MAREN: You know, my husband and I have both read online that like the way to get the highest score is to play as a team.

01:42:17.493 --> 01:42:21.493
MAREN: And we have never done that because we're just too competitive.

01:42:21.513 --> 01:42:23.013
VIRGINIA: How do you play as a team?

01:42:23.853 --> 01:42:28.593
JEANETTE: I think it has something to do with getting the explosive.

01:42:28.933 --> 01:42:34.753
VIRGINIA: Oh, getting it to sort of like level up, like the volcano, that sort of thing.

01:42:34.773 --> 01:42:38.773
JEANETTE: Yeah, you hit the target and then rain out more targets.

01:42:39.273 --> 01:42:39.473
VIRGINIA: OK.

01:42:39.593 --> 01:42:42.553
JEANETTE: And then you work together to get all those targets.

01:42:42.673 --> 01:42:44.053
VIRGINIA: I can see how that would work now.

01:42:44.113 --> 01:42:51.213
VIRGINIA: All right, I'm going to have to try that next time because we always, Alex and I always team up against Charles and he inevitably beats us every time.

01:42:52.493 --> 01:43:00.973
MAREN: Well, and if he's writing by himself, I have mixed opinions about like, depending on who your partner is, if it's better to be alone or with someone.

01:43:01.233 --> 01:43:06.233
MAREN: When Ryan and I are together, since we're both crazy competitive, we usually both have fairly high scores.

01:43:07.533 --> 01:43:10.413
MAREN: If I'm with my mom, the score is not usually as high.

01:43:10.433 --> 01:43:15.273
MAREN: And I think that kind of has to do with what targets you as a group have opened up.

01:43:15.333 --> 01:43:17.473
MAREN: But it's a game.

01:43:17.753 --> 01:43:20.413
MAREN: I don't know why I put that much thought into it.

01:43:22.073 --> 01:43:27.513
JEANETTE: Meanwhile, Ryan and I got randomly selected to be the pilots on Millennium Falcon.

01:43:27.513 --> 01:43:39.253
JEANETTE: So that was really fun because I'd been a pilot on it before, but only when my husband and I were so obnoxious that they put us in a ride vehicle by ourselves to be the pilot.

01:43:39.273 --> 01:43:49.113
JEANETTE: They were like, you guys are obviously not experienced at this, so we're going to put you in one by yourselves so you don't ruin anybody else's experience.

01:43:49.553 --> 01:43:56.773
JEANETTE: So apparently that is something they can do, and this time was my first time being a pilot with the other roles.

01:43:56.793 --> 01:44:02.313
JEANETTE: And it was really cool to see how equal the effort actually is.

01:44:02.333 --> 01:44:16.613
JEANETTE: Like there really is jobs for each of the roles to do, and even to the point where I felt like sometimes as a pilot, I didn't have control, because they like turned my control off to focus the control on one of the other players.

01:44:17.253 --> 01:44:24.193
VIRGINIA: So did you feel successful as a pilot in getting you where you needed to be, or did you crash?

01:44:24.873 --> 01:44:32.033
JEANETTE: I feel like I had a very low bar to go above, and I went slightly above it.

01:44:32.153 --> 01:44:38.253
JEANETTE: I was not good the first time I was a pilot, and I was like slightly better this time, slightly.

01:44:38.273 --> 01:44:46.393
JEANETTE: And I had warned Ryan that I was going to yell at him, because if you have been on the ride before, it separates the driving mechanism.

01:44:47.313 --> 01:44:54.353
JEANETTE: It's right, left, up, down, where normally if you were playing a game, you would have control of all of those directions, right?

01:44:54.913 --> 01:44:57.553
JEANETTE: Your brain would be taking care of all those directions.

01:44:57.553 --> 01:45:03.093
JEANETTE: So I felt like last time I did it, I needed to yell at my husband, but I don't yell at my husband, so I didn't.

01:45:03.853 --> 01:45:07.713
JEANETTE: And then I was like regretting not yelling at my husband.

01:45:07.953 --> 01:45:09.613
MAREN: So you yelled at my husband.

01:45:09.633 --> 01:45:13.833
JEANETTE: I told Ryan, I was like, I'm going to probably yell at you.

01:45:13.853 --> 01:45:17.233
JEANETTE: And then I didn't really yell at him because he did well.

01:45:17.293 --> 01:45:19.473
JEANETTE: He did well enough that he didn't need me to yell at him.

01:45:20.233 --> 01:45:23.693
JEANETTE: But we got Marauder, which is kind of right in the middle.

01:45:24.473 --> 01:45:26.273
JEANETTE: We had gotten just a little bit better.

01:45:26.293 --> 01:45:29.333
JEANETTE: We would have been pirates, which has been very exciting.

01:45:29.353 --> 01:45:31.673
JEANETTE: But we did pretty well.

01:45:33.893 --> 01:45:35.073
VIRGINIA: Where did you head after that?

01:45:35.093 --> 01:45:37.873
VIRGINIA: I know you had a Woody's Roundup reservation.

01:45:37.893 --> 01:45:40.073
VIRGINIA: Did you do more before the reservation?

01:45:41.093 --> 01:45:43.513
MAREN: No, we actually ended up moving up to an earlier reservation.

01:45:43.993 --> 01:45:44.773
JEANETTE: We went on Rise.

01:45:44.793 --> 01:45:45.333
JEANETTE: I'm sorry.

01:45:46.333 --> 01:45:47.053
JEANETTE: We went on Rise.

01:45:47.073 --> 01:45:47.773
MAREN: Oh, we did.

01:45:48.573 --> 01:45:49.493
MAREN: You are correct.

01:45:49.513 --> 01:45:50.493
VIRGINIA: Did all of you do it?

01:45:50.993 --> 01:45:51.273
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:45:51.293 --> 01:45:51.613
MAREN: Yes.

01:45:51.953 --> 01:45:52.393
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:45:52.933 --> 01:45:54.293
VIRGINIA: Was it anyone's first time?

01:45:55.913 --> 01:46:05.693
MAREN: All experienced Resistance people, though we were all coming up with funny things to say if we got interrogated by the First Order cast members.

01:46:07.093 --> 01:46:11.933
MAREN: I was going to say that I was looking for the First Order fun run.

01:46:13.733 --> 01:46:16.873
MAREN: The First Order family fun run, family fitness fun run.

01:46:17.153 --> 01:46:17.513
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:46:17.993 --> 01:46:25.453
JEANETTE: And I was going to say that I was headed to a yoga retreat on Exical, which is the mysterious fifth planet.

01:46:25.473 --> 01:46:25.653
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:46:25.673 --> 01:46:27.853
VIRGINIA: I was like, I've never even heard of that planet.

01:46:28.373 --> 01:46:31.613
MAREN: But no one asked us, so.

01:46:31.813 --> 01:46:33.913
JEANETTE: So I guess we have to save them for next time.

01:46:34.333 --> 01:46:34.653
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:46:34.673 --> 01:46:35.973
VIRGINIA: Keep those in your back pocket.

01:46:36.193 --> 01:46:39.673
VIRGINIA: I have to ask, was Kylo Ren working that day?

01:46:39.693 --> 01:46:41.273
MAREN: He was not.

01:46:41.293 --> 01:46:43.093
MAREN: He was in his TIE fighter.

01:46:44.413 --> 01:46:44.813
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:46:46.053 --> 01:46:48.913
VIRGINIA: You know, I only found out recently that when he's not working, he's in it.

01:46:48.933 --> 01:46:50.933
VIRGINIA: Like I've never known to look out for him.

01:46:50.953 --> 01:46:55.453
VIRGINIA: I just, I assumed like, oh, they're making it seem like he's behind the wall because you hear his voice.

01:46:56.033 --> 01:47:01.133
VIRGINIA: But I now have since literally within the past week or two heard that that's what happened.

01:47:01.373 --> 01:47:08.973
VIRGINIA: And I was like, okay, now I need to look outside when, when he's broken or whatever he's on a break.

01:47:10.633 --> 01:47:13.073
MAREN: Whenever he's being met, the radar technician.

01:47:16.113 --> 01:47:16.573
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:47:16.593 --> 01:47:24.813
VIRGINIA: So after Rise, you headed over to Woody's Roundup and that for anybody who's listening, it is April 20th, 2023.

01:47:24.833 --> 01:47:26.933
VIRGINIA: So it is a very new restaurant.

01:47:27.073 --> 01:47:28.313
VIRGINIA: So what did you think?

01:47:29.233 --> 01:47:30.693
JEANETTE: Pleasantly surprised.

01:47:31.313 --> 01:47:39.893
JEANETTE: I actually called it out as my favorite dining experience of the trip because it so exceeded my expectations.

01:47:40.413 --> 01:47:43.013
JEANETTE: Now saying that, I don't eat meat.

01:47:43.713 --> 01:47:49.593
JEANETTE: So I was not there to have like meat with barbecue sauce on it.

01:47:49.653 --> 01:47:51.253
JEANETTE: That was not my interest.

01:47:51.673 --> 01:47:57.613
JEANETTE: But I do eat fish and I ordered the salmon and the salmon is excellent, really good.

01:47:57.753 --> 01:48:00.773
JEANETTE: It's well, it's like a perfect size portion.

01:48:01.253 --> 01:48:02.053
JEANETTE: It's delicious.

01:48:02.233 --> 01:48:09.073
JEANETTE: Like it's way more delicious than it should be in like a very kid themed restaurant.

01:48:11.213 --> 01:48:18.153
MAREN: And as someone who does eat meat and is from Texas, had low expectations of the barbecue, which is fine.

01:48:18.793 --> 01:48:20.033
MAREN: The ribs were fine.

01:48:20.053 --> 01:48:22.473
MAREN: But honestly, yeah, the salmon was excellent.

01:48:22.493 --> 01:48:26.413
MAREN: The salmon in terms of like protein options was by far my favorite.

01:48:26.833 --> 01:48:28.373
MAREN: And then the sides were really good too.

01:48:29.293 --> 01:48:30.173
JEANETTE: Sides were excellent.

01:48:30.193 --> 01:48:31.873
MAREN: So yeah, the sides were really good.

01:48:31.893 --> 01:48:39.373
MAREN: We did the tots that came with the cheese sauce and a green vatice dressing, which was really, really good combo.

01:48:40.173 --> 01:48:41.373
MAREN: We did the mac and cheese.

01:48:41.393 --> 01:48:44.493
JEANETTE: I think I ate most of that bowl.

01:48:45.013 --> 01:48:45.313
MAREN: Yeah.

01:48:45.353 --> 01:48:46.173
JEANETTE: Yeah, they were good.

01:48:46.493 --> 01:48:53.133
MAREN: The vegetables, the fried pickles, which are very similar to the ones that they do at Carnation Cafe in Disneyland.

01:48:53.193 --> 01:48:56.133
MAREN: So, loved those, and then the corn.

01:48:56.613 --> 01:49:02.813
MAREN: And I was mad on the corn, but I think my dad ate like three of the pieces of corn because he loves corn.

01:49:03.933 --> 01:49:04.693
JEANETTE: It was interesting.

01:49:04.713 --> 01:49:15.073
JEANETTE: It was kind of like, other than the salmon, which was generally enjoyed by everyone who eats fish, it was kind of a mix of what everybody's favorite was.

01:49:15.553 --> 01:49:18.133
JEANETTE: Everybody had a slightly different favorite item.

01:49:18.333 --> 01:49:19.413
VIRGINIA: How were the biscuits?

01:49:19.433 --> 01:49:21.453
VIRGINIA: Because I think they have the cheddar biscuits.

01:49:21.733 --> 01:49:22.353
JEANETTE: They were good.

01:49:22.393 --> 01:49:22.773
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:49:22.793 --> 01:49:23.493
MAREN: Those were good, too.

01:49:23.633 --> 01:49:25.773
JEANETTE: With the pepper jelly, that was all good.

01:49:25.953 --> 01:49:28.593
JEANETTE: Salads were good, desserts were good.

01:49:29.073 --> 01:49:31.333
VIRGINIA: And it's all you care to enjoy, correct?

01:49:31.353 --> 01:49:38.433
VIRGINIA: So you could ask for more of anything you had already initially ordered, or let's say you picked your sides and you wanted to try a different side.

01:49:38.453 --> 01:49:39.213
VIRGINIA: Could you do that?

01:49:40.233 --> 01:49:48.973
MAREN: I think you could, because we actually asked for five sides instead of four, and they did let us have a fifth one, because it does say like four for the table.

01:49:49.533 --> 01:49:51.153
JEANETTE: Yeah, they did bring us out.

01:49:51.233 --> 01:50:01.833
JEANETTE: So like most of the sides came out as two bowls for a group of five, and they did bring us out a single bowl of some of the sides because we had ordered five instead of four.

01:50:04.513 --> 01:50:07.913
MAREN: But like honestly, the first load they bring you is a lot.

01:50:09.173 --> 01:50:10.113
JEANETTE: More than enough.

01:50:10.133 --> 01:50:10.853
MAREN: Yeah, yeah.

01:50:10.913 --> 01:50:11.293
JEANETTE: Right.

01:50:11.453 --> 01:50:21.993
JEANETTE: And I will say in terms of vegetarian offerings, because we did have a vegetarian basket there, you know, like there's a lot of fake sausage at Disney, so you kind of can get tired out by that.

01:50:22.013 --> 01:50:23.653
JEANETTE: That was part of it.

01:50:24.493 --> 01:50:30.453
JEANETTE: But there was like, I would sort of like a meatloaf, like a faux meatloaf.

01:50:30.953 --> 01:50:32.293
JEANETTE: And that was actually pretty good.

01:50:32.753 --> 01:50:33.753
JEANETTE: I thought that that was good.

01:50:33.773 --> 01:50:41.593
JEANETTE: And it was a nice thing to have barbecue sauce on, which as a non meat eater, we don't always get to have a whole lot of food that do well with barbecue sauce.

01:50:41.613 --> 01:50:42.173
JEANETTE: So that was-

01:50:42.193 --> 01:50:43.993
MAREN: And I really liked y'all's cauliflower.

01:50:44.593 --> 01:50:45.813
JEANETTE: And the cauliflower was good.

01:50:45.833 --> 01:50:50.713
JEANETTE: It had harissa on it, and it's always nice when one of the options is not just fake meat.

01:50:52.033 --> 01:50:52.413
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:50:52.973 --> 01:50:55.933
VIRGINIA: Well, anything else to report for that day?

01:50:56.373 --> 01:50:59.333
VIRGINIA: Or was it an early Tibet because of the race?

01:51:00.393 --> 01:51:10.813
MAREN: So one would think it was an early Tibet day, but dad Ryan and I went and rested for a while and Mariah and Jeanette actually rested for a very brief period of time.

01:51:11.113 --> 01:51:14.413
MAREN: And then they went back out to Epcot and did a couple of things at Epcot.

01:51:15.513 --> 01:51:22.233
JEANETTE: I got us a GD Plus for Frozen and Mariah and I were sharing a room, sharing a bed.

01:51:22.253 --> 01:51:31.733
JEANETTE: So after about close to an hour of rusting, I just said, hey, I'm going to go into Epcot and use that Frozen.

01:51:31.753 --> 01:51:34.013
JEANETTE: Do you want to come with me?

01:51:34.033 --> 01:51:35.513
JEANETTE: Do you want to join me later?

01:51:35.533 --> 01:51:38.333
JEANETTE: And she was like, let's go.

01:51:38.393 --> 01:51:39.333
JEANETTE: Let's just do it.

01:51:39.373 --> 01:51:40.773
JEANETTE: So she rallied.

01:51:40.793 --> 01:51:43.033
JEANETTE: It was actually thunderstorming again.

01:51:43.153 --> 01:51:48.293
JEANETTE: So we had to take the bus to get to Epcot, but it was pretty quick.

01:51:48.553 --> 01:51:53.113
JEANETTE: And we did Frozen and we did the Fiesta Tour.

01:51:53.353 --> 01:51:55.993
JEANETTE: And when in Mexico, you have to get margaritas.

01:51:56.013 --> 01:51:58.633
JEANETTE: So she got a fancy margarita from inside.

01:51:58.653 --> 01:52:05.573
JEANETTE: I got the cheapy Fiesta margarita from outside, because for me, that is nostalgia in a cup.

01:52:06.033 --> 01:52:09.353
JEANETTE: I will say it was not as good as I remember it.

01:52:09.373 --> 01:52:12.773
JEANETTE: So I don't know that I'm going to get nostalgia in a cup ever again.

01:52:12.853 --> 01:52:15.553
JEANETTE: But, you know, sometimes we have to make those mistakes.

01:52:15.993 --> 01:52:21.133
VIRGINIA: Is the Fiesta margarita just like a standard flavor, or is that a specific flavor?

01:52:21.353 --> 01:52:26.753
JEANETTE: It is a layered frozen margarita that is all of their frozen flavors in one cup.

01:52:26.973 --> 01:52:29.213
JEANETTE: And it was much smokier than I remember.

01:52:29.233 --> 01:52:33.913
JEANETTE: I feel like Epcot, Mexico has gotten very into putting mezcal.

01:52:34.213 --> 01:52:35.413
VIRGINIA: Yes, I have noticed that.

01:52:35.433 --> 01:52:36.393
JEANETTE: Mezcal is not needed.

01:52:38.393 --> 01:52:39.833
JEANETTE: We don't need the mezcal.

01:52:39.873 --> 01:52:47.313
JEANETTE: And especially in a frozen margarita where it's just like, just let it be its sugary silliness.

01:52:47.333 --> 01:52:49.553
JEANETTE: It does not need to be a super fancy margarita.

01:52:50.113 --> 01:52:55.013
JEANETTE: And then we walked around and Mariah got a little bit of festival food that evening.

01:52:55.533 --> 01:52:59.793
JEANETTE: And we ended up in France to watch Epcot Forever.

01:53:00.313 --> 01:53:04.273
JEANETTE: And Maren and Mark and Ryan actually met us there.

01:53:05.233 --> 01:53:08.253
JEANETTE: And I guess you can talk about your journey to get to Epcot Forever.

01:53:08.273 --> 01:53:12.893
MAREN: Yeah, we thought we were going to take the Skyliner to the boardwalk to get ice cream.

01:53:13.653 --> 01:53:20.713
MAREN: And then as we're on the Skyliner, I'm like, it's actually closer to go to France than it is to go to the ice cream place on the boardwalk.

01:53:20.733 --> 01:53:23.333
MAREN: So why don't we get ice cream in France?

01:53:23.373 --> 01:53:25.953
MAREN: And so we were like some of the last people.

01:53:25.973 --> 01:53:30.113
MAREN: They were running very low on flavors at that time, but we all had a little ice cream from France.

01:53:30.953 --> 01:53:34.573
MAREN: Dad was like, OK, I'm done and skylightered back to the room.

01:53:34.593 --> 01:53:38.513
MAREN: And Ryan and I stayed and watched Epcot Forever with Mariah and Jeanette.

01:53:38.713 --> 01:53:40.653
MAREN: And yeah, enjoyed our ice cream.

01:53:40.673 --> 01:53:41.413
MAREN: So that was fun.

01:53:41.433 --> 01:53:42.313
VIRGINIA: What flavors did you get?

01:53:43.313 --> 01:53:47.153
MAREN: I actually did the chocolate macaroon or macaroon sandwich.

01:53:48.013 --> 01:53:51.073
MAREN: I don't want to get it confused with American macaroons.

01:53:54.773 --> 01:53:55.713
MAREN: Yes, exactly.

01:53:55.833 --> 01:53:56.773
MAREN: And it was it was great.

01:53:57.313 --> 01:54:01.193
MAREN: Ryan had like the yogurt blueberry ice cream or something.

01:54:01.213 --> 01:54:03.453
MAREN: They were very low on flavor, so he picked some odd ones.

01:54:03.533 --> 01:54:05.373
MAREN: He was like, they were fine.

01:54:05.393 --> 01:54:07.033
MAREN: But the macaroon was great.

01:54:07.193 --> 01:54:10.253
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I like to do the brioche ice cream sandwich there.

01:54:10.273 --> 01:54:14.473
VIRGINIA: But I mean, you have to have an appetite to do that one because it is filling.

01:54:14.933 --> 01:54:17.473
MAREN: Yeah, we didn't need that at that point.

01:54:18.153 --> 01:54:19.193
VIRGINIA: How was Epcot Forever?

01:54:19.213 --> 01:54:24.413
JEANETTE: I love it because I love the music from the old rides and such.

01:54:24.513 --> 01:54:29.793
JEANETTE: So you just play that music that brings back memories and put fireworks over it.

01:54:30.113 --> 01:54:30.893
JEANETTE: And I'm happy.

01:54:30.913 --> 01:54:39.233
JEANETTE: But I do recognize that in comparison to so many of the Disney nighttime shows, it's very low key.

01:54:39.973 --> 01:54:41.693
MAREN: Yeah, it's cute, though.

01:54:42.133 --> 01:54:45.053
MAREN: Mariah and I had seen it when it made its first run.

01:54:45.073 --> 01:54:46.553
MAREN: And I swear there were jet skis in it.

01:54:46.593 --> 01:54:48.293
MAREN: And there weren't jet skis this time.

01:54:48.313 --> 01:54:49.273
VIRGINIA: I think there were.

01:54:49.553 --> 01:54:51.573
VIRGINIA: I saw it once, I believe.

01:54:51.793 --> 01:54:55.413
VIRGINIA: And yeah, I remember jet skis with kites or something.

01:54:55.753 --> 01:55:01.233
JEANETTE: It's possible they're not running them right now, though, because some of the barges are still in the water.

01:55:02.633 --> 01:55:04.133
JEANETTE: And so it might be in the way.

01:55:04.873 --> 01:55:05.213
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:55:05.293 --> 01:55:06.853
VIRGINIA: Well, let's get those barges out of there.

01:55:06.873 --> 01:55:07.133
VIRGINIA: Come on.

01:55:08.253 --> 01:55:10.933
MAREN: So I did not notice this, but I read it online.

01:55:11.033 --> 01:55:14.993
MAREN: On our last day there, they had actually removed the biggest center barge.

01:55:15.033 --> 01:55:20.633
MAREN: And we were too busy having fun, which we'll get to in a minute, to notice that they had removed it.

01:55:21.253 --> 01:55:23.613
VIRGINIA: So what happened after Epcot Forever?

01:55:23.633 --> 01:55:25.493
VIRGINIA: We went to bed.

01:55:26.613 --> 01:55:28.673
JEANETTE: We were able to take the Skyliner back.

01:55:29.093 --> 01:55:31.533
JEANETTE: The line wasn't too bad, it kept moving.

01:55:31.993 --> 01:55:40.473
VIRGINIA: Tell me, when you ended up taking the buses, because the Skyliner was down due to the thunderstorms, it drops you off at the front of the park, I'm assuming, right?

01:55:40.813 --> 01:55:46.333
VIRGINIA: And once you get used to International Gateway, it is really hard to adjust to that front entrance again.

01:55:46.353 --> 01:55:59.373
JEANETTE: Although, we were just apparently slick at it, because we had to get to Frozen, I think it was by like 7.55 was the latest.

01:55:59.373 --> 01:56:02.133
JEANETTE: I mean, you know, they do give you wiggle room.

01:56:02.293 --> 01:56:11.453
JEANETTE: And I think we entered the park at like 7.20 and got to Frozen by 7.40.

01:56:12.453 --> 01:56:17.913
JEANETTE: Okay, no problem getting from the front of the park back to Mexico or back to Norway.

01:56:18.313 --> 01:56:19.673
VIRGINIA: Yeah, too bad.

01:56:19.693 --> 01:56:20.653
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:56:20.673 --> 01:56:23.073
VIRGINIA: So a good night of sleep.

01:56:23.233 --> 01:56:32.853
VIRGINIA: And then the next day you were heading on the skyliner again to Epcot, because you had some plans, which included a Space 220 lunch.

01:56:33.593 --> 01:56:33.953
JEANETTE: Yes.

01:56:33.973 --> 01:56:35.513
JEANETTE: And we had a very rainy morning.

01:56:35.713 --> 01:56:45.613
JEANETTE: So our we have had the best luck, I think, with weather in our past few Disney trips this year, but all the rain showed up on this trip.

01:56:45.633 --> 01:56:54.473
JEANETTE: So we had a rainy morning where we ended up grabbing, doing mobile order and grabbing breakfast from the food court, which was good.

01:56:55.553 --> 01:56:55.833
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:56:56.733 --> 01:56:58.893
JEANETTE: And then we headed to Epcot.

01:56:59.893 --> 01:57:04.833
JEANETTE: It was still raining a little, so we were dealing with ponchos and umbrellas and such.

01:57:06.473 --> 01:57:11.853
JEANETTE: And we ended up hiding out in the Connections creation.

01:57:12.353 --> 01:57:14.653
VIRGINIA: Creation Shop Connections Cafe.

01:57:15.153 --> 01:57:15.493
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:57:15.513 --> 01:57:23.693
JEANETTE: Creation Shop to get out of the rain before our space reservation started.

01:57:24.413 --> 01:57:32.493
VIRGINIA: Which as a side note, a lot of people were very upset when Mouse Gear closed, but I have to say I really like the Creation Shop.

01:57:32.613 --> 01:57:33.313
JEANETTE: I like it too.

01:57:33.413 --> 01:57:37.253
JEANETTE: I feel like it's a shop that is hard not to buy something at.

01:57:37.373 --> 01:57:40.993
JEANETTE: Like, I don't know if it's how they set things up or what.

01:57:41.033 --> 01:57:43.633
JEANETTE: It's just like, my eyes are like, okay, I need that.

01:57:43.633 --> 01:57:44.233
JEANETTE: I need that.

01:57:44.253 --> 01:57:44.833
JEANETTE: I need that.

01:57:44.853 --> 01:57:50.373
JEANETTE: Let me squeeze that, that Stitch doll, which I know neither of you like, but I love Stitch.

01:57:50.393 --> 01:57:51.353
VIRGINIA: Oh, Maren.

01:57:51.373 --> 01:57:52.693
JEANETTE: Big footed Stitch doll.

01:57:52.853 --> 01:57:54.553
VIRGINIA: Are you not a Stitch person?

01:57:54.573 --> 01:57:56.433
MAREN: I just don't get it.

01:57:56.453 --> 01:57:57.693
VIRGINIA: I don't like him.

01:57:59.193 --> 01:58:00.093
MAREN: He's fine.

01:58:00.113 --> 01:58:01.033
MAREN: He's just not my guy.

01:58:01.373 --> 01:58:04.273
JEANETTE: Well, I love him enough to cover both of you.

01:58:04.293 --> 01:58:05.873
VIRGINIA: He's chaotic.

01:58:08.993 --> 01:58:13.133
JEANETTE: Well, if you ask Maren and crew, they would probably say I'm pretty chaotic.

01:58:13.153 --> 01:58:23.793
MAREN: She has more energy than anyone, and I mean that with love, but it's impressive for someone to wake up as happy as she is.

01:58:23.813 --> 01:58:34.873
JEANETTE: I mean, they keep inviting me, so they must not be that annoyed by it, but yes, when I am in Disney World, I am basically like, you don't even have to give me sugar, I'm on a sugar high.

01:58:34.893 --> 01:58:36.253
MAREN: Not annoyed, impressed.

01:58:37.113 --> 01:58:39.013
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I don't care how tired I am.

01:58:39.013 --> 01:58:40.393
VIRGINIA: Where there's a will, there's a way.

01:58:40.413 --> 01:58:43.093
VIRGINIA: I will get up at the time that I mean to get up.

01:58:43.293 --> 01:58:44.533
VIRGINIA: I am not oversleeping.

01:58:45.533 --> 01:58:52.513
JEANETTE: I have actually taken though at Disney, I take sleep aids every night, because if not, I am too excited.

01:58:52.533 --> 01:58:53.533
JEANETTE: I cannot sleep.

01:58:55.133 --> 01:58:56.393
JEANETTE: And only at Disney.

01:58:56.393 --> 01:58:57.533
JEANETTE: I don't do this at home.

01:58:57.553 --> 01:59:00.713
JEANETTE: It's like I just have to sleep for every night that I'm at Disney.

01:59:00.753 --> 01:59:02.753
MAREN: And I'm so exhausted when I get back to the room.

01:59:04.593 --> 01:59:06.133
VIRGINIA: Yeah, yeah, me too.

01:59:06.493 --> 01:59:15.073
VIRGINIA: I will say I usually bring melatonin with me just in case I need it, but I don't think I've ever once taken it at Disney because I sleep so well there.

01:59:15.093 --> 01:59:22.853
VIRGINIA: A combination of how busy you are, the steps you get in, the temperature, and then just the beds are very comfortable.

01:59:23.793 --> 01:59:25.893
VIRGINIA: All that combined, it's usually fine.

01:59:25.913 --> 01:59:30.813
VIRGINIA: Okay, so you hung out there and then you went to Space 220.

01:59:30.833 --> 01:59:31.633
VIRGINIA: How was that?

01:59:31.913 --> 01:59:32.713
MAREN: It was great.

01:59:33.093 --> 01:59:36.033
MAREN: I think it's a very consistent restaurant.

01:59:36.993 --> 01:59:44.733
MAREN: I think it doesn't have my favorite cocktails, but the wine menu is fine, and the food is all good.

01:59:44.753 --> 01:59:46.993
JEANETTE: I had a cocktail.

01:59:47.013 --> 01:59:50.093
JEANETTE: I had the imagination, and I loved that actually.

01:59:50.113 --> 01:59:52.673
JEANETTE: It's a gin cocktail with passion fruit.

01:59:52.693 --> 01:59:55.413
JEANETTE: It's got the pop rocks on the edge of the glass.

01:59:55.573 --> 01:59:56.613
JEANETTE: Oh, yeah.

01:59:56.953 --> 01:59:58.353
JEANETTE: Was it gin or vodka?

01:59:59.573 --> 02:00:00.313
JEANETTE: No, it was gin.

02:00:00.473 --> 02:00:02.373
MAREN: I guess I can't read.

02:00:03.313 --> 02:00:05.553
JEANETTE: I don't dance with vodka cocktails.

02:00:07.153 --> 02:00:09.873
JEANETTE: I need my alcohol to actually have a little bit of flavor to it.

02:00:09.933 --> 02:00:12.153
VIRGINIA: She likes the whiskey drink, but not the vodka drink.

02:00:12.613 --> 02:00:13.513
JEANETTE: Yeah, I do the whiskey drink.

02:00:13.573 --> 02:00:13.993
MAREN: Thank you.

02:00:14.013 --> 02:00:19.453
JEANETTE: I do whiskey, I do the bourbon, I do the tequila, I do the gin, I don't play with vodka, you're wasting my time.

02:00:19.993 --> 02:00:20.393
JEANETTE: So.

02:00:23.233 --> 02:00:35.273
JEANETTE: But the waitress was like highly recommending it, and everything she listed in it, I was like, like that, like that, like that, actually previously ordered a mocktail with a Pop Rock, so I'm going for it.

02:00:35.293 --> 02:00:35.953
JEANETTE: And I loved it.

02:00:36.313 --> 02:00:39.773
JEANETTE: It's sweet, but I didn't feel like it was too sweet.

02:00:40.013 --> 02:00:46.333
JEANETTE: And I will, you know, refuse to return to a cocktail if it's too sweet.

02:00:46.353 --> 02:00:48.853
JEANETTE: So I would go back to the imagination.

02:00:48.873 --> 02:00:52.133
VIRGINIA: How was your vegetarian option there or fish?

02:00:53.193 --> 02:00:54.373
JEANETTE: I also got fish.

02:00:54.393 --> 02:00:58.033
JEANETTE: I got the burrata to start and the salmon as my second.

02:00:58.233 --> 02:01:00.893
JEANETTE: And this was the same thing that I got in February.

02:01:01.033 --> 02:01:04.673
JEANETTE: It is to me the perfect selection at Space.

02:01:05.133 --> 02:01:06.533
JEANETTE: I hope they never change it.

02:01:06.893 --> 02:01:08.673
JEANETTE: I would get it every single time.

02:01:09.093 --> 02:01:11.893
JEANETTE: And it was the best meal.

02:01:12.313 --> 02:01:20.733
JEANETTE: Like taking away the sort of awe factor of thinking that Roundup Rodeo wouldn't maybe not be good and then it was good.

02:01:21.233 --> 02:01:22.873
JEANETTE: Space was the best meal.

02:01:23.493 --> 02:01:24.873
VIRGINIA: How did you feel, Maren?

02:01:24.893 --> 02:01:27.313
MAREN: So I also had the salmon and my dad had the salmon.

02:01:27.333 --> 02:01:28.353
MAREN: The salmon was very good.

02:01:29.033 --> 02:01:33.793
MAREN: And I did the beet salad again, which was also great.

02:01:35.633 --> 02:01:39.153
MAREN: Yeah, I think the food's just, it's good.

02:01:39.733 --> 02:01:41.953
MAREN: I stole some of my husband's, what did he get?

02:01:42.533 --> 02:01:45.573
MAREN: He had the steak frites and those were really good.

02:01:45.593 --> 02:01:52.193
MAREN: And my dad did the, his appetizer was the calamari, also good.

02:01:53.193 --> 02:01:56.873
MAREN: So yeah, we were too full for dessert, but that's okay.

02:01:58.053 --> 02:02:01.373
JEANETTE: And we also wanted to leave room for a festival food nibbling.

02:02:03.533 --> 02:02:04.933
VIRGINIA: So what did you do after lunch?

02:02:04.953 --> 02:02:07.513
VIRGINIA: I assume you got some walking in after a big meal.

02:02:07.953 --> 02:02:15.293
MAREN: So surprisingly, we ended up heading back, I think, right after space to change.

02:02:15.293 --> 02:02:18.273
MAREN: So we kind of changed up our plans.

02:02:18.293 --> 02:02:20.073
MAREN: My husband had to go do some work stuff.

02:02:20.673 --> 02:02:28.293
JEANETTE: And I was being high maintenance in that I had made this Peter Pan mermaid play suit.

02:02:29.293 --> 02:02:32.433
JEANETTE: And I was like, I have to get some photos in fantasy land.

02:02:33.173 --> 02:02:37.593
JEANETTE: And initially, our plan was to go to fantasy land on Tuesday morning.

02:02:38.713 --> 02:02:44.433
JEANETTE: But it didn't feel like that was we didn't need another full Magic Kingdom day.

02:02:45.313 --> 02:02:46.953
JEANETTE: Sorry, Tuesday for Tuesday morning.

02:02:47.493 --> 02:03:01.933
JEANETTE: So we switched up our plans in terms of let's do more time on Monday at Magic Kingdom, including being patient with Jeanette and letting her take a bunch of pictures in her in her me-made outfit.

02:03:02.793 --> 02:03:06.673
JEANETTE: And then switch to Epcot for Tuesday morning.

02:03:07.113 --> 02:03:07.493
VIRGINIA: All right.

02:03:07.513 --> 02:03:12.573
VIRGINIA: So if you if you did that, what about your plan to try to complete your DuckTales adventure?

02:03:12.973 --> 02:03:14.653
JEANETTE: That became Tuesday's mission.

02:03:15.553 --> 02:03:15.973
MAREN: Yeah.

02:03:15.993 --> 02:03:18.993
MAREN: So Monday ended up being more Magic Kingdom.

02:03:19.013 --> 02:03:21.173
MAREN: Jeanette's amazing photo shoot.

02:03:25.513 --> 02:03:29.753
JEANETTE: You can find it on Instagram.

02:03:30.233 --> 02:03:31.033
JEANETTE: Very pink.

02:03:31.553 --> 02:03:35.573
VIRGINIA: It's nice when you have somebody with you who you can trust to take a good photo.

02:03:35.593 --> 02:03:40.833
JEANETTE: Oh, and I had like previously asked her, like, will you be my Instagram husband for this trip?

02:03:41.793 --> 02:03:43.393
MAREN: Anytime, anytime.

02:03:43.413 --> 02:03:46.833
MAREN: But yeah, so we hit up a couple of things in Magic after that.

02:03:48.453 --> 02:03:49.813
MAREN: I made everyone do Small World.

02:03:49.833 --> 02:03:50.773
MAREN: I love Small World.

02:03:52.053 --> 02:03:58.233
JEANETTE: I took a million pictures on Small World because I'm very into Mary Blair right now after reading the book, Queens of Animation.

02:03:58.253 --> 02:04:00.333
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I need to read that one.

02:04:00.413 --> 02:04:01.993
JEANETTE: Yeah, it's so good.

02:04:02.873 --> 02:04:09.013
MAREN: Well, two of my tattoos are Small World inspired, so I love I love Mary Blair's art as well.

02:04:09.773 --> 02:04:16.013
VIRGINIA: I love Small World and I know that the song can get stuck in your head, but to me, it's a must do on every trip.

02:04:17.013 --> 02:04:25.213
JEANETTE: I actually found that taking pictures throughout writing it, writing it part of me, made me less annoyed by the song.

02:04:25.233 --> 02:04:32.973
MAREN: I don't know how you could ever be annoyed by the song, but yeah, it's an ear worm, but it's a good ear worm.

02:04:32.993 --> 02:04:33.473
MAREN: I don't know.

02:04:33.733 --> 02:04:34.293
MAREN: I love it.

02:04:34.313 --> 02:04:34.873
VIRGINIA: I love it.

02:04:34.973 --> 02:04:36.633
MAREN: I love Mary Blair.

02:04:36.693 --> 02:04:37.793
MAREN: I love the Sherman Brothers.

02:04:37.953 --> 02:04:39.213
MAREN: It's always delightful to me.

02:04:39.613 --> 02:04:39.953
JEANETTE: Yeah.

02:04:40.233 --> 02:04:51.053
VIRGINIA: You know, I can't remember if I told you this or not, but I recently learned that they have to give the dolls haircuts because of the humidity or something.

02:04:51.073 --> 02:04:53.513
VIRGINIA: It makes their hair actually grow.

02:04:53.533 --> 02:04:55.273
JEANETTE: That's kind of creepy.

02:04:56.253 --> 02:04:56.933
MAREN: Yeah.

02:04:58.053 --> 02:05:01.733
MAREN: There's a lot of costume and hair maintenance for small ones.

02:05:01.753 --> 02:05:02.113
VIRGINIA: I know.

02:05:02.133 --> 02:05:05.713
VIRGINIA: And you would think like, I mean, it's not like the dolls are running around.

02:05:05.733 --> 02:05:07.673
VIRGINIA: How are they wearing out their costumes?

02:05:07.733 --> 02:05:12.133
VIRGINIA: But I guess, I mean, unless you're one of those can-can dancers.

02:05:12.233 --> 02:05:12.813
MAREN: Oh, yeah.

02:05:14.073 --> 02:05:14.533
MAREN: But yeah.

02:05:14.553 --> 02:05:21.273
MAREN: And then that night was, of course, dessert party and happily ever after.

02:05:23.693 --> 02:05:27.273
VIRGINIA: So at this point, you're wearing your happily ever after shirts, right?

02:05:27.293 --> 02:05:27.753
MAREN: Yes.

02:05:28.233 --> 02:05:34.253
JEANETTE: So right after my photo shoot, I went into the Rapunzel bathroom and changed into my happily ever after t-shirts.

02:05:34.993 --> 02:05:39.353
JEANETTE: I showed off my previous life as a theater person, quick change skills.

02:05:41.493 --> 02:05:46.133
JEANETTE: And yeah, put on my t-shirt and some bike shorts and matched the crew.

02:05:46.313 --> 02:05:50.933
JEANETTE: So we all had our Maren made works of art on.

02:05:51.653 --> 02:05:53.173
VIRGINIA: How was the dessert party?

02:05:53.453 --> 02:05:54.193
MAREN: It was fun.

02:05:54.213 --> 02:05:54.593
VIRGINIA: Worth it?

02:05:55.373 --> 02:05:57.813
MAREN: You know, worth it for the viewing area for sure.

02:05:57.833 --> 02:06:03.253
MAREN: The desserts were what you would expect for a buffet of desserts.

02:06:03.273 --> 02:06:08.073
MAREN: They were they were good, but they weren't like rice pudding at Sanago.

02:06:08.093 --> 02:06:10.453
MAREN: They were fine, but both desserts.

02:06:10.733 --> 02:06:13.333
MAREN: It was nice that they had some cheese and crackers and some fruit.

02:06:13.973 --> 02:06:17.633
MAREN: And they had, it does include wine and beer if you're over 21.

02:06:17.653 --> 02:06:20.833
MAREN: And they had Pog juice and champagne or Prosecco.

02:06:20.853 --> 02:06:21.353
MAREN: I'm not sure.

02:06:22.353 --> 02:06:24.133
MAREN: Not not high in champagne or anything.

02:06:24.153 --> 02:06:27.593
MAREN: But so you can make Pog Mimosa, which is always an excellent decision.

02:06:29.133 --> 02:06:33.893
MAREN: Yeah, you get a viewing on the hub, so that was really great.

02:06:33.913 --> 02:06:35.133
MAREN: Like the hub grass area.

02:06:36.873 --> 02:06:46.553
MAREN: So I think, yeah, if you're a huge Happily Ever After fan, and oh my goodness, the crowd for Happily Ever After, just to get the viewing, I think it was worth it.

02:06:47.033 --> 02:06:50.673
JEANETTE: Yeah, I think it's worth it to do it once for sure.

02:06:50.833 --> 02:06:55.873
JEANETTE: And then given that there are like projections on Main Street, I would say like try other views.

02:06:55.953 --> 02:06:59.053
JEANETTE: Yeah, like have other experiences as well.

02:06:59.073 --> 02:07:05.253
JEANETTE: But I think to do it once is definitely worth it, especially if you're a Happily Ever After fan, which we obviously are.

02:07:05.373 --> 02:07:09.173
VIRGINIA: Or if you are just really averse to tight crowds like that.

02:07:09.513 --> 02:07:10.013
JEANETTE: Sure.

02:07:11.533 --> 02:07:15.153
MAREN: Yeah, the entire like hub area was packed.

02:07:15.173 --> 02:07:16.633
MAREN: Main Street was pretty packed.

02:07:16.653 --> 02:07:21.173
MAREN: Like, and obviously this is only, what, two weeks of Happily Ever After being back.

02:07:21.193 --> 02:07:23.793
MAREN: So people are still all over it.

02:07:23.813 --> 02:07:25.513
MAREN: Because it wasn't a crazy crowded day.

02:07:26.413 --> 02:07:29.533
MAREN: But everyone was there for Happily Ever After for sure.

02:07:30.593 --> 02:07:35.673
VIRGINIA: Did you do the version of the dessert party where you had your dessert before or after the fireworks?

02:07:35.693 --> 02:07:36.293
MAREN: Before.

02:07:36.333 --> 02:07:37.433
MAREN: We did the before one.

02:07:37.453 --> 02:07:38.153
JEANETTE: Pre-party.

02:07:38.813 --> 02:07:40.273
VIRGINIA: And you liked the timing of that?

02:07:40.453 --> 02:07:40.853
MAREN: Yes.

02:07:41.093 --> 02:07:44.713
MAREN: But people were like, so the dessert party starts at 730.

02:07:44.733 --> 02:07:47.813
MAREN: We got there at what, 715, 721?

02:07:47.833 --> 02:07:49.373
JEANETTE: Like 728, yeah.

02:07:49.433 --> 02:07:51.373
MAREN: Oh, it was a little bit before 730.

02:07:51.393 --> 02:07:52.053
JEANETTE: It was even earlier?

02:07:52.073 --> 02:07:52.213
MAREN: Yeah.

02:07:53.553 --> 02:08:01.893
MAREN: And they let us in early, but people were leaving the dessert party to go line up in the preferred viewing area, like the reserved viewing area before 8.

02:08:01.913 --> 02:08:06.293
MAREN: We went at 830 and we still had a great spot.

02:08:06.313 --> 02:08:06.713
JEANETTE: It was fun.

02:08:06.733 --> 02:08:10.253
MAREN: But that's still 30 minutes before the show and you have a reserved viewing.

02:08:10.273 --> 02:08:13.113
MAREN: Like it's popular right now.

02:08:13.933 --> 02:08:17.153
VIRGINIA: I mean, I would say that's why you're paying the higher price though.

02:08:17.173 --> 02:08:25.253
VIRGINIA: So I can't imagine paying that price and then heading out so early to go stand in a place where you are supposed to have plenty of space.

02:08:25.773 --> 02:08:26.113
JEANETTE: No.

02:08:26.133 --> 02:08:28.613
JEANETTE: I mean, I think that's the thing.

02:08:28.653 --> 02:08:52.033
JEANETTE: If you are one of those people who like to go hours early and you can swing it to pay for a dessert party, definitely do the dessert party and spend that time relaxing and enjoying Pogma Mosa's instead of standing on the hub and trying to guard your spot.

02:08:55.773 --> 02:08:58.533
VIRGINIA: So that was the end of that day or anything else to report?

02:08:58.833 --> 02:08:59.353
MAREN: Oh, no.

02:08:59.473 --> 02:09:00.873
JEANETTE: We went to Tron.

02:09:00.913 --> 02:09:03.673
MAREN: A nighttime Tron Lightning Lane.

02:09:04.653 --> 02:09:09.853
JEANETTE: We purchased that one so that we could specifically get a time that was after the sun had gone down.

02:09:10.333 --> 02:09:13.233
VIRGINIA: And how much were those per person that particular night?

02:09:14.093 --> 02:09:14.513
JEANETTE: 20.

02:09:14.993 --> 02:09:15.333
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

02:09:15.773 --> 02:09:16.233
VIRGINIA: All right.

02:09:16.533 --> 02:09:18.353
MAREN: And so my dad hadn't done it earlier.

02:09:18.913 --> 02:09:26.273
MAREN: So he took a drama meme and did Tron and loved it and was fine.

02:09:26.793 --> 02:09:30.433
MAREN: I would say he was a little like, oh, getting off of it for a sec.

02:09:30.453 --> 02:09:40.493
MAREN: But yeah, he was great and even well enough that we went and did Jungle Cruise before calling it a night because there was no line for Jungle Cruise and you can never have enough Jungle Cruise.

02:09:41.393 --> 02:09:46.093
VIRGINIA: Well, I'm glad he enjoyed it and I'm glad it didn't make him feel terrible.

02:09:46.153 --> 02:09:49.193
VIRGINIA: Although had it made him feel terrible, at least it was the end of the night.

02:09:49.233 --> 02:09:51.133
VIRGINIA: And the next day was the travel day.

02:09:51.153 --> 02:09:57.153
VIRGINIA: So you can kind of, you know, be a little bit more laid back with your park time that day if you needed to be.

02:09:57.173 --> 02:09:58.653
VIRGINIA: All right.

02:10:09.233 --> 02:10:12.373
MAREN: So I would say Dad and Ryan and I were dragging a little.

02:10:12.393 --> 02:10:15.753
MAREN: We all had to get up and get cleaned up and pack.

02:10:15.773 --> 02:10:25.333
MAREN: But Jeanette and Mariah, being their energetic selves, got out of the room, packed up or packed up and got out of the room maybe 20 minutes before we did, went check their bags.

02:10:26.673 --> 02:10:30.013
MAREN: Y'all hit up Riviera for coffee and then we essentially did the same thing.

02:10:30.033 --> 02:10:34.973
MAREN: We were just 20 minutes behind them, grabbed a coffee at Riviera and then all met up at Epcot.

02:10:35.933 --> 02:10:45.053
JEANETTE: Although I will add that during that 20 minute period of time when Mariah and I got to Epcot, Mariah indulged me in a meet and greet with Daisy.

02:10:46.013 --> 02:10:54.573
JEANETTE: And I was very excited because I was carrying a Daisy duck bag and I had on my DuckTales shirt and my interaction with her was so fun.

02:10:54.593 --> 02:11:07.213
JEANETTE: It was very much me fangirling her but then also her fangirling me back because of my bag and my DuckTales shirt and like it was really fun.

02:11:07.353 --> 02:11:19.113
JEANETTE: I it's funny like when when characters were not a thing during lockdown, during Kenini stuff, I was sort of like it's fine, I don't really miss it.

02:11:19.333 --> 02:11:26.813
JEANETTE: And then and now that they're back, whenever I do indulge in it, I'm like it's just it's so fun.

02:11:26.833 --> 02:11:32.073
JEANETTE: I who am I that I like want to hug this person dressed as a duck, but I do.

02:11:32.253 --> 02:11:33.133
JEANETTE: So there we are.

02:11:33.933 --> 02:11:36.633
VIRGINIA: Did you get any video footage of your interaction with her?

02:11:37.773 --> 02:11:42.113
JEANETTE: Mariah took so many photos and they're all live photos.

02:11:42.133 --> 02:11:45.953
JEANETTE: So it's yeah, there is a lot of documentation of it.

02:11:46.393 --> 02:11:49.913
VIRGINIA: All right, so 20 minutes later, the rest of the group shows up.

02:11:50.613 --> 02:12:00.593
JEANETTE: And we start our DuckTales adventure in UK because there is a DuckTales mission in UK and we hadn't done that one yet.

02:12:00.713 --> 02:12:08.973
VIRGINIA: So for the people who had not been on the adventure previously, they just joined where you were or you sort of restarted?

02:12:08.993 --> 02:12:14.053
JEANETTE: They did, but we wanted to go back and do everything so that everybody would get a chance to do everything.

02:12:14.053 --> 02:12:27.993
JEANETTE: And then the other thing is that with the DuckTales adventure, you only get assigned a certain number of missions in each country and there are actually more missions than you would get assigned to complete the country.

02:12:28.453 --> 02:12:36.093
JEANETTE: So two people do it playing the same game might end up doing slightly different missions in each spot.

02:12:36.113 --> 02:12:39.313
VIRGINIA: So you could go back and do it multiple times and have a totally different experience.

02:12:39.373 --> 02:12:45.813
JEANETTE: You could and you would find that there was there would very likely be ones that you hadn't done the first time through.

02:12:45.833 --> 02:12:54.273
MAREN: Yeah, we learned that the hard way our first time doing it all three of it was Jeanette and Mariah and I were all three doing it on separate phones and then we're like, wait, you're doing something different.

02:12:54.533 --> 02:12:57.913
MAREN: So then we all switched to you just do one phone per country.

02:12:58.893 --> 02:13:04.033
VIRGINIA: Does it matter which country you start in or can you just pick where you'd like to be?

02:13:04.153 --> 02:13:06.753
MAREN: You can start in whichever country you would like.

02:13:07.633 --> 02:13:14.573
MAREN: But what was interesting, so we started in the UK, and then we did Mexico.

02:13:14.593 --> 02:13:19.113
MAREN: So we went that direction and we stopped in Mexico for margaritas.

02:13:19.133 --> 02:13:22.253
MAREN: I had to do as you do.

02:13:22.273 --> 02:13:29.033
MAREN: I had the avocado margarita this time because there were very few that didn't have mezcal in them.

02:13:29.493 --> 02:13:35.913
MAREN: And so I had done the lily margarita last time, which is like the $45 margarita.

02:13:36.213 --> 02:13:36.753
MAREN: It's good.

02:13:37.233 --> 02:13:41.513
MAREN: The avocado margarita is much less expensive and very tasty.

02:13:42.293 --> 02:13:47.853
VIRGINIA: I have to say, when I was there in February, I wanted to try the lily margarita because I'd heard so much about it.

02:13:47.873 --> 02:13:52.333
VIRGINIA: And it was sort of a photo opportunity and the presentation of it all.

02:13:53.253 --> 02:13:54.413
VIRGINIA: And it was okay.

02:13:55.033 --> 02:13:59.313
VIRGINIA: And my husband got the avocado margarita because I had had it and raved about it.

02:13:59.593 --> 02:14:03.073
VIRGINIA: And I was jealous that he had gotten that.

02:14:03.453 --> 02:14:05.693
VIRGINIA: If there's nothing else to drink, I'll have a frozen margarita.

02:14:05.713 --> 02:14:07.653
VIRGINIA: I'd prefer margaritas on the rocks.

02:14:07.673 --> 02:14:13.093
VIRGINIA: But the avocado margarita, it's not like a super sweet frozen margarita.

02:14:13.153 --> 02:14:13.873
VIRGINIA: Absolutely.

02:14:13.893 --> 02:14:17.353
VIRGINIA: It's nice and creamy and it's so different.

02:14:17.573 --> 02:14:19.413
VIRGINIA: And I noticed they made a shirt of it.

02:14:19.493 --> 02:14:20.393
VIRGINIA: Did you see that one?

02:14:22.253 --> 02:14:23.513
VIRGINIA: I took a picture of it.

02:14:23.533 --> 02:14:25.153
VIRGINIA: I'll have to send it to you guys.

02:14:25.573 --> 02:14:29.033
VIRGINIA: I took a photo of it because I have a friend who really likes the avocado margarita.

02:14:29.053 --> 02:14:30.373
VIRGINIA: And I was like, they have shirts now.

02:14:31.833 --> 02:14:33.693
MAREN: So I guess I'll need to make one of those.

02:14:33.713 --> 02:14:35.173
MAREN: No, if it exists, buy it.

02:14:35.193 --> 02:14:36.553
MAREN: Don't make it.

02:14:37.833 --> 02:14:42.993
MAREN: So after Mexico, we headed over to Norway, which is where one of the missions was supposed to be.

02:14:43.013 --> 02:14:45.093
JEANETTE: A very cool mission.

02:14:45.113 --> 02:14:47.413
MAREN: A very cool mission because we've done that one last time.

02:14:47.533 --> 02:14:50.873
MAREN: And oddly, it was not available on the app that time.

02:14:51.393 --> 02:14:53.733
MAREN: And I asked a cast member at GuestServe.

02:14:53.753 --> 02:14:56.413
MAREN: We asked a cast member at Norway and they're like, I'm sorry, I don't know.

02:14:56.433 --> 02:14:58.373
MAREN: So they're like, try someone at GuestServices.

02:14:58.733 --> 02:15:00.073
MAREN: And we asked a cast member at GuestServices.

02:15:00.433 --> 02:15:03.053
MAREN: And the guy had no idea what we were talking about.

02:15:03.073 --> 02:15:08.773
MAREN: So yeah, oddly, Norway was not available as part of our DuckTales mission that day.

02:15:08.793 --> 02:15:12.653
JEANETTE: So we back to China instead.

02:15:12.673 --> 02:15:14.373
MAREN: Where you had your tipsy duck.

02:15:15.813 --> 02:15:23.253
JEANETTE: Yeah, I did not get a margarita because I knew I wanted to get tipsy duck, which is like tea, chocolate milk, boba and bourbon.

02:15:23.933 --> 02:15:26.193
VIRGINIA: And you get that at the tea stand, right?

02:15:26.493 --> 02:15:32.293
JEANETTE: Yeah, the joy of tea and it should not be good, but it is delicious and delightful.

02:15:32.653 --> 02:15:36.153
VIRGINIA: I promised Jeanette that I'm going to try that one on my next trip.

02:15:36.173 --> 02:15:39.413
VIRGINIA: Even though it doesn't sound like it should be good, she's raved about it enough.

02:15:39.553 --> 02:15:40.413
VIRGINIA: I'm gonna try it.

02:15:40.993 --> 02:15:45.553
JEANETTE: We also got some special foods in China, but I would say they were just okay.

02:15:45.653 --> 02:15:46.933
MAREN: Yeah, not my favorite.

02:15:47.333 --> 02:15:49.513
MAREN: But yeah, so then we kept going with DuckTales.

02:15:49.533 --> 02:15:53.313
MAREN: So we did China, Germany.

02:15:53.473 --> 02:15:58.533
JEANETTE: Germany, which is my favorite of the DuckTales missions, is in Germany.

02:15:58.553 --> 02:16:00.233
MAREN: Okay.

02:16:00.293 --> 02:16:02.313
MAREN: And we've done it before, but it was still really cute.

02:16:02.413 --> 02:16:04.333
MAREN: And then we did Japan, which was new to us.

02:16:04.353 --> 02:16:05.713
MAREN: We hadn't done Japan before.

02:16:06.713 --> 02:16:07.933
JEANETTE: That one was very cool.

02:16:09.153 --> 02:16:11.613
MAREN: Yeah, don't want to give people too many spoilers on these.

02:16:12.053 --> 02:16:12.613
VIRGINIA: I know.

02:16:12.633 --> 02:16:14.773
VIRGINIA: That's why I'm not asking very many questions.

02:16:15.733 --> 02:16:17.493
MAREN: Yeah, they're so fun.

02:16:17.633 --> 02:16:19.673
JEANETTE: No, I'm not telling you why it was cool.

02:16:19.693 --> 02:16:23.153
JEANETTE: I'm not telling you why Germany is my favorite.

02:16:23.173 --> 02:16:25.013
JEANETTE: You have to go and do it yourself.

02:16:25.833 --> 02:16:34.773
JEANETTE: But just know that if you are a fan of DuckTales, and the show is no longer on, right?

02:16:34.793 --> 02:16:36.273
JEANETTE: So there's no new episodes.

02:16:36.713 --> 02:16:40.733
JEANETTE: It's like new episodes of DuckTales, only you're part of them.

02:16:42.793 --> 02:16:57.133
VIRGINIA: Do you find that by, you know, the game aside, so you're doing the game, you maybe are a DuckTales fan, you're having fun with the game, does it give you new perspective on Epcot and the different countries?

02:16:57.393 --> 02:17:00.053
VIRGINIA: Do you see things that you might be would not have seen before?

02:17:00.073 --> 02:17:00.913
JEANETTE: 100%.

02:17:01.113 --> 02:17:02.033
MAREN: Absolutely.

02:17:02.053 --> 02:17:08.733
MAREN: It makes you explore areas that like maybe you haven't in a while, or maybe you never have at all.

02:17:08.753 --> 02:17:10.733
JEANETTE: See details that you would have missed.

02:17:11.713 --> 02:17:15.533
MAREN: Yeah, it's a good way to see Epcot from a different perspective.

02:17:15.553 --> 02:17:16.373
MAREN: Highly recommend it.

02:17:16.393 --> 02:17:19.213
JEANETTE: And it takes about a half hour per country.

02:17:19.433 --> 02:17:30.153
JEANETTE: So like if you think about if you're like bopping along through the country, maybe you don't know what to check out, or you don't have dining reservations, so you're not going to spend extended time there.

02:17:30.173 --> 02:17:35.133
JEANETTE: It gives you about a half hour in each of the countries where the game is present.

02:17:35.153 --> 02:17:39.033
JEANETTE: And it's really it's a great way to experience those countries.

02:17:39.053 --> 02:17:49.493
VIRGINIA: Yeah, and I would say that for people who have been before in particular, it's just an example of how there are so many different ways to do Disney.

02:17:50.053 --> 02:17:57.053
VIRGINIA: And as many times as the two of you have gone, because you are frequent flyers when it comes to Disney.

02:17:57.073 --> 02:17:59.253
JEANETTE: Just got my AP today.

02:18:00.313 --> 02:18:02.253
VIRGINIA: But you always find new things to do.

02:18:02.313 --> 02:18:09.213
VIRGINIA: So there's never a time when you're going to go to Disney, and you're not going to do something new or see something in a new light.

02:18:09.513 --> 02:18:21.413
VIRGINIA: And taking the opportunity to do an experience like this, whereas if you're focused on just rides and getting from ride to ride to ride, and if you think that's all Disney is, then you're not doing it right.

02:18:22.173 --> 02:18:24.273
JEANETTE: You're missing out on a lot of the joy.

02:18:24.293 --> 02:18:32.773
VIRGINIA: Yeah, there's so many things to take advantage of, whether it's food or talking to other guests or talking to the cast members.

02:18:33.273 --> 02:18:38.473
VIRGINIA: There's lots of ways to do Disney, and you can always have a new experience.

02:18:41.693 --> 02:18:51.273
JEANETTE: We finished in France and then celebrated with fish and chips in the UK, so ending back where we began.

02:18:51.853 --> 02:18:54.793
JEANETTE: And then we were done with the theme parks.

02:18:54.813 --> 02:18:56.493
JEANETTE: We did it.

02:18:56.633 --> 02:18:58.773
JEANETTE: We did the theme parks for this trip.

02:18:58.793 --> 02:19:03.213
VIRGINIA: What time of day was that in comparison to when you needed to go to the airport?

02:19:03.233 --> 02:19:04.973
JEANETTE: It was 3 p.m.

02:19:06.713 --> 02:19:10.053
JEANETTE: and we needed to be to the airport by like 7.

02:19:11.973 --> 02:19:18.333
MAREN: Unfortunately, when we sat down for fish and chips is also when we discovered that everyone's flights had been delayed.

02:19:19.453 --> 02:19:26.193
MAREN: Most of us were flying southwest and due to the southwest issue that day, our flights had all been delayed.

02:19:26.213 --> 02:19:30.493
MAREN: And then for some odd reason, Jeanette, who was not flying southwest, her flight was also delayed.

02:19:30.513 --> 02:19:35.533
JEANETTE: Because my plane was coming from a smaller airport, it got affected by the southwest delays.

02:19:35.673 --> 02:19:38.233
JEANETTE: And then also it shifted.

02:19:38.253 --> 02:19:41.813
JEANETTE: I mean, it's kind of boring, but it shifted when my pilots arrived.

02:19:41.833 --> 02:19:45.413
JEANETTE: So my plane arrived like an hour and a half before my pilots arrived.

02:19:45.953 --> 02:19:48.353
JEANETTE: So all that fun.

02:19:48.813 --> 02:19:53.133
JEANETTE: But we kept having fun even after we realized our flights were delayed.

02:19:54.553 --> 02:19:56.053
MAREN: So we went and hopped on the monorail.

02:19:56.533 --> 02:19:59.833
MAREN: My dad is a big fan of monorail riding.

02:19:59.853 --> 02:20:06.693
MAREN: Honestly, I love using Disney transportation just for the sake of using Disney transportation, like not even to go places.

02:20:06.913 --> 02:20:11.053
MAREN: We'd actually done another monorail loop earlier in the trip that we forgot about.

02:20:11.073 --> 02:20:19.293
JEANETTE: I mean, to me, it's like, did you really go to Disney World if you didn't ride at least, you know, three versions of Disney transportation?

02:20:19.313 --> 02:20:24.133
VIRGINIA: Well, and with the Main Street vehicle, you all got in more than you normally would have.

02:20:26.593 --> 02:20:30.693
JEANETTE: And the railroad, we did the railroad, so we got in, I think that's five?

02:20:31.513 --> 02:20:32.913
MAREN: Yeah, I think you're right.

02:20:32.933 --> 02:20:33.593
MAREN: So we did good.

02:20:33.613 --> 02:20:42.793
MAREN: But yeah, so we took the monorail over to the Enchanted Rose at the Grand Floridian and had the truffle fries and the flatbread and some drinks there.

02:20:43.293 --> 02:20:46.173
JEANETTE: I made a quick stop in Basin to get them.

02:20:46.193 --> 02:20:46.933
VIRGINIA: Of course you did.

02:20:46.953 --> 02:20:59.513
JEANETTE: So they are my, the Grand Floridians specifically, their location of the Basin has some specialty Mickey Soaps that you can't get anywhere else, that you can't get on their website.

02:20:59.953 --> 02:21:04.953
JEANETTE: So I got some extra bars to hold me through until our next trip in the fall.

02:21:05.173 --> 02:21:07.533
VIRGINIA: I'm a huge fan of their shower steamers.

02:21:07.673 --> 02:21:10.513
VIRGINIA: They have some that smell so good.

02:21:10.793 --> 02:21:14.133
VIRGINIA: And I like to use one of those because then it makes me feel like I'm on vacation.

02:21:15.293 --> 02:21:17.813
JEANETTE: Yeah, I always forget about the shower steamers.

02:21:17.833 --> 02:21:18.813
JEANETTE: That's a good reminder.

02:21:18.833 --> 02:21:21.573
VIRGINIA: I was going to ask drinks at Enchanted Rose.

02:21:22.393 --> 02:21:24.533
VIRGINIA: Anything you'd recommend in particular there?

02:21:25.353 --> 02:21:25.873
JEANETTE: Anything.

02:21:26.353 --> 02:21:30.133
MAREN: Yeah, all their drinks are good and they can make drinks that aren't on the menu.

02:21:30.653 --> 02:21:37.253
MAREN: For some reason, there's been a running joke about Brandy Alexander's with Ryan and Mariah.

02:21:37.413 --> 02:21:39.913
MAREN: And so that is what my husband ordered.

02:21:40.313 --> 02:21:46.073
MAREN: And interestingly enough, that day, one of the bartenders really likes to make Brandy Alexander's.

02:21:46.173 --> 02:21:52.133
MAREN: And she carries her nutmeg with her because they don't always have nutmeg at Enchanted Rose.

02:21:52.133 --> 02:21:59.113
MAREN: And so he got the right bartender that day to make his Brandy Alexander.

02:21:59.133 --> 02:22:00.553
MAREN: But yeah, all their drinks are great.

02:22:00.573 --> 02:22:02.933
MAREN: My dad had one of the non-alcoholic drinks.

02:22:02.953 --> 02:22:06.853
MAREN: It's like iced tea and juices or something.

02:22:06.873 --> 02:22:07.813
MAREN: And he really enjoyed it.

02:22:07.833 --> 02:22:09.533
MAREN: So yeah, they were all good.

02:22:09.553 --> 02:22:11.413
JEANETTE: Yeah, I didn't get it this time.

02:22:11.433 --> 02:22:13.973
JEANETTE: But I think my favorite there is the Lavender Fog.

02:22:14.513 --> 02:22:16.613
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's the one with the Earl Grey, right?

02:22:17.113 --> 02:22:19.553
JEANETTE: Yeah, it is a bit of a deserty cocktail.

02:22:19.573 --> 02:22:22.493
JEANETTE: So you'd have to be in the mood for a deserty cocktail, which I was not.

02:22:22.513 --> 02:22:26.313
JEANETTE: But every cocktail that I've had there has been delightful.

02:22:28.033 --> 02:22:32.693
VIRGINIA: It was time then to head to the airport, return the rental car.

02:22:32.853 --> 02:22:34.153
VIRGINIA: Everything went okay with that.

02:22:35.193 --> 02:22:44.593
MAREN: Yeah, we had this brilliant idea that since flights were delayed and we felt we still felt like we needed to get to the airport because you never know when they're going to move your flight back on schedule.

02:22:44.613 --> 02:22:44.873
MAREN: Right.

02:22:45.613 --> 02:22:49.093
MAREN: So we had this brilliant idea that we were going to drop Jeanette off at Terminal C.

02:22:49.893 --> 02:22:53.273
MAREN: And then the rest of us were going to meet her there because there's a Wine Bar George.

02:22:53.293 --> 02:22:56.593
MAREN: And we hadn't made it to Disney Springs to go to Wine Bar George.

02:22:57.533 --> 02:22:59.233
MAREN: So we dropped her and Mariah off.

02:22:59.453 --> 02:23:02.713
MAREN: Dad and Ryan and I went to check our bags and drop the rental car off.

02:23:04.113 --> 02:23:09.673
MAREN: And security at Terminal C told Mariah to plan for an hour and a half to get between Terminals.

02:23:10.633 --> 02:23:16.053
MAREN: And so since we dropped her off there, she needed to plan for an hour and a half to get back to Terminals A and B.

02:23:17.293 --> 02:23:21.713
MAREN: Dad and Ryan and I went, oh, well, we have to plan to get there and back.

02:23:21.733 --> 02:23:23.053
MAREN: So we opted not to do that.

02:23:23.053 --> 02:23:38.553
MAREN: But Jeanette and Mariah got to enjoy the Wine Bar George at Terminal C, which is why I was drinking wine tonight, because I did not get to have my Caymus Grand Oeuf Petite Syrah, which is my favorite wine that they always have at Wine Bar George.

02:23:39.093 --> 02:23:49.853
MAREN: But I had a bottle at home that I opened last night and had some last night and today in honor of Wine Bar George, since I didn't get to join them.

02:23:50.293 --> 02:23:56.293
JEANETTE: I will say, so if you are a fan of Wine Bar George, there is a lot of shared menu items.

02:23:56.733 --> 02:23:58.653
JEANETTE: It is not as robust of a menu.

02:23:59.093 --> 02:24:01.753
JEANETTE: There is definitely a wonderful wine list.

02:24:02.593 --> 02:24:04.333
JEANETTE: The ambiance is not great, though.

02:24:04.353 --> 02:24:09.273
JEANETTE: It's kind of like a kiosk right in the middle of the airport.

02:24:09.473 --> 02:24:14.793
JEANETTE: But you know, like Art Smith has a restaurant in that terminal as well.

02:24:15.773 --> 02:24:17.553
JEANETTE: But I think that that's cute.

02:24:17.813 --> 02:24:23.353
JEANETTE: I think that that space is pretty cute, whereas this is like really right in the middle of the walkway.

02:24:23.353 --> 02:24:26.053
JEANETTE: So there's not much ambiance to it.

02:24:26.073 --> 02:24:33.153
JEANETTE: But if you are, if you happen to be in Terminal C and you want a good bite and a good glass of wine, it is nice to have it there.

02:24:33.693 --> 02:24:39.573
JEANETTE: Unfortunately, though, Terminal C has zero ground transportation, so it is not at all a convenient terminal.

02:24:39.793 --> 02:24:43.373
VIRGINIA: Why did they say that it was going to take that long between terminals?

02:24:43.393 --> 02:24:46.393
VIRGINIA: Because I understand there's a lot of walking involved.

02:24:47.193 --> 02:24:47.613
JEANETTE: Yeah.

02:24:48.173 --> 02:24:57.253
JEANETTE: They were estimating about a half hour to walk from C to AB and then to give yourself an hour to get through security once you get to Terminal A or B.

02:24:57.693 --> 02:24:58.273
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

02:24:58.293 --> 02:25:03.553
MAREN: Especially because we were there in the evening and they closed TSA pre-check.

02:25:04.053 --> 02:25:06.793
MAREN: And so even if you're pre-check, you have to get normal line.

02:25:06.813 --> 02:25:12.193
MAREN: Security can get pretty backed up at leaving MCO at a terminals A and B if you're there.

02:25:12.433 --> 02:25:12.953
VIRGINIA: You know what?

02:25:13.393 --> 02:25:16.793
VIRGINIA: I honestly forgot that you'd have to go through security at that point.

02:25:16.793 --> 02:25:21.493
VIRGINIA: For some reason in my mind, I was like, oh, if you're at that terminal, then you could just scoot over.

02:25:21.513 --> 02:25:27.533
MAREN: Yeah, it would be nice if they had better connectivity, especially after security.

02:25:27.553 --> 02:25:33.153
MAREN: But you know, in Terminal A, we had Casken Lager as the little restaurant in there.

02:25:33.173 --> 02:25:35.013
MAREN: And it's totally fine too.

02:25:35.033 --> 02:25:39.993
MAREN: So you know, if you stranded in any of the terminals at Orlando, there's options.

02:25:40.773 --> 02:25:44.013
MAREN: Unfortunately, the more Disney options are in Terminal C.

02:25:44.133 --> 02:25:44.453
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

02:25:44.613 --> 02:25:48.773
VIRGINIA: Well, I mean, if you're going to be stranded in an airport, it might as well be MCO, right?

02:25:49.693 --> 02:25:54.993
MAREN: Or you might as well just go back to Disney, which is something I have done before.

02:25:55.913 --> 02:26:06.353
MAREN: I have definitely had my flight delayed so late on a Disney trip that I was sure it was going to get canceled, booked a cheap hotel room and flown out the next morning instead.

02:26:06.373 --> 02:26:06.553
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

02:26:07.373 --> 02:26:11.993
VIRGINIA: Well, that's when you start doing that Disney math, both in terms of money and time.

02:26:12.013 --> 02:26:13.953
VIRGINIA: And what can I do?

02:26:13.973 --> 02:26:21.093
VIRGINIA: And now that Jeanette is a newly initiated member of the Annual Pass Club, yay!

02:26:21.313 --> 02:26:22.133
JEANETTE: I would stay.

02:26:23.973 --> 02:26:24.493
VIRGINIA: Forever.

02:26:25.593 --> 02:26:26.133
VIRGINIA: All right.

02:26:26.133 --> 02:26:47.753
VIRGINIA: Well, I just want to thank both of you for joining me and for being such fun first trip report guests, so please do share some pictures and I will be sure to put them in a place where people who are listening to the episode can access them on my Instagram page for the podcast.

02:26:47.893 --> 02:26:50.293
VIRGINIA: So thank you all very much.

02:26:52.093 --> 02:26:53.173
JEANETTE: Thank you, Virginia.

02:26:57.553 --> 02:27:01.513
VIRGINIA: And that's a wrap on the first official trip report episode.

02:27:02.093 --> 02:27:05.453
VIRGINIA: Thank you again, Jeanette and Maren, for taking the time to chat with me.

02:27:05.953 --> 02:27:18.573
VIRGINIA: I hope if you enjoyed this episode, you will subscribe, tell a friend, follow the podcast on Instagram, submit for consideration to be a future trip report guest, anything and everything would be appreciated.

02:27:19.133 --> 02:27:23.533
VIRGINIA: Thank you for listening, and until next time, keep daydreaming about where you want to be.