Post-Trip Report: Amanda’s Triple Split Stay (March 2024)

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VIRGINIA: Welcome to Where I Long To Be, A Magical Trip Report Podcast.

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VIRGINIA: My name is Virginia and I am your host, and this is the first post-trip episode of season two.

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VIRGINIA: Last week, I celebrated a year of the show by taking a week off, and believe me, it was much needed.

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VIRGINIA: Reach out today.

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VIRGINIA: Now, let's get into the meat and potatoes of the episode, or perhaps I should say the chicken fingers and mac and cheese of the episode.

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VIRGINIA: That's a little tease, and I know Amanda will be chuckling right now as she hears that.

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VIRGINIA: For anyone who didn't get a chance to listen to Amanda's pre-trip report, this was a triple split stay with her mom and dad.

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VIRGINIA: They are annual pass holders who live in the Northeast as well as DVC members, so they go to Walt Disney World pretty regularly.

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VIRGINIA: That's enough from me, I think.

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VIRGINIA: I hope you enjoy my conversation with Amanda.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back, Amanda.

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VIRGINIA: Hello.

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VIRGINIA: Did you have a wonderful trip?

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AMANDA: Yes, and I'm still exhausted.

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AMANDA: Disney Tired just hits so different than regular tired.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, the walking, all of that is exhausting, eating differently than you normally eat at home, takes a toll on your body too.

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VIRGINIA: What weather did you have for this trip?

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VIRGINIA: It was good.

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AMANDA: There were some days that it was a little too hot for my liking, but I wear a portable neck fan the whole time, and that keeps me cool enough.

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AMANDA: They actually got a little chilly at night, to the point that I had to put on a spirit jersey.

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AMANDA: But I think overall, it was pretty good.

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AMANDA: It rained a little bit the first day, but it was one of those 30-minute Florida storms, and then that was it.

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VIRGINIA: Good.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Very, very lucky.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, you had kind of a long trip.

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VIRGINIA: You were there from the evening of March the 2nd, all the way until Tuesday, March the 12th, and today is the 14th.

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VIRGINIA: So that's why you're still tired.

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VIRGINIA: It has not been very long.

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VIRGINIA: So let's start right at the beginning.

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VIRGINIA: So you were flying in on a Southwest flight that you expected to arrive around 8 p.m.

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VIRGINIA: for one night at All-Star Sports because you added on to your trip because it was actually more affordable to do it this way than to fly down the next morning.

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VIRGINIA: So how did everything go with the travel?

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AMANDA: It was good.

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AMANDA: The flight, there was like zero turbulence, which was amazing.

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AMANDA: The airport was pretty empty.

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AMANDA: Flying in Philly is like flying in Orlando.

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AMANDA: It's always crazy, but it wasn't, so that was great.

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AMANDA: The only problem we ran into was our air conditioning in our room at All-Star Sports was not working.

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AMANDA: So they had to bring us a box fan, which they happily did, but we did not go to sleep until two o'clock in the morning because we had to wait for a fan.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, my goodness.

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VIRGINIA: Wow.

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VIRGINIA: So was it something that you realized was an issue upon arrival into the room, or it wasn't until you laid down to go to sleep that you realized that the air wasn't a problem?

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AMANDA: We didn't realize it until we went to go to bed.

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AMANDA: We were hanging out, and we were like, all right, cool, we're going to get up, talk about what our plans were for the next day.

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AMANDA: And then I was like, why is it so hot in here?

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AMANDA: And we all realized the air had not kicked on at any point of us being there.

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VIRGINIA: So how long did it end up taking them to actually, from the moment you made them aware of the issue to the moment somebody showed up at your door with a van?

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AMANDA: Probably an hour.

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VIRGINIA: Was there any kind of discount applied to your room or anything to, you know, make up for the trouble?

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AMANDA: No, they offered, they let us check out late, so I guess like that's something.

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AMANDA: It was something where we were like, it is what it is, like it's not their fault.

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AMANDA: They said they could send a maintenance person to fix it, but we're like, we'll be good with the fan.

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AMANDA: Like you can have someone fix it tomorrow once we check out.

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AMANDA: Like it's only one night.

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AMANDA: We're fine.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, it's only one night, but at the same time, you know, if you have to wait that long and you get to bed that late, that would be really annoying.

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VIRGINIA: So, I mean, I wouldn't go demanding anything, but at the same time, I would feel more impressed with the customer service if they offered something like, oh, we've taken, you know, $25 off your room or, you know, just any little thing or something just to acknowledge.

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VIRGINIA: But it sounds like you were just happy to go to sleep.

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AMANDA: Yep, definitely.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So the next morning, because you were only staying there one night, you were putting your things with Bell Services to head over to Riviera.

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VIRGINIA: So that was exciting.

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VIRGINIA: Did you get over to Riviera first thing in the morning, or you headed over to Magic Kingdom once you had your things tucked away with Bell Services?

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AMANDA: We headed to Magic Kingdom after Bell Services had our stuff.

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AMANDA: We didn't get to the Riviera until probably 11 o'clock that night.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So you were in the park doing things.

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AMANDA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: And during the pre-trip, you did mention, so as we go through these days, that you are kind of a balance between liking to take it easy, but trying to get a lot done at the same time, and that you're not rope droppers.

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VIRGINIA: So what time did you get into the parks?

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AMANDA: We got into the parks probably the latest that day, just because we had been up so late.

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VIRGINIA: Mm-hmm.

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AMANDA: I want to say we got in the parks at like 1 p.m.

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AMANDA: Because they gave us a late checkout.

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AMANDA: They did not care what time we left.

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AMANDA: They were like, be out of here, with enough time for us to clean real quick and let the next people in.

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AMANDA: So I think we got to the park at like 1 p.m.

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AMANDA: that day.

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VIRGINIA: So I imagine that you had breakfast there at All Star Sports.

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VIRGINIA: Is that correct?

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AMANDA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: How was that?

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AMANDA: It was good.

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AMANDA: I haven't stayed at a value resort in probably like eight years, but they had a nice little omelet bar.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, they did?

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AMANDA: I didn't have that for breakfast.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: That sounds really good.

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VIRGINIA: I was imagining that it would be the typical breakfast offerings where you could get the, what do they call it?

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VIRGINIA: The bounty platter.

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VIRGINIA: You get your waffles, your bacon, you know, all that stuff.

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VIRGINIA: But an omelet bar, that actually sounds kind of fancy.

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VIRGINIA: Not what I would expect from all-star sports.

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AMANDA: Yeah, that's not what I expected either.

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AMANDA: I looked at the menu and I was like, an omelet bar?

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AMANDA: Okay, I'll go for that for breakfast.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: When you got over to Magic Kingdom, what was your first order of business?

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AMANDA: First order of business was to buy a popcorn bucket because I'm someone who just will eat Disney popcorn, so I want my money's worth on those refills.

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VIRGINIA: Yep.

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VIRGINIA: Nope, it's a good deal.

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VIRGINIA: And as long as they haven't changed to a new style, you can always bring it back on future trips.

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VIRGINIA: I want to ask you then if you're a popcorn fan, because I haven't had a chance to do this yet, have you done the Make Your Own Custom popcorn at the confectionary?

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AMANDA: Yes, I've done it a few times now.

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VIRGINIA: All right, so what's your go-to topping combination?

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AMANDA: I usually do butter popcorn with milk chocolate ganache and then usually Oreos or M&Ms and then pretzels and marshmallows.

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AMANDA: A nice balance of salty and sweet.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, that sounds really good.

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VIRGINIA: I need to add it to my list because I'm a huge popcorn person.

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VIRGINIA: Like at home, I air pop some popcorn basically every day.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, of course, I prefer it with stuff on it, but you know, for health reasons, since I eat it so often, I air pop it and then I use like, I can't believe it's not butter spray.

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VIRGINIA: Which, you know, it's fine.

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VIRGINIA: But at first, when they put this thing in the confectionery where you could make your own combination, I was kind of like, all right.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, that's cool and all, but it just feels like it's probably just overpriced for you getting to make a couple selections.

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VIRGINIA: But then people rave about it.

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VIRGINIA: And so now I'm like, OK, I need to give it a go.

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AMANDA: You get a lot of popcorn, too.

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AMANDA: Like, I think it's well worth the price, and we try to buy it on like the first day of our trip so that we have a snack for the room every single night until we run out of it.

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VIRGINIA: OK, so you purchase it sort of on your way out of the park that first night so that it's like a room treat.

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VIRGINIA: OK, yes, that's a good strategy.

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VIRGINIA: I like that.

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VIRGINIA: I'm going to have to copy that.

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VIRGINIA: All right, so you got your official popcorn bucket.

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VIRGINIA: And what was next?

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AMANDA: We headed to the people mover and we wrote it three times in a row.

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VIRGINIA: Yes, three times in a row and didn't get off, right?

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AMANDA: Exactly.

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VIRGINIA: OK, perfect.

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VIRGINIA: That's the way to do it.

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VIRGINIA: Now, when you want to do that, do you say something or do you simply like raise your hand and do like a circular motion like I want to go around again?

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AMANDA: A little bit of both.

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AMANDA: We're like, can we go again with like a little hand motion so they like notice us and hear us?

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AMANDA: And they're always like, yeah, sure, go ahead.

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VIRGINIA: Uh-huh.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: If there's no line, why not?

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VIRGINIA: I love the people who move over so much, so much.

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VIRGINIA: I didn't realize I wrote it with my nephews on our February trip and I knew it got dark, but you know, obviously, you know, it gets dark.

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VIRGINIA: You go through it.

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VIRGINIA: I didn't think about the fact that it would be scary because it stays dark for quite a while.

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VIRGINIA: So, yeah, I think like right before we went into the tunnel, I was just like, it's going to be pitch black.

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VIRGINIA: Like, just hold on.

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AMANDA: It's going to be okay, guys.

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VIRGINIA: What was after people mover?

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AMANDA: We decided we were hungry because at that point it was 3 in the afternoon, probably.

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AMANDA: So we went and we got lunch at Paco Spill.

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AMANDA: Right.

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AMANDA: It was past lunch.

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AMANDA: So we went to Paco Spill and we camped out a spot for Festival of Fantasy.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So it was around 3 o'clock.

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VIRGINIA: Now, did you keep your dinner reservation for Liberty Tree Tavern for $5.50?

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AMANDA: We did not.

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VIRGINIA: Okay, because that felt like she's going to eat again in like two hours.

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VIRGINIA: What's going on?

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VIRGINIA: No.

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AMANDA: So when we were at All Star Sports while we were half asleep, apparently we decided it would be really smart to make it later.

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AMANDA: So when we looked to see what time dinner was, we're like, Oh, it's at like eight o'clock now.

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AMANDA: Did we change that?

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AMANDA: And my mom's like, Oh, I think we might have done that at like two in the morning.

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AMANDA: And then by that point, we're like, we're not going to be at the park till 8 p.m.

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AMANDA: We are tired.

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AMANDA: So we just canceled it altogether.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, you were not an ooey gooey chaffee fan anyway.

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VIRGINIA: So I suppose that's fine.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So Pecos Bill.

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VIRGINIA: And what was after Pecos Bill?

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AMANDA: So we watched the parade and then that's when it had that random 30 minute Florida rainstorm.

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AMANDA: So we did anything we could do that was inside.

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AMANDA: So we like ran to Pirates, ran to Small World and fill her magic.

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AMANDA: We were all kind of close.

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VIRGINIA: What were the crowds like?

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AMANDA: The crowd, it was honestly pretty empty until the end of the trip.

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AMANDA: The Spring Breakers started coming in and it got crazy.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Because I was wondering if the crowds were bad, then the rain might have scared some people off.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So Indoor Fun.

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VIRGINIA: And you had intended to stay through till Happily Ever After.

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VIRGINIA: But you're saying you were tired.

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VIRGINIA: So that did not happen this first day.

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AMANDA: No.

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AMANDA: And we also weren't sure how long it was going to rain for because it stopped.

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AMANDA: But then we looked at the radar and it was supposed to start again.

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AMANDA: So we weren't even sure if Happily Ever After would happen.

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AMANDA: So we decided after those few rides to go hop on the monorail to Grand Florian and Contemporary to look at the Easter egg displays.

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AMANDA: So we just bumped that up to be doing it earlier.

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AMANDA: And by the time we got to the Contemporary to do the Easter eggs, the rain had let up and we ended up watching the fireworks from there on it's like the fourth floor.

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AMANDA: They have a balcony.

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AMANDA: So we watched the fireworks from there.

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AMANDA: And then after that, we went to the Riviera and checked in.

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VIRGINIA: OK, all right.

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VIRGINIA: Riviera, you were going to be staying in a deluxe studio.

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VIRGINIA: And this was your first time staying at Riviera, is that correct?

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: OK, so I know you you've probably been over there through the lobby or eaten at a restaurant at some point.

00:14:36.803 --> 00:14:40.123
VIRGINIA: But what was it like to stay in one of the rooms?

00:14:40.303 --> 00:14:41.523
VIRGINIA: They are gorgeous.

00:14:42.183 --> 00:14:43.343
AMANDA: It was so nice.

00:14:44.243 --> 00:14:49.543
AMANDA: Every time we stay somewhere new, my mom says, this is the only place I ever want to stay again.

00:14:49.763 --> 00:14:51.863
AMANDA: But she said it again for Riviera.

00:14:52.543 --> 00:14:54.943
AMANDA: Last time she said it for the Polynesian.

00:14:55.043 --> 00:14:57.343
AMANDA: She did not say it for Grand Floridian, though.

00:14:57.423 --> 00:15:00.363
AMANDA: So she said it for Riviera, which says something.

00:15:01.083 --> 00:15:04.983
AMANDA: But we had requested a high floor near the Skyliner.

00:15:06.003 --> 00:15:09.723
AMANDA: We were on the eighth floor, which was the highest you could be in the wing that we were in.

00:15:10.263 --> 00:15:21.923
AMANDA: But we were absolutely nowhere near the Skyliner, which ended up working out because from our balcony, we had a view of Luminous in Epcot, which I did not realize we'd be able to see from our balcony.

00:15:23.603 --> 00:15:25.023
AMANDA: So that was cool.

00:15:25.443 --> 00:15:33.263
VIRGINIA: So if you were nowhere near the Skyliner, how much of a hassle was it to get down to go to the Skyliner?

00:15:34.663 --> 00:15:35.543
AMANDA: It really wasn't.

00:15:36.023 --> 00:15:36.863
VIRGINIA: It's a compact resort.

00:15:36.883 --> 00:15:37.843
VIRGINIA: It's a small resort.

00:15:38.503 --> 00:15:44.063
AMANDA: We had only been there one time before we had booked staying there, so we weren't really sure.

00:15:44.083 --> 00:15:45.883
AMANDA: We were like, I don't think it was that far.

00:15:46.083 --> 00:15:48.243
AMANDA: It was like a four-minute walk to the Skyliner.

00:15:48.263 --> 00:15:49.723
AMANDA: It wasn't anything crazy.

00:15:50.123 --> 00:15:50.543
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:15:50.763 --> 00:15:51.103
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:15:53.103 --> 00:15:53.543
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:15:53.643 --> 00:16:04.043
VIRGINIA: Well, you went to bed that night, and the next day, you were going to get up and head over to Epcot to enjoy some flower and garden festival.

00:16:04.643 --> 00:16:09.783
VIRGINIA: So what time would you say you made it over to Epcot on this day?

00:16:10.543 --> 00:16:12.303
AMANDA: About noon, probably.

00:16:12.603 --> 00:16:14.023
AMANDA: We were still a little tired.

00:16:15.803 --> 00:16:22.583
AMANDA: We went to La Petite Café, and I got the infamous chocolate chunk banana bread that the Riviera has.

00:16:23.163 --> 00:16:23.603
VIRGINIA: Mm-hmm.

00:16:23.783 --> 00:16:26.703
VIRGINIA: Now, everybody talks about that.

00:16:26.763 --> 00:16:27.323
VIRGINIA: It's a thing.

00:16:27.343 --> 00:16:28.783
VIRGINIA: It's got a cult following, I feel like.

00:16:29.343 --> 00:16:31.063
VIRGINIA: Did you get any of their cold brew?

00:16:31.603 --> 00:16:32.843
AMANDA: No, I don't drink coffee.

00:16:33.323 --> 00:16:33.983
VIRGINIA: Oh, you don't?

00:16:35.423 --> 00:16:37.163
VIRGINIA: You just have this energy naturally.

00:16:41.823 --> 00:16:42.863
VIRGINIA: I love their cold brew.

00:16:42.883 --> 00:16:44.103
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:16:44.243 --> 00:16:52.743
VIRGINIA: Did you stick with La Petite Café, or did you all go down and supplement your breakfast at all from Primo Piatto?

00:16:52.763 --> 00:16:54.283
AMANDA: I was content with my banana bread.

00:16:54.663 --> 00:17:03.663
AMANDA: My parents are not really breakfast people, so it's more so me eating breakfast and then just getting like a Mickey pretzel or something when we first get to the parks to cover breakfast.

00:17:04.343 --> 00:17:04.763
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:17:05.063 --> 00:17:05.403
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:07.103 --> 00:17:16.523
VIRGINIA: I'm going to say, I think Riviera might be top of the list in terms of food offerings at a resort.

00:17:18.283 --> 00:17:19.123
AMANDA: There's so many choices.

00:17:21.383 --> 00:17:26.183
VIRGINIA: No, even even L'Epote Cafe as just a little, you know, coffee bar.

00:17:26.263 --> 00:17:29.823
VIRGINIA: Basically, everything you get there is amazing.

00:17:29.843 --> 00:17:33.183
VIRGINIA: And Premium Piatto is such a good quick service as well.

00:17:33.263 --> 00:17:34.103
VIRGINIA: And the pool bar.

00:17:34.863 --> 00:17:35.283
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:17:35.383 --> 00:17:37.903
VIRGINIA: So over to Epcot around noon.

00:17:38.523 --> 00:17:40.303
VIRGINIA: How was Flower and Garden Festival?

00:17:40.563 --> 00:17:42.543
AMANDA: It was beautiful, obviously.

00:17:43.423 --> 00:17:44.503
AMANDA: So many flowers.

00:17:44.783 --> 00:17:51.743
AMANDA: We actually spent this first day in Epcot just doing the festival and exploring World Showcase.

00:17:51.743 --> 00:17:53.803
AMANDA: We didn't even touch future.

00:17:54.083 --> 00:17:57.603
AMANDA: It's not called Future World anymore, but I'm going to call it that forever.

00:17:57.943 --> 00:17:59.703
VIRGINIA: World Celebration?

00:18:00.043 --> 00:18:00.423
AMANDA: Maybe.

00:18:00.443 --> 00:18:06.403
VIRGINIA: I know the series is called World Nature.

00:18:06.463 --> 00:18:09.563
VIRGINIA: World Discovery and World Celebration.

00:18:10.183 --> 00:18:13.563
VIRGINIA: But I can't remember if there's a name for all three of them combined.

00:18:13.583 --> 00:18:15.303
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I don't know.

00:18:16.523 --> 00:18:21.763
AMANDA: Because we came in on the Skyliner, we obviously came in through the International Gateway, so we started in the UK.

00:18:22.363 --> 00:18:24.403
AMANDA: No, not the UK.

00:18:25.043 --> 00:18:25.463
AMANDA: France?

00:18:26.243 --> 00:18:27.163
AMANDA: I did this in my notes.

00:18:27.183 --> 00:18:29.903
AMANDA: I wrote UK and my mom was like, that wasn't the UK.

00:18:29.923 --> 00:18:30.483
AMANDA: That's France.

00:18:30.503 --> 00:18:32.023
AMANDA: I was like, you know, it's fine.

00:18:33.083 --> 00:18:35.743
VIRGINIA: I mean, technically, you could start either way.

00:18:35.763 --> 00:18:38.583
VIRGINIA: It's just when you walk up International Gateway, you've got to go right or left.

00:18:39.323 --> 00:18:39.943
AMANDA: Exactly.

00:18:39.963 --> 00:18:45.563
AMANDA: So in my head, we started in France and we worked our way all the way to Norway.

00:18:45.743 --> 00:18:48.103
AMANDA: That was all we did the entire day.

00:18:48.383 --> 00:18:49.883
AMANDA: We did that.

00:18:50.443 --> 00:18:55.483
AMANDA: Because my mom especially was saying like, we never go look in the shops and everything.

00:18:55.503 --> 00:19:03.183
AMANDA: So we went in every single store in every single country and just explored it because we don't typically get to do that.

00:19:04.963 --> 00:19:06.163
VIRGINIA: Did you make any purchases?

00:19:06.703 --> 00:19:08.163
AMANDA: No, we did not.

00:19:08.643 --> 00:19:14.783
AMANDA: Which I'm realizing now, my mom was supposed to pick a pearl in Japan, and we never did it.

00:19:14.843 --> 00:19:18.423
AMANDA: And it's just hitting me right now that we never went back and did that.

00:19:19.063 --> 00:19:22.243
VIRGINIA: Oh, when you say supposed to, is that just something she's always wanted to do?

00:19:22.443 --> 00:19:24.843
VIRGINIA: And you kind of planned for that this time?

00:19:26.363 --> 00:19:27.263
AMANDA: So she did it.

00:19:27.283 --> 00:19:30.783
AMANDA: I want to say, I don't totally know for sure.

00:19:30.783 --> 00:19:33.683
AMANDA: I believe she did it on her honeymoon.

00:19:33.783 --> 00:19:38.863
AMANDA: Like on their honeymoon, they picked a pearl, and they just had their pearl anniversary.

00:19:38.883 --> 00:19:42.823
AMANDA: So my dad was like, oh, when we go, like, I want you to pick a pearl.

00:19:42.843 --> 00:19:44.643
AMANDA: But now I'm realizing we didn't do that.

00:19:46.123 --> 00:19:46.523
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:19:47.023 --> 00:19:50.143
VIRGINIA: I picked a pearl on my honeymoon, but it was in Hawaii.

00:19:50.163 --> 00:20:03.943
VIRGINIA: So same sort of experience, but you know, and it wasn't O'Lanning or anything, because that was before O'Lanning existed, because hashtag old.

00:20:03.963 --> 00:20:04.423
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:20:04.443 --> 00:20:10.743
VIRGINIA: So what in terms of the festival foods was a standout for you?

00:20:11.983 --> 00:20:14.963
AMANDA: I really honestly didn't eat a lot of festival foods.

00:20:15.003 --> 00:20:21.403
AMANDA: I'm a very picky eater, and a lot of it was plant based, which just didn't sound super appetizing to me.

00:20:22.063 --> 00:20:26.523
AMANDA: So I only had the lemon meringue pie, which was really good.

00:20:27.383 --> 00:20:35.403
AMANDA: And I had a handful of drinks, obviously, violet lemonade, the cucumber watermelon slushies, always a good one.

00:20:35.423 --> 00:20:38.083
AMANDA: And then what was the other one?

00:20:38.443 --> 00:20:42.003
AMANDA: The drink that came in the orange bird tipper was really, really good.

00:20:42.103 --> 00:20:43.483
AMANDA: That was a standout for me.

00:20:43.503 --> 00:20:47.063
VIRGINIA: OK, what about the topiaries?

00:20:47.303 --> 00:20:51.383
VIRGINIA: Any of your favorites in that section that you hit that first day?

00:20:53.043 --> 00:20:54.883
AMANDA: Oh, there were so many.

00:20:55.543 --> 00:21:01.843
AMANDA: I like that Lumiere and Cogsworth, Lumiere lights up and Cogsworth, his like little clock actually moves.

00:21:01.863 --> 00:21:06.203
AMANDA: I thought that was cute and like a fun little detail that I didn't expect out of the topiary.

00:21:06.223 --> 00:21:15.823
AMANDA: I feel like I just love all the topiaries because I haven't seen them in so long, because I think the last time we did Flower and Garden was maybe 2019.

00:21:16.283 --> 00:21:19.843
AMANDA: So it's been a while, so I was just very much into it.

00:21:20.383 --> 00:21:23.623
AMANDA: I did get mistaken for a PhotoPass photographer this day, though.

00:21:24.183 --> 00:21:24.523
VIRGINIA: Oh, no.

00:21:24.543 --> 00:21:25.863
VIRGINIA: Were you wearing a green shirt?

00:21:26.543 --> 00:21:27.083
VIRGINIA: I was.

00:21:27.123 --> 00:21:34.703
AMANDA: I was wearing a green shirt, and I have a pre-professional level camera, and it was my first time taking it anywhere.

00:21:35.123 --> 00:21:37.783
AMANDA: So I really looked like a PhotoPass photographer.

00:21:37.803 --> 00:21:46.563
AMANDA: I was taking a picture of the Kermit and Miss Piggy topiary, and some lady was like, oh, my gosh, look, they have PhotoPass with this topiary.

00:21:46.623 --> 00:21:47.703
AMANDA: I'm so excited.

00:21:48.083 --> 00:21:52.143
AMANDA: And the daughter, she's about like maybe like 25.

00:21:52.163 --> 00:21:54.903
AMANDA: I was like, no, mom, it's not a PhotoPass photographer.

00:21:54.923 --> 00:21:55.943
AMANDA: That's just a girl.

00:21:55.963 --> 00:22:01.063
AMANDA: And the woman was like, but you said they wear green, and she has a fancy camera.

00:22:01.083 --> 00:22:03.323
AMANDA: And the girl walked by, I was like, I'm so sorry.

00:22:03.343 --> 00:22:03.983
AMANDA: I was like, it's okay.

00:22:04.003 --> 00:22:05.063
VIRGINIA: It's fine.

00:22:05.923 --> 00:22:13.303
AMANDA: So she was probably disappointed that they didn't actually have a PhotoPass photographer at that topiary because she was really excited that she thought I was.

00:22:15.663 --> 00:22:23.223
VIRGINIA: I mean, it would have been really funny if you had just gone with it and the daughter hadn't said anything, and you're just like, yeah, I'll take a picture.

00:22:25.843 --> 00:22:27.583
VIRGINIA: Check your PhotoPass photos later.

00:22:27.603 --> 00:22:28.183
VIRGINIA: It'll be there.

00:22:28.323 --> 00:22:32.583
VIRGINIA: And then make them pose in a really funny way and be like, as if it's a magic shot.

00:22:33.663 --> 00:22:34.663
VIRGINIA: But really, it's nothing.

00:22:35.583 --> 00:22:37.323
VIRGINIA: Hold your hands over your head.

00:22:39.963 --> 00:22:41.383
VIRGINIA: Stand on one foot.

00:22:43.803 --> 00:22:44.503
VIRGINIA: Oh, my God.

00:22:44.523 --> 00:22:45.423
VIRGINIA: Hashtag goals.

00:22:45.443 --> 00:22:46.863
VIRGINIA: Now I want that to happen to you again.

00:22:46.883 --> 00:22:48.283
VIRGINIA: Can you please wear the green shirt again?

00:22:49.463 --> 00:22:49.803
AMANDA: Yes.

00:22:50.603 --> 00:22:51.363
AMANDA: We'll make it happen.

00:22:51.743 --> 00:22:52.103
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:22:52.123 --> 00:22:53.263
VIRGINIA: Tag me if it happens.

00:22:54.843 --> 00:22:56.243
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:22:56.363 --> 00:23:03.523
VIRGINIA: So after you got done with that section of the park, where did you go next?

00:23:06.083 --> 00:23:11.183
AMANDA: We ended up heading back to the resort without watching Luminous.

00:23:11.203 --> 00:23:17.603
AMANDA: We had planned on it, and I think we planned on doing deluxe hours that day, but we still were pretty tired.

00:23:17.623 --> 00:23:25.103
AMANDA: And, you know, first day in Florida really hit in the parks, like full blast, we were tired and in pain.

00:23:25.143 --> 00:23:31.563
AMANDA: So we headed back to the hotel, and that's when we heard fireworks while we were in the room unpacking.

00:23:31.743 --> 00:23:34.643
AMANDA: And I was like, can we see them?

00:23:34.663 --> 00:23:40.263
AMANDA: We ended up watching Luminous from our balcony that night, which was not planned because we didn't know we'd be able to see it.

00:23:40.983 --> 00:23:42.043
VIRGINIA: That's really cool.

00:23:42.063 --> 00:23:42.983
VIRGINIA: That's really cool.

00:23:43.003 --> 00:23:46.283
VIRGINIA: Did you get any good photos with your fancy camera?

00:23:46.883 --> 00:23:47.423
VIRGINIA: We did.

00:23:47.443 --> 00:23:49.723
AMANDA: I got a lot of photos.

00:23:50.363 --> 00:23:51.423
VIRGINIA: Lots and lots.

00:23:52.163 --> 00:23:53.163
VIRGINIA: Can't wait to see them.

00:23:55.403 --> 00:24:00.283
VIRGINIA: Tuesday, March the 5th, you were heading into Hollywood Studios.

00:24:00.863 --> 00:24:10.363
VIRGINIA: The only thing you really had on your priority list for this day was Fantasmic because you said that your parents had not seen it since they added the new scenes.

00:24:10.383 --> 00:24:16.863
VIRGINIA: Also, you had a friend who works over in the Fantasmic area and so you wanted to say hi to them.

00:24:17.683 --> 00:24:19.103
VIRGINIA: Did you make it to Fantasmic?

00:24:19.123 --> 00:24:24.443
VIRGINIA: I know I'm jumping ahead to the end of the day and we'll go back through what you did during the day, but I'm just curious.

00:24:25.043 --> 00:24:38.263
AMANDA: No, because we were getting ready to line up for Fantasmic and we checked the radar and this massive storm was going to hit right when Fantasmic was happening and we were like, with our luck, we're going to sit down.

00:24:38.283 --> 00:24:41.323
AMANDA: We're going to get drenched and then they're going to cancel it.

00:24:41.423 --> 00:24:43.843
AMANDA: So we said, we'll do Fantasmic another day.

00:24:43.923 --> 00:24:45.563
AMANDA: We did look for our friend, though.

00:24:45.623 --> 00:24:56.703
AMANDA: She was working backstage that day because she works in food and beverage, so sometimes she's out selling the food, sometimes she's delivering it to the different carts, so we wouldn't have been able to find her that day anyway.

00:24:58.283 --> 00:24:58.683
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:24:59.103 --> 00:25:06.403
VIRGINIA: Well, that's the beauty of having a longer trip like you did, was that you can say, all right, we'll just save it for a different day.

00:25:06.843 --> 00:25:09.803
VIRGINIA: So start at the beginning of your Hollywood Studios time.

00:25:09.883 --> 00:25:11.183
VIRGINIA: What was first?

00:25:11.683 --> 00:25:16.763
AMANDA: We did all of the shows with the exception of Fantasmic this day.

00:25:16.783 --> 00:25:18.283
AMANDA: We didn't do a single ride.

00:25:18.903 --> 00:25:20.843
AMANDA: We did every single show.

00:25:21.243 --> 00:25:33.183
AMANDA: We did the Mickey Minnie Vacation Fun Short and then we did Indiana Jones, which we haven't done in a while because I feel like it's kind of hard to line up all the show times.

00:25:33.903 --> 00:25:38.623
AMANDA: But somehow I did it without even trying and we managed every single show.

00:25:39.183 --> 00:25:43.283
AMANDA: Then we did Muppet Vision and then we had pizza from Pizza Rizzo, of course.

00:25:46.103 --> 00:25:53.263
AMANDA: Then we headed over to Beauty and the Beast Live on stage and then we did Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy, which my parents had never done.

00:25:53.843 --> 00:25:55.963
AMANDA: So that was a fun, cute little show.

00:25:56.363 --> 00:25:58.203
AMANDA: Then we headed to the Frozen Sing Along.

00:25:58.223 --> 00:26:00.403
VIRGINIA: Did you sing along?

00:26:01.143 --> 00:26:02.483
VIRGINIA: Yes, of course.

00:26:03.803 --> 00:26:04.643
AMANDA: We have to.

00:26:05.023 --> 00:26:10.003
AMANDA: And after that was when we were going to start heading to Fantasmic and saw the storm was coming.

00:26:10.163 --> 00:26:13.023
AMANDA: And it would have been a short Florida storm too.

00:26:14.083 --> 00:26:22.543
AMANDA: And I actually found out through the Pass Holder Facebook groups that Fantasmic that night kept getting delayed because they were waiting for the rain to pass.

00:26:22.563 --> 00:26:26.163
AMANDA: So we would have been there drenched, just constantly getting delayed.

00:26:26.203 --> 00:26:32.883
AMANDA: So we ended up taking the boat to Yacht and Beach and doing those Easter egg displays.

00:26:36.183 --> 00:26:38.023
AMANDA: And we got this crazy wait.

00:26:38.043 --> 00:26:38.843
AMANDA: Let me see what it was.

00:26:38.863 --> 00:26:39.943
AMANDA: Let me find a picture of it.

00:26:40.663 --> 00:26:44.403
AMANDA: It was this mint chocolate chip milkshake for St.

00:26:44.423 --> 00:26:49.723
AMANDA: Patrick's Day in a souvenir cup, but it had like a massive cupcake on top too.

00:26:49.743 --> 00:26:53.303
AMANDA: It was the craziest thing, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

00:26:54.903 --> 00:26:55.723
VIRGINIA: Wait, when is St.

00:26:55.743 --> 00:26:56.283
VIRGINIA: Patrick's Day?

00:26:56.543 --> 00:26:57.903
VIRGINIA: It hasn't happened yet, has it?

00:26:59.923 --> 00:27:00.803
AMANDA: It's in a couple days.

00:27:01.043 --> 00:27:01.823
AMANDA: It's on Sunday.

00:27:02.683 --> 00:27:03.103
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:27:03.483 --> 00:27:03.903
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:27:03.923 --> 00:27:06.223
VIRGINIA: So you're going to wear your PhotoPass green shirt that day.

00:27:10.583 --> 00:27:11.323
VIRGINIA: Oh, goodness.

00:27:11.743 --> 00:27:19.183
VIRGINIA: I did want to ask you about the Easter displays, because I've never gone to see any of the Easter displays at Disney.

00:27:19.863 --> 00:27:24.043
VIRGINIA: I think I've only been there like over an Easter time period once.

00:27:25.743 --> 00:27:36.923
VIRGINIA: Is it like when you are there for Christmas and you walk into the Grand Floridian and it smells like gingerbread, when you walk into these resorts, does it smell like chocolate?

00:27:36.943 --> 00:27:40.023
VIRGINIA: Because I think that's what all these big Easter eggs are made out of, right?

00:27:40.203 --> 00:27:43.303
AMANDA: Yes, it smells like chocolate the second you walk in.

00:27:44.883 --> 00:27:47.263
AMANDA: And they're all different.

00:27:47.363 --> 00:27:52.683
AMANDA: So at the Grand Floridian, I'll include some pictures of the eggs so that people can see them.

00:27:53.043 --> 00:27:56.123
AMANDA: But there was one that was the Electrical Parade and it lit up.

00:27:56.283 --> 00:27:58.423
AMANDA: There were some that spun.

00:27:58.683 --> 00:28:05.103
AMANDA: And so you could see all the characters at Yacht Club.

00:28:05.263 --> 00:28:06.743
AMANDA: I believe Yacht or Beach.

00:28:06.763 --> 00:28:07.203
AMANDA: I don't remember.

00:28:07.263 --> 00:28:10.123
AMANDA: Yacht Club, I believe, was all Moana themed eggs.

00:28:10.143 --> 00:28:13.863
AMANDA: And then Beach Club was all Topiary themed eggs.

00:28:14.763 --> 00:28:15.783
AMANDA: I might have that switch.

00:28:15.803 --> 00:28:17.563
AMANDA: It might be Beach Yacht, but same difference.

00:28:18.783 --> 00:28:22.223
AMANDA: And they're all handmade by cast members.

00:28:22.323 --> 00:28:30.443
AMANDA: And they all had a placard on them to say, like, who designed this egg and why they picked this theme.

00:28:30.463 --> 00:28:34.343
AMANDA: So you got to learn a little bit about the cast members who were doing the eggs, too.

00:28:34.903 --> 00:28:42.623
VIRGINIA: Do they also have much like at Christmas time where you can buy gingerbread or buy a shingle or whatever?

00:28:43.383 --> 00:28:48.923
VIRGINIA: Do they have chocolate egg type things that you can purchase at any of these resorts?

00:28:48.923 --> 00:28:52.203
AMANDA: OK, so we bought I bought a couple different things.

00:28:52.223 --> 00:28:56.863
AMANDA: I bought a carrot cake coffee cake loaf, which was really good.

00:28:57.443 --> 00:29:03.803
AMANDA: They had you could paint your own chocolate Mickey shaped egg or something like that.

00:29:03.823 --> 00:29:06.023
AMANDA: They had a bunch of little things.

00:29:06.043 --> 00:29:16.983
AMANDA: I also bought a chocolate flower pot that was filled with jelly beans and had bunny shaped chocolate lollipops inside as like flowers.

00:29:17.643 --> 00:29:18.383
VIRGINIA: Oh, that's cute.

00:29:18.963 --> 00:29:20.603
AMANDA: Yeah, so they have stuff.

00:29:20.623 --> 00:29:27.203
AMANDA: It's definitely not as much as they do for Christmas time with the gingerbread, but they definitely have different things.

00:29:29.123 --> 00:29:33.123
VIRGINIA: I'm going to go on record saying that I think Easter candy is the best candy.

00:29:33.683 --> 00:29:34.143
AMANDA: I agree.

00:29:34.743 --> 00:29:35.923
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I don't know.

00:29:36.043 --> 00:29:37.263
VIRGINIA: It's just it's the best.

00:29:37.503 --> 00:29:38.743
VIRGINIA: Maybe it's the pastel colors.

00:29:39.023 --> 00:29:39.423
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:29:40.423 --> 00:29:40.883
VIRGINIA: I love it.

00:29:41.143 --> 00:29:45.363
VIRGINIA: Okay, so what was after looking at the Easter decorations?

00:29:46.343 --> 00:29:50.403
AMANDA: We went to Beaches and Cream and got the milkshake from the takeout window.

00:29:50.423 --> 00:29:53.323
AMANDA: And at that point, it started storming.

00:29:53.343 --> 00:29:54.963
VIRGINIA: Oh, my goodness.

00:29:55.083 --> 00:30:01.063
AMANDA: So we headed back to we ubered back to the Riviera.

00:30:01.943 --> 00:30:07.163
AMANDA: And we ended up once again watching Luminous from our balcony because it had been delayed because of the weather.

00:30:07.183 --> 00:30:11.083
AMANDA: So by the time we got back and the rain had stopped, they were just starting Luminous.

00:30:13.583 --> 00:30:15.743
VIRGINIA: So this is this is a theme with your trip.

00:30:15.903 --> 00:30:16.343
VIRGINIA: I see.

00:30:16.683 --> 00:30:17.063
AMANDA: Yes.

00:30:17.663 --> 00:30:19.283
VIRGINIA: Delayed nighttime spectaculars.

00:30:19.383 --> 00:30:19.703
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:30:21.683 --> 00:30:23.763
VIRGINIA: Wednesday, March the 6th.

00:30:24.123 --> 00:30:30.143
VIRGINIA: This was supposed to be a day when you were only going to go to the Magic Kingdom for the deluxe after hours.

00:30:30.483 --> 00:30:33.303
VIRGINIA: And otherwise, you were going to be spending the day at the resort.

00:30:33.323 --> 00:30:35.543
VIRGINIA: And I can see by your face, you had a change of plans.

00:30:35.863 --> 00:30:37.523
VIRGINIA: So what happened?

00:30:38.143 --> 00:30:42.243
AMANDA: So we went to breakfast at Topolino's, which we had never done before.

00:30:42.423 --> 00:30:44.103
AMANDA: I absolutely loved it.

00:30:44.463 --> 00:30:49.183
AMANDA: I know some people don't like it because they feel like it's pricey for not a lot of food.

00:30:49.843 --> 00:30:54.323
AMANDA: I had enough food that I ate it for breakfast, took it back to the room and ate it again for lunch.

00:30:54.783 --> 00:30:56.183
VIRGINIA: So what did you order?

00:30:56.923 --> 00:31:01.083
AMANDA: I actually got the kids waffle dippers because I thought they were super cute.

00:31:01.163 --> 00:31:05.863
AMANDA: They came on an artist palette with three different dipping sauces as paint.

00:31:06.323 --> 00:31:11.243
AMANDA: And then the Mickey waffles and mini waffles were on sticks like lollipops.

00:31:11.723 --> 00:31:14.623
AMANDA: And it came with a side of eggs and potatoes.

00:31:15.263 --> 00:31:15.643
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:31:16.063 --> 00:31:23.963
VIRGINIA: And as an adult ordering this kids menu at a place like this, they must have charged you an adult price.

00:31:24.083 --> 00:31:28.103
VIRGINIA: And I imagine that they did bump up the size of what you were given.

00:31:29.263 --> 00:31:36.783
VIRGINIA: So just making sure everybody understands, even though she ordered a kid's meal, it was not a kid's meal portion.

00:31:36.843 --> 00:31:37.943
VIRGINIA: It's correct.

00:31:38.043 --> 00:31:39.003
VIRGINIA: An adult meal portion.

00:31:40.863 --> 00:31:42.183
VIRGINIA: How did mom and dad feel about it?

00:31:42.823 --> 00:31:43.503
AMANDA: They liked it.

00:31:44.103 --> 00:31:46.443
AMANDA: I honestly don't remember what they got.

00:31:46.823 --> 00:31:48.183
AMANDA: Someone got steak and eggs.

00:31:49.343 --> 00:31:57.103
AMANDA: They actually might have both gotten steak and eggs now that I'm thinking about it, but they both really enjoyed it and said that they would do that breakfast again.

00:31:57.683 --> 00:31:59.503
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I liked it.

00:31:59.523 --> 00:32:02.423
VIRGINIA: I think the food was delicious and I would definitely do it again.

00:32:02.823 --> 00:32:18.303
VIRGINIA: My husband felt the way you said where he just didn't feel like he got enough food for the cost, but he's also not somebody who's going to really look at a meal like that and take into account that really what you're paying extra for are the characters.

00:32:18.843 --> 00:32:21.363
VIRGINIA: So I think that's why he felt that way.

00:32:21.563 --> 00:32:24.583
VIRGINIA: He was very impressed with Tarpaulinos for dinner, though.

00:32:24.603 --> 00:32:25.423
VIRGINIA: He loved that.

00:32:26.003 --> 00:32:26.343
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:32:26.363 --> 00:32:31.423
VIRGINIA: So what happened after breakfast if it was not a pool day as originally planned?

00:32:32.783 --> 00:32:36.123
AMANDA: So my parents were going to head to the pool.

00:32:36.143 --> 00:32:43.003
AMANDA: I was debating if I wanted to spend the whole day in the pool because the weather wasn't as warm as I would have liked it for the pool.

00:32:43.803 --> 00:32:48.523
AMANDA: So I was like, maybe I'll explore the resort a little bit and then head to the pool once it warms up a little.

00:32:49.183 --> 00:32:57.063
AMANDA: But then I got a message saying that I should go see Peter Pan in the Magic Kingdom that day with no notice.

00:32:57.743 --> 00:33:06.043
AMANDA: So I hopped on a bus and went to visit my bestie Peter Pan in the Magic Kingdom and had a great time while my parents went to the pool.

00:33:07.843 --> 00:33:08.343
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:33:08.803 --> 00:33:18.423
VIRGINIA: So when you go to visit your bestie Peter Pan in the park, how much time do you get to spend with your bestie?

00:33:20.003 --> 00:33:21.643
AMANDA: There weren't a lot of people in line.

00:33:21.783 --> 00:33:25.783
AMANDA: So I got to spend like a good five, ten minutes with him.

00:33:25.803 --> 00:33:33.703
AMANDA: And then I hung around and took some pictures of him afterwards once all the other families had left.

00:33:35.263 --> 00:33:35.703
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:33:36.303 --> 00:33:39.023
VIRGINIA: And how long have you known Peter Pan?

00:33:40.583 --> 00:33:45.263
AMANDA: I've known Peter Pan since I was in middle school.

00:33:45.883 --> 00:33:46.263
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:33:46.803 --> 00:33:47.863
VIRGINIA: So you grew up.

00:33:48.283 --> 00:33:48.903
VIRGINIA: He did not.

00:33:49.943 --> 00:33:50.623
VIRGINIA: Correct.

00:33:53.043 --> 00:34:03.743
VIRGINIA: Well, that that's cool to have that opportunity to see somebody like that and also to maybe give them some amazing pictures of themselves doing their, doing their role.

00:34:03.963 --> 00:34:05.083
AMANDA: Yes, definitely.

00:34:05.443 --> 00:34:05.883
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:34:05.903 --> 00:34:08.543
VIRGINIA: So after after that, what did you do next?

00:34:09.223 --> 00:34:13.483
AMANDA: I decided that I wanted to do Swiss Family Robinson treehouse by myself.

00:34:14.023 --> 00:34:17.243
AMANDA: I don't know why, but I did that.

00:34:17.643 --> 00:34:24.623
AMANDA: And then after that, I headed back to the hotel and met up with my parents to figure out what we were going to do for the rest of the day.

00:34:25.283 --> 00:34:26.263
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:34:26.283 --> 00:34:27.943
VIRGINIA: And what decision did you come to?

00:34:29.083 --> 00:34:36.283
AMANDA: We took a little break in the room and packed up because that was going to be our last night staying at the Riviera.

00:34:37.023 --> 00:34:44.763
AMANDA: So we packed everything up and headed to the Magic Kingdom just in time for the six o'clock Tron virtual Q drop for the deluxe hours.

00:34:45.663 --> 00:34:47.123
AMANDA: So I got us all in for that.

00:34:47.523 --> 00:34:50.663
AMANDA: And then we just started doing as many rides as possible.

00:34:52.963 --> 00:34:56.643
VIRGINIA: And none of you had ridden Tron before.

00:34:57.023 --> 00:35:02.863
VIRGINIA: And when we spoke before, you were not so sure whether you were going to do it or not.

00:35:02.903 --> 00:35:05.123
VIRGINIA: So did you end up doing it?

00:35:05.143 --> 00:35:06.883
AMANDA: I did not.

00:35:07.683 --> 00:35:08.203
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

00:35:08.843 --> 00:35:12.903
VIRGINIA: I really I was holding out hope since you said you got yourself a virtual Q.

00:35:12.903 --> 00:35:13.223
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:35:13.503 --> 00:35:15.363
VIRGINIA: But mom and dad wrote it, correct?

00:35:15.783 --> 00:35:16.183
AMANDA: Yes.

00:35:16.603 --> 00:35:16.883
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:35:16.903 --> 00:35:19.303
VIRGINIA: Because you said your mom is willing to try anything once.

00:35:20.063 --> 00:35:20.423
AMANDA: Yes.

00:35:20.483 --> 00:35:25.303
AMANDA: And after she got off Tron, she said, I no longer have the mentality that I have to do it.

00:35:25.363 --> 00:35:26.243
AMANDA: I have to try something once.

00:35:26.583 --> 00:35:27.123
AMANDA: Forget it.

00:35:27.203 --> 00:35:28.103
AMANDA: You will hate this.

00:35:28.123 --> 00:35:28.883
AMANDA: Do not ride it.

00:35:29.643 --> 00:35:30.063
VIRGINIA: Really?

00:35:30.803 --> 00:35:31.123
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:35:31.583 --> 00:35:36.223
AMANDA: She said she would rather ride Guardians for the rest of her life than ever ride Tron again.

00:35:40.503 --> 00:35:41.783
AMANDA: I don't know.

00:35:42.103 --> 00:35:45.083
AMANDA: She was at a loss for words.

00:35:45.323 --> 00:35:48.043
AMANDA: She was saying this ride shouldn't be legal.

00:35:48.043 --> 00:35:51.623
AMANDA: Like it was she was so flustered when she got off it.

00:35:52.323 --> 00:35:57.163
AMANDA: I can't even ask her about it because she's like, no, I can't even think about this ride.

00:35:57.183 --> 00:35:59.423
AMANDA: Like I can't think about it ever again.

00:36:01.263 --> 00:36:11.323
VIRGINIA: I am so baffled by this because it is the world's shortest ride and maybe maybe just after Barnstormer in terms of length.

00:36:13.283 --> 00:36:15.523
VIRGINIA: And it's so smooth.

00:36:15.543 --> 00:36:25.403
VIRGINIA: And there's I mean, besides the takeoff and when you go outside where it's kind of like a little bit at an angle, there's no really, you know, big drops or anything like that.

00:36:25.403 --> 00:36:27.323
VIRGINIA: So that's shocking.

00:36:28.903 --> 00:36:30.323
VIRGINIA: How does your dad feel about it?

00:36:30.683 --> 00:36:31.743
AMANDA: Oh, my dad loved it.

00:36:31.763 --> 00:36:35.383
AMANDA: He took my magic band and went and rode again since I wasn't going to ride.

00:36:37.143 --> 00:36:39.903
VIRGINIA: Well, at least he got to to experience it twice.

00:36:40.263 --> 00:36:45.243
VIRGINIA: Do you recall how long it took them to get through the queue?

00:36:45.323 --> 00:36:48.203
VIRGINIA: Because the virtual queue is not like the Lightning Lane.

00:36:48.223 --> 00:36:49.383
VIRGINIA: You do have to wait a little bit longer.

00:36:49.903 --> 00:36:50.423
AMANDA: Correct.

00:36:50.523 --> 00:36:55.043
AMANDA: It was half an hour and then a half an hour again when my dad went by himself.

00:36:56.103 --> 00:36:56.443
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:36:56.563 --> 00:37:00.023
VIRGINIA: Well, you know, don't traumatize your mom and ask her about it anymore.

00:37:00.043 --> 00:37:03.763
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:37:04.103 --> 00:37:06.563
VIRGINIA: And what other rides did you get done that night?

00:37:07.003 --> 00:37:09.003
VIRGINIA: We did a lot.

00:37:09.063 --> 00:37:13.143
AMANDA: So before the deluxe hours even started, our Tron group was called.

00:37:14.003 --> 00:37:14.403
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:37:14.423 --> 00:37:23.383
AMANDA: Which I didn't know was possible, but I guess they made it through all the other groups so fast that they started calling deluxe groups before fireworks even happened.

00:37:24.943 --> 00:37:32.103
AMANDA: And before the fireworks, we did Mad Tea Party, Dumbo, Barn Stormer and Indie Speedway.

00:37:32.723 --> 00:37:35.203
AMANDA: Then we camped out, watched Happily Ever After.

00:37:35.463 --> 00:37:38.383
AMANDA: We had a spot just off the partner statues.

00:37:38.403 --> 00:37:40.003
AMANDA: We were nice and close.

00:37:41.163 --> 00:37:45.203
AMANDA: And then we headed to Magic Carpets of Aladdin, Tiki Room.

00:37:45.723 --> 00:37:48.023
AMANDA: They were testing Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

00:37:48.043 --> 00:37:50.343
AMANDA: So I stood there and watched a bunch of logs go down.

00:37:51.623 --> 00:37:53.523
AMANDA: And then we did Big Thunder Mountain.

00:37:53.723 --> 00:37:56.143
AMANDA: And then Deluxe Hours officially started.

00:37:57.883 --> 00:37:58.383
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:37:58.543 --> 00:38:02.443
VIRGINIA: So what did you do during the deluxe after hours?

00:38:02.523 --> 00:38:10.303
VIRGINIA: And did you feel that at the beginning of it, how long did it take for the crowds to kind of disperse?

00:38:10.323 --> 00:38:14.283
VIRGINIA: Because a lot of people will jump into lines right before the regular hours.

00:38:15.043 --> 00:38:19.963
VIRGINIA: And which can mean that at the beginning of the deluxe hours, sometimes there's a little bit of a wait for things.

00:38:20.903 --> 00:38:21.263
AMANDA: Right.

00:38:21.423 --> 00:38:33.123
AMANDA: So the lines honestly dropped drastically, like 20 minutes into deluxe hours, which I didn't expect about 20 minutes into deluxe hours.

00:38:33.183 --> 00:38:40.783
AMANDA: I took a look at the wait times and the two longest waits in the whole park were obviously Seven Dwarfs Mind Train and Peter Pan's Flight.

00:38:41.603 --> 00:38:43.463
AMANDA: And they were only 25 minutes.

00:38:44.583 --> 00:38:45.543
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

00:38:46.563 --> 00:38:51.143
AMANDA: But I can tell you, I waited three minutes for Seven Dwarfs Mind Train.

00:38:51.203 --> 00:38:52.943
AMANDA: I did not even wait five minutes.

00:38:54.883 --> 00:38:55.623
VIRGINIA: Wow.

00:38:56.003 --> 00:38:56.723
VIRGINIA: Lucky duck.

00:38:56.743 --> 00:38:57.323
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:38:57.343 --> 00:38:57.643
AMANDA: Yes.

00:38:59.743 --> 00:39:02.443
VIRGINIA: How long did you end up staying on this this evening?

00:39:02.463 --> 00:39:06.023
VIRGINIA: And what time did the after hours go to?

00:39:06.063 --> 00:39:09.103
VIRGINIA: Because the normal park hours ended at 11 p.m.

00:39:09.203 --> 00:39:09.823
VIRGINIA: Is that correct?

00:39:10.003 --> 00:39:12.083
AMANDA: The park closed at 10.

00:39:12.183 --> 00:39:15.323
AMANDA: And then the deluxe hours were from 10 to midnight that day.

00:39:16.163 --> 00:39:16.723
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:39:16.823 --> 00:39:17.243
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:39:17.263 --> 00:39:21.263
VIRGINIA: Yeah, there's some other nights, I think, during your week where it went until 11.

00:39:21.483 --> 00:39:21.843
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:39:21.863 --> 00:39:23.463
AMANDA: Yeah, there were some.

00:39:23.483 --> 00:39:26.663
AMANDA: But that day it was till 10 and then we were there till midnight.

00:39:27.063 --> 00:39:30.363
AMANDA: So we ended up doing we walked on Mind Train.

00:39:30.603 --> 00:39:33.963
AMANDA: We did Hauna Mansion and saw the Hatbox Ghost for the first time.

00:39:35.823 --> 00:39:40.883
AMANDA: And we did the Little Mermaid, Journey of the Little Mermaid, I think it's called.

00:39:41.043 --> 00:39:46.883
AMANDA: I never remember, because I feel like depending if it's in Florida or California, it has a different name for some reason.

00:39:47.243 --> 00:39:48.103
VIRGINIA: I think you're right.

00:39:48.103 --> 00:39:50.003
VIRGINIA: But I know what you're talking about.

00:39:50.043 --> 00:39:50.343
AMANDA: Yeah.

00:39:50.663 --> 00:39:51.963
VIRGINIA: And then we did Clamshell.

00:39:52.183 --> 00:39:54.023
VIRGINIA: Yeah, exactly.

00:39:54.063 --> 00:39:56.343
AMANDA: And then we did Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin.

00:39:56.803 --> 00:40:07.203
AMANDA: And we really took our time leaving the park, taking pictures, shopping, stopping at every PhotoPass photographer on Main Street.

00:40:08.603 --> 00:40:11.163
AMANDA: So we just had a nice little night.

00:40:11.883 --> 00:40:12.363
VIRGINIA: Nice.

00:40:12.723 --> 00:40:14.703
VIRGINIA: That does sound like a wonderful evening.

00:40:15.463 --> 00:40:15.903
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:40:16.003 --> 00:40:23.203
VIRGINIA: So the next day, you were checking into what you thought was perhaps mom's favorite resort.

00:40:23.643 --> 00:40:28.403
VIRGINIA: But how does she feel about Old Key West now that she's experienced Riviera?

00:40:29.063 --> 00:40:35.803
AMANDA: She still loves Old Key West, especially because you're DVC, so you understand the point system.

00:40:35.983 --> 00:40:41.323
AMANDA: Old Key West is very few points a night, especially in comparison to Riviera.

00:40:42.003 --> 00:40:51.663
AMANDA: So she loved the Riviera, but the amount of points it would cost to go there again probably wouldn't do for very long, maybe a couple nights.

00:40:52.363 --> 00:40:55.303
AMANDA: But Old Key West, she could live there forever.

00:40:56.243 --> 00:41:00.203
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I know that Riviera does take a lot of points.

00:41:00.223 --> 00:41:04.543
VIRGINIA: In fact, that's part of why I've sort of been deterred from staying there quite yet.

00:41:04.563 --> 00:41:14.323
VIRGINIA: I'm going to eventually, but every time I total up how many points it's going to take for as many nights as I want to do, I'm just like, I don't think I want to spend that many points.

00:41:15.783 --> 00:41:22.483
VIRGINIA: And I prefer when I can to do a week at the same resort without splitting it up.

00:41:24.303 --> 00:41:32.263
VIRGINIA: But it may come to the point where I'm like, OK, I have to do a split stay in order to make this Riviera happen for myself because it is so many more points.

00:41:32.583 --> 00:41:34.603
AMANDA: That's why we did a split stay.

00:41:34.843 --> 00:41:42.603
AMANDA: My mom and my dad, none of us like split stays, but we were like, Riviera, so many points.

00:41:42.603 --> 00:41:46.223
AMANDA: The only way we'll ever do it is if we do a split stay.

00:41:46.563 --> 00:41:48.663
AMANDA: So it's fine.

00:41:49.283 --> 00:41:50.783
VIRGINIA: No, I will do that eventually.

00:41:50.903 --> 00:42:10.583
VIRGINIA: What I would like to do, though, is I would like to do the opposite of what you've done and do a split stay where I end with Riviera because I'm afraid that if I do the opposite, I'm going to spoil myself and then I'm going to be really down for the rest of the trip because I'm like, I don't know, we're still at Riviera.

00:42:10.923 --> 00:42:15.203
VIRGINIA: But if I do the opposite, then it's like you're ending on the high note, I guess.

00:42:15.843 --> 00:42:16.943
AMANDA: That does make sense.

00:42:17.843 --> 00:42:20.383
AMANDA: I'll have to consider that for next time.

00:42:20.403 --> 00:42:24.543
AMANDA: Riviera was only available for the first half, so we didn't really have a choice in how we did it.

00:42:24.723 --> 00:42:28.223
AMANDA: But that's definitely something to note for the future.

00:42:28.703 --> 00:42:40.483
VIRGINIA: No, I remember the very first time I ever did a splits day, I was doing like a deluxe for the first half of the week, and then I did like the rest of the week at a value resort.

00:42:41.783 --> 00:42:45.303
VIRGINIA: And then I was like, why did I do this?

00:42:45.323 --> 00:42:47.843
VIRGINIA: I was like, lesson learned, only ever go up.

00:42:50.763 --> 00:42:51.643
AMANDA: Oh my goodness.

00:42:52.043 --> 00:42:54.403
VIRGINIA: Well, how was Old Key West?

00:42:54.423 --> 00:42:56.663
VIRGINIA: Did you make it over to Olivia's?

00:42:56.683 --> 00:42:58.503
VIRGINIA: Because I know we briefly talked about that.

00:42:58.523 --> 00:43:02.383
VIRGINIA: I have not eaten at Olivia's before, but it has kind of a cult following.

00:43:02.983 --> 00:43:05.523
AMANDA: We did take out from Olivia's one day.

00:43:05.823 --> 00:43:09.563
AMANDA: We didn't sit down and eat, we just got take out.

00:43:09.703 --> 00:43:12.303
AMANDA: Because you can mobile order take out from there on the app.

00:43:12.543 --> 00:43:13.423
AMANDA: I had no idea.

00:43:14.143 --> 00:43:20.483
AMANDA: So because I think the last time we stayed there, mobile ordering was still a new thing and not everywhere had implemented it yet.

00:43:20.583 --> 00:43:24.303
AMANDA: So we did that one day and ate in the pool.

00:43:24.843 --> 00:43:28.683
AMANDA: That's an air quotes because again, balloons are popping up.

00:43:29.123 --> 00:43:29.503
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:43:29.523 --> 00:43:29.683
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:43:29.703 --> 00:43:36.943
VIRGINIA: Apparently when you do fake air quotes on this online studio, it thinks you want to celebrate something.

00:43:36.963 --> 00:43:40.043
VIRGINIA: Unless there's real balloons on your side.

00:43:40.063 --> 00:43:45.643
VIRGINIA: I mean, they did look very realistic.

00:43:45.663 --> 00:43:47.743
VIRGINIA: You can do the same thing over at Wilderness Lodge.

00:43:47.763 --> 00:43:49.383
VIRGINIA: You can mobile order from Geyser Point.

00:43:50.843 --> 00:43:51.583
VIRGINIA: I loved.

00:43:53.183 --> 00:43:54.063
VIRGINIA: For this day.

00:43:54.083 --> 00:43:56.343
VIRGINIA: So this is Thursday, March the 7th.

00:43:57.163 --> 00:43:59.983
VIRGINIA: You also had noted that you were going to be going to Epcot.

00:44:00.023 --> 00:44:04.163
VIRGINIA: So which parts of Epcot did you get to on this particular day?

00:44:05.363 --> 00:44:09.543
AMANDA: We did most of I'm going to call it world celebration.

00:44:09.563 --> 00:44:14.343
AMANDA: We're going to use that to encompass the whole front of the park for the most part.

00:44:15.483 --> 00:44:18.943
AMANDA: We started because again, we came in from the Skyliner.

00:44:18.983 --> 00:44:22.803
AMANDA: So we started with meeting Figment because that was one of my priorities.

00:44:23.323 --> 00:44:26.163
VIRGINIA: Yes, because the Figment is a favorite of yours.

00:44:26.423 --> 00:44:26.863
AMANDA: Yes.

00:44:27.063 --> 00:44:32.943
AMANDA: And then we headed over and met Joy because there was no one in line for her because everyone was in line for Figment.

00:44:33.903 --> 00:44:39.463
AMANDA: And then another priority of mine was Mickey and Minnie were still in their platinum outfits for the 100th.

00:44:39.523 --> 00:44:41.343
AMANDA: And I wasn't sure how long that would last.

00:44:41.363 --> 00:44:43.363
AMANDA: So we headed over there to meet them too.

00:44:44.563 --> 00:44:48.083
AMANDA: And then we did some flower and garden merch shopping.

00:44:50.063 --> 00:44:51.603
VIRGINIA: What did you buy, if anything?

00:44:53.223 --> 00:44:55.043
AMANDA: Mostly orange bird stuff.

00:44:55.323 --> 00:44:59.303
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's what I was suspecting because I remember you seem to like orange bird.

00:44:59.363 --> 00:45:01.063
AMANDA: My mom loves orange bird.

00:45:01.123 --> 00:45:04.743
AMANDA: So if she's listening, I didn't buy anything.

00:45:07.883 --> 00:45:08.683
AMANDA: Nothing at all.

00:45:11.323 --> 00:45:11.803
VIRGINIA: Got it.

00:45:12.143 --> 00:45:13.263
VIRGINIA: It'll just be between us.

00:45:15.063 --> 00:45:17.663
AMANDA: Yes, just us and anyone else who's listening.

00:45:18.023 --> 00:45:24.963
AMANDA: No, she knows that I bought some stuff because she picked something up and I was like, no, I'll come shop with you.

00:45:25.123 --> 00:45:30.683
AMANDA: And she picked something up and I was like, oh, do you really want that?

00:45:30.703 --> 00:45:34.143
AMANDA: And she was like, should I buy it?

00:45:34.163 --> 00:45:35.863
AMANDA: And I was like, I don't think you should.

00:45:35.903 --> 00:45:38.303
AMANDA: So she knows that I bought some stuff.

00:45:39.063 --> 00:45:45.843
AMANDA: But I figured by the time like her birthday, Mother's Day, Christmas and all rolls around, she won't remember exactly what it is anyway.

00:45:46.503 --> 00:45:46.803
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:45:46.963 --> 00:45:47.243
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:45:47.623 --> 00:45:48.403
VIRGINIA: I'm the same way.

00:45:49.523 --> 00:45:53.443
VIRGINIA: Just give me a couple days and I'll have totally forgotten what I bought.

00:45:53.463 --> 00:45:53.963
AMANDA: Exactly.

00:45:53.983 --> 00:45:55.483
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:45:55.943 --> 00:45:56.603
VIRGINIA: What was next?

00:45:56.943 --> 00:46:10.463
AMANDA: So this was the day that it was not crowded in the park, but I guess I picked the wrong time to be hungry for lunch because if I wanted to mobile order connections, it was an hour and a half away.

00:46:11.003 --> 00:46:15.123
AMANDA: I was like, okay, well, let me go inside and order.

00:46:16.363 --> 00:46:18.323
AMANDA: No, that was just as long.

00:46:18.343 --> 00:46:21.363
AMANDA: So I ended up getting mac and cheese from Seasons.

00:46:21.503 --> 00:46:26.763
AMANDA: That was it because I did not want to wait at connections because it was insane for some reason.

00:46:27.503 --> 00:46:28.643
VIRGINIA: What time of day was that?

00:46:28.663 --> 00:46:31.863
VIRGINIA: Was it like a smack dab in the middle of lunchtime?

00:46:32.383 --> 00:46:33.503
AMANDA: It was like 1.30.

00:46:33.523 --> 00:46:35.643
AMANDA: So like kind of.

00:46:35.863 --> 00:46:39.083
AMANDA: But I also thought most people would have already eaten by that point.

00:46:40.223 --> 00:46:42.123
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I guess it just depends.

00:46:43.943 --> 00:46:47.183
VIRGINIA: So Seasons, what did you get from there?

00:46:47.203 --> 00:46:50.183
VIRGINIA: Because I can't remember the last time I ate at Seasons.

00:46:51.483 --> 00:46:52.963
AMANDA: I honestly just got mac and cheese.

00:46:53.803 --> 00:46:54.723
AMANDA: I'm very picky.

00:46:54.723 --> 00:46:56.503
AMANDA: I have the palate of a five year old.

00:46:57.043 --> 00:46:58.623
AMANDA: Chicken tenders and mac and cheese.

00:46:58.963 --> 00:46:59.623
VIRGINIA: That's OK.

00:46:59.643 --> 00:47:00.703
VIRGINIA: Whatever floats your boat.

00:47:00.723 --> 00:47:01.543
VIRGINIA: Whatever floats your boat.

00:47:01.803 --> 00:47:11.343
VIRGINIA: I can't even remember like the last time I ate there, especially since Connections opened, because Connections has so many good options.

00:47:11.483 --> 00:47:20.583
VIRGINIA: So I remember when we were there in February that we were trying to time things around Guardians of the Galaxy, Lightning Lane and stuff like that.

00:47:20.823 --> 00:47:27.343
VIRGINIA: And I remember at one point it was getting towards lunch and I was like, we have to do our mobile order now, otherwise it's going to be a problem.

00:47:28.143 --> 00:47:30.223
VIRGINIA: And so this just validates that for me.

00:47:30.243 --> 00:47:30.983
VIRGINIA: So thank you.

00:47:31.003 --> 00:47:32.063
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I was right.

00:47:33.123 --> 00:47:38.723
VIRGINIA: So if my sister is listening, there was a reason we needed to get stressed out about putting a mobile order in.

00:47:41.543 --> 00:47:42.663
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:47:42.683 --> 00:47:43.543
VIRGINIA: What was after lunch?

00:47:43.863 --> 00:47:56.303
AMANDA: We hit Living with the Land, Journey into Imagination, and then we got in line for the Disney Visa character spot, which was Mickey and Goofy that day.

00:47:56.403 --> 00:47:57.343
AMANDA: So that was fun.

00:47:58.863 --> 00:48:01.623
AMANDA: Then we checked out the Butterfly Garden for Flower and Garden.

00:48:01.643 --> 00:48:08.603
AMANDA: I spent a really long time in there, but I did watch somebody like pick the flowers just for fun.

00:48:08.843 --> 00:48:10.283
VIRGINIA: And I was like, a grown adult?

00:48:10.303 --> 00:48:11.223
AMANDA: Why are we doing this?

00:48:11.243 --> 00:48:14.803
AMANDA: Like, yes, grown adults were picking the flowers.

00:48:14.823 --> 00:48:15.683
AMANDA: I was like, all right.

00:48:16.063 --> 00:48:18.603
VIRGINIA: Did you take any good photos in the Butterfly Garden?

00:48:19.283 --> 00:48:20.803
AMANDA: Yes, definitely.

00:48:20.963 --> 00:48:22.503
AMANDA: We'll try to include some of those.

00:48:23.363 --> 00:48:28.143
AMANDA: I literally, no joke, have 16,000 pictures from this trip.

00:48:28.603 --> 00:48:29.783
VIRGINIA: Oh, my God.

00:48:30.623 --> 00:48:34.883
AMANDA: Yeah, I just downloaded everything today, and I was like, oh, that's a lot.

00:48:35.623 --> 00:48:37.023
VIRGINIA: Yeah, okay.

00:48:37.263 --> 00:48:37.643
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:48:38.963 --> 00:48:40.763
VIRGINIA: Have you always been this into photography?

00:48:41.143 --> 00:48:42.463
AMANDA: Yes, but no.

00:48:42.883 --> 00:48:46.303
AMANDA: So I always liked taking pictures on my phone.

00:48:46.543 --> 00:48:53.243
AMANDA: I would probably clear as much storage as humanly possible for a trip, but I didn't actually pick up.

00:48:53.923 --> 00:48:57.723
AMANDA: I'm going to put quotes, but out of the frame so balloons don't show up.

00:48:59.343 --> 00:49:07.243
AMANDA: I didn't pick up a real camera until this past July, so not even a year, but I really enjoy it.

00:49:07.723 --> 00:49:10.703
AMANDA: And everyone says it's hard to learn.

00:49:10.703 --> 00:49:12.043
AMANDA: I don't think it was that hard.

00:49:12.063 --> 00:49:16.003
AMANDA: I picked it up pretty quick, but that's just me.

00:49:16.183 --> 00:49:17.483
AMANDA: Everyone has their own thing.

00:49:17.503 --> 00:49:23.103
AMANDA: But so I was very much enjoying carrying around my massive camera to the parks.

00:49:23.823 --> 00:49:35.423
VIRGINIA: So have you just like learned as you went what you like, you know, in terms of the look of a picture, or have you done some reading up on settings and things like that?

00:49:36.243 --> 00:49:37.083
AMANDA: A little bit of both.

00:49:37.203 --> 00:49:48.143
AMANDA: I checked out some YouTube videos to see like, okay, like what, because especially the camera I have, it's a Sony and they have like a 50 page menu.

00:49:49.623 --> 00:49:51.803
AMANDA: So you have to know what you want.

00:49:51.823 --> 00:49:53.663
AMANDA: But the perk is you can customize it.

00:49:53.983 --> 00:49:57.783
AMANDA: So I have my own menu page of what I actually use and I just use that.

00:49:58.183 --> 00:50:03.403
AMANDA: So I had to like research and figure out what I wanted to access easily.

00:50:04.323 --> 00:50:08.863
AMANDA: But other than that, I feel like I just kind of like, oh, I like that.

00:50:09.143 --> 00:50:10.083
AMANDA: Oh, I don't like that.

00:50:10.163 --> 00:50:11.263
AMANDA: Maybe this would be better.

00:50:11.263 --> 00:50:13.083
AMANDA: And then I just try a bunch of different things.

00:50:13.683 --> 00:50:17.923
VIRGINIA: I was going to get into photography right after I had Alex.

00:50:18.143 --> 00:50:22.123
VIRGINIA: You know, you have a kid and you're like, oh, I should like get a real camera.

00:50:22.483 --> 00:50:27.783
VIRGINIA: I got a real camera and then I was just too busy to figure it all out.

00:50:27.823 --> 00:50:30.703
VIRGINIA: And I can't remember the last time I bought that thing.

00:50:30.723 --> 00:50:33.423
VIRGINIA: It's in the closet and he is 13 now.

00:50:34.023 --> 00:50:36.323
VIRGINIA: So what a waste.

00:50:36.343 --> 00:50:43.763
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I hope my husband's not listening to this and remembering how much I need for the camera.

00:50:44.843 --> 00:50:45.663
VIRGINIA: What was next?

00:50:46.163 --> 00:50:50.103
AMANDA: Then I ended up getting connections because my mobile order was finally ready.

00:50:52.163 --> 00:50:58.403
AMANDA: And then we headed out, looked at all the topiary, almost all the topiaries in the world celebration area.

00:50:59.543 --> 00:51:01.043
AMANDA: We did Mission Space.

00:51:01.783 --> 00:51:05.843
AMANDA: That we were the only people on it.

00:51:06.703 --> 00:51:09.663
AMANDA: Like no one else was in our, it was just us.

00:51:10.123 --> 00:51:22.363
VIRGINIA: Well, I am not surprised at that because I frequently hear people say that they don't like that ride or that they're afraid to do it because of motion sickness or whatever.

00:51:22.383 --> 00:51:23.703
VIRGINIA: I totally get it.

00:51:23.723 --> 00:51:25.983
VIRGINIA: So this was the green side, correct?

00:51:26.463 --> 00:51:28.263
VIRGINIA: Not the orange, more intense side?

00:51:28.783 --> 00:51:29.163
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:51:30.063 --> 00:51:31.623
AMANDA: The orange side was full.

00:51:32.403 --> 00:51:32.823
VIRGINIA: What?

00:51:32.903 --> 00:51:34.543
AMANDA: We were the only ones on the green.

00:51:35.923 --> 00:51:36.403
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:51:37.743 --> 00:51:40.003
AMANDA: I honestly was like, did they put us in the wrong one?

00:51:40.023 --> 00:51:46.223
AMANDA: Because there's no way that every, there's 50 people doing orange and we're the only people doing green.

00:51:46.243 --> 00:51:50.443
AMANDA: Like there's, this has to be wrong, but it was not.

00:51:50.863 --> 00:51:51.283
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:51:51.323 --> 00:51:54.323
VIRGINIA: Maybe they were all newbies who were, yeah.

00:51:56.263 --> 00:51:56.463
VIRGINIA: Maybe.

00:51:56.483 --> 00:51:57.423
AMANDA: They didn't know any better.

00:51:58.983 --> 00:52:01.103
VIRGINIA: They all turned green after they rode the orange.

00:52:03.703 --> 00:52:05.283
AMANDA: Oh my goodness, wait, I forgot.

00:52:05.303 --> 00:52:09.803
AMANDA: On our ride with Figment, it was so weird.

00:52:09.923 --> 00:52:14.483
AMANDA: I don't know what happened, but in the site lab, there was no sound.

00:52:14.863 --> 00:52:20.623
AMANDA: We had audio the entire ride and we get to the site lab and there's no sound.

00:52:20.643 --> 00:52:23.583
AMANDA: And that's the part where it says like, follow the bouncing figment, sing along.

00:52:24.183 --> 00:52:32.643
AMANDA: So because we've been on it before, I started singing like, along, like karaoke, with nothing.

00:52:32.663 --> 00:52:35.303
AMANDA: And then my mom started singing and everyone started singing.

00:52:35.323 --> 00:52:36.643
AMANDA: I was like, wait, this is fun.

00:52:37.603 --> 00:52:39.243
AMANDA: But I don't know what happened.

00:52:39.383 --> 00:52:42.363
AMANDA: And then the audio came back at the very end, right?

00:52:42.763 --> 00:52:45.043
AMANDA: When you're leaving, you see like the half of butterfly.

00:52:45.063 --> 00:52:53.523
AMANDA: And as we pulled around to go to Figment's house for his open house, we just stopped for like three minutes.

00:52:53.823 --> 00:52:56.363
AMANDA: And he just was moving without talking again.

00:52:56.383 --> 00:52:57.483
AMANDA: I was like, oh, my gosh.

00:52:57.783 --> 00:52:59.503
AMANDA: We did not get evacuated, though.

00:52:59.523 --> 00:53:02.363
AMANDA: I was really I was crossing my fingers that we would.

00:53:03.783 --> 00:53:09.683
AMANDA: But it was just like a strange like, I don't know why we didn't have audio for some of the ride, but we didn't.

00:53:10.343 --> 00:53:17.363
VIRGINIA: Did you end up writing it again at any point during the trip so that you could have an authentic Figment experience?

00:53:18.423 --> 00:53:19.863
AMANDA: No, I thought it was fun.

00:53:19.943 --> 00:53:23.183
AMANDA: I thought it was funny that we all just sang along instead.

00:53:23.203 --> 00:53:23.883
AMANDA: I was like, you know what?

00:53:23.903 --> 00:53:24.923
AMANDA: I'm content with this.

00:53:25.603 --> 00:53:25.943
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:53:26.243 --> 00:53:26.563
AMANDA: Okay.

00:53:27.223 --> 00:53:27.723
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:53:28.623 --> 00:53:29.443
VIRGINIA: Where to next?

00:53:31.323 --> 00:53:36.223
AMANDA: We went to see the Walt the Dreamer statue for the first time, which was super fun.

00:53:37.303 --> 00:53:42.883
AMANDA: And then we headed to Journey of Water, which my parents had never done and I had never done in the daytime.

00:53:44.143 --> 00:53:49.303
AMANDA: Because when I don't remember if I said this on the pre trip, but I did it on my last trip in September.

00:53:49.323 --> 00:53:53.823
AMANDA: I was there for D23 and we got to preview it before it was open to the public.

00:53:54.303 --> 00:53:55.943
AMANDA: And it was after the park had closed.

00:53:56.063 --> 00:53:57.683
AMANDA: So I had not seen it during the day.

00:53:59.463 --> 00:54:06.983
AMANDA: Then my mom and I headed over to Nemo while my dad's virtual queue for Guardians got called, which took an hour.

00:54:07.723 --> 00:54:12.363
AMANDA: He was going to ride more than once because he was the only one riding and I booked it for all three of us.

00:54:12.383 --> 00:54:14.603
AMANDA: But it took him an hour to get through the first time.

00:54:14.623 --> 00:54:16.963
AMANDA: So he only got to ride once, unfortunately.

00:54:18.943 --> 00:54:29.283
AMANDA: But during that time, my mom and I explored all the aquariums and really took a look at everything in the seas because I feel like a lot of people don't do that.

00:54:29.903 --> 00:54:31.803
AMANDA: The seas doesn't get enough appreciation.

00:54:32.083 --> 00:54:36.283
AMANDA: My favorite part of the seas is that the sea urchins wear Mickey ears willingly.

00:54:36.403 --> 00:54:37.583
AMANDA: They put them on themselves.

00:54:38.903 --> 00:54:40.043
VIRGINIA: Wait, they put them on themselves?

00:54:40.843 --> 00:54:41.323
AMANDA: Yes.

00:54:41.763 --> 00:54:46.563
AMANDA: So I forget how it started, but my mom and I were talking about it.

00:54:46.583 --> 00:54:50.283
AMANDA: And we were like, does someone put the Mickey ears on them?

00:54:50.303 --> 00:54:51.363
AMANDA: Like, I'm so confused.

00:54:51.383 --> 00:54:54.623
AMANDA: And a cast member told us that they actually put the Mickey ears in the tank.

00:54:55.143 --> 00:55:03.723
AMANDA: But the sea urchins usually wear something on their quote unquote heads to protect themselves.

00:55:03.723 --> 00:55:05.463
AMANDA: So they pick up whatever is nearby.

00:55:05.483 --> 00:55:08.183
AMANDA: So in the parks, it just happens to be Mickey ears.

00:55:09.683 --> 00:55:11.163
VIRGINIA: That is hilarious.

00:55:11.583 --> 00:55:14.103
AMANDA: Because one of them actually had it on upside down.

00:55:14.103 --> 00:55:19.283
AMANDA: So the ears were on it and the half part was like a ball on its head.

00:55:19.303 --> 00:55:22.103
AMANDA: I was like, oh, my gosh, they really do put these on themselves.

00:55:24.043 --> 00:55:25.143
VIRGINIA: Oh, that's so cool.

00:55:25.163 --> 00:55:28.183
VIRGINIA: I have to take a look at that next time I go.

00:55:28.203 --> 00:55:29.943
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:55:30.543 --> 00:55:31.103
VIRGINIA: What next?

00:55:31.763 --> 00:55:38.803
AMANDA: We went to camp out a spot for Luminous in person this time instead of from our balcony.

00:55:39.683 --> 00:55:47.983
AMANDA: And we knew it would be a good view anywhere, but the lines for all the flower and garden food was really crazy that day.

00:55:48.623 --> 00:55:49.543
AMANDA: We just wanted food.

00:55:49.583 --> 00:55:55.163
AMANDA: So we ended up getting food from the cantina at Mexico, like on the water.

00:55:55.763 --> 00:55:58.783
AMANDA: And we camped out a nice little table on the water for Luminous.

00:56:00.463 --> 00:56:04.583
VIRGINIA: I love that little cantina and that would be an excellent place to sit.

00:56:04.603 --> 00:56:04.883
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:56:05.203 --> 00:56:10.503
VIRGINIA: So Luminous, was this your this was your first time watching Luminous?

00:56:11.443 --> 00:56:11.803
AMANDA: Yes.

00:56:12.283 --> 00:56:12.643
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:56:12.883 --> 00:56:14.123
VIRGINIA: How did you feel about it?

00:56:15.343 --> 00:56:16.143
AMANDA: I liked it.

00:56:16.543 --> 00:56:23.643
AMANDA: I had heard a little bit about it beforehand, but I knew that I was seeing it fairly soon.

00:56:23.663 --> 00:56:26.443
AMANDA: So I tried not to watch too many spoilers.

00:56:27.563 --> 00:56:38.423
AMANDA: And I felt like it was a better mix of illuminations and harmonious than how harmonious was all Disney songs and IP.

00:56:38.443 --> 00:56:42.103
AMANDA: I feel like it was a better mix of the two.

00:56:43.523 --> 00:56:49.363
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I am still avoiding spoilers because I haven't had the opportunity to see it and I want it to be in person.

00:56:49.383 --> 00:56:51.323
VIRGINIA: So eventually.

00:56:51.563 --> 00:56:52.023
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:56:52.163 --> 00:56:59.743
VIRGINIA: So let's get into Friday, March the 8th, when you were going to be doing Hollywood Studios.

00:56:59.743 --> 00:57:03.463
VIRGINIA: And then potentially you thought you might hop to Magic Kingdom.

00:57:04.103 --> 00:57:11.263
VIRGINIA: So what did you get into at Hollywood Studios this day if you focused on shows the first day that you were there?

00:57:12.123 --> 00:57:19.123
AMANDA: So we ended up buying Genie Plus this day because we had done all the shows that we figured there's not that many rides.

00:57:19.323 --> 00:57:21.343
AMANDA: We know the weights are going to be crazy.

00:57:21.843 --> 00:57:31.703
AMANDA: So we booked everything except for Rise because that's the one you have to pay separate for and I don't care enough to pay separately for something.

00:57:32.403 --> 00:57:34.563
AMANDA: So we ended up booking everything.

00:57:35.903 --> 00:57:45.063
AMANDA: The only thing we didn't end up riding was Smuggler's Run because at that point in the night, we were like, no, we're going to go watch Fantasmic.

00:57:45.243 --> 00:57:47.623
AMANDA: I don't really want to go run to Star Wars land.

00:57:50.863 --> 00:57:55.283
AMANDA: But we met Olaf at Baseline Taphouse.

00:57:56.583 --> 00:58:00.923
AMANDA: We met the Pixar characters, Frozone, Mr.

00:58:00.943 --> 00:58:01.283
AMANDA: and Mrs.

00:58:01.303 --> 00:58:04.503
AMANDA: Incredible, Edna Mode and Sully were all hanging out.

00:58:04.943 --> 00:58:06.963
AMANDA: They had next to no line.

00:58:07.783 --> 00:58:15.223
AMANDA: And then with Janie, we didn't wait for any ride more than like five minutes, which was amazing.

00:58:15.603 --> 00:58:17.343
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's great.

00:58:17.523 --> 00:58:18.303
VIRGINIA: That's fantastic.

00:58:19.643 --> 00:58:34.023
AMANDA: And I had it lined up that by some miracle, Slinky Dog Dash, Alien Swirling Saucers, and Toy Story Mania were all back to back to back with our Woody's Roundup Barbecue Reservation.

00:58:34.783 --> 00:58:35.563
VIRGINIA: Oh, my goodness.

00:58:35.643 --> 00:58:36.043
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:58:36.863 --> 00:58:41.823
VIRGINIA: And the medal for best Jeannie Plus planning goes to Amanda.

00:58:43.863 --> 00:58:45.623
AMANDA: Yes, it was perfect.

00:58:45.983 --> 00:58:47.023
VIRGINIA: Well done.

00:58:47.063 --> 00:58:47.683
VIRGINIA: Well done.

00:58:48.603 --> 00:58:51.383
VIRGINIA: How was Woody's Roundup Rodeo Barbecue?

00:58:51.583 --> 00:58:52.703
VIRGINIA: Because this was the first time.

00:58:52.723 --> 00:58:53.723
AMANDA: I really enjoyed it.

00:58:55.463 --> 00:58:55.943
AMANDA: Yes.

00:58:56.543 --> 00:59:01.563
AMANDA: I had heard mixed things about it, saying that there's better barbecue on property.

00:59:01.583 --> 00:59:03.083
AMANDA: I don't like barbecue food.

00:59:03.123 --> 00:59:06.183
AMANDA: So I was like, I don't even have an opinion in this battle.

00:59:06.703 --> 00:59:08.203
AMANDA: But my parents really enjoyed it.

00:59:08.223 --> 00:59:11.063
AMANDA: They said it was on par for other Disney barbecue.

00:59:11.703 --> 00:59:16.983
AMANDA: And we ended up we didn't know that you could get salmon in addition to all the barbecue meats.

00:59:17.223 --> 00:59:18.063
AMANDA: But we got that.

00:59:18.443 --> 00:59:20.203
VIRGINIA: I hear amazing things about the salmon.

00:59:21.003 --> 00:59:25.163
AMANDA: I'm going to be honest, I've never had salmon before, but I tried it there and it was really good.

00:59:26.323 --> 00:59:28.783
VIRGINIA: How have you gone your whole life without eating salmon?

00:59:31.183 --> 00:59:32.723
AMANDA: Chicken nuggets, mac and cheese.

00:59:34.403 --> 00:59:37.543
VIRGINIA: She's like, I got two things for you.

00:59:37.703 --> 00:59:39.163
VIRGINIA: Chicken fingers, mac and cheese.

00:59:39.703 --> 00:59:40.163
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:59:40.243 --> 00:59:44.423
VIRGINIA: You had mentioned that your dad is a big Toy Story fan, especially.

00:59:44.523 --> 00:59:52.423
VIRGINIA: So how was that for him being in a restaurant like that where you got to pretend that Andy's coming and all of that?

00:59:52.443 --> 00:59:53.503
VIRGINIA: Was it a dream come true?

00:59:55.083 --> 00:59:56.323
AMANDA: Yes, he loved it.

00:59:56.343 --> 00:59:58.203
AMANDA: We have pictures of him.

00:59:58.303 --> 01:00:04.283
AMANDA: I'll see if he'll let me include them of him with his Zerg Lounge Fly near the Zerg cutout inside the restaurant.

01:00:04.843 --> 01:00:07.043
AMANDA: And he had his Buzz Lightyear sneakers on.

01:00:07.063 --> 01:00:09.503
AMANDA: He was dressed for the occasion and ready.

01:00:09.523 --> 01:00:11.063
VIRGINIA: That's amazing.

01:00:11.283 --> 01:00:12.063
VIRGINIA: That's amazing.

01:00:13.003 --> 01:00:15.423
VIRGINIA: I think it's so funny that his favorite character is Zerg.

01:00:16.163 --> 01:00:16.663
VIRGINIA: I know.

01:00:18.743 --> 01:00:19.283
VIRGINIA: I love it.

01:00:20.023 --> 01:00:20.403
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:00:20.943 --> 01:00:24.663
VIRGINIA: Did you get over to Magic Kingdom this day?

01:00:25.383 --> 01:00:28.543
VIRGINIA: Or did you do Phantasmic or both?

01:00:30.603 --> 01:00:36.023
AMANDA: We did Phantasmic and we did the projection shows on the Chinese theater.

01:00:36.063 --> 01:00:41.143
AMANDA: So by the time we got out of Phantasmic, it was like 10, 15.

01:00:41.163 --> 01:00:44.503
AMANDA: We're like, we're not going to Magic Kingdom because we close at 11.

01:00:44.883 --> 01:00:45.583
AMANDA: That's not.

01:00:45.883 --> 01:00:52.943
AMANDA: It was more like, oh, we'll go to Magic Kingdom if we already saw Phantasmic and have the time to leave the park early.

01:00:52.943 --> 01:00:56.383
AMANDA: So it didn't work out, but not mad about it.

01:00:56.803 --> 01:00:57.123
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:00:57.123 --> 01:01:00.303
VIRGINIA: Did you make it over to see your friend on this day?

01:01:00.323 --> 01:01:02.103
AMANDA: No, she was backstage again.

01:01:02.123 --> 01:01:03.223
AMANDA: We couldn't see her.

01:01:03.243 --> 01:01:03.883
VIRGINIA: Oh, no.

01:01:04.623 --> 01:01:08.003
AMANDA: We were all very sad about it because she actually grew up right behind me.

01:01:08.403 --> 01:01:10.923
AMANDA: She's only a year younger than me, so we're super close.

01:01:11.183 --> 01:01:13.103
AMANDA: We used to go to Disney together.

01:01:13.103 --> 01:01:15.403
AMANDA: Our families would go and take us all together.

01:01:15.983 --> 01:01:19.643
AMANDA: She was really sad that she didn't get to see us and same for us.

01:01:21.883 --> 01:01:22.963
AMANDA: Maybe next time.

01:01:24.683 --> 01:01:25.103
VIRGINIA: Too bad.

01:01:25.263 --> 01:01:26.783
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:01:27.083 --> 01:01:33.243
VIRGINIA: Saturday, March the 9th was an Animal Kingdom Day.

01:01:33.443 --> 01:01:40.783
VIRGINIA: You mentioned that your priorities were Expedition Everest, the animal trails, and that you probably would eat at Yak and Yeti since you have a Landry's Card.

01:01:41.723 --> 01:01:48.263
VIRGINIA: Just following up for listeners, because I know you were all super curious and just hoping to hear this, I signed up for a Landry's Card.

01:01:50.923 --> 01:01:51.983
VIRGINIA: Literally just today.

01:01:52.003 --> 01:01:56.943
AMANDA: You looked at the notes and you said, I didn't do that yet.

01:01:57.063 --> 01:02:01.083
VIRGINIA: I was editing your pre-trip earlier today, and we got to that part.

01:02:01.243 --> 01:02:03.323
VIRGINIA: I was like, there's no time like the present.

01:02:03.343 --> 01:02:04.423
VIRGINIA: Just do it right now.

01:02:04.723 --> 01:02:05.263
VIRGINIA: So I did.

01:02:05.583 --> 01:02:08.563
VIRGINIA: Apparently, I should have it in the mail in about 10 days.

01:02:09.463 --> 01:02:10.103
AMANDA: I love that.

01:02:10.203 --> 01:02:13.043
VIRGINIA: I was surprised at how many restaurants are on the Landry's list.

01:02:13.263 --> 01:02:14.423
AMANDA: There's so many.

01:02:14.443 --> 01:02:23.763
VIRGINIA: I think that's what had kind of stopped me before was thinking, like, oh, it's only like Yak and Yeti and Rainforest Cafe and things like that.

01:02:23.783 --> 01:02:30.283
VIRGINIA: And I was looking at the list, and there were a ton of restaurants that are available to me here in the city.

01:02:30.303 --> 01:02:34.183
VIRGINIA: And I was like, that's going to be worth it.

01:02:34.223 --> 01:02:35.683
VIRGINIA: Okay, I'm going to do it.

01:02:36.383 --> 01:02:36.863
AMANDA: Yes.

01:02:37.663 --> 01:02:40.563
AMANDA: So this day, we changed plans just a little bit.

01:02:41.643 --> 01:02:47.523
AMANDA: We started to get worried for the future day that we were going to go to the character warehouse and my dad had fishing.

01:02:47.543 --> 01:02:53.663
AMANDA: We were worried about the timing of leaving character warehouse in time for him to be on time for fishing.

01:02:54.343 --> 01:03:00.483
AMANDA: So we decided on a whim to go to the Vineland outlets on this day instead.

01:03:01.283 --> 01:03:02.543
VIRGINIA: On the way to Animal Kingdom?

01:03:03.503 --> 01:03:03.923
AMANDA: Yes.

01:03:04.883 --> 01:03:07.183
VIRGINIA: So you ubered or lifted over there?

01:03:07.203 --> 01:03:07.443
AMANDA: Yeah.

01:03:07.463 --> 01:03:09.483
AMANDA: So we ubered to the character warehouse.

01:03:10.723 --> 01:03:12.443
AMANDA: There was not a lot of people there.

01:03:12.443 --> 01:03:14.023
AMANDA: I was pleasantly surprised.

01:03:14.043 --> 01:03:17.543
AMANDA: We got there about 15 minutes after they opened for the day.

01:03:18.283 --> 01:03:20.523
AMANDA: We only waited in line, maybe 10 minutes.

01:03:21.463 --> 01:03:22.743
AMANDA: So that was amazing.

01:03:23.103 --> 01:03:24.383
AMANDA: We bought a lot of stuff.

01:03:25.763 --> 01:03:27.243
VIRGINIA: And this was the first time?

01:03:27.643 --> 01:03:28.003
AMANDA: Yes.

01:03:28.043 --> 01:03:28.623
AMANDA: First time.

01:03:28.983 --> 01:03:29.563
VIRGINIA: First time.

01:03:30.303 --> 01:03:35.383
VIRGINIA: And so it sounds like you were successful enough that you will be back.

01:03:35.923 --> 01:03:37.223
AMANDA: Yes, definitely.

01:03:37.523 --> 01:03:38.803
AMANDA: And they ship everything home.

01:03:39.123 --> 01:03:40.183
AMANDA: I had no idea.

01:03:40.363 --> 01:03:42.983
VIRGINIA: So you made a purchase and then immediately did a shipment?

01:03:43.543 --> 01:03:43.943
AMANDA: Yes.

01:03:43.943 --> 01:03:46.443
AMANDA: So you know how at Disney you can ship things home?

01:03:46.723 --> 01:03:49.863
AMANDA: They use the exact same form and the exact same company.

01:03:50.183 --> 01:03:55.163
VIRGINIA: So what were your top things that you scored at the character warehouse?

01:03:55.483 --> 01:03:56.663
AMANDA: I got a lot of ears.

01:03:57.123 --> 01:04:07.303
AMANDA: And they're not ears that I would regularly choose, but I was like, for eight dollars, I really love these ears, but I don't love them for thirty dollars, you know?

01:04:07.323 --> 01:04:10.943
AMANDA: There was a lot of stuff like that where I was like, oh, this is super cute.

01:04:11.043 --> 01:04:14.823
AMANDA: And I liked this shirt, but I didn't want to spend ninety dollars on it.

01:04:14.843 --> 01:04:15.843
AMANDA: But it's only twenty.

01:04:15.983 --> 01:04:17.083
AMANDA: I'll take it for twenty.

01:04:17.203 --> 01:04:20.903
AMANDA: So those baskets got filled really quick.

01:04:20.923 --> 01:04:26.203
AMANDA: I also bought like ten press penny books because I have so many pennies that don't have books.

01:04:27.123 --> 01:04:29.903
AMANDA: So I bought a bunch of those for a couple bucks.

01:04:30.463 --> 01:04:33.403
VIRGINIA: There were Christmas things there when I was there in February.

01:04:35.003 --> 01:04:43.183
VIRGINIA: Were there any like Festival of the Arts things that had made their way over into the outlets at this point?

01:04:43.643 --> 01:04:46.583
AMANDA: No, so there was actually still Christmas stuff.

01:04:46.843 --> 01:04:50.823
AMANDA: The Festival of the Arts merch was still in Epcot, whatever they had left.

01:04:51.343 --> 01:04:57.903
AMANDA: So I actually bought some figment artwork and some Festival of the Arts merch at the figment attraction in the store.

01:04:57.923 --> 01:05:01.343
AMANDA: They had a bunch, which I did not expect.

01:05:01.663 --> 01:05:04.983
VIRGINIA: Yeah, because it's been done for a few weeks now.

01:05:05.203 --> 01:05:05.583
AMANDA: Yeah.

01:05:06.123 --> 01:05:06.503
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:05:06.903 --> 01:05:07.283
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:05:08.123 --> 01:05:10.443
VIRGINIA: So what time did you wrap up at character warehouse?

01:05:11.223 --> 01:05:12.043
AMANDA: Like 11 o'clock.

01:05:12.063 --> 01:05:16.623
AMANDA: We were only there about an hour from start to finish, which wasn't too bad at all.

01:05:17.323 --> 01:05:22.043
VIRGINIA: And shipping your stuff is nice because then you can head into the park and not have to worry about getting a locker and all that.

01:05:22.563 --> 01:05:23.143
AMANDA: Exactly.

01:05:23.163 --> 01:05:29.363
AMANDA: So we headed over to Animal Kingdom, and the first thing on the agenda was to meet the chipmunkasauruses.

01:05:31.023 --> 01:05:38.583
AMANDA: My friend had made me a shirt with Chip and Dale in their dino outfit, so I was wearing it and I knew we had to go meet them that day.

01:05:38.863 --> 01:05:40.343
VIRGINIA: I bet that's a really cute picture.

01:05:40.643 --> 01:05:41.923
AMANDA: Yes, definitely.

01:05:41.943 --> 01:05:47.883
AMANDA: And then we spent a lot of the day in the back of Animal Kingdom.

01:05:48.143 --> 01:05:53.963
AMANDA: We figured if we're back here to meet Chip and Dale, we might as well do as much as we can back here.

01:05:54.363 --> 01:05:57.723
AMANDA: And then we don't have to come all the way back here on our second Animal Kingdom day.

01:05:58.623 --> 01:05:59.943
AMANDA: So we did dinosaur.

01:06:00.463 --> 01:06:07.623
AMANDA: We ended up playing the carnival games, which we haven't done in so long, but I loved the dinos.

01:06:07.643 --> 01:06:08.863
AMANDA: They were so cute.

01:06:08.883 --> 01:06:12.243
AMANDA: And my mom was like, wait, I think we need those.

01:06:12.443 --> 01:06:15.903
AMANDA: So we played all three of us played two different games.

01:06:16.543 --> 01:06:20.563
AMANDA: My dad won the first one and he won me a little Triceratops.

01:06:21.723 --> 01:06:28.303
AMANDA: And then I won the second game and I won this beautiful dino that's at the entrance of Dino Land.

01:06:30.243 --> 01:06:32.843
AMANDA: We just made it so we only played against ourselves.

01:06:32.863 --> 01:06:36.323
AMANDA: So one of us would win and pick the dino I wanted.

01:06:36.683 --> 01:06:38.923
AMANDA: Because you needed three to play.

01:06:39.363 --> 01:06:40.363
VIRGINIA: That's the way to do it.

01:06:40.823 --> 01:06:46.383
VIRGINIA: Because at one point we were playing the one where you shoot the water at the target.

01:06:46.863 --> 01:06:49.083
VIRGINIA: And I really thought my nephew was going to win.

01:06:49.103 --> 01:06:51.843
VIRGINIA: I didn't realize there was somebody playing on the other side.

01:06:51.863 --> 01:06:55.223
VIRGINIA: I know and he was so disappointed because he's seven.

01:06:55.243 --> 01:06:57.863
VIRGINIA: So he was just like, he really thought he was winning.

01:06:58.223 --> 01:07:02.603
VIRGINIA: And then the person was like, and the winner is number two.

01:07:02.763 --> 01:07:05.383
VIRGINIA: And it was like, oh, that's over there.

01:07:05.403 --> 01:07:06.723
VIRGINIA: You can't see those people.

01:07:08.443 --> 01:07:08.903
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:07:09.983 --> 01:07:11.043
VIRGINIA: Those are really cute, though.

01:07:11.303 --> 01:07:11.703
VIRGINIA: OK.

01:07:11.963 --> 01:07:13.843
VIRGINIA: What was after Carnival Games?

01:07:14.883 --> 01:07:18.483
AMANDA: We did Triceratops spin, but we got in line.

01:07:18.563 --> 01:07:25.623
AMANDA: And as we were boarding, they were like, can you guys actually get off the rides having technical difficulties?

01:07:26.123 --> 01:07:28.483
AMANDA: And we were like, oh, that's interesting.

01:07:29.303 --> 01:07:31.183
AMANDA: And they were like, oh, it'll just be a couple minutes.

01:07:31.203 --> 01:07:32.523
AMANDA: And then like 10 minutes passed.

01:07:32.543 --> 01:07:35.123
AMANDA: And I was like, why are we waiting 10 minutes for this ride?

01:07:35.143 --> 01:07:38.803
AMANDA: Like, let's go do something else and come back if it's back open.

01:07:38.823 --> 01:07:41.303
AMANDA: And if it's not, then, oh, well, we don't ride it.

01:07:41.703 --> 01:07:48.083
AMANDA: So we did Finding Nemo, The Big Blue and Beyond, my mom's favorite show.

01:07:49.123 --> 01:07:50.003
VIRGINIA: It's so good.

01:07:50.963 --> 01:07:54.283
AMANDA: And then by the time we got out of there, Triceratops Spin was back up.

01:07:54.303 --> 01:07:56.503
AMANDA: So we ended up doing that and walking right on.

01:07:57.503 --> 01:08:06.323
AMANDA: Then at that point, we went over to Kilimanjaro Safari, walked right on last Safari of the night, but there were no giraffes.

01:08:06.603 --> 01:08:07.943
AMANDA: I was very upset.

01:08:07.943 --> 01:08:12.603
AMANDA: I was like, how are there zero giraffes here right now?

01:08:14.523 --> 01:08:17.403
VIRGINIA: So they must have gone off to do something with them.

01:08:17.883 --> 01:08:24.883
AMANDA: So I don't know if they were getting like a checkup or something, but there were no giraffes.

01:08:24.903 --> 01:08:29.243
VIRGINIA: Because I remember, I have learned that they sleep standing up and that they sleep with their eyes open.

01:08:29.503 --> 01:08:36.303
VIRGINIA: So you would have seen some standing there really still looking like they were awake, but not had they been there.

01:08:36.823 --> 01:08:37.203
VIRGINIA: So.

01:08:38.323 --> 01:08:38.683
AMANDA: Right.

01:08:39.323 --> 01:08:39.683
AMANDA: Yeah.

01:08:39.883 --> 01:08:46.843
AMANDA: So we decided in that moment that we had to do it again on our next day because we didn't see any.

01:08:47.003 --> 01:08:52.903
AMANDA: But the one perk, though, even though we didn't see any giraffes, we saw the lions walking around.

01:08:53.723 --> 01:08:55.983
AMANDA: I was like, I've never seen them move.

01:08:56.003 --> 01:08:56.424
VIRGINIA: Tonight.

01:08:57.104 --> 01:08:57.584
AMANDA: Correct.

01:08:58.684 --> 01:09:00.444
VIRGINIA: In the jungle.

01:09:00.844 --> 01:09:02.144
VIRGINIA: The mighty, mighty jungle.

01:09:03.444 --> 01:09:03.844
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:09:03.844 --> 01:09:10.284
VIRGINIA: So you were there specifically that late in the evening because you wanted to see Animal Kingdom at night.

01:09:10.304 --> 01:09:15.924
VIRGINIA: Did you make your way over to Pandora at all, which is, I think, one of the benefits of being there at night?

01:09:16.544 --> 01:09:19.224
AMANDA: Yeah, we did not, actually.

01:09:19.244 --> 01:09:25.764
AMANDA: I had the strange amount of courage to do It's Tough to Be a Bug and say goodbye to that show forever.

01:09:27.243 --> 01:09:29.143
AMANDA: I did it once when I was a toddler.

01:09:29.163 --> 01:09:35.723
AMANDA: The second the lights turned off, I was dragged out of that show, kicking and screaming and have never done it since.

01:09:36.363 --> 01:09:38.883
AMANDA: And I figured, you know, I'm almost 26.

01:09:39.043 --> 01:09:40.083
AMANDA: How bad can it be?

01:09:41.983 --> 01:09:42.843
AMANDA: It was terrible.

01:09:43.083 --> 01:09:44.563
AMANDA: I'm so glad they're getting rubbish.

01:09:45.103 --> 01:09:45.623
AMANDA: Good ridd...

01:09:45.643 --> 01:09:47.143
AMANDA: Like, literally, what was that?

01:09:47.163 --> 01:09:50.823
AMANDA: I was like, why do people watch this?

01:09:51.383 --> 01:09:53.623
AMANDA: And I love the movie A Bug's Life.

01:09:53.663 --> 01:09:55.083
AMANDA: I think the characters are awesome.

01:09:55.103 --> 01:09:55.903
VIRGINIA: The movie is really good.

01:09:55.963 --> 01:09:56.943
AMANDA: Yeah.

01:09:58.503 --> 01:09:59.663
AMANDA: Who thought that was a good idea?

01:09:59.683 --> 01:10:03.103
AMANDA: Like, that is like alien encounter nonsense.

01:10:03.123 --> 01:10:05.703
VIRGINIA: Like, why?

01:10:05.723 --> 01:10:06.363
VIRGINIA: It's not good.

01:10:06.383 --> 01:10:10.863
VIRGINIA: I do do it every couple of years just because I'm like, well, it's been a couple of years.

01:10:10.883 --> 01:10:11.483
VIRGINIA: I guess I'll do it.

01:10:11.743 --> 01:10:22.263
VIRGINIA: I'll tell you what I will miss, though, is I will miss the fake show posters that are in the lead up to the ride because I love a pun.

01:10:22.603 --> 01:10:26.803
VIRGINIA: And I just think those posters are some of the greatest thing I've ever seen.

01:10:26.823 --> 01:10:39.023
VIRGINIA: So I hope that if they're going to transform that, like we expect them to do in the near future, I hope that they preserve those posters in some way and put them somewhere else or something.

01:10:39.443 --> 01:10:39.823
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:10:40.343 --> 01:10:40.823
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:10:41.763 --> 01:10:43.523
VIRGINIA: Sunday, March the 10th.

01:10:43.743 --> 01:10:47.843
VIRGINIA: This was the day you were originally going to go to character warehouse.

01:10:47.863 --> 01:10:49.183
VIRGINIA: So now you have the morning free.

01:10:49.703 --> 01:10:54.283
VIRGINIA: And this was a day when each of you had your own activities.

01:10:54.303 --> 01:11:06.943
VIRGINIA: So mom doing pool time, dad heading over to the yacht club for some bass fishing in the World Showcase Lagoon, and you heading over to Coronado to pick up your D23 lanyard and a surprise gift.

01:11:06.963 --> 01:11:08.583
VIRGINIA: So let's start with you.

01:11:09.343 --> 01:11:10.563
VIRGINIA: What was the surprise gift?

01:11:10.963 --> 01:11:17.883
AMANDA: So the surprise gift was a sorcerer Mickey statue and a pin for each of us.

01:11:18.163 --> 01:11:23.023
AMANDA: So I had to figure out how to bring home three, like, tall statues.

01:11:23.363 --> 01:11:24.203
VIRGINIA: How tall were these?

01:11:25.003 --> 01:11:27.923
AMANDA: Um, like maybe six or eight inches.

01:11:28.543 --> 01:11:28.883
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:11:29.103 --> 01:11:31.443
AMANDA: And they were in like a nice foam box.

01:11:31.463 --> 01:11:37.463
AMANDA: Like they were packaged knowing that we all had to take them home somehow, which was nice.

01:11:38.083 --> 01:11:44.623
AMANDA: And then from there I ended up Ubering to the yacht club to take pictures of my dad fishing.

01:11:46.503 --> 01:11:48.363
AMANDA: So I stopped his little boat.

01:11:49.543 --> 01:11:53.543
AMANDA: I saw him in the distance because my camera zooms really far.

01:11:53.563 --> 01:11:56.823
AMANDA: It was at the boat dock for Yacht and Beach.

01:11:56.843 --> 01:11:59.803
AMANDA: And I was like, is that him over at Atlantic Dance Hall?

01:12:00.143 --> 01:12:00.743
AMANDA: And it was.

01:12:00.843 --> 01:12:04.303
AMANDA: So I took the boat over to Boardwalk and then he saw me.

01:12:04.383 --> 01:12:10.263
AMANDA: So then the boat captain, so sweet because you get snacks and drinks on the boat.

01:12:10.563 --> 01:12:14.843
AMANDA: So my dad ended up being the only one on the boat, just him and the captain.

01:12:14.963 --> 01:12:16.403
AMANDA: There was no one else fishing.

01:12:16.863 --> 01:12:22.183
AMANDA: So the captain actually drove up as close as he could and threw me a water bottle and all.

01:12:22.243 --> 01:12:24.263
AMANDA: So that was very sweet and unexpected.

01:12:26.443 --> 01:12:28.923
AMANDA: He enjoyed fishing so much.

01:12:28.963 --> 01:12:29.983
AMANDA: He wants to do it again.

01:12:30.003 --> 01:12:36.403
AMANDA: He wants to do the four hour excursion because two hours of fast fishing was not enough apparently.

01:12:37.603 --> 01:12:38.983
VIRGINIA: He needs four hours.

01:12:40.083 --> 01:12:43.203
AMANDA: But if that's something he wants to do again, he can totally do it.

01:12:43.223 --> 01:12:44.203
AMANDA: I have no problem with that.

01:12:45.003 --> 01:12:45.363
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:12:45.383 --> 01:12:59.383
VIRGINIA: And we had talked before about the price being what it was because it's essentially, we called it the single rider of fast fishing because you could be put with other people.

01:12:59.463 --> 01:13:03.303
VIRGINIA: But because he was not, I'm imagining they didn't change the price.

01:13:03.323 --> 01:13:05.523
VIRGINIA: It was still probably the same.

01:13:05.703 --> 01:13:06.263
AMANDA: Correct.

01:13:07.883 --> 01:13:13.563
VIRGINIA: I guess I'm just thinking the social part of it.

01:13:13.743 --> 01:13:18.983
VIRGINIA: Two hours on a boat with one person that you've just met.

01:13:20.263 --> 01:13:21.123
VIRGINIA: What is that like?

01:13:21.143 --> 01:13:23.583
VIRGINIA: Do you talk the entire two hours?

01:13:23.923 --> 01:13:28.963
VIRGINIA: Do you sit in silence at different points, just concentrating on your bass fishing?

01:13:29.363 --> 01:13:31.923
VIRGINIA: I don't know how much concentration it takes to bass fish.

01:13:35.363 --> 01:13:43.983
VIRGINIA: I can imagine, especially if somebody, I don't know what your dad is like, but if you're an introvert or something like that, that could be a little awkward.

01:13:44.083 --> 01:13:58.203
AMANDA: From what I could tell, they were chatting it up a little bit, and the captive was taking pictures of my dad with every bass he caught, and even got some good pictures of him holding a fish in front of Tower of Terror because they actually went into that water way too.

01:13:59.603 --> 01:14:02.183
AMANDA: So they seemed like they were having a great time.

01:14:07.003 --> 01:14:11.423
VIRGINIA: And you can do that over in Bay Lake as well, right?

01:14:12.203 --> 01:14:12.563
AMANDA: Yes.

01:14:12.903 --> 01:14:14.843
VIRGINIA: And that's the one we had done before.

01:14:15.103 --> 01:14:15.503
VIRGINIA: Right?

01:14:15.603 --> 01:14:16.003
AMANDA: Yes.

01:14:16.463 --> 01:14:16.883
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:14:16.903 --> 01:14:21.603
VIRGINIA: So between the two bodies of water, what was his preference?

01:14:22.323 --> 01:14:33.843
AMANDA: He liked the Epcot Hollywood Studios present Lake one that he just did because it had more things to see in the back.

01:14:33.863 --> 01:14:36.723
AMANDA: He was like, I got a cool picture of me holding a fish with tower.

01:14:36.743 --> 01:14:40.603
AMANDA: I was like, I love that you are so excited about your fishing pictures.

01:14:41.743 --> 01:14:46.623
AMANDA: But he said that he wants to do the next one.

01:14:47.643 --> 01:14:51.123
AMANDA: You can do the waterway that connects Riviera and Caribbean Beach.

01:14:51.583 --> 01:14:53.803
AMANDA: He said that that one looks like a nice location.

01:14:54.283 --> 01:14:56.203
AMANDA: I was like, I don't know anything about bass fishing.

01:14:56.223 --> 01:14:57.583
AMANDA: So whatever you want, I'll book it.

01:15:00.843 --> 01:15:05.823
VIRGINIA: I think that this is something that my husband and Alex would enjoy.

01:15:05.843 --> 01:15:09.523
VIRGINIA: So I might have to consider signing them up for something like that.

01:15:09.543 --> 01:15:11.023
VIRGINIA: And then I can go do something else.

01:15:11.043 --> 01:15:12.503
AMANDA: Because there you go.

01:15:12.523 --> 01:15:15.743
VIRGINIA: Not really interested in bass fishing.

01:15:16.503 --> 01:15:24.183
VIRGINIA: But I am interested in walking around World Checklace by myself and getting to stop at whatever I want to stop at without anyone else to answer to.

01:15:24.203 --> 01:15:26.683
VIRGINIA: So win-win for everybody.

01:15:27.203 --> 01:15:27.643
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:15:27.943 --> 01:15:29.663
VIRGINIA: And how was mom's pool time?

01:15:30.503 --> 01:15:32.503
AMANDA: She enjoyed it very much.

01:15:32.763 --> 01:15:36.323
AMANDA: My dad ended up meeting her after he was done fishing.

01:15:36.623 --> 01:15:43.663
AMANDA: But I stopped because Daisy and Chip and Dale were just hanging out at Beach Club.

01:15:44.423 --> 01:15:45.523
AMANDA: And there was no one there.

01:15:45.803 --> 01:15:48.843
AMANDA: So I had a full on photo shoot with Daisy.

01:15:50.163 --> 01:15:53.803
AMANDA: She tapped me on the shoulder and mimed to take pictures.

01:15:54.343 --> 01:15:59.303
AMANDA: I have probably 300 pictures of Daisy just striking poses throughout Beach Club.

01:15:59.303 --> 01:16:00.463
AMANDA: It was so crazy.

01:16:02.103 --> 01:16:06.503
AMANDA: Then Dale, I have a little pooh new emo that I wear on my lounge flystrap.

01:16:06.523 --> 01:16:09.103
AMANDA: And Chip took his nose.

01:16:09.363 --> 01:16:12.143
AMANDA: So then I told Chip I was going to take his nose.

01:16:12.743 --> 01:16:15.543
AMANDA: So we started playing tag because he bolted.

01:16:15.923 --> 01:16:18.323
AMANDA: So I was chasing after him, joking around.

01:16:18.803 --> 01:16:21.343
AMANDA: And then we called a truce and he gave Pooh his nose back.

01:16:21.403 --> 01:16:24.223
AMANDA: And then suddenly I was doing the tango with Dale.

01:16:24.223 --> 01:16:29.003
AMANDA: Like, I have no idea what was happening at any point, but it was so fun.

01:16:29.023 --> 01:16:30.563
VIRGINIA: That's amazing.

01:16:31.243 --> 01:16:37.003
AMANDA: And then from there, we went to Disney Springs to the D23 event at Splitsville.

01:16:38.803 --> 01:16:42.123
AMANDA: It was crazy crowded trying to get in.

01:16:42.163 --> 01:16:43.403
AMANDA: I was like, really?

01:16:43.423 --> 01:16:45.503
AMANDA: There's no way we're all going to fit in Splitsville.

01:16:46.363 --> 01:16:48.143
AMANDA: Like, there's no way.

01:16:48.623 --> 01:16:54.523
VIRGINIA: So this was for the D23 anniversary, and there was food and things like that.

01:16:54.543 --> 01:16:59.823
VIRGINIA: Did the ticket price include a lane to Bowlin?

01:17:00.403 --> 01:17:00.763
AMANDA: Yes.

01:17:00.923 --> 01:17:12.903
AMANDA: So your ticket included unlimited food and drinks, a lane to Bowlin for the three hours, and then unlimited games for three hours.

01:17:13.483 --> 01:17:13.843
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:17:13.863 --> 01:17:21.023
VIRGINIA: So at least if it was crowded, once you made your way to your lane, you knew you had a designated place to sit and hang out for three hours.

01:17:21.043 --> 01:17:21.363
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:17:22.363 --> 01:17:22.983
AMANDA: Exactly.

01:17:23.223 --> 01:17:26.883
AMANDA: And I will say D23, they know what they're doing.

01:17:27.063 --> 01:17:28.183
AMANDA: It looked crazy.

01:17:28.683 --> 01:17:33.063
AMANDA: As soon as I got inside, I was like, this is the most organized event I've ever seen in my lifetime.

01:17:34.183 --> 01:17:39.683
AMANDA: They had multiple buffets of food so that you weren't all at the same one.

01:17:39.703 --> 01:17:44.163
AMANDA: They had one outside, one on the first floor, two on the second floor.

01:17:44.603 --> 01:17:46.663
AMANDA: They actually had the whole side.

01:17:46.763 --> 01:17:48.763
AMANDA: So, Splitsville was closed down just for the event.

01:17:49.323 --> 01:17:54.083
AMANDA: And the walkway next to it that you get to Everglaze Donuts was closed.

01:17:54.763 --> 01:17:56.603
AMANDA: So, they had tables and a buffet set out there.

01:17:56.623 --> 01:17:59.583
AMANDA: And we got unlimited Everglaze Donuts all night.

01:18:00.063 --> 01:18:02.803
AMANDA: Just walk in, get as many donuts as you want.

01:18:02.803 --> 01:18:05.463
AMANDA: I was like, oh my goodness, this is crazy.

01:18:07.183 --> 01:18:14.963
AMANDA: We did have to bowl with other people, but I kind of figured that being there was only three of us, I figured we would get paired with other people, which was totally fine.

01:18:15.263 --> 01:18:15.663
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:18:15.663 --> 01:18:16.843
AMANDA: Did you win?

01:18:17.183 --> 01:18:20.283
VIRGINIA: Did your family win against us?

01:18:20.383 --> 01:18:20.763
AMANDA: No.

01:18:21.563 --> 01:18:28.023
AMANDA: My dad was probably close, but it was a lot of girls my age and then their dads.

01:18:28.303 --> 01:18:32.403
AMANDA: So, the dads were all good, and we were bowling a gutter ball every five seconds.

01:18:34.343 --> 01:18:36.083
VIRGINIA: This event sounds amazing.

01:18:36.083 --> 01:18:38.363
VIRGINIA: Had you been to Splitspill before this?

01:18:38.563 --> 01:18:40.403
VIRGINIA: Have you ever experienced it on a normal day?

01:18:40.923 --> 01:18:41.263
AMANDA: Yes.

01:18:41.343 --> 01:18:46.883
AMANDA: We had done it once before right after COVID because we were looking for other things to do other than the parks.

01:18:48.003 --> 01:18:56.203
VIRGINIA: Would you recommend it for people who go a lot or that have lots of days so they have time to do something like this?

01:18:57.043 --> 01:18:57.523
AMANDA: I would.

01:18:57.563 --> 01:19:01.843
AMANDA: I have a lot of fun there, and their bowling balls have Mickey and Minnie on them.

01:19:01.863 --> 01:19:05.023
AMANDA: They're all themed, and the food there is really good, too.

01:19:05.403 --> 01:19:07.943
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I keep hearing that about the food.

01:19:09.403 --> 01:19:12.603
AMANDA: I've heard that they have the best sushi in Florida or something.

01:19:12.603 --> 01:19:18.463
AMANDA: I don't eat sushi, so I don't know, but their nachos, their pizza, everything else that I've had there is really delicious.

01:19:18.843 --> 01:19:19.183
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:19:21.363 --> 01:19:21.843
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:19:22.643 --> 01:19:24.503
VIRGINIA: Monday, March 11th.

01:19:24.903 --> 01:19:35.803
VIRGINIA: So that was another Animal Kingdom Day, and I noted that you thought that you might hop to Epcot for the Deluxe After Hours for this night.

01:19:37.043 --> 01:19:38.463
VIRGINIA: Did you end up doing that?

01:19:39.103 --> 01:19:39.623
AMANDA: We did.

01:19:39.643 --> 01:19:44.143
AMANDA: So at Animal Kingdom, this is when the spring break crowds showed up.

01:19:45.883 --> 01:19:48.123
AMANDA: I was like, okay, let's see.

01:19:48.143 --> 01:19:51.683
AMANDA: Like, maybe we'll do Jeannie because we're doing two parts.

01:19:51.703 --> 01:19:57.243
AMANDA: So we bought Jeannie Plus this day, and thank goodness, because these spring break crowds showed up.

01:19:57.843 --> 01:20:03.143
AMANDA: The line for Kilimanjaro Safari was all the way back to the entrance of Festival of the Lion King.

01:20:05.323 --> 01:20:12.823
VIRGINIA: So Jeannie Plus probably was well worth it, because honestly, there's not that many rides in Animal Kingdom.

01:20:13.003 --> 01:20:19.223
VIRGINIA: So when you purchase that for an Animal Kingdom day, you really can get everything done.

01:20:19.303 --> 01:20:22.483
VIRGINIA: And so it must have felt really nice to skip past that line.

01:20:23.623 --> 01:20:24.643
AMANDA: Yes, definitely.

01:20:24.703 --> 01:20:30.823
AMANDA: And we honestly didn't even get as much done as we had hoped, because the Jeannie's sold out like super quick.

01:20:31.583 --> 01:20:33.703
AMANDA: But we still got some stuff done.

01:20:33.803 --> 01:20:37.283
AMANDA: And this was the day that we did the Wildlife Express train.

01:20:37.303 --> 01:20:39.383
AMANDA: We did all of the animal trails.

01:20:40.003 --> 01:20:43.983
AMANDA: We ended up seeing Festival of the Lion King with my favorite leopard.

01:20:44.003 --> 01:20:48.923
AMANDA: Not to go back to the meeting, get a nice chaos pic, say hi to my bestie.

01:20:50.903 --> 01:20:57.203
AMANDA: And then we headed back to Old Key West to pack up because we knew we were checking out the next day.

01:20:58.443 --> 01:21:04.283
AMANDA: And so we packed up, recharged and went to Epcot, which was also insanely crowded.

01:21:04.303 --> 01:21:08.403
AMANDA: Spaceship Earth was an hour wait.

01:21:09.363 --> 01:21:11.903
VIRGINIA: During the after hours or before the after hours started?

01:21:11.923 --> 01:21:14.283
AMANDA: Before after hours had started.

01:21:15.243 --> 01:21:15.603
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:21:15.663 --> 01:21:17.543
VIRGINIA: How were the wait times?

01:21:17.943 --> 01:21:19.063
VIRGINIA: I know that's crazy.

01:21:19.083 --> 01:21:23.943
VIRGINIA: I would never wait an hour for Spaceship Earth because if you just wait long enough, you can get on it, walk on.

01:21:25.003 --> 01:21:29.343
VIRGINIA: But how were the crowds like after the after hours started?

01:21:29.363 --> 01:21:30.263
VIRGINIA: What were the wait times like?

01:21:30.743 --> 01:21:32.543
AMANDA: Just as terrible.

01:21:34.063 --> 01:21:35.643
AMANDA: We rode the three caviaros.

01:21:36.283 --> 01:21:43.423
AMANDA: And then at that point, all of the lines were so long that we said we have time to do one ride in the next hour and a half.

01:21:43.803 --> 01:21:44.543
AMANDA: What are we picking?

01:21:45.303 --> 01:21:45.663
VIRGINIA: Wow.

01:21:45.943 --> 01:21:46.343
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:21:46.423 --> 01:21:47.183
VIRGINIA: So what did you pick?

01:21:47.643 --> 01:21:49.323
AMANDA: So we picked Soarin.

01:21:50.183 --> 01:21:54.943
AMANDA: But as soon as we got in line, they were like, Oh, it's going to be a longer wait time than anticipated.

01:21:54.963 --> 01:21:56.163
AMANDA: And I was like, I'm done.

01:21:56.403 --> 01:21:57.743
AMANDA: You two could ride Soarin.

01:21:58.083 --> 01:22:01.323
AMANDA: And I went and met up with my friend who works in the Epcot parking lot.

01:22:01.863 --> 01:22:05.643
AMANDA: She had a Festival of the Arts figment popcorn bucket for me.

01:22:05.663 --> 01:22:09.103
AMANDA: So I went and met up with her when she was on work and got that.

01:22:09.163 --> 01:22:14.103
AMANDA: And I ended up meeting Purple Elephant Animation.

01:22:14.243 --> 01:22:19.343
AMANDA: They give out ducks, like really tiny ducks to cast members to say thank you.

01:22:19.363 --> 01:22:25.743
AMANDA: And while I was talking to my friend Jess, they walked up and she was like, oh, like, these are my friends, like the duck, like they're the duck people.

01:22:25.763 --> 01:22:28.023
AMANDA: And I was like, oh, my gosh, I follow you guys on Instagram.

01:22:28.343 --> 01:22:31.683
AMANDA: And even though they don't work there, they gave me some ducks and they glow in the dark.

01:22:31.703 --> 01:22:34.203
AMANDA: They're literally the size of like your fingernail.

01:22:34.223 --> 01:22:37.563
AMANDA: They're so cute and tiny, but I love them so much.

01:22:38.323 --> 01:22:40.203
VIRGINIA: Oh, that's really cool.

01:22:41.603 --> 01:22:47.983
AMANDA: And obviously getting to see my friend Jess and put my hands on that popcorn bucket was fantastic.

01:22:48.563 --> 01:22:50.163
VIRGINIA: You have so many Disney friends.

01:22:50.183 --> 01:22:50.603
VIRGINIA: I love it.

01:22:53.703 --> 01:22:54.163
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:22:54.183 --> 01:22:59.923
VIRGINIA: So what time did you head back to Old QS to hit the sack?

01:23:00.243 --> 01:23:01.263
AMANDA: Like 1130.

01:23:01.283 --> 01:23:02.883
AMANDA: We stayed till deluxe hours were over.

01:23:02.903 --> 01:23:07.623
AMANDA: I was actually done before my parents had even gotten off soaring.

01:23:09.883 --> 01:23:12.883
VIRGINIA: So you just waited for them to take the bus back.

01:23:13.263 --> 01:23:13.583
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:23:14.283 --> 01:23:14.683
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:23:14.703 --> 01:23:22.923
VIRGINIA: So your last day, Tuesday, March the 12th, was a Magic Kingdom Day, and you did have a later flight at about 8 p.m.

01:23:22.943 --> 01:23:23.403
VIRGINIA: or so.

01:23:23.803 --> 01:23:25.203
VIRGINIA: So you had the whole day ahead of you.

01:23:25.603 --> 01:23:29.383
VIRGINIA: So what do you do with your last day in the Disney bubble?

01:23:30.083 --> 01:23:33.403
AMANDA: Unfortunately, with spring break crowds, not a lot.

01:23:34.763 --> 01:23:41.763
AMANDA: We actually ended up buying Genie this day, but by the time I went to buy it, it was gone for the day.

01:23:41.783 --> 01:23:43.383
VIRGINIA: And what time was that?

01:23:44.023 --> 01:23:45.583
AMANDA: Like 715 in the morning.

01:23:46.383 --> 01:23:46.883
AMANDA: Wow.

01:23:46.903 --> 01:23:48.163
AMANDA: I couldn't even buy Genie Plus.

01:23:48.183 --> 01:23:51.143
AMANDA: I was like, all right, well, best of luck for the day.

01:23:52.583 --> 01:23:55.283
AMANDA: This was the day that we got takeout from Olivia's for breakfast.

01:23:56.603 --> 01:24:03.023
AMANDA: We ended up getting to the park and we're like, okay, we'll ride the train around and go do something.

01:24:03.523 --> 01:24:05.523
AMANDA: The train was a 40 minute wait.

01:24:05.543 --> 01:24:08.643
AMANDA: I was like, I'm not waiting 40 minutes for a train.

01:24:09.483 --> 01:24:09.883
AMANDA: Crazy.

01:24:10.383 --> 01:24:15.483
AMANDA: We ended up just sitting down at the top of the train station and waiting for the noon Festival of Fantasy.

01:24:15.503 --> 01:24:17.083
AMANDA: So we watched it again from up there.

01:24:17.403 --> 01:24:17.943
AMANDA: Different view.

01:24:18.543 --> 01:24:19.103
AMANDA: It was fun.

01:24:19.883 --> 01:24:25.483
AMANDA: And then we did the Liberty Belt River Boat, which I don't even think I could tell you the last time we did that.

01:24:26.623 --> 01:24:28.603
AMANDA: But that was like a fun something to do.

01:24:28.723 --> 01:24:33.343
AMANDA: And then we did the Castle Stage Show and got some ice cream.

01:24:33.783 --> 01:24:34.983
AMANDA: And then we had to leave.

01:24:35.003 --> 01:24:36.963
AMANDA: That was the last day.

01:24:38.003 --> 01:24:41.083
VIRGINIA: So what time was your, because you did Mears Connect, correct?

01:24:41.363 --> 01:24:42.303
VIRGINIA: What time was your pickup?

01:24:42.843 --> 01:24:45.343
AMANDA: They were picking us up at four from Old Key West.

01:24:45.483 --> 01:24:52.183
AMANDA: So to be safe, we wanted to leave Magic Kingdom at three, because they always get you there plenty early, which I am thankful for.

01:24:52.743 --> 01:24:53.123
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:24:53.303 --> 01:24:55.623
VIRGINIA: I mean, it's nice that they allow for so much time.

01:24:55.743 --> 01:24:59.703
VIRGINIA: But at the same time, it's not because you're like, I don't really need to be there.

01:25:01.163 --> 01:25:02.023
VIRGINIA: But all right.

01:25:02.423 --> 01:25:02.983
VIRGINIA: OK.

01:25:03.183 --> 01:25:07.983
VIRGINIA: Well, this sounds like it was a really fun trip.

01:25:08.263 --> 01:25:12.083
VIRGINIA: And you got a lot done in spite of those crowds at the end.

01:25:12.103 --> 01:25:24.343
VIRGINIA: When you look at your week as a whole and you did some different things than, you know, most people would normally get to experience, like Splitsville, the bass fishing for your dad, which was amazing.

01:25:24.763 --> 01:25:30.643
VIRGINIA: And multiple first times experiencing things for people within the group.

01:25:30.963 --> 01:25:32.963
VIRGINIA: So awesome.

01:25:33.443 --> 01:25:33.763
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:25:34.023 --> 01:25:38.123
VIRGINIA: Well, my burning question then, I guess, is when is your next trip?

01:25:39.423 --> 01:25:44.403
AMANDA: So we don't have one booked, but I definitely want to book one like tomorrow.

01:25:45.023 --> 01:25:47.383
AMANDA: I probably for October is what I'm thinking.

01:25:48.503 --> 01:25:48.883
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:25:48.883 --> 01:25:52.443
VIRGINIA: October, because you specifically want to be there during Halloween time.

01:25:53.123 --> 01:25:56.583
AMANDA: No, I just I melt in the Florida heat.

01:25:56.683 --> 01:25:59.863
AMANDA: I cannot go from like May to September.

01:25:59.883 --> 01:26:00.683
AMANDA: It's too hot.

01:26:01.143 --> 01:26:02.683
AMANDA: So I feel like October is nice.

01:26:02.883 --> 01:26:09.763
AMANDA: And October is when my dad goes on his yearly golf trip with his friends.

01:26:10.263 --> 01:26:17.223
AMANDA: So my mom and I were saying, well, maybe when he's on his little golf trip, we'll go to Disney for a few days and have a little girls trip.

01:26:17.223 --> 01:26:18.823
AMANDA: So that's what we're thinking right now.

01:26:19.923 --> 01:26:20.323
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:26:20.343 --> 01:26:21.483
VIRGINIA: I love a girls trip.

01:26:21.823 --> 01:26:22.163
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:26:22.223 --> 01:26:22.923
VIRGINIA: Fantastic.

01:26:23.123 --> 01:26:29.103
VIRGINIA: And you would potentially be able to do food and wine, right?

01:26:29.403 --> 01:26:31.523
VIRGINIA: If that's going on during October.

01:26:32.883 --> 01:26:34.223
VIRGINIA: So another festival.

01:26:34.503 --> 01:26:35.543
VIRGINIA: How do you feel about food and wine?

01:26:35.803 --> 01:26:40.923
AMANDA: I don't really like personally, because because you eat chicken fingers and macaroni and cheese.

01:26:40.943 --> 01:26:44.483
AMANDA: I don't eat anything at food and wine and I don't drink alcohol.

01:26:44.503 --> 01:26:50.023
VIRGINIA: So like the wine, but I'm like, I don't know because I was thinking like with with flower and garden.

01:26:50.103 --> 01:26:51.723
VIRGINIA: There's so many other things to do.

01:26:52.083 --> 01:26:52.343
AMANDA: Right.

01:26:52.763 --> 01:26:54.503
VIRGINIA: And then Festival of the Arts.

01:26:54.643 --> 01:26:55.923
VIRGINIA: There's a lot of other things to do.

01:26:56.763 --> 01:26:58.183
VIRGINIA: So food and wine.

01:26:59.143 --> 01:27:01.123
VIRGINIA: I feel like it leaves a little bit to be desired.

01:27:03.023 --> 01:27:03.463
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:27:03.583 --> 01:27:07.463
VIRGINIA: Well, Amanda, I really, really had a great time talking to you.

01:27:07.543 --> 01:27:17.163
VIRGINIA: I hope that at some point we get to meet in real life, which potentially could happen because you don't live that far from New York City.

01:27:17.503 --> 01:27:18.063
VIRGINIA: Right.

01:27:18.403 --> 01:27:21.403
VIRGINIA: Or maybe we'll run into each other in the parks one day.

01:27:22.443 --> 01:27:23.063
VIRGINIA: You never know.

01:27:23.403 --> 01:27:23.683
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:27:24.163 --> 01:27:29.523
VIRGINIA: Well, I will encourage everyone to head over to Instagram and give Amanda a follow.

01:27:29.543 --> 01:27:33.023
VIRGINIA: You will appreciate all her wonderful photography.

01:27:33.283 --> 01:27:41.083
VIRGINIA: And we're all dying to see a photo of you looking like a PhotoPass person or a video or whatever you have of that.

01:27:41.083 --> 01:27:43.203
VIRGINIA: So please give her a follow.

01:27:43.243 --> 01:27:47.823
VIRGINIA: And also I'll have some photos on the podcast page as well.

01:27:48.283 --> 01:27:50.083
VIRGINIA: So thank you so much for being here.

01:27:50.423 --> 01:27:53.223
VIRGINIA: And I hope that we can talk again at some point in the future.

01:27:53.623 --> 01:27:53.963
AMANDA: Yes.

01:27:53.983 --> 01:27:55.143
AMANDA: Thank you so much for having me.

01:27:57.223 --> 01:27:59.703
VIRGINIA: Thank you, Amanda, for being such a fun guest.

01:28:00.023 --> 01:28:08.503
VIRGINIA: I hope that everyone who is listening will go ahead and give Amanda a follow over on Instagram so you can be part of her future adventures and see all her great photography.

01:28:08.923 --> 01:28:14.403
VIRGINIA: I'll also have some of those trip photos on the podcast Instagram page, which is linked in the show notes.

01:28:15.103 --> 01:28:16.523
VIRGINIA: Thank you all for listening.

01:28:16.863 --> 01:28:20.383
VIRGINIA: And I hope you'll be back next week for the next one.

01:28:20.943 --> 01:28:24.603
VIRGINIA: Until then, please keep daydreaming about where you long to be.