Post-Trip Report: Anj’s Boardwalk Birthday Trip (May 2025)

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VIRGINIA: On this week's Post Trip Report, I am welcoming back Anj who recently returned from her family trip to Walt Disney World in honor of daughter Audrey's birthday.

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VIRGINIA: This family of five, which includes Anj, her husband Steve, 14-year-old son Nolan, newly seven-year-old daughter Audrey, and youngest son Charlie, who is four, stayed at Disney's Boardrock Resort for two nights.

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VIRGINIA: That should be all you need to know to enjoy this episode.

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VIRGINIA: If you stick it out to the end, you'll hear a special guest appearance from the birthday girl.

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VIRGINIA: Without further ado, here's Anj.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back, Anj.

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ANJ: Thank you for having me.

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VIRGINIA: Thank you for coming back and not staying down in Disney, where I know it's your happy place, and you probably would happily stay if somebody gave you the opportunity.

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VIRGINIA: How was this trip overall?

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ANJ: Oh, it was so much fun.

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ANJ: It was short but perfect, and we had a great time.

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ANJ: It was May, so it's a little hotter.

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ANJ: You start once May first hits, it's a whole different vibe down in Disney, but it was really, really good.

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VIRGINIA: Is this the first time that you've spent someone in your family's birthday at Disney?

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ANJ: My own, twice.

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ANJ: But for a family member, this was my goal to have my daughter wake up there and it be her birthday, so that was special.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, that's so much fun.

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VIRGINIA: Did they put happy birthday message on the TV for you when you arrived at the resort?

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ANJ: They did, yay.

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VIRGINIA: The key to that, folks, if you're listening, is have a special travel agent put in that request for you.

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ANJ: Yes, ma'am.

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VIRGINIA: All right, let's talk through the details.

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VIRGINIA: This was a very short but sweet trip.

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VIRGINIA: You typically fly out of Philly because you're in South Jersey and you had a like crack of dawn flight.

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VIRGINIA: How did that go, getting your entire family to the airport on time, parked ready to go inside and board?

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ANJ: Perfect.

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ANJ: My son woke up and he just kept saying, it's Disney, it's Disney, we're going to Disney.

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ANJ: So he was like our hype man.

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ANJ: We parked our car at the parking spot and for three nights, it was $48, which is pretty reasonable.

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VIRGINIA: Wait, 48 total?

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ANJ: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: That's actually really good.

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ANJ: Yeah.

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ANJ: And then they have the little like jitney that takes you to the Philly airport.

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ANJ: The eighth was the first like real implemented day of the real ID.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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ANJ: So TSA was like already pretty backed up because they actually don't start until 4 a.m.

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ANJ: with multiple agents.

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ANJ: Like it opens at 345 a.m.

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ANJ: but it's like one like station open essentially.

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ANJ: So it was pretty backed up.

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VIRGINIA: Did you see anyone who like was unaware of the real ID thing and did not have their passport with them?

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ANJ: I did.

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ANJ: And there is like a secondary, I guess, form of this going on at the airports where like you would have to get like your feet dusted and I don't.

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ANJ: Yeah, it's like a whole other.

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VIRGINIA: What?

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ANJ: It's like a whole other thing to prove you, you know, you're a US citizen, you're traveling domestically.

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ANJ: I guess it's like they're they're back up to all of this for security.

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ANJ: I can't allow because I think it's I think it's very airport to airport and what's going on.

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ANJ: But yeah, so that there was that our flight was great.

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ANJ: We got in pretty much on time from there.

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ANJ: Jeffrey's private transportation picked us up, which I love them.

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ANJ: It comes in like a nice suburban with your booster seat, clean, perfect, absolutely zero complaints.

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ANJ: He actually at the time was picking up multiple other clients of mine that were in Disney as well.

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ANJ: So I get everybody's alerts.

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ANJ: I have my own and I have everybody else.

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VIRGINIA: I help this every time.

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ANJ: So I'm like, it was between strollers and buses and all that fun stuff.

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ANJ: Then we got to Boardwalk and it was like right before 10 AM.

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ANJ: So all that happened before 10 AM.

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ANJ: We only had a backpack each also considered a personal item.

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VIRGINIA: Wait, you only had a backpack each at all.

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VIRGINIA: There was nothing else.

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ANJ: No, our flight was $550 for five people.

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ANJ: We didn't pick seats.

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ANJ: So we ended up all together in row 21 on the way there and actually on the way home, we got row 8 without paying for seats.

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VIRGINIA: Wait, how did you get such a good deal on a flight?

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ANJ: I'm a psycho, and you know it.

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ANJ: My job is to know these things.

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ANJ: I hate paying for things that you don't necessarily have to pay for.

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ANJ: You can always pay for it at the airport if you really had to.

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ANJ: It's like you may as well not pay for things you don't need per se.

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VIRGINIA: Can I ask, do you have a sweet spot when it comes to booking a flight in terms of how far in advance of a trip you think is the best deals?

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ANJ: It depends on where you're going.

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ANJ: For Florida, for me in New Jersey, usually 10 weeks out, I'll start pricing that, and then we go from there.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, I have a friend whose theory, Nanci, her theory is that about two months out is the best time to book.

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ANJ: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: But I sometimes question, is there a real trick to it?

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VIRGINIA: Or I've also heard, I don't know if this is true, that sometimes when you are searching for these things, it's like it knows that you're looking, and so therefore the price doesn't really go down as much.

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VIRGINIA: And so I'm like, should I always be looking in an incognito browser?

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VIRGINIA: I am not sure.

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ANJ: Maybe.

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ANJ: I use my Expedia top account, which is like a travel agent Expedia, and I can see at the top all the days and the pricing.

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ANJ: So then I go through and I'll see maybe two days, three days, four days, what's the difference?

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ANJ: Because sometimes if you add a day, it's actually cheaper.

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ANJ: You flew out of Philly to Orlando from October 1st to October 4th.

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ANJ: It's 100 per person.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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ANJ: That's wild.

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VIRGINIA: I feel like the Philly people, you seem to get a lot of good deals out of that airport, I have noticed.

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VIRGINIA: It makes me a bit jealous.

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VIRGINIA: And there are times where I'm like, should I just drive to Philly, but so far from New York City to get to an airport?

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ANJ: Like Laura, my agency owner, she's like North Jersey.

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ANJ: So she does Newark and then she'll do like AC a lot.

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ANJ: Philly's kind of like awkwardly not near her either.

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ANJ: But Philly's like 10 minutes from me.

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ANJ: So it's really ideal.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So you made it over to Boardwalk with your Just Backpacks, which I am astounded by.

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VIRGINIA: And you had plans for Typhoon Lagoon that day.

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VIRGINIA: So did you drop your things and immediately head that way?

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ANJ: So we got changed in the bathroom into our bathing suits.

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ANJ: And I looked, and the pool is just opening at Boardwalk.

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ANJ: So mind you, where we have to get changed is directly in front of the pool.

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ANJ: My little guy saw the slide and he was like, can I go on the slide?

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ANJ: So I'm like, okay, so let's just, well, I'm like, it's fine.

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ANJ: We'll like stay here for a little bit.

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ANJ: And hopefully our room's not that long.

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ANJ: Wow.

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ANJ: Now everybody's wet.

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ANJ: He winds up taking a nap.

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ANJ: We never made it to Typhoon Lagoon and our room was not ready until 3, like at perfect check in time.

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ANJ: And so I was, all right, well, we missed that.

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VIRGINIA: So did he take a nap next to the pool?

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ANJ: Oh yeah, like right there.

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ANJ: Yeah.

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ANJ: He, he was, he, after he went on the slide, 485 times.

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ANJ: So, Mm-hmm.

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VIRGINIA: Aw, well, there's always next time for Typhoon Lagoon.

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ANJ: Yeah.

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ANJ: We weren't like too heartbroken about it.

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ANJ: I feel like when you pay for a deluxe resort too, you want to take in at least one day.

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ANJ: And we knew we weren't going to have that any other day.

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ANJ: We were like, enjoy it.

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ANJ: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: And also when they're including something like the water park, you know, if you don't make it there, it's, it's not like it costs you anymore.

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ANJ: No.

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ANJ: Well, but with all five of us too, it's, it's just a lot of moving.

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ANJ: And my husband's not a fan of the buses.

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ANJ: So I try to make it as easy for no buses for him.

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VIRGINIA: Well, once your room was ready, what did you do then?

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VIRGINIA: Did you make it out of the resort area to grab dinner that evening?

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VIRGINIA: What did your day shape into?

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ANJ: We did.

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ANJ: We wound up walking over to Beach Club to just browse around.

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ANJ: And then we took the Skyliner over to Riviera.

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ANJ: Because I was like, okay, perfect.

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ANJ: We can have one of the quick service meals over at Riviera.

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ANJ: They have such nice options.

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ANJ: The whole time I'm bragging about Riviera to my kids.

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ANJ: I'm like, it's about Walt and Lillian and their time in Europe and this whole thing.

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ANJ: We get to Riviera and my kids are like, well, can we just go back to the Boardwalk?

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ANJ: Oh, now Riviera is, it's very mute.

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ANJ: So like, it's beautiful, but it's a very mute resort for kids.

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ANJ: So they were unimpressed.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Well, until they stay there.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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ANJ: They were unimpressed for now.

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ANJ: Very impressed by Riviera.

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ANJ: I want that to be on the record.

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VIRGINIA: Love Riviera.

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VIRGINIA: Love Riviera.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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ANJ: I was like, okay, I'll pay for you guys to come here.

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ANJ: That's fine.

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VIRGINIA: So you ended up eating there and going back or you turned around because they were like, we don't want to do this.

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ANJ: Turned around.

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ANJ: I walked into the quick service and they were like, no.

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ANJ: And I'm like, they were like, can we just please go have pizza back at Pizza Window because Pizza Window is like a staple when we go.

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ANJ: My kids all love Pizza Window and it is fabulous.

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ANJ: Shout out to Pizza Window.

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ANJ: It is a great option.

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VIRGINIA: I will say it's an affordable option, but I'm shocked that you think it's a great option being from Jersey and having access to wonderful pizza.

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ANJ: I don't know.

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ANJ: I really do like it.

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ANJ: I've never had like a, maybe I'm always starving now.

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ANJ: When you're there as a mom, I swear you just black out and you're just starving.

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ANJ: It's so when I go by myself and I have to enjoy things more.

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ANJ: That's even why I did quick service because I'm like, there's just no point.

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VIRGINIA: That's another follow-up question I want to ask you.

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VIRGINIA: You decided to do the quick service dining plan for this trip.

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VIRGINIA: I know that you don't typically do a dining plan, but this trip you thought it was worth it based on the length of the trip and the fact that the adults taking advantage could get alcoholic beverages with your meals and that sort of thing.

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VIRGINIA: So you can make it worth your while.

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VIRGINIA: So at the end of the day, were you happy with the quick service dining plan for this particular trip?

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ANJ: So no, but it was fine.

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ANJ: I felt like I had to do a lot of extra, this is going on the quick service XX and X to make sure it didn't get used for silly things.

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ANJ: Like one time they rang up, like it just we had an extra chocolate milk and they used a snack credit.

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ANJ: And I was like, no, I wanted this to be paid for like separately and then not a part of the quick service.

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ANJ: So if you don't know what you're doing, you can waste your credits like so easily because they, I mean, granted, the quick service lady at Pizza Fari, I wish I remembered the cast member's name.

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ANJ: She was very, very thorough and you could tell she knew how to approach people ordering with the quick service plan.

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ANJ: Also, I made sure every single time I said, I'm ordering with a quick service plan, X, X and X.

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ANJ: I definitely feel like versus the dining plan, you had to be very much more vocal about it.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Not only understand the plan, what comes with it and what you want to use, but advocate for yourself and what you're trying to do.

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ANJ: For sure.

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ANJ: For sure.

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ANJ: You can't blame them.

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ANJ: They have so much going on when they're bringing people in.

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ANJ: You just have to be very specific, and they're more than accommodating.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: How did it work out with getting the adult beverages with your meals?

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VIRGINIA: Was that easy enough to do while you were ordering?

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VIRGINIA: Because it's mostly just like canned things or like draft beers, right?

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VIRGINIA: It's not like a full-service bar.

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ANJ: No, it depends.

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ANJ: If you're in the parks, and if it's a quick service that has fun alcoholic beverages, you can order one of them.

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ANJ: You can order anything on the menu drink-wise.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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ANJ: Which was cool.

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ANJ: No, we definitely took advantage of it.

00:14:54.333 --> 00:14:58.913
ANJ: It's any adult meal listed on the reservation.

00:14:58.913 --> 00:15:00.313
ANJ: If I'm ordering-

00:15:00.313 --> 00:15:02.073
VIRGINIA: Got it.

00:15:02.073 --> 00:15:03.573
ANJ: You know what I'm saying?

00:15:03.793 --> 00:15:08.733
ANJ: It was actually, we got to have drinks for all of his meals too if we wanted.

00:15:08.733 --> 00:15:10.053
ANJ: That's kind of a big bonus.

00:15:10.053 --> 00:15:13.153
ANJ: That's another $40 to $50 worth of drinks.

00:15:14.233 --> 00:15:41.433
VIRGINIA: That makes a lot of sense and when I've listened to people do the math on the dining plan, a lot of what you hear is, especially for kids that are older, that are 10 or older, who are considered adults by Disney standards to have to pay that same price, but they can't get the beverages that come with it, getting the value out of it.

00:15:41.493 --> 00:15:49.853
VIRGINIA: But it has never occurred to me once that the other adults in the party who are true adults could to take advantage of that.

00:15:49.853 --> 00:15:53.753
VIRGINIA: So that actually is really good to know.

00:15:53.753 --> 00:15:54.833
ANJ: Yeah, for sure.

00:15:54.833 --> 00:15:58.373
ANJ: It was like you want to just make like I said, they're all credits.

00:15:58.373 --> 00:15:59.473
ANJ: That's what it is.

00:15:59.473 --> 00:16:03.113
ANJ: So he got charged as an adult as he's not he's not going to take the alcohol beverage.

00:16:03.253 --> 00:16:06.193
ANJ: I am, but he took the food, like, you know what I mean?

00:16:06.193 --> 00:16:08.473
ANJ: It doesn't matter that money got spent.

00:16:08.473 --> 00:16:09.113
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:16:09.113 --> 00:16:09.693
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:16:09.693 --> 00:16:10.753
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:16:10.753 --> 00:16:11.753
VIRGINIA: Very good to know.

00:16:11.793 --> 00:16:12.573
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:16:12.573 --> 00:16:19.053
ANJ: And I'd have to be I'd be interested because when he orders, he'd be ordering for himself.

00:16:19.053 --> 00:16:26.693
ANJ: So I don't think it would work the same in that case at like a sit down dining reservation.

00:16:26.753 --> 00:16:27.233
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:16:27.233 --> 00:16:29.233
ANJ: To be continued.

00:16:29.233 --> 00:16:30.253
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:16:30.253 --> 00:16:32.573
VIRGINIA: I mean, now we have a science experiment.

00:16:32.733 --> 00:16:36.873
VIRGINIA: You need to find a client who's using the dining plan and get them to get that answer.

00:16:36.873 --> 00:16:37.773
ANJ: Yeah.

00:16:37.773 --> 00:16:39.013
ANJ: Because it's worth asking.

00:16:39.013 --> 00:16:39.513
ANJ: I mean, why not?

00:16:39.513 --> 00:16:40.453
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:16:40.453 --> 00:16:40.853
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:16:40.853 --> 00:16:41.393
VIRGINIA: Exactly.

00:16:41.393 --> 00:16:42.133
VIRGINIA: Because you're right.

00:16:42.353 --> 00:16:45.333
VIRGINIA: You've paid for X amount of food and drinks.

00:16:45.333 --> 00:16:50.813
VIRGINIA: And just because the person is too young, doesn't mean that someone else shouldn't be able to utilize that.

00:16:50.813 --> 00:16:52.673
ANJ: Parent who paid for the trip.

00:16:52.673 --> 00:16:53.093
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:16:53.093 --> 00:16:54.013
VIRGINIA: Exactly.

00:16:54.013 --> 00:16:55.213
VIRGINIA: I mean, you never know.

00:16:55.293 --> 00:16:59.953
VIRGINIA: Maybe there's a kid out there who's been raising money at a lemonade stand or something, but.

00:16:59.953 --> 00:17:00.993
ANJ: It's a lot of lemonade.

00:17:00.993 --> 00:17:02.173
ANJ: But perhaps.

00:17:03.373 --> 00:17:03.953
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:17:03.953 --> 00:17:12.193
VIRGINIA: So after your dinner, did you do anything else or did you try to get to bed early for your your part time the next day?

00:17:12.193 --> 00:17:15.833
ANJ: Bed early because I knew the next day was going to kick our by.

00:17:16.133 --> 00:17:20.093
ANJ: There's a rope drop over to Hollywood Studios.

00:17:20.093 --> 00:17:20.753
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:20.753 --> 00:17:25.093
VIRGINIA: Did you walk to do rope drop the next morning considering your location?

00:17:25.093 --> 00:17:26.213
ANJ: We did.

00:17:26.213 --> 00:17:26.693
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:26.693 --> 00:17:27.253
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:17:27.253 --> 00:17:28.813
VIRGINIA: Not a bad walk at all.

00:17:28.813 --> 00:17:29.133
ANJ: No.

00:17:29.133 --> 00:17:30.853
ANJ: It's like 15 minutes taps.

00:17:30.853 --> 00:17:31.233
ANJ: It's.

00:17:31.233 --> 00:17:31.913
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:17:31.913 --> 00:17:32.853
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:17:33.433 --> 00:17:36.153
VIRGINIA: What was the first thing you headed for once you got there?

00:17:36.153 --> 00:17:45.813
ANJ: We first went there and there was a very, very large group of people being held off because they were not resort guests and they do stand you in in the front of Toy Story Land.

00:17:45.813 --> 00:17:46.713
VIRGINIA: Mm hmm.

00:17:46.713 --> 00:17:47.453
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:47.453 --> 00:17:51.093
VIRGINIA: How long did you end up having to wait for Slinky Dog?

00:17:51.093 --> 00:17:59.313
VIRGINIA: And correct me if I'm wrong, this was the first time for all of you to write Slinky Dog because now all three kids are tall enough.

00:17:59.313 --> 00:18:04.193
ANJ: So I have rode it with my oldest son, but other than that, everybody else, it was brand new.

00:18:04.193 --> 00:18:08.713
ANJ: But actually, when we got into the park, we rope dropped Toy Story Mania.

00:18:08.773 --> 00:18:09.853
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:18:09.853 --> 00:18:16.853
ANJ: Because there was no weight, and I was able to set up a DOS Pass for my son, for Slinky, for a child.

00:18:16.873 --> 00:18:17.933
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:17.933 --> 00:18:18.593
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:18.593 --> 00:18:23.233
VIRGINIA: How many people get to get in on the DOS Pass?

00:18:23.233 --> 00:18:27.813
ANJ: So the generic answer is going to be the person plus three.

00:18:27.813 --> 00:18:33.373
ANJ: But because we're an immediate family of five, they did make an exception since it's three children.

00:18:35.133 --> 00:18:37.353
ANJ: I don't know if they always would make that exception.

00:18:38.013 --> 00:18:40.853
ANJ: They did make it for my family.

00:18:40.853 --> 00:18:49.913
VIRGINIA: To get that exception, did you have to talk to someone at a Blue Umbrella for guest experience to ask about that?

00:18:49.913 --> 00:18:50.613
ANJ: No, I didn't.

00:18:50.613 --> 00:18:54.393
ANJ: They granted me it during my interview with my son.

00:18:54.393 --> 00:18:55.433
ANJ: They just...

00:18:55.433 --> 00:18:56.473
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:18:56.473 --> 00:18:57.193
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:57.193 --> 00:18:58.053
ANJ: Yeah.

00:18:58.053 --> 00:18:58.453
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:58.453 --> 00:18:59.013
VIRGINIA: Good to know.

00:18:59.013 --> 00:18:59.413
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:18:59.413 --> 00:19:05.313
VIRGINIA: So it's not like you're going to go into the situation like not knowing what's going to happen.

00:19:05.433 --> 00:19:09.173
VIRGINIA: You probably should be able to get that sorted out during the interview.

00:19:09.173 --> 00:19:09.613
ANJ: Yeah.

00:19:09.613 --> 00:19:12.253
ANJ: No, we definitely...

00:19:12.613 --> 00:19:13.993
ANJ: It was a very, very nice system.

00:19:13.993 --> 00:19:15.153
ANJ: They were great to Charlie.

00:19:15.153 --> 00:19:23.573
ANJ: For Charlie, it worked perfectly throughout the trip because after Slinky, he pretty much was a little scared of a lot of rides.

00:19:23.573 --> 00:19:27.633
VIRGINIA: So it's bigger than you think it is.

00:19:27.633 --> 00:19:28.813
ANJ: For sure.

00:19:31.273 --> 00:19:31.813
ANJ: Oh, yeah.

00:19:31.813 --> 00:19:32.093
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:19:32.693 --> 00:19:37.573
ANJ: Audrey wanted it noted on the record that it hurt her belly a little bit.

00:19:37.573 --> 00:19:38.193
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:19:38.193 --> 00:19:38.553
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:19:38.553 --> 00:19:41.753
ANJ: The loop, the drops loopy part.

00:19:42.993 --> 00:19:44.313
VIRGINIA: Oh, the where it goes...

00:19:46.633 --> 00:19:46.953
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:19:47.233 --> 00:19:55.453
VIRGINIA: It's surprisingly a big coaster considering what it looks like from the outside, but it goes very high.

00:19:56.173 --> 00:19:57.213
ANJ: For sure.

00:19:57.213 --> 00:19:57.813
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:19:57.813 --> 00:19:58.213
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:19:58.213 --> 00:19:59.873
VIRGINIA: Well, what did you do after that?

00:20:00.993 --> 00:20:13.053
ANJ: So after that, we met Jessie and Woody and went to Galaxy's Edge Star Wars area for a Black Calf Cold Brew, the spiked version.

00:20:14.413 --> 00:20:14.593
VIRGINIA: Wait.

00:20:14.733 --> 00:20:16.053
VIRGINIA: What did they spike it with?

00:20:16.053 --> 00:20:16.953
VIRGINIA: Is it rum?

00:20:16.953 --> 00:20:19.233
ANJ: I think Kahlua and something else.

00:20:19.233 --> 00:20:20.573
ANJ: It's coffee-esque.

00:20:20.593 --> 00:20:21.873
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:20:21.873 --> 00:20:23.093
ANJ: All right.

00:20:23.173 --> 00:20:23.493
ANJ: I'm a bar.

00:20:23.493 --> 00:20:24.413
ANJ: I'm an ex-bar tender, too.

00:20:24.413 --> 00:20:25.573
ANJ: I probably should know that answer.

00:20:25.573 --> 00:20:26.553
ANJ: I don't even care.

00:20:26.553 --> 00:20:27.413
ANJ: It's my favorite.

00:20:27.413 --> 00:20:29.913
ANJ: I chugged at least one trip.

00:20:29.913 --> 00:20:33.453
ANJ: So birth it, mom fuel.

00:20:33.453 --> 00:20:37.053
ANJ: It's my vacation, too, and it's fun.

00:20:37.053 --> 00:20:44.713
ANJ: Then I ran back just in time to meet Jessie and Woody, and then we all headed over to making minis runaway railway.

00:20:44.713 --> 00:20:53.173
VIRGINIA: Were you making these other things on the DAS pass or were you doing stand by or how is that working?

00:20:53.173 --> 00:21:01.933
ANJ: The DAS pass for us this trip to just make sure we're maximizing time, and because you have five people, it's always more time-consuming.

00:21:01.933 --> 00:21:04.953
ANJ: The larger your group, the more time-consuming everything is.

00:21:04.953 --> 00:21:05.553
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

00:21:05.553 --> 00:21:09.853
VIRGINIA: Even just getting to walk the same direction and like, okay, I need to use the bathroom.

00:21:09.853 --> 00:21:12.353
VIRGINIA: Okay, that means everybody has to go.

00:21:12.353 --> 00:21:14.073
ANJ: Yeah, that's the whole thing.

00:21:14.113 --> 00:21:18.313
ANJ: But we love Mickey and Minnie's Runway, Where I Wait, Charlie did have a lot of fun on that, Audrey had fun on that.

00:21:18.313 --> 00:21:21.173
ANJ: And then right after we got off, it was like down for 30 minutes.

00:21:21.173 --> 00:21:21.853
VIRGINIA: So.

00:21:21.853 --> 00:21:22.673
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:21:22.673 --> 00:21:23.653
VIRGINIA: That was lucky.

00:21:23.653 --> 00:21:25.273
ANJ: Yeah, we got lucky.

00:21:25.273 --> 00:21:31.533
ANJ: So then we went and saw Sorcerer Mickey and the beautiful Minnie at that meet and greet.

00:21:31.533 --> 00:21:36.233
ANJ: Minnie loved my older son a lot and Sorcerer Mickey gave my daughter a kiss.

00:21:36.233 --> 00:21:40.953
ANJ: They were very, very, very silly, Mickey and Minnie.

00:21:40.953 --> 00:21:41.933
ANJ: But my kids always loved that.

00:21:42.013 --> 00:21:49.273
ANJ: I love when characters really go out of their way to make it so much fun and personal, because that's what they remember.

00:21:49.573 --> 00:21:51.213
ANJ: That's magic.

00:21:51.213 --> 00:21:53.033
ANJ: That was awesome.

00:21:53.033 --> 00:21:53.413
VIRGINIA: That's cool.

00:21:53.413 --> 00:21:57.833
VIRGINIA: I've never done that particular meet and greet before, but I do love Sorcerer Mickey.

00:21:57.833 --> 00:21:58.353
ANJ: So cute.

00:21:58.353 --> 00:21:59.113
ANJ: So worth it.

00:21:59.113 --> 00:22:00.673
ANJ: Yeah, for sure.

00:22:00.673 --> 00:22:03.353
VIRGINIA: Did you end up heading over to Rock and Roller Coaster?

00:22:03.353 --> 00:22:06.633
VIRGINIA: Because I think you said that Steve and Nolan wanted to do that together.

00:22:07.173 --> 00:22:08.273
ANJ: We did.

00:22:08.273 --> 00:22:13.473
ANJ: And unfortunately, we were like, well, it was getting really hot.

00:22:13.473 --> 00:22:17.373
ANJ: So we're like, all right, let's regroup and go to Epcot.

00:22:17.373 --> 00:22:18.553
ANJ: Like, let's stop at the resort.

00:22:18.553 --> 00:22:19.833
ANJ: We'll get dressed.

00:22:19.833 --> 00:22:27.233
ANJ: Like, redress if anybody's super sweaty, which my daughter wanted to get out of her very, very beautiful dress from the Flamingo Boutique.

00:22:27.233 --> 00:22:30.333
ANJ: Just because of the straps on her shoulders got a little burnt.

00:22:30.333 --> 00:22:30.953
ANJ: But it was beautiful.

00:22:30.953 --> 00:22:32.233
ANJ: Everybody loved that dress.

00:22:32.233 --> 00:22:32.733
ANJ: So we went.

00:22:32.733 --> 00:22:33.273
ANJ: We got changed.

00:22:33.273 --> 00:22:39.313
ANJ: We went over to Epcot, which is now an Inferno we saw in the UK.

00:22:39.313 --> 00:22:47.453
ANJ: If anybody's been in Epcot between the hours of 1 to 3, it's painful in the summer.

00:22:47.453 --> 00:22:48.773
ANJ: So just beware.

00:22:48.773 --> 00:22:49.913
ANJ: So yeah, we went and saw Alice.

00:22:49.913 --> 00:22:52.393
ANJ: We were sweating, I think.

00:22:52.393 --> 00:22:55.413
ANJ: I don't even remember, honestly, what we did.

00:22:55.413 --> 00:22:56.953
ANJ: We went and froze in.

00:22:57.153 --> 00:22:57.873
VIRGINIA: That's okay.

00:22:57.873 --> 00:22:59.013
ANJ: We went and froze in.

00:22:59.013 --> 00:23:01.113
VIRGINIA: Did it make you feel any cooler?

00:23:01.113 --> 00:23:01.873
ANJ: It did.

00:23:01.873 --> 00:23:04.853
ANJ: And then, oh, then we went and saw Jasmine.

00:23:04.853 --> 00:23:07.993
ANJ: And then we were like, I think we just need to go swimming.

00:23:09.653 --> 00:23:11.113
VIRGINIA: How hot was it?

00:23:11.113 --> 00:23:14.153
ANJ: It was like 90 on that Friday, May the 9th.

00:23:14.153 --> 00:23:16.853
ANJ: It was like 90 and it was humid.

00:23:16.853 --> 00:23:17.493
ANJ: It was tight.

00:23:17.493 --> 00:23:18.753
ANJ: It was tight.

00:23:18.753 --> 00:23:19.153
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:23:19.153 --> 00:23:21.573
VIRGINIA: And the humidity definitely makes a difference.

00:23:21.573 --> 00:23:25.833
VIRGINIA: And then also it has not been particularly hot in the Northeast yet.

00:23:26.353 --> 00:23:35.193
VIRGINIA: And so that makes a difference to me as well is if you have not reacclimated to what it means to be in summer yet.

00:23:35.193 --> 00:23:39.353
VIRGINIA: So nobody's just kind of like, oh, oh, yes, this is what hot is.

00:23:39.353 --> 00:23:40.533
ANJ: Yeah, no, for sure.

00:23:40.853 --> 00:23:42.993
ANJ: It was hot.

00:23:42.993 --> 00:23:48.833
ANJ: And then we took a break and then we went back and we just kind of like took our time around Epcot.

00:23:48.833 --> 00:23:53.713
ANJ: We did Frozen and we watched the fireworks and we called it a day.

00:23:54.253 --> 00:24:03.513
ANJ: Had some snacks, had some drinks, and then just headed back to the resort and crashed because that's a very long time.

00:24:03.513 --> 00:24:03.793
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:24:03.793 --> 00:24:10.433
VIRGINIA: And how nice is it to walk out of International Gateway and be at home in like five minutes?

00:24:10.433 --> 00:24:11.633
ANJ: I can't stress it.

00:24:11.633 --> 00:24:18.293
ANJ: We stay pretty much there every single time for maximum family happiness.

00:24:18.293 --> 00:24:19.953
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:24:19.953 --> 00:24:21.013
VIRGINIA: It makes a huge difference.

00:24:21.073 --> 00:24:44.533
VIRGINIA: Like, when you've had a long and hot day like that, the thought of getting on to a bus and trying to get back to your resort and, you know, you do it because you have to, but you will be significantly happier if you can just walk out to your resort or if you are at Magic Kingdom, you can just monorail back to your resort.

00:24:44.533 --> 00:24:51.153
VIRGINIA: And I realize as I'm saying this, that this is an incredibly privileged point of view to have.

00:24:51.153 --> 00:24:53.373
VIRGINIA: And how lucky am I?

00:24:53.373 --> 00:24:56.353
VIRGINIA: How lucky are you that we have been able to stay at resorts like that?

00:24:56.353 --> 00:24:58.613
VIRGINIA: So I just want to acknowledge that.

00:24:58.613 --> 00:24:59.673
ANJ: For sure.

00:24:59.673 --> 00:25:11.073
ANJ: And even if you need other options, Art of Animation, Pop Century, all the Skyliner resorts are going to give you a more maximum feeling as well without the deluxe.

00:25:11.073 --> 00:25:14.053
ANJ: But no, getting to just walk home when you're tired, it really is.

00:25:15.413 --> 00:25:22.413
ANJ: It's a game-changer, especially when you have a ton of kids with you, who are cranky and all the fun things.

00:25:22.413 --> 00:25:22.673
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:25:22.673 --> 00:25:28.733
VIRGINIA: That brings us to your last day, which was an Animal Kingdom Day before you had an evening flight.

00:25:28.733 --> 00:25:32.533
VIRGINIA: Animal Kingdom is always the first park open.

00:25:32.533 --> 00:25:44.513
VIRGINIA: So given how long your day was the day before and how much you were doing, what time did you actually end up getting out of the resort in the morning to head over to Animal Kingdom?

00:25:44.513 --> 00:25:49.693
ANJ: We were on the bus by 8.30, like bags checked because we were leaving the resort essentially.

00:25:49.693 --> 00:25:51.673
ANJ: So we put them with guest services.

00:25:51.793 --> 00:25:57.273
ANJ: We were at Animal Kingdom by a little after nine, I guess, when all of a sudden we were done.

00:25:57.273 --> 00:26:02.213
ANJ: We went on the Avatar ride first, the Navi River ride.

00:26:02.213 --> 00:26:07.833
VIRGINIA: Which when you go there in the morning, there's not too much of a wait, but it can really build up a line during the day.

00:26:07.833 --> 00:26:09.693
VIRGINIA: So getting it when you can.

00:26:10.173 --> 00:26:10.393
ANJ: Yeah.

00:26:10.393 --> 00:26:15.133
ANJ: No, it was like, I think it was already at 35 to 40 minutes.

00:26:15.133 --> 00:26:18.073
VIRGINIA: Did you actually end up waiting that long, or was it just posted later?

00:26:18.073 --> 00:26:18.773
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:26:19.193 --> 00:26:22.653
ANJ: No, we didn't have to wait.

00:26:22.653 --> 00:26:23.833
ANJ: We didn't have to.

00:26:23.833 --> 00:26:24.693
ANJ: Thanks, Charlie.

00:26:24.693 --> 00:26:27.253
ANJ: Shout out to Charlie again.

00:26:27.253 --> 00:26:28.273
ANJ: He liked to scan in.

00:26:28.273 --> 00:26:34.473
ANJ: He really took that upon himself to make sure he scanned in and he pulled how many were in his party.

00:26:34.513 --> 00:26:35.153
ANJ: So he really-

00:26:35.153 --> 00:26:35.673
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:26:35.673 --> 00:26:36.753
VIRGINIA: Good for him.

00:26:36.753 --> 00:26:38.073
ANJ: Yeah.

00:26:38.073 --> 00:26:46.813
ANJ: So then we split up because at this point, you have to imagine my teenager once, nothing more than a roller coaster or something.

00:26:46.813 --> 00:26:50.053
ANJ: It's been a lot of character meet and greets at this point.

00:26:50.053 --> 00:26:57.713
ANJ: So him and my husband just went to go do the standby over at Everest and I had the littles to go meet Moana.

00:26:57.713 --> 00:27:06.653
ANJ: Then I took them with me over to the Travel Agent Appreciation Station to go get a Mickey ice cream bar.

00:27:06.653 --> 00:27:10.713
ANJ: Over there, they had a lot of fun things for travel advisors.

00:27:10.713 --> 00:27:22.933
ANJ: I got a special photo op that was covered, ice cream bars, pretzels, water bottles, fun little trinkets such as Disney Travel Professionals or Disney Appreciates Travel Advisors.

00:27:24.033 --> 00:27:28.833
ANJ: So it's a very nice thank you every May that they've been doing since last year.

00:27:28.833 --> 00:27:30.353
VIRGINIA: That's really cool.

00:27:30.353 --> 00:27:31.833
ANJ: Yeah.

00:27:31.833 --> 00:27:33.113
VIRGINIA: Where did they do that at?

00:27:33.113 --> 00:27:38.493
ANJ: It's like right across from Feathered Friends or that with the birds, the bird show.

00:27:39.673 --> 00:27:40.073
ANJ: Yeah.

00:27:40.073 --> 00:27:40.933
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:27:40.933 --> 00:27:43.513
ANJ: And then my son, that's where he became a wilderness explorer.

00:27:43.513 --> 00:27:47.833
ANJ: It's where he got his official book and badges.

00:27:47.833 --> 00:27:49.993
ANJ: So that was fun.

00:27:49.993 --> 00:27:51.333
VIRGINIA: He took his oath.

00:27:51.333 --> 00:27:51.753
ANJ: He did.

00:27:52.013 --> 00:27:52.313
ANJ: He did.

00:27:52.313 --> 00:27:57.693
ANJ: And then he became an official wilderness explorer for the rest of the trip.

00:27:57.693 --> 00:28:00.933
VIRGINIA: Did you visit a lot of the Wilderness Explorer booths?

00:28:00.933 --> 00:28:01.653
ANJ: We did.

00:28:01.653 --> 00:28:10.213
ANJ: And he didn't get the last like five, I think, but he did pretty good considering the time he got it to when we had to leave.

00:28:10.213 --> 00:28:10.473
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:10.473 --> 00:28:16.833
VIRGINIA: And the good thing about that is you can totally bring it back and just continue your experience the next time you're there.

00:28:16.833 --> 00:28:19.033
ANJ: That's what he told himself and everybody else.

00:28:19.493 --> 00:28:21.453
ANJ: So he was good.

00:28:21.453 --> 00:28:24.233
ANJ: And then other than that, we had lunch.

00:28:24.233 --> 00:28:26.013
VIRGINIA: Where did you have lunch?

00:28:26.013 --> 00:28:27.133
ANJ: Just Pizza Fari.

00:28:27.133 --> 00:28:28.233
ANJ: Nothing wild.

00:28:28.233 --> 00:28:30.513
ANJ: We finished up some of the last of our quick services.

00:28:30.513 --> 00:28:33.773
VIRGINIA: I mean, I don't know, Anj, Pizza Fari is pretty wild.

00:28:33.773 --> 00:28:34.333
ANJ: It is.

00:28:34.333 --> 00:28:35.433
ANJ: It wasn't like once again-

00:28:35.433 --> 00:28:36.613
VIRGINIA: Have you seen their logo?

00:28:36.613 --> 00:28:38.953
VIRGINIA: There's like animal print.

00:28:38.953 --> 00:28:44.253
ANJ: Once again, when you're hot and you're with kids, I feel like it's just so hard to even think about like-

00:28:44.493 --> 00:28:45.793
ANJ: That was the only thing with quick service.

00:28:45.793 --> 00:28:51.413
ANJ: It was like, if you're not near it, you're like, I do something and we have to keep moving.

00:28:52.633 --> 00:28:56.173
ANJ: A little bit less thought, per se.

00:28:56.173 --> 00:29:02.833
VIRGINIA: I need to ask you a travel agent question that I hope you will know the answer to.

00:29:02.833 --> 00:29:09.353
VIRGINIA: When you have the dining plan or the quick service plan, can you use mobile order?

00:29:09.353 --> 00:29:09.673
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:29:09.673 --> 00:29:11.553
ANJ: I think in the app, like you would click-

00:29:11.553 --> 00:29:16.733
ANJ: I didn't do it while I was there because I'm not a big mobile order person, but I believe it should pop up.

00:29:17.813 --> 00:29:19.653
ANJ: You know what you're paying with.

00:29:19.653 --> 00:29:20.093
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:29:20.093 --> 00:29:21.833
VIRGINIA: Because I'm a huge mobile order person.

00:29:21.833 --> 00:29:24.853
VIRGINIA: If there's an opportunity to mobile order, I am doing it.

00:29:24.853 --> 00:29:27.093
VIRGINIA: What was after lunch?

00:29:27.093 --> 00:29:31.453
ANJ: We just went and we met Pocahontas, and then we had to be on our way.

00:29:31.453 --> 00:29:36.193
ANJ: Because at that point, it's already like three o'clock, and we had to finish it up.

00:29:36.193 --> 00:29:38.533
VIRGINIA: You said you left your things back at Bell Service.

00:29:38.533 --> 00:29:43.833
VIRGINIA: You did have to go back before Jefferies picked you up again to take you to the airport.

00:29:43.893 --> 00:29:49.693
ANJ: Yep, and we got by, we picked up everything, and then we got changed, and that was it.

00:29:49.693 --> 00:29:51.233
VIRGINIA: How was the return flight?

00:29:51.233 --> 00:29:53.473
VIRGINIA: Did everything go on time?

00:29:53.473 --> 00:29:55.133
ANJ: Everything went on time.

00:29:55.133 --> 00:30:01.433
ANJ: The only super sad part was my son got emotional about leaving because he really loved it.

00:30:01.433 --> 00:30:08.753
ANJ: And one of the cast members in the lobby, his name was Jeremy, wound up taking his time and turning on the tiny carousel.

00:30:08.753 --> 00:30:11.473
ANJ: Well, with their magic, they turned on the tiny carousel.

00:30:12.233 --> 00:30:15.353
ANJ: So that got to him and he stopped crying.

00:30:15.353 --> 00:30:17.273
ANJ: And he seemed like he was good and he was ready to go.

00:30:17.273 --> 00:30:19.613
ANJ: My daughter actually wanted me to tell you that part.

00:30:19.613 --> 00:30:21.653
VIRGINIA: Oh, that's really sweet.

00:30:22.133 --> 00:30:23.773
VIRGINIA: You gotta love those cast members.

00:30:23.773 --> 00:30:24.773
VIRGINIA: They are amazing.

00:30:24.773 --> 00:30:26.233
ANJ: Yeah, they're the best.

00:30:26.233 --> 00:30:29.993
VIRGINIA: Final question for you, Anj, is you're back from this trip.

00:30:29.993 --> 00:30:31.133
VIRGINIA: It's over.

00:30:31.133 --> 00:30:34.733
VIRGINIA: When is the next time that you personally will be going?

00:30:34.733 --> 00:30:36.413
ANJ: See, right now, a little unwritten.

00:30:36.933 --> 00:30:39.233
ANJ: It's a little unwritten.

00:30:39.233 --> 00:30:42.553
ANJ: My mom and my husband always say that something's on their horizon.

00:30:42.553 --> 00:30:44.513
ANJ: They're just waiting for me to...

00:30:46.133 --> 00:30:48.433
VIRGINIA: To tell them what it is.

00:30:48.433 --> 00:30:52.633
ANJ: My husband's always like, can I just not be the last one to know this time?

00:30:52.633 --> 00:30:56.833
VIRGINIA: It's like that TikTok trend where it's like, hi, I'm Anj.

00:30:56.833 --> 00:30:57.693
VIRGINIA: I booked the flights.

00:30:57.693 --> 00:30:58.813
VIRGINIA: Hi, I'm Anj.

00:30:58.813 --> 00:30:59.833
VIRGINIA: I booked the hotel.

00:30:59.833 --> 00:31:00.993
VIRGINIA: And he's like, hi, I'm Steve.

00:31:01.913 --> 00:31:05.633
VIRGINIA: And then that's like, I show up.

00:31:05.633 --> 00:31:06.133
ANJ: For sure.

00:31:06.133 --> 00:31:10.473
ANJ: He's just like, please, next time, can you just like let me know before everything else?

00:31:10.473 --> 00:31:12.913
ANJ: Usually Audrey is my first one, right?

00:31:12.913 --> 00:31:16.533
VIRGINIA: Oh, is she your partner in crime for Tripslany?

00:31:16.533 --> 00:31:21.333
ANJ: We can't say anything to anybody until like, I know I can afford it or whatever.

00:31:21.333 --> 00:31:25.113
ANJ: Or like the flights and you know, you have to just make sure all your ducks are in a row.

00:31:25.113 --> 00:31:25.633
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:31:25.633 --> 00:31:29.413
VIRGINIA: Alex, who just came into the room was, I don't know if you heard me.

00:31:30.033 --> 00:31:32.893
VIRGINIA: He's my partner in crime when it comes to the trips.

00:31:32.893 --> 00:31:37.193
VIRGINIA: Yeah, he likes to try to distract me at night when I'm saying, it's time for you to go to bed.

00:31:37.193 --> 00:31:40.453
VIRGINIA: He's like, do you want to talk Disney?

00:31:40.453 --> 00:31:42.873
VIRGINIA: You want to talk about our next trip?

00:31:43.093 --> 00:31:44.333
VIRGINIA: What are you looking forward to?

00:31:44.333 --> 00:31:49.653
VIRGINIA: And he starts, and he knows like, I try to resist, I'm like, no, no, no, no, go to bed.

00:31:49.653 --> 00:31:54.313
VIRGINIA: And then I'm like, but I really want to try this new restaurant.

00:31:54.333 --> 00:31:55.993
ANJ: That's awesome.

00:31:55.993 --> 00:31:57.453
VIRGINIA: Can't help myself.

00:31:57.453 --> 00:32:00.033
VIRGINIA: All right, Anj, it has been so much fun talking with you.

00:32:00.033 --> 00:32:04.433
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much for coming on, and I hope that you will come back again in the future.

00:32:04.433 --> 00:32:08.133
ANJ: Yes, thank you for having us and having us on tonight.

00:32:10.293 --> 00:32:14.153
VIRGINIA: Special guest, Audrey, welcome to the podcast.

00:32:14.153 --> 00:32:16.933
AUDREY: Thank you for having me.

00:32:16.933 --> 00:32:20.073
VIRGINIA: So you're seven years old now.

00:32:20.073 --> 00:32:21.093
AUDREY: Yes.

00:32:21.093 --> 00:32:22.713
VIRGINIA: Do you feel seven years old?

00:32:23.373 --> 00:32:26.193
AUDREY: Yes.

00:32:26.193 --> 00:32:28.733
VIRGINIA: Does it feel much different from six?

00:32:28.733 --> 00:32:29.993
AUDREY: Yes.

00:32:29.993 --> 00:32:31.633
VIRGINIA: How does it feel different?

00:32:34.093 --> 00:32:36.493
AUDREY: It's a higher number.

00:32:36.493 --> 00:32:37.673
VIRGINIA: That is true.

00:32:37.673 --> 00:32:39.413
VIRGINIA: That is true.

00:32:39.413 --> 00:32:42.593
VIRGINIA: So how was your birthday trip overall?

00:32:42.593 --> 00:32:45.313
VIRGINIA: Did you have a fantastic time?

00:32:45.373 --> 00:32:46.473
ANJ: Yes.

00:32:47.493 --> 00:32:52.553
VIRGINIA: What was your favorite part of everything of this whole trip?

00:32:53.733 --> 00:32:59.433
AUDREY: My favorite part was when I was next to my daddy on the frozen ride.

00:33:00.553 --> 00:33:02.153
VIRGINIA: The one in Epcot, right?

00:33:02.153 --> 00:33:03.133
AUDREY: Yes.

00:33:03.133 --> 00:33:03.913
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:33:03.913 --> 00:33:05.993
VIRGINIA: You've done that one before though, right?

00:33:05.993 --> 00:33:06.793
AUDREY: Yes.

00:33:06.793 --> 00:33:07.193
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:33:07.193 --> 00:33:09.593
VIRGINIA: Do you always ride next to daddy?

00:33:11.213 --> 00:33:13.213
AUDREY: No, not really.

00:33:13.213 --> 00:33:14.313
VIRGINIA: You like to switch it up?

00:33:15.213 --> 00:33:16.093
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:33:16.093 --> 00:33:17.053
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:33:17.053 --> 00:33:24.233
VIRGINIA: I know that because this was your birthday trip, you might have done some special things that were just because it was your birthday.

00:33:24.233 --> 00:33:26.773
VIRGINIA: What kind of special things did you get to do?

00:33:26.773 --> 00:33:29.413
AUDREY: I got to go swimming.

00:33:29.413 --> 00:33:32.433
VIRGINIA: In the pool at the boardwalk?

00:33:32.453 --> 00:33:33.733
AUDREY: Yes.

00:33:33.733 --> 00:33:34.193
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:33:34.193 --> 00:33:35.853
VIRGINIA: Did you go down the slide?

00:33:35.853 --> 00:33:36.493
AUDREY: Yes.

00:33:36.493 --> 00:33:39.093
VIRGINIA: How many times did you go down the slide?

00:33:39.093 --> 00:33:41.873
AUDREY: I feel like 100 times with my brother.

00:33:43.773 --> 00:33:45.433
VIRGINIA: I thought that might be the case.

00:33:45.433 --> 00:33:49.113
VIRGINIA: That maybe it was so many times you could barely even count.

00:33:49.113 --> 00:33:50.913
VIRGINIA: That slide is a lot of fun.

00:33:50.913 --> 00:33:52.013
VIRGINIA: I like that one.

00:33:52.013 --> 00:33:53.773
AUDREY: Yes, me too.

00:33:53.773 --> 00:33:56.753
VIRGINIA: Did you have nice sunny weather?

00:33:56.833 --> 00:33:57.833
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:33:57.833 --> 00:33:58.273
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:33:58.273 --> 00:34:04.413
VIRGINIA: So perfect for going into the pool if it's really hot and you want to cool down, right?

00:34:04.413 --> 00:34:05.593
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:34:05.593 --> 00:34:07.353
VIRGINIA: Last question.

00:34:07.353 --> 00:34:10.713
VIRGINIA: Did you have any cake on this trip?

00:34:10.713 --> 00:34:10.813
VIRGINIA: No.

00:34:11.813 --> 00:34:13.553
VIRGINIA: No?

00:34:13.553 --> 00:34:14.373
VIRGINIA: No cake?

00:34:14.373 --> 00:34:15.653
VIRGINIA: No cupcake?

00:34:15.653 --> 00:34:17.113
AUDREY: Brownie.

00:34:17.113 --> 00:34:18.793
VIRGINIA: Oh, a birthday brownie.

00:34:18.793 --> 00:34:19.573
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:34:19.573 --> 00:34:20.553
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:34:20.553 --> 00:34:27.993
VIRGINIA: A plain brownie or was it one of the ones that has special stuff on top, like M&Ms or marshmallows or stuff like that?

00:34:27.993 --> 00:34:30.393
AUDREY: It has Mickey sprinkles.

00:34:30.393 --> 00:34:32.153
VIRGINIA: Oh, perfect.

00:34:32.153 --> 00:34:33.553
VIRGINIA: I love it.

00:34:33.553 --> 00:34:34.853
VIRGINIA: I love it.

00:34:34.853 --> 00:34:38.493
VIRGINIA: I said that was the last question, but I thought of another question I wanted to ask you.

00:34:38.493 --> 00:34:38.813
AUDREY: Okay.

00:34:39.513 --> 00:34:42.253
VIRGINIA: Did you wear a birthday button while you were there?

00:34:42.313 --> 00:34:43.653
AUDREY: Yes.

00:34:43.653 --> 00:34:47.193
VIRGINIA: I bet you had so many people wishing you happy birthday.

00:34:47.193 --> 00:34:48.053
ANJ: Yes.

00:34:48.053 --> 00:34:49.693
VIRGINIA: Isn't that fun?

00:34:49.693 --> 00:34:50.633
ANJ: Yes.

00:34:50.633 --> 00:35:04.473
VIRGINIA: I wore one when it was my birthday and I was down at Disney a couple of years ago and it was so much fun that not only did the people who worked at Disney, wished me happy birthday, but lots of just nice strangers did too.

00:35:07.553 --> 00:35:12.093
VIRGINIA: And you don't seem shy, so I bet you enjoyed having everybody talk to you.

00:35:12.273 --> 00:35:13.153
ANJ: Yes.

00:35:13.993 --> 00:35:16.633
VIRGINIA: Well, I wish you a very happy birthday.

00:35:16.633 --> 00:35:24.493
VIRGINIA: You are a beautiful seven-year-old and I hope that this year is the best year you've had so far.

00:35:24.493 --> 00:35:25.473
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:35:25.473 --> 00:35:27.113
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:35:27.533 --> 00:35:29.233
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:35:29.233 --> 00:35:31.713
VIRGINIA: Have a wonderful evening.

00:35:31.713 --> 00:35:33.213
AUDREY: Thank you.

00:35:34.833 --> 00:35:37.533
AUDREY: Bye.

00:35:37.533 --> 00:35:42.193
VIRGINIA: Thank you again to Anj and to birthday girl Audrey for joining me on the show.

00:35:42.193 --> 00:35:49.233
VIRGINIA: I had a lot of fun talking with you both and I think Audrey definitely has a future as a Disney travel planner.

00:35:49.233 --> 00:35:55.213
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00:35:55.213 --> 00:36:01.893
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00:36:03.073 --> 00:36:04.533
VIRGINIA: That is all for today.

00:36:04.533 --> 00:36:07.453
VIRGINIA: Thank you all so much for listening and for your support.

00:36:07.453 --> 00:36:10.373
VIRGINIA: As always, keep daydreaming about where you long to be.