Post-Trip Report: Danielle’s Park Hopping Extravaganza (January 2024)

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VIRGINIA: And we are back with another post trip report.

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VIRGINIA: This is Where I Long To Be, a magical trip report podcast, and I'm your host, Virginia.

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VIRGINIA: Today, I am welcoming back Danielle of askthemouse.com.

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VIRGINIA: If you didn't get a chance to listen to the pre-trip report, Danielle was planning to visit Walt Disney World with her husband, Danny, and her mom and dad, who were originally planning to stay for part of the trip.

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VIRGINIA: Their home base for this particular visit was Saratoga Springs, and they had lots of fun things planned, including dinner reservations at Topolino's Terrace and Chefs de France, and a first-time ride on Tron.

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VIRGINIA: With that, let's hear all about this magical trip.

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VIRGINIA: Here's Danielle.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back, Danielle.

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VIRGINIA: How are you doing today?

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DANIELLE: I'm doing well.

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DANIELLE: How are you today, Virginia?

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VIRGINIA: I'm doing well.

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VIRGINIA: I just want to address the fact that I have a cold and probably sound more deeper-voiced, I don't know, am I sounding like some Jessica Rabbit type right now?

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DANIELLE: It sounds good, though.

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DANIELLE: It's not bad.

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DANIELLE: It's not like, oh my gosh, who is this talking?

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VIRGINIA: It just came on over the past 12 hours.

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VIRGINIA: So I woke up this morning, I was just like, oh, okay, I'm glad I still have at least a voice.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: So we will be fine.

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VIRGINIA: All right, so speaking of sick, I know because you messaged me that you had a change in plans, a major change in plans for your trip based on sickness.

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VIRGINIA: So for listeners who did not get a chance to hear the pre-trip report that Danielle did, she was going on this trip with her husband, Danny, and her mom and dad.

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VIRGINIA: So tell us what happened.

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DANIELLE: Yes, unfortunately, my dad got sick with COVID.

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DANIELLE: He's actually clear of COVID now, so that's all good.

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DANIELLE: But it was a few days before the trip, and it's always hard when someone can't join you on a Disney trip, especially when they love it just as much as you.

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DANIELLE: So I'm happy that everyone's feeling well, but we just had to modify some dinner reservations from a party of four to a party of two.

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VIRGINIA: Well, I'm glad they're feeling back to normal, and your mom never, never ended up getting it.

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DANIELLE: No, thankfully, she did.

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VIRGINIA: Thank you.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So this turned from a bigger family trip into a couple's trip.

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VIRGINIA: So I know from when we talked, you had discussed the fact that because mom and dad were planning to leave early, you all were planning to run around like crazy Disney people for the last two days, because then it would just be the two of you running around.

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VIRGINIA: So overall, did you run around like crazy Disney people for the entire time?

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DANIELLE: We definitely started on Thursday running around and ended on Tuesday just slowing it down before the flight home, but we did a lot of running around.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So this trip was Thursday, January the 25th through Tuesday, January the 30th.

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VIRGINIA: So you've only been back a few days.

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VIRGINIA: Have you recovered?

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DANIELLE: Yes, I feel like my body has after walking over 60 miles, but I feel like about two days after, Danny and I both got a cold, too, so we're thankful that we didn't contract anything while we were at Disney.

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DANIELLE: So it was like a welcome home present.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: There's always that part when you're getting close to a trip where you're like, please, please don't let me get sick.

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VIRGINIA: And then for me, it's like if I get sick while I'm on the trip and I catch something, whatever, because you don't usually feel the effects of it till you get back, that's fine.

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VIRGINIA: And I actually, when I woke up with this cold, there's a part of me that was like, yes, because my trip is in two weeks.

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VIRGINIA: And I was like, you're good.

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VIRGINIA: Plenty of time to get rid of this.

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VIRGINIA: So.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, let's start with your flight.

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VIRGINIA: How did everything go with the flight?

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VIRGINIA: Any delays?

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VIRGINIA: Any issues there?

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DANIELLE: No issues.

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DANIELLE: I know it was I was telling you it was my first time as well as Danny's trying clear at the airport.

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VIRGINIA: So how did that go?

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DANIELLE: Yeah, so after registering online, you have to verify who you are in person.

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DANIELLE: So that took maybe less than five minutes and they take pictures of your eyes, verify your fingerprints.

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DANIELLE: And then we were able to just go right through the lines.

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DANIELLE: But I didn't expect there to be one around five o'clock in the morning at the airport.

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VIRGINIA: Right.

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VIRGINIA: So let's, spoiler alert, flash forward to the end of the trip.

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VIRGINIA: Did you feel that getting clear for the end of the trip was helpful?

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DANIELLE: Oh, yeah.

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DANIELLE: If anyone, as you probably know, to Virginia, MCO is always crowded.

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DANIELLE: So clear at MCO on the way back was a gift.

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DANIELLE: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So what benefit do you get from that that you don't get from PreCheck?

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DANIELLE: You're able to skip some of the longer lines before you get to one of the TSA attendance agents that verifies that you are who you are with your ID.

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DANIELLE: Granted, because I think we were new to clear, this was our second time using it on the departure way back home, we had to still stop at the TSA attendant and they flacked us just randomly.

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DANIELLE: It didn't take maybe less than a minute, but you're still able to just like skip through the lines.

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DANIELLE: It does feel a little guilty when you're seeing people, but then you feel like you get a lightning lane service at the airport.

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VIRGINIA: To be fair, clear is not a free service, so you paid for it.

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VIRGINIA: I understand that feeling.

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VIRGINIA: I always talk about with lightning lane versus fast passes that I love getting into the lightning lane.

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VIRGINIA: I will pay for it nine times out of 10, but when everybody got free fast passes, I felt better doing it because I felt like, oh, I just made this plan that we can all make and I just have the insider information to make sure I have it done.

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VIRGINIA: Whereas with the lightning lane, again, even though I like using it and I will continue to use it, there's something about like, you know, not every family can afford to do it.

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VIRGINIA: I don't know.

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VIRGINIA: I'm mixed on it.

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VIRGINIA: But all right, so you landed on time and headed straight over to Saratoga to leave your bags before you got into all your fun for the day.

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VIRGINIA: So I am assuming your room was not ready, but did they surprise you and have it ready?

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DANIELLE: They did not.

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DANIELLE: It was supposed to be ready around 4pm, ended up being ready around 2, but we'd already decided on the drive to Saratoga that we were just going to go to Animal Kingdom.

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DANIELLE: So we booked Animal Kingdom one day past it.

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VIRGINIA: Okay, all right.

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VIRGINIA: The original plan was Magic Kingdom.

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VIRGINIA: So did you make it over to Magic Kingdom at all the first day?

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DANIELLE: No, we, that was the only day we did not park hopper.

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DANIELLE: So yeah, we just kept it simple at Animal Kingdom.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So straight to Animal Kingdom or did you stop and have lunch?

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DANIELLE: We did straight to Animal Kingdom after dropping the backs off at the Bell Services with Saratoga.

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VIRGINIA: Well, what was your first move once you got into Animal Kingdom?

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DANIELLE: Yeah, so the first thing we did was Dinosaur.

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DANIELLE: I mean, everyone loves Dinosaur or you don't, but because we know that it may be coming to an end sometime in the future, we were like, let's just start it off here.

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VIRGINIA: I personally love the pre-show of Dinosaur, but not, I mean, the ride is fine.

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VIRGINIA: It's whatever.

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VIRGINIA: I know we talked about my love for Dr.

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VIRGINIA: Seeker on the pre-show, so I have to find a way to work him into every conversation.

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VIRGINIA: Yep, done.

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VIRGINIA: All right, moving on.

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VIRGINIA: All right, so after Dinosaur, what was next?

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DANIELLE: We took advantage of Janie for Festival of the Lion King, so that was my first time or the first time my husband was able to experience it and then the first time in probably over five years for me.

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DANIELLE: So it was very fun.

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VIRGINIA: All right, well, what did Danny think of The Lion King?

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DANIELLE: He liked it.

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VIRGINIA: Is he a fan of the movie?

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DANIELLE: Yes, big fan.

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DANIELLE: We have Broadway tickets for The Lion King later in the year, so it's like this is not exactly the same as what the performance will be, but it's just a little preview.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, it's an appetizer, if you will.

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VIRGINIA: Where are you seeing it?

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VIRGINIA: Are you coming to New York or are you seeing the tour?

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DANIELLE: You know, it's going to be touring here in Texas, so we'll take advantage of not having to fly to New York, but I would love to go see it one day there.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, you should at some point.

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VIRGINIA: I saw it years ago and I was lucky enough that my in-laws got all of us, including my brother-in-law and his family, like we went as a big group.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, nice.

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VIRGINIA: And they got us tickets so that we were not sitting all in the same row.

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VIRGINIA: We were sitting like back to back rows so that each kid in our family could sit on the aisle.

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VIRGINIA: The animals, they come past you and they were all pretty young at that point.

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VIRGINIA: So that was really special.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So after Lion King, I am curious to know what you did next and when are you going to get hungry for lunch?

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VIRGINIA: Because Animal Kingdom is one of the best parks to eat in.

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DANIELLE: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: In my opinion, at least.

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VIRGINIA: I don't know if you feel that way, but.

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DANIELLE: So we've actually stopped at Flame Tree Barbecue, got some food, hung out with the native birds.

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DANIELLE: They're trying to get a snack.

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VIRGINIA: Did I tell you on the pre-trip?

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VIRGINIA: I don't think I did, that I'm afraid of birds.

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DANIELLE: Oh, no.

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DANIELLE: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: So I like, I really like Flame Tree, but I have to, like, I'm on guard the entire time I'm there because of those birds.

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VIRGINIA: So did any of them take anything from you?

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DANIELLE: Not you.

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DANIELLE: Not us, but the guests surrounding us were victims, so we survived.

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VIRGINIA: I feel like you're more likely to get those birds coming over to you if you have a small child with you that's dropping food.

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DANIELLE: Yes, the French fries.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: I like to sit in a position where, like, my back is to something so that I can, like, really be on guard with everything in front of me.

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VIRGINIA: It's a technique, but what did you end up getting there?

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VIRGINIA: Because they have some really good stuff.

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DANIELLE: You know, I just really love their Disney classic hot dog.

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DANIELLE: I know it doesn't sound as gourmet, but I love a Disney hot dog with barbecue sauce.

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DANIELLE: And I think we got one of their, I'm forgetting what drink it was, but it had one of the souvenir, like, ice cubes in it with that glow, so it was just a lighter mill because, of course, we had topperino later, so I didn't want to stuff myself.

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VIRGINIA: No, not at all.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, let's find out what else you did at Animal Kingdom.

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VIRGINIA: How much longer did you end up staying in the park?

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VIRGINIA: Do you remember what time you ended up heading out?

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DANIELLE: I think it was about an hour and a half later that we stayed because after Fling Tree, we ventured over to Kilimanjaro Safari.

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DANIELLE: So that was nice.

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DANIELLE: Of course, it was during the time of the day where the lions are sleeping.

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DANIELLE: So we didn't really get a good peek of them.

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VIRGINIA: That's okay.

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VIRGINIA: You saw lions when you first got there at the lake.

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VIRGINIA: Did you see anything else good on the Safari?

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DANIELLE: The rhinos.

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DANIELLE: I know that there have been times where the rhinos are underwater and we don't see them, but there were some actually above ground or on ground.

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DANIELLE: So that was rare, very neat to see them just like out and about.

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DANIELLE: And then before they submerge again.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So what did you do when you headed out?

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VIRGINIA: I am thinking maybe you went back to the resort to get settled in your room.

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DANIELLE: Yeah.

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DANIELLE: So before we left, we had to ride Expedition Everest.

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DANIELLE: That is our all time favorite.

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DANIELLE: So we got aboard front row seats for that.

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DANIELLE: And then we headed back to Saratoga.

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DANIELLE: At that time it was ready for check-in.

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DANIELLE: So we were staying at the carousel.

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DANIELLE: So not the closest to the carriage house, if anyone is familiar with Saratoga Springs.

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VIRGINIA: So what were you close to?

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DANIELLE: With the carousel, to me, the closest thing that I recall is the bus transportation as you are entering into the resort, but of course, yeah, that's not, it's not anywhere that you would walk to, but.

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VIRGINIA: So this didn't end up being a preferred studio.

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DANIELLE: No, no.

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VIRGINIA: It was.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

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VIRGINIA: Because we thought it, when we talked before, we thought it was, but I'm like, that's, that's really far away to be preferred.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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DANIELLE: Yeah.

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DANIELLE: It wasn't preferred.

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DANIELLE: So we actually did the walk with our luggage to the carousel, which wasn't bad actually because we stayed along the path, was able to just explore a little bit more of the resort.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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DANIELLE: But Danny's luggage broke on the way there.

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DANIELLE: Yeah.

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DANIELLE: Like one of the wheels was like, I am tired.

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DANIELLE: So it just broke.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, my goodness.

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VIRGINIA: So did you end up having to replace luggage on this trip?

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DANIELLE: We did.

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DANIELLE: So we have Walmart Plus.

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DANIELLE: So that came in handy, not only for the food deliveries, but of course, the luggage on the flight home.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, good.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Wow.

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VIRGINIA: Did they offer to take you over to your room in a golf cart?

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DANIELLE: No, that's what I was and I'm writing a review about it.

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DANIELLE: So that's one of the things that I was like, oh, that's not that's not usual.

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DANIELLE: But they were very busy at that time.

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DANIELLE: So I understood it and we just in a way wanted to have a scenic route anyway.

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VIRGINIA: So did you ask about it and they said no, or just it wasn't?

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DANIELLE: Yeah, there was someone that was called but they never came in time.

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DANIELLE: We waited like over five minutes.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Sometimes sometimes a walk is nice.

00:14:11.289 --> 00:14:15.609
VIRGINIA: But when you're when you're toting luggage, I don't know, not as nice, especially never again.

00:14:16.969 --> 00:14:24.089
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it depends on the kind of luggage you have to like some of them are easier to pull on, you know, rough terrain like that.

00:14:24.109 --> 00:14:26.849
VIRGINIA: So that that can be quite an adventure.

00:14:27.329 --> 00:14:29.189
VIRGINIA: But how was your room once you got over there?

00:14:31.069 --> 00:14:32.229
DANIELLE: Fantastic.

00:14:32.789 --> 00:14:45.649
DANIELLE: I know Saratoga went through a renovation back in 2021 and it showed it was just gorgeous because they offered a modern design on upscale New York, but it still was within theme.

00:14:46.409 --> 00:14:54.929
DANIELLE: Love the kitchenette, the living room, of course, when you walk in, you always have your family name on the TV and you're like, ah, the trip is starting.

00:14:56.869 --> 00:14:57.549
VIRGINIA: I love that.

00:14:57.549 --> 00:15:00.929
VIRGINIA: I wish my TV at home would greet me every morning like that.

00:15:01.209 --> 00:15:02.829
DANIELLE: That's an awesome idea.

00:15:03.389 --> 00:15:09.829
VIRGINIA: I mean, I feel like maybe you could create a screensaver or something that just always shows on your TV before you hit a button on it or something.

00:15:10.069 --> 00:15:10.549
DANIELLE: Yeah.

00:15:10.729 --> 00:15:12.429
DANIELLE: It's like, have a good day, Virginia.

00:15:12.449 --> 00:15:13.369
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:15:14.069 --> 00:15:14.489
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:15:14.509 --> 00:15:14.549
DANIELLE: All right.

00:15:14.769 --> 00:15:15.769
VIRGINIA: You heard it here, folks.

00:15:16.089 --> 00:15:16.629
VIRGINIA: Trademark.

00:15:16.989 --> 00:15:17.629
VIRGINIA: No one steal it.

00:15:20.789 --> 00:15:25.469
VIRGINIA: So after you got settled in your room, you probably had some time before dinner.

00:15:25.609 --> 00:15:26.909
VIRGINIA: So what did you do?

00:15:27.109 --> 00:15:27.509
DANIELLE: Yeah.

00:15:27.529 --> 00:15:28.369
DANIELLE: We took a nap.

00:15:29.169 --> 00:15:41.689
DANIELLE: That was probably one of the only naps on the trip, but we were like, let's just breathe after arriving, going to a park, and before dinner, let's just kind of like recollect ourselves.

00:15:42.149 --> 00:15:43.929
VIRGINIA: Yeah, because you were up early that morning.

00:15:43.949 --> 00:15:45.909
VIRGINIA: What time did you have to wake up to make that flight?

00:15:46.689 --> 00:15:47.469
DANIELLE: Oh, gosh.

00:15:47.489 --> 00:15:49.589
DANIELLE: I think I woke up around like 2.50.

00:15:49.729 --> 00:15:51.489
VIRGINIA: And what time did you go to bed the night before?

00:15:53.109 --> 00:15:56.849
DANIELLE: Maybe closer to 12, so not that much sleep at all.

00:15:56.869 --> 00:16:00.809
VIRGINIA: So you basically had a nap during the night, not an actual sleep.

00:16:01.509 --> 00:16:02.169
DANIELLE: Exactly.

00:16:02.229 --> 00:16:05.389
DANIELLE: I mean, Disney jitters, I always get it.

00:16:05.409 --> 00:16:08.309
DANIELLE: It's like, can you really sleep the day before anyway?

00:16:08.329 --> 00:16:09.969
VIRGINIA: I know, I know.

00:16:10.109 --> 00:16:17.189
VIRGINIA: It's hard, and you really want to avoid burning yourself out on the first day just from being tired for that.

00:16:17.209 --> 00:16:21.429
VIRGINIA: So were you able to eventually make up for that lack of sleep?

00:16:22.329 --> 00:16:23.969
VIRGINIA: Because a nap is not going to cut it.

00:16:24.629 --> 00:16:30.509
DANIELLE: We decided, we actually did not do any rope drops during the trip at all, so we were able to.

00:16:30.749 --> 00:16:41.829
DANIELLE: So I woke up around like 6.58, got ready to book everything on the app, went back to sleep, and I was waking up probably around like 9, 8.30, and then we would head out.

00:16:42.049 --> 00:16:42.309
DANIELLE: Yeah.

00:16:42.349 --> 00:16:44.209
VIRGINIA: Okay, that's a great way to do it.

00:16:44.409 --> 00:16:45.869
VIRGINIA: Let's get to Topolino's.

00:16:46.529 --> 00:16:49.469
VIRGINIA: I know that you have eaten there before and loved it.

00:16:49.829 --> 00:16:52.349
VIRGINIA: So did you get your filet mignon as you have in the past?

00:16:52.789 --> 00:16:53.489
DANIELLE: I did.

00:16:53.609 --> 00:17:05.369
DANIELLE: And I don't know if this has been a theme in like the past 11 months since the last time I went, but it tastes like they like cooked it on like wood chips or something.

00:17:05.389 --> 00:17:07.629
DANIELLE: It was just absolutely delicious.

00:17:07.709 --> 00:17:11.749
DANIELLE: It was tender and just everything that I was expecting.

00:17:12.929 --> 00:17:13.409
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:13.429 --> 00:17:14.329
VIRGINIA: What did Danny get?

00:17:14.349 --> 00:17:14.849
VIRGINIA: Do you remember?

00:17:15.069 --> 00:17:21.629
DANIELLE: Same thing, but I'm a well-done girl, which I always get like a side eye about every time I order it.

00:17:21.649 --> 00:17:23.929
DANIELLE: And he's more of like the medium well.

00:17:23.949 --> 00:17:27.149
DANIELLE: So his was the medium well, I was the well.

00:17:27.249 --> 00:17:32.789
VIRGINIA: Listen, in my family, I'm a medium well and I'm the one that gets the side eye because my husband is a rare.

00:17:34.749 --> 00:17:37.389
VIRGINIA: So he's like, I want you to have just killed it and then.

00:17:37.589 --> 00:17:40.229
DANIELLE: That's so funny.

00:17:40.249 --> 00:17:48.649
VIRGINIA: So I always say medium well apologetically to the starver, which I'm like, I don't know why I need to worry about like, I'm going to pay for the steak regardless.

00:17:48.669 --> 00:17:51.869
VIRGINIA: Like why do I worry about them judging me about how I want it cooked?

00:17:52.349 --> 00:17:52.809
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:17:52.929 --> 00:17:55.049
DANIELLE: They're like, can I have a medium well, please?

00:17:55.449 --> 00:17:57.589
VIRGINIA: I know, please, if you wouldn't mind.

00:18:00.309 --> 00:18:05.689
VIRGINIA: Alright, well, the big question of the hour is, did you try the creme brulee?

00:18:05.709 --> 00:18:06.989
DANIELLE: I did.

00:18:07.009 --> 00:18:09.169
DANIELLE: And then after I did, yes.

00:18:09.189 --> 00:18:19.169
DANIELLE: And after we got it, I was like, okay, I think I've had it before because they have those cute little like moose looking purple kiss shaped little tarts on the plate.

00:18:19.189 --> 00:18:21.309
DANIELLE: And I was like, I remember these guys.

00:18:21.389 --> 00:18:22.389
DANIELLE: It's so good, though.

00:18:22.729 --> 00:18:23.689
VIRGINIA: It is really good.

00:18:23.789 --> 00:18:27.769
VIRGINIA: Did you end up getting your own or did you split because we talked about that before?

00:18:27.789 --> 00:18:37.389
DANIELLE: I got my own, but I was probably about a 50-50 share between us, maybe 60-40 with me consuming them most of it.

00:18:38.509 --> 00:18:42.049
VIRGINIA: So did Danny get his own dessert or he just kind of?

00:18:42.049 --> 00:18:46.169
DANIELLE: No, just was kind of full after that and some light drinks.

00:18:46.189 --> 00:18:47.029
DANIELLE: So yeah.

00:18:47.369 --> 00:18:47.869
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:18:47.909 --> 00:18:50.849
VIRGINIA: So after dinner, what did you end up doing?

00:18:51.069 --> 00:18:52.649
VIRGINIA: Back to the resort and to bed, I hope.

00:18:53.409 --> 00:18:54.969
DANIELLE: Yes, that's accurate.

00:18:54.989 --> 00:18:57.009
DANIELLE: We got back to the resort.

00:18:57.029 --> 00:19:01.129
DANIELLE: I had actually scheduled the Walmart order for later that evening.

00:19:01.209 --> 00:19:05.809
DANIELLE: So we were able to pick it up from Bell Services and this time we got a ride back.

00:19:07.129 --> 00:19:07.469
VIRGINIA: That is good.

00:19:10.469 --> 00:19:12.449
VIRGINIA: And if so, is there something that you like, it's your concern?

00:19:12.469 --> 00:19:22.709
VIRGINIA: I mean, I've been to a lot of places and I've been to a lot of places, and I've been to a lot of places and I've been to a lot of places and I've been to a lot of places and I've been to a lot of places and I've been to a lot of places and I've been to a.

00:23:53.569 --> 00:24:42.009
VIRGINIA: Lot of content so I'll be sharing that we got wet but I mean it's the best way to get wet because you're having fun with it so yeah yeah I I thought it was I liked how they have like the dry path to so like if you don't want to get wet there is a path for for you but I you know when in Rome just yes I heard I heard one of the guests was asking a cast member before she walked in she was like do you get wet on this and the cast member is like you can get as wet or as dry or stay as dry as you want and I was like yep that's exactly it yes it's a choose your own adventure yes so I know you had lunch plans at We're at Tepanito, so you at some point had to make your way back all the way to Japan from Moana.

00:24:42.029 --> 00:24:46.689
VIRGINIA: So did you do anything in between Moana and French?

00:24:47.189 --> 00:24:50.309
DANIELLE: Yes, so it was probably one of my favorite parts of the trip.

00:24:50.329 --> 00:24:55.549
DANIELLE: So we saw the Walt Disney Dreamer statue, and I just fangirled.

00:24:55.569 --> 00:25:05.529
DANIELLE: I mean, we stood in line, there were a couple of families in front of us, and one family was there with their extended family, like grandparents, newborn.

00:25:06.009 --> 00:25:09.429
DANIELLE: And I was getting teary-eyed just how beautiful they've set it up.

00:25:09.449 --> 00:25:12.389
DANIELLE: I mean, that was going to be a picture that they'll keep forever.

00:25:12.389 --> 00:25:13.849
DANIELLE: So I love that.

00:25:14.089 --> 00:25:16.389
VIRGINIA: Was there a PhotoPass photographer there?

00:25:16.769 --> 00:25:22.429
DANIELLE: There was, and he was very nice because I got the PhotoPass photos, but then he also used my camera.

00:25:24.149 --> 00:25:24.669
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:25:25.769 --> 00:25:28.749
VIRGINIA: I don't know if you saw it, you probably did, but I don't know.

00:25:28.769 --> 00:25:35.629
VIRGINIA: Sometime within the past week, I saw that they announced that you can rent that space for weddings and events.

00:25:36.209 --> 00:25:36.749
DANIELLE: No way.

00:25:37.349 --> 00:25:37.769
VIRGINIA: Oh my God.

00:25:37.789 --> 00:25:38.429
DANIELLE: That's wild.

00:25:38.449 --> 00:25:44.729
VIRGINIA: You have to go look at it, Danielle, because they showed a setup of what a wedding would look like with just the chairs and everything.

00:25:45.169 --> 00:25:51.649
VIRGINIA: And it looks so beautiful with those lit, I don't even know what to call them, like the columns that are lit.

00:25:52.649 --> 00:26:00.189
VIRGINIA: And then part of it is that you can decide what colors you want Spaceship Earth to be for your events.

00:26:00.649 --> 00:26:01.009
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:26:01.509 --> 00:26:04.469
VIRGINIA: I was like, that makes me want to have a vow renewal.

00:26:05.729 --> 00:26:06.149
DANIELLE: All right.

00:26:06.169 --> 00:26:09.969
DANIELLE: So that just definitely kicked Animal Kingdom weddings to the curb.

00:26:11.589 --> 00:26:15.049
VIRGINIA: Did you watch any of those Disney weddings on Disney Plus?

00:26:15.589 --> 00:26:16.069
DANIELLE: I did.

00:26:16.089 --> 00:26:22.349
DANIELLE: I actually am following the couple that got married at Animal Kingdom that had the Avatar themed wedding.

00:26:22.489 --> 00:26:24.069
DANIELLE: They're so sweet too.

00:26:24.089 --> 00:26:25.129
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:26:25.189 --> 00:26:26.049
VIRGINIA: That's really cool.

00:26:26.289 --> 00:26:26.649
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:26:26.669 --> 00:26:27.249
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:26:27.269 --> 00:26:33.149
VIRGINIA: I've been married for years and years now, but I find myself looking at these Disney weddings and going like, should I have another wedding?

00:26:34.769 --> 00:26:41.129
VIRGINIA: With the gown, they just released some photos of the latest gowns that are, you know, the Disney ones.

00:26:41.789 --> 00:26:42.669
VIRGINIA: They're so pretty.

00:26:42.689 --> 00:26:43.929
VIRGINIA: I love them.

00:26:44.289 --> 00:26:47.049
DANIELLE: The bells that say, like, happily ever after.

00:26:48.629 --> 00:26:48.989
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:26:50.589 --> 00:26:54.209
VIRGINIA: If I could go back and do it all over again, maybe a Disney wedding.

00:26:54.229 --> 00:26:57.369
VIRGINIA: But I wasn't obsessed with Disney back then.

00:26:57.729 --> 00:27:03.369
DANIELLE: I mean, in a way, it's nice if you have a Disney wedding, but then you have your own wedding.

00:27:03.389 --> 00:27:05.889
DANIELLE: Like, that's nice, too, because it's still very unique.

00:27:05.909 --> 00:27:07.269
DANIELLE: Like, it's your wedding.

00:27:07.969 --> 00:27:13.989
VIRGINIA: After you got your photo taken with the man himself, Walt, where did you head next?

00:27:14.789 --> 00:27:23.229
DANIELLE: So we had to venture over to the World Showcase to Japan because we had lunch at Teppanada, so it was really nice.

00:27:24.409 --> 00:27:26.749
VIRGINIA: Did you walk or did you take the friendship boat?

00:27:26.889 --> 00:27:40.689
DANIELLE: We walked, and I think there's this point where you're parallel to Japan and you're across from the World Showcase, and we're like, man, if we just jumped in the water and swam, you'd be faster.

00:27:41.189 --> 00:27:42.449
DANIELLE: I'm like, it's so far.

00:27:43.369 --> 00:27:44.009
VIRGINIA: It is.

00:27:44.029 --> 00:27:49.629
VIRGINIA: I think it's like at least a half a mile from the front to all the way back to Japan.

00:27:49.789 --> 00:27:56.049
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's why I asked about the boat, because, I mean, normally I'm fine walking and I enjoy walking through all the countries.

00:27:56.229 --> 00:28:03.169
VIRGINIA: But if you're in a hurry or if you're coming close to your reservation time, sometimes it's worth it to do the boat.

00:28:03.529 --> 00:28:05.009
VIRGINIA: So how was, how was, Stephanie?

00:28:05.729 --> 00:28:06.769
DANIELLE: It was really good.

00:28:07.029 --> 00:28:08.069
DANIELLE: Great, as always.

00:28:08.089 --> 00:28:11.349
DANIELLE: The guests that were at our table were really good, too.

00:28:11.369 --> 00:28:17.669
DANIELLE: And it was probably my top three restaurant of the trip.

00:28:18.509 --> 00:28:25.349
DANIELLE: But they had one of the, I mean, you can't go wrong with the shrimp or the udon noodles.

00:28:25.489 --> 00:28:26.909
DANIELLE: Just it's always really good.

00:28:27.049 --> 00:28:32.489
VIRGINIA: It does also make a difference who you have at your table since it's a communal dining experience.

00:28:32.509 --> 00:28:35.749
VIRGINIA: So did you get to talking with the other people at the table?

00:28:36.509 --> 00:28:41.049
DANIELLE: They weren't talkers, but Danny and I were trying to be as interactive as we could.

00:28:41.189 --> 00:28:50.069
DANIELLE: So he started a trend at the table where he took the yum yum sauce and he put it on his rice and then everyone was like, I want some, I want to do that.

00:28:50.089 --> 00:28:53.629
DANIELLE: And the chef just started scooping it and putting it on their rice.

00:28:55.469 --> 00:28:57.109
VIRGINIA: I love that yum yum sauce.

00:28:57.129 --> 00:28:57.989
VIRGINIA: It's so good.

00:28:58.469 --> 00:29:00.729
VIRGINIA: I don't even want to know how bad it is for you.

00:29:01.369 --> 00:29:05.309
VIRGINIA: It cannot be good, but it's so tasty.

00:29:05.329 --> 00:29:07.509
VIRGINIA: And they don't have it here at my local hibachi.

00:29:07.529 --> 00:29:13.929
VIRGINIA: We have a hibachi right down the road from us and we go there fairly frequently just because it's like a block and a half away.

00:29:14.389 --> 00:29:16.929
VIRGINIA: But yeah, they don't have that sauce.

00:29:16.949 --> 00:29:18.449
VIRGINIA: And I'm like, that's probably for the best.

00:29:19.069 --> 00:29:21.129
DANIELLE: Do they have like an alternative?

00:29:21.149 --> 00:29:23.989
DANIELLE: Like, do they have the ginger brown sauce and something else?

00:29:24.229 --> 00:29:28.029
VIRGINIA: Yeah, they have the ginger sauce and then they have a mustard based sauce.

00:29:28.669 --> 00:29:29.389
DANIELLE: Oh, okay.

00:29:29.729 --> 00:29:30.369
DANIELLE: Not yet.

00:29:31.229 --> 00:29:31.749
VIRGINIA: It's not.

00:29:31.749 --> 00:29:33.909
VIRGINIA: But I will say the mustard sauce is good.

00:29:33.929 --> 00:29:36.669
VIRGINIA: It's like a very liquidy mustard sauce.

00:29:36.689 --> 00:29:37.729
VIRGINIA: It's not mustard.

00:29:38.049 --> 00:29:40.429
VIRGINIA: It's just like, it's like a, I wouldn't even call it a sauce.

00:29:40.449 --> 00:29:41.589
DANIELLE: Like a creamy mustard almost?

00:29:42.349 --> 00:29:43.509
VIRGINIA: No, it's like a Dijon.

00:29:43.549 --> 00:29:48.949
VIRGINIA: And so it's, it's like, I would call it like an au jus, you know?

00:29:49.369 --> 00:29:51.189
VIRGINIA: It's like, it's all, it's truly a liquid.

00:29:51.209 --> 00:29:54.849
VIRGINIA: It's not like a sauce, but it, it tastes good on the steak.

00:29:54.869 --> 00:29:55.609
VIRGINIA: It tastes good on the shrimp.

00:29:55.629 --> 00:29:57.849
VIRGINIA: It tastes good on whatever you get.

00:29:58.189 --> 00:30:00.249
VIRGINIA: So that's the one I end up using the most.

00:30:00.329 --> 00:30:02.429
VIRGINIA: But if they had Yum Yum, I would be using it all the time.

00:30:06.129 --> 00:30:08.029
VIRGINIA: So what was after Tepanito?

00:30:08.769 --> 00:30:15.289
DANIELLE: So before closing out Epcot and hopping, we did Spaceship Earth and Figments ride.

00:30:15.309 --> 00:30:17.889
DANIELLE: Of course, you have to see him during the Festival of the Arts.

00:30:19.889 --> 00:30:23.629
VIRGINIA: Did you take a look at any of the merch that we talked about for Festival of the Arts?

00:30:23.709 --> 00:30:25.249
VIRGINIA: And did you end up getting anything?

00:30:25.829 --> 00:30:37.529
DANIELLE: I didn't get anything there, but I mean, I always have my eyes on the Star Wars art and just some of the classic Disney character works.

00:30:37.549 --> 00:30:44.209
DANIELLE: So I didn't get anything, but I saw those cute little Figment popcorn buckets.

00:30:45.029 --> 00:30:45.469
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:30:45.669 --> 00:30:49.729
DANIELLE: I didn't get one, though, because I was like, I'll just save for Werther's popcorn later.

00:30:49.809 --> 00:30:51.129
DANIELLE: But they're so cute.

00:30:51.629 --> 00:30:55.289
VIRGINIA: They're very cute, but they're also very, like, pointy and angley.

00:30:55.429 --> 00:30:58.969
VIRGINIA: And I don't know how people are fitting this into their luggage to go home.

00:30:58.989 --> 00:31:04.689
DANIELLE: I was just thinking that, yeah, like, because if you mess up the pyramid, then there goes your architecture.

00:31:05.909 --> 00:31:08.989
VIRGINIA: I mean, are people carrying them as a purse on the way home?

00:31:09.009 --> 00:31:09.809
VIRGINIA: I'm not sure.

00:31:09.829 --> 00:31:11.869
DANIELLE: I know they were trying to fanny them.

00:31:11.889 --> 00:31:16.809
DANIELLE: But I was like, if you sit on this the wrong way on a ride, is Disney liable?

00:31:17.329 --> 00:31:19.809
VIRGINIA: People were trying to convert it into a fanny pack?

00:31:19.989 --> 00:31:22.269
DANIELLE: Yeah, someone had it, like, draped over them.

00:31:22.289 --> 00:31:27.449
DANIELLE: And I was like, if you lean down, your chest is, like, fear of being punctured.

00:31:28.249 --> 00:31:29.209
VIRGINIA: Oh, my God.

00:31:30.549 --> 00:31:32.149
DANIELLE: I mean, let's hold them, you guys.

00:31:32.169 --> 00:31:33.069
DANIELLE: Let's hold them out.

00:31:33.469 --> 00:31:35.409
VIRGINIA: I mean, I guess that's a fun game to play.

00:31:35.429 --> 00:31:36.409
VIRGINIA: Will it fanny pack?

00:31:38.029 --> 00:31:38.349
DANIELLE: No.

00:31:38.649 --> 00:31:39.569
VIRGINIA: Oh, my gosh.

00:31:40.329 --> 00:31:41.029
VIRGINIA: No, it was really cute.

00:31:41.049 --> 00:31:42.949
VIRGINIA: I did see, I can't remember where.

00:31:43.629 --> 00:31:45.029
VIRGINIA: Maybe on TikTok or something.

00:31:45.089 --> 00:31:49.209
VIRGINIA: Somebody converted one of them into, like, a nightlight lamp.

00:31:50.109 --> 00:31:51.129
DANIELLE: That's very smart.

00:31:51.249 --> 00:31:51.929
DANIELLE: I love that.

00:31:52.009 --> 00:31:53.549
DANIELLE: Because it lights up anyway.

00:31:54.329 --> 00:31:58.829
VIRGINIA: And so they just found a way to, like, add a, some kind of plug or something.

00:31:58.849 --> 00:31:59.849
VIRGINIA: It was like a USB.

00:32:01.429 --> 00:32:01.789
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:32:02.369 --> 00:32:02.829
DANIELLE: I like that.

00:32:03.489 --> 00:32:07.369
VIRGINIA: If I can find the video of that, I'll put it in the show notes so that people can take a look.

00:32:07.809 --> 00:32:08.189
DANIELLE: Yes.

00:32:09.069 --> 00:32:09.909
VIRGINIA: That's dedication.

00:32:10.549 --> 00:32:10.929
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:32:10.949 --> 00:32:14.749
VIRGINIA: So I know that you had dinner reservations at Chefs de France.

00:32:15.089 --> 00:32:16.429
VIRGINIA: You said you hopped, though.

00:32:16.449 --> 00:32:19.149
VIRGINIA: So did you keep the reservation and come back for it?

00:32:19.549 --> 00:32:21.469
DANIELLE: Man, you must have read my mind.

00:32:21.489 --> 00:32:23.389
DANIELLE: We did not keep the reservation.

00:32:23.729 --> 00:32:26.449
DANIELLE: So we actually changed it to Sunday night.

00:32:27.189 --> 00:32:34.929
DANIELLE: Because we felt that we would be rushing ourselves and missing experiences if we were trying to get back to Epcot.

00:32:35.209 --> 00:32:36.689
DANIELLE: And we were full after lunch.

00:32:36.709 --> 00:32:38.289
DANIELLE: It's like that's a really good meal.

00:32:38.649 --> 00:32:39.589
VIRGINIA: That's a big lunch.

00:32:39.609 --> 00:32:40.009
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:32:41.389 --> 00:32:42.789
VIRGINIA: So where did you hop to?

00:32:43.269 --> 00:32:45.029
DANIELLE: We hopped to Magic Kingdom.

00:32:47.089 --> 00:32:49.849
VIRGINIA: Had to get your first glimpse of the castle in.

00:32:50.469 --> 00:32:51.709
DANIELLE: Yes, exactly.

00:32:51.749 --> 00:32:57.629
DANIELLE: And it was a gorgeous day, of course, Main Street, USA, and the whole park never changes.

00:32:57.649 --> 00:32:59.969
DANIELLE: So it's like you're back home when you arrive.

00:33:00.489 --> 00:33:01.829
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:02.069 --> 00:33:05.769
VIRGINIA: I haven't asked yet, but how were the crowds like at this point?

00:33:06.209 --> 00:33:14.189
DANIELLE: You know, there were more kids than I expected, but the longest that we waited was 50 minutes for one ride.

00:33:14.229 --> 00:33:19.709
DANIELLE: So not bad, but it did feel a little bit more crowded than last year.

00:33:21.369 --> 00:33:26.569
VIRGINIA: Because I think you had mentioned that typically you go a little earlier in January than this.

00:33:27.269 --> 00:33:27.409
VIRGINIA: Yep.

00:33:27.429 --> 00:33:29.809
DANIELLE: I think they must have figured our tip out.

00:33:29.829 --> 00:33:32.189
DANIELLE: So they were like, we're going to go early too.

00:33:34.389 --> 00:33:34.929
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:33:35.269 --> 00:33:38.349
VIRGINIA: Well, what kind of fun did you get into at Magic Kingdom?

00:33:38.849 --> 00:33:39.729
DANIELLE: Oh my goodness.

00:33:39.749 --> 00:33:43.989
DANIELLE: I was super excited to see the Hat Fox ghost at the Haunted Mansion.

00:33:44.249 --> 00:33:47.049
DANIELLE: So that was like a must see for me.

00:33:47.069 --> 00:33:53.969
DANIELLE: So I'm like holding up my camera as we're going through the Dune Buggy, just waiting for the area where he comes up.

00:33:53.989 --> 00:33:56.849
DANIELLE: And I was like, ah, it's so incredible.

00:33:57.749 --> 00:34:00.769
VIRGINIA: Did you see the Haunted Mansion movie this year?

00:34:01.289 --> 00:34:02.109
DANIELLE: I did.

00:34:02.129 --> 00:34:02.429
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:34:02.449 --> 00:34:05.169
DANIELLE: That's why I was like super excited to see it.

00:34:05.189 --> 00:34:11.089
DANIELLE: Because I know he's been a, you know, a fanfare at Disneyland.

00:34:11.109 --> 00:34:15.269
DANIELLE: He's like their traditional animatronic and Disney world was just missing out.

00:34:15.709 --> 00:34:16.169
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:34:16.269 --> 00:34:16.689
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:34:16.689 --> 00:34:19.269
VIRGINIA: And I liked that he got some time in the movie.

00:34:19.869 --> 00:34:20.949
VIRGINIA: I liked the movie.

00:34:21.269 --> 00:34:21.989
DANIELLE: I loved it.

00:34:22.409 --> 00:34:23.189
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:34:23.209 --> 00:34:27.409
VIRGINIA: I know that some people didn't hear for it, but I really liked it.

00:34:27.429 --> 00:34:30.609
VIRGINIA: And I saw it with my Disney dames girlfriends.

00:34:30.989 --> 00:34:36.009
VIRGINIA: We all went together and there were clearly other Disney fans in the theater when we saw it.

00:34:36.029 --> 00:34:40.089
VIRGINIA: So it was like a good crowd where everybody was laughing at the inside joke.

00:34:40.089 --> 00:34:46.209
VIRGINIA: So for anybody who hasn't seen it, I highly recommend seeing it and giving it a shot.

00:34:46.689 --> 00:34:50.689
VIRGINIA: I'm also somebody who liked the old Haunted Mansion movie, too, though.

00:34:50.709 --> 00:34:58.629
VIRGINIA: And I know not everybody loved that movie because it didn't really, you know, maybe fit with the story as well, but I don't know.

00:34:58.709 --> 00:34:59.329
VIRGINIA: I liked it.

00:35:00.389 --> 00:35:07.629
DANIELLE: I felt like this one fit well with the story where if you don't watch the movie and you still ride, you're good.

00:35:07.649 --> 00:35:12.509
DANIELLE: But if you are a fan of the attraction and you watch the movie, you're like, it makes sense.

00:35:12.609 --> 00:35:14.949
DANIELLE: Like, yeah, it all comes together really well.

00:35:15.389 --> 00:35:15.729
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:35:15.849 --> 00:35:16.189
VIRGINIA: Yep.

00:35:16.769 --> 00:35:20.289
VIRGINIA: And that's a good one to watch, like the behind the attraction.

00:35:22.269 --> 00:35:22.549
DANIELLE: Yeah.

00:35:22.829 --> 00:35:24.349
VIRGINIA: Because I know you're a fan of that show.

00:35:24.829 --> 00:35:25.269
DANIELLE: Oh, yeah.

00:35:26.909 --> 00:35:29.969
DANIELLE: And we actually wrote that one during fireworks.

00:35:29.989 --> 00:35:33.569
DANIELLE: So during the fireworks show that night.

00:35:33.589 --> 00:35:38.849
DANIELLE: So of course, it's always more fun to ride Haunted Mansion at night.

00:35:39.029 --> 00:35:43.249
DANIELLE: And we didn't have as long of a wait, I think it was like 25 minutes.

00:35:43.289 --> 00:35:44.489
DANIELLE: So it wasn't bad.

00:35:44.609 --> 00:35:45.009
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:35:45.029 --> 00:35:48.209
VIRGINIA: So when you got your Genie Plus, did you get the kind for Park Hopper?

00:35:48.949 --> 00:35:49.449
DANIELLE: We did.

00:35:49.449 --> 00:35:50.609
DANIELLE: So we did Park Hopper.

00:35:50.629 --> 00:35:51.709
DANIELLE: Yeah, for all the parts.

00:35:51.729 --> 00:35:51.909
DANIELLE: Yep.

00:35:52.409 --> 00:35:52.749
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:35:52.909 --> 00:35:53.589
VIRGINIA: All right, perfect.

00:35:53.609 --> 00:35:58.589
VIRGINIA: So did you do any Genie Plus reservations for Magic Kingdom once you knew that's what your plan was?

00:35:59.069 --> 00:35:59.449
DANIELLE: Yep.

00:35:59.489 --> 00:36:01.829
DANIELLE: We Genied Space Mountain.

00:36:01.909 --> 00:36:05.729
DANIELLE: That one's always a little more longer of a wait.

00:36:05.769 --> 00:36:09.069
DANIELLE: And then we also, after redeeming that one, we did Big Thunder.

00:36:09.709 --> 00:36:10.209
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:36:10.449 --> 00:36:10.869
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:36:10.889 --> 00:36:13.309
VIRGINIA: I love Big Thunder at night, especially.

00:36:13.329 --> 00:36:17.309
VIRGINIA: I mean, it's good anytime of day, but at night, there's just something really cool about it.

00:36:18.009 --> 00:36:21.949
DANIELLE: And it's always funny when I write it because Danny is taller.

00:36:22.029 --> 00:36:25.469
DANIELLE: So his legs sit higher on the ride, and then I'm a little shorter.

00:36:25.709 --> 00:36:31.749
DANIELLE: So when the bar comes down, it doesn't touch my legs, so I am like sliding.

00:36:33.989 --> 00:36:34.849
VIRGINIA: Yes, I have.

00:36:34.929 --> 00:36:37.769
VIRGINIA: I've had that issue before, depending on who I'm riding it with.

00:36:37.769 --> 00:36:38.089
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:36:38.109 --> 00:36:40.809
VIRGINIA: And you can really catch some air when you go over those hills.

00:36:44.109 --> 00:36:46.669
VIRGINIA: You're like, am I going to go flying out and hit that goat?

00:36:46.689 --> 00:36:50.809
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

00:36:51.389 --> 00:36:54.009
VIRGINIA: All right, so did you stay all the way until park close?

00:36:54.589 --> 00:36:55.229
DANIELLE: We did.

00:36:55.889 --> 00:36:58.349
DANIELLE: The last thing we rode was pirates at night.

00:36:59.529 --> 00:37:03.869
VIRGINIA: I like doing that one at night too, which is really weird because it's totally indoors.

00:37:04.169 --> 00:37:08.989
DANIELLE: It's always dark, but it feels like it's more dark if you ride it at night.

00:37:09.189 --> 00:37:09.729
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:37:09.789 --> 00:37:10.129
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:37:10.149 --> 00:37:12.509
VIRGINIA: And that sounds so silly to say, but it's true.

00:37:12.609 --> 00:37:13.449
VIRGINIA: It's really true.

00:37:13.529 --> 00:37:18.089
VIRGINIA: And it's fun to ride the ride and then walk out and it also be dark.

00:37:18.169 --> 00:37:18.609
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:37:19.009 --> 00:37:19.389
DANIELLE: Yes.

00:37:19.549 --> 00:37:19.949
DANIELLE: Yes.

00:37:20.189 --> 00:37:27.569
DANIELLE: I always just get a kick at all the animatronics, especially the gel breakers or the guys attempting to gel break.

00:37:27.589 --> 00:37:30.209
DANIELLE: And I'm like, the bars aren't that wide.

00:37:30.229 --> 00:37:31.649
DANIELLE: You could just squeeze through.

00:37:31.669 --> 00:37:33.829
DANIELLE: You don't need to talk.

00:37:34.909 --> 00:37:41.749
VIRGINIA: I think that every single time because there's one of them, especially that is so thin where you're like, just walk through the bars.

00:37:41.769 --> 00:37:41.989
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:37:42.009 --> 00:37:46.049
DANIELLE: His head is like already in the bar and like just squeeze the rest of the body.

00:37:46.069 --> 00:37:47.189
VIRGINIA: Yeah, you can do it.

00:37:47.469 --> 00:37:48.589
VIRGINIA: I have faith in you.

00:37:51.169 --> 00:37:51.789
VIRGINIA: That's funny.

00:37:52.729 --> 00:37:53.189
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:37:53.369 --> 00:37:58.669
VIRGINIA: So Saturday, January 27th, the plan was originally for Animal Kingdom.

00:37:58.689 --> 00:38:00.369
VIRGINIA: Is that where you headed?

00:38:00.949 --> 00:38:06.129
DANIELLE: We said bye bye to Animal Kingdom and started at Magic.

00:38:06.829 --> 00:38:08.449
VIRGINIA: That's what makes this interesting.

00:38:08.469 --> 00:38:13.509
VIRGINIA: The plans change and it's nice to be able to go with the flow and do what you feel like doing.

00:38:14.009 --> 00:38:17.029
VIRGINIA: So back to Magic Kingdom the very next day.

00:38:17.429 --> 00:38:19.249
DANIELLE: This was the Trom day for us.

00:38:19.269 --> 00:38:22.449
DANIELLE: I had seen the ride too much and I was like, it's my time.

00:38:22.469 --> 00:38:26.149
DANIELLE: I'm ready to be a digital user and get on this ride.

00:38:27.329 --> 00:38:30.949
VIRGINIA: And did you do the virtual queue or did you do an individual lightning lane?

00:38:31.369 --> 00:38:32.229
DANIELLE: I went crazy.

00:38:32.249 --> 00:38:38.889
DANIELLE: So I did virtual queue, lightning lane, and then I actually purchased lightning lane for again later in the day.

00:38:38.909 --> 00:38:40.769
DANIELLE: So we did three times.

00:38:42.269 --> 00:38:46.269
VIRGINIA: Oh, was this one of the nights when Magic Kingdom had extended hours for deluxe guests?

00:38:46.589 --> 00:38:46.969
DANIELLE: Yes.

00:38:47.249 --> 00:38:47.589
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:38:47.609 --> 00:38:51.049
VIRGINIA: Because that's the only scenario where you could ride it three times.

00:38:52.009 --> 00:38:53.229
DANIELLE: I was like, might as well.

00:38:53.789 --> 00:38:54.449
VIRGINIA: Exactly.

00:38:54.469 --> 00:38:54.949
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:38:54.969 --> 00:38:56.629
VIRGINIA: So what did you think?

00:38:57.249 --> 00:38:58.329
DANIELLE: Oh, I loved it.

00:38:58.369 --> 00:39:08.429
DANIELLE: I mean, I think they did an excellent job blending in the movie to the ride and I love how automated everything was.

00:39:08.449 --> 00:39:11.409
DANIELLE: Like when you walk in, there's no cast member at the door.

00:39:11.429 --> 00:39:13.549
DANIELLE: You just kind of usher yourself through.

00:39:13.569 --> 00:39:20.329
DANIELLE: The cubby setup was great to just be able to put your backpack, your mini ears down.

00:39:20.869 --> 00:39:25.489
DANIELLE: But silly me, I brought my phone in for the first ride for content, of course.

00:39:26.029 --> 00:39:28.709
DANIELLE: And they're like, yeah, you can put it in the cubby on the ride.

00:39:28.729 --> 00:39:29.609
DANIELLE: And I was like, sure.

00:39:29.669 --> 00:39:33.709
DANIELLE: But because I'd never done that, I got off the ride and left the phone in there.

00:39:33.729 --> 00:39:34.549
VIRGINIA: Oh, no.

00:39:34.549 --> 00:39:35.689
DANIELLE: So yes.

00:39:35.929 --> 00:39:38.509
VIRGINIA: And I was like, so what did you do?

00:39:38.529 --> 00:39:42.069
VIRGINIA: Because I'm sure somebody listening is going to accidentally do that.

00:39:42.089 --> 00:39:44.569
VIRGINIA: So what's the plan of attack if that happens to you?

00:39:45.009 --> 00:39:49.309
DANIELLE: So if that happens, immediately just notify one of the cast members.

00:39:49.329 --> 00:39:56.949
DANIELLE: They were in the area where you were picking up your materials from the luggage, or sorry, the lockers.

00:39:57.529 --> 00:40:01.269
DANIELLE: And Bailey from Abilene, Texas, shout out to Bailey.

00:40:01.289 --> 00:40:02.429
DANIELLE: He was awesome.

00:40:02.689 --> 00:40:07.509
DANIELLE: He was super calm during the entire process, almost like it happens all the time.

00:40:07.529 --> 00:40:09.869
DANIELLE: It was like, okay, here's another lost phone.

00:40:10.369 --> 00:40:12.469
DANIELLE: It took probably all of five minutes.

00:40:12.629 --> 00:40:28.309
DANIELLE: It's just really good to know where you were placed on the ride so that it's easier for them to identify which part of the coaster you were on, left or right, which cubby it could have been in if you were second, third or fourth row.

00:40:28.649 --> 00:40:28.849
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:40:29.169 --> 00:40:29.569
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:40:29.789 --> 00:40:30.929
VIRGINIA: What row were you in?

00:40:31.789 --> 00:40:32.789
DANIELLE: We were first row.

00:40:34.949 --> 00:40:35.529
DANIELLE: Yeah.

00:40:36.229 --> 00:40:38.069
VIRGINIA: That's what I did the first time I wrote it too.

00:40:38.089 --> 00:40:41.829
VIRGINIA: I was like, I want to see everything without anybody in front of me.

00:40:43.889 --> 00:40:49.529
VIRGINIA: So when you wrote it the subsequent two times, were you in different parts of the train?

00:40:50.209 --> 00:40:51.749
DANIELLE: No, we actually waited.

00:40:51.749 --> 00:41:05.169
DANIELLE: And that was one of the things that we observed that if you ask to be in the front row, there's actually a longer ride queue for that first row, because I think they've realized that over time guests like being in the front.

00:41:05.589 --> 00:41:13.629
DANIELLE: So it doesn't really obscure or hinder the cast members when they're trying to calculate how many guests to put in which row.

00:41:14.769 --> 00:41:17.169
VIRGINIA: Yeah, they do have it sort of like on Guardians.

00:41:17.429 --> 00:41:21.769
VIRGINIA: There's like an area off to the side where they'll have a stand while you wait for the row that you want.

00:41:21.789 --> 00:41:31.669
VIRGINIA: So, I will say just for anybody who has not ridden it yet, the front row, riding it the first time was great, but I have subsequently ridden it like from the middle.

00:41:31.889 --> 00:41:34.429
VIRGINIA: And I actually think I prefer the middle more.

00:41:34.449 --> 00:41:41.049
VIRGINIA: I didn't think I would, but there was something exciting about seeing the people in front of me.

00:41:41.069 --> 00:41:43.449
VIRGINIA: It's like we were all racing together.

00:41:43.469 --> 00:41:43.989
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:41:44.609 --> 00:41:48.569
VIRGINIA: So since then, I just take whatever seat they give me.

00:41:48.589 --> 00:41:51.309
VIRGINIA: But I wanted that front row experience for the first time.

00:41:51.949 --> 00:41:54.149
VIRGINIA: Did you get good photos from on the ride?

00:41:54.649 --> 00:41:55.289
DANIELLE: We did.

00:41:55.309 --> 00:41:57.189
DANIELLE: We posed every time.

00:41:57.209 --> 00:42:05.049
DANIELLE: So we have like different poses and us, of course, just holding the pose as you're about to blast off for 60 miles an hour.

00:42:05.369 --> 00:42:07.169
VIRGINIA: It's hard to hold a pose.

00:42:07.169 --> 00:42:10.849
VIRGINIA: So I will be interested to see that.

00:42:10.869 --> 00:42:13.389
DANIELLE: And funny thing, like I have sensitive teeth.

00:42:13.389 --> 00:42:18.049
DANIELLE: So as you know, you're blasting out outdoors and the wind is hitting you.

00:42:18.089 --> 00:42:22.949
DANIELLE: So I was like holding a pose and my teeth were like, stop smiling, it's so cold.

00:42:25.109 --> 00:42:26.089
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

00:42:26.429 --> 00:42:28.349
VIRGINIA: What was the weather like for this trip?

00:42:28.369 --> 00:42:30.069
VIRGINIA: We haven't talked about that yet.

00:42:30.469 --> 00:42:39.649
DANIELLE: Yeah, I would say the first few days it was hot, hot in the 80s for winter in Florida.

00:42:39.729 --> 00:42:45.949
DANIELLE: And then it actually cooled off to around like low 60s, like high 50s in the evening.

00:42:46.329 --> 00:42:48.349
DANIELLE: So you got a balance, I would say.

00:42:48.869 --> 00:42:49.229
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:42:49.449 --> 00:42:54.329
VIRGINIA: Were you prepared with your layers or however you were dressing for the parks every day?

00:42:54.809 --> 00:42:57.469
DANIELLE: The last two days, but not the first three.

00:42:57.489 --> 00:43:00.609
DANIELLE: Like I felt like with the hotter temperature, I was okay.

00:43:00.629 --> 00:43:03.809
DANIELLE: But I think it was one of the nights where it dropped down to 50.

00:43:03.829 --> 00:43:05.649
DANIELLE: And I was like, where did this come from?

00:43:06.189 --> 00:43:07.369
DANIELLE: And I was pretty cold.

00:43:08.049 --> 00:43:12.549
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I hear so many stories this time of year of people buying emergency sweatshirts.

00:43:13.309 --> 00:43:16.209
VIRGINIA: You're like, I did not expect it to be that cool.

00:43:16.229 --> 00:43:20.889
VIRGINIA: So now I own a $50 or $70 or whatever Disney hoodie.

00:43:22.989 --> 00:43:24.929
VIRGINIA: Which I mean, there are worse things that can happen.

00:43:25.149 --> 00:43:26.529
VIRGINIA: Forced to buy merchandise.

00:43:27.509 --> 00:43:28.229
DANIELLE: Oh, no.

00:43:28.309 --> 00:43:30.429
DANIELLE: Where am I ever going to wear this again?

00:43:30.649 --> 00:43:33.549
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:43:33.649 --> 00:43:37.549
VIRGINIA: So after your first ride of Tron, what was next?

00:43:38.329 --> 00:43:41.869
DANIELLE: We were able to take a break and go to Cosmic Rays.

00:43:42.669 --> 00:43:48.769
DANIELLE: The Starlight Cafe, because Tron shut down and it was temporary closed.

00:43:48.789 --> 00:43:54.049
DANIELLE: So we got to redeem a lightning lane to ride whenever we wanted to.

00:43:54.069 --> 00:43:56.989
DANIELLE: So if that ever happens to anyone, don't worry.

00:43:57.009 --> 00:43:58.109
DANIELLE: Disney has your back.

00:43:58.129 --> 00:43:59.749
DANIELLE: They'll still let you ride.

00:44:00.129 --> 00:44:00.569
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:44:01.549 --> 00:44:02.009
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:44:02.029 --> 00:44:06.909
VIRGINIA: So Starlight Cafe was Sunny Eclipse doing his thing.

00:44:07.189 --> 00:44:08.329
DANIELLE: I didn't see him.

00:44:08.349 --> 00:44:12.409
DANIELLE: I don't think we were on the side of the cafe where he's usually performing.

00:44:12.429 --> 00:44:15.369
DANIELLE: So I was in a corner and I miss that now.

00:44:15.389 --> 00:44:20.469
DANIELLE: I'm like, oh, I think I was still like happy with my Tron experience.

00:44:20.489 --> 00:44:22.909
DANIELLE: I wasn't really thinking about everything else.

00:44:23.329 --> 00:44:23.569
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:44:23.589 --> 00:44:27.769
VIRGINIA: I don't usually sit in the room where he performs, but he's got like a real fan base.

00:44:28.229 --> 00:44:28.729
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:44:31.649 --> 00:44:34.249
VIRGINIA: I'm like, he does the same thing every time, guys, he's not.

00:44:38.709 --> 00:44:39.289
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:44:39.509 --> 00:44:41.269
VIRGINIA: What was next?

00:44:41.289 --> 00:44:43.769
DANIELLE: After lunch, we hopped to Hollywood.

00:44:43.889 --> 00:44:46.529
DANIELLE: We were literally at Magic just for Tron.

00:44:48.229 --> 00:44:54.369
DANIELLE: I genie Tower of Terror because that is Danny's top two ride, I would say.

00:44:54.389 --> 00:44:59.749
DANIELLE: I ride it because he likes it, but it's not one of my favorites.

00:45:00.029 --> 00:45:01.549
VIRGINIA: Are you not a fan of the dropping?

00:45:02.029 --> 00:45:09.169
DANIELLE: I'm not, and my mom taught me one time to just be at peace and just take it peacefully.

00:45:09.269 --> 00:45:19.069
DANIELLE: I did that this time, which helped, but other times, I just sweaty palms, I'm anticipating the drop and I tense up and I feel it, but this time is a lot better.

00:45:19.349 --> 00:45:20.529
VIRGINIA: I feel the same way.

00:45:20.609 --> 00:45:24.169
VIRGINIA: I mean, well, I don't feel the same way in terms of not wanting to do it.

00:45:24.189 --> 00:45:25.529
VIRGINIA: It's one of my favorite rides.

00:45:25.549 --> 00:45:26.789
DANIELLE: You kind of have to, right?

00:45:28.809 --> 00:45:38.189
VIRGINIA: I love it, but what I meant by I feel the same way is I usually just let my whole body go relaxed and it's really fun that way.

00:45:38.489 --> 00:45:38.889
DANIELLE: Yes.

00:45:39.209 --> 00:45:44.229
DANIELLE: It's the best way to experience it and I mean, I don't not like it.

00:45:44.229 --> 00:45:50.589
DANIELLE: It's just one of the rides where I'm used to going fast horizontally and not vertically.

00:45:55.429 --> 00:46:10.989
VIRGINIA: Some people are just not into the drop rides and I will say if I go to some other theme park, I am usually not somebody who's going to get on one of those towers that's completely exposed to the open and do that.

00:46:11.009 --> 00:46:11.929
VIRGINIA: That's not my thing.

00:46:12.549 --> 00:46:20.969
VIRGINIA: I love the theming of Tower of Terror and I don't know, the dropping feels different on Tower of Terror to me than other drop rides.

00:46:21.369 --> 00:46:22.649
DANIELLE: That's an excellent point.

00:46:22.669 --> 00:46:29.789
DANIELLE: I feel like I trust Disney with my life on that ride and if I'm somewhere else, I'm like, I've heard too many horror stories.

00:46:32.129 --> 00:46:35.689
VIRGINIA: I watched the Behind the Attraction on Tower of Terror.

00:46:35.709 --> 00:46:36.629
DANIELLE: Oh yeah, me too.

00:46:37.249 --> 00:46:51.189
VIRGINIA: Interesting that the Otis Elevator Company is the one that helped them figure out how to make it do what it needs to do and their whole job is to make elevators not fall, but they were called in to make it fall.

00:46:51.609 --> 00:47:03.329
DANIELLE: I love that part of it and I'm forgetting the height now, but of course Tower of Terror is just as tall enough so that they don't have to have an airplane light on top so it could stay within the theme.

00:47:03.669 --> 00:47:06.649
VIRGINIA: Yeah I think it's like one foot short of that or something, it's crazy.

00:47:08.529 --> 00:47:12.729
VIRGINIA: All right, and I know that you had planned on this day to watch Fantasmic.

00:47:12.809 --> 00:47:18.589
VIRGINIA: So where are you in the time frame right now when you're doing Tower of Terror in the afternoon?

00:47:18.609 --> 00:47:21.689
VIRGINIA: Like how many more hours till Fantasmic were there?

00:47:21.709 --> 00:47:26.389
DANIELLE: So we actually did not do Fantasmic, but we could have if we wanted to.

00:47:26.669 --> 00:47:30.949
DANIELLE: This was around two in the afternoon when we experienced Tower of Terror.

00:47:32.709 --> 00:47:42.229
DANIELLE: Because we had dinner at Sanaa, I think we were like, let's not push it where we're eating and then rushing back for Fantasmic.

00:47:42.449 --> 00:47:51.649
DANIELLE: But I mean, it's in a way bittersweet we didn't write it, but because we were able to experience last year, like the comeback tour, I'm okay.

00:47:54.449 --> 00:48:08.389
VIRGINIA: All right, so that's interesting because I know, yeah, you had an Animal Kingdom Lodge reservation for lunch for Sanaa, but you went ended up going to Magic Kingdom, so you still held that reservation and went and had your lunch at Animal Kingdom Lodge.

00:48:08.789 --> 00:48:10.689
DANIELLE: So actually, it was for dinner.

00:48:10.709 --> 00:48:13.209
DANIELLE: So I think we did it around 6.55.

00:48:13.309 --> 00:48:16.089
DANIELLE: We were terribly late to Sanaa.

00:48:16.109 --> 00:48:21.389
DANIELLE: So we didn't really get seated until around like 7.20, but yeah.

00:48:21.429 --> 00:48:22.009
VIRGINIA: How was it?

00:48:22.569 --> 00:48:23.529
DANIELLE: It was really good.

00:48:23.909 --> 00:48:32.409
DANIELLE: And the last experience, I ordered way too much tamarind sauce and only, I think, one mango chutney for the bread service.

00:48:32.429 --> 00:48:35.209
DANIELLE: So Danny was like, let's diversify this year.

00:48:35.229 --> 00:48:37.269
DANIELLE: So we got a few different sauces.

00:48:37.269 --> 00:48:41.009
DANIELLE: I still love the tamarind sauce, but food was really good.

00:48:41.609 --> 00:48:43.129
DANIELLE: I love the mango lassi.

00:48:43.149 --> 00:48:44.629
DANIELLE: We had a great waitress.

00:48:44.649 --> 00:48:45.449
DANIELLE: So it was awesome.

00:48:46.089 --> 00:48:46.449
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:48:46.849 --> 00:48:48.529
VIRGINIA: Oh, I need to get back there.

00:48:48.649 --> 00:48:51.609
VIRGINIA: We've only eaten there once and I remember just loving it.

00:48:52.069 --> 00:48:52.909
DANIELLE: Yeah.

00:48:53.349 --> 00:49:03.249
VIRGINIA: I think that we are probably due for a stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge at some point in the near future because I'm trying to make my way around to every resort and I have not gotten there yet.

00:49:03.569 --> 00:49:05.449
DANIELLE: So I'm sure we'll head back to Sonoma.

00:49:05.469 --> 00:49:08.109
DANIELLE: Are you going to do Jumbo or Kadani Village?

00:49:08.389 --> 00:49:09.109
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:49:09.109 --> 00:49:18.049
VIRGINIA: I'm torn because I know that most of the DVC rooms are Kadani, obviously, but they do have some DVC rooms over in Jumbo.

00:49:18.129 --> 00:49:28.589
VIRGINIA: And I usually I like staying in a main building, which is partly why I love our DVC home resort of Copper Creek, because it's within the main wilderness lodge.

00:49:30.069 --> 00:49:31.029
VIRGINIA: So I don't know.

00:49:31.209 --> 00:49:31.729
VIRGINIA: I'm torn.

00:49:32.389 --> 00:49:34.769
VIRGINIA: As long as I get Savannah View, I'll be okay, I think.

00:49:35.269 --> 00:49:35.649
DANIELLE: Oh, yeah.

00:49:35.869 --> 00:49:36.549
DANIELLE: There you go.

00:49:36.649 --> 00:49:37.529
VIRGINIA: Have you ever stayed there?

00:49:37.749 --> 00:49:38.429
DANIELLE: I haven't.

00:49:39.249 --> 00:49:46.169
DANIELLE: But because we've either gone to Boma's or to Sonoma, like it feels like we're there.

00:49:46.229 --> 00:49:59.669
DANIELLE: But I mean, I'm like you, I have a goal to experience all of the resorts because Animal Kingdom is one of the resorts where it's like you have to take some type of transportation to get to a park.

00:49:59.689 --> 00:50:03.849
DANIELLE: I think that's why I haven't done it yet because we're walkers.

00:50:03.869 --> 00:50:08.029
DANIELLE: So we're used to like walking from Boardwalk to Epcot or Hollywood.

00:50:08.049 --> 00:50:10.209
DANIELLE: So it'll be something I do one day probably.

00:50:11.169 --> 00:50:11.589
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:50:11.649 --> 00:50:18.589
VIRGINIA: I feel like when I do it, it will probably be one of the trips where I do a car rental just to make life easier.

00:50:18.609 --> 00:50:19.509
DANIELLE: That's a great idea.

00:50:19.529 --> 00:50:21.009
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:50:21.029 --> 00:50:22.829
VIRGINIA: That does add on to the expense of a trip.

00:50:22.949 --> 00:50:29.189
VIRGINIA: But if I'm doing it with my DVC points, then I'll have to just go for it.

00:50:29.849 --> 00:50:30.849
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:50:31.429 --> 00:50:37.689
VIRGINIA: So after Sanaa, what was the order of business?

00:50:37.689 --> 00:50:39.229
VIRGINIA: Getting back to get some rest?

00:50:39.589 --> 00:50:39.889
DANIELLE: No.

00:50:39.909 --> 00:50:43.549
DANIELLE: We went back to Magic Kingdom for our third Tron Redemption.

00:50:43.569 --> 00:50:44.869
DANIELLE: So that was fun.

00:50:47.349 --> 00:50:47.949
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

00:50:47.969 --> 00:50:51.029
VIRGINIA: You two do run all over like crazy Disney people.

00:50:51.049 --> 00:50:51.889
VIRGINIA: I love it.

00:50:54.889 --> 00:50:57.209
VIRGINIA: And it sounds like he's just as into it as you are.

00:50:58.329 --> 00:51:00.769
DANIELLE: He's the perfect partner for me for this.

00:51:00.769 --> 00:51:04.209
DANIELLE: I mean, he loves Disney just as much and he's my best friend.

00:51:04.229 --> 00:51:04.989
DANIELLE: So it's awesome.

00:51:05.709 --> 00:51:06.389
VIRGINIA: That's so sweet.

00:51:07.469 --> 00:51:11.449
VIRGINIA: All right, back over to Magic Kingdom for the third Tron ride.

00:51:11.749 --> 00:51:14.229
VIRGINIA: Did you do anything else there or was it purely Tron?

00:51:14.749 --> 00:51:21.969
DANIELLE: No, we did Pirates again, Big Thunder, the Buzz Space Ranger People Mover.

00:51:22.029 --> 00:51:26.969
DANIELLE: And then we left and explored the Contemporary Resort because he had never seen it.

00:51:27.829 --> 00:51:28.569
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:51:28.589 --> 00:51:29.469
VIRGINIA: So what did he think?

00:51:30.549 --> 00:51:32.469
DANIELLE: The concept is awesome.

00:51:32.489 --> 00:51:39.269
DANIELLE: I mean, it's, of course, one of the original resorts when Walt Disney World was created and seeing the Monorail come through is great.

00:51:39.289 --> 00:51:47.709
DANIELLE: But aesthetically, compared to like a wilderness lodge or more themed resort, it's not there for us.

00:51:47.729 --> 00:51:51.109
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I feel the exact same way.

00:51:51.929 --> 00:51:54.089
VIRGINIA: I know it looks different from the outside.

00:51:54.429 --> 00:51:57.969
VIRGINIA: But once you get inside, I mean, take the Monorail out of it.

00:51:57.989 --> 00:51:59.789
VIRGINIA: Let's not talk about the Monorail going through.

00:51:59.809 --> 00:52:04.689
VIRGINIA: But if you just look at everything else, it feels like a normal hotel to me.

00:52:04.709 --> 00:52:09.569
DANIELLE: Yeah, or the convention that is paired with it.

00:52:09.749 --> 00:52:11.649
DANIELLE: And he was like, I feel like I'm at work again.

00:52:11.669 --> 00:52:13.269
DANIELLE: I was like, okay, let's get out of here.

00:52:13.609 --> 00:52:14.829
VIRGINIA: Yeah, yeah.

00:52:14.829 --> 00:52:23.009
VIRGINIA: No, I would be interested to give it a try though and stay in the main building and check out one of those incredible rooms.

00:52:24.389 --> 00:52:27.489
VIRGINIA: Because the one time we've stayed over there, it was at Bay Lake Tower.

00:52:28.029 --> 00:52:29.929
DANIELLE: Same, it was in my family and I did.

00:52:30.409 --> 00:52:33.309
VIRGINIA: Yeah, and I didn't love Bay Lake Tower, I'll be honest.

00:52:33.469 --> 00:52:36.869
VIRGINIA: I mean, the convenience to Magic Kingdom is great.

00:52:36.889 --> 00:52:37.329
DANIELLE: That's awesome.

00:52:37.349 --> 00:52:44.049
VIRGINIA: But the rooms are in desperate need of a refurbishment and I felt it and I didn't care for it.

00:52:44.489 --> 00:52:47.489
VIRGINIA: So I was like, this is 280s for me.

00:52:47.969 --> 00:52:48.289
VIRGINIA: No.

00:52:48.989 --> 00:52:51.409
VIRGINIA: Also, the rooms are set up kind of odd.

00:52:51.489 --> 00:52:54.869
VIRGINIA: Did you stay in a studio or a one bedroom?

00:52:55.269 --> 00:52:59.169
DANIELLE: So, when my family and I did Bay Lake, I think we've done it like two times now.

00:52:59.189 --> 00:53:02.209
DANIELLE: We have the two bedrooms suite.

00:53:02.229 --> 00:53:04.929
DANIELLE: So my sister and I were on the other so it was larger.

00:53:04.969 --> 00:53:14.229
DANIELLE: But to your point, like, I have pictures when I was little going to Chef Mickey's at Consumbrary and I think it does still look the same.

00:53:14.789 --> 00:53:17.949
VIRGINIA: And there are a lot of people who love it for that and I love that for them.

00:53:18.329 --> 00:53:22.549
VIRGINIA: So if that's what you like, you do you.

00:53:22.829 --> 00:53:30.469
VIRGINIA: But I stayed there and I was like, no, there's lots of other resorts I like better than this, including Saratoga Springs, where you stayed for this trip.

00:53:30.489 --> 00:53:36.189
VIRGINIA: I mean, I found Saratoga Springs to be beautiful and I really loved the aesthetic of it.

00:53:36.829 --> 00:53:37.389
DANIELLE: I agree.

00:53:37.409 --> 00:53:39.149
DANIELLE: But yeah, it was nice to see it.

00:53:39.169 --> 00:53:42.489
DANIELLE: I wanted to show him the Mary Blair mural, of course.

00:53:42.889 --> 00:53:47.869
DANIELLE: And again, like you said, without the mural, without the contemporary, it's it's different.

00:53:48.389 --> 00:53:48.769
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:53:48.909 --> 00:53:49.349
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:53:49.689 --> 00:53:52.529
VIRGINIA: So are we on to Sunday, January 28th?

00:53:52.649 --> 00:53:53.229
VIRGINIA: Yes, we are.

00:53:53.449 --> 00:53:53.829
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:53:53.889 --> 00:53:54.209
DANIELLE: Yes.

00:53:54.549 --> 00:53:57.489
VIRGINIA: So this was originally scheduled to be a Magic Kingdom Day.

00:53:57.549 --> 00:54:00.769
VIRGINIA: But did you change plans because you've already been at Magic Kingdom so much?

00:54:00.949 --> 00:54:01.349
DANIELLE: Yes.

00:54:01.349 --> 00:54:08.649
DANIELLE: I think because we were accelerating ourselves like a day before for every park, we were just like freely pivoting at this point.

00:54:08.649 --> 00:54:10.409
DANIELLE: So we started off at Epcot.

00:54:11.029 --> 00:54:11.609
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:54:12.029 --> 00:54:13.689
VIRGINIA: So more Festival of the Arts time.

00:54:13.709 --> 00:54:16.029
VIRGINIA: Did you hit up any of the booths on this day?

00:54:16.149 --> 00:54:19.409
VIRGINIA: Because you didn't mention it the previous Epcot time.

00:54:19.909 --> 00:54:22.869
DANIELLE: You know, I think I did more of that last year than this year.

00:54:22.889 --> 00:54:28.929
DANIELLE: Like I just admire things from afar, like see something I liked and it's like see cast member for details.

00:54:28.949 --> 00:54:31.969
DANIELLE: And I'm like, okay, that means it is out of my budget.

00:54:33.089 --> 00:54:34.309
VIRGINIA: I love Festival of the Arts.

00:54:34.329 --> 00:54:36.529
VIRGINIA: Did you see any of the performances?

00:54:37.409 --> 00:54:52.689
DANIELLE: As we were speed walking to other attractions we did, like I love seeing the it's right as you are entering World Showcase and there's usually someone who is doing like a live art performance with like some musical accompaniment.

00:54:53.149 --> 00:54:54.029
DANIELLE: So that was fun.

00:54:54.049 --> 00:54:55.209
DANIELLE: I got a glimpse of that.

00:54:55.229 --> 00:55:01.429
DANIELLE: But we started off at Cosmic and then we left Cosmic and made our way to Ratatouille.

00:55:02.069 --> 00:55:02.549
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:55:02.569 --> 00:55:05.429
VIRGINIA: So Cosmic, what was the song on this go round?

00:55:06.069 --> 00:55:09.809
DANIELLE: It was Konga, the Gloria Estefan song.

00:55:10.329 --> 00:55:13.909
DANIELLE: And to be honest, that might be one of my least favorite ones.

00:55:14.969 --> 00:55:19.449
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I would say for me, it's maybe my second from the bottom.

00:55:20.569 --> 00:55:26.269
VIRGINIA: Yeah, because I told you on the pre-trip interview, I ran as my least favorite.

00:55:26.489 --> 00:55:26.849
DANIELLE: Right.

00:55:27.089 --> 00:55:29.629
VIRGINIA: Probably next is Konga, but I'll take anything.

00:55:30.269 --> 00:55:30.609
DANIELLE: Same.

00:55:30.629 --> 00:55:31.149
VIRGINIA: Whatever.

00:55:31.169 --> 00:55:36.929
DANIELLE: You know, I'm surprised we didn't get any like Elton John on the playlist.

00:55:37.049 --> 00:55:40.069
DANIELLE: Like, Rocketman would have been awesome for that.

00:55:40.089 --> 00:55:40.929
VIRGINIA: Oh, yes.

00:55:40.949 --> 00:55:44.169
VIRGINIA: I wonder if they just couldn't get him to agree to it.

00:55:44.189 --> 00:55:45.129
DANIELLE: The licensing?

00:55:45.149 --> 00:55:45.549
DANIELLE: Yeah.

00:55:45.649 --> 00:55:46.009
DANIELLE: Yeah.

00:55:46.009 --> 00:55:47.289
DANIELLE: I could see that happening.

00:55:47.289 --> 00:55:55.289
DANIELLE: Maybe there will be like a one day Cosmic Rewind special DVC members can have like an opportunity to listen to new music.

00:55:55.309 --> 00:55:55.849
DANIELLE: That'd be awesome.

00:55:56.509 --> 00:56:05.169
VIRGINIA: Well, it would also be just cool if at some point in time after, you know, after everybody has gotten a chance to do it in its current form.

00:56:05.309 --> 00:56:10.529
VIRGINIA: So give it a few years since most people, most people are honestly not like us and go all the time.

00:56:10.929 --> 00:56:14.689
VIRGINIA: Most people come, you know, once every five years or maybe once in a lifetime.

00:56:15.629 --> 00:56:25.749
VIRGINIA: And so after a little bit of time has passed, it would be really fun if they came up with all new, you know, set of songs that would bring people back.

00:56:25.949 --> 00:56:34.849
DANIELLE: I would miss the ones that I like, but yeah, I would pay for an Elton John day to hear like Tiny Dancer, just like a whole bunch of them.

00:56:34.909 --> 00:56:35.749
VIRGINIA: Or Queen.

00:56:35.909 --> 00:56:37.169
VIRGINIA: Queen would be good too.

00:56:37.389 --> 00:56:38.369
DANIELLE: You're so right.

00:56:38.909 --> 00:56:39.349
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:56:40.389 --> 00:56:44.449
VIRGINIA: All right, Disney, if you're listening, our request at some point.

00:56:45.049 --> 00:56:45.429
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:56:45.449 --> 00:56:49.209
VIRGINIA: So Ratatouille, you headed all the way back to France to do Ratatouille.

00:56:49.769 --> 00:56:50.549
VIRGINIA: How was that?

00:56:51.009 --> 00:56:52.269
VIRGINIA: Had both of you ridden it before?

00:56:52.729 --> 00:56:53.449
DANIELLE: We had.

00:56:53.469 --> 00:56:58.089
DANIELLE: And it's exactly Parisian as you would expect the ride to be.

00:56:58.109 --> 00:57:04.709
DANIELLE: I mean, the orchestrating of the mouse as they look like ballet dancers, it's so fun.

00:57:05.669 --> 00:57:13.009
DANIELLE: And again, the guilty feeling of seeing a ride queue of about 120 minutes and just walking right through it.

00:57:13.029 --> 00:57:15.289
DANIELLE: But I mean, that's why we pay.

00:57:15.989 --> 00:57:16.889
VIRGINIA: Right, right.

00:57:17.909 --> 00:57:19.109
VIRGINIA: I do like that ride queue though.

00:57:19.129 --> 00:57:25.349
VIRGINIA: I like how it really makes you feel like you're shrinking down as things progressively get bigger in the queue.

00:57:26.789 --> 00:57:27.689
DANIELLE: It's very neat.

00:57:27.709 --> 00:57:31.929
DANIELLE: I mean, actually have a blog that I'll be writing about like top ride queues.

00:57:31.949 --> 00:57:33.689
DANIELLE: So that will be on there.

00:57:33.709 --> 00:57:34.509
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:57:34.529 --> 00:57:37.069
VIRGINIA: Well, we will all look forward to seeing that.

00:57:38.069 --> 00:57:39.609
VIRGINIA: What was after Ratatouille?

00:57:39.649 --> 00:57:46.229
VIRGINIA: Because I know that you mentioned earlier that you moved your chef's difference reservation to this day for dinner.

00:57:46.249 --> 00:57:53.369
VIRGINIA: So but you're pretty far away from dinnertime at this point, if I'm calculating correctly based on what we've talked about so far.

00:57:53.589 --> 00:57:54.009
DANIELLE: Yes.

00:57:54.469 --> 00:57:58.809
DANIELLE: So we actually hopped back to Magic Kingdom.

00:57:58.849 --> 00:58:00.629
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

00:58:01.349 --> 00:58:05.329
VIRGINIA: You are I'm going to call you the park hop king and queen, I guess.

00:58:07.529 --> 00:58:10.989
DANIELLE: And no trip was complete without Dole Whip.

00:58:11.009 --> 00:58:12.549
DANIELLE: So we got some Dole Whip.

00:58:12.569 --> 00:58:14.709
DANIELLE: So we didn't go straight into a ride.

00:58:14.729 --> 00:58:17.689
DANIELLE: But Dole Whip was awesome.

00:58:17.849 --> 00:58:20.129
DANIELLE: And then we did the Matt teacups.

00:58:20.869 --> 00:58:23.889
DANIELLE: So I hadn't done that since I was a little kid.

00:58:24.129 --> 00:58:31.069
DANIELLE: And if anyone wants a very crazy experience, ride it with Danny because I was so tizzy.

00:58:31.809 --> 00:58:34.869
VIRGINIA: Oh, is he one of the ones that will just spin like crazy?

00:58:35.109 --> 00:58:35.769
DANIELLE: The whole time.

00:58:35.869 --> 00:58:36.169
DANIELLE: Yeah.

00:58:36.369 --> 00:58:39.709
DANIELLE: And if I was not looking at him, I was disoriented.

00:58:39.729 --> 00:58:41.689
DANIELLE: So it was truly a mad ride.

00:58:41.709 --> 00:58:44.129
DANIELLE: And I enjoyed it.

00:58:44.149 --> 00:58:46.149
VIRGINIA: Were you walking sideways when you got off?

00:58:46.549 --> 00:58:46.929
DANIELLE: Oh, yeah.

00:58:47.209 --> 00:58:52.809
DANIELLE: I'm glad that we didn't have any other liquid beverages in us that would have made it work.

00:58:53.509 --> 00:58:54.409
VIRGINIA: Oh, my goodness.

00:58:54.809 --> 00:58:55.469
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:58:55.489 --> 00:59:00.609
VIRGINIA: When I get on that ride, I will specifically try to hold the wheel so that it won't turn.

00:59:02.669 --> 00:59:07.529
VIRGINIA: So sometimes I just have to ride by myself because if I get on with Alex, he's like Danny.

00:59:07.589 --> 00:59:12.669
VIRGINIA: He's just like, I'm going to see how hard I can spend this thing to make my mom feel sick.

00:59:15.289 --> 00:59:16.449
DANIELLE: So that was awesome.

00:59:16.529 --> 00:59:22.629
DANIELLE: And then I guess to make it even crazier, we did Space Mountain immediately afterwards.

00:59:22.989 --> 00:59:23.829
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

00:59:25.009 --> 00:59:25.629
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:59:26.829 --> 00:59:30.029
VIRGINIA: Well, that's a good chiropractic adjustment.

00:59:30.349 --> 00:59:38.869
VIRGINIA: I don't know if you feel this, but I feel like every time I ride it, and maybe it's just like me aging, it feels shakier and more, I don't know.

00:59:39.689 --> 00:59:43.829
VIRGINIA: It's not smooth to begin with, but every time I ride it, I'm like, is this getting worse?

00:59:44.069 --> 00:59:45.389
VIRGINIA: Is it or is it me?

00:59:45.949 --> 00:59:48.189
DANIELLE: It is a bumpy ride.

00:59:48.209 --> 00:59:52.189
DANIELLE: And then to make matters even crazier, part of the lights were on.

00:59:52.349 --> 00:59:56.369
DANIELLE: So if anyone's ever done Space Mountain, it's usually pitch black.

00:59:56.369 --> 01:00:01.989
DANIELLE: So seeing lights on after the mad teacups, I was like, what is going on?

01:00:02.009 --> 01:00:05.289
DANIELLE: Because then you start seeing part of the coaster, which you've never seen.

01:00:05.309 --> 01:00:06.869
DANIELLE: I was like, is this so trippy?

01:00:07.689 --> 01:00:09.569
VIRGINIA: I rode it once with the lights completely on.

01:00:10.289 --> 01:00:11.129
DANIELLE: Oh, how was that?

01:00:11.149 --> 01:00:18.929
VIRGINIA: It was really cool because we were going up the launch and you could see it look different at the top of the hill.

01:00:19.329 --> 01:00:20.909
VIRGINIA: And we were like, oh my God, I think the lights are on.

01:00:20.929 --> 01:00:21.649
VIRGINIA: I think the lights are on.

01:00:21.669 --> 01:00:30.909
VIRGINIA: And as somebody who goes frequently, the opportunity to do something different like that or get evacuated from a ride or things like that make it exciting.

01:00:31.089 --> 01:00:32.469
VIRGINIA: So we were super thrilled.

01:00:32.489 --> 01:00:33.829
VIRGINIA: We were like, oh my God, we're doing it.

01:00:33.849 --> 01:00:34.369
VIRGINIA: It's happening.

01:00:35.489 --> 01:00:38.489
VIRGINIA: And so we we were really thrilled to do that.

01:00:38.509 --> 01:00:43.869
VIRGINIA: But it did confirm my my thought that I should never raise my arms on the ride.

01:00:44.169 --> 01:00:46.709
VIRGINIA: And I know good and well, I do not have long arms.

01:00:46.729 --> 01:00:51.209
VIRGINIA: And I know that Disney has not created a ride where you could lose your arms.

01:00:51.569 --> 01:00:53.609
VIRGINIA: That's not something that Disney is going to do.

01:00:53.629 --> 01:00:56.069
VIRGINIA: No matter how long your arms are, like, I don't care how tall you are.

01:00:56.349 --> 01:00:58.209
VIRGINIA: You can raise your arms on any ride.

01:00:58.889 --> 01:01:05.989
VIRGINIA: But it feels like you might get, I know it's not decapitated is not the word I want to use.

01:01:08.949 --> 01:01:15.009
VIRGINIA: I don't know that there's a specific word for decapitating your arms, but it feels like that that could happen.

01:01:15.029 --> 01:01:19.509
VIRGINIA: And when I saw it in the light, I was just like, yeah, this is really close for comfort.

01:01:19.529 --> 01:01:20.949
VIRGINIA: But it was fun to do.

01:01:20.969 --> 01:01:23.809
VIRGINIA: I'm glad I had the opportunity to do that.

01:01:24.529 --> 01:01:38.089
DANIELLE: But yeah, well, I have to ask you then, since you saw it with the lights on, Danny was telling me that he saw an animatronic where there's like, I guess, an astronaut who's like upside down in goo or something.

01:01:38.169 --> 01:01:39.149
DANIELLE: Is that in goo?

01:01:39.169 --> 01:01:45.349
DANIELLE: It's like he's like, I don't know, somewhere in space and he got on some chemical that wasn't good for him.

01:01:45.409 --> 01:01:47.429
DANIELLE: Is that one of the animatronics?

01:01:47.449 --> 01:01:49.469
DANIELLE: I know you see like the mission control guys.

01:01:50.289 --> 01:01:56.489
VIRGINIA: Yeah, you see the mission control guys and there is an astronaut somewhere, but I think it's on the launch.

01:01:56.509 --> 01:01:59.349
VIRGINIA: I don't think you can see it once you're in the ride.

01:01:59.369 --> 01:02:05.389
DANIELLE: Maybe it's not an astronaut, but I know he saw something that I've never seen and he was in the front when we experienced it.

01:02:05.409 --> 01:02:07.589
DANIELLE: So we've just been trying to Google it.

01:02:07.609 --> 01:02:11.149
DANIELLE: And like now that he's seen it, I'm like, I want to see it too.

01:02:11.829 --> 01:02:13.189
VIRGINIA: I don't remember seeing that.

01:02:13.869 --> 01:02:21.549
VIRGINIA: But I'm wondering if it's anywhere, would it be in the part where you're close to the people mover going through it?

01:02:21.569 --> 01:02:25.889
VIRGINIA: Because what would be the purpose of it being there if the ride is in the dark all the time anyway?

01:02:25.909 --> 01:02:26.789
DANIELLE: That's a good point.

01:02:26.809 --> 01:02:28.389
DANIELLE: Maybe it is in that area.

01:02:28.409 --> 01:02:30.469
DANIELLE: I'll have to follow up with him.

01:02:31.129 --> 01:02:31.509
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:02:31.529 --> 01:02:45.109
VIRGINIA: Speaking of people mover, I know that you had planned to try to ride that at night and we joked that you were going to try to find out if it was real screams and yell out something to the effect of when I say you say mouse.

01:02:47.029 --> 01:02:52.589
DANIELLE: So it was so quiet that I was too shy to do it, but I didn't hear screams.

01:02:52.789 --> 01:03:04.089
DANIELLE: So I don't know if they probably do have a sound that's turned on because I'm definitely one of the screams you will hear too, but it was very quiet.

01:03:04.109 --> 01:03:06.729
DANIELLE: I didn't want to interrupt people's people mover experience.

01:03:07.969 --> 01:03:08.649
VIRGINIA: Oh, that's true.

01:03:08.649 --> 01:03:11.149
VIRGINIA: I didn't even think about disturbing the other people in the people mover.

01:03:12.029 --> 01:03:15.589
DANIELLE: They're like, hey, you can't cut that out.

01:03:15.609 --> 01:03:23.249
VIRGINIA: Especially because it's so dark in that section that if somebody's not expecting someone nearby to scream something out, I can imagine that would be pretty jarring.

01:03:24.369 --> 01:03:26.269
DANIELLE: It's like so dark, but it's funny.

01:03:26.289 --> 01:03:27.589
DANIELLE: It's like cartoon funny.

01:03:27.629 --> 01:03:32.869
DANIELLE: It's like to blink with your eyes like completely in the dark and you're still not seeing anything.

01:03:32.929 --> 01:03:33.489
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:03:34.309 --> 01:03:34.809
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:03:34.889 --> 01:03:37.289
VIRGINIA: Well, what was after Space Mountain?

01:03:38.529 --> 01:03:45.029
DANIELLE: So, after Space Mountain, we did Monster's Ink Laugh Lore, just for the fun of it.

01:03:46.649 --> 01:03:48.589
DANIELLE: And I love the technology and the ride.

01:03:48.609 --> 01:03:50.309
DANIELLE: The cast members do a great job.

01:03:50.409 --> 01:03:54.949
DANIELLE: We left early though, because we also had another Tron experience.

01:03:54.969 --> 01:03:58.449
DANIELLE: So that was something to leave for.

01:03:58.469 --> 01:04:00.249
DANIELLE: I know they were like, why are you leaving?

01:04:00.269 --> 01:04:03.269
DANIELLE: And we're like, we got to do Tron, they're like, that's a good excuse.

01:04:06.089 --> 01:04:10.129
VIRGINIA: How many times on Tron is this the fourth go around on Tron?

01:04:10.149 --> 01:04:11.969
DANIELLE: This was the fourth and final.

01:04:12.089 --> 01:04:12.469
DANIELLE: Yep.

01:04:13.689 --> 01:04:14.189
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:04:14.289 --> 01:04:18.029
VIRGINIA: Well, it sounds like Tron was a hit with your family.

01:04:18.109 --> 01:04:18.489
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:04:19.269 --> 01:04:19.649
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:04:19.669 --> 01:04:20.589
VIRGINIA: What was after Tron?

01:04:21.489 --> 01:04:28.609
DANIELLE: We did our first and only monorail ride of the night back to Epcot for Chefs de France.

01:04:28.729 --> 01:04:35.809
DANIELLE: So that is something that kind of delayed everything because I love the monorail.

01:04:35.809 --> 01:04:38.469
DANIELLE: But if you have time, it's perfect to ride.

01:04:38.469 --> 01:04:41.689
DANIELLE: And if you are short on time, it gets a little nerve-racking.

01:04:42.409 --> 01:04:42.949
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

01:04:42.969 --> 01:04:46.309
VIRGINIA: Because you have to do the transfer at Ticket and Transportation.

01:04:46.969 --> 01:04:47.529
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:04:47.769 --> 01:04:50.489
VIRGINIA: So did you, were you late to Chefs de France?

01:04:50.769 --> 01:04:55.329
DANIELLE: We were a minute late because we sped walk in.

01:04:56.409 --> 01:04:58.429
DANIELLE: But yeah, it wasn't too bad.

01:04:58.449 --> 01:05:11.089
DANIELLE: But I think what made it a little nervous for me was the fact that we had OGA scheduled at 9.55 and on the monorail, I looked and Hollywood was closing at nine that night.

01:05:11.109 --> 01:05:17.449
DANIELLE: So it's like, okay, first off, we're not going to probably get to rise because we have a 8.55 Chefs de France.

01:05:17.849 --> 01:05:24.929
DANIELLE: So we're going to have to go to Guest Relations as soon as we get to Hollywood to see what can be done because I think I at Lightning Lane that one too.

01:05:26.729 --> 01:05:27.229
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:05:27.249 --> 01:05:30.769
VIRGINIA: So the park closed at nine, but you had a 9.55 for OGA.

01:05:30.849 --> 01:05:31.509
VIRGINIA: That's interesting.

01:05:31.529 --> 01:05:31.969
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:05:32.049 --> 01:05:34.129
DANIELLE: It was a fun experience.

01:05:34.129 --> 01:05:50.849
DANIELLE: If you ever want to see Hollywood at night before it's, well, when it's closed, but not everything is closed, book a late night bar and you are directed by cast members where you can and can't go to get to Galaxy's Edge.

01:05:51.149 --> 01:05:56.349
DANIELLE: But as soon as we got to OGA, it was just like the world was just happening in there.

01:05:56.369 --> 01:05:58.969
DANIELLE: They were just like, we don't know Hollywood is closed.

01:05:58.989 --> 01:06:05.609
VIRGINIA: Like, did you get any good pictures around Hollywood Studios with hardly anybody in it?

01:06:06.169 --> 01:06:06.789
DANIELLE: I did.

01:06:07.149 --> 01:06:09.789
DANIELLE: So I have a few of those that I can share.

01:06:09.909 --> 01:06:13.629
DANIELLE: And it's just as gorgeous with people as it is without.

01:06:13.649 --> 01:06:22.229
DANIELLE: But in a way, it's a little eerie because Danny and I always have the thought that there's going to be at least one person who tries to stay in the parks.

01:06:22.249 --> 01:06:26.729
DANIELLE: And I'm just like, I hope they aren't looking at us as we're walking through.

01:06:27.389 --> 01:06:27.809
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:06:27.949 --> 01:06:29.769
VIRGINIA: Well, Disney has eyes on you always.

01:06:29.789 --> 01:06:32.349
VIRGINIA: So even if you don't see somebody watching you, somebody's watching you.

01:06:32.369 --> 01:06:32.929
VIRGINIA: They're watching.

01:06:35.309 --> 01:06:38.249
VIRGINIA: I always feel like somebody's watching me.

01:06:41.569 --> 01:06:42.309
VIRGINIA: Oh, my goodness.

01:06:42.329 --> 01:06:44.809
VIRGINIA: That would be a good one for Cosmic Rewind.

01:06:45.169 --> 01:06:46.429
DANIELLE: That's a good point.

01:06:46.469 --> 01:06:46.809
DANIELLE: Okay.

01:06:46.829 --> 01:06:48.429
DANIELLE: We're going to have to start a playlist.

01:06:48.709 --> 01:06:49.189
VIRGINIA: I know.

01:06:49.209 --> 01:06:55.129
VIRGINIA: I feel like that's a new blog entry for you is ride songs for Cosmic Rewind.

01:06:55.409 --> 01:07:01.729
DANIELLE: We'll get a petition started for like so many people sign the song to be in.

01:07:01.749 --> 01:07:02.009
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:07:04.409 --> 01:07:04.869
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:07:05.309 --> 01:07:07.649
VIRGINIA: What was next on the agenda?

01:07:08.529 --> 01:07:13.909
DANIELLE: We ended the night at Oga's and just desperately needed to rest at that point.

01:07:13.929 --> 01:07:14.589
VIRGINIA: Oh, I'm sure.

01:07:16.249 --> 01:07:22.689
VIRGINIA: When you were going back over to Saratoga, did you use the Disney buses or did you end up doing an Uber or a Lyft?

01:07:23.769 --> 01:07:28.709
DANIELLE: I'm forgetting exactly that day because we did a mix of ride sharing buses.

01:07:29.829 --> 01:07:34.389
DANIELLE: I think actually we did a ride share because it was so late.

01:07:35.709 --> 01:07:37.229
DANIELLE: Yeah, that one was a ride share.

01:07:37.409 --> 01:07:41.609
VIRGINIA: It's not super expensive to do a ride share from the parks tours or like that.

01:07:41.629 --> 01:07:46.149
VIRGINIA: So always good to consider that as an option, especially given the time of night.

01:07:46.689 --> 01:07:47.069
DANIELLE: Oh yeah.

01:07:47.869 --> 01:07:48.329
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:07:48.369 --> 01:07:55.689
VIRGINIA: So Monday, January 29th, I have very extensive notes here and my note says playing it by ear today.

01:07:55.709 --> 01:07:57.169
VIRGINIA: And that's it.

01:07:57.569 --> 01:08:01.769
VIRGINIA: Because you had absolutely no plans going in to this trip for Monday.

01:08:02.209 --> 01:08:03.589
VIRGINIA: So what did you end up doing?

01:08:04.249 --> 01:08:09.529
DANIELLE: Monday was the least activity in terms of movement day.

01:08:09.529 --> 01:08:14.289
DANIELLE: We started at Hollywood because we felt like we hadn't experienced that park as much.

01:08:15.069 --> 01:08:18.449
DANIELLE: And I was like, we have to do Minnie and Mickey's Runaway Railway.

01:08:18.469 --> 01:08:20.549
DANIELLE: So that was the first thing we rode that day.

01:08:21.309 --> 01:08:22.109
VIRGINIA: I love that ride.

01:08:23.029 --> 01:08:23.709
VIRGINIA: It's so much fun.

01:08:24.389 --> 01:08:25.409
VIRGINIA: I'll never get over it.

01:08:27.029 --> 01:08:29.069
VIRGINIA: I will never get over the first time I rode that.

01:08:29.149 --> 01:08:34.909
VIRGINIA: And we started doing the waltz with Daisy, because I didn't get spoiled on the ride.

01:08:34.929 --> 01:08:36.489
VIRGINIA: So I had no idea what was going to happen.

01:08:36.609 --> 01:08:37.209
DANIELLE: Yeah.

01:08:37.229 --> 01:08:39.029
DANIELLE: And then she turns it into conga.

01:08:40.329 --> 01:08:41.069
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

01:08:41.329 --> 01:08:42.689
VIRGINIA: Every time I dance along.

01:08:43.749 --> 01:08:45.069
DANIELLE: And then let's see.

01:08:45.549 --> 01:08:49.789
DANIELLE: So after that, we had like about an hour in between everything.

01:08:49.809 --> 01:08:51.289
DANIELLE: So we were taking it easy.

01:08:51.709 --> 01:08:54.589
DANIELLE: But the next attraction was Toy Story Mania.

01:08:55.249 --> 01:08:55.789
VIRGINIA: Who won?

01:08:57.809 --> 01:09:02.749
DANIELLE: My score was not as high as it was last year, but I don't know.

01:09:02.769 --> 01:09:09.029
DANIELLE: I felt like, and maybe you know more about this too, but I feel like they're either renovating Toy Story Mania.

01:09:09.049 --> 01:09:18.269
DANIELLE: Because you know when you are entering from a lightning or genie lane, you go up the stairs and then down the stairs to get on the right.

01:09:18.509 --> 01:09:20.289
DANIELLE: You did not go up any stairs.

01:09:20.309 --> 01:09:21.809
DANIELLE: So it was like closed off.

01:09:21.829 --> 01:09:23.789
DANIELLE: So I don't know if they're doing something there or not.

01:09:24.329 --> 01:09:24.749
VIRGINIA: Maybe.

01:09:24.909 --> 01:09:29.669
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I know that when you're riding with somebody who needs it to be accessible, they have that.

01:09:30.069 --> 01:09:32.169
VIRGINIA: You don't go up the stairs, you go straight through.

01:09:32.189 --> 01:09:34.149
DANIELLE: That's the route we all took actually.

01:09:34.329 --> 01:09:36.809
DANIELLE: We all took the ramp instead.

01:09:37.029 --> 01:09:39.589
DANIELLE: So it was completely closed off.

01:09:39.689 --> 01:09:42.509
DANIELLE: I don't know if they're doing something different.

01:09:42.509 --> 01:09:45.049
DANIELLE: But I mean, the ride is just as fantastic.

01:09:45.069 --> 01:09:52.849
DANIELLE: I'm always surprised at how the pulley system on the shooters, how they are always active.

01:09:52.869 --> 01:09:56.409
DANIELLE: Because I'm one of those people who just like pulls it like crazy.

01:09:56.469 --> 01:09:58.089
DANIELLE: Like how this is not broken yet.

01:09:58.749 --> 01:09:59.309
VIRGINIA: I know.

01:10:00.649 --> 01:10:03.229
VIRGINIA: I know I'm never as good at that ride as I want to be.

01:10:03.469 --> 01:10:07.769
VIRGINIA: I'm always leaving it sort of disappointed like, you didn't do your best.

01:10:07.989 --> 01:10:09.609
DANIELLE: That's how I felt this time.

01:10:09.649 --> 01:10:14.209
DANIELLE: But I felt better at the Buzz Lightyear Space Rangers spin.

01:10:14.889 --> 01:10:24.889
DANIELLE: I hit the there's like a trigger if you hit the Z on one of the opening parts and you get like 100,000 points if you hit it like three times in a row.

01:10:25.149 --> 01:10:30.089
DANIELLE: I had no idea I was doing that, but I did that and I was like, okay, I feel like I'm winning.

01:10:30.629 --> 01:10:31.969
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I love that.

01:10:32.029 --> 01:10:32.589
VIRGINIA: I love that.

01:10:32.589 --> 01:10:41.689
VIRGINIA: As long as, you know, I've said this on previous episodes, my family, we choose to ride in separate cars now for that ride because we're all so competitive.

01:10:41.949 --> 01:10:45.669
VIRGINIA: And the fact that someone else can turn your car and you're not expecting it.

01:10:46.249 --> 01:10:48.549
VIRGINIA: I just, you know, we used to ride together.

01:10:48.749 --> 01:10:53.349
VIRGINIA: And then we just got to a point where I was like, I am less frustrated if we just all get our own car.

01:10:53.729 --> 01:10:56.489
VIRGINIA: And then I don't have to be upset that you're turning the car in a direction.

01:10:56.509 --> 01:11:00.069
VIRGINIA: I don't want to go and, you know, we just can all have fun.

01:11:00.089 --> 01:11:03.149
VIRGINIA: So every single time now, I'm like, one, please.

01:11:03.849 --> 01:11:04.729
DANIELLE: I don't blame you.

01:11:04.749 --> 01:11:11.549
DANIELLE: I mean, it gets competitive and if someone just starts spinning you like crazy and trying to draw off your score, like I would get mad.

01:11:13.189 --> 01:11:14.749
VIRGINIA: So what was next?

01:11:16.069 --> 01:11:19.409
DANIELLE: So next was about lunchtime and Danny surprised me.

01:11:19.429 --> 01:11:21.689
DANIELLE: He had booked the Brown Derby for lunch.

01:11:21.709 --> 01:11:23.169
DANIELLE: So that was fun.

01:11:23.269 --> 01:11:24.149
DANIELLE: I know.

01:11:24.789 --> 01:11:27.689
DANIELLE: So after the Derby, we did Star Tours.

01:11:27.709 --> 01:11:32.069
DANIELLE: We took it easy and we just wanted to see if we got another show.

01:11:32.489 --> 01:11:37.269
DANIELLE: And this time, I think the first time we did it, our Jedi was Yoda.

01:11:37.609 --> 01:11:40.469
DANIELLE: But this time, I think we had General Ackbar.

01:11:40.869 --> 01:11:43.029
DANIELLE: So it was just fun to get a different theme.

01:11:43.049 --> 01:11:44.269
DANIELLE: I think we were on Hoth.

01:11:44.409 --> 01:11:45.889
DANIELLE: I think that's the snow planet.

01:11:45.909 --> 01:11:46.969
DANIELLE: So that was fun.

01:11:47.349 --> 01:11:48.889
DANIELLE: And we were close to the frots.

01:11:48.909 --> 01:11:51.509
DANIELLE: I was able to get like good pictures of C-3PO.

01:11:51.549 --> 01:11:53.029
DANIELLE: So that always takes my day.

01:11:53.389 --> 01:11:54.729
VIRGINIA: Have you ever been the rebel spy?

01:11:55.349 --> 01:11:57.069
DANIELLE: No, my sister has been.

01:11:57.089 --> 01:12:00.589
DANIELLE: And I'm like always kind of just trying to see if I would be the spy.

01:12:00.889 --> 01:12:02.409
DANIELLE: But she was the spy before.

01:12:02.889 --> 01:12:04.569
VIRGINIA: Alex is desperate to be the rebel spy.

01:12:04.589 --> 01:12:06.729
VIRGINIA: Oh, and never has been.

01:12:06.749 --> 01:12:09.029
VIRGINIA: Every time he's like, please let it be me.

01:12:09.049 --> 01:12:09.669
VIRGINIA: Please let it be me.

01:12:12.029 --> 01:12:14.729
VIRGINIA: Someone give this child rebel spy, please.

01:12:18.349 --> 01:12:21.469
DANIELLE: Forces at B, please make Alex the spy.

01:12:22.889 --> 01:12:23.449
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:12:23.989 --> 01:12:25.329
VIRGINIA: What was after Star Tours?

01:12:25.969 --> 01:12:29.729
DANIELLE: So we did our first hop of the day to Animal Kingdom.

01:12:30.029 --> 01:12:31.689
DANIELLE: Still, we're taking it easy.

01:12:32.809 --> 01:12:35.589
DANIELLE: We did our last dinosaur, which is fun.

01:12:35.649 --> 01:12:41.589
DANIELLE: And Danny has learned that if you are in the right back, it's a really fun bumpy ride.

01:12:41.929 --> 01:12:44.809
DANIELLE: And I always equate it since I'm a Texan.

01:12:44.829 --> 01:12:48.929
DANIELLE: I'm like, man, it just feels like it's like a bull ride or something back here.

01:12:49.189 --> 01:12:49.889
VIRGINIA: That's true.

01:12:49.909 --> 01:12:51.469
VIRGINIA: I didn't even think of that.

01:12:53.809 --> 01:12:54.229
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:12:54.249 --> 01:12:58.369
VIRGINIA: So one final dinosaur ride, you know, for the record.

01:12:58.569 --> 01:13:01.309
VIRGINIA: And who knows if it'll be there the next time?

01:13:01.329 --> 01:13:02.429
DANIELLE: I know.

01:13:02.449 --> 01:13:02.949
DANIELLE: In the parks.

01:13:04.469 --> 01:13:10.009
DANIELLE: And we were able to just make it from dinosaur for the last nighttime safari.

01:13:10.029 --> 01:13:12.169
DANIELLE: And we saw the lions this time.

01:13:12.189 --> 01:13:13.469
DANIELLE: So it was awesome.

01:13:13.789 --> 01:13:16.929
VIRGINIA: How is the safari at night compared to the daytime?

01:13:16.949 --> 01:13:20.089
VIRGINIA: Because I don't think I usually ever ride it at night.

01:13:20.549 --> 01:13:21.729
DANIELLE: Yeah, I don't either.

01:13:21.749 --> 01:13:23.889
DANIELLE: It was just on a whim because it was five minutes.

01:13:24.009 --> 01:13:27.609
DANIELLE: So the majority of the animals have gone in for the night.

01:13:27.969 --> 01:13:31.989
DANIELLE: But the lions were still there because, of course, they're awake at night.

01:13:33.309 --> 01:13:35.729
DANIELLE: And our main symbol was showing off.

01:13:35.749 --> 01:13:40.809
DANIELLE: He was not making the sound of a roar, but he was opening his mouth.

01:13:40.829 --> 01:13:45.349
DANIELLE: So we got great photos of the lion as he was just showing off his big teeth.

01:13:45.409 --> 01:13:46.029
DANIELLE: It was fun.

01:13:46.529 --> 01:13:47.009
VIRGINIA: Nice.

01:13:47.449 --> 01:13:48.049
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:13:48.069 --> 01:13:49.149
VIRGINIA: I love those lions.

01:13:49.269 --> 01:13:54.449
VIRGINIA: And it's so hit and miss, depending on what time of day you ride, whether you get to see them in action.

01:13:54.469 --> 01:13:56.449
VIRGINIA: So that's awesome that you got some good photos.

01:13:56.789 --> 01:14:00.369
VIRGINIA: If that was the last safari of the day, what time was that approximately?

01:14:01.749 --> 01:14:09.949
DANIELLE: If I'm not mistaken, I think they say their last ride, gosh, I'm forgetting, it was like 5.15 or 6.15, but it was around that neck of the woods.

01:14:11.049 --> 01:14:11.349
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:14:11.369 --> 01:14:12.389
VIRGINIA: Because they close early.

01:14:12.769 --> 01:14:13.209
DANIELLE: Yeah.

01:14:13.409 --> 01:14:14.049
VIRGINIA: Animal Kingdom.

01:14:15.089 --> 01:14:15.469
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:14:15.469 --> 01:14:16.269
VIRGINIA: What was next up?

01:14:16.969 --> 01:14:19.869
DANIELLE: Our very last ride on Expedition Everest.

01:14:19.889 --> 01:14:25.729
DANIELLE: So that was the last ride of the park for us too, because of course at that time it was nearing closer to 7 p.m.

01:14:25.749 --> 01:14:27.249
DANIELLE: so Animal Kingdom was closing down.

01:14:27.589 --> 01:14:31.629
DANIELLE: But it was nice because the wait time was at 75 minutes.

01:14:31.729 --> 01:14:33.769
DANIELLE: I think Everest had been down that day.

01:14:34.109 --> 01:14:36.329
DANIELLE: But it was only about a 30 minute wait.

01:14:36.349 --> 01:14:37.369
DANIELLE: So it wasn't as bad.

01:14:38.029 --> 01:14:38.429
VIRGINIA: OK.

01:14:38.469 --> 01:14:40.249
VIRGINIA: And you weren't genie-plus-ing that.

01:14:40.409 --> 01:14:40.849
DANIELLE: No.

01:14:40.869 --> 01:14:45.629
DANIELLE: That was, I think, one of the three rides that we did not genie.

01:14:45.649 --> 01:14:47.529
DANIELLE: So we just stood in line for that one.

01:14:47.909 --> 01:14:48.469
DANIELLE: Stand by.

01:14:49.109 --> 01:14:50.729
VIRGINIA: That's another one that I like at night.

01:14:51.249 --> 01:14:52.549
DANIELLE: Yes, exactly.

01:14:52.569 --> 01:14:54.549
DANIELLE: We were like, we have to do this one at night.

01:14:54.809 --> 01:14:59.309
DANIELLE: And I felt like they revamped our Disco Yeti.

01:14:59.389 --> 01:15:03.909
DANIELLE: And his arm is extending a lot lower than what it usually does.

01:15:04.109 --> 01:15:05.929
DANIELLE: And it just made for a more epic ride.

01:15:05.949 --> 01:15:07.509
DANIELLE: Because you're like, he's about to get me.

01:15:10.429 --> 01:15:10.749
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:15:10.749 --> 01:15:15.029
VIRGINIA: It's very easy to trick yourself into that when you ride Everest.

01:15:15.729 --> 01:15:19.869
VIRGINIA: Tuesday, January 30th, this is your departure day.

01:15:19.969 --> 01:15:23.129
VIRGINIA: So you had scheduled no parks this day.

01:15:23.449 --> 01:15:24.689
VIRGINIA: Did that hold true?

01:15:25.749 --> 01:15:26.729
DANIELLE: That's correct.

01:15:26.929 --> 01:15:31.509
DANIELLE: We only went to Disney Springs since we hadn't been there at all.

01:15:33.069 --> 01:15:36.069
DANIELLE: So we left our bags at Bell Services.

01:15:36.589 --> 01:15:38.289
DANIELLE: We're able to check out by 11.

01:15:38.769 --> 01:15:44.689
DANIELLE: And we walked to the Congress, which is the closest area, the Congress Park, to get to Springs.

01:15:45.049 --> 01:15:46.369
DANIELLE: And we walked to Springs.

01:15:47.189 --> 01:15:51.529
DANIELLE: I stopped at the, I think it's the Bose candle collection.

01:15:51.789 --> 01:15:54.009
DANIELLE: They were originally in the Disney Marketplace.

01:15:54.029 --> 01:15:58.749
DANIELLE: But if you are in love with the Disney hotel since they actually sell them there.

01:15:58.769 --> 01:16:04.929
DANIELLE: So I was able to get the Swan and Dolphin Boardwalk area set.

01:16:05.189 --> 01:16:05.689
VIRGINIA: Nice.

01:16:06.049 --> 01:16:06.469
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:16:06.589 --> 01:16:11.109
VIRGINIA: Those are fantastic to bring home and feel like you're still at Disney.

01:16:11.349 --> 01:16:11.669
DANIELLE: Yep.

01:16:11.689 --> 01:16:14.289
DANIELLE: I have one going now in the diffuser.

01:16:16.109 --> 01:16:16.789
VIRGINIA: Very nice.

01:16:16.809 --> 01:16:17.129
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:16:17.589 --> 01:16:24.549
VIRGINIA: I like to get the little oils too, because then I feel like they last longer than the candles.

01:16:24.829 --> 01:16:25.269
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:16:25.349 --> 01:16:26.749
VIRGINIA: So Disney Springs.

01:16:27.669 --> 01:16:37.329
VIRGINIA: We had originally talked about Gideon's and the fact that they had a maple walnut chocolate chip cookie, which was special for January.

01:16:37.409 --> 01:16:43.849
VIRGINIA: So did you make it over to Gideon's and if so, did you get the special flavor or did you stick to the traditional?

01:16:44.069 --> 01:16:48.409
DANIELLE: We did make it to Gideon's and we got the double chocolate chip cookie.

01:16:48.509 --> 01:16:53.129
DANIELLE: So we only got one, but the maple walnut looked great.

01:16:53.409 --> 01:16:55.049
DANIELLE: We just decided to share one.

01:16:55.069 --> 01:16:57.849
DANIELLE: So the chocolate chip was the winner for us.

01:16:57.949 --> 01:17:01.009
DANIELLE: And as always, Gideon's is so good.

01:17:01.269 --> 01:17:04.069
DANIELLE: It's usually bit cookies don't taste good.

01:17:04.089 --> 01:17:08.889
DANIELLE: Like they don't hold the flavor or they're not as soft, but Gideon's knows how to bake a cookie.

01:17:09.649 --> 01:17:10.229
VIRGINIA: They do.

01:17:10.409 --> 01:17:11.129
VIRGINIA: They really do.

01:17:11.349 --> 01:17:20.949
VIRGINIA: And I would love to try to recreate those at home, but I feel like it's just going to be a disaster because I don't understand how they're able to make such thick cookies and cook them all the way through.

01:17:20.969 --> 01:17:24.289
VIRGINIA: It seems like there would be undercooked in the center or something.

01:17:25.749 --> 01:17:27.009
VIRGINIA: I don't want my cookie rare.

01:17:27.929 --> 01:17:29.009
VIRGINIA: I want it medium well.

01:17:29.429 --> 01:17:32.529
DANIELLE: I love that.

01:17:34.169 --> 01:17:35.629
VIRGINIA: It all comes full circle, right?

01:17:35.649 --> 01:17:37.169
VIRGINIA: Oh yeah.

01:17:39.269 --> 01:17:39.649
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:17:39.789 --> 01:17:41.789
VIRGINIA: What else did you do at Disney Springs?

01:17:41.809 --> 01:17:49.849
VIRGINIA: You had discussed wanting to try to give Uniqlo a look because you had never gotten a chance to see the t-shirts they have there.

01:17:50.229 --> 01:17:51.529
VIRGINIA: Did you make it into Uniqlo?

01:17:53.309 --> 01:17:54.949
DANIELLE: And I did not buy anything.

01:17:54.969 --> 01:18:01.569
DANIELLE: I don't think the luggage would have held true to its standard weight if I did.

01:18:01.809 --> 01:18:14.949
DANIELLE: I think it's just so awesome that Disney Springs is truly equipped for if you forgot something, there are clothes, there's food, like everything you would need so that you can carry on with your trip or bring something good back home too.

01:18:15.149 --> 01:18:16.509
VIRGINIA: Lots to choose from there.

01:18:16.989 --> 01:18:24.069
VIRGINIA: Specifically, I know that you had the luxury of using your Walmart service to replace luggage that needed to be replaced.

01:18:24.089 --> 01:18:32.289
VIRGINIA: But I have personally bought a piece of luggage at Disney Springs because I realized I didn't have enough space for what I needed.

01:18:32.949 --> 01:18:35.969
VIRGINIA: And I was like, I might as well, I could use another carry on.

01:18:36.449 --> 01:18:43.489
VIRGINIA: So, I purchased a carry on from the Kipling store and it's sort of like a duffel kind of carry on.

01:18:43.509 --> 01:18:45.649
VIRGINIA: So, it's not like a hard case.

01:18:45.669 --> 01:18:51.069
VIRGINIA: So, it's not great for everything, but it's cute and it matches my backpack.

01:18:51.089 --> 01:18:54.249
VIRGINIA: Oh, well, there you go.

01:18:54.269 --> 01:18:54.629
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:18:54.749 --> 01:18:59.709
VIRGINIA: So, what else did you get into at Disney Springs and what time did you end up leaving?

01:18:59.709 --> 01:19:01.969
VIRGINIA: Because I know you had a 3 p.m.

01:19:01.969 --> 01:19:06.989
VIRGINIA: flight, so I'm guessing that you probably left right around lunchtime.

01:19:08.029 --> 01:19:21.089
DANIELLE: So, we got Ghirardelli, Hot Coco, Danny got some Starbucks, but then we made our way back around 1.15 to Bell Services at Saratoga and that was our departure from Disney afterwards.

01:19:21.769 --> 01:19:31.729
VIRGINIA: Well, this sounds like you two, A, had a great time and B, ran around like nothing I've ever heard before.

01:19:31.749 --> 01:19:37.389
VIRGINIA: I honestly, I don't think I've interviewed anyone to this point who hops as much as you two do.

01:19:37.869 --> 01:19:44.989
DANIELLE: Oh, I mean, we definitely get our money's worth with park hopping and I would like to think Walt would be proud of the park hopping.

01:19:47.609 --> 01:19:49.089
DANIELLE: He's like, okay, they used it.

01:19:51.269 --> 01:19:54.969
VIRGINIA: There is something that makes you feel like, oh, I'm really getting my money's worth out of this.

01:19:57.229 --> 01:19:57.609
VIRGINIA: Right.

01:19:57.629 --> 01:20:06.169
VIRGINIA: So I know when we spoke before, you thought that you would probably come back to Walt Disney World around the same time because you tend to travel in January.

01:20:06.929 --> 01:20:13.209
VIRGINIA: Any plans since the last time we spoke of other, specifically Walt Disney World trips?

01:20:13.229 --> 01:20:16.469
VIRGINIA: Because I know you do have a Disneyland trip coming up.

01:20:16.949 --> 01:20:21.609
DANIELLE: So, I think my extended family and I will do a Walt Disney World trip next year.

01:20:21.629 --> 01:20:30.069
DANIELLE: It may not be in January, but I'm excited about that because there are some family members who haven't experienced some of the newer rides yet.

01:20:30.089 --> 01:20:38.569
DANIELLE: And I know some of them will probably not want to run around the parks like Danny and I do, but it's always fun to do an extended Disney trip.

01:20:38.789 --> 01:20:39.069
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:20:39.089 --> 01:20:48.249
VIRGINIA: And it's nice to have the variety of like, sometimes you go hard, you go crazy like you two did this time, and then sometimes it's a little bit more laid back.

01:20:48.629 --> 01:20:49.129
DANIELLE: Yeah.

01:20:49.749 --> 01:20:54.049
VIRGINIA: So, well, it has been so much fun talking to you, Danielle.

01:20:54.309 --> 01:20:56.209
DANIELLE: I am saying thank you.

01:20:56.509 --> 01:20:58.769
VIRGINIA: So happy that we are now connected.

01:20:59.029 --> 01:21:04.849
VIRGINIA: And I would really encourage everybody who's listening to go take a look at askthemouse.com.

01:21:05.369 --> 01:21:14.969
VIRGINIA: She's got some great articles there and we will look forward to some of the ones that we talked about that are coming up and also give Danielle a follow on Instagram.

01:21:15.229 --> 01:21:16.949
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much for being here.

01:21:16.969 --> 01:21:17.809
VIRGINIA: I really appreciate it.

01:21:18.049 --> 01:21:20.889
DANIELLE: Thank you for having me on Where I Long To Be podcast.

01:21:22.829 --> 01:21:23.229
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:21:23.649 --> 01:21:25.469
VIRGINIA: We will talk again in the future, I hope.

01:21:27.389 --> 01:21:29.169
VIRGINIA: Thank you again to Danielle.

01:21:29.429 --> 01:21:38.949
VIRGINIA: And I hope that everyone will go give askthemouse.com a follow on Instagram and make sure you head over to her site and enjoy all the great content she's putting out there.

01:21:39.309 --> 01:21:43.249
VIRGINIA: There's so many great articles and I particularly enjoy the quizzes.

01:21:43.309 --> 01:21:45.649
VIRGINIA: So make sure you take a look and bookmark it.

01:21:46.269 --> 01:21:47.849
VIRGINIA: And that will be all for today.

01:21:47.869 --> 01:21:54.689
VIRGINIA: I hope everyone has a wonderful week and please make sure you keep daydreaming about where you long to be.