Post-Trip Report: Jeanette and Maren's runDisney California Adventure (January 2024)

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

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VIRGINIA: Today, you'll hear my conversation with Jeanette and Maren, who recently got back from a trip to Disneyland for the return of the West Coast runDisney races.

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VIRGINIA: They were registered for the half marathon and are both using this as a part of the Coast to Coast Challenge, which earns you a special medal if you complete a race on both coasts at Disneyland and Walt Disney World within a certain time frame.

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VIRGINIA: If you didn't listen to their pre-trip report, this adventure was January 12th through the 16th, and they stayed at the Disneyland Hotel.

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VIRGINIA: Joining them were Maren's husband Ryan and her mom and dad, as well as friends Mariah and Rita.

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VIRGINIA: While Maren's mom was not running the half marathon, Maren's husband Ryan was originally scheduled to, but had to pull out due to an injury.

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VIRGINIA: So Maren's dad stepped in to join in the runDisney bound with Maren and Mariah as Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and Jeanette got in on the action to bound as her favorite DuckTales regular, Webby.

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VIRGINIA: And with that, you should be caught up enough.

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VIRGINIA: So don't run away.

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VIRGINIA: Get it?

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VIRGINIA: Run.

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VIRGINIA: Here are Jeanette and Maren.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back to Maren and Jeanette, fresh off a Disneyland trip.

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VIRGINIA: How are you both doing?

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JEANETTE: Still a little exhausted from the go-go-go nature of the trip, but happy to be home.

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MAREN: Yeah, feeling magical.

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MAREN: Maybe a little germy because there's germs everywhere in the world these days.

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MAREN: But you know what?

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MAREN: The magic of Disney can overcome anything.

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MAREN: That and a lot of rest.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: For anybody who did not listen to the pre-trip, Jeanette and Maren were off to Disneyland for the first run Disney race in multiple years.

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VIRGINIA: When we were talking during the pre-trip, you speculated that the last one was in 2016 or 2017.

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VIRGINIA: Did you get confirmation of when the last one was since we last spoke?

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MAREN: I didn't bother to Google, but I did overhear other people saying it was seven years also.

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MAREN: I think we were right.

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MAREN: I think it was 2017.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: When we were talking before, obviously that is not based on the pandemic.

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VIRGINIA: We were getting the hot gossip from Maren that the reason could possibly be Disneyland and it having to work things out with the city of Anaheim when it comes to being able to use the streets and things of that nature.

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MAREN: Actually, something really interesting that did happen at the race, just to jump ahead a bit, was that the mayor of Anaheim was one of the runners.

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MAREN: She is a big runDisney proponent, and they announced her and welcomed her at the beginning of the race.

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MAREN: So my speculation may have been confirmed that new mayor is bringing back runDisney, and old regime was ee ee ee.

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VIRGINIA: Well, that's good news for all of the runDisney fans out there, because I know that they are all over the country, and it is nice for the people on the West Coast to have something a little closer to home to be able to run to the magic, so to speak.

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VIRGINIA: So let's get started on all of the details.

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VIRGINIA: So first, we're going to actually start with Jeanette, because Jeanette arrived a day earlier so that she could get in some more part-time.

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VIRGINIA: So, Jeanette, you flew in, and we're going to be staying at an off-property hotel called the Alpine Inn.

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VIRGINIA: We discussed in the pre-trip that it was not a good neighbor hotel, so I'm really interested to hear how was that.

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VIRGINIA: Would you recommend it for other people who are looking for something that's an offsite option?

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JEANETTE: I think it was a fine place to land.

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JEANETTE: I think sound carried a little bit in that motel, so I don't know if I would have wanted to stay there for, like, the long haul.

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JEANETTE: I got in quite late.

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JEANETTE: I got in, like, I think 11 o'clock.

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JEANETTE: Thankfully, my girlfriend Courtney picked me up at the airport, so that was really nice.

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JEANETTE: My flight was really smooth.

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JEANETTE: Everything was easy.

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JEANETTE: But, and even arriving there and checking in that late at night was actually quite easy.

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JEANETTE: So it was a good place to land, to crash.

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JEANETTE: I was tired.

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JEANETTE: I woke up on Eastern time.

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JEANETTE: So I woke up around 530, and I could hear some of the cheering from runDisney folks going, running down Kitella.

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JEANETTE: I believe that was the day of the 10K.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, OK.

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JEANETTE: Which my roommate for the night, our friend Rita, was running that.

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JEANETTE: So she was already gone when I woke up.

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JEANETTE: And yeah.

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JEANETTE: So again, I think that sound does carry a little bit at that motel.

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VIRGINIA: So the 10K was on Saturday the 13th, and you arrived on the Friday night, the night before on January the 12th.

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VIRGINIA: OK.

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JEANETTE: All right.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So it was just an overnight stay.

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VIRGINIA: So you immediately had to get all your things together and pack them up.

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VIRGINIA: So what time did you head out if you woke up that early?

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JEANETTE: Yeah, I ended up heading out a little bit before 7.

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JEANETTE: It was about a 20 minute walk from the Alpine Inn to the Disneyland Hotel.

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JEANETTE: It was all on sidewalk.

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JEANETTE: There was actually people out running, like locals out running at that time.

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JEANETTE: So it didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

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JEANETTE: 20 minutes walking with a suitcase is a little different than 20 minutes walking normally.

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JEANETTE: So maybe, you know, maybe don't need to do that all the time.

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JEANETTE: But the nice thing was I got to the Disneyland Hotel probably like 7.15 and they already had a room available for us.

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JEANETTE: So I was able to go ahead and chuck myself fully in, drop off all my bags, didn't have to deal with all services, got to see the room.

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JEANETTE: I even did like a little video in the room since I was alone.

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JEANETTE: I thought one of those times I could take a little room video.

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JEANETTE: And it was my first time at the Disneyland Hotel, so I was really excited to see the rooms and to stay there.

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JEANETTE: We were in the Frontier Hotel.

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JEANETTE: So when you first walk into the lobby of that tower, there's a huge model of Big Thunder Mountain, which is one of my favorite rides.

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JEANETTE: And the carpeting kind of has the color scheme of like the Grand Canyon.

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JEANETTE: And then I think the rooms, and Maren can probably fill us in on this 100 percent, but I believe the room decor is the same from tower to tower.

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JEANETTE: It's really just the lobby and a little bit of like the carpeting that is specific per tower.

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JEANETTE: There was also the Adventure Tower, the Discovery Tower, and then the Fantasy Tower.

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VIRGINIA: OK, were the two rooms that you all were going to be staying in connected or were they separated?

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JEANETTE: Yeah, I was able to.

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JEANETTE: We didn't we didn't know if we would even be like in the same hall, in the same tower.

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JEANETTE: But when I checked in, they asked me, they were like, do you want connected rooms?

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JEANETTE: And I said, yes, we do.

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JEANETTE: So we had two connected rooms and actually usually kept those doors open so that we could holla over to one another.

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VIRGINIA: Nice, fun.

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VIRGINIA: OK, so just for anybody who did not listen to the pre trip, they had two rooms at the Disneyland Hotel.

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VIRGINIA: One was going to be Jeanette and Rita and then also joined by Mariah, who has been on previous trips with you.

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VIRGINIA: And so anybody who listened to any of Jeanette's previous episodes will have heard that name.

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VIRGINIA: And then a second room for Maren and Maren's husband and Maren's mom and dad, because mom joined at the last second.

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VIRGINIA: So I know that in the pre trip, you mentioned that your husband was not going to be running because of an injury.

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VIRGINIA: So how is he doing with his injury?

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MAREN: Yeah, he still got his boot.

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MAREN: He did a great job hobbling around Disney.

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MAREN: He even went and met us at the finish line of the race.

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MAREN: But yeah, he's slowly but surely healing, but not to running state yet.

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VIRGINIA: All right, so Jeanette got to do a little room tour.

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VIRGINIA: So what time did you end up heading out to adventure on your own?

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JEANETTE: So I don't remember the exact time.

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JEANETTE: I just know that I was quick enough that I made it to early entry hours.

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JEANETTE: And I actually switched it up from my my pre trip plan to go to DCA.

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JEANETTE: And that was sort of inspired by Maren talking about the Guardians ride.

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JEANETTE: So I went into DCA.

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JEANETTE: They let people in early, but then they hold them on a certain street in the park.

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JEANETTE: And then you get to go on this little side path and show on your phone that you're staying at one of the Disneyland hotels.

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JEANETTE: And then they let you in and you're basically on like empty streets.

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JEANETTE: So it's really cool.

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JEANETTE: So I took a couple of pictures by the animation building where they do the animation lessons.

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JEANETTE: I took some pictures in front of the Guardians Mission Breakout Tower, which I sent to you in the Dames, Virginia.

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JEANETTE: And then I rode Mission Breakout for the first for my first time ever.

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JEANETTE: And I absolutely loved it.

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JEANETTE: I got the song Hit Me With Your Best Shot, which was the best song that I got.

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JEANETTE: I did ride this ride a couple of times on the trip.

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JEANETTE: That was the best song to me.

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JEANETTE: I think there were maybe three, two or three that I didn't get.

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JEANETTE: But I still think it might be the best song overall.

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JEANETTE: And it was really fun because I was I was I got the front row.

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JEANETTE: I was placed in the front row and there was two young men next to me.

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JEANETTE: And as soon as the riff at the top of that song came in, the kids sitting next to me was like, Yeah.

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JEANETTE: So like really like a great energy around me.

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JEANETTE: And, you know, they they talk about it on the Imagineering show about how it really they changed the sensation from one of like fear and and like an exciting drop to one that is like a giggle inducer, like a baby being thrown up and down.

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JEANETTE: And I 100 percent felt that I was giggling like crazy.

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JEANETTE: And then I was giggling at myself giggling.

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JEANETTE: And, you know, the plot of the ride is also really fun.

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JEANETTE: So I just loved it.

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JEANETTE: Honestly, it might be my new favorite.

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VIRGINIA: Wow.

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VIRGINIA: OK.

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VIRGINIA: That is an amazing endorsement from Jeanette.

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VIRGINIA: So when you say new favorite, do you mean new favorite in Disneyland or new favorites in either park?

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JEANETTE: I got to say maybe across the board, because the thing about it is that Tower of Terror and Cosmic Rewind are two of my absolute favorites.

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JEANETTE: And it's like their their love child.

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JEANETTE: So, yes, you know, like it kind of tick in a lot of boxes for me.

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VIRGINIA: One thing I cannot really remember is whether Disneyland has the Memory Maker package that you can sign up for and whether you did that or not.

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JEANETTE: So I didn't do it.

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JEANETTE: They do a thing where if you get Genie for the day, your photos are included.

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JEANETTE: But on the days that I didn't have Genie, I just didn't really use it.

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JEANETTE: I actually didn't really use PhotoPass that much at all on this trip.

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VIRGINIA: My memory is that in both of those parks, the PhotoPass photographers are not as plentiful as they are in Orlando.

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JEANETTE: I would say that's true.

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JEANETTE: I mean, the kind of spacing that exists in Disney World where you might have like a little corner carved out for a PhotoPass person doesn't really exist.

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JEANETTE: So, yeah, I mean, I saw a few like if there was a character spot that was a dedicated character spot, it seemed like there was PhotoPass people there.

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JEANETTE: There were PhotoPass people in front of some of the really popular statues, like there's a statue of Mickey Mouse and Walt right when you come into DCA.

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JEANETTE: So there's a PhotoPass person there.

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JEANETTE: But you're right.

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JEANETTE: I didn't really see as many of them as I feel like I see in Walt Disney World.

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VIRGINIA: Well, what was next after Guardians?

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JEANETTE: Yeah.

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JEANETTE: So after that, I went to get breakfast in the Grizzly Run area at a place called Smokejumpers.

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JEANETTE: They had a vegetarian plant-based breakfast burrito, which was pretty good.

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JEANETTE: It came with crinkle cut fries, which were very good.

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JEANETTE: And then I also ordered a breakfast cold brew.

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JEANETTE: I had like used the search to figure out where all the yummy cold brews were throughout the parks and made a list of them and kind of we ticked a bunch of them off.

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JEANETTE: So this one I ended up by myself.

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JEANETTE: It was kind of a cocoa cold brew with sweet foam.

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JEANETTE: And then it had chocolate rice crispies on top of it.

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JEANETTE: And it was good.

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JEANETTE: It was very good.

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JEANETTE: And it gave me like a positive feeling for the cold brews, the other cold brews that I would be trying.

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VIRGINIA: That sounds similar to the, I can't remember what it's called, the cat sock, whatever it is, in Galaxy's Edge with what I believe to be cocoa puffs.

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JEANETTE: Yeah, it's not quite the same, but it is definitely a similar vibe.

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JEANETTE: And we all had a few of those on this trip as well.

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JEANETTE: Then I went over to Pixar Pier and I kind of did a loop of Pixar Pier.

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JEANETTE: I rode the Incredicoaster.

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JEANETTE: I rode the Emotional Whirlwind, which is just a little inside out ride.

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JEANETTE: Very cute.

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JEANETTE: Nothing too exciting.

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JEANETTE: And then I happened to love the swing rides where there's like an individual swing.

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JEANETTE: So I did the Sully Symphony swings when I was young and going to Cedar Point.

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JEANETTE: They had one of those swing rides and I always loved it.

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JEANETTE: So I did that one.

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JEANETTE: I didn't think anyone would feel like they missed out on doing it.

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JEANETTE: I feel like a little bit of a weirdo that I really like it.

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JEANETTE: But I actually met some people while I was on that ride.

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JEANETTE: I met some people who were doing runDisney, who were dressing as all the Loki characters.

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JEANETTE: So that was kind of fun to chat with some people from runDisney while I was kind of going through my solo time.

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JEANETTE: Then I headed over to Radiator Springs and I did the Luigi's ride.

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JEANETTE: That was very cute.

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JEANETTE: And then I did the single rider line for Radiator Springs Racer, which took about a half hour.

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JEANETTE: And I liked it.

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JEANETTE: It was my first time doing either of those rides as well.

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JEANETTE: I definitely like it more than Test Track.

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VIRGINIA: Test Track needs some help.

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VIRGINIA: Test Track, every time...

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JEANETTE: Some new theming, some update, yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, well, every time I've ridden it lately, the touchscreen doesn't work properly.

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VIRGINIA: And then the screens that show you how you're doing are broken.

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VIRGINIA: So it's in desperate need of some help.

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VIRGINIA: And I agree that Radiator Springs Racers...

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, I think so.

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VIRGINIA: Radiator Springs Racers is sort of the same track, it feels like, except with like over the top theming, which is amazing.

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JEANETTE: Yeah, and just spending some time in Cars Land and seeing that, because when Rob and I were in Disneyland like seven years ago, it was there, but we were bouncing between both parks with only a day.

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JEANETTE: So, you know, you just don't do everything.

00:16:49.847 --> 00:16:51.027
JEANETTE: You don't see everything.

00:16:51.847 --> 00:16:54.927
JEANETTE: So then it was 1030.

00:16:55.647 --> 00:16:58.827
JEANETTE: So that all happened in about three hours.

00:17:00.007 --> 00:17:14.307
JEANETTE: You know, from me checking into the hotel to me finishing Radiator Springs Racers, which, you know, also speaks to the fact that everything's so close together in Disneyland, which is really kind of a fun perk for us Walt Disney Worlders.

00:17:14.887 --> 00:17:21.487
VIRGINIA: So 1030 is when when I believe some other people's story starts to come into play here.

00:17:21.647 --> 00:17:23.547
VIRGINIA: So who arrived first?

00:17:23.567 --> 00:17:30.507
JEANETTE: Mariah landed and she she dropped off her bag and then met me at the Expo.

00:17:30.527 --> 00:17:40.587
JEANETTE: So I picked up some salt and straw ice cream from downtown Disney and sat and finished that while I waited for her to join me in from the Expo.

00:17:40.667 --> 00:17:47.347
JEANETTE: And then we went in and got our bibs and got our shirt.

00:17:47.687 --> 00:17:50.367
VIRGINIA: And then where was the Expo taking place?

00:17:51.047 --> 00:17:52.867
JEANETTE: It was at the Disneyland Hotel.

00:17:52.887 --> 00:17:55.347
JEANETTE: It was like in their convention center area.

00:17:55.367 --> 00:17:56.907
JEANETTE: So that was very easy for us.

00:17:58.707 --> 00:18:05.887
JEANETTE: And then we got word that Maren and Mark and Ryan had all and Joe had all landed.

00:18:05.987 --> 00:18:08.487
JEANETTE: So the gang was all coming together.

00:18:10.727 --> 00:18:14.347
VIRGINIA: Anything significant to note about your travel, Maren?

00:18:14.367 --> 00:18:15.427
VIRGINIA: Everything goes smoothly?

00:18:16.107 --> 00:18:18.567
MAREN: It was a very smooth trip, actually.

00:18:18.967 --> 00:18:22.887
MAREN: We flew into Long Beach and were able to grab an Uber pretty quickly.

00:18:24.327 --> 00:18:27.867
MAREN: We had to do an XL since there were four of us with large suitcases.

00:18:27.887 --> 00:18:30.747
MAREN: But really, Long Beach is so convenient.

00:18:30.767 --> 00:18:34.947
MAREN: Like, if you can't get John Wayne, I would definitely vote Long Beach over LAX.

00:18:36.007 --> 00:18:39.807
MAREN: But yeah, it was easy to get to Disneyland Hotel.

00:18:40.467 --> 00:18:43.227
MAREN: You know, since Jeanette had done her magic, our room was ready.

00:18:44.007 --> 00:18:48.027
MAREN: We got our keys, dropped our bags off, and then we had to head to the Expo to get our bibs.

00:18:50.127 --> 00:18:50.607
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:18:51.027 --> 00:18:55.747
VIRGINIA: After the Expo, your plan was to go to DCA, which is why Jeanette sort of made a little pivot there.

00:18:56.547 --> 00:18:57.387
MAREN: Yeah.

00:18:57.407 --> 00:19:06.247
MAREN: DCA was the next stop after we spent a little bit of time just kind of Expoing and getting settled and all.

00:19:06.647 --> 00:19:08.847
MAREN: And then finally headed out to DCA.

00:19:09.427 --> 00:19:11.947
MAREN: And I have to say, I know it's a Saturday.

00:19:11.967 --> 00:19:16.067
MAREN: I know it's a race weekend, but wow, I was a little surprised at the crowd.

00:19:16.127 --> 00:19:22.347
MAREN: It was like difficult to walk through thick at times.

00:19:22.907 --> 00:19:25.187
MAREN: So all the lines were pretty long.

00:19:25.207 --> 00:19:32.567
MAREN: So by time we got there, we were like, oh, yeah, probably probably not going to get too much done in terms of of rides.

00:19:32.947 --> 00:19:38.967
MAREN: And so I think Jeanette tried to get some snacks and had very long lines.

00:19:38.987 --> 00:19:43.027
MAREN: We got some popcorn and just kind of hung out.

00:19:43.047 --> 00:19:46.267
JEANETTE: I ended up getting my second cold brew to try.

00:19:46.547 --> 00:19:47.387
JEANETTE: That was it.

00:19:47.607 --> 00:19:51.687
JEANETTE: Aunt Cass's Cafe in San Fransokyo.

00:19:51.707 --> 00:19:56.147
JEANETTE: And it was a cinnamon cream cold brew.

00:19:56.167 --> 00:19:57.807
JEANETTE: And it was not really that good.

00:19:58.187 --> 00:19:59.847
JEANETTE: The coffee was good.

00:19:59.867 --> 00:20:02.947
JEANETTE: The whipped cream itself was good.

00:20:02.967 --> 00:20:03.847
JEANETTE: It was like the care.

00:20:04.147 --> 00:20:07.007
JEANETTE: The whipped cream was caramel flavored was the idea.

00:20:07.827 --> 00:20:10.847
JEANETTE: But there was no sweetness to it whatsoever.

00:20:11.007 --> 00:20:16.667
JEANETTE: Unless you really mixed the whipped cream into the cold brew.

00:20:16.687 --> 00:20:21.287
JEANETTE: So I guess it would be good for people who don't like their coffee sweet at all.

00:20:22.167 --> 00:20:25.847
JEANETTE: But I don't know that they would then order a caramel cream cold brew.

00:20:25.867 --> 00:20:28.247
MAREN: I might need to try that one.

00:20:28.267 --> 00:20:31.487
MAREN: I'm kind of an in-between sweet person sometimes.

00:20:32.047 --> 00:20:33.127
MAREN: I just like coffee.

00:20:34.067 --> 00:20:39.767
VIRGINIA: They have cinnamon cold brew over at Le Petit Cafe in the Riviera Resort.

00:20:39.967 --> 00:20:40.567
JEANETTE: Oh, we know.

00:20:40.807 --> 00:20:42.047
VIRGINIA: Oh, it's so good.

00:20:43.467 --> 00:20:48.507
VIRGINIA: I go back and forth on whether I like that one better or the almond cold brew.

00:20:48.587 --> 00:20:50.487
MAREN: Almond is my default, but they're both great.

00:20:50.507 --> 00:20:59.087
MAREN: I have to say, I think Disneyland Parks, between DCA and Disneyland, wins the cold brew battle versus Disney World Parks.

00:20:59.367 --> 00:21:07.647
JEANETTE: It seems like they do a lot of seasonal flavors with the cold brews.

00:21:07.667 --> 00:21:11.887
JEANETTE: They have new stuff a lot, which may be because it's such a locals' park.

00:21:11.907 --> 00:21:20.627
JEANETTE: I was even on the app today looking at one of the places that we had cold brew, and there was a little note that was starting January 24th.

00:21:20.647 --> 00:21:23.187
JEANETTE: There'll be another cold brew option here.

00:21:23.207 --> 00:21:28.367
JEANETTE: I think they just switched them out more regularly and make it a thing.

00:21:28.387 --> 00:21:30.827
JEANETTE: You got to go and try the newest cold brew flavor.

00:21:30.847 --> 00:21:32.927
MAREN: We'll try more.

00:21:34.287 --> 00:21:38.327
VIRGINIA: They always say that Disneyland is for locals, so that makes sense.

00:21:38.407 --> 00:21:42.767
VIRGINIA: You got to have new things so that the locals can get excited about it.

00:21:43.887 --> 00:21:44.967
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:45.147 --> 00:22:00.527
VIRGINIA: I am speculating, Maren, that your observations about the crowds and the lines is probably not just the fact that it's a Saturday and a race weekend, but the fact that it has been so long since a runDisney race in Disneyland.

00:22:00.547 --> 00:22:07.907
VIRGINIA: So even more popular than maybe it might have been just because people wanted to get back and be there for the first one back.

00:22:08.567 --> 00:22:09.827
MAREN: And Monday was a holiday.

00:22:09.847 --> 00:22:14.927
MAREN: I mean, you couldn't make more things happen on a weekend to generate crowds.

00:22:14.947 --> 00:22:17.387
MAREN: If you tried to make it in the middle of summer, I don't know.

00:22:17.887 --> 00:22:26.067
JEANETTE: I think they kind of tried because they canceled all the evening shows, like all the nighttime entertainment were canceled.

00:22:26.547 --> 00:22:28.087
JEANETTE: All the parades were canceled.

00:22:30.767 --> 00:22:38.087
JEANETTE: So I do feel, and they didn't have the lunar, the lunar New Year stuff was starting to come in right as we were leaving.

00:22:38.407 --> 00:22:47.867
JEANETTE: So it did seem like they were trying to make those days less appealing, maybe for locals, because there was not a lot of that excitement going on.

00:22:47.907 --> 00:22:50.227
JEANETTE: But I don't know that it worked.

00:22:50.307 --> 00:23:00.027
VIRGINIA: But at the same time, if you take away nighttime shows and parades, that gives people one less thing to do and therefore the lines are longer for attractions.

00:23:01.067 --> 00:23:01.447
JEANETTE: Yeah.

00:23:02.127 --> 00:23:02.487
JEANETTE: Yeah.

00:23:03.407 --> 00:23:03.887
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:23:04.247 --> 00:23:07.187
VIRGINIA: Well, what was next for the group?

00:23:08.927 --> 00:23:11.647
MAREN: So I think from there, we finally went to dinner.

00:23:11.727 --> 00:23:16.967
MAREN: We kind of just moseyed and then we ended up doing dinner at Naples.

00:23:17.567 --> 00:23:17.927
JEANETTE: Yes.

00:23:17.987 --> 00:23:21.147
JEANETTE: And our reservation was 330, I believe.

00:23:21.167 --> 00:23:22.567
MAREN: 315.

00:23:23.007 --> 00:23:31.307
JEANETTE: This is an early dinner, but this is an early dinner both to match the fact that we are East Coast Central time folks.

00:23:32.687 --> 00:23:36.547
JEANETTE: And the fact that we have to go to bed at like 8 p.m.

00:23:36.547 --> 00:23:39.387
JEANETTE: to be up for the race the following morning.

00:23:39.407 --> 00:23:44.387
JEANETTE: So that timing actually worked out just fine as a dinner time.

00:23:45.287 --> 00:23:50.827
VIRGINIA: In my notes, I had written down Lamplight Lounge reservation for this day.

00:23:51.887 --> 00:23:55.047
VIRGINIA: Was that something that did exist and was canceled?

00:23:55.667 --> 00:24:09.927
JEANETTE: That was something that I had scheduled, not realizing that Lamplight is a little more like bar food and we want to be mindful before the races that we're not having anything that's like too heavy, too greasy, too spicy.

00:24:11.847 --> 00:24:12.307
JEANETTE: Yeah.

00:24:12.327 --> 00:24:16.667
JEANETTE: Nobody wants to be sick when they're, you know, doing a half marathon.

00:24:16.947 --> 00:24:18.167
VIRGINIA: No, they don't.

00:24:18.467 --> 00:24:18.907
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:24:19.667 --> 00:24:20.747
MAREN: We're delicate flowers.

00:24:22.027 --> 00:24:28.887
JEANETTE: So pasta it was with varying ranges of spiciness depending on the strength of the stomach.

00:24:29.527 --> 00:24:30.507
VIRGINIA: Was the food good?

00:24:30.527 --> 00:24:33.347
VIRGINIA: Would you recommend it to people who are heading out west?

00:24:35.107 --> 00:24:35.907
JEANETTE: What do you think, Maren?

00:24:36.247 --> 00:24:46.767
MAREN: Yes, except if you go to Disney World a lot and you do via Napoli, like you maybe don't need to do Naples, I think.

00:24:47.207 --> 00:24:48.767
MAREN: It's all outside.

00:24:48.887 --> 00:24:52.227
MAREN: So that's kind of nice if you have good weather, obviously.

00:24:52.247 --> 00:24:54.287
MAREN: But the weight's always a little iffy.

00:24:55.307 --> 00:24:56.567
MAREN: The food's good.

00:24:56.647 --> 00:24:59.367
MAREN: But I mean, if you do via Napoli, just do via Napoli.

00:24:59.387 --> 00:25:03.367
MAREN: There's other places to try at Disneyland that are more unique.

00:25:03.367 --> 00:25:05.367
MAREN: But it's definitely a good pre-race option.

00:25:05.387 --> 00:25:13.767
MAREN: They actually had a pasta just for non-vegetarian runners because they couldn't make alterations to it.

00:25:13.787 --> 00:25:20.667
MAREN: That was like pasta with a little bit of sun-dried tomatoes and spinach and chicken, maybe a little cheese.

00:25:20.687 --> 00:25:23.747
MAREN: They tried to tell you why all these things were good for runners.

00:25:23.767 --> 00:25:24.727
MAREN: That's just like it's pasta.

00:25:24.747 --> 00:25:25.127
MAREN: It's fine.

00:25:25.547 --> 00:25:27.687
MAREN: But it was tasty and it wasn't too heavy.

00:25:27.707 --> 00:25:34.067
MAREN: So I think it is a good pre-race option, but not like the reason to go eat at Disneyland.

00:25:34.967 --> 00:25:39.067
VIRGINIA: In our first conversation, you said that it was the sister restaurant of Vienna Ply.

00:25:39.087 --> 00:25:42.487
VIRGINIA: When you said that, did you mean that it's similar or literally the same owners?

00:25:43.087 --> 00:25:43.627
MAREN: Same owners.

00:25:46.687 --> 00:25:50.507
JEANETTE: And I had had a shrimp scampi pasta, which I found a little bland.

00:25:51.507 --> 00:25:56.807
JEANETTE: But I also had a few pieces of the different pizzas that we had at the table.

00:25:56.927 --> 00:25:58.607
JEANETTE: And the pizzas were really good.

00:25:58.627 --> 00:25:59.467
JEANETTE: We had calamari.

00:25:59.487 --> 00:26:01.027
JEANETTE: The calamari was really good.

00:26:01.047 --> 00:26:06.947
JEANETTE: So, you know, shrimp scampi is, I think it's actually really hard to find a good shrimp scampi.

00:26:08.007 --> 00:26:12.447
JEANETTE: I was hoping that they would have one, but it was a little on the bland side.

00:26:13.327 --> 00:26:15.507
MAREN: We did order a very unique pizza.

00:26:15.827 --> 00:26:16.207
VIRGINIA: We did.

00:26:16.227 --> 00:26:17.747
MAREN: That had pumpkin.

00:26:17.767 --> 00:26:25.267
MAREN: I guess it was still kind of a fallish or winter themed pizza because it had like pumpkin and cranberry and pesto.

00:26:25.287 --> 00:26:26.767
VIRGINIA: Was it a pumpkin spice pizza?

00:26:28.747 --> 00:26:31.227
MAREN: It was totally a pumpkin spice pizza.

00:26:31.247 --> 00:26:33.007
VIRGINIA: It's pumpkin spice pizza season.

00:26:35.447 --> 00:26:37.627
MAREN: It was strange, but it was good.

00:26:37.647 --> 00:26:38.247
MAREN: I liked it.

00:26:39.567 --> 00:26:40.947
VIRGINIA: What kind of sauce did it have on it?

00:26:41.447 --> 00:26:42.067
MAREN: A pesto.

00:26:42.367 --> 00:26:42.887
VIRGINIA: Pesto.

00:26:42.907 --> 00:26:43.227
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:26:43.467 --> 00:26:43.887
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:26:45.067 --> 00:26:45.447
VIRGINIA: Maybe.

00:26:45.747 --> 00:26:46.427
VIRGINIA: I would try it.

00:26:46.447 --> 00:26:47.967
VIRGINIA: I mean, I like all those things.

00:26:48.647 --> 00:26:48.987
VIRGINIA: Right?

00:26:50.487 --> 00:26:52.307
JEANETTE: I mean, that was kind of our reaction too.

00:26:52.327 --> 00:26:53.747
JEANETTE: It's like, we like all those things.

00:26:53.767 --> 00:26:55.067
JEANETTE: Do all those things work together?

00:26:56.627 --> 00:26:56.927
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:26:57.267 --> 00:26:57.707
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:26:58.367 --> 00:27:04.647
VIRGINIA: So, to bed by eight and you noted that you had to be up by 3 a.m.

00:27:06.027 --> 00:27:12.687
VIRGINIA: Is that what time you got up or was there a reassessment of what time you actually needed to get up to be to the race on time?

00:27:13.307 --> 00:27:13.607
MAREN: Yeah.

00:27:13.627 --> 00:27:30.447
MAREN: I think we did end up setting our alarms for about 3 because we, 3, 3.15 because we were targeting leaving the rooms between 3.30, 3.45 because it did turn out to be a really really long walk to get from the Disneyland Hotel to the new starting location.

00:27:30.467 --> 00:27:34.647
MAREN: I think I had mentioned like the old starting location used to be right by the Disneyland Hotel.

00:27:34.667 --> 00:27:36.047
MAREN: You just wake up and walk outside.

00:27:36.507 --> 00:27:51.347
MAREN: This one was, I mean, all the way on the other side of the resort complex and you had to go through the downtown Disney security and then you had to go through the race security.

00:27:51.487 --> 00:27:58.327
MAREN: So, it took some time and it was a good walk to get there, so it was a little disappointing.

00:27:59.067 --> 00:28:08.647
VIRGINIA: Maren, you had recently run in Orlando and so I believe that the outfits that you were wearing for this half marathon, you had already gotten one use out of in Orlando.

00:28:08.667 --> 00:28:19.847
VIRGINIA: So yours were set, Huey, Dewey and Louie from DuckTales and then Jeanette was joining in on the theming as her favorite girl, Webby.

00:28:19.867 --> 00:28:26.427
VIRGINIA: So, how did the outfits turn out for your second race, Maren, and for your first of this season, Jeanette?

00:28:27.447 --> 00:28:30.587
MAREN: So I had one War Probe challenge.

00:28:31.667 --> 00:28:50.027
MAREN: I had bought a white running skirt with built-in shorts that I didn't wear in Disney World because we knew it was going to rain and then I had done a test run in it and then I did another test run in it and put my phone in the pocket and it wanted to fall down with the phone in the pocket.

00:28:50.067 --> 00:28:52.587
MAREN: So I had to do a last minute skirt change.

00:28:52.607 --> 00:28:54.807
MAREN: So I had to wear black shorts with a white skirt over it.

00:28:54.827 --> 00:29:00.587
MAREN: So I feel like I threw off the vibe a little but no, it still works.

00:29:00.607 --> 00:29:08.587
JEANETTE: I mean, if anything, I screwed up the vibe because I had my sweatshirt and I refused to throw my sweatshirt away.

00:29:08.607 --> 00:29:11.967
JEANETTE: So I had it tied around my waist covering my duck butt.

00:29:12.867 --> 00:29:19.027
MAREN: Well, no, you were just webby being practical and knowing that you need supplies for emergencies.

00:29:19.187 --> 00:29:20.287
MAREN: So it fit.

00:29:20.287 --> 00:29:20.807
MAREN: It fit.

00:29:21.147 --> 00:29:31.027
VIRGINIA: You were being sustainable because we talked on the pre trip about how usually for these things you buy a cheap sweatshirt or something that you will literally wear it once and throw it away.

00:29:31.427 --> 00:29:35.587
VIRGINIA: But Jeanette actually liked the sweatshirt she bought and did not want to throw it away.

00:29:36.467 --> 00:29:51.107
JEANETTE: Well, and usually what I would do is I would go to Goodwill and I would pick up a sweater from Brooklyn Goodwill and then drop it off at the race, which means it would then go to Goodwill in Anaheim or Goodwill in Orlando.

00:29:51.127 --> 00:29:54.207
JEANETTE: So it's really just transferring from Goodwill to Goodwill.

00:29:54.227 --> 00:29:55.107
JEANETTE: Compliments in my life.

00:29:55.127 --> 00:29:56.607
VIRGINIA: You're spreading Goodwill.

00:29:58.587 --> 00:30:04.867
JEANETTE: But I was sick the week before and so I didn't make it out to Goodwill, so Amazon.

00:30:06.127 --> 00:30:06.467
MAREN: Yeah.

00:30:06.927 --> 00:30:10.467
MAREN: But you know, it was something fun that did happen about the costumes during the races.

00:30:10.487 --> 00:30:21.267
MAREN: There's someone who had seen us running in Disney World in the same costumes and we and had recognized us because we did like the newer DuckTales, right?

00:30:21.287 --> 00:30:24.567
MAREN: So had not just exact same outfits.

00:30:24.707 --> 00:30:28.107
MAREN: We went with the hoodie and the blue shirt with the shirt under it.

00:30:28.127 --> 00:30:32.507
MAREN: Anyway, this one was like, hey, I ran by you guys in Disney World too.

00:30:32.667 --> 00:30:36.147
MAREN: And we're like, oh yeah, hey, good to see you and look, Webby's here.

00:30:36.167 --> 00:30:37.707
MAREN: We told you Webby would be here.

00:30:37.767 --> 00:30:38.787
MAREN: So that was really fun.

00:30:39.767 --> 00:30:40.467
VIRGINIA: That's cool.

00:30:40.627 --> 00:30:41.307
VIRGINIA: That's cool.

00:30:41.327 --> 00:30:47.367
VIRGINIA: I wonder how many people did both races because you do get that special challenge medal for doing both.

00:30:47.387 --> 00:30:49.587
VIRGINIA: I can't remember what it's called.

00:30:49.607 --> 00:30:50.227
VIRGINIA: What is it called?

00:30:50.427 --> 00:30:51.267
MAREN: Coast to Coast.

00:30:51.327 --> 00:30:52.007
VIRGINIA: Coast to Coast.

00:30:52.027 --> 00:30:52.887
VIRGINIA: Well, that makes sense.

00:30:53.487 --> 00:30:55.747
MAREN: Actually, we almost had a hiccup with the Coast to Coast.

00:30:55.787 --> 00:31:01.687
MAREN: So if you were eligible for the Coast to Coast, it said it on your check-in pass at the Expo.

00:31:02.987 --> 00:31:04.667
MAREN: And my dad went to get his bib.

00:31:05.007 --> 00:31:09.027
MAREN: And it said on his check-in pass, he was eligible, but they didn't give him the bracelet.

00:31:10.567 --> 00:31:14.307
MAREN: And so I realized that as we're leaving, he was like, oh, what's that bracelet?

00:31:14.327 --> 00:31:16.047
MAREN: I'm like, Coast to Coast.

00:31:16.127 --> 00:31:16.927
MAREN: Oh, where's mine?

00:31:17.007 --> 00:31:18.147
MAREN: Okay, going back in.

00:31:18.867 --> 00:31:21.647
MAREN: And they were kind of resistant to giving it to him.

00:31:21.947 --> 00:31:23.207
MAREN: And it's like, no, you guys are...

00:31:23.227 --> 00:31:24.587
VIRGINIA: Did they think he had already taken one?

00:31:25.427 --> 00:31:27.127
MAREN: Well, they put it on you.

00:31:29.147 --> 00:31:32.747
MAREN: And so we got there and we're like, hey, I think you guys overlooked this.

00:31:32.767 --> 00:31:36.667
MAREN: And this guy who had checked my dad in was like, oh, yeah, sorry about that.

00:31:36.887 --> 00:31:42.427
MAREN: And the other, I guess, kind of in charge woman by him was like, well, I think you have to go to Runners Relations.

00:31:42.427 --> 00:31:45.827
MAREN: And then I got a little bit aggressive.

00:31:45.887 --> 00:31:50.627
MAREN: No, I was like, no, he just he said he messed up.

00:31:50.647 --> 00:31:52.247
MAREN: You're going to give my dad the bracelet.

00:31:52.267 --> 00:31:53.847
MAREN: But anyway, it was all fine.

00:31:54.507 --> 00:31:57.647
MAREN: Those of us who were supposed to get Coast to Coast got Coast to Coast.

00:31:57.667 --> 00:32:01.787
MAREN: I think there were just a few hiccups of this being the first race back in California.

00:32:01.987 --> 00:32:09.207
VIRGINIA: I just have to say, like the race aside from a customer service standpoint, that is an odd take to have.

00:32:09.227 --> 00:32:11.847
VIRGINIA: Like literally the guy just said he made a mistake.

00:32:12.147 --> 00:32:13.267
VIRGINIA: You were just in there.

00:32:13.287 --> 00:32:16.127
VIRGINIA: It's not like you all went off and had a meal and then came back.

00:32:16.787 --> 00:32:21.167
VIRGINIA: So I don't understand why you would make somebody jump through a hoop like that.

00:32:22.167 --> 00:32:23.347
JEANETTE: Like he remembered.

00:32:23.587 --> 00:32:23.927
MAREN: Yeah.

00:32:25.127 --> 00:32:25.547
MAREN: Oh, well.

00:32:26.127 --> 00:32:26.607
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:32:26.667 --> 00:32:27.387
VIRGINIA: Moving on.

00:32:27.407 --> 00:32:28.127
MAREN: Moving on.

00:32:28.147 --> 00:32:30.227
MAREN: Stay positive, Maren.

00:32:32.387 --> 00:32:32.907
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:32:32.947 --> 00:32:35.247
VIRGINIA: So outfits were great.

00:32:35.267 --> 00:32:37.467
VIRGINIA: Can't wait to take a closer look at those.

00:32:37.487 --> 00:32:41.927
VIRGINIA: I saw them as they were kind of pictures coming on different feeds and stuff.

00:32:42.007 --> 00:32:46.067
VIRGINIA: But what was the beginning of the race like?

00:32:46.287 --> 00:32:48.227
VIRGINIA: Were you all in the same corral?

00:32:48.247 --> 00:32:49.987
VIRGINIA: How does that work when you're running as a group?

00:32:51.007 --> 00:32:55.067
MAREN: So oddly enough, we weren't all signed to the same corral.

00:32:55.087 --> 00:33:00.747
MAREN: So none of us submitted proof of times, but we all actually, Jeanette had pretty much registered everybody.

00:33:01.147 --> 00:33:12.707
MAREN: And usually when one person registers everyone and you don't submit a proof of time, but you all have similar finishing times, you just get you literally get like very similar bib numbers and stuck in the same corral.

00:33:12.727 --> 00:33:15.367
MAREN: But it seems Disneyland went a bit more random.

00:33:16.627 --> 00:33:25.287
MAREN: So somehow my dad and Ryan, even though he didn't run, we did look at his bib number, were assigned to corral D and everyone else was assigned to C.

00:33:25.307 --> 00:33:36.467
JEANETTE: I have a feeling that the reason that that happened was your dad took a long time to sign the waiver.

00:33:39.567 --> 00:33:46.927
JEANETTE: It's just my theory because I kept getting reminders from them to sign my waiver, but I'd already signed it.

00:33:46.927 --> 00:33:52.327
JEANETTE: So when I'd go in, it would be like, no, it's the waiver for Mark that needs to be signed.

00:33:52.347 --> 00:33:57.547
VIRGINIA: And then of course, Ryan didn't sign a waiver if he was injured and knew he wasn't going to run anyway.

00:33:57.687 --> 00:33:58.227
MAREN: Yeah.

00:33:58.507 --> 00:34:05.167
MAREN: And the reason my dad took so long is somehow he had five runDisney accounts.

00:34:05.347 --> 00:34:07.807
MAREN: And so it wasn't until we went to Disney World.

00:34:08.567 --> 00:34:14.627
MAREN: Again, I'm trying not to be very down on runDisney, but over the past few years, things have not quite been the same.

00:34:16.307 --> 00:34:20.087
MAREN: We had to go in person and have someone help us get his accounts fixed.

00:34:20.787 --> 00:34:33.387
JEANETTE: What they told me, because I had to do this as well, because my runDisney for Disneyland and my Disney for April, which were all doing the springtime challenge, were not connected.

00:34:33.407 --> 00:34:36.487
JEANETTE: They were like sort of separated off into two different accounts.

00:34:36.727 --> 00:34:43.187
JEANETTE: And they said, if someone else registers for you, then it creates a separate account every time.

00:34:43.607 --> 00:34:45.867
MAREN: But it doesn't, because it's never done that for me.

00:34:46.507 --> 00:35:07.247
JEANETTE: Yeah, I mean, that's what the woman told me, because I actually had to go in and have them connect my two accounts, because I was concerned that with them disconnected like this, it would not show me as eligible for Coast to Coast, even though there is a version of Coast to Coast that is from Disneyland to the springtime 10-miler.

00:35:07.447 --> 00:35:09.327
JEANETTE: And I want my Coast to Coast medal.

00:35:09.327 --> 00:35:09.887
MAREN: Mm-hmm.

00:35:10.347 --> 00:35:14.247
VIRGINIA: You all got everything sorted out for the accounts and everything.

00:35:14.267 --> 00:35:18.607
JEANETTE: It took a little bonus time at the expo to deal with these things.

00:35:18.647 --> 00:35:19.007
VIRGINIA: Mm-hmm.

00:35:19.107 --> 00:35:19.467
MAREN: Yeah.

00:35:19.667 --> 00:35:19.907
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:35:19.927 --> 00:35:20.467
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:35:20.547 --> 00:35:26.347
MAREN: But yeah, so we all ended up falling back to D was what ultimately happened.

00:35:26.907 --> 00:35:29.947
MAREN: So I mean, it was fine.

00:35:30.167 --> 00:35:32.167
MAREN: They started all of the corrals.

00:35:32.387 --> 00:35:36.667
MAREN: So at Disney World, you know, you get assigned, I don't even think they call them corrals anymore.

00:35:36.687 --> 00:35:37.407
MAREN: They call them start groups.

00:35:37.907 --> 00:35:43.587
MAREN: You get assigned to a start group, and they then end up breaking up a lot of those start groups into smaller waves.

00:35:44.887 --> 00:35:46.667
MAREN: They did not do that for Disneyland.

00:35:46.687 --> 00:35:51.987
MAREN: Now, Disneyland, they did say it was like 14,000 of us versus Disney World's like 25,000, I want to say.

00:35:52.007 --> 00:35:57.487
MAREN: So it was smaller, but that was still a lot of people to start in a corral.

00:35:57.627 --> 00:36:00.767
MAREN: So it would be like A, what, five minutes?

00:36:01.227 --> 00:36:02.407
MAREN: B, five minutes?

00:36:03.227 --> 00:36:05.567
MAREN: So it, I mean, it was boom, boom, boom to start, and that was a lot.

00:36:05.587 --> 00:36:08.987
JEANETTE: I think it was 15 minutes in that they released D.

00:36:09.327 --> 00:36:09.667
MAREN: Yeah.

00:36:10.347 --> 00:36:12.967
MAREN: So it was, they released a lot of people at once.

00:36:13.627 --> 00:36:18.307
JEANETTE: It was very crowded running through those little park pathways.

00:36:19.147 --> 00:36:25.167
VIRGINIA: Well, it's an older park, so it does not have the wide sidewalks that we're used to in Florida.

00:36:26.067 --> 00:36:27.587
VIRGINIA: So how did the race go?

00:36:27.607 --> 00:36:30.847
VIRGINIA: Did everybody feel good about their times?

00:36:30.847 --> 00:36:34.947
VIRGINIA: Was there anything to note special along the way?

00:36:35.827 --> 00:36:53.947
JEANETTE: Well, Maren did an awesome job of pacing us so that my heart didn't feel like it was going to explode since I was still kind of pseudo recovering from this respiratory illness and definitely made it so that I could walk whenever I felt like I needed to walk.

00:36:54.267 --> 00:37:08.047
JEANETTE: And I was hyper aware of my feet and my legs and my body in the last three miles, maybe more so than I was last year when I feel like I was able to train a little more consistently until the race.

00:37:09.087 --> 00:37:25.807
JEANETTE: But I think the course was Anaheim Interesting, I'm going to call it, because, and we knew this going into it, that the first five miles of the course are in the park, and they're amazing.

00:37:26.087 --> 00:37:35.707
JEANETTE: And then the last eight miles are in Anaheim, and Anaheim is not owned by Disney, like the streets are in Disney World property.

00:37:36.647 --> 00:37:57.347
JEANETTE: And so things like characters, or having the jammeters out there, or having performers from things like Adventurers Club, which you might have sometimes that are really fun parts of runDisney races when you're outside of the park, just didn't happen in Anaheim.

00:37:58.807 --> 00:38:09.187
MAREN: I do think even still it did seem like even less on course entertainment than I recall from past Disney races, because no, they don't usually have cast members out there.

00:38:09.207 --> 00:38:14.747
MAREN: But they, you know, like the water stops, there are areas where they can have volunteers come out like bands and stuff.

00:38:15.067 --> 00:38:18.227
MAREN: And I did feel like it was a little lower on that as well.

00:38:18.367 --> 00:38:20.547
MAREN: Well, yeah.

00:38:20.827 --> 00:38:22.047
MAREN: But the weather was great.

00:38:23.007 --> 00:38:25.147
MAREN: And we all finished.

00:38:25.527 --> 00:38:31.307
MAREN: And, you know, and I also think to that part of the leg thing, like we were saying earlier, it was a little packed.

00:38:31.327 --> 00:38:32.967
MAREN: It's hard to get a good rhythm going.

00:38:32.987 --> 00:38:36.367
MAREN: And so I think that makes your legs wear out a little quicker too.

00:38:36.387 --> 00:38:40.487
MAREN: But we did amazing given all the circumstances.

00:38:40.767 --> 00:38:43.147
MAREN: And we weren't even close to the balloon ladies.

00:38:45.567 --> 00:38:46.627
JEANETTE: I looked at our rankings.

00:38:46.647 --> 00:38:54.527
JEANETTE: And since we all finished at the same time, we were in the first half of the 14,000 racers.

00:38:54.687 --> 00:38:59.067
JEANETTE: I think we were like 6,556th, 7th, 8th and 9th.

00:38:59.087 --> 00:39:01.447
MAREN: That's like winning to me.

00:39:01.767 --> 00:39:02.307
MAREN: We won.

00:39:04.447 --> 00:39:08.007
VIRGINIA: Well, I think the fact that you were able to do a half marathon at all, that's a win.

00:39:08.027 --> 00:39:08.447
VIRGINIA: That's a win.

00:39:09.867 --> 00:39:13.787
VIRGINIA: Again, even if you didn't finish it, that would have still been a win in my book.

00:39:14.447 --> 00:39:18.907
MAREN: I think anyone who gets out there and even tries is absolutely a winner.

00:39:19.747 --> 00:39:27.087
MAREN: It's really like I've said before, it is amazing just to watch people run the marathon.

00:39:27.107 --> 00:39:28.647
MAREN: I highly recommend that to everybody.

00:39:28.727 --> 00:39:31.167
MAREN: It's just so touching.

00:39:31.607 --> 00:39:32.027
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:39:32.347 --> 00:39:37.307
JEANETTE: You got to come visit me because I can see the New York City Marathon from my balcony.

00:39:37.327 --> 00:39:38.907
MAREN: I want to see Disney World, sorry.

00:39:38.927 --> 00:39:42.747
MAREN: This is a Disney podcast, Jeanette.

00:39:43.147 --> 00:39:44.067
JEANETTE: Okay.

00:39:44.127 --> 00:39:48.007
JEANETTE: Listen, Maren, I don't want to run the New York City Marathon either.

00:39:48.707 --> 00:39:57.627
VIRGINIA: Maren, if you come to visit us in New York and we watch it from Jeanette's apartment, I'll sneak away and throw on a Disney Bound and run past or something like that.

00:39:58.407 --> 00:39:58.967
JEANETTE: Magic.

00:40:01.267 --> 00:40:01.867
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:40:01.887 --> 00:40:03.667
VIRGINIA: You were up super early.

00:40:03.847 --> 00:40:06.087
VIRGINIA: What time did you wrap up the race?

00:40:06.107 --> 00:40:13.147
VIRGINIA: Because I have no sense of time based on you having to get there and the corrals or starting groups or whatever they're calling it.

00:40:13.907 --> 00:40:15.587
VIRGINIA: What time do you think you actually finished?

00:40:16.787 --> 00:40:18.887
MAREN: I don't know.

00:40:18.907 --> 00:40:22.327
MAREN: I think mathematically somewhere around 830 makes sense.

00:40:23.307 --> 00:40:32.307
MAREN: My mom and Ryan met us at the finish line, which was really sweet, especially Ryan hobbling all the way over there in his boot without the need to.

00:40:32.547 --> 00:40:35.427
MAREN: You only see us for a few seconds like, hi, we're finished.

00:40:37.587 --> 00:40:39.427
MAREN: And Rita actually had started in Carl C.

00:40:39.447 --> 00:40:40.787
MAREN: So she finished a bit ahead of us.

00:40:40.807 --> 00:40:52.787
MAREN: And so we all met up at the finish line reunion area and then had to walk all the way back to the Disneyland Hotel, going through massive security.

00:40:52.847 --> 00:41:01.807
MAREN: So now we're security from all the parking lots, people going into the parks and I will add the runners too.

00:41:02.947 --> 00:41:03.947
JEANETTE: Sorry.

00:41:03.967 --> 00:41:04.967
JEANETTE: Go ahead, Jeanette.

00:41:05.047 --> 00:41:08.527
JEANETTE: I'm not super experienced with runDisney like Maren is.

00:41:08.647 --> 00:41:15.267
JEANETTE: She's run, you know, 10 times, 20 times the number of races that I've run.

00:41:15.887 --> 00:41:39.887
JEANETTE: But normally when we're at the Disney World races and we get done with the race, there are photo pass setups where they've got the background of kind of the branding of that race and you can show your medals and kind of while you're still in your running costume, get those post-race pictures and they didn't have any of that.

00:41:40.387 --> 00:41:44.727
JEANETTE: So we kind of like looked around and we're like, okay, well, none of that is happening.

00:41:44.767 --> 00:41:59.707
JEANETTE: So we're just going to go right back to the hotel, you know, dealt with the security lines and everything and then took a couple of pictures at the hotel thinking like, well, at least it's, you know, still got that Disney Disneyland feel because we're at the Disneyland Hotel.

00:42:00.147 --> 00:42:05.487
JEANETTE: So that was sort of our next step once we made it through all that security again.

00:42:05.847 --> 00:42:07.667
VIRGINIA: Where was the physical finish line?

00:42:09.847 --> 00:42:11.347
VIRGINIA: Just some random Anaheim Street?

00:42:11.887 --> 00:42:13.167
MAREN: Right by the starting line.

00:42:13.187 --> 00:42:13.667
MAREN: Yeah.

00:42:14.827 --> 00:42:27.487
MAREN: Yeah, you really looped right back, so yeah, it was a cast member parking lot, I believe is what someone ultimately told me that is behind a lot of the hotels that people stay at.

00:42:27.507 --> 00:42:31.587
MAREN: So if you stayed at an off property hotel, you could have had a pretty convenient walk.

00:42:31.607 --> 00:42:36.787
MAREN: But if you stayed at any of the Disneyland Resort hotels, it was a hike.

00:42:37.587 --> 00:42:41.467
JEANETTE: And you had to go through security with all the day, the day with the cast people.

00:42:41.467 --> 00:42:45.207
VIRGINIA: Yeah, but you're in a magical place.

00:42:48.107 --> 00:42:57.607
JEANETTE: And and I will say, even though the placement of the hotel for the race start was an ideal, I really enjoyed staying at the Disneyland Hotel.

00:42:57.727 --> 00:42:58.127
MAREN: Absolutely.

00:42:58.147 --> 00:43:02.107
JEANETTE: I'll get into it a little bit more as we get progressed into this day.

00:43:02.147 --> 00:43:05.467
JEANETTE: But I just I was charmed by that.

00:43:05.487 --> 00:43:06.427
MAREN: Because breakfast?

00:43:07.247 --> 00:43:07.607
JEANETTE: Yeah.

00:43:08.107 --> 00:43:23.347
JEANETTE: So once it was breakfast, so after photos were done, most of the group went up to start showering and Ryan, Maren's husband, and Rita and I went to the, I'm going to say it wrong, the Tangaroa.

00:43:23.647 --> 00:43:24.187
MAREN: There you go.

00:43:24.207 --> 00:43:25.067
MAREN: Tangaroa Terrace.

00:43:25.087 --> 00:43:25.667
JEANETTE: Tangaroa.

00:43:25.687 --> 00:43:31.967
JEANETTE: I was teasing Maren and calling it the Tangeroo, the Tangaroa Terrace to get breakfast.

00:43:31.987 --> 00:43:41.467
JEANETTE: So they have the Tonga Toast, they also have these fluffy Japanese pancakes, that's what I got.

00:43:41.487 --> 00:43:52.327
JEANETTE: They were vanilla pancakes and they had a nice strong vanilla flavor and they were like super thick, like the thickness of like six normal pancakes in one and they kind of like shook.

00:43:53.027 --> 00:43:54.327
JEANETTE: They were like shaky.

00:43:55.287 --> 00:43:58.507
JEANETTE: And then there was breakfast burritos and breakfast plates.

00:43:59.427 --> 00:44:06.227
JEANETTE: And so we got the breakfast for the whole group, brought it up to the hotel room, chowed down on our breakfast.

00:44:06.247 --> 00:44:12.287
JEANETTE: We were all super hungry after the run, you know, refreshed, got ready.

00:44:12.307 --> 00:44:18.047
JEANETTE: I think all of us who were in the race put on our race shirts, which were long sleeve.

00:44:18.187 --> 00:44:18.447
VIRGINIA: Woohoo!

00:44:18.467 --> 00:44:21.207
JEANETTE: This Northerner is very excited about that.

00:44:22.407 --> 00:44:23.827
JEANETTE: And then we headed into Disneyland.

00:44:25.007 --> 00:44:25.547
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:44:26.127 --> 00:44:29.367
VIRGINIA: Well, you've gotten a lot done in this day so far.

00:44:29.387 --> 00:44:33.507
JEANETTE: Oh, that was day one of the multi-day day.

00:44:33.527 --> 00:44:34.347
VIRGINIA: Uh-huh.

00:44:36.607 --> 00:44:37.127
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:44:37.167 --> 00:44:43.947
VIRGINIA: So what time were you walking through the gates into Disneyland, approximately, after all of that?

00:44:43.967 --> 00:44:46.247
MAREN: That was a wonderful question.

00:44:46.287 --> 00:44:49.887
MAREN: But we didn't just walk through the gates, we walked through security.

00:44:50.507 --> 00:44:54.247
MAREN: We took the monorail into Disneyland.

00:44:54.267 --> 00:45:00.387
MAREN: So we actually utilized the monorail to get into Disneyland and out of Disneyland.

00:45:00.527 --> 00:45:03.107
MAREN: More this trip than I probably have any other trip.

00:45:03.947 --> 00:45:05.887
MAREN: Part of it was trying to limit Ryan's walking.

00:45:07.067 --> 00:45:10.547
MAREN: And then part of it was, it was fun and not a lot of other people were doing it.

00:45:11.047 --> 00:45:15.267
VIRGINIA: It feels like a secret entrance because it puts you off there in Tomorrowland.

00:45:15.947 --> 00:45:17.147
JEANETTE: Yeah.

00:45:17.227 --> 00:45:20.787
MAREN: So you do miss the I'm walking into Main Street kind of thing.

00:45:20.947 --> 00:45:23.947
JEANETTE: But I didn't get that for a while.

00:45:25.067 --> 00:45:28.487
MAREN: But the castle is smaller, so it's still a different feel anyway.

00:45:28.507 --> 00:45:34.927
MAREN: So why not show up in Tomorrowland and see Matterhorn, which is bigger than the castle.

00:45:35.167 --> 00:45:36.807
VIRGINIA: And the abandoned people mover.

00:45:36.827 --> 00:45:38.947
MAREN: The abandoned people mover that breaks my heart.

00:45:40.827 --> 00:45:43.847
MAREN: But yeah, I don't know what time we actually ended up getting to the parks.

00:45:43.847 --> 00:45:45.527
MAREN: It was still fairly early in the day.

00:45:45.547 --> 00:45:46.947
MAREN: It was before lunchtime.

00:45:49.207 --> 00:45:52.467
MAREN: But I think our first ride was Jungle Cruise, right, Jeanette?

00:45:53.547 --> 00:45:54.127
MAREN: The best.

00:45:54.747 --> 00:45:55.867
MAREN: And we had a great skipper.

00:45:55.907 --> 00:45:58.127
JEANETTE: We had a really good skipper.

00:45:58.387 --> 00:45:59.907
VIRGINIA: That makes or breaks it, right?

00:45:59.987 --> 00:46:02.167
MAREN: Well, good delivery, good jokes.

00:46:03.287 --> 00:46:04.567
MAREN: Yeah, he was wonderful.

00:46:04.587 --> 00:46:07.847
MAREN: I think I even left him a cast compliment if I remember correctly.

00:46:08.127 --> 00:46:09.147
MAREN: I like to do that.

00:46:09.167 --> 00:46:14.647
MAREN: And then we had to reload on coffee, of course, back to the cold brew journey.

00:46:15.547 --> 00:46:20.727
VIRGINIA: A running theme of this trip, ha ha, a running Disney theme of this trip.

00:46:21.027 --> 00:46:24.987
MAREN: You really could title this Maren and Jeanette's running and cold brew trip.

00:46:26.347 --> 00:46:27.627
JEANETTE: We don't run on Duncan.

00:46:27.647 --> 00:46:30.167
JEANETTE: We run on Disneyland cold brew.

00:46:30.347 --> 00:46:31.447
VIRGINIA: That's a really long title.

00:46:40.387 --> 00:46:46.647
MAREN: We did the black calf cat, whatever the heck that one's called.

00:46:46.887 --> 00:46:48.947
VIRGINIA: From Galaxy's Edge.

00:46:48.947 --> 00:46:50.907
VIRGINIA: Which I still have never had.

00:46:51.587 --> 00:46:53.267
VIRGINIA: I'll be honest with you all.

00:46:54.527 --> 00:46:59.347
VIRGINIA: I've heard mixed things about it, and I think I'm afraid I'm going to really not like it.

00:46:59.687 --> 00:47:01.707
VIRGINIA: I need to just turn that around and try it.

00:47:01.727 --> 00:47:04.527
VIRGINIA: Because if I don't like it, what's the worst that happens?

00:47:04.747 --> 00:47:05.347
VIRGINIA: I throw it away.

00:47:05.347 --> 00:47:10.407
JEANETTE: What I feel like I found is that it was consistently delicious in Disneyland.

00:47:11.367 --> 00:47:15.647
JEANETTE: And in Disney worlds, it can be inconsistent.

00:47:15.847 --> 00:47:16.227
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:47:16.247 --> 00:47:18.547
VIRGINIA: So maybe that's where the hit and miss is coming from.

00:47:18.567 --> 00:47:23.667
MAREN: Disneyland is winning the cold brew battle, I'm telling you.

00:47:23.807 --> 00:47:29.587
JEANETTE: Although that Riviera cold brew will still always have a very special place in my heart.

00:47:29.627 --> 00:47:36.327
JEANETTE: So, yeah, and they sell it at a different spot in Disneyland.

00:47:36.347 --> 00:47:45.147
JEANETTE: So I know it's at Katsaka's in Walt Disney World, but Disneyland is at the docking base 7.

00:47:45.847 --> 00:47:48.467
MAREN: Which means you can't get it till 1030 most days.

00:47:49.427 --> 00:47:54.087
MAREN: So even when the parks open at like 8, you can't get coffee until after 1030.

00:47:54.147 --> 00:47:56.487
JEANETTE: But there is some place to sit and enjoy it.

00:47:56.507 --> 00:47:59.047
JEANETTE: So that's kind of the positive of it.

00:47:59.067 --> 00:48:02.267
JEANETTE: And I had actually never been in the docking base 7 in Walt Disney World.

00:48:02.287 --> 00:48:05.187
JEANETTE: So it was fun for me to be inside of that space at all.

00:48:05.707 --> 00:48:09.407
VIRGINIA: After your coffee break, where did you decide to go next?

00:48:10.247 --> 00:48:19.767
JEANETTE: So we were in like snacky wandering mode, and I had wanted to get this pretzel cheese garlic bread from Edelweiss.

00:48:20.387 --> 00:48:25.407
JEANETTE: So I ordered that and I influenced Maren and she got one too.

00:48:26.347 --> 00:48:39.047
JEANETTE: And then we found this really cute little table setup that's kind of over by the Matterhorn, kind of close to the Nemo submarines.

00:48:40.947 --> 00:48:47.367
JEANETTE: But it's just, you know, those wire back chairs with hearts on them and cute little tables.

00:48:47.367 --> 00:48:52.027
JEANETTE: And so we, it's really kind of hidden behind Edelweiss.

00:48:52.807 --> 00:48:59.187
JEANETTE: So we all sat there and kind of shared some of the garlic cheese pretzel bread, which was delicious.

00:48:59.287 --> 00:49:05.887
JEANETTE: Although, small note, I would put more garlic on it, but I would almost put more garlic on anything.

00:49:05.907 --> 00:49:11.047
JEANETTE: So, small note, would eat it again.

00:49:12.727 --> 00:49:14.947
MAREN: Do you think the marinara dipping sauce would have helped?

00:49:14.967 --> 00:49:16.027
MAREN: Neither of us had that.

00:49:16.047 --> 00:49:17.327
MAREN: Maybe it has a little garlic.

00:49:17.327 --> 00:49:19.427
VIRGINIA: Oh, wait, did it come with it and you turned it down?

00:49:19.447 --> 00:49:20.347
VIRGINIA: You have to order it separately.

00:49:20.367 --> 00:49:21.867
JEANETTE: You have to order it separate.

00:49:21.887 --> 00:49:23.527
VIRGINIA: And I didn't realize that you had to order it separately.

00:49:23.547 --> 00:49:28.587
VIRGINIA: Wait, you have to order it separate and pay for it separately?

00:49:29.587 --> 00:49:31.347
JEANETTE: It's a huge piece of cheese bread though.

00:49:32.587 --> 00:49:34.087
MAREN: We'll have to experiment next time.

00:49:36.447 --> 00:49:40.967
JEANETTE: I have in my notes that after that, most of the crew headed out.

00:49:41.487 --> 00:49:42.747
MAREN: We did do train loops.

00:49:44.147 --> 00:49:44.567
JEANETTE: You're right.

00:49:44.587 --> 00:49:45.567
JEANETTE: That's what happened.

00:49:45.587 --> 00:49:47.287
JEANETTE: We got on the Disneyland train.

00:49:47.627 --> 00:49:49.907
MAREN: And a lot of the lines were just really long.

00:49:49.927 --> 00:49:54.727
MAREN: We decided not to do Genie Plus Lightning Lanes that day.

00:49:54.747 --> 00:49:57.947
MAREN: And honestly, a lot of us were tired.

00:49:57.967 --> 00:50:02.507
MAREN: Not all of us have the energy of Jeanette and Rita, who powered through a lot.

00:50:03.647 --> 00:50:07.187
VIRGINIA: Jeanette, also, what is your cold brew count on this trip at this point?

00:50:09.747 --> 00:50:12.347
JEANETTE: This is only my first cold brew of the day.

00:50:14.227 --> 00:50:15.367
JEANETTE: And this is what's funny.

00:50:15.387 --> 00:50:18.667
JEANETTE: When I'm at home, I will never have more than one coffee.

00:50:18.687 --> 00:50:25.467
JEANETTE: But when I'm in Disney, I'm like, I could have two coffees and a diet coke because I have to keep going at Disney.

00:50:25.487 --> 00:50:27.727
JEANETTE: That's just the rule.

00:50:29.707 --> 00:50:39.287
JEANETTE: But no, but so half of our crew, a little over half of our crew, headed back to the hotel, including Mary and Mariah, Ryan and Mark.

00:50:39.987 --> 00:50:47.047
JEANETTE: But Rita and Joe and I rallied on to go ride Pirates of the Caribbean.

00:50:47.067 --> 00:50:52.507
MAREN: Were you trying to do Haunted at that time and you switched to Pirates?

00:50:53.187 --> 00:50:54.207
JEANETTE: I think so.

00:50:54.227 --> 00:50:58.867
JEANETTE: We had a number of times where Haunted Mansion was down.

00:51:00.447 --> 00:51:03.847
JEANETTE: And Pirates was down and Indy was down.

00:51:04.247 --> 00:51:06.887
JEANETTE: So there was some ride downage through this trip.

00:51:06.907 --> 00:51:10.607
JEANETTE: But yeah, we went over to Pirates.

00:51:10.987 --> 00:51:12.707
VIRGINIA: You didn't let it get you down, though.

00:51:13.067 --> 00:51:13.647
JEANETTE: We didn't.

00:51:14.787 --> 00:51:16.067
JEANETTE: At least not in this moment.

00:51:16.427 --> 00:51:23.607
JEANETTE: We went over to Pirates and I think we waited about a half hour.

00:51:24.487 --> 00:51:27.567
JEANETTE: I've ridden in Pirates before, but it's been at least seven years.

00:51:27.767 --> 00:51:32.547
JEANETTE: And, you know, everybody says it, that Pirates at Disneyland is so much better.

00:51:32.787 --> 00:51:35.567
JEANETTE: Pirates at Disneyland is so much better.

00:51:35.587 --> 00:51:38.327
JEANETTE: It's like there's added scenes.

00:51:39.487 --> 00:51:43.707
JEANETTE: The space that you're in just feels more cinematic.

00:51:44.147 --> 00:51:55.947
JEANETTE: I feel like now I'm going to go on Disney World's Pirates and be like, the way we think about the Disneyland Castle where we're like, oh, it's so tiny, is how I'm going to feel about the Disney World's Pirates.

00:51:56.167 --> 00:51:58.947
JEANETTE: Oh, he's so cute and tiny.

00:51:59.727 --> 00:52:01.867
JEANETTE: And, you know, I love those drops.

00:52:01.887 --> 00:52:05.407
JEANETTE: Those drops are giving me Splash Mountain vibes that I've been missing.

00:52:05.427 --> 00:52:09.027
JEANETTE: So I really, really love that.

00:52:09.047 --> 00:52:12.507
JEANETTE: I mean, you know, I'm not telling anyone anything new.

00:52:15.347 --> 00:52:16.807
VIRGINIA: You mentioned Splash Mountain.

00:52:17.247 --> 00:52:24.747
VIRGINIA: So Splash Mountain over there is closed and under refurbishment to become Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

00:52:25.467 --> 00:52:28.287
VIRGINIA: What was that area like in Disneyland?

00:52:28.327 --> 00:52:34.747
VIRGINIA: Does it seem like it's kind of at the same pace that Disney World is, or are they much farther behind?

00:52:34.767 --> 00:52:36.667
MAREN: I think they're behind Disney World.

00:52:37.287 --> 00:52:43.547
MAREN: Disney World's got like the flowers and stuff up now that look so amazing, and they don't have the flowers up at Disneyland yet.

00:52:43.567 --> 00:52:46.507
MAREN: So if I had to guess, I think Disneyland's behind.

00:52:46.827 --> 00:52:50.967
VIRGINIA: They were open as Splash Mountain for longer than we were, so that makes sense.

00:52:51.387 --> 00:52:51.967
MAREN: Exactly.

00:52:51.987 --> 00:52:55.707
MAREN: But I do think they are making good progress.

00:52:55.727 --> 00:53:00.487
MAREN: You can definitely tell they're probably pacing correctly, I hope.

00:53:00.667 --> 00:53:03.867
MAREN: I'm assuming I'm not an engineer or an imagineer.

00:53:03.887 --> 00:53:08.067
JEANETTE: But I could imagine being an imagineer.

00:53:08.927 --> 00:53:09.687
VIRGINIA: I could, too.

00:53:09.907 --> 00:53:10.787
VIRGINIA: I totally could.

00:53:12.207 --> 00:53:12.687
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:53:13.347 --> 00:53:14.427
VIRGINIA: What was next?

00:53:15.107 --> 00:53:34.867
JEANETTE: So after Pirates, Joe and I took the train back to the monorail and then the monorail back to the hotel, while Rita branched off to go to DCA because she wanted to get the Maider popcorn bucket for her friend's kid, because her friend's child is a big fan of Maider.

00:53:40.247 --> 00:53:46.927
JEANETTE: And that brings us to the brief reconnection of Maren and I at the hotel.

00:53:46.967 --> 00:53:49.167
JEANETTE: And you should say what you were doing.

00:53:49.767 --> 00:53:58.467
MAREN: Well, when we got back to the hotel a little earlier than everyone else, we were laying down watching TV and on the wait list for Trader Sam's.

00:53:58.647 --> 00:54:04.587
MAREN: And so eventually Mariah and Ryan and I got called for Trader Sam's.

00:54:04.827 --> 00:54:08.407
MAREN: And we did do the outdoor seating.

00:54:09.287 --> 00:54:15.607
MAREN: You know, it was first available seating, indoor or outdoor.

00:54:15.607 --> 00:54:17.747
MAREN: And like I said, it was a crowded week.

00:54:17.767 --> 00:54:19.927
MAREN: And so indoor was not available.

00:54:20.107 --> 00:54:20.807
MAREN: But that's OK.

00:54:22.307 --> 00:54:24.807
MAREN: We still had two good beverages.

00:54:25.907 --> 00:54:28.727
MAREN: Mariah had a salad, you know, very Trader Sam's.

00:54:28.827 --> 00:54:30.227
MAREN: It was actually a really good salad.

00:54:31.227 --> 00:54:35.747
MAREN: I had vegetables also, I had the fried long beans, which are amazing.

00:54:36.067 --> 00:54:40.367
MAREN: Number one snack at Trader Sam's in my humble opinion.

00:54:40.387 --> 00:54:41.147
JEANETTE: And were they amazing?

00:54:41.167 --> 00:54:44.427
JEANETTE: Because I heard that they've gone down in quality.

00:54:44.947 --> 00:54:46.027
JEANETTE: But they were still amazing?

00:54:46.047 --> 00:54:47.007
MAREN: No, they were still great.

00:54:47.067 --> 00:54:48.527
MAREN: I thought that they were excellent.

00:54:49.747 --> 00:54:54.047
MAREN: My only complaint was they weren't super hot, but I was also eating them outside where it was not super hot.

00:54:54.067 --> 00:54:55.847
MAREN: So I blame the atmosphere for that.

00:54:56.607 --> 00:54:57.887
VIRGINIA: Was there anything to dip them in?

00:54:58.507 --> 00:55:00.947
MAREN: Yes, they come with some sort of aioli.

00:55:01.167 --> 00:55:02.707
MAREN: I don't know what it is.

00:55:02.767 --> 00:55:03.987
MAREN: It's flavored mayonnaise.

00:55:05.587 --> 00:55:06.607
VIRGINIA: Sounds good to me.

00:55:06.927 --> 00:55:07.707
MAREN: It was good.

00:55:07.707 --> 00:55:09.147
MAREN: It definitely works.

00:55:09.987 --> 00:55:15.167
MAREN: I'm definitely not a mayonnaise fan, but you put a little flavoring in it and call it aioli and tell me it's a dip and I'm going to eat it.

00:55:15.287 --> 00:55:17.547
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I'm originally from North Carolina.

00:55:17.627 --> 00:55:18.887
VIRGINIA: I love mayonnaise.

00:55:20.407 --> 00:55:21.867
MAREN: But no, it's very good.

00:55:21.887 --> 00:55:24.107
MAREN: I recommend the long beans always.

00:55:25.727 --> 00:55:37.087
VIRGINIA: So, Jeanette, when you said you had a little reunion with Maren, were you able to join her at Trader Sam's or you just got to pop by and say hello because they were seated and you were not on the list?

00:55:37.727 --> 00:55:48.447
JEANETTE: Yeah, they were popping out as I was popping in, but it sort of made my choice of what to do next a little easier because I think I maybe mentioned this in the pre-trip.

00:55:48.647 --> 00:55:50.887
JEANETTE: I'm like a lone swimming pool person.

00:55:51.427 --> 00:55:54.227
JEANETTE: Like nobody else really likes to go to the swimming pool.

00:55:56.607 --> 00:56:02.407
JEANETTE: But I was thinking that it would feel so good to get into a hot tub after the half marathon.

00:56:02.807 --> 00:56:09.827
JEANETTE: So I called down to the hotel lobby because the pool and hot tub that were right in front of our window were closed for refurbishment.

00:56:10.267 --> 00:56:14.727
JEANETTE: And I couldn't see if there was a hot tub at the pool that was close to Fantasyland.

00:56:15.027 --> 00:56:21.447
JEANETTE: So I called down to the front desk and I asked where on property is there a hot tub operating, if there is one.

00:56:21.727 --> 00:56:22.647
JEANETTE: And they said there's two.

00:56:22.667 --> 00:56:24.547
JEANETTE: There's one by Fantasyland Tower.

00:56:24.567 --> 00:56:36.767
JEANETTE: And you can also, anyone staying at the Disneyland Hotel can also use the brand new pool and hot tub at the Disneyland Villas, the new DVC property that's recently opened.

00:56:37.227 --> 00:56:43.307
JEANETTE: And that entrance was actually closer to our tower than the Fantasyland pool.

00:56:43.467 --> 00:56:47.327
JEANETTE: And I wanted to check it out because it's new and it's exciting.

00:56:47.847 --> 00:56:57.547
JEANETTE: And then on top of that, I had heard that the Palm Breeze, which is the pool bar and restaurant over at the Villas, was fantastic.

00:56:57.987 --> 00:57:08.567
JEANETTE: So I put on my Haunted Mansion swimsuit that I made and threw the Disneyland Hotel robe over it and shrouded myself over to the hot tub.

00:57:08.727 --> 00:57:10.487
JEANETTE: And I got in the hot tub for a while.

00:57:10.647 --> 00:57:13.567
JEANETTE: And you know, there's a rule that you're not supposed to drink in the hot tub.

00:57:13.587 --> 00:57:15.747
JEANETTE: But like everybody was drinking in the hot tub.

00:57:15.767 --> 00:57:19.467
JEANETTE: So like if everybody else is breaking the rule, I'm going to break the rule.

00:57:19.487 --> 00:57:26.327
JEANETTE: So we went over to the Palm Breeze bar and the cocktail list looked phenomenal.

00:57:26.347 --> 00:57:31.707
JEANETTE: Like it was so good that I had no idea what I should order.

00:57:31.727 --> 00:57:34.427
JEANETTE: Like everything's almost everything sounded good to me.

00:57:34.447 --> 00:57:39.087
JEANETTE: So I asked the bartender for recommendation, let them know I like things a little strong.

00:57:39.347 --> 00:57:47.687
JEANETTE: And I ended up getting a bourbon orange punch, which was delicious and strong and not too bitter.

00:57:47.707 --> 00:58:01.207
JEANETTE: I drank it in the hot tub, chatted with people about DVC properties, chatted with people about runDisney, educated some kids on what it's like to live in New York City.

00:58:01.227 --> 00:58:02.067
JEANETTE: It was really fun.

00:58:02.167 --> 00:58:06.007
JEANETTE: It was just really fun.

00:58:06.027 --> 00:58:07.707
JEANETTE: And I got in my hot tub time.

00:58:09.307 --> 00:58:13.987
JEANETTE: And I was so, it's so funny, I was so zen after I got out.

00:58:14.007 --> 00:58:21.787
JEANETTE: I was like, there's a beautiful mural in the Disneyland villas that has a bunch of different characters.

00:58:22.147 --> 00:58:27.627
JEANETTE: I was snapping some photos of this beautiful mural in my robe.

00:58:27.867 --> 00:58:32.067
JEANETTE: And I just look like I'm totally at peace with the world.

00:58:32.087 --> 00:58:38.907
JEANETTE: To me, that was better than taking a nap, even though it would have been totally logical to take a nap.

00:58:39.467 --> 00:58:40.827
JEANETTE: That was my recharge button.

00:58:42.447 --> 00:58:44.347
VIRGINIA: Was there anyone in the pool?

00:58:45.767 --> 00:58:46.167
JEANETTE: Kids.

00:58:47.027 --> 00:58:47.487
VIRGINIA: Children.

00:58:47.647 --> 00:58:55.007
VIRGINIA: Children who, for whatever reason, they, I mean, yeah, it's heated, but still it's not a hot tub.

00:58:55.767 --> 00:58:56.487
JEANETTE: I don't know, though.

00:58:56.507 --> 00:59:04.167
JEANETTE: It sounds crazy, but between the hot tub and the heated pool, that area felt pretty warm.

00:59:04.367 --> 00:59:08.887
JEANETTE: Like when I got there, I was like, oh, am I going to be uncomfortable if I take off my robe?

00:59:09.027 --> 00:59:11.247
JEANETTE: But I took off my robe and I felt fine.

00:59:11.487 --> 00:59:12.187
VIRGINIA: Well, I hope to get over.

00:59:12.207 --> 00:59:13.967
VIRGINIA: You're looking at me like I'm nuts.

00:59:15.847 --> 00:59:17.027
VIRGINIA: Well, it was 40 degrees.

00:59:17.067 --> 00:59:20.567
JEANETTE: It didn't feel like it over there.

00:59:20.587 --> 00:59:21.507
VIRGINIA: I believe you.

00:59:21.527 --> 00:59:22.127
VIRGINIA: I believe you.

00:59:22.147 --> 00:59:22.687
VIRGINIA: I believe you.

00:59:22.827 --> 00:59:24.747
VIRGINIA: I have no reason not to believe you, Jeanette.

00:59:24.767 --> 00:59:29.087
VIRGINIA: You've always been truthful with me on all things weather related, at least.

00:59:32.347 --> 00:59:35.487
VIRGINIA: Well, I hope to get over and see those DVC villas at some point.

00:59:35.507 --> 00:59:45.707
VIRGINIA: But I do know that as a DVC member, that getting to use points that are not designated for one of those properties over there can be tough.

00:59:47.327 --> 00:59:52.847
JEANETTE: Well, it's kind of fun to know that if you're staying at the hotel at all, you can use those amenities.

00:59:53.147 --> 00:59:53.507
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:59:54.027 --> 01:00:01.627
VIRGINIA: And I do wonder, is that because it's new and so there's not as many people there using points there yet?

01:00:01.647 --> 01:00:02.487
VIRGINIA: I'm not sure.

01:00:02.507 --> 01:00:03.347
JEANETTE: I don't know.

01:00:03.367 --> 01:00:11.067
JEANETTE: I had read it ahead of time and then forgotten it and then was reminded when I called the front desk.

01:00:12.647 --> 01:00:26.167
VIRGINIA: So after you recharged in a hot tub and Maren recharged with some downtime and a drink at Trader Sam's, did the whole group reconvene to have more fun for the evening together?

01:00:26.407 --> 01:00:28.707
JEANETTE: We reconvened at the hotel.

01:00:28.727 --> 01:00:32.967
JEANETTE: I believe there was some sports ball being watched in the other room.

01:00:33.927 --> 01:00:34.907
VIRGINIA: Which sports ball?

01:00:34.927 --> 01:00:36.207
VIRGINIA: The kind with a foot or?

01:00:38.187 --> 01:00:38.947
MAREN: Yes, yes.

01:00:38.967 --> 01:00:43.847
MAREN: I believe there was football on that in our room that was watched definitely through my eyelids.

01:00:44.607 --> 01:00:46.947
JEANETTE: And Thor Ragnarok in the girls room.

01:00:46.967 --> 01:00:48.727
MAREN: I should have moved to the girls room.

01:00:49.667 --> 01:00:50.647
JEANETTE: My favorite Chris.

01:00:53.127 --> 01:00:54.127
VIRGINIA: Of all the Chris's.

01:00:54.387 --> 01:00:56.847
MAREN: Of all the Chris's.

01:00:57.847 --> 01:01:03.507
MAREN: But yeah, then we had to finally get fancied up to head to dinner.

01:01:04.767 --> 01:01:09.547
VIRGINIA: And this was a very special dinner for people who did not listen to the pre-trip.

01:01:10.187 --> 01:01:12.667
VIRGINIA: Tell them where you got to eat.

01:01:13.487 --> 01:01:20.407
JEANETTE: We got to eat at the one, the only Club 33.

01:01:22.327 --> 01:01:24.307
MAREN: I don't know what that voice was, but there we are.

01:01:24.327 --> 01:01:27.127
VIRGINIA: It's a little Kathleen Turner-ish.

01:01:29.027 --> 01:01:29.967
VIRGINIA: Club 33.

01:01:33.067 --> 01:01:35.527
VIRGINIA: So tell us all from start to finish.

01:01:36.347 --> 01:01:37.627
VIRGINIA: How was it?

01:01:38.387 --> 01:01:40.127
VIRGINIA: How did you feel walking in?

01:01:40.807 --> 01:01:44.807
VIRGINIA: You were wearing a dress that you had made, Jeanette, a Starburst dress.

01:01:44.827 --> 01:01:51.667
VIRGINIA: And I think, Maren, you were wearing something that you had also perhaps made, but at another time, not specifically for this dinner.

01:01:51.687 --> 01:01:52.527
VIRGINIA: No, I didn't.

01:01:52.887 --> 01:01:53.307
MAREN: Yeah.

01:01:53.487 --> 01:02:02.667
JEANETTE: Yeah, I made the Starburst dress for my birthday last year and re-wore it, but got to wear it with my Minnie Mouse ears, matching both for the first time.

01:02:02.687 --> 01:02:07.727
JEANETTE: But Maren custom made a brand new carousel dress.

01:02:07.867 --> 01:02:09.847
MAREN: That I finished on Friday.

01:02:10.967 --> 01:02:11.647
MAREN: Wow.

01:02:11.667 --> 01:02:14.447
JEANETTE: That is the Maren way.

01:02:15.787 --> 01:02:20.327
MAREN: Yeah, it was great.

01:02:20.687 --> 01:02:23.827
MAREN: Another large group showed up around the same time we did, right?

01:02:23.847 --> 01:02:27.467
MAREN: Because you have to like ring a doorbell to get in.

01:02:28.667 --> 01:02:34.987
MAREN: And so they let us in and then they let the other group in because our reservation was actually a little earlier than the other groups.

01:02:35.527 --> 01:02:39.727
MAREN: Then you wait in the courtyard of Angels, I believe it's called.

01:02:40.847 --> 01:02:43.167
JEANETTE: It's got a beautiful stairway.

01:02:43.727 --> 01:02:45.647
MAREN: They're like, take all the pictures you want.

01:02:45.747 --> 01:02:47.067
MAREN: So we took some pictures.

01:02:47.087 --> 01:02:51.587
MAREN: The lighting is a little rough in there for pictures, unfortunately, especially being there at 8 o'clock.

01:02:51.607 --> 01:02:54.327
JEANETTE: But we took some pictures that I thought were really pretty of me.

01:02:54.347 --> 01:03:01.427
JEANETTE: But then the closer I looked, it's like there's a giant black smudge next to my nose because of the shadows in the space.

01:03:04.087 --> 01:03:05.247
VIRGINIA: Not cute contouring.

01:03:06.347 --> 01:03:09.027
MAREN: But you know what?

01:03:09.927 --> 01:03:12.767
MAREN: We like to get our good pictures, especially of our makes.

01:03:13.407 --> 01:03:16.367
MAREN: But sometimes you got to be there for the experience too.

01:03:16.387 --> 01:03:17.847
JEANETTE: We were in the moment.

01:03:18.907 --> 01:03:23.227
JEANETTE: And I did later get some good pictures of my make actually in Toontown.

01:03:23.407 --> 01:03:28.027
JEANETTE: So I got some really cute pictures in Toontown.

01:03:28.227 --> 01:03:28.867
MAREN: I love that.

01:03:28.887 --> 01:03:31.187
MAREN: I'll have to rewear my dress and get some other pictures.

01:03:31.207 --> 01:03:32.327
JEANETTE: I got some.

01:03:32.427 --> 01:03:34.607
JEANETTE: But anyway, it's a great Disney dress.

01:03:34.767 --> 01:03:35.607
MAREN: Thank you.

01:03:36.167 --> 01:03:37.627
VIRGINIA: So tell us about the food.

01:03:38.127 --> 01:03:39.687
MAREN: Well, before the food, right?

01:03:39.707 --> 01:03:41.807
MAREN: We hang out and then you get to go up the grand.

01:03:41.827 --> 01:03:43.087
MAREN: No, we took the elevator.

01:03:43.607 --> 01:03:48.047
MAREN: We went up the elevator and then we take the stairs down because you can only take the elevator up and the stairs down.

01:03:48.247 --> 01:03:49.767
MAREN: I guess unless you need the elevator.

01:03:49.787 --> 01:03:53.747
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that doesn't seem very accessible if they force you to take stairs.

01:03:55.507 --> 01:03:56.647
MAREN: I think it's if you need it.

01:03:56.767 --> 01:03:58.847
MAREN: Anyway, got it.

01:03:58.867 --> 01:04:07.187
MAREN: So when we first walked in, they're like, well, while you're upstairs before your table, make sure to look at the merchandise so that you can decide what you want to buy when you leave.

01:04:08.747 --> 01:04:12.527
JEANETTE: Like take pictures so you can think about it while you're at the table.

01:04:12.547 --> 01:04:14.607
JEANETTE: Like really like merch, merch, merch.

01:04:14.627 --> 01:04:15.647
VIRGINIA: What were the choices?

01:04:16.107 --> 01:04:23.547
MAREN: They had a lot of stuff that was members only, unfortunately, like the member, the holder of the Club 33 membership would have had to be there.

01:04:24.887 --> 01:04:33.327
MAREN: But they had stuff that was available for everyone was like a spirit jersey, a polo, maybe like a mug or something.

01:04:33.447 --> 01:04:34.827
MAREN: There were two different lounge flies.

01:04:34.847 --> 01:04:36.167
MAREN: One was like a Christmas one.

01:04:36.187 --> 01:04:37.307
MAREN: One was a newer one.

01:04:37.327 --> 01:04:41.567
MAREN: They had just released new merchandise like the day before we went.

01:04:41.987 --> 01:04:43.547
MAREN: I'd seen someone posted about it.

01:04:44.047 --> 01:04:46.487
MAREN: And even a lot of that had been picked through.

01:04:46.567 --> 01:04:49.087
MAREN: Like people were, I think it was a very busy night.

01:04:49.107 --> 01:04:50.507
MAREN: I think people were there for the merch.

01:04:52.127 --> 01:04:53.647
MAREN: But yeah, there's a lot of great stuff.

01:04:53.667 --> 01:04:55.247
MAREN: There was a Dooney bag, of course.

01:04:55.807 --> 01:04:56.807
VIRGINIA: You know I love a Dooney.

01:04:57.167 --> 01:04:57.907
MAREN: It was really cute.

01:04:58.367 --> 01:05:02.967
MAREN: There was a leather jacket, like a leather, what is this called?

01:05:02.987 --> 01:05:03.987
MAREN: Varsity jacket.

01:05:05.227 --> 01:05:06.667
MAREN: Leather varsity jacket.

01:05:06.927 --> 01:05:08.767
MAREN: That I was like, oh, I want this.

01:05:08.827 --> 01:05:09.807
MAREN: Oh no, it's real leather.

01:05:09.827 --> 01:05:10.767
MAREN: That's $400.

01:05:10.787 --> 01:05:11.447
MAREN: Never mind.

01:05:14.147 --> 01:05:17.327
VIRGINIA: So did either of you or did anyone in your group buy anything?

01:05:18.947 --> 01:05:22.027
JEANETTE: I think everyone did except for Mariah and myself.

01:05:22.047 --> 01:05:22.267
MAREN: Yeah.

01:05:22.647 --> 01:05:23.127
MAREN: Yeah.

01:05:23.467 --> 01:05:24.987
MAREN: Lots of Spirit jerseys were bought.

01:05:25.547 --> 01:05:27.527
MAREN: I've jumped on the Spirit jersey bandwagon.

01:05:27.787 --> 01:05:30.507
MAREN: And then my dad and my husband both needed polos.

01:05:30.527 --> 01:05:31.027
VIRGINIA: That's fun.

01:05:31.307 --> 01:05:33.707
VIRGINIA: When else would you get the opportunity to buy that kind of thing?

01:05:34.047 --> 01:05:34.847
MAREN: Exactly.

01:05:34.867 --> 01:05:36.827
VIRGINIA: Unless it's on the black market or something.

01:05:36.947 --> 01:05:37.327
VIRGINIA: eBay.

01:05:37.807 --> 01:05:38.287
VIRGINIA: eBay.

01:05:39.467 --> 01:05:40.027
MAREN: Overpay.

01:05:40.047 --> 01:05:42.227
JEANETTE: The darkest of black markets.

01:05:44.327 --> 01:05:44.927
VIRGINIA: So the food?

01:05:45.227 --> 01:05:46.007
MAREN: Yeah, the food.

01:05:47.827 --> 01:05:49.087
JEANETTE: Four course meal.

01:05:49.567 --> 01:05:59.727
JEANETTE: So you start with an appetizer and then you get a second appetizer and then you get a main course and then you get dessert and you order all at once.

01:06:01.647 --> 01:06:03.047
MAREN: And good cocktail menu.

01:06:03.547 --> 01:06:05.107
JEANETTE: Wonderful cocktail menu.

01:06:05.507 --> 01:06:08.007
JEANETTE: Kind of gave me a little bit of a New Orleans feel.

01:06:08.287 --> 01:06:09.087
MAREN: Oh, definitely.

01:06:09.207 --> 01:06:20.227
MAREN: And I think that's something to note is a lot of the decor in there is very much historical stuff Walt was looking at as he's putting together Disney.

01:06:20.247 --> 01:06:23.027
MAREN: There's an old, what's that piano called?

01:06:23.047 --> 01:06:23.907
JEANETTE: Harpsichord?

01:06:23.927 --> 01:06:24.947
MAREN: Harpsichord.

01:06:24.967 --> 01:06:25.727
MAREN: That sounds right.

01:06:25.747 --> 01:06:28.547
MAREN: And so it does.

01:06:28.567 --> 01:06:34.487
MAREN: It has like an old New Orleans kind of feel more than like Mickey Mouse everywhere.

01:06:36.007 --> 01:06:37.147
JEANETTE: Really no Mickey Mouse.

01:06:37.167 --> 01:06:37.907
MAREN: No Mickey Mouse.

01:06:38.967 --> 01:06:40.107
VIRGINIA: Any hidden Mickey's?

01:06:40.127 --> 01:06:41.487
JEANETTE: 33.

01:06:41.507 --> 01:06:43.847
JEANETTE: No, 33 is like the little touch.

01:06:44.187 --> 01:06:49.527
JEANETTE: Like instead of having a hidden Mickey anywhere, like there was a chandelier where 33 was up there.

01:06:49.587 --> 01:06:51.827
MAREN: I bet there's a hidden Mickey we didn't know about.

01:06:52.227 --> 01:06:53.267
JEANETTE: Maybe, maybe.

01:06:53.287 --> 01:07:08.507
JEANETTE: But you know, they did talk about like, you're not going to see things that jump out as Disney this is more of like the collection that Walt and Lillian put together when they were designing Club 33 for their special guests and such.

01:07:08.967 --> 01:07:26.487
VIRGINIA: So it sounds like because none of your Club 33 members yet, throw the yet in there, they really, you know, treated you as guests and tried to tell you a little bit about what you were seeing and giving you the rundown of how it all works.

01:07:27.447 --> 01:07:28.827
MAREN: Oh, yes, super welcoming.

01:07:28.907 --> 01:07:29.527
MAREN: It was great.

01:07:30.067 --> 01:07:33.507
JEANETTE: And I think there was one section that is for members only.

01:07:33.727 --> 01:07:34.387
MAREN: There is.

01:07:34.907 --> 01:07:35.847
MAREN: That is correct.

01:07:35.987 --> 01:07:38.367
JEANETTE: It's more of like a bar lounge kind of area.

01:07:38.927 --> 01:07:44.447
MAREN: But yeah, so I think everyone ordered, everyone ordered a cocktail or a mocktail.

01:07:45.847 --> 01:08:00.547
MAREN: Ryan and I did the wine pairing with our food, which therefore it was excessive to also have the cocktail and most of my cocktail, while it was delicious, it was like a rum old fashioned essentially.

01:08:00.567 --> 01:08:02.347
JEANETTE: So it was very strong.

01:08:02.347 --> 01:08:03.107
MAREN: It was rum.

01:08:03.127 --> 01:08:04.347
MAREN: It was delicious.

01:08:04.347 --> 01:08:05.407
MAREN: But I didn't need that.

01:08:05.447 --> 01:08:07.067
MAREN: And then four glasses of wine.

01:08:07.087 --> 01:08:21.407
JEANETTE: And I wish I had known that because maybe I would have had your your cocktail instead of my glass of wine, because I will say as lovely as the meal was, I asked the waitress if the glass of wine would work with my entree.

01:08:21.587 --> 01:08:23.447
JEANETTE: And she said yes, and it did not.

01:08:25.227 --> 01:08:29.927
JEANETTE: So I might have been better off with that rummelled fashion along with my seafood dish.

01:08:30.227 --> 01:08:31.467
MAREN: Pairings are subjective.

01:08:32.047 --> 01:08:32.427
VIRGINIA: It's true.

01:08:32.447 --> 01:08:34.487
VIRGINIA: Maren, how did you feel about your pairings?

01:08:34.507 --> 01:08:37.787
VIRGINIA: Because I know that you are a big wine lover.

01:08:37.867 --> 01:08:39.867
VIRGINIA: So were you happy with it?

01:08:40.087 --> 01:08:43.127
MAREN: Yeah, I thought that my pairings worked out really well.

01:08:43.727 --> 01:08:47.007
VIRGINIA: Probably because they weren't recommended by the server.

01:08:49.527 --> 01:08:51.267
VIRGINIA: They were actually planned by a sommelier.

01:08:51.287 --> 01:08:53.207
JEANETTE: To be fair, she did not recommend it.

01:08:53.427 --> 01:08:54.867
JEANETTE: I picked it out and then did it work.

01:08:54.887 --> 01:08:55.927
VIRGINIA: And then you asked the question.

01:08:56.647 --> 01:08:57.027
VIRGINIA: Got it.

01:08:57.147 --> 01:08:57.647
VIRGINIA: Got it.

01:08:58.607 --> 01:08:58.947
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:08:59.567 --> 01:09:02.927
MAREN: I feel like that's a hard question to say no to unless it's like a no.

01:09:03.187 --> 01:09:03.947
MAREN: But anyway.

01:09:04.567 --> 01:09:04.887
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:09:04.907 --> 01:09:08.907
MAREN: But yeah, mine were preset and they all worked really well.

01:09:08.927 --> 01:09:11.747
MAREN: Ryan and I ordered a couple of the same things but a couple of different things.

01:09:11.767 --> 01:09:13.627
MAREN: So he had some slightly different wines as well.

01:09:13.727 --> 01:09:17.287
MAREN: I thought his worked well because we, of course, sampled each other's stuff.

01:09:18.807 --> 01:09:23.367
MAREN: But yeah, all in all, I thought and the portions were good but not miserable full.

01:09:23.447 --> 01:09:25.647
MAREN: So it was a nice experience.

01:09:26.747 --> 01:09:28.967
JEANETTE: My cocktail was delicious.

01:09:28.987 --> 01:09:36.207
JEANETTE: I had a clover club, which was kind of like a gin fizz with raspberry kind of.

01:09:36.607 --> 01:09:41.707
JEANETTE: And my favorite course was probably the second course where I had scallops and lentils.

01:09:42.127 --> 01:09:44.147
MAREN: The scallops were so good.

01:09:44.287 --> 01:09:46.967
MAREN: And I've been on a little kick lately, so it was perfect for me.

01:09:47.027 --> 01:09:47.467
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:09:47.507 --> 01:09:50.907
JEANETTE: When scallops are done right, it's a great thing.

01:09:52.467 --> 01:09:53.407
VIRGINIA: What was the dessert?

01:09:53.627 --> 01:09:54.787
JEANETTE: We had different things.

01:09:55.167 --> 01:10:00.367
JEANETTE: You know, I think we may have crossed over almost all the desserts at our table.

01:10:00.787 --> 01:10:07.347
JEANETTE: The one that she said was the most popular, a lot of folks got that was a pear crisp kind of.

01:10:07.687 --> 01:10:11.247
MAREN: It reminded me of a pear sticky toffee pudding.

01:10:12.867 --> 01:10:13.887
MAREN: The best way to put it.

01:10:13.907 --> 01:10:14.927
MAREN: I loved that.

01:10:14.947 --> 01:10:15.987
MAREN: I did not get that one.

01:10:16.007 --> 01:10:16.847
MAREN: I wanted to be different.

01:10:16.867 --> 01:10:20.187
MAREN: And I got the chocolate one, which came with a Madeira.

01:10:20.667 --> 01:10:21.867
MAREN: And that was a really good pairing.

01:10:21.887 --> 01:10:23.927
MAREN: It was like a dense little chocolate bar thing.

01:10:23.947 --> 01:10:27.267
MAREN: And of course, you know, stole some Orion's pear one because he got the pear one.

01:10:28.667 --> 01:10:29.587
VIRGINIA: What did you get, Jeanette?

01:10:30.307 --> 01:10:37.327
JEANETTE: I got the lemon cranberry cheesecake, which I'm sad to say tasted a little bit like chemical sweetener.

01:10:37.747 --> 01:10:38.567
JEANETTE: Oh, no.

01:10:38.787 --> 01:10:39.347
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:10:39.347 --> 01:10:40.187
JEANETTE: But that's OK.

01:10:40.267 --> 01:10:43.447
JEANETTE: I had lots and lots of good sweet treats throughout Disneyland.

01:10:43.467 --> 01:10:47.007
JEANETTE: And I got to try a little bit of the chocolate and a little bit of the pear one.

01:10:47.027 --> 01:10:50.407
JEANETTE: The beautiful ladies sitting on either side of me.

01:10:50.427 --> 01:10:55.367
JEANETTE: So I got to get to taste all the yumminess, even though I chose poorly.

01:10:59.007 --> 01:11:04.287
VIRGINIA: So after dinner, I'm imagining with four courses, if your dinner was at 8 p.m.

01:11:04.307 --> 01:11:05.727
VIRGINIA: it was probably quite late.

01:11:05.927 --> 01:11:08.607
VIRGINIA: Did you do anything else after this dinner?

01:11:09.447 --> 01:11:10.427
JEANETTE: What a wonderful question.

01:11:10.447 --> 01:11:15.267
MAREN: Some of us were reasonable and went back to the hotel room.

01:11:15.827 --> 01:11:17.767
MAREN: And some of us are named Jeanette.

01:11:18.287 --> 01:11:24.847
JEANETTE: Well, so Rita and I, towards the end of the meal, Rita and I started looking at the wait times.

01:11:25.787 --> 01:11:28.967
JEANETTE: And Haunted Mansion was listed as 13 minutes.

01:11:29.447 --> 01:11:34.627
JEANETTE: So we're like, we're going to bop over to Haunted Mansion and walk on to Haunted Mansion holiday.

01:11:34.647 --> 01:11:40.587
JEANETTE: And that's going to be an amazing thing to do after Club 33 in New Orleans Square.

01:11:41.107 --> 01:11:44.167
JEANETTE: But by the time we got out of the restaurant, it was down.

01:11:44.927 --> 01:12:06.247
JEANETTE: So we changed course, jumped on the Disneyland Railroad, took it over as close as you can get to Toontown and walked on to Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, which was really awesome because the new unique thing about this one versus the Disney World one is the queue.

01:12:06.707 --> 01:12:12.387
JEANETTE: And we were able to go through the entire queue, but not really have to wait very much at all.

01:12:12.407 --> 01:12:13.467
VIRGINIA: What is the queue like?

01:12:13.487 --> 01:12:17.667
VIRGINIA: Because I haven't even looked into this because my assumption was it was the same.

01:12:17.807 --> 01:12:22.967
VIRGINIA: But I guess that's a dumb assumption to make because we've got the Chinese Theatre queue.

01:12:23.347 --> 01:12:26.027
JEANETTE: So the queue is totally different.

01:12:26.227 --> 01:12:33.187
VIRGINIA: It's set in the El Capitan Theatre, which is a play on El Capitan, right?

01:12:33.607 --> 01:12:38.387
JEANETTE: Where Snow White was first shown in LA.

01:12:39.147 --> 01:12:52.887
JEANETTE: And inside of this El Capitan Theatre space, the Hysterical Society has put together a like memoriam of Mickey Mouse's filmography.

01:12:53.327 --> 01:12:55.487
JEANETTE: And Minnie Mouse apparently helped with that.

01:12:55.827 --> 01:13:00.727
JEANETTE: So there's all these costumes and props from all the different Mickey shorts and movies.

01:13:00.747 --> 01:13:05.207
JEANETTE: So there's stuff from like The Prince and the Pauper.

01:13:05.347 --> 01:13:09.527
JEANETTE: And there's stuff from Mouser Size.

01:13:09.567 --> 01:13:12.807
JEANETTE: And there's stuff from Mickey's Christmas Carol.

01:13:12.807 --> 01:13:13.487
VIRGINIA: Wait a second.

01:13:13.787 --> 01:13:18.187
VIRGINIA: Is this real bits of clothing as if he filmed these somewhere?

01:13:18.307 --> 01:13:18.667
JEANETTE: Yes.

01:13:19.007 --> 01:13:19.867
JEANETTE: Yes.

01:13:19.887 --> 01:13:20.867
VIRGINIA: I love it.

01:13:21.127 --> 01:13:21.607
VIRGINIA: Love it.

01:13:21.627 --> 01:13:21.987
JEANETTE: Love it.

01:13:22.067 --> 01:13:22.807
JEANETTE: Okay.

01:13:22.967 --> 01:13:32.887
JEANETTE: There's like a dresser from the cartoon that like Haunted Mansion is slightly inspired by where you see the ghosts dancing and he does a bunch of different things.

01:13:32.907 --> 01:13:39.587
JEANETTE: So if you were standing in line there for a while, you'd see all these different, he dances and he tries to scare you and he does all these different things.

01:13:41.107 --> 01:13:45.147
JEANETTE: And then all the way up to like the more modern cartoons.

01:13:45.167 --> 01:13:49.807
JEANETTE: So there's a big potato that looks like Abel Lincoln from the Potato Land cartoon.

01:13:49.827 --> 01:14:01.267
JEANETTE: And then there's a concession stand area that has a lot of references to like Power Lime is one of the candies like Power Lime from Goofy Movie.

01:14:02.867 --> 01:14:10.027
JEANETTE: And there's a haggis sauce that is Glomgold from Duck Tales.

01:14:10.127 --> 01:14:14.187
JEANETTE: And the popcorn machine has Mickey Mouse's.

01:14:14.207 --> 01:14:17.587
JEANETTE: But they're not just like three circle Mickey Mouse's.

01:14:17.607 --> 01:14:20.447
JEANETTE: You can see the entire silhouette of Mickey's face.

01:14:20.467 --> 01:14:22.707
JEANETTE: And then another one where there's Minnie Mouse's bow.

01:14:22.727 --> 01:14:28.087
JEANETTE: So all these super intricate Easter eggs and details throughout the line.

01:14:28.127 --> 01:14:36.967
JEANETTE: And then movie posters where they take a really like, I think, like a Buena Vista movie and turn it into like a Disney character movie.

01:14:36.987 --> 01:14:48.007
JEANETTE: So for instance, they had the chipmunk trap, which was the, you know, Chippendale and then like Donald and Daisy, you know, are the ones that are being trapped.

01:14:49.987 --> 01:14:50.347
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:14:50.367 --> 01:14:54.087
JEANETTE: So it was a lot of amazing details to see.

01:14:54.367 --> 01:15:10.427
JEANETTE: And then when you get on the ride, because they were able to build the box out uniquely for the ride, there are a couple of extra kind of segue scenes, like not necessarily like full out scenes, but extra scenes that are getting you between two places.

01:15:10.987 --> 01:15:22.347
JEANETTE: And I have to say it also felt to me kind of the same thing as Pirates of the Korean, where the box felt bigger, the rooms felt more expansive.

01:15:23.367 --> 01:15:25.907
JEANETTE: And so it felt more cinematic to me.

01:15:26.207 --> 01:15:29.347
JEANETTE: It could have just been my impression, but that's how I felt.

01:15:30.047 --> 01:15:31.327
VIRGINIA: How did you feel about it, Maren?

01:15:31.347 --> 01:15:33.447
VIRGINIA: Did you get a chance to ride it at all on this trip?

01:15:33.967 --> 01:15:34.427
MAREN: I did.

01:15:35.447 --> 01:15:38.167
MAREN: We ended up riding that on Tuesday.

01:15:38.187 --> 01:15:41.407
MAREN: I think the queue is amazing.

01:15:41.427 --> 01:15:42.427
MAREN: Everything she said about the queue.

01:15:42.447 --> 01:15:47.167
MAREN: I don't, I feel like the rooms are pretty similar in size, but maybe that's just me.

01:15:47.567 --> 01:15:49.647
MAREN: Maybe Jeanette was just more in the moment.

01:15:50.427 --> 01:15:50.847
JEANETTE: I don't know.

01:15:51.407 --> 01:15:52.187
VIRGINIA: Well, she was also.

01:15:52.207 --> 01:15:53.867
JEANETTE: She felt a little taller.

01:15:53.887 --> 01:15:55.287
JEANETTE: I don't know what it is.

01:15:55.327 --> 01:15:58.627
VIRGINIA: She was also high off of her Club 33 dinner.

01:16:01.947 --> 01:16:02.547
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:16:02.667 --> 01:16:05.347
VIRGINIA: Did you do anything else or was that the last thing of the night, Jeanette?

01:16:05.367 --> 01:16:13.107
JEANETTE: No, like I said, we took a couple, Rita was kind enough to take a couple of pictures of me in my dress, especially with my mini ears and everything.

01:16:13.127 --> 01:16:22.347
JEANETTE: There's a really cute fountain right in the middle of the new ToonTown where Mickey is kind of like holding up Minnie Mouse all that dirty dancing or something.

01:16:22.787 --> 01:16:27.047
JEANETTE: So she took some pictures of me there and those are probably my favorite shots of my make.

01:16:27.067 --> 01:16:35.647
JEANETTE: So I'll share some of those with listeners or one because I'm not going to take up the whole theme.

01:16:35.907 --> 01:16:37.927
JEANETTE: Just pictures of Jeanette in her Starburst dress.

01:16:39.027 --> 01:16:42.967
JEANETTE: Yeah, but then we headed back to the hotel happily.

01:16:42.987 --> 01:16:45.387
JEANETTE: All right.

01:16:45.907 --> 01:16:49.347
VIRGINIA: So now we are to Monday, January the 15th.

01:16:50.187 --> 01:16:54.667
VIRGINIA: And I have in my notes that your plan was to go to DCA for most of the day.

01:16:54.687 --> 01:16:55.667
VIRGINIA: How was that?

01:16:56.027 --> 01:17:02.727
MAREN: Well, some of us were going to sleep in a little bit, not a lot of bit, but we weren't planning on doing early entry.

01:17:02.847 --> 01:17:06.447
MAREN: And all of a sudden, the little girls room, I hear them pitter pattering.

01:17:06.827 --> 01:17:10.147
MAREN: Hey, guys, we're going to leave at seven.

01:17:10.167 --> 01:17:11.907
MAREN: And I'm like, uh-huh, that's nice.

01:17:15.067 --> 01:17:18.007
JEANETTE: And I was like, I'm sorry, I hope I didn't scare you.

01:17:18.507 --> 01:17:19.687
MAREN: No, you didn't scare us.

01:17:19.707 --> 01:17:24.987
VIRGINIA: Jeanette is also on New York time, so seven wasn't really seven.

01:17:25.707 --> 01:17:27.447
MAREN: No, but we were out late, too.

01:17:27.627 --> 01:17:32.047
JEANETTE: I was in New York time in the morning and in LA time at night.

01:17:33.647 --> 01:17:35.007
VIRGINIA: The best of both worlds.

01:17:35.287 --> 01:17:36.847
JEANETTE: Hanging on both edges.

01:17:40.227 --> 01:17:43.007
JEANETTE: She's like, I just want as much sleep as I can get.

01:17:44.867 --> 01:17:48.027
JEANETTE: Mariah and Rita and myself headed to DCA.

01:17:49.227 --> 01:17:56.867
JEANETTE: Rita might love the Guardians ride even more than me because she was like, I want to ride it five times.

01:17:57.227 --> 01:17:59.147
JEANETTE: She's like, my goal is to ride it five times.

01:17:59.167 --> 01:18:02.247
JEANETTE: And I actually thought that she meant like five times back to back to back.

01:18:02.267 --> 01:18:04.387
JEANETTE: So we got in through the early entry.

01:18:04.407 --> 01:18:13.087
JEANETTE: And I think this time we were right at the beginning of early entry where earlier in the weekend when I had gone by myself, it wasn't right at the beginning.

01:18:14.387 --> 01:18:15.467
JEANETTE: We got in line.

01:18:15.487 --> 01:18:16.367
JEANETTE: We walked on.

01:18:16.507 --> 01:18:26.307
JEANETTE: We completely walked on to the Guardians mission breakout and then came back down and rode it another time.

01:18:26.707 --> 01:18:30.967
JEANETTE: So the first time we got I think Disco Inferno.

01:18:32.107 --> 01:18:41.167
JEANETTE: And then the second time we got Want You Back, Jackson 5 Want You Back, which both were fun, but Hit Me With Your Best Shot, still my favorite.

01:18:42.027 --> 01:18:49.307
JEANETTE: After that, the line started to get longer because once they let people in who are not early entry, everybody rushes to that.

01:18:49.327 --> 01:18:51.787
JEANETTE: And then for a little while, that line is extra long.

01:18:52.487 --> 01:18:52.787
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:18:52.807 --> 01:18:55.487
JEANETTE: And then it actually will like go down a little bit throughout the day.

01:18:56.747 --> 01:19:13.247
JEANETTE: We went over to Pym's Kitchen, Pym's Test Kitchen, where I found, and then Maren shortly thereafter, found what I deem as the best cold brew of this Disneyland vacation.

01:19:13.607 --> 01:19:14.167
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:19:14.187 --> 01:19:14.887
VIRGINIA: Tell us about it.

01:19:16.387 --> 01:19:30.887
JEANETTE: It's called the Cold Brew Infusion, and it has cinnamon and cardamom cream, cardamom cold foam, and pieces of cinnamon toast crunch cereal on top.

01:19:31.927 --> 01:19:33.967
VIRGINIA: That sounds amazing.

01:19:34.627 --> 01:19:39.367
JEANETTE: It's a very sweet cold brew drink, but very delicious flavors.

01:19:40.407 --> 01:19:56.407
MAREN: That's one that also had changed since I was there in August, because in August, it was like a cookies and cream one, and Jeanette had texted me like, Oh, I'm getting the cold brew from Pimms, and I was like, Oh, it's good, but the cookies on the outside are kind of weird.

01:19:56.427 --> 01:19:58.327
MAREN: And she's like, It's not that one.

01:19:59.487 --> 01:20:00.467
MAREN: And so I was really...

01:20:00.487 --> 01:20:02.347
JEANETTE: It's all cinnamony and cardamom.

01:20:02.367 --> 01:20:03.807
MAREN: Yeah, I agree.

01:20:03.827 --> 01:20:06.027
MAREN: I think this one might have been the best one from the trip.

01:20:06.047 --> 01:20:08.527
MAREN: It was really, really good.

01:20:08.547 --> 01:20:12.867
JEANETTE: The cardamom was like just a nice, really nice, unique flavor.

01:20:12.887 --> 01:20:13.707
MAREN: It worked perfectly.

01:20:13.727 --> 01:20:15.967
MAREN: I want to start putting cardamom in my coffee more often.

01:20:16.167 --> 01:20:20.367
JEANETTE: It 100% tasted like cinnamon toast crunch coffee.

01:20:21.367 --> 01:20:22.167
MAREN: But fancier.

01:20:22.647 --> 01:20:23.347
JEANETTE: But fancier.

01:20:24.287 --> 01:20:26.047
JEANETTE: And then we also had a little brekky.

01:20:26.067 --> 01:20:27.487
JEANETTE: We had some tots.

01:20:27.507 --> 01:20:29.707
JEANETTE: I had some Impossible sausage.

01:20:30.067 --> 01:20:31.527
MAREN: And they seasoned their tots.

01:20:31.947 --> 01:20:32.467
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:20:33.127 --> 01:20:41.907
JEANETTE: I find that like not the day of, but the next day after a race, I have to eat all the things.

01:20:42.127 --> 01:20:46.087
JEANETTE: I'm so hungry the day following the race.

01:20:46.227 --> 01:20:47.827
JEANETTE: And it's definitely held true.

01:20:47.847 --> 01:20:50.087
JEANETTE: So it's like everybody else just got tots.

01:20:50.107 --> 01:20:53.827
JEANETTE: I'm like, I want tots and the breakfast and the cold brew and all of it.

01:20:55.547 --> 01:20:56.107
VIRGINIA: You earned it.

01:20:56.327 --> 01:20:57.367
VIRGINIA: You totally earned it.

01:20:57.887 --> 01:21:02.007
VIRGINIA: So what time did the non-early risers end up joining?

01:21:02.027 --> 01:21:03.967
VIRGINIA: Oh, we were still pretty early.

01:21:05.267 --> 01:21:05.807
MAREN: Yeah.

01:21:05.967 --> 01:21:06.507
MAREN: Yeah.

01:21:08.527 --> 01:21:10.187
MAREN: It was early entry, yeah.

01:21:11.067 --> 01:21:15.367
JEANETTE: And then we decided to get Genie Plus for this day since we were all starting nice and early.

01:21:15.387 --> 01:21:26.207
JEANETTE: And we booked one ahead of time for Toys R Midway Mania because that was already starting to get a little up in timing.

01:21:27.407 --> 01:21:31.567
JEANETTE: And Web Slingers at the time that we booked it was a really short wait.

01:21:31.587 --> 01:21:36.247
JEANETTE: Unfortunately, by the time we got Web Slingers, it was a little bit longer of a wait.

01:21:36.747 --> 01:21:38.727
MAREN: Which was literally right around the corner.

01:21:38.747 --> 01:21:45.967
MAREN: So I think they had mislisted the wait time because I was like, no, but you know what?

01:21:46.007 --> 01:21:47.067
MAREN: It's a fun queue.

01:21:48.387 --> 01:21:51.567
MAREN: If anyone has, well, I mean, it's a basic queue.

01:21:51.927 --> 01:21:52.967
MAREN: The free show is cute.

01:21:52.987 --> 01:21:55.947
MAREN: But if anyone's watched Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur on...

01:21:58.047 --> 01:21:59.267
JEANETTE: Which we both love.

01:21:59.367 --> 01:22:00.987
MAREN: Gosh, it's so good.

01:22:01.007 --> 01:22:01.947
MAREN: You have to watch it.

01:22:01.967 --> 01:22:02.847
MAREN: It is amazing.

01:22:02.867 --> 01:22:03.387
MAREN: Where is it?

01:22:03.467 --> 01:22:04.227
VIRGINIA: It's on Disney Plus?

01:22:04.427 --> 01:22:08.047
MAREN: It's on Disney Plus, and it's on some of the Disney channels and Disney XD.

01:22:08.067 --> 01:22:08.727
VIRGINIA: But the whole...

01:22:08.747 --> 01:22:11.527
JEANETTE: It's set in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

01:22:11.827 --> 01:22:12.467
VIRGINIA: What?

01:22:12.547 --> 01:22:12.747
MAREN: What?

01:22:12.767 --> 01:22:13.327
VIRGINIA: Very cute.

01:22:13.347 --> 01:22:14.167
VIRGINIA: Okay, I'll check it out.

01:22:14.187 --> 01:22:14.787
MAREN: I'll check it out.

01:22:14.907 --> 01:22:22.567
MAREN: Main character, genius little girl named Lunella Lafayette, and they feature her as one of the...

01:22:22.927 --> 01:22:29.107
MAREN: The whole theme for web slingers, it's like a different universe than the MCU we know, in my opinion.

01:22:29.167 --> 01:22:34.547
MAREN: Because Peter Parker is doing a Stark internship, like he says he does.

01:22:34.567 --> 01:22:41.967
JEANETTE: Yeah, like when he lies in the movie and says that he has an internship, this would be that internship if that internship actually existed.

01:22:42.607 --> 01:22:43.907
JEANETTE: But he's actually lying.

01:22:44.087 --> 01:22:45.747
VIRGINIA: Somewhere in the multiverse.

01:22:45.987 --> 01:22:46.427
MAREN: Yeah.

01:22:46.447 --> 01:22:50.987
MAREN: But Lunella is also someone who is at this Stark industry.

01:22:51.007 --> 01:22:53.107
MAREN: Stark internship, yeah, thing.

01:22:53.847 --> 01:22:58.687
MAREN: So this was the first time I'd noticed that her name was there, and they had a human person.

01:22:58.707 --> 01:23:04.147
JEANETTE: A little picture of a human version of her, because normally we're seeing the cartoon version of her.

01:23:04.167 --> 01:23:04.827
JEANETTE: It was very cute.

01:23:05.287 --> 01:23:11.247
MAREN: But big shout out to that show, and big shout out to that ride, because that's one of my absolute favorite rides at Disneyland.

01:23:11.287 --> 01:23:16.007
MAREN: It is so much fun, because it's, you know, Midway Mania Plus.

01:23:16.947 --> 01:23:17.787
JEANETTE: Yeah, it was fun.

01:23:17.807 --> 01:23:26.987
JEANETTE: I'm normally not such a fan of those competitive games, but I thought it was really easy to get the movement down, and it was fun.

01:23:27.047 --> 01:23:31.187
JEANETTE: And I just kept going, pew, pew, pew, the whole time, because I'm a child.

01:23:32.387 --> 01:23:34.827
MAREN: And Ryan and I like to compete.

01:23:35.187 --> 01:23:37.647
VIRGINIA: I assumed as much, Maren.

01:23:37.667 --> 01:23:38.167
VIRGINIA: So who won?

01:23:40.807 --> 01:23:42.207
MAREN: Ryan wasn't in our car, right?

01:23:42.227 --> 01:23:43.687
MAREN: Didn't we do a girls-only car?

01:23:43.707 --> 01:23:45.127
JEANETTE: I think we did.

01:23:45.307 --> 01:23:47.387
MAREN: Yeah, yeah, he rode with my parents.

01:23:47.467 --> 01:23:48.547
MAREN: But I'll just say I won.

01:23:48.887 --> 01:23:52.087
MAREN: I definitely beat him on Toy Story when we finally got to it, so there.

01:23:55.607 --> 01:23:57.127
VIRGINIA: What else was on the agenda today?

01:23:58.507 --> 01:24:08.687
MAREN: We had to do Radiator Springs Racers because my parents and Ryan and I hadn't had a chance to do that, and that is one of my mom and dad's absolute favorites.

01:24:08.727 --> 01:24:11.467
MAREN: And so we did the individual Lightning Lane and did that.

01:24:11.487 --> 01:24:20.507
JEANETTE: Since I'd already ridden it, I skipped it, and Rita and I went over and rode the Monsters Inc ride because I'd never ridden that one before.

01:24:20.527 --> 01:24:20.987
VIRGINIA: It's cute.

01:24:21.007 --> 01:24:21.527
VIRGINIA: It's very cute.

01:24:21.987 --> 01:24:22.467
MAREN: It is cute.

01:24:22.487 --> 01:24:22.647
MAREN: Yeah.

01:24:22.667 --> 01:24:27.707
JEANETTE: Although I will say, I feel like the room with the doors should speed up a little bit.

01:24:28.847 --> 01:24:32.987
JEANETTE: They should match the rhythm of the doors a little bit, but that's my notes.

01:24:33.047 --> 01:24:35.467
VIRGINIA: I don't remember it that closely in detail.

01:24:36.947 --> 01:24:39.267
VIRGINIA: Maren, just a quick question.

01:24:39.527 --> 01:24:49.167
VIRGINIA: What was the, not the exact pricing of your individual Lightning Lane, but did you feel like it was comparable to the sort of individual Lightning Lane prices you pay in Orlando?

01:24:50.107 --> 01:24:51.267
MAREN: I feel like it was a little less.

01:24:51.287 --> 01:24:56.627
MAREN: I feel like it was like 13 maybe, where I feel like Orlando, it always feels like it's 20 nowadays.

01:24:58.107 --> 01:25:05.167
MAREN: So yeah, I think it was probably comparable, but it was one of those ones that we were going to do that attraction, so we're going to pay it.

01:25:05.767 --> 01:25:06.067
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:25:06.307 --> 01:25:06.567
VIRGINIA: Yep.

01:25:07.387 --> 01:25:17.607
JEANETTE: We also popped into the Sorcerer's Workshop, where they do the animation lessons and, but just to see that room, that room is incredible.

01:25:17.627 --> 01:25:25.407
JEANETTE: We just sat down for a couple of minutes and had all the scenes with the sketch work all around us, and it was really cool.

01:25:25.427 --> 01:25:32.827
JEANETTE: And then I think we got a message from the group that they were heading towards Toy Story Mania, so we bopped out and met them.

01:25:33.427 --> 01:25:33.627
MAREN: Yeah.

01:25:33.647 --> 01:25:34.867
MAREN: So we all did Toy Story.

01:25:36.847 --> 01:25:51.047
MAREN: And sometime during all this, heck, it might have been when we were sitting down for breakfast, we did our mobile order for the Lucky Fortune Cookery, because that's what we wanted to do for lunch.

01:25:51.227 --> 01:25:54.767
MAREN: And the mobile order for it like fills up very quickly.

01:25:54.787 --> 01:25:55.567
MAREN: It's very popular.

01:25:55.587 --> 01:26:02.767
JEANETTE: That was actually the location that I had tried to go to on Saturday, and they weren't taking mobile orders anymore.

01:26:02.847 --> 01:26:07.007
JEANETTE: And the line was super long and super slowly.

01:26:07.027 --> 01:26:17.687
JEANETTE: So I got into that line and gave up on it, because it was just might have been the longest line in the park at that point.

01:26:18.147 --> 01:26:20.887
MAREN: It basically looked like an hour, like for a food line.

01:26:21.187 --> 01:26:21.547
JEANETTE: Yeah.

01:26:21.807 --> 01:26:23.967
JEANETTE: And at that point, I just wanted a snack.

01:26:23.987 --> 01:26:30.167
JEANETTE: I wanted the Baymax macaron and the Thai iced tea with boba.

01:26:30.947 --> 01:26:37.147
JEANETTE: But because we pre-ordered, we were able to get our macarons and our Thai iced teas and our yummy lunches.

01:26:37.187 --> 01:26:38.767
JEANETTE: So it worked out really well.

01:26:39.127 --> 01:26:40.187
VIRGINIA: Sounds good to me.

01:26:40.207 --> 01:26:41.307
VIRGINIA: I love Thai iced tea.

01:26:41.687 --> 01:26:42.667
MAREN: Oh, it's very good.

01:26:42.687 --> 01:26:51.387
MAREN: But before we actually ate, we managed to also do the Ariel ride, which is the same one that they have at Fantasyland in Florida.

01:26:52.847 --> 01:26:53.907
MAREN: We did Soarin.

01:26:54.467 --> 01:26:57.127
JEANETTE: Which is currently around the world in California.

01:26:57.147 --> 01:26:58.647
VIRGINIA: So they traded.

01:26:58.667 --> 01:27:00.587
JEANETTE: Disney World is California.

01:27:01.967 --> 01:27:13.427
JEANETTE: And then I went to meet Daisy Duck, because Daisy, I mean, honestly, all the costumes on the characters on the sensational six characters in Disney in DCA are very cute.

01:27:13.447 --> 01:27:26.227
JEANETTE: They're like these Hollywood costumes, but Daisy's costume is this adorable sort of like flapperish dress, but flapperish going to her day job, not flapperish going out to the club.

01:27:27.967 --> 01:27:28.907
JEANETTE: So, so cute.

01:27:28.947 --> 01:27:36.447
JEANETTE: I have to find a fabric that looks like this so that I can make a Disney bound as DCA Daisy.

01:27:36.467 --> 01:27:37.467
JEANETTE: I'm very into it.

01:27:37.947 --> 01:27:45.287
JEANETTE: And I had gotten my nails done where one of my hands is Daisy Duck and one of my hands is Donald Duck.

01:27:45.307 --> 01:27:51.927
JEANETTE: And there actually is a little Daisy face on my ring finger and a Donald face on my ring finger on each hand.

01:27:52.247 --> 01:27:57.887
JEANETTE: And so I really wanted to show Fancy Dressed Daisy my fancy Daisy nail.

01:27:57.987 --> 01:28:00.027
JEANETTE: And it was such a fun meet.

01:28:00.047 --> 01:28:02.367
JEANETTE: I mean, I always have a great meet with her.

01:28:02.807 --> 01:28:07.507
JEANETTE: But this one was, again, particularly fun because I showed her my nail.

01:28:07.887 --> 01:28:09.727
JEANETTE: She was very obsessed with it.

01:28:09.747 --> 01:28:10.947
JEANETTE: She was very excited.

01:28:11.167 --> 01:28:17.447
JEANETTE: And then I tried to show her my other hand, my Donald hand and be like, look, I also have your boyfriend.

01:28:17.867 --> 01:28:32.467
JEANETTE: And she grabbed the Donald's hand and put it on my shoulder so that it was out of the way because she only wanted for like the photocast photos, she only wanted to show off the Daisy duck.

01:28:32.487 --> 01:28:32.847
VIRGINIA: Hers.

01:28:33.927 --> 01:28:36.007
JEANETTE: I was like, you are salty, girl.

01:28:36.027 --> 01:28:36.627
JEANETTE: You are salty.

01:28:36.647 --> 01:28:37.847
VIRGINIA: That's so Daisy.

01:28:38.347 --> 01:28:39.187
JEANETTE: I know.

01:28:39.247 --> 01:28:42.687
JEANETTE: So we got a couple of like Rita and I got a couple of cute pictures with Daisy.

01:28:42.747 --> 01:28:44.267
JEANETTE: I got some pictures with Daisy.

01:28:44.287 --> 01:28:47.727
JEANETTE: I hugged her and looked like I, you know, I'm a weirdo.

01:28:47.767 --> 01:28:50.467
JEANETTE: I'm just like, I can't get enough of hugging this duck.

01:28:50.987 --> 01:29:01.267
JEANETTE: And then we met up with the rest of the crew for our lucky fortune cookery lunch in San Prince, Tokyo.

01:29:01.767 --> 01:29:02.867
MAREN: Which was quite tasty.

01:29:03.927 --> 01:29:14.867
JEANETTE: I have in my notes that we went to, I think what we had done is we had made a lightning lane for Haunted Mansion, but it was going to be a while.

01:29:15.407 --> 01:29:19.227
JEANETTE: So we went to see Feel Her Magic, which was fun.

01:29:19.247 --> 01:29:29.327
JEANETTE: And then I believe that was a different time frame where we could book another genie, which I think that was Thunder Mountain.

01:29:30.567 --> 01:29:32.147
JEANETTE: And was it Indie?

01:29:32.427 --> 01:29:33.207
MAREN: Yeah, Indie.

01:29:33.227 --> 01:29:34.147
JEANETTE: Yeah, that sounds right.

01:29:34.307 --> 01:29:35.407
JEANETTE: Yeah, it was Indie.

01:29:35.647 --> 01:29:37.387
JEANETTE: So then we split up.

01:29:40.427 --> 01:29:46.587
JEANETTE: Yeah, so Rita and I were planning to go over to Disneyland earlier.

01:29:46.607 --> 01:29:55.787
JEANETTE: The rest of the crew was first saying you were going to immediately go back to the hotel, but you ended up going to get wine and you should say where because I don't know.

01:29:56.647 --> 01:30:05.047
MAREN: So yeah, so Ryan wanted to go put his foot up for a while or my parents and I kind of convinced Ryan he should put his foot up because he had been on it a lot.

01:30:06.607 --> 01:30:10.907
MAREN: And so they headed back to the hotel and Ryan and I were like us too.

01:30:11.107 --> 01:30:20.427
MAREN: Oh wait, we're going to stop at the I don't remember the actual name of the place, but it's right next to Wine Country Trattoria.

01:30:21.247 --> 01:30:23.087
MAREN: It might be like the Sonoma Tasting Terrace.

01:30:23.107 --> 01:30:23.787
MAREN: That sounds right.

01:30:24.807 --> 01:30:27.947
MAREN: It's just a little walk up bar where you can get little glasses of wine.

01:30:27.967 --> 01:30:46.787
MAREN: So we got we each got a little tiny glass of wine and enjoyed it as we walked kind of through the Grizzly River run, soren area and went to the exit through the Grand Californian instead of going back to the front of DCA.

01:30:47.347 --> 01:30:54.267
MAREN: We drank our wine and then we exited through the Grand Californian to get back to the Disneyland Hotel just for different change of scenery.

01:30:54.287 --> 01:31:03.867
VIRGINIA: Okay and they don't ask you to see a Grand Californian reservation or any kind of on-property reservation to be able to use that exit?

01:31:04.607 --> 01:31:06.007
MAREN: No, they don't.

01:31:06.007 --> 01:31:17.047
MAREN: I thought they used, I think to get into the park, they don't because just to get into the hotel is a challenge, I think.

01:31:17.907 --> 01:31:21.587
MAREN: But yeah, I don't think they even, they don't make you see it to get in anymore either.

01:31:21.607 --> 01:31:23.767
MAREN: It used to be a lot more restrictive, but it's not.

01:31:24.387 --> 01:31:29.807
MAREN: So yeah, we went and relaxed for a little bit and then we, you guys kept going.

01:31:30.507 --> 01:31:34.447
JEANETTE: Rita had wanted to get a carrot cake churro, so she grabbed that.

01:31:35.227 --> 01:31:38.687
JEANETTE: And I had wanted to get caramel corn.

01:31:39.007 --> 01:31:46.127
JEANETTE: And there's only one popcorn booth in Disneyland or DCA that sells fresh caramel corn.

01:31:46.147 --> 01:31:58.387
JEANETTE: Like you can get like the pre-bagged stuff at a bunch of places, but freshly popped, freshly carameled corn only comes from the popcorn cart that's directly across the street from Parthay Circle.

01:31:58.407 --> 01:32:09.607
JEANETTE: I ended up actually having to wait in a really long line for it because it also was one of the few carts that had what was called the Magic Key popcorn bucket.

01:32:10.247 --> 01:32:21.187
JEANETTE: And that bucket wasn't anything like super cute, but it meant that for the first two months of the year, you could buy popcorn for $1.75.

01:32:22.147 --> 01:32:25.547
VIRGINIA: Magic Key is what they call their pass holder.

01:32:25.827 --> 01:32:29.947
VIRGINIA: Did you have to be a pass holder to purchase that popcorn bucket?

01:32:30.687 --> 01:32:31.427
JEANETTE: You did.

01:32:31.947 --> 01:32:34.007
JEANETTE: But I wasn't interested in that bucket.

01:32:34.027 --> 01:32:35.967
JEANETTE: I was just interested in my caramel corn.

01:32:36.127 --> 01:32:39.027
JEANETTE: And it kind of worked out.

01:32:39.047 --> 01:32:43.207
JEANETTE: It was kind of serendipitous because of the wait.

01:32:43.667 --> 01:32:52.087
JEANETTE: When I got up to the popcorn cart to place my order, they had just finished freshly making a batch of caramel corn.

01:32:52.107 --> 01:32:55.227
JEANETTE: So it was like so fresh and still really warm.

01:32:55.247 --> 01:32:56.387
JEANETTE: It was delicious.

01:32:56.407 --> 01:32:59.867
JEANETTE: So we took our treats and we headed over to Disneyland.

01:33:00.267 --> 01:33:04.427
JEANETTE: And I had wanted to do the Alice ride because I love Alice in Wonderland.

01:33:04.447 --> 01:33:06.127
JEANETTE: I have her tattooed on my forearm.

01:33:06.147 --> 01:33:11.427
JEANETTE: And Rita was game to wait in line with me.

01:33:11.447 --> 01:33:13.927
JEANETTE: And it was about a 35 minute line.

01:33:15.167 --> 01:33:16.027
JEANETTE: It's very cute.

01:33:16.047 --> 01:33:16.927
JEANETTE: I really enjoyed it.

01:33:16.947 --> 01:33:19.727
JEANETTE: I wish we would have it in Disney World.

01:33:21.087 --> 01:33:29.947
JEANETTE: I think my favorite part was probably the golden afternoon scene where all the flowers are as big as me and they're singing.

01:33:30.507 --> 01:33:31.587
JEANETTE: That was pretty cool.

01:33:37.627 --> 01:33:38.427
JEANETTE: So we did that.

01:33:39.167 --> 01:33:41.607
JEANETTE: And we also went to the Royal Theatre.

01:33:41.627 --> 01:33:43.207
JEANETTE: This was kind of Rita's thing.

01:33:43.227 --> 01:33:45.927
JEANETTE: She really wanted to go see the Royal Theatre players.

01:33:46.327 --> 01:33:47.587
JEANETTE: They do two shows.

01:33:47.607 --> 01:33:49.827
JEANETTE: They do Tangled and Beauty and the Beast.

01:33:50.167 --> 01:33:52.427
JEANETTE: And we happened to catch Beauty and the Beast.

01:33:52.787 --> 01:33:54.687
JEANETTE: And it is a very fun show.

01:33:55.707 --> 01:34:03.467
JEANETTE: They have like these performers who kind of narrate the show, but then also play the different characters.

01:34:03.907 --> 01:34:08.127
JEANETTE: And then the main character, so in this case, Belle, is present.

01:34:08.147 --> 01:34:14.367
JEANETTE: So there was a Belle, like one who would, you know, on the streets of Disneyland.

01:34:15.007 --> 01:34:16.587
JEANETTE: There was a Belle on stage.

01:34:16.927 --> 01:34:19.407
JEANETTE: And it's very funny.

01:34:19.427 --> 01:34:27.327
JEANETTE: Like they're very, it's a very humorous retelling of the story.

01:34:27.347 --> 01:34:35.787
JEANETTE: And throughout it, they, you either say huzzah and something good goes on, or if Gaston shows up, you go, fie, fie.

01:34:35.807 --> 01:34:40.707
JEANETTE: And so it was a little interactive and it was very, very cute.

01:34:41.307 --> 01:34:41.967
VIRGINIA: What was next?

01:34:43.327 --> 01:34:46.447
MAREN: I think that's when we finally all met up again, right?

01:34:47.047 --> 01:34:47.767
JEANETTE: Pretty much.

01:34:47.827 --> 01:34:53.067
JEANETTE: We went over to Adventureland because we were preparing to go ride Indy with everyone.

01:34:53.127 --> 01:34:59.747
JEANETTE: And we were able to sneak in a quick visit to the Adventureland Treehouse, which was recently redone.

01:35:00.187 --> 01:35:01.307
JEANETTE: So that was pretty fun.

01:35:01.327 --> 01:35:04.767
JEANETTE: There were some nods to SCA characters and stuff like that.

01:35:04.787 --> 01:35:06.947
JEANETTE: So I always enjoy that stuff.

01:35:08.827 --> 01:35:15.387
JEANETTE: And then, yeah, we met up with everybody and basically walked on with our lightning lane to Indiana Jones.

01:35:15.667 --> 01:35:18.967
VIRGINIA: I'm really looking forward to Indiana Jones coming to Animal Kingdom.

01:35:19.867 --> 01:35:20.927
MAREN: I have mixed emotions.

01:35:20.947 --> 01:35:23.667
MAREN: I like that I'm only able to do it at Disneyland.

01:35:23.847 --> 01:35:25.567
MAREN: It's a little specialness.

01:35:25.587 --> 01:35:27.347
MAREN: And I'm going to miss my dino.

01:35:27.367 --> 01:35:29.167
JEANETTE: I love dinosaur.

01:35:29.187 --> 01:35:30.327
MAREN: I do like dinosaur.

01:35:30.527 --> 01:35:32.487
MAREN: You know, I just like they're a little different.

01:35:33.087 --> 01:35:35.087
VIRGINIA: I don't really care about like the dinosaur.

01:35:35.127 --> 01:35:36.247
VIRGINIA: Well, the two things I love.

01:35:36.267 --> 01:35:37.467
VIRGINIA: I'm a huge Dr.

01:35:37.487 --> 01:35:38.107
VIRGINIA: Seeker fan.

01:35:38.667 --> 01:35:39.547
MAREN: Right.

01:35:39.567 --> 01:35:41.447
VIRGINIA: Love him so much.

01:35:41.947 --> 01:35:44.747
VIRGINIA: And then I mean, I guess this relates to him as well.

01:35:44.767 --> 01:35:47.927
VIRGINIA: The other part I love is at the end when he's like, you're not going to make it.

01:35:47.947 --> 01:35:48.767
VIRGINIA: We're not going to make it.

01:35:49.067 --> 01:35:50.427
VIRGINIA: You made it.

01:35:51.587 --> 01:35:52.247
VIRGINIA: I knew you would.

01:35:53.167 --> 01:35:53.587
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:35:53.607 --> 01:35:54.467
MAREN: I stream that every time.

01:35:54.487 --> 01:35:55.887
MAREN: I go, we're not going to make it.

01:35:55.887 --> 01:35:59.747
MAREN: So yeah, I have mixed feelings, but you know, it'll be okay.

01:35:59.767 --> 01:36:00.107
MAREN: Whatever.

01:36:00.427 --> 01:36:01.787
MAREN: Yeah.

01:36:02.247 --> 01:36:03.167
MAREN: So we did Indie.

01:36:04.507 --> 01:36:06.067
MAREN: Then we did Big Thunder.

01:36:08.447 --> 01:36:11.507
MAREN: And then we did finally get to do Haunted Mansion.

01:36:13.407 --> 01:36:19.327
MAREN: And then and it was still the holiday theme, of course, the Nightmare Before Christmas.

01:36:19.747 --> 01:36:20.567
VIRGINIA: Nice.

01:36:21.047 --> 01:36:23.347
MAREN: And then it was more food time finally.

01:36:23.367 --> 01:36:27.147
VIRGINIA: So this was a reservation at the Magic Key Terrace?

01:36:27.527 --> 01:36:28.247
MAREN: It was.

01:36:29.927 --> 01:36:36.667
JEANETTE: We had made it for six people, but we were seven, but they were very, they were graciously able to accommodate all seven of us.

01:36:37.407 --> 01:36:40.747
MAREN: Which really meant bring an extra chair to a tiny table.

01:36:40.767 --> 01:36:43.807
MAREN: We were very cozy, but it worked.

01:36:44.227 --> 01:36:44.607
MAREN: Yeah.

01:36:45.067 --> 01:36:52.967
MAREN: And the menu was almost 100% different from when I had eaten there in the fall, September, I guess.

01:36:53.927 --> 01:36:58.207
MAREN: And so that was that was fun because it was, you know, way different food.

01:36:58.687 --> 01:37:01.067
MAREN: There was a little bit of a mix up and we never got our soups.

01:37:01.087 --> 01:37:04.527
MAREN: And then they offered to comp us and we're like, we're not hungry anymore.

01:37:04.607 --> 01:37:07.607
MAREN: But the food we did get was really good.

01:37:08.827 --> 01:37:13.887
JEANETTE: We had a cauliflower, which was served over like a white bean hummus.

01:37:13.907 --> 01:37:15.007
JEANETTE: It was delicious.

01:37:15.027 --> 01:37:16.247
JEANETTE: It was a little spicy.

01:37:16.267 --> 01:37:18.187
JEANETTE: It was really, it was really great flavors.

01:37:18.547 --> 01:37:23.887
MAREN: Disneyland is not shy about spices compared to Disney World, I think, which I appreciate.

01:37:24.407 --> 01:37:29.907
VIRGINIA: You were only able to get up into this Magic Key Terrace because you had a Magic Key holder with you.

01:37:31.647 --> 01:37:32.607
MAREN: Yes.

01:37:32.867 --> 01:37:37.127
VIRGINIA: Oh, I totally forgot you bought one because you knew you'd be going there multiple times this year.

01:37:37.147 --> 01:37:37.327
JEANETTE: Yes.

01:37:37.647 --> 01:37:37.967
MAREN: Yes.

01:37:38.107 --> 01:37:44.427
MAREN: And my dad had hoped to buy one on this trip, but they sold out as soon as they re-released them earlier this year.

01:37:44.587 --> 01:37:47.967
MAREN: And he had already bought a ticket ticket and so he wanted to convert it anyway.

01:37:47.987 --> 01:37:48.967
MAREN: Yeah.

01:37:49.487 --> 01:37:55.967
MAREN: So I have one for now, but it probably won't make sense to do it in future years, but it's been fun to have some of these little perks.

01:37:56.187 --> 01:37:56.807
JEANETTE: Definitely.

01:37:56.827 --> 01:37:58.127
JEANETTE: And to share them with your friends.

01:37:58.687 --> 01:38:00.467
JEANETTE: We don't deserve them, but enjoy them.

01:38:00.727 --> 01:38:03.307
MAREN: You always deserve them just for being my friend.

01:38:03.407 --> 01:38:03.867
VIRGINIA: You do.

01:38:03.887 --> 01:38:04.987
VIRGINIA: Sharing is caring.

01:38:05.007 --> 01:38:06.127
MAREN: Exactly.

01:38:06.147 --> 01:38:10.127
MAREN: But yeah, dinner was fun, fun drinks, good food.

01:38:10.527 --> 01:38:13.927
JEANETTE: And then with full bellies, we went and rode the Incredicoaster.

01:38:13.947 --> 01:38:15.447
VIRGINIA: Oh, as you do.

01:38:17.167 --> 01:38:18.507
MAREN: I love the Incredicoaster.

01:38:18.527 --> 01:38:22.327
MAREN: Unfortunately, it is one that makes me a little queasy, but Ryan wanted to do it.

01:38:22.347 --> 01:38:27.167
MAREN: And so I was like, okay, if Ryan's making a request to do something, like I'm going to power through.

01:38:28.427 --> 01:38:35.567
MAREN: Fun thing that happened on the Incredicoaster, the guy in front of me left his baseball cap on and it flew off and hit me in the chest.

01:38:35.607 --> 01:38:36.107
MAREN: Not hard.

01:38:36.127 --> 01:38:36.627
MAREN: It was fine.

01:38:36.647 --> 01:38:37.967
MAREN: But I was like, oh, a hat.

01:38:38.007 --> 01:38:38.727
MAREN: And I caught it.

01:38:38.747 --> 01:38:39.927
MAREN: And I held on to it.

01:38:39.947 --> 01:38:45.407
MAREN: And so you can even see in the picture that the ride takes that I'm holding his hat.

01:38:45.887 --> 01:38:48.587
MAREN: And he was so excited because apparently he really liked this hat.

01:38:48.607 --> 01:38:51.047
MAREN: And like, we probably should have taken it off when they told you to.

01:38:51.067 --> 01:38:52.947
MAREN: But I saved a hat.

01:38:53.967 --> 01:38:56.607
VIRGINIA: That reminds me, I can't remember what ride it was.

01:38:56.787 --> 01:39:06.327
VIRGINIA: Oh, it was popped back up on social media recently, where Fabio, do you remember this back in the day where he was hit by a bird?

01:39:06.727 --> 01:39:11.587
VIRGINIA: It was like a goose that was flying and hit him while he was, yeah.

01:39:11.607 --> 01:39:14.147
VIRGINIA: And he like came off the ride with a bloody face.

01:39:14.167 --> 01:39:15.167
JEANETTE: What was he riding?

01:39:15.827 --> 01:39:17.127
VIRGINIA: It wasn't at Disney.

01:39:17.147 --> 01:39:19.047
VIRGINIA: It was somewhere like, I don't know.

01:39:19.827 --> 01:39:20.527
VIRGINIA: I don't know where it was.

01:39:20.527 --> 01:39:25.387
VIRGINIA: But anyway, like I saw that and I was thinking, I wonder how often that happens.

01:39:25.967 --> 01:39:28.647
VIRGINIA: And also I'm super afraid of birds.

01:39:28.687 --> 01:39:31.627
VIRGINIA: I do not want birds anywhere near me.

01:39:31.847 --> 01:39:34.627
VIRGINIA: And the thought of want like that a new fear unlocked.

01:39:35.927 --> 01:39:38.807
VIRGINIA: Will I let it overpower me and not ride outdoor roller coasters?

01:39:38.827 --> 01:39:39.667
VIRGINIA: Probably not.

01:39:39.787 --> 01:39:41.187
VIRGINIA: I'll probably power through.

01:39:41.567 --> 01:39:44.047
VIRGINIA: But yeah, terrifying.

01:39:44.107 --> 01:39:45.587
VIRGINIA: So I'm glad it was just a hat.

01:39:47.107 --> 01:39:48.207
VIRGINIA: Nothing that was going to hurt you.

01:39:49.907 --> 01:39:50.987
MAREN: I saved a hat.

01:39:51.387 --> 01:39:53.467
JEANETTE: And then you guys headed back after that, right?

01:39:53.947 --> 01:39:56.347
MAREN: Yeah, we called it a night after that.

01:39:56.367 --> 01:39:57.547
MAREN: Did you keep powering through?

01:39:58.107 --> 01:40:00.547
JEANETTE: And of course, Rita and I kept going.

01:40:01.087 --> 01:40:05.547
MAREN: Because we still got up early the next day and we were like, how are they doing this?

01:40:06.147 --> 01:40:08.727
JEANETTE: Yeah, it felt it felt fine at the time.

01:40:08.747 --> 01:40:12.727
JEANETTE: It's not until late Tuesday that it really began to catch up with me.

01:40:12.747 --> 01:40:13.747
JEANETTE: Okay.

01:40:14.947 --> 01:40:19.987
JEANETTE: We were able to kind of once again, walk on to Mickey and Minnie's.

01:40:22.007 --> 01:40:24.407
JEANETTE: And we also walked on.

01:40:24.427 --> 01:40:27.707
JEANETTE: This was probably about 8 p.m.

01:40:28.347 --> 01:40:30.787
JEANETTE: We walked on to Rise of the Resistance.

01:40:30.927 --> 01:40:32.607
JEANETTE: Just walked right on.

01:40:32.627 --> 01:40:35.047
JEANETTE: It was amazing.

01:40:35.547 --> 01:40:38.667
JEANETTE: And for the first time, there's a scene with the at-ats.

01:40:40.567 --> 01:40:44.867
JEANETTE: And I saw Finn hiding in that room, and I never saw that before.

01:40:44.887 --> 01:40:45.907
JEANETTE: So that was really cool.

01:40:45.927 --> 01:40:49.647
MAREN: So you're always assigned to one of the other two groups, because it's based on what group you're in.

01:40:49.667 --> 01:40:53.627
MAREN: You somehow are always with whatever two colors versus those.

01:40:53.967 --> 01:40:56.007
JEANETTE: I was in blue this time.

01:40:57.067 --> 01:40:58.427
MAREN: Very cool.

01:40:58.447 --> 01:41:00.167
JEANETTE: So that was very exciting to me.

01:41:00.187 --> 01:41:00.907
JEANETTE: It was really fun.

01:41:00.947 --> 01:41:05.507
JEANETTE: And then we got a lightning lane for Star Tours.

01:41:05.727 --> 01:41:09.427
JEANETTE: And I actually went to get ice cream from Gipsy Girl.

01:41:09.887 --> 01:41:13.247
JEANETTE: Because sometimes you just want that dryers ice cream.

01:41:13.267 --> 01:41:14.927
JEANETTE: And it was cookie dough.

01:41:15.207 --> 01:41:16.987
JEANETTE: And it was so creamy.

01:41:17.347 --> 01:41:20.707
JEANETTE: And I felt like I was doing like a classic Disneyland thing.

01:41:20.727 --> 01:41:22.807
JEANETTE: And I loved every second of it.

01:41:22.827 --> 01:41:24.547
JEANETTE: It was actually a really nice portion.

01:41:26.167 --> 01:41:28.727
JEANETTE: So I gobbled down my cookie dough ice cream.

01:41:28.887 --> 01:41:30.207
JEANETTE: And we rode Star Tours.

01:41:30.307 --> 01:41:33.927
JEANETTE: And then we hopped one more time back to DCA.

01:41:34.807 --> 01:41:38.607
JEANETTE: To get one more ride in on Guardian's Mission Breakdown.

01:41:39.847 --> 01:41:40.407
VIRGINIA: Breakout.

01:41:40.887 --> 01:41:41.667
VIRGINIA: Breakdown.

01:41:42.107 --> 01:41:44.747
JEANETTE: What song did you get?

01:41:44.767 --> 01:41:46.927
JEANETTE: We got the disco song again.

01:41:46.947 --> 01:41:48.947
VIRGINIA: Disco and Breakdown, okay.

01:41:48.967 --> 01:41:51.527
MAREN: And I realized we made a stop on our way back.

01:41:51.547 --> 01:41:52.447
MAREN: I forgot about that.

01:41:52.867 --> 01:41:54.967
MAREN: Mom and Mariah went and got drinks.

01:41:56.707 --> 01:42:00.327
MAREN: Because Mom, Mariah and Dad did not do Incredicoaster.

01:42:01.727 --> 01:42:07.847
MAREN: So they went and my dad got a milkshake from the Black Tap.

01:42:08.327 --> 01:42:09.747
MAREN: And he just wanted a vanilla milkshake.

01:42:09.927 --> 01:42:12.927
MAREN: Yep, he just wanted a vanilla milkshake, even though they do the crazy shakes.

01:42:13.907 --> 01:42:20.847
MAREN: And then Mom and Mariah both got drinks to go from, I guess, the walk up bar that's between Trader Sam's and Tangaroa.

01:42:20.867 --> 01:42:22.367
MAREN: I'm not sure what the actual bar name is.

01:42:23.987 --> 01:42:25.287
MAREN: And so they took drinks to the room.

01:42:25.687 --> 01:42:32.007
MAREN: Ryan and I, after we left Incredicoaster, decided we also wanted a milkshake or ice cream.

01:42:32.007 --> 01:42:35.627
MAREN: And Salt and Straw had a long line, but there was no line at Black Tap.

01:42:35.647 --> 01:42:47.827
MAREN: And so we got the crazy cookies and cream shake, which is a cookies and cream shake with a pile of whipped cream and then a Oreo cookie ice cream sandwich on top as well.

01:42:47.967 --> 01:42:48.927
MAREN: Very practical.

01:42:49.367 --> 01:42:50.547
MAREN: So that was delicious.

01:42:50.567 --> 01:42:50.967
MAREN: We shared it.

01:42:50.987 --> 01:42:54.907
VIRGINIA: We have Black Tap in New York City and Jeanette and I have been there together before.

01:42:55.807 --> 01:43:03.587
JEANETTE: Yes, because I like to when we get together as our Disney dames, I like to choose places that also exist at Disney parks.

01:43:03.747 --> 01:43:04.567
MAREN: I love that.

01:43:04.767 --> 01:43:06.727
JEANETTE: Like a New York Disney date.

01:43:06.947 --> 01:43:07.687
MAREN: I love that.

01:43:08.687 --> 01:43:12.227
VIRGINIA: The final day, Tuesday, January the 16th.

01:43:12.647 --> 01:43:21.887
VIRGINIA: Maren, your parents were leaving in the morning, but you and Mariah and Ryan did not have to leave until about six o'clock.

01:43:26.607 --> 01:43:33.187
VIRGINIA: How much did you do in this day, or were you experiencing some tiredness based on everything that you've been doing?

01:43:34.087 --> 01:43:36.027
JEANETTE: She went to bed at reasonable hours.

01:43:36.167 --> 01:43:49.847
MAREN: I went to bed at reasonable hours because I had planned on Tuesday for those who could, so Jeanette, Rita, Mariah and myself, we did one of the fitness classes that they offer at the Grand California Hotel.

01:43:50.867 --> 01:43:55.187
MAREN: That actually is a power walking, and power walking is a strong way to put it.

01:43:55.207 --> 01:44:01.747
MAREN: It's a slightly brisk walking at times, class through California Adventure before it opens.

01:44:02.987 --> 01:44:13.387
MAREN: And so you walk through while, I mean, there are trucks and everyone doing maintenance, and so you can't have your phone because it's very backstage-y at the time.

01:44:13.667 --> 01:44:16.587
MAREN: So you walk through there and you stop and stretch at different places.

01:44:17.007 --> 01:44:19.727
MAREN: The instructor points out some cool hidden mickeys and stuff.

01:44:20.347 --> 01:44:27.607
MAREN: But we had to be up and at the Grand California Hotel for 6.15, the class started at 6.30.

01:44:27.607 --> 01:44:29.767
MAREN: And so we all got up and did that.

01:44:30.127 --> 01:44:31.907
VIRGINIA: You would recommend doing that?

01:44:31.927 --> 01:44:32.807
JEANETTE: It was awesome.

01:44:33.167 --> 01:44:33.727
MAREN: So much fun.

01:44:33.747 --> 01:44:34.807
JEANETTE: It was the coolest thing.

01:44:34.987 --> 01:44:36.407
MAREN: It's the third time I've done it.

01:44:36.807 --> 01:44:37.847
MAREN: This was the second time.

01:44:37.867 --> 01:44:39.347
MAREN: I've had two different instructors.

01:44:39.367 --> 01:44:41.227
MAREN: I've had this woman, and I cannot remember her name.

01:44:41.247 --> 01:44:42.027
MAREN: She's delightful.

01:44:42.047 --> 01:44:43.887
MAREN: She's from Japan, but then she lived in Hawaii.

01:44:44.547 --> 01:44:46.787
MAREN: Now she lives here, California.

01:44:47.147 --> 01:44:48.487
MAREN: She's so fun.

01:44:48.507 --> 01:44:49.367
MAREN: She's a ball of energy.

01:44:50.107 --> 01:44:51.827
MAREN: So she did the first class I ever did.

01:44:51.847 --> 01:44:54.567
MAREN: And the first time I did it, she was like power walking.

01:44:54.587 --> 01:44:56.087
MAREN: I think she's taking it down a bit.

01:44:57.667 --> 01:45:03.867
JEANETTE: I think for our group, she took it down a bit because there were some older bodies in our group.

01:45:05.687 --> 01:45:10.627
MAREN: But the second time I did it, I had a, it was a guy instructor, and it was just me and my dad and then a couple.

01:45:11.107 --> 01:45:12.847
MAREN: And he was a lot more chill.

01:45:12.867 --> 01:45:15.667
MAREN: But I mean, they're both great because they show you great stuff.

01:45:15.687 --> 01:45:20.627
MAREN: You do walk, you know, a good two miles through the park and you stop and do some dynamic stretching.

01:45:21.207 --> 01:45:24.547
JEANETTE: Sun rises as the sun was rising as we were in there.

01:45:24.567 --> 01:45:33.547
JEANETTE: It was like rising over Radiator Springs and San Francisco and just absolutely breathtaking.

01:45:33.567 --> 01:45:38.227
JEANETTE: It's like other than maintenance people were like the only nine people in this park.

01:45:38.687 --> 01:45:38.927
MAREN: Yeah.

01:45:38.947 --> 01:45:47.927
MAREN: You walk by the front of the park, like the park entrance at one point, and there's all the people queued up for early entry and you're just like, hello, I'm a celebrity working out in Disney right now.

01:45:48.787 --> 01:45:58.187
JEANETTE: And she shows us all these like very subtle hidden Mickey's, hidden Baymaxes that like you wouldn't catch on your own.

01:45:58.587 --> 01:46:06.547
JEANETTE: We also did like as part of the dynamic stretching, we did like a mini Avengers workout in Avengers campus, which was so fun.

01:46:06.567 --> 01:46:12.667
JEANETTE: We were like kicking and punching and like making superhero poses and it was really fun.

01:46:12.687 --> 01:46:19.047
JEANETTE: And it got me thinking that I need to create a running playlist that's like Avengers music that that would be really fun.

01:46:19.647 --> 01:46:32.187
VIRGINIA: I could see you, Jeanette, organizing some sort of group in New York City where you are the exercise leader slash tour guide that are themed around, you know, fun themes.

01:46:32.207 --> 01:46:39.287
VIRGINIA: So whether it's Disney or some other fun theme, I could see you being successful at putting something like that together.

01:46:39.307 --> 01:46:40.487
JEANETTE: I don't know.

01:46:40.707 --> 01:46:41.267
JEANETTE: I don't know.

01:46:41.587 --> 01:46:43.967
JEANETTE: I had my Disney yoga during lockdown.

01:46:43.987 --> 01:46:45.167
JEANETTE: It only went so-so.

01:46:45.187 --> 01:46:46.807
JEANETTE: So I might be burned by that.

01:46:49.267 --> 01:46:50.507
VIRGINIA: But that was virtual, right?

01:46:50.647 --> 01:46:51.827
MAREN: Yeah, virtual stuff.

01:46:51.847 --> 01:46:53.247
VIRGINIA: No, I'm thinking like in person.

01:46:53.627 --> 01:46:53.967
MAREN: Yeah.

01:46:54.107 --> 01:46:54.367
MAREN: Yeah.

01:46:54.387 --> 01:46:56.147
MAREN: People burned out on virtual after a while.

01:46:56.167 --> 01:46:58.107
MAREN: I think an in-person one with your personality.

01:46:58.327 --> 01:46:58.847
MAREN: Heck yeah.

01:47:00.647 --> 01:47:02.467
JEANETTE: Maybe, maybe.

01:47:02.607 --> 01:47:04.527
JEANETTE: I've put away my Lycra, people.

01:47:06.647 --> 01:47:07.187
VIRGINIA: For now.

01:47:07.207 --> 01:47:08.827
MAREN: Now you're a runner.

01:47:09.027 --> 01:47:09.727
MAREN: Now we found it in between.

01:47:09.747 --> 01:47:11.087
JEANETTE: Now I run in my Lycra.

01:47:11.107 --> 01:47:11.327
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:47:11.347 --> 01:47:13.607
MAREN: Now we found it in between, you walk and stretch, people.

01:47:13.607 --> 01:47:14.147
MAREN: I love it.

01:47:14.167 --> 01:47:14.467
MAREN: Yeah.

01:47:15.487 --> 01:47:16.867
JEANETTE: It was definitely really fun.

01:47:17.647 --> 01:47:19.427
VIRGINIA: Did you go back to the hotel after that?

01:47:19.867 --> 01:47:20.407
MAREN: We did.

01:47:20.447 --> 01:47:22.247
MAREN: We had to go get cleaned up after that.

01:47:22.547 --> 01:47:26.767
MAREN: And unfortunately, I had a work meeting I had to take.

01:47:27.227 --> 01:47:32.187
MAREN: And we had to pack up and take our bags to Bell Services since we were checking out at the hotel that day.

01:47:32.207 --> 01:47:36.287
JEANETTE: And at this point, Rita didn't have another ticket for another day.

01:47:36.327 --> 01:47:38.547
JEANETTE: So she was going to hang out in the hotel.

01:47:38.627 --> 01:47:44.887
JEANETTE: We got her extended check out and, you know, maybe do a little downtown Disney time.

01:47:44.907 --> 01:47:50.507
JEANETTE: But we kind of said goodbye to her as we dropped off.

01:47:50.867 --> 01:47:53.647
JEANETTE: You know, we headed out to drop off our bags at Bell Services.

01:47:53.667 --> 01:47:59.527
JEANETTE: It was just Mariah and I going in for the early morning at Disneyland.

01:48:01.007 --> 01:48:04.947
JEANETTE: We were able to she wanted to do Mickey and Minnie.

01:48:05.207 --> 01:48:06.147
JEANETTE: She hadn't done it yet.

01:48:06.427 --> 01:48:08.287
JEANETTE: So I did it for a third time.

01:48:10.187 --> 01:48:12.247
JEANETTE: Then we rode Indiana Jones.

01:48:12.267 --> 01:48:13.967
JEANETTE: We were able to get on that right away.

01:48:14.267 --> 01:48:15.747
JEANETTE: We rode Mr.

01:48:15.767 --> 01:48:22.107
JEANETTE: Toad's Wild Ride, the redone Snow White Dark Ride, which was very cute.

01:48:23.847 --> 01:48:28.767
JEANETTE: And then that was about the time when Maren and Ryan joined us in the park.

01:48:29.247 --> 01:48:36.247
MAREN: And unfortunately made Jeanette get in line to do Mickey and Minnie for her fourth time because I hadn't gotten to do it yet.

01:48:37.647 --> 01:48:40.367
MAREN: So we yeah, we went and did Mickey and Minnie again.

01:48:40.387 --> 01:48:44.667
MAREN: And then I think from there, did we start snacking?

01:48:45.387 --> 01:48:45.907
JEANETTE: Yes.

01:48:45.987 --> 01:48:48.987
JEANETTE: Then we went over to Red Rose Tavern.

01:48:49.347 --> 01:48:52.327
JEANETTE: There was another cold brew that I had seen listed.

01:48:52.747 --> 01:48:56.207
JEANETTE: Maren also wanted to try the gray stuff because she heard it was delicious.

01:48:57.327 --> 01:48:59.707
MAREN: And it's different than it is at Disney World.

01:48:59.947 --> 01:49:00.467
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

01:49:00.487 --> 01:49:01.187
VIRGINIA: How is it different?

01:49:01.207 --> 01:49:07.047
MAREN: Well, it's on a little cookie and then it has like a little red velvet cake, I guess.

01:49:07.067 --> 01:49:07.687
JEANETTE: In the center.

01:49:07.887 --> 01:49:08.507
MAREN: In the center.

01:49:08.527 --> 01:49:09.887
MAREN: And then like a little raspberry.

01:49:09.907 --> 01:49:14.467
MAREN: I think it was like a little raspberry or a little gel, berry gel kind of thing.

01:49:14.727 --> 01:49:18.447
MAREN: And then the gray stuff is swirled all around that.

01:49:20.307 --> 01:49:21.187
VIRGINIA: That does sound different.

01:49:21.527 --> 01:49:22.147
MAREN: It was tasty though.

01:49:22.167 --> 01:49:29.467
JEANETTE: So Maren and I shared some tots and we tried this cold brew, which to me was middle of the road.

01:49:29.747 --> 01:49:30.147
MAREN: It was.

01:49:30.167 --> 01:49:39.547
JEANETTE: It was as good as it was as good as the breakfast cold brew that I had the first day, but not as good as the cold brew infusion and not as good as the black calf.

01:49:40.067 --> 01:49:45.067
VIRGINIA: Jeanette, I have in my notes that you also you had a friend coming to spend her birthday day.

01:49:45.087 --> 01:49:47.027
VIRGINIA: So that was that was the day?

01:49:47.047 --> 01:50:04.447
JEANETTE: This is an excellent timing to bring it up because after we left Red Rose Tavern, they all had tickets where they could hop and they had plans to go have lunch a little later at Carthy's Circle and Courtney and her boyfriend arrived.

01:50:04.827 --> 01:50:06.147
JEANETTE: They joined me.

01:50:06.607 --> 01:50:12.907
VIRGINIA: Why don't we hear just briefly what Maren and that part of the crew got up to for the afternoon then?

01:50:12.927 --> 01:50:22.507
MAREN: Yeah, so Mariah and Ryan and I went so that she could get her coffee because she did not want the cold brew from Red Rose.

01:50:22.547 --> 01:50:24.227
MAREN: She wanted the black calf again.

01:50:24.247 --> 01:50:26.547
MAREN: So we went and got that coffee.

01:50:27.407 --> 01:50:31.007
MAREN: And then we kind of meandered around Disneyland a little bit more.

01:50:32.447 --> 01:50:33.847
MAREN: The lines were pretty long.

01:50:33.867 --> 01:50:48.567
MAREN: So we actually ended up doing, yes, we did Snow White and then decided it was time to head over to DCA and get ready for our dining reservation at Carthay Circle.

01:50:48.587 --> 01:50:51.207
MAREN: But we did the Alfresco Tasting Terrace.

01:50:51.307 --> 01:50:55.287
MAREN: So there's the outside seating in the lounge area for Carthay Circle.

01:50:55.427 --> 01:50:58.627
MAREN: And then there's the upstairs inside that's a little fancier.

01:50:58.647 --> 01:51:01.667
MAREN: And I think the upstairs inside is dinner only.

01:51:02.807 --> 01:51:04.847
MAREN: So we were seated outside.

01:51:05.707 --> 01:51:10.567
MAREN: We all got some drinks and some good food.

01:51:10.847 --> 01:51:15.767
MAREN: We all shared a bunch of appetizers and then each got our own entree.

01:51:16.367 --> 01:51:21.147
MAREN: We ended our meal with Brandy Alexanders because you can order those at Carthay Circle.

01:51:21.387 --> 01:51:26.747
MAREN: And for silly reasons, we think those are fun drinks to get, so that was our dessert.

01:51:27.547 --> 01:51:32.907
MAREN: And that was about where we had to start wrapping up our day, unfortunately, and head back to...

01:51:32.927 --> 01:51:33.927
VIRGINIA: Sounds like a good day, though.

01:51:34.387 --> 01:51:35.747
MAREN: It was a great day.

01:51:36.267 --> 01:51:40.367
MAREN: But then, yeah, we had to head back and pick up our luggage and head to the airport.

01:51:42.367 --> 01:51:46.307
VIRGINIA: And Jeanette, what were you doing along with your friend Courtney?

01:51:46.827 --> 01:51:50.407
JEANETTE: So Courtney had purchased a single day ticket that included Genie Plus.

01:51:50.747 --> 01:51:55.587
JEANETTE: So I made sure that I also got Genie Plus so that I could, you know, stay at pace with them.

01:51:56.007 --> 01:51:57.787
JEANETTE: We did a lot of rides.

01:51:57.807 --> 01:52:04.487
JEANETTE: We did sort of a mix of, like, booking the Genie Pluses and standing in some lines.

01:52:04.867 --> 01:52:08.347
JEANETTE: And we knocked out a bunch of stuff.

01:52:08.367 --> 01:52:11.527
JEANETTE: She's a big thrill rider.

01:52:11.567 --> 01:52:13.887
JEANETTE: So we started with Big Thunder Mountain.

01:52:14.707 --> 01:52:21.267
JEANETTE: She rode in row 15, and I rode in 14 because the wildest of the wild ride in the wilderness.

01:52:21.287 --> 01:52:22.307
JEANETTE: And it was awesome.

01:52:23.807 --> 01:52:31.687
JEANETTE: We did the goat trick where we, like, stared in the eyes of the goat and it made the turn feel a little stronger, which was super fun.

01:52:31.707 --> 01:52:37.547
JEANETTE: We did, I introduced them to Black Calf Cold Brews.

01:52:38.647 --> 01:52:58.767
JEANETTE: So we went over to Batuu, and they actually bought the individual lightning lane for Rise while I kind of just hung out around Batuu and bugged Maren and Mariah because that was about the time that they were at Carthay Circle.

01:52:58.787 --> 01:53:00.747
JEANETTE: I'm like, hey, I'm by myself in Batuu.

01:53:03.667 --> 01:53:12.387
JEANETTE: And then when I met up with them, we rode the Millennium Falcon, and I pulled the, this is my friend's birthday.

01:53:12.407 --> 01:53:13.627
JEANETTE: Can she be a pilot?

01:53:13.687 --> 01:53:17.987
JEANETTE: So they were the pilot, so that was really fun.

01:53:18.807 --> 01:53:19.807
JEANETTE: And they loved it.

01:53:19.827 --> 01:53:23.807
JEANETTE: They actually said they liked it more than Rise.

01:53:24.187 --> 01:53:24.627
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

01:53:24.967 --> 01:53:25.547
JEANETTE: That's fun.

01:53:27.567 --> 01:53:36.387
JEANETTE: And then we kind of headed over to Fantasyland and things like Teacup and Matterhorn.

01:53:36.907 --> 01:53:49.747
JEANETTE: We had a lunch at Stage Door, like right by the Golden Horseshoe, and had fish and chips, which were good, but not as good as the Epcot ones at Rose and Crown by any means.

01:53:51.187 --> 01:53:52.887
JEANETTE: And we did Haunted Mansion.

01:53:52.907 --> 01:53:55.527
JEANETTE: I believe that one we just waited in line for.

01:53:55.927 --> 01:54:06.907
JEANETTE: We didn't do, that was, you know, like I said, we were sort of going back and forth between our Lightning Lane timings and the lines, and we ended up waiting in some like half-hour lines.

01:54:06.927 --> 01:54:08.867
JEANETTE: It was nothing too crazy.

01:54:08.887 --> 01:54:11.467
JEANETTE: We did Pirates.

01:54:13.427 --> 01:54:20.507
JEANETTE: We tried to do Mickey and Minnie's Railway, but right as we got to the front of the line, it went down.

01:54:20.547 --> 01:54:31.947
JEANETTE: So we actually, like the screen opened up, and we went in and there was a huge crowd of people in what normally would be a hallway that you just zoom through, and I was like, this doesn't seem right.

01:54:32.327 --> 01:54:39.747
JEANETTE: So we ended up getting like one of those anytime experience credits.

01:54:40.467 --> 01:54:48.667
JEANETTE: And we thought we would use it for Indiana Jones because Indiana Jones was all sold out for Lightning Lanes, but Indiana Jones was down for the rest of the night.

01:54:50.487 --> 01:54:53.667
JEANETTE: So Pirates ended up being our last ride.

01:54:53.687 --> 01:55:08.327
JEANETTE: We were also going to see about eating some food at one of the restaurants that's right around New Orleans Square, but as we were getting off Pirates, everything stopped accepting people on the wait list.

01:55:08.347 --> 01:55:10.107
JEANETTE: So we ended up leaving the park.

01:55:10.767 --> 01:55:28.547
JEANETTE: I had pre-ordered earlier in the day the macarons from Jolly Holiday because I'd heard that they will sell out throughout the day, so I'd ordered us two of the Mickey Mouse-shaped ones which are raspberry rose and then one of the specialty flavor cherry vanilla.

01:55:28.567 --> 01:55:33.647
JEANETTE: And I had picked those up during the afternoon.

01:55:33.667 --> 01:55:40.247
JEANETTE: I think we'd done like Space Mountain and Star Tours and I had sort of picked them up after that.

01:55:41.927 --> 01:55:43.987
JEANETTE: But yeah, after Pirates, we headed out.

01:55:44.027 --> 01:55:52.747
JEANETTE: It was about 9 o'clock and we still had to go to the hotel and grab my luggage from Disneyland Hotel which was very easy.

01:55:52.767 --> 01:56:00.547
JEANETTE: They let people come in for 20 minutes and they just give you a card and as long as you're within your 20 minutes, they don't charge or anything.

01:56:02.207 --> 01:56:10.827
JEANETTE: And then we went to a BJ's which I guess is a chain restaurant in California and I had like a baked potato for dinner at like 10 p.m.

01:56:10.847 --> 01:56:21.967
JEANETTE: and I was so tired so that was after all of this like waking up in New York time but going to bed in LA time, this is when it really hit me.

01:56:21.987 --> 01:56:23.287
JEANETTE: It was like the 10 p.m.

01:56:23.567 --> 01:56:29.747
JEANETTE: dinner on Tuesday when I was like, sorry, I am no longer an entertaining friend to be around.

01:56:30.747 --> 01:56:45.387
JEANETTE: But I went back to Courtney's house and we both slept in the next day until like 1030 which was particularly funny because we had an 1130 lunch reservation so we woke up an hour before our lunch reservation.

01:56:46.527 --> 01:56:53.787
JEANETTE: But that ends my, that ends the Disney portion of my trip and then it was just, you know, catching up with a college friend which was really lovely.

01:56:54.407 --> 01:56:55.727
VIRGINIA: That does sound lovely.

01:56:56.127 --> 01:56:58.647
VIRGINIA: It's funny when you said that you went to BJ's.

01:56:58.767 --> 01:57:02.167
VIRGINIA: I thought you meant like the facility that's like a Costco but BJ's.

01:57:02.987 --> 01:57:06.147
VIRGINIA: You know, there's a big warehouse store that's sort of…

01:57:06.167 --> 01:57:08.727
JEANETTE: No, I mean I do know it but that's not where I went.

01:57:08.747 --> 01:57:10.067
VIRGINIA: BJ's Brew House.

01:57:10.087 --> 01:57:10.627
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I was like…

01:57:14.647 --> 01:57:16.947
MAREN: No, like the BJ's Brew House, like the restaurant.

01:57:16.967 --> 01:57:17.847
MAREN: You have this in New York?

01:57:18.507 --> 01:57:19.987
VIRGINIA: I've never heard of it.

01:57:20.007 --> 01:57:20.987
MAREN: You have them in Texas.

01:57:21.087 --> 01:57:22.387
MAREN: It's the home of the Pizzucchi.

01:57:23.127 --> 01:57:23.567
JEANETTE: Yes.

01:57:23.907 --> 01:57:25.067
VIRGINIA: I don't know what a Pizzucchi is.

01:57:25.087 --> 01:57:28.967
JEANETTE: And Courtney was thinking about, because I think she might have gotten one for free for her birthday.

01:57:29.547 --> 01:57:33.507
JEANETTE: She was thinking about the Pizzucchi, but we didn't.

01:57:33.527 --> 01:57:34.167
MAREN: Giant cookie.

01:57:34.507 --> 01:57:34.967
MAREN: Pizza.

01:57:35.247 --> 01:57:42.947
JEANETTE: It's like a pie cookie, like in a skillet kind of thing, and they have all different flavors.

01:57:44.187 --> 01:57:44.387
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:57:44.507 --> 01:57:51.487
VIRGINIA: That makes more sense than going to a warehouse that you can buy things in.

01:57:51.507 --> 01:57:52.047
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:57:52.647 --> 01:57:56.527
VIRGINIA: Well, we have just passed the two hour mark.

01:57:56.527 --> 01:57:58.147
VIRGINIA: So I think we're good here.

01:57:59.427 --> 01:58:05.607
VIRGINIA: Thank you, Maren and Jeanette, for coming back as a duo for the second time.

01:58:05.627 --> 01:58:12.407
VIRGINIA: Jeanette, this is her third time on the podcast, but I'm just thrilled to have you both on here.

01:58:12.427 --> 01:58:20.007
VIRGINIA: You're both VIPs, and I hope that you will continue to come see me and chat with me as you have future trips.

01:58:20.947 --> 01:58:24.187
JEANETTE: Well, we're never going to stop going to Disney parks together.

01:58:24.187 --> 01:58:24.747
MAREN: No, you're not.

01:58:24.767 --> 01:58:25.927
VIRGINIA: There's always going to be.

01:58:26.347 --> 01:58:28.567
VIRGINIA: Endless content for my podcast.

01:58:29.287 --> 01:58:31.307
MAREN: We've got some good ones coming up.

01:58:33.487 --> 01:58:36.367
JEANETTE: We're hitting up all the spring dapper days, minus Paris.

01:58:36.947 --> 01:58:37.247
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

01:58:37.327 --> 01:58:39.047
MAREN: I mean, who says we won't add Paris?

01:58:39.087 --> 01:58:39.807
JEANETTE: I mean.

01:58:39.827 --> 01:58:40.447
MAREN: My wallet.

01:58:40.467 --> 01:58:42.207
MAREN: My wallet says we won't add Paris.

01:58:42.747 --> 01:58:45.027
VIRGINIA: But I hear Paris in springtime is lovely.

01:58:45.427 --> 01:58:45.647
MAREN: Oh.

01:58:47.467 --> 01:58:48.007
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:58:48.027 --> 01:58:49.927
VIRGINIA: Well, thank you both so very much.

01:58:49.947 --> 01:58:53.927
VIRGINIA: I really appreciate it, and we'll see you again very soon, I'm sure.

01:58:56.007 --> 01:58:59.467
VIRGINIA: Thank you to Jeanette and Maren for taking the time to sit down with me.

01:58:59.827 --> 01:59:03.827
VIRGINIA: I always have the best time talking to you two, and this time was no different.

01:59:04.607 --> 01:59:10.567
VIRGINIA: If you are interested in being a Trip Report guest, please check the show notes for information on how to reach out.

01:59:11.247 --> 01:59:13.207
VIRGINIA: And that will be all for today.

01:59:13.227 --> 01:59:19.667
VIRGINIA: I hope everyone has a magical week and that most of all, you'll keep daydreaming about where you long to be.