Post-Trip Report: Jenn’s Disney World/Cruise Adventure (March 2024)

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VIRGINIA: It's another episode of Where I Long To Be, A Magical Trip Report Podcast.

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VIRGINIA: I'm your host, Virginia.

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VIRGINIA: For anyone who didn't catch the pre-trip report, I am welcoming back today Jenn from her big trip that included her husband Joe, their three boys, Brandon, Jessie, and Jake, and Jenn's best friend, Leah.

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VIRGINIA: This was a first Disney trip and a first Disney cruise for the boys, and Jenn and Joe were so excited to introduce them to the magic, especially since it's where they got engaged.

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VIRGINIA: Their journey begins at all-star movies, moves to Wilderness Lodge, and wraps up on the Disney Wish.

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VIRGINIA: Who else is jealous?

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VIRGINIA: Let's get to it then.

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VIRGINIA: Here's Jenn.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back, Jenn.

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JENN: Thank you.

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JENN: Thanks for having me back.

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VIRGINIA: I'm so excited to hear about this trip because as I was looking through my notes and everything, I was reminded that you have so many first-time things going on in this trip.

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JENN: There's a lot.

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JENN: There's a lot that happened.

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VIRGINIA: So you and your husband, Joe, have been to Disney before, but you had three first timers with you in your boys.

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VIRGINIA: So for anyone who did not get a chance to listen to the pre-trip interview, we have Jake, who's 10, Jessie, who's 13, and Brandon, who's 16, along with a best friend, Leah, who is an adult best friend, I should say, not best friend of the boys, best friend of you.

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JENN: My best friend, you got it.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: So this is basically a first time for her as well, though, because you said she had only been once when she was younger.

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JENN: Yeah, she was quite young when she went, I think, about 10 or so.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, this is a nice long trip.

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VIRGINIA: So let's get into all the details because there's so much to talk about.

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VIRGINIA: So first things first, let's talk getting down to Orlando.

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VIRGINIA: And you all sort of split up your party because you prefer to drive.

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VIRGINIA: So you and Joe were doing the long drive and everyone else was taking the flight.

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VIRGINIA: So in terms of both groups of people, how did all of that go?

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JENN: Even given March break, everything went very smooth.

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JENN: Joe and I made it down to Savannah, Georgia our first night.

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JENN: So we stopped overnight in Savannah.

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JENN: And then I think we made it to Disney around 10, 10.30 in the morning.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, you came in early.

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VIRGINIA: You were up at 8 noon.

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JENN: Yeah, we got on the road early and pushed through late.

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JENN: So it wasn't bad.

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JENN: And then I think the flight maybe had a 10 minute delay and they arrived around 3 o'clock.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So they were basically right on time.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: Any issues with the Uber or anything like that?

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JENN: Zero issues with Uber.

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JENN: They were there really quick.

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JENN: We got to have a nice little nap before everybody arrived to check in.

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JENN: Rooms were ready.

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JENN: It was great.

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VIRGINIA: Wow.

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VIRGINIA: Your rooms were ready that early.

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JENN: Well, I think by the time, I think we walked around for a bit.

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JENN: And I think by the time we checked in was probably closer to noon.

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JENN: But we had everybody's luggage, so we just unpacked everybody as best as possible and waited for their arrival.

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VIRGINIA: And remind me, because I cannot recall if we actually said this about your very first day.

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VIRGINIA: So this trip had multiple phases, and the first phase was three nights at All Star Movies.

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VIRGINIA: Did you get two bedrooms and the ladies stayed in one room?

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VIRGINIA: I cannot remember how you broke down the rooms there.

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JENN: That's what was supposed to happen.

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JENN: We had adjoining rooms, so it ended up being the kids in one room and we were in the other.

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VIRGINIA: What did the kids think about their first view of the resort?

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VIRGINIA: And I know you were excited to show them All Star Sports as well, since they're all sports fans.

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JENN: Funny enough, we didn't get over to All Star Sports, but they were just in absolute awe of movies and seeing all of the theming and the Toy Story building, Mighty Ducks, they're sports kids.

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JENN: So it was all, it was really, really neat to watch there.

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JENN: I think I could get teary-eyed thinking of their reactions.

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JENN: Yeah, it was really cool.

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JENN: They were just, yeah, dumbfounded.

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VIRGINIA: And when Leah had come to Disney when she was younger, did she stay on property or was this her first on property stay?

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JENN: No, she did stay on property, but she stayed at Porter Lane's Riverside.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

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JENN: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So new to the All Stars, what did she think about it in comparison to Riverside?

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JENN: She was really young, so she doesn't remember the resort at Porter Lane's all that well.

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JENN: But again, with the theming, she was also super pumped about all the nostalgia, especially for our generation, right?

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JENN: So, yeah, it was really cool for her too.

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VIRGINIA: When you said Mighty Ducks, I was like, oh yeah, Mighty Ducks.

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JENN: Yeah, she was really excited about, yeah, the Mighty Ducks stuff.

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VIRGINIA: I need to rewatch that.

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JENN: Same.

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VIRGINIA: My guys have been watching a lot of hockey lately.

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VIRGINIA: And so I feel like I should revisit that movie.

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VIRGINIA: What was the weather like?

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VIRGINIA: Because I know that you had talked about perhaps getting in some pool time either before or after dinner.

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VIRGINIA: Was the weather such that you could have done that if you had wanted?

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JENN: Absolutely.

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JENN: The weather, we couldn't have wrote the script for better weather the entire trip.

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JENN: It was absolutely beautiful.

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JENN: We did get to go for a swim, but after dinner.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, let's get into this dinner then because this was Chef Mickey's.

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VIRGINIA: So what did everyone think?

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JENN: Yeah.

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JENN: You know what?

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JENN: It was exactly what we expected it to be.

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JENN: The food is, you know, typical Disney buffet food.

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JENN: It was fine.

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JENN: But the character interactions were amazing.

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JENN: It was so cool to watch, especially the youngest get to meet his favorite character, which is Donald.

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JENN: So there was lots of love for Donald.

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JENN: We got him a little autograph book so he could take it right with him and get all those signatures.

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JENN: And yeah, the character interactions were just fantastic.

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JENN: A great kickoff to a Disney trip for sure.

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VIRGINIA: How did the older two do with characters?

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VIRGINIA: Were they into it or were they a little too cool for school?

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JENN: They were initial.

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JENN: We prepped them.

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JENN: We warned them what they were up against.

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JENN: They were a little too cool for school, but by the end, they definitely warmed up.

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JENN: By the end, I think one of them got up and was like, okay, I'll take a picture with Goofy.

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JENN: So yeah, they warmed up.

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VIRGINIA: Okay, good.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So you did the pool after that.

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VIRGINIA: And I know that you said you were going to try to be rope dropping, because that's what you preferred to do, but that the kids were not so much morning people.

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VIRGINIA: So overall, for the remainder of the trip, what was your pattern?

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VIRGINIA: Did you do a lot of rope dropping or not?

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JENN: We started with rope drop.

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JENN: So we did end up rope dropping Hollywood studios on a Saturday.

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JENN: We had a bit of a glitch with our tickets.

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JENN: For some reason, they couldn't find the kids' tickets and Leah's.

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JENN: So we had to go to guest services.

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JENN: It was a whole thing.

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JENN: We contemplated actually leaving and doing a redo because we were worried that we wouldn't get, you know, rise, get to rope drop rise.

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JENN: And anyway, they fixed it really fast.

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JENN: They ended up giving us a fast pass for Slinky Dog, which was great.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, nice.

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JENN: So yeah, so we ended up staying.

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JENN: They got on Rise of the Resistance first thing in the morning.

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JENN: And I want to say we stayed.

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JENN: We did Star, the Star Wars land and Toy Story land.

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JENN: And we were probably out of the park around 1 1 30 for a midday break.

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JENN: But the kids absolutely loved Star Wars.

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JENN: They really loved the Toy Story land, though.

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JENN: All of them, even the older ones.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: You said that they were big Pixar fans and Star Wars fans.

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VIRGINIA: Before we move on though, did they ever tell you what was the matter with the tickets?

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VIRGINIA: Did they explain what had happened?

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JENN: No, not really.

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JENN: Like I get they said that they finally found them in a different spot.

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JENN: I don't know if it's because we, I don't know, we booked direct.

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JENN: I booked that directly with Disney.

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JENN: So yeah, I don't know what the issue was.

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JENN: But for a second, they had me convinced that I hadn't bought tickets and I almost repurchased tickets for everybody, which would have been, you know, not great.

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VIRGINIA: I'm glad you didn't do that.

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JENN: Same.

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VIRGINIA: A little disconcerting.

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VIRGINIA: Like I wonder, is it anything to do with the fact that you were international when you made the purchase?

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VIRGINIA: Because I've never heard of that.

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JENN: I've never had that issue.

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JENN: I mean, Joe and I are APs, but the first time we went, we were not and we had no problems with our tickets.

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JENN: So I don't know.

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JENN: I don't know what happened there.

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VIRGINIA: Well, at least they made it right by giving you the Lightning Lanes.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: And what did they think about Hollywood Studios as a whole?

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VIRGINIA: Like, we're going to get into the other parks, but you had sort of planned this as the first park that they would go to because you thought it might end up being their favorite.

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VIRGINIA: So I'm just going to jump ahead and say, did it end up being their favorite park?

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JENN: Hands down.

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JENN: Hands down.

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VIRGINIA: My favorite.

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JENN: Yeah.

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JENN: Yeah.

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JENN: Unanimous vote.

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JENN: It was definitely the favorite.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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JENN: With the exception of one or two rides at different parks, but this one as a whole was their favorite.

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VIRGINIA: Same with my Alex.

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VIRGINIA: It's his favorite park.

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VIRGINIA: He loves it.

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JENN: And we actually, usually I spend the least amount of time there.

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JENN: So it was actually nice to spend, you know, the majority of the day over at Hollywood.

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JENN: They loved Slinky Dog, though that was their favorite.

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JENN: Rise was really cool for them too, but even the older ones loved Slinky Dog.

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JENN: Yeah.

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JENN: So then we did that midday break.

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JENN: We went for a swim back at movies and then we went back again for dinner at Hollywood Studios.

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JENN: We did Sci-Fi Dine-In and stayed for Fantasmic, Road Tower, or yeah, Tower of Terror.

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JENN: And then we were out of there.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So Sci-Fi Dine-In was a first time for all of you, for all of us.

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JENN: Food was mid.

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JENN: It was, it was again, just fine.

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JENN: The vibe was pretty cool.

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VIRGINIA: It's all about the vibe there.

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JENN: It's the vibe is great.

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JENN: Yeah.

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JENN: It was, I don't, I don't know if the younger two appreciated, you know, the vibe, but we all had a great time and the service was phenomenal.

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JENN: So.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Make sure you bring your flashlight if you're eating there, folks, because you cannot see your food.

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JENN: You can't see anything.

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JENN: Yeah, exactly.

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JENN: Exactly.

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VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

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VIRGINIA: And then you said that you had never gotten a chance to see Fantasmic either.

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VIRGINIA: So as a self-proclaimed Disney adult.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: What did you think?

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VIRGINIA: I'm feel like a hundred percent certain you cried.

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JENN: So here's the thing.

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JENN: I didn't make it and nor did Leah.

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VIRGINIA: Oh my gosh, Jenn.

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JENN: We, I know we, so Leah and I thought that we could, you know, beeline it for Starbucks and get a little, little drink and drink.

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VIRGINIA: Late night caffeine.

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JENN: Yeah.

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JENN: Yep.

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JENN: And Joe sent me a message and was like, Oh my God, it's starting now.

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JENN: You don't have a half an hour.

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JENN: So by the time we got out of there, we were like, we're close enough that it just, we, we couldn't have ran all the way down there anyway.

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JENN: And he said it was absolutely packed.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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JENN: So yeah.

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JENN: So we missed it.

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JENN: I missed it again.

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JENN: But in October, on our next trip, I am, come hell or high water, I am going to see Fantastic.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: That's going to be the top of the priority list.

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VIRGINIA: But you know, but they loved it.

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VIRGINIA: When you miss something at Disney, that's just a reason to go back.

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VIRGINIA: So absolutely.

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JENN: Absolutely.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Let's move into Sunday, March the 10th.

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VIRGINIA: So you were going to be heading to Animal Kingdom with an earlier breakfast reservation at Tusker House.

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VIRGINIA: How did that go?

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VIRGINIA: Did you get a chance to rope drop Flight of Passage like you were hoping before breakfast?

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JENN: We did.

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JENN: We did.

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JENN: So we rope dropped again, even though we lost an hour with the time change.

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JENN: That was a bit rough.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, I forgot you had time change.

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JENN: All right.

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VIRGINIA: We had a whole conversation in your pre-trip interview about time zones.

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VIRGINIA: And then I didn't even think about the fact that you were going to be stuck with a spring forward.

00:12:41.603 --> 00:12:42.423
JENN: We weren't.

00:12:44.283 --> 00:12:45.143
VIRGINIA: Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:12:45.163 --> 00:12:46.063
JENN: That's okay.

00:12:46.123 --> 00:12:46.743
VIRGINIA: That's okay.

00:12:46.763 --> 00:12:49.003
JENN: But you know, an hour lost to Disney is never great.

00:12:49.043 --> 00:12:54.163
JENN: But especially when you're rope dropping in the kingdom, which opens, you know, earlier anyway.

00:12:54.183 --> 00:12:54.703
VIRGINIA: Earlier.

00:12:55.843 --> 00:12:57.923
VIRGINIA: Well, what was the rope dropping of Flight of Passage like?

00:12:57.943 --> 00:13:13.863
VIRGINIA: Because it has been forever since I've actually rope dropped that because normally we get the individual lightning lane for Flight of Passage and Alex's intent on rope dropping Expedition Everest because you can rope drop it like five times in a row without a wait.

00:13:14.243 --> 00:13:15.063
VIRGINIA: No problem.

00:13:15.383 --> 00:13:16.443
VIRGINIA: So how was the line?

00:13:16.463 --> 00:13:17.603
VIRGINIA: Like how did that all work?

00:13:17.983 --> 00:13:19.623
JENN: It took them about 30 minutes.

00:13:19.643 --> 00:13:21.703
JENN: We clocked it for them to get through.

00:13:21.723 --> 00:13:28.143
JENN: I'm going to get to spring break crowds, but at this point we haven't been overly affected yet.

00:13:29.643 --> 00:13:31.023
JENN: So it wasn't too bad.

00:13:31.403 --> 00:13:41.643
VIRGINIA: I know that sometimes when you're rope dropping what I'm going to call a premium ride like this, sometimes they don't totally open up the queue so the line can look even longer than it actually is.

00:13:41.663 --> 00:13:43.263
VIRGINIA: So 30 minutes is not that bad.

00:13:43.883 --> 00:13:44.063
VIRGINIA: No.

00:13:44.103 --> 00:13:50.563
VIRGINIA: When you went to go get in the line, was it extending, making it look like it was going to be a six hour wait?

00:13:52.103 --> 00:13:53.543
JENN: No, I don't think it was that bad.

00:13:53.603 --> 00:13:53.923
JENN: Yeah.

00:13:53.963 --> 00:13:54.323
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:13:54.423 --> 00:13:55.423
JENN: No, it didn't look like that.

00:13:56.183 --> 00:14:03.243
JENN: And then as soon as they were done at Flight of Passage, everybody ran over to safaris and we did the safari.

00:14:04.823 --> 00:14:05.963
VIRGINIA: Did you see anything good?

00:14:06.703 --> 00:14:07.703
JENN: Animals were out.

00:14:07.723 --> 00:14:09.343
JENN: It was nice and early in the morning.

00:14:09.383 --> 00:14:11.803
JENN: So they were waking up, having breakfast.

00:14:11.823 --> 00:14:13.643
JENN: And yeah, it was great.

00:14:13.803 --> 00:14:14.483
JENN: It was beautiful.

00:14:14.943 --> 00:14:17.623
VIRGINIA: Did you see the new baby elephant?

00:14:17.763 --> 00:14:18.263
JENN: Yes.

00:14:18.563 --> 00:14:19.523
JENN: Oh, I'm so done.

00:14:20.023 --> 00:14:23.863
JENN: So they wouldn't tell its name on the safari.

00:14:23.883 --> 00:14:29.683
JENN: And I've actually forgot about that until right now because they didn't want anybody to call it for whatever reason.

00:14:29.703 --> 00:14:34.243
JENN: I don't know if they were worried it would approach the vehicle or if the mother would get protected.

00:14:34.263 --> 00:14:37.803
JENN: I'm not sure what the story was there, but they wouldn't tell us the name.

00:14:38.203 --> 00:14:38.823
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:14:39.443 --> 00:14:40.803
VIRGINIA: Do elephants know their name?

00:14:40.903 --> 00:14:41.983
VIRGINIA: Like if they have a name?

00:14:42.623 --> 00:14:45.903
VIRGINIA: Is that like, okay, if I call Walter, he will know I'm talking to him.

00:14:46.103 --> 00:14:50.223
VIRGINIA: Although as I say that, he's like not even bothering to look up at me, but he does know his name.

00:14:51.023 --> 00:14:54.923
VIRGINIA: I don't think I realized that they might know their names too.

00:14:55.343 --> 00:14:57.363
VIRGINIA: And maybe that's really naive of me.

00:14:58.103 --> 00:14:59.823
JENN: They're very intelligent animals.

00:14:59.863 --> 00:15:01.183
JENN: So probably.

00:15:02.443 --> 00:15:05.003
JENN: So then after that, we headed to Tusker House for breakfast.

00:15:05.863 --> 00:15:06.283
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:15:06.303 --> 00:15:08.883
VIRGINIA: And Tusker House is a buffet, correct?

00:15:09.003 --> 00:15:09.383
JENN: Yes.

00:15:10.583 --> 00:15:29.263
VIRGINIA: So I have not had the pleasure of eating breakfast at Tusker House yet, but I always hear how good it is, not just because the foods are a little bit more, you know, unique in some cases, but also you get to see all of all the characters wearing their safari attire.

00:15:29.723 --> 00:15:31.403
VIRGINIA: So how was that?

00:15:31.623 --> 00:15:33.483
VIRGINIA: And I know you had one picky eater.

00:15:33.683 --> 00:15:34.743
VIRGINIA: How, how did they do?

00:15:34.803 --> 00:15:36.303
VIRGINIA: How did they do with this buffet?

00:15:36.603 --> 00:15:37.823
JENN: Absolutely wonderful.

00:15:37.903 --> 00:15:42.123
JENN: They had enough standard food for everybody to be happy.

00:15:42.143 --> 00:15:45.563
JENN: And the adventurous ones got to try a few new things.

00:15:46.543 --> 00:15:52.763
JENN: But I have to say, like the character interactions at Tusker House are consistently like some of the best.

00:15:54.363 --> 00:15:59.063
JENN: They took the time to just hang out and goof around with the kids.

00:15:59.763 --> 00:16:05.403
JENN: Like Donald went to give a high five to Jessie and then, you know, pulled it away and it was funny.

00:16:06.523 --> 00:16:08.923
JENN: Lots of pictures, lots of hugs, lots of dancing.

00:16:08.963 --> 00:16:10.163
JENN: It was really great.

00:16:10.363 --> 00:16:11.923
VIRGINIA: And I love their safari attire.

00:16:11.943 --> 00:16:14.043
VIRGINIA: It's just so cute.

00:16:14.543 --> 00:16:16.283
JENN: It's so freaking cute.

00:16:16.543 --> 00:16:21.403
JENN: And our server, I forget his name, but he was absolutely wonderful.

00:16:21.423 --> 00:16:23.123
JENN: It was just a 10 out of 10 experience.

00:16:23.143 --> 00:16:24.343
JENN: I loved Tusker House.

00:16:24.623 --> 00:16:25.023
VIRGINIA: Good.

00:16:25.043 --> 00:16:25.423
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:16:26.523 --> 00:16:27.803
VIRGINIA: It's definitely on my list.

00:16:28.463 --> 00:16:28.923
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:16:29.103 --> 00:16:31.283
VIRGINIA: Did you do a midday break on this day?

00:16:31.843 --> 00:16:32.383
JENN: We didn't.

00:16:32.463 --> 00:16:33.583
JENN: We powered through.

00:16:33.603 --> 00:16:35.663
JENN: We did not do Genie for this day.

00:16:36.783 --> 00:16:38.323
JENN: So after breakfast, we went over.

00:16:38.343 --> 00:16:42.303
JENN: We saw the Festival of the Lion King, which is, you know, always amazing.

00:16:42.323 --> 00:16:45.023
JENN: I cry through it every single time.

00:16:46.403 --> 00:16:49.283
JENN: The kids did Everest twice.

00:16:49.303 --> 00:16:52.643
JENN: It was only a 20 minute wait, I think, both times.

00:16:52.663 --> 00:16:54.783
JENN: So that was the middle.

00:16:54.803 --> 00:16:56.623
JENN: That was Jessie's favorite ride.

00:16:56.643 --> 00:17:00.743
JENN: I think of the whole trip, surprisingly, was Expedition Everest.

00:17:01.923 --> 00:17:02.343
JENN: Yeah.

00:17:02.363 --> 00:17:03.423
JENN: So he loved it.

00:17:03.903 --> 00:17:05.283
JENN: They got to do that one twice.

00:17:05.983 --> 00:17:08.603
JENN: And then they did Dinosaur.

00:17:09.743 --> 00:17:11.023
JENN: That was fun for them.

00:17:11.043 --> 00:17:13.163
JENN: A little bit terrifying, they said.

00:17:13.443 --> 00:17:15.263
JENN: And they did Tough to Be.

00:17:15.323 --> 00:17:16.243
JENN: It's Tough to Be a Bug.

00:17:17.583 --> 00:17:19.223
VIRGINIA: Did you do Tough to Be a Bug with them?

00:17:19.483 --> 00:17:20.403
JENN: No, I did not.

00:17:20.703 --> 00:17:21.423
JENN: I know better.

00:17:21.443 --> 00:17:22.423
JENN: I have heard.

00:17:22.443 --> 00:17:24.703
JENN: I heard the warnings.

00:17:25.323 --> 00:17:26.063
JENN: I did not.

00:17:26.463 --> 00:17:30.803
JENN: I was on the lookout for Kevin, and I got to meet Kevin.

00:17:31.123 --> 00:17:44.003
JENN: And I don't remember what it's called feathered something, where in front of the Tree of Life, they have all the macaws and the beautiful, beautiful birds fly over you.

00:17:44.023 --> 00:17:44.723
JENN: That was awesome.

00:17:44.743 --> 00:17:46.643
JENN: So I got to see that while they were there.

00:17:47.263 --> 00:17:51.103
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I feel like the feathered thing is the bird show at the back of the park.

00:17:51.123 --> 00:17:51.443
JENN: Yes.

00:17:51.843 --> 00:17:52.383
JENN: Oh, okay.

00:17:52.403 --> 00:17:53.083
JENN: So not that.

00:17:53.103 --> 00:17:54.883
JENN: It was winged encounters, maybe.

00:17:54.903 --> 00:17:56.683
VIRGINIA: Yes, that sounds right.

00:17:56.703 --> 00:17:57.003
JENN: That's it.

00:17:57.063 --> 00:17:57.383
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:17:57.403 --> 00:17:57.603
JENN: Yeah.

00:17:57.623 --> 00:17:57.903
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:17:58.563 --> 00:17:59.523
VIRGINIA: I've been there for that.

00:17:59.543 --> 00:18:05.303
VIRGINIA: In fact, when we were there in September for my birthday trip, I think that's when we did it.

00:18:05.763 --> 00:18:13.923
VIRGINIA: We were about to get a PhotoPass taken and the PhotoPass photographer was like, oh, if we stand here for a second, there's going to be something really cool behind you or whatever.

00:18:13.943 --> 00:18:15.463
VIRGINIA: And she told me what it was going to be.

00:18:15.483 --> 00:18:19.883
VIRGINIA: And I was like, okay, that sounds cool, even though I'm deathly afraid of birds.

00:18:19.963 --> 00:18:24.703
VIRGINIA: But I was like, if they're going to be in the background and it's going to be pretty and colorful, whatever.

00:18:25.643 --> 00:18:28.603
VIRGINIA: And so she really hyped up how cool this photo is going to be.

00:18:28.723 --> 00:18:31.463
VIRGINIA: And you can barely see the birds in the photo.

00:18:32.603 --> 00:18:40.563
VIRGINIA: So it's really like, I think I pictured what you would think of when you think of a Photoshopped photo of birds flying in front of the Tree of Life.

00:18:40.643 --> 00:18:42.683
VIRGINIA: And that was not reality.

00:18:42.703 --> 00:18:44.443
VIRGINIA: That was like Instagram versus reality.

00:18:45.883 --> 00:18:47.403
VIRGINIA: It was just kind of a normal photo.

00:18:48.363 --> 00:18:50.103
JENN: I was really glad that Leah wasn't there.

00:18:50.103 --> 00:18:52.603
JENN: She is also deathly afraid of birds.

00:18:53.583 --> 00:18:55.063
JENN: And I think she would have really freaked out.

00:18:55.083 --> 00:19:01.343
JENN: So anybody out there that's not a bird fan, not the experience for you, they come real close to your head.

00:19:01.643 --> 00:19:03.843
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I have any kind of bird at all.

00:19:03.863 --> 00:19:04.663
VIRGINIA: It's not for me.

00:19:05.083 --> 00:19:13.123
VIRGINIA: So when everyone was doing these rides, you were the single person waiting off to the side or did other people?

00:19:14.223 --> 00:19:15.383
JENN: For this park anyway, yeah.

00:19:15.483 --> 00:19:19.663
VIRGINIA: Yeah, because I know you said that you like dark rides, but you're not really into rides.

00:19:19.683 --> 00:19:21.823
VIRGINIA: Otherwise, it's more about the shows and characters for you.

00:19:22.403 --> 00:19:23.323
VIRGINIA: Yeah, you got it.

00:19:23.343 --> 00:19:26.023
JENN: So I did shopping, looked for characters, just went out.

00:19:26.043 --> 00:19:28.703
JENN: I have no problem keeping my own company, so it's fine.

00:19:28.743 --> 00:19:30.083
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah, yeah.

00:19:30.263 --> 00:19:31.483
VIRGINIA: You need to do a solo trip.

00:19:31.843 --> 00:19:33.963
VIRGINIA: Yeah, true, true.

00:19:34.603 --> 00:19:35.043
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:19:35.143 --> 00:19:40.503
VIRGINIA: So some of the other things on your list were Navi River Journey and Satuli Canteen.

00:19:40.503 --> 00:19:42.563
VIRGINIA: Did you get over there in the afternoon?

00:19:42.583 --> 00:19:45.003
JENN: No, no, we didn't.

00:19:45.023 --> 00:19:48.963
JENN: Well, I don't think the kids would have been interested in Navi really when I thought about it.

00:19:49.283 --> 00:19:54.783
JENN: So the wait times were for that were higher and I just they didn't I just didn't think it was worth the wait.

00:19:54.803 --> 00:19:56.043
VIRGINIA: Yeah, they get really long.

00:19:56.503 --> 00:19:57.023
JENN: They do.

00:19:57.563 --> 00:20:03.443
JENN: And we were so full from breakfast that Satuli Canteen just it didn't happen.

00:20:03.983 --> 00:20:07.423
JENN: Now, I did sneak in some dumplings while they were all on a ride.

00:20:07.443 --> 00:20:16.163
JENN: I forget the little cart name, but I did shamelessly buy some dumplings for myself and ate them while they were they were all on rides.

00:20:19.483 --> 00:20:21.803
VIRGINIA: You got to try all those snacks at Animal Kingdom.

00:20:21.823 --> 00:20:22.443
JENN: Absolutely.

00:20:22.523 --> 00:20:23.563
JENN: They're amazing.

00:20:23.883 --> 00:20:24.583
VIRGINIA: Some of the best.

00:20:24.583 --> 00:20:24.943
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:20:25.103 --> 00:20:26.003
JENN: Yes, agreed.

00:20:26.023 --> 00:20:26.663
JENN: All right.

00:20:26.663 --> 00:20:29.323
VIRGINIA: Anything else in the park before you took off that day?

00:20:30.023 --> 00:20:32.403
JENN: No, I think that I think that was everything.

00:20:33.363 --> 00:20:35.623
JENN: We just went back and did pool.

00:20:37.883 --> 00:20:43.303
VIRGINIA: And did you do dinner at the restaurant or food court or whatever you call it at the resort?

00:20:43.383 --> 00:20:43.723
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:20:44.323 --> 00:20:44.603
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:20:44.603 --> 00:20:45.003
JENN: All right.

00:20:45.283 --> 00:20:47.523
JENN: Much better than I expected, actually.

00:20:47.543 --> 00:20:53.323
JENN: I think I actually preferred the food court and All Stars over Wilderness Lodge, to be honest.

00:20:53.703 --> 00:20:54.043
VIRGINIA: Really?

00:20:54.663 --> 00:20:59.963
VIRGINIA: I can see where you would say that because I think that there are more options.

00:21:00.343 --> 00:21:00.723
JENN: Yes.

00:21:00.743 --> 00:21:01.423
VIRGINIA: At the food courts.

00:21:01.443 --> 00:21:09.143
VIRGINIA: And I think that maybe it's just a capacity thing, like how many rooms there are there, and they're trying to make sure they accommodate that many more people.

00:21:09.163 --> 00:21:14.263
VIRGINIA: But don't get me wrong, I enjoy Roaring Fork over at Wilderness Lodge.

00:21:15.003 --> 00:21:16.003
VIRGINIA: Especially the meatloaf.

00:21:16.003 --> 00:21:17.683
VIRGINIA: I had it twice on my last trip.

00:21:17.703 --> 00:21:18.283
VIRGINIA: It was so good.

00:21:18.303 --> 00:21:19.543
JENN: I've never had it.

00:21:19.563 --> 00:21:20.763
JENN: I wish I had have known that.

00:21:20.803 --> 00:21:21.743
VIRGINIA: I hadn't either.

00:21:21.763 --> 00:21:24.523
VIRGINIA: And I had it earlier in the week that we were there.

00:21:24.543 --> 00:21:29.163
VIRGINIA: And then it was so good that later on in the week when we ended up eating there again, I was like, I'm just going to get it again.

00:21:29.183 --> 00:21:30.043
VIRGINIA: It was so good.

00:21:30.883 --> 00:21:39.623
VIRGINIA: So I can see where you would think that because I haven't stayed at the All Star, but I've stayed at Pop Century lots of times, and it's similar.

00:21:39.723 --> 00:21:40.863
VIRGINIA: It's a really good food court.

00:21:40.883 --> 00:21:42.043
VIRGINIA: There's something for everybody.

00:21:42.823 --> 00:21:43.863
VIRGINIA: And the food is good.

00:21:44.343 --> 00:22:03.403
VIRGINIA: All right, so this brings us into what we were calling phase two of your trip, where the next morning on Monday, March 11th, you are going to be moving your luggage over to Wilderness Lodge to check in to a two-bedroom villa in the Copper Creek section, which is the exact same type of room that I stayed in when I was there in February.

00:22:04.023 --> 00:22:05.743
VIRGINIA: So, what did you think about the space?

00:22:05.763 --> 00:22:07.483
VIRGINIA: Did it work for your group?

00:22:07.803 --> 00:22:09.463
JENN: Yeah, it worked perfectly.

00:22:09.903 --> 00:22:15.743
JENN: Joe and I had the master suite, the kids were in the other bedroom, and Leah had the pull-out couch.

00:22:15.963 --> 00:22:24.263
JENN: So, she definitely had her own space and privacy because we were all so exhausted at the end of the night that everybody had no problem retreating to their rooms.

00:22:24.623 --> 00:22:25.923
JENN: And it was stunning.

00:22:25.943 --> 00:22:27.203
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it's beautiful.

00:22:27.963 --> 00:22:29.143
JENN: It was so beautiful.

00:22:29.143 --> 00:22:31.263
JENN: I wish I had been more prepared.

00:22:31.423 --> 00:22:35.103
JENN: I probably would have done more breakfast and lunch meals in the room.

00:22:36.983 --> 00:22:39.883
JENN: But it was, the whole suite was absolutely gorgeous.

00:22:39.903 --> 00:22:44.963
JENN: And that balcony that spans like the three units was so beautiful.

00:22:45.543 --> 00:22:46.543
VIRGINIA: What floor were you on?

00:22:46.563 --> 00:22:48.443
VIRGINIA: Were you low, medium, high?

00:22:48.763 --> 00:22:51.563
JENN: We were on the fifth floor, I think.

00:22:51.583 --> 00:22:51.923
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:22:51.943 --> 00:22:53.163
JENN: Yeah, the fifth floor.

00:22:53.683 --> 00:22:58.883
JENN: We were looking at the pool, and at night we could see the fireworks from the balcony.

00:22:59.283 --> 00:23:01.403
JENN: And that was very unexpected, so it was beautiful.

00:23:01.703 --> 00:23:05.563
VIRGINIA: And your balcony was the kind that you could see through the bars, right?

00:23:06.543 --> 00:23:07.403
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:23:07.943 --> 00:23:13.263
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's what I was thinking, because I think it's the sixth floor where it starts to be a solid wall.

00:23:13.703 --> 00:23:18.843
JENN: No, yeah, this was a railing and like your regular balcony railing.

00:23:18.883 --> 00:23:19.163
JENN: Yeah.

00:23:19.203 --> 00:23:26.143
VIRGINIA: I always request to be in one of those middle floors, because I don't want the solid wall because it blocks out a lot of light.

00:23:26.143 --> 00:23:30.003
VIRGINIA: I want to be able to sit on the couch and look out and still see a view.

00:23:30.403 --> 00:23:31.363
JENN: Yep, I agree.

00:23:31.503 --> 00:23:37.143
VIRGINIA: And if you're sitting out on a balcony and it's a solid wall, you literally have to stand up from your chair to see anything.

00:23:37.163 --> 00:23:41.063
VIRGINIA: So anyway, okay, I'm glad you like the room.

00:23:41.063 --> 00:23:43.163
VIRGINIA: Did you have any groceries delivered?

00:23:43.523 --> 00:23:44.163
JENN: We didn't.

00:23:44.443 --> 00:23:47.583
JENN: We did make a quick grocery stop.

00:23:48.223 --> 00:23:55.043
JENN: I can't remember what day that was, but we did pick up a few things for a couple of breakfasts and I think two lunches.

00:23:55.063 --> 00:23:59.863
JENN: We just grabbed like sandwich stuff and hot dogs or whatever, croissants for breakfast.

00:24:01.063 --> 00:24:06.523
VIRGINIA: Now on this moving day, you had said that you were planning to do Blizzard Beach and mini golf.

00:24:06.643 --> 00:24:07.943
VIRGINIA: So what ended up happening?

00:24:08.403 --> 00:24:17.983
JENN: So we got up, we took our time, packed up, dropped our bags off with Bell Services at Wilderness, and then we headed over to Blizzard Beach.

00:24:18.003 --> 00:24:23.763
JENN: We didn't get mini golf in, but Blizzard Beach was so much fun.

00:24:23.783 --> 00:24:28.203
JENN: It was a little chilly that day for the water park, but it was still...

00:24:28.583 --> 00:24:29.463
VIRGINIA: But it fits the theme.

00:24:29.483 --> 00:24:30.303
JENN: Totally tolerable.

00:24:30.363 --> 00:24:31.503
JENN: Yeah, exactly.

00:24:32.223 --> 00:24:32.923
JENN: Exactly.

00:24:33.063 --> 00:24:33.923
JENN: They loved it.

00:24:33.943 --> 00:24:35.523
JENN: They loved the big water slides.

00:24:35.763 --> 00:24:37.223
JENN: They did that a few times.

00:24:37.463 --> 00:24:39.003
VIRGINIA: Did they do the really tall one?

00:24:39.323 --> 00:24:39.943
JENN: They did.

00:24:39.943 --> 00:24:40.723
JENN: They did them all.

00:24:41.983 --> 00:24:45.943
JENN: Yeah, I have some great videos of them coming down those slides.

00:24:46.083 --> 00:24:46.763
JENN: I did not.

00:24:46.843 --> 00:24:48.283
JENN: Leah did not, but all the boys did.

00:24:48.803 --> 00:24:49.143
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:24:49.283 --> 00:24:51.143
VIRGINIA: And what were the crowds like at the water park?

00:24:51.583 --> 00:24:52.763
JENN: Non-existent that day.

00:24:52.763 --> 00:24:54.263
JENN: It was very empty.

00:24:54.643 --> 00:24:55.023
VIRGINIA: Good.

00:24:55.103 --> 00:24:55.543
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:24:55.983 --> 00:25:01.123
VIRGINIA: So it sounds like the Spring Break crowds were sticking to the four main parks.

00:25:01.583 --> 00:25:01.983
JENN: Yes.

00:25:02.543 --> 00:25:02.963
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:25:03.163 --> 00:25:09.783
JENN: But up to this point, we still haven't been, I want to say impacted, I guess, by the Spring Break crowds.

00:25:10.123 --> 00:25:10.563
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:25:10.583 --> 00:25:12.163
VIRGINIA: So anything else to note that day?

00:25:12.463 --> 00:25:12.823
JENN: Okay.

00:25:12.843 --> 00:25:23.663
JENN: So after we got back from Blizzard Beach, we cleaned ourselves up a bit, and then we headed over to the Polynesian and did Captain Cook's for a late dinner and watched fireworks on the beach.

00:25:24.043 --> 00:25:27.003
VIRGINIA: Captain Cook's, we both talked about how much we love Captain Cook.

00:25:27.023 --> 00:25:27.643
VIRGINIA: So good.

00:25:27.963 --> 00:25:29.103
VIRGINIA: What did you get?

00:25:30.623 --> 00:25:31.463
JENN: What did I get?

00:25:31.503 --> 00:25:33.103
JENN: I got the pulled pork nachos.

00:25:33.703 --> 00:25:34.543
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:25:34.663 --> 00:25:37.003
JENN: Everybody got some of my favorites.

00:25:37.043 --> 00:25:38.483
JENN: Yeah, so good.

00:25:38.503 --> 00:25:39.803
JENN: Just as good as I remembered.

00:25:40.883 --> 00:25:47.083
JENN: It was a late dinner because we wanted to be there for the fireworks, and then we brought them back in the minivan.

00:25:47.103 --> 00:25:47.843
JENN: So that was fun.

00:25:48.343 --> 00:25:51.763
VIRGINIA: You and Joe got engaged at the fireworks at the Polynesian.

00:25:51.783 --> 00:25:52.323
VIRGINIA: Is that correct?

00:25:52.523 --> 00:25:53.183
JENN: We did.

00:25:53.203 --> 00:25:56.603
JENN: So it was nice to kind of show the kids where it all happened.

00:25:56.623 --> 00:26:00.323
VIRGINIA: Did you recreate the moment of getting down on me?

00:26:00.343 --> 00:26:01.083
JENN: No, he didn't.

00:26:01.103 --> 00:26:02.003
JENN: I would have killed him.

00:26:04.263 --> 00:26:06.123
JENN: But it was special.

00:26:06.143 --> 00:26:07.643
JENN: That's such a special resort for us.

00:26:07.663 --> 00:26:11.543
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it might have embarrassed your teen and preteen.

00:26:12.783 --> 00:26:18.603
JENN: They would have been fine with it, as long as it embarrassed me, because that would have shown their embarrassment.

00:26:19.223 --> 00:26:20.243
VIRGINIA: Got it, got it.

00:26:20.643 --> 00:26:21.303
VIRGINIA: I see how it is.

00:26:23.443 --> 00:26:28.663
VIRGINIA: Tuesday, March the 12th, you were going to be heading to Epcot.

00:26:28.903 --> 00:26:31.763
VIRGINIA: Did you do Genie Plus for your Epcot day?

00:26:32.483 --> 00:26:32.963
JENN: We did.

00:26:32.983 --> 00:26:34.423
JENN: And this is where it fell apart.

00:26:34.443 --> 00:26:39.423
JENN: This is where Spring Break just really said hello.

00:26:40.563 --> 00:26:41.863
JENN: So we got up early.

00:26:41.963 --> 00:26:45.663
JENN: We got the virtual queue for Guardians, which was great.

00:26:45.923 --> 00:26:47.243
VIRGINIA: Do you remember what group you were?

00:26:47.823 --> 00:26:48.503
JENN: No, I don't.

00:26:48.923 --> 00:26:49.263
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:26:49.443 --> 00:26:54.183
VIRGINIA: Was it like what you considered to be an early group or what you considered to be late?

00:26:54.783 --> 00:26:55.643
JENN: Later, later.

00:26:55.643 --> 00:26:55.923
JENN: Okay.

00:26:55.943 --> 00:26:56.963
JENN: All right.

00:26:56.963 --> 00:27:00.083
JENN: And then we also bought the individual Lightning Lanes for all of them.

00:27:00.383 --> 00:27:01.583
JENN: And then we bought Genie Plus.

00:27:02.543 --> 00:27:04.863
JENN: And we booked Remy first thing.

00:27:05.863 --> 00:27:08.823
JENN: And the first time available at 7 a.m.

00:27:08.883 --> 00:27:10.343
JENN: was 3 p.m.

00:27:12.563 --> 00:27:17.463
JENN: So that's when we knew that our day was just going to be a bit of a challenge.

00:27:18.903 --> 00:27:20.703
JENN: So it was extra hot that day.

00:27:20.723 --> 00:27:22.043
JENN: We got to Epcot.

00:27:22.363 --> 00:27:25.743
JENN: I don't I wouldn't say we rope dropped, but we were there pretty early.

00:27:25.763 --> 00:27:29.123
JENN: They use their individual Lightning Lanes.

00:27:29.623 --> 00:27:33.063
JENN: You really couldn't touch much else.

00:27:33.423 --> 00:27:36.203
JENN: We were able to get them on to Mission Space.

00:27:36.223 --> 00:27:38.523
JENN: They did orange and green.

00:27:39.643 --> 00:27:41.763
JENN: Nobody threw up, so that was great.

00:27:41.783 --> 00:27:42.363
VIRGINIA: That's a win.

00:27:42.383 --> 00:27:43.623
JENN: That's a win.

00:27:43.643 --> 00:27:44.143
JENN: They made it.

00:27:44.163 --> 00:27:46.723
JENN: Joe was a little pale when he came off.

00:27:46.743 --> 00:27:47.923
JENN: I think it's the orange one, right?

00:27:48.223 --> 00:27:49.343
JENN: Oh, the orange one.

00:27:50.923 --> 00:27:54.383
JENN: So he was a little pale when he came off that, but he toughed it out.

00:27:54.643 --> 00:27:57.543
JENN: And by that time, it was it was like lunch.

00:27:58.743 --> 00:28:00.203
JENN: So we headed to Connections.

00:28:01.603 --> 00:28:04.383
JENN: We mobile ordered, which was probably a terrible idea.

00:28:04.403 --> 00:28:10.203
JENN: It was almost 45 minutes to an hour just to get our mobile order from Connections.

00:28:10.603 --> 00:28:14.323
VIRGINIA: I mean, you would have had to wait even if you'd gone in person to order too though.

00:28:14.343 --> 00:28:15.623
VIRGINIA: So I know.

00:28:16.363 --> 00:28:19.543
JENN: So everything else, you just couldn't touch the wait times.

00:28:19.563 --> 00:28:20.523
JENN: The kids were hot.

00:28:21.003 --> 00:28:22.143
JENN: They were falling apart.

00:28:22.383 --> 00:28:24.103
JENN: Everybody was unraveling a little bit.

00:28:24.223 --> 00:28:26.223
JENN: And so we decided to call it.

00:28:26.723 --> 00:28:28.543
JENN: So we went back to the hotel.

00:28:28.743 --> 00:28:30.483
VIRGINIA: What time was that when you left?

00:28:30.743 --> 00:28:33.403
JENN: Probably about 1.30.

00:28:34.123 --> 00:28:34.563
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:28:34.783 --> 00:28:35.103
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:28:35.163 --> 00:28:36.823
VIRGINIA: Did you end up going back that day?

00:28:37.603 --> 00:28:41.983
JENN: So they went back to do their Remi Lightning Lane.

00:28:42.903 --> 00:28:45.323
JENN: And the ride broke.

00:28:46.423 --> 00:28:47.583
JENN: While they were on it?

00:28:48.063 --> 00:28:50.503
JENN: No, right before they went to get in line.

00:28:51.343 --> 00:28:52.503
JENN: So they weren't able to do that.

00:28:52.523 --> 00:28:57.243
JENN: But then thankfully, at least their boarding group was called for Guardians again.

00:28:57.983 --> 00:29:00.243
JENN: So they at least got to ride Guardians twice.

00:29:00.963 --> 00:29:02.343
JENN: Remi never came back up.

00:29:02.983 --> 00:29:05.423
JENN: I think until like late, late, they had already gone.

00:29:05.443 --> 00:29:07.143
JENN: They were done again by that time.

00:29:07.483 --> 00:29:09.563
VIRGINIA: Did they spend any time in the World Showcase?

00:29:09.583 --> 00:29:13.603
VIRGINIA: I know they were they were walking back to go to Remi's, obviously.

00:29:13.643 --> 00:29:16.643
VIRGINIA: Did they stop in any countries or just kind of breeze past them?

00:29:16.703 --> 00:29:18.183
JENN: They had zero interest.

00:29:18.663 --> 00:29:19.043
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:29:19.163 --> 00:29:22.303
VIRGINIA: Did they did they at least have any opinions on walking through Canada?

00:29:23.403 --> 00:29:24.383
JENN: We didn't even get that far.

00:29:25.263 --> 00:29:26.563
JENN: Oh, you mean when they went back?

00:29:26.583 --> 00:29:27.603
VIRGINIA: When they went back?

00:29:27.743 --> 00:29:28.123
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:29:28.303 --> 00:29:31.643
JENN: I wasn't with them, so I don't I didn't hear anything.

00:29:31.663 --> 00:29:32.683
JENN: So I'm going to say no.

00:29:33.143 --> 00:29:36.163
JENN: I think that was probably lost on the teens, especially.

00:29:36.183 --> 00:29:37.603
JENN: They just yeah.

00:29:38.703 --> 00:29:40.683
JENN: And it had been a hot day for everybody.

00:29:41.183 --> 00:29:41.583
VIRGINIA: No.

00:29:41.603 --> 00:29:47.703
JENN: So Leah and I escaped the boys and we headed back to the Polynesian for a girls night.

00:29:49.363 --> 00:29:51.383
JENN: We ended up at Tambu Lounge.

00:29:51.623 --> 00:29:53.303
JENN: That's where we had a late dinner.

00:29:53.683 --> 00:29:57.703
JENN: Yeah, we just enjoyed some drinks and then we took a minivan back to wilderness.

00:29:58.303 --> 00:29:58.723
VIRGINIA: Nice.

00:29:59.863 --> 00:30:00.363
VIRGINIA: Perfect.

00:30:01.223 --> 00:30:02.083
VIRGINIA: Good plan.

00:30:02.663 --> 00:30:03.343
VIRGINIA: Way to pivot.

00:30:04.183 --> 00:30:04.603
JENN: Yeah.

00:30:04.763 --> 00:30:05.103
JENN: Yeah.

00:30:05.163 --> 00:30:07.683
JENN: But the crowds that day were crazy.

00:30:08.043 --> 00:30:10.363
VIRGINIA: And it was like that for the rest of the week.

00:30:10.623 --> 00:30:10.883
JENN: Yeah.

00:30:12.343 --> 00:30:13.263
VIRGINIA: Oh, that's unfortunate.

00:30:13.643 --> 00:30:14.103
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:30:14.523 --> 00:30:21.123
VIRGINIA: So Wednesday, March the 13th, you were heading into Magic Kingdom for the first time.

00:30:21.143 --> 00:30:24.503
VIRGINIA: So I imagine that you did Jeannie Plus on your Magic Kingdom days.

00:30:25.003 --> 00:30:25.383
JENN: No.

00:30:26.183 --> 00:30:28.363
JENN: So we got smart.

00:30:28.543 --> 00:30:33.303
JENN: We realized that there were extended deluxe resort hours for Magic Kingdom.

00:30:33.623 --> 00:30:34.083
VIRGINIA: Oh, yes.

00:30:35.123 --> 00:30:38.723
JENN: So we let everybody sleep in, recover from Epcot.

00:30:39.523 --> 00:30:48.063
JENN: We had a pool day at the resort, and then we headed over to Magic Kingdom, I guess around 6 o'clock, 630.

00:30:49.103 --> 00:30:53.223
JENN: We got a last minute reservation for Tony's that we weren't expecting.

00:30:53.243 --> 00:30:54.383
JENN: That's one of my favorites.

00:30:54.383 --> 00:31:00.543
JENN: I know people, I know Tony's gets a lot of hate, but I really like Tony's, so it was nice to go back.

00:31:00.843 --> 00:31:17.123
VIRGINIA: You know, I think it used to get a lot of hate, and I think the tide is turning because I even hear, like if you listen to the Main Street Dish Podcast, they talk highly about Tony's now, about certain things on that menu.

00:31:17.183 --> 00:31:19.603
VIRGINIA: So I think it's had a turnaround.

00:31:19.623 --> 00:31:24.243
VIRGINIA: I think it had a change in general managers at one point a few years ago.

00:31:24.783 --> 00:31:38.823
VIRGINIA: So it's one that's actually on my list to go back and visit because I ate there once, I don't know, probably Alex's first trip is when I ate there, and I remember feeling like it was kind of like an olive garden or something.

00:31:39.303 --> 00:31:45.943
JENN: It's still kind of like an olive garden, but we don't have olive gardens, so it's still a novelty for us.

00:31:48.003 --> 00:31:48.483
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:31:48.503 --> 00:31:48.683
JENN: Yeah.

00:31:48.703 --> 00:31:52.403
VIRGINIA: So you haven't have not experienced the joy of unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks.

00:31:53.523 --> 00:31:57.003
JENN: No, we used to have an olive garden, but they closed a long, long time ago.

00:31:57.283 --> 00:31:57.743
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:31:57.903 --> 00:31:58.403
JENN: All right.

00:31:58.603 --> 00:31:58.923
JENN: Yeah.

00:31:59.763 --> 00:31:59.983
JENN: Yeah.

00:32:00.003 --> 00:32:00.383
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:32:00.383 --> 00:32:02.923
VIRGINIA: So you had a reservation at Tony's.

00:32:02.943 --> 00:32:05.083
VIRGINIA: Was that the first thing you did when you got into Magic Kingdom?

00:32:05.463 --> 00:32:05.723
JENN: Yeah.

00:32:06.083 --> 00:32:06.443
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:32:06.463 --> 00:32:12.543
JENN: We went right over to Tony's, had dinner, went and did a little bit of shopping on Main Street.

00:32:12.563 --> 00:32:22.323
JENN: We went and showed the kids some of the gift shops and just kind of took in the sites and then grabbed a spot for Happily Ever After.

00:32:22.423 --> 00:32:32.783
JENN: We got ended up getting a really great spot pretty close to the castle, but close enough to Main Street where we were able to see the projections on all of the buildings, which was awesome.

00:32:33.483 --> 00:32:36.303
VIRGINIA: What time did you get yourselves into place?

00:32:36.943 --> 00:32:38.483
JENN: Probably about a half hour before.

00:32:39.463 --> 00:32:41.143
VIRGINIA: And you think that was plenty of time?

00:32:41.803 --> 00:32:44.563
JENN: For where we wanted to be, yeah.

00:32:45.283 --> 00:32:47.423
JENN: They did something that I had never heard before.

00:32:48.323 --> 00:32:58.323
JENN: They did say over the announcements that Main Street was at capacity, and that they were going to be closing off certain areas to get into Main Street for the fireworks.

00:32:58.323 --> 00:33:03.123
JENN: So we were glad that we ended up where we ended up, when we ended up.

00:33:03.263 --> 00:33:03.603
JENN: Yeah.

00:33:04.103 --> 00:33:10.683
VIRGINIA: So does that mean that if somebody, say, was trying to just lead the park, they weren't even trying to watch the fireworks?

00:33:10.883 --> 00:33:13.923
VIRGINIA: Did they have to go through the Emporium to do that?

00:33:14.883 --> 00:33:15.923
JENN: You know, I'm not sure.

00:33:15.943 --> 00:33:17.823
JENN: We actually wondered that as well.

00:33:18.943 --> 00:33:23.723
JENN: It was a little too busy to see what was going on, but yeah.

00:33:23.743 --> 00:33:29.223
VIRGINIA: Sometimes they open up a backstage pathway, too, that kind of goes behind the shops.

00:33:29.543 --> 00:33:30.603
VIRGINIA: So maybe they did that.

00:33:30.623 --> 00:33:30.803
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:33:31.143 --> 00:33:33.823
VIRGINIA: I mean, they had to have some sort of a plan, you know, fire code and all.

00:33:34.383 --> 00:33:36.463
JENN: Yeah, yeah, exactly, exactly.

00:33:36.783 --> 00:33:40.303
JENN: But the fireworks were phenomenal, as always, cried like a baby.

00:33:40.323 --> 00:33:45.483
JENN: It was really magical watching the kids watch it.

00:33:46.283 --> 00:33:50.043
JENN: Brandon had Jake on his shoulders and it was just really to the side, though.

00:33:50.923 --> 00:33:52.583
JENN: So we weren't obstructing anybody's view.

00:33:52.603 --> 00:33:53.583
VIRGINIA: Really tall person.

00:33:54.163 --> 00:33:55.503
JENN: Yeah, yeah, no, no, it wasn't.

00:33:55.663 --> 00:33:58.383
JENN: Actually, he had him on his back, not his shoulders, like a piggyback.

00:34:00.163 --> 00:34:03.983
JENN: But yeah, it was really, really sweet watching them watch the fireworks.

00:34:03.983 --> 00:34:04.663
JENN: Yeah, it was great.

00:34:05.123 --> 00:34:06.803
VIRGINIA: Did you get any good photos of that?

00:34:07.443 --> 00:34:08.023
JENN: I did.

00:34:08.043 --> 00:34:10.063
JENN: Yeah, I got some photos and a video.

00:34:10.063 --> 00:34:11.043
JENN: Yeah, it was awesome.

00:34:12.023 --> 00:34:13.803
VIRGINIA: Where'd you head after Happily Ever After?

00:34:14.423 --> 00:34:19.683
JENN: Well, the crowds after Happily Ever After were just, you were just gridlocked.

00:34:20.183 --> 00:34:34.803
JENN: We were trying to get over to Tomorrowland, and it took us probably a solid 20, 25 minutes just to get out of that crowd because you had everybody trying to really, like people want to exit the park at that time often.

00:34:34.843 --> 00:34:36.223
JENN: So those people were coming out.

00:34:36.243 --> 00:34:37.143
JENN: We were trying to get in.

00:34:37.723 --> 00:34:47.163
JENN: Anyway, we made it over to Tomorrowland, and at that point, we were just looking for filler rides until the extended hours started to kick in and people started to leave.

00:34:47.663 --> 00:34:48.523
JENN: So they did.

00:34:48.543 --> 00:34:51.123
JENN: Test Track was their first ride that had the lowest weight.

00:34:51.143 --> 00:34:52.883
JENN: I think they did.

00:34:52.903 --> 00:34:54.063
VIRGINIA: Wait, you mean Speedway?

00:34:58.083 --> 00:34:58.343
JENN: Yes.

00:34:58.363 --> 00:34:58.623
JENN: That's okay.

00:34:58.643 --> 00:35:01.723
VIRGINIA: Test Track is a lot faster than Speedway.

00:35:01.743 --> 00:35:03.183
JENN: A lot harder to get on too.

00:35:05.563 --> 00:35:06.523
JENN: So they did that.

00:35:06.543 --> 00:35:12.403
JENN: Yeah, they just did a couple filler rides and then everything started to die out.

00:35:12.403 --> 00:35:15.463
JENN: And the extended hours, 10 out of 10 would recommend.

00:35:16.183 --> 00:35:17.543
JENN: They walked on everything.

00:35:17.563 --> 00:35:21.063
JENN: I think Seven Dwarfs was like a 20-minute wait.

00:35:21.903 --> 00:35:24.863
VIRGINIA: What did they end up enjoying the most at Magic Kingdom?

00:35:25.943 --> 00:35:28.063
JENN: The most at Magic Kingdom, definitely Big Thunder.

00:35:29.363 --> 00:35:29.743
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:35:29.763 --> 00:35:29.963
JENN: Yeah.

00:35:30.163 --> 00:35:31.383
JENN: Yeah, that was their favorite.

00:35:32.423 --> 00:35:37.783
JENN: We did make them go on It's a Small World and we told them nothing before we put them on that boat.

00:35:41.283 --> 00:35:48.463
JENN: The teenagers were not impressed, but we're like, we promise you one day you'll look back and you'll be glad that you went on it.

00:35:49.663 --> 00:35:50.723
JENN: It's a nostalgic thing.

00:35:50.743 --> 00:35:51.803
VIRGINIA: It's a classic.

00:35:51.863 --> 00:35:52.683
JENN: It's a classic.

00:35:52.703 --> 00:35:53.463
VIRGINIA: Exactly.

00:35:53.563 --> 00:35:54.923
JENN: So they loved that.

00:35:56.003 --> 00:35:58.123
JENN: They thought Haunted Mansion was cool as well.

00:35:59.063 --> 00:36:02.103
JENN: They did not get to go on Tron, though they could have.

00:36:02.383 --> 00:36:03.243
JENN: That was the last.

00:36:03.283 --> 00:36:08.643
JENN: So Leah and I packed it in, just so this makes sense, around 11 and we headed back to the hotel and left the boys.

00:36:08.663 --> 00:36:10.903
JENN: But yeah, they could have done Tron.

00:36:10.923 --> 00:36:15.343
JENN: They could have jumped in right before the park closed and rode even without a boarding group.

00:36:15.843 --> 00:36:19.343
JENN: But they were all a little bit tired at that point and they just wanted to head back.

00:36:20.363 --> 00:36:20.643
JENN: Yeah.

00:36:20.983 --> 00:36:21.463
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:36:21.743 --> 00:36:29.423
VIRGINIA: So Thursday, March the 14th, you were planning on going back to Magic Kingdom, but after a breakfast at Boma.

00:36:29.823 --> 00:36:31.083
JENN: So canceled Boma.

00:36:31.683 --> 00:36:35.083
JENN: I think everybody wanted to sleep in after doing the extended hours.

00:36:35.243 --> 00:36:35.823
VIRGINIA: That's true.

00:36:35.843 --> 00:36:36.903
JENN: We didn't get to bed.

00:36:37.023 --> 00:36:37.463
JENN: Yeah.

00:36:37.843 --> 00:36:42.723
JENN: It was like 2, 2.30, I think by the time we all got to bed that morning, I guess.

00:36:44.423 --> 00:36:48.183
VIRGINIA: How did getting back after the late night hours go for them?

00:36:48.203 --> 00:36:51.883
VIRGINIA: Like when they left, was the boat there?

00:36:51.983 --> 00:36:54.543
VIRGINIA: Did they have to wait a really long time for the boat or?

00:36:55.083 --> 00:36:56.223
JENN: They had to wait a little bit.

00:36:56.243 --> 00:36:58.943
JENN: So the boat was there, but it wasn't very full.

00:36:58.963 --> 00:37:02.423
JENN: So I think they waited an extra 15 minutes for more people to get on.

00:37:03.263 --> 00:37:04.563
JENN: So that kind of sucked for them.

00:37:04.623 --> 00:37:08.043
JENN: We took the bus and that was really quick.

00:37:08.143 --> 00:37:12.783
JENN: We waited maybe five, six minutes and we got going pretty much right away.

00:37:13.443 --> 00:37:15.363
JENN: Slept in the next day for sure.

00:37:15.963 --> 00:37:20.483
JENN: Canceled breakfast and we just really lounged around for the morning.

00:37:21.403 --> 00:37:23.903
JENN: Leah and I snuck over to the Grand Floridian.

00:37:24.243 --> 00:37:29.723
JENN: The boys went back to Blizzard Beach and we snuck over to the Grand Floridian.

00:37:29.743 --> 00:37:33.123
JENN: We wanted to check out all the Easter eggs and the Easter stuff.

00:37:33.263 --> 00:37:35.483
JENN: I think it's the cottage called the cottage something.

00:37:35.503 --> 00:37:40.423
JENN: I don't remember where they're selling all those Easter goodies.

00:37:40.423 --> 00:37:44.303
JENN: We did lunch or brunch, I guess, at the Grand Floridian Cafe.

00:37:44.703 --> 00:37:45.763
JENN: That was lovely.

00:37:46.583 --> 00:37:49.843
JENN: Then Leah actually went off by herself back to Magic Kingdom.

00:37:50.243 --> 00:37:54.123
JENN: There's a few things she wanted to do and I went and met the boys back at Blizzard Beach.

00:37:55.183 --> 00:37:57.463
VIRGINIA: Did they ever get back over to Magic Kingdom?

00:37:57.983 --> 00:37:58.263
JENN: No.

00:37:59.543 --> 00:38:06.243
VIRGINIA: Does that mean that based on the kind of ticket that they had, they just basically gave up a day at a park?

00:38:06.683 --> 00:38:06.963
JENN: Yeah.

00:38:07.343 --> 00:38:07.663
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:38:07.983 --> 00:38:08.283
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:38:08.303 --> 00:38:10.003
JENN: Which we knew that was going to happen.

00:38:10.003 --> 00:38:11.623
JENN: It still worked out cheaper though.

00:38:12.023 --> 00:38:12.403
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:38:12.523 --> 00:38:12.923
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:38:13.003 --> 00:38:14.643
VIRGINIA: They left Blizzard Beach that much.

00:38:14.663 --> 00:38:15.623
VIRGINIA: They really wanted to go back.

00:38:15.903 --> 00:38:17.383
JENN: Yeah, especially the littlest one.

00:38:17.543 --> 00:38:22.703
JENN: Like I said, I'm a really big fan of the Lazy River, so that's where I hung out the rest of the day.

00:38:22.723 --> 00:38:23.323
JENN: It was hot.

00:38:23.483 --> 00:38:24.263
VIRGINIA: It was hot this day.

00:38:24.283 --> 00:38:26.023
VIRGINIA: That was just what I was going to ask.

00:38:26.143 --> 00:38:27.223
VIRGINIA: Was it hotter?

00:38:28.003 --> 00:38:29.603
JENN: Definitely hotter, definitely busier.

00:38:29.943 --> 00:38:30.403
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:38:30.543 --> 00:38:35.943
VIRGINIA: And what specifically was Leah aiming for that day when she went back to Magic Kingdom?

00:38:36.263 --> 00:38:38.123
JENN: She wanted to do some more shopping.

00:38:38.183 --> 00:38:41.703
JENN: She wanted to do Little Mermaid again.

00:38:41.723 --> 00:38:44.183
JENN: And did she?

00:38:44.183 --> 00:38:45.163
JENN: I think that's about it.

00:38:45.183 --> 00:38:48.183
JENN: I think she just rode that one ride and took some pictures.

00:38:48.203 --> 00:38:50.183
JENN: She wanted some daytime pictures in front of the castle.

00:38:50.443 --> 00:38:53.003
VIRGINIA: And what time did you all come back together again?

00:38:53.303 --> 00:38:54.743
JENN: Probably around five.

00:38:55.423 --> 00:38:56.483
VIRGINIA: What was dinner that night?

00:38:57.183 --> 00:38:58.103
JENN: What was dinner that night?

00:38:58.123 --> 00:39:00.603
JENN: I think it was just Roaring Fork again.

00:39:00.623 --> 00:39:06.563
JENN: We did Roaring Fork and went for a final night swim and just hung out and packed up.

00:39:07.003 --> 00:39:09.783
VIRGINIA: What did you think about the pool at Wilderness Lodge?

00:39:10.243 --> 00:39:10.943
JENN: It was great.

00:39:10.963 --> 00:39:18.943
JENN: We really liked, I guess, the quiet pool, closer to Boulder Ridge, but they were both really great.

00:39:18.963 --> 00:39:20.623
JENN: The kids loved the water slide.

00:39:21.403 --> 00:39:25.923
JENN: The lifeguards were so cute doing trivia with the kids and jumping in the pool with them.

00:39:26.903 --> 00:39:27.883
JENN: It was just a great vibe.

00:39:29.323 --> 00:39:32.323
VIRGINIA: Did you get into the hot tub or enjoy any of that?

00:39:32.703 --> 00:39:33.323
JENN: I didn't.

00:39:33.563 --> 00:39:34.943
JENN: Leah got in the hot tub.

00:39:34.943 --> 00:39:37.303
JENN: Brandon got in the hot tub, and they liked it.

00:39:37.463 --> 00:39:38.303
VIRGINIA: I love that pool.

00:39:38.883 --> 00:39:40.163
VIRGINIA: It's just so relaxing to me.

00:39:42.803 --> 00:39:43.223
JENN: Agreed.

00:39:43.543 --> 00:39:51.743
VIRGINIA: I love going over to Geyser Point and grabbing an adult beverage and then going and sitting by the pool, or going and sitting in the hot tub with it.

00:39:52.943 --> 00:39:53.223
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:39:53.243 --> 00:39:53.463
VIRGINIA: Nice.

00:39:54.443 --> 00:39:55.163
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:39:55.183 --> 00:40:11.483
VIRGINIA: The next day, Friday, March 15th, aka the Ides of March, for all you Shakespeare fans out there, you were checking out of Wilderness Lodge and heading off on the Disney Wish.

00:40:12.183 --> 00:40:13.763
VIRGINIA: This is phase three.

00:40:13.783 --> 00:40:16.203
VIRGINIA: Phase three, yeah.

00:40:16.223 --> 00:40:21.783
VIRGINIA: You said that you had to be at your port arrival time a little bit afternoon.

00:40:22.363 --> 00:40:27.403
VIRGINIA: How was the checkout process getting a car over to where you needed to be?

00:40:27.423 --> 00:40:28.183
VIRGINIA: How did all that work?

00:40:28.383 --> 00:40:30.363
JENN: The checkout process was fine.

00:40:30.383 --> 00:40:35.283
JENN: The traffic getting over to Port Canaveral was horrendous.

00:40:36.323 --> 00:40:39.883
JENN: We were almost an hour, over an hour, delayed.

00:40:41.323 --> 00:40:42.503
JENN: It was bad, yeah.

00:40:42.523 --> 00:40:47.963
JENN: I don't think we actually boarded the ship until almost three o'clock, which is late.

00:40:48.943 --> 00:40:52.663
VIRGINIA: Okay, and you were taking Ubers, is that correct, to get over to the port?

00:40:52.703 --> 00:40:56.743
VIRGINIA: Or did you take the bus that will pick you up at your resort to go to the cruise?

00:40:56.763 --> 00:41:01.823
JENN: No, so Leah took an Uber and we had our vehicle, so we drove.

00:41:02.103 --> 00:41:04.123
VIRGINIA: Oh yeah, I keep forgetting you had your vehicle.

00:41:04.143 --> 00:41:05.703
VIRGINIA: Okay, got it.

00:41:06.003 --> 00:41:06.383
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:41:08.363 --> 00:41:17.383
VIRGINIA: All right, so you were an hour delayed, but were you at any point in danger of missing your opportunity to get on the boat?

00:41:17.963 --> 00:41:19.543
JENN: No, I mean, no.

00:41:20.503 --> 00:41:22.223
JENN: Had it been any worse?

00:41:22.923 --> 00:41:29.223
JENN: No, because I think we finally set sail around 4.45, 5 o'clock, so we still had time.

00:41:29.763 --> 00:41:31.143
VIRGINIA: Okay, all right.

00:41:31.163 --> 00:41:32.263
VIRGINIA: Tell us about this cruise.

00:41:32.363 --> 00:41:32.963
VIRGINIA: How was that?

00:41:33.283 --> 00:41:33.943
JENN: It was great.

00:41:33.963 --> 00:41:41.263
JENN: So by the time we got there, boarded the ship, it was too bad because usually they announce you on to the ship and they give you wands and everybody claps.

00:41:41.843 --> 00:41:44.843
JENN: And I guess we got on too late, so that wasn't a thing.

00:41:45.543 --> 00:41:49.163
JENN: There was nobody there greeting us when we got on the ship, but that's okay.

00:41:49.183 --> 00:41:56.223
JENN: I think all of our nerves were a little bit shot from being in the car for so long and everybody was hungry.

00:41:56.243 --> 00:41:57.203
JENN: Nobody had had lunch.

00:41:57.743 --> 00:42:05.623
JENN: So we went up to the deck with the Festival of Foods and we got everybody something to eat before the set sail party.

00:42:05.843 --> 00:42:10.983
JENN: Then we did our mustard drill that everybody has to do in person, did the set sail party.

00:42:11.423 --> 00:42:12.583
JENN: That was really cute.

00:42:13.063 --> 00:42:15.043
JENN: We really just chilled that first night.

00:42:15.063 --> 00:42:20.123
VIRGINIA: Nick, can you remind me, was this a first Disney cruise for you all?

00:42:20.883 --> 00:42:22.283
JENN: No, not for Joe and I.

00:42:22.643 --> 00:42:22.983
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:42:23.003 --> 00:42:23.903
VIRGINIA: But for everyone else?

00:42:24.263 --> 00:42:24.623
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:42:25.163 --> 00:42:25.543
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:42:25.603 --> 00:42:27.503
VIRGINIA: What number cruise is this for you and Joe?

00:42:28.143 --> 00:42:29.163
JENN: That was number two.

00:42:29.783 --> 00:42:30.143
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:42:30.143 --> 00:42:34.283
VIRGINIA: So you are like a special level now that you've gone on your second one?

00:42:34.303 --> 00:42:35.703
VIRGINIA: Like, do you have cruise status?

00:42:37.063 --> 00:42:37.563
VIRGINIA: What are you?

00:42:37.583 --> 00:42:38.963
JENN: We do have status now.

00:42:40.143 --> 00:42:41.983
JENN: We are silver castaway members.

00:42:42.043 --> 00:42:47.683
JENN: So we each got the tote bag and then we got a silver lanyard each.

00:42:48.223 --> 00:42:48.663
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:42:48.743 --> 00:42:49.223
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:42:50.223 --> 00:42:58.383
VIRGINIA: Do you move up to a different status level every time you take another one, or is it you won't move up again until you're on your fifth cruise or something like that?

00:42:58.383 --> 00:42:59.303
JENN: That's exactly it.

00:42:59.323 --> 00:43:01.203
JENN: So your fifth one is your gold?

00:43:01.223 --> 00:43:02.943
VIRGINIA: That was literally a guess.

00:43:04.203 --> 00:43:04.983
JENN: It was a good one.

00:43:05.003 --> 00:43:05.803
JENN: It was a good one.

00:43:05.823 --> 00:43:06.623
JENN: It's the right answer.

00:43:07.203 --> 00:43:08.903
JENN: So your fifth one, you moved to gold.

00:43:08.943 --> 00:43:12.903
JENN: I think 10 is platinum and then 100 is pearl.

00:43:13.163 --> 00:43:13.583
VIRGINIA: Wow.

00:43:14.023 --> 00:43:14.863
JENN: It's quite the jump.

00:43:15.823 --> 00:43:20.623
VIRGINIA: I feel like if you become pearl status, you basically own Disney at that point.

00:43:20.783 --> 00:43:22.103
JENN: Basically, yeah.

00:43:22.143 --> 00:43:24.583
JENN: Or you should because you've given them that much money.

00:43:24.603 --> 00:43:25.883
VIRGINIA: You're now a shareholder.

00:43:26.423 --> 00:43:27.623
JENN: Yeah, absolutely.

00:43:30.183 --> 00:43:32.503
VIRGINIA: So what are all the details of the rest of the cruise?

00:43:32.663 --> 00:43:38.183
VIRGINIA: I've interviewed multiple people who have gone on Disney cruises and told me about it, but I've yet to go on one myself.

00:43:38.203 --> 00:43:42.403
VIRGINIA: So I'm always down for hearing how these things go.

00:43:42.943 --> 00:43:43.683
JENN: Yeah, for sure.

00:43:43.703 --> 00:43:47.523
JENN: So our first night, our dinner was at 1923.

00:43:47.863 --> 00:43:51.063
JENN: We opted to skip our rotational dinner for that night.

00:43:51.083 --> 00:43:55.883
JENN: We just wanted to hang out, get the kids to explore the ship, check out the kids clubs.

00:43:56.563 --> 00:43:58.483
JENN: And so we did that.

00:43:58.743 --> 00:44:02.083
JENN: The kids didn't love the kids clubs.

00:44:02.103 --> 00:44:08.043
JENN: I think the two older ones were just a little bit too cool, even for the teen ones.

00:44:08.963 --> 00:44:12.543
JENN: And then the youngest, Jake, wanted to be in the teen ones.

00:44:12.563 --> 00:44:16.743
JENN: And they did let him, they let us sign a waiver for him to go to the next level up.

00:44:17.443 --> 00:44:19.683
JENN: But then he wanted to be with his brother.

00:44:19.723 --> 00:44:29.543
JENN: So they spent most of their time in the hero zone, where there's a big basketball court, there's ping pong, there's foosball, there is air hockey.

00:44:29.943 --> 00:44:33.923
JENN: So they had lots to do over there and they wanted to eat.

00:44:34.623 --> 00:44:38.063
JENN: They just wanted to eat all of the food, all of the ice cream.

00:44:38.083 --> 00:44:42.063
JENN: I think Jake, the first night, had like three or four ice cream cones.

00:44:42.083 --> 00:44:43.503
JENN: They were just living their best lives.

00:44:44.023 --> 00:44:44.403
VIRGINIA: Uh huh.

00:44:44.523 --> 00:44:44.883
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:44:45.163 --> 00:44:46.643
JENN: So that was the first night.

00:44:47.063 --> 00:44:50.863
JENN: The second night or the second day we woke up in NASA.

00:44:52.583 --> 00:44:55.183
JENN: Leah, Joe and I did Apollo brunch.

00:44:56.223 --> 00:44:57.903
JENN: So that's the adult only dining.

00:44:57.923 --> 00:44:59.523
JENN: It was good.

00:45:00.863 --> 00:45:07.983
JENN: I feel like I'm going to get a lot of hate for saying this because people rave about Apollo, but it was good.

00:45:08.083 --> 00:45:10.043
JENN: It wasn't phenomenal.

00:45:10.743 --> 00:45:12.883
JENN: It was a great value for the price.

00:45:12.963 --> 00:45:17.223
JENN: They kept bringing over those mimosas, Prosecco mimosas, which was awesome.

00:45:18.883 --> 00:45:22.183
JENN: But we've done Apollo dinner in the past and we found that way better.

00:45:22.743 --> 00:45:24.243
JENN: So anyway, just our opinion.

00:45:24.903 --> 00:45:30.323
JENN: So we did brunch and then we did get off the ship in NASA and we just walked around the port.

00:45:30.343 --> 00:45:31.623
JENN: They've newly renovated that.

00:45:31.883 --> 00:45:40.383
JENN: So we wanted to check that out, did a little bit of shopping, had some drinks, and just explored the vibe.

00:45:40.803 --> 00:45:44.423
VIRGINIA: What did the boys think about NASA?

00:45:44.423 --> 00:45:45.243
JENN: They took it all in.

00:45:45.263 --> 00:45:46.003
JENN: They liked it.

00:45:46.363 --> 00:45:48.123
JENN: It's very hectic at the port.

00:45:49.023 --> 00:45:50.663
JENN: We even went across the street.

00:45:50.683 --> 00:45:52.683
JENN: We did leave the port to go in a few more stores.

00:45:53.003 --> 00:45:53.963
JENN: It was pretty hectic.

00:45:53.983 --> 00:45:56.083
JENN: So they were just trying to take it all in quickly.

00:45:56.863 --> 00:45:58.023
JENN: But again, it was a hot day.

00:45:58.483 --> 00:46:03.463
JENN: So we spent probably two hours off the ship, and then we headed back.

00:46:04.243 --> 00:46:09.863
JENN: The boys wanted to eat lunch, and everybody just wanted to get back on the ship at that point.

00:46:10.103 --> 00:46:19.483
VIRGINIA: How long are you in port for, and did that give you time on the ship where you kind of were running the ship by yourselves?

00:46:19.503 --> 00:46:30.463
JENN: So actually, I would say most people don't get off the ship in NASA, especially anybody that's already done a similar cruise where you've gotten off in NASA.

00:46:30.803 --> 00:46:38.903
JENN: If it hadn't have been for the boys and the newly renovated port, I think we probably would have stayed on the ship, but we wanted to check that out.

00:46:39.303 --> 00:46:43.383
JENN: So when we got back on the ship, no, there were still lots of people on.

00:46:44.743 --> 00:46:47.283
JENN: So the boys made it back for the lunch buffet.

00:46:47.303 --> 00:46:50.263
JENN: They wanted to get those crab legs in that everybody raves about.

00:46:50.783 --> 00:46:52.083
JENN: So they had a bunch of seafood.

00:46:52.823 --> 00:46:57.823
JENN: And then we all hung out before we went to our rotational dining for that night.

00:46:57.843 --> 00:46:58.803
JENN: And that was Marvel.

00:46:59.383 --> 00:47:01.403
JENN: So we headed down to Marvel.

00:47:01.423 --> 00:47:02.483
JENN: They loved it.

00:47:03.063 --> 00:47:06.283
JENN: It's so cool, especially for the boys as like Marvel fans.

00:47:06.443 --> 00:47:09.803
JENN: They got to meet Spider-Man and took a couple of cool pictures with him.

00:47:09.823 --> 00:47:12.143
JENN: And yeah, it was good.

00:47:12.163 --> 00:47:14.243
JENN: The food was, again, fine.

00:47:14.823 --> 00:47:15.543
JENN: No complaints.

00:47:15.563 --> 00:47:17.183
JENN: The service is always phenomenal.

00:47:17.443 --> 00:47:19.583
JENN: And then that was pirate night.

00:47:20.343 --> 00:47:21.683
JENN: Yeah, it was a busy day.

00:47:21.703 --> 00:47:22.863
VIRGINIA: Did you dress up?

00:47:23.243 --> 00:47:24.403
JENN: We did not dress up.

00:47:24.463 --> 00:47:27.143
JENN: Lots of people dress up and go all out.

00:47:27.903 --> 00:47:30.663
JENN: But they did provide pirate bandanas.

00:47:30.683 --> 00:47:31.463
JENN: So that was fun.

00:47:31.483 --> 00:47:32.643
JENN: We all wore our bandanas.

00:47:33.543 --> 00:47:36.783
JENN: So we did the pirate night party.

00:47:36.803 --> 00:47:38.383
JENN: They have live entertainment.

00:47:38.403 --> 00:47:39.243
JENN: They have people singing.

00:47:39.263 --> 00:47:41.283
JENN: It's just so much fun.

00:47:41.303 --> 00:47:42.963
JENN: The vibe is so, so cool.

00:47:43.223 --> 00:47:46.163
JENN: And then they do the famous Disney fireworks off the ship.

00:47:46.883 --> 00:47:49.223
VIRGINIA: Oh, gosh, I bet that was beautiful.

00:47:49.343 --> 00:47:52.883
VIRGINIA: Were you able to get any good pictures or was it hard to capture?

00:47:53.123 --> 00:47:59.323
JENN: It's awkward because you have the aqua mouse, those big tube, the water slide tubes around the side.

00:47:59.823 --> 00:48:05.243
JENN: So we definitely got some videos, but nothing that didn't have the big plastic tubes in it.

00:48:05.363 --> 00:48:06.763
JENN: So it is what it is.

00:48:06.763 --> 00:48:09.363
JENN: But yeah, the vibe of pirate night is just awesome.

00:48:09.363 --> 00:48:11.963
JENN: The last time we did that cruise, we watched from our balcony.

00:48:12.243 --> 00:48:16.083
JENN: So I'm so glad we got to experience the on deck vibes.

00:48:16.103 --> 00:48:16.443
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:48:16.463 --> 00:48:17.923
JENN: And then we were ready for bed.

00:48:17.943 --> 00:48:20.563
JENN: So we woke up the next morning.

00:48:20.583 --> 00:48:25.203
JENN: We knew we wanted to get a pretty early start because it was Castaway Key Day.

00:48:26.323 --> 00:48:30.103
JENN: We got off the ship probably around 9 a.m.

00:48:30.123 --> 00:48:35.623
JENN: We had breakfast, got ready, got off, and headed out over to Castaway.

00:48:35.883 --> 00:48:36.203
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:48:36.223 --> 00:48:37.103
VIRGINIA: What did you do on Castaway?

00:48:37.203 --> 00:48:41.163
JENN: So Leah and I, we actually, we did some character photos when we got off the ship.

00:48:41.183 --> 00:48:43.663
JENN: They were able to meet Jack Sparrow.

00:48:43.683 --> 00:48:45.483
JENN: So that was fun.

00:48:45.603 --> 00:48:48.863
JENN: And they met Captain Hook, which was awesome.

00:48:49.223 --> 00:48:55.683
JENN: They got to meet all of, almost all of the Fab Four in their new little beach costumes.

00:48:55.703 --> 00:48:58.483
JENN: I think those are new like within the last month or two.

00:48:58.983 --> 00:48:59.903
JENN: So that was fun.

00:49:00.443 --> 00:49:01.743
JENN: Got some great photos.

00:49:02.283 --> 00:49:08.543
JENN: Leah and I left the boys again, and we headed off to the Adult Only Beach, which is just stunning.

00:49:09.163 --> 00:49:10.483
JENN: The water is beautiful.

00:49:10.483 --> 00:49:16.623
JENN: You can go like 200 feet out and you're just, you're still waist deep in this crystal clear water.

00:49:17.403 --> 00:49:24.983
JENN: So we did that for a bit, had some drinks, and then just before lunch, we headed back to the Family Beach, found the boys.

00:49:25.643 --> 00:49:31.003
JENN: We did a little bit of snorkeling, although the water was a bit choppy over there that day.

00:49:31.063 --> 00:49:34.103
JENN: So it wasn't as clear for snorkeling, but it was cool.

00:49:34.123 --> 00:49:39.043
JENN: They got to see some of the statues that are hidden out in the ocean, which was fun for them.

00:49:39.563 --> 00:49:41.443
VIRGINIA: I think that's so cool that they do that.

00:49:41.463 --> 00:49:42.443
JENN: It's so cool.

00:49:42.463 --> 00:49:43.783
JENN: Yeah, it's really great.

00:49:43.803 --> 00:49:46.483
JENN: If you have a GoPro, definitely worth bringing.

00:49:47.163 --> 00:49:48.203
JENN: Bringing that for sure.

00:49:48.583 --> 00:49:48.903
JENN: Yeah.

00:49:49.403 --> 00:49:55.223
JENN: And then we did lunch at Cookies, too, on the Family Beach, which is like a barbecue.

00:49:55.243 --> 00:49:57.423
JENN: It's like your typical barbecue cookout food.

00:49:57.863 --> 00:49:58.763
JENN: I really liked it.

00:49:58.783 --> 00:50:04.243
JENN: I think it was some of the best food on the cruise, along with the buffets, I think, in my opinion anyway.

00:50:05.283 --> 00:50:06.363
JENN: So we had a really great lunch.

00:50:06.523 --> 00:50:10.683
JENN: We made ice cream cookie sandwiches, which will make sense if you've ever been there.

00:50:10.983 --> 00:50:17.263
JENN: And then we probably headed back to the ship, I guess, around 4, 3.30.

00:50:17.283 --> 00:50:21.623
JENN: We stayed almost as late as we could, because you really want to get in every minute you can there.

00:50:21.803 --> 00:50:24.563
VIRGINIA: Was the next day your checkout day?

00:50:25.183 --> 00:50:26.463
VIRGINIA: Or what is it called?

00:50:26.563 --> 00:50:29.203
VIRGINIA: Disembarkment?

00:50:29.223 --> 00:50:30.243
JENN: Disembarkation, yeah.

00:50:30.563 --> 00:50:35.383
VIRGINIA: All these cruise words that every single time I talk about it, I have to re-remember what it's called.

00:50:35.403 --> 00:50:35.663
JENN: I know.

00:50:36.723 --> 00:50:40.863
JENN: And then as soon as we got back on the ship, they rushed in line for the Aquamouse.

00:50:41.863 --> 00:50:46.523
JENN: There was a pretty short wait for that, and then they got on that, and that was fun for them.

00:50:46.763 --> 00:50:53.163
JENN: And then Leah and I did our last rotational dining without the boys because it was Frozen themed, Arendelle.

00:50:53.183 --> 00:50:55.903
JENN: It really wasn't appealing to them, I guess.

00:50:56.463 --> 00:50:59.643
JENN: So we went and did the Frozen dinner, which was good.

00:51:00.523 --> 00:51:03.343
JENN: And we called it an early night.

00:51:03.443 --> 00:51:06.063
JENN: The ship was a little rocky and we were tired.

00:51:07.123 --> 00:51:09.723
VIRGINIA: How did you do with motion sickness?

00:51:09.743 --> 00:51:12.263
VIRGINIA: Did anybody feel that if it was rocky?

00:51:12.623 --> 00:51:15.083
JENN: So everybody felt it.

00:51:16.103 --> 00:51:17.803
JENN: Nobody was bothered by it.

00:51:17.983 --> 00:51:19.043
JENN: I'm the most sensitive.

00:51:19.063 --> 00:51:23.023
JENN: I can feel it moving even when nobody else can, for whatever reason, I don't know.

00:51:23.043 --> 00:51:28.463
JENN: I did notice a bit of sea legs when I got off in NASA, which was strange.

00:51:28.483 --> 00:51:29.603
JENN: I'd never had that before.

00:51:29.943 --> 00:51:33.923
JENN: And then it was fine when I got off and cast away and then when we went home.

00:51:33.963 --> 00:51:36.463
JENN: So it was just that one day for a little bit.

00:51:36.483 --> 00:51:39.263
JENN: But no, nobody had motion sickness.

00:51:39.643 --> 00:51:42.823
VIRGINIA: Where was your room located within the ship?

00:51:42.843 --> 00:51:46.803
VIRGINIA: Were you, and I don't even know how to talk about it, but like, were you like really low?

00:51:46.823 --> 00:51:48.143
VIRGINIA: Are you high in the middle?

00:51:48.423 --> 00:51:49.843
JENN: No, so we were mid mid.

00:51:49.863 --> 00:51:56.603
JENN: So we were mid ship and close to the aft elevators, I guess, but still considered mid ship for the most part.

00:51:57.103 --> 00:52:00.283
JENN: And we were on the eighth deck and there's 13, I believe.

00:52:01.103 --> 00:52:04.923
VIRGINIA: Okay, would you recommend that as a location for somebody looking to take a cruise?

00:52:05.203 --> 00:52:23.063
JENN: Yeah, I think seven eights, deck seven eight, especially if it's your first cruise and you're not sure how you're going to be, you definitely want to be in the middle, because especially in the aft when you're having dinner, if you're sensitive and you can, like I can really feel it moving when we're sitting in the aft having dinner.

00:52:23.363 --> 00:52:25.823
JENN: Yeah, doesn't bother me, but I can feel it.

00:52:25.923 --> 00:52:27.403
VIRGINIA: Do you have sensitive ears?

00:52:27.423 --> 00:52:31.863
VIRGINIA: Like, do you frequently get water clogged in your ears or ear infections or anything like that?

00:52:31.883 --> 00:52:34.763
VIRGINIA: Because sometimes it's your inner ear that's the issue.

00:52:34.783 --> 00:52:35.523
JENN: Yeah, no.

00:52:36.303 --> 00:52:36.683
JENN: I know.

00:52:36.823 --> 00:52:37.463
JENN: It's bizarre.

00:52:37.483 --> 00:52:41.003
JENN: I don't know if I'm just, I don't know, hyper with my body.

00:52:41.023 --> 00:52:46.203
JENN: I don't know what it is, but yeah, I can definitely, I can feel it when nobody else can.

00:52:46.223 --> 00:52:47.483
JENN: Luckily, it doesn't make me sick.

00:52:47.883 --> 00:52:48.223
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:52:48.623 --> 00:52:52.263
VIRGINIA: What about your journey home after you left the ship?

00:52:52.643 --> 00:52:56.303
VIRGINIA: You all had to drive back and they were flying back.

00:52:56.603 --> 00:52:57.963
VIRGINIA: How did all of that go?

00:52:58.003 --> 00:53:00.903
VIRGINIA: Any issues with the drive or the flight?

00:53:00.923 --> 00:53:02.803
JENN: No, disembarkment went smooth.

00:53:03.763 --> 00:53:07.363
JENN: They got an Uber, got to the airport.

00:53:07.383 --> 00:53:15.483
JENN: I think their flight was delayed again, like 10, 15 minutes, which for spring break, we were really worried, like, oh shoot, what are we going to do if that happens?

00:53:15.503 --> 00:53:16.743
JENN: So we have to drive back and get them.

00:53:16.963 --> 00:53:28.203
JENN: Our drive was fine until we hit Virginia, West Virginia, and there was a little bit of snow through the mountains, which was a little freaky.

00:53:28.403 --> 00:53:32.023
JENN: We're used to snow, we're Canadians, but, you know, not on top of a mountain.

00:53:32.143 --> 00:53:34.043
JENN: So, yeah, mini blizzard.

00:53:34.063 --> 00:53:38.243
JENN: We stopped overnight in West Virginia, and then we got on the road early again.

00:53:38.363 --> 00:53:42.503
JENN: And then through the rest of West Virginia, there was like some highway closures.

00:53:42.523 --> 00:53:45.503
JENN: There was like seven, eight accidents because of the ice through the mountains.

00:53:45.523 --> 00:53:48.363
JENN: So, yeah, that was a little scary.

00:53:48.603 --> 00:53:51.863
JENN: But once we got out of West Virginia, we were OK.

00:53:52.163 --> 00:53:53.503
VIRGINIA: At least you had your truck.

00:53:53.923 --> 00:53:58.843
VIRGINIA: So you had, you know, kind of a best-case scenario as far as like a vehicle to be driving.

00:53:58.843 --> 00:53:59.583
VIRGINIA: Absolutely.

00:54:00.043 --> 00:54:00.363
JENN: Yep.

00:54:00.383 --> 00:54:00.663
JENN: Yep.

00:54:00.683 --> 00:54:02.083
JENN: We had four-wheel drive ready to go.

00:54:02.663 --> 00:54:04.423
VIRGINIA: What time did you pull back in at home?

00:54:04.663 --> 00:54:08.063
JENN: We crossed the border into Canada.

00:54:08.783 --> 00:54:10.403
JENN: We did the Queenstown-Lewinson border.

00:54:10.423 --> 00:54:14.043
JENN: And I think we crossed around 1230.

00:54:14.063 --> 00:54:15.223
JENN: And then we backroaded it.

00:54:15.503 --> 00:54:17.123
JENN: We were done with highways, done.

00:54:17.143 --> 00:54:18.843
JENN: It was snowing, windy.

00:54:18.863 --> 00:54:24.303
JENN: So we took the backroads home when we were home by 3.30, 4 o'clock.

00:54:24.603 --> 00:54:26.143
VIRGINIA: Not bad.

00:54:26.443 --> 00:54:27.103
JENN: So not bad.

00:54:28.063 --> 00:54:31.263
VIRGINIA: My follow up question for this is, I know you're going in October.

00:54:31.483 --> 00:54:34.643
VIRGINIA: Are the boys going in October or is this just going to be you and Joe?

00:54:34.863 --> 00:54:35.783
JENN: It's a couple's trip.

00:54:36.243 --> 00:54:36.983
VIRGINIA: Sorry kids.

00:54:38.083 --> 00:54:41.323
JENN: We are going to plan another one back next spring break.

00:54:43.203 --> 00:54:44.603
JENN: We're doing Halloween just us.

00:54:46.083 --> 00:54:47.323
VIRGINIA: And what about Leah?

00:54:47.343 --> 00:54:48.963
VIRGINIA: Do you know when she'll go next?

00:54:49.963 --> 00:54:55.883
JENN: Leah is a hardcore traveler, so she will probably go to five different countries before she ever goes back to Disney.

00:54:55.903 --> 00:54:58.583
JENN: Not that she wouldn't, but it's a big world for her to see.

00:54:59.123 --> 00:54:59.523
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

00:55:00.063 --> 00:55:11.823
VIRGINIA: And I know that when we had originally planned to talk before we ever even spoke the first time, you had originally had plans to go to Universal for a few days, and those plans changed, right?

00:55:12.243 --> 00:55:12.763
JENN: Yes.

00:55:13.063 --> 00:55:17.543
VIRGINIA: So do you think that the next time you go with the boys, will you incorporate Universal?

00:55:17.863 --> 00:55:18.923
JENN: One thousand percent.

00:55:18.943 --> 00:55:19.743
JENN: That was the plan.

00:55:19.763 --> 00:55:20.783
JENN: I don't know if we talked about that.

00:55:20.803 --> 00:55:25.943
JENN: There was a bit of a mix up with the travel agent and booking tickets or booking hotel.

00:55:25.963 --> 00:55:29.903
JENN: It didn't happen, so we're a bit disappointed, but it all worked out.

00:55:30.223 --> 00:55:32.703
JENN: We're going to take them next time when we go for sure.

00:55:32.723 --> 00:55:34.403
JENN: I think they'd love that.

00:55:34.663 --> 00:55:45.543
VIRGINIA: Well, if you want to come back on and talk about your Universal experience, I know I would love to hear about it, and I think that listeners would be interested to hear how it compares.

00:55:45.863 --> 00:55:48.683
JENN: I love talking about Disney and Universal, so anytime.

00:55:48.703 --> 00:55:49.723
JENN: I'm happy to come back.

00:55:49.903 --> 00:55:51.043
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much, Jenn.

00:55:51.063 --> 00:56:03.443
VIRGINIA: I really have had a fantastic time talking to you, and I look forward to hearing about your future adventures, and I hope that in October that you and Joe have just a magical couple trip.

00:56:04.283 --> 00:56:06.563
VIRGINIA: Is that about the time of year that you got engaged?

00:56:06.903 --> 00:56:07.963
JENN: Engaged, no.

00:56:08.103 --> 00:56:09.043
JENN: Married almost.

00:56:09.063 --> 00:56:11.463
JENN: So it'll almost be our one-year wedding anniversary.

00:56:12.883 --> 00:56:14.223
JENN: That's the excuse we're going with.

00:56:14.523 --> 00:56:16.623
VIRGINIA: Well, whatever it takes, right?

00:56:16.643 --> 00:56:17.363
VIRGINIA: Whatever it takes.

00:56:19.563 --> 00:56:22.503
VIRGINIA: Thank you, Jenn, for taking the time to join me on the podcast.

00:56:22.743 --> 00:56:26.783
VIRGINIA: I hope you and Joe have a fantastic couples trip in the fall.

00:56:27.423 --> 00:56:34.283
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00:56:34.703 --> 00:56:39.003
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00:56:39.803 --> 00:56:40.983
VIRGINIA: That's it for now.

00:56:41.483 --> 00:56:45.943
VIRGINIA: I hope everyone has a great week and may the fourth be with you if you celebrate.

00:56:46.683 --> 00:56:50.303
VIRGINIA: Either way, keep daydreaming about where you long to be.