Post-Trip Report: Jenn’s Fantastic, Fantasmic, Fall Getaway (October 2024)

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

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VIRGINIA: And now let's get this party started.

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VIRGINIA: On today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Jenn, who you may have heard on the show before.

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VIRGINIA: In case you missed the pre-trip episode, Jenn and her husband Joe were planning to drive down to Walt Disney World from Canada for a couple trip.

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VIRGINIA: They were originally planning to stay one night at Animal Kingdom Lodge, two nights at Polynesian, and seven nights at Saratoga Springs.

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VIRGINIA: But you'll see how their plans changed.

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VIRGINIA: Jenn and Joe are both annual pass holders who get down to the park several times a year.

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VIRGINIA: So they are pros at this point.

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VIRGINIA: I think that should be enough to catch you up.

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VIRGINIA: And now here is Jenn.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back, Jenn.

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JENN: Thank you so much for having me back.

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VIRGINIA: For listeners who are in the US, today's election day.

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VIRGINIA: So when I hopped on here, I told Jenn how grateful I was to be having this conversation so that I would have something to distract me.

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VIRGINIA: It is currently 7, 10 PM and the madness is just beginning.

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VIRGINIA: So at least I have this for just a bit of my evening before I go and totally stress out.

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VIRGINIA: So thank you, Jenn.

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JENN: You can pretend you're a Canadian for the next hour.

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VIRGINIA: Yay.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: I'll take it.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So this trip that we're going to talk about today was a couples trip with you and your husband, Joe.

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VIRGINIA: You originally were supposed to have a land and sea vacation, but there were some change of plans.

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VIRGINIA: And so because of that, you had some like a little bit of odd nights split up between resorts to kind of fill the entire time.

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VIRGINIA: So two nights at the Polynesian, one night at Animal Kingdom Lodge, and then seven nights at Saratoga Springs, all in DVC studio rooms.

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VIRGINIA: So overall, how was the trip?

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JENN: It was great.

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JENN: We were scheduled to leave the day that Hurricane Milton went through.

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JENN: So we ended up actually delaying our trip a day.

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JENN: So we lost a day, which sucked, but we wanted to make sure that, you know, everybody was okay in Florida and there was still gonna be a Disney to go to and make sure, you know, emergency resources needed to be used, that they were utilized on locals and not us.

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JENN: So we waited it out 24 hours just to, you know, make sure everything was okay.

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JENN: And everything looked good.

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JENN: So we headed down.

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JENN: We missed our night at Animal Kingdom Lodge.

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JENN: So we did say the two nights at the Polynesian, but we lost our one night at Animal Kingdom.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, I thought you were doing the Polynesian nights first.

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JENN: We did.

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JENN: We just did some rejigging.

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JENN: We do one night at the Poly, one night at Animal Kingdom Lodge.

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JENN: It was just a lot of switching.

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JENN: So we ended up doing two nights at the Polynesian, and then the seven nights at Saratoga.

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VIRGINIA: Got it.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So that means that you started out your drive on Friday, October 11th, and arrived on Saturday, October 12th?

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JENN: You got it.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So arriving on Saturday, October 12th, what time did you end up arriving?

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JENN: I think we got in around just after noon, I would say 1231 o'clock.

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VIRGINIA: I know that getting a lot of pool time was important to you in terms of your Polynesian portion of the stay.

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VIRGINIA: So is that where you immediately headed?

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JENN: Yes.

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JENN: Actually, no.

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JENN: We went to Captain Cook's, got some pulled pork nachos.

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JENN: We were hungry, took them to the pool, and ate them, and immediately got in the pool.

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JENN: We were ready.

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VIRGINIA: That sounds like the perfect arrival if you're staying at Polynesian, in my opinion, because those pulled pork nachos are among my favorites, and the Polynesian pool is, in my opinion, one of the best pools on Disney property, even better than Beach Club and Yacht Club.

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JENN: Funny enough, of the many times we've stayed at the Polynesian, we have yet to get into the main pool.

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JENN: We're Oasis Pool people.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, really?

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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JENN: I know.

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JENN: We always find it a bit busier, and obviously, that's where the kids gravitate, so especially on a couple's trip, we're Oasis Pool people.

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VIRGINIA: That is a great pool too.

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VIRGINIA: I spent a lot of time in the Oasis Pool when Disney first reopened after COVID, because it felt a little bit more quiet, and there weren't as many people around.

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JENN: Exactly.

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JENN: Even on a busy day, I feel like it's much less crowded.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, perfect.

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VIRGINIA: Did you have your dinner at 1900 Park Fair as planned?

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JENN: Not yet.

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JENN: That night, we just headed to Tamboo Lounge for dinner.

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JENN: Our staples are always the nudes, the wings, and the potstickers.

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JENN: But we had a gripe with the potstickers because I think they have some sort of sauce they have on them, so they're not crispy anymore.

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JENN: I'm a little upset about that.

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JENN: Yeah, and the wing sauce is a bit different.

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JENN: So it was our first experience at Tamboo where we were like, oh, what did you guys do?

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JENN: Why is it different?

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: And just to be clear for listeners who are not familiar, nudes are noodles, not nude photos that have been texted to you.

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JENN: No, definitely noodles.

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VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

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VIRGINIA: Well, that's one of the great things about Tamboo Lounge is that you can get some of those favorite items from Ohana and not have to worry about getting a big reservation to be able to make that happen.

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JENN: Yeah, we love going to Tamboo.

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JENN: So we did that and then we took the boat over to Magic Kingdom and watched Happily Ever After, The Fireworks.

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JENN: Then we called it in early night.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Sunday, October the 13th, that is a day that you had planned to go to Discovery Cove.

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VIRGINIA: So did you make it over there and how was it?

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JENN: We did.

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JENN: We made it over there.

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JENN: It was, the weather was absolutely phenomenal.

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JENN: We had great weather the entire time.

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JENN: But Sunday in particular, the weather was beautiful.

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JENN: We arrived, we did their breakfast.

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JENN: It was hit or miss.

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JENN: There were some things that were really, really great.

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JENN: There were some things that were really, really bad.

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VIRGINIA: Was the breakfast included with your ticket?

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VIRGINIA: Was it like a sit down breakfast?

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JENN: Everything's included.

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JENN: So there's a quick service, like buffet style lunch and breakfast included.

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JENN: And your beer and wine is also included.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

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VIRGINIA: That actually sounds like a pretty good deal.

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JENN: Yeah.

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JENN: It's like an all-inclusive.

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JENN: Any cocktails or liquor, it's extra, but they have packages for that too.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: And I know you were looking forward to the Lazy River in particular, and you had mentioned Snorkeling and the Great Reef that they had.

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VIRGINIA: So what did you spend the most time on and what kind of animals did you see there?

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JENN: Well, the Lazy River wasn't so lazy.

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JENN: You kind of got like a noodle, there was no tubes.

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JENN: So you got a noodle and it was, when they say it, you know, it's like eight feet deep in some parts and it's like rapid, you know, it's not, it's not still water that you're going through.

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JENN: So it wasn't what I expected, which is fine.

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JENN: We did the aviary where we can hop out on the lazy river and then, you know, see the birds and feed the birds.

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JENN: And we did that.

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JENN: We did the caves.

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JENN: They have like a little monkey island that you can go and listen to them explain, you know, facts and information about the monkeys.

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JENN: We did that.

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JENN: But our favorite part was definitely snorkeling.

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JENN: We love snorkeling.

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JENN: So we got to see so many different kinds of manta rays and stingrays and other different fish.

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JENN: And it was, it was awesome.

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JENN: But my advice would be to anybody planning a trip to Discovery Cove, do your snorkeling first, because after around the lunchtime period, it got real busy, real fast.

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JENN: I think people do it in sequence, like the lazy river first, and then, you know, which is what we did.

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JENN: But I think if we went back, we would definitely go the furthest first, do the snorkeling and then go backwards.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: And that's something that with your package, you can kind of plan everything you're doing during the day, or are there any parts of it that are scheduled times?

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JENN: Nothing is scheduled unless you're doing like an excursion, or you're swimming with dolphins or sharks or something like that.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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JENN: We didn't do it.

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VIRGINIA: You skipped out on being the shark lunch.

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JENN: I would love to have done the shark lunch.

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JENN: It was just really expensive.

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JENN: And I've swam with dolphins before, so.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: I should have said shark bait, hoo-haha.

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VIRGINIA: I totally missed that opportunity, so I'm coming back and I'm saying it.

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VIRGINIA: You say it, girl.

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JENN: And then we had lunch, which was very similar to breakfast.

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JENN: There was a couple of really great things and then a couple of really terrible things.

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JENN: Worst hot dog I've ever had in my life.

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VIRGINIA: Wow.

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JENN: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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JENN: Anyway, but yeah, it was a really great day.

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JENN: We didn't stay all day.

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JENN: We left not too long after lunch.

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JENN: And then we headed back to the Polynesian, got in the pool again, to soak up as much time by the pool as we could.

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JENN: And then we went to 1900 Park Fair for dinner.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: How was 1900 Park Fair?

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VIRGINIA: And I cannot recall if you've eaten there before.

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JENN: Never eaten there before, not pre-COVID or post.

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JENN: It was good.

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JENN: It was definitely an elevated buffet experience, but not overly elevated.

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VIRGINIA: How were the character interactions?

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JENN: They were really, really great.

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JENN: They were really, really good.

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JENN: I will give them that.

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JENN: Every single, like we met Aladdin and Cinderella, Tiana and Mirabelle, and they were all absolutely phenomenal.

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JENN: They were really great.

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VIRGINIA: How would you compare this to other character meals that you've had in the past at Disney?

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JENN: It's different because they're face characters, so it's hard to put them in the same category.

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JENN: The food, definitely a bit better.

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JENN: The character interaction is probably a little better.

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JENN: They spent a little more time and they can talk, so it's really different.

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JENN: But I've never been to a royal table or, I'm going to say this wrong, acroshoosh.

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VIRGINIA: I think you say that exactly right.

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JENN: Great.

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JENN: I can't compare the face characters, but they were really great.

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VIRGINIA: That brings us, unless you did anything that evening, that will bring us to Monday, October 14th.

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VIRGINIA: This was the day that you checked in to Saratoga Springs Resort.

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VIRGINIA: You were supposed to have breakfast at Boma partly because you were supposed to be staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge.

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VIRGINIA: Did you adjust that reservation?

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JENN: Yeah, we canceled it.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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JENN: One day, we get to eat breakfast there.

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VIRGINIA: I know.

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VIRGINIA: I keep saying that myself.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Did you go get checked into Saratoga Springs first thing or did you try to soak up as much of that Polynesian Village Resort before you had to check out?

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JENN: We soaked up the Polynesian.

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JENN: We soaked up the Polynesian.

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JENN: We sent our bags down to Bell Services to transfer over to Saratoga.

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JENN: I got out of the pool and then we went and did a little bit of shopping off-site.

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JENN: We did Bass Pro, Trader Joe's, Publix for some snacks, the grocery stores we don't have and aren't a novelty to us.

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JENN: So that was pretty exciting for us Canadians, but yeah, it was good.

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JENN: And then we did Epcot in the afternoon, did some rides, we snacked around the world.

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VIRGINIA: Had Food & Wine started at this point?

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JENN: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So did you take advantage of any of the festival booths?

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JENN: We did some, like we did the hot dogs at the American Pavilion.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, that makes sense.

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VIRGINIA: You probably needed to get the memory of the Discovery Cove hot dog out of your brain.

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JENN: Yeah, although, I don't know, I'm going to get flack for this, but the food just wasn't good.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Hot take.

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JENN: Hot dogs were also terrible, like any food we had other than the fish and chips, which was not a food and wine selection or offering, was just not great.

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VIRGINIA: I know that when we talked before, you said that you had had some not great experiences with dining in recent memory.

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VIRGINIA: And so you were really hoping that this trip, it would kind of redeem itself.

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JENN: And some places did, some places definitely did, but I think like the festival food booths are just not for us.

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JENN: I want to love them.

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JENN: I really do.

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VIRGINIA: Right.

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JENN: Yeah, not a fan.

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JENN: We did get to Walk of Luminous.

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JENN: That was both of our first time, so that was pretty cool.

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VIRGINIA: How did you like it in comparison to previous Epcot nighttime shows that you've seen?

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JENN: I think Harmonious was like our favorite, even despite those whatever you called them in the water that people hated.

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VIRGINIA: Barges.

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JENN: Barges.

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JENN: Yeah.

00:14:15.305 --> 00:14:20.505
JENN: So there were some great parts, there were some boring parts, but overall it was good.

00:14:20.505 --> 00:14:22.765
VIRGINIA: Where did you end up watching it from?

00:14:22.765 --> 00:14:24.805
JENN: We watched from France.

00:14:24.805 --> 00:14:25.385
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:14:25.385 --> 00:14:32.785
JENN: And then we also got to see for my 90s girlies Switchfoot at Eat to the Beat.

00:14:33.045 --> 00:14:39.945
VIRGINIA: I have to confess, and perhaps you can see it on my face, I have literally never heard of Switchfoot in my life.

00:14:39.945 --> 00:14:48.105
JENN: You know, I think I just assumed that everybody had, and the more people I was telling at home, they had the same reaction, like, who's Switchfoot?

00:14:48.105 --> 00:14:50.885
JENN: So I don't know.

00:14:50.885 --> 00:14:55.185
VIRGINIA: Any hits I should be aware of that would help me know?

00:14:55.185 --> 00:14:59.345
JENN: I would say like, Daring to Move was a big one.

00:14:59.345 --> 00:15:01.465
JENN: And we were, I think it's called We Were Meant to Live.

00:15:01.465 --> 00:15:03.705
JENN: Those would probably be their two big ones.

00:15:03.705 --> 00:15:04.125
VIRGINIA: Yep.

00:15:04.125 --> 00:15:04.985
VIRGINIA: Still not familiar.

00:15:05.365 --> 00:15:09.465
JENN: Maybe if you heard Daring to Move, I would say maybe if you heard that, you would know.

00:15:09.465 --> 00:15:19.205
VIRGINIA: I mean, it's one of those things where when you've never heard of a band and somebody says, oh, their big hits are this and this, like it really just sounds made up to me.

00:15:19.205 --> 00:15:27.305
VIRGINIA: Like it sounds like somebody was writing a book and they were like, yeah, it's going to be a band called This and we're going to name the hit this.

00:15:27.305 --> 00:15:29.185
VIRGINIA: And it's not really a song because it's fake.

00:15:29.185 --> 00:15:31.625
VIRGINIA: And I don't know.

00:15:31.625 --> 00:15:37.245
JENN: I mean, when I say like that's their hit, I don't know if I'd say big hit, but because obviously nobody's heard of them.

00:15:37.685 --> 00:15:39.705
JENN: Well, they were good.

00:15:40.585 --> 00:15:44.465
VIRGINIA: I'm going to make a note to myself to check them out.

00:15:44.465 --> 00:15:51.485
VIRGINIA: And I promise I'll do that because when I'm editing this episode and I hear myself say this, I will stop editing and I will go and Google it.

00:15:52.745 --> 00:15:55.785
JENN: So let me know if you know who they are.

00:15:55.845 --> 00:15:56.445
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:15:56.445 --> 00:15:56.905
VIRGINIA: We'll do.

00:15:56.905 --> 00:15:58.085
VIRGINIA: We'll do.

00:15:59.625 --> 00:16:00.445
VIRGINIA: Hi there.

00:16:00.445 --> 00:16:06.245
VIRGINIA: It's Future Virginia breaking in to confirm that even after hearing the song, I still had no idea.

00:16:06.245 --> 00:16:07.505
VIRGINIA: Carry on.

00:16:08.685 --> 00:16:15.765
VIRGINIA: I know that you had mentioned that Joe is a thrill seeker and that he really likes Guardians of the Galaxy and that you're not someone who does it.

00:16:15.765 --> 00:16:18.225
VIRGINIA: Did he get a chance to do it this day?

00:16:18.225 --> 00:16:19.585
JENN: We definitely got him on Guardians.

00:16:19.585 --> 00:16:20.005
JENN: Yeah.

00:16:20.005 --> 00:16:22.465
VIRGINIA: Do you know what song he got?

00:16:22.505 --> 00:16:24.025
JENN: Did he get September?

00:16:24.025 --> 00:16:27.145
JENN: It was either September or Iran.

00:16:27.145 --> 00:16:28.005
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:16:28.005 --> 00:16:31.305
VIRGINIA: I hope it was September only because I don't like Iran.

00:16:31.305 --> 00:16:32.985
JENN: I think it was September.

00:16:32.985 --> 00:16:33.605
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:16:33.605 --> 00:16:35.665
VIRGINIA: I think you said you did a couple of rides this day.

00:16:35.665 --> 00:16:37.285
VIRGINIA: Which ones did you get on?

00:16:37.285 --> 00:16:39.565
JENN: We got on Frozen.

00:16:39.565 --> 00:16:40.785
JENN: We did Nemo.

00:16:40.785 --> 00:16:41.725
JENN: I think that was it.

00:16:41.725 --> 00:16:54.145
VIRGINIA: I know that you had mentioned that you were really going to focus on meandering around World Showcase and doing some snacking and perhaps some drinking around the world for Joe.

00:16:54.145 --> 00:17:01.545
VIRGINIA: So the festival food was not a hit, but did he enjoy any drinks from the festival or otherwise?

00:17:01.545 --> 00:17:06.345
JENN: He did have a couple and you're going to ask me which ones and I'm not going to be able to tell you.

00:17:06.345 --> 00:17:07.285
VIRGINIA: That's okay.

00:17:07.345 --> 00:17:10.045
JENN: He wasn't disappointed with anything he got.

00:17:10.045 --> 00:17:10.585
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:10.585 --> 00:17:11.105
VIRGINIA: Perfect.

00:17:11.305 --> 00:17:13.545
VIRGINIA: Is he a beer drinker or cocktail drinker?

00:17:13.545 --> 00:17:15.065
JENN: He's an everything drinker.

00:17:16.425 --> 00:17:16.545
JENN: Okay.

00:17:16.545 --> 00:17:17.365
VIRGINIA: He has a problem.

00:17:17.365 --> 00:17:17.945
JENN: I promise.

00:17:18.025 --> 00:17:19.085
VIRGINIA: No, no, no, no, no.

00:17:20.005 --> 00:17:22.525
VIRGINIA: I believe you that he does not have a problem.

00:17:22.865 --> 00:17:28.125
VIRGINIA: I was going to say because if he's a beer drinker, I would definitely not ask a follow-up of what he had because I'm not a beer drinker.

00:17:28.125 --> 00:17:35.145
VIRGINIA: So anything you said beyond like Heineken or something, I'd be like, I don't know what that is.

00:17:35.145 --> 00:17:37.485
JENN: They were all cocktail in nature.

00:17:37.485 --> 00:17:38.225
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:38.225 --> 00:17:46.165
VIRGINIA: So Tuesday, October the 15th, this was a day that you had the Halloween party at night.

00:17:46.165 --> 00:17:48.865
VIRGINIA: So what did you get up to during the daytime?

00:17:48.865 --> 00:17:52.165
JENN: So we did the pool at Saratoga.

00:17:52.165 --> 00:17:57.705
JENN: We had a nice long nap and we got ready for the Halloween party and then did that.

00:17:57.705 --> 00:17:58.045
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:58.045 --> 00:18:09.925
VIRGINIA: I forgot to ask, but I know that you had a preferred room at Saratoga and you had selected to request the main building proximity as opposed to the Disney Springs.

00:18:10.305 --> 00:18:14.385
VIRGINIA: You weren't really sure if that was the best choice, but that's what you had decided.

00:18:14.385 --> 00:18:17.685
VIRGINIA: So did you get put in the area closest to the main building?

00:18:17.685 --> 00:18:21.865
VIRGINIA: And if so, at the end of the day, were you happy with that selection?

00:18:21.865 --> 00:18:30.745
JENN: So we did get put in a building closest to the main building, but it still felt far.

00:18:30.745 --> 00:18:32.405
JENN: It felt far.

00:18:32.405 --> 00:18:36.105
JENN: We both did not love Saratoga at all.

00:18:36.545 --> 00:18:38.305
JENN: It was not a vibe for us.

00:18:39.145 --> 00:18:43.605
JENN: Joe was like, nobody asked me if I was having a magical day.

00:18:43.605 --> 00:18:49.665
JENN: It just felt like we were disconnect, like it just felt like we were staying off property, really.

00:18:49.665 --> 00:18:56.385
VIRGINIA: It feels very much to me like condos, and I understand that Old Key West feels even more like that.

00:18:56.385 --> 00:18:57.565
VIRGINIA: I've heard that too.

00:18:57.565 --> 00:19:09.925
VIRGINIA: So I will be interested because when I go to Disney for our annual February family trip, we're doing two nights at Old Key West before we move over to Grand Floridian, and that will be my first experience there.

00:19:09.925 --> 00:19:14.645
VIRGINIA: I personally kind of liked Saratoga, but it is a very different vibe.

00:19:14.645 --> 00:19:20.505
VIRGINIA: So you have to accept that it's not going to feel the same as staying at like a Polynesian or a wilderness lodge.

00:19:20.505 --> 00:19:21.825
VIRGINIA: It's a different vibe.

00:19:21.825 --> 00:19:30.105
VIRGINIA: And I totally think that if you don't have a car for a stay at Saratoga, you're going to feel very disconnected.

00:19:30.445 --> 00:19:42.105
VIRGINIA: So I would recommend that if you're staying at Saratoga and you did not drive yourself to Florida, like Jenn and Joe did, then it's worth it to look into a rental car, in my opinion.

00:19:42.105 --> 00:19:42.685
JENN: Yeah.

00:19:42.685 --> 00:19:43.005
JENN: Yeah.

00:19:43.005 --> 00:19:45.885
JENN: I just honestly, I would rather...

00:19:45.885 --> 00:19:52.225
JENN: We've done a couple nights at an all-star resort, and I would 10 at a time pick that over Saratoga.

00:19:52.225 --> 00:19:54.125
JENN: I understand the appeal for Saratoga.

00:19:54.125 --> 00:20:00.245
JENN: It's cheaper, especially if you're looking for those deluxe resort perks and benefits.

00:20:00.245 --> 00:20:03.045
JENN: I get that, but nope.

00:20:03.045 --> 00:20:04.545
JENN: It was a nope for both of us.

00:20:04.545 --> 00:20:04.825
JENN: Yeah.

00:20:04.825 --> 00:20:06.145
JENN: We won't be back.

00:20:06.145 --> 00:20:06.605
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:20:06.605 --> 00:20:06.825
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:20:06.825 --> 00:20:08.245
VIRGINIA: Now we know.

00:20:08.245 --> 00:20:11.265
VIRGINIA: Now you'll save your points for other accommodations.

00:20:11.265 --> 00:20:11.745
JENN: Yeah.

00:20:11.745 --> 00:20:13.345
JENN: We're not DVC, maybe one day.

00:20:13.345 --> 00:20:15.345
VIRGINIA: Oh, I thought you were for some reason.

00:20:15.345 --> 00:20:16.085
JENN: I'm trying.

00:20:16.085 --> 00:20:17.045
JENN: I'm trying.

00:20:17.045 --> 00:20:17.645
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:20:17.645 --> 00:20:18.065
VIRGINIA: You can do it.

00:20:18.065 --> 00:20:19.285
JENN: I'm trying to convince you.

00:20:19.285 --> 00:20:19.705
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:20:19.925 --> 00:20:21.945
VIRGINIA: If you need me to do a sales pitch.

00:20:21.945 --> 00:20:22.925
JENN: I might.

00:20:23.025 --> 00:20:23.405
JENN: I might.

00:20:24.265 --> 00:20:34.125
VIRGINIA: I have to say, we bought in 2018, and my husband didn't know what it was before we sat down and talked with them about it.

00:20:34.125 --> 00:20:43.785
VIRGINIA: Even he is like, no regrets, has enjoyed it, and it definitely makes it feel like you have this place that you can always go to.

00:20:43.785 --> 00:20:44.825
JENN: Yeah, I love that.

00:20:44.825 --> 00:20:50.085
JENN: Joe will literally steer me away or block me from the DVC booths when we're in a resort.

00:20:51.865 --> 00:21:01.065
VIRGINIA: I mean, perhaps if you sat him down with a calculator, because you are tending to stay at the resorts that you would be able to stay at with DVC anyway.

00:21:01.105 --> 00:21:11.485
VIRGINIA: And when you look at how much you've paid out of pocket in comparison to how much you would pay for a DVC contract and have all of those years, you would be coming out ahead.

00:21:11.485 --> 00:21:14.705
VIRGINIA: It doesn't feel like it when you initially sit down to do it.

00:21:14.725 --> 00:21:19.885
VIRGINIA: But at the end of the day, it is a savings if you're staying in that kind of stay anyway.

00:21:19.885 --> 00:21:29.165
VIRGINIA: If you are somebody who is happy 100 percent of the time at a value resort and that you never want to stay anywhere else, keep stay in value.

00:21:29.165 --> 00:21:38.785
VIRGINIA: But if you are somebody who stays moderate and deluxe and kind of goes back and forth between the two, or even if you just stay moderate all the time, you can save some money by doing DVC.

00:21:38.785 --> 00:21:41.105
JENN: I'll keep trying, Pearl.

00:21:41.105 --> 00:21:42.325
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:42.325 --> 00:21:45.165
VIRGINIA: Let me know when it works out.

00:21:45.165 --> 00:21:46.605
JENN: I'll let you know if I need a sales pitch.

00:21:47.825 --> 00:21:53.545
VIRGINIA: For the pool at Saratoga, were you at the main pool or did you go to a quieter pool?

00:21:53.545 --> 00:21:54.605
JENN: We did the main pool.

00:21:54.605 --> 00:21:59.325
JENN: The quieter pools just seemed like a bit of a hike, so we just did the main pool.

00:21:59.325 --> 00:21:59.905
JENN: It was fine.

00:21:59.905 --> 00:22:01.085
JENN: The pool was fine.

00:22:01.085 --> 00:22:05.765
JENN: Wasn't anything crazy or magical or whatever, but it was fine.

00:22:05.765 --> 00:22:06.085
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:22:06.085 --> 00:22:12.905
VIRGINIA: Let's move into the Halloween party because I know that you had had, I think, a wonderful experience at the Christmas party.

00:22:13.585 --> 00:22:19.845
VIRGINIA: And so you were kind of going into this saying, I hope it is as good as the Christmas party.

00:22:19.845 --> 00:22:21.945
VIRGINIA: So what is the verdict?

00:22:21.945 --> 00:22:26.105
JENN: Christmas versus Halloween, Christmas 10 out of 10, hands down.

00:22:26.105 --> 00:22:28.605
JENN: Not to say that the Halloween party was bad.

00:22:28.605 --> 00:22:30.965
JENN: We both had a really great time.

00:22:30.965 --> 00:22:33.065
JENN: The parade was phenomenal.

00:22:33.065 --> 00:22:34.545
JENN: Definitely really great.

00:22:34.545 --> 00:22:36.585
JENN: The trick or treating was cool.

00:22:36.585 --> 00:22:42.305
JENN: The character meets were cool, but maybe I'm just a Christmas girlie at heart.

00:22:42.305 --> 00:22:51.425
JENN: I just think Disney at Christmas is a next level of magical that Halloween just couldn't trump for me.

00:22:51.425 --> 00:22:52.605
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:22:52.605 --> 00:22:55.825
VIRGINIA: And what characters did you end up meeting at the party?

00:22:55.825 --> 00:22:59.365
JENN: So we bounded as Donald and Daisy.

00:22:59.365 --> 00:23:04.865
JENN: So we have some really cute pictures of meeting Donald and Daisy, and we met Minnie and Goofy.

00:23:04.865 --> 00:23:12.245
JENN: And I think those are the only characters we did that night because the lines are usually pretty long for the characters.

00:23:12.245 --> 00:23:12.625
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:23:12.625 --> 00:23:22.745
VIRGINIA: And if you want to take advantage of all of those other things like the parade and the stage show and that kind of stuff, then why on earth would you pay that much to stand in a line the entire time?

00:23:22.745 --> 00:23:23.965
JENN: Exactly.

00:23:23.965 --> 00:23:28.685
VIRGINIA: All that being said, I understand you are a Christmas girlie and you want to go back to the Christmas party.

00:23:28.685 --> 00:23:42.165
VIRGINIA: But if you were down at Halloween time again in the future, do you think you would bother getting a ticket to the party or do you think you would skip that expense and put that money towards something else?

00:23:42.165 --> 00:23:52.265
JENN: Assuming I still have my AP, my annual pass, I would skip unless I was with somebody that hadn't been or wanted to go or maybe a couple of years have gone by and I want to do it again.

00:23:52.265 --> 00:23:55.545
JENN: But would I rush down and go again like tomorrow?

00:23:55.545 --> 00:23:56.265
JENN: No.

00:23:56.265 --> 00:23:57.505
JENN: But again, it wasn't bad.

00:23:57.685 --> 00:23:59.385
JENN: I don't want to give the impression that it was bad.

00:23:59.385 --> 00:24:00.405
JENN: It was great.

00:24:00.405 --> 00:24:02.385
JENN: I just, my preference is Christmas.

00:24:03.185 --> 00:24:11.825
VIRGINIA: Wednesday, October the 16th, I noted that you wanted to sleep in, understandable if you were out late for the Halloween party.

00:24:12.405 --> 00:24:15.145
VIRGINIA: Then you were going to play things by ear.

00:24:15.305 --> 00:24:27.225
VIRGINIA: What I wrote down was that you thought you would do Typhoon Lagoon, Disney Springs, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, and then you very specifically said question mark.

00:24:27.225 --> 00:24:30.905
VIRGINIA: So where did this day end up taking you?

00:24:30.905 --> 00:24:32.385
JENN: To none of those places.

00:24:32.385 --> 00:24:33.385
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

00:24:33.385 --> 00:24:34.405
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:24:34.405 --> 00:24:39.605
JENN: So we headed to Animal Kingdom Lodge.

00:24:39.605 --> 00:24:43.945
JENN: We picked up a quick service breakfast that was actually pretty good.

00:24:43.945 --> 00:24:49.245
JENN: We weren't hungry enough for Boma, which sucked because we were right there.

00:24:49.245 --> 00:24:51.345
JENN: But we just did the quick service breakfast.

00:24:51.345 --> 00:24:53.505
JENN: We wanted to walk around because we couldn't stay there.

00:24:53.965 --> 00:24:56.445
JENN: I had never been, so I wanted to see it.

00:24:56.445 --> 00:25:01.325
JENN: We wanted to see the animals and the savanna, but nobody was out.

00:25:01.325 --> 00:25:04.725
JENN: So that was a bit of a bummer, but it's a beautiful resort.

00:25:04.725 --> 00:25:06.825
JENN: No doubt about that.

00:25:06.825 --> 00:25:15.645
JENN: Then for dessert to our breakfast, we headed over to Port Orleans French Quarter and got the ghoulish beignets.

00:25:15.645 --> 00:25:16.925
VIRGINIA: Hey, how are they?

00:25:16.925 --> 00:25:18.565
JENN: Oh my God, they're so good.

00:25:18.565 --> 00:25:22.245
JENN: Now that's a Disney food item that did not disappoint.

00:25:22.365 --> 00:25:24.505
JENN: We actually went back and got them a second time.

00:25:24.505 --> 00:25:24.945
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

00:25:25.505 --> 00:25:27.605
VIRGINIA: That's a ringing endorsement, Ben.

00:25:28.425 --> 00:25:28.745
JENN: Yeah.

00:25:30.165 --> 00:25:31.405
JENN: They were really good.

00:25:31.405 --> 00:25:32.825
JENN: Joe could have eaten like 20 of them.

00:25:32.825 --> 00:25:34.645
JENN: He loved them.

00:25:34.645 --> 00:25:35.685
VIRGINIA: That's dangerous.

00:25:35.685 --> 00:25:37.365
VIRGINIA: That is very dangerous.

00:25:37.365 --> 00:25:37.825
JENN: Yeah.

00:25:37.825 --> 00:25:42.665
JENN: One is good, but he ate the other two and probably could have done another couple.

00:25:42.665 --> 00:25:48.445
VIRGINIA: Did you get any of the other, like the regular beignets while you were there or you just stuck to the ghoulish?

00:25:48.445 --> 00:25:49.285
JENN: Stuck to the ghoulish.

00:25:49.285 --> 00:25:50.145
JENN: Joe was obsessed.

00:25:50.505 --> 00:25:50.965
JENN: Yeah.

00:25:50.965 --> 00:25:55.425
JENN: Then I think we went back to the resort and probably just hung out for a bit.

00:25:55.425 --> 00:25:57.425
JENN: Then we went off property.

00:25:57.425 --> 00:26:01.505
JENN: I'm like a sucker for cheap Italian, so we went to the Olive Garden.

00:26:03.525 --> 00:26:08.705
JENN: It's been too long since I've had the Olive Garden and we don't have it, so don't judge me.

00:26:09.365 --> 00:26:10.325
VIRGINIA: I'm not judging you.

00:26:10.325 --> 00:26:12.325
VIRGINIA: I'm wondering what you got.

00:26:12.325 --> 00:26:21.065
JENN: I got the chicken alfredo and Joe got some sort of, I think you got a shrimp alfredo type thing.

00:26:21.065 --> 00:26:35.805
VIRGINIA: I can't remember the last time I've been to an Olive Garden and I'm absolutely certain if I walked in, it would be just like nostalgia hitting me in the face because, I grew up going to the Olive Garden when I was in high school.

00:26:35.845 --> 00:26:44.125
VIRGINIA: That was like somewhere we would go if we were like as high schoolers, like in a little gang of teenagers were like, this is fancy.

00:26:44.125 --> 00:26:44.845
JENN: Totally.

00:26:44.845 --> 00:26:51.965
JENN: We used to have them way back in the day here, so it also hits like the nostalgia hits me, but yeah, I loved it.

00:26:51.965 --> 00:26:52.445
JENN: It was great.

00:26:52.445 --> 00:26:54.685
JENN: It was everything I wanted it to be.

00:26:54.685 --> 00:26:55.285
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:26:55.285 --> 00:27:02.165
VIRGINIA: That salad they gave you, which I don't remember if they, do they give it to you, to everybody as something they get before you.

00:27:02.165 --> 00:27:03.945
JENN: I think you get to pick the super salad.

00:27:03.945 --> 00:27:04.565
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:27:04.565 --> 00:27:07.725
VIRGINIA: The salad, I remember it being amazing.

00:27:07.725 --> 00:27:10.885
JENN: I like the soup, but also the salad and the breadsticks.

00:27:10.885 --> 00:27:12.405
JENN: I mean, they're just delicious.

00:27:12.405 --> 00:27:19.325
VIRGINIA: That's why you have to go at lunchtime when they presumably still have the never-ending soup salad and breadsticks.

00:27:19.325 --> 00:27:20.685
JENN: I think it's all the time.

00:27:20.685 --> 00:27:22.325
VIRGINIA: Is it all the time?

00:27:22.805 --> 00:27:23.805
JENN: I could be wrong.

00:27:23.805 --> 00:27:24.625
JENN: I think it's all the time.

00:27:25.125 --> 00:27:33.505
VIRGINIA: When I was a poor theater student in New York City, I was within walking distance of the Olive Garden in Times Square.

00:27:33.505 --> 00:27:42.625
VIRGINIA: Occasionally, we would go and get that special for lunch because we were like, it's cheap and we can just eat as much of it as we want.

00:27:43.105 --> 00:27:44.265
VIRGINIA: It was amazing.

00:27:44.265 --> 00:27:50.385
VIRGINIA: That might be the last time I ate an Olive Garden, which it was 20 years ago.

00:27:50.385 --> 00:27:55.785
JENN: I don't know what that says for the Olive Garden, but we liked it.

00:27:55.785 --> 00:27:56.125
VIRGINIA: You know what?

00:27:56.125 --> 00:27:58.105
VIRGINIA: They're still in business.

00:27:58.105 --> 00:27:58.625
JENN: True.

00:27:58.625 --> 00:27:59.565
JENN: That is true.

00:27:59.565 --> 00:28:00.965
VIRGINIA: They've got a crowd.

00:28:01.325 --> 00:28:01.585
JENN: Yeah.

00:28:01.585 --> 00:28:03.905
JENN: Exactly.

00:28:03.905 --> 00:28:09.265
JENN: We did that and then we headed over to Hollywood Studios.

00:28:09.265 --> 00:28:11.665
JENN: Joe did Rise, Tower of Terror.

00:28:12.925 --> 00:28:15.705
JENN: I think I messaged you from my seat.

00:28:15.705 --> 00:28:17.785
VIRGINIA: You did.

00:28:17.825 --> 00:28:19.905
JENN: With the photo.

00:28:19.905 --> 00:28:20.805
VIRGINIA: Finally.

00:28:20.805 --> 00:28:21.925
JENN: Finally happening.

00:28:21.925 --> 00:28:22.925
JENN: It's finally happening.

00:28:22.925 --> 00:28:24.525
JENN: It was so good.

00:28:24.525 --> 00:28:26.245
JENN: It was really, really good.

00:28:26.245 --> 00:28:26.705
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:26.705 --> 00:28:33.565
VIRGINIA: Listeners, Jenn has been so many times to Disney and had never seen Fantasmic.

00:28:33.725 --> 00:28:39.125
VIRGINIA: I was like, I don't know what you're doing wrong, but you need to go take care of this.

00:28:39.125 --> 00:28:40.025
JENN: You're like, how?

00:28:40.025 --> 00:28:42.205
JENN: How did that happen?

00:28:42.205 --> 00:28:43.325
VIRGINIA: I was really happy for you.

00:28:43.325 --> 00:28:45.205
VIRGINIA: I was very glad to receive that message.

00:28:45.965 --> 00:28:48.045
JENN: Yeah, it was everything I wanted it to be.

00:28:48.045 --> 00:28:49.445
JENN: It was really great.

00:28:49.445 --> 00:28:50.045
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:50.045 --> 00:28:54.545
VIRGINIA: So moving in to Thursday, October 17th.

00:28:54.545 --> 00:29:01.085
VIRGINIA: On this day, you had originally thought you'd go do the Bass Pro Shop and the Olive Garden and perhaps mini golf.

00:29:01.085 --> 00:29:03.505
VIRGINIA: So what actually ended up happening?

00:29:03.505 --> 00:29:08.705
JENN: We're really sad we didn't get to do mini golf and we were bummed about that afterwards, but there's always next time.

00:29:08.705 --> 00:29:17.085
JENN: We did Disney Springs in the morning and we just had a nice leisurely morning over there.

00:29:17.085 --> 00:29:20.185
JENN: We got Gideon's cookies.

00:29:20.185 --> 00:29:27.005
JENN: We got some Christmas gifts for the kids at Lego place, and we did the Coca-Cola challenge.

00:29:27.005 --> 00:29:28.245
VIRGINIA: What is that?

00:29:28.245 --> 00:29:29.425
JENN: Well, I don't know if it's a challenge.

00:29:29.425 --> 00:29:39.525
JENN: I could be coining a term that doesn't exist, but you try like 17 different, or 16 different Cokes or Coke products from around the world.

00:29:39.525 --> 00:29:40.065
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:29:40.065 --> 00:29:51.105
VIRGINIA: So at the Coke place, is this something that you pay to be able to try all these flavors, and it's sort of almost like, what is it, Club Cool?

00:29:51.105 --> 00:29:51.925
JENN: Yeah.

00:29:51.925 --> 00:29:53.985
JENN: But they pour everything for you.

00:29:53.985 --> 00:29:55.065
JENN: So it's like a flight.

00:29:55.065 --> 00:29:58.945
JENN: There's two flights on a tray, and it's 16 different.

00:29:58.945 --> 00:30:00.565
JENN: She threw in an extra one, so there were 17.

00:30:01.645 --> 00:30:04.565
JENN: That was hilarious.

00:30:04.565 --> 00:30:05.965
JENN: 10 out of 10 recommend doing that.

00:30:05.965 --> 00:30:10.185
JENN: It was really funny because most of them we found horrendous.

00:30:11.625 --> 00:30:13.605
VIRGINIA: Yeah, they taste very different.

00:30:13.605 --> 00:30:22.205
VIRGINIA: I've never done the one there at Disney Springs, but years ago when I was a teenager, we did the Coke tour in Atlanta.

00:30:22.205 --> 00:30:29.145
VIRGINIA: So something to consider on a drive down or a drive home, perhaps in the future is to stop in Atlanta and do the Coke tour.

00:30:30.085 --> 00:30:37.905
VIRGINIA: And you get to taste all the other flavors there as well, but then you also learn about the history of the Coca-Cola company.

00:30:37.905 --> 00:30:38.825
JENN: That's cool.

00:30:38.825 --> 00:30:41.925
JENN: Yeah, the Beverly is everything I thought it would be was terrible.

00:30:43.825 --> 00:30:44.485
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

00:30:45.725 --> 00:30:46.605
JENN: So that was fun.

00:30:47.905 --> 00:30:48.785
JENN: We wrapped up there.

00:30:48.785 --> 00:30:51.945
JENN: We headed over to Animal Kingdom.

00:30:51.945 --> 00:30:55.805
JENN: We checked the app and all the wait times were really low.

00:30:55.805 --> 00:30:58.645
JENN: It was a cool day, so it was nice to go and walk around.

00:30:58.965 --> 00:31:06.945
JENN: We didn't do any rides, but we spent a lot of time in Dino Land because it's the last time we'll probably be there.

00:31:06.945 --> 00:31:09.225
JENN: So we did a bunch of games.

00:31:09.225 --> 00:31:10.305
JENN: Joe met Donald.

00:31:10.305 --> 00:31:11.025
JENN: It was really cute.

00:31:11.025 --> 00:31:13.625
JENN: I have some really cute pictures.

00:31:13.625 --> 00:31:15.825
JENN: We just hung out there for a little bit.

00:31:15.825 --> 00:31:20.885
JENN: Then we did, actually, I'm lying, Joe did Expedition Everest.

00:31:21.445 --> 00:31:25.545
JENN: Then we headed over to Setulius Canteen for dinner.

00:31:25.545 --> 00:31:28.685
JENN: It was the first time Setulius was mid for us.

00:31:28.685 --> 00:31:31.885
JENN: I don't know if it's because we're at the very end of the day.

00:31:33.525 --> 00:31:40.445
JENN: Maybe the food just wasn't turning over as quick as it usually does, but it was not great.

00:31:40.445 --> 00:31:43.725
JENN: That was the only bad experience I've ever had there.

00:31:43.725 --> 00:31:44.805
JENN: So we'll still be back.

00:31:44.805 --> 00:31:47.665
VIRGINIA: Normally, it gets rave reviews.

00:31:47.665 --> 00:31:47.845
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:31:48.965 --> 00:31:49.565
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:31:49.565 --> 00:31:54.285
VIRGINIA: Did you have any favorite sections of Animal Kingdom that you spent a lot of time in?

00:31:54.285 --> 00:32:03.045
VIRGINIA: Were you looking at the animals or were you just wandering and mourning the future loss of dino land, USA?

00:32:03.045 --> 00:32:07.105
JENN: Mourning, walking around, wandering and mourning the loss of dino land.

00:32:07.105 --> 00:32:07.725
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:32:07.725 --> 00:32:08.805
JENN: But excited.

00:32:08.805 --> 00:32:11.105
JENN: I know it needs to go, but bittersweet.

00:32:11.145 --> 00:32:12.205
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:32:12.205 --> 00:32:12.785
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:32:12.785 --> 00:32:20.725
VIRGINIA: I mean, it's hard because I do love the dinosaur ride so much, but the land as a whole, it's bad.

00:32:20.725 --> 00:32:31.645
VIRGINIA: And I always say they hit the nail on the head when it came to the theming, which was that a roadside carnival had been there and whatever.

00:32:31.645 --> 00:32:33.765
VIRGINIA: But that's exactly what it looks like.

00:32:33.765 --> 00:32:36.725
VIRGINIA: They did a great job if that's what they were going for.

00:32:36.725 --> 00:32:42.045
VIRGINIA: However, most of us in our lifetime have seen something like that in real life.

00:32:42.045 --> 00:32:43.505
VIRGINIA: And so it's not a novelty.

00:32:43.505 --> 00:32:45.005
VIRGINIA: It's just kind of sad.

00:32:45.005 --> 00:32:46.925
JENN: Yeah, exactly.

00:32:46.925 --> 00:32:47.845
JENN: Exactly.

00:32:47.845 --> 00:32:49.285
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:32:49.285 --> 00:32:51.765
VIRGINIA: Anyway, on to bigger and better things.

00:32:51.765 --> 00:32:54.605
VIRGINIA: But RIP dinosaur.

00:32:54.605 --> 00:32:55.545
JENN: Yeah.

00:32:55.545 --> 00:32:57.465
JENN: So we closed out the park there.

00:32:57.465 --> 00:33:02.685
JENN: We left, we went back to the resort, had a swim, did some laundry, went back.

00:33:02.685 --> 00:33:06.625
VIRGINIA: OK, so that brings us to Friday, October 18th.

00:33:06.625 --> 00:33:20.525
VIRGINIA: And when we originally spoke, you had mentioned that you thought you'd go to Animal Kingdom on this day because they had done a previous extended hours at Animal Kingdom, and you weren't sure whether that was happening.

00:33:20.525 --> 00:33:22.085
VIRGINIA: What did you actually end up doing this day?

00:33:22.085 --> 00:33:28.005
VIRGINIA: And did you find out whether Animal Kingdom extended hours are an actual thing?

00:33:28.005 --> 00:33:31.945
JENN: So I'm going to answer your first question or your second question first.

00:33:31.945 --> 00:33:34.985
JENN: So there were not extended hours that Friday.

00:33:34.985 --> 00:33:41.905
JENN: They were only the one Friday prior, the day that we had to delay because of the hurricane.

00:33:41.905 --> 00:33:48.745
JENN: I don't know why they did one random extended hours, but anyway, they didn't.

00:33:48.745 --> 00:33:52.485
JENN: So what we did do that day, we did make it to Typhoon Lagoon.

00:33:52.485 --> 00:33:53.645
JENN: Typhoon Lagoon is great.

00:33:53.645 --> 00:33:55.685
JENN: We like Blizzard Beach better.

00:33:55.765 --> 00:33:58.525
JENN: I think the theming is cooler.

00:33:58.525 --> 00:34:06.585
VIRGINIA: Did you go into the wave pool because I warned you in advance the strength of the waves, even if you're standing at the front?

00:34:06.645 --> 00:34:07.305
JENN: You did.

00:34:08.445 --> 00:34:12.285
JENN: Joe went way out and I was like, oh, heck no.

00:34:12.285 --> 00:34:14.125
JENN: There's no way I'm going out there with you.

00:34:14.125 --> 00:34:17.625
JENN: I was probably up to mid-thigh.

00:34:19.145 --> 00:34:21.025
JENN: I was like, yeah, push back.

00:34:21.025 --> 00:34:23.205
JENN: You were absolutely right.

00:34:23.205 --> 00:34:28.005
JENN: So I screamed backwards as quickly as I could.

00:34:28.005 --> 00:34:33.465
JENN: I was like, oh no, I'm going to get taken out in front of all these children that are totally fine.

00:34:34.485 --> 00:34:38.045
JENN: So I just waited in the back.

00:34:38.045 --> 00:34:38.485
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:34:38.485 --> 00:34:42.085
VIRGINIA: I lost a magic band there one time because of the strength of the wave.

00:34:42.085 --> 00:34:43.285
JENN: Joe lost his glasses.

00:34:43.285 --> 00:34:47.505
JENN: Thankfully, a kid picked them up and was like, hey, is anybody missing glasses?

00:34:47.505 --> 00:34:48.205
VIRGINIA: Oh, thank goodness.

00:34:48.205 --> 00:34:49.445
JENN: Ray-bands, yeah.

00:34:49.445 --> 00:34:53.365
JENN: So that would have been unfortunate.

00:34:53.365 --> 00:34:55.665
JENN: Well, we had a nice day.

00:34:55.665 --> 00:34:58.045
JENN: I did get my lazy river time in.

00:34:58.045 --> 00:35:00.565
JENN: I did that most of the day.

00:35:00.565 --> 00:35:02.145
VIRGINIA: That lazy river is good.

00:35:02.525 --> 00:35:03.665
VIRGINIA: You just have to be careful.

00:35:03.665 --> 00:35:11.905
VIRGINIA: If you are with a child in your party, they will try to push you under the waterfall sections that get you completely soaking wet.

00:35:11.905 --> 00:35:12.665
VIRGINIA: So if you're trying to relax.

00:35:12.665 --> 00:35:14.165
JENN: Child and husband.

00:35:14.165 --> 00:35:15.125
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:35:15.125 --> 00:35:16.585
VIRGINIA: Oh, did he do it too?

00:35:16.585 --> 00:35:18.085
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:35:18.085 --> 00:35:20.045
JENN: Yeah, especially when I wasn't paying attention.

00:35:20.045 --> 00:35:28.785
JENN: There's also a section of the lazy river where there's water soaker guns that passer-byers can aim at you.

00:35:29.585 --> 00:35:32.465
JENN: And I felt like this stream of water hitting me.

00:35:32.465 --> 00:35:35.185
JENN: And I looked up and it was this little old man.

00:35:35.185 --> 00:35:43.225
JENN: He was a little old cast member just dying, laughing at me because he was continuously spraying me with the soaker.

00:35:43.225 --> 00:35:43.805
VIRGINIA: That's funny.

00:35:43.805 --> 00:35:47.685
VIRGINIA: So maybe it's a male thing, not so much an age thing.

00:35:47.685 --> 00:35:48.685
JENN: Right.

00:35:48.685 --> 00:35:49.305
JENN: Yeah.

00:35:50.845 --> 00:35:54.445
JENN: But again, Blizzard Beach's lazy river I think is better too.

00:35:54.445 --> 00:35:54.785
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:35:54.785 --> 00:35:58.885
VIRGINIA: I need to get over to Blizzard Beach at some point because I've only ever done Typhoon.

00:35:58.885 --> 00:35:59.045
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:35:59.565 --> 00:36:01.205
JENN: You got to do it.

00:36:01.205 --> 00:36:07.165
JENN: Then we went for probably the best dinner experience I've ever had at Disney.

00:36:07.165 --> 00:36:11.145
JENN: We went over to Trattoria al Forno at the Boardwalk.

00:36:11.145 --> 00:36:13.305
JENN: We got a last-minute reservation.

00:36:15.125 --> 00:36:23.325
JENN: We got seated outside on the patio right at sunset, so it was complete golden hour.

00:36:23.465 --> 00:36:28.045
JENN: It was absolutely stunning watching the sun go down.

00:36:28.045 --> 00:36:29.385
JENN: It was just a vibe.

00:36:29.385 --> 00:36:31.225
JENN: The Boardwalk is a vibe.

00:36:32.785 --> 00:36:33.585
JENN: It was awesome.

00:36:33.585 --> 00:36:34.585
JENN: The food was really great.

00:36:34.585 --> 00:36:36.045
JENN: The service was great.

00:36:36.045 --> 00:36:38.265
JENN: It was just a really great experience.

00:36:38.265 --> 00:36:39.565
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:36:39.565 --> 00:36:44.865
VIRGINIA: At this point in time, they had not opened Cake Bake yet, correct?

00:36:44.865 --> 00:36:45.485
JENN: No.

00:36:45.485 --> 00:36:46.465
JENN: There were people in there.

00:36:46.465 --> 00:36:49.145
JENN: People were moving around.

00:36:49.145 --> 00:36:51.085
JENN: We thought it was open, but it wasn't.

00:36:51.865 --> 00:36:52.865
JENN: But yeah.

00:36:52.865 --> 00:36:53.445
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:36:53.445 --> 00:36:54.265
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:36:54.265 --> 00:36:55.745
VIRGINIA: Perhaps something for a future trip.

00:36:56.065 --> 00:37:00.705
VIRGINIA: And I did hear a rumor that they might be closing Jelly Rolls.

00:37:00.705 --> 00:37:05.125
VIRGINIA: So in terms of the Boardwalk is a vibe, I totally agree.

00:37:05.125 --> 00:37:08.885
VIRGINIA: I just wonder where this transformation is going.

00:37:09.245 --> 00:37:10.805
VIRGINIA: What are we going to end up with?

00:37:10.805 --> 00:37:11.585
JENN: Yeah.

00:37:11.585 --> 00:37:11.865
JENN: Yeah.

00:37:11.865 --> 00:37:12.705
JENN: Agreed.

00:37:12.705 --> 00:37:13.925
JENN: I don't know.

00:37:13.925 --> 00:37:16.705
JENN: But I've heard the same thing that Jelly Rolls is closing.

00:37:16.705 --> 00:37:17.585
VIRGINIA: Which is sad.

00:37:17.585 --> 00:37:20.385
VIRGINIA: I mean, I've only been there once, and it was on my solo trip.

00:37:20.385 --> 00:37:22.665
VIRGINIA: So I was there having drinks.

00:37:22.665 --> 00:37:26.565
VIRGINIA: It was fun, but it would have been much more fun with others.

00:37:26.565 --> 00:37:32.125
VIRGINIA: But it was really good, and those piano players are so talented.

00:37:33.345 --> 00:37:39.725
VIRGINIA: They could play anything, and I did not see an iPad or anything where they were looking up music.

00:37:39.725 --> 00:37:42.605
VIRGINIA: Somebody would request something and they would just do it.

00:37:42.605 --> 00:37:44.925
VIRGINIA: So it was really impressive.

00:37:45.025 --> 00:37:50.205
VIRGINIA: So I'm hoping to get there at least one more time before they close.

00:37:50.205 --> 00:37:51.585
JENN: Fingers crossed.

00:37:51.585 --> 00:37:52.685
JENN: We don't know yet.

00:37:52.785 --> 00:37:54.765
VIRGINIA: Yeah, right now it's just a rumor.

00:37:54.765 --> 00:37:56.245
JENN: Fair.

00:37:56.245 --> 00:37:57.585
JENN: So then that was the end of our...

00:37:57.585 --> 00:37:58.725
JENN: We walked around the boardwalk.

00:37:58.725 --> 00:38:00.085
JENN: We saw the entertainment.

00:38:00.085 --> 00:38:05.625
JENN: They had people on the stilts and doing all the cool stuff.

00:38:05.625 --> 00:38:06.805
JENN: So that was fun.

00:38:06.805 --> 00:38:08.505
JENN: And then we called it a night.

00:38:08.505 --> 00:38:16.645
VIRGINIA: And then the next morning you had a breakfast reservation at Topollino's, and this was a first time for you.

00:38:16.645 --> 00:38:19.065
VIRGINIA: So thoughts?

00:38:19.065 --> 00:38:21.125
JENN: So better than expected.

00:38:21.125 --> 00:38:26.565
JENN: I know we were worried because every time we hear people say, oh my god, this is so good.

00:38:27.545 --> 00:38:29.325
JENN: It's the best breakfast you'll have.

00:38:29.325 --> 00:38:31.025
JENN: We're let down.

00:38:31.025 --> 00:38:33.985
JENN: But this was definitely the best breakfast we've had at Disney.

00:38:33.985 --> 00:38:37.145
JENN: The character interactions were phenomenal.

00:38:37.145 --> 00:38:39.845
JENN: Their little costumes are so cute.

00:38:39.845 --> 00:38:41.505
JENN: The food was so good.

00:38:41.605 --> 00:38:43.305
JENN: The service was great.

00:38:43.305 --> 00:38:45.345
JENN: The restaurant is just beautiful.

00:38:45.345 --> 00:38:45.985
VIRGINIA: It is.

00:38:45.985 --> 00:38:49.245
JENN: The chairs are extra comfortable.

00:38:49.245 --> 00:38:51.025
JENN: It was just a really cozy vibe.

00:38:51.025 --> 00:38:54.065
JENN: We got a window seat too, which was awesome.

00:38:54.065 --> 00:39:01.245
JENN: Between the dinner we had at the boardwalk and then breakfast at Topollino's, we were impressed.

00:39:01.245 --> 00:39:08.605
VIRGINIA: It sounds like as you're getting towards the end of your trip, things were looking up in terms of food so that you can leave on a good note.

00:39:10.025 --> 00:39:10.745
JENN: Yeah.

00:39:10.745 --> 00:39:12.565
JENN: We really just lounged around.

00:39:12.565 --> 00:39:14.565
JENN: We did the pool.

00:39:14.565 --> 00:39:21.325
JENN: We went back over to Port Orleans, French Quarter for more ghoulish beignets.

00:39:22.345 --> 00:39:29.305
JENN: That was Joe's request that we had to go back and get more before we left and then we booked a carriage ride.

00:39:29.305 --> 00:39:33.745
JENN: Again, at Golden Hour, which was so much fun.

00:39:33.745 --> 00:39:34.385
VIRGINIA: Wow.

00:39:34.385 --> 00:39:34.945
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:39:34.945 --> 00:39:35.985
VIRGINIA: How romantic.

00:39:35.985 --> 00:39:37.065
VIRGINIA: Whose idea was that?

00:39:37.545 --> 00:39:38.465
JENN: Joe's.

00:39:38.465 --> 00:39:38.685
VIRGINIA: Love it.

00:39:38.685 --> 00:39:39.825
JENN: He's very romantic.

00:39:39.825 --> 00:39:41.005
VIRGINIA: Sounds like it.

00:39:41.005 --> 00:39:41.365
JENN: Yeah.

00:39:42.165 --> 00:39:43.105
JENN: I got a good one.

00:39:43.105 --> 00:39:46.645
VIRGINIA: Did that take you over to Riverside and back?

00:39:46.645 --> 00:39:49.165
JENN: So we met at Riverside.

00:39:49.165 --> 00:39:57.525
JENN: That's where you meet your horse and get set up, and then we did the ride over to French Quarter and back.

00:39:57.525 --> 00:39:58.305
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:39:58.305 --> 00:39:58.765
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:39:59.025 --> 00:39:59.625
JENN: It was beautiful.

00:39:59.625 --> 00:40:01.665
JENN: I would definitely recommend that.

00:40:03.025 --> 00:40:11.065
JENN: I forgot, we also did, after breakfast, we took a trip over to Tri Circle D Ranch at Fort Wilburnex.

00:40:11.065 --> 00:40:11.525
JENN: Yeah.

00:40:11.525 --> 00:40:12.685
JENN: So that was fun.

00:40:12.685 --> 00:40:14.165
VIRGINIA: It was a horse-themed day.

00:40:14.165 --> 00:40:15.445
JENN: It was a horse-themed day.

00:40:15.445 --> 00:40:15.865
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:40:15.885 --> 00:40:17.405
VIRGINIA: It was good.

00:40:17.405 --> 00:40:24.105
VIRGINIA: For listeners who may not know what Tri Circle D Ranch is, that is where you can go and see all of the horses.

00:40:24.105 --> 00:40:34.765
VIRGINIA: That's where they live when they're not on duty, and they are the horses that you might see in the parades, or like if there's a wedding carriage or that sort of thing.

00:40:34.765 --> 00:40:36.625
VIRGINIA: Kids can do pony rides.

00:40:36.625 --> 00:40:46.265
VIRGINIA: They also have, I think, a segue tour that adults or teenagers who are of a certain age can do, that I have heard is a lot of fun.

00:40:46.265 --> 00:40:48.665
JENN: They do trail rides too for adults.

00:40:48.665 --> 00:40:49.385
VIRGINIA: Oh, good.

00:40:49.385 --> 00:40:50.025
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:40:50.025 --> 00:40:50.405
JENN: Yeah.

00:40:50.405 --> 00:40:54.325
JENN: Then that was it for Saturday.

00:40:54.325 --> 00:41:02.585
JENN: Then Sunday, we knew it was going to rain, so we held out all of our shopping and outlet mall stuff for the Sunday.

00:41:02.585 --> 00:41:03.065
JENN: We did that.

00:41:03.065 --> 00:41:05.745
JENN: We went to one of the outlet malls.

00:41:05.745 --> 00:41:10.845
JENN: We went to a Harley-Davidson store for Joe and we did Target.

00:41:11.065 --> 00:41:12.665
VIRGINIA: Is he a bike guy?

00:41:12.665 --> 00:41:15.485
VIRGINIA: Yeah, he's got three.

00:41:15.485 --> 00:41:23.945
VIRGINIA: You'll have to tell him that I went to a conference and it was in the headquarters where Harley-Davidson took place.

00:41:23.945 --> 00:41:31.305
VIRGINIA: They took us over there for a nighttime event where they shut down everything and we got to do like simulation rides on the...

00:41:31.305 --> 00:41:38.065
VIRGINIA: Not a simulation, like I was on an actual bike and you could like rev it up as hard as you wanted and it was on bricks or something so it wouldn't go anywhere.

00:41:39.325 --> 00:41:40.125
VIRGINIA: But it was really cool.

00:41:40.125 --> 00:41:48.585
VIRGINIA: I'm not into bikes, but I walked away from that going, wow, this is really impressive and I can totally appreciate the history behind that company.

00:41:48.585 --> 00:41:49.665
JENN: Yeah, same.

00:41:49.665 --> 00:41:54.805
JENN: I mean, they scared the heck out of me and I hate that he rides, but he loves it.

00:41:54.805 --> 00:41:56.245
JENN: So it is what it is.

00:41:56.585 --> 00:42:01.205
JENN: He's the least Disney adult looking Disney adult.

00:42:01.205 --> 00:42:04.345
JENN: He looks like a biker dude, but he's a Disney adult at heart.

00:42:04.345 --> 00:42:06.145
VIRGINIA: He's a Disney teddy bear.

00:42:06.145 --> 00:42:07.585
JENN: Yeah, exactly.

00:42:09.105 --> 00:42:10.145
JENN: So that's what we did.

00:42:10.145 --> 00:42:18.745
JENN: Our last day, we shopped and we spent some time at the pool again, and then we packed up and started our long drive home.

00:42:18.745 --> 00:42:19.425
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:42:20.365 --> 00:42:23.065
VIRGINIA: Your drive home started on Monday the 21st, correct?

00:42:23.065 --> 00:42:23.365
JENN: Yes.

00:42:24.205 --> 00:42:24.725
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:42:24.725 --> 00:42:30.745
VIRGINIA: So you arrived back on the 22nd, or did you do it all in one shot?

00:42:30.745 --> 00:42:31.485
VIRGINIA: That's a really long time.

00:42:31.485 --> 00:42:34.025
JENN: No, Joe would have loved you, but I hate doing that.

00:42:34.025 --> 00:42:43.785
JENN: We usually push through to Beckley, but I was tired, so we stopped a little sooner in Whiteville, West Virginia.

00:42:43.785 --> 00:42:46.885
JENN: I don't know if it's Virginia or West Virginia, but it was fine.

00:42:46.885 --> 00:42:50.505
JENN: Then we made it across the border, I think around 2-3 o'clock.

00:42:51.765 --> 00:42:52.485
VIRGINIA: Not too bad.

00:42:52.485 --> 00:42:53.545
VIRGINIA: Not too bad at all.

00:42:53.545 --> 00:42:54.565
JENN: Not too bad.

00:42:54.565 --> 00:42:55.125
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:42:55.125 --> 00:42:59.205
VIRGINIA: Well, you can probably suspect what my follow-up is going to be.

00:42:59.205 --> 00:42:59.885
VIRGINIA: When are you going back?

00:42:59.885 --> 00:43:00.585
VIRGINIA: March.

00:43:00.585 --> 00:43:02.065
JENN: Yeah, March.

00:43:02.065 --> 00:43:02.425
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:43:02.425 --> 00:43:05.545
VIRGINIA: You started to answer before I even got the question out.

00:43:05.545 --> 00:43:08.545
JENN: We have quite the group going in March.

00:43:08.545 --> 00:43:13.405
JENN: It's the three kids, Joe and I, my best friend Leah.

00:43:13.405 --> 00:43:14.545
JENN: My mom is coming.

00:43:14.545 --> 00:43:17.465
JENN: We're so excited about that, and one of her girlfriends.

00:43:17.945 --> 00:43:22.385
JENN: They are just going to be an absolute blast.

00:43:22.385 --> 00:43:24.965
VIRGINIA: Have they been before?

00:43:24.965 --> 00:43:28.885
JENN: My mom's girlfriend has never been.

00:43:28.885 --> 00:43:35.225
JENN: My mom's been with my dad many times when they were younger, but she hasn't been in 30, 31 years or something.

00:43:35.765 --> 00:43:38.645
VIRGINIA: It's going to feel new again for her.

00:43:39.185 --> 00:43:39.965
JENN: Yeah.

00:43:39.965 --> 00:43:46.025
JENN: We're going to get both of them scooters because they can't do the walking around the parks.

00:43:46.805 --> 00:43:48.465
JENN: They're going to just be on their little scooters together.

00:43:48.465 --> 00:43:49.665
JENN: It's going to be amazing.

00:43:49.665 --> 00:43:50.565
VIRGINIA: Oh my gosh.

00:43:50.565 --> 00:43:50.865
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:43:50.865 --> 00:43:53.765
VIRGINIA: That's going to be so much fun to follow along.

00:43:53.765 --> 00:43:54.585
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:43:54.585 --> 00:44:07.185
VIRGINIA: Well, Jenn, it has been a pleasure as always, and I really appreciate that you took the time to come back on and tell me about this next amazing trip that you just had.

00:44:07.185 --> 00:44:14.965
VIRGINIA: I hope that you have a wonderful rest of your evening and a magical week and tell Joe that I asked if he was having a magical day.

00:44:17.445 --> 00:44:18.225
JENN: Absolutely.

00:44:18.225 --> 00:44:19.125
JENN: We'll tell him that.

00:44:19.345 --> 00:44:20.645
JENN: Thank you for having me.

00:44:20.645 --> 00:44:23.365
JENN: It's always so great chatting with you.

00:44:25.045 --> 00:44:27.405
VIRGINIA: That is a wrap on today's episode.

00:44:27.405 --> 00:44:32.705
VIRGINIA: Thank you again, Jenn, for returning to the show, and I hope you will be back again in the future.

00:44:32.705 --> 00:44:34.865
VIRGINIA: Thank you all so much for listening.

00:44:34.865 --> 00:44:41.085
VIRGINIA: I hope you have the most magical week, and as always, keep daydreaming about where you long to be.