Post-Trip Report: Karla’s Pixar Fest Fun (June 2024)

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

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VIRGINIA: I am your host, Virginia.

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VIRGINIA: On today's episode, I'm welcoming back Karla to go through all the ins and outs of her incredible trip to Pixar Fest.

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VIRGINIA: If you didn't get a chance to listen to the pre-trip report, this trip included Karla, her brother Isaac, her mom and her dad, and was in celebration of Karla's 35th birthday, Isaac's 30th birthday, and also his recent graduation.

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VIRGINIA: The family decided to stay in an Airbnb so that they could have plenty of space to hang out and have access to a kitchen.

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VIRGINIA: In addition to a few park days, there were also plans to do some exploring in LA, maybe getting in some beach time if possible, and Karla was meeting up with some Disney influencer friends.

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VIRGINIA: I think that catches you up.

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VIRGINIA: So let's dive right in.

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VIRGINIA: Here's Karla.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back, Karla.

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KARLA: Hi, how are you?

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VIRGINIA: I'm doing well.

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VIRGINIA: How are you today?

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KARLA: I'm doing well.

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KARLA: Doing some flashback with all my trip.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, I bet.

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VIRGINIA: If you can't be on the trip, there's nothing better than reminiscing about a trip, right?

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KARLA: Definitely, especially a Disney trip.

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VIRGINIA: You are a teacher, so are you in the middle of your summer break at this point?

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KARLA: Sadly, I only have two more weeks.

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KARLA: Two more weeks left until I go back to my classroom, and set up, and you know, all that you meant again.

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VIRGINIA: So for this trip, I know that you are always trying to incorporate your love for Disney, and that sort of thing into your teaching work that you do.

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VIRGINIA: Just high level, did you come back from this trip with any new ideas for your classroom, or new inspiration?

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KARLA: Actually, yes.

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KARLA: Inside Out, right now, it's all in, especially with the Pixar Fest going on in Disneyland.

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KARLA: I saw a shirt and that's what got me a click.

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KARLA: I'm like, I want to do this.

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KARLA: It's like, how do you feel, your emotions?

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KARLA: I haven't mentioned that much in my classroom, so I think it's a good way to start and introduce it into the classroom now that the kids are more familiarized.

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KARLA: Talk about their emotions, especially with this kind of movie.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Did you see Inside Out 2?

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KARLA: Yes, I did.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Did you love it?

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KARLA: What can I say?

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VIRGINIA: Oh, my gosh.

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VIRGINIA: You got anxiety.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, we all have a little anxiety, but you literally have a little anxiety in your hand.

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VIRGINIA: I have to tell you, I was staring at that when I was in Disney World for my mother's son trip.

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VIRGINIA: I kept being pulled back to the anxiety merch, and I was like, I really want one, but I'm not sure because I'm not like a plush person.

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VIRGINIA: Me either.

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VIRGINIA: I said, no, no, no, I'm not going to get it.

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VIRGINIA: Then at the last minute, I was like, should I get that thing just to hang on my bag that you got?

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VIRGINIA: I should have gotten it.

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KARLA: I had it in my purse and my backpack, and it was everywhere.

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KARLA: Even all the influencers, the bloggers had them.

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KARLA: I think it was a good idea to get it.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, I love it.

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VIRGINIA: Also, since we spoke before, I took your advice and I watched Elemental, and I really enjoyed it.

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VIRGINIA: Isn't it amazing?

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VIRGINIA: I didn't really know much about it going into it at all.

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VIRGINIA: I just know we spoke and I was like, well, if she liked it, I bet I'll like it too.

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VIRGINIA: I think I watched it a week later or something, and it was really good.

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VIRGINIA: Definitely recommend for people to check out.

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VIRGINIA: You're right.

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VIRGINIA: I think that if you're the type of person who likes Inside Out, you probably will like Elemental as well.

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KARLA: Yes, especially the way it touches that it could be two different worlds, and you can fall in love, it doesn't matter.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, it was really sweet.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, we've got a ton to talk about today.

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VIRGINIA: So Karla is back from a trip to Disneyland, and her travel dates, just for all of our memory sake, were Friday, May 31st, coming back on Friday, June the 7th.

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VIRGINIA: So let's dig right in.

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VIRGINIA: Your very first day, Friday, May the 31st, you were flying directly from El Paso into the Long Beach Airport, which we spoke about last time as being your preferred Disneyland airport.

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VIRGINIA: So how was the flight and how was the traffic getting from the airport?

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KARLA: The flight was amazing.

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KARLA: I loved it because it's a direct flight.

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KARLA: I don't have any issues.

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KARLA: I know the routine is just very small.

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KARLA: I think it's smaller to the one from El Paso.

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KARLA: The Uber was an issue.

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KARLA: We were trying to get an Uber and the Lyft.

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KARLA: It was an issue because there were so many of us and we didn't fit all of us.

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KARLA: Because I was carrying a lot of luggage.

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KARLA: I'm not going to lie.

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KARLA: A lot of different Disney.

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KARLA: So that was the only issue we had, but we were able to convince someone to let us go in.

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KARLA: I'm like, I'll just carry my luggage on my lap.

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KARLA: It's okay.

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KARLA: But it worked well.

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VIRGINIA: Did you go into downtown Disney that day because you thought maybe you would?

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KARLA: I wanted to, but I decided to wait.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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KARLA: So what I did is I had dinner with my family, a group of six in total.

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KARLA: We went to Cheesecake Factory.

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KARLA: Our experience was amazing because our server was so funny.

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KARLA: He made the show.

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KARLA: We had our own comedian show there.

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KARLA: He was so cool.

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KARLA: We didn't take a selfie.

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KARLA: He made it special that night.

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KARLA: After that night, we walked to Anaheim, the Garden Walk.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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KARLA: It had a lot of little murals and I found one that specifically called my attention, it has a Laker shirt, Disney Princess, and another one that was representing the Dodgers.

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KARLA: I was like, well, that's amazing.

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KARLA: I'm like, it's combining Disney with California Vives.

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KARLA: So we were taking pictures with the mural on.

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KARLA: That was about it.

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KARLA: We just took a very chill that day.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So that brings us into Saturday, June the 1st.

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VIRGINIA: So this was your first part day in DCA, and you had half the day dedicated to some solo time, and half the day dedicated to some time with some blogger friends with plans to rope drop to really take advantage of the time that you had to yourself.

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VIRGINIA: So what time did you end up getting there?

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VIRGINIA: Tell me what you did with the first half of your day when you were having some solo time.

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KARLA: But of course, I woke up early.

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KARLA: I'm not going to lie.

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KARLA: I was like, no, I'm not going to do a rope drop because I know DCA is not a lot to look at.

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KARLA: We'll finish that part super fast.

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KARLA: So what I decided to do was like, okay, I'm going to get an Uber instead of going to Disneyland Resort.

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KARLA: I'm going to go to the Pixar Place Hotel.

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KARLA: I don't know if I mentioned that before.

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KARLA: That's where my time went.

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KARLA: I got there and it was amazing.

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KARLA: I saw a big crowd of people taking a picture and I was like, what is this?

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KARLA: It didn't click into mind.

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KARLA: I walked through the lamp of Pixar and then I recognized two influencers that are very popular.

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KARLA: Anybody who's following Disney, they can meet those two influencers, especially the one that's called Beasley Appetite is the one that likes to eat around the resort.

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KARLA: Also, where's the favorite places to poop?

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KARLA: I was able to meet him.

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KARLA: I was so excited.

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KARLA: I was so excited when I saw him.

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KARLA: Also, the Magical Millennial.

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KARLA: She's a really tall girl.

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KARLA: Many of you guys might know her.

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KARLA: She's amazing.

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KARLA: I saw her and I'm like, oh my God, I look up to you guys.

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KARLA: Honestly, that's what pushed me to open up my account for Disney, dedicated for Disney.

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KARLA: And I was able to take a picture with them and we chit chat for a little bit.

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KARLA: And it was a really cool experience.

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KARLA: After that, I was waiting there and I noticed that everybody left.

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KARLA: I was like, oh, maybe it's a group of influencers.

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KARLA: Everybody left and I saw a guy with a camera.

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KARLA: And I was by myself.

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KARLA: I'm like, how am I going to take a picture with the lamp?

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KARLA: So I went up to that guy and end up being undercover tourist, the frog.

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KARLA: I don't know if you guys have seen him around.

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KARLA: He has really good discounts.

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KARLA: He's like, oh, let me take a picture.

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KARLA: He took really good pictures.

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KARLA: And then he's like, what are you doing here?

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KARLA: And I'm like, well, I cannot call myself an influencer.

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KARLA: I can be like a content creator, which is really starting.

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KARLA: And he's like, well, shoot me an email.

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KARLA: Maybe for next time, I can bring it within the group because I have a group of, I don't know how many influencers joined the Pixar Place to promote, of course, for three nights.

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KARLA: And I like to call people, a lot of content creators, so they can promote also in their pages.

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KARLA: So I had the good connection right there.

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KARLA: It was pretty awesome.

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VIRGINIA: That's really exciting.

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VIRGINIA: I want to make sure, if I cannot find all the people that you just mentioned, I will reach out to you to get their handles if I don't see them myself, but they should all be in the show notes by the time anybody's listening to this episode.

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VIRGINIA: So just check the show notes and we'll have all of those people that were just mentioned right there for easy access.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, where did you go from there?

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KARLA: From there, I went to the shop.

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KARLA: I was so excited to be in the Pixar Place Hotel.

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KARLA: It was really well done.

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KARLA: Everything in the lobby was like, you just had to stop in every little corner because you'd see all the little models of the movies, you saw murals, everything was dedicated to Pixar and I think they did a really good job.

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KARLA: I grabbed a coffee and I'm like, okay, how do I go to downtown Disney?

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KARLA: So I walk out, I spilled my coffee, I made a mess.

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KARLA: I was like, oh my God, I'm sure, because I was wearing this outfit.

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KARLA: I was doing Coco bound, everything was Coco.

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KARLA: I was wearing my Mexican dream shirt.

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KARLA: But good thing it didn't make a mess.

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KARLA: So I kept walking, I was like, I kept walking and I went to downtown Disney to the new entrance that they just recently opened.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, I did not know there was a new entrance.

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VIRGINIA: Tell me about it.

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KARLA: It's super short.

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KARLA: Instead of walking towards Disneyland Hotel, now it's in the middle.

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KARLA: It's in the middle.

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KARLA: Now, it's in the middle and you walk there.

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KARLA: Once you pass the security, you see this greenery area where people can just sit there and a little area for concerts.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, that's nice.

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KARLA: And there's a lot of areas that were blocked out because they're still working on it, but I think they're doing a really good job.

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KARLA: At least I know that they're adding stuff to it.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, I'm sorry you lost your coffee.

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VIRGINIA: I hope you replaced it at some point.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So if you made your way over to downtown Disney, what specific stores were you stopping in?

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KARLA: I didn't stop.

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KARLA: I was just window shopping, honestly, because I was like, oh my goodness, I wasted a lot of time because I forgot to mention, in Pixar Place, I waited for around 30 minutes because I was waiting to see Bing Bong.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

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VIRGINIA: I had to wait for him.

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KARLA: Yes, it worked out.

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KARLA: He even made a video for my students.

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KARLA: So I was amazed with that.

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KARLA: So I was super happy.

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KARLA: I didn't care about the coffee after that.

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VIRGINIA: You were riding your high of getting to that.

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KARLA: I was like, yeah, I'm like, it's okay.

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KARLA: So I took a picture also with the cart edition that they had for Toy Story, which was Buzz Lightyear and Woody.

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KARLA: And then after that, I was like, okay, let's go to the Explanay.

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KARLA: You know, where's the middle to take the picture with the big logo that they have.

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KARLA: Took a picture.

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KARLA: Some girls helped me out.

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KARLA: Again, I was solo.

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KARLA: I had to ask people around and then I went into DCA.

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KARLA: The first thing I did, I just walked in there, like just look around what was going on.

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KARLA: And I started stepping by accident on podcast members, their art that they do with water in the floor.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, oh, yeah, yeah.

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KARLA: And I'm like, I'm so sorry.

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KARLA: And they're like, no, no, it's okay.

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KARLA: And I think they noticed that I was by myself.

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VIRGINIA: Uh-huh.

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KARLA: They saw my outfit and they're like, oh, let's do Coco.

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KARLA: Or what's your other favorite character?

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KARLA: Jack skin and everything.

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KARLA: They did very magical.

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KARLA: I really appreciate how cast members find ways to make it special, even though by yourself.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, exactly.

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VIRGINIA: Exactly.

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VIRGINIA: I always say to anybody who's thinking about a solo trip, it is well worth it because there are so many other people there by themselves enjoying the parks and you can really have the day that you want to have.

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VIRGINIA: You do what you want to do when you want to do it and it is pretty awesome.

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KARLA: Yeah, it was awesome.

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VIRGINIA: What about the rest of your DCA time?

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VIRGINIA: It sounds like you spent the second half of your day in DCA.

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KARLA: Yes, it was around 11 o'clock.

00:12:57.337 --> 00:13:04.857
KARLA: I was able to go to cars by myself and I was just taking pictures, using the photographer thing because I had the Genie Plus.

00:13:05.817 --> 00:13:17.217
KARLA: Then I just waited for everybody to arrive like the two influencers, two bloggers, content creators, which I will share with the notes, is Cheer Tears and Ears and Disneyland Single Writer.

00:13:18.317 --> 00:13:26.517
KARLA: They also came as Disney bound, one of them dressed up as Hector to match with me for Coco and another one was for Belle for Beauty and the Beast.

00:13:28.437 --> 00:13:37.497
KARLA: Yeah, we were able to watch the parade by the Hollywood area, which I highly recommend because you see the ending or the beginning of the parade.

00:13:38.517 --> 00:13:43.877
KARLA: And it just adds the magic and it hides the sun because of the theater.

00:13:43.897 --> 00:13:44.837
KARLA: So it helps a lot.

00:13:45.737 --> 00:13:46.037
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:13:46.057 --> 00:13:47.117
KARLA: That's what we were saying.

00:13:47.557 --> 00:13:52.397
KARLA: Yeah, it was in between the Averager campus and Hollywood right there.

00:13:52.757 --> 00:13:53.177
VIRGINIA: Got it.

00:13:53.317 --> 00:13:53.597
VIRGINIA: Yep.

00:13:53.837 --> 00:13:54.697
VIRGINIA: I know exactly what I mean.

00:13:54.877 --> 00:13:56.217
KARLA: It's a perfect area.

00:13:57.097 --> 00:13:57.437
KARLA: Yeah.

00:13:57.457 --> 00:14:00.657
KARLA: And we were able to go also to Pixar Pier.

00:14:00.677 --> 00:14:01.937
KARLA: We took a lot of pictures.

00:14:01.957 --> 00:14:03.217
KARLA: We met Sadness.

00:14:03.237 --> 00:14:04.497
KARLA: Of course, we have to make our sad face.

00:14:05.517 --> 00:14:07.837
KARLA: We were looking at the different merch that they had.

00:14:08.217 --> 00:14:11.177
KARLA: We were able to see Baymax, Mirabelle.

00:14:11.997 --> 00:14:14.237
KARLA: And I just wanted to inform my cousin later on.

00:14:14.257 --> 00:14:16.977
KARLA: She arrived when we had dinner together at DCA.

00:14:17.617 --> 00:14:18.557
VIRGINIA: We're in DCA.

00:14:18.737 --> 00:14:23.117
KARLA: I think Smoke's something is next to Story of the World.

00:14:23.457 --> 00:14:23.777
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:14:25.297 --> 00:14:26.017
KARLA: Smoker's Grill.

00:14:26.037 --> 00:14:26.697
KARLA: And it's a burger.

00:14:26.717 --> 00:14:28.057
KARLA: I love those hamburgers.

00:14:28.257 --> 00:14:29.417
KARLA: Highly recommend them.

00:14:30.877 --> 00:14:31.377
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:14:32.437 --> 00:14:33.757
VIRGINIA: Good tips all around.

00:14:34.937 --> 00:14:35.277
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:14:35.297 --> 00:14:41.757
VIRGINIA: So, Sunday, June the 2nd, you and your family were actually going to be heading to a Dodgers game.

00:14:42.237 --> 00:14:46.097
VIRGINIA: So, did you have good weather and did your Dodgers win?

00:14:46.537 --> 00:14:50.177
VIRGINIA: Knowing that I believe you're a Yankees fan, but we're going to pretend you're a Dodgers fan for today.

00:14:50.517 --> 00:14:51.817
KARLA: I don't even remember if they won.

00:14:54.877 --> 00:14:55.737
KARLA: I'll be honest.

00:14:55.757 --> 00:14:58.637
KARLA: Remember I told you guys that I'm not a big baseball person.

00:14:58.657 --> 00:14:58.877
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:14:58.937 --> 00:15:00.457
VIRGINIA: We're pretending, right?

00:15:00.477 --> 00:15:08.157
KARLA: Yeah, I'm just pretending, just for the experience, but it was fun because it was my first baseball game.

00:15:08.177 --> 00:15:10.377
KARLA: We were sitting at the very top.

00:15:11.117 --> 00:15:13.277
KARLA: Oh my goodness, getting down from those stairs.

00:15:15.057 --> 00:15:15.877
KARLA: It was a lot.

00:15:15.897 --> 00:15:17.617
KARLA: It was like, oh my God, I feel like I'm dizzy.

00:15:17.637 --> 00:15:18.437
KARLA: I'm going to fall.

00:15:18.617 --> 00:15:19.657
KARLA: But it was so fun.

00:15:20.637 --> 00:15:22.077
KARLA: Of course, we had our hot dog.

00:15:22.097 --> 00:15:23.877
KARLA: We had a few drinks with my family.

00:15:23.897 --> 00:15:25.077
KARLA: We took a lot of pictures.

00:15:25.717 --> 00:15:27.997
KARLA: After that, we're like, okay, we're hungry.

00:15:28.017 --> 00:15:28.617
VIRGINIA: Where are we going?

00:15:28.657 --> 00:15:30.177
KARLA: We went to Cedos Pizza.

00:15:30.197 --> 00:15:31.217
KARLA: It's by Buena Park.

00:15:32.237 --> 00:15:33.897
KARLA: It's the huge pizza.

00:15:33.917 --> 00:15:34.837
KARLA: It's the size of a table.

00:15:35.557 --> 00:15:37.337
KARLA: The slice is like this size.

00:15:37.877 --> 00:15:39.937
KARLA: It's like $60, but it's so worth it.

00:15:39.957 --> 00:15:41.457
KARLA: Everybody can eat like up to 10 people.

00:15:42.517 --> 00:15:45.197
KARLA: We ate that and it was delicious.

00:15:45.217 --> 00:15:46.657
KARLA: No other pizza has tasted like that.

00:15:46.857 --> 00:15:48.977
KARLA: I recommend over by that area.

00:15:50.177 --> 00:15:51.337
KARLA: That was our day.

00:15:51.937 --> 00:15:52.317
VIRGINIA: Nice.

00:15:53.077 --> 00:15:53.517
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:15:53.537 --> 00:15:56.897
VIRGINIA: So Monday, June the 3rd, you were over at Disneyland.

00:15:58.797 --> 00:16:08.997
VIRGINIA: We talked about that you had a breakfast reservation for Carnation Cafe for two people, but you were going to have four people there in total and were hoping you'd all four be able to get in.

00:16:09.017 --> 00:16:11.177
VIRGINIA: So how did that situation play out?

00:16:11.917 --> 00:16:17.297
KARLA: It worked perfectly because that same morning I woke up early, I was like, let me check if I was able to change it and I was.

00:16:18.077 --> 00:16:18.497
KARLA: Oh, good.

00:16:18.517 --> 00:16:22.197
KARLA: And not only for that reservation, also for my second reservation for the following day.

00:16:22.797 --> 00:16:33.357
KARLA: It worked perfect, we all got the skillet and the Mickey waffles, bad idea because you know, after you eat you're like, I don't feel like doing anything.

00:16:33.377 --> 00:16:38.617
KARLA: But that day was super nice, the weather was perfect, I thought it was gonna be super hot, actually it was chilly.

00:16:39.617 --> 00:16:43.237
KARLA: That day we all dressed up with our Crocs of Woody.

00:16:43.677 --> 00:16:53.177
KARLA: So we all call the attention from the cast members, I was dressed as the Disney bound of Woody as well, Woody-Jesse.

00:16:53.437 --> 00:16:58.877
KARLA: We're like, okay, let's go just sit in the little area in the front, let's see which characters we can see.

00:16:59.657 --> 00:17:01.217
KARLA: We saw Donald Duck for sure.

00:17:01.237 --> 00:17:03.557
KARLA: We were so excited because it's my dad's favorite.

00:17:04.377 --> 00:17:11.517
KARLA: We took a picture with Donald after that with Pluto and then we're like, okay, let's go to our typical traditional ride.

00:17:11.797 --> 00:17:14.017
VIRGINIA: Tiki Room, we talked about it.

00:17:14.897 --> 00:17:23.497
VIRGINIA: Yeah, so you said that you love to go earlier in the day when nobody else is there and plan out your Genie Plus while you're enjoying the Tiki Room.

00:17:24.177 --> 00:17:25.717
KARLA: Yes, that's exactly what I did.

00:17:26.717 --> 00:17:27.877
KARLA: We didn't even ask questions.

00:17:28.577 --> 00:17:31.317
KARLA: It's funny because we've been to Disneyland forever.

00:17:31.337 --> 00:17:34.457
KARLA: We just walked to the Tiki Room.

00:17:34.477 --> 00:17:36.297
VIRGINIA: We was like, no words needed.

00:17:36.317 --> 00:17:38.497
KARLA: No, we just went there.

00:17:38.877 --> 00:17:42.857
KARLA: Even though I know the song got stuck in my head, but it's part of the tradition.

00:17:42.877 --> 00:17:44.437
KARLA: It's how my mom took it for the first time.

00:17:45.497 --> 00:17:51.977
KARLA: After that, I had the reservation for Big Thunder Mountain, which my mom is a love and hate relationship.

00:17:51.997 --> 00:17:52.897
KARLA: So it's so funny.

00:17:52.917 --> 00:17:58.217
KARLA: She starts yelling like crazy and we started laughing over her because I'm like, mom, it's not that extreme.

00:17:58.617 --> 00:17:59.477
KARLA: But for her, it is.

00:18:02.197 --> 00:18:04.977
KARLA: And we were just hanging out there in Frontierland.

00:18:05.897 --> 00:18:09.617
KARLA: All of a sudden, I said, oh, Coco, I guess Miguel is not there for now.

00:18:10.157 --> 00:18:12.517
KARLA: Let's just see which other characters we started shopping.

00:18:12.717 --> 00:18:17.677
KARLA: So I turned around and then the cast member again, cast members, props to you guys.

00:18:18.137 --> 00:18:18.837
KARLA: They stopped me.

00:18:19.717 --> 00:18:21.277
KARLA: Wait, don't move in a month.

00:18:22.057 --> 00:18:22.357
KARLA: Why?

00:18:22.617 --> 00:18:24.237
KARLA: Just stay if I was able to be in line.

00:18:26.297 --> 00:18:28.897
KARLA: All of a sudden, I turn around, Jessie and Woody comes up.

00:18:31.117 --> 00:18:32.877
KARLA: And they match my outfit.

00:18:32.877 --> 00:18:34.437
KARLA: So it was perfect.

00:18:34.457 --> 00:18:35.717
VIRGINIA: I bet you got a great picture.

00:18:36.377 --> 00:18:36.857
KARLA: Yes.

00:18:37.217 --> 00:18:38.037
KARLA: I'll share it with you.

00:18:39.077 --> 00:18:40.197
KARLA: And I would take a picture.

00:18:40.217 --> 00:18:42.677
KARLA: My dad went crazy because my dad's obsessed with Woody.

00:18:42.697 --> 00:18:44.897
KARLA: We enjoyed our time.

00:18:45.317 --> 00:18:46.777
KARLA: We went crazy on those pictures.

00:18:47.277 --> 00:18:51.477
KARLA: After that, we went to New Orleans Square.

00:18:51.637 --> 00:18:53.317
KARLA: Of course, I had to do some guineas.

00:18:53.937 --> 00:18:56.437
KARLA: Also, the peach mango duet.

00:18:56.577 --> 00:18:59.977
KARLA: It's only on this time of year.

00:18:59.977 --> 00:19:01.157
KARLA: It's so delicious.

00:19:01.197 --> 00:19:02.637
KARLA: I still remember the flavor.

00:19:03.797 --> 00:19:05.017
VIRGINIA: I had not heard about this.

00:19:06.517 --> 00:19:07.597
KARLA: Yeah, it's really good.

00:19:07.857 --> 00:19:09.337
KARLA: I don't know how many of you guys have tried it.

00:19:10.077 --> 00:19:13.557
KARLA: And after that, I started walking and I was like, oh, there's Jack Sparrow.

00:19:14.017 --> 00:19:15.217
KARLA: Didn't even acknowledge him.

00:19:15.857 --> 00:19:17.877
KARLA: My brother stopped with him and took a picture.

00:19:18.437 --> 00:19:22.937
KARLA: I was like, I already took so many pictures with him, and he doesn't even look like Jack Sparrow.

00:19:22.957 --> 00:19:27.417
KARLA: Because you know, there's actually one that looks exactly like Johnny Depp.

00:19:27.437 --> 00:19:28.697
VIRGINIA: Yeah, exactly.

00:19:28.717 --> 00:19:30.037
KARLA: I was like, is that him?

00:19:30.137 --> 00:19:30.837
KARLA: No, thank you.

00:19:30.857 --> 00:19:32.217
VIRGINIA: So I was like, no.

00:19:32.677 --> 00:19:33.817
KARLA: That's how I was.

00:19:34.597 --> 00:19:38.857
VIRGINIA: If you have that in Disney World too, like there's one that looks really close.

00:19:39.537 --> 00:19:43.797
VIRGINIA: And then there's somewhere I'm like, no, no, you're you're fake.

00:19:44.917 --> 00:19:45.997
KARLA: Yeah, it's funny.

00:19:46.017 --> 00:19:47.097
KARLA: It's not your mentality goes.

00:19:47.377 --> 00:19:49.137
KARLA: But it was funny because I started walking.

00:19:49.757 --> 00:19:52.617
KARLA: And then I see Jack Sparrow walking next to me.

00:19:52.977 --> 00:19:53.397
VIRGINIA: Mm hmm.

00:19:54.017 --> 00:19:55.797
KARLA: And then he starts talking to me because.

00:19:55.817 --> 00:19:58.397
VIRGINIA: Oh, because you were playing hard to get.

00:20:00.277 --> 00:20:01.917
VIRGINIA: He wanted you because you didn't want him.

00:20:02.517 --> 00:20:02.957
VIRGINIA: Typical.

00:20:02.977 --> 00:20:03.617
KARLA: He was leaving.

00:20:03.717 --> 00:20:07.337
KARLA: He was leaving already with all the cast members when he was done with his session, right?

00:20:07.877 --> 00:20:10.677
KARLA: I was like, I've never seen Pirates of the Caribbean.

00:20:10.697 --> 00:20:11.477
KARLA: What are you talking about?

00:20:12.477 --> 00:20:14.177
KARLA: Because he was talking about all these characters.

00:20:14.197 --> 00:20:15.597
KARLA: I'm like, oh, yes, yes.

00:20:15.677 --> 00:20:17.377
KARLA: We just started walking together.

00:20:17.397 --> 00:20:21.077
KARLA: I felt like a four year old walking with a favorite character.

00:20:23.717 --> 00:20:24.697
KARLA: There's pictures there.

00:20:24.717 --> 00:20:25.437
KARLA: It was so funny.

00:20:25.457 --> 00:20:27.977
KARLA: I was like, oh, my goodness, just because I didn't want to take a picture with him.

00:20:29.597 --> 00:20:34.737
KARLA: And then we went to Rise of the Resistance, my dad's first experience of going through it.

00:20:35.357 --> 00:20:36.077
KARLA: We paid for it.

00:20:36.217 --> 00:20:36.877
VIRGINIA: That's okay.

00:20:36.897 --> 00:20:37.437
VIRGINIA: You know what?

00:20:37.637 --> 00:20:44.037
VIRGINIA: If it's somebody's first experience, especially, I feel like that's when you want to skip the line.

00:20:44.057 --> 00:20:45.977
VIRGINIA: Let them do it the first time.

00:20:45.997 --> 00:20:47.637
VIRGINIA: So what did he think?

00:20:47.937 --> 00:20:48.517
KARLA: I loved it.

00:20:48.537 --> 00:20:51.997
KARLA: It was my second experience, but my dad was like, is this it?

00:20:52.017 --> 00:20:54.177
KARLA: I'm like, no, we're going to another room.

00:20:54.417 --> 00:20:55.037
KARLA: Is this it?

00:20:55.277 --> 00:20:57.697
KARLA: No, this is the whole experience, dad.

00:20:58.137 --> 00:21:02.437
KARLA: Even my brother, where the room is that they lock you in and they start smoothing little by little.

00:21:02.657 --> 00:21:03.697
KARLA: He thought that was it.

00:21:03.717 --> 00:21:06.077
KARLA: They were in shock with the drop.

00:21:06.097 --> 00:21:11.197
KARLA: I cannot forget my dad's face with the first drop.

00:21:11.217 --> 00:21:16.757
VIRGINIA: So when all was said and done and it was like, okay, dad, the ride is now officially over.

00:21:17.737 --> 00:21:18.917
VIRGINIA: What was his reaction?

00:21:19.337 --> 00:21:19.937
KARLA: He loved it.

00:21:20.497 --> 00:21:21.237
KARLA: He's like me.

00:21:21.417 --> 00:21:22.617
KARLA: He has never seen Star Wars.

00:21:23.377 --> 00:21:28.737
KARLA: You know, it's like the main characters, you know, Stormtrooper, Darth Vader, all those.

00:21:29.417 --> 00:21:33.117
KARLA: He's like, I don't even know what the movie is about, but it was amazing.

00:21:33.437 --> 00:21:35.757
KARLA: Disney did a really good job on the ride.

00:21:36.237 --> 00:21:36.617
VIRGINIA: Good.

00:21:36.637 --> 00:21:37.237
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:37.237 --> 00:21:39.137
VIRGINIA: Where did you all head after that?

00:21:40.577 --> 00:21:44.377
KARLA: We started walking and I don't know, something's wrong with me and Stormtroopers.

00:21:44.397 --> 00:21:47.117
KARLA: We always end up meeting and they start bugging me and bullying me.

00:21:47.917 --> 00:21:50.597
KARLA: This time I was like, oh, no, I'm going to ask for another selfie.

00:21:50.617 --> 00:21:51.237
KARLA: And we sure did.

00:21:51.257 --> 00:21:54.377
KARLA: He allowed me to take a selfie, which good.

00:21:54.517 --> 00:21:59.637
KARLA: I don't know if you got a lot of you guys don't know, but stormtroopers saying characters, they usually don't take selfies.

00:22:00.137 --> 00:22:01.717
KARLA: I'm like, well, it was my lucky day.

00:22:01.837 --> 00:22:02.677
KARLA: He allowed me to.

00:22:03.957 --> 00:22:09.757
KARLA: After that, we went to the Pixar dance party that they had where they used to have The Lion King by It's A Small World.

00:22:10.817 --> 00:22:13.737
KARLA: Because I've heard you can see all the characters from Pixar.

00:22:15.037 --> 00:22:17.557
KARLA: I was able to meet Luca, both characters.

00:22:18.037 --> 00:22:21.977
KARLA: I was able to see Elemental, which the two characters.

00:22:22.077 --> 00:22:23.017
KARLA: It was adorable.

00:22:23.037 --> 00:22:24.017
KARLA: I was the first one in line.

00:22:25.497 --> 00:22:30.537
KARLA: And also for up, Carl and Doug and Onward and Onward.

00:22:30.557 --> 00:22:31.757
KARLA: I wasn't able to see all of them.

00:22:31.777 --> 00:22:36.217
KARLA: And all of a sudden, they do a big party and they get off the stage and dance with you.

00:22:36.237 --> 00:22:40.917
KARLA: That includes the Predables from Inside Out.

00:22:41.937 --> 00:22:42.917
KARLA: All of them.

00:22:42.937 --> 00:22:43.617
KARLA: Even Edna.

00:22:43.717 --> 00:22:45.237
KARLA: She was hilarious, by the way.

00:22:45.577 --> 00:22:49.477
VIRGINIA: Were mom and dad and brother Isaac all up there dancing with you?

00:22:50.277 --> 00:22:51.397
KARLA: Yes, definitely.

00:22:51.457 --> 00:22:55.237
KARLA: My mom was like, no, no, she was just trying to get a picture with Sadness.

00:22:55.257 --> 00:22:58.637
KARLA: She was a little obsessed with Sadness because she was so cute during the dance party.

00:22:59.637 --> 00:23:01.177
KARLA: And then after that, we saw the parade.

00:23:01.857 --> 00:23:09.497
KARLA: I don't know how many times I haven't seen that parade, but it still surprises me how amazing they've done the parade with, like all the little details.

00:23:09.957 --> 00:23:12.077
KARLA: I'm always so excited to see Coco.

00:23:13.037 --> 00:23:14.137
KARLA: This is my favorite movie.

00:23:15.637 --> 00:23:16.937
KARLA: Coco going by.

00:23:16.957 --> 00:23:20.417
KARLA: I was like, oh my goodness, this is so amazing because it incorporates all my culture.

00:23:21.617 --> 00:23:23.317
KARLA: My dad is obsessed with Tinkerbell.

00:23:23.337 --> 00:23:24.137
KARLA: I don't know why.

00:23:24.157 --> 00:23:25.697
KARLA: I don't know why.

00:23:26.117 --> 00:23:30.477
KARLA: But I was recording and here comes Tinkerbell and says hello to my camera.

00:23:30.497 --> 00:23:31.837
KARLA: My dad went crazy.

00:23:31.857 --> 00:23:35.217
KARLA: I'm like, oh, my dad is like a little kid.

00:23:36.117 --> 00:23:37.697
KARLA: After that, we got hungry.

00:23:37.717 --> 00:23:38.677
KARLA: We went to El Socalo.

00:23:38.697 --> 00:23:39.857
KARLA: I think that's what it's called.

00:23:40.357 --> 00:23:41.377
KARLA: Or they make the Doritos.

00:23:41.397 --> 00:23:42.757
KARLA: I don't know if you know that story.

00:23:42.777 --> 00:23:44.557
VIRGINIA: Yes, yes, I do.

00:23:44.577 --> 00:23:50.257
VIRGINIA: But you can share it with the listeners because this is something that was started in Disney.

00:23:50.317 --> 00:23:54.797
KARLA: Yes, a lot of people don't know that when they open up this restaurant, it was by Frito Lake.

00:23:55.237 --> 00:23:59.317
KARLA: So they opened and they wanted to offer something different.

00:23:59.557 --> 00:24:04.337
KARLA: They're like tostadas with, you know, that whole culture incorporating.

00:24:05.397 --> 00:24:09.257
KARLA: And they added that little cheese flavor and they wanted a lot of different spices.

00:24:09.757 --> 00:24:13.537
KARLA: And they came up with the Doritos, the Doritos tortilla.

00:24:14.417 --> 00:24:19.837
VIRGINIA: So fun fact for anybody who did not know, if you're ever going to be on Jeopardy, that is where Doritos began.

00:24:19.857 --> 00:24:21.297
VIRGINIA: So very cool.

00:24:21.317 --> 00:24:25.057
KARLA: Rancho El Zocalo, of course, it had another name back in the day.

00:24:25.957 --> 00:24:26.777
KARLA: We ate there.

00:24:26.797 --> 00:24:32.537
KARLA: I was going to get the guarache of, you know, they have different foods based on the Pixar fest.

00:24:32.557 --> 00:24:36.257
KARLA: But I was like, no, I think I'm going to get the burrito, which was delicious.

00:24:36.277 --> 00:24:37.557
KARLA: I'm going to take that back.

00:24:38.357 --> 00:24:39.377
KARLA: It was so good.

00:24:39.517 --> 00:24:45.877
KARLA: After that, I told my family, OK, I've been to Disney so many times, but the fireworks show is something I'm not going to miss.

00:24:46.557 --> 00:24:48.597
KARLA: OK, you guys go wherever you guys want.

00:24:49.117 --> 00:24:50.877
KARLA: I'm going to sit there for two hours.

00:24:50.897 --> 00:24:51.337
KARLA: I don't care.

00:24:52.557 --> 00:24:55.097
KARLA: I was in front row, front row for the fireworks.

00:24:55.597 --> 00:24:57.157
KARLA: It was amazing.

00:24:57.177 --> 00:24:59.557
KARLA: I was by myself again.

00:25:00.017 --> 00:25:02.897
VIRGINIA: Did they not come back and join you for the actual fireworks?

00:25:03.557 --> 00:25:08.277
KARLA: They were right behind where the statue where Mickey and Walt was.

00:25:08.297 --> 00:25:09.817
VIRGINIA: The partner statue.

00:25:09.857 --> 00:25:10.917
KARLA: The partner statue.

00:25:10.937 --> 00:25:15.077
KARLA: And I was like, no, they were sitting all the way over there.

00:25:15.097 --> 00:25:17.877
KARLA: I'm like, nope, I need to see the experience here.

00:25:17.937 --> 00:25:21.557
KARLA: Especially because I know how I'm obsessed with Toy Story.

00:25:22.377 --> 00:25:23.657
KARLA: All those movies.

00:25:23.677 --> 00:25:28.557
KARLA: Pixar does a really good job in touching our hearts emotionally.

00:25:29.037 --> 00:25:30.037
KARLA: So I was like, I need to see it.

00:25:30.137 --> 00:25:34.617
KARLA: So once they opened up and they started with the song, You Got A Friend In Me.

00:25:35.337 --> 00:25:37.397
KARLA: And then with the song from Monsters Inc.

00:25:37.677 --> 00:25:39.717
KARLA: I don't know what was it called about friendship.

00:25:39.737 --> 00:25:43.157
KARLA: I was like tears, tears and tears.

00:25:43.177 --> 00:25:44.237
KARLA: It was so good.

00:25:45.197 --> 00:25:48.017
KARLA: I highly recommend everybody to go to the Pixar Fest.

00:25:48.437 --> 00:25:49.897
KARLA: They did a really good job.

00:25:50.397 --> 00:25:53.877
KARLA: I've been to one when I was more young, but this one, I think they went all out.

00:25:54.277 --> 00:26:01.217
KARLA: And people, sometimes they don't take advantage of the little areas that they have to incorporate the new characters.

00:26:01.237 --> 00:26:06.197
KARLA: The parade, it's only at DCA, but at Disneyland, the fireworks show, amazing.

00:26:06.457 --> 00:26:07.057
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:26:07.217 --> 00:26:09.717
VIRGINIA: Well, so that's the end of that day.

00:26:10.737 --> 00:26:15.697
VIRGINIA: Moving in to your next day over at DCA.

00:26:15.757 --> 00:26:24.997
VIRGINIA: So this day, you did have a brunch scheduled, but you had some time to get some things done and you anticipated that you and your family would probably go to Cars Land.

00:26:25.157 --> 00:26:27.897
VIRGINIA: So what did you actually end up doing that morning?

00:26:28.197 --> 00:26:31.857
KARLA: Well, that morning, it was crazy because my brother, I lost him.

00:26:31.877 --> 00:26:33.277
KARLA: I don't know, I was like, where are you?

00:26:33.297 --> 00:26:37.377
KARLA: I was like, he's a 30 year old, but I was like, where are you?

00:26:37.397 --> 00:26:39.277
KARLA: He's like, I'm always here taking pictures with Ms.

00:26:39.297 --> 00:26:39.957
KARLA: Incredible.

00:26:39.977 --> 00:26:42.257
KARLA: I'm like, oh, I'm like, okay.

00:26:42.357 --> 00:26:44.677
KARLA: And he had the reservation for Monsters Inc.

00:26:45.117 --> 00:26:45.877
KARLA: And I'm like, okay.

00:26:45.897 --> 00:26:53.297
KARLA: I told my brother, if we're going to do Monsters Inc, let me know so I can change with my outfit because that day we all dressed up as cars.

00:26:53.357 --> 00:26:54.837
VIRGINIA: Oh, cute.

00:26:55.417 --> 00:26:57.957
KARLA: But I did also have the Monsters Inc.

00:26:58.157 --> 00:27:03.477
KARLA: cooperated with kind of like Boo, the purple shirt and my ears of Mike and Sully.

00:27:04.037 --> 00:27:07.797
KARLA: And I changed, took a picture with my brother because he was wearing the Sully shirt.

00:27:08.537 --> 00:27:09.257
KARLA: Okay.

00:27:09.497 --> 00:27:11.197
KARLA: So we had so much fun.

00:27:11.217 --> 00:27:13.737
KARLA: Yeah, I found him there eventually.

00:27:13.757 --> 00:27:14.657
KARLA: We took some time.

00:27:14.677 --> 00:27:20.777
KARLA: I was able to change my reservation for later on because I had originally for three and I had to have five.

00:27:20.917 --> 00:27:23.537
KARLA: So I was able to change it for later.

00:27:23.557 --> 00:27:26.577
KARLA: So what we did, we just walked around for a little bit.

00:27:26.597 --> 00:27:28.077
KARLA: Took a lot of pictures and cars left.

00:27:28.317 --> 00:27:31.637
KARLA: Since it was in two packs, the park was perfect.

00:27:32.337 --> 00:27:35.217
KARLA: I was like, let's do this because we have our outfits.

00:27:35.237 --> 00:27:36.317
KARLA: It'll look cute.

00:27:36.497 --> 00:27:40.937
KARLA: I made my dad the shirt for Talmator because they don't sell any of them in the park.

00:27:42.117 --> 00:27:43.557
KARLA: They're already starting to sell them.

00:27:43.637 --> 00:27:44.777
KARLA: And I was like, yeah.

00:27:45.737 --> 00:27:50.117
KARLA: Yeah, so I created my own shirt and he was able to take a picture with Talmator.

00:27:50.137 --> 00:27:53.897
KARLA: I was able to take a picture also with Lightning McQueen.

00:27:55.257 --> 00:27:56.937
KARLA: We ate churros like crazy.

00:27:56.997 --> 00:27:58.637
KARLA: I call that day the churro day.

00:27:59.617 --> 00:28:04.857
KARLA: They have different types of churro flavor every single land you go.

00:28:04.877 --> 00:28:08.377
KARLA: And I'm like, I can't see churros for a while, not even the Costco ones.

00:28:08.977 --> 00:28:17.977
VIRGINIA: And with the exception in Disney World of Nomad Lounge, Disneyland is superior in every way when it comes to churros.

00:28:18.417 --> 00:28:32.017
VIRGINIA: So if you are somebody who doesn't normally go to Disneyland and you get a chance to go out there, you might turn your nose up at churros in Disney World because they're not that great, again, except for Nomad Lounge.

00:28:32.037 --> 00:28:33.077
VIRGINIA: Love the Nomad Lounge ones.

00:28:33.557 --> 00:28:36.617
VIRGINIA: But when you are in Disneyland, you must try them.

00:28:36.857 --> 00:28:37.697
KARLA: Yes, definitely.

00:28:37.717 --> 00:28:41.517
KARLA: Especially when they have like different events going on, especially with the Pixar Fest.

00:28:42.117 --> 00:28:43.217
KARLA: They did a different edition.

00:28:43.237 --> 00:28:44.517
KARLA: They did a Baymax one.

00:28:44.537 --> 00:28:48.957
KARLA: They did one with strawberries for the emotions for, you know, inside out.

00:28:49.477 --> 00:28:54.917
KARLA: But yeah, after that, we did the Cars ride with the family and we went to Blacklight Lounge.

00:28:55.477 --> 00:28:58.277
KARLA: They first sat us down in a sofa.

00:28:58.757 --> 00:29:00.197
KARLA: I was like, weird.

00:29:00.217 --> 00:29:01.257
KARLA: Everybody's singing tables.

00:29:01.277 --> 00:29:02.317
KARLA: Why are we singing sofa?

00:29:02.337 --> 00:29:02.657
KARLA: Swag.

00:29:02.797 --> 00:29:04.217
KARLA: Yeah, of course I had to say something.

00:29:04.237 --> 00:29:11.517
KARLA: I'm like, if that was the case, I could have drank a drink and had my food at the hotel, if that was the case, or my Airbnb.

00:29:11.937 --> 00:29:20.717
KARLA: So I told them and they were able to move us, which I'm glad I was able to say something, right by the water where you see the Wheel of Death.

00:29:21.497 --> 00:29:23.517
VIRGINIA: The Wheel of Death, yes, exactly.

00:29:23.517 --> 00:29:25.037
KARLA: Let's talk about that right now.

00:29:27.337 --> 00:29:36.617
KARLA: I had the burger, my family, I think they ate the lobster nachos because they were telling me that my friends that joined me the first day, they're like, you need to try the lobster nachos.

00:29:37.557 --> 00:29:39.117
KARLA: I don't like anything like that.

00:29:39.137 --> 00:29:41.697
KARLA: Nothing fish, nothing, but I was like, I'm going to give it a try.

00:29:41.717 --> 00:29:42.217
KARLA: They were good.

00:29:42.237 --> 00:29:43.597
KARLA: I highly recommend it.

00:29:43.617 --> 00:29:44.637
KARLA: They were really good.

00:29:45.817 --> 00:29:48.337
KARLA: After that, we watched the parade again.

00:29:48.997 --> 00:29:50.317
KARLA: Not a really good angle.

00:29:50.717 --> 00:29:52.937
KARLA: I didn't care because I already saw it the first time.

00:29:53.117 --> 00:29:54.677
KARLA: Except today, I was a loser chance.

00:29:55.097 --> 00:29:59.717
KARLA: We went to see, again, to Pixar Pier, my brother, his friend and I.

00:30:00.157 --> 00:30:02.697
KARLA: We went to see Bebop, we picture with Bebop.

00:30:02.717 --> 00:30:05.977
KARLA: And then my brother is like, oh, let's go to the wheel.

00:30:05.997 --> 00:30:08.157
KARLA: He has never been in one.

00:30:08.797 --> 00:30:09.757
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:30:10.117 --> 00:30:12.457
VIRGINIA: Will he ever be in one again after this experience?

00:30:12.717 --> 00:30:15.197
KARLA: I told him, you're not going to take me.

00:30:16.017 --> 00:30:20.437
KARLA: Even though I look like the videos that come out on TikTok, like you're being forced to go.

00:30:20.777 --> 00:30:22.057
KARLA: This is called the Wheel of Death.

00:30:22.077 --> 00:30:23.657
KARLA: He's like, you're ridiculous.

00:30:23.677 --> 00:30:24.577
KARLA: It's not that bad.

00:30:24.597 --> 00:30:26.697
KARLA: I'm like, you look at it, it's not bad.

00:30:26.697 --> 00:30:31.437
KARLA: But once you're in one of those little gondolas, it's bad.

00:30:31.697 --> 00:30:33.777
KARLA: And then his friend, I'm going to record you guys.

00:30:33.797 --> 00:30:36.237
KARLA: You guys are scared, blah, blah, blah.

00:30:36.277 --> 00:30:37.517
KARLA: He gets there with the camera.

00:30:38.077 --> 00:30:41.197
KARLA: After the first swing, he drops the camera.

00:30:41.357 --> 00:30:46.677
KARLA: I'm like, you see, my brother starts laughing like a minion laugh.

00:30:47.497 --> 00:30:48.757
KARLA: And I'm like, what's wrong, brother?

00:30:48.777 --> 00:30:50.097
KARLA: This is horrible.

00:30:50.217 --> 00:30:51.257
KARLA: This needs to stop.

00:30:51.277 --> 00:30:56.417
KARLA: I'm like, I told you, I was screaming too, but since it was my second experience, it wasn't the same.

00:30:56.897 --> 00:30:58.617
KARLA: But for him, it was his first time.

00:30:58.657 --> 00:31:00.157
KARLA: I was laughing over him.

00:31:00.177 --> 00:31:03.437
KARLA: I was like, you see, and this is why we call it the will of death.

00:31:04.257 --> 00:31:05.917
KARLA: You guys don't have belts?

00:31:05.937 --> 00:31:08.277
KARLA: I'm like, nope, we have a bag if you want to throw up.

00:31:10.377 --> 00:31:11.937
KARLA: But yeah, it was fun.

00:31:11.997 --> 00:31:14.937
KARLA: After that, I did a credit coaster.

00:31:14.957 --> 00:31:18.017
KARLA: I said I wasn't going to do it again, never again.

00:31:18.377 --> 00:31:21.217
KARLA: But after the will of death, I was like, oh, push.

00:31:21.437 --> 00:31:22.717
VIRGINIA: You were like, I can do anything.

00:31:23.877 --> 00:31:26.177
KARLA: Yeah, so we did it again.

00:31:26.197 --> 00:31:28.957
KARLA: And I was expecting to get my picture at the end.

00:31:30.117 --> 00:31:32.337
KARLA: My second time, second time with no picture.

00:31:32.757 --> 00:31:33.937
KARLA: The camera weren't working.

00:31:34.777 --> 00:31:36.197
VIRGINIA: Oh, weren't working at all.

00:31:36.217 --> 00:31:39.077
VIRGINIA: So there wasn't any way to even get them to retrieve it for you.

00:31:39.257 --> 00:31:39.957
KARLA: No, not even.

00:31:39.977 --> 00:31:43.177
KARLA: Yeah, after that, we took a picture with, yeah, I was sad.

00:31:43.797 --> 00:31:48.157
KARLA: Oh, well, we took a picture with Edna and also Joy and Sadness.

00:31:48.257 --> 00:31:55.017
KARLA: And in the evening, we were going to stay, but we were tired to watch the show, the World of One.

00:31:55.117 --> 00:31:56.717
KARLA: But we're like, we've seen it before.

00:31:56.737 --> 00:31:58.197
KARLA: We were there just in December.

00:31:58.217 --> 00:32:01.317
KARLA: So we can just skip that and go rest because we were tired.

00:32:01.457 --> 00:32:01.857
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:32:01.857 --> 00:32:05.117
VIRGINIA: Well, that was really the end of your Disney time.

00:32:05.137 --> 00:32:07.137
VIRGINIA: You had some other exciting things.

00:32:07.157 --> 00:32:10.777
VIRGINIA: So we'll briefly touch on those before we wrap up.

00:32:10.797 --> 00:32:21.657
VIRGINIA: So Wednesday, June the 5th, you were going to kind of be, well, your brother was going to be breaking off and going to Six Flags, while you planned to do some Hollywood touring and go to the Beatle House.

00:32:21.757 --> 00:32:23.397
VIRGINIA: So what did you end up actually doing?

00:32:23.837 --> 00:32:24.597
KARLA: Nothing like that.

00:32:25.857 --> 00:32:27.777
VIRGINIA: What happened?

00:32:27.797 --> 00:32:30.957
KARLA: My brother was like, oh no, we're not going to go to Six Flags.

00:32:30.977 --> 00:32:31.857
KARLA: It's too far.

00:32:33.437 --> 00:32:37.457
KARLA: Because they already went to Hollywood when I was by my solo day at DCF.

00:32:37.817 --> 00:32:41.197
KARLA: They were like, we already spent a lot of money to go to an Uber all the way over there.

00:32:41.217 --> 00:32:41.997
KARLA: It's too far.

00:32:42.797 --> 00:32:45.157
KARLA: Since they went to Hollywood, I didn't go to Hollywood.

00:32:45.577 --> 00:32:47.837
KARLA: So they're like, let's go to Catalina Island.

00:32:48.797 --> 00:32:49.357
VIRGINIA: Oh, nice.

00:32:50.317 --> 00:32:54.217
KARLA: We wanted to, but since I started Googling and searching, there's not a lot to do.

00:32:55.297 --> 00:32:56.957
VIRGINIA: Well, I mean, it's a beach, really.

00:32:56.997 --> 00:33:08.677
VIRGINIA: And for people who love Who Framed Roger Rabbit, it's where Eddie Valiant and his lady friend talk about loving their time on Catalina Island together when things were better.

00:33:09.137 --> 00:33:11.097
VIRGINIA: So that was my impression.

00:33:11.117 --> 00:33:15.277
VIRGINIA: I've never been, but it looked like just a beach town, a little beach place to go.

00:33:15.557 --> 00:33:19.037
KARLA: It reminds you more like an Italian little town.

00:33:19.477 --> 00:33:20.057
KARLA: It's beautiful.

00:33:20.337 --> 00:33:22.837
KARLA: I'm not saying it's not, but we didn't go.

00:33:23.357 --> 00:33:25.077
KARLA: We ended up spending money for nothing.

00:33:25.237 --> 00:33:26.257
KARLA: We wanted to cancel.

00:33:26.737 --> 00:33:27.857
KARLA: They didn't allow us to cancel.

00:33:27.877 --> 00:33:31.677
KARLA: And we're like, OK, we're going to spend this much amount of money.

00:33:31.837 --> 00:33:36.477
KARLA: And it's not going to be worth it because we're only going to go only to have dinner over there.

00:33:36.697 --> 00:33:37.437
KARLA: And that's about it.

00:33:37.617 --> 00:33:44.117
KARLA: So we've been to other islands that there's a lot more things to do like Osumero or Isla Mujeres.

00:33:44.737 --> 00:33:47.557
KARLA: And we're like, no, so we just let it go.

00:33:47.577 --> 00:33:51.377
KARLA: What we did, we went to Huntington Beach.

00:33:52.297 --> 00:33:53.457
KARLA: The weather was perfect.

00:33:53.477 --> 00:33:56.157
KARLA: After that, we went to what's the other beach?

00:33:56.577 --> 00:33:57.877
KARLA: We go to Santa Monica.

00:33:57.897 --> 00:33:58.937
KARLA: I forgot the name.

00:33:59.257 --> 00:34:05.917
VIRGINIA: You mentioned in the pre-trip that you were maybe going to go to Costa Mesa or Newport Beach.

00:34:06.577 --> 00:34:07.177
KARLA: Newport Beach.

00:34:07.277 --> 00:34:08.837
KARLA: There, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa.

00:34:09.117 --> 00:34:09.837
KARLA: We went there.

00:34:09.857 --> 00:34:13.137
KARLA: We went back to our little place that we like, the Chihuahua Brewery.

00:34:13.557 --> 00:34:14.797
KARLA: After that, we were in the beach.

00:34:15.177 --> 00:34:18.257
KARLA: We were able to get our feet in the water.

00:34:18.277 --> 00:34:20.797
KARLA: We had a lot of fun there.

00:34:21.097 --> 00:34:24.517
KARLA: After that, we went for dinner with all the family, and that was about it.

00:34:24.757 --> 00:34:27.157
KARLA: We just took a very relaxing day.

00:34:28.697 --> 00:34:32.717
VIRGINIA: It sounds like you did what you originally planned to do on Thursday, June 6.

00:34:32.737 --> 00:34:34.997
VIRGINIA: Instead, you did it on June 5.

00:34:35.017 --> 00:34:40.097
VIRGINIA: Where did that leave you for Thursday, June 6, which was your last full day?

00:34:40.297 --> 00:34:41.737
KARLA: My last full day?

00:34:41.737 --> 00:34:42.257
KARLA: Was that it?

00:34:42.997 --> 00:34:44.397
KARLA: I think that was it, that we did.

00:34:44.717 --> 00:34:46.997
KARLA: Because the last, we left very early.

00:34:47.317 --> 00:34:47.697
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:34:47.717 --> 00:34:49.597
VIRGINIA: I feel like we've missed a day here then.

00:34:49.937 --> 00:34:51.037
KARLA: Oh, I remember now.

00:34:51.557 --> 00:34:53.197
KARLA: We went to downtown LA.

00:34:53.217 --> 00:34:55.137
KARLA: We went to the Braun Museum.

00:34:55.157 --> 00:35:01.757
KARLA: And we went to the Central Marketplace where they have all the different food.

00:35:01.777 --> 00:35:03.577
KARLA: Just walked around downtown.

00:35:03.597 --> 00:35:04.737
KARLA: We took a lot of pictures.

00:35:05.177 --> 00:35:08.977
KARLA: I was very excited because I was able to see some paintings that I'm really like.

00:35:09.857 --> 00:35:11.817
KARLA: I took awesome pictures of my family.

00:35:12.397 --> 00:35:17.037
KARLA: But we went to a lot of time in downtown LA that we could have used somewhere else.

00:35:18.237 --> 00:35:23.717
KARLA: I thought I was going to have a better experience out abroad, but it was too small and I wanted to see the Lightroom.

00:35:24.657 --> 00:35:25.697
KARLA: But it was sold out.

00:35:28.057 --> 00:35:32.917
VIRGINIA: So something you need to make a reservation for if you're planning to go.

00:35:32.937 --> 00:35:34.477
KARLA: Yes, it has to be two reservations.

00:35:34.977 --> 00:35:36.077
KARLA: I did go outside.

00:35:36.077 --> 00:35:38.937
KARLA: I was able to go inside to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

00:35:39.677 --> 00:35:40.897
KARLA: It was amazing.

00:35:40.897 --> 00:35:45.097
KARLA: I love how they made all the formations and how it looks.

00:35:45.557 --> 00:35:47.997
KARLA: I see like it's like a paper mache kind of thing design.

00:35:48.017 --> 00:35:52.457
KARLA: It reminds me similar to the one that they have in Polanco in Mexico City.

00:35:52.797 --> 00:35:57.917
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it's one of those places that's really known for the architecture of the building.

00:35:58.057 --> 00:36:06.817
VIRGINIA: So I mean, I've never been either, but I'm familiar with it because I've seen it enough times in media things where I'm like, that is a really cool looking building.

00:36:08.057 --> 00:36:09.057
KARLA: Yes, it was nice.

00:36:09.077 --> 00:36:14.317
KARLA: And then we went to the Angel Flight, which has a lot of history that was built.

00:36:14.537 --> 00:36:21.637
KARLA: Actually, it was built just to connect from one side of the area to one another because instead of just walking down, it's like the Hill Street.

00:36:22.157 --> 00:36:22.877
KARLA: It's long.

00:36:22.877 --> 00:36:25.877
KARLA: So the Angels Flight, it's a good thing.

00:36:25.897 --> 00:36:27.077
KARLA: It only costs a dollar.

00:36:27.097 --> 00:36:29.757
KARLA: It's a good experience for anybody that's in downtown LA.

00:36:30.357 --> 00:36:30.697
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:36:30.697 --> 00:36:33.197
VIRGINIA: What exactly do you do in an Angel Flight?

00:36:33.837 --> 00:36:35.017
KARLA: It's like a little tramway.

00:36:37.037 --> 00:36:41.577
KARLA: That takes you from the very bottom of the Hill Street, all the way where all the museums are.

00:36:42.357 --> 00:36:48.957
KARLA: And then you end up going where all the tall buildings of LA are, and you can get really good pictures there.

00:36:49.437 --> 00:36:56.877
KARLA: It's beautiful if you just don't want to walk around downtown LA because it tends to be dangerous in some time of the day, so better not.

00:36:57.477 --> 00:36:58.657
KARLA: After that, we got lost.

00:36:58.677 --> 00:37:00.437
VIRGINIA: Oh, you got lost?

00:37:01.857 --> 00:37:03.357
VIRGINIA: Well, obviously, you found yourself.

00:37:05.177 --> 00:37:06.337
KARLA: Yeah, but it was fun.

00:37:06.557 --> 00:37:07.017
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:37:07.557 --> 00:37:11.357
VIRGINIA: And before we get into your departure day, I haven't really asked it.

00:37:11.377 --> 00:37:16.657
VIRGINIA: You were staying at an Airbnb, and you said it was your first time doing that when going to Disneyland.

00:37:17.357 --> 00:37:23.157
VIRGINIA: And I think your location was somewhere near Angel Stadium and the outlets.

00:37:23.317 --> 00:37:31.457
VIRGINIA: So how did you feel about the location of the Airbnb when it came to accessing your Disney time?

00:37:31.457 --> 00:37:36.337
VIRGINIA: And then how did you feel about the location of it when accessing the other things you did around the city?

00:37:36.657 --> 00:37:37.737
KARLA: I loved the location.

00:37:37.757 --> 00:37:39.557
KARLA: It was very close to the freeway.

00:37:39.937 --> 00:37:42.877
KARLA: It was very close to Disney, like six, seven minutes away.

00:37:42.897 --> 00:37:44.737
KARLA: Ubers were only $5.

00:37:44.737 --> 00:37:47.477
KARLA: So you guys can imagine how close it was.

00:37:47.497 --> 00:37:50.757
KARLA: It was actually like a condo, a Dutch apartment.

00:37:51.137 --> 00:37:58.177
KARLA: It was hard to find because it's very different to what I'm used to here in El Paso, that you're driving, there's the apartment right there in front.

00:37:58.257 --> 00:38:00.937
KARLA: No, you have to go into the building and the park a lot.

00:38:01.477 --> 00:38:03.457
KARLA: But overall, it was very nice.

00:38:03.477 --> 00:38:05.697
KARLA: It was very clean, very equipped.

00:38:06.437 --> 00:38:12.297
KARLA: The person that we got it from, she was very helpful in different aspects.

00:38:13.477 --> 00:38:18.297
KARLA: And I highly recommend for those go like a big family, do an Airbnb is cheaper.

00:38:19.657 --> 00:38:23.317
KARLA: You get to spend more time with your family, not just go to a room and, okay, good night.

00:38:23.337 --> 00:38:28.937
KARLA: No, you're able to like to sit there and relax and talk about your day in a better way.

00:38:28.957 --> 00:38:31.817
KARLA: Like, I don't know, I think it's more intimate.

00:38:32.697 --> 00:38:36.057
VIRGINIA: Yeah, a nice place to actually be able to have space to hang out.

00:38:36.597 --> 00:38:39.037
VIRGINIA: As opposed to just having a place to lay down and sleep.

00:38:39.777 --> 00:38:40.017
KARLA: Yeah.

00:38:40.857 --> 00:38:41.297
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:38:41.317 --> 00:38:45.417
VIRGINIA: So that gets us to Friday, June the 7th, your departure day.

00:38:45.857 --> 00:38:48.717
VIRGINIA: You had mentioned that your flight was sort of midday.

00:38:48.917 --> 00:38:53.797
VIRGINIA: So did you have time to do anything that morning before heading to the airport?

00:38:53.877 --> 00:39:03.037
KARLA: Not really because we had to go to the airport very early, especially because we didn't know the traffic in Long Beach, especially we had to get two Ubers.

00:39:03.157 --> 00:39:06.257
KARLA: We had breakfast in the Airbnb.

00:39:06.297 --> 00:39:11.357
KARLA: That's another thing that I like about Airbnb, that you can make yourself food and be ready to go.

00:39:11.857 --> 00:39:14.897
KARLA: So we just had a little sandwich and we were ready to departure.

00:39:15.277 --> 00:39:17.657
KARLA: At that point, we're like done with restaurants.

00:39:17.677 --> 00:39:18.477
KARLA: It was too much.

00:39:18.897 --> 00:39:20.537
VIRGINIA: Well, how was your flight back?

00:39:20.557 --> 00:39:21.997
VIRGINIA: Any delays or anything like that?

00:39:22.717 --> 00:39:24.317
KARLA: No, nothing was perfect.

00:39:24.317 --> 00:39:26.197
KARLA: I got home on the perfect time.

00:39:26.777 --> 00:39:29.577
KARLA: I was very excited just to come and see my little puggy.

00:39:31.417 --> 00:39:32.297
VIRGINIA: What is your pug's name?

00:39:32.557 --> 00:39:33.537
KARLA: His name is Rocky.

00:39:34.597 --> 00:39:35.477
VIRGINIA: Oh, Rocky.

00:39:36.097 --> 00:39:41.097
VIRGINIA: After Rocky and Bullwinkle, after Rocky the Boxer or something totally different?

00:39:41.877 --> 00:39:42.517
KARLA: The Boxer.

00:39:42.537 --> 00:39:46.697
KARLA: It's because he was originally my brother's dog, but yeah, it ended up being ours.

00:39:47.397 --> 00:39:50.037
KARLA: Actually, I'm wearing right now the merch of Pixar Fest.

00:39:50.577 --> 00:39:51.457
VIRGINIA: It's very cute.

00:39:51.477 --> 00:39:53.117
VIRGINIA: I love how colorful the shirt is.

00:39:53.777 --> 00:39:57.417
VIRGINIA: It looks like a comic strip almost, but the different Pixar characters.

00:39:57.777 --> 00:39:58.597
VIRGINIA: Yeah, love it.

00:39:58.717 --> 00:40:04.317
VIRGINIA: Did you get any other merch besides anxiety and the shirt you're wearing?

00:40:04.337 --> 00:40:06.117
VIRGINIA: Anything else that you were super excited about?

00:40:06.377 --> 00:40:08.237
KARLA: I didn't think I was going to find it.

00:40:08.617 --> 00:40:12.037
KARLA: My dad got the Tomator, the popcorn bucket.

00:40:15.237 --> 00:40:20.277
KARLA: It was a stainless steel cup with all the Monsters Zingas as Pixar Fest.

00:40:20.757 --> 00:40:21.837
KARLA: I was so excited.

00:40:21.857 --> 00:40:26.797
KARLA: I didn't think I was going to find it now because Pixar Fest opened in mid-April.

00:40:26.817 --> 00:40:33.797
KARLA: I couldn't find the guitar, the popcorn bucket of the guitar of Coco.

00:40:34.117 --> 00:40:34.777
KARLA: That was so bad.

00:40:34.797 --> 00:40:36.657
KARLA: What else did I get from the Pixar?

00:40:37.257 --> 00:40:38.257
KARLA: Also, a mug.

00:40:40.157 --> 00:40:41.997
KARLA: From that, that's it.

00:40:42.037 --> 00:40:49.837
KARLA: Besides that, I got the addition of the Lion King, the 30th anniversary, a spirit jersey that says Hakuna Matata.

00:40:50.237 --> 00:40:53.597
KARLA: It's black and has a Hakuna Matata on the back.

00:40:53.797 --> 00:40:54.677
KARLA: I couldn't resist.

00:40:54.697 --> 00:40:56.817
KARLA: I was like, okay, I got to do it.

00:40:57.357 --> 00:40:57.937
VIRGINIA: Perfect.

00:40:57.937 --> 00:41:05.077
VIRGINIA: For your next trip to Animal Kingdom, I guess you wouldn't want to wear it when it's not quite as hot as it is right now.

00:41:05.837 --> 00:41:06.497
KARLA: I'm not right now.

00:41:07.057 --> 00:41:07.577
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:41:07.977 --> 00:41:12.677
VIRGINIA: Speaking of which, I just recently, I'll have to find it and maybe put it in the show notes.

00:41:12.677 --> 00:41:24.117
VIRGINIA: I saw a TikTok where a woman took a spirit jersey and she converted it into a short sleeve top, but she didn't just cut off the sleeves.

00:41:24.457 --> 00:41:27.017
VIRGINIA: She actually reshaped it and it looked so good.

00:41:27.037 --> 00:41:38.437
VIRGINIA: I was like, I need to try that because you can hardly ever wear your spirit jersey when you're in Florida unless it's December, January, maybe parts of February in the evening.

00:41:39.017 --> 00:41:39.817
KARLA: No, it's hard.

00:41:39.837 --> 00:41:42.277
KARLA: Yeah, I saw it too and I was like, should I do that?

00:41:44.217 --> 00:41:47.317
KARLA: I live in El Paso, it's always hot, so it's hard to use it.

00:41:47.757 --> 00:41:57.237
VIRGINIA: Well, if you have a lot of spirit jerseys, maybe it's worth picking one to try it out on because I don't know if you're like me, but I see things like that and I'm like, I could totally do that.

00:41:59.157 --> 00:42:00.837
VIRGINIA: I think I could though, I have a sewing machine.

00:42:02.197 --> 00:42:02.857
KARLA: There you go.

00:42:02.857 --> 00:42:04.097
KARLA: If you do, let me know how it goes.

00:42:05.697 --> 00:42:06.557
VIRGINIA: All right, Karla.

00:42:06.577 --> 00:42:08.957
VIRGINIA: Well, it has been so much fun talking to you.

00:42:09.357 --> 00:42:12.697
VIRGINIA: Again, all of Karla's information is going to be in the show notes for you all.

00:42:12.717 --> 00:42:19.137
VIRGINIA: Please make sure you give her a follow, whether you're just looking for fun Disney content, whether you're a parent, whether you're a teacher.

00:42:19.957 --> 00:42:27.317
VIRGINIA: She is going to have lots of things there that you're going to be interested in in terms of Disney and in terms of ideas of working with your kiddos.

00:42:27.477 --> 00:42:28.937
KARLA: Thank you so much for having me.

00:42:28.957 --> 00:42:30.097
KARLA: It was so fun.

00:42:31.577 --> 00:42:34.957
VIRGINIA: Thank you again to Karla for agreeing to be on the podcast.

00:42:35.317 --> 00:42:41.417
VIRGINIA: It was just a joy to chat with you, and I look forward to continuing to follow all your adventures on Instagram.

00:42:41.877 --> 00:42:43.897
VIRGINIA: I hope listeners will do the same.

00:42:44.177 --> 00:42:52.717
VIRGINIA: Karla's handle is in the show notes, along with other links to things discussed in the episode and all the handles of the friends mentioned along the way.

00:42:53.357 --> 00:42:54.517
VIRGINIA: That's all for today.

00:42:54.897 --> 00:42:59.577
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much for listening, and keep daydreaming about where you long to be.