Post-Trip Report: Kelcey’s Graduation Girls’ Trip (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: If you have a trip coming up in early 2025, now is the time to reach out if you would be interested in being a podcast guest.

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VIRGINIA: The link is in the show notes, and the earlier you can reach out, the better.

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VIRGINIA: If you didn't get a chance to listen to Kelcey's pre-trip report, she was traveling to Walt Disney World and staying at Port Orleans French Quarter, June 3rd through 7th.

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VIRGINIA: This trip was in celebration of her recent graduation.

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VIRGINIA: And though she normally travels with her mom and her teenage son, this was a girl's trip.

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VIRGINIA: Kelcey's friends, Jennifer and Deana, completed the trio.

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VIRGINIA: And Deana is an experienced Disney goer, just like Kelcey.

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VIRGINIA: But Jennifer was a first timer, so they were very excited to share the magic with her.

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VIRGINIA: Luckily, Kelcey is a travel planner who specializes in Disney, so Jennifer was in good hands.

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VIRGINIA: If you're interested in reaching out to Kelcey for your own trip planning needs, you'll find her information in the show notes.

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VIRGINIA: That should have you all caught up.

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VIRGINIA: Here's Kelcey.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back to the podcast, to Kelcey.

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KELCEY: Hello.

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VIRGINIA: Hello, graduate, I should say.

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KELCEY: Yes, yes.

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VIRGINIA: Congratulations.

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KELCEY: Thank you.

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KELCEY: I am so excited to be done.

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VIRGINIA: Did you do your, like, walk across the stage and all that kind of stuff?

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KELCEY: So I didn't.

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KELCEY: I'm based in Oklahoma and my college was based in Arizona.

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KELCEY: Oh, okay.

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KELCEY: So I was like, I'm not going to fly to Arizona to graduate and then fly to Disney.

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VIRGINIA: Makes sense.

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VIRGINIA: Makes sense.

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KELCEY: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Well, I hope that you did something special in Oklahoma City as well.

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KELCEY: Yeah.

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KELCEY: Yeah.

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KELCEY: My friends threw me a surprise graduation party, so it was fun.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, that's nice.

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KELCEY: Yeah.

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KELCEY: Yeah, it was really fun.

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VIRGINIA: Are you somebody who has ever had a surprise party before?

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VIRGINIA: Because some people get really flustered by them.

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KELCEY: No, I had never had one before, but I just like, they told me, hey, we're going to go out to dinner.

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KELCEY: We're going to Disney bound because it's like, you love Disney and it's your graduation.

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KELCEY: And I just went along with it.

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KELCEY: I was like, okay.

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KELCEY: So then we had stopped at my friend, Jane's house, who actually went on the trip with us before we were leaving and they were all in there and they were all hiding behind the counter.

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KELCEY: It was really cute.

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KELCEY: That's so sweet.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, let's talk about this trip.

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VIRGINIA: So for people who did not listen to the pre-trip report, you were traveling with two friends, Jennifer and Deana.

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VIRGINIA: Deana, as a reminder for everyone, is a Disney veteran who knows her way around the parks while Jennifer was a first timer.

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VIRGINIA: So my burning question is, does Jennifer now love Disney?

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VIRGINIA: Will she be going back?

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VIRGINIA: How does she feel about it?

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KELCEY: Yeah, she loved it.

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KELCEY: It was really hot.

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KELCEY: So she didn't like that part of it, but she did love it.

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KELCEY: She was like, we should make this like an annual trip.

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KELCEY: And I was like, yes, I knew I would get her.

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KELCEY: She's more like Harry Potter, Universal, all that.

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KELCEY: And I was like, you just have to wait until you get to Disney and you just see them.

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KELCEY: It's so magical.

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VIRGINIA: Had she been to Universal before?

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KELCEY: I don't think she's ever been to Universal.

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VIRGINIA: So that's another reason to get her back is to maybe get her back a couple of days over Universal.

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KELCEY: Yeah, to Universal.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: My second burning question.

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VIRGINIA: You were very strongly, along with me, team Genie Plus for this trip.

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VIRGINIA: Did you convince the group to go for Genie Plus?

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KELCEY: So I got it the first day when I was there by myself.

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KELCEY: We did not buy it until our very last Magic Kingdom Day because it was so busy.

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KELCEY: We waited an hour and 45 minutes for Remy's and we rope dropped it.

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KELCEY: My friend Jen was like, Deana, I love you, but I am not waiting in lines like this tomorrow at Magic Kingdom.

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KELCEY: We're buying Genie Plus.

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KELCEY: So we bought it on our Magic Kingdom Day and that was it.

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VIRGINIA: Well worth it, I would say.

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KELCEY: Yes.

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KELCEY: Yeah, it was.

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VIRGINIA: Do you remember how much it cost for your Magic Kingdom Day?

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KELCEY: I think it was $29 a person.

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VIRGINIA: Okay, which does add up when you're talking about a family who is paying for multiple people.

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VIRGINIA: And over a course of multiple days can definitely add up.

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VIRGINIA: But in the grand scheme of things, to make your day easier.

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VIRGINIA: Now, as we are talking, all of this has changed.

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VIRGINIA: So I guess what I would love to hear from you as a travel planner is how do you feel about that?

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VIRGINIA: Are you excited for the change?

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VIRGINIA: Is it something that you are concerned is going to be confusing to your travel clients?

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VIRGINIA: What are your thoughts?

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KELCEY: I'm excited.

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KELCEY: I just feel like it's going to be a lot like the old FastPass system where you pick your three and then all that.

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KELCEY: But then again, I feel like once everybody gets the hang of something new, they go in and they change it.

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KELCEY: And I'm like, everybody just got the hang of Genie Plus and now you're going in and you're changing it again.

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KELCEY: So I think it's going to have pros and cons, but I'm excited to see.

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KELCEY: I have clients going the 27th of July and she can book hers on the 24th.

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KELCEY: So I'm excited to kind of see and play with it and see how it works.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, I think that in terms of a change that could be happening, going back to something that feels very familiar makes it a little less shocking.

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VIRGINIA: I have never hugely been a fan of the tiered system though, because I think that just unnecessarily complicates it.

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VIRGINIA: I recognize why they do it so that people don't all claim the quote unquote good rides.

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VIRGINIA: But it makes it just kind of tough to explain to somebody who doesn't know anything about it.

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KELCEY: And I hope that the good rides, now that you can book in advance, don't go fast for like that certain day.

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KELCEY: Like the tier one rides, hopefully they don't sell out.

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VIRGINIA: My understanding, and correct me if I'm wrong, because you're the travel planner and have been looking into this and hopefully had a little bit of training started on it.

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VIRGINIA: But when you're able to book, you're able to book for your entire trip, right?

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VIRGINIA: So if you wanted to buy it for every day.

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VIRGINIA: So therefore, people who are taking a longer trip do have an advantage over somebody who have a shorter trip.

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KELCEY: Yeah, they can book seven days before their trip and then like that's for Disney Resort guests.

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KELCEY: And the non-Disney Resort guests have three days before their trip.

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VIRGINIA: Right.

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VIRGINIA: I guess what I mean is like if you have a longer trip, let's say, and you're booking yours in advance and you can't get something that you really wanted on one of those first days, hopefully you'd be able to get them in one of your later days.

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VIRGINIA: But if you were taking a shorter trip and don't have as much flexibility, you could be in a situation where somebody whose trip started a day before yours or whatever is getting access to the rides.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, hopefully they'll structure how many they have and based on the days in a way that makes it fair.

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VIRGINIA: We'll see.

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VIRGINIA: We will see.

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KELCEY: Yeah.

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KELCEY: I'm interested to see it roll out and see how it does.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: And very curious to me that they're including Tiana's in that.

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VIRGINIA: I know.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: It's not a totally brand new ride, but I would assume that most people who are repeat Disney goers are wanting to go on it just to see what the changes are like and how it feels.

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VIRGINIA: So it's interesting to me that that will be included in it.

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KELCEY: I was surprised too that you didn't have to pay extra for it.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Let's get into the details of this trip.

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VIRGINIA: So like you had mentioned, you were going to have a day all to yourself the first day of your arrival Monday, June the third.

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VIRGINIA: And first of all, before you ever set foot on property, you were flying from Oklahoma City to Orlando with a stop in Houston.

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VIRGINIA: How did your flights go?

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VIRGINIA: Did you land on time as expected around 1145?

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KELCEY: Yep.

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KELCEY: Yep.

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KELCEY: I landed right on time.

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KELCEY: I was able to get off the plane, get a bite to eat and some water, and then it was time to board the next one.

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KELCEY: Yeah, so it was very shortly over.

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VIRGINIA: And when you landed in Orlando, you were being picked up by someone that you've used before called Uber Steve.

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KELCEY: Uber Steve.

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VIRGINIA: Tell us all about the journey from the airport with Uber Steve.

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KELCEY: Oh, he just makes it so much fun.

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KELCEY: Like he is such, he's an ex-military and he is just like so fun.

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KELCEY: He listens to the fun music.

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KELCEY: He makes sure that you are comfortable, that you're safe.

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KELCEY: We FaceTime my mom just so he could say hi to her and like let her know, hey, I have your kid and she's okay.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, that's cute.

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VIRGINIA: Am I thinking of somebody different?

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VIRGINIA: Is he the one who does like quizzes?

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KELCEY: No, not with me.

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KELCEY: He never has.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: There's someone else I interviewed several months ago, I think, who mentioned that they have somebody that they specifically book separately like that, but I think used to work for Uber.

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VIRGINIA: And they are kind of known for doing like Disney pop quizzes while they drive you.

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KELCEY: Oh, that's fun.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: So it just occurred to me.

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VIRGINIA: I was like, wait, is this the same person?

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VIRGINIA: So we will make sure to get Uber Steve's information from Kelcey listeners.

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VIRGINIA: So don't worry about that.

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VIRGINIA: It will be in the show notes so that you can access a ride from Uber Steve if you would like to.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Dropping your stuff off at French Quarter and then heading right to the Animal Kingdom.

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KELCEY: So plans changed.

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KELCEY: I did not go to Animal Kingdom.

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VIRGINIA: That's what I live for.

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VIRGINIA: I love the plan changes.

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KELCEY: My plan was to, I had gotten the Mickey graduation ears, and I was going to take a picture of them in all four parks.

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KELCEY: Well, I'm on the bus halfway to the park and realized I forgot my ears in my suitcase, and I just checked my bags at the bellhop.

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KELCEY: So I was like, okay, forget it.

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KELCEY: I'm not going to go back and get them because that's time wasted that I could be in the park.

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KELCEY: So I just went to Magic.

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VIRGINIA: Well, it is what it is.

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VIRGINIA: Did you ever make it back over to Animal Kingdom?

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KELCEY: No, I never went.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: C'est la vie.

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VIRGINIA: So Magic Kingdom, what was your first order of business?

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VIRGINIA: And what were you going to try to do in a day in Magic Kingdom that maybe you were wanting to kind of get out of the way so that you didn't have to worry about Jennifer and Deana?

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VIRGINIA: Because I know that you all had big plans to try to get her on every ride.

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VIRGINIA: But when you're somebody who loves to go to the park, there are probably things that you enjoy doing that you might not necessarily bring a group along for.

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KELCEY: Yeah.

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KELCEY: No, I wanted to make sure that I wrote like my favorites, like Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Seven Dwarfs, Tron and all those things.

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KELCEY: So I was able to do all of those.

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KELCEY: I pretty much wrote everything.

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KELCEY: I bought Genie Plus and I wrote everything.

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KELCEY: I never got on Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

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KELCEY: I didn't ride Dumbo and I didn't ride like Under the Sea with Ariel.

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KELCEY: But I did everything that I wanted.

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KELCEY: And I was made sure to do it because I said, OK, I'm going to be here another day.

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KELCEY: But just in case something happens, I want to be able to get all this done.

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KELCEY: So I wrote all my favorite rides.

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KELCEY: I watched the parade.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: You said you love Festival Fantasy Parade.

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KELCEY: Oh, my gosh.

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KELCEY: I love Festival Fantasy Parade.

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KELCEY: I had some.

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KELCEY: I always stand under the train station because it always seems less busy.

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KELCEY: And I had some really good interactions over there.

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KELCEY: I had Grumpy mess with me and the Lost Boys.

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KELCEY: And so it was really fun standing over there.

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VIRGINIA: Is it shady in that spot, too?

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KELCEY: Some parts, yes, if you stand back a little bit.

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KELCEY: I stood next to a lamppost by a trash can and it was kind of a little shady under there, but not a whole lot.

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KELCEY: It was really hot that day, too.

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KELCEY: And then I went and got a cream cheese pretzel.

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KELCEY: I always have to have a cream cheese pretzel.

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VIRGINIA: Wait, where do you get this cream cheese pretzel?

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KELCEY: You can get it at the launching pad in Tomorrowland.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: I have never had that one.

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VIRGINIA: I had the jalapeno cheese one over from...

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VIRGINIA: Where do you get the Chester Cattails?

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KELCEY: Yeah, the best cream cheese pretzel, and I'm sure they're same, and I don't know why it's so different in Hollywood Studios at the kiosks across from Rock and Roller Coaster.

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KELCEY: That's the best one.

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KELCEY: They're always really good.

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KELCEY: So the ones in Tomorrowland are kind of hit and miss.

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KELCEY: And then after that, I went and met Mickey because you can't go to Magic Kingdom and not meet Mickey.

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VIRGINIA: Did you tell Henry you had graduated so that he could congratulate you?

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KELCEY: Yeah, I did.

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KELCEY: I said, Mickey, I just graduated, and I said, take me to the mouse.

00:13:00.612 --> 00:13:01.232
KELCEY: I want to see you.

00:13:01.252 --> 00:13:04.692
KELCEY: It was a really cute and fun interaction.

00:13:04.712 --> 00:13:05.752
KELCEY: He was really sweet about it.

00:13:06.932 --> 00:13:14.292
VIRGINIA: I bet you could do something cute with the picture to make it graduation themed, even though you weren't wearing your graduation ears.

00:13:14.312 --> 00:13:14.792
KELCEY: My ears.

00:13:14.952 --> 00:13:15.852
KELCEY: Yeah, I could do that.

00:13:15.872 --> 00:13:17.272
KELCEY: That would be cute.

00:13:17.672 --> 00:13:23.612
KELCEY: I was wearing a red dress with white polka dots, kind of like Minnie Mouse, and he was freaking out over it.

00:13:25.632 --> 00:13:28.132
KELCEY: And then I went and rode Buzz Lightyear.

00:13:28.732 --> 00:13:34.372
KELCEY: For some reason, I cannot get Galactic Hero on that ride, on Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger spin.

00:13:34.892 --> 00:13:35.272
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:13:35.292 --> 00:13:35.852
VIRGINIA: You know what?

00:13:36.232 --> 00:13:40.512
VIRGINIA: I have gotten it twice, and my son gets it every single time.

00:13:40.612 --> 00:13:43.152
KELCEY: Yeah, I have never been able to get it.

00:13:43.692 --> 00:13:44.392
VIRGINIA: It's frustrating.

00:13:44.412 --> 00:13:45.552
KELCEY: I do all the tricks and everything.

00:13:45.572 --> 00:13:46.592
KELCEY: It's so frustrating.

00:13:47.752 --> 00:13:54.512
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it's very hard for me personally to see where my laser beam is.

00:13:54.532 --> 00:13:55.492
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:13:55.832 --> 00:14:04.852
VIRGINIA: And I even do the thing where like in the first room where you come around where you haven't really started playing yet, but Buzz is there, and your gun just starts working.

00:14:04.872 --> 00:14:06.412
VIRGINIA: You know how you're supposed to kind of like...

00:14:07.432 --> 00:14:10.452
VIRGINIA: Yeah, you're supposed to like see how straight does it look.

00:14:10.992 --> 00:14:13.472
VIRGINIA: I don't care how closely I look at that.

00:14:13.732 --> 00:14:17.652
VIRGINIA: I still have a hard time identifying like, is it shooting a little low?

00:14:17.672 --> 00:14:18.752
VIRGINIA: Is it shooting a little high?

00:14:18.832 --> 00:14:19.552
KELCEY: I don't know.

00:14:19.932 --> 00:14:40.412
VIRGINIA: And so I feel like I earned the Galactic Hero status that I got, but at the same time, I wish I could be as good at it as Alex, because he's so good at it that one time, so I've said this on multiple episodes, I will continue to advocate for this in families that are competitive.

00:14:41.012 --> 00:14:41.752
VIRGINIA: Get your own car.

00:14:42.032 --> 00:14:43.072
VIRGINIA: Do not ride together.

00:14:43.172 --> 00:14:43.772
KELCEY: Oh, I do.

00:14:44.072 --> 00:14:44.352
KELCEY: Right.

00:14:44.792 --> 00:14:45.732
VIRGINIA: That's what we do.

00:14:46.032 --> 00:14:50.972
VIRGINIA: And so he one time decided to challenge himself and use both guns.

00:14:51.172 --> 00:14:51.572
KELCEY: Oh, yeah.

00:14:51.592 --> 00:14:54.732
VIRGINIA: And he nearly got to Galactic Hero on both guns.

00:14:55.112 --> 00:14:57.872
VIRGINIA: I was like, I don't understand.

00:14:57.892 --> 00:14:58.952
KELCEY: I don't either.

00:14:58.972 --> 00:15:00.472
KELCEY: I can't even get it on one.

00:15:00.972 --> 00:15:01.412
KELCEY: I know.

00:15:02.292 --> 00:15:07.292
KELCEY: There's some YouTubers that I watch and I'm like, you hold your gimbal and you're recording live.

00:15:07.732 --> 00:15:08.032
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:15:08.052 --> 00:15:09.492
KELCEY: But you still get Galactic Hero.

00:15:09.512 --> 00:15:10.452
KELCEY: Like, how do you do it?

00:15:10.892 --> 00:15:11.292
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:15:11.412 --> 00:15:11.772
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:15:11.892 --> 00:15:12.192
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:15:12.212 --> 00:15:19.812
VIRGINIA: I think maybe it's like something to do with how good you are with your eyes and judging things like distance and stuff.

00:15:19.832 --> 00:15:25.912
VIRGINIA: And I admittedly, if you ask me how far something is from something else, like I cannot give an accurate estimation.

00:15:26.532 --> 00:15:30.292
VIRGINIA: If you ask me how tall somebody is, I'm like, they're taller than me.

00:15:30.312 --> 00:15:31.512
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:15:32.492 --> 00:15:33.792
VIRGINIA: I am so bad at that.

00:15:34.332 --> 00:15:36.412
VIRGINIA: So I think that has something to do with it.

00:15:36.432 --> 00:15:44.712
VIRGINIA: Whereas my son is like, when he was little, especially, it was really funny because I would ask how far something was and he would give it an estimate.

00:15:45.052 --> 00:15:52.392
VIRGINIA: He would give it in meters and I was like, oh, wow, this is the United States, what are you doing, my British child?

00:15:53.092 --> 00:15:53.492
KELCEY: Yes.

00:15:54.592 --> 00:15:55.332
KELCEY: That's so funny.

00:15:55.552 --> 00:15:56.432
KELCEY: Yeah, I cannot.

00:15:56.532 --> 00:15:57.112
KELCEY: I don't math.

00:15:59.192 --> 00:16:14.892
VIRGINIA: Well, if you ever do get Galacta Hero, and I'm going to cross my fingers that you do, make sure when you go through the store afterwards, you go up to the cash register and take your oath and get your sticker, of course, but more importantly, take your oath to guard the galaxy ever more.

00:16:15.632 --> 00:16:15.972
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:16:16.772 --> 00:16:17.552
KELCEY: That's my dream.

00:16:19.532 --> 00:16:20.532
VIRGINIA: What was after Buzz?

00:16:21.312 --> 00:16:21.652
KELCEY: Okay.

00:16:21.672 --> 00:16:24.232
KELCEY: So after Buzz, I was exhausted.

00:16:24.512 --> 00:16:26.732
KELCEY: I had been awake since two o'clock that morning.

00:16:26.812 --> 00:16:28.872
KELCEY: It was about six o'clock at night.

00:16:29.572 --> 00:16:32.412
KELCEY: And I was like, I'm just going back to the resort and resting.

00:16:32.432 --> 00:16:33.732
KELCEY: My friends weren't there yet.

00:16:33.752 --> 00:16:35.772
KELCEY: They were going to come in at one o'clock in the morning.

00:16:36.072 --> 00:16:36.372
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:16:36.392 --> 00:16:38.252
KELCEY: Because their flight had landed so late.

00:16:38.272 --> 00:16:44.232
KELCEY: And I was like, I'm going to try to get a little bit of sleep before they get here and you know, meet in the room and wake me up and do all their stuff.

00:16:44.252 --> 00:16:49.612
KELCEY: So I went back to the room and I just hung out in the room for the rest of the night.

00:16:50.132 --> 00:16:54.392
KELCEY: I think Moana was on, so I watched Moana and went to bed probably about 9.

00:16:54.752 --> 00:16:56.592
VIRGINIA: What did you do about dinner on this night?

00:16:57.632 --> 00:16:59.232
KELCEY: I actually ate at the resort.

00:16:59.252 --> 00:17:01.892
KELCEY: I just got like a kid's chicken tenders and french fries.

00:17:02.312 --> 00:17:02.672
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:03.012 --> 00:17:03.452
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:17:03.652 --> 00:17:04.172
VIRGINIA: You know what?

00:17:04.192 --> 00:17:06.772
VIRGINIA: Sometimes when you're super tired, that's all you want.

00:17:06.792 --> 00:17:07.512
VIRGINIA: It's just something simple.

00:17:07.632 --> 00:17:09.152
KELCEY: I was like, something easy.

00:17:11.172 --> 00:17:11.592
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:17:11.592 --> 00:17:14.392
VIRGINIA: So they arrived at 1 a.m.

00:17:14.592 --> 00:17:19.392
VIRGINIA: Were you woken up in the middle of the night from their excitement of coming into the room?

00:17:19.752 --> 00:17:20.452
KELCEY: Coming into the room.

00:17:20.472 --> 00:17:23.592
KELCEY: I was woken up, but only because they couldn't get into the room.

00:17:23.932 --> 00:17:24.372
VIRGINIA: Oh, no.

00:17:24.552 --> 00:17:26.392
VIRGINIA: Were their magic bands not working?

00:17:26.832 --> 00:17:28.652
KELCEY: Well, they didn't bring magic bands.

00:17:28.672 --> 00:17:31.052
KELCEY: Deana couldn't find hers and Jen didn't buy one.

00:17:31.212 --> 00:17:32.892
KELCEY: So I was like, you don't need a magic band.

00:17:32.912 --> 00:17:34.492
KELCEY: You can get on through your phone.

00:17:34.772 --> 00:17:35.092
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:17:35.172 --> 00:17:38.012
KELCEY: Well, Deana's phone would not unlock the door for some reason.

00:17:38.032 --> 00:17:40.932
KELCEY: And we even tried it after that morning and we couldn't get it to work.

00:17:41.712 --> 00:17:44.552
KELCEY: So I could hear him kind of messing with the door and it woke me up.

00:17:44.572 --> 00:17:47.132
KELCEY: And I was like, well, I guess I'll be nice and not legislate here.

00:17:47.152 --> 00:17:47.712
KELCEY: I'll go let them in.

00:17:48.812 --> 00:17:49.952
KELCEY: So I wouldn't let them in.

00:17:49.972 --> 00:17:53.592
KELCEY: And yeah, they were pretty much threw their stuff down and went right to sleep.

00:17:54.252 --> 00:17:54.672
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:54.892 --> 00:17:58.372
VIRGINIA: Did you ever get that issue resolved for them?

00:17:59.692 --> 00:18:03.212
KELCEY: No, we never really because they were with me most of the time and I had my magic band.

00:18:03.792 --> 00:18:05.012
KELCEY: So they never really needed.

00:18:05.012 --> 00:18:08.812
KELCEY: And if they left, I was like, here, just take my magic band and you can get back in with the magic band.

00:18:09.232 --> 00:18:09.592
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:10.072 --> 00:18:10.452
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:18:10.532 --> 00:18:15.652
VIRGINIA: I think that I've had issues with the being able to open it through the door.

00:18:15.992 --> 00:18:20.692
VIRGINIA: And sometimes I would not recommend this in the middle of the night because it's going to take forever.

00:18:20.692 --> 00:18:24.932
VIRGINIA: But sometimes they can fix that if you call the helpline or the phone.

00:18:24.932 --> 00:18:25.392
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:18:25.512 --> 00:18:25.832
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:18:26.212 --> 00:18:33.972
KELCEY: And I was saying, like sometimes when I have to use my phone, for some reason, my Apple wallet will always pull up when I'm trying to unlock the door.

00:18:33.992 --> 00:18:37.532
KELCEY: So I don't know what it is about it, but it's tricky sometimes.

00:18:38.712 --> 00:18:39.132
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:18:39.352 --> 00:18:42.112
VIRGINIA: Well, let's move into Tuesday, June the 4th.

00:18:42.572 --> 00:18:54.092
VIRGINIA: And you swore to me during a pre-trip interview that no matter how late they got there, they were getting up and rope dropping with you and that you intended to be in line for the bus by 7 a.m.

00:18:54.112 --> 00:18:55.812
VIRGINIA: What happened?

00:18:56.492 --> 00:18:57.052
KELCEY: We did it.

00:18:57.072 --> 00:18:58.232
KELCEY: We got up and we rope dropped.

00:18:59.372 --> 00:19:03.632
KELCEY: I don't know if we left exactly at 7 a.m., but it was pretty, it was not too far after.

00:19:04.492 --> 00:19:07.612
VIRGINIA: Are you, are all three of you people who need coffee?

00:19:08.032 --> 00:19:08.692
KELCEY: Oh, for sure.

00:19:09.472 --> 00:19:21.212
KELCEY: And actually, this day we did not have any coffee until like 2 o'clock in the afternoon and we could feel it because we were just like go, go, go once we got there and we were like, okay, we can never do that again.

00:19:22.472 --> 00:19:23.712
VIRGINIA: That, that's a mistake.

00:19:23.892 --> 00:19:24.432
KELCEY: I would not be...

00:19:24.452 --> 00:19:25.432
KELCEY: That was a bad decision.

00:19:26.552 --> 00:19:27.152
VIRGINIA: Regrets.

00:19:27.352 --> 00:19:27.892
KELCEY: Regrets.

00:19:28.672 --> 00:19:29.112
KELCEY: All right.

00:19:29.212 --> 00:19:37.212
VIRGINIA: So this day you were going to Hollywood Studios and you had mentioned that Jennifer, our newbie, is a huge Star Wars fan.

00:19:37.472 --> 00:19:44.492
VIRGINIA: So just general feelings about Galaxy's edge for her.

00:19:44.592 --> 00:19:49.272
VIRGINIA: Like, was that overwhelming as a big Star Wars fan to walk into that land?

00:19:50.152 --> 00:19:52.152
KELCEY: She absolutely loved it.

00:19:52.172 --> 00:19:54.272
KELCEY: She was like, this is incredible.

00:19:54.692 --> 00:19:55.692
KELCEY: It's so amazing.

00:19:55.692 --> 00:20:00.612
KELCEY: So I got up early and I bought us Rise of the Resistance because that was the one ride she wanted to ride.

00:20:01.152 --> 00:20:03.452
KELCEY: And I told Deana, I said, I will fight you on this.

00:20:03.472 --> 00:20:05.052
KELCEY: Like, I'm buying it for us.

00:20:05.092 --> 00:20:06.012
KELCEY: Let me pay for it.

00:20:06.032 --> 00:20:14.552
KELCEY: But it's stupid to wait two hours, two and a half hours in line when we can be writing other things and not wasting two and a half hours of our day.

00:20:15.132 --> 00:20:16.772
KELCEY: So she didn't fight with me for it.

00:20:16.772 --> 00:20:19.812
KELCEY: So we bought it and we rode it that night.

00:20:20.092 --> 00:20:21.812
KELCEY: And Jen was like, that made me cry.

00:20:21.832 --> 00:20:24.472
KELCEY: She said, that was amazing.

00:20:24.632 --> 00:20:26.152
KELCEY: And I was like, yeah, I told you.

00:20:26.592 --> 00:20:27.952
KELCEY: It's like you're right in the movie.

00:20:28.432 --> 00:20:37.592
VIRGINIA: I know that, again, for listeners who didn't hear the preacher report, Kelcey is sitting in front of a giant wall of ears and lounge flies.

00:20:38.692 --> 00:20:44.372
VIRGINIA: So did you do any kind of Disney bounding or anything on this day?

00:20:44.492 --> 00:20:48.532
VIRGINIA: Any of the three of you or were your ears tailored to Hollywood studios?

00:20:49.392 --> 00:20:52.772
KELCEY: Yeah, mine were Beauty and the Beast because the Beauty and the Beast stage show.

00:20:53.212 --> 00:20:55.032
KELCEY: And Jen did Star Wars.

00:20:55.772 --> 00:20:58.252
KELCEY: Deana didn't really have any themes the whole trip.

00:20:58.252 --> 00:21:00.332
KELCEY: She was just kind of wearing whatever she had.

00:21:00.712 --> 00:21:01.372
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:21:01.392 --> 00:21:07.952
VIRGINIA: Yep, there's all different ways to do Disney and some of us are your people and I can't help it.

00:21:07.972 --> 00:21:09.252
VIRGINIA: I have to coordinate my ears.

00:21:10.072 --> 00:21:10.972
KELCEY: Yeah, I'm the same way.

00:21:10.992 --> 00:21:12.572
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:12.592 --> 00:21:18.892
VIRGINIA: So if you didn't do Rise of the Resistance until the evening, what did you do when you first got to Hollywood Studios?

00:21:19.132 --> 00:21:29.512
KELCEY: So I actually have in my notes, we got there, we left the room at 745 and when we, no, we got there at 745 and we went straight to Mickey and Minnie's Run Away Railway.

00:21:31.052 --> 00:21:36.492
KELCEY: And this was Jane's like first experience ever and she said, this is nothing like I thought it would be.

00:21:36.552 --> 00:21:42.472
KELCEY: She was like, I thought you had to wait in line until people got off of the ride and then you get on the ride.

00:21:42.792 --> 00:21:45.692
KELCEY: And I was like, oh no, they're like, they're constantly moving the rides.

00:21:45.832 --> 00:21:46.152
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:21:46.172 --> 00:21:47.592
KELCEY: And she was like, yeah, I didn't know that.

00:21:47.612 --> 00:21:48.612
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:21:48.772 --> 00:21:49.132
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:21:49.152 --> 00:21:52.092
VIRGINIA: And this was her very first Disney ride ever.

00:21:52.112 --> 00:21:54.872
KELCEY: Her very first ride and she loved it so much.

00:21:54.872 --> 00:21:57.372
KELCEY: She was like, that will always have a special place in my heart.

00:21:57.992 --> 00:21:58.792
VIRGINIA: Oh, I bet.

00:21:59.732 --> 00:22:00.412
VIRGINIA: So cute.

00:22:00.572 --> 00:22:05.752
VIRGINIA: So did you spoil the surprise at the beginning with the screen and everything or?

00:22:05.852 --> 00:22:06.192
KELCEY: No.

00:22:07.452 --> 00:22:07.712
KELCEY: No.

00:22:07.732 --> 00:22:07.932
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:22:08.012 --> 00:22:09.872
KELCEY: We made sure not to tell her anything.

00:22:09.892 --> 00:22:13.132
KELCEY: We wanted her to experience it and she was just like, wow.

00:22:13.932 --> 00:22:18.172
VIRGINIA: Sometimes when you go that early in the morning, they don't have that effect going.

00:22:18.932 --> 00:22:22.892
VIRGINIA: There's already the hole in the wall and you just walk right through.

00:22:23.192 --> 00:22:25.432
VIRGINIA: I would have been so disappointed if that had happened.

00:22:25.452 --> 00:22:26.432
KELCEY: Oh, I would have been so mad.

00:22:26.872 --> 00:22:27.712
VIRGINIA: We're coming back later.

00:22:28.772 --> 00:22:29.092
KELCEY: Yes.

00:22:29.112 --> 00:22:29.632
KELCEY: Yes, me too.

00:22:29.892 --> 00:22:36.032
KELCEY: We got off the ride and she was like, that was the most amazing thing I've ever seen and I was like, oh, just wait, it's going to get better.

00:22:36.792 --> 00:22:38.992
VIRGINIA: Well, where did you go to next?

00:22:39.932 --> 00:22:47.392
KELCEY: After that, we went and met Mickey and Minnie and that was her first time ever meeting them and she loved it.

00:22:47.592 --> 00:22:49.672
KELCEY: We left there and she was like, okay, we can go home.

00:22:49.692 --> 00:22:50.292
KELCEY: I've met them now.

00:22:50.312 --> 00:22:52.832
KELCEY: I was like, no, we're not leaving.

00:22:53.512 --> 00:22:54.712
VIRGINIA: But wait, there's more.

00:22:56.372 --> 00:22:58.492
KELCEY: We can meet Mickey and Minnie at every park if you want.

00:23:00.152 --> 00:23:08.232
KELCEY: And then after that, we went to Galaxy's Edge and let her kind of look around and see all that and we rode Millennium Falcon and she really loved that.

00:23:08.332 --> 00:23:15.212
KELCEY: She was like, she liked it, but she said our pilots were crazy and they made me sick a little bit and I was like, you know, that kind of happens on that, right?

00:23:15.352 --> 00:23:15.792
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:23:15.812 --> 00:23:18.552
VIRGINIA: Well, to be fair, it's very hard to be a pilot.

00:23:19.052 --> 00:23:19.992
KELCEY: Oh yeah, I couldn't do it.

00:23:20.692 --> 00:23:22.032
KELCEY: I always get engineer.

00:23:22.052 --> 00:23:23.652
KELCEY: I'm like, give me that back spot.

00:23:24.032 --> 00:23:24.312
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:23:24.312 --> 00:23:25.632
VIRGINIA: I usually turn it down.

00:23:25.652 --> 00:23:28.012
VIRGINIA: I'm like, somebody else could do it.

00:23:28.192 --> 00:23:36.352
VIRGINIA: When we went, actually my trip that overlapped with yours a bit, I ended up doing it for the first time in a while and I was like, this is why I don't do this.

00:23:36.632 --> 00:23:37.592
KELCEY: It's so hard.

00:23:37.612 --> 00:23:37.972
KELCEY: I know.

00:23:38.572 --> 00:23:41.192
KELCEY: And to give it to small children, I'm like, why do you guys do that?

00:23:41.992 --> 00:23:42.312
VIRGINIA: Yep.

00:23:43.872 --> 00:23:44.532
VIRGINIA: What was next?

00:23:45.192 --> 00:24:05.192
KELCEY: After that, we went to Toy Story Land and we were kind of like telling her after we left Galaxy's Edge and entered into Toy Story Land, we were like, listen to the music because it's so fun how you go from Galaxy's Edge music into Toy Story Land music and you can't hear each other's music when you're kind of in the middle.

00:24:05.872 --> 00:24:08.692
KELCEY: And she was like, the little details are just so amazing.

00:24:08.712 --> 00:24:11.692
KELCEY: And I said, yeah, I mean, Disney knows what they're doing.

00:24:12.172 --> 00:24:13.012
VIRGINIA: Exactly.

00:24:13.132 --> 00:24:13.872
VIRGINIA: Exactly.

00:24:14.992 --> 00:24:18.732
KELCEY: And we went to Toy Story Mania and she really liked that one.

00:24:18.792 --> 00:24:20.332
KELCEY: I was like, look at the stuff.

00:24:20.352 --> 00:24:21.892
KELCEY: You're under Andy's bed.

00:24:21.912 --> 00:24:25.492
KELCEY: And so she really liked all the jumbo stuff.

00:24:25.512 --> 00:24:27.432
KELCEY: And that way, we waited a long time for that one.

00:24:27.752 --> 00:24:29.832
VIRGINIA: What do you consider to be a long time?

00:24:29.852 --> 00:24:31.812
KELCEY: It was like an hour maybe.

00:24:33.232 --> 00:24:35.032
KELCEY: Which for that ride really isn't that long.

00:24:35.392 --> 00:24:37.692
<v SPEAKER_3>But waiting in line is long.

00:24:37.712 --> 00:24:37.912
KELCEY: Right.

00:24:40.372 --> 00:24:41.072
VIRGINIA: This is forever.

00:24:41.092 --> 00:24:42.052
KELCEY: This is so long.

00:24:42.052 --> 00:24:44.832
KELCEY: All the Genie Plus people were walking by and I was like, take me with you.

00:24:44.852 --> 00:24:46.392
VIRGINIA: We could be over there.

00:24:46.452 --> 00:24:47.912
<v SPEAKER_3>We could be those people.

00:24:49.072 --> 00:24:53.572
VIRGINIA: So how did you do on Toy Story Mania compared to Buzz Lightyear?

00:24:54.832 --> 00:24:59.012
KELCEY: I am very competitive on Toy Story Mania and I always win.

00:24:59.132 --> 00:25:04.372
KELCEY: I always make sure I'm like, I cannot win Buzz Lightyear, but I will always make sure I win Toy Story Mania.

00:25:04.492 --> 00:25:06.172
VIRGINIA: Wait, are you always best in car?

00:25:06.892 --> 00:25:07.292
KELCEY: Always.

00:25:08.652 --> 00:25:10.192
VIRGINIA: I've never been best in car.

00:25:10.432 --> 00:25:17.372
KELCEY: I always like, my son and I when we go, we are so competitive and we're like, we make bets, like who's going to win?

00:25:17.392 --> 00:25:23.832
KELCEY: And it's always, I'm like, I'll beat you every time and he's like, one day, one day I'll beat you.

00:25:23.852 --> 00:25:26.912
VIRGINIA: My son and I usually ride on the same side together.

00:25:26.932 --> 00:25:41.452
VIRGINIA: And my theory is that if we switched it up, then one of the two of us might get best in car, but because we're usually playing against my husband who's on the other side by himself, it doesn't happen.

00:25:41.472 --> 00:25:42.432
VIRGINIA: He's always best in car.

00:25:42.452 --> 00:25:43.232
KELCEY: He always gets it.

00:25:43.252 --> 00:25:43.512
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:25:44.052 --> 00:25:48.852
KELCEY: Well, Jen and I rode together and I told her before, I was like, just letting you know, I'm pretty competitive on this ride.

00:25:49.932 --> 00:25:51.592
KELCEY: I love you to death, but I'm going to win.

00:25:52.192 --> 00:25:54.072
VIRGINIA: I love you to death, but you're going down.

00:25:54.132 --> 00:25:55.192
KELCEY: But you're going down.

00:25:58.252 --> 00:25:59.832
VIRGINIA: What time was this approximately?

00:26:01.352 --> 00:26:04.212
KELCEY: It was right before lunch, so probably like 11 ish.

00:26:04.532 --> 00:26:04.892
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:26:05.132 --> 00:26:11.632
VIRGINIA: So am I gathering correctly that you both went without coffee and without food this entire time?

00:26:11.872 --> 00:26:12.972
KELCEY: And without food, yes.

00:26:13.812 --> 00:26:14.392
KELCEY: You are correct.

00:26:16.252 --> 00:26:19.612
KELCEY: It was a rough morning, but we were just like, let's go, let's get things done.

00:26:22.192 --> 00:26:23.332
KELCEY: We did eat after that, though.

00:26:23.352 --> 00:26:26.632
KELCEY: We went to ABC Commissary, which I had never been to before.

00:26:26.652 --> 00:26:27.552
KELCEY: It was pretty good.

00:26:27.612 --> 00:26:28.132
KELCEY: I mean, it was...

00:26:28.592 --> 00:26:31.632
KELCEY: I don't know if I'll ever go back, but I got the chicken club sandwich.

00:26:33.132 --> 00:26:35.292
VIRGINIA: I am a big fan of ABC Commissary.

00:26:36.072 --> 00:26:41.432
VIRGINIA: Yes, because I think that it has some interesting choices.

00:26:41.452 --> 00:26:43.812
VIRGINIA: It's not just like a burger or whatever.

00:26:43.832 --> 00:26:47.272
VIRGINIA: The Mediterranean bowl they have is really good.

00:26:47.292 --> 00:26:48.932
VIRGINIA: I used to get it every single time.

00:26:49.412 --> 00:26:56.672
VIRGINIA: And then I recently, within the past year, have gotten turned on to the buffalo chicken grilled cheese.

00:26:57.052 --> 00:26:57.472
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

00:26:57.492 --> 00:26:58.312
KELCEY: I've heard that's really good.

00:26:58.312 --> 00:26:59.832
VIRGINIA: It is so good.

00:26:59.852 --> 00:27:02.452
VIRGINIA: And then the Faro salad that comes on the side is amazing.

00:27:02.972 --> 00:27:11.832
VIRGINIA: And I personally, besides Brown Derby, obviously, but if we're just talking quick services, right?

00:27:12.752 --> 00:27:16.932
VIRGINIA: I don't think there's a whole lot of great selection for quick service in Hollywood studios.

00:27:16.952 --> 00:27:17.812
KELCEY: In Hollywood studios.

00:27:17.912 --> 00:27:18.652
KELCEY: There's really not.

00:27:19.072 --> 00:27:19.632
KELCEY: No, there's really not.

00:27:19.652 --> 00:27:24.032
VIRGINIA: Ronto Rushers, I like, and I like ABC Commissary and everything else.

00:27:24.132 --> 00:27:30.592
VIRGINIA: I mean, like, I kind of, there'll be like one item on the menu that I'm like, OK, Woody's Breakfast Bowl.

00:27:30.892 --> 00:27:31.332
VIRGINIA: Amazing.

00:27:31.352 --> 00:27:31.652
KELCEY: Uh huh.

00:27:31.772 --> 00:27:32.032
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:27:32.052 --> 00:27:34.272
VIRGINIA: But I don't really love the rest of their menu.

00:27:34.292 --> 00:27:34.872
KELCEY: But that's really it.

00:27:35.152 --> 00:27:35.652
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:27:35.672 --> 00:27:35.952
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:27:35.972 --> 00:27:37.072
KELCEY: See, I love the tachos.

00:27:37.652 --> 00:27:37.852
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:27:38.612 --> 00:27:39.072
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:27:39.092 --> 00:27:43.052
VIRGINIA: So that's why I like ABC Commissary is because I feel like there are multiple things I enjoy there.

00:27:43.712 --> 00:27:46.712
VIRGINIA: And it's always pretty easy to find a table.

00:27:47.932 --> 00:27:49.212
VIRGINIA: It's air conditioned.

00:27:49.372 --> 00:27:54.292
VIRGINIA: And it just it has a little bit more of a calm vibe than some of the other places do.

00:27:54.472 --> 00:27:56.532
KELCEY: So yeah, it wasn't as busy in there.

00:27:56.632 --> 00:27:58.532
KELCEY: It was pretty, pretty quiet.

00:27:58.812 --> 00:28:00.932
KELCEY: We went, though, just right after they had opened.

00:28:01.092 --> 00:28:03.132
KELCEY: So I don't know if maybe that was why.

00:28:03.892 --> 00:28:06.532
VIRGINIA: Maybe but I mean, like I've gone at prime times.

00:28:06.792 --> 00:28:11.172
VIRGINIA: And even when there's a lot of people in there, I can always find a table.

00:28:11.192 --> 00:28:12.032
KELCEY: So I'd see.

00:28:12.172 --> 00:28:12.512
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:12.672 --> 00:28:13.032
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:13.292 --> 00:28:13.952
KELCEY: So yeah.

00:28:13.972 --> 00:28:16.292
KELCEY: Well, and like you said, AC and it was so hot.

00:28:16.312 --> 00:28:25.832
VIRGINIA: So yeah, I would say my only complaint about ABC Commissary is that it shares its bathroom with the drive in the sci fi drive in.

00:28:27.212 --> 00:28:27.532
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:28:27.552 --> 00:28:32.592
VIRGINIA: So that is a downfall to me because it is not that large a bathroom and sharing it between two restaurants.

00:28:32.672 --> 00:28:33.452
KELCEY: Two restaurants.

00:28:33.472 --> 00:28:34.892
VIRGINIA: That's a questionable choice, Disney.

00:28:35.072 --> 00:28:35.492
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:28:35.512 --> 00:28:37.252
VIRGINIA: But that's my only complaint.

00:28:37.372 --> 00:28:38.872
KELCEY: And two fairly busy restaurants.

00:28:38.892 --> 00:28:39.412
KELCEY: Right.

00:28:40.772 --> 00:28:43.412
KELCEY: They were both pretty busy, but I mean, they really liked it.

00:28:43.432 --> 00:28:44.972
KELCEY: They got the same thing I did.

00:28:45.592 --> 00:28:51.292
KELCEY: Deana got a kid's meal because she wasn't feeling too good this day, but she was, it was, I mean, it was good.

00:28:51.312 --> 00:28:51.952
KELCEY: They really liked it.

00:28:53.892 --> 00:28:57.312
KELCEY: And then after this, it looks like we rode Rise of the Resistance.

00:28:57.492 --> 00:28:59.312
VIRGINIA: And this is, this is where Jennifer cried.

00:28:59.932 --> 00:29:00.312
KELCEY: Yes.

00:29:00.712 --> 00:29:01.752
KELCEY: She loved it so much.

00:29:01.772 --> 00:29:03.372
KELCEY: She was like, I want to do it again.

00:29:07.012 --> 00:29:09.892
KELCEY: And then after that, we went back to the room for just a little bit and cooled off.

00:29:11.192 --> 00:29:13.612
KELCEY: Dee laid down for a little bit because she wasn't feeling very good.

00:29:13.752 --> 00:29:16.452
KELCEY: And me and Jen kind of went and walked around the resort.

00:29:16.472 --> 00:29:18.212
KELCEY: We got beignets and coffee.

00:29:19.412 --> 00:29:20.932
VIRGINIA: I know how hot it was this week.

00:29:20.952 --> 00:29:23.292
VIRGINIA: I was there towards the end of it myself.

00:29:23.712 --> 00:29:30.732
VIRGINIA: So if she wasn't feeling well, do you feel that you all were doing a good job at hydrating?

00:29:30.852 --> 00:29:31.992
KELCEY: We were pretty hydrated.

00:29:32.012 --> 00:29:35.132
KELCEY: We made sure that we were drinking tons of water.

00:29:35.152 --> 00:29:39.312
KELCEY: So yeah, I just think it was a mixture of the heat and probably not sleeping good.

00:29:39.332 --> 00:29:41.252
KELCEY: And she just wasn't feeling her best that day.

00:29:42.472 --> 00:29:46.412
VIRGINIA: Well, better to get back and get some rest so that you can come out with fresh energy.

00:29:47.072 --> 00:29:47.432
KELCEY: Yes.

00:29:47.452 --> 00:29:47.752
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:29:47.952 --> 00:29:50.612
KELCEY: She took a pretty decent size nap.

00:29:50.612 --> 00:29:53.952
KELCEY: So we didn't go back until about seven o'clock that night.

00:29:55.492 --> 00:29:59.012
VIRGINIA: And you had a 9:50 PM OGA reservation.

00:29:59.032 --> 00:30:01.532
VIRGINIA: So what did you get done before that reservation?

00:30:02.192 --> 00:30:05.072
KELCEY: So we went to Woody's lunchbox when we got back there.

00:30:05.692 --> 00:30:06.672
KELCEY: I got the tachos.

00:30:07.912 --> 00:30:09.932
KELCEY: Jen got the barbecue brisket grilled cheese.

00:30:10.092 --> 00:30:11.432
KELCEY: And she said it was amazing.

00:30:11.452 --> 00:30:12.452
KELCEY: And it looked really good.

00:30:12.472 --> 00:30:13.432
KELCEY: I didn't even know they had it there.

00:30:13.452 --> 00:30:14.292
VIRGINIA: Good things about it.

00:30:14.492 --> 00:30:14.792
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:30:14.812 --> 00:30:15.492
KELCEY: She loved it.

00:30:15.512 --> 00:30:17.712
KELCEY: She was like, this is the best grilled cheese I've ever had in my life.

00:30:18.452 --> 00:30:20.132
VIRGINIA: Well, she needs to try that buffalo chicken.

00:30:20.512 --> 00:30:20.952
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:30:20.972 --> 00:30:23.292
KELCEY: Hey, next time when we go, I'm going to tell her that.

00:30:24.432 --> 00:30:27.932
KELCEY: And then we rode Tower of Terror.

00:30:27.952 --> 00:30:29.592
KELCEY: That's my favorite ride on property.

00:30:29.792 --> 00:30:31.392
KELCEY: And Jen was a little scared.

00:30:31.412 --> 00:30:32.152
KELCEY: She was like, I don't know.

00:30:32.172 --> 00:30:33.012
KELCEY: I hate elevators.

00:30:33.032 --> 00:30:34.052
KELCEY: I don't know what to expect.

00:30:34.212 --> 00:30:35.552
KELCEY: And we were like, don't worry.

00:30:35.572 --> 00:30:37.032
KELCEY: It's going to be so fun.

00:30:37.412 --> 00:30:44.852
KELCEY: We actually got in the car with, I don't know if they were fraternity brothers or a soccer team or something, but they made it so much fun.

00:30:45.192 --> 00:30:48.172
KELCEY: They were cheering and hollering and clapping and yelling.

00:30:48.172 --> 00:30:49.572
KELCEY: And she ended up loving it.

00:30:49.592 --> 00:30:52.192
KELCEY: She was like, I'm going to go back and ride it again.

00:30:53.032 --> 00:30:54.772
VIRGINIA: Did any of you have memory maker?

00:30:55.232 --> 00:30:55.732
KELCEY: Yeah, I did.

00:30:56.192 --> 00:30:57.292
VIRGINIA: Okay, fantastic.

00:30:57.312 --> 00:30:59.672
VIRGINIA: So she's been able to see the video of herself?

00:30:59.912 --> 00:31:04.172
KELCEY: Well, and all with all those boys in front of us, all their hands were up and you couldn't see her.

00:31:04.332 --> 00:31:05.732
VIRGINIA: Oh, even in the video footage?

00:31:06.232 --> 00:31:07.892
VIRGINIA: Not even like for a moment?

00:31:08.112 --> 00:31:09.672
KELCEY: Yeah, it was so sad.

00:31:09.692 --> 00:31:10.112
KELCEY: I know.

00:31:10.132 --> 00:31:10.652
KELCEY: I hate it.

00:31:10.672 --> 00:31:12.252
KELCEY: I was like, we can't see us.

00:31:13.132 --> 00:31:14.572
VIRGINIA: You all got Mike Wazowski.

00:31:14.692 --> 00:31:15.292
KELCEY: Yeah, we did.

00:31:15.312 --> 00:31:19.252
KELCEY: Yeah, you could see me and Deana, but you couldn't really see her.

00:31:22.652 --> 00:31:29.672
KELCEY: And then we were cutting it pretty close from between Tower of Terror and Ogas.

00:31:30.112 --> 00:31:34.172
KELCEY: So we decided, let's go see how long Slinky is and we'll ride it.

00:31:35.072 --> 00:31:39.852
KELCEY: So I think it was like 60 minutes, we rode Slinky and we debated.

00:31:39.872 --> 00:31:45.472
KELCEY: We were in the middle of the line and we were like, okay, do we bounce and come back or do we just stay in line?

00:31:45.592 --> 00:31:50.372
KELCEY: And hopefully when we're 15 minutes late, they let us in.

00:31:50.872 --> 00:31:56.812
KELCEY: So we had gotten off just in time to dart over to Ogas and get in our reservation.

00:31:57.692 --> 00:32:00.732
VIRGINIA: What did she think about Ogas as a Star Wars person?

00:32:00.752 --> 00:32:02.392
KELCEY: She loved Ogas.

00:32:02.452 --> 00:32:05.572
KELCEY: She was like, this is the coolest thing I have ever been in.

00:32:05.912 --> 00:32:14.872
KELCEY: And I kind of felt bad because we were going to the 1030 Fantasmic and I told them, I don't care what we do, but I have to see Fantasmic.

00:32:15.332 --> 00:32:17.152
KELCEY: It's my favorite nighttime show at Disney.

00:32:17.832 --> 00:32:18.772
KELCEY: We have to see it.

00:32:18.812 --> 00:32:22.272
KELCEY: We got to be in and out of Ogas in 30 minutes so we can make it over to Fantasmic.

00:32:23.452 --> 00:32:24.532
VIRGINIA: So were you able to do that?

00:32:24.812 --> 00:32:25.272
KELCEY: We were, yeah.

00:32:26.272 --> 00:32:35.792
KELCEY: We went from Ogas to all the way to Fantasmic and I made them walk real fast and they were like, Kelcey, this better be worth it.

00:32:35.812 --> 00:32:37.132
KELCEY: And I was like, I promise you it is.

00:32:37.152 --> 00:32:37.752
KELCEY: Just come on.

00:32:38.272 --> 00:32:39.652
VIRGINIA: Walk with purpose, ladies.

00:32:39.672 --> 00:32:40.872
KELCEY: Walk with me, yeah.

00:32:40.952 --> 00:32:47.312
KELCEY: And then, you know, the walk up there is so long and Jim was like, are you secretly making us walk back to our hotel?

00:32:47.332 --> 00:32:49.972
KELCEY: I was like, no, it's just a long walk.

00:32:49.992 --> 00:32:52.912
VIRGINIA: Had Deana seen Fantasmic before?

00:32:53.312 --> 00:32:54.612
KELCEY: She had never seen it before either.

00:32:54.792 --> 00:32:55.252
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:32:55.272 --> 00:32:57.632
KELCEY: Yeah, so it was both of their first times to see it.

00:32:57.832 --> 00:32:59.612
VIRGINIA: Okay, what are their thoughts on it?

00:32:59.832 --> 00:33:01.592
VIRGINIA: Was it worth the hustle?

00:33:01.772 --> 00:33:02.372
KELCEY: Yes, yeah.

00:33:02.392 --> 00:33:04.032
KELCEY: At the end, they were like, okay, it was worth it.

00:33:04.052 --> 00:33:06.392
KELCEY: And I was like, I told you guys, it's so good.

00:33:06.592 --> 00:33:07.132
VIRGINIA: Good.

00:33:07.292 --> 00:33:08.072
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

00:33:08.652 --> 00:33:09.152
VIRGINIA: Love that show.

00:33:09.172 --> 00:33:12.172
KELCEY: And it was nice because we went to the 1031.

00:33:12.192 --> 00:33:13.892
KELCEY: So all of the sides were empty.

00:33:14.072 --> 00:33:19.092
KELCEY: It was really just people in the middle and you didn't have to like fight for people to get out of there.

00:33:19.952 --> 00:33:20.292
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:21.012 --> 00:33:35.372
VIRGINIA: So when you were ready to leave there, did you get funneled out the side way or were you able to kind of go down Sunset Boulevard and take some photos or anything like that while it was less empty?

00:33:36.072 --> 00:33:37.992
KELCEY: Yeah, we got booted down the side.

00:33:38.552 --> 00:33:38.672
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:33:39.292 --> 00:33:39.612
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:39.632 --> 00:33:40.472
KELCEY: Then we went down the side.

00:33:42.052 --> 00:33:45.892
VIRGINIA: So what time did you end up getting back to your hotel this night?

00:33:46.592 --> 00:33:50.192
KELCEY: We didn't get back until about 1130, 1145.

00:33:50.452 --> 00:33:51.452
KELCEY: So it wasn't too bad.

00:33:51.612 --> 00:33:52.872
VIRGINIA: Well, yeah, that's not too bad.

00:33:52.932 --> 00:33:57.292
VIRGINIA: It's not too bad considering the show was at 1030 and then you had to get out and wait for your bus.

00:33:57.432 --> 00:33:58.292
KELCEY: And wait for our bus.

00:33:58.312 --> 00:34:04.012
KELCEY: Yeah, which for some reason we got lucky every day and our bus was waiting for us when we were leaving the parks.

00:34:04.212 --> 00:34:06.212
VIRGINIA: So we got good bus karma.

00:34:06.552 --> 00:34:07.052
KELCEY: We did.

00:34:07.072 --> 00:34:08.092
KELCEY: We got good bus karma.

00:34:08.532 --> 00:34:08.912
VIRGINIA: Good.

00:34:09.932 --> 00:34:10.332
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:34:10.352 --> 00:34:14.512
VIRGINIA: Well, let's talk about Wednesday, June the 5th.

00:34:14.532 --> 00:34:16.332
VIRGINIA: And this was your Epcot day.

00:34:16.992 --> 00:34:22.552
VIRGINIA: Yeah, and you really were wanting to focus mostly on countries and food.

00:34:22.852 --> 00:34:31.612
VIRGINIA: But before we get into any of that, you promised me you were going to the galaxy and I need to know if it happened.

00:34:32.392 --> 00:34:33.212
KELCEY: It did not.

00:34:35.592 --> 00:34:36.492
KELCEY: So we did.

00:34:36.972 --> 00:34:38.812
KELCEY: We got the boarding group.

00:34:39.532 --> 00:34:46.112
KELCEY: And at the time of the our group got called, Jen had decided, hey, I'm not going to ride it.

00:34:46.132 --> 00:34:48.072
KELCEY: Like I get motion sick.

00:34:48.372 --> 00:34:49.372
KELCEY: I'm going to skip this one.

00:34:49.512 --> 00:34:52.652
KELCEY: So me and Deana were like, okay, we're going to go see how long the wait is.

00:34:52.832 --> 00:35:02.432
KELCEY: And if it's more than an hour, like an hour or more, we're not going to ride it because we didn't want to leave Jen by herself for that long in Epcot where she didn't really know where anything was.

00:35:03.092 --> 00:35:06.072
KELCEY: So we went and waited and we said, hey, like how long is the wait time?

00:35:06.332 --> 00:35:09.232
KELCEY: And he said, right now it's about an hour, an hour and 45 minutes.

00:35:09.352 --> 00:35:11.512
KELCEY: So we were like, okay, we're not going to stay.

00:35:12.572 --> 00:35:13.112
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:35:13.132 --> 00:35:15.732
VIRGINIA: So oh, well, I hated it.

00:35:16.012 --> 00:35:16.812
KELCEY: Maybe next time.

00:35:16.892 --> 00:35:19.752
VIRGINIA: Are you, are you committed to writing it at some point?

00:35:20.312 --> 00:35:20.912
KELCEY: Oh, for sure.

00:35:20.932 --> 00:35:21.012
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:35:21.032 --> 00:35:21.772
KELCEY: I want to write it.

00:35:22.692 --> 00:35:25.172
KELCEY: I had to, like, I woke up and took my Dramamine and everything.

00:35:25.192 --> 00:35:25.632
KELCEY: I was ready.

00:35:25.872 --> 00:35:26.712
VIRGINIA: Oh, you were ready.

00:35:26.952 --> 00:35:27.552
VIRGINIA: Oh, dang it.

00:35:28.992 --> 00:35:29.572
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:35:29.592 --> 00:35:30.352
VIRGINIA: You're forgiven.

00:35:31.372 --> 00:35:31.832
KELCEY: Thanks.

00:35:32.512 --> 00:35:36.912
VIRGINIA: But when you do write it, please, please message me and tell me what you thought about it.

00:35:37.672 --> 00:35:38.932
KELCEY: I know it's going to be amazing.

00:35:38.952 --> 00:35:40.332
KELCEY: Like I can't wait to write it, but.

00:35:40.812 --> 00:35:42.092
VIRGINIA: Oh, all right.

00:35:42.092 --> 00:35:46.352
VIRGINIA: Well, if you skipped Guardians, where did you go instead?

00:35:46.712 --> 00:35:53.212
KELCEY: So first thing we did was we wrote Drop Rimmies and we waited an hour and 45 minutes.

00:35:53.492 --> 00:35:55.952
VIRGINIA: And this is where you said, look, I want Jennie Plus.

00:35:55.952 --> 00:35:56.992
KELCEY: Look, yeah, we're done.

00:35:58.152 --> 00:35:59.452
KELCEY: It was so hot.

00:35:59.892 --> 00:36:11.592
KELCEY: And Jen was like, if I would have known that, you know, it's kind of, sometimes the lines and the cues are kind of deceiving, like, it looks like you're close and then you end up out, like we were inside and then you end up outside just to get back inside.

00:36:11.752 --> 00:36:12.152
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:36:12.672 --> 00:36:17.272
KELCEY: And she was like, if I would have known that it was going to be this long, I probably would not have.

00:36:17.572 --> 00:36:18.472
KELCEY: I would have said, let's go.

00:36:18.492 --> 00:36:23.072
KELCEY: Because when we first arrived, the line was all the way to the bridge close to the UK.

00:36:24.792 --> 00:36:27.032
KELCEY: And we were like, don't worry, it's going to go by fast.

00:36:28.132 --> 00:36:28.592
KELCEY: We lied.

00:36:28.612 --> 00:36:32.552
KELCEY: Eventually, they moved us all into Morocco.

00:36:32.772 --> 00:36:36.372
VIRGINIA: Did you really lie or were you just hopeful?

00:36:36.392 --> 00:36:44.772
VIRGINIA: Because sometimes when you rope drop something like that, the line does feel insanely long because they have not let anybody into the actual queue yet.

00:36:44.812 --> 00:36:51.472
VIRGINIA: So it sounds to me like maybe there were people in the actual queue in your case, but sometimes there's not.

00:36:51.492 --> 00:36:55.272
VIRGINIA: And so then once it starts moving, it's like, okay, we're really moving.

00:36:55.752 --> 00:36:56.032
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:36:56.232 --> 00:37:12.372
KELCEY: Well, and I will say like, I think the downfall for us was we were at a resort with a bus, so we were let off at the very front of the park, whereas we usually stay where we have a Skyliner and you're let off at the back of the park closer to Remy's.

00:37:12.392 --> 00:37:20.372
KELCEY: So I think probably between us walking from the back or from the front of the park to the back, that probably was like a lot of time that was wasted.

00:37:20.812 --> 00:37:21.212
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:37:21.232 --> 00:37:31.112
VIRGINIA: You definitely as a Skyliner resort person or as a Crescent Lake resort person, you have an advantage for Remy's in the morning.

00:37:31.132 --> 00:37:31.612
KELCEY: For Remy's.

00:37:31.632 --> 00:37:31.952
VIRGINIA: You just do.

00:37:32.572 --> 00:37:33.032
KELCEY: For sure.

00:37:33.152 --> 00:37:33.572
KELCEY: For sure.

00:37:33.932 --> 00:37:40.212
KELCEY: And we were like up, we were out the door before we got to Epcot before they even actually opened for World Drop.

00:37:40.552 --> 00:37:42.152
KELCEY: And I was like, oh, this is going to be cool.

00:37:42.172 --> 00:37:44.612
KELCEY: We're going to go in and get right in line and we'll be fine.

00:37:44.612 --> 00:37:46.192
KELCEY: And that was not the case.

00:37:47.152 --> 00:37:48.452
KELCEY: Everybody had the same idea.

00:37:49.152 --> 00:37:51.992
VIRGINIA: After it was all said and done, did she enjoy Remy's?

00:37:52.892 --> 00:37:53.292
KELCEY: She did.

00:37:53.312 --> 00:37:54.152
KELCEY: She thought it was cute.

00:37:54.712 --> 00:37:57.612
KELCEY: She said, I don't know if I'd wait again, but it was really cute.

00:37:58.952 --> 00:37:59.872
KELCEY: I said, it won't matter.

00:37:59.932 --> 00:38:00.872
KELCEY: Next time we'll have Jeannie.

00:38:01.412 --> 00:38:07.072
KELCEY: After that, we went to the French bakery, put it in the back side, France, and we got some breakfast.

00:38:08.032 --> 00:38:08.352
KELCEY: Yep.

00:38:08.392 --> 00:38:14.532
KELCEY: We had bacon, egg and cheese croissants, and I had never eaten back there, and they were so good.

00:38:14.812 --> 00:38:15.472
VIRGINIA: You know what?

00:38:15.632 --> 00:38:19.472
VIRGINIA: Everything in that patisserie is amazing.

00:38:21.012 --> 00:38:22.332
VIRGINIA: Continue to go back, Kelcey.

00:38:22.352 --> 00:38:22.992
VIRGINIA: You will not be...

00:38:23.012 --> 00:38:24.292
KELCEY: Oh, I will for sure.

00:38:24.612 --> 00:38:28.412
KELCEY: No, not at all, because we were like, oh, we want this, and we want this, and we want this.

00:38:29.452 --> 00:38:29.712
VIRGINIA: Yep.

00:38:30.332 --> 00:38:36.932
KELCEY: And then after that, we went back to the front, and we rode like Soarin, Livin With The Land, Nemo.

00:38:37.392 --> 00:38:39.552
KELCEY: We knocked all that out.

00:38:41.252 --> 00:38:48.752
KELCEY: And then we went back to the resort to kind of cool off and everything because it was just so hot, which I didn't think we would do because Dee is such a...

00:38:48.952 --> 00:38:50.212
KELCEY: We're not going to go back and rest.

00:38:50.432 --> 00:38:53.152
KELCEY: She's like, we're going to stay at the park from open to closed.

00:38:53.212 --> 00:38:58.892
KELCEY: But with it being so hot, we were like, we got to go back and just cool off, even if it's just for an hour or two.

00:38:58.912 --> 00:39:00.992
KELCEY: We got to do something.

00:39:01.292 --> 00:39:04.112
VIRGINIA: Was she feeling a little bit better this day, though, overall?

00:39:04.252 --> 00:39:10.372
KELCEY: She was feeling a little better, not 100 percent, but she was a little better, yeah.

00:39:10.892 --> 00:39:15.252
KELCEY: We came back and did Journey With Water with Moana.

00:39:15.572 --> 00:39:16.392
KELCEY: That was really cool.

00:39:16.412 --> 00:39:17.752
KELCEY: I hadn't been able to get through that yet.

00:39:17.932 --> 00:39:19.852
KELCEY: So that was really, it was really pretty at nighttime.

00:39:20.472 --> 00:39:25.792
KELCEY: And then we went to Coral Reef, which I had also never been to because I don't eat seafood.

00:39:25.932 --> 00:39:26.392
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:39:26.552 --> 00:39:26.972
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:39:26.992 --> 00:39:29.612
KELCEY: So I had the kids grilled chicken and it was really good.

00:39:29.632 --> 00:39:32.592
VIRGINIA: I have never eaten there either.

00:39:33.112 --> 00:39:42.772
VIRGINIA: So I mean, you had grilled chicken, so it's going to be hard to say, but imagining Jennifer and Deana maybe had seafood, maybe that's why they wanted to go there.

00:39:43.832 --> 00:39:45.752
VIRGINIA: Would they recommend it for somebody who likes seafood?

00:39:45.772 --> 00:39:46.092
KELCEY: They would.

00:39:46.652 --> 00:39:47.252
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:39:47.272 --> 00:39:51.552
KELCEY: Deana got salmon and Jennifer got the mahi mahi and she said it was really good.

00:39:52.092 --> 00:39:54.392
KELCEY: So yeah, they both were like, we would come back here.

00:39:55.512 --> 00:39:55.812
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:39:55.852 --> 00:39:59.952
KELCEY: They gave you like a pineapple bread before your meal and it was really good.

00:40:00.132 --> 00:40:00.332
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:40:01.472 --> 00:40:02.992
VIRGINIA: You might have to go for the bread alone.

00:40:03.932 --> 00:40:09.572
KELCEY: And then after that, we just kind of walked around the countries and just explored the countries a little bit.

00:40:10.092 --> 00:40:15.432
KELCEY: We went into Italy and got a Sicilian Fizz drink and I mean, that was really it.

00:40:15.452 --> 00:40:17.712
KELCEY: We rode figment and did all that.

00:40:19.192 --> 00:40:20.352
KELCEY: We went back to the hotel.

00:40:20.372 --> 00:40:21.612
KELCEY: We did not stay for Luminous.

00:40:22.272 --> 00:40:22.672
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:40:22.792 --> 00:40:24.772
VIRGINIA: I didn't hear the mention of Mexico.

00:40:25.112 --> 00:40:26.112
KELCEY: We did go to Mexico.

00:40:27.512 --> 00:40:28.292
KELCEY: We did ride that.

00:40:28.932 --> 00:40:30.092
KELCEY: We rode three Caballeros.

00:40:31.292 --> 00:40:33.072
VIRGINIA: And did you get a margarita?

00:40:33.092 --> 00:40:34.432
VIRGINIA: Because we talked about it in your pre-trip.

00:40:34.732 --> 00:40:35.372
KELCEY: A margarita.

00:40:35.392 --> 00:40:36.152
KELCEY: Yeah, we did not.

00:40:36.992 --> 00:40:38.012
<v SPEAKER_3>It was just so hot.

00:40:38.032 --> 00:40:40.012
KELCEY: They were like, we don't want to drink while it's this hot.

00:40:40.932 --> 00:40:41.352
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:40:41.552 --> 00:40:42.452
VIRGINIA: I mean, I get it.

00:40:42.472 --> 00:40:44.512
VIRGINIA: But I don't know.

00:40:44.532 --> 00:40:47.452
VIRGINIA: A margarita might have to cool down.

00:40:47.792 --> 00:40:48.352
KELCEY: Cool down.

00:40:48.372 --> 00:40:48.912
KELCEY: I know, right?

00:40:48.932 --> 00:40:49.252
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:40:49.272 --> 00:40:49.812
KELCEY: No, we did it.

00:40:49.812 --> 00:40:51.332
KELCEY: And I wish that we...

00:40:52.212 --> 00:40:59.732
KELCEY: I keep telling Jen, I'm like, we really need to get you back because there were so many things that I wanted to show her in Epcot that we missed.

00:40:59.752 --> 00:41:00.592
KELCEY: There was no festival.

00:41:01.092 --> 00:41:02.772
KELCEY: And we were like, what do we do?

00:41:03.132 --> 00:41:04.472
KELCEY: We didn't like it.

00:41:04.492 --> 00:41:06.992
KELCEY: Me and Dee were like, Epcot kind of sucks without a festival.

00:41:07.972 --> 00:41:08.392
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:41:08.972 --> 00:41:11.012
VIRGINIA: I'm sorry that you had that experience.

00:41:12.512 --> 00:41:17.892
KELCEY: So hopefully we'll be able to get her back when there's a festival going on and she can experience the food just a little bit more.

00:41:18.012 --> 00:41:20.832
VIRGINIA: Well, what time did you end up leaving Epcot?

00:41:21.232 --> 00:41:22.852
KELCEY: So, we kind of waited around.

00:41:23.312 --> 00:41:27.912
KELCEY: We didn't get to ride Frozen Ever After because the wait times were crazy that day.

00:41:28.572 --> 00:41:40.192
KELCEY: So we were like, maybe when fireworks start at nine, if we get in line a little bit before since Epcot closes at nine, we'll ride Frozen Ever After, but the wait time even then was super long.

00:41:40.232 --> 00:41:41.572
KELCEY: So we left at close.

00:41:41.992 --> 00:41:45.572
KELCEY: Actually this night, we went back to the hotel and went to the Scat Cat's lounge.

00:41:47.132 --> 00:41:47.992
KELCEY: How did you feel about that?

00:41:48.052 --> 00:41:59.972
KELCEY: We got some, it was really fun, they didn't have any live music because it was a random weekend day, but we all got drinks and we got the Mardi Gras fritters and just sat there for a while and just talked and had fun.

00:42:00.532 --> 00:42:01.712
VIRGINIA: That sounds so good.

00:42:01.872 --> 00:42:05.752
VIRGINIA: Have you ever been to New Orleans in real life?

00:42:06.372 --> 00:42:07.812
VIRGINIA: I have not.

00:42:08.552 --> 00:42:09.912
KELCEY: No, I haven't, but Deana has.

00:42:10.132 --> 00:42:15.092
KELCEY: My son and I actually just talked about this yesterday about places to visit and I said, I really want to go to New Orleans.

00:42:15.452 --> 00:42:15.772
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:42:15.932 --> 00:42:16.412
VIRGINIA: Oh my gosh.

00:42:16.412 --> 00:42:17.652
VIRGINIA: Talk about beignets there.

00:42:17.672 --> 00:42:19.632
KELCEY: Oh, I cannot imagine.

00:42:19.652 --> 00:42:20.172
VIRGINIA: Amazing.

00:42:20.192 --> 00:42:22.632
KELCEY: We eat beignets every day at Disney.

00:42:22.652 --> 00:42:25.912
KELCEY: I can't imagine how many I would have at actual New Orleans.

00:42:26.812 --> 00:42:27.492
VIRGINIA: So good.

00:42:27.632 --> 00:42:28.152
VIRGINIA: So good.

00:42:29.112 --> 00:42:29.892
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:42:29.912 --> 00:42:32.872
VIRGINIA: Well, let's move into Thursday, June the 6th.

00:42:32.912 --> 00:42:35.132
VIRGINIA: So this was your big Magic Kingdom Day.

00:42:35.172 --> 00:42:39.252
VIRGINIA: So you already told us that you ended up getting Genie Plus this day.

00:42:39.752 --> 00:42:41.752
VIRGINIA: Did you do it at the very beginning of the day?

00:42:41.812 --> 00:42:45.812
VIRGINIA: Did you get to the park, realize how busy it was and then make that choice?

00:42:46.652 --> 00:42:46.912
KELCEY: No.

00:42:46.932 --> 00:42:50.332
KELCEY: We had kind of made that choice when we were in line for Remy's the day before.

00:42:50.352 --> 00:42:51.992
KELCEY: We were like, we're buying it no matter what.

00:42:52.912 --> 00:42:53.232
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:42:53.292 --> 00:42:53.812
VIRGINIA: Fantastic.

00:42:54.212 --> 00:42:55.832
VIRGINIA: So rope drop.

00:42:56.192 --> 00:42:57.032
VIRGINIA: Did you make it in time?

00:42:57.192 --> 00:42:57.592
KELCEY: We did.

00:42:57.612 --> 00:42:57.952
KELCEY: We did.

00:42:58.372 --> 00:43:01.612
KELCEY: We rope dropped Space Mountain because the wait time was 20 minutes.

00:43:02.272 --> 00:43:05.512
KELCEY: So we were like, this wait time is never going to be this low for the rest of the day.

00:43:05.972 --> 00:43:07.292
KELCEY: So let's rope drop Space Mountain.

00:43:07.812 --> 00:43:08.552
KELCEY: So we did that.

00:43:08.712 --> 00:43:09.592
KELCEY: Jen really liked it.

00:43:09.612 --> 00:43:10.792
KELCEY: She was like, that was really fun.

00:43:10.812 --> 00:43:16.492
KELCEY: She was kind of nervous for all of the roller coasters, but we were like, none of them were really super thrilling.

00:43:16.792 --> 00:43:17.932
VIRGINIA: No, it's Disney.

00:43:17.992 --> 00:43:28.772
VIRGINIA: I mean, it's thrilling, but there's nothing compared to a giant roller coaster at, you know, Universal, even Six Flags, anything like that.

00:43:28.992 --> 00:43:31.492
VIRGINIA: Those are far more exciting coasters.

00:43:31.912 --> 00:43:37.832
VIRGINIA: I think Disney coasters can be thrilling, but they are more about the storytelling in most cases.

00:43:37.932 --> 00:43:38.832
KELCEY: Yeah, yeah.

00:43:38.952 --> 00:43:40.752
KELCEY: And they're so fun.

00:43:41.452 --> 00:43:45.212
KELCEY: After that, we kind of stayed in Tomorrowland and we rode Buzz Lightyear's Space Rangers spin.

00:43:45.412 --> 00:43:48.392
KELCEY: I did not get Galactic Hero again.

00:43:48.412 --> 00:43:52.532
<v SPEAKER_3>Spoiler alert, I did not get Galactic Hero.

00:43:52.772 --> 00:44:06.012
KELCEY: We went and rode the People Mover and then we kind of walked back towards Fantasyland because we had a lightning lane for Peter Pan and we ran into the stepsisters and they came and talked to us.

00:44:06.032 --> 00:44:09.712
KELCEY: So, we kind of talked about how I'm single and they're single and we all need a man.

00:44:11.152 --> 00:44:12.412
KELCEY: It was a really cute interaction.

00:44:12.432 --> 00:44:12.892
KELCEY: It was fun.

00:44:13.412 --> 00:44:15.072
KELCEY: And then after that, we rode Peter Pan.

00:44:15.092 --> 00:44:16.952
KELCEY: We had lightning lane for Peter Pan.

00:44:18.772 --> 00:44:23.492
KELCEY: Small World was a little wait, so we just kind of walked on to Small World and got that over with.

00:44:23.972 --> 00:44:27.812
KELCEY: And Jen said, if I have to listen to that song again, I'm going to hurt myself.

00:44:29.392 --> 00:44:31.652
KELCEY: I was like, yeah, it's kind of a one and done.

00:44:32.612 --> 00:44:33.412
KELCEY: But it's classic.

00:44:33.672 --> 00:44:35.832
VIRGINIA: It's a classic, it is a rite of passage.

00:44:36.112 --> 00:44:36.712
KELCEY: It's an OG.

00:44:38.072 --> 00:44:38.412
KELCEY: Yes.

00:44:38.412 --> 00:44:39.452
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:44:39.472 --> 00:44:41.632
KELCEY: After that, we did lightning lane for Haunted Mansion.

00:44:42.572 --> 00:44:45.272
VIRGINIA: And you said that she was a huge Halloween fan.

00:44:45.752 --> 00:44:47.692
VIRGINIA: So did she love Haunted Mansion?

00:44:48.112 --> 00:44:48.572
KELCEY: She did.

00:44:48.632 --> 00:44:49.012
VIRGINIA: She did.

00:44:49.032 --> 00:44:51.112
KELCEY: And she liked the Haunted Mansion movies.

00:44:51.172 --> 00:44:53.572
KELCEY: So she really liked the ride.

00:44:54.932 --> 00:44:56.512
KELCEY: Then we lightning leaned Pirates.

00:44:57.192 --> 00:44:58.692
KELCEY: And she thought that was really cool, too.

00:44:58.972 --> 00:45:01.652
KELCEY: And then we had 1900 Park Fair this day.

00:45:03.012 --> 00:45:06.192
VIRGINIA: When we spoke before, you said you had a noon reservation.

00:45:06.212 --> 00:45:08.172
VIRGINIA: Was that correct?

00:45:08.212 --> 00:45:11.592
VIRGINIA: Because when we talked about it, you had mentioned that you were having breakfast there.

00:45:11.872 --> 00:45:17.372
VIRGINIA: And after the fact that as I was editing your pre-trip episode, I was like, wait a second, they serve breakfast at noon?

00:45:17.752 --> 00:45:19.432
KELCEY: So explain these.

00:45:19.832 --> 00:45:25.152
KELCEY: So our reservation, I actually moved it to, I think, 1145.

00:45:25.252 --> 00:45:26.972
KELCEY: And yeah, they serve breakfast until noon there.

00:45:27.592 --> 00:45:33.092
KELCEY: So we were actually late for this, and we were really scared that they weren't going to let us in.

00:45:33.112 --> 00:45:34.092
KELCEY: We got on the monorail.

00:45:35.092 --> 00:45:41.552
KELCEY: And you know, you start at Magic Kingdom, but you have to stop at all of the other, like the TTC and the Polly and all that.

00:45:41.572 --> 00:45:44.152
KELCEY: So we barely made it in time.

00:45:44.732 --> 00:45:45.892
KELCEY: We were 15 minutes late.

00:45:45.912 --> 00:45:50.512
KELCEY: They called our name the very last time, and we could hear them, but we were like running.

00:45:51.092 --> 00:45:53.012
KELCEY: And they were like, done, party or three.

00:45:53.032 --> 00:45:54.172
KELCEY: And I was like, we're right here.

00:45:54.192 --> 00:45:54.872
KELCEY: Don't leave us.

00:45:56.492 --> 00:45:58.672
KELCEY: So that breakfast was really good.

00:45:58.692 --> 00:45:59.752
KELCEY: I had never been there before.

00:45:59.772 --> 00:46:01.212
KELCEY: They had closed down.

00:46:01.292 --> 00:46:03.992
KELCEY: So that strawberry soup was amazing.

00:46:04.732 --> 00:46:09.532
VIRGINIA: And they must have done the crossover between breakfast and lunch while you were there.

00:46:09.552 --> 00:46:13.432
VIRGINIA: So did you get to take advantage of both meal types?

00:46:14.332 --> 00:46:14.892
KELCEY: We didn't.

00:46:15.312 --> 00:46:17.932
KELCEY: We didn't really see any lunch stuff over, like open.

00:46:18.432 --> 00:46:19.552
KELCEY: I don't know if they do.

00:46:19.572 --> 00:46:20.372
KELCEY: Do they do lunch there?

00:46:20.392 --> 00:46:20.952
KELCEY: I think it's just.

00:46:21.152 --> 00:46:21.752
VIRGINIA: I'm not sure.

00:46:21.812 --> 00:46:23.152
KELCEY: Or is it just breakfast and dinner?

00:46:24.572 --> 00:46:25.472
VIRGINIA: Maybe it's breakfast and dinner.

00:46:25.752 --> 00:46:27.172
KELCEY: I think it's just breakfast and dinner.

00:46:29.072 --> 00:46:31.432
KELCEY: But it was really cool to see all the characters.

00:46:31.452 --> 00:46:32.732
KELCEY: Our interactions were really good.

00:46:33.492 --> 00:46:40.652
KELCEY: We got a life lesson from Aladdin and I wish I would have recorded it because I don't remember what he said, but we were all like, we didn't know Aladdin was going to make his cry today.

00:46:42.692 --> 00:46:47.052
VIRGINIA: Well, you'll have to check with Jennifer and Deana and see if either of them remember.

00:46:47.192 --> 00:46:51.452
VIRGINIA: And if they do remember and want to share it, then let me know.

00:46:51.472 --> 00:46:54.852
VIRGINIA: I'll put it in the show notes so that can be a little surprise for anybody who wasn't here.

00:46:54.872 --> 00:46:54.952
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:46:55.192 --> 00:46:55.372
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:46:56.312 --> 00:46:56.972
KELCEY: I'll let you know.

00:46:57.772 --> 00:47:01.452
KELCEY: So yeah, we met Cinderella, Aladdin, Deana and Mirabelle.

00:47:01.912 --> 00:47:03.772
KELCEY: So they were really cool.

00:47:03.792 --> 00:47:13.152
KELCEY: I was telling them, I had never been to a character meal where you meet the characters so fast after you get there because we sat down and they were all just kind of right there.

00:47:13.212 --> 00:47:16.032
KELCEY: So we met them all right first thing when we got there.

00:47:16.292 --> 00:47:18.232
VIRGINIA: Did any of them come back around a second time?

00:47:18.492 --> 00:47:18.972
KELCEY: Yeah, they did.

00:47:19.372 --> 00:47:23.292
KELCEY: They just kind of waved at us like they didn't stop at our table, but they would wave as they walked by.

00:47:23.312 --> 00:47:24.432
VIRGINIA: We already said our hellos to you.

00:47:24.452 --> 00:47:25.032
KELCEY: We saw you.

00:47:25.392 --> 00:47:25.712
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:47:26.652 --> 00:47:28.152
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:47:28.192 --> 00:47:31.412
KELCEY: So then after that, we were kind of debating like, well, they were.

00:47:31.432 --> 00:47:35.032
KELCEY: I was staying at the parks all day because I was meeting my friend Tonya that does YouTube.

00:47:35.312 --> 00:47:36.432
KELCEY: They were like, do we go back?

00:47:36.472 --> 00:47:37.212
KELCEY: Do we stay?

00:47:37.692 --> 00:47:42.992
KELCEY: So they decided to stay and we went back to the park and we rode Ariel and that was really fun.

00:47:42.992 --> 00:47:47.632
KELCEY: And then we had our Tron Lightning Lane or not Lightning Lane, Virtual Queue.

00:47:49.392 --> 00:47:55.812
KELCEY: It was super hot at this point and Jen got in line with us, but she was like, guys, I got to go.

00:47:55.832 --> 00:47:58.012
KELCEY: Like, I have got to go get in some AC.

00:47:58.032 --> 00:47:58.792
KELCEY: It's too hot.

00:47:58.812 --> 00:48:00.072
KELCEY: Like I can't stay out here.

00:48:00.432 --> 00:48:03.132
KELCEY: Which we were like, okay, go like, we'll meet up with you.

00:48:03.152 --> 00:48:04.072
KELCEY: Just tell us where you are.

00:48:04.092 --> 00:48:07.632
KELCEY: And then she walked off and about five minutes later we were inside.

00:48:08.132 --> 00:48:10.612
KELCEY: We were like, man, we wish she would have stayed and rode it with us.

00:48:11.692 --> 00:48:12.872
KELCEY: I know.

00:48:12.912 --> 00:48:17.612
KELCEY: And then after that, they went back to the room and I stayed and I met with my friend Tonya.

00:48:17.772 --> 00:48:20.832
VIRGINIA: You said she does YouTube, Disney related YouTube?

00:48:21.052 --> 00:48:21.352
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:48:21.372 --> 00:48:21.612
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:48:21.632 --> 00:48:23.812
KELCEY: She does live streams every day, Monday through Friday.

00:48:24.512 --> 00:48:26.372
KELCEY: She's that crazy Disney lady on YouTube.

00:48:27.732 --> 00:48:27.952
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:48:27.972 --> 00:48:31.072
KELCEY: She's originally from Kentucky and then moved to Orlando.

00:48:31.092 --> 00:48:32.232
VIRGINIA: So okay, perfect.

00:48:32.272 --> 00:48:34.632
VIRGINIA: I will link to her channel in the show notes.

00:48:34.652 --> 00:48:34.952
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:48:35.272 --> 00:48:35.592
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:48:35.612 --> 00:48:37.532
KELCEY: She is super sweet and so much fun.

00:48:37.972 --> 00:48:39.732
KELCEY: We watched the parade together.

00:48:39.752 --> 00:48:43.292
KELCEY: And then after that, we were like, it's so hot.

00:48:43.512 --> 00:48:44.492
KELCEY: We got to get in some AC.

00:48:45.192 --> 00:48:48.832
KELCEY: So we went and watched Hall of Presidents, which I very rarely do.

00:48:48.852 --> 00:48:50.052
KELCEY: So it was really cool to see it again.

00:48:50.072 --> 00:48:52.352
VIRGINIA: I don't think anyone does it on a regular basis.

00:48:52.672 --> 00:48:57.512
VIRGINIA: I think it's one of those things where you're like, huh, it's been this many years since I've done it.

00:48:57.512 --> 00:48:58.452
VIRGINIA: I should do it.

00:48:58.452 --> 00:48:59.212
KELCEY: Let's go do it.

00:49:01.232 --> 00:49:05.072
KELCEY: So we sat in there and I mean, it was nice because it was very nice AC.

00:49:05.432 --> 00:49:10.392
KELCEY: And then she had a lightning lane for Big Thunder, but none of us did.

00:49:10.412 --> 00:49:12.092
KELCEY: There was about four of us all together with her.

00:49:12.372 --> 00:49:18.312
KELCEY: And we were like, you go ride Big Thunder, we'll go sit in Pegas Bills, and kind of just like cool off and regroup.

00:49:19.892 --> 00:49:21.412
KELCEY: So we sat in there and waited for her.

00:49:21.432 --> 00:49:24.812
KELCEY: And then by the time we met up with her, it was time for the flag retreat.

00:49:25.152 --> 00:49:25.732
VIRGINIA: Oh, nice.

00:49:26.072 --> 00:49:29.932
KELCEY: So we watched the flag retreat, which I always love to make sure I watch.

00:49:30.932 --> 00:49:37.072
VIRGINIA: For anyone who's listening who doesn't know what the flag retreat is, would you like to share the information about that with them?

00:49:37.192 --> 00:49:37.492
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:49:37.512 --> 00:49:42.992
KELCEY: So they pick a veteran and they kind of like retrieve the flag.

00:49:43.212 --> 00:49:49.252
KELCEY: I don't know what the proper grammar is for that, but and then they give the flag that they have to the veteran.

00:49:49.832 --> 00:49:55.732
KELCEY: And it's so cute because they get to like walk down Main Street with the band behind them and then all the cast members go and thank them.

00:49:55.852 --> 00:49:56.912
KELCEY: And it's so sweet.

00:49:56.992 --> 00:50:03.652
KELCEY: So if you ever see it, stop and watch it because yeah, it really much like makes my heart hurt when people just keep walking.

00:50:03.672 --> 00:50:06.352
KELCEY: I'm like, yeah, they served your country like stop and thank them.

00:50:06.852 --> 00:50:07.332
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:50:07.752 --> 00:50:12.492
VIRGINIA: No, it's really moving and you can just, it doesn't take long.

00:50:12.532 --> 00:50:15.792
VIRGINIA: So if you see it happening, just stop for a few minutes.

00:50:16.492 --> 00:50:21.152
VIRGINIA: I want to say it takes five minutes at the moment, like they literally fold up.

00:50:21.172 --> 00:50:26.552
VIRGINIA: They do the special way of folding a flag and then they hand it to the veteran.

00:50:26.612 --> 00:50:33.852
VIRGINIA: And then, you know, it's just a really nice way to recognize a veteran who's visiting the park that day.

00:50:34.112 --> 00:50:34.352
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:50:34.612 --> 00:50:40.732
KELCEY: The marching band is out there playing, the dapper dance are out there singing, like it's really a cool moving thing.

00:50:40.752 --> 00:50:41.572
KELCEY: Yeah, it's really nice.

00:50:42.072 --> 00:50:46.212
KELCEY: After that, Tonya had to leave because she does Patreon streams on Thursday nights.

00:50:46.872 --> 00:50:50.872
KELCEY: So my friends Dee and Jen get back and we ate at Tony's.

00:50:51.072 --> 00:50:54.292
KELCEY: At this point, it is pouring rain.

00:50:55.592 --> 00:51:04.232
KELCEY: So everybody is leaving the parks and we were eating at Tony's and they sat us outside because in between our times, the rain had quit.

00:51:05.092 --> 00:51:08.392
KELCEY: They sat us outside and then in the middle of this evening, it started pouring again.

00:51:09.752 --> 00:51:14.912
VIRGINIA: I'm flashing back to my own trip because this is the day where we overlapped.

00:51:15.312 --> 00:51:22.112
VIRGINIA: I was at Epcot and I got caught in that rain briefly and it was bad and then it kind of calmed down a little bit like you said.

00:51:22.532 --> 00:51:27.512
VIRGINIA: We went to our dinner reservation and while we were in there, the bottom let out.

00:51:27.532 --> 00:51:28.412
VIRGINIA: It was just...

00:51:28.672 --> 00:51:28.952
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:51:29.072 --> 00:51:31.052
VIRGINIA: It was bad.

00:51:31.432 --> 00:51:33.332
KELCEY: So we were like, okay, do we stay?

00:51:33.352 --> 00:51:34.872
KELCEY: I was like, we stay.

00:51:34.972 --> 00:51:35.932
KELCEY: Everybody is leaving.

00:51:35.952 --> 00:51:37.312
KELCEY: The wait times are going to be low.

00:51:37.832 --> 00:51:38.332
VIRGINIA: We'll stay.

00:51:38.772 --> 00:51:40.412
KELCEY: So we powered through.

00:51:40.432 --> 00:51:44.632
KELCEY: We got our ponchos on and it didn't last very long after our reservation.

00:51:44.652 --> 00:51:45.852
KELCEY: I mean, it went pretty quick.

00:51:46.292 --> 00:51:48.512
KELCEY: So we ate there.

00:51:49.412 --> 00:52:08.092
KELCEY: Then we went and rode poo and then we watched Happily Over After which is another like all the nighttime shows at Disney are my favorite, but we watched it at the back of the castle because we weren't really for sure like, are they going to do it with kind of storms in the area or will they not?

00:52:08.952 --> 00:52:10.912
KELCEY: And I didn't like it.

00:52:10.992 --> 00:52:13.132
KELCEY: I didn't like watching it at the back of the castle.

00:52:14.312 --> 00:52:22.912
VIRGINIA: Some people don't mind as much and I would say if you watch it on a regular basis, it's a great place to go and enjoy the firework part of it.

00:52:23.532 --> 00:52:30.152
VIRGINIA: With not very many crowds, you can get some really great pictures of the back of the castle behind you, really good opportunities.

00:52:30.772 --> 00:52:40.512
VIRGINIA: But if you are somebody who really likes the projections and or watching Tiggerbell fly, you're not going to get that from the backside.

00:52:40.552 --> 00:52:41.432
KELCEY: No, you're not.

00:52:41.452 --> 00:52:45.392
KELCEY: And I was like, kind of hyping it up like half the way over after so much.

00:52:45.732 --> 00:52:46.712
KELCEY: Like it's so good.

00:52:47.212 --> 00:52:49.532
KELCEY: The productions like go down Main Street and it's so fun.

00:52:49.572 --> 00:52:53.312
KELCEY: And we by the time we were like, realized they were going to do it.

00:52:53.672 --> 00:52:59.132
KELCEY: It was too late for us to go to the front of the, because you'd have to go all the way around because they had everything blocked off already.

00:52:59.732 --> 00:53:01.872
KELCEY: So I was like, okay, we'll just watch it from back here.

00:53:01.892 --> 00:53:03.012
KELCEY: But I didn't like it.

00:53:03.032 --> 00:53:03.632
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:53:04.692 --> 00:53:05.492
VIRGINIA: You need a redo.

00:53:06.332 --> 00:53:06.652
KELCEY: Yep.

00:53:06.672 --> 00:53:08.452
KELCEY: We that's why I keep telling her we got to go back.

00:53:09.932 --> 00:53:15.092
KELCEY: But Tiggerbell didn't fly that night, I'm assuming because of the right storms and the rain and all that.

00:53:16.852 --> 00:53:19.372
KELCEY: After that, we rode Big Thunder and then we left.

00:53:19.392 --> 00:53:20.532
KELCEY: We went back to the resort.

00:53:22.592 --> 00:53:26.012
VIRGINIA: And Friday, June the 7th was your departure day.

00:53:26.272 --> 00:53:29.132
VIRGINIA: And yes, you had to be at the airport by 11 a.m.

00:53:29.152 --> 00:53:33.052
VIRGINIA: So you were not joining Jennifer and Deana in going to Animal Kingdom.

00:53:34.352 --> 00:53:38.312
VIRGINIA: So how did everything go with you getting to the airport, your flight home?

00:53:38.332 --> 00:53:39.552
VIRGINIA: How did all that work?

00:53:40.252 --> 00:53:41.572
KELCEY: Yeah, everything was pretty smooth.

00:53:41.892 --> 00:53:46.512
KELCEY: Steve came and got me a little early and then it was I had a nonstop flight.

00:53:47.872 --> 00:53:54.712
KELCEY: I did the clear reserve and my luck, I get there three hours early and the TSA line was dead.

00:53:54.852 --> 00:53:55.892
KELCEY: There was nobody there.

00:53:57.092 --> 00:53:57.432
KELCEY: I know.

00:53:57.552 --> 00:54:01.632
KELCEY: I did get pulled over by TSA because my son's birthday was the next day.

00:54:02.112 --> 00:54:04.312
KELCEY: And I was like, oh, I'm going to surprise them with beignets.

00:54:04.652 --> 00:54:07.932
KELCEY: So I put beignets in my backpack and they thought I had something in my backpack.

00:54:07.952 --> 00:54:09.712
KELCEY: And I was like, I promise you it's just beignets.

00:54:10.892 --> 00:54:13.692
VIRGINIA: What on earth could they have thought you had in your backpack?

00:54:13.712 --> 00:54:14.172
KELCEY: I don't know.

00:54:14.192 --> 00:54:16.192
KELCEY: She was like, what do you have in your bag, sweetheart?

00:54:16.212 --> 00:54:19.712
KELCEY: And I was like, my son's birthday is tomorrow and I'm bringing him back beignets.

00:54:19.732 --> 00:54:20.672
KELCEY: She was like, oh.

00:54:21.832 --> 00:54:26.912
VIRGINIA: So did they make them do any kind of test on the powdered sugar or anything?

00:54:27.172 --> 00:54:29.992
KELCEY: No, the only thing she wiped down was like my battery pack.

00:54:31.072 --> 00:54:34.012
KELCEY: And she wiped that down and put it in a machine and was like, you're all good.

00:54:34.032 --> 00:54:34.952
KELCEY: And I said, okay, thank you.

00:54:36.052 --> 00:54:36.492
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:54:36.512 --> 00:54:39.732
VIRGINIA: Sometimes they are weird about powders and stuff.

00:54:39.752 --> 00:54:51.972
VIRGINIA: Like, for example, when I went to New Orleans a couple of years ago, I brought back some spices and they opened up everything I brought back and did swabs on it before.

00:54:51.992 --> 00:54:57.992
VIRGINIA: So it was like there was stuff where it was like, oh, I was going to give this as a gift and now I'm going to give it to them open.

00:54:58.012 --> 00:55:00.832
<v SPEAKER_3>Like that stinks.

00:55:01.412 --> 00:55:03.432
KELCEY: Yeah, it was crazy.

00:55:03.452 --> 00:55:05.072
KELCEY: I've never been pulled over by TSA before.

00:55:05.092 --> 00:55:07.032
VIRGINIA: So you'll always remember your first time.

00:55:07.472 --> 00:55:07.892
KELCEY: I will.

00:55:07.932 --> 00:55:08.992
KELCEY: I will always remember it.

00:55:09.392 --> 00:55:18.712
KELCEY: But yeah, I sat at the airport for three hours because when we went in December, we did the clear reserve, which I always recommend, like do the clear reserve.

00:55:18.792 --> 00:55:21.772
KELCEY: It's you're pretty much skipping the line and it's free.

00:55:22.292 --> 00:55:27.472
KELCEY: But when we did it in December, we waited for almost two hours and we were like, we're going to miss our flight.

00:55:27.752 --> 00:55:28.632
KELCEY: We are going to make it.

00:55:28.652 --> 00:55:34.052
KELCEY: So I was made sure to do it three hours early and then nobody was there.

00:55:34.832 --> 00:55:36.392
VIRGINIA: What about Jennifer and Deana?

00:55:36.392 --> 00:55:41.192
VIRGINIA: So they went over to Animal Kingdom for some time before they had to get to the airport.

00:55:41.552 --> 00:55:46.252
VIRGINIA: Did they report back to you anything that they had done in Animal Kingdom that day that was of note?

00:55:46.452 --> 00:55:48.932
VIRGINIA: And did their return flights go okay?

00:55:49.692 --> 00:55:52.392
KELCEY: Yeah, they actually got back to the hotel before I even left.

00:55:52.532 --> 00:55:54.672
KELCEY: They got up and they dropped Animal Kingdom.

00:55:54.752 --> 00:55:57.332
KELCEY: Their goal was to do a flight of passage.

00:55:58.492 --> 00:56:01.172
KELCEY: But by the time they got there, the line was already super long.

00:56:01.732 --> 00:56:03.612
KELCEY: And they were like, we only have a couple of hours here.

00:56:03.612 --> 00:56:05.792
KELCEY: So they went and did the safari.

00:56:06.632 --> 00:56:08.572
KELCEY: And they did do Navi River Journey.

00:56:08.732 --> 00:56:10.672
KELCEY: So they did those two in Everest.

00:56:11.312 --> 00:56:12.252
KELCEY: So, okay.

00:56:12.272 --> 00:56:14.332
VIRGINIA: So Jennifer got a little taste of Animal Kingdom.

00:56:14.512 --> 00:56:14.832
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:56:15.032 --> 00:56:15.252
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:56:15.272 --> 00:56:16.612
KELCEY: And they did dinosaur also.

00:56:16.672 --> 00:56:18.352
KELCEY: So yeah, she got a little taste of it.

00:56:18.392 --> 00:56:20.292
VIRGINIA: But I mean, that's four attractions.

00:56:20.392 --> 00:56:22.512
VIRGINIA: How many attractions are Animal Kingdom all together?

00:56:22.532 --> 00:56:26.892
<v SPEAKER_3>Percentage-wise, she did pretty well.

00:56:27.332 --> 00:56:27.672
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:56:27.692 --> 00:56:27.872
KELCEY: Yeah.

00:56:27.892 --> 00:56:29.792
KELCEY: They didn't do too bad in the couple hours that they had.

00:56:30.092 --> 00:56:32.792
VIRGINIA: So they joined you back at the hotel room.

00:56:32.812 --> 00:56:36.172
VIRGINIA: What did they do with their time before they had to go to the airport?

00:56:36.192 --> 00:56:38.752
KELCEY: They actually left not too long after I did.

00:56:39.412 --> 00:56:43.952
KELCEY: They actually ended up getting home and landing before I even did because my flight kept getting delayed.

00:56:45.612 --> 00:56:51.812
KELCEY: So I left, Steve came and picked me up, and then they left maybe 20 minutes after I did, maybe not even that long.

00:56:53.032 --> 00:56:54.872
KELCEY: But they sat and they did the same thing.

00:56:54.892 --> 00:56:58.692
KELCEY: They went and got beignets and came to their family and just kind of sat in the lobby and waited.

00:56:59.392 --> 00:57:03.232
VIRGINIA: What a trip for you in celebration of your graduation.

00:57:03.512 --> 00:57:12.972
VIRGINIA: And what a gift for Jennifer to be able to travel with two good friends who were so excited to share their love of living with her.

00:57:13.012 --> 00:57:16.792
KELCEY: Yeah, yeah, she was like, I definitely went with some experts.

00:57:17.432 --> 00:57:25.632
VIRGINIA: So for you personally, when do you think you might head back to the parks, whether it's by yourself or with you and your mom and your son?

00:57:25.652 --> 00:57:27.852
KELCEY: Yeah, so we're actually going back in October.

00:57:29.372 --> 00:57:31.192
KELCEY: Yeah, it's going to be a super short trip.

00:57:31.212 --> 00:57:33.412
KELCEY: We're going to 18th to 21st.

00:57:33.612 --> 00:57:36.932
KELCEY: My aunt Kelly is going this time with us with my mom and my son and I.

00:57:37.732 --> 00:57:39.992
KELCEY: She hasn't been in a long time.

00:57:40.032 --> 00:57:42.872
KELCEY: Her son was 18 when she went and he's in his 40s now.

00:57:43.412 --> 00:57:43.932
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

00:57:44.072 --> 00:57:44.372
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:57:45.572 --> 00:57:46.952
KELCEY: So we are going to do.

00:57:48.412 --> 00:57:49.212
KELCEY: Things have changed.

00:57:49.232 --> 00:57:54.692
KELCEY: Yeah, we're going to do the Not So Scary Halloween Party and then Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom.

00:57:54.712 --> 00:57:55.392
KELCEY: And that's really it.

00:57:55.612 --> 00:57:57.392
KELCEY: But I'm excited.

00:57:57.412 --> 00:57:58.292
KELCEY: I'm excited to get her there.

00:57:58.892 --> 00:58:00.832
VIRGINIA: And what about with these ladies?

00:58:01.032 --> 00:58:04.912
VIRGINIA: Did you speculate as to when you might have a girl's trip again?

00:58:05.352 --> 00:58:08.252
KELCEY: Yeah, I think we're for sure talking about going back next year.

00:58:09.352 --> 00:58:12.272
KELCEY: We've had some people like, hey, we want to go with you now that you've gone.

00:58:13.332 --> 00:58:16.312
KELCEY: So maybe we might be adding more people to it this next time.

00:58:16.492 --> 00:58:18.412
VIRGINIA: It started a new annual tradition.

00:58:18.432 --> 00:58:19.852
KELCEY: Yeah, a new tradition.

00:58:19.872 --> 00:58:20.092
KELCEY: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, Kelcey, thank you so much for joining me on the podcast.

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VIRGINIA: It was a lot of fun talking to you.

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VIRGINIA: And I'm so, so happy for you with your graduation.

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VIRGINIA: That's just a big milestone.

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VIRGINIA: And there's no better way to celebrate milestones, in my opinion, than taking a Disney trip.

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KELCEY: Exactly.

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KELCEY: I agree with you wholeheartedly.

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VIRGINIA: Thank you again to Kelcey for sharing her trip report today.

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VIRGINIA: The information to follow her on all the social media platforms or to reach out for her travel planning services is all in the show notes.

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VIRGINIA: There you'll also find the contact information for Uber Steve in case you want to use him for your ground transportation from MCO to your vacation accommodations anywhere in Orlando.

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VIRGINIA: He prefers text only and please don't forget to mention how you heard about him.

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VIRGINIA: Thank you all so much for listening.

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VIRGINIA: If you liked what you heard, don't forget to rate or review the podcast so it will help others to find it.

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VIRGINIA: Until next time, keep daydreaming about where you long to be.