Post-Trip Report: Mariah’s DVC Welcome Home Stay (March/April 2025)

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

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VIRGINIA: Now it's time to get to Mariah's Post Trip Report from her very first DVC stay.

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VIRGINIA: In the DVC community, we call this the welcome home stay.

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VIRGINIA: Mariah and her family, including husband Matt, 6-year-old daughter Hallie, and 2-year-old son Brooks, traveled to Walt Disney World March 30th through April 5th.

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VIRGINIA: For most of their stay, they were at their DVC home resort, the Riviera.

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VIRGINIA: But they wrapped it all up with one night at Wilderness Lodge in Boulder Ridge Villas.

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VIRGINIA: They had 5-day park hoppers and were trying to balance park fun with enjoying their resorts, especially since the last time they were there, it rained the entire time.

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VIRGINIA: If you stick it out till the end, you'll get to hear a special guest appearance from Ms.

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VIRGINIA: Hallie.

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VIRGINIA: Okay, that should catch you up on everything you need to know to enjoy this episode.

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VIRGINIA: Oh wait, I did have one more thing you should know.

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VIRGINIA: Today, the day this is released, is Mariah's birthday.

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VIRGINIA: So I do want to wish her a huge happy birthday.

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VIRGINIA: Happy birthday to you.

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VIRGINIA: Happy birthday to you.

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VIRGINIA: Happy birthday, dear Mariah.

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VIRGINIA: Happy birthday to you.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back, Mariah.

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MARIAH: Thank you.

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VIRGINIA: How long have you been back?

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VIRGINIA: I can't even remember what day today is.

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VIRGINIA: Looking at my computer, it's the 7th.

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MARIAH: Yes, we got back yesterday.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, you got back yesterday.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, yes, because you had a visit to grandmother's house after.

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MARIAH: Yeah, we had a long drive home.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: Got it.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: So as a reminder for our listeners who may have listened to the pre-trip interview a while ago or maybe who just didn't listen to it at all, you were driving a 12-hour journey from Kentucky through Georgia down to Orlando.

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VIRGINIA: So let's start at the very beginning.

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VIRGINIA: And how was that drive?

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VIRGINIA: Did you make the kind of progress you were hoping for?

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VIRGINIA: And what time did you end up arriving in Orlando?

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MARIAH: Yeah.

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MARIAH: So we left Saturday the 29th.

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MARIAH: We made really good time except for a minor 10 minutes into the journey, and I spilled coffee all over myself.

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MARIAH: But other than that, the kids did great.

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MARIAH: It was the third child myself that was the problem.

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VIRGINIA: Wait, did you need to stop and change clothes and that sort of coffee spill?

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MARIAH: I just wore coffee on my bottom, the whole way there.

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MARIAH: It was, I was soaked.

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MARIAH: It was fine, but I wasn't stopping.

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MARIAH: The kids weren't crying.

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VIRGINIA: You're a better woman than me.

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VIRGINIA: I would have been like, pull over, pull over.

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MARIAH: And the rule is that the kids aren't crying, you don't stop the car.

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MARIAH: So, they weren't crying and so we kept on going.

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MARIAH: But yeah, we made really good time.

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MARIAH: We stopped in Valdosta, Georgia overnight and left the next morning and made it to Disney around 1.30 in the afternoon.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Not too bad.

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VIRGINIA: Just a little bit past when you had estimated.

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VIRGINIA: This first half of the stay, you were staying at your brand new home resort, Riviera.

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MARIAH: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: I just want to know in general.

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VIRGINIA: So, you've been to Disney a number of times.

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VIRGINIA: You are new DVC members.

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VIRGINIA: Did this trip feel different to you?

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MARIAH: It did in the fact that I knew that if we didn't do something, it's okay.

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MARIAH: Like we're coming back.

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MARIAH: So, it took all the stress of making it a perfect trip completely out of it.

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MARIAH: Like I wasn't trying to convince my husband like we needed to come back another time.

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MARIAH: Like we've signed up to come back several times.

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MARIAH: So, it took a lot off my shoulders.

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MARIAH: Like I felt like I enjoyed it more because I was knowing we don't have to do every single thing on my to-do list and if something doesn't go correctly then that's okay.

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MARIAH: Not that that should have been on my shoulders anyways.

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MARIAH: But it's just nice to know that you're going to come back and you can do that the next time.

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VIRGINIA: Right.

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VIRGINIA: How did it feel to pull in to the Riviera and hear your very first welcome home?

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MARIAH: That was really cool.

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MARIAH: We pulled up to the valet and I was like, I'm sorry, we're not valeting.

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MARIAH: We just, you know, this was the only spot open.

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MARIAH: We just need to drop our bags off and he was like, oh, it's fine.

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MARIAH: Welcome home.

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MARIAH: Let me get you settled.

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MARIAH: And so that was that was really sweet.

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MARIAH: And they they helped us out a lot.

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MARIAH: We heard we heard it several times and it just it feels different when it really is home.

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VIRGINIA: Now, for me, when I tap into a park and I do my finger scan, it also sells welcome home.

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VIRGINIA: Did it do that?

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VIRGINIA: It does.

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MARIAH: Yeah.

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MARIAH: And it turns pink.

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MARIAH: And I freaked out my first time we we like scanned in.

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MARIAH: I was like, oh, no, I did something wrong.

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MARIAH: But she was like, no, welcome home.

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MARIAH: And I was like, oh, OK, I'm sorry.

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MARIAH: We're new to this.

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VIRGINIA: I will just say that never gets old for me.

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VIRGINIA: Like every time I scan in, I'm sitting there waiting for it to light up.

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VIRGINIA: And when it says welcome home, I'm like, yes, welcome home.

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MARIAH: It is very nice.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So first impressions of your room, you had a studio, where was your room placed?

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VIRGINIA: Were you on a high floor, a low floor?

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VIRGINIA: What were you looking at?

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MARIAH: So we had room 8614.

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MARIAH: And so this was a preferred view.

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MARIAH: And it was really nice.

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MARIAH: We liked the room a lot.

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MARIAH: The view looked out over the quiet pool, which was really nice.

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MARIAH: It was kind of a corner room.

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MARIAH: So I felt like the dimensions were a little bit different than the other.

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MARIAH: We've stayed there before and I felt like the dimensions were different and the view wasn't as good, but no complaints at all.

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VIRGINIA: What floor would you equate that to?

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MARIAH: Sixth floor.

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VIRGINIA: Sixth floor.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, because the numbers at Riviera are weird.

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MARIAH: I got off on the eighth floor and they couldn't find the room and got to get back on.

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VIRGINIA: That's what you would think.

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VIRGINIA: And I can't remember exactly how it worked, but there was my room number when I stayed there in January.

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VIRGINIA: I thought, oh, we'll be a few floors up.

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VIRGINIA: And my room was down the hall right off of the lobby.

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VIRGINIA: It didn't even go up any elevators or stairs.

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VIRGINIA: So it was a little strange.

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MARIAH: Yeah, no, the room was great.

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MARIAH: And we, you know, I always like request a pack and play on the reservation.

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MARIAH: And then I usually do a chat and request the pack and play.

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MARIAH: And it never fails.

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MARIAH: Like, I don't think that's even necessary.

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MARIAH: When I get to the room, I always just use the in room phone and say, hey, I need a pack and play.

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MARIAH: And they brought one up immediately, which is really nice because our room was ready at 207.

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MARIAH: Like we got there at 130 thinking we were going to have to walk around, go to the pool, kill time until four.

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MARIAH: And we got a text at 207 that our room was ready.

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MARIAH: So that was nice because Brooks had not taken a nap that day.

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MARIAH: So they brought the pack and play up immediately.

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MARIAH: And I was like, okay, we're not unpacking.

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MARIAH: We are taking a nap.

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MARIAH: Like that's the first thing we did.

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VIRGINIA: And so did all four of you take a nap?

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MARIAH: No, Hallie saw the pool because we went and ate at Barriva when we first got there.

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MARIAH: And it's right next to the pool.

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MARIAH: So she saw the pool.

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MARIAH: And the last time we stayed at Riviera, it rained every single day, all day long.

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MARIAH: So she never got to swim.

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MARIAH: So that child was bound and determined to swim.

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MARIAH: So once she saw the pool, we got back to the room, we put Brooks down and I took Hallie to the pool.

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VIRGINIA: Well, this was in the cards regardless, because I remember you saying this and you had promised her first day we will go to the pool.

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VIRGINIA: So it was just a matter of time.

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MARIAH: Yes, and she remembered that.

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MARIAH: It wasn't, okay, can we wait an hour and take a nap?

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MARIAH: No, it was immediately.

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MARIAH: So I left Matt in the room with Brooks to take a nap.

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MARIAH: And I took Hallie down to the pool.

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MARIAH: We even, they had characters out.

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MARIAH: Donald and Pluto were out on the way to the pool.

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MARIAH: And I was so excited.

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MARIAH: I was like, oh, Hallie, let's see the characters.

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MARIAH: There was no lights.

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MARIAH: They were just hanging out.

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MARIAH: They were swinging.

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MARIAH: They were playing chess.

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MARIAH: The kid didn't even look at them.

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MARIAH: She's like, oh, that's cool.

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MARIAH: And like beelined for the pool.

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MARIAH: Like one track to mind.

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VIRGINIA: So speaking of the pool, because you had mentioned that the last time you had been, it had rained like crazy the entire time.

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VIRGINIA: How did your weather turn out?

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VIRGINIA: Did you have weather this entire trip where you could have gone to the pool if you had wanted?

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MARIAH: We had beautiful weather.

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MARIAH: We were so lucky.

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MARIAH: This day, it had rained the whole way into Disney.

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MARIAH: When we got there, the sun came out.

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MARIAH: We swam for two hours.

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MARIAH: It started raining again that night, and it never rained again for the rest of the trip.

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MARIAH: We were so lucky.

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MARIAH: It was beautiful weather.

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VIRGINIA: What kind of temperatures?

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MARIAH: In the mornings, it was like 70s.

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MARIAH: And then the peak of the day was 85, was the highest it got.

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MARIAH: It was really nice.

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VIRGINIA: That's doable.

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VIRGINIA: That is doable.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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MARIAH: Yeah.

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MARIAH: It was actually a little chilly for swimming, in my opinion, but I was not complaining.

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MARIAH: I got in.

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MARIAH: We swam.

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MARIAH: Her lips turned blue.

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MARIAH: She didn't care.

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MARIAH: We swam.

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VIRGINIA: What is it with kids?

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VIRGINIA: They do not care if it's freezing cold and they will get in a pool.

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MARIAH: No.

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MARIAH: The pool is heated, so inside the water, I was fine.

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MARIAH: It was like getting in and out of the water.

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VIRGINIA: Right.

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VIRGINIA: But it does take you a second to get adjusted regardless.

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VIRGINIA: And it's that first step in that is like, can I do this?

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VIRGINIA: Should I do this?

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: Was she doing the slide at all?

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MARIAH: She did not do the slide.

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MARIAH: I tried to get her to go down the slide.

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MARIAH: I was like, I'll go down it.

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MARIAH: You know, but no, she was not interested.

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MARIAH: She just wanted to swim like a little fish.

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VIRGINIA: Well, that's something to do next time, right?

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MARIAH: Yeah.

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MARIAH: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: You were planning to have dinner at Sebastian's.

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VIRGINIA: Did that actually end up happening?

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MARIAH: It did.

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MARIAH: So we went back to the room and got ready.

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MARIAH: Brooks took like a two hour nap, which is really good.

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MARIAH: He really needed it.

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MARIAH: The Riviera is nice because the rooms are really big, like for the studio rooms and the pack and play fits perfectly where the connecting door would be.

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MARIAH: Like it's where the closet and the connecting door is.

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MARIAH: So the pack and play fits perfectly there and it's like out of your line of sight so he can't see us.

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MARIAH: So he's two and a half.

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MARIAH: So he's getting to the stage where he's ready to be in a big boy bed, but I'm not ready for him to be in a big boy bed.

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MARIAH: And I was stressing about how nap and bedtimes were going to go and it went much better than I thought.

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MARIAH: So that was really nice.

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MARIAH: When we moved to a different hotel later on in the stay, it was a little bit more tricky, but the Riviera was nice where you had that like kind of separation of spaces.

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MARIAH: So he took a good two-hour nap and then we got him up and got ready.

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MARIAH: It was starting to storm at this point.

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MARIAH: So our plans were originally just to walk over to Caribbean Beach and go to Sebastian's, but we ended up driving our car over, which is fine.

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MARIAH: The Riviera is nice where the parking lot is not very big and we parked our car like right outside our entrance to the west wing.

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MARIAH: And so our car was right there and really accessible.

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MARIAH: We used it a lot throughout the trip.

00:11:41.125 --> 00:11:42.785
MARIAH: And then we drove over to Caribbean Beach.

00:11:42.905 --> 00:11:44.945
MARIAH: That was our first time going to Caribbean Beach.

00:11:44.945 --> 00:11:46.525
MARIAH: I was really excited to see it.

00:11:46.525 --> 00:11:47.145
MARIAH: It was fun.

00:11:47.145 --> 00:11:50.265
MARIAH: You walked in and it's like tons of people everywhere.

00:11:50.265 --> 00:11:53.605
MARIAH: It was a very different vibe from Riviera, but it was fun.

00:11:53.885 --> 00:11:55.505
MARIAH: It was, they were playing good music.

00:11:55.505 --> 00:12:00.885
MARIAH: They had things going on in the lobby, like where the cast members were playing with the kids.

00:12:00.885 --> 00:12:05.345
MARIAH: And so we kind of walked through there and then went to the back to Sebastian's bistro.

00:12:05.345 --> 00:12:06.665
MARIAH: And we really liked that dinner.

00:12:06.665 --> 00:12:12.805
MARIAH: Our table was right next to the window, like overlooking the water and the sun came out, like while we were eating, so that was really nice.

00:12:12.805 --> 00:12:13.505
MARIAH: We got to see it.

00:12:13.505 --> 00:12:15.785
MARIAH: It was really, really relaxing.

00:12:15.785 --> 00:12:17.145
MARIAH: It was a good, good table.

00:12:17.145 --> 00:12:24.045
MARIAH: And the kids did really good, you know, meal time with children is always a little nerve wracking, but they did really good.

00:12:24.045 --> 00:12:25.505
MARIAH: The family style is so nice.

00:12:25.505 --> 00:12:29.585
MARIAH: We did a lot of family style meals where you sit down and the food immediately comes.

00:12:29.585 --> 00:12:34.405
MARIAH: You're not waiting for your, just decide what you want to eat and the food to come out.

00:12:34.465 --> 00:12:35.865
MARIAH: So that was good.

00:12:35.865 --> 00:12:41.285
VIRGINIA: I don't think I, so I've never eaten at Sebastian's and I don't think I realized that it was family style.

00:12:41.285 --> 00:12:41.745
MARIAH: It is.

00:12:41.745 --> 00:12:41.965
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:12:41.965 --> 00:12:42.905
MARIAH: So you get it.

00:12:42.905 --> 00:12:49.445
MARIAH: When they first bring out, they bring out the bread and the butter and I could have just, Virginia, my whole meal could have been the bread and the butter.

00:12:49.445 --> 00:12:50.925
MARIAH: I was just like, keep bringing it.

00:12:50.925 --> 00:12:55.885
MARIAH: Just keep bringing me more like bottomless bread and butter, please.

00:12:55.925 --> 00:12:57.745
MARIAH: I just needed the bread and the butter.

00:12:57.745 --> 00:12:58.385
MARIAH: Brooks did too.

00:12:58.385 --> 00:13:01.705
MARIAH: He ate his weight in that bread and butter and he was under three.

00:13:02.265 --> 00:13:05.745
MARIAH: He didn't have to pay for him even though he ate more than my six-year-old.

00:13:05.745 --> 00:13:10.265
MARIAH: But then they bring out a meat platter and vegetables and rice.

00:13:10.265 --> 00:13:14.005
MARIAH: It's kind of Jamaican themed and so it was really, really good.

00:13:14.005 --> 00:13:16.505
MARIAH: Matt's favorite was the chicken.

00:13:16.505 --> 00:13:18.385
MARIAH: Brooks' favorite was the dessert.

00:13:18.385 --> 00:13:21.505
MARIAH: They have a pineapple bread pudding.

00:13:21.505 --> 00:13:25.405
MARIAH: It's similar to Ohana's, a little bit different.

00:13:25.405 --> 00:13:27.245
MARIAH: Then they have that ice cream on top.

00:13:27.245 --> 00:13:34.725
MARIAH: They brought the kids each just a scoop of the ice cream, which is good because I ate the entire bread pudding just myself.

00:13:34.725 --> 00:13:41.345
MARIAH: My dinner consists of bread, butter, and then bread with caramelized butter for dessert.

00:13:43.385 --> 00:13:45.765
MARIAH: Brooks ate his entire ice cream.

00:13:45.765 --> 00:13:48.325
VIRGINIA: What happens on vacation stays on vacation.

00:13:49.725 --> 00:13:53.885
MARIAH: Hallie was in heaven because this was her first time that she got her special mocktail.

00:13:54.845 --> 00:14:02.285
MARIAH: So they had a menu with cocktails and then kid cocktails or mocktails on the back.

00:14:02.285 --> 00:14:04.005
MARIAH: And so she was so excited.

00:14:04.005 --> 00:14:07.345
MARIAH: I think hers was called the Sebastian Island Paradise.

00:14:07.345 --> 00:14:10.505
MARIAH: And we kept saying that Hallie was in paradise with that.

00:14:10.505 --> 00:14:12.665
MARIAH: It came out with like an orange and a cherry.

00:14:12.665 --> 00:14:15.205
MARIAH: And she just was she was so excited.

00:14:15.205 --> 00:14:18.025
MARIAH: I got the Caribbean Smuggler and it was a really good drink.

00:14:18.025 --> 00:14:19.725
MARIAH: It was one of the best drinks I had all week.

00:14:19.725 --> 00:14:22.285
VIRGINIA: Did Matt enjoy the drinks as well?

00:14:22.285 --> 00:14:23.045
VIRGINIA: Did he have something?

00:14:23.585 --> 00:14:29.305
MARIAH: Yeah, he told me he was like, I really want to try some of your fruity drinks on vacation.

00:14:29.305 --> 00:14:30.145
MARIAH: I think that'll be fun.

00:14:30.145 --> 00:14:31.045
MARIAH: That'll be like vacation.

00:14:31.045 --> 00:14:32.805
MARIAH: I was like, OK, yeah, I'll order you one.

00:14:32.805 --> 00:14:34.645
MARIAH: And then we get there and I was like, what do you want to drink?

00:14:34.645 --> 00:14:36.065
MARIAH: And he was like, I don't know.

00:14:36.065 --> 00:14:36.645
MARIAH: I'm too nervous.

00:14:36.645 --> 00:14:40.925
MARIAH: I'm just going to get my regular, you know, like whatever he usually gets, the bourbon and ginger ale.

00:14:40.925 --> 00:14:42.785
MARIAH: And I was like, that is no fun.

00:14:42.785 --> 00:14:44.225
MARIAH: But he only did that one time.

00:14:44.225 --> 00:14:45.785
MARIAH: The rest of the vacation, he ventured out.

00:14:45.785 --> 00:14:50.705
MARIAH: He got lots of different things and a couple of things that he never tried before and he really liked.

00:14:50.705 --> 00:14:51.805
VIRGINIA: OK, that's good.

00:14:52.145 --> 00:15:03.665
VIRGINIA: You know, it's funny that you said that because the feeling of being on vacation, I sometimes equate with a fruity or a fun drink because you don't order that kind of stuff at home.

00:15:03.845 --> 00:15:19.145
VIRGINIA: And Charles is the same way and so sometimes if it's been a little bit since we've been somewhere and he's kind of like, oh, I really want to go somewhere, we just go to whatever restaurant we're going to for dinner that night and we order something that we would order if we were on vacation.

00:15:19.425 --> 00:15:22.725
VIRGINIA: And it's like we tend mentally that we're on vacation.

00:15:22.725 --> 00:15:25.425
VIRGINIA: So I love that trick of the mind.

00:15:25.425 --> 00:15:27.105
MARIAH: Absolutely.

00:15:27.105 --> 00:15:28.265
VIRGINIA: What was after dinner?

00:15:28.265 --> 00:15:31.905
VIRGINIA: Because I think you thought you might go over to the boardwalk area.

00:15:31.905 --> 00:15:34.925
MARIAH: Yeah, we decided just to call it a day.

00:15:35.345 --> 00:15:36.565
MARIAH: We were winning.

00:15:36.565 --> 00:15:37.865
MARIAH: Why mess it up?

00:15:37.865 --> 00:15:42.505
MARIAH: So we went back to the room and I hadn't unpacked yet and I am an unpacker.

00:15:43.625 --> 00:15:46.085
MARIAH: Matt will tell you that I'm like a neurotic packer.

00:15:46.245 --> 00:15:50.685
MARIAH: I pack all of our clothes in baggies and I like label them.

00:15:50.685 --> 00:15:54.205
MARIAH: I have like reusable baggies and I label them.

00:15:54.205 --> 00:15:57.085
MARIAH: You know, every person has a bag for every day.

00:15:57.085 --> 00:16:09.765
MARIAH: And then like a backup bag and then all of our parks or stuff is in bags and so I needed to like organize my life because on the way down, I had a suitcase for just the hotel on the way down.

00:16:09.765 --> 00:16:13.725
MARIAH: And then I had a suitcase for all of our clothes and then I had a suitcase for all of our park stuff.

00:16:13.925 --> 00:16:18.645
MARIAH: And so I needed just to, for my sanity, organize all the things.

00:16:18.645 --> 00:16:22.005
VIRGINIA: So we did that and then went to bed.

00:16:22.025 --> 00:16:22.725
VIRGINIA: I get it.

00:16:22.725 --> 00:16:33.945
VIRGINIA: And I will say that it makes a big difference for me, especially on a Disney trip, to organize my clothing by day, as opposed to by type of clothing.

00:16:33.945 --> 00:16:39.905
VIRGINIA: Because so much of Disney planning is, what am I going to wear to which park?

00:16:39.905 --> 00:16:40.845
VIRGINIA: And it just makes it easier.

00:16:41.605 --> 00:16:42.325
MARIAH: Absolutely.

00:16:42.325 --> 00:16:43.165
VIRGINIA: Absolutely.

00:16:43.165 --> 00:16:44.365
MARIAH: That's part of the fun for me.

00:16:44.365 --> 00:16:45.525
VIRGINIA: I can get behind that.

00:16:45.525 --> 00:16:46.685
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:16:46.685 --> 00:16:47.125
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:16:47.125 --> 00:16:55.865
VIRGINIA: So Monday, March 31st was an Epcot day, and this was the day that you had multi-pass plans.

00:16:55.865 --> 00:17:01.845
VIRGINIA: So what did you end up booking in advance for your multi-pass preselections?

00:17:01.845 --> 00:17:06.445
MARIAH: So my sweet husband, who never has any opinions about what we do, he doesn't care at all.

00:17:06.745 --> 00:17:08.305
MARIAH: Whatever you want to do, he's on board with.

00:17:08.425 --> 00:17:16.225
MARIAH: He made the comment that maybe we should start with Magic Kingdom and get it out of the way.

00:17:17.365 --> 00:17:21.445
MARIAH: It's our least favorite park, and I'm going to get hate mail for that, but it is.

00:17:21.445 --> 00:17:23.925
MARIAH: And so I thought, you know, that's a good point.

00:17:23.925 --> 00:17:34.545
MARIAH: But also because the previous trip, we started with Epcot and started with Remy, and Brooks hated it, was so upset.

00:17:34.545 --> 00:17:47.545
MARIAH: And so I thought, you know, if we start with Magic Kingdom and do some easy rides that we know he's going to like, just to make sure he gets, you know, okay with it and he's not frightened by the dark and loud noises and things like that.

00:17:47.545 --> 00:17:48.905
MARIAH: So we actually swapped.

00:17:48.905 --> 00:17:51.205
MARIAH: So we did Magic Kingdom today.

00:17:51.205 --> 00:17:54.785
MARIAH: So Magic Kingdom Monday, and we were planning on rope dropping.

00:17:54.785 --> 00:17:56.085
MARIAH: We are big rope droppers.

00:17:56.085 --> 00:17:57.645
MARIAH: I like getting there early.

00:17:57.645 --> 00:18:02.545
MARIAH: My kids are early risers, so might as well take advantage of that early park time.

00:18:02.545 --> 00:18:12.265
MARIAH: But Virginia, they changed the times for park opening the day that I made my lightning lane selections to being a 730 early entry.

00:18:12.265 --> 00:18:14.365
MARIAH: So I was like, oh, that is really early.

00:18:14.365 --> 00:18:15.625
VIRGINIA: That's really early.

00:18:15.625 --> 00:18:17.705
MARIAH: That's 630 our time.

00:18:17.705 --> 00:18:19.845
MARIAH: But that's okay, because we were already up.

00:18:19.845 --> 00:18:20.745
MARIAH: So it was fine.

00:18:20.745 --> 00:18:21.625
VIRGINIA: We can do it.

00:18:21.625 --> 00:18:22.945
MARIAH: We can do it.

00:18:22.945 --> 00:18:27.645
MARIAH: So we woke up at 530 and left our hotel at 644.

00:18:27.645 --> 00:18:30.665
MARIAH: We were going to drive because my husband does not do buses.

00:18:31.405 --> 00:18:37.925
MARIAH: So we drove, we left at 644, and we got to the TTC and parked our car at 654.

00:18:37.925 --> 00:18:39.985
MARIAH: So it only took us 10 minutes to drive.

00:18:39.985 --> 00:18:42.165
MARIAH: We were in the first row of cars.

00:18:42.165 --> 00:18:45.685
MARIAH: And if you get there that early, you don't have to pay for preferred parking.

00:18:45.685 --> 00:18:49.185
MARIAH: We were the first row right behind preferred parking.

00:18:49.185 --> 00:18:50.425
MARIAH: So that was really nice.

00:18:50.425 --> 00:19:02.105
MARIAH: And then we decided to take the ferry, mainly because we'd never done the modern rail before, and it's always nervous at like park opening, you know, rope dropping, trying to figure out things that you've never done before.

00:19:02.105 --> 00:19:03.585
MARIAH: And the kids love the ferry.

00:19:03.585 --> 00:19:04.865
MARIAH: They think it's like a ride.

00:19:04.865 --> 00:19:09.885
MARIAH: So we took the ferry at 710, and breezed through the turnstiles.

00:19:09.885 --> 00:19:10.885
MARIAH: I was really proud of myself.

00:19:10.885 --> 00:19:13.645
MARIAH: I feel like you get an A plus if you don't get stopped by security.

00:19:13.645 --> 00:19:15.885
MARIAH: So I was really proud of myself.

00:19:17.305 --> 00:19:19.045
VIRGINIA: I knew that feeling.

00:19:19.045 --> 00:19:21.445
MARIAH: Yeah, we walked down Main Street.

00:19:21.445 --> 00:19:24.205
MARIAH: And when Brooks saw the castle, it was so sweet.

00:19:24.205 --> 00:19:28.165
MARIAH: He pointed to it and he was like, wow, it was so cool.

00:19:28.365 --> 00:19:30.345
MARIAH: It was like, okay, this is worth it.

00:19:30.345 --> 00:19:37.265
MARIAH: So I was glad that that was our first park day, just to see the castle and see him and being so excited, excited about it.

00:19:37.265 --> 00:19:43.025
MARIAH: So we had decided to rope drop Pooh, because we knew it could get a long line.

00:19:43.025 --> 00:19:45.505
MARIAH: And the standby line is fun.

00:19:45.505 --> 00:19:46.425
MARIAH: It's cute, right?

00:19:46.425 --> 00:19:47.045
MARIAH: For the kids.

00:19:47.045 --> 00:19:53.145
MARIAH: We thought, oh, if we could just like wait in line there in the standby line, there'll be things for kids to do.

00:19:53.145 --> 00:19:54.665
MARIAH: But when we got there, it was down.

00:19:54.705 --> 00:19:55.865
VIRGINIA: Pause one second.

00:19:56.125 --> 00:20:06.665
VIRGINIA: I just want to insert that, based on the timing of your trip, the rules of how Magic Kingdom is rope dropping now had gone into effect.

00:20:06.665 --> 00:20:07.645
VIRGINIA: Is that correct?

00:20:07.645 --> 00:20:08.485
MARIAH: Yes, yes.

00:20:08.485 --> 00:20:10.485
MARIAH: We actually had to wait at the ride.

00:20:10.485 --> 00:20:10.905
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:20:10.905 --> 00:20:29.665
VIRGINIA: So just for listeners, if you've been used to waiting at the hub and kind of being held back there, the reason she's saying that there would be things to do in line is because you can now wait in line at the ride that you would like to rope drop, which, how was that?

00:20:29.665 --> 00:20:30.945
MARIAH: It was very nice.

00:20:30.945 --> 00:20:43.005
MARIAH: I thought it was really nice because instead of a bunch of crowded people waiting there, like before you go to Tomorrowland, we could go ahead and kind of mingle through the crowds.

00:20:43.005 --> 00:20:46.125
MARIAH: And the biggest thing was you could go ahead and park your stroller.

00:20:46.125 --> 00:20:53.405
MARIAH: Because I feel like when you're trying to rope drop with the stroller, you're so far behind because everyone else just goes to the ride and we have to park a stroller.

00:20:53.405 --> 00:20:54.845
VIRGINIA: That's an excellent point.

00:20:54.845 --> 00:20:55.665
MARIAH: It was really nice.

00:20:55.665 --> 00:21:03.345
MARIAH: I felt like we weren't having to rush or like me get in line and Matt parked the stroller and then Matt tried to find us in the line.

00:21:03.345 --> 00:21:04.705
MARIAH: So I thought it was really nice.

00:21:04.705 --> 00:21:09.185
MARIAH: I thought we could wait like in the line, like in the queue.

00:21:09.185 --> 00:21:10.245
MARIAH: But I was wrong.

00:21:10.245 --> 00:21:13.765
MARIAH: For Pooh, they start the line right outside the queue.

00:21:13.765 --> 00:21:16.085
MARIAH: So we couldn't wait and play with all the fun things.

00:21:16.225 --> 00:21:20.385
MARIAH: But I still liked the new rope dropping procedure better.

00:21:20.385 --> 00:21:26.745
VIRGINIA: From Winnie the Pooh, you presumably could see what was going on over at Mine Train.

00:21:26.745 --> 00:21:27.425
MARIAH: Yep.

00:21:27.425 --> 00:21:28.825
VIRGINIA: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

00:21:29.005 --> 00:21:29.905
VIRGINIA: What was that like?

00:21:29.905 --> 00:21:32.685
VIRGINIA: Did it look like it was chaos?

00:21:33.725 --> 00:21:39.465
MARIAH: It was all the way wrapped around to the back as far as I could see.

00:21:39.465 --> 00:21:42.265
MARIAH: So yeah, it looked like we were glad we weren't rope dropping that.

00:21:44.525 --> 00:21:52.185
VIRGINIA: I don't usually rope drop that anyway, but the minute they made that change, I was like, Seven Dwarfs is going to be crazy.

00:21:52.185 --> 00:21:54.205
VIRGINIA: Tron is going to be crazy.

00:21:54.205 --> 00:21:56.065
VIRGINIA: Those are going to be the two areas.

00:21:56.065 --> 00:21:58.365
MARIAH: It was very clear where the lines were.

00:21:58.365 --> 00:22:04.145
MARIAH: It wasn't filling into the park, but to be honest, the park was not busy at all.

00:22:04.205 --> 00:22:09.905
MARIAH: I felt like there was barely anyone there compared to previous times we've rope dropped Magic Kingdom for sure.

00:22:09.905 --> 00:22:14.565
MARIAH: I don't know if it's because they moved it up to 730, and a lot of people don't check.

00:22:14.565 --> 00:22:16.365
MARIAH: You've got to check those park hours.

00:22:16.365 --> 00:22:18.245
MARIAH: They change them all the time.

00:22:20.305 --> 00:22:25.565
MARIAH: I don't know if that was why, but it was not as busy as I thought it was going to be.

00:22:25.565 --> 00:22:27.785
VIRGINIA: So what did you do next?

00:22:28.065 --> 00:22:31.165
MARIAH: So we got in line for poo at 730.

00:22:31.165 --> 00:22:31.985
MARIAH: It was actually down.

00:22:32.545 --> 00:22:34.425
MARIAH: So that was a good use of a rope drop.

00:22:34.425 --> 00:22:36.725
MARIAH: But we got on at 750.

00:22:36.725 --> 00:22:39.605
MARIAH: So for that 20 minutes, we're like, oh, did we go do something else?

00:22:39.605 --> 00:22:40.765
MARIAH: Do we just stay?

00:22:40.765 --> 00:22:45.285
MARIAH: And I was like, there's nothing really else that we need to do that needs to take up a lightning lane.

00:22:45.285 --> 00:22:47.385
MARIAH: So we might as well hang out here.

00:22:47.385 --> 00:22:48.365
MARIAH: The kids were fine.

00:22:48.365 --> 00:22:53.465
MARIAH: They were like playing with on the ground and looking at other kids and just, they were occupied.

00:22:53.465 --> 00:22:56.905
MARIAH: And our rule is that the kids aren't crying, then we don't change the plans.

00:22:56.905 --> 00:22:58.325
MARIAH: So we were good there.

00:22:58.325 --> 00:23:00.825
MARIAH: So we got on poo and Brooks loved it.

00:23:00.945 --> 00:23:03.005
MARIAH: It was so excited.

00:23:03.005 --> 00:23:03.945
MARIAH: Thought it was really cool.

00:23:03.945 --> 00:23:04.965
MARIAH: I really liked that ride.

00:23:04.965 --> 00:23:07.605
MARIAH: I think it's a fun kid ride for sure.

00:23:07.605 --> 00:23:11.705
MARIAH: The little tigger part where you're bouncing up and down is like my favorite part.

00:23:11.705 --> 00:23:13.905
VIRGINIA: I like the part where it feels like you're floating.

00:23:13.905 --> 00:23:14.385
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:23:14.385 --> 00:23:15.045
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:23:15.045 --> 00:23:16.305
MARIAH: I think it's a good ride.

00:23:16.305 --> 00:23:16.985
MARIAH: So we did that.

00:23:16.985 --> 00:23:21.845
MARIAH: And then we went over to Little Mermaid and it was a walk on and we did that.

00:23:21.845 --> 00:23:26.385
MARIAH: And then we went to Dumbo after that at 820.

00:23:27.385 --> 00:23:33.985
MARIAH: And then we scanned in for our first Lightning Lane, which was Buzz at 830.

00:23:33.985 --> 00:23:36.265
MARIAH: And that was our first time riding Buzz.

00:23:36.265 --> 00:23:37.345
MARIAH: And so that was fun.

00:23:37.345 --> 00:23:38.485
MARIAH: Brooks really liked it.

00:23:38.485 --> 00:23:43.325
MARIAH: He liked pointing out all the characters and he liked to pretend like he was shooting the thing.

00:23:43.325 --> 00:23:46.225
MARIAH: Although it's really hard to figure out where you're pointing.

00:23:46.225 --> 00:23:48.665
MARIAH: And I heard that they're going to revamp it.

00:23:48.665 --> 00:23:50.625
MARIAH: And I didn't understand that until I wrote it.

00:23:50.625 --> 00:23:52.225
MARIAH: And I'm like, oh, this is good.

00:23:52.225 --> 00:23:53.265
MARIAH: They need to do that.

00:23:53.985 --> 00:24:01.585
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I'm excited about being able to tell if I actually got a shot because it will physically show me now.

00:24:01.685 --> 00:24:07.185
VIRGINIA: And being able to take the gun out of the holder, which you could do in Disneyland.

00:24:07.185 --> 00:24:15.125
VIRGINIA: And so it makes it so much easier because you don't have to rely on, oh my gosh, I can only point in this one angle right now because of the way my car is turned.

00:24:15.185 --> 00:24:16.925
MARIAH: Yes, yes, that will be good.

00:24:16.925 --> 00:24:19.385
MARIAH: I'm excited that they're doing that.

00:24:19.385 --> 00:24:28.465
MARIAH: So when I scanned in to our first Lightning Lane, I booked Jungle Cruise and it was at 420, was the earliest for that.

00:24:28.465 --> 00:24:31.045
MARIAH: And so then we were hungry for breakfast.

00:24:31.045 --> 00:24:36.165
MARIAH: And so we did a mobile order at Fryers Nook, got the bagel sandwich and the tots.

00:24:36.165 --> 00:24:38.505
MARIAH: I thought the bagel sandwich was pretty good.

00:24:38.505 --> 00:24:42.185
MARIAH: And then we took a potty break there at the Pinocchio Village House Potties.

00:24:42.745 --> 00:24:47.345
MARIAH: My two-year-old is pretty newly potty trained for the past six months.

00:24:47.345 --> 00:24:52.345
MARIAH: So potty breaks are a big part of our trip.

00:24:52.345 --> 00:24:55.745
MARIAH: And then Hallie saw the carousel and that's her favorite ride.

00:24:55.745 --> 00:24:57.645
MARIAH: So we did the carousel, which is super fun.

00:24:57.645 --> 00:25:01.345
MARIAH: She loves like picking out which horse she wants to get.

00:25:01.345 --> 00:25:06.685
MARIAH: And she got, I don't know if it's a Pocahontas horse or what, but it had like feathers all in it.

00:25:06.685 --> 00:25:07.605
MARIAH: And it was so pretty.

00:25:07.605 --> 00:25:09.085
MARIAH: So she was really excited about that.

00:25:09.865 --> 00:25:16.465
MARIAH: And then we walked over and scanned into our Haunted Mansion Lightning Lane at 930.

00:25:16.465 --> 00:25:19.285
MARIAH: This is also our first time doing that one.

00:25:19.285 --> 00:25:27.065
MARIAH: So I tried to prep Brooks and Hallie was saying like it's a Halloween ride, because Brooks loves Halloween.

00:25:27.065 --> 00:25:33.445
MARIAH: And so I tried to prep him because I was afraid he was going to think it was scary, but I just prepped him like it's Halloween, we're going to see ghosts.

00:25:33.445 --> 00:25:35.205
MARIAH: And he really liked it.

00:25:35.205 --> 00:25:36.185
MARIAH: He was not scared at all.

00:25:36.185 --> 00:25:37.065
MARIAH: I thought it was really cool.

00:25:37.805 --> 00:25:43.905
MARIAH: We did get stopped, you know, the ride went down or the delayed or whatever.

00:25:43.905 --> 00:25:50.125
MARIAH: At the very end, where that floating lady keeps saying, hurry back.

00:25:50.125 --> 00:25:56.745
MARIAH: And so Brooks has been saying, like singing that to us all the time now, and it's really creepy.

00:25:58.725 --> 00:26:03.685
MARIAH: And then Hallie, all of a sudden, like yesterday was like, who's Harry Beck?

00:26:03.685 --> 00:26:05.005
MARIAH: And I'm like, what are you talking about?

00:26:05.085 --> 00:26:08.525
MARIAH: She's like, that lady kept saying it over and over again, Harry Beck.

00:26:08.525 --> 00:26:09.505
MARIAH: Like, is that a guy?

00:26:09.505 --> 00:26:12.105
MARIAH: And I'm like, she was saying, hurry back.

00:26:12.105 --> 00:26:17.025
MARIAH: So Hallie thought she was just saying somebody's name the whole time.

00:26:17.025 --> 00:26:18.385
VIRGINIA: That's funny.

00:26:18.385 --> 00:26:21.525
VIRGINIA: Can I clarify, was this also your first time writing it?

00:26:21.525 --> 00:26:22.745
VIRGINIA: Because you said first time.

00:26:22.745 --> 00:26:23.745
VIRGINIA: OK, all right.

00:26:23.745 --> 00:26:25.125
MARIAH: All of our first time writing it.

00:26:25.125 --> 00:26:29.645
VIRGINIA: As many times as you've been now, that is so strange to me.

00:26:29.645 --> 00:26:31.185
VIRGINIA: How did that happen?

00:26:31.185 --> 00:26:32.645
MARIAH: Well, I don't know.

00:26:33.765 --> 00:26:35.205
MARIAH: It was just never a priority.

00:26:35.205 --> 00:26:38.285
MARIAH: And after writing it, I'm going to get so much hate mail.

00:26:38.285 --> 00:26:39.085
MARIAH: It was OK.

00:26:39.085 --> 00:26:40.825
MARIAH: It wasn't nothing special.

00:26:40.825 --> 00:26:42.265
VIRGINIA: You're not going to get hate mail.

00:26:42.265 --> 00:26:43.825
VIRGINIA: I promise you.

00:26:45.465 --> 00:26:46.805
MARIAH: I'm here with all the hot takes.

00:26:46.805 --> 00:26:50.845
MARIAH: I thought it was neat, but it wasn't, there was no nostalgia for me with it.

00:26:50.845 --> 00:26:52.825
MARIAH: And I think that's what other people like about it.

00:26:52.825 --> 00:26:54.605
MARIAH: So it was cool.

00:26:54.605 --> 00:26:55.525
MARIAH: It was OK.

00:26:55.525 --> 00:26:57.345
MARIAH: We probably won't do it again, but that's OK.

00:26:57.345 --> 00:26:57.845
VIRGINIA: You know what?

00:26:57.845 --> 00:27:00.165
VIRGINIA: Everybody's allowed to have their own Disney opinion.

00:27:00.905 --> 00:27:02.565
VIRGINIA: It's totally fine.

00:27:04.405 --> 00:27:12.225
MARIAH: So after that, we went over to Mickey PhilharMagic, which is also my first time doing that.

00:27:12.225 --> 00:27:13.325
VIRGINIA: I love PhilharMagic.

00:27:13.325 --> 00:27:15.245
VIRGINIA: I think it is so slept on.

00:27:15.245 --> 00:27:16.385
MARIAH: It was so good.

00:27:16.385 --> 00:27:18.545
MARIAH: I was like, why have I not done this before?

00:27:18.545 --> 00:27:22.085
MARIAH: Matt and Hallie had done it, but Brooks was asleep.

00:27:22.085 --> 00:27:28.385
MARIAH: He was sleeping in my pack and play, or my front pack, and I was afraid that was going to wake him up the last time.

00:27:28.385 --> 00:27:31.425
MARIAH: So I didn't get to do it last time, and so it was so fun.

00:27:31.425 --> 00:27:32.745
MARIAH: It was one of my favorite things.

00:27:32.745 --> 00:27:33.745
MARIAH: Brooks really liked it.

00:27:33.745 --> 00:27:37.885
MARIAH: I love the music of all the Disney movies, so that's my perfect show.

00:27:37.885 --> 00:27:40.185
MARIAH: I thought that was really cool.

00:27:40.185 --> 00:27:50.205
MARIAH: So after we did that, the one thing that I wanted to do this day was Enchanted Tales with Belle, and it starts at 10.30, so I was like, we're rope dropping Enchanted Tales with Belle.

00:27:50.205 --> 00:27:53.425
MARIAH: So we were there at 10.15 for a 10.30 opening.

00:27:53.425 --> 00:27:56.325
MARIAH: We were the 10th person in line.

00:27:56.325 --> 00:28:10.525
MARIAH: We just used that time to reapply some sunscreen, do some things, and then they came out and we're like, I'm sorry, but Belle is putting some finishing touches and she's not going to be able to start at 10.30.

00:28:10.525 --> 00:28:12.025
MARIAH: We'll let you know.

00:28:12.025 --> 00:28:18.245
MARIAH: So we waited until 10.45 and she still hadn't opened, and the kids were getting restless.

00:28:18.245 --> 00:28:26.505
MARIAH: So we decided to abandon ship and we would just come back whenever it opened, but it didn't open up until the afternoon, which is really sad, so we didn't get to do it.

00:28:27.105 --> 00:28:32.725
MARIAH: I was really upset with that because Hallie had her little bell dress on and she was so excited, but it's okay.

00:28:32.725 --> 00:28:34.165
MARIAH: We can do that next time.

00:28:34.165 --> 00:28:35.545
MARIAH: Yes.

00:28:35.545 --> 00:28:37.665
MARIAH: So we went over to Speedway.

00:28:37.665 --> 00:28:43.865
MARIAH: I had booked a lightning lane for this when we checked into Haunted Mansion.

00:28:43.865 --> 00:28:52.625
MARIAH: But when we scanned in, for whatever reason, our thing turned blue instead of green, and I was like, I promised we had a lightning lane for it.

00:28:52.685 --> 00:28:53.585
MARIAH: So I was pulling it up.

00:28:53.685 --> 00:28:58.965
MARIAH: I usually take a screenshot of mine, and so they could see that we really did have it.

00:28:58.965 --> 00:29:05.965
MARIAH: So she just had me rebook it, and by that time, the current time that I could rebook it wasn't until noon.

00:29:05.965 --> 00:29:07.385
MARIAH: But she just fixed it.

00:29:07.385 --> 00:29:08.045
MARIAH: I don't know.

00:29:08.045 --> 00:29:16.865
MARIAH: She let us go through the lightning lane, which is good because I was not standing in a 20-minute queue to ride the Tomorrowland Speedway, which is awful.

00:29:16.865 --> 00:29:17.765
MARIAH: That's not a hot take.

00:29:17.765 --> 00:29:22.005
MARIAH: I don't know anyone who actually likes that ride, but Brooke saw the cars, so we had to do it.

00:29:22.965 --> 00:29:25.985
MARIAH: Is there a way to drive it that it doesn't do that?

00:29:25.985 --> 00:29:27.145
MARIAH: Because I was driving it.

00:29:27.145 --> 00:29:29.605
MARIAH: Brooks wasn't even driving it, and it looked like I was drunk.

00:29:29.605 --> 00:29:33.105
VIRGINIA: No, because you want to drive it like you would a normal car.

00:29:33.105 --> 00:29:37.925
VIRGINIA: Like you're controlling it as if it behaves like a normal car, and it does not.

00:29:37.925 --> 00:29:44.825
VIRGINIA: And so then you over-correct, and then you're going back and forth, and it's just, it's not good no matter who does it.

00:29:44.825 --> 00:29:50.585
VIRGINIA: I think you just have to sit back and laugh and just, you know, whatever happens, happens.

00:29:50.585 --> 00:29:51.245
MARIAH: That's what I did.

00:29:51.745 --> 00:29:55.685
VIRGINIA: I don't know anybody who really likes it except little kids.

00:29:55.685 --> 00:29:56.625
MARIAH: We have a picture.

00:29:56.625 --> 00:29:57.705
MARIAH: Matt was in front of us.

00:29:57.705 --> 00:30:04.525
MARIAH: Matt and Hallie were in front of me and Brooks, and he like turned around to take a picture of us, and he showed me the picture, and you can't even see Brooks in the car.

00:30:04.525 --> 00:30:05.985
MARIAH: His head is not above that.

00:30:05.985 --> 00:30:06.945
MARIAH: I was like, poor thing.

00:30:06.945 --> 00:30:08.465
MARIAH: He could not even see anything.

00:30:08.465 --> 00:30:10.545
MARIAH: I should have put him in my lap.

00:30:10.545 --> 00:30:11.845
MARIAH: I wasn't thinking.

00:30:11.845 --> 00:30:13.985
MARIAH: And so he just thought mom couldn't drive.

00:30:13.985 --> 00:30:16.905
MARIAH: Like he just didn't know what was going on.

00:30:18.165 --> 00:30:19.125
MARIAH: He didn't complain at all.

00:30:19.225 --> 00:30:21.565
MARIAH: He was such a trooper.

00:30:21.565 --> 00:30:27.045
MARIAH: So after we did that, it was probably around 11 and we were starting to get hungry.

00:30:27.045 --> 00:30:32.605
MARIAH: And so we had a 12 o'clock, we wanted to do the 12 o'clock parade.

00:30:32.605 --> 00:30:35.445
MARIAH: And then we had a 1230 Tiana's Light Kneeling.

00:30:35.445 --> 00:30:41.945
MARIAH: So I thought, why don't we just go ahead and get over to that side of the park and eat some lunch and reset in the air conditioning.

00:30:41.945 --> 00:30:45.885
MARIAH: So I did a mobile order for Pecos Bills and we had never eaten there before.

00:30:45.885 --> 00:30:46.825
MARIAH: And I really liked it.

00:30:47.305 --> 00:30:49.865
MARIAH: I got a salad.

00:30:49.865 --> 00:30:50.805
MARIAH: It was really good.

00:30:50.805 --> 00:30:53.905
MARIAH: It was a Caesar salad with chicken.

00:30:53.905 --> 00:30:55.025
MARIAH: And I thought it was really, really good.

00:30:55.025 --> 00:30:56.385
MARIAH: It was really refreshing.

00:30:56.385 --> 00:30:57.565
MARIAH: The lettuce was really cold.

00:30:57.565 --> 00:30:58.105
MARIAH: It felt good.

00:30:58.105 --> 00:30:59.685
MARIAH: It was hot.

00:30:59.685 --> 00:31:01.105
MARIAH: And Matt got the nachos.

00:31:01.105 --> 00:31:07.365
MARIAH: Kids split the burgers and fries and rice, which was an interesting combo, but Brooks loves rice.

00:31:07.365 --> 00:31:10.045
MARIAH: So he just ate the whole cup of rice, like with his hands.

00:31:10.045 --> 00:31:13.545
MARIAH: He just drank it like a cup.

00:31:13.545 --> 00:31:22.585
MARIAH: And this was a huge win that I didn't even plan to do at all, but we had parked the stroller to the left of the...

00:31:22.585 --> 00:31:25.545
MARIAH: If you're looking at Pecos Bills, there's those little like cross ties.

00:31:25.545 --> 00:31:27.705
MARIAH: It looks like where you would tie your horse off.

00:31:27.705 --> 00:31:32.125
MARIAH: We had parked our stroller to the left there and then went in to eat.

00:31:32.125 --> 00:31:41.165
MARIAH: And then we came out around like 1150 to get ready for the parade and noticed that they had already like cleared everything off.

00:31:41.165 --> 00:31:44.865
MARIAH: They had the ropes up, they had the lines out, and our stroller was perfect.

00:31:45.185 --> 00:31:48.525
MARIAH: Like where our stroller was, was the perfect spot to stand for the parade.

00:31:48.525 --> 00:31:52.225
MARIAH: And we didn't plan like that for that to be our spot holder.

00:31:52.225 --> 00:31:52.845
MARIAH: But that was great.

00:31:52.845 --> 00:31:56.065
MARIAH: I just like turned it around, put the kids in it and then the parade started.

00:31:56.065 --> 00:31:57.705
MARIAH: And that was like, gosh, you're so smart.

00:31:57.705 --> 00:31:58.345
MARIAH: This was the great.

00:31:58.345 --> 00:32:00.125
MARIAH: I was like, I know I am, aren't I?

00:32:00.125 --> 00:32:00.825
VIRGINIA: This is great.

00:32:00.825 --> 00:32:03.225
VIRGINIA: Just take credit.

00:32:03.245 --> 00:32:05.265
MARIAH: It really was good, though.

00:32:05.305 --> 00:32:11.685
MARIAH: So pro tip, I would recommend doing that if you're planning on watching the parade.

00:32:11.685 --> 00:32:13.585
MARIAH: The parade was really good.

00:32:13.585 --> 00:32:19.925
MARIAH: I loved watching it from that area because you don't have to wait for it to get all the way around to you like if you're in the hub.

00:32:19.925 --> 00:32:22.985
MARIAH: Like it starts at 12, like it starts right there.

00:32:22.985 --> 00:32:23.945
MARIAH: So that was really cool.

00:32:23.945 --> 00:32:29.985
MARIAH: And Belle saw Hallie in her dress and like pointed her out and said that she liked her dress.

00:32:29.985 --> 00:32:30.905
MARIAH: So that was really cool.

00:32:30.905 --> 00:32:33.585
MARIAH: So she got some Belle interaction with her Belle dress on.

00:32:33.645 --> 00:32:35.825
VIRGINIA: So like, where were you earlier?

00:32:35.825 --> 00:32:37.925
VIRGINIA: I came to see you.

00:32:39.325 --> 00:32:40.865
MARIAH: No, but we did talk about it afterwards.

00:32:40.865 --> 00:32:42.445
MARIAH: I was like, I guess that's what Belle was doing.

00:32:42.445 --> 00:32:44.965
MARIAH: She was getting ready for this parade.

00:32:44.965 --> 00:32:47.005
MARIAH: So that was fun.

00:32:47.005 --> 00:32:48.425
MARIAH: So yeah, the parade was really cool.

00:32:48.425 --> 00:32:50.405
MARIAH: Hallie really liked it.

00:32:50.405 --> 00:32:51.725
MARIAH: And Brooks really liked it too.

00:32:51.725 --> 00:32:55.605
MARIAH: He was pointing to all the characters and saying their names.

00:32:55.605 --> 00:32:57.045
MARIAH: He was saying some of the characters names.

00:32:57.045 --> 00:32:59.365
MARIAH: I didn't even know he knew who those people were.

00:32:59.365 --> 00:33:00.225
MARIAH: So that was really cool.

00:33:00.725 --> 00:33:05.425
MARIAH: He definitely picks up more than you realize, for sure.

00:33:05.425 --> 00:33:08.885
MARIAH: So after that, it was time for our Tiana's Lightning Lane.

00:33:08.885 --> 00:33:14.945
MARIAH: So Hallie and I split off and Matt took Brooks to the Country Bear Jamboree.

00:33:14.945 --> 00:33:16.665
MARIAH: And they said they really liked it.

00:33:16.665 --> 00:33:20.105
MARIAH: Matt said that Brooks really enjoyed it and it was really engaging.

00:33:20.105 --> 00:33:22.365
MARIAH: This is Brooks' nap time around this time.

00:33:22.365 --> 00:33:27.925
MARIAH: So we were kind of pushing it, staying that late, but I had that Lightning Lane for Tiana's that I wanted to use.

00:33:28.085 --> 00:33:33.885
MARIAH: So Hallie and I went up there and she watched people come down.

00:33:33.885 --> 00:33:35.425
MARIAH: And I said, are you okay?

00:33:35.425 --> 00:33:37.105
MARIAH: And she said, yeah, I'm okay.

00:33:37.105 --> 00:33:39.465
MARIAH: And so she really wanted to try it.

00:33:39.465 --> 00:33:40.485
MARIAH: I was so proud of her.

00:33:40.485 --> 00:33:43.465
MARIAH: So we put our ponchos on, we scanned into our Lightning Lane.

00:33:43.465 --> 00:33:47.985
MARIAH: It was a 55-minute standby line at that point.

00:33:48.025 --> 00:33:58.445
MARIAH: And so we got up there and we just walked all the way through the Lightning Lane, didn't stop at all, put our ponchos on, and I asked to be in the back so that we wouldn't get too wet.

00:33:58.445 --> 00:34:00.405
MARIAH: And we didn't get very wet at all.

00:34:00.405 --> 00:34:06.605
MARIAH: I really liked, to be honest, I thought it was super cute and I loved the, it was so pretty at the end.

00:34:06.605 --> 00:34:07.245
MARIAH: It was so pretty.

00:34:08.325 --> 00:34:10.945
MARIAH: But the whole ride, we're just worried about the drop, right?

00:34:10.945 --> 00:34:15.165
MARIAH: Cause this is our first time doing it and Hallie and I don't do roller coasters.

00:34:15.165 --> 00:34:18.705
MARIAH: And so we're just kind of worried about where the drops were going to come.

00:34:18.705 --> 00:34:22.545
MARIAH: And I knew where the big drop was going to be, right?

00:34:22.545 --> 00:34:25.185
MARIAH: The drop before that one was way worse.

00:34:25.185 --> 00:34:27.145
MARIAH: Nobody prepared me for that one.

00:34:27.145 --> 00:34:28.885
MARIAH: I screamed like a little girl.

00:34:28.885 --> 00:34:30.545
MARIAH: I was like, what is that?

00:34:30.545 --> 00:34:33.765
MARIAH: It was pitch black and we just, it was awful.

00:34:33.765 --> 00:34:35.765
MARIAH: And Hallie was like, oh, was that the drop?

00:34:35.765 --> 00:34:36.325
MARIAH: Are we done?

00:34:36.325 --> 00:34:40.125
MARIAH: And I'm like, no, there's another one.

00:34:41.405 --> 00:34:45.865
MARIAH: The picture, I'll have to send a picture of the ride photo.

00:34:45.865 --> 00:34:48.885
MARIAH: Hallie looks like she's about to puke everywhere.

00:34:48.885 --> 00:34:50.285
VIRGINIA: Oh no.

00:34:51.885 --> 00:34:52.705
MARIAH: She did so good.

00:34:52.705 --> 00:34:54.085
MARIAH: I was so proud of her.

00:34:54.085 --> 00:34:55.925
VIRGINIA: Was she proud of herself?

00:34:55.925 --> 00:34:57.285
MARIAH: She was very proud of herself.

00:34:57.285 --> 00:34:59.085
MARIAH: She was like, I'm glad I did it.

00:34:59.085 --> 00:35:00.805
MARIAH: We're not doing it again.

00:35:02.745 --> 00:35:09.365
MARIAH: When we got to the top and you know, spoilers, Mama Odie's like talking to you and you can see the light, right?

00:35:09.365 --> 00:35:11.725
MARIAH: Like I know this is about to be the big drop.

00:35:11.725 --> 00:35:13.725
MARIAH: Hallie turns to me and she was like, this is it.

00:35:13.725 --> 00:35:15.345
MARIAH: And I was like, yeah, baby, this is it.

00:35:15.345 --> 00:35:17.085
MARIAH: She had her sunglasses up on top of her head.

00:35:17.085 --> 00:35:19.125
MARIAH: She put her sunglasses down and like held on.

00:35:19.125 --> 00:35:19.805
MARIAH: She's like, I'm ready.

00:35:19.805 --> 00:35:21.145
VIRGINIA: Let's do it.

00:35:22.585 --> 00:35:25.125
MARIAH: I was like, I want to be as brave as you, Hallie.

00:35:26.845 --> 00:35:30.325
MARIAH: So then afterwards we met Brooks and Matt back.

00:35:30.365 --> 00:35:31.765
MARIAH: And Matt had the lightning lane too.

00:35:31.765 --> 00:35:36.205
MARIAH: I was like, if you want to go do the lightning lane, like just yourself, just so you get to do it, you can.

00:35:36.205 --> 00:35:37.765
MARIAH: And he was like, no, I'm good.

00:35:37.765 --> 00:35:38.685
MARIAH: Brooks was pooped.

00:35:38.685 --> 00:35:41.625
MARIAH: He was ready to go back at this point.

00:35:41.625 --> 00:35:45.365
MARIAH: So I looked because I was like, I want to do this Enchanted Tales with Belle.

00:35:45.365 --> 00:35:47.705
MARIAH: And it had just come back up.

00:35:47.705 --> 00:35:49.825
MARIAH: I'd been checking all day.

00:35:49.825 --> 00:35:52.845
MARIAH: It had just come back up and it had a 45 minute wait.

00:35:52.845 --> 00:35:55.145
MARIAH: And I was like, oh, there's no way.

00:35:55.145 --> 00:35:55.985
MARIAH: There's no way.

00:35:55.985 --> 00:35:57.265
MARIAH: The kids are going to last for that.

00:35:57.265 --> 00:36:03.545
MARIAH: We had thought about maybe Matt just taking Brooks back and me staying with Hallie, but he wanted mom at that point.

00:36:03.545 --> 00:36:04.605
MARIAH: So that's okay.

00:36:04.605 --> 00:36:06.085
MARIAH: We'll just do it next time.

00:36:06.085 --> 00:36:07.545
VIRGINIA: Technical question.

00:36:07.545 --> 00:36:12.825
VIRGINIA: So Matt had the Lightning Lane for Tiana's.

00:36:12.825 --> 00:36:15.745
VIRGINIA: He did not use it though.

00:36:15.745 --> 00:36:22.085
VIRGINIA: So that prevents you from booking your next Lightning Lane because of that.

00:36:22.085 --> 00:36:23.105
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:36:23.105 --> 00:36:25.905
MARIAH: When we left Magic Kingdom, we didn't go back that night.

00:36:25.905 --> 00:36:26.745
MARIAH: So it was okay.

00:36:27.165 --> 00:36:27.445
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:36:27.685 --> 00:36:28.685
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:36:28.685 --> 00:36:39.005
VIRGINIA: For listeners, if you're going to do that, you either need to let it go or you need to walk up and just tap in and just say, I'm not going to use this.

00:36:39.005 --> 00:36:42.625
VIRGINIA: I'm just tapping in so that it frees up your next Lightning Lane.

00:36:42.625 --> 00:36:43.145
VIRGINIA: Yep.

00:36:43.985 --> 00:36:44.885
MARIAH: Good tip.

00:36:44.885 --> 00:36:45.185
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:36:45.185 --> 00:36:48.845
VIRGINIA: So headed back for a nap at the Riviera, I presume?

00:36:48.845 --> 00:36:49.445
MARIAH: Yes.

00:36:49.445 --> 00:36:50.025
MARIAH: Yes, we did.

00:36:50.025 --> 00:36:57.085
MARIAH: We left at one o'clock and we took the monorail back this time because I was like, I want to try the monorail.

00:36:57.085 --> 00:37:00.025
MARIAH: I want to try it when it's low stakes.

00:37:00.025 --> 00:37:01.805
MARIAH: We have never ridden the monorail at all.

00:37:01.805 --> 00:37:05.265
MARIAH: I think Matt probably has, but I had never ridden it.

00:37:05.265 --> 00:37:10.005
MARIAH: So it was pulling up as we were walking out of the Magic Kingdom.

00:37:10.005 --> 00:37:16.345
MARIAH: So we pulled up and I made sure it was going to the right spot because I'm always worried I'm going to get on the wrong monorail.

00:37:16.425 --> 00:37:18.625
MARIAH: So I made sure it was going to the right spot.

00:37:18.625 --> 00:37:24.665
MARIAH: Then we got in and the guy behind me was talking about going back to his resort, back to the poly.

00:37:24.885 --> 00:37:27.865
MARIAH: And I was like, oh no, we got on the wrong one.

00:37:27.865 --> 00:37:31.925
MARIAH: I thought I got on the right one, but it turns out he was on the wrong one, not me.

00:37:31.925 --> 00:37:32.445
VIRGINIA: So that was good.

00:37:32.445 --> 00:37:39.585
VIRGINIA: Well, here's the real quicker is if you're going to the TTC, either one of them will work for you.

00:37:39.585 --> 00:37:41.825
VIRGINIA: It's just one of them gets you there faster.

00:37:41.825 --> 00:37:42.585
MARIAH: Yes.

00:37:42.585 --> 00:37:45.725
VIRGINIA: So you were on the right one no matter what you got on.

00:37:45.725 --> 00:37:45.865
MARIAH: Yes.

00:37:45.865 --> 00:37:47.885
VIRGINIA: It doesn't matter how long it was going to take you.

00:37:47.885 --> 00:37:48.165
MARIAH: Yes.

00:37:48.165 --> 00:37:48.705
MARIAH: That's fair.

00:37:48.705 --> 00:37:49.805
MARIAH: That's fair.

00:37:49.805 --> 00:37:52.325
MARIAH: So we got back to our hotel at 1.30.

00:37:52.785 --> 00:37:54.865
MARIAH: So I thought that wasn't a bad transit time.

00:37:54.865 --> 00:37:58.465
MARIAH: We were in Magic Kingdom on Main Street at 1 o'clock.

00:37:58.465 --> 00:38:01.585
MARIAH: We took the monorail back, walked back to our car.

00:38:01.585 --> 00:38:04.145
MARIAH: We were back in our room at the Riviera at 1.30.

00:38:04.145 --> 00:38:08.185
MARIAH: So 30 minutes total from park to room.

00:38:08.185 --> 00:38:09.725
MARIAH: I thought that was pretty good.

00:38:09.725 --> 00:38:11.485
MARIAH: And so we took a nap.

00:38:11.485 --> 00:38:12.605
MARIAH: Everyone took a nap.

00:38:12.605 --> 00:38:15.465
MARIAH: Even Hallie fell asleep, which was really nice.

00:38:15.465 --> 00:38:19.625
MARIAH: And so we woke up around 3.30 and went to the pool.

00:38:22.345 --> 00:38:29.005
MARIAH: I tried to convince them to go back to Magic Kingdom, but Matt doesn't really like Magic Kingdom.

00:38:29.005 --> 00:38:31.525
MARIAH: There wasn't a lot of things for us left to do.

00:38:31.525 --> 00:38:33.985
MARIAH: I had a lightning lane for pirates.

00:38:33.985 --> 00:38:41.865
MARIAH: I had a lightning lane for Aladdin and a lightning lane for Jungle Cruise all set up, ready to go.

00:38:41.865 --> 00:38:43.605
MARIAH: No, couldn't convince anybody to come back.

00:38:43.605 --> 00:38:44.865
MARIAH: They just wanted to go to the pool.

00:38:44.865 --> 00:38:47.325
MARIAH: So that's what we did.

00:38:47.325 --> 00:38:53.465
MARIAH: And while we were at the pool, we took the kids over to the splash pad area at Riviera, which was really nice.

00:38:53.465 --> 00:38:54.445
MARIAH: That was really cool.

00:38:54.445 --> 00:38:57.025
MARIAH: And Hallie really enjoyed doing those slides.

00:38:57.025 --> 00:39:00.785
MARIAH: Those were slides that were more her speed.

00:39:00.785 --> 00:39:05.765
MARIAH: And there's a maximum height for kids to play there.

00:39:05.765 --> 00:39:11.045
MARIAH: So that was good because that way other kids weren't splashing on Brooks and stuff like that.

00:39:11.045 --> 00:39:11.965
MARIAH: Which was nice.

00:39:11.965 --> 00:39:15.885
MARIAH: Hallie was probably like four inches shorter than the maximum.

00:39:15.885 --> 00:39:19.225
MARIAH: So she still has some time that she can play in that area, too.

00:39:20.445 --> 00:39:23.405
MARIAH: And then while we were over there, we were watching the kiddos play.

00:39:23.405 --> 00:39:25.345
MARIAH: Matt was like, what's the plan for dinner?

00:39:25.345 --> 00:39:28.525
MARIAH: And I was like, well, the plan for dinner was Magic Kingdom.

00:39:28.525 --> 00:39:31.265
MARIAH: So I don't know, what do you want to eat for dinner?

00:39:31.265 --> 00:39:34.605
MARIAH: He was like, what are the chances we could get Topolino's dinner?

00:39:34.605 --> 00:39:37.445
MARIAH: And I was like, also the plan was to eat something cheap for dinner.

00:39:37.445 --> 00:39:39.885
MARIAH: And that's the opposite.

00:39:39.885 --> 00:39:41.065
MARIAH: But I'll look.

00:39:41.065 --> 00:39:43.045
MARIAH: And sure enough, there was a reservation at 7.

00:39:43.945 --> 00:39:49.965
MARIAH: So we got the kids out of the pool and got them ready.

00:39:49.965 --> 00:39:56.545
MARIAH: And I didn't have any nice clothes to wear because I wasn't planning on eating, you know, any nice dinners that night, which was fine.

00:39:56.545 --> 00:39:58.245
MARIAH: Like they'll take you and whatever.

00:39:58.325 --> 00:40:00.505
MARIAH: It's not like it has a dress code or anything.

00:40:00.505 --> 00:40:04.845
MARIAH: So I was there and I had like a, I had a dress, but it wasn't a fancy dress or anything.

00:40:04.845 --> 00:40:07.305
MARIAH: And my Crocs, because those are my pool shoes.

00:40:07.305 --> 00:40:10.145
MARIAH: Like that's the only sandals I brought with me.

00:40:10.145 --> 00:40:12.445
MARIAH: Just rolled up into Topolino's with my Crocs on.

00:40:12.905 --> 00:40:15.225
VIRGINIA: Other people doing the same.

00:40:15.225 --> 00:40:20.205
VIRGINIA: It is such a mixed bag at the Disney restaurants because of people coming from the parks and everything.

00:40:20.205 --> 00:40:21.045
MARIAH: Yeah, yeah.

00:40:21.045 --> 00:40:22.725
MARIAH: And it's one of our favorite restaurants.

00:40:22.725 --> 00:40:25.705
MARIAH: So I wasn't going to complain about, about going there for sure.

00:40:25.725 --> 00:40:27.345
MARIAH: So we went there.

00:40:27.345 --> 00:40:36.345
MARIAH: I do like it that they, if you're going there with kids, they sit you in an area of the restaurant, like one area of the restaurant.

00:40:36.345 --> 00:40:46.525
MARIAH: And then I noticed when I went to the terrace, that all the like couples and like groups of people without kids were in the back of the restaurant, which I thought was really nice.

00:40:46.525 --> 00:40:48.845
MARIAH: That way, like we aren't bothering them.

00:40:48.845 --> 00:40:53.325
MARIAH: Maybe that was coincidental, but it felt planned that we were put in one corner of the restaurant.

00:40:53.325 --> 00:40:56.725
MARIAH: That was totally okay with me, with my feral children.

00:40:58.785 --> 00:41:01.645
MARIAH: This is one of Matt's favorite dinners of the trip.

00:41:01.645 --> 00:41:04.405
MARIAH: He got an espresso martini.

00:41:04.405 --> 00:41:09.285
MARIAH: He like ordered it and I turned around and I'm like, who are you and what have you done with my bourbon drinking husband?

00:41:09.285 --> 00:41:10.665
VIRGINIA: It's Vacation Matt.

00:41:10.685 --> 00:41:12.925
MARIAH: It's Vacation Matt and I am here for it.

00:41:12.925 --> 00:41:14.825
MARIAH: He really liked it.

00:41:14.825 --> 00:41:16.465
MARIAH: I got a glass of wine.

00:41:16.465 --> 00:41:20.825
MARIAH: They recommended, it was called a Rosé Regalia, I think.

00:41:20.825 --> 00:41:21.565
MARIAH: It was really good.

00:41:21.565 --> 00:41:23.605
MARIAH: It was one of my favorite drinks of the trip.

00:41:23.605 --> 00:41:24.385
MARIAH: It was really nice.

00:41:24.385 --> 00:41:28.965
MARIAH: It was chilled, a little sparkling, really, really good.

00:41:28.965 --> 00:41:31.645
MARIAH: He got the filet and he really enjoyed it.

00:41:31.645 --> 00:41:33.645
MARIAH: It was really cooked really well.

00:41:33.645 --> 00:41:35.945
MARIAH: I got the scallops, which is what I get every time.

00:41:35.945 --> 00:41:36.505
MARIAH: They're so good.

00:41:37.565 --> 00:41:40.345
MARIAH: The kids split the steak and macaroni.

00:41:40.345 --> 00:41:44.285
MARIAH: It was not very much food and I was nervous because my kids are good eaters.

00:41:44.285 --> 00:41:47.405
MARIAH: I was like, shoot, I probably should have gotten two of them, but it was $18.

00:41:47.405 --> 00:41:51.705
MARIAH: I wasn't going to pay that for twice if they weren't going to eat it.

00:41:51.705 --> 00:41:53.685
MARIAH: But it ended up being plenty of food.

00:41:53.685 --> 00:41:57.505
MARIAH: They were too busy eating the bread and everything else.

00:41:57.505 --> 00:42:00.685
MARIAH: And the macaroni Hallie said was the best macaroni she'd ever had.

00:42:00.685 --> 00:42:02.465
MARIAH: So that was really good.

00:42:04.025 --> 00:42:07.485
MARIAH: And then we got the tiramisu creme brulee for dessert.

00:42:07.485 --> 00:42:08.885
MARIAH: And it was fantastic.

00:42:08.885 --> 00:42:10.165
MARIAH: We always get the creme brulee.

00:42:10.165 --> 00:42:14.945
MARIAH: And it changes like kind of seasonally what the creme brulee is.

00:42:14.945 --> 00:42:17.145
MARIAH: And this one was really, really good.

00:42:17.145 --> 00:42:26.865
MARIAH: So we left there around 8.15 and went back to the room, let the kiddos watch the show while we packed up for the next day, repacked our park bag, that type of thing.

00:42:26.865 --> 00:42:28.945
MARIAH: And we were in bed by 9.

00:42:28.945 --> 00:42:30.085
VIRGINIA: Wow.

00:42:30.085 --> 00:42:35.845
VIRGINIA: That's a lot you packed into a day, even not staying at the park the entire time.

00:42:35.845 --> 00:42:36.745
MARIAH: Yes, it was.

00:42:36.745 --> 00:42:38.185
MARIAH: We were tired.

00:42:38.185 --> 00:42:38.485
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:42:38.485 --> 00:42:42.085
VIRGINIA: So that brings us to Tuesday, April 1st, which was April Fool's Day.

00:42:42.085 --> 00:42:47.645
VIRGINIA: And Hallie was planning an April Fool's Day joke, you told me, in our pre-trip interview.

00:42:47.645 --> 00:42:52.325
VIRGINIA: So inquiring minds want to know, what was this joke?

00:42:52.325 --> 00:42:52.725
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:42:52.725 --> 00:42:57.345
MARIAH: So the April Fool's Day joke is we were in on it together, me and Hallie were.

00:42:57.345 --> 00:43:08.445
MARIAH: We were on the Skyliner on our way to Hollywood Studios and I checked my phone and Hallie said, Oh no, Hollywood Studios is closed, dad.

00:43:08.445 --> 00:43:10.145
MARIAH: We can't go to the parks.

00:43:10.145 --> 00:43:11.825
MARIAH: And Matt, he actually fell for it.

00:43:11.825 --> 00:43:15.165
MARIAH: He looked at me, he was like, what is she talking about?

00:43:15.165 --> 00:43:19.325
MARIAH: And I was like, yeah, I just got a notification that they have a delayed opening.

00:43:19.325 --> 00:43:21.325
MARIAH: I don't know what time they're going to open.

00:43:21.325 --> 00:43:23.925
MARIAH: And he was like, you're not crying.

00:43:23.925 --> 00:43:26.125
MARIAH: So I don't feel like this is true.

00:43:27.785 --> 00:43:29.685
MARIAH: But for a second, we had him.

00:43:29.685 --> 00:43:31.205
MARIAH: So she thought that was really fun.

00:43:31.205 --> 00:43:32.565
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

00:43:32.565 --> 00:43:34.945
VIRGINIA: So did you make it over there for Rope Drop?

00:43:34.945 --> 00:43:37.085
MARIAH: Oh yeah, of course we did, we did.

00:43:37.085 --> 00:43:40.105
MARIAH: So we woke up at 630, early entry was 830.

00:43:40.105 --> 00:43:41.125
MARIAH: So that was nice.

00:43:41.125 --> 00:43:44.545
MARIAH: A little bit later, we got on the Skyliner at 730.

00:43:44.545 --> 00:43:51.665
MARIAH: There was no line transferred at Caribbean Beach at 735, off at Hollywood Studios at 739.

00:43:51.665 --> 00:43:53.905
MARIAH: Can I just say how nice the Skyliner is?

00:43:54.325 --> 00:43:58.485
MARIAH: Like it is a game changer if you have little kids.

00:43:58.485 --> 00:44:03.085
MARIAH: We have a stroller where it's the tandem, like one behind the other.

00:44:03.085 --> 00:44:07.285
MARIAH: And we pack that stroller and finagle it into our car.

00:44:07.285 --> 00:44:14.985
MARIAH: It is the most inconvenient thing to fold and pack, but we do that just so we can take it on the Skyliner and not have to break it down.

00:44:14.985 --> 00:44:22.965
MARIAH: And so it is so nice to just, from our room to the park where they're in 10 minutes and never have to fold a stroller, which is amazing.

00:44:23.085 --> 00:44:25.605
VIRGINIA: I think folding strollers is the worst.

00:44:25.605 --> 00:44:26.165
MARIAH: Oh, it's awful.

00:44:26.165 --> 00:44:28.705
VIRGINIA: Especially under pressure, I will just say.

00:44:28.705 --> 00:44:37.945
VIRGINIA: Like if you're waiting to get on a bus, and suddenly it's your turn, it is like the stroller folding Olympics where you're like, how well can I do it this time?

00:44:37.945 --> 00:44:39.325
VIRGINIA: Will I, will I medal?

00:44:39.325 --> 00:44:41.045
VIRGINIA: Am I going to be on the podium?

00:44:41.045 --> 00:44:42.725
MARIAH: Will I still be married by the end of it?

00:44:42.725 --> 00:44:45.265
MARIAH: You know, it's very stressful.

00:44:45.265 --> 00:44:46.745
MARIAH: True, true.

00:44:48.345 --> 00:44:53.525
MARIAH: So we got to Hollywood Studios, and we got a B for the security line.

00:44:53.525 --> 00:44:54.745
MARIAH: This day we got stopped.

00:44:54.745 --> 00:44:55.705
MARIAH: Well, Matt got stopped.

00:44:55.705 --> 00:44:56.405
MARIAH: I got an A.

00:44:56.405 --> 00:44:58.125
MARIAH: Matt got stopped.

00:44:58.125 --> 00:45:07.825
MARIAH: I had put the iPad in the bag for just in case that we needed it, and I had forgotten that I had done that, and so that's what set it off this time.

00:45:07.825 --> 00:45:08.925
MARIAH: Oh, really?

00:45:08.925 --> 00:45:10.505
MARIAH: Yeah, we knew better than to do that.

00:45:11.665 --> 00:45:17.445
MARIAH: I could have sworn it was in the bag at Magic Kingdom, and we didn't get stopped, but I don't know.

00:45:17.445 --> 00:45:27.685
VIRGINIA: Well, first of all, the sensors at each park are slightly different, because you've been walking with the same exact things into different parks and their sensitivity is slightly different.

00:45:27.685 --> 00:45:42.065
VIRGINIA: So that doesn't surprise me, but it does surprise me that an iPad would set it off, because it's basically a giant phone, and that sort of thing is not usually what triggers it.

00:45:42.065 --> 00:45:42.605
MARIAH: Right.

00:45:42.605 --> 00:45:45.185
MARIAH: That's what the security guard told Matt it was.

00:45:45.185 --> 00:45:53.885
MARIAH: I think it was Brooks' hat, because Brooks' hat I had put in the bag, and it's one of those like thick build caps, and I think it probably had metal in it.

00:45:53.885 --> 00:45:54.805
MARIAH: I don't know.

00:45:54.805 --> 00:45:58.805
MARIAH: But either way, I took both of those out for the next time, but we never got stopped again.

00:45:58.805 --> 00:46:02.325
MARIAH: So I thought I was, I thought, I felt like we were doing pretty good.

00:46:02.325 --> 00:46:08.925
MARIAH: We were held at the gate to get like, to scan into the park until 8 a.m.

00:46:08.925 --> 00:46:14.845
MARIAH: And I would say, you know, all, it was definitely busier than the day before at Magic Kingdom for rope drop.

00:46:15.425 --> 00:46:19.685
MARIAH: I would say we're probably 30 people back in our queue.

00:46:19.685 --> 00:46:22.665
MARIAH: And then we were let in at 8 a.m.

00:46:22.665 --> 00:46:25.565
MARIAH: to go to our, wherever we wanted to rope drop.

00:46:25.565 --> 00:46:28.365
MARIAH: And we were going to rope drop Mickey and Minnie's runaway railway.

00:46:28.365 --> 00:46:35.765
MARIAH: So this is one of the days where we didn't have lightning lanes, just because we don't, we don't ride anything with the height requirement.

00:46:35.765 --> 00:46:38.305
MARIAH: And I didn't feel like it was worth it to get lightning lanes this day.

00:46:38.305 --> 00:46:40.385
MARIAH: And it wasn't, we did, we did really well.

00:46:40.385 --> 00:46:45.245
MARIAH: So we rode Mickey's and Minnie's, they let us in at 825.

00:46:45.245 --> 00:46:50.045
MARIAH: And we ran the second show, which was good and loved that ride.

00:46:50.045 --> 00:46:51.585
MARIAH: Brooks thought it was great.

00:46:51.585 --> 00:46:55.965
MARIAH: Hallie really like caught on to a lot more details this time than she has in the past.

00:46:55.965 --> 00:46:58.005
MARIAH: It was really fun.

00:46:58.005 --> 00:46:59.925
MARIAH: So that was a really good ride.

00:46:59.925 --> 00:47:06.485
MARIAH: And we were off at 839 and I looked at the standby queue and it was 30 minutes when we got off at 839.

00:47:06.485 --> 00:47:09.225
MARIAH: So that was a good use of a rope drop.

00:47:09.225 --> 00:47:14.325
MARIAH: And then we walked back to Toy Story Mania and that was a walk on.

00:47:14.325 --> 00:47:20.625
MARIAH: So I was glad that we did that order of the Mickey Minis first and then Toy Story Mania.

00:47:20.625 --> 00:47:23.965
MARIAH: So we walked on that which was really fun.

00:47:23.965 --> 00:47:25.145
MARIAH: Brooks really liked that.

00:47:25.145 --> 00:47:28.845
MARIAH: He liked to try to shoot the little gun there.

00:47:28.845 --> 00:47:36.445
MARIAH: And Hallie and Matt were doing a competition against me and Brooks and she thought that was really fun that they won.

00:47:36.445 --> 00:47:37.205
MARIAH: So that was good.

00:47:37.825 --> 00:47:38.605
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:47:38.605 --> 00:47:50.185
MARIAH: And I had meant to mobile orders Woody's Lunch Box before we got on Toy Story Mania, but in the rush of just getting to the ride and everything I forgot to hit submit.

00:47:50.185 --> 00:47:55.285
MARIAH: So by the time I pulled it up, it was still like there hanging out and I hadn't hit submit yet.

00:47:55.285 --> 00:47:58.365
MARIAH: So our return time got a little bit down the road.

00:47:58.365 --> 00:47:59.245
MARIAH: So that's a pro tip.

00:47:59.245 --> 00:48:02.485
MARIAH: If you're wanting to do that, do it before.

00:48:02.485 --> 00:48:03.665
MARIAH: Go ahead and schedule it out.

00:48:04.965 --> 00:48:08.045
MARIAH: And so we got breakfast bowls and the raspberry pop tart.

00:48:08.045 --> 00:48:09.925
MARIAH: I really liked the raspberry pop tart.

00:48:09.925 --> 00:48:13.325
MARIAH: I think I ate more of it than the kids did.

00:48:13.325 --> 00:48:14.845
MARIAH: The breakfast bowls are really good.

00:48:14.845 --> 00:48:18.725
MARIAH: They're really filling and my kids need like legit breakfast.

00:48:18.725 --> 00:48:23.245
MARIAH: They don't do like muffins or pop tarts or anything like they need like eggs and protein.

00:48:23.245 --> 00:48:25.185
MARIAH: So that was a good breakfast.

00:48:25.185 --> 00:48:29.605
VIRGINIA: Those Woody's breakfast bowls are a favorite in our household, particularly for Alex.

00:48:29.805 --> 00:48:37.925
VIRGINIA: And the past, I would say, at least three Christmases now, we have made that on Christmas morning.

00:48:37.925 --> 00:48:38.225
VIRGINIA: We do.

00:48:38.225 --> 00:48:39.045
MARIAH: That's a great idea.

00:48:39.045 --> 00:48:39.725
VIRGINIA: We recreate it.

00:48:39.725 --> 00:48:41.025
VIRGINIA: It's super easy.

00:48:41.025 --> 00:48:52.165
VIRGINIA: You just get frozen tater tots and then you get some kind of sausage or something that you like and you scramble some eggs and then some kind of gravy to drizzle on it.

00:48:52.165 --> 00:48:57.085
VIRGINIA: And then you just got to get the green onions and cut those up to sprinkle on top.

00:48:57.145 --> 00:49:00.905
VIRGINIA: Because that's, I feel like, what makes the huge difference, in my opinion, at least.

00:49:00.905 --> 00:49:01.545
MARIAH: Okay.

00:49:01.545 --> 00:49:06.585
VIRGINIA: And it is a super easy, savory item for our breakfast.

00:49:06.585 --> 00:49:11.825
VIRGINIA: And then for, like, we usually do a sweet thing, too, like a Nutella thing as well.

00:49:11.825 --> 00:49:16.445
VIRGINIA: But but Christmas morning now, Alex just expects a Woody's breakfast bowl every Christmas morning.

00:49:16.445 --> 00:49:17.465
MARIAH: Oh, I love that tradition.

00:49:17.465 --> 00:49:18.125
MARIAH: That's awesome.

00:49:18.125 --> 00:49:19.045
MARIAH: We'll have to make those.

00:49:19.045 --> 00:49:19.825
MARIAH: That's that is true.

00:49:19.825 --> 00:49:21.125
MARIAH: That would be easy to make.

00:49:21.165 --> 00:49:23.005
HALLIE: Yeah.

00:49:23.005 --> 00:49:25.905
MARIAH: Hallie was dressed up like an alien this day.

00:49:25.905 --> 00:49:28.325
MARIAH: She wanted to dress up like an alien from Toy Story.

00:49:28.325 --> 00:49:30.105
MARIAH: She'd been talking about it for months.

00:49:30.105 --> 00:49:34.565
MARIAH: And so she picked out her whole outfit herself.

00:49:34.565 --> 00:49:38.385
MARIAH: She got it like got on Amazon and we were like looking at different things.

00:49:38.385 --> 00:49:41.165
MARIAH: So she got a headband with like eyes on it.

00:49:41.165 --> 00:49:44.045
MARIAH: So she had lots of fun character interactions with that.

00:49:44.045 --> 00:49:47.805
MARIAH: Every time a character would see her, they'd be like, oh, you have six eyes.

00:49:47.805 --> 00:49:48.645
MARIAH: What are you?

00:49:48.645 --> 00:49:50.425
MARIAH: And her shirt had an alien on it.

00:49:50.525 --> 00:49:51.205
MARIAH: It was so cute.

00:49:51.205 --> 00:49:52.865
MARIAH: She really liked that.

00:49:52.865 --> 00:49:58.365
MARIAH: People kept talking to her about the claw and she thought that was really cool.

00:49:58.365 --> 00:50:04.225
MARIAH: So we went down Pixar Lane and saw the characters down that little strip.

00:50:04.225 --> 00:50:05.285
VIRGINIA: Was it Edna Mode?

00:50:05.285 --> 00:50:05.885
VIRGINIA: Was she there?

00:50:05.885 --> 00:50:06.285
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:50:06.285 --> 00:50:07.705
MARIAH: Edna Mode was there.

00:50:07.705 --> 00:50:09.885
MARIAH: Frozone was kind of walking around.

00:50:09.885 --> 00:50:10.805
MARIAH: Sully, Mrs.

00:50:10.805 --> 00:50:11.985
MARIAH: Incredible.

00:50:11.985 --> 00:50:15.785
MARIAH: We didn't stop at all of them because they had a pretty good little line.

00:50:15.785 --> 00:50:20.385
MARIAH: And the thing about those is that they're only out for like 15 to 20 minutes at a time.

00:50:21.405 --> 00:50:24.965
MARIAH: So, you could stand in line and then they leave.

00:50:25.485 --> 00:50:31.005
MARIAH: And then you have to wait for the next character to come around, which is hard to explain to a two-year-old.

00:50:31.005 --> 00:50:37.085
MARIAH: He kind of gets, we're waiting in line for something, but he would totally not get it if we were waiting in line and then that character left.

00:50:37.085 --> 00:50:42.605
MARIAH: So, we did not get any lines that had anybody already in them.

00:50:42.605 --> 00:50:46.765
MARIAH: When we walked up, there wasn't anybody in the line for the very last one.

00:50:46.765 --> 00:50:48.685
MARIAH: So, I knew a character was about to come out.

00:50:49.285 --> 00:50:50.445
MARIAH: So, we kind of just hung around.

00:50:50.445 --> 00:50:51.045
MARIAH: And then Mrs.

00:50:51.045 --> 00:50:53.565
MARIAH: Incredible came out, which Brooks loves.

00:50:53.565 --> 00:50:55.065
MARIAH: And so, that was really cool.

00:50:55.065 --> 00:51:00.265
MARIAH: We got some really cool pictures with him and her, and it was really fun.

00:51:02.385 --> 00:51:10.865
MARIAH: And so, after that, we went to the Disney Junior Play and Dance party, which is one of our favorite things to do.

00:51:11.065 --> 00:51:14.445
MARIAH: We do that every time, and that was really fun.

00:51:14.445 --> 00:51:21.545
MARIAH: It was funny because, you know, the kids usually are like, up dancing and jumping around and having so much fun.

00:51:21.545 --> 00:51:24.745
MARIAH: And I looked over and Hallie's like sitting down, like she wasn't standing up.

00:51:24.745 --> 00:51:25.545
MARIAH: And I'm like, what are you doing?

00:51:25.545 --> 00:51:26.525
MARIAH: Like stand up and dance.

00:51:26.525 --> 00:51:28.945
MARIAH: And she like kind of got a little embarrassed.

00:51:28.945 --> 00:51:32.225
MARIAH: And I like had a full blown meltdown there.

00:51:32.225 --> 00:51:34.245
MARIAH: I'm like, oh my gosh, she's embarrassed.

00:51:34.245 --> 00:51:35.225
MARIAH: Like she's growing up.

00:51:35.225 --> 00:51:38.285
MARIAH: Like she doesn't want to do these little kid things.

00:51:38.285 --> 00:51:39.905
MARIAH: And that, I don't know.

00:51:39.905 --> 00:51:43.525
MARIAH: It's just like every year you do different things and you just watch them grow up.

00:51:43.525 --> 00:51:50.005
MARIAH: And it's very interesting to see like what things she likes last year versus which things she likes this year.

00:51:50.005 --> 00:51:54.285
MARIAH: But by the end of the party, she was like up dancing.

00:51:54.285 --> 00:52:06.745
MARIAH: And so I was like, okay, I still have a little bit of time, you know, but it just makes you realize how short these years are where they have like this pure joy and innocence where like they're not embarrassed about anything.

00:52:06.745 --> 00:52:08.685
MARIAH: Like they're not trying to be cool.

00:52:08.685 --> 00:52:11.765
MARIAH: Like she went to kindergarten and now she knows what being cool is.

00:52:11.765 --> 00:52:13.665
MARIAH: And I was just like, no, go back.

00:52:14.705 --> 00:52:16.765
MARIAH: Go back to being my little baby.

00:52:16.765 --> 00:52:22.025
VIRGINIA: You're going to catch glimpses of that even as she gets even older.

00:52:22.025 --> 00:52:27.805
VIRGINIA: Like every once in a while, I see in Alex's face that little kid.

00:52:27.805 --> 00:52:36.625
VIRGINIA: And I always think of the scene in the movie Hook when the kid is moving around his face and then says, oh, there you are.

00:52:36.625 --> 00:52:39.125
VIRGINIA: And that's what I feel when I'm looking at Alex.

00:52:39.125 --> 00:52:40.985
VIRGINIA: And now I'm going to get teary.

00:52:41.045 --> 00:52:49.845
VIRGINIA: But, you know, you just, I look and I'm like, just two seconds ago, I was holding you in my arms and watching you learn how to walk.

00:52:49.845 --> 00:52:50.925
VIRGINIA: And here you are.

00:52:50.925 --> 00:52:55.245
VIRGINIA: And now you're this giant man who's taller than me.

00:52:55.245 --> 00:52:57.365
VIRGINIA: But that baby is still in there.

00:52:57.365 --> 00:53:00.445
VIRGINIA: And so you're going to see her in glimpses.

00:53:00.445 --> 00:53:03.665
VIRGINIA: It's like she's going to come back to visit you just from time to time.

00:53:03.665 --> 00:53:04.085
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:53:04.085 --> 00:53:04.505
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:53:04.505 --> 00:53:07.005
MARIAH: And I think that's one of the things I love about Disney so much.

00:53:07.065 --> 00:53:11.505
MARIAH: Just like those glimpses are like ingrained in our memory, right?

00:53:11.505 --> 00:53:27.605
MARIAH: Because it's this big event where we have these long term memories of her being so excited and so overjoyed and just pure childhood bliss of getting to see that in action is really special.

00:53:27.605 --> 00:53:28.025
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:53:28.025 --> 00:53:30.065
VIRGINIA: And it's why the movie Inside Out is so brilliant.

00:53:30.065 --> 00:53:33.965
VIRGINIA: Because when you watch it, you're just like, oh my God, this is so true.

00:53:33.965 --> 00:53:34.365
MARIAH: So true.

00:53:35.085 --> 00:53:35.485
MARIAH: Yes.

00:53:35.485 --> 00:53:36.705
MARIAH: Yes.

00:53:36.705 --> 00:53:37.285
MARIAH: Okay.

00:53:37.285 --> 00:53:43.865
MARIAH: Well, after I dried all my tears from the Disney Junior play dance party, you're probably the only person crying in there.

00:53:43.865 --> 00:53:45.505
MARIAH: I was bawling.

00:53:46.865 --> 00:53:48.965
MARIAH: Matt was like, get it together.

00:53:50.565 --> 00:53:55.145
MARIAH: So we walked around the shops and Matt, you know, knew I needed to pick me up.

00:53:55.145 --> 00:54:01.305
MARIAH: So he went to Tune In Lounge and got me a chocolate martini because he's the best.

00:54:01.305 --> 00:54:02.885
MARIAH: We asked for a ventini.

00:54:03.145 --> 00:54:05.925
MARIAH: I know you like the Main Street Dish podcast too.

00:54:05.965 --> 00:54:08.205
MARIAH: But Bucky wasn't working so they couldn't do that.

00:54:08.205 --> 00:54:10.845
MARIAH: They're like, do you think she would like a chocolate martini?

00:54:10.845 --> 00:54:12.265
MARIAH: And Matt was like, yes, absolutely.

00:54:12.265 --> 00:54:14.425
MARIAH: She would like a chocolate martini.

00:54:14.425 --> 00:54:17.265
MARIAH: So he brought me that as we were shopping.

00:54:17.265 --> 00:54:21.485
MARIAH: And then we wanted to do the Frozen show.

00:54:21.485 --> 00:54:25.065
MARIAH: And I was like, oh, I need to hurry up and drink this because I can't take it in.

00:54:25.065 --> 00:54:26.405
MARIAH: And they're like, no, bring it on in.

00:54:26.405 --> 00:54:27.305
MARIAH: You're fine.

00:54:27.305 --> 00:54:30.825
MARIAH: And I was like, oh, well, I didn't know the show could get any better.

00:54:31.505 --> 00:54:34.065
VIRGINIA: You're fine until the snow starts falling into the river.

00:54:34.065 --> 00:54:35.485
VIRGINIA: Yes, that's true.

00:54:36.545 --> 00:54:37.565
MARIAH: That's true.

00:54:37.565 --> 00:54:42.945
MARIAH: But I was like, give me a chocolate martini and let me watch the Frozen show and this is the best day ever, right?

00:54:42.945 --> 00:54:44.405
MARIAH: So that was really cool.

00:54:44.785 --> 00:54:46.345
MARIAH: That's one of my favorite shows.

00:54:46.345 --> 00:54:50.305
MARIAH: I think it's so much fun for the adults and kids alike.

00:54:50.745 --> 00:54:53.985
MARIAH: The characters and the historians are so funny.

00:54:53.985 --> 00:54:55.245
MARIAH: I love all their jokes.

00:54:55.245 --> 00:54:56.325
MARIAH: I think it's great.

00:54:56.325 --> 00:54:58.585
MARIAH: I was laughing.

00:54:58.585 --> 00:54:59.625
MARIAH: I think more than the kids.

00:55:00.185 --> 00:55:02.245
MARIAH: But Brooks loved it.

00:55:02.245 --> 00:55:04.785
MARIAH: I didn't even know Brooks liked Frozen.

00:55:04.785 --> 00:55:07.785
MARIAH: I don't even know if he sat through the whole movie before.

00:55:07.785 --> 00:55:13.365
MARIAH: But he watched the show and it was like he was Frozen obsessed from then on.

00:55:13.365 --> 00:55:18.425
MARIAH: He was singing Let It Go whenever, every moment at 6 a.m.

00:55:18.425 --> 00:55:20.805
MARIAH: the next day, he woke up singing Let It Go.

00:55:20.805 --> 00:55:22.985
MARIAH: He was talking about Elsa.

00:55:22.985 --> 00:55:23.945
MARIAH: He was just obsessed.

00:55:23.945 --> 00:55:24.805
MARIAH: It was so cute.

00:55:24.805 --> 00:55:28.565
MARIAH: I was like, I did not know that was going to be the hit, but he absolutely loved it.

00:55:28.645 --> 00:55:31.925
MARIAH: And Hallie was singing like she was no longer embarrassed.

00:55:31.925 --> 00:55:33.765
MARIAH: She was back to being my little kid again.

00:55:33.765 --> 00:55:34.705
MARIAH: So that was great.

00:55:34.725 --> 00:55:37.125
MARIAH: It was a great show.

00:55:38.305 --> 00:55:43.845
MARIAH: So then after that, it was lunchtime and we had a recommendation.

00:55:43.845 --> 00:55:50.725
MARIAH: One of Matt's friends at work really wanted us to try Docking Bay 7 and we hadn't made it over to the Star Wars area yet.

00:55:50.725 --> 00:55:53.025
MARIAH: So I thought this is a good time for us to walk over there.

00:55:53.025 --> 00:55:55.385
MARIAH: So it's kind of a long walk to walk all the way back in there.

00:55:55.525 --> 00:55:58.665
MARIAH: But the weather was really nice, although it's hot.

00:55:58.665 --> 00:56:02.885
MARIAH: And in Galaxy's Edge, like everything is really hot because there's no shade.

00:56:02.885 --> 00:56:04.245
MARIAH: But it was nice.

00:56:04.245 --> 00:56:04.685
MARIAH: It was nice.

00:56:04.685 --> 00:56:08.405
MARIAH: We walked all the way back in there and I had mobile ordered.

00:56:08.405 --> 00:56:11.145
MARIAH: And so we got a table and waited for our food.

00:56:11.145 --> 00:56:13.085
MARIAH: I got this salad with chicken.

00:56:13.085 --> 00:56:16.765
MARIAH: I got a lot of salads this trip, which I like salads.

00:56:16.765 --> 00:56:19.885
MARIAH: But I feel like when it's so hot, it's hard for me to eat a big meal.

00:56:19.885 --> 00:56:22.285
MARIAH: And I really enjoy every single salad I got.

00:56:22.285 --> 00:56:23.485
MARIAH: It was it was really good.

00:56:24.085 --> 00:56:29.845
MARIAH: And then the kids and Matt both got the chicken yips or whatever they call it.

00:56:29.845 --> 00:56:32.405
MARIAH: Yeah, the macaroni and cheese.

00:56:32.405 --> 00:56:34.125
MARIAH: And they they dug into that.

00:56:34.125 --> 00:56:36.965
MARIAH: Where we were sitting, there was kind of a table right next to us.

00:56:36.965 --> 00:56:40.465
MARIAH: And it was a mom and her like teenage girl.

00:56:40.465 --> 00:56:42.665
MARIAH: She was probably like 14 or 15.

00:56:42.665 --> 00:56:45.205
MARIAH: She saw Hallie had on her pin.

00:56:45.205 --> 00:56:50.465
MARIAH: Because when we were shopping, Hallie did some pin trading and she had on her pin necklace and she was so sweet.

00:56:50.465 --> 00:56:52.485
MARIAH: She asked Hallie, Oh, can I see your pins?

00:56:52.605 --> 00:56:54.005
MARIAH: And so Hallie showed her pins.

00:56:54.005 --> 00:56:55.965
MARIAH: She was like, Oh, which one's your favorite?

00:56:55.965 --> 00:56:58.845
MARIAH: And they were talking about them and she said, Do you want to see mine?

00:56:58.845 --> 00:57:01.145
MARIAH: And this girl brought out this book of pins.

00:57:01.145 --> 00:57:02.625
MARIAH: It was like a felt.

00:57:02.625 --> 00:57:05.005
MARIAH: I mean, she probably had hundreds of pins in there.

00:57:05.005 --> 00:57:06.445
MARIAH: Hallie was mesmerized.

00:57:06.445 --> 00:57:08.205
MARIAH: She just thought it was so cool.

00:57:08.205 --> 00:57:13.265
MARIAH: And the mom turned to me and she was like, Yeah, they start out with a necklace and then you have to get them a book.

00:57:13.265 --> 00:57:21.585
MARIAH: And so it was just a really sweet little moment where I was just freaking out about my kid getting older and growing up and not being my baby anymore.

00:57:21.665 --> 00:57:25.265
MARIAH: And then like this older mom is telling me like, there's still fun things to come.

00:57:25.265 --> 00:57:29.465
MARIAH: Like, you know, there's still, you know, good things that you get to experience with that too.

00:57:29.465 --> 00:57:31.445
MARIAH: So that was really special.

00:57:33.305 --> 00:57:37.385
MARIAH: Okay, so then it was about one o'clock and we were done.

00:57:37.385 --> 00:57:38.045
MARIAH: We were ready.

00:57:38.045 --> 00:57:39.425
MARIAH: We were ready for a break.

00:57:39.425 --> 00:57:48.785
MARIAH: So we went back to the room and we were asleep by 1 40, which again, it's just nice to show you how the Skyliner is just amazing.

00:57:48.785 --> 00:57:50.105
MARIAH: We love staying on the Skyliner.

00:57:50.205 --> 00:57:54.405
MARIAH: It's so fast to get back to your room and back to a nap.

00:57:54.405 --> 00:57:59.165
MARIAH: So it only took us 40 minutes to be asleep in the room.

00:57:59.165 --> 00:57:59.945
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:57:59.945 --> 00:58:01.545
VIRGINIA: And all four of you napped?

00:58:01.545 --> 00:58:02.805
MARIAH: All four of us napped.

00:58:02.805 --> 00:58:07.845
MARIAH: Hallie hadn't taken a nap in years and she napped like three times on this trip, which is good.

00:58:07.845 --> 00:58:11.865
MARIAH: When we woke up, Matt realized he couldn't find his credit card.

00:58:11.865 --> 00:58:17.125
MARIAH: So we're trying to figure out where he had left it, and he was going to go check Topolino's.

00:58:17.125 --> 00:58:19.125
MARIAH: So I took the kids down to the gift shop.

00:58:19.785 --> 00:58:30.145
MARIAH: We had a budget for the kids, like a gift card for them to get souvenirs, but it's hard to explain a budget and what things cost and things to a six and two year old.

00:58:30.145 --> 00:58:38.685
MARIAH: And so Hallie was stressing that she didn't want to spend her own money to get something, so she had not bought anything yet in the trip.

00:58:38.685 --> 00:58:44.325
MARIAH: And I thought it was because we were in the parks and it's hard to be on the shot clock and make a decision.

00:58:44.325 --> 00:58:53.485
MARIAH: And when Brooks is melting next to us, I thought this might be a good time to go down to the gift shop, lower stakes, let me take Brooks and let her just kind of peruse.

00:58:53.485 --> 00:58:56.665
MARIAH: So we went down to the gift shop.

00:58:56.665 --> 00:58:58.525
MARIAH: I love the Riviera candle.

00:58:58.525 --> 00:59:06.865
MARIAH: It's one of my favorite souvenirs, so I got two this time because I usually get one every trip and it didn't last me the whole year this time.

00:59:06.865 --> 00:59:10.085
MARIAH: So I got two and then I got a new mug.

00:59:10.085 --> 00:59:12.925
MARIAH: I'm a collector of drinking vessels.

00:59:12.925 --> 00:59:16.205
MARIAH: I got two mugs this trip, which is not good.

00:59:16.205 --> 00:59:20.305
VIRGINIA: I guess a lover is anonymous or not so anonymous in my case.

00:59:20.305 --> 00:59:20.685
MARIAH: That's right.

00:59:20.685 --> 00:59:22.665
MARIAH: That's right.

00:59:22.665 --> 00:59:24.505
MARIAH: And she picked out a really pretty necklace.

00:59:24.525 --> 00:59:28.465
MARIAH: It had a little diamond Mickey and a little star next to it.

00:59:28.465 --> 00:59:29.385
MARIAH: I thought that was really cool.

00:59:29.385 --> 00:59:30.425
MARIAH: So she picked that out.

00:59:30.425 --> 00:59:36.685
MARIAH: She did a little pen trading and Brooks tried his best to destroy the lobby, but he was not successful.

00:59:36.685 --> 00:59:40.745
MARIAH: He did fall down and hit his head and screamed very loud for a really long time.

00:59:40.745 --> 00:59:44.925
MARIAH: So Matt took him back up to the room and let me and Hallie finish our shopping in peace.

00:59:45.725 --> 00:59:47.945
VIRGINIA: Wait, did he find his card?

00:59:47.945 --> 00:59:49.625
MARIAH: Yes, it was at Topolinos.

00:59:49.625 --> 00:59:50.605
VIRGINIA: Okay, good.

00:59:50.605 --> 00:59:51.065
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:59:51.065 --> 00:59:54.045
MARIAH: And he had actually gone up there, but they weren't open.

00:59:54.045 --> 00:59:55.045
MARIAH: So he came back down.

00:59:55.045 --> 00:59:56.225
MARIAH: He was like, I'll just get it tonight.

00:59:56.225 --> 01:00:01.405
MARIAH: And I was like, why don't you ask the like, you know, reception area people.

01:00:01.405 --> 01:00:05.805
MARIAH: I bet they have a centralized lost and found location that they could maybe check.

01:00:05.805 --> 01:00:06.425
MARIAH: And they did.

01:00:06.425 --> 01:00:08.445
MARIAH: They checked and it was there.

01:00:08.445 --> 01:00:08.945
MARIAH: So that was good.

01:00:10.105 --> 01:00:15.065
MARIAH: Um, so then we went out to the lobby and there were characters out there.

01:00:15.065 --> 01:00:18.385
MARIAH: It was Chip and Dale and Daisy were all there.

01:00:18.385 --> 01:00:19.545
MARIAH: So that was really cool.

01:00:19.545 --> 01:00:19.765
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:00:19.765 --> 01:00:26.005
MARIAH: We got to see them all take pictures and they actually had a, like a PhotoPass photographer walking around with them.

01:00:26.005 --> 01:00:30.305
MARIAH: So we got like really good pictures of the kids and they really enjoyed it.

01:00:30.305 --> 01:00:32.245
MARIAH: Brooks really was into the characters this time.

01:00:32.245 --> 01:00:33.365
MARIAH: So that was really fun.

01:00:33.365 --> 01:00:39.045
MARIAH: And so we took our stuff back up to the room and headed to the Skyliner to go back to Hollywood Studios.

01:00:39.045 --> 01:00:41.505
MARIAH: I convinced my family to go back, which was nice.

01:00:42.725 --> 01:00:46.285
MARIAH: So we had a 6 p.m.

01:00:46.285 --> 01:00:49.665
MARIAH: Woody's Roundup Rodeo Dinner, which was new for us.

01:00:49.665 --> 01:00:50.625
MARIAH: And it was a hit.

01:00:50.625 --> 01:00:52.365
MARIAH: We absolutely loved it.

01:00:53.225 --> 01:00:54.905
MARIAH: It was great theming.

01:00:54.905 --> 01:00:57.565
MARIAH: Like you walk in and it's so cool in there.

01:00:57.565 --> 01:01:02.425
MARIAH: It was just enough for like to keep the kids occupied of things that were going on.

01:01:02.425 --> 01:01:04.945
MARIAH: Like they do like little skits and stuff during the dinner.

01:01:06.345 --> 01:01:07.905
MARIAH: No characters or anything like that.

01:01:07.905 --> 01:01:13.525
MARIAH: But enough to keep them occupied where I didn't have to feel like I had to entertain them the whole dinner.

01:01:13.525 --> 01:01:14.485
MARIAH: That was really good.

01:01:14.485 --> 01:01:15.845
MARIAH: And again, it's family style.

01:01:15.845 --> 01:01:17.705
MARIAH: So all the food comes out.

01:01:17.705 --> 01:01:23.765
MARIAH: So I'm not having to figure out what people want to eat and then wait for it to come out and keep Brooks entertained for that time period.

01:01:23.765 --> 01:01:26.005
VIRGINIA: And another good bread situation.

01:01:26.005 --> 01:01:27.185
MARIAH: And the bread.

01:01:27.185 --> 01:01:28.365
HALLIE: Oh my God.

01:01:28.365 --> 01:01:30.025
MARIAH: We could do a podcast on Just The Bread.

01:01:30.085 --> 01:01:30.745
VIRGINIA: Just Bread.

01:01:30.745 --> 01:01:32.405
MARIAH: Like they've really stepped up their game.

01:01:32.405 --> 01:01:33.045
MARIAH: It's really good.

01:01:33.105 --> 01:01:36.205
VIRGINIA: You could call it living on bread alone or something.

01:01:36.245 --> 01:01:37.285
MARIAH: I could do it.

01:01:37.285 --> 01:01:38.745
VIRGINIA: I could do it.

01:01:39.825 --> 01:01:40.985
MARIAH: The bread was fantastic.

01:01:40.985 --> 01:01:42.885
MARIAH: That was my favorite part.

01:01:42.885 --> 01:01:45.205
MARIAH: Matt said his favorite part was the bread too.

01:01:45.205 --> 01:01:47.465
MARIAH: Brooks' favorite part was the watermelon.

01:01:47.465 --> 01:01:49.225
MARIAH: He ate his weight in watermelon.

01:01:49.225 --> 01:01:52.505
MARIAH: Like the server just kept bringing it out and it just kept disappearing.

01:01:52.505 --> 01:01:55.925
MARIAH: Like I don't even know how much watermelon that kid ate, but he was happy.

01:01:55.925 --> 01:01:58.085
MARIAH: So we didn't do anything different.

01:01:58.085 --> 01:02:00.405
MARIAH: I really liked the tomato and cucumber salad.

01:02:00.405 --> 01:02:01.685
MARIAH: Like that's very nostalgic for me.

01:02:01.785 --> 01:02:04.585
MARIAH: My grandmother used to make that, so that was really fun.

01:02:04.585 --> 01:02:07.305
MARIAH: I liked that and Hallie tore up the mac and cheese.

01:02:07.305 --> 01:02:09.965
MARIAH: I was like, is this better than the Topolino's mac and cheese?

01:02:09.965 --> 01:02:11.465
MARIAH: And she was like, I'm not sure.

01:02:11.465 --> 01:02:12.605
MARIAH: It's really good though.

01:02:12.605 --> 01:02:15.945
VIRGINIA: So we might have to go to both restaurants again, so I can decide.

01:02:16.225 --> 01:02:17.565
MARIAH: We can compare.

01:02:17.565 --> 01:02:17.885
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:02:17.885 --> 01:02:18.205
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:02:18.205 --> 01:02:20.805
MARIAH: So that was really, really fun.

01:02:20.805 --> 01:02:22.325
MARIAH: And it was a lot of food.

01:02:22.325 --> 01:02:23.185
MARIAH: It's too much food.

01:02:23.185 --> 01:02:26.845
MARIAH: I asked the server, I was like, has anyone ever ate this entire amount of food?

01:02:26.845 --> 01:02:31.985
MARIAH: He's like, a couple of times when you have teenagers, they'll eat it all, but that's it.

01:02:31.985 --> 01:02:33.105
MARIAH: So it was really good.

01:02:33.105 --> 01:02:34.725
MARIAH: We enjoyed it.

01:02:34.725 --> 01:02:39.625
MARIAH: After that, the sun had kind of started to set, and so the temperature was perfect.

01:02:39.625 --> 01:02:41.865
MARIAH: I mean, it was absolutely gorgeous.

01:02:41.865 --> 01:02:48.245
MARIAH: When we had gotten to dinner, when we had to walk by Mickey and Minnie's Runway Railway, Hallie asked if we could ride it again.

01:02:48.245 --> 01:02:53.385
MARIAH: And I was like, well, we don't really have time right now because we had gotten there, like, just in time to go to our reservation.

01:02:53.385 --> 01:02:56.425
MARIAH: I was like, when we get out, we can, we can go.

01:02:56.425 --> 01:02:58.065
MARIAH: And so when we got out, it was down.

01:02:59.945 --> 01:03:04.805
MARIAH: So I was like, well, let's just walk around and hang out and maybe it'll come back up and then we can ride it.

01:03:04.805 --> 01:03:06.965
MARIAH: But it didn't come back up the rest of the night.

01:03:06.965 --> 01:03:10.845
MARIAH: So we walked to the Galaxy's Edge.

01:03:10.845 --> 01:03:12.165
MARIAH: Hallie thought it was really cool.

01:03:12.165 --> 01:03:15.245
MARIAH: She saw some kids playing with the lightsabers and was like obsessed.

01:03:15.245 --> 01:03:16.425
MARIAH: She just thought that was so cool.

01:03:16.425 --> 01:03:17.805
MARIAH: She kept asking for one.

01:03:17.805 --> 01:03:22.005
MARIAH: I was like, maybe next time you can save up your money and do the lightsabers.

01:03:22.005 --> 01:03:22.925
MARIAH: So that was fun.

01:03:24.445 --> 01:03:28.865
MARIAH: We saw Chewbacca and Ray walking around and stopped and talked to them.

01:03:28.865 --> 01:03:32.025
MARIAH: It was so cool because Chewbacca sounds like Chewbacca.

01:03:32.025 --> 01:03:34.165
MARIAH: It was really, really, really fun.

01:03:34.165 --> 01:03:35.945
MARIAH: Brooks thought it was a little scary though.

01:03:35.945 --> 01:03:39.285
MARIAH: He was very tall, you know, scary sounding.

01:03:39.285 --> 01:03:41.065
MARIAH: I was like, what is this?

01:03:41.065 --> 01:03:45.925
MARIAH: I can't imagine from a two year old's perspective, what have we as parents brought him to?

01:03:45.925 --> 01:03:47.425
MARIAH: It's a completely different world.

01:03:47.425 --> 01:03:51.025
MARIAH: There's talking, very large animals.

01:03:51.025 --> 01:03:51.605
MARIAH: It was kind of funny.

01:03:51.765 --> 01:03:56.305
MARIAH: But that was a really fun interaction, even though the kids haven't seen Star Wars or anything like that.

01:03:56.705 --> 01:03:57.805
MARIAH: They still enjoyed it.

01:03:57.805 --> 01:03:59.405
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:03:59.405 --> 01:04:01.765
MARIAH: We had an August reservation at eight.

01:04:01.765 --> 01:04:03.965
MARIAH: And at this point, it was seven thirty.

01:04:03.965 --> 01:04:07.785
MARIAH: And I didn't have anything else to keep the kids occupied with.

01:04:07.785 --> 01:04:10.965
MARIAH: You know, like we had kind of done all the things that I thought we could do.

01:04:10.965 --> 01:04:14.685
MARIAH: So I was like, let's just walk over there and see if they can take us early.

01:04:14.685 --> 01:04:15.225
MARIAH: And they did.

01:04:15.225 --> 01:04:17.085
MARIAH: They sat us at seven forty.

01:04:17.085 --> 01:04:18.525
MARIAH: So that was really nice.

01:04:18.525 --> 01:04:20.865
MARIAH: And they sat us in a booth, which was perfect.

01:04:21.205 --> 01:04:23.045
MARIAH: Because we've been walking all day.

01:04:23.045 --> 01:04:24.705
VIRGINIA: Don't always get one there.

01:04:24.705 --> 01:04:25.025
VIRGINIA: Right.

01:04:25.025 --> 01:04:29.125
MARIAH: I have small kiddos who were not going to be able to like stand at the bar.

01:04:29.125 --> 01:04:30.645
MARIAH: I don't even know how that would have worked.

01:04:30.645 --> 01:04:35.025
MARIAH: So they sat us in a booth with a couple other families, which was nice.

01:04:35.025 --> 01:04:37.085
MARIAH: This was our first time in Ogas.

01:04:37.085 --> 01:04:38.965
MARIAH: And it was really cool to walk in.

01:04:38.965 --> 01:04:40.365
MARIAH: The atmosphere is really cool.

01:04:40.365 --> 01:04:43.265
MARIAH: The kids loved that little DJ robot.

01:04:43.265 --> 01:04:44.725
MARIAH: They thought that was really fun.

01:04:44.725 --> 01:04:46.225
MARIAH: Brooks kind of got his second wind.

01:04:46.225 --> 01:04:47.525
MARIAH: He was dancing in the booth.

01:04:47.525 --> 01:04:49.805
MARIAH: They thought that was really fun.

01:04:49.805 --> 01:04:50.765
MARIAH: The drinks were really good.

01:04:50.865 --> 01:04:52.025
MARIAH: Hallie thought it was so cool.

01:04:52.025 --> 01:04:54.945
MARIAH: She got a Java juice and her and Brooks split that.

01:04:54.945 --> 01:04:59.205
MARIAH: Brooks just ate all the little boba balls off of her juice and Hallie drank it.

01:04:59.205 --> 01:05:00.525
MARIAH: So it was perfect.

01:05:00.525 --> 01:05:03.345
MARIAH: I got the Bespin Fizz.

01:05:03.345 --> 01:05:04.525
MARIAH: I thought it was really good.

01:05:04.525 --> 01:05:05.065
MARIAH: I really like that.

01:05:05.065 --> 01:05:08.245
VIRGINIA: I think that's what I had when I was there in February, I think.

01:05:08.245 --> 01:05:08.725
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:05:08.725 --> 01:05:08.985
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:05:08.985 --> 01:05:10.305
MARIAH: It's very good.

01:05:10.305 --> 01:05:11.425
MARIAH: Yeah, it was good.

01:05:11.425 --> 01:05:15.465
MARIAH: And then Matt got some type of cold brew drink that he did not like at all.

01:05:15.465 --> 01:05:17.785
MARIAH: Like he took one sip and he was like, oh, this is not for me.

01:05:18.345 --> 01:05:20.885
VIRGINIA: Is it the one with the cocoa pebbles on top?

01:05:20.885 --> 01:05:25.705
MARIAH: It had like a foam, like it was a purple foam on top.

01:05:25.705 --> 01:05:26.725
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

01:05:26.725 --> 01:05:28.245
VIRGINIA: That's something different then.

01:05:28.245 --> 01:05:29.045
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:05:29.045 --> 01:05:30.145
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:05:30.145 --> 01:05:31.025
MARIAH: He did not like it.

01:05:31.025 --> 01:05:34.985
MARIAH: And he didn't say anything, but the waiter was like, you don't like your drink, do you man?

01:05:34.985 --> 01:05:37.945
MARIAH: And he was like, you know, it's just not my favorite, but it's fine.

01:05:38.345 --> 01:05:39.425
MARIAH: I'm enjoying the atmosphere.

01:05:39.425 --> 01:05:40.565
MARIAH: And he's like, what else do you want?

01:05:40.565 --> 01:05:41.485
MARIAH: I'll bring you something different.

01:05:41.485 --> 01:05:46.465
MARIAH: So he brought him a beer and didn't charge him for the other drink, which I thought that was really nice.

01:05:46.545 --> 01:05:49.225
MARIAH: He didn't have to do that while we were there.

01:05:49.225 --> 01:05:55.785
MARIAH: A family came over, a grandmother and her daughter, and brought us these little Mickey chains that they had made.

01:05:55.785 --> 01:06:00.165
MARIAH: And they were just talking about how they wanted to pixie dust and spread the magic for other kids.

01:06:00.165 --> 01:06:03.085
MARIAH: And so they brought all the kids in our booth, one of those little chains.

01:06:03.085 --> 01:06:04.005
MARIAH: And that was really cool.

01:06:04.005 --> 01:06:07.245
MARIAH: That was the first time that it happened and Hallie was really intrigued.

01:06:07.245 --> 01:06:09.205
MARIAH: Like, you know, what is that about?

01:06:10.085 --> 01:06:10.885
MARIAH: What are they doing?

01:06:10.885 --> 01:06:13.225
MARIAH: And I kind of explained it to her and she was like, oh, that's so fun.

01:06:13.225 --> 01:06:15.005
MARIAH: I want to do that for someone else next time.

01:06:15.125 --> 01:06:17.205
MARIAH: So that was really cool.

01:06:18.645 --> 01:06:21.905
MARIAH: And so after that, we were done and we went back to the Skyliner.

01:06:21.905 --> 01:06:25.305
MARIAH: It was 850 by the time we walked out of the park.

01:06:25.305 --> 01:06:29.285
MARIAH: So right before fireworks were starting and Hallie could tell fireworks are about to start.

01:06:29.285 --> 01:06:32.445
MARIAH: So she started getting nervous because she does not like fireworks.

01:06:32.445 --> 01:06:34.345
MARIAH: And I had not brought her headphones.

01:06:34.345 --> 01:06:38.965
MARIAH: I had these protective headphones and I had not brought them because I didn't think we were going to stay there that late.

01:06:38.965 --> 01:06:39.885
MARIAH: And I was like, it's OK.

01:06:39.885 --> 01:06:41.585
MARIAH: Like, we're walking away from the fireworks.

01:06:41.585 --> 01:06:42.785
MARIAH: Like, you won't be able to hear them.

01:06:43.525 --> 01:06:45.625
MARIAH: And we walked right on the skyliner and it was perfect.

01:06:45.625 --> 01:06:48.005
MARIAH: We could see them, but we couldn't hear them anymore.

01:06:48.005 --> 01:06:49.325
MARIAH: So it was fun.

01:06:49.325 --> 01:06:53.285
VIRGINIA: OK, so that brings us to Wednesday, April 2nd.

01:06:53.285 --> 01:06:56.685
VIRGINIA: And this was Animal Kingdom Day.

01:06:56.685 --> 01:06:58.885
VIRGINIA: And that is your favorite park.

01:06:58.885 --> 01:07:00.025
MARIAH: That's my favorite.

01:07:00.025 --> 01:07:02.685
VIRGINIA: I know you were looking forward to it.

01:07:02.685 --> 01:07:06.045
VIRGINIA: How did this day start out with rope dropping?

01:07:06.105 --> 01:07:07.325
MARIAH: You got it.

01:07:07.325 --> 01:07:08.345
MARIAH: Yes.

01:07:08.345 --> 01:07:13.885
MARIAH: It was a 730 early entry and we did not have lightning lanes again this day.

01:07:13.885 --> 01:07:19.265
MARIAH: The night before, Matt was like, is there any way we could not rope drop?

01:07:19.265 --> 01:07:27.065
MARIAH: And I was like, well, we could, but we're going to have to pay, I think it was 27 a person for Magic Kingdom Lightning Lanes.

01:07:27.065 --> 01:07:32.425
MARIAH: And so he was like, oh gosh, that just does not seem worth it because there's only two rides we can do.

01:07:32.425 --> 01:07:33.325
MARIAH: Right.

01:07:33.325 --> 01:07:36.345
MARIAH: And so I was like, well, we could just wait in line if you want.

01:07:36.345 --> 01:07:37.905
MARIAH: And he was like, no, we're not doing that.

01:07:37.905 --> 01:07:40.085
MARIAH: So rope drop it was.

01:07:40.085 --> 01:07:41.505
MARIAH: So we left at 630.

01:07:41.505 --> 01:07:46.525
MARIAH: We were at the gates at 650 and we were the sixth car in the parking lot.

01:07:46.525 --> 01:07:47.445
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

01:07:47.445 --> 01:07:48.005
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:07:48.005 --> 01:07:49.265
MARIAH: I was pretty proud.

01:07:49.265 --> 01:07:53.185
MARIAH: We were in, they let us in security at seven.

01:07:53.185 --> 01:07:58.245
MARIAH: And while we were waiting, I was like, we were planning on rope dropping Navi.

01:07:58.245 --> 01:07:59.525
MARIAH: And Matt had made a comment.

01:07:59.525 --> 01:08:03.305
MARIAH: He was like, oh, I kind of wish we could do like, is there anything new we haven't done?

01:08:03.725 --> 01:08:04.685
MARIAH: Like, could we do something new?

01:08:04.685 --> 01:08:08.465
MARIAH: And I was like, there's tons of things we haven't done, but they all have a high requirement.

01:08:08.465 --> 01:08:10.825
MARIAH: Like, you know, that's just not usually what we've been doing.

01:08:10.825 --> 01:08:13.045
MARIAH: And I was like, but you could write them if you want.

01:08:13.045 --> 01:08:16.045
MARIAH: Like I'm totally would love for you to write something.

01:08:16.045 --> 01:08:19.165
MARIAH: Just because I can't write it doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to.

01:08:19.165 --> 01:08:20.925
MARIAH: He was like, well, okay, I might try something.

01:08:20.925 --> 01:08:21.945
MARIAH: And I was like, okay, cool.

01:08:21.945 --> 01:08:24.025
MARIAH: Tomorrow morning, you're going to write Flight of Passage.

01:08:24.025 --> 01:08:29.345
MARIAH: So we rope dropped Navi and I sent Matt to the right to rope drop Flight of Passage.

01:08:29.345 --> 01:08:31.705
MARIAH: And he did the single rider line.

01:08:32.505 --> 01:08:35.805
MARIAH: So it only took him 30 minutes to get through it, which is not bad at all.

01:08:35.805 --> 01:08:39.425
MARIAH: And the kids and I went to Navi River, which is one of my favorite.

01:08:39.425 --> 01:08:39.905
MARIAH: I loved it.

01:08:39.905 --> 01:08:42.305
MARIAH: It's so calm and relaxing.

01:08:42.305 --> 01:08:44.385
MARIAH: And I love the Avatar movies.

01:08:44.385 --> 01:08:45.825
MARIAH: So I think that's really cool.

01:08:45.825 --> 01:08:48.485
MARIAH: I wish I could ride Flight of Passage.

01:08:49.305 --> 01:08:50.505
MARIAH: If I could, I definitely would.

01:08:50.505 --> 01:08:52.365
MARIAH: But I think Navi River is really cool.

01:08:52.365 --> 01:08:53.445
MARIAH: The kids really enjoyed it too.

01:08:53.445 --> 01:08:55.205
MARIAH: Their favorite part is the lily pads.

01:08:55.205 --> 01:08:57.485
MARIAH: When the frogs jump over you.

01:08:57.625 --> 01:08:57.945
VIRGINIA: I like that.

01:08:57.945 --> 01:08:59.645
MARIAH: I thought that was really cool.

01:09:00.685 --> 01:09:08.485
VIRGINIA: I think in the pre-trip, you mentioned that sometimes Matt doesn't feel good with motion sickness.

01:09:08.485 --> 01:09:09.425
MARIAH: I don't.

01:09:09.425 --> 01:09:10.845
MARIAH: I do really that much.

01:09:10.845 --> 01:09:12.085
MARIAH: Matt is fine.

01:09:12.085 --> 01:09:12.825
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:09:13.465 --> 01:09:23.805
VIRGINIA: I think in my notes, I had written down that you didn't care for roller coasters, but that he sometimes didn't feel well from bigger rides.

01:09:23.865 --> 01:09:24.705
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:09:24.705 --> 01:09:28.305
MARIAH: No, he's just really nice and doesn't want to split off from us.

01:09:28.305 --> 01:09:30.345
MARIAH: But every once in a while, I'll make him go do one.

01:09:30.345 --> 01:09:32.165
MARIAH: Like last trip, I made him go do Guardians.

01:09:32.165 --> 01:09:33.305
MARIAH: I didn't tell him what he was doing.

01:09:33.305 --> 01:09:37.505
MARIAH: He just walked into Guardians and did that ride.

01:09:37.505 --> 01:09:38.445
MARIAH: Surprise.

01:09:38.445 --> 01:09:39.285
MARIAH: Surprise.

01:09:39.365 --> 01:09:40.485
MARIAH: So this time I did the same thing.

01:09:40.485 --> 01:09:42.565
MARIAH: I didn't tell him what Flight of Passage was at all.

01:09:42.565 --> 01:09:43.845
MARIAH: I didn't have time to prep him.

01:09:43.845 --> 01:09:47.785
MARIAH: I was like, you're just going to go ride this really cool ride and tell me about it later.

01:09:47.785 --> 01:09:49.685
MARIAH: He got off and he was like, oh my gosh.

01:09:51.205 --> 01:09:52.785
MARIAH: So that was fun.

01:09:53.865 --> 01:09:56.265
MARIAH: When we got off Navi, it was still a walk on.

01:09:56.265 --> 01:09:58.145
MARIAH: And I asked the kids, I was like, do you want to ride again?

01:09:58.145 --> 01:10:02.105
MARIAH: And they were like, no, we want to go do the safari.

01:10:02.105 --> 01:10:05.045
MARIAH: So we went ahead and walked towards Africa.

01:10:05.045 --> 01:10:07.665
MARIAH: Matt was still in the Flight of Passage queue.

01:10:07.665 --> 01:10:11.085
MARIAH: It's a long, it was a long queue, but it's also a long ride.

01:10:11.085 --> 01:10:15.265
MARIAH: Like you have all those pre things.

01:10:15.265 --> 01:10:16.745
MARIAH: And so he was still in all that.

01:10:16.745 --> 01:10:20.465
MARIAH: So I took the kids to the Starbucks, the Creature Comforts.

01:10:20.465 --> 01:10:23.105
MARIAH: And we got Starbucks and we got some breakfast.

01:10:23.105 --> 01:10:26.705
MARIAH: And Brooks drank like half of my drink.

01:10:26.705 --> 01:10:31.165
MARIAH: I kept trying to get him to not drink my caffeinated drink, but he kept trying to take sips of it.

01:10:31.165 --> 01:10:32.165
MARIAH: It was not good.

01:10:32.165 --> 01:10:34.145
MARIAH: It turned out to be not good afterwards.

01:10:35.265 --> 01:10:36.785
MARIAH: And this is where I went wrong.

01:10:36.785 --> 01:10:43.525
MARIAH: I should have, what I normally do, is I walk the Tree of Life trails and very relaxing.

01:10:43.525 --> 01:10:53.245
MARIAH: But I knew we needed to rope drop, like the second rope drop for safari, that has a later opening at 8, and it was like 7.55 at this point.

01:10:53.245 --> 01:10:56.585
MARIAH: And so I knew regular park entry was about to open.

01:10:56.585 --> 01:10:59.165
MARIAH: Matt still wasn't even off Flight of Passage.

01:10:59.165 --> 01:11:02.805
MARIAH: Like I could track him on his location on my phone.

01:11:02.805 --> 01:11:05.025
MARIAH: And he was still inside there.

01:11:05.065 --> 01:11:13.585
MARIAH: So I thought, okay, should I go ahead and ride safari with the kids, and then ride it again with Matt later on, if the kids are willing to wait again?

01:11:13.625 --> 01:11:15.905
MARIAH: Or should I wait for him?

01:11:15.905 --> 01:11:20.365
MARIAH: And I waited and waited and waited, and the line started looking like it was going to get long.

01:11:20.365 --> 01:11:25.505
MARIAH: So I just went ahead and jumped in the safari line, because the kids really wanted to ride it as well.

01:11:25.505 --> 01:11:35.025
MARIAH: And so we were doing great until there was an animal across the road and they had to stop the safari line for 15 minutes.

01:11:35.025 --> 01:11:39.645
MARIAH: So then by that time, Matt was out of Flight of Passage and in line as well.

01:11:39.645 --> 01:11:43.525
MARIAH: I was like, well, this is not smart for us both to be in line in different locations.

01:11:44.465 --> 01:11:47.785
MARIAH: Let me just get out of line and wait for him.

01:11:47.785 --> 01:11:52.185
MARIAH: And so we were right there at the stroller, like where you park your strollers.

01:11:52.185 --> 01:12:02.665
MARIAH: So in my head, it was like, oh, okay, I'll just get out and I'll wait by the stroller area for Matt to catch, for the line to start back and Matt to catch back up, and then I'll get back in line with him.

01:12:02.665 --> 01:12:08.065
MARIAH: But in Brooks' mind, us getting out of line meant we weren't gonna ride the safari anymore.

01:12:08.065 --> 01:12:11.825
MARIAH: And he had an epic meltdown, epic meltdown.

01:12:12.025 --> 01:12:15.765
MARIAH: And I was like, oh, I see where I went wrong here.

01:12:15.765 --> 01:12:19.345
MARIAH: So he was fine once Matt caught back up to us.

01:12:19.345 --> 01:12:22.145
MARIAH: At one point, Matt called me and he was like, where are y'all?

01:12:22.765 --> 01:12:23.725
MARIAH: Are you still in the line?

01:12:23.725 --> 01:12:25.305
MARIAH: And I'm like, you'll be able to hear us.

01:12:25.305 --> 01:12:27.865
MARIAH: Once you get closer, you'll hear your son.

01:12:27.865 --> 01:12:29.445
MARIAH: It'll be fine.

01:12:29.445 --> 01:12:33.265
MARIAH: So once daddy caught back up to us, then we were doing okay.

01:12:33.265 --> 01:12:34.805
MARIAH: And he really liked the safari.

01:12:35.385 --> 01:12:36.325
MARIAH: He thought that was really cool.

01:12:36.325 --> 01:12:38.305
MARIAH: We had lots of good animals.

01:12:38.305 --> 01:12:39.985
MARIAH: We saw the giraffes.

01:12:39.985 --> 01:12:40.765
MARIAH: We saw the rhino.

01:12:40.945 --> 01:12:44.965
MARIAH: I have a video of Brooks being like, it's a rhino, a rhino.

01:12:44.965 --> 01:12:47.465
MARIAH: I was like, yeah, you know, it's a rhino.

01:12:47.465 --> 01:12:49.565
MARIAH: And the elephants and the lions were out.

01:12:49.565 --> 01:12:52.085
MARIAH: So it was a good safari.

01:12:52.085 --> 01:12:52.985
MARIAH: Nice.

01:12:52.985 --> 01:12:58.425
MARIAH: And then after that, we did the Gorilla Falls exploration trail, which is one of my favorite things.

01:12:58.425 --> 01:13:04.565
MARIAH: I love doing the bird where you get to get the little card and you try to find all of the birds.

01:13:04.565 --> 01:13:08.745
MARIAH: Hallie thought that was really fun, like picking out where all the birds were and which one it was.

01:13:09.585 --> 01:13:12.105
MARIAH: And we saw some really cool gorilla interactions.

01:13:12.105 --> 01:13:17.205
MARIAH: The gorillas were really active and right up next to the glass and doing lots of fun, different things.

01:13:17.205 --> 01:13:20.105
MARIAH: So that was really cool.

01:13:20.105 --> 01:13:25.605
MARIAH: And then Brooks had another meltdown, trying to take them to the potty in Africa.

01:13:25.605 --> 01:13:32.885
MARIAH: And I thought we were going to get kicked out of Animal Kingdom because you know, a two year old, like when they melt down, it's just like, you just got to let them get it out of their system.

01:13:32.885 --> 01:13:39.185
MARIAH: You know, so like we're just in the bathroom and I'm just letting him have his meltdown because being too is hard and this is fine.

01:13:40.205 --> 01:13:42.445
MARIAH: But you know, it was, it was tough.

01:13:42.685 --> 01:13:46.765
MARIAH: I don't want to sugar coat it like we had a perfect trip, but you know, there wasn't hard things.

01:13:46.765 --> 01:13:48.205
MARIAH: Of course, there was hard things.

01:13:48.205 --> 01:13:51.665
MARIAH: You're taking a two year old on a very long trip.

01:13:51.665 --> 01:13:59.985
MARIAH: So once you got that out of a system, we got out of the bathroom and there's no meltdown that the Festival of Lion King cannot fix.

01:13:59.985 --> 01:14:04.805
MARIAH: So we walked right into the show and the air conditioning.

01:14:04.805 --> 01:14:06.825
MARIAH: And it started like right after we got there.

01:14:07.185 --> 01:14:08.965
MARIAH: And he was, he loved it.

01:14:08.965 --> 01:14:10.305
MARIAH: He just thought it was the coolest thing.

01:14:10.305 --> 01:14:12.365
MARIAH: He kept saying, I like this.

01:14:12.365 --> 01:14:13.825
MARIAH: I like this.

01:14:15.385 --> 01:14:16.945
MARIAH: So it was really, really cool.

01:14:16.945 --> 01:14:20.945
MARIAH: And that's, that was both Matt and I's favorite show that we did for sure.

01:14:21.545 --> 01:14:23.445
VIRGINIA: Day back on track.

01:14:23.445 --> 01:14:24.485
MARIAH: Yes, day was back.

01:14:24.485 --> 01:14:28.065
MARIAH: I really, I literally thought we were in the bathroom and I was like, we're going to have to leave.

01:14:28.065 --> 01:14:29.885
MARIAH: It's 10 o'clock and we're going to have to leave.

01:14:29.885 --> 01:14:32.385
MARIAH: Like this is just going to be what it is.

01:14:32.385 --> 01:14:34.325
MARIAH: But we were able to turn it around.

01:14:34.405 --> 01:14:35.965
MARIAH: It was okay.

01:14:35.965 --> 01:14:40.605
MARIAH: Hallie had asked for a face painting at one of the parks.

01:14:40.605 --> 01:14:46.285
MARIAH: I had kind of put her off, but then she saw it again as we were going into the Festival of Lion King.

01:14:46.345 --> 01:14:50.345
MARIAH: At that point, I was like, Brooks cannot handle you sitting and getting your face painted right now.

01:14:50.345 --> 01:14:52.705
MARIAH: That's just not in the cards, I'm sorry.

01:14:52.705 --> 01:14:55.085
MARIAH: But when we got out, I was like, okay, Brooks is in a good mood.

01:14:55.085 --> 01:14:56.825
MARIAH: I've told Hallie, no, twice.

01:14:56.825 --> 01:14:58.145
MARIAH: Let's try to do this face painting.

01:14:58.145 --> 01:15:00.025
MARIAH: There was no line.

01:15:00.025 --> 01:15:02.185
MARIAH: She picked out her little, what she wanted to be.

01:15:02.405 --> 01:15:05.225
MARIAH: She was like a rainbow fairy.

01:15:05.225 --> 01:15:08.585
MARIAH: She got her face painted and then Brooks was like, I'm next.

01:15:08.585 --> 01:15:10.605
MARIAH: I was like, do you want to get your face painted?

01:15:10.605 --> 01:15:11.665
MARIAH: He was like, yeah.

01:15:11.665 --> 01:15:12.685
MARIAH: And I was like, well, what do you want to be?

01:15:12.685 --> 01:15:13.965
MARIAH: He said a cheetah.

01:15:13.965 --> 01:15:14.925
MARIAH: I was like, okay.

01:15:14.925 --> 01:15:17.145
MARIAH: So they painted his face like a cheetah.

01:15:17.145 --> 01:15:18.545
MARIAH: He was so still, Virginia.

01:15:18.545 --> 01:15:20.025
MARIAH: I thought he had fallen asleep.

01:15:20.025 --> 01:15:21.105
MARIAH: I was like, is he asleep?

01:15:21.105 --> 01:15:22.245
MARIAH: Like his eyes were closed.

01:15:22.245 --> 01:15:23.785
MARIAH: He was not moving.

01:15:23.805 --> 01:15:26.445
MARIAH: I'm like, what witchcraft is this?

01:15:26.445 --> 01:15:28.085
MARIAH: Can you come to my house every day?

01:15:29.325 --> 01:15:31.385
VIRGINIA: By face paint.

01:15:31.385 --> 01:15:32.385
MARIAH: It was so cool.

01:15:32.385 --> 01:15:34.905
MARIAH: He thought he was so cool when he saw his picture.

01:15:34.905 --> 01:15:38.345
MARIAH: He was going around like growling at different people like a cheetah.

01:15:38.345 --> 01:15:40.565
MARIAH: He just thought it was the best thing.

01:15:40.565 --> 01:15:44.085
MARIAH: Today, he looked in the mirror and he goes, where's my cheetah?

01:15:44.325 --> 01:15:47.045
MARIAH: Today, he just realized he wasn't a cheetah anymore.

01:15:48.445 --> 01:15:49.885
MARIAH: It was so cute.

01:15:49.885 --> 01:15:50.285
MARIAH: So cute.

01:15:50.285 --> 01:15:50.845
MARIAH: It was the best.

01:15:50.845 --> 01:15:52.685
MARIAH: I think it was $30.

01:15:52.685 --> 01:15:53.285
MARIAH: I can't remember.

01:15:53.285 --> 01:15:59.025
MARIAH: They didn't make me pay until after he got his face painted in case he didn't sit through the whole thing, which I thought that was really thoughtful.

01:15:59.025 --> 01:16:00.165
VIRGINIA: Oh, that's good.

01:16:00.165 --> 01:16:01.225
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:16:01.225 --> 01:16:05.785
MARIAH: So that was the best money we spent, for sure.

01:16:05.785 --> 01:16:08.585
MARIAH: We ate lunch at Harambe Market.

01:16:08.585 --> 01:16:11.445
MARIAH: Mobile ordered over there and the kids split the chicken tenders.

01:16:11.445 --> 01:16:13.485
MARIAH: I got a Caesar salad.

01:16:13.485 --> 01:16:15.205
MARIAH: It was really good again, once again.

01:16:15.205 --> 01:16:16.085
MARIAH: Very good salad.

01:16:16.085 --> 01:16:17.485
MARIAH: And Matt got the chicken bowl.

01:16:17.485 --> 01:16:21.665
MARIAH: He didn't quite like the sauce, but he said he would get it again.

01:16:21.665 --> 01:16:25.905
MARIAH: And then we took the train to Rafiki's Planet because Brooks loves transportation.

01:16:26.025 --> 01:16:28.025
MARIAH: I mean, his favorite thing of the whole trip was the Skyliner.

01:16:28.025 --> 01:16:30.645
MARIAH: So I thought, oh, he really liked the train.

01:16:30.645 --> 01:16:31.305
MARIAH: He loved that.

01:16:31.305 --> 01:16:37.885
MARIAH: So we took the train over there and did the petting station and kind of walked through the indoor exhibits and they thought that was really cool.

01:16:37.885 --> 01:16:42.125
MARIAH: Brooks is really into like spiders and snakes and creepy crawly things.

01:16:42.125 --> 01:16:44.685
MARIAH: So he thought that was really fun.

01:16:44.685 --> 01:16:46.365
MARIAH: That was a hit.

01:16:46.365 --> 01:16:51.145
MARIAH: And so after that, we decided that was probably all that we needed to do.

01:16:51.145 --> 01:16:53.945
MARIAH: You know, we were probably 20 more minutes away from another meltdown.

01:16:54.105 --> 01:16:56.265
MARIAH: So might as well get back to the room.

01:16:56.265 --> 01:17:00.485
MARIAH: So we left around 1230 and took a nap in the room again.

01:17:00.485 --> 01:17:05.545
VIRGINIA: You had Disney Springs plans for this day and had never been there before.

01:17:05.545 --> 01:17:08.705
VIRGINIA: So did you actually end up making it to Disney Springs?

01:17:08.705 --> 01:17:10.125
MARIAH: We did.

01:17:10.125 --> 01:17:14.045
MARIAH: Our morning, based on how our morning went, I thought this was not going to happen.

01:17:14.045 --> 01:17:17.465
MARIAH: Like I almost just went ahead and canceled all of our evening reservations.

01:17:17.465 --> 01:17:20.045
MARIAH: But once Brooks took a nap, he woke up.

01:17:20.045 --> 01:17:21.105
MARIAH: He was really excited.

01:17:21.825 --> 01:17:23.525
MARIAH: He wanted to ride the Skyliner again.

01:17:23.525 --> 01:17:26.025
MARIAH: And I was like, we're not going to do that right now.

01:17:26.025 --> 01:17:28.845
MARIAH: But what if we go play Legos?

01:17:28.845 --> 01:17:33.505
MARIAH: And then he was like, okay, I'll entertain this idea.

01:17:33.505 --> 01:17:38.865
MARIAH: So we went to our car and drove down to Disney Springs.

01:17:38.865 --> 01:17:40.185
MARIAH: I didn't realize how close it was.

01:17:40.185 --> 01:17:40.925
MARIAH: It was super close.

01:17:40.925 --> 01:17:50.165
MARIAH: It took us 10 minutes to get there and parked in the Lyme parking garage, which is right next to their Disney Springs and where we needed to be.

01:17:50.805 --> 01:17:55.125
MARIAH: And we had reservations for the minifigure factory at the Lego store.

01:17:55.125 --> 01:18:01.245
MARIAH: I had made two reservations, because when you make a reservation, it's like a 30 minute time slot for one kid.

01:18:01.245 --> 01:18:04.925
MARIAH: But they let us do both of the kids at the same time, which was perfect.

01:18:04.925 --> 01:18:08.625
MARIAH: They had a little stool for Brooks to stand on so he could see.

01:18:08.625 --> 01:18:09.565
MARIAH: And that was really fun.

01:18:09.565 --> 01:18:10.905
MARIAH: It was only $12.

01:18:10.905 --> 01:18:12.525
MARIAH: That was a great souvenir.

01:18:12.525 --> 01:18:13.665
MARIAH: It's a whole experience.

01:18:13.665 --> 01:18:15.165
MARIAH: The kids loved it.

01:18:15.165 --> 01:18:23.065
VIRGINIA: I don't know how many people they count on each reservation because when I made a reservation and we did it, I think the three of us did it all at the same time.

01:18:23.065 --> 01:18:25.965
MARIAH: You could totally do it with several people at one time.

01:18:25.965 --> 01:18:26.365
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:18:26.365 --> 01:18:26.885
MARIAH: Right.

01:18:26.885 --> 01:18:28.705
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:18:28.705 --> 01:18:29.845
MARIAH: So the kids really liked that.

01:18:29.845 --> 01:18:34.765
MARIAH: Brooks really enjoyed picking out different things and figuring out what he wanted to put on his shirt.

01:18:34.765 --> 01:18:39.265
MARIAH: He had like six different things on his shirt, but they were able to print it.

01:18:39.265 --> 01:18:40.225
MARIAH: It was fine.

01:18:40.225 --> 01:18:42.525
MARIAH: So that was fun.

01:18:42.525 --> 01:18:46.465
MARIAH: And then we had about an hour before our dinner reservation.

01:18:47.505 --> 01:18:52.245
MARIAH: And so I thought, well, you know, I'd love to go to the DVC Lounge over here.

01:18:52.245 --> 01:18:53.625
MARIAH: I had a hard time finding it.

01:18:53.625 --> 01:18:55.925
MARIAH: It's not in the app, like where the location is.

01:18:55.925 --> 01:18:57.325
MARIAH: I'm like Googling where it's at.

01:18:57.325 --> 01:18:58.725
MARIAH: I could not figure it out.

01:18:58.725 --> 01:19:03.365
MARIAH: I found a DVC kiosk and so I asked them, I was like, hey, we'd like to go to the lounge.

01:19:03.365 --> 01:19:04.925
MARIAH: Like, could you direct me to where that is?

01:19:04.925 --> 01:19:06.805
MARIAH: And she's like, oh yeah, it's over in Centermarket.

01:19:06.805 --> 01:19:08.565
MARIAH: And I'm like, I don't know what that means.

01:19:08.565 --> 01:19:10.605
MARIAH: I've never been to Disney Springs before.

01:19:10.605 --> 01:19:14.285
MARIAH: Like, can you give me something I could put in this app and it'll tell me where to go?

01:19:14.665 --> 01:19:16.465
MARIAH: And she was like, look at Deluxe Burger.

01:19:16.465 --> 01:19:17.905
MARIAH: I'm like, thank you.

01:19:17.905 --> 01:19:18.885
MARIAH: So we walked over there.

01:19:18.885 --> 01:19:21.945
MARIAH: I was like, they really need to make this more accessible if they want people to find it.

01:19:21.945 --> 01:19:23.125
MARIAH: But I walked over there.

01:19:23.125 --> 01:19:24.345
VIRGINIA: I think it's so very new.

01:19:24.345 --> 01:19:32.265
VIRGINIA: So I think that, like, I mean, I've been a DVC member since 2018 and I haven't been to the one at Disney Springs yet.

01:19:32.265 --> 01:19:33.745
MARIAH: Well, it's very nice.

01:19:33.745 --> 01:19:34.905
MARIAH: It's very nice.

01:19:34.905 --> 01:19:36.205
MARIAH: Very good air conditioning.

01:19:36.205 --> 01:19:38.085
MARIAH: They have very nice bathrooms.

01:19:39.345 --> 01:19:43.765
MARIAH: And they had a little table, like an interactive kids play table that the kids played on.

01:19:43.925 --> 01:19:46.585
MARIAH: It was very quiet until we got there.

01:19:46.585 --> 01:19:49.545
MARIAH: I felt bad for everyone else.

01:19:49.545 --> 01:19:50.545
MARIAH: We did not stay very long.

01:19:50.725 --> 01:19:56.105
MARIAH: We got a drink, we let the kids play for like 15, 20 minutes, and then we were like, okay, we are crushing the vibes here.

01:19:56.105 --> 01:20:02.505
MARIAH: So we left, but it was a very nice little change of pace, a good refresher in the air conditioning for sure.

01:20:02.505 --> 01:20:08.745
MARIAH: And then we went to Summer House on the Lake for our dinner reservation, which was one of my favorite meals.

01:20:08.745 --> 01:20:11.445
MARIAH: Hallie and I both said this was our favorite meal of the trip.

01:20:11.445 --> 01:20:12.445
MARIAH: It was really, really good.

01:20:14.585 --> 01:20:20.105
MARIAH: They sat us outside, which is really nice with kids, because that way they can be as loud as they want and it's not too disruptive.

01:20:20.105 --> 01:20:25.005
MARIAH: We got the deviled egg appetizer, which was fantastic.

01:20:25.005 --> 01:20:27.145
MARIAH: Oh my gosh, it was fantastic.

01:20:27.145 --> 01:20:30.365
MARIAH: And then I got the miso salmon, it was really good.

01:20:30.365 --> 01:20:33.385
MARIAH: And Matt got the steak tacos, which were very good.

01:20:33.385 --> 01:20:34.745
MARIAH: Hallie got a quesadilla.

01:20:34.745 --> 01:20:36.425
MARIAH: The kids' meals are fantastic.

01:20:36.425 --> 01:20:43.545
MARIAH: They come out on like a tray with an entree and three sides in like a kid's tray, which was perfect.

01:20:43.545 --> 01:20:47.165
MARIAH: And so Hallie got the quesadilla, it came with chips, guac and fruit.

01:20:47.165 --> 01:20:52.505
MARIAH: And Brooks got the burger, which came with fries, something and fruit.

01:20:52.505 --> 01:20:54.425
MARIAH: And so they kind of mix and matched what they ate.

01:20:54.425 --> 01:20:57.605
MARIAH: Brooks ate Hallie's rice and she ate his fries.

01:20:57.605 --> 01:20:59.025
MARIAH: And it was, it was all good.

01:20:59.025 --> 01:21:01.425
MARIAH: They really enjoyed it.

01:21:01.425 --> 01:21:03.465
MARIAH: And then it's my birthday.

01:21:03.465 --> 01:21:08.785
MARIAH: So this was the first time I had told, you know, like said anything about like being my birthday trip.

01:21:08.785 --> 01:21:09.205
MARIAH: Thank you.

01:21:09.825 --> 01:21:13.385
MARIAH: And so I had checked that it was my birthday.

01:21:13.385 --> 01:21:18.185
MARIAH: I guess when I made the reservation, I was like, this is the night that we'll celebrate, like it being my birthday trip.

01:21:18.185 --> 01:21:23.565
MARIAH: And they brought me out this sprinkled cookie with a scoop of ice cream and a candle.

01:21:23.565 --> 01:21:24.545
MARIAH: It was so sweet.

01:21:24.545 --> 01:21:25.585
MARIAH: It was so good.

01:21:25.585 --> 01:21:26.605
MARIAH: Oh my gosh.

01:21:26.605 --> 01:21:28.605
VIRGINIA: I love the cookies from Summer House.

01:21:28.605 --> 01:21:29.325
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:21:29.325 --> 01:21:30.405
MARIAH: Oh, they're the best.

01:21:30.405 --> 01:21:33.865
MARIAH: We went to the cookie bar afterwards and got cookies.

01:21:33.925 --> 01:21:35.545
MARIAH: I got a Snickerdoodle.

01:21:35.545 --> 01:21:36.905
MARIAH: It was fantastic.

01:21:36.905 --> 01:21:41.465
MARIAH: Hallie got an M&M and another frosting cookie.

01:21:41.465 --> 01:21:42.125
MARIAH: It was really good.

01:21:42.125 --> 01:21:43.645
MARIAH: Matt got a Rice Krispie treat.

01:21:43.645 --> 01:21:45.185
MARIAH: It was like Oreo Rice Krispie treat.

01:21:45.185 --> 01:21:45.985
MARIAH: It was really good.

01:21:45.985 --> 01:21:46.745
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:21:46.745 --> 01:21:46.945
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:21:46.945 --> 01:21:48.005
MARIAH: The cookies were fantastic.

01:21:48.005 --> 01:21:50.185
MARIAH: We ate on those all week long.

01:21:50.185 --> 01:21:55.445
MARIAH: I wish we had gone the beginning of the trip so we could have gotten more and really enjoyed them.

01:21:56.045 --> 01:21:56.505
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:21:56.865 --> 01:21:58.225
VIRGINIA: That's what we did in February.

01:21:58.225 --> 01:22:00.685
VIRGINIA: We bought ours at the beginning on the very first day.

01:22:01.645 --> 01:22:08.005
VIRGINIA: I felt like I was just over buying cookies, but we continued to eat them throughout the week and it was fantastic.

01:22:08.145 --> 01:22:08.565
MARIAH: Oh yeah.

01:22:08.565 --> 01:22:09.865
MARIAH: Absolutely.

01:22:09.985 --> 01:22:12.205
MARIAH: After that, we went back to the room and went to bed.

01:22:12.205 --> 01:22:13.925
VIRGINIA: What a wonderful day.

01:22:13.925 --> 01:22:14.985
MARIAH: It was a great day.

01:22:14.985 --> 01:22:16.845
VIRGINIA: Let's finally go to Epcot.

01:22:16.845 --> 01:22:19.525
VIRGINIA: Yes.

01:22:19.525 --> 01:22:23.585
VIRGINIA: This was Thursday, April 3rd.

01:22:23.585 --> 01:22:35.165
VIRGINIA: Tell me about this day because I know that originally you were trying to get a reservation for the Space 220 Lounge, and there was some back and forth about when you'd be doing that.

01:22:35.165 --> 01:22:41.785
VIRGINIA: But now given that this is your Epcot day, I imagine this is the day you actually ended up doing that.

01:22:41.785 --> 01:22:42.885
MARIAH: You are correct.

01:22:42.885 --> 01:22:52.285
MARIAH: Although after the morning of Animal Kingdom, where we had that meltdown, Matt was like, the kids might need to rest, Mariah.

01:22:52.285 --> 01:22:56.005
MARIAH: You can't have them rope drop five days in a row.

01:22:56.485 --> 01:22:57.145
MARIAH: He was correct.

01:22:57.265 --> 01:22:59.265
MARIAH: So we decided we needed a rest morning.

01:22:59.265 --> 01:23:10.345
MARIAH: So these hard earned lightning lanes that I had booked perfectly for the morning, I had to move them all to the evening, which was fine because we had that Space 220 lounge at 745.

01:23:10.345 --> 01:23:14.885
MARIAH: So that meant if we get to the parks late, we can stay for that reservation.

01:23:14.885 --> 01:23:19.445
MARIAH: So what we decided to do was to sleep in, which sleeping in for us was six.

01:23:19.445 --> 01:23:21.045
MARIAH: So that was nice.

01:23:21.045 --> 01:23:24.945
MARIAH: We got Primo Piatto for breakfast and we went swimming at nine.

01:23:25.065 --> 01:23:27.685
MARIAH: I didn't realize that the big pool doesn't open till 10.

01:23:27.685 --> 01:23:28.225
MARIAH: So we went to the-

01:23:28.225 --> 01:23:29.445
VIRGINIA: Oh, it doesn't?

01:23:29.445 --> 01:23:30.345
MARIAH: No.

01:23:30.345 --> 01:23:33.405
MARIAH: So we went to the smaller pool, which was fine because it wasn't very crowded.

01:23:33.405 --> 01:23:37.165
MARIAH: There was another little girl, Hallie's age, and they played and played and played.

01:23:37.165 --> 01:23:38.105
MARIAH: It was so sweet.

01:23:38.345 --> 01:23:43.065
MARIAH: Both of us, both of our parents, we needed to go, but we didn't want to break them up.

01:23:43.065 --> 01:23:45.265
MARIAH: It was so sweet.

01:23:45.265 --> 01:23:48.745
MARIAH: So we went back to the room and did baths and got ready.

01:23:48.745 --> 01:23:49.885
MARIAH: Matt did some laundry.

01:23:49.885 --> 01:23:52.885
MARIAH: We went down to lunch at Barriva again, which was really good.

01:23:53.405 --> 01:23:58.485
MARIAH: Got the burger and I got the vegetable grilled pita, which is so good.

01:23:58.485 --> 01:24:02.865
MARIAH: Then Hallie was like, wouldn't it be nice if mom got a necklace like me?

01:24:02.865 --> 01:24:05.105
MARIAH: I was like, yes, it would be nice.

01:24:05.105 --> 01:24:13.465
MARIAH: I went back to the gift shop and got a necklace to match Hallie because she's not going to want to match her mom very much longer and we are going to take advantage of it whenever we can.

01:24:13.465 --> 01:24:15.645
MARIAH: So that was really sweet.

01:24:15.645 --> 01:24:28.745
MARIAH: We went back to the room and napped at one, and then left the hotel at 3.35 and we were inside Epcot at 3.50, which was very nice.

01:24:28.745 --> 01:24:32.785
MARIAH: Fifteen minutes, once again, the Skyliner coming in handy.

01:24:32.785 --> 01:24:35.065
VIRGINIA: What was your security grade?

01:24:35.065 --> 01:24:36.525
MARIAH: A plus.

01:24:36.525 --> 01:24:37.165
MARIAH: We did great.

01:24:37.165 --> 01:24:39.165
MARIAH: We zoomed right through.

01:24:39.225 --> 01:24:42.965
MARIAH: It was really nice because if you're not going at rope drop, you don't have to stop at all.

01:24:42.965 --> 01:24:44.925
MARIAH: Matt's like, this is amazing.

01:24:44.925 --> 01:24:46.465
MARIAH: Why aren't we doing this every time?

01:24:46.585 --> 01:24:49.925
MARIAH: And I was like, don't get used to this.

01:24:49.925 --> 01:24:51.745
MARIAH: This is not what's happening.

01:24:53.785 --> 01:25:00.385
MARIAH: Hallie had decided that she wanted to spend the rest of her souvenir money on a shoulder buddy, Remy.

01:25:00.385 --> 01:25:02.405
MARIAH: And so that was our priority number one.

01:25:02.405 --> 01:25:07.885
MARIAH: We had to walk all the way back up into France to get a shoulder buddy, Remy.

01:25:07.885 --> 01:25:12.185
MARIAH: And then we went to Les Halls for some snacks there, which was really good.

01:25:12.185 --> 01:25:13.965
MARIAH: And we walked around to see some topiaries.

01:25:14.485 --> 01:25:20.965
MARIAH: Our slight meltdown of the day was that Brooks wanted to sit in Hallie's seat, and Hallie wanted to sit in her own seat in the stroller.

01:25:20.965 --> 01:25:24.085
MARIAH: So just keeping it real, that was a meltdown for the day.

01:25:24.085 --> 01:25:25.325
MARIAH: We had a 5 p.m.

01:25:25.325 --> 01:25:35.285
MARIAH: Lightning Lane for Nemo, which it was like a 10-minute standby, so it wasn't really needed, except for that queue is so long, you have to walk through it.

01:25:35.285 --> 01:25:37.545
MARIAH: So just saving my steps, it was worth it.

01:25:37.545 --> 01:25:46.045
VIRGINIA: Which I think that sometimes when it gets up to even a size 10 minutes, it's just because it takes that long to get through the queue.

01:25:46.045 --> 01:25:47.485
MARIAH: Yes.

01:25:47.485 --> 01:25:50.205
MARIAH: So we did the aquarium and we did Turtle Talk.

01:25:50.205 --> 01:25:53.325
MARIAH: We ended up spending over an hour in there.

01:25:53.325 --> 01:25:55.845
MARIAH: Brooks loved all the fish and the animals.

01:25:55.845 --> 01:25:57.745
MARIAH: We watched them feed the manatees.

01:25:57.745 --> 01:25:59.565
MARIAH: That was really cool.

01:25:59.565 --> 01:26:02.225
MARIAH: That's a great area, good air conditioning.

01:26:02.225 --> 01:26:03.725
MARIAH: The kids really liked it.

01:26:03.725 --> 01:26:06.725
MARIAH: After that, we went to the Moana walk-through, which was another hit.

01:26:06.725 --> 01:26:08.545
MARIAH: The kids absolutely loved it.

01:26:08.545 --> 01:26:09.925
MARIAH: Brooks thought it was so cool.

01:26:10.925 --> 01:26:21.585
MARIAH: When he saw Tafiti and Moana was outside, I would have loved to have met her because Brooks thought it was so cool, but the line was really long for her, so we didn't do that.

01:26:21.585 --> 01:26:24.865
MARIAH: We ended up getting dinner at the Connections Eatery.

01:26:24.905 --> 01:26:27.865
MARIAH: We did some mobile order for some cheese pizza.

01:26:27.865 --> 01:26:30.325
MARIAH: I got the General Tso's Chicken Salad.

01:26:30.325 --> 01:26:31.785
VIRGINIA: That is my favorite.

01:26:31.785 --> 01:26:34.825
MARIAH: Best salad I got all trip and I had great salads every single day.

01:26:34.825 --> 01:26:35.925
MARIAH: It was so good.

01:26:35.985 --> 01:26:38.925
VIRGINIA: It is so good.

01:26:39.945 --> 01:26:43.745
MARIAH: I was trying to write down all the ingredients so I can make it at home.

01:26:43.745 --> 01:26:45.145
MARIAH: It was so good.

01:26:45.145 --> 01:26:47.505
MARIAH: I kept telling Matt, I was like, you've got to try this.

01:26:47.585 --> 01:26:49.165
VIRGINIA: It's a hidden gem.

01:26:49.165 --> 01:26:51.285
MARIAH: It's so good.

01:26:51.285 --> 01:26:55.365
MARIAH: For whatever reason, we usually end up eating at the quick service in Mexico.

01:26:55.365 --> 01:26:59.405
MARIAH: Matt's one request was like, can we just try something different at Epcot for dinner?

01:26:59.405 --> 01:27:00.065
MARIAH: This was a hit.

01:27:00.705 --> 01:27:02.025
MARIAH: Matt, he got a chicken sandwich.

01:27:02.025 --> 01:27:03.745
MARIAH: He thought it was really good.

01:27:04.965 --> 01:27:13.165
MARIAH: After that, we walked over to Norway because we had a Lightning Lane for Frozen for 7 PM, and the standby was 45 minutes.

01:27:13.165 --> 01:27:14.825
MARIAH: Brooks loved it.

01:27:15.245 --> 01:27:22.785
MARIAH: He was also obsessed after the Frozen show, so then we did a ride with Let It Go in the song, and it was like he was in heaven.

01:27:22.785 --> 01:27:25.025
MARIAH: He was so excited.

01:27:25.025 --> 01:27:28.985
MARIAH: When we went down the drop, he was like, oh, this is so fun.

01:27:28.985 --> 01:27:32.965
MARIAH: I looked at that and I was like, Brooks might be your thrill ride buddy eventually.

01:27:33.885 --> 01:27:37.085
MARIAH: You struck out with me and Hallie, but Brooks might like it.

01:27:37.085 --> 01:27:37.945
MARIAH: He might be your buddy.

01:27:37.945 --> 01:27:40.785
VIRGINIA: He does like it, as soon as he's tall enough for Tiana.

01:27:40.785 --> 01:27:42.405
MARIAH: Yes, yes.

01:27:43.905 --> 01:27:47.965
MARIAH: After that, we went back to Space 220 for lounge.

01:27:47.965 --> 01:27:54.865
MARIAH: We had two reservations, so two at 740 and two at 745, because I could not get a group of four.

01:27:54.865 --> 01:27:57.025
MARIAH: That was the hardest reservation to get.

01:27:57.025 --> 01:28:01.385
MARIAH: I had multiple stakeout reservation set up and never got it.

01:28:01.925 --> 01:28:03.425
MARIAH: We really liked Space 220.

01:28:03.425 --> 01:28:05.085
MARIAH: It was really, really fun.

01:28:05.085 --> 01:28:08.325
MARIAH: The kids loved the elevator ride up.

01:28:08.325 --> 01:28:09.625
MARIAH: They thought it was so cool.

01:28:09.625 --> 01:28:17.345
MARIAH: And since we were there, when it was like evening time, we got to watch Earth go from daylight to nighttime, which was really cool.

01:28:17.345 --> 01:28:21.185
MARIAH: So all the cities lit up, you know, with their nightlights and things.

01:28:21.185 --> 01:28:22.045
VIRGINIA: That was cool.

01:28:22.045 --> 01:28:23.085
MARIAH: We really enjoyed it.

01:28:23.085 --> 01:28:27.605
MARIAH: We just got drinks and each of the kids got a scoop of chocolate gelato.

01:28:27.605 --> 01:28:29.685
MARIAH: I think we would go back next time and do the full meal.

01:28:30.045 --> 01:28:32.285
MARIAH: I think we liked it enough to do that.

01:28:32.285 --> 01:28:33.945
MARIAH: But this was a good taste.

01:28:33.945 --> 01:28:35.745
MARIAH: So you don't have to spend all that money.

01:28:35.745 --> 01:28:38.725
MARIAH: If you don't like it, that was good for sure.

01:28:38.725 --> 01:28:40.425
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:28:40.425 --> 01:28:43.705
MARIAH: After that, we were done for the night and we went back to the room.

01:28:43.705 --> 01:28:48.625
VIRGINIA: So now the question is for Friday, April 4th, you were going to repeat one park.

01:28:48.625 --> 01:28:52.185
VIRGINIA: And when we spoke before, you had not really decided what that would be yet.

01:28:52.185 --> 01:28:53.685
VIRGINIA: So what was it?

01:28:53.685 --> 01:29:02.025
MARIAH: We decided to repeat Epcot because Brooks loved Frozen Ride so much and Hallie loved Rida Tui.

01:29:02.025 --> 01:29:05.045
MARIAH: We hadn't gotten to do that yet because we didn't rope drop.

01:29:05.045 --> 01:29:09.845
MARIAH: We couldn't do Frozen and Remy in the same day with Blinding Lanes.

01:29:09.845 --> 01:29:14.905
MARIAH: So we decided to back to our regular scheduled rope drop.

01:29:14.905 --> 01:29:17.905
MARIAH: And so we rope dropped Epcot on Friday.

01:29:17.905 --> 01:29:20.465
MARIAH: So we woke up 6 a.m.

01:29:20.465 --> 01:29:23.585
MARIAH: to Brooks belting it out, let it go like so loud.

01:29:24.765 --> 01:29:28.505
MARIAH: I kept trying to tell him, like, I love your singing, but it is 6 a.m.

01:29:28.505 --> 01:29:30.805
MARIAH: and other people sleep, you know.

01:29:30.805 --> 01:29:34.285
MARIAH: I know you don't, but other people do.

01:29:34.285 --> 01:29:36.125
MARIAH: So we went ahead and packed up the car.

01:29:36.125 --> 01:29:40.225
MARIAH: I had packed one bag for the wilderness lodge night.

01:29:40.225 --> 01:29:42.245
MARIAH: So we wouldn't have to pack up all of our stuff.

01:29:42.245 --> 01:29:46.265
MARIAH: But Matt did his Tetris to get all the bags in the car.

01:29:46.265 --> 01:29:50.765
MARIAH: And then we were on the Skyliner at 735 and in Epcot at 745.

01:29:52.025 --> 01:29:59.385
MARIAH: And we were held on the bridge until 8 and then allowed to go to Remy at 825.

01:29:59.385 --> 01:30:04.805
MARIAH: And then we were off Remy at 845, which was awesome.

01:30:04.805 --> 01:30:06.145
MARIAH: Brooks loved that ride.

01:30:06.145 --> 01:30:07.265
MARIAH: He thought it was so fun.

01:30:07.265 --> 01:30:09.285
MARIAH: He was like, I love that mouse.

01:30:09.285 --> 01:30:11.085
MARIAH: So he kept saying.

01:30:11.085 --> 01:30:12.885
MARIAH: And that's Hallie's favorite.

01:30:12.885 --> 01:30:13.825
MARIAH: So she really enjoyed it.

01:30:13.825 --> 01:30:16.385
MARIAH: And she had her little shoulder Remy.

01:30:16.385 --> 01:30:17.785
MARIAH: And so she was just in heaven.

01:30:17.785 --> 01:30:19.565
MARIAH: And it was so cute.

01:30:20.805 --> 01:30:24.105
MARIAH: We had breakfast at Les Halls again, which was really good.

01:30:24.105 --> 01:30:26.345
MARIAH: I got the quiche Lorraine.

01:30:26.385 --> 01:30:28.345
MARIAH: It was delicious.

01:30:28.345 --> 01:30:32.745
MARIAH: And then we decided to go down and do figment, but it was down.

01:30:32.745 --> 01:30:34.965
MARIAH: So we met figment in the back.

01:30:34.965 --> 01:30:40.665
MARIAH: There was no line and let the kids play, which is probably my favorite part of that whole thing anyway.

01:30:40.665 --> 01:30:41.925
MARIAH: So I was like, this is awesome.

01:30:41.925 --> 01:30:44.045
MARIAH: We should just skip the ride every time from now on.

01:30:46.165 --> 01:30:47.945
VIRGINIA: I know some people who would agree with you.

01:30:47.945 --> 01:30:49.585
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:30:49.585 --> 01:30:55.505
MARIAH: I had a lightning lane for the Pixar short, basically just for a burner lightning lane.

01:30:55.505 --> 01:30:58.585
MARIAH: And the kids were having so much fun playing at figment.

01:30:58.585 --> 01:31:08.385
MARIAH: I just took all of our magic bands and walked up to the Pixar short and scanned in just so I could start booking another tier one reservation.

01:31:08.385 --> 01:31:10.645
MARIAH: I was able to get lightning lanes this day.

01:31:10.645 --> 01:31:15.185
MARIAH: Last minute, Matt was like, I'll pay whatever you want to pay to get lightning lanes.

01:31:15.185 --> 01:31:23.145
MARIAH: And so I got a lightning lane for Remy for like 645 the night before.

01:31:23.145 --> 01:31:26.805
MARIAH: And I was hoping that if I scanned in early enough, I could book a frozen.

01:31:26.805 --> 01:31:27.365
MARIAH: And I did.

01:31:27.365 --> 01:31:33.785
MARIAH: I got in lightning lane for the Pixar short at 930 and scanned into that.

01:31:33.785 --> 01:31:37.225
MARIAH: And then I was immediately able to book a frozen for 645 as well.

01:31:37.225 --> 01:31:40.125
MARIAH: So we had overlapping, exactly overlapping.

01:31:40.125 --> 01:31:42.005
MARIAH: I didn't think it was going to let me do that, but it did.

01:31:42.005 --> 01:31:46.945
MARIAH: And so I had a frozen at 645 to 745 and a roomy from 645 to 745.

01:31:46.965 --> 01:31:48.225
MARIAH: So that was awesome.

01:31:48.225 --> 01:31:50.365
MARIAH: So then we did Living With The Land.

01:31:50.365 --> 01:31:53.565
MARIAH: It was a 15 minute standby wait, which is really fun.

01:31:53.565 --> 01:31:57.065
MARIAH: I love the little princess exhibits that they have in there now.

01:31:57.065 --> 01:32:00.965
MARIAH: So like there's a Moana one, there's a Beauty and the Beast, there's a Tiana.

01:32:00.965 --> 01:32:04.245
MARIAH: Yeah, they just re-did a couple little stations.

01:32:04.245 --> 01:32:09.365
MARIAH: So it's like little things are set up, themed around a Disney princess.

01:32:09.445 --> 01:32:11.765
MARIAH: So like Moana's boat is in there.

01:32:11.765 --> 01:32:16.625
MARIAH: Tiana has like little Mickey beignets and you know frogs and stuff.

01:32:16.625 --> 01:32:18.345
MARIAH: And then there's a Beauty and Beast one too.

01:32:18.345 --> 01:32:20.785
MARIAH: So Hallie and I really liked picking those out from there.

01:32:20.785 --> 01:32:22.425
MARIAH: That was really cool.

01:32:22.425 --> 01:32:27.145
MARIAH: And then we went to the Encanto Sing Along Show, which is the first time we've done that.

01:32:27.145 --> 01:32:28.425
MARIAH: That was so cute.

01:32:28.425 --> 01:32:29.625
MARIAH: It was precious.

01:32:29.625 --> 01:32:31.605
MARIAH: Brooks had so much fun.

01:32:31.605 --> 01:32:34.625
MARIAH: It's very interactive, like they come and get people out of the crowd.

01:32:34.625 --> 01:32:37.605
MARIAH: And Hallie was too embarrassed to go out there, which is fine.

01:32:37.605 --> 01:32:38.945
MARIAH: But Brooks was all for it.

01:32:39.645 --> 01:32:42.225
MARIAH: He was going out there, whether they wanted him to be out there or not.

01:32:42.225 --> 01:32:43.985
MARIAH: So Brooks was part of the show.

01:32:43.985 --> 01:32:45.165
MARIAH: It was very cute.

01:32:45.165 --> 01:32:47.085
VIRGINIA: Well, they do a lot of crowd work.

01:32:47.085 --> 01:32:55.305
VIRGINIA: So I'm sure that they were happy to have him be part of the show, because from my observations, they are trying to get people to get involved.

01:32:55.305 --> 01:32:55.605
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:32:55.605 --> 01:32:57.865
MARIAH: Well, Brooks was happy to be up there.

01:32:57.865 --> 01:33:03.565
MARIAH: He did a little salsa move and then he did like, Show Your Muscles.

01:33:03.565 --> 01:33:07.205
MARIAH: He got up on this little stage and showed his muscles like, who is this kid?

01:33:08.225 --> 01:33:09.025
MARIAH: It was so fun.

01:33:09.025 --> 01:33:09.945
MARIAH: He really enjoyed it.

01:33:09.945 --> 01:33:14.745
MARIAH: So that was a really, I was really glad that we made time to do that.

01:33:16.245 --> 01:33:21.745
MARIAH: And then after that, we decided that we would go back to the room.

01:33:21.745 --> 01:33:25.565
MARIAH: This was originally supposed to be our checkout day forever.

01:33:25.565 --> 01:33:28.685
MARIAH: And we always do Topolino's breakfast on our checkout day.

01:33:28.685 --> 01:33:33.305
MARIAH: So I had an 11.35 Topolino's breakfast reservation.

01:33:33.885 --> 01:33:41.205
MARIAH: So we left Epcot around 11, and then went back to the Skyliner and went back to the Riviera.

01:33:41.205 --> 01:33:47.065
MARIAH: We were actually a little early, so we hung out on the terrace for a little bit until our seating was ready.

01:33:47.065 --> 01:33:50.425
MARIAH: And then we went to Topolino's breakfast, which is our favorite.

01:33:51.385 --> 01:33:54.785
VIRGINIA: And you had already checked out of your room and packed up the cars.

01:33:54.785 --> 01:33:56.365
MARIAH: Yeah, Matt had already packed the car and everything.

01:33:56.365 --> 01:33:57.185
VIRGINIA: You were good for that.

01:33:57.185 --> 01:33:58.085
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:33:58.125 --> 01:33:59.185
MARIAH: Yeah.

01:33:59.185 --> 01:34:03.465
MARIAH: So we were a little nervous about how naps we're going to go this day.

01:34:03.465 --> 01:34:09.605
MARIAH: But while we were at Topolino's breakfast, we got a text that our room was ready at Wilderness Lodge, which is crazy.

01:34:09.925 --> 01:34:12.165
MARIAH: It was 1207, which was awesome.

01:34:12.565 --> 01:34:13.305
MARIAH: It was great.

01:34:13.305 --> 01:34:15.845
MARIAH: So we really enjoyed our Topolino's breakfast.

01:34:15.845 --> 01:34:18.665
MARIAH: Matt and I both got the steak and eggs, which is the best.

01:34:18.665 --> 01:34:19.325
VIRGINIA: It's so good.

01:34:19.325 --> 01:34:20.285
VIRGINIA: It's so good.

01:34:20.285 --> 01:34:22.485
VIRGINIA: And then talk about another good bread bowl.

01:34:22.525 --> 01:34:23.625
MARIAH: Oh, my goodness.

01:34:23.625 --> 01:34:24.065
MARIAH: Listen.

01:34:24.065 --> 01:34:27.525
VIRGINIA: Bread pot or whatever those breads are in.

01:34:27.525 --> 01:34:30.525
MARIAH: Brooks and I were fighting over who was going to get the last muffin.

01:34:30.525 --> 01:34:31.345
MARIAH: It was so good.

01:34:31.345 --> 01:34:36.305
MARIAH: I have a picture of Minnie's coming around to meet, you know, and Hallie's so excited.

01:34:36.305 --> 01:34:40.125
MARIAH: And Brooks is down talking to Minnie, but he's turned around eating a muffin.

01:34:40.125 --> 01:34:43.825
MARIAH: He's like, yeah, Minnie's cool, but this muffin though is really good.

01:34:46.605 --> 01:34:51.405
MARIAH: So after we did that, we loaded up in the car and went over to Wilderness Lodge.

01:34:52.705 --> 01:34:54.425
VIRGINIA: How was your room at Wilderness Lodge?

01:34:54.425 --> 01:35:00.005
VIRGINIA: You were in the Boulder Ridge section, which I have never stayed in and has been recently renovated.

01:35:00.005 --> 01:35:01.785
VIRGINIA: So they look very nice.

01:35:01.785 --> 01:35:05.145
MARIAH: Yeah, I thought it was really nice.

01:35:05.145 --> 01:35:08.345
MARIAH: Matt was quickly, this is not the Riviera, which is fine.

01:35:08.345 --> 01:35:10.185
MARIAH: No.

01:35:10.185 --> 01:35:11.505
MARIAH: I thought it was really nice.

01:35:11.505 --> 01:35:17.245
MARIAH: I liked how kind of easy it was to navigate the Boulder Ridge, like little building.

01:35:17.245 --> 01:35:18.265
MARIAH: I thought that was nice.

01:35:18.265 --> 01:35:19.885
MARIAH: We were in an accessible room.

01:35:21.445 --> 01:35:22.685
MARIAH: So it's kind of awkward.

01:35:22.685 --> 01:35:24.465
MARIAH: There's not as much storage.

01:35:24.465 --> 01:35:28.545
MARIAH: The door is a little, it's an automatic door.

01:35:28.545 --> 01:35:34.125
MARIAH: And so it's a little concerning with little ones, because they can just press that button and open up the door.

01:35:34.125 --> 01:35:38.325
MARIAH: So we quickly had to figure out how to fasten the door so Brooks couldn't open it up.

01:35:38.325 --> 01:35:44.365
MARIAH: And then once you open it, it stays open for like 30 seconds before it closes automatically.

01:35:44.365 --> 01:35:52.385
MARIAH: So then once someone opened the door, you have to wrangle the two-year-old to keep him in the room and not running into the hallway for the 30 seconds before it closes automatically.

01:35:52.385 --> 01:35:54.785
MARIAH: And then not put his finger in the door while it closes.

01:35:54.785 --> 01:35:57.065
MARIAH: So it was just a little logistics.

01:35:57.065 --> 01:36:01.705
MARIAH: But once we figured that out, it was fine, totally fine.

01:36:01.705 --> 01:36:03.965
MARIAH: So we were able to get there in time.

01:36:03.965 --> 01:36:05.945
MARIAH: I called down and requested a pack and play.

01:36:05.945 --> 01:36:13.525
MARIAH: They brought it right away, got it set up, and we were down for naps pretty quickly, which was very nice.

01:36:13.525 --> 01:36:14.585
MARIAH: It was a very nice view.

01:36:14.585 --> 01:36:16.365
MARIAH: We had a very quiet view when we looked out.

01:36:16.365 --> 01:36:17.485
MARIAH: It was like all trees.

01:36:17.565 --> 01:36:18.385
MARIAH: So that was really cool.

01:36:18.385 --> 01:36:20.605
MARIAH: It was a nice little break.

01:36:20.605 --> 01:36:23.625
VIRGINIA: Had you ever stayed at Wilderness Lodge before?

01:36:23.625 --> 01:36:24.565
MARIAH: No, that was our first time.

01:36:24.565 --> 01:36:28.985
MARIAH: We've been there for dinner one time before, but we had never stayed there.

01:36:28.985 --> 01:36:31.665
MARIAH: I loved the Copper Creek area.

01:36:31.665 --> 01:36:33.885
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's my home resort is Copper Creek.

01:36:35.085 --> 01:36:36.205
VIRGINIA: I just love that resort.

01:36:36.845 --> 01:36:38.285
VIRGINIA: It's so relaxing.

01:36:38.285 --> 01:36:43.725
VIRGINIA: I just love how it feels away from everything.

01:36:45.185 --> 01:36:47.185
VIRGINIA: I think that Riviera is beautiful.

01:36:47.345 --> 01:36:47.945
VIRGINIA: I love it.

01:36:47.945 --> 01:36:49.285
VIRGINIA: I love staying there.

01:36:49.285 --> 01:36:54.165
VIRGINIA: Because of its good restaurants, it gets a ton of traffic from people who aren't staying there.

01:36:54.165 --> 01:37:00.205
VIRGINIA: And I think that Wilderness Lodge gets a little bit of traffic from people coming over, but not quite as much.

01:37:00.205 --> 01:37:05.925
VIRGINIA: So it feels more like, okay, everybody who's here is in general staying here.

01:37:05.925 --> 01:37:09.125
VIRGINIA: So it gives it just a little bit more of a laid back vibe.

01:37:09.125 --> 01:37:11.885
MARIAH: Yeah, Matt said he would definitely stay at Copper Creek again.

01:37:11.905 --> 01:37:13.685
MARIAH: He really liked that area for sure.

01:37:13.685 --> 01:37:15.665
MARIAH: Yeah, for sure.

01:37:15.665 --> 01:37:23.545
MARIAH: Once we got up from the nap, we walked down to Geyser Point and we're seated down there in a lounge setting next to the water, which is awesome.

01:37:23.545 --> 01:37:24.325
MARIAH: It was so nice.

01:37:24.325 --> 01:37:25.245
MARIAH: We could just relax.

01:37:25.245 --> 01:37:27.145
MARIAH: The kids could like get up and walk around.

01:37:27.145 --> 01:37:29.445
MARIAH: Like they didn't have to be sitting in a chair.

01:37:29.445 --> 01:37:30.725
MARIAH: You know, it was perfect.

01:37:30.725 --> 01:37:31.905
MARIAH: Really cool.

01:37:31.905 --> 01:37:34.885
MARIAH: They split, I think a burger again.

01:37:34.885 --> 01:37:36.285
MARIAH: We were still full from lunch.

01:37:36.285 --> 01:37:43.265
MARIAH: So Matt and I just got some diet cokes and enjoyed a little bit of a relaxing 15 minutes with the kids.

01:37:43.265 --> 01:37:46.545
MARIAH: The kids didn't need us, so that was very nice.

01:37:46.545 --> 01:37:49.385
MARIAH: And then we were going to go back to Epcot.

01:37:49.385 --> 01:37:51.745
MARIAH: So this is an issue, right?

01:37:51.745 --> 01:37:54.645
MARIAH: We're going to Epcot and we don't have a skyliner.

01:37:54.645 --> 01:37:57.045
MARIAH: So Matt doesn't like buses.

01:37:57.045 --> 01:38:01.725
MARIAH: He doesn't like to fold our behemoth of a stroller because it's a tandem stroller.

01:38:01.725 --> 01:38:05.905
MARIAH: It doesn't really fold very nicely with two seats on it.

01:38:05.905 --> 01:38:12.445
MARIAH: So I said there's a chance we could ride the boat and not have to fold the stroller if it's a big enough boat.

01:38:13.585 --> 01:38:16.025
MARIAH: And then take the boat to Magic Kingdom.

01:38:16.065 --> 01:38:19.345
MARIAH: And then take the monorail to the TTC.

01:38:19.385 --> 01:38:22.265
MARIAH: And the monorail from there to Epcot.

01:38:22.265 --> 01:38:24.565
MARIAH: And I was like, that's going to take an hour.

01:38:24.565 --> 01:38:29.585
MARIAH: If you really don't want to fold the stroller, you don't want to do the buses, I'm willing to do that with you.

01:38:29.585 --> 01:38:30.445
MARIAH: We can do that.

01:38:30.445 --> 01:38:31.405
MARIAH: Or we could take the car.

01:38:31.405 --> 01:38:35.865
MARIAH: We're just going to park really far away because it's night time now at Epcot on a Friday.

01:38:37.065 --> 01:38:38.645
VIRGINIA: Or we could take a minivan.

01:38:38.645 --> 01:38:40.105
MARIAH: Or we could take a minivan.

01:38:40.185 --> 01:38:41.845
MARIAH: Right?

01:38:41.845 --> 01:38:44.605
MARIAH: Well, Matt was like, let's try the boat.

01:38:44.605 --> 01:38:46.385
MARIAH: I was like, okay.

01:38:46.385 --> 01:38:48.065
MARIAH: So we get down there, it's a small boat.

01:38:48.065 --> 01:38:49.445
MARIAH: We have to fold the stroller.

01:38:49.445 --> 01:38:50.785
VIRGINIA: Oh no.

01:38:51.905 --> 01:38:53.825
MARIAH: And we learned that you can fold the stroller.

01:38:53.825 --> 01:38:57.125
MARIAH: I didn't even think you could fold the stroller, but we could.

01:38:57.125 --> 01:38:57.945
MARIAH: So we did.

01:38:58.405 --> 01:39:01.205
MARIAH: We folded the stroller, got it on the boat.

01:39:01.205 --> 01:39:03.745
MARIAH: Like three people helped us get the stroller on the boat.

01:39:03.745 --> 01:39:06.325
MARIAH: And he turns to me and he was like, we're not doing this on the way back home.

01:39:06.325 --> 01:39:08.445
MARIAH: I was like, yeah, I already figured that out.

01:39:09.725 --> 01:39:13.165
MARIAH: And so we took the monorails, et cetera.

01:39:13.165 --> 01:39:14.885
MARIAH: The kids did great.

01:39:14.885 --> 01:39:15.905
MARIAH: They really thought it was cool.

01:39:15.905 --> 01:39:17.285
MARIAH: All the forms of transportation.

01:39:17.285 --> 01:39:18.785
MARIAH: Brooks was loving it.

01:39:18.785 --> 01:39:23.305
MARIAH: It did take us an hour and five minutes to get from Lourdes Lodge to Epcot that way.

01:39:23.305 --> 01:39:25.765
MARIAH: I mean, that's not, I would not recommend that.

01:39:25.765 --> 01:39:30.125
VIRGINIA: Time efficient to get there from Lourdes Lodge.

01:39:30.125 --> 01:39:33.105
MARIAH: So we got to Epcot, which is fine.

01:39:33.105 --> 01:39:35.685
MARIAH: We got to Epcot at 7.05 in our Lightning Lanes.

01:39:35.765 --> 01:39:39.505
MARIAH: We had two, Frozen and Remy, for 6.45 to 7.45.

01:39:39.505 --> 01:39:45.385
MARIAH: And I knew you had a grace period, but I was nervous about the grace period for Remy's.

01:39:45.385 --> 01:39:51.445
MARIAH: I felt like if anything, they're going to be stricter because they have so many people to get through there at the end of the night.

01:39:51.445 --> 01:39:54.185
MARIAH: So I was trying to hit them both as close to the time.

01:39:54.185 --> 01:39:56.485
MARIAH: So we had them booked as possible.

01:39:56.485 --> 01:40:00.925
MARIAH: So we booked it to Frozen and rode that at 7.20.

01:40:00.925 --> 01:40:02.185
MARIAH: Brooks loved it again.

01:40:02.185 --> 01:40:04.065
MARIAH: I mean, he just thought it was the best thing.

01:40:04.065 --> 01:40:04.645
MARIAH: So cute.

01:40:05.605 --> 01:40:08.565
MARIAH: And then we walked to the countries around to Remy, which was nice.

01:40:08.565 --> 01:40:10.205
MARIAH: We kind of got to see the countries at night.

01:40:10.205 --> 01:40:12.405
MARIAH: Epcot was definitely full.

01:40:12.405 --> 01:40:13.765
MARIAH: It's a Friday night.

01:40:13.765 --> 01:40:18.825
MARIAH: I expected that, you know, but it was a lot more full than it was that morning for sure.

01:40:19.865 --> 01:40:21.145
MARIAH: But the weather was beautiful.

01:40:21.145 --> 01:40:23.305
MARIAH: I mean, it was absolutely no...

01:40:23.305 --> 01:40:24.485
VIRGINIA: You lucked out this trip.

01:40:24.485 --> 01:40:25.665
MARIAH: I lucked out so much.

01:40:25.665 --> 01:40:31.525
VIRGINIA: I mean, lucked out or got some kind of justice for the last time you came.

01:40:31.525 --> 01:40:33.045
MARIAH: I think that's what it was.

01:40:34.705 --> 01:40:35.865
MARIAH: Oh, me.

01:40:35.865 --> 01:40:39.225
MARIAH: So then we got to Remy at 750, which was fine.

01:40:39.225 --> 01:40:40.805
MARIAH: So we checked into our Lightning Lane.

01:40:40.805 --> 01:40:41.685
MARIAH: Everything turned green.

01:40:41.685 --> 01:40:42.825
MARIAH: It was fine.

01:40:42.825 --> 01:40:46.905
MARIAH: We were in line and Brooks decided he needed to potty.

01:40:46.905 --> 01:40:50.025
MARIAH: And we were literally about to get on the vehicle.

01:40:50.025 --> 01:40:51.485
MARIAH: And I was like, Can you hold it?

01:40:51.485 --> 01:40:52.965
MARIAH: And he's like crying.

01:40:53.345 --> 01:40:55.365
MARIAH: He's like, I've got to potty.

01:40:55.365 --> 01:40:59.445
MARIAH: And I looked at the cast member and I was like, Where's the nearest restroom?

01:40:59.445 --> 01:41:01.585
MARIAH: And she was like right through here.

01:41:01.685 --> 01:41:06.665
MARIAH: And she like took me through the cast member door and let me go potty in their potty, which was so nice.

01:41:06.665 --> 01:41:08.785
MARIAH: So I like quickly like let him go potty.

01:41:08.785 --> 01:41:09.885
MARIAH: We got back in line.

01:41:09.885 --> 01:41:10.505
MARIAH: We got on the Remy.

01:41:10.785 --> 01:41:11.665
VIRGINIA: That was amazing.

01:41:11.665 --> 01:41:12.945
MARIAH: It was so sweet.

01:41:12.945 --> 01:41:13.265
VIRGINIA: So sweet.

01:41:13.265 --> 01:41:17.305
VIRGINIA: People talk about pixie dust of like getting upgrades and stuff.

01:41:17.305 --> 01:41:19.565
VIRGINIA: That is the pixie dust you want.

01:41:19.565 --> 01:41:20.945
VIRGINIA: I need a bathroom now.

01:41:20.965 --> 01:41:22.365
VIRGINIA: Here, use mine.

01:41:22.365 --> 01:41:24.605
MARIAH: Yes, that was so nice.

01:41:24.605 --> 01:41:26.105
MARIAH: So nice.

01:41:26.105 --> 01:41:28.825
MARIAH: So then we rode Remy, which is so fun.

01:41:28.825 --> 01:41:30.925
MARIAH: We swapped who the kids rode with this time.

01:41:31.005 --> 01:41:33.445
MARIAH: So then I got to ride with Hallie and Matt got to ride with Brooks.

01:41:33.445 --> 01:41:35.485
MARIAH: So that was fun.

01:41:35.485 --> 01:41:36.945
MARIAH: But we really liked that.

01:41:36.945 --> 01:41:38.885
MARIAH: Brooks said, I really like that mouse.

01:41:38.885 --> 01:41:40.905
MARIAH: He just kept saying that over and over again.

01:41:40.905 --> 01:41:42.745
MARIAH: It was so cute.

01:41:42.745 --> 01:41:44.965
MARIAH: So then I was like, well, do we want to do any?

01:41:44.965 --> 01:41:46.645
MARIAH: Matt and I hadn't eaten dinner.

01:41:46.645 --> 01:41:51.985
MARIAH: And so I was like, well, do you want to do a couple of food booths on our way out of the park?

01:41:51.985 --> 01:41:54.285
MARIAH: But Brooks was ready to go home.

01:41:54.285 --> 01:41:56.805
MARIAH: He was not having it anymore.

01:41:56.805 --> 01:42:00.025
MARIAH: So we just decided to go back to the front of the park.

01:42:00.505 --> 01:42:04.725
MARIAH: And I knew fireworks were going to start soon and Hallie didn't want to be there for fireworks.

01:42:04.725 --> 01:42:08.105
MARIAH: So we walked back to the front of the park, to the buses.

01:42:08.105 --> 01:42:11.525
MARIAH: And I told Matt, I was like, we could get a minivan if you want.

01:42:11.525 --> 01:42:16.605
MARIAH: I checked, it was going to be like $45 for a minivan.

01:42:16.605 --> 01:42:18.345
MARIAH: And he was like, no, I can do the buses.

01:42:18.345 --> 01:42:19.165
MARIAH: It's fine.

01:42:19.165 --> 01:42:20.465
MARIAH: So we did the buses and they were fine.

01:42:20.465 --> 01:42:22.565
VIRGINIA: Now that he knows how to fold the stroller.

01:42:22.565 --> 01:42:25.165
MARIAH: Now that we know how to fold the stroller, it was totally fine.

01:42:25.165 --> 01:42:26.385
MARIAH: We got it on.

01:42:26.385 --> 01:42:27.485
MARIAH: It wasn't crowded at all.

01:42:28.105 --> 01:42:32.225
MARIAH: It did stop at Fort Wilderness first.

01:42:32.225 --> 01:42:38.465
MARIAH: So we got on the bus at 840 and we went back to our room until like 920.

01:42:38.465 --> 01:42:42.405
MARIAH: So it did take a good little bit, but it was fine.

01:42:42.405 --> 01:42:45.385
MARIAH: The kids did very well on the bus.

01:42:45.385 --> 01:42:48.405
MARIAH: Matt left his credit card at dinner again.

01:42:48.405 --> 01:42:53.585
MARIAH: So I had to go back to Geyser Point to get the credit card.

01:42:53.585 --> 01:42:58.105
MARIAH: But I was like, you know, while I'm down there, I'm just going to do a mobile order to go and get us some dinner.

01:42:58.105 --> 01:43:01.765
MARIAH: And we split the turkey avocado BLT.

01:43:01.765 --> 01:43:03.085
MARIAH: It was fantastic.

01:43:03.085 --> 01:43:07.565
MARIAH: I don't know if it was because we were starving, but that was one of the best sandwiches we had all trip.

01:43:07.565 --> 01:43:09.405
MARIAH: It was so good.

01:43:09.405 --> 01:43:13.845
VIRGINIA: I just want to say on record, I think that Matt is related to Charles.

01:43:13.845 --> 01:43:18.725
VIRGINIA: And anyone who knows Charles in real life is laughing hysterically at this point.

01:43:18.725 --> 01:43:23.965
VIRGINIA: The number of times he has left the credit card at one of our local restaurants, like they know him.

01:43:23.965 --> 01:43:25.805
VIRGINIA: And it's just like, oh, he'll come back for it.

01:43:25.885 --> 01:43:26.525
VIRGINIA: It's fine.

01:43:26.525 --> 01:43:28.045
MARIAH: This was really nice.

01:43:28.045 --> 01:43:32.185
MARIAH: Our waitress texted me when we had left.

01:43:32.185 --> 01:43:34.265
MARIAH: It was like 20 minutes after we had left.

01:43:34.265 --> 01:43:37.845
MARIAH: And she texted me, was like, hey, I think you'll left your credit card.

01:43:37.845 --> 01:43:40.025
MARIAH: It'll be here whenever you want to come get it.

01:43:40.025 --> 01:43:41.265
MARIAH: And I was like, oh, we're in Epcot.

01:43:41.265 --> 01:43:42.405
MARIAH: Like, I'll come get it tonight.

01:43:42.405 --> 01:43:43.605
MARIAH: So that was very nice.

01:43:43.605 --> 01:43:47.985
MARIAH: We knew where because Matt had not even realized he had lost it yet at this point.

01:43:47.985 --> 01:43:49.285
MARIAH: So that was that was very nice.

01:43:49.285 --> 01:43:52.425
MARIAH: So we went back to the room and ate our cookies from Summer House.

01:43:52.425 --> 01:43:53.705
MARIAH: And we were in bed by 10 15.

01:43:54.065 --> 01:43:57.165
MARIAH: So this is the latest latest night of the trip, but it was our last night.

01:43:57.165 --> 01:43:58.585
MARIAH: So that was okay.

01:43:58.585 --> 01:44:01.125
VIRGINIA: Got to make the most of it.

01:44:01.125 --> 01:44:01.545
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:44:01.545 --> 01:44:10.645
VIRGINIA: So Saturday, April 5th was departure day from Disney, but you were driving to Jacksonville two hours away to visit your grandmother before heading home.

01:44:10.645 --> 01:44:13.685
VIRGINIA: So everything went okay with that, that leg of your journey.

01:44:13.685 --> 01:44:14.425
MARIAH: Yes, it did.

01:44:14.425 --> 01:44:17.525
MARIAH: We got up and we ate breakfast at Whispering Canyon.

01:44:17.525 --> 01:44:24.025
MARIAH: I had snagged a reservation that night before, and it was a great breakfast, really fun, decent food.

01:44:24.025 --> 01:44:27.125
MARIAH: And so we packed up and left the room at 1045.

01:44:27.125 --> 01:44:29.185
MARIAH: Actually, I was very sad.

01:44:29.185 --> 01:44:30.005
MARIAH: Matt was very happy.

01:44:30.005 --> 01:44:32.065
MARIAH: He was like, we're ready to go.

01:44:32.065 --> 01:44:32.965
MARIAH: It's been long enough.

01:44:32.965 --> 01:44:35.265
MARIAH: We're ready to get back home.

01:44:35.265 --> 01:44:36.825
MARIAH: We actually didn't go see my grandma.

01:44:36.825 --> 01:44:39.345
MARIAH: She's actually coming back to Kentucky.

01:44:39.345 --> 01:44:42.365
MARIAH: So we didn't have to go see her because she's coming back up here now.

01:44:42.365 --> 01:44:45.785
MARIAH: So we headed back home on the road.

01:44:45.785 --> 01:44:47.905
VIRGINIA: You took her two days, though, to drive.

01:44:47.905 --> 01:44:48.225
MARIAH: We did.

01:44:48.225 --> 01:44:49.025
MARIAH: We took a half time.

01:44:49.025 --> 01:44:52.025
MARIAH: We stopped in Dalton, Georgia this time, which was very nice.

01:44:52.025 --> 01:44:53.405
VIRGINIA: The carpet capitol.

01:44:53.405 --> 01:44:55.665
MARIAH: The carpet capitol, yep.

01:44:55.665 --> 01:44:57.425
MARIAH: We stopped there and stayed the night.

01:44:57.425 --> 01:44:59.305
MARIAH: It was very nice.

01:44:59.305 --> 01:45:02.025
MARIAH: And then headed home on Sunday.

01:45:02.025 --> 01:45:04.245
VIRGINIA: Oh, what a trip.

01:45:04.245 --> 01:45:06.285
MARIAH: Oh my gosh, I know.

01:45:06.285 --> 01:45:15.145
VIRGINIA: So I have at least one follow up question for you here, which is you are a DVC member now.

01:45:15.145 --> 01:45:18.485
VIRGINIA: You've experienced the joys of being there as a DVC member.

01:45:18.965 --> 01:45:23.385
VIRGINIA: You've experienced the park hopping and getting to have that flexibility.

01:45:23.385 --> 01:45:28.045
VIRGINIA: How much closer are you now that we're speaking for the second time to your AP journey?

01:45:28.045 --> 01:45:30.005
MARIAH: I knew you're going to ask that.

01:45:31.985 --> 01:45:34.285
MARIAH: I would say I'm very close.

01:45:34.285 --> 01:45:41.345
MARIAH: It's just hard to make it worth it because we're so far that we're going to fly next time.

01:45:41.825 --> 01:45:43.345
MARIAH: Matt said he was like, I'm not doing this.

01:45:43.345 --> 01:45:44.585
MARIAH: We're flying next time.

01:45:47.005 --> 01:45:53.805
MARIAH: It's just hard to justify multiple small trips when you're having to pay for flights for the annual pass to be worth it.

01:45:53.805 --> 01:45:58.925
MARIAH: But I totally get where it would be so nice to pop into the park and pop out.

01:45:59.205 --> 01:46:08.645
MARIAH: I feel like you have to make your park ticket worth a whole 12 hours worth for it to be worth it.

01:46:08.645 --> 01:46:16.005
MARIAH: I felt like if I got five hours in the park, I was doing really well to make it worth it based on our discounted ticket that we got.

01:46:16.005 --> 01:46:18.045
MARIAH: So that's how I justified it.

01:46:18.045 --> 01:46:22.605
MARIAH: But I totally see where the annual pass would be so nice.

01:46:23.685 --> 01:46:25.925
VIRGINIA: It's in your future at some point, I think.

01:46:25.925 --> 01:46:26.905
MARIAH: Oh, I know.

01:46:26.905 --> 01:46:28.585
VIRGINIA: I think.

01:46:28.585 --> 01:46:29.565
VIRGINIA: I could just tell.

01:46:29.565 --> 01:46:30.865
VIRGINIA: You're the type.

01:46:32.745 --> 01:46:36.205
VIRGINIA: Well, it has been so much fun chatting with you.

01:46:36.205 --> 01:46:37.785
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much for hanging on.

01:46:37.785 --> 01:46:40.425
VIRGINIA: I know we're talking pretty late at night here.

01:46:40.425 --> 01:46:41.185
MARIAH: Yes, thank you too.

01:46:41.925 --> 01:46:46.585
VIRGINIA: But I really appreciate you keeping the energy going all the way through it.

01:46:46.585 --> 01:46:49.325
VIRGINIA: So I hope you'll come back at some point.

01:46:49.325 --> 01:46:50.005
MARIAH: Absolutely.

01:46:50.005 --> 01:46:52.945
MARIAH: It was fun to keep track of everything because I knew I was going to talk to you.

01:46:52.945 --> 01:46:55.945
MARIAH: So that was a fun part of the trip, too.

01:46:55.945 --> 01:46:56.465
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:46:56.465 --> 01:47:01.185
VIRGINIA: Well, have a great rest of your night and a magical rest of your week.

01:47:01.185 --> 01:47:02.805
MARIAH: Thank you so much.

01:47:02.805 --> 01:47:06.905
VIRGINIA: And now please welcome special guest, Hallie.

01:47:08.325 --> 01:47:08.705
VIRGINIA: Hello, Ms.

01:47:08.705 --> 01:47:09.945
VIRGINIA: Hallie.

01:47:09.945 --> 01:47:11.025
HALLIE: Hello.

01:47:11.025 --> 01:47:12.965
VIRGINIA: How are you doing today?

01:47:12.965 --> 01:47:14.005
HALLIE: Good.

01:47:14.005 --> 01:47:16.945
VIRGINIA: How was your big trip?

01:47:16.945 --> 01:47:18.285
HALLIE: It was awesome.

01:47:18.285 --> 01:47:20.245
VIRGINIA: Would you like to do it all over again?

01:47:20.245 --> 01:47:20.885
HALLIE: Yeah.

01:47:20.885 --> 01:47:24.205
VIRGINIA: I want to know a couple of your favorite things that you did on this trip.

01:47:24.205 --> 01:47:28.225
VIRGINIA: So I see that you're wearing Remy on your shoulder.

01:47:28.225 --> 01:47:30.265
VIRGINIA: Was that your favorite ride this trip?

01:47:30.265 --> 01:47:30.805
HALLIE: Yeah.

01:47:30.805 --> 01:47:36.145
VIRGINIA: I heard that you really like to watch cooking shows and things like that.

01:47:36.705 --> 01:47:39.105
VIRGINIA: Is that why you like Remy so much?

01:47:39.105 --> 01:47:39.985
HALLIE: Yeah.

01:47:39.985 --> 01:47:40.825
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:47:40.825 --> 01:47:44.505
VIRGINIA: Of the four parks, which one is your favorite?

01:47:44.505 --> 01:47:45.965
HALLIE: Magic Kingdom.

01:47:45.965 --> 01:47:46.945
VIRGINIA: Really?

01:47:46.945 --> 01:47:48.085
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:47:48.085 --> 01:47:50.325
VIRGINIA: What do you love so much about Magic Kingdom?

01:47:50.325 --> 01:47:55.085
HALLIE: They have more rides there and I like the Mickey Show.

01:47:55.085 --> 01:47:57.185
VIRGINIA: The Mickey's PhilharMagic?

01:47:57.185 --> 01:47:58.185
HALLIE: Yeah.

01:47:58.185 --> 01:48:00.105
VIRGINIA: I like that one too.

01:48:00.105 --> 01:48:04.905
VIRGINIA: I love the part where Jasmine and Aladdin are flying on their carpet.

01:48:04.905 --> 01:48:06.925
VIRGINIA: It's just so much fun.

01:48:06.925 --> 01:48:09.885
VIRGINIA: Who is your favorite princess?

01:48:09.885 --> 01:48:11.245
HALLIE: Aurora.

01:48:11.245 --> 01:48:12.525
VIRGINIA: Aurora.

01:48:12.525 --> 01:48:14.965
VIRGINIA: Have you ever seen her before?

01:48:14.965 --> 01:48:15.725
HALLIE: Yeah.

01:48:15.725 --> 01:48:18.645
HALLIE: I saw her at the castle a couple of times.

01:48:18.645 --> 01:48:21.705
VIRGINIA: How did your little brother enjoy this trip?

01:48:22.805 --> 01:48:28.425
HALLIE: Well, he's been seeing Elsa for the last 28 days.

01:48:28.425 --> 01:48:30.005
VIRGINIA: So you're saying he won't let it go?

01:48:34.405 --> 01:48:36.845
VIRGINIA: I don't know if she can take my puns.

01:48:38.745 --> 01:48:39.545
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:48:39.545 --> 01:48:42.025
VIRGINIA: Well, it was a pleasure talking to you, Hallie.

01:48:42.025 --> 01:48:44.105
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much for hopping on today.

01:48:44.105 --> 01:48:45.285
HALLIE: You're welcome.

01:48:46.445 --> 01:48:49.525
VIRGINIA: Thank you to both Mariah and Hallie for being on the show.

01:48:49.525 --> 01:48:53.085
VIRGINIA: It was a delight talking to you both, and I hope you'll be back.

01:48:53.085 --> 01:49:02.185
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01:49:02.185 --> 01:49:03.445
VIRGINIA: That's all for today.

01:49:03.445 --> 01:49:08.605
VIRGINIA: Please come back again next week, and in the meantime, keep daydreaming about where you long to be.