Post-Trip Report: Sav & Piff Celebrate Sav’s Birthday (July 2024)

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

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VIRGINIA: I am your host, Virginia.

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VIRGINIA: Today is the first post-trip report for season three, and it is a fun one, because this trip belongs to the ladies of the Pixie Dust with a Twist podcast, Sav and Piff.

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VIRGINIA: Unfortunately, Piff wasn't able to be here for this, so Sav soldiered on in her absence, and we got through all the details together.

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VIRGINIA: Okay, enough business talk.

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VIRGINIA: Let's get to this post-trip report.

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VIRGINIA: Here's Sav.

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VIRGINIA: And we are back and today we have the birthday girl herself with us.

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VIRGINIA: It is Sav.

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SAV: Hello.

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VIRGINIA: Hello.

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VIRGINIA: Happy belated birthday.

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VIRGINIA: Thank you.

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SAV: It was a good birthday.

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VIRGINIA: I am so glad to hear that.

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VIRGINIA: And unfortunately, Piff is not here with us today.

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VIRGINIA: So we'll have to talk more soon.

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VIRGINIA: I know.

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SAV: And we are going to be chatting with you about her birthday trip, too, so that'll be good.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: So that is on the calendar.

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VIRGINIA: So fear not.

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VIRGINIA: You all have some good Piff content coming your way for the next one.

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SAV: You just wait.

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SAV: We talked about planning it, some details today, and she is so stoked.

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VIRGINIA: So good.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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SAV: She's so excited.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: And for listeners, that episode should air, I think, two weeks after whatever day you're hearing this.

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SAV: This one.

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SAV: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: So you won't have to wait long.

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VIRGINIA: Two weeks is all you have to wait to hear that.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So this trip, though, was in honor of your birthday, and it was the first time the two of you had ever traveled together for a birthday trip.

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VIRGINIA: So I guess the biggest question is, is this going to be an annual tradition now?

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SAV: Oh, I hope so.

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SAV: Oh my gosh.

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SAV: I would love that.

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SAV: It was so much fun.

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SAV: We were flying in on my birthday, which was July 26th.

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SAV: So we landed and we had early flights, which was nice.

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SAV: So we kind of felt like a full park day.

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SAV: Right.

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SAV: So that was awesome.

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SAV: And I really hope it does turn into an annual plan.

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SAV: Or if we like, because I'm in July, she's in August.

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SAV: So like kind of in the middle, like if we meet in the middle and do like an early August trip or something for both of our birthdays or just some semblance of a birthday Disney trip every year would be awesome.

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VIRGINIA: I love it.

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VIRGINIA: I think that's the perfect way to spend your birthday.

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VIRGINIA: I agree.

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VIRGINIA: So you have my full support.

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SAV: Endorsement.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So for this trip, like you said, we're flying down super early in the morning and you were going to be staying in All-Star Movies.

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VIRGINIA: So how did your flight go and how did getting your things over to All-Star Movies go?

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SAV: It was great.

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SAV: The flight was really nice.

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SAV: So we were talking about this on the flight actually.

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SAV: Like we had said in the last episode, we've done a lot of these like quick weekend Disney trips, most of the time leaving out kind of early in the morning.

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SAV: But it was funny because we, she and I hadn't gone together, just the two of us since March, which was so weird because we've been there together since March, we went in April, but that was like a larger family trip.

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SAV: So the flights were different and then we had the toddler, you know, and had all that.

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SAV: So it was a lot different.

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SAV: But in March, that early in the morning, I think we had like a 5:45 AM departure or something like that.

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SAV: So we're at the airport pretty early.

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SAV: We have TSA pre-check, which is nice.

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SAV: So we didn't get there like super early ahead of it, but we've had a lot of road construction and stuff.

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SAV: So we were like, we're going to do the classic like two hours early, or like hour and a half at least early, because we didn't know what that was going to look like.

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SAV: And so in March, it was still very dark, around 6 a.m.

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SAV: When you're in the air, it was still really dark for a little while.

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SAV: But it was like broad daylight.

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SAV: It didn't take long for the sun to fully rise.

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SAV: And so we were sitting there.

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SAV: And usually when the sun was fully rising, like in March and February, when we went, it was like, oh, we're going to land soon.

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SAV: It was like we were landing really, really soon.

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SAV: And then it was like broad daylight nearly.

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SAV: It felt like the whole flight.

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SAV: It wasn't.

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SAV: But it was just weird.

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SAV: Like we just kept being like, we should be there.

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SAV: We should be there by now.

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SAV: We should be landing and we're not.

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SAV: And so it was weird, this weird like time suck thing.

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SAV: It was just strange.

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SAV: But the flight was super smooth.

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SAV: It was really funny, really side story.

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SAV: So I was by the window and she was in the middle.

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SAV: But one of the flight attendants was really nice.

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SAV: And so there was a row.

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SAV: There was somebody in the middle between us and she was on the aisle.

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SAV: It was weird how the seating thing worked out.

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SAV: Or no, the other lady was on the aisle and she was next to me.

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SAV: And so we were sitting there, we were chatting and the stewardess comes up and they were like, hey, we're moving some people around because we have some open seats.

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SAV: And so we ended up getting the whole row, which was nice.

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SAV: And then that person got to go and have a window seat or something nice, like a nice change up.

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SAV: And so we had the whole row.

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SAV: So I was by the window, she was on the aisle and I was turned in my seat to talk to her.

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SAV: And there was this lady with her son who had to be like eight, you know, not like a baby.

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SAV: And it was like a seven, eight years old across the aisle.

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SAV: And so when I was talking to her, I could see her and she kept turning around and like shooting us this like look, like we were not being loud or anything.

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SAV: We were just talking at a very reasonable volume, but she just kept like shooting daggers out of her eyes at us.

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VIRGINIA: The eight-year-old did?

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<v SPEAKER_3>No, the mom.

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SAV: The mom, okay.

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SAV: The eight-year-old was asleep.

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VIRGINIA: I was like, what's the matter with this eight-year-old?

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SAV: What's the matter with this kid?

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SAV: No, the kid didn't care.

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SAV: He was asleep.

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SAV: But the mom like, was like leaned back in her seat and was like resting.

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SAV: And the kid was asleep and like leaning on her.

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SAV: And like every, I kid you not, like every like two to three minutes, she would like pick her head up and like glare at us and put her head back down.

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SAV: And I'm like, if we were being loud or something, like I would get it, but we were not.

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SAV: And also the kid didn't care.

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SAV: He was out.

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SAV: So it's not like we're keeping your kid awake.

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SAV: Also, there was like a crying toddler like ahead of her.

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SAV: And I'm like, so you're shooting glares at us, but you're not like mad about the screaming baby up there.

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SAV: Like, which I hate that because, you know, that's so stressful for the parents if the kids cry.

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SAV: And I'm like, I try to be really understanding in those situations because you can't control it.

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SAV: Like that's, you know, that's just really stressful for any parent traveling.

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SAV: But she just like kept glaring at us.

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SAV: And I like made eye contact with her one time.

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SAV: And I was just kind of like, hi, like, I'm so sorry.

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SAV: Can we help you?

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SAV: Like, is there something wrong?

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SAV: Do I offend?

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SAV: I'm so sorry.

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SAV: But it was so weird.

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SAV: And I told Piff about it.

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SAV: And she's like, she like turned around and looked and she was like, I don't see her.

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SAV: And I was like, because she's not looking right this second.

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SAV: But she's right there.

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SAV: I kid you not, every couple of minutes, she just like turned and looked at this.

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SAV: And I was like, why?

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SAV: And we were talking very reasonably, like if we were being loud and like, I can admit she and I could be loud sometimes, but like it was dark and like people were sleeping and like, we were just excited and we were talking, but we weren't being very loud.

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SAV: I'm surprised she could hear us to be completely honest, because she was like all the way across the plane.

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VIRGINIA: I could understand it if there were no noise whatsoever and you were the only people making any noise at all.

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SAV: Yeah, but there were people talking here and there, but like hushed voices, and a screaming child way up there.

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SAV: Yeah, I don't know, man.

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SAV: It was wild.

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SAV: So I just remember that vividly because she just kept turning.

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SAV: And I'm facing that direction the whole time.

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SAV: So I see her every single time she turns her head to look at us.

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SAV: And I leaned in and I'm like, are we being loud?

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SAV: Am I not noticing how loud we're being?

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SAV: She's like, no, because she was struggling to hear me sometimes because we're trying to be so quiet.

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SAV: We're trying to be so mindful of everybody around us.

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SAV: But she, I don't know.

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SAV: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Benefit of the doubt, maybe she wasn't actually looking at you.

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VIRGINIA: Maybe somebody else who was in her party was sitting in the row next to you.

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SAV: Maybe, yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Or maybe she has rusting bee face.

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VIRGINIA: I'm not going to say the word since I have my family friendly rating.

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SAV: My rating.

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<v SPEAKER_3>Yeah.

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SAV: That was wild, though.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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SAV: Other than that, though, it was totally fine.

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SAV: Very smooth, no turbulence, so that was nice.

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SAV: We did not check any luggage or anything, so we just got our backpacks, got right off the plane, called the Uber, which that was the most efficient Uber driver I have ever had.

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SAV: Usually I book it when we're waiting on the little, what is it, the Skylink or whatever to get you over there.

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SAV: I usually book it then because it takes that long.

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SAV: By the time we get over there, they're almost there, but not there yet, so that has worked out really well.

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SAV: But we were, I booked it, and then like 30 seconds later, she called and was like, hey, I'm seeing you guys are like farther away on the map, like I'm here, so they must have just been like waiting.

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SAV: And we just got really lucky.

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SAV: But she was like, she was like, just text me, like whatever first like door you see, like whatever baggage claim, like whatever.

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SAV: And they just came right there and got us.

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SAV: So we walked out the door, she was right there, got in the car and left.

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SAV: And so that was awesome because normally we've only had, I mean, we've never had to wait a super long time for an Uber there, but that was cool.

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SAV: I've never had them like already be there.

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SAV: So that was nice.

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SAV: Wow.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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SAV: Yeah.

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SAV: So then we went to All-Star Movies and our room was ready, which was astonishing.

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VIRGINIA: You were there first thing in the morning.

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VIRGINIA: How on earth was your room ready?

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SAV: I have no idea.

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VIRGINIA: Birthday magic.

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SAV: Birthday magic.

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SAV: Yes, it was great.

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SAV: We did put on the reservation that it was my birthday.

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SAV: So maybe they said that in my life.

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VIRGINIA: They were like, you say it's your birthday.

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SAV: Yes.

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SAV: So we got there and on the way, on the Uber ride there, we got the notification that it was ready, which was amazing because I needed breakfast and I was just like, I would just really like to just be able to be able to get to the room and put our bags there because we also needed to change because we travel in different clothes than we wear to the park the first day.

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SAV: So I was like, I really don't want to do an airport bathroom change or a lobby bathroom change.

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SAV: I would really like to just be able to go to the room.

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SAV: That'd be really cool.

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SAV: But I didn't bank on it at all.

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SAV: But then she got the text that the room was ready and I was like, you've got to be kidding.

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<v SPEAKER_3>That's amazing.

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VIRGINIA: Did you get the section of the resort that you were hoping for?

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SAV: Yes.

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SAV: We got Fantasmic, which I love because that was one of my childhood favorites.

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SAV: So our room, we had to walk underneath the giant sorcerer hat to get to our door, which was so fun for me.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, Fantasia.

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SAV: Is it Fantasia?

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SAV: Not Fantasmic.

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SAV: Yes, Fantasia, my bad.

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SAV: Yes.

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SAV: But we got to do that and so that was really fun.

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SAV: So we even skipped the front desk because we had already did the check-in on the phone and all that.

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SAV: And I was like, we've got to circle back to get my button for birthday, my birthday button, because I never had one until now.

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SAV: So now I have all of the buttons except for first time, my first visit.

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SAV: So we went to the room on the Uber ride there.

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SAV: I'm going to rewrite a little bit.

00:13:05.712 --> 00:13:13.332
SAV: I mobile ordered breakfast and I was like, I don't want like a big amount of food, but just like a little something, because I was just kind of like a little hungry.

00:13:13.332 --> 00:13:18.692
SAV: And I was like, also, I have to have Mickey waffles for breakfast on my birthday, I just have to.

00:13:18.692 --> 00:13:29.752
SAV: So I ordered the kids breakfast, which comes with two Mickey waffles, some apple slices, an apple juice juice box, a Danimals yogurt, and I think that's everything.

00:13:29.752 --> 00:13:30.652
SAV: I think that's all.

00:13:30.652 --> 00:13:31.392
SAV: But it was great.

00:13:31.392 --> 00:13:32.512
SAV: That was a great little breakfast.

00:13:32.512 --> 00:13:35.772
SAV: Like I don't eat a whole big breakfast very often, so that was nice.

00:13:35.792 --> 00:13:40.632
SAV: It was this nice little refreshing, quick meal.

00:13:40.632 --> 00:13:42.872
SAV: So I ate that while Piff did her hair.

00:13:42.872 --> 00:13:49.292
SAV: If you've seen any of our content or if you followed us at all, you'll know this is no secret.

00:13:49.292 --> 00:13:53.932
SAV: Like Piff is way more into the bounding and all of that than I am.

00:13:53.932 --> 00:13:56.092
SAV: Like there are two types of people.

00:13:56.092 --> 00:14:06.552
SAV: I am the T-shirt and bike shorts and a hat, and she is the coordinated outfit with the ears and the lounge fly and the shoes and the whole thing.

00:14:06.552 --> 00:14:07.712
SAV: That's just who she is.

00:14:07.712 --> 00:14:08.752
SAV: So it's just hilarious.

00:14:08.752 --> 00:14:11.252
SAV: We have two separate sides of the coin.

00:14:11.252 --> 00:14:12.852
SAV: But I did dress cute.

00:14:13.012 --> 00:14:15.172
SAV: We went to Hollywood Studios, so we changed clothes.

00:14:15.192 --> 00:14:18.312
SAV: I decided to bound.

00:14:18.312 --> 00:14:22.152
SAV: I wanted to bound as like rock and roller coaster, essentially.

00:14:22.152 --> 00:14:23.332
VIRGINIA: You mentioned that.

00:14:23.332 --> 00:14:24.732
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:14:24.732 --> 00:14:25.872
SAV: I was excited it was reopened.

00:14:25.872 --> 00:14:29.892
SAV: So she was like, well, we should just fully lean into some of our favorite attractions.

00:14:29.892 --> 00:14:32.552
SAV: So she did Tower of Terror.

00:14:32.552 --> 00:14:33.332
SAV: So she had an outfit.

00:14:33.332 --> 00:14:33.772
VIRGINIA: Oh, she did.

00:14:33.772 --> 00:14:34.812
SAV: It looks like, yeah.

00:14:35.312 --> 00:14:35.432
SAV: Okay.

00:14:35.432 --> 00:14:36.212
SAV: It kind of looked like the costume.

00:14:36.212 --> 00:14:39.192
VIRGINIA: She was originally going to do Indy and Jones.

00:14:39.192 --> 00:14:39.952
SAV: She was.

00:14:39.952 --> 00:14:43.112
SAV: And she was like, well, if you're doing a ride, I kind of want to do a ride.

00:14:43.112 --> 00:14:43.972
SAV: So what do I do?

00:14:43.972 --> 00:14:47.092
SAV: Do I do Indy or do I do Tower?

00:14:47.092 --> 00:14:53.532
SAV: And I was like, I think you should do Tower just because I think it'll be funny if we're both dressed like rides, like in theme of a ride.

00:14:54.812 --> 00:14:56.132
SAV: So that was a lot of fun.

00:14:56.132 --> 00:15:09.412
SAV: She has this athletic top, like cropped athletic top that looks exactly like, like if you told me she bought it at like on like the Disney store website or whatever as like a Tower of Terror cropped top, I would believe you.

00:15:09.412 --> 00:15:13.032
SAV: It's like the perfect color and it's got like gold and black like detail.

00:15:13.032 --> 00:15:14.712
SAV: It's like perfect for that.

00:15:14.712 --> 00:15:26.192
SAV: And I just did like a black athletic dress and I had a red and black, red, black and white flannel tied around my waist and I did space buns because I thought that'd be cute.

00:15:26.192 --> 00:15:27.652
VIRGINIA: Space buns are always cute.

00:15:27.652 --> 00:15:28.052
SAV: Right?

00:15:28.052 --> 00:15:28.692
SAV: I love them.

00:15:28.692 --> 00:15:29.932
SAV: I can't do them on myself.

00:15:30.012 --> 00:15:30.752
VIRGINIA: Space buns.

00:15:30.752 --> 00:15:31.292
SAV: There's not.

00:15:31.292 --> 00:15:33.092
SAV: I can't do them on myself very well.

00:15:33.092 --> 00:15:36.072
SAV: I'm not very good with my own hair anyway.

00:15:36.072 --> 00:15:41.032
SAV: Piff did my hair like the whole weekend because I was like, will you braid my hair?

00:15:41.472 --> 00:15:45.652
SAV: I mean, classic like little sister, like truly little sister stuff.

00:15:45.652 --> 00:15:46.772
SAV: And also those were her clothes.

00:15:46.772 --> 00:15:50.892
SAV: Like I wore more of her clothes than my own on this trip because she was like, oh, I have the perfect thing for that.

00:15:50.892 --> 00:15:52.732
SAV: If that's what you want to wear, I have the perfect thing.

00:15:52.732 --> 00:15:53.312
SAV: I was like, perfect.

00:15:53.312 --> 00:15:54.332
SAV: Thank you so much.

00:15:54.332 --> 00:15:58.532
SAV: So I did that and had like the rocker kind of like the flannel like all that.

00:15:58.532 --> 00:15:59.412
SAV: It was really cute.

00:15:59.552 --> 00:16:01.172
SAV: I was really happy with how it turned out.

00:16:01.172 --> 00:16:05.632
SAV: That flannel lasted all of like 30 minutes, like not even, like we got there.

00:16:05.632 --> 00:16:09.132
VIRGINIA: The minute you said flannel, I was like, July.

00:16:09.132 --> 00:16:11.272
SAV: It was July just for the look of it.

00:16:11.272 --> 00:16:20.992
SAV: And I had a, I did a backpack, like I did a park bag, like backpack for the first time in a really long time on this trip on that day.

00:16:20.992 --> 00:16:24.792
SAV: And I was really glad that I did because I had like my cooling towel.

00:16:24.792 --> 00:16:28.272
SAV: I didn't end up using it that day, but I was happy to have it just for the option.

00:16:28.712 --> 00:16:35.672
SAV: I had my fan, I had my water, I had this and that, and then I had room to put the flannel in there which was good when I was tired of it.

00:16:35.672 --> 00:16:37.772
SAV: So that was nice.

00:16:37.772 --> 00:16:39.372
SAV: But yeah, so that was a lot of fun.

00:16:39.372 --> 00:16:45.772
SAV: So we, and we did end up doing, we tested out the new Lightning Lane system.

00:16:45.772 --> 00:16:47.252
SAV: So that was interesting.

00:16:47.252 --> 00:16:49.172
SAV: So we did do that that day.

00:16:49.172 --> 00:16:52.652
SAV: We did pre-select a couple of things.

00:16:52.652 --> 00:16:59.192
SAV: So we had selected a Lightning Lane for Rockin because we knew with it being newly reopened and everything was going to be crazy.

00:16:59.192 --> 00:17:03.652
SAV: I don't think I saw that weight below an hour very much that whole day.

00:17:03.652 --> 00:17:06.632
SAV: It was nuts because we kept just looking just for fun.

00:17:06.632 --> 00:17:07.152
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:07.152 --> 00:17:08.972
VIRGINIA: So pause on that.

00:17:08.972 --> 00:17:10.332
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:17:10.332 --> 00:17:12.332
VIRGINIA: They've done all that work.

00:17:12.332 --> 00:17:14.532
VIRGINIA: Did you feel a difference on the ride?

00:17:14.532 --> 00:17:16.012
VIRGINIA: Was it smoother?

00:17:16.012 --> 00:17:17.372
SAV: It was smoother.

00:17:17.372 --> 00:17:19.992
SAV: I feel like it was slower.

00:17:19.992 --> 00:17:20.812
SAV: I really do.

00:17:20.812 --> 00:17:22.312
SAV: I feel like they slowed it down.

00:17:22.532 --> 00:17:23.132
SAV: Yeah.

00:17:23.612 --> 00:17:25.952
SAV: Not like a whole dramatic.

00:17:25.952 --> 00:17:26.792
VIRGINIA: Not the takeoff.

00:17:26.792 --> 00:17:28.392
SAV: You know, not the takeoff.

00:17:28.392 --> 00:17:30.352
SAV: The launch is still very much very fast.

00:17:30.352 --> 00:17:32.732
VIRGINIA: You have to get over that loop.

00:17:32.732 --> 00:17:33.792
SAV: That first loop.

00:17:33.792 --> 00:17:34.172
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:17:34.172 --> 00:17:38.352
SAV: But then after that first loop, I feel like it was pretty chill.

00:17:38.352 --> 00:17:41.252
SAV: Like usually after that ride.

00:17:41.252 --> 00:17:44.012
SAV: I love roller coasters, but usually after rocking.

00:17:44.012 --> 00:17:45.852
SAV: And now also they smoothed it out a bit.

00:17:45.852 --> 00:17:48.112
SAV: So like that probably contributed.

00:17:48.112 --> 00:17:52.192
SAV: But I remember always being like, I need a minute.

00:17:52.292 --> 00:17:59.452
SAV: Like after I got off that, just being like, hold on, I just need a second to like collect myself and then be fine.

00:17:59.452 --> 00:18:00.812
SAV: And I don't mind flips and stuff.

00:18:00.812 --> 00:18:01.772
SAV: I don't know what it was.

00:18:01.772 --> 00:18:05.832
SAV: I always felt like my head got shook around a lot on that one.

00:18:05.832 --> 00:18:08.492
SAV: But I was totally fine after we got off that.

00:18:08.492 --> 00:18:10.032
SAV: I was totally fine this time.

00:18:10.032 --> 00:18:11.612
SAV: So I was like, I was weird.

00:18:11.612 --> 00:18:16.912
VIRGINIA: I used to always have to kind of try to be mindful of what kind of earrings I was wearing on it.

00:18:16.912 --> 00:18:17.372
SAV: Yeah.

00:18:17.372 --> 00:18:25.452
VIRGINIA: Because if you were wearing ones with posts that stick out at the back, your head gets jostled around and then you get stabbed in the head.

00:18:25.452 --> 00:18:28.352
VIRGINIA: So I was always like, do I have to take my earrings off?

00:18:28.352 --> 00:18:29.772
SAV: That's all I need to do.

00:18:29.772 --> 00:18:30.332
SAV: Yes.

00:18:30.772 --> 00:18:33.612
SAV: Oh, and the Space Buns survived, which I thought was hilarious.

00:18:33.612 --> 00:18:36.392
SAV: Like I was prepared for us to have to redo it, but they survived.

00:18:36.392 --> 00:18:37.832
SAV: So that was good.

00:18:38.992 --> 00:18:45.312
SAV: Really funny story about while we were in the queue for that ride, unless you would like more detail about the Lightning Lane thing.

00:18:46.292 --> 00:18:48.072
SAV: No, I was like, talk more about that too.

00:18:48.072 --> 00:18:49.652
VIRGINIA: Whatever you want to share.

00:18:49.652 --> 00:18:50.732
SAV: I really liked it.

00:18:50.732 --> 00:19:01.172
SAV: I like the ability to be able to pre-book things and have more than one thing booked at a time without having to wait that two hour span to book your next one and stuff.

00:19:01.172 --> 00:19:03.352
SAV: I really liked that.

00:19:03.352 --> 00:19:08.652
SAV: It wasn't nearly as complicated and scary as it felt like it might be.

00:19:08.652 --> 00:19:11.012
SAV: I was really worried about it, but it really wasn't that bad.

00:19:11.732 --> 00:19:24.912
SAV: Then for Park Hopping, because we did do a little bit of that with it too, it only made things minorly complicated just because you are going to run the risk of things being claimed and running out of availability.

00:19:24.912 --> 00:19:27.992
SAV: But if you play your cards right, it really wasn't too bad.

00:19:27.992 --> 00:19:28.932
SAV: I liked it.

00:19:28.932 --> 00:19:32.352
SAV: It is essentially digital paper fast pass.

00:19:32.352 --> 00:19:33.332
SAV: It's what it felt like.

00:19:34.832 --> 00:19:36.952
SAV: So yeah, that was pretty cool.

00:19:36.952 --> 00:19:40.572
SAV: So we were at Rockin, we were in the queue.

00:19:40.572 --> 00:19:43.332
SAV: You get separated into like, okay, how many in your party?

00:19:43.332 --> 00:19:46.652
SAV: So then we go and we're in the front of our car.

00:19:46.652 --> 00:19:48.172
SAV: We're in like the middle of the train.

00:19:48.172 --> 00:19:49.572
SAV: We're in the front of our car.

00:19:49.572 --> 00:19:50.692
SAV: And there are these two girls.

00:19:50.692 --> 00:19:53.032
SAV: They had to be, I mean, they had to be high school.

00:19:53.032 --> 00:19:56.612
SAV: Like maybe, they're just really young.

00:19:56.612 --> 00:20:00.052
SAV: They're probably 15 maybe.

00:20:00.052 --> 00:20:02.812
SAV: And so we're standing there and they're in line.

00:20:02.892 --> 00:20:07.612
SAV: And like I like glance over just I'm just like looking around because I've not been in this ride queue in forever.

00:20:07.612 --> 00:20:09.872
SAV: So I'm like looking around like, oh my gosh, it looks great.

00:20:09.872 --> 00:20:12.372
SAV: Like they definitely refresh some paint and stuff.

00:20:12.372 --> 00:20:13.852
SAV: So, you know, you're just looking around like, oh, look.

00:20:13.852 --> 00:20:21.152
SAV: And I like turn and one of the two girls is like, hi, do you guys know if this goes upside down?

00:20:21.152 --> 00:20:23.212
SAV: And I'm like, you have time to bail.

00:20:23.212 --> 00:20:25.552
SAV: So I'm going to be fully transparent.

00:20:25.552 --> 00:20:27.772
SAV: And so I was like, it does.

00:20:27.772 --> 00:20:31.232
SAV: I said, it does right out of the gate, but it's dark.

00:20:31.532 --> 00:20:32.872
SAV: So you can't see it coming.

00:20:32.872 --> 00:20:37.752
SAV: So that kind of helps because it like, by the time you realize what's happening, it's over.

00:20:37.752 --> 00:20:40.532
SAV: I said, but you have time to bail if you need to.

00:20:40.532 --> 00:20:42.732
SAV: Like I was like, you do not have to do this.

00:20:42.732 --> 00:20:47.652
SAV: And the girl who asked was very clearly fine with the fact that it goes upside down.

00:20:47.652 --> 00:20:53.172
SAV: But her friend was very clearly not so super stoked about the fact that it's going to go upside down.

00:20:53.172 --> 00:20:57.712
VIRGINIA: Wait, at this point, were you actually sitting in the cars and they were just checking your things?

00:20:58.612 --> 00:21:00.412
SAV: No, we were waiting to get on it.

00:21:00.412 --> 00:21:02.752
VIRGINIA: So like we had little turn style thingies.

00:21:02.752 --> 00:21:03.972
SAV: OK, yeah, yeah.

00:21:03.972 --> 00:21:07.352
SAV: So they had time like they were definitely in a good place.

00:21:07.352 --> 00:21:10.632
SAV: Like if they needed to bail, they could still do it.

00:21:10.632 --> 00:21:16.912
SAV: Oh, I guess you could sit down and as long as it's not like pulling away from the station, then you still have time, I guess.

00:21:16.912 --> 00:21:25.092
SAV: But but the one girl just kind of was like, great, like closed mouth smile, like fantastic.

00:21:25.092 --> 00:21:25.672
SAV: Great.

00:21:25.672 --> 00:21:26.332
SAV: Love this for me.

00:21:27.652 --> 00:21:31.852
SAV: And so her friend who asked us looked at her and was like, are you sure you're okay?

00:21:31.852 --> 00:21:32.572
SAV: Like da da da.

00:21:32.572 --> 00:21:34.532
SAV: And she was like, no, I'll be fine.

00:21:34.532 --> 00:21:35.372
SAV: Like, it'll be fine.

00:21:35.372 --> 00:21:40.992
SAV: And then I'm like trying to reiterate the fact that I'm like, it's really not as bad as it seems.

00:21:40.992 --> 00:21:45.212
SAV: Like, and as soon as it happens, as soon as you realize what's going on, it's over.

00:21:45.212 --> 00:21:47.332
SAV: Like, it's not like flip, flip, flip.

00:21:47.332 --> 00:21:51.252
SAV: You know, it's like, yeah, you got one, then you go a little bit and you have another one.

00:21:51.252 --> 00:21:54.352
SAV: You go, you know, you like, it's not back to back too bad.

00:21:54.352 --> 00:21:55.312
SAV: There's one corkscrew.

00:21:55.412 --> 00:21:57.172
SAV: I was like, there is a corkscrew, just so you know.

00:21:57.172 --> 00:22:00.032
SAV: But like, other than that, it's really not that bad.

00:22:00.032 --> 00:22:01.732
SAV: But I was like, but you can bail if you need to.

00:22:01.732 --> 00:22:03.172
SAV: She was like, no, I'm going to we're going to do this.

00:22:03.172 --> 00:22:03.772
SAV: We're doing this.

00:22:03.772 --> 00:22:04.472
SAV: Like, I'm going to be fine.

00:22:04.472 --> 00:22:05.952
SAV: I was like, good on you.

00:22:05.952 --> 00:22:06.672
SAV: Like, let's go.

00:22:06.672 --> 00:22:07.872
SAV: It'll be great.

00:22:07.872 --> 00:22:09.072
SAV: So we get in there.

00:22:09.072 --> 00:22:12.792
SAV: We get all buckled in, you know, pull the thing down.

00:22:12.792 --> 00:22:16.692
SAV: And I holler back to them and I'm like, you guys, OK, you ready?

00:22:16.692 --> 00:22:17.912
<v SPEAKER_3>And they were like, let's do this.

00:22:17.912 --> 00:22:18.712
<v SPEAKER_3>Like, we're ready.

00:22:18.712 --> 00:22:21.132
SAV: You know, they were really good supports about it.

00:22:21.152 --> 00:22:23.152
<v SPEAKER_3>I was like, all right, like, we're doing this.

00:22:23.252 --> 00:22:24.252
SAV: We're going.

00:22:24.252 --> 00:22:25.792
<v SPEAKER_3>And so we go.

00:22:25.792 --> 00:22:31.192
SAV: And of course, you've got them yelling five, four, like the countdown in your ears.

00:22:31.192 --> 00:22:32.632
SAV: And we launch.

00:22:32.632 --> 00:22:35.752
SAV: And I don't know anybody who doesn't scream, like at the launch, obviously.

00:22:35.752 --> 00:22:39.532
SAV: Like that's you go from like, what, zero to 60 something.

00:22:39.532 --> 00:22:40.652
SAV: I don't even know.

00:22:40.652 --> 00:22:42.012
SAV: Really fast, really.

00:22:42.012 --> 00:22:45.272
SAV: You go really fast, really quickly in a short span of time.

00:22:45.272 --> 00:22:50.412
SAV: And so, but as soon as it goes like Piff and I are screaming, of course.

00:22:50.492 --> 00:22:53.432
SAV: But then we settle down, like after the first little bit.

00:22:53.432 --> 00:22:58.252
SAV: I kid you not, those girls did not stop screaming the whole time.

00:22:58.312 --> 00:22:59.032
VIRGINIA: Really?

00:22:59.032 --> 00:23:03.712
<v SPEAKER_3>They were like, ah, and they'd take a breath and they'd scream and they'd take a breath and they'd scream.

00:23:03.712 --> 00:23:07.452
<v SPEAKER_3>Like they did not stop the whole time.

00:23:07.452 --> 00:23:11.752
SAV: And so then Piff and I are just cracking up, like we're just laughing.

00:23:11.752 --> 00:23:15.372
SAV: But like it's the kind of scream of like, oh my gosh, I can't believe we're doing this.

00:23:15.372 --> 00:23:16.892
SAV: Not like I fear for my life.

00:23:16.892 --> 00:23:18.012
SAV: So that was nice.

00:23:18.012 --> 00:23:22.132
SAV: Like if they sounded like they were terrified for their lives, then I would be more concerned.

00:23:22.132 --> 00:23:24.472
SAV: But I mean, it was just so funny.

00:23:24.472 --> 00:23:27.112
VIRGINIA: At the end of the day, the ride is like 90 seconds long.

00:23:27.112 --> 00:23:29.712
SAV: So like you can handle it, like you can survive that long.

00:23:29.712 --> 00:23:35.072
<v SPEAKER_3>But they were like, like the whole time.

00:23:35.072 --> 00:23:37.752
SAV: And if one stopped, the other one was still screaming.

00:23:37.752 --> 00:23:40.512
SAV: And so then if that one stopped, the other one started screaming again.

00:23:40.512 --> 00:23:44.712
SAV: So like it was just a full 90 seconds of screaming.

00:23:44.712 --> 00:23:47.072
VIRGINIA: At the end of the ride, did they like it?

00:23:47.072 --> 00:23:48.012
<v SPEAKER_3>They did.

00:23:48.012 --> 00:23:48.632
<v SPEAKER_3>They did.

00:23:48.632 --> 00:23:49.272
SAV: They survived.

00:23:49.592 --> 00:23:53.392
SAV: We get off or like we pull to a stop and I'm like, you guys okay?

00:23:53.392 --> 00:23:55.212
<v SPEAKER_3>And they were like, that was so cool.

00:23:55.212 --> 00:23:57.652
SAV: You know, they were having a great time.

00:23:57.652 --> 00:24:03.292
SAV: And so we get off and you know, it's like a mad rush over to like the monitors to have all the pictures and stuff at the end.

00:24:03.292 --> 00:24:07.412
SAV: Oh, but just before we leave, like I, you know, we're still sitting there and my shoulder thing is still down.

00:24:07.412 --> 00:24:13.732
SAV: It's like, I lean forward to look at Piff and my button comes undone and stabs me.

00:24:14.312 --> 00:24:15.672
SAV: Oh, no.

00:24:15.672 --> 00:24:23.132
SAV: I was like, and I definitely said like a not Disney friendly word in the moment because I was like, what the heck?

00:24:23.132 --> 00:24:24.512
SAV: So like pull it off of me.

00:24:24.512 --> 00:24:26.332
SAV: She was like, did your button just stab you?

00:24:26.412 --> 00:24:28.792
SAV: I was like, it did.

00:24:28.792 --> 00:24:30.512
SAV: And so get that settled.

00:24:30.512 --> 00:24:30.972
SAV: Get off.

00:24:30.972 --> 00:24:32.872
SAV: Put my button back on.

00:24:32.872 --> 00:24:34.432
SAV: Mad rush over to the monitors.

00:24:34.432 --> 00:24:39.572
SAV: And so if there's the monitors, we always like to go like claim our pictures because it makes it faster to get into the app.

00:24:40.372 --> 00:24:42.632
SAV: So we're looking and she looks over.

00:24:42.632 --> 00:24:43.752
SAV: She's like, oh, I see it.

00:24:43.752 --> 00:24:44.772
SAV: Like, I'm going to go tap it.

00:24:44.772 --> 00:24:45.872
SAV: I was like, OK, cool.

00:24:45.872 --> 00:24:52.032
SAV: So she goes and she sees those girls taking a picture of the monitor so that they can have the right photo.

00:24:52.032 --> 00:24:57.092
SAV: But then it's like blurry and it's got, you know, photo pass or like whatever across the front of it.

00:24:57.092 --> 00:25:02.772
SAV: And so she was like, if you guys want, like we have photo pass, we can just send you this picture.

00:25:02.772 --> 00:25:06.212
SAV: And she they she like points at me and I overhear her.

00:25:06.212 --> 00:25:07.212
SAV: And they're like, are you sure?

00:25:07.212 --> 00:25:08.272
<v SPEAKER_3>I'm like, absolutely.

00:25:08.272 --> 00:25:08.872
<v SPEAKER_3>Come over here.

00:25:08.972 --> 00:25:10.432
SAV: So we pulled them over.

00:25:10.432 --> 00:25:12.712
SAV: We go get out of the way of the crowd and everything.

00:25:12.712 --> 00:25:14.892
SAV: And I pull it up, like refresh the app a couple of times.

00:25:14.892 --> 00:25:17.172
SAV: It pops in there and they have iPhones.

00:25:17.172 --> 00:25:19.392
SAV: And so I just air drop it to them.

00:25:19.392 --> 00:25:21.212
SAV: And they're like, thank you so much.

00:25:21.212 --> 00:25:22.732
SAV: And I was like, absolutely.

00:25:22.732 --> 00:25:24.972
SAV: Like you guys had the time of your life on that thing.

00:25:24.972 --> 00:25:26.392
SAV: You need the ride photo.

00:25:26.392 --> 00:25:28.872
SAV: Like you at least need the ride photo.

00:25:28.872 --> 00:25:31.012
SAV: So we gave them the ride photo.

00:25:31.012 --> 00:25:38.332
SAV: We had a great time and went and took a couple of pictures in front of the ride itself, like with the big guitar and everything.

00:25:38.412 --> 00:25:47.092
SAV: And then I promptly removed the flannel and put it back in the backpack where it stayed for the remainder of the day because it was way too hot.

00:25:47.092 --> 00:25:51.692
SAV: But in our opinion, June was 10 times hotter than July.

00:25:51.692 --> 00:25:59.912
SAV: In our opinion, like in our experience, the weekend that we went in June was miserable compared to the July dates.

00:25:59.912 --> 00:26:00.672
SAV: Yeah, for sure.

00:26:00.732 --> 00:26:07.892
VIRGINIA: You know what, I went in June and July and yeah, I agree.

00:26:07.892 --> 00:26:12.512
VIRGINIA: And the weekend I went in June was the beginning of June and it was super hot.

00:26:12.512 --> 00:26:13.012
SAV: Let me look.

00:26:13.012 --> 00:26:14.232
SAV: We went early June.

00:26:14.232 --> 00:26:16.172
SAV: I think it was maybe the second week.

00:26:16.172 --> 00:26:16.592
SAV: Yeah.

00:26:16.592 --> 00:26:17.552
SAV: Well, okay.

00:26:17.552 --> 00:26:21.452
SAV: Like first full weekend, I guess it was the seventh through the ninth is when we were there in June.

00:26:21.452 --> 00:26:23.312
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I was there the sixth through the ninth.

00:26:23.312 --> 00:26:23.612
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:26:23.612 --> 00:26:25.332
SAV: Oh my gosh, we could have passed each other.

00:26:25.352 --> 00:26:25.992
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:26:27.132 --> 00:26:35.452
VIRGINIA: We were talking before we started recording about, I'm always wondering about the space-time continuum and where people are at the same moment in time that I am or whatever.

00:26:35.452 --> 00:26:36.412
VIRGINIA: That's so funny.

00:26:36.412 --> 00:26:38.392
VIRGINIA: We could have met.

00:26:38.392 --> 00:26:39.232
SAV: We could have.

00:26:39.232 --> 00:26:41.812
SAV: That would have been funny.

00:26:41.812 --> 00:26:43.672
VIRGINIA: More to look forward to in the future though.

00:26:43.672 --> 00:26:45.492
SAV: Oh yes, absolutely.

00:26:46.912 --> 00:26:51.392
SAV: We did Rockin and then after that, it was just whatever felt right.

00:26:51.392 --> 00:26:52.952
SAV: We did have a couple more Lightning Lanes.

00:26:53.072 --> 00:26:57.392
SAV: We had Toy Story Mania at one point in the day, Piff won.

00:26:59.672 --> 00:27:02.572
SAV: She hands down won by a ton of points.

00:27:02.572 --> 00:27:03.512
SAV: I'm really bad at it.

00:27:03.512 --> 00:27:06.392
SAV: I enjoy it, but I'm really bad at it.

00:27:06.392 --> 00:27:08.052
SAV: We have fun.

00:27:08.052 --> 00:27:08.892
SAV: We did that.

00:27:10.712 --> 00:27:12.712
SAV: We did go to Indiana Jones.

00:27:12.712 --> 00:27:14.652
SAV: We watched the show and we visited.

00:27:14.652 --> 00:27:16.092
VIRGINIA: We did get through cocktails beforehand.

00:27:16.092 --> 00:27:16.752
SAV: I did.

00:27:16.752 --> 00:27:17.172
SAV: I did.

00:27:17.172 --> 00:27:19.232
VIRGINIA: Okay, because I know that was your big dream.

00:27:19.232 --> 00:27:21.012
SAV: That was my dream for the day.

00:27:21.012 --> 00:27:23.972
SAV: Well, my dream for the day, honestly, was to be in Hollywood Studios on my birthday.

00:27:23.972 --> 00:27:27.572
SAV: So that everything else was just like icing on top of that, which was perfect.

00:27:27.572 --> 00:27:28.232
SAV: Right.

00:27:28.232 --> 00:27:29.272
SAV: So we did do that.

00:27:29.272 --> 00:27:35.912
SAV: We went to Oasis Canteen and got drinks or I got a drink, which was great.

00:27:35.912 --> 00:27:37.452
SAV: I had a lovely bartender.

00:27:37.452 --> 00:27:39.692
SAV: She was fantastic.

00:27:39.692 --> 00:27:43.192
SAV: I did give her a cast compliment, but her name escapes me right this very second.

00:27:43.192 --> 00:27:45.392
SAV: But she was fantastic.

00:27:45.432 --> 00:27:51.252
SAV: And I got the frozen rum runner, which was great.

00:27:51.252 --> 00:27:53.632
SAV: And she was like, Oh, that's a really good choice.

00:27:53.632 --> 00:27:59.932
SAV: Like it's already a double and it's frozen and just refreshing and great.

00:27:59.932 --> 00:28:01.192
SAV: And I was like, Oh, fantastic.

00:28:01.192 --> 00:28:01.892
SAV: This is going to be great.

00:28:01.892 --> 00:28:02.752
SAV: I'm so excited.

00:28:02.752 --> 00:28:08.532
SAV: So she gives me the drink and she sees my birthday button and she's like, Oh, my gosh, happy birthday.

00:28:08.532 --> 00:28:13.052
SAV: Like, you know, just like really hyping me up because it's my birthday and it's a good drink and like all that.

00:28:13.052 --> 00:28:14.992
SAV: So I'm like just really happy to be there.

00:28:15.552 --> 00:28:27.972
SAV: And she goes, she she brings me the drink and then she has the bottle of rum and like pours like another probably like half a shot on top of it and it's already a double shot anyway.

00:28:27.972 --> 00:28:32.392
SAV: So then pours his other like half a shot to maybe three quarters of a shot on top of it.

00:28:32.392 --> 00:28:34.532
SAV: And it's like, put you a little extra in there.

00:28:34.532 --> 00:28:35.572
SAV: It was just fantastic.

00:28:35.572 --> 00:28:37.252
SAV: Like she was just great.

00:28:37.252 --> 00:28:38.752
<v SPEAKER_3>Just a great bartender.

00:28:38.752 --> 00:28:42.512
SAV: And I am I'm trying to look up.

00:28:42.512 --> 00:28:44.672
SAV: Oh, I don't have a picture of like my actual cup.

00:28:44.792 --> 00:28:46.092
SAV: I wish I did.

00:28:46.092 --> 00:28:56.632
SAV: But the rum runner and had Don Q rum, Bowls creme de banana liqueur, Bowls blackberry liqueur, grenadine, orange and pineapple juices.

00:28:56.632 --> 00:28:57.472
SAV: It was dull.

00:28:57.472 --> 00:29:00.692
SAV: Here's a picture of it just to envision.

00:29:00.692 --> 00:29:02.592
SAV: And then it had cherries on top of it and stuff.

00:29:02.592 --> 00:29:04.752
SAV: So then I went to the end of the bar.

00:29:04.752 --> 00:29:09.452
SAV: Also, there were people taking shots, which I thought was great because I had like never seen that in a Disney park.

00:29:09.452 --> 00:29:10.732
SAV: I was like, I love that.

00:29:10.812 --> 00:29:13.472
SAV: And like, that's hilarious to me.

00:29:13.472 --> 00:29:14.232
SAV: Like, what did you do today?

00:29:14.232 --> 00:29:16.772
SAV: Oh, I just took a shot in Hollywood Studios.

00:29:16.772 --> 00:29:18.192
SAV: So that was great.

00:29:19.532 --> 00:29:27.592
SAV: So I go to the end of the bar because I'm like, I have got to stir this in because, you know, like if I take a drink off the top of this, like that's going to that's going to hit really hard.

00:29:27.592 --> 00:29:31.452
SAV: And so I go to start and the other bartender is like, oh, do you want me to put that into a taller glass for you?

00:29:31.452 --> 00:29:32.572
SAV: And I was like, oh, that would be great.

00:29:32.572 --> 00:29:33.432
SAV: Like taller cup.

00:29:33.432 --> 00:29:34.732
<v SPEAKER_3>I was like, that'd be great.

00:29:34.732 --> 00:29:38.132
SAV: So they flip it over and then all the cherries go to the bottom.

00:29:38.132 --> 00:29:42.192
SAV: And I was like, oh, this is going to be great because then the cherries get to like soak in it the whole time.

00:29:42.192 --> 00:29:50.952
SAV: Like, I'm not a big drinker, but it's like, if I'm gonna like a frozen fruity, something with fruit in it is my jam, you know, which is hilarious.

00:29:50.952 --> 00:29:55.352
SAV: I say I'm not a big drinker, but we have a cocktail pairing for every one of our episodes.

00:29:55.352 --> 00:29:59.192
SAV: That's like I drink on the podcast and that's about it anymore.

00:29:59.192 --> 00:30:01.092
VIRGINIA: But anything for the pod, right?

00:30:01.092 --> 00:30:02.752
SAV: Anything for the pod.

00:30:02.752 --> 00:30:05.572
VIRGINIA: So you think that you will try to recreate this beverage?

00:30:06.512 --> 00:30:07.372
SAV: Probably.

00:30:07.372 --> 00:30:08.452
SAV: Maybe.

00:30:08.452 --> 00:30:13.732
SAV: I don't know if I'll want to get a whole thing of Blackberry LaCour because I'm not the biggest Blackberry fan, but yeah, probably a little bit.

00:30:13.732 --> 00:30:19.632
VIRGINIA: But that's the beauty of doing it at home as you add a little more of this, a little less of that.

00:30:19.632 --> 00:30:21.612
VIRGINIA: Exactly how you like it.

00:30:21.612 --> 00:30:22.012
SAV: Oh yeah.

00:30:22.012 --> 00:30:25.532
SAV: That's exactly how we do every drink on the show.

00:30:25.832 --> 00:30:29.212
SAV: We're always like, okay, we have a recipe and we never follow the recipe.

00:30:31.552 --> 00:30:36.092
SAV: Here's a quick little shot of us at Indy.

00:30:36.352 --> 00:30:37.352
SAV: And me with my drink.

00:30:37.352 --> 00:30:44.592
SAV: And she wanted coffee, so she'd run off to go grab a coffee while I, or she had grabbed it before him and then she had to go to the bathroom or something.

00:30:44.592 --> 00:30:51.152
SAV: So I had her coffee and my drink at one point and I'm just waiting for her to come back with these two drinks here.

00:30:51.152 --> 00:30:54.512
VIRGINIA: You're living out your cocktail Indiana Jones fantasy.

00:30:54.852 --> 00:30:59.112
VIRGINIA: And she abandoned you to have coffee.

00:30:59.112 --> 00:30:59.772
SAV: To have coffee.

00:30:59.912 --> 00:31:03.052
VIRGINIA: I thought you two were in this cocktail journey together.

00:31:03.052 --> 00:31:03.452
SAV: I know.

00:31:03.452 --> 00:31:04.552
SAV: I thought so too.

00:31:04.552 --> 00:31:06.212
SAV: I thought so too, you know.

00:31:06.212 --> 00:31:07.812
VIRGINIA: And she's not even here to defend herself.

00:31:07.812 --> 00:31:09.812
SAV: She's not even here to defend herself.

00:31:12.292 --> 00:31:13.012
SAV: So we do that.

00:31:13.012 --> 00:31:13.992
SAV: We grab those.

00:31:13.992 --> 00:31:16.272
SAV: We get in to Indie.

00:31:17.732 --> 00:31:19.952
SAV: We, and it was a good, it was a great show.

00:31:19.952 --> 00:31:22.892
SAV: It's not really different from time to time, but I still love it anyway.

00:31:24.132 --> 00:31:24.752
SAV: So we have that.

00:31:24.752 --> 00:31:29.932
SAV: I finished the drink, which is like a big deal, because I never finish a beverage, like ever.

00:31:29.932 --> 00:31:32.012
SAV: It doesn't matter what it is.

00:31:32.012 --> 00:31:36.392
SAV: I have like two half finished coffees, like one coffee and like a soda sitting here.

00:31:36.392 --> 00:31:38.372
SAV: Like I just, I don't, I don't know why.

00:31:38.372 --> 00:31:39.792
SAV: It's just who I am.

00:31:39.792 --> 00:31:43.412
SAV: But I finished it and I ate the three rum soaked cherries.

00:31:43.412 --> 00:31:48.812
SAV: So I was feeling pretty good by the end of Indiana Jones.

00:31:48.812 --> 00:31:49.772
SAV: And it was hot.

00:31:49.772 --> 00:31:52.472
SAV: So like that frozen drink just hit really well.

00:31:52.672 --> 00:31:54.412
SAV: So I just like kept drinking it.

00:31:54.412 --> 00:31:57.632
SAV: So I drank it all within a really short span of time.

00:31:57.632 --> 00:32:00.452
VIRGINIA: Was this before lunch or after?

00:32:00.452 --> 00:32:02.232
SAV: This was after lunch.

00:32:02.232 --> 00:32:03.432
SAV: Okay.

00:32:03.432 --> 00:32:04.252
SAV: Yes.

00:32:04.252 --> 00:32:06.072
SAV: We had, oh, that's right.

00:32:06.072 --> 00:32:09.892
SAV: I skipped over that because I got excited about my little themed cocktail.

00:32:09.892 --> 00:32:15.852
SAV: We had lunch right before this at Mama Melrose, which is one of my favorites.

00:32:15.852 --> 00:32:19.252
SAV: And they brought me out a little cupcake, which was so sweet for my birthday.

00:32:21.772 --> 00:32:22.412
SAV: So we did do that.

00:32:22.412 --> 00:32:23.712
SAV: And then we did that.

00:32:23.712 --> 00:32:27.292
SAV: And then we almost went immediately over to Indy and got the drink.

00:32:27.292 --> 00:32:31.792
SAV: So I had some pasta and bread to soak it all up, which was good.

00:32:32.252 --> 00:32:33.172
SAV: Okay.

00:32:33.172 --> 00:32:34.132
SAV: So we did that.

00:32:34.132 --> 00:32:38.612
SAV: And then right after Indy was, what's it?

00:32:39.292 --> 00:32:40.632
SAV: Toy Story Mania.

00:32:42.212 --> 00:32:48.692
SAV: And we kept holding out for either a decent wait time or a Lightning Lane availability for Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.

00:32:48.692 --> 00:32:50.532
SAV: But neither happened.

00:32:50.532 --> 00:32:53.172
SAV: We did get one eventually, a Lightning Lane for it.

00:32:53.172 --> 00:32:59.152
SAV: But then it broke down like an hour before park closed and they didn't get it back up.

00:32:59.152 --> 00:33:06.592
SAV: We did get a Lightning Lane to be able to redeem in its place, which was nice.

00:33:06.652 --> 00:33:08.812
SAV: So we used that to ride tower.

00:33:08.812 --> 00:33:09.312
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:33:09.312 --> 00:33:11.152
SAV: We did tower like twice.

00:33:11.152 --> 00:33:12.432
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:12.432 --> 00:33:18.432
VIRGINIA: In Hollywood Studios, that is my go-to if I have a use anytime, Lightning Lane has replaced something else.

00:33:18.432 --> 00:33:20.212
VIRGINIA: I'm like more Tower of Terror.

00:33:20.212 --> 00:33:21.332
<v SPEAKER_3>More Tower of Terror.

00:33:21.332 --> 00:33:22.252
SAV: So we did that twice.

00:33:22.252 --> 00:33:25.772
SAV: We did it once in the daylight and then we did it twice.

00:33:25.772 --> 00:33:27.072
SAV: I think we wrote it three times actually.

00:33:27.072 --> 00:33:32.792
SAV: We did it once in the daylight and then did some other stuff and then wrote it twice at night and it was so funny.

00:33:34.332 --> 00:33:37.392
SAV: You see this on Instagram or whatever.

00:33:37.392 --> 00:33:39.552
SAV: People do funny ride photos.

00:33:39.552 --> 00:33:43.512
SAV: They'll pose for the ride photo and have a prop or something.

00:33:43.512 --> 00:33:44.652
SAV: They'd be really funny.

00:33:44.652 --> 00:33:48.532
SAV: We got to be in one of those moments, which was hysterical to me.

00:33:48.532 --> 00:33:57.092
SAV: We were behind them and it was his father's son and the son, I mean, he was like nine and the dad and he and we had maybe ten.

00:33:57.092 --> 00:34:05.752
SAV: But we go up and they do the photo and they pull out park maps and they're just like looking at them, like really studying these park maps.

00:34:05.752 --> 00:34:07.652
SAV: It was hilarious.

00:34:08.472 --> 00:34:12.972
SAV: And I love that Tower does like a video of your photo too.

00:34:12.972 --> 00:34:18.432
SAV: And so you can see Piff and I both like our attention is caught by the motion.

00:34:18.432 --> 00:34:21.552
SAV: And so we go from confused to laughing.

00:34:21.652 --> 00:34:26.852
SAV: Like you can like watch it, watch the realization like come across our face.

00:34:26.852 --> 00:34:28.152
SAV: It was so funny.

00:34:28.152 --> 00:34:29.372
SAV: It was so funny.

00:34:29.372 --> 00:34:32.512
SAV: And I was like, I love people who do funny stuff like that.

00:34:32.512 --> 00:34:36.292
SAV: But it's not like crazy obnoxious, you know, but I love that.

00:34:36.292 --> 00:34:38.352
SAV: It was it was so good.

00:34:38.352 --> 00:34:41.252
SAV: And another good photo moment this day.

00:34:41.252 --> 00:34:41.712
SAV: I'm sorry.

00:34:41.712 --> 00:34:43.692
SAV: I'm going so out of chronological order.

00:34:43.892 --> 00:34:45.352
VIRGINIA: We're totally fine.

00:34:45.352 --> 00:34:50.652
SAV: At one point, we were walking across like in front of the Chinese theater.

00:34:50.652 --> 00:34:58.832
SAV: And there's a cast member yelling like, family photo, family photo, like everybody like, come on, family photo.

00:34:58.832 --> 00:35:00.492
SAV: And then we got to be a part of this.

00:35:00.492 --> 00:35:07.172
SAV: Like there were like 40 people that just like came out of nowhere to like take this big family, like family photo.

00:35:07.172 --> 00:35:13.612
SAV: And then the photo pass cast member was there and everybody could tap their bracelet or tap their magic bands in order to get it.

00:35:13.692 --> 00:35:14.452
SAV: So that was so funny.

00:35:14.452 --> 00:35:18.972
SAV: There was like 30 to 40 people that just like everybody was kind of looking.

00:35:18.972 --> 00:35:21.572
SAV: And I was like, wait, am I in this family?

00:35:21.572 --> 00:35:22.812
SAV: Like is this is this me?

00:35:22.812 --> 00:35:24.132
SAV: Like do I are you talking to me?

00:35:24.132 --> 00:35:27.052
SAV: And so he was like, come on, everybody, like be a part of our family photo.

00:35:27.052 --> 00:35:27.932
SAV: Like, come on.

00:35:27.932 --> 00:35:29.032
SAV: It was so funny.

00:35:29.032 --> 00:35:29.672
SAV: I loved it.

00:35:29.672 --> 00:35:31.532
SAV: It was so good.

00:35:31.532 --> 00:35:32.472
SAV: So we have that picture.

00:35:32.472 --> 00:35:35.092
SAV: And I was like, can you even see us like in this picture?

00:35:35.252 --> 00:35:37.192
SAV: Can you even see us?

00:35:37.192 --> 00:35:37.792
SAV: But you can.

00:35:37.792 --> 00:35:39.312
SAV: And it was great.

00:35:39.312 --> 00:35:43.952
SAV: We did at one point shortly after Toy Story Mania.

00:35:43.952 --> 00:35:50.972
SAV: We went back to the room for like a little midday break and outfit change.

00:35:52.212 --> 00:35:57.352
SAV: And then when we returned, we so my mom is so sweet.

00:35:57.352 --> 00:36:01.292
SAV: My mom is one of the sweetest people I know, not just because she's my mom, she just is.

00:36:01.572 --> 00:36:09.172
SAV: And I was texting her and she was like, are you guys going anywhere good for your birthday dinner tonight?

00:36:09.172 --> 00:36:12.112
SAV: And I was like, well, we did.

00:36:12.112 --> 00:36:13.832
SAV: We did Mama Melrose for lunch.

00:36:13.832 --> 00:36:14.672
SAV: I really wanted to do that.

00:36:14.672 --> 00:36:19.072
SAV: And I said, but really the dinner I'm most excited about is on our Epcot day.

00:36:19.072 --> 00:36:25.792
SAV: So probably we're going to quick service it for my birthday, technical birthday dinner tonight.

00:36:25.792 --> 00:36:27.232
SAV: Probably just going to quick service something.

00:36:28.252 --> 00:36:36.832
SAV: And she sent me money, like zelled me money and was like, go have dinner on me, go find somewhere good to eat.

00:36:36.832 --> 00:36:43.412
SAV: Because when she travels, one of her favorite things is to find like unique and new things to try, like foods to try.

00:36:43.412 --> 00:36:45.492
SAV: So she was like, go have a good dinner.

00:36:46.032 --> 00:36:53.952
SAV: I was like, if nothing else, if we don't find a reservation or don't find something that sounds good or has availability, like we can save this for Epcot.

00:36:55.172 --> 00:36:58.392
SAV: But she was like, let it between the two of you, like go have dinner.

00:36:58.392 --> 00:37:01.132
SAV: And I was like, you really didn't have to do that, but I appreciate it so much.

00:37:01.132 --> 00:37:02.212
SAV: Like that's so sweet.

00:37:02.212 --> 00:37:07.372
SAV: So we found a last minute reservation for the Brown Derby.

00:37:07.392 --> 00:37:08.192
SAV: Oh, nice.

00:37:08.192 --> 00:37:09.012
SAV: That was fun.

00:37:09.012 --> 00:37:10.112
SAV: I've never been there.

00:37:10.112 --> 00:37:11.112
SAV: She had never been there.

00:37:12.272 --> 00:37:13.292
SAV: Had never been.

00:37:13.292 --> 00:37:15.932
SAV: So we had changed.

00:37:15.932 --> 00:37:26.092
SAV: And so I was like, I feel so like underdressed for this, but like nobody dresses like super, I mean, you can if you want, but like I have been totally fine, like T-shirt and shorts.

00:37:27.612 --> 00:37:29.092
VIRGINIA: So what did you get?

00:37:29.092 --> 00:37:32.932
SAV: I got the filet, which was delicious.

00:37:32.932 --> 00:37:33.972
SAV: Yes.

00:37:33.992 --> 00:37:47.612
SAV: One of the better filets, I've been fortunate enough to be able to have filet a couple of places on property, which is the most wild thing for me to hear coming out of my own mouth, which is strange because I'm not normally like a big like fancy diner or whatever.

00:37:47.612 --> 00:37:49.872
SAV: But so I've had a couple of places.

00:37:50.012 --> 00:37:58.472
SAV: It was really, really good and she got the famous Cobb salad, which was so good and the dinner portion of that thing is huge.

00:37:58.472 --> 00:38:02.252
SAV: It was like massive and we shared.

00:38:02.252 --> 00:38:06.452
SAV: We both split so we could taste a little bit of everything.

00:38:06.452 --> 00:38:09.952
SAV: I told you I'm getting over like a sinus crud right now.

00:38:09.952 --> 00:38:14.272
SAV: It started on my birthday trip, which is unfortunate.

00:38:14.272 --> 00:38:17.132
SAV: But anytime I start to get a little sick, I lose my voice.

00:38:17.712 --> 00:38:28.592
SAV: Back in March of last year, I got sick and had a total vocal loss laryngitis, which was really weird and really annoying and not fun.

00:38:28.592 --> 00:38:33.252
SAV: So anytime I start getting even mildly, a tiny bit sick, I lose my voice.

00:38:33.252 --> 00:38:39.152
SAV: So I started feeling that way when we were in the room, and I was like, I'm fine.

00:38:39.152 --> 00:38:39.792
SAV: It'll be fine.

00:38:39.792 --> 00:38:40.792
SAV: I took a little bit of medicine.

00:38:40.792 --> 00:38:41.832
SAV: I was like, I'll be fine.

00:38:41.832 --> 00:38:45.672
SAV: But I get to the Derby and my throat starting to feel a little sore.

00:38:46.912 --> 00:38:47.672
SAV: And I'm like, okay.

00:38:47.672 --> 00:38:52.972
SAV: And I have chronic allergies, which is normally the cause behind any illness that I have.

00:38:52.972 --> 00:38:55.092
SAV: Case in point, this situation.

00:38:55.092 --> 00:39:01.952
SAV: So I was like, I'm feeling kind of like, I just need something warm to drink, like a hot tea or something if they have it.

00:39:01.952 --> 00:39:05.652
SAV: And so I asked, and of course they do, because they have, I think, everything.

00:39:05.652 --> 00:39:07.272
SAV: So we asked if we had hot tea.

00:39:07.272 --> 00:39:12.372
SAV: And I'm just expecting a mug of hot water and a tea bag.

00:39:12.372 --> 00:39:13.392
SAV: That's what I'm expecting.

00:39:13.612 --> 00:39:29.812
SAV: They bring out, not a whole tea service, but basically, they brought me a little teapot with hot water, enough hot water for two servings of tea, and a cup and a saucer, and the tea in the tea bag, and a little cute, tiny baby jar of honey.

00:39:29.812 --> 00:39:32.412
SAV: And it was so nice.

00:39:32.412 --> 00:39:34.232
SAV: I was like, this just feels so special.

00:39:34.232 --> 00:39:35.592
SAV: This is so sweet.

00:39:35.592 --> 00:39:36.692
VIRGINIA: It was your birthday tea.

00:39:36.692 --> 00:39:39.132
SAV: It was my birthday tea, so that was fun.

00:39:39.132 --> 00:39:41.132
SAV: So I had some tea and I felt better after that.

00:39:41.292 --> 00:39:44.672
SAV: But and then we ordered dessert.

00:39:44.672 --> 00:39:48.752
SAV: We got the I think it was quite literally called like the chocolate decadent cake.

00:39:48.752 --> 00:39:51.392
SAV: Like I think that's exactly what it's named.

00:39:51.392 --> 00:39:55.912
SAV: It's this chocolate raspberry delicious cake has chocolate mousse.

00:39:55.912 --> 00:39:56.992
SAV: It was so good.

00:39:56.992 --> 00:40:03.432
SAV: And we ordered the tea, ordered that, and they came out and brought it out with like a candle and like a little thing on the plate.

00:40:03.432 --> 00:40:07.632
SAV: And so that was really sweet, too, because I didn't have my button on at the time.

00:40:07.632 --> 00:40:07.872
SAV: Oh, no.

00:40:07.872 --> 00:40:08.252
SAV: Yeah, I did.

00:40:08.252 --> 00:40:08.572
SAV: Never mind.

00:40:08.652 --> 00:40:11.752
SAV: I'm like looking at pictures to like jog my memory of everything.

00:40:11.752 --> 00:40:12.112
SAV: I did.

00:40:12.112 --> 00:40:14.312
SAV: So they knew it was my birthday and they brought it out.

00:40:14.312 --> 00:40:16.692
SAV: I just thought that was so nice.

00:40:16.692 --> 00:40:20.372
SAV: They really go above and beyond to make people feel special when they're celebrating something.

00:40:20.372 --> 00:40:23.332
SAV: So that was fun.

00:40:23.332 --> 00:40:30.112
SAV: And then after that, we just kind of ran around and kind of people watched and had a good time.

00:40:30.112 --> 00:40:31.892
SAV: We were going to do Fantasmic.

00:40:33.032 --> 00:40:36.912
SAV: But I ended up, I was like, I just really feel like doing more rides.

00:40:36.992 --> 00:40:39.092
SAV: Like I just really just want to do rides.

00:40:39.092 --> 00:40:41.172
SAV: And that's when we ended up doing Tower twice.

00:40:41.352 --> 00:40:47.752
SAV: And then we had our standard park clothes Oga's reservation.

00:40:47.752 --> 00:40:49.132
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:40:49.132 --> 00:40:50.652
SAV: So that was fun.

00:40:50.652 --> 00:41:07.572
SAV: I did end up getting the expensive drink with the souvenir cup, which I have here next to me, which is hilarious to me because when we spoke before, you said, you're not a huge Star Wars fan.

00:41:07.572 --> 00:41:07.912
SAV: I'm not.

00:41:07.912 --> 00:41:09.832
VIRGINIA: You were like, that's Piff, not me.

00:41:09.912 --> 00:41:13.132
VIRGINIA: And here you are with a collector cup.

00:41:13.152 --> 00:41:14.752
SAV: I am.

00:41:14.752 --> 00:41:16.932
SAV: My husband really likes it.

00:41:16.932 --> 00:41:18.732
VIRGINIA: It is a really cool cup though.

00:41:18.732 --> 00:41:20.412
<v SPEAKER_3>It is a really cool cup, right?

00:41:21.572 --> 00:41:23.072
VIRGINIA: Is it made out of wood?

00:41:23.072 --> 00:41:24.332
VIRGINIA: It looks like it's made out of wood.

00:41:24.332 --> 00:41:25.712
SAV: It's ceramic.

00:41:25.712 --> 00:41:26.392
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:41:26.392 --> 00:41:27.032
SAV: It's ceramic.

00:41:27.032 --> 00:41:32.692
SAV: And so they give you your souvenir one like in the box and like with bubble wrap.

00:41:32.692 --> 00:41:33.272
VIRGINIA: Oh, perfect.

00:41:33.632 --> 00:41:35.752
SAV: So they really like box it up really nice.

00:41:35.752 --> 00:41:36.912
SAV: Yeah.

00:41:36.912 --> 00:41:39.432
SAV: So you don't come home with the one that you drink out of.

00:41:39.432 --> 00:41:44.912
SAV: They send you the same thing, but that way you're not like, oh, it's sticky and gross.

00:41:44.912 --> 00:41:46.132
SAV: Which they could just rinse it too.

00:41:46.132 --> 00:41:52.852
SAV: But and also it's like, I'm familiar enough with Star Wars and like I've seen all the originals.

00:41:52.852 --> 00:41:57.432
SAV: I just haven't seen like newer ones and I haven't seen like Mandalorian or anything.

00:41:57.432 --> 00:42:00.392
SAV: But it's indoor is the thing.

00:42:00.392 --> 00:42:01.732
SAV: And I love the Ewoks.

00:42:01.852 --> 00:42:05.612
SAV: And so I was like, well, you know, that's at least it's a scene.

00:42:05.612 --> 00:42:11.052
SAV: I know what's happening in this scene, you know, so I feel less like a fake fan with it.

00:42:11.052 --> 00:42:16.932
SAV: But yeah, this thing is hefty and the drink was delicious.

00:42:16.932 --> 00:42:18.512
SAV: It's I'm a rum girly.

00:42:18.512 --> 00:42:27.132
SAV: So it had Malibu, pineapple rum, Sailor Jerry's Spice Drum, citrus juices and passion fruit.

00:42:27.132 --> 00:42:30.112
SAV: And I'm a big fan of the Pog juice.

00:42:30.112 --> 00:42:32.372
SAV: And so it was very, it just tasted a lot like that.

00:42:32.372 --> 00:42:33.692
SAV: It was so good.

00:42:33.692 --> 00:42:34.472
VIRGINIA: Cool.

00:42:34.472 --> 00:42:35.112
SAV: So I love that.

00:42:35.112 --> 00:42:38.572
SAV: We actually got to sit, which was more birthday magic.

00:42:38.592 --> 00:42:39.652
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

00:42:39.652 --> 00:42:41.112
SAV: Yeah, we didn't have to stand.

00:42:41.112 --> 00:42:46.232
VIRGINIA: So that was that only happened for me once and it was because I was with a big group.

00:42:46.232 --> 00:42:48.312
VIRGINIA: Otherwise, I've always stood.

00:42:48.312 --> 00:42:48.592
SAV: Yep.

00:42:48.592 --> 00:42:50.312
SAV: It only happened for us one other time.

00:42:50.392 --> 00:42:52.032
SAV: And it was because we were with a big group.

00:42:52.032 --> 00:42:58.332
SAV: We took up the whole booth and then we got to sit, which was astonishing to me.

00:42:58.332 --> 00:43:01.772
SAV: I was like, did they say we get to sit because they tell you.

00:43:01.772 --> 00:43:03.012
SAV: And I was like, did they say we got to sit?

00:43:03.012 --> 00:43:04.412
SAV: She's like, I think they did.

00:43:04.412 --> 00:43:06.232
SAV: And so we walk over and we're sitting down.

00:43:06.232 --> 00:43:08.512
SAV: And then we were sitting down with a party who was leaving.

00:43:08.512 --> 00:43:09.272
SAV: So then they left.

00:43:09.272 --> 00:43:11.272
SAV: And I was like, do we get this whole booth to ourselves?

00:43:11.272 --> 00:43:11.772
SAV: We did not.

00:43:11.772 --> 00:43:13.212
SAV: They brought in another party.

00:43:13.212 --> 00:43:17.752
SAV: It was a family and they were local and they had kids who love Star Wars.

00:43:17.852 --> 00:43:22.492
SAV: And so they were like talking about getting the like, there's like a jello thing with Pop Rocks and like all kinds of it.

00:43:22.492 --> 00:43:24.212
SAV: So they were having the time of their lives.

00:43:24.512 --> 00:43:27.192
SAV: Yeah, they were having the time of their lives.

00:43:27.192 --> 00:43:31.052
SAV: And then they noticed my birthday button and they were like, Oh, my gosh, it's your birthday.

00:43:31.052 --> 00:43:32.792
SAV: Like the dad was like, Oh, my gosh, it's your birthday.

00:43:32.792 --> 00:43:34.332
SAV: And I was like, Yeah, it's my birthday today.

00:43:34.332 --> 00:43:36.012
SAV: And they were like, Oh, my gosh, we have to sing to you.

00:43:36.012 --> 00:43:36.632
SAV: Hold on.

00:43:36.652 --> 00:43:40.392
SAV: So he got all the attention of all the kids and they were like, Guys, we have to sing your happy birthday.

00:43:40.432 --> 00:43:43.072
SAV: And they sang me Happy Birthday, which was so sweet.

00:43:43.072 --> 00:43:47.272
SAV: I was like, you know, in another life, in another life, I probably would have been like, Oh, my God, please stop.

00:43:47.372 --> 00:43:48.892
SAV: But it was so pleasant.

00:43:48.892 --> 00:43:49.532
SAV: It was so nice.

00:43:49.532 --> 00:43:49.912
SAV: I don't know.

00:43:49.912 --> 00:43:53.772
SAV: They were just so funny, so much fun.

00:43:53.772 --> 00:43:55.132
SAV: And the dad was like, How old are you?

00:43:55.132 --> 00:43:55.832
<v SPEAKER_3>Like 16.

00:43:55.832 --> 00:43:58.272
<v SPEAKER_3>And I was like, No, I have a baby face.

00:43:58.352 --> 00:44:00.352
<v SPEAKER_3>No.

00:44:00.352 --> 00:44:01.632
SAV: It was so funny.

00:44:01.632 --> 00:44:04.172
SAV: And he was just teasing and cutting up with us the whole time.

00:44:04.172 --> 00:44:06.752
SAV: So that was a lot of fun.

00:44:06.752 --> 00:44:09.312
SAV: Piff got to try something new that she had never had before.

00:44:09.312 --> 00:44:09.792
SAV: I can't remember.

00:44:09.792 --> 00:44:12.592
SAV: I think she's tried just about everything on the menu now.

00:44:12.592 --> 00:44:14.572
SAV: I'm not that adventurous, as we know.

00:44:15.712 --> 00:44:18.272
SAV: So I was like, that's fruity and sounds good.

00:44:18.272 --> 00:44:18.992
SAV: I'm going to have that.

00:44:18.992 --> 00:44:21.052
SAV: And it comes with a pretty cup that I like a lot.

00:44:21.052 --> 00:44:24.512
SAV: So and my brother is like super jealous of the cup.

00:44:25.792 --> 00:44:28.572
SAV: He's a big Star Wars fan too.

00:44:28.572 --> 00:44:30.232
SAV: And my little baby nephew is now too.

00:44:30.232 --> 00:44:31.012
SAV: They have a small.

00:44:31.012 --> 00:44:36.892
SAV: They bought him a tiny lightsaber just for him because he loved their big ones that he they have really expensive ones.

00:44:36.892 --> 00:44:37.992
SAV: His was like $20.

00:44:37.992 --> 00:44:40.052
SAV: But he's like obsessed with it.

00:44:40.052 --> 00:44:40.512
SAV: He loves it.

00:44:40.592 --> 00:44:42.732
SAV: I'm like a near two-year-old with a lightsaber.

00:44:42.732 --> 00:44:46.752
SAV: This feels like a broken like picture frame or something waiting to happen.

00:44:46.752 --> 00:44:48.272
SAV: But he loves that thing.

00:44:48.272 --> 00:44:49.972
SAV: He just drags it around with him.

00:44:50.092 --> 00:44:51.152
SAV: Oh, yeah.

00:44:51.152 --> 00:44:57.312
VIRGINIA: We have the cutest video footage of my nephew with one of Alex's lightsabers that he really loved.

00:44:57.312 --> 00:45:01.692
VIRGINIA: And so Alex kindly gifted it to him because it was one of the plastic ones or whatever.

00:45:01.692 --> 00:45:09.012
VIRGINIA: And he is walking around like only wearing a diaper, holding a lightsaber, having the time of his life.

00:45:09.532 --> 00:45:10.712
VIRGINIA: I love that.

00:45:10.712 --> 00:45:12.212
VIRGINIA: Do your thing.

00:45:12.212 --> 00:45:12.612
SAV: I love that.

00:45:12.612 --> 00:45:13.672
SAV: I mean, you go, kid.

00:45:13.672 --> 00:45:18.272
SAV: That's going to be great for like when he's a senior in high school one day, like that'll be great.

00:45:18.272 --> 00:45:20.772
SAV: Yeah.

00:45:20.772 --> 00:45:25.812
SAV: But yeah, and then we went back to the room that night and had a really early morning the next day.

00:45:25.812 --> 00:45:29.292
SAV: But yeah, that was our Hollywood Studios Day.

00:45:29.292 --> 00:45:30.272
SAV: So we got to-

00:45:30.292 --> 00:45:31.612
VIRGINIA: What a good birthday.

00:45:31.612 --> 00:45:33.592
<v SPEAKER_3>It was a great birthday.

00:45:33.592 --> 00:45:34.892
SAV: It was fantastic.

00:45:34.892 --> 00:45:36.052
VIRGINIA: Best birthday you've ever had?

00:45:36.752 --> 00:45:38.292
SAV: Probably.

00:45:38.832 --> 00:45:44.052
SAV: Other than my golden birthday, which is when I turned 26 on the 26th, that was awesome.

00:45:44.932 --> 00:45:47.032
VIRGINIA: I did not know that had a name.

00:45:47.032 --> 00:45:47.872
SAV: Oh yeah.

00:45:47.872 --> 00:45:49.632
SAV: I didn't know either until Piff.

00:45:49.632 --> 00:45:53.372
SAV: But she was like, wait, it's your golden birthday this year.

00:45:53.372 --> 00:45:55.312
SAV: We have to have you a big thing.

00:45:55.312 --> 00:45:58.272
SAV: And so she threw me a big party, which was really fun.

00:45:58.272 --> 00:46:02.552
VIRGINIA: Now I'm really disappointed because my golden birthday was when I was four.

00:46:02.552 --> 00:46:04.112
SAV: Yeah, my husband's was when he was three.

00:46:04.652 --> 00:46:06.852
SAV: So it's going to be his thirtieth.

00:46:06.852 --> 00:46:10.672
SAV: We're going to just round it off and make it his thirtieth birthday.

00:46:10.672 --> 00:46:13.192
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I missed out on that opportunity to do that for my fortieth.

00:46:13.192 --> 00:46:15.212
VIRGINIA: So, it's okay.

00:46:16.452 --> 00:46:18.672
SAV: You can make any birthday your golden birthday if you want.

00:46:18.672 --> 00:46:19.132
SAV: It's true.

00:46:19.132 --> 00:46:21.752
VIRGINIA: It's just really anything that ends with a four.

00:46:21.752 --> 00:46:22.452
SAV: Yeah.

00:46:22.452 --> 00:46:22.752
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:46:22.752 --> 00:46:23.612
SAV: There you go.

00:46:23.612 --> 00:46:25.372
VIRGINIA: Got it.

00:46:25.372 --> 00:46:38.512
VIRGINIA: Saturday, July 27th, you were heading to Animal Kingdom first thing in the morning because you had a huge thing planned and that was the Wild africa Trek.

00:46:38.512 --> 00:46:40.132
SAV: It was amazing.

00:46:40.132 --> 00:46:41.552
VIRGINIA: Oh my gosh.

00:46:41.552 --> 00:46:43.032
SAV: It was so cool.

00:46:43.032 --> 00:46:47.472
VIRGINIA: So, three hours long, you had to be there to check in at 830.

00:46:47.472 --> 00:46:50.332
VIRGINIA: The tour started at 845.

00:46:50.332 --> 00:46:50.952
SAV: Yes.

00:46:50.952 --> 00:46:53.592
VIRGINIA: How did all that go?

00:46:55.012 --> 00:46:59.332
VIRGINIA: Did the heat come into play into the experience at all?

00:46:59.332 --> 00:47:02.332
VIRGINIA: Was there any point in time where you were like, this is way too hot to be doing this?

00:47:02.872 --> 00:47:03.972
SAV: No, thankfully.

00:47:03.972 --> 00:47:05.232
SAV: We were very lucky.

00:47:05.612 --> 00:47:08.372
SAV: It was warm, it was warm.

00:47:08.372 --> 00:47:14.552
SAV: We needed to stay hydrated for sure, but at no point was I like, I don't know if this heat is worth it.

00:47:15.232 --> 00:47:21.092
SAV: Luckily, we've got really, really lucky with that for sure because I was a little worried about that.

00:47:21.092 --> 00:47:22.312
SAV: Not going to lie.

00:47:22.352 --> 00:47:24.392
SAV: Then I came out really sweaty.

00:47:25.432 --> 00:47:29.452
SAV: It was hot, but I didn't feel like it was oppressively hot, which is nice.

00:47:29.452 --> 00:47:31.092
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:47:31.092 --> 00:47:33.272
VIRGINIA: What was your favorite part of the tour?

00:47:33.272 --> 00:47:34.552
SAV: Oh, my gosh.

00:47:35.952 --> 00:47:43.032
SAV: Honestly, and I love elephants are my favorite animal, and we did get to see the baby elephant from afar.

00:47:43.032 --> 00:47:45.752
SAV: We didn't get to get that close.

00:47:45.752 --> 00:47:52.012
SAV: But part of the trek is you get it's I'm going to call it like a private safari.

00:47:52.012 --> 00:47:59.692
SAV: You're on the same in the same area that the safari ride goes through, but you can come off of the main path, which is nice.

00:47:59.812 --> 00:48:07.592
SAV: So you get to go into into little places that you can see from the regular ride, but the trucks can't get to.

00:48:07.592 --> 00:48:13.872
SAV: So we got to kind of pull into like kind of in the middle of everything, which was cool because it was almost like the path went around us.

00:48:13.872 --> 00:48:16.672
SAV: So we were in kind of the middle of everything.

00:48:16.672 --> 00:48:26.232
SAV: And one of the two new baby zebras was out and she was being real brave and just kind of checking everything out.

00:48:26.232 --> 00:48:27.912
SAV: It was like her third day on safari.

00:48:28.452 --> 00:48:30.532
SAV: I don't even think her name had been announced yet.

00:48:30.532 --> 00:48:34.032
SAV: I think it has now, but I can't escape at the moment.

00:48:35.452 --> 00:48:37.732
SAV: But she was just so cute.

00:48:37.732 --> 00:48:41.212
SAV: And like she got the zoomies at one point, which was hysterical.

00:48:41.212 --> 00:48:43.772
SAV: And so she was just like taking off.

00:48:43.772 --> 00:48:47.412
SAV: And I don't know if you've ever seen a baby horse run, but it's essentially the same thing.

00:48:47.412 --> 00:48:51.832
SAV: And they're just like long and gangly and like don't quite know what to do with all this leg that they have.

00:48:51.832 --> 00:48:58.332
SAV: And so they're just like running around and she like stopped short, which is kind of looking around like, oh, didn't anybody see that?

00:48:58.332 --> 00:48:59.832
SAV: Like I don't know if anybody saw me.

00:48:59.832 --> 00:49:01.432
SAV: And just like looking around.

00:49:01.432 --> 00:49:04.032
SAV: And then we got to see her nurse, which was really sweet.

00:49:04.892 --> 00:49:10.592
SAV: And then there were some big tufts of tall grass, that just kind of occasionally like randomly dispersed.

00:49:10.592 --> 00:49:13.052
SAV: And she like pounced into one of them.

00:49:13.052 --> 00:49:14.032
SAV: It was so funny.

00:49:14.032 --> 00:49:15.432
SAV: And she just disappeared.

00:49:15.432 --> 00:49:20.092
SAV: Like that stripe pattern, like we got to see that camouflage in real life.

00:49:20.092 --> 00:49:20.712
SAV: It was really cool.

00:49:20.712 --> 00:49:25.652
SAV: She just like jumped in and just completely disappeared, but you could like see the grass like moving because she was running around.

00:49:26.152 --> 00:49:27.152
SAV: It was so funny.

00:49:27.152 --> 00:49:38.412
SAV: And so I think that was one of my, was definitely one of the big favorite moments of it, just because it's something you don't get to see every day, or every time you're on the Safari.

00:49:38.412 --> 00:49:40.592
SAV: And also the Safari is different every time, which is cool.

00:49:40.592 --> 00:49:43.672
SAV: But that was definitely one of the cool things.

00:49:43.672 --> 00:49:46.872
SAV: And then of course, the cool like suspended bridge walk that you get to do.

00:49:46.872 --> 00:49:47.872
SAV: That was really cool.

00:49:49.592 --> 00:49:54.412
SAV: It was very rocky, had a lot more bounce to it than I thought that it would.

00:49:54.412 --> 00:49:57.872
SAV: And Piff was behind me getting on to it.

00:49:57.872 --> 00:50:00.272
SAV: And so she was very excited to be there.

00:50:00.272 --> 00:50:03.392
SAV: And so she was walking with so much excitement.

00:50:03.392 --> 00:50:06.412
SAV: And so like every footfall, I could feel it.

00:50:06.412 --> 00:50:11.532
SAV: And it was like waving through the bridge thing.

00:50:11.832 --> 00:50:19.672
SAV: And I had like stopped at one point, and I was like, oh, because it's not they make it intend.

00:50:19.672 --> 00:50:22.972
SAV: They make it look precarious on purpose.

00:50:22.972 --> 00:50:33.492
SAV: So it's like you have two, two planks here and then a space and then one and then a space and then two or three here and then a space, you know, and then one that looks like it's broken, you know, just to make it kind of fit the vibe.

00:50:33.492 --> 00:50:35.372
SAV: And it was a lot of fun.

00:50:35.372 --> 00:50:37.672
SAV: But like you can't you had to like watch where you were stepping.

00:50:37.672 --> 00:50:40.312
SAV: Like there was a net underneath, like you weren't going to fall.

00:50:40.312 --> 00:50:40.772
SAV: You were fine.

00:50:40.772 --> 00:50:42.672
SAV: And you were tethered in anyway, too.

00:50:43.372 --> 00:50:46.312
SAV: But like, I don't want to twist my ankle on this and cut my trip short.

00:50:46.312 --> 00:50:48.792
SAV: So I'm, you know, I'm paying attention to my feet.

00:50:48.792 --> 00:50:51.892
SAV: And then it just like starts waving underneath me.

00:50:51.892 --> 00:50:55.712
SAV: And I'm just like, Piff, and I looked at her.

00:50:55.712 --> 00:50:56.552
SAV: It really is.

00:50:56.552 --> 00:50:59.252
SAV: And I was like, slow down.

00:50:59.252 --> 00:51:01.452
SAV: And so on the trek, it's really cool.

00:51:01.452 --> 00:51:04.252
SAV: So on the trek, they gave you all this gear.

00:51:04.252 --> 00:51:10.412
SAV: You know, you're in the vest thing, which Piff just like kept talking about how tragic it is, like how ugly the thing is.

00:51:10.572 --> 00:51:13.092
SAV: But and it's not cute.

00:51:13.092 --> 00:51:15.952
SAV: It's not a fashion statement by any means, but it gets the job done.

00:51:15.952 --> 00:51:18.412
SAV: So you're in this vest harness situation.

00:51:19.552 --> 00:51:23.712
SAV: And then they give you this like ear piece that you can put on.

00:51:23.712 --> 00:51:24.732
SAV: It doesn't go into your ear.

00:51:24.732 --> 00:51:27.072
SAV: It just kind of sits on the outside and it clips in.

00:51:27.072 --> 00:51:28.472
SAV: It's called a listening ear.

00:51:28.472 --> 00:51:31.372
SAV: And it's like a radio essentially.

00:51:31.372 --> 00:51:41.172
SAV: So you can't talk through it, but anywhere that the guide is and they're talking and like telling you about the animals or telling you about something, you can hear them really well, like through it.

00:51:41.172 --> 00:51:45.432
SAV: So they don't have to be like yelling or and you don't have to be like straining to hear them.

00:51:45.432 --> 00:51:47.192
SAV: So that was really cool.

00:51:47.192 --> 00:51:51.192
SAV: And at one point, they did tell her to stop walking for a second.

00:51:51.192 --> 00:51:54.272
SAV: So I could like get some space between us on that bridge thing.

00:51:54.272 --> 00:51:59.612
SAV: They probably saw me struggling and we're like, bless our arm, we're going to have Piff pause for a second.

00:52:00.772 --> 00:52:07.472
SAV: Because they only sent you like one or two at a time across, probably to avoid that very situation.

00:52:09.212 --> 00:52:10.292
SAV: But it was a lot of fun.

00:52:10.292 --> 00:52:14.792
SAV: We had a great time and they gave you a water bottle which is, which was cool.

00:52:14.792 --> 00:52:19.592
SAV: It's like just like a simple little like kind of single walled metal water bottle.

00:52:19.592 --> 00:52:20.192
SAV: But that was neat.

00:52:20.192 --> 00:52:21.472
SAV: We got to keep that.

00:52:21.472 --> 00:52:25.192
SAV: Here we are in our vest gear stuff.

00:52:25.192 --> 00:52:26.832
VIRGINIA: Very National Geographic.

00:52:26.832 --> 00:52:34.432
SAV: Oh, yes, it really was, which I think is probably why I didn't care that it was really ugly because in which Piff didn't actually care.

00:52:34.432 --> 00:52:35.632
SAV: She just like kept talking about it.

00:52:36.972 --> 00:52:43.112
SAV: But once upon a time, I have a journalism degree and once upon a time, it was a pipe dream of mine to work for Nat Geo.

00:52:43.112 --> 00:52:48.012
SAV: So that was living out that dream a little bit, which was cool.

00:52:48.012 --> 00:52:59.432
SAV: One of the first things that you get to do, which is really neat, is you get to walk right up to the edge of where the hippos are, which is really cool, and you're clipped in, so there's no way you're going to fall in there, which is nice.

00:52:59.432 --> 00:53:02.692
SAV: You can go right up to the toes, right up to the edge if you want to.

00:53:02.692 --> 00:53:04.372
SAV: It's as close as you feel comfortable.

00:53:05.272 --> 00:53:16.732
SAV: But it was really early, and part of the tour and part of the trek is you get to see them do a training session with them if they feel up to participating, and they were not up to participating.

00:53:16.732 --> 00:53:26.172
SAV: So in that pool, there were only two of them, because there's one section where the hippos can be on one side of the track and then one on the other side of the regular safari track.

00:53:26.172 --> 00:53:30.832
SAV: So there was only two hippos in there, and it was a father-son, which I thought was fun.

00:53:30.832 --> 00:53:33.212
SAV: They're like, you normally won't see this out in the wild, but it's pretty cool.

00:53:33.552 --> 00:53:36.972
SAV: They really love each other, so they just hang out.

00:53:36.972 --> 00:53:39.332
SAV: And they were asleep in the water.

00:53:39.332 --> 00:53:47.052
SAV: And so their signal is that she'll tap on the bucket, like a certain number of taps, and that's kind of like, hey, I have treats for you.

00:53:47.052 --> 00:53:50.912
SAV: If you want to come and open your mouth for me, I'll give you some treats.

00:53:50.912 --> 00:53:52.532
SAV: And they just didn't even twitch.

00:53:52.532 --> 00:53:54.092
SAV: It was hysterical.

00:53:54.092 --> 00:53:56.492
SAV: They just kept sitting there.

00:53:56.492 --> 00:53:59.332
SAV: And one of them came up for breath.

00:53:59.332 --> 00:54:01.832
SAV: And so we were like, oh, maybe he's going to come over and like whatever.

00:54:01.832 --> 00:54:04.772
SAV: And he came up, got a breath and immediately went right back down.

00:54:04.772 --> 00:54:06.552
SAV: They were like, it is too early for this.

00:54:06.552 --> 00:54:08.472
SAV: I am not doing that.

00:54:08.472 --> 00:54:14.572
SAV: But it was just cool to get to be that close to them, you know, get to be that close to their habitat that they stay in.

00:54:14.572 --> 00:54:15.972
SAV: So that was really cool.

00:54:15.972 --> 00:54:22.932
SAV: And then the next part is the, oh gosh, the crocodiles.

00:54:22.932 --> 00:54:23.492
SAV: So that was neat.

00:54:23.492 --> 00:54:28.352
SAV: And there were a couple of them laying like right underneath the wall, like that we could walk right up to.

00:54:28.352 --> 00:54:28.912
SAV: So that was cool.

00:54:28.912 --> 00:54:29.932
SAV: They were really close.

00:54:30.832 --> 00:54:33.832
SAV: And they, but that was just kind of like a keeper talk moment.

00:54:33.832 --> 00:54:39.092
SAV: We didn't, they didn't get any treats or anything, but they were just kind of hanging out, you know, just laying there.

00:54:39.092 --> 00:54:41.232
SAV: So that was cool.

00:54:41.232 --> 00:54:43.392
SAV: And then after that was the bridges.

00:54:43.392 --> 00:54:47.292
SAV: And then we got into the truck and got to do our own little safari.

00:54:47.292 --> 00:54:50.752
SAV: And then they took us to a building that's on the safari route.

00:54:50.752 --> 00:54:55.312
SAV: So you can see it whenever you're, whenever you're on the ride itself.

00:54:55.372 --> 00:54:57.912
SAV: It's like this little shelter building kind of off to the side.

00:54:58.852 --> 00:55:04.112
SAV: And we got to have a little like pack lunch kind of snack situation, which is cool.

00:55:04.112 --> 00:55:06.792
SAV: There's a lot of like african inspired snacks and stuff.

00:55:06.792 --> 00:55:08.752
SAV: So that was cool.

00:55:08.752 --> 00:55:15.212
SAV: They had this really delicious granola bar cookie situation that what you can only get on that trek.

00:55:15.212 --> 00:55:23.792
SAV: They were like, the chefs at Tiffin's makes this for us, but they don't have it on the menu and that you can't find it anywhere else on property, not even at Animal Kingdom Lodge.

00:55:23.792 --> 00:55:28.132
SAV: They only make it for this trek, which is such a shame because it was so good.

00:55:28.132 --> 00:55:34.272
SAV: It was like a perfect like no-bake cookie with a little bit of like a maple-y taste to it.

00:55:34.272 --> 00:55:36.612
SAV: It was so good, so good.

00:55:36.612 --> 00:55:39.492
SAV: It was almost the texture of cookie dough.

00:55:39.492 --> 00:55:41.632
SAV: It was so good.

00:55:41.632 --> 00:55:45.052
SAV: You can't have it anywhere else on property, which is so sad.

00:55:45.052 --> 00:55:48.852
VIRGINIA: It sounds like another opportunity for you to try to do it again.

00:55:48.852 --> 00:55:50.792
SAV: Yeah.

00:55:50.792 --> 00:55:56.972
SAV: When you're in that building and having your snack and stuff, there are binoculars set out around the way so you can look at the animals, and stuff.

00:55:56.972 --> 00:55:59.072
SAV: That's how we got to see the baby elephant too.

00:55:59.072 --> 00:56:03.052
SAV: She was off on one side, so we got to see her from a distance.

00:56:04.132 --> 00:56:09.372
SAV: While we were in the truck, the giraffes, like five of them got really curious.

00:56:09.372 --> 00:56:13.092
SAV: They all were right there around the truck, which was really cool.

00:56:13.092 --> 00:56:14.252
SAV: A couple of them were off to the side.

00:56:14.252 --> 00:56:18.032
SAV: They were grazing, but they kept looking at us like, hey, how are you guys?

00:56:18.032 --> 00:56:19.152
SAV: What's going on?

00:56:19.152 --> 00:56:25.612
SAV: One of them walked right up to the back of the truck, which was really, really cool, which they do in the regular ride too.

00:56:25.792 --> 00:56:27.912
SAV: But he was really checking us out.

00:56:28.092 --> 00:56:31.772
SAV: Because we were in a smaller truck, so I don't know if he thought that we had food for him or what.

00:56:31.772 --> 00:56:33.312
SAV: But he was like, what are you all doing?

00:56:33.312 --> 00:56:35.152
SAV: Got real curious by the back of the truck.

00:56:35.152 --> 00:56:36.492
SAV: So that was a lot of fun.

00:56:36.492 --> 00:56:38.172
SAV: And our guides were fantastic.

00:56:38.172 --> 00:56:40.752
SAV: They knew all of the animals' names.

00:56:40.752 --> 00:56:46.492
SAV: They could point them all out and be like, we know that so-and-so because they have this distinctive mark, but we know that so-and-so.

00:56:46.492 --> 00:56:49.472
SAV: So now it's like, we can remember that if we're on the safari.

00:56:49.472 --> 00:56:50.772
SAV: We're like, oh, that's whoever.

00:56:50.772 --> 00:56:53.712
SAV: Because one of the giraffe has a crooked ossicon.

00:56:54.112 --> 00:56:59.372
SAV: So it's like, if you see a crooked one, that's so-and-so because they're the only one with the leaning ossicon.

00:56:59.372 --> 00:57:00.252
SAV: I was like, oh, good to know.

00:57:00.252 --> 00:57:01.312
VIRGINIA: What's an ossicon?

00:57:01.312 --> 00:57:07.852
SAV: It's the little marks on the giraffe's head.

00:57:07.852 --> 00:57:09.512
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:57:09.512 --> 00:57:10.912
VIRGINIA: She's holding her fingers on top of her head.

00:57:11.192 --> 00:57:12.072
SAV: Yeah, the little thing.

00:57:12.072 --> 00:57:12.232
SAV: Yeah.

00:57:12.232 --> 00:57:13.512
SAV: I was like, I don't know how to describe it.

00:57:13.512 --> 00:57:17.972
SAV: They look like they're the upright bony things on the top of their head.

00:57:18.452 --> 00:57:19.072
SAV: Okay.

00:57:19.072 --> 00:57:19.412
SAV: All right.

00:57:19.412 --> 00:57:20.112
SAV: Yeah.

00:57:20.112 --> 00:57:23.132
SAV: They were like, yeah, so if you have this, the leaning one, it's this one.

00:57:23.132 --> 00:57:24.572
SAV: I think that's Mara.

00:57:24.572 --> 00:57:25.592
SAV: I'm pretty sure it's her name.

00:57:25.592 --> 00:57:27.592
SAV: But yeah, so pretty cool.

00:57:27.592 --> 00:57:29.712
SAV: It was fantastic.

00:57:29.712 --> 00:57:31.832
SAV: And also they have the PhotoPass photography.

00:57:31.832 --> 00:57:33.672
SAV: Like one of the guides like has one of those cameras.

00:57:33.672 --> 00:57:36.832
SAV: And so they you get all the pictures from that, which was cool.

00:57:36.832 --> 00:57:43.132
SAV: So they take pictures of the animals and they take candid pictures of you and posed pictures of you if you want, if you're like standing somewhere and you want a photo.

00:57:43.132 --> 00:57:48.672
SAV: So we have a couple pictures of us out, you know, on the bridge and like on all these things.

00:57:48.672 --> 00:57:50.432
SAV: So it was really, it was really cool.

00:57:50.432 --> 00:57:56.052
VIRGINIA: If you had not had Memory Maker, would those have been included for somebody who has not purchased Memory Maker?

00:57:56.052 --> 00:57:56.412
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:57:56.412 --> 00:57:56.752
VIRGINIA: Yep.

00:57:56.752 --> 00:58:00.192
SAV: They give you like a card and it has like how to go find them.

00:58:00.192 --> 00:58:06.312
SAV: For us, because we had Memory Maker, it just loaded into our into our gallery like normal.

00:58:06.312 --> 00:58:11.572
SAV: But yeah, so then they give you a little card with like the code and the website to go to and everything so you can go get those.

00:58:11.572 --> 00:58:12.232
VIRGINIA: Got it.

00:58:12.232 --> 00:58:18.852
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that sounds similar to back in the day when they would do the Jedi Academy with the kids.

00:58:18.852 --> 00:58:26.972
VIRGINIA: They had separate photographers and they just handed out cards so that you would know how to get them because there were so many photos.

00:58:26.972 --> 00:58:29.592
SAV: Yeah, there are a ton of photos.

00:58:29.592 --> 00:58:31.852
SAV: I need to still go in and save them all.

00:58:31.852 --> 00:58:37.612
SAV: I tried to do that after each one of our trips so that it's not quite as big of a task whenever I need to go do it.

00:58:37.612 --> 00:58:38.872
SAV: Yeah.

00:58:38.872 --> 00:58:46.892
SAV: But yeah, so we came off of that, came back and got all our gear off and all of that.

00:58:48.332 --> 00:58:49.692
SAV: We're so sweaty.

00:58:49.692 --> 00:58:53.172
SAV: We're so hot because that vest is touching you the whole time.

00:58:53.172 --> 00:58:55.592
SAV: So it's pretty hot.

00:58:55.592 --> 00:58:59.332
SAV: One of the other nice things that they did was they gave us cooling towels which we got to keep as well.

00:58:59.332 --> 00:59:00.792
SAV: So that was nice.

00:59:01.992 --> 00:59:07.892
SAV: We had those which really came in handy because again, it wasn't so hot that I didn't think it was worth it, but it was still very warm.

00:59:09.212 --> 00:59:15.812
SAV: So it came off that we were killing time before our Yakin Yeti lunch reservation that we had.

00:59:15.812 --> 00:59:24.972
SAV: So we decided at the last minute that we were going to just jump in the standby line for the Festival of the Lion King because it's wonderful.

00:59:24.972 --> 00:59:25.652
SAV: It's a classic.

00:59:26.972 --> 00:59:30.552
SAV: So we jump in line and we're doing the mental math.

00:59:30.552 --> 00:59:36.132
SAV: We're like, okay, we're like three minutes from show time and there's all these people in line in front of us.

00:59:36.252 --> 00:59:39.072
SAV: I was like, there's a really good chance that we're not getting in.

00:59:39.072 --> 00:59:42.792
SAV: Like there's a really good shot that we weren't going to.

00:59:42.792 --> 00:59:46.972
SAV: And because there were just two of us, we got really lucky and we were able to get in.

00:59:46.972 --> 00:59:54.912
SAV: And I think there were some people in our section that really did not like us very much because we were like one of the last people in and we were in like one of the front rows.

00:59:54.912 --> 00:59:58.392
SAV: Like we were in like the third row from the floor.

00:59:58.392 --> 01:00:05.512
SAV: So we were like right there, which was cool, because neither one of us had ever sat that close for the show before.

01:00:05.792 --> 01:00:09.752
SAV: So that was really fun, some more birthday magic, I think.

01:00:09.752 --> 01:00:11.532
SAV: And it was really cool.

01:00:12.932 --> 01:00:22.792
SAV: And I've seen, I sometimes forget, like I've seen the show and like I've been to Disney just a hair more times than Piff, not a whole lot, but enough.

01:00:22.792 --> 01:00:24.532
SAV: And like I've seen that show.

01:00:24.532 --> 01:00:27.072
SAV: I think every time I've gone to Disney, I've seen that show.

01:00:27.072 --> 01:00:29.352
SAV: I'm pretty sure because I love it.

01:00:29.352 --> 01:00:30.572
SAV: And it's one of my husband's favorites.

01:00:30.572 --> 01:00:32.852
SAV: So wherever we're going, we're like definitely watching it.

01:00:32.852 --> 01:00:34.052
SAV: It's like one of his favorite things.

01:00:35.052 --> 01:00:42.372
SAV: So we go and we're sitting there and she's like pointing out all of these things that I didn't realize that I like knew.

01:00:42.372 --> 01:00:55.752
SAV: You know, so she was like, oh my gosh, like all of these elaborate headdresses that all of the dancers use are actually helmets, like cleverly, like hidden, you know, because of all these really nice headdresses and stuff like the dancers are wearing.

01:00:55.752 --> 01:01:03.172
SAV: And she was like, I figured that for the stilt walkers, because that makes sense, you know, but like even the just like the regular dancers on the floor.

01:01:04.092 --> 01:01:05.512
SAV: Their headdresses are helmets.

01:01:05.512 --> 01:01:10.532
SAV: And I was like, I was like, yeah, like, and they have all this and that, you know, so that was cool.

01:01:10.532 --> 01:01:16.912
SAV: She and we got to see all kinds of really good detail of all the costumes and stuff, because we were like right there, which was really cool.

01:01:16.912 --> 01:01:18.492
SAV: And we did it without having the Lightning Lane.

01:01:18.492 --> 01:01:19.792
SAV: So that was cool too.

01:01:19.792 --> 01:01:20.252
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:01:20.252 --> 01:01:21.452
VIRGINIA: Birthday magic for you.

01:01:21.452 --> 01:01:23.052
SAV: Birthday magic.

01:01:23.052 --> 01:01:25.352
SAV: And then after that, it was Yack and Yeti.

01:01:25.352 --> 01:01:28.772
SAV: I'm like going through my pictures, like is there anything else in here?

01:01:28.772 --> 01:01:36.092
SAV: It's just a ton of pictures of the show because we were like front and center, which was cool.

01:01:36.092 --> 01:01:36.752
SAV: But yeah.

01:01:36.752 --> 01:01:40.892
SAV: And then our Yack and Yeti, which I ordered the same thing I always order.

01:01:40.892 --> 01:01:43.412
VIRGINIA: Well, you're a creature of habit.

01:01:43.412 --> 01:01:52.072
VIRGINIA: And after lunch, you had planned to take a break to change your clothes, which I imagine after the tour and being so sweaty, you were totally ready for.

01:01:52.292 --> 01:02:00.052
VIRGINIA: So how long did you break last and what time did you end up getting to the Magic Kingdom for your park hop?

01:02:00.052 --> 01:02:01.472
SAV: Let's see.

01:02:01.472 --> 01:02:06.232
SAV: After our Yack and Yeti, we rode Everest and then we went back.

01:02:06.232 --> 01:02:10.992
SAV: And we probably, our break was a couple of hours.

01:02:10.992 --> 01:02:14.232
SAV: It was like three, maybe four hours.

01:02:14.232 --> 01:02:17.732
SAV: And then we went to Magic after that.

01:02:17.732 --> 01:02:17.972
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:02:19.772 --> 01:02:21.172
SAV: Yes, I'm trying to make sure.

01:02:21.172 --> 01:02:21.892
SAV: Yes.

01:02:21.892 --> 01:02:22.292
SAV: Yeah.

01:02:22.292 --> 01:02:28.312
SAV: It was a couple of hours of a break, which was so nice because we were up so early.

01:02:28.332 --> 01:02:39.372
SAV: So after we ate and rode Everest, we were ready for like a nap in the AC and a shower, and just to change clothes and just chill for a little bit.

01:02:39.372 --> 01:02:40.372
SAV: But yeah, then we went to Magic.

01:02:40.492 --> 01:02:41.172
SAV: Yeah.

01:02:41.172 --> 01:02:43.192
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:02:43.192 --> 01:02:45.712
VIRGINIA: What time was it when you arrived at Magic?

01:02:45.712 --> 01:02:50.172
SAV: We arrived at Magic, trying to figure out, find the time on this.

01:02:50.172 --> 01:02:52.052
SAV: It was dusky.

01:02:52.052 --> 01:02:54.732
SAV: So it was probably six or seven.

01:02:54.732 --> 01:02:55.272
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:02:55.272 --> 01:02:56.372
SAV: By the time we were there.

01:02:56.372 --> 01:02:56.652
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:02:56.652 --> 01:02:58.092
VIRGINIA: Did you head straight to Casey's?

01:02:58.092 --> 01:03:00.392
VIRGINIA: Because I know that was on your list.

01:03:00.392 --> 01:03:02.592
<v SPEAKER_3>We did head straight to Casey's.

01:03:02.592 --> 01:03:03.912
SAV: We were ready to eat by then.

01:03:03.912 --> 01:03:14.152
SAV: So yeah, we headed straight to Casey's, we mobile ordered and got the Corn Dog Nuggets because that's our staple at Casey's.

01:03:14.152 --> 01:03:14.852
SAV: It was so funny.

01:03:14.852 --> 01:03:18.632
SAV: We ran into a mutual that we have on TikTok.

01:03:18.632 --> 01:03:19.252
SAV: It was so cool.

01:03:19.252 --> 01:03:21.472
SAV: His name is Tinker Kory.

01:03:22.312 --> 01:03:33.012
SAV: We ran into him and so we were walking through the crowd with our trying to get to, we didn't have our tray set, we were trying to get to the pickup door, like the door that you can go to get to the pickup windows.

01:03:34.512 --> 01:03:39.972
SAV: He was live streaming and he's just walking around and he's tall, so he's really easy to see.

01:03:39.972 --> 01:03:46.012
SAV: He was walking around and she looked and then did a double take and went, Kory?

01:03:46.012 --> 01:03:48.632
<v SPEAKER_3>He turned and was like, hey.

01:03:48.632 --> 01:03:55.932
SAV: We had never seen him in person, so it was cool to, we chatted and he showed us on his live for a minute, which was cool.

01:03:55.932 --> 01:03:58.092
SAV: We got to just chat with him for a bit.

01:03:58.092 --> 01:03:59.012
SAV: That was a lot of fun.

01:03:59.552 --> 01:04:00.472
<v SPEAKER_3>Nice.

01:04:00.472 --> 01:04:18.472
SAV: Then we were wearing, for my birthday, she got me a Rapunzel tangled baseball jersey looking shirt, and she has one for Merida or Brave, and so we wore those as our evening outfit, so that was a lot of fun.

01:04:18.472 --> 01:04:19.572
VIRGINIA: Your evening wear.

01:04:19.572 --> 01:04:21.532
SAV: Our evening wear.

01:04:21.532 --> 01:04:25.932
SAV: People were commenting on the live like, oh my gosh, I love your shirt.

01:04:25.932 --> 01:04:26.832
SAV: That was fun.

01:04:26.832 --> 01:04:27.532
SAV: That was really cool.

01:04:27.752 --> 01:04:30.412
SAV: We got a couple of follows from that, which was fun.

01:04:31.092 --> 01:04:33.332
SAV: Cool.

01:04:33.332 --> 01:04:38.532
SAV: We talked to him and went and grabbed our food, and then we ended up going to sit.

01:04:38.532 --> 01:04:43.112
SAV: We were desperate to find a place to sit because it was crazy busy.

01:04:43.112 --> 01:04:44.792
SAV: It was a Saturday.

01:04:46.552 --> 01:04:48.792
SAV: We went over.

01:04:48.792 --> 01:04:52.432
SAV: We were going to watch the fireworks from the poly, but we didn't end up doing that.

01:04:54.212 --> 01:04:54.932
SAV: I was like, I don't know.

01:04:55.692 --> 01:05:00.872
SAV: Any time I go to Magic Kingdom, if I set foot inside Magic Kingdom, I'm going to ride Pirates and I'm going to ride Haunted Mansion.

01:05:00.872 --> 01:05:04.072
SAV: That's just two of my, I've got to.

01:05:04.072 --> 01:05:05.432
SAV: I just love those rides.

01:05:05.432 --> 01:05:06.632
SAV: I want to go ride those.

01:05:06.632 --> 01:05:08.352
SAV: I was like, I want to do those.

01:05:08.352 --> 01:05:09.292
SAV: I don't know.

01:05:09.292 --> 01:05:10.372
SAV: Let's walk around and just see.

01:05:10.372 --> 01:05:11.772
SAV: I was just happy to be there.

01:05:11.772 --> 01:05:15.332
SAV: I was just going with it.

01:05:15.332 --> 01:05:27.772
SAV: I think we still ended up doing Lightning Lane because the Multi Pass, if you purchase it for Animal Kingdom, for your first one for the day, because you just purchase it for the park that you start in.

01:05:27.772 --> 01:05:29.312
SAV: It was so cheap.

01:05:29.312 --> 01:05:32.292
SAV: I think I looked at it that morning and I was like, why not?

01:05:32.292 --> 01:05:33.672
SAV: Because we're going to go to Magic.

01:05:33.672 --> 01:05:34.212
SAV: Why not?

01:05:34.852 --> 01:05:35.372
SAV: We'll just see.

01:05:35.372 --> 01:05:36.592
SAV: It was like 16 bucks.

01:05:36.592 --> 01:05:38.552
SAV: I was like, why not?

01:05:38.852 --> 01:05:40.052
SAV: I got that for us.

01:05:41.192 --> 01:05:44.052
SAV: She was like, I'm just going to look to see what we have available.

01:05:44.052 --> 01:05:51.112
SAV: So we're just scrolling through and lo and behold, there was a Tiana's Bayou Adventure Slot.

01:05:51.112 --> 01:05:51.612
SAV: What?

01:05:52.832 --> 01:05:58.012
VIRGINIA: You weren't going to ride this because you don't like wet feet.

01:05:58.012 --> 01:05:59.052
SAV: I don't want to have wet feet.

01:05:59.052 --> 01:06:01.032
VIRGINIA: But Piff was going to make you on her birthday trip.

01:06:01.032 --> 01:06:04.712
VIRGINIA: So you made it on to it for this trip.

01:06:05.252 --> 01:06:05.952
SAV: We did.

01:06:05.952 --> 01:06:11.032
SAV: I had sandals on which saved a lot of the, I don't want to be wet.

01:06:11.032 --> 01:06:19.112
SAV: I had my corksicle bag at the time, and Piff had a lounge flight with her, and I was like, she really wanted to do it.

01:06:19.352 --> 01:06:25.912
SAV: I could tell, her eyes, she was just like, this is wild that it's available on Lightning Lane.

01:06:25.912 --> 01:06:27.292
SAV: So I was like, go ahead and book it.

01:06:27.292 --> 01:06:28.212
SAV: We'll talk about it.

01:06:28.212 --> 01:06:31.372
SAV: Just go ahead and book it though, because those things can go so fast.

01:06:31.372 --> 01:06:33.672
SAV: So I was like, just book it and we'll see.

01:06:33.672 --> 01:06:36.812
SAV: So she's booking it and we're talking about it.

01:06:36.812 --> 01:06:39.712
SAV: I'm like, Piff, I don't want to be soaking wet.

01:06:39.712 --> 01:06:41.172
SAV: I just don't want to be soaked.

01:06:41.172 --> 01:06:44.592
SAV: I have a friend, I think I mentioned her on the pre-trip one.

01:06:44.592 --> 01:06:45.652
SAV: Her name is Grace.

01:06:45.652 --> 01:06:50.132
SAV: She is currently doing the exchange program, but she's not a student.

01:06:50.132 --> 01:06:53.772
SAV: I think it's called the Cultural Exchange Program or something along those lines.

01:06:53.832 --> 01:06:56.012
SAV: So her program is ending soon.

01:06:56.012 --> 01:06:58.712
SAV: I think this is her last week, which is so sad.

01:06:59.932 --> 01:07:04.092
SAV: Then she goes back to Canada and I won't be able to see her on our trips, which is so sad.

01:07:04.092 --> 01:07:05.592
SAV: We did get to see her.

01:07:05.592 --> 01:07:07.292
SAV: Her brother was in visiting.

01:07:07.292 --> 01:07:12.392
SAV: We saw her on our Epcot Day, which is the next day, but they were also in Magic Kingdom at the same time.

01:07:13.052 --> 01:07:18.512
SAV: I was messaging her because I knew she did the cast member preview for Tiana's.

01:07:18.512 --> 01:07:21.212
SAV: I was like, okay, be straight with me.

01:07:21.212 --> 01:07:24.132
SAV: How wet are we going to get if we do that?

01:07:24.132 --> 01:07:28.132
SAV: She's like, if you're in the back of the log, it's really not that bad.

01:07:28.132 --> 01:07:30.932
SAV: You might not even get wet at all if you're in the back of the log.

01:07:30.932 --> 01:07:33.952
SAV: She's like, you're way less likely to get very wet.

01:07:33.952 --> 01:07:39.452
SAV: I was like, okay, worst-case scenario, we get up there and we just ask to be in the back of the log.

01:07:39.452 --> 01:07:40.512
SAV: No big deal.

01:07:40.512 --> 01:07:41.152
SAV: We can do this.

01:07:41.332 --> 01:07:42.332
SAV: I was like, all right.

01:07:42.352 --> 01:07:49.112
SAV: I said, if I can put my phone in your lounge fly, then I'll be happy because my corksicle is neoprene.

01:07:49.112 --> 01:07:52.312
SAV: I was like, if we actually get wet, it's going to get wet.

01:07:52.312 --> 01:07:54.332
SAV: It's going to get soaked through.

01:07:54.332 --> 01:07:55.852
SAV: She was like, sold, sold.

01:07:55.852 --> 01:07:59.152
SAV: She was so excited to go.

01:07:59.152 --> 01:08:01.952
SAV: I honestly, I am so glad that we did it.

01:08:03.092 --> 01:08:04.272
SAV: It's a beautiful ride.

01:08:04.272 --> 01:08:06.512
SAV: It was very well done.

01:08:06.512 --> 01:08:07.812
SAV: The music is great.

01:08:07.992 --> 01:08:09.432
SAV: The theming is great.

01:08:09.432 --> 01:08:11.792
SAV: The cue theming is great.

01:08:11.792 --> 01:08:13.472
SAV: Like it was just awesome.

01:08:13.472 --> 01:08:14.852
SAV: Honestly, it was really good.

01:08:14.852 --> 01:08:16.752
SAV: I'm so glad we went.

01:08:16.752 --> 01:08:20.612
SAV: We are still making plans to like we're taking a change of clothes.

01:08:20.612 --> 01:08:27.292
SAV: We're like still making all those plans for her trip, because I think she wants to request the front of the ride.

01:08:27.292 --> 01:08:31.832
SAV: Probably if I had to guess, she hasn't said it yet, but I wouldn't put it past her to want to be in the very front.

01:08:31.832 --> 01:08:33.172
VIRGINIA: She likes to try new things.

01:08:33.172 --> 01:08:34.492
SAV: She does like to try new things.

01:08:34.492 --> 01:08:36.732
SAV: She's definitely the more adventurous of the two of us.

01:08:37.172 --> 01:08:38.032
SAV: Which I'm getting there.

01:08:38.032 --> 01:08:42.352
SAV: I'm getting better, but it was just wonderful.

01:08:42.952 --> 01:08:44.612
SAV: Have you ridden it yet?

01:08:44.612 --> 01:08:51.532
VIRGINIA: No, I haven't had the chance because it was not officially open when I was there in June.

01:08:51.532 --> 01:09:00.752
VIRGINIA: When I was there in July, A, it was a very spontaneous trip and B, we didn't set foot in Magic Kingdom, which I've never ever done before on a Disney trip.

01:09:00.752 --> 01:09:04.352
SAV: But it was what it was.

01:09:04.352 --> 01:09:05.272
SAV: Yeah, it was so fun.

01:09:05.432 --> 01:09:08.312
SAV: If you have the opportunity to, I definitely would.

01:09:08.312 --> 01:09:10.392
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I'm super excited.

01:09:10.392 --> 01:09:13.972
SAV: Yeah, we got splashed, but we didn't get soaked, which was nice.

01:09:13.972 --> 01:09:26.792
SAV: I really like the fact that we were pretty, we both were definitely leaning into each other into the middle of the seat though of like, I don't want to get soaking wet, but I was willing to do it because also it was like the end of the night.

01:09:26.792 --> 01:09:29.972
SAV: I think we got an 830 time slot for it or something like that.

01:09:29.972 --> 01:09:37.652
SAV: So I was like, at this point, if I get soaked, we're going back to the room.

01:09:37.652 --> 01:09:38.972
SAV: That really saved us.

01:09:38.972 --> 01:09:44.792
SAV: If we had gone there first and had looked into one, I would have been like, Tiffany, I really, I don't know.

01:09:44.792 --> 01:09:45.952
SAV: I really don't want to do this, Piff.

01:09:45.952 --> 01:09:47.412
SAV: I really don't.

01:09:47.572 --> 01:09:50.092
SAV: She was like, come on, come on, come on, come on.

01:09:50.092 --> 01:09:52.192
SAV: We did it when we went and it was really fun.

01:09:52.192 --> 01:09:53.072
SAV: We had a great time.

01:09:53.072 --> 01:09:58.792
VIRGINIA: So based on the time, did you end up getting to see the fireworks at all?

01:09:58.792 --> 01:10:00.132
SAV: We did.

01:10:00.132 --> 01:10:02.332
SAV: We watched them in passing.

01:10:02.952 --> 01:10:08.712
SAV: So we decided to, I don't know, I was just in a really big ride mood this trip.

01:10:08.712 --> 01:10:09.372
SAV: I really was.

01:10:09.372 --> 01:10:10.972
SAV: I wanted to do as much as we could.

01:10:10.972 --> 01:10:18.712
SAV: So we ended up just watching them in passing and we got to see some of them while we were waiting for Tiana's, which was cool.

01:10:20.492 --> 01:10:27.752
SAV: Because it was the A30 callback, but you can go back, go whenever, basically.

01:10:27.752 --> 01:10:34.472
SAV: So we ended up getting over there right before fireworks, and then we know that it started right as we got out.

01:10:34.472 --> 01:10:41.252
SAV: We got out and then it started and we booked it over to, where were we going?

01:10:41.252 --> 01:10:44.092
SAV: To Haunted Mansion.

01:10:44.092 --> 01:10:49.472
SAV: Because we rode Pirates before Tiana's, which was fun and a staple, of course.

01:10:49.472 --> 01:10:54.032
SAV: I think honestly, I think we got more wet on Pirates than we did on Tiana's.

01:10:54.032 --> 01:10:57.732
SAV: You know, sometimes it's just luck of the draw and the luck of the cannon fire.

01:10:57.732 --> 01:11:00.432
SAV: So we got a little wet on Pirates.

01:11:00.432 --> 01:11:04.372
SAV: I was like, well, we're wet now, so might as well let's go.

01:11:04.372 --> 01:11:17.832
SAV: So we did that and then we came off, ran over to do Haunted Mansion, and we ended up getting to, I don't know why we ran because we had plenty of time, but we ended up getting to ride Haunted Mansion twice, in a row, which was fun.

01:11:17.832 --> 01:11:18.432
SAV: Because we love it.

01:11:18.432 --> 01:11:24.912
SAV: And our favorite thing, our first annual pass holder trip in February, that was what we did.

01:11:24.912 --> 01:11:28.912
SAV: We started and ended our Magic Kingdom Day with Haunted Mansion.

01:11:28.912 --> 01:11:32.912
SAV: So now it's just like, do you want to close out the park on Haunted Mansion?

01:11:32.912 --> 01:11:33.312
SAV: Why not?

01:11:33.312 --> 01:11:34.852
SAV: That's just our thing.

01:11:34.852 --> 01:11:37.972
SAV: Our close out Oga's reservation.

01:11:37.972 --> 01:11:39.312
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:11:39.312 --> 01:11:40.432
SAV: It's just the tradition now.

01:11:40.432 --> 01:11:42.132
VIRGINIA: It's a fun tradition for you too.

01:11:42.212 --> 01:11:42.972
SAV: It is really fun.

01:11:44.472 --> 01:11:47.872
SAV: But yeah, so that was kind of the end of our Magic Kingdom Day.

01:11:47.872 --> 01:11:52.492
SAV: Got back and promptly fell asleep, quite literally as soon as my head hit the pillow.

01:11:52.492 --> 01:11:53.392
VIRGINIA: Oh, I bet.

01:11:53.572 --> 01:11:54.752
SAV: I was so tired.

01:11:54.752 --> 01:11:56.172
SAV: It was a really long day.

01:11:56.652 --> 01:12:00.652
SAV: It was worth it every minute, but it was a very long day.

01:12:00.652 --> 01:12:01.012
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:12:01.012 --> 01:12:08.712
VIRGINIA: Well, you have one day left and you don't have to fly on Sunday, July 28th until 10:30 PM.

01:12:08.712 --> 01:12:10.352
VIRGINIA: So you have lots of time.

01:12:10.352 --> 01:12:11.932
VIRGINIA: So you're heading over to Epcot.

01:12:12.652 --> 01:12:19.392
VIRGINIA: And you had mentioned that you were definitely going to be doing Guardians of the Galaxy because it's your favorite ride.

01:12:19.412 --> 01:12:24.392
VIRGINIA: So did you do the individual Lightning Lane for that, the Virtual Queue or both?

01:12:24.392 --> 01:12:25.652
SAV: We did both.

01:12:25.652 --> 01:12:31.612
SAV: We did the individual Lightning Lane first because we wanted to be really sure that we got to do it.

01:12:31.612 --> 01:12:34.472
SAV: So we did that for the first thing in the morning.

01:12:34.472 --> 01:12:36.912
SAV: So we did get to go do that.

01:12:36.912 --> 01:12:41.152
SAV: And we got Conga, our first ride through, which is a good one.

01:12:41.292 --> 01:12:42.412
SAV: I like that one a lot.

01:12:42.412 --> 01:12:46.472
SAV: We were putting out September vibes, but got Conga.

01:12:46.472 --> 01:12:49.432
SAV: And then we went to...

01:12:49.852 --> 01:12:58.012
SAV: I don't know if we mentioned this on the pre-show one or not, but I, for whatever reason, have this really bad luck with like festival food at Epcot.

01:12:58.012 --> 01:13:02.112
SAV: Like I have not gotten anything that I have really liked at all.

01:13:02.112 --> 01:13:02.572
SAV: Really?

01:13:02.692 --> 01:13:05.212
SAV: I don't know if I just pick bad things or like what.

01:13:05.212 --> 01:13:10.912
SAV: I just have really bad food luck at Epcot, except for Teffanito, which is where we had dinner that night.

01:13:11.172 --> 01:13:12.512
SAV: Which I will get to for that day.

01:13:12.512 --> 01:13:16.352
SAV: But that I love and it can never do any wrong.

01:13:16.352 --> 01:13:17.532
SAV: Connections is okay.

01:13:17.532 --> 01:13:25.172
SAV: But like any other festival, I have had really bad luck with Regal Eagle, which I know a lot of people really love.

01:13:25.172 --> 01:13:29.552
SAV: But I had so many misses, like really overcooked or like something like that.

01:13:29.552 --> 01:13:31.012
SAV: So it's just luck of the drop.

01:13:31.012 --> 01:13:34.852
SAV: Because some of the food I've heard people rave about.

01:13:34.852 --> 01:13:37.292
SAV: Then festival booths and stuff is kind of hit or miss.

01:13:37.312 --> 01:13:39.512
SAV: I've had some really good wontons in China.

01:13:39.612 --> 01:13:43.012
SAV: That was a really good, and some stuff like that.

01:13:43.012 --> 01:13:48.552
SAV: But a lot of the time, I just really am batting zero when it comes to snacks at Epcot.

01:13:48.552 --> 01:13:50.392
SAV: I've never been during food and wine.

01:13:50.392 --> 01:13:52.112
SAV: We will do that this year at some point.

01:13:52.112 --> 01:13:56.152
SAV: So I'm excited about that because then I think that's really going to wipe the slate clean.

01:13:56.152 --> 01:14:05.792
SAV: But we had heard about the Encanto celebration show thing at Communicore Hall, which is really cool that we got to see that.

01:14:05.792 --> 01:14:08.452
SAV: So all the walls are down now, which is wild.

01:14:09.292 --> 01:14:12.052
SAV: So we got to see that and we got to see the Encanto show.

01:14:12.052 --> 01:14:24.092
SAV: And in that same area, there is a booth or like a kind of a window called Festival Favorites, and it has a rotating menu for whatever the entertainment is on that outdoor stage at the moment.

01:14:24.092 --> 01:14:26.172
SAV: So it was Encanto.

01:14:26.172 --> 01:14:30.652
SAV: And in the movie, Mirabelle's mom makes arepas.

01:14:30.652 --> 01:14:31.712
SAV: So arepa con queso.

01:14:31.712 --> 01:14:33.032
SAV: So it's like a cheese one.

01:14:33.032 --> 01:14:36.012
SAV: And they had arepas on the menu.

01:14:36.012 --> 01:14:37.772
SAV: So they had a cheese one.

01:14:38.132 --> 01:14:41.452
SAV: And one with avocado and chicken and cheese.

01:14:41.452 --> 01:14:43.252
SAV: And I was like, this has got to be good.

01:14:43.252 --> 01:14:44.952
SAV: Like, there's no way that's not good.

01:14:44.952 --> 01:14:47.072
SAV: Like, you know, I just feel so strongly.

01:14:47.072 --> 01:14:48.892
SAV: I was like, we have to try these.

01:14:48.892 --> 01:14:50.032
<v SPEAKER_3>So we went over there.

01:14:50.032 --> 01:14:53.932
SAV: We got we ordered them and we sat down in time to see the show.

01:14:53.932 --> 01:14:55.972
SAV: We somehow got a seat, which was wild.

01:14:55.972 --> 01:14:57.412
SAV: So we got a show.

01:14:57.412 --> 01:15:01.672
SAV: So we sat down with it and they were delicious.

01:15:01.672 --> 01:15:05.852
SAV: And I'm so sad that they're not going to be there like all the time.

01:15:06.452 --> 01:15:10.152
SAV: I would love for that to be like a staple because it was so good.

01:15:10.152 --> 01:15:11.092
SAV: I took a picture of it.

01:15:11.092 --> 01:15:11.672
SAV: It was so good.

01:15:12.332 --> 01:15:15.852
VIRGINIA: Yeah, we split one in our July trip and it was delicious.

01:15:15.852 --> 01:15:16.752
SAV: So good.

01:15:16.752 --> 01:15:17.332
SAV: So good.

01:15:17.332 --> 01:15:19.072
SAV: So we did that.

01:15:19.072 --> 01:15:21.632
SAV: And then we went to ride.

01:15:21.632 --> 01:15:22.772
<v SPEAKER_3>It was so funny.

01:15:22.772 --> 01:15:24.032
SAV: I love living with the land.

01:15:24.032 --> 01:15:25.492
SAV: I think we talked about that.

01:15:25.512 --> 01:15:26.392
SAV: I love it.

01:15:26.392 --> 01:15:27.512
SAV: I am a total nerd.

01:15:27.512 --> 01:15:28.452
SAV: I just think it's great.

01:15:28.452 --> 01:15:29.652
SAV: I love it.

01:15:29.652 --> 01:15:32.012
SAV: My grandmother is a florist.

01:15:32.012 --> 01:15:36.772
SAV: My mom has all the skills that she has, and they have both tried to teach me everything that they know.

01:15:36.772 --> 01:15:42.352
SAV: I do not have a green thumb whatsoever, but I still love plants and flowers and the whole thing.

01:15:42.352 --> 01:15:43.952
SAV: So I'm just obsessed.

01:15:43.952 --> 01:15:44.932
SAV: I love living with the land.

01:15:44.932 --> 01:15:49.492
SAV: And it's one of the best memories I have from going with my mom when I was a kid.

01:15:49.492 --> 01:15:53.792
SAV: And we saw the Mickey-shaped pumpkins and the whole thing.

01:15:53.792 --> 01:15:55.972
SAV: That's still something we talk about even now.

01:15:55.972 --> 01:15:58.352
SAV: And they don't even do really the Mickey-shaped pumpkins anymore.

01:15:58.352 --> 01:16:01.672
SAV: They do, but not as many as they did back then.

01:16:02.552 --> 01:16:07.252
SAV: Because you could ride through and you could see them hanging in the little molds and all that.

01:16:07.252 --> 01:16:08.872
SAV: So it was so fun.

01:16:08.872 --> 01:16:12.892
SAV: So we rode through and I was like, oh, we'll just jump on and whatever.

01:16:12.892 --> 01:16:15.812
SAV: And we were going to get a lightning lane for Soren.

01:16:15.812 --> 01:16:19.192
SAV: And we were keeping an eye out for Remy's and Frozen.

01:16:19.192 --> 01:16:20.852
SAV: We're keeping our eye out for those.

01:16:20.852 --> 01:16:24.732
SAV: And so we were like, oh, we'll just grab a living with the land.

01:16:24.732 --> 01:16:25.092
SAV: Why not?

01:16:25.092 --> 01:16:38.032
SAV: Which was hysterical because you really don't ever need a lightning lane for living with the land, except on the rare occasion, which when we went to buzz in, it was actually a standby of 20 minutes, which was wild because it's never really that high.

01:16:38.032 --> 01:16:46.792
SAV: And so we buzzed in and we go and we get on and we go through the first room and everything's fine and we get, well, we don't even get all the way through the first room.

01:16:46.792 --> 01:16:50.032
SAV: Like we get kind of like three quarters of the way through the first little section.

01:16:50.032 --> 01:16:54.612
SAV: And I'm like, this boat feels like it is just crawling.

01:16:54.612 --> 01:16:56.752
SAV: Like we are barely moving.

01:16:56.752 --> 01:17:01.172
SAV: And I look at Piff and I'm like, are we going slow?

01:17:01.172 --> 01:17:04.112
SAV: Like, do you feel like we're not barely moving at all?

01:17:04.492 --> 01:17:05.792
SAV: Like, what is happening?

01:17:05.792 --> 01:17:07.752
SAV: And she's like, no, I feel like we're barely moving.

01:17:07.752 --> 01:17:08.612
SAV: Like, this is weird.

01:17:08.612 --> 01:17:10.292
SAV: Like, I feel like we're hardly moving.

01:17:10.292 --> 01:17:14.972
SAV: And then we get to the end of that room where there's that waterfall and we can't hear anything.

01:17:14.972 --> 01:17:18.872
SAV: And like there's some sort of announcement, but we can't hear anything.

01:17:18.872 --> 01:17:23.212
SAV: So we're like, I guess they're like, don't worry, we're going to get it fixed or something.

01:17:23.212 --> 01:17:29.152
SAV: I don't know, either that or somebody is about to come walking out in like waiters to come and evac us off of Living With the Land.

01:17:29.152 --> 01:17:31.552
SAV: Either way, this is going to be hilarious.

01:17:31.552 --> 01:17:33.672
SAV: Like, I was like, can you imagine?

01:17:33.672 --> 01:17:40.152
SAV: Because this year has just been kind of like the year of the ride breakdowns for us and like the ride evacuations.

01:17:40.152 --> 01:17:46.432
SAV: We've been evac out of Rise of the Resistance, the People Mover.

01:17:46.432 --> 01:17:48.352
SAV: So I was like, this would be hysterical.

01:17:48.352 --> 01:17:51.352
SAV: Honestly, this would be perfect for my birthday trip to get evac off of this.

01:17:51.352 --> 01:17:52.572
SAV: This would be hilarious.

01:17:52.572 --> 01:17:53.552
SAV: Like, I would love that.

01:17:54.412 --> 01:17:57.352
SAV: We did not, but it did take like half the ride.

01:17:57.352 --> 01:18:02.572
SAV: Like we were not moving at like the normal pace for a while.

01:18:02.572 --> 01:18:06.932
SAV: Like this was like the longest trip through Living with the Land I've ever been on.

01:18:06.932 --> 01:18:11.152
SAV: I think it took like two and a half times as long to get through.

01:18:11.152 --> 01:18:12.772
SAV: So we're just like sitting here at some point.

01:18:12.772 --> 01:18:15.512
SAV: And luckily we had refilled our popcorn bucket beforehand.

01:18:15.512 --> 01:18:21.192
SAV: So we're just snacking on popcorn, just sitting here, just waiting for the ride to get moving.

01:18:22.512 --> 01:18:24.232
SAV: And we eventually get moving.

01:18:24.232 --> 01:18:32.312
SAV: And we move at a regular pace through the greenhouses, which I was like, man, if we're going to go slow, at least go slow through the greenhouses, because that's like the cool part, you know?

01:18:32.312 --> 01:18:33.812
SAV: Like, that's the fun part.

01:18:33.812 --> 01:18:35.532
SAV: So but we're just going through, you know?

01:18:35.532 --> 01:18:46.232
SAV: So then we get through and we get off and we get off with like two minutes before one o'clock for the next virtual queue test, you know, trying to get in.

01:18:46.232 --> 01:18:49.292
SAV: So we like I'm like sitting here on my phone.

01:18:49.392 --> 01:18:57.872
SAV: I'm like, it's we're going to be on here and I'm going to be trying to like get this virtual queue while we're still just crawling through living with the land.

01:18:57.872 --> 01:19:00.552
SAV: But we get off with like two or three minutes to spare.

01:19:00.552 --> 01:19:06.672
SAV: We get off, run over to the side and, you know, refresh, refresh, refresh a ton, get in.

01:19:06.672 --> 01:19:08.492
SAV: So then we're just waiting for our call back.

01:19:08.492 --> 01:19:10.012
SAV: So we do that and then we go.

01:19:10.012 --> 01:19:11.972
SAV: And then I think we ride Sorin after that.

01:19:11.972 --> 01:19:14.972
SAV: And then we just kind of take off walking.

01:19:14.972 --> 01:19:16.432
SAV: And then it was our call back time, which is nice.

01:19:16.432 --> 01:19:18.172
SAV: So we really lucked out with our call backs.

01:19:19.792 --> 01:19:24.792
SAV: All the while still looking for a Frozen and a Remy's Lightning Lane time.

01:19:24.792 --> 01:19:26.632
SAV: So we secured a Frozen one.

01:19:26.632 --> 01:19:27.132
SAV: So that's good.

01:19:27.132 --> 01:19:30.392
SAV: So we're like, all right, we're going to do Guardians and then we'll go do Frozen.

01:19:30.392 --> 01:19:34.472
SAV: So we go get in line and we take a video, which I'm so glad she recorded this.

01:19:34.472 --> 01:19:36.952
SAV: I did not have the wherewithal for this.

01:19:37.412 --> 01:19:42.392
SAV: We do a video and she's like, we're putting out September vibes.

01:19:42.392 --> 01:19:45.032
SAV: Like we're, that's the only song we need.

01:19:45.032 --> 01:19:46.032
SAV: I'm like, it's my birthday.

01:19:46.472 --> 01:19:48.712
SAV: If we don't get September, I'm going to cry.

01:19:48.712 --> 01:19:51.812
<v SPEAKER_3>Like I'm like, it's my birthday, they have to do it.

01:19:51.812 --> 01:19:54.872
SAV: Like, I'm just really believing that it's going to happen.

01:19:54.872 --> 01:20:00.812
SAV: And so we go and we're waiting in line and it breaks down while we are in the queue.

01:20:00.812 --> 01:20:06.012
SAV: And so we're sitting there and I'm like, Piff, I'm going to cry.

01:20:06.012 --> 01:20:07.192
SAV: And she's like, it's going to be fine.

01:20:07.192 --> 01:20:07.892
SAV: It's going to be fine.

01:20:07.892 --> 01:20:08.512
SAV: We're going to write it.

01:20:08.512 --> 01:20:10.152
SAV: And I was like, at this point, I just want to write it again.

01:20:10.192 --> 01:20:11.852
SAV: And I don't even care what song we get.

01:20:11.852 --> 01:20:15.632
SAV: I just want to write it because it's my birthday.

01:20:15.632 --> 01:20:17.332
SAV: And so they get it up and running.

01:20:17.332 --> 01:20:19.032
SAV: And then they keep feeding us through.

01:20:19.032 --> 01:20:19.552
SAV: So we go.

01:20:19.552 --> 01:20:21.372
SAV: We're in the room.

01:20:21.372 --> 01:20:24.012
SAV: We're in the pre-show, in the pre-show.

01:20:24.012 --> 01:20:25.332
SAV: And then we go.

01:20:25.332 --> 01:20:26.192
SAV: We go get in line.

01:20:26.192 --> 01:20:27.192
SAV: We're waiting.

01:20:27.192 --> 01:20:30.572
SAV: And I've kind of like stopped like, I don't care what song we get at this point.

01:20:30.572 --> 01:20:32.452
SAV: Like, I'm just like, we're just going to ride.

01:20:32.452 --> 01:20:33.572
SAV: I just want to ride it.

01:20:33.572 --> 01:20:34.332
SAV: So we get on.

01:20:34.332 --> 01:20:34.792
SAV: We go.

01:20:34.792 --> 01:20:35.852
SAV: And it's like, good luck.

01:20:35.852 --> 01:20:36.512
SAV: You're going to need it.

01:20:36.512 --> 01:20:37.152
SAV: You know, whatever.

01:20:37.152 --> 01:20:38.052
SAV: All the things that they say.

01:20:38.212 --> 01:20:44.432
SAV: We get in there and we're waiting for the launch and it launches and we hear, da-da-da-da-da-da.

01:20:44.432 --> 01:20:47.592
SAV: And I screamed so loud.

01:20:47.592 --> 01:20:49.992
<v SPEAKER_3>And I'm like, this is amazing.

01:20:49.992 --> 01:20:51.792
<v SPEAKER_3>I'm like, I could cry.

01:20:51.792 --> 01:20:56.232
SAV: Like, I'm so excited because I've been trying to get September for like two years at this point.

01:20:56.232 --> 01:20:58.152
SAV: But I'm like, this is amazing.

01:20:58.152 --> 01:20:59.892
SAV: I'm so happy.

01:20:59.892 --> 01:21:05.772
SAV: And our ride photo is hysterical because we both have our arms up and we're like, yes.

01:21:05.772 --> 01:21:07.532
SAV: You know, like our mouths are wide open.

01:21:07.672 --> 01:21:09.192
SAV: We're so happy.

01:21:09.192 --> 01:21:11.152
SAV: So finally get it.

01:21:11.152 --> 01:21:13.472
SAV: And I didn't know it.

01:21:13.472 --> 01:21:15.772
SAV: Birthday magic all over this trip.

01:21:15.772 --> 01:21:17.532
SAV: It was amazing.

01:21:17.532 --> 01:21:25.592
SAV: I didn't know it, but she was filming, like the launch on her phone.

01:21:25.592 --> 01:21:34.292
SAV: And you see us launch, you don't see us, but you see like the lights, you know, and you hear the intro.

01:21:34.292 --> 01:21:37.272
SAV: And then all you hear after that, it's just me screaming.

01:21:38.752 --> 01:21:40.912
SAV: I'm like, I'm so glad that we had that.

01:21:40.912 --> 01:21:42.952
SAV: I'm so glad she has that.

01:21:42.952 --> 01:21:44.592
SAV: So that was awesome.

01:21:44.592 --> 01:21:47.172
SAV: So we had September.

01:21:47.172 --> 01:21:49.352
SAV: Biggest thing, like that was amazing.

01:21:49.352 --> 01:21:51.512
SAV: I'm so happy.

01:21:51.512 --> 01:21:57.532
SAV: We come off of it, take some pictures outside the bride, you know, we go and we hit up Frozen.

01:21:57.532 --> 01:22:02.712
SAV: I think we got more wet on Frozen than we did on Tiana's as well.

01:22:02.712 --> 01:22:04.552
SAV: Because I forgot it gets kind of splashy.

01:22:05.032 --> 01:22:06.972
SAV: I thought, you know, it's been a minute since we've been on it.

01:22:06.972 --> 01:22:09.632
SAV: So I forgot about that.

01:22:09.632 --> 01:22:15.372
SAV: And then we ride remis and we're just kind of like making our way around.

01:22:15.372 --> 01:22:16.612
SAV: And I might have told that out of order.

01:22:16.612 --> 01:22:18.912
SAV: We might have done remis before Guardians.

01:22:18.912 --> 01:22:19.492
SAV: I don't know.

01:22:19.492 --> 01:22:30.252
SAV: But at one point, we find ourselves like near the front of the park and our dining reservation is coming up and it is in Japan, which is on the complete opposite side of our showcase.

01:22:31.892 --> 01:22:37.312
SAV: And there's a storm rolling in, like bad, like angry looking clouds.

01:22:37.312 --> 01:22:41.892
SAV: Like I'm like, listen, I don't like being wet.

01:22:41.892 --> 01:22:46.172
SAV: So I was like, I don't want to be soaking wet, trying to get home tonight.

01:22:46.172 --> 01:22:50.412
SAV: Like I don't want to be dealing with like wet clothes and trying to get home.

01:22:50.412 --> 01:22:53.912
SAV: You know, but then we realized it's way too late to cancel our reservation.

01:22:53.912 --> 01:22:55.852
SAV: So we might as well go for it.

01:22:55.852 --> 01:22:58.372
SAV: And we don't have any of our rain gear.

01:22:58.652 --> 01:23:02.472
SAV: We pulled the biggest rookie mistake.

01:23:02.472 --> 01:23:04.232
SAV: Didn't have any of our rain gear.

01:23:04.232 --> 01:23:06.072
SAV: So Piff's like, I'll buy us ponchos.

01:23:06.072 --> 01:23:06.792
SAV: It'll be fine.

01:23:06.792 --> 01:23:08.072
SAV: Like we're going to get Disney ponchos.

01:23:08.072 --> 01:23:12.812
SAV: So now we're the proud owners of some Walt Disney World ponchos, which those things are pretty good though.

01:23:12.812 --> 01:23:13.652
SAV: I mean, they're pretty thick.

01:23:13.652 --> 01:23:15.992
VIRGINIA: Like, yeah, they're decent ponchos.

01:23:15.992 --> 01:23:16.272
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:23:16.272 --> 01:23:16.932
SAV: I really am.

01:23:16.932 --> 01:23:17.232
SAV: Yeah.

01:23:17.232 --> 01:23:21.412
SAV: So we are the proud owners of those and an umbrella because she was like, I just got all of our basics.

01:23:21.412 --> 01:23:22.252
SAV: Like, I don't care.

01:23:22.252 --> 01:23:24.152
SAV: Like we're just gonna, we'll put it in the tote.

01:23:24.152 --> 01:23:27.232
SAV: We still have the owner's locker, you know, so we'll put them in there.

01:23:28.092 --> 01:23:32.132
SAV: We did a late pick up for the owner's locker so we could put stuff back in it before we left.

01:23:32.132 --> 01:23:33.172
SAV: Yeah.

01:23:33.172 --> 01:23:38.232
SAV: So because we asked to think for that this time because we didn't do that last week and then they picked it up on us.

01:23:38.232 --> 01:23:45.772
VIRGINIA: So you're like, well, I think we'll go Western when you are dealing with the rain and you're doing an owner's locker pick up.

01:23:45.772 --> 01:23:49.512
VIRGINIA: Do you have to make sure all of this stuff is dry before you put it in there?

01:23:49.512 --> 01:23:52.072
VIRGINIA: Otherwise, it's gonna stink the next time you open it.

01:23:52.072 --> 01:23:53.072
SAV: Yeah, ideally.

01:23:53.072 --> 01:23:53.232
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:23:53.832 --> 01:24:00.712
SAV: So we got really lucky with the rain kind of subsiding just enough that our ponchos dried.

01:24:01.872 --> 01:24:03.852
SAV: We barely made it, but it did.

01:24:03.852 --> 01:24:11.592
SAV: And we were, when it was stopped and we could take them off, we were flipping them and getting as much water off of them as we possibly could.

01:24:11.592 --> 01:24:12.332
SAV: Yeah.

01:24:12.332 --> 01:24:17.732
SAV: So yeah, but yeah, we got really lucky that we were able to do that for sure.

01:24:17.732 --> 01:24:31.692
SAV: But we were in these ponchos and we get about halfway so we're probably around Norway-ish and it starts pouring rain.

01:24:31.692 --> 01:24:34.252
SAV: And I'm in sandals again, so I don't really actually know.

01:24:34.252 --> 01:24:34.612
SAV: I'm sorry.

01:24:34.612 --> 01:24:35.452
SAV: I'm in Tennessee.

01:24:35.452 --> 01:24:38.152
SAV: But so it starts pouring rain.

01:24:38.152 --> 01:24:42.192
SAV: And so we're just like, we've just got to make it to Japan and we'll be fine.

01:24:42.192 --> 01:24:43.612
SAV: And we'll have our meal.

01:24:43.612 --> 01:24:49.692
SAV: And then hopefully, like in our hour long meal, it'll blow through and it'll go away, which it did for the most part.

01:24:49.792 --> 01:24:52.712
SAV: It rained a tiny bit after that.

01:24:52.712 --> 01:24:53.992
SAV: Oh, and then we did Remy's after.

01:24:53.992 --> 01:24:54.352
SAV: There we go.

01:24:54.352 --> 01:24:55.612
SAV: It's all coming back to me now.

01:24:55.612 --> 01:25:04.492
SAV: But so we sat down for a meal and it was Piff's first time at Teppanito, which was really cool.

01:25:04.492 --> 01:25:06.672
SAV: I've been a couple of times and we love it.

01:25:06.672 --> 01:25:11.372
SAV: Like honestly, if I have the opportunity to eat there and everybody's like, Epcot's a great place to get to eat.

01:25:11.372 --> 01:25:13.112
SAV: It's somewhere different, like every single time.

01:25:13.112 --> 01:25:14.112
SAV: And I'm like, I get that.

01:25:14.112 --> 01:25:15.832
SAV: But it's just so good.

01:25:15.832 --> 01:25:17.392
SAV: And we just love it.

01:25:17.392 --> 01:25:19.472
SAV: So we go, my husband and I go there every time.

01:25:19.712 --> 01:25:21.452
SAV: Also, I'm married to a very picky eater.

01:25:21.452 --> 01:25:26.372
SAV: So if you find something that he really likes, we tend to just stick with it because it's just easier.

01:25:26.372 --> 01:25:29.052
SAV: So this is our first time getting to eat there.

01:25:29.052 --> 01:25:33.912
SAV: And so we were sharing a dining space with two parents and their four children.

01:25:33.912 --> 01:25:36.692
SAV: So it was just us, it was like two parties for this whole thing.

01:25:36.692 --> 01:25:40.192
SAV: And so they were having a great time and we were enjoying ourselves.

01:25:40.192 --> 01:25:43.052
SAV: And the chef was wonderful.

01:25:43.052 --> 01:25:45.512
SAV: We had a female chef for the first time for me.

01:25:45.512 --> 01:25:46.852
SAV: So that was really, that was really cool.

01:25:48.232 --> 01:25:54.612
SAV: And she did, you know, they always do something different and, you know, the way that they interact with the guests is always different.

01:25:54.612 --> 01:25:58.432
SAV: So some of them make Mickey Mouse out of all the onion pieces or whatever.

01:25:58.432 --> 01:26:07.472
SAV: Some of them, this one made a Olaf kind of, so he stacked it up and there's stuck a carrot like, and it was like, look, it's a snowman, you know, and that was really cute.

01:26:07.912 --> 01:26:10.012
SAV: We had a great meal.

01:26:10.012 --> 01:26:17.272
SAV: Piff got to try a really sweet Japanese citrusy beer that she really liked.

01:26:17.272 --> 01:26:19.792
SAV: So she got to try that.

01:26:19.792 --> 01:26:27.252
SAV: She had the filet, I had chicken, and then of course, it comes with the udon noodles and the salad and all that stuff.

01:26:27.252 --> 01:26:28.612
SAV: So that was delicious.

01:26:28.612 --> 01:26:38.212
SAV: We had a great meal, and then at the end of it, I was just kind of looking at her, like waiting for her review because I've hyped this up a lot, and beforehand, she was like, all right, let's see.

01:26:38.212 --> 01:26:42.852
SAV: You've hyped this up an awful lot, so let's see if it lives up to the hype or not.

01:26:42.852 --> 01:26:45.972
SAV: I was a little nervous, honestly, that she wasn't going to like it.

01:26:45.972 --> 01:26:48.532
SAV: But she was like, it lives up to the hype for sure.

01:26:48.532 --> 01:26:50.852
SAV: She was like, that was delicious.

01:26:50.852 --> 01:26:54.712
SAV: One of the best meals she's ever had on Disney property.

01:26:54.712 --> 01:26:58.912
SAV: She's eaten at the Super Mario table, so that's pretty high praise.

01:26:59.892 --> 01:27:00.712
SAV: It is really good.

01:27:00.712 --> 01:27:02.052
SAV: It's fun.

01:27:02.072 --> 01:27:04.012
SAV: It's a really fun atmosphere, and you get so much food.

01:27:04.112 --> 01:27:07.812
SAV: You get so much food when you go, so it was awesome.

01:27:07.812 --> 01:27:09.112
SAV: We had that.

01:27:10.492 --> 01:27:16.372
SAV: While we were at dinner, this is where the birthday magic runs out, though, unfortunately.

01:27:16.372 --> 01:27:19.372
SAV: The rain washed away the birthday magic.

01:27:19.372 --> 01:27:27.372
SAV: We're having our meal, we're wrapping over about halfway through the meal, and she gets a text that our flight's been delayed by 30 minutes.

01:27:27.372 --> 01:27:30.212
SAV: We're like, okay, 30 minutes, not too big a deal.

01:27:30.212 --> 01:27:33.052
SAV: It gives us just enough time to go and ride Remi's.

01:27:33.252 --> 01:27:48.952
SAV: So we go ride Remi's after the meal and then we start heading our way back to the resort to deal with everything that we need to do and repack the owner's locker, which has been sitting in Bell Services this whole time, which is so nice that they do that.

01:27:48.952 --> 01:27:50.432
SAV: And they had our backpacks and stuff.

01:27:50.432 --> 01:27:54.752
SAV: So we go swap some stuff out, put stuff back into the owner's locker.

01:27:54.752 --> 01:28:00.032
SAV: Owner's locker actually came to pick it up the next day for us, which we appreciate because we requested a late pickup.

01:28:00.772 --> 01:28:03.892
SAV: And then they were like, we don't have anybody who's going to be out that way that late.

01:28:03.892 --> 01:28:05.272
SAV: Do you care if we pick it up the next day?

01:28:05.272 --> 01:28:07.412
SAV: And we were like, honestly, that might even be better.

01:28:07.412 --> 01:28:08.712
SAV: That'd be great.

01:28:08.712 --> 01:28:11.272
SAV: So they came and picked it up the next day.

01:28:13.092 --> 01:28:14.852
SAV: So we go and deal with all that.

01:28:14.852 --> 01:28:21.492
SAV: And then while we're dealing with that, she gets another notification that we've been delayed another 30 minutes.

01:28:21.492 --> 01:28:26.732
SAV: It was either then or on the Uber ride over to the airport that she got another delay notification.

01:28:26.732 --> 01:28:27.752
SAV: So we were like, okay.

01:28:28.632 --> 01:28:32.992
VIRGINIA: So and to refresh the listeners' memories, this flight was originally supposed to be at 10:30 p.m.

01:28:32.992 --> 01:28:37.912
VIRGINIA: So getting pushed back by half an hour twice, you're at least at 11.30 by this point.

01:28:37.912 --> 01:28:39.272
SAV: Yeah, at this point.

01:28:39.272 --> 01:28:39.812
SAV: Yeah.

01:28:39.812 --> 01:28:43.072
SAV: So we get pushed back again.

01:28:43.072 --> 01:28:51.812
SAV: And also they can delay you short, like any amount of time, like less than 30 minutes, and you don't get the push notification.

01:28:51.812 --> 01:28:58.852
SAV: And so she looked and we got another delay, but it had been already been delayed again, like 15 minutes.

01:28:58.852 --> 01:29:10.692
SAV: So all that to say, so we get to the airport, get through security and everything, go find some seats because there's no point in going and checking to see if our gate exists yet because we have hours to kill at this point.

01:29:10.692 --> 01:29:11.892
SAV: So we get there.

01:29:11.892 --> 01:29:15.172
SAV: We get another delay.

01:29:15.172 --> 01:29:23.472
SAV: We do not take off out of MCO until after midnight, which we were supposed to be getting home around midnight.

01:29:23.492 --> 01:29:25.472
SAV: So we're like, oh my God.

01:29:25.692 --> 01:29:27.952
SAV: So it takes forever.

01:29:27.952 --> 01:29:37.212
SAV: At this point, though, we were very happy for our, very thankful for our hefty early dinner, because we're not too terribly hungry.

01:29:37.212 --> 01:29:41.652
SAV: We got some snacks or something, but we didn't need to go find a meal.

01:29:41.652 --> 01:29:52.912
SAV: So that was nice, but I bought myself a new book to numb the pain of, oh my God, I just want to go home at this point.

01:29:55.372 --> 01:30:04.952
SAV: But all that to say, we finally do get to board our plane, and we go, we get home around the 3 o'clock in the morning.

01:30:04.952 --> 01:30:06.052
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

01:30:06.052 --> 01:30:08.172
<v SPEAKER_3>Wow.

01:30:09.352 --> 01:30:11.292
SAV: But totally worth it.

01:30:11.292 --> 01:30:12.192
VIRGINIA: Totally worth it.

01:30:12.192 --> 01:30:15.172
SAV: 100 percent worth it.

01:30:15.172 --> 01:30:19.552
SAV: Piff and I both have, well, she's diagnosed with ADHD.

01:30:19.552 --> 01:30:23.712
SAV: I'm not, but she's like, you just need to talk to your doctor because you for sure.

01:30:23.712 --> 01:30:26.132
SAV: I'm like, I know, I know, I just need to.

01:30:26.132 --> 01:30:31.292
SAV: But with that comes some awesome sensory things, and just eventually you just are done.

01:30:31.292 --> 01:30:33.412
SAV: You just shut down.

01:30:33.412 --> 01:30:35.732
SAV: I'm sure regular people go through that too.

01:30:35.732 --> 01:30:45.352
SAV: But with us, we have this understanding of like, if I'm not talking, it's not that I'm mad at you, I'm just over it at this point, and I'm just too tired.

01:30:45.352 --> 01:30:50.252
SAV: She drove us home and I'm just staring out the windshield.

01:30:50.312 --> 01:30:53.972
SAV: Like I'm so tired at this point.

01:30:53.972 --> 01:30:56.852
SAV: She drops me off and I come upstairs.

01:30:56.852 --> 01:30:58.552
SAV: My husband's already asleep.

01:30:58.552 --> 01:31:07.552
SAV: I come upstairs, I drop my bag in the laundry room and just like, I barely have enough energy to change clothes, and then I just fall into bed.

01:31:07.552 --> 01:31:10.612
SAV: I think I brush my teeth and I just fall into bed.

01:31:10.612 --> 01:31:11.512
SAV: I was so tired.

01:31:11.512 --> 01:31:12.492
SAV: Then I worked the next day.

01:31:12.972 --> 01:31:14.212
VIRGINIA: Oh my goodness.

01:31:14.212 --> 01:31:15.432
<v SPEAKER_3>Wow.

01:31:15.432 --> 01:31:22.292
SAV: So I was just like, but I texted my boss when we got the first delay.

01:31:22.292 --> 01:31:24.032
SAV: Because I was like, this isn't good.

01:31:24.032 --> 01:31:25.672
SAV: I'm just going to go ahead and text him.

01:31:25.672 --> 01:31:31.592
SAV: So I texted him and was like, hey, there's a good chance that I'm not getting home until really early in the morning now.

01:31:31.592 --> 01:31:34.452
SAV: So I'm going to log on a little later tomorrow morning.

01:31:34.452 --> 01:31:36.092
SAV: He was like, absolutely do whatever you need to do.

01:31:36.092 --> 01:31:36.832
SAV: I'm really lucky.

01:31:36.832 --> 01:31:39.412
SAV: I have an amazing boss and an amazing team.

01:31:40.192 --> 01:31:41.332
SAV: They're super flexible.

01:31:41.492 --> 01:31:43.252
SAV: And so he was like, absolutely.

01:31:43.252 --> 01:31:47.832
SAV: So I did not log on until like 1030 because I was like, I'm exhausted.

01:31:47.832 --> 01:31:49.352
SAV: I'm not doing this.

01:31:49.352 --> 01:31:51.032
SAV: I didn't have any meetings or anything.

01:31:51.032 --> 01:31:53.072
SAV: I was very fortunate about that.

01:31:53.072 --> 01:31:58.732
SAV: So but yeah, so the birthday magic definitively ran out there at the end.

01:31:58.732 --> 01:32:02.672
SAV: But but it still hung on a little because it didn't get canceled.

01:32:02.672 --> 01:32:04.432
VIRGINIA: So that's that's very true.

01:32:04.432 --> 01:32:16.832
VIRGINIA: And we're going to cross our fingers that when you all return in a very short time at this point, that you will get some more birthday magic going for Piff's birthday.

01:32:16.832 --> 01:32:20.252
VIRGINIA: So that's all we have time for today.

01:32:20.252 --> 01:32:25.272
VIRGINIA: But I really appreciate you coming on, empowering through even without Piff's.

01:32:25.272 --> 01:32:30.872
VIRGINIA: And we will very much look forward to seeing her again for the pre-trip interview.

01:32:30.872 --> 01:32:37.052
VIRGINIA: And listeners can look forward to that in two weeks from today.

01:32:37.052 --> 01:32:38.732
SAV: Yeah, that'll be exciting.

01:32:39.452 --> 01:32:43.812
SAV: Thanks for having us and for having me back, at least, and for having us for her trip.

01:32:43.812 --> 01:32:46.072
SAV: So we're really excited to talk to you about that one too.

01:32:46.072 --> 01:32:49.512
SAV: We have some big plans, so that'll be a good one.

01:32:49.512 --> 01:32:50.392
VIRGINIA: Cannot wait.

01:32:50.392 --> 01:32:51.052
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:32:51.052 --> 01:32:52.032
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much, Sav.

01:32:52.032 --> 01:32:52.692
VIRGINIA: I'll talk to you soon.

01:32:54.692 --> 01:32:58.112
VIRGINIA: Thank you again to Sav for joining me on the post-trip report.

01:32:58.112 --> 01:33:03.012
VIRGINIA: And Piff, you were sorely missed, but I'll look forward to talking to you soon.

01:33:03.012 --> 01:33:08.912
VIRGINIA: Listeners, make sure you go check out the Pixie Dust with a Twist podcast and give Sav and Piff a follow.

01:33:08.912 --> 01:33:11.292
VIRGINIA: All of their information is in the show notes.

01:33:11.292 --> 01:33:16.852
VIRGINIA: And as we said, in two weeks' time, they will be back for Piff's birthday trip.

01:33:16.852 --> 01:33:18.932
VIRGINIA: So don't miss that.

01:33:18.932 --> 01:33:22.612
VIRGINIA: And with that, we've come to the end for today.

01:33:22.612 --> 01:33:26.332
VIRGINIA: Until next week, keep daydreaming about where you long to be.