Post-Trip Report: Steph’s Dream Come True WDW Holiday (November 2024)

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

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VIRGINIA: My name is Virginia, and I am your host.

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VIRGINIA: On today's episode, I am welcoming back Steph, who is from the UK, Kent, to be more specific.

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VIRGINIA: She and her best friend recently visited Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida for the first time.

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VIRGINIA: They had 14 day tickets to both of the aforementioned theme parks, so they were able to spend as much time as they wanted in both.

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VIRGINIA: Also on their agenda was Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.

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VIRGINIA: That should be enough to get you caught up if you didn't listen to the pre-trip episode.

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VIRGINIA: So let's dive right in.

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VIRGINIA: Here's Steph.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back to Steph.

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STEPH: Hi, guys.

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VIRGINIA: Before we hopped on, you said that you were still suffering from jet lag.

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VIRGINIA: So today is December the 1st, and you've been back about a week now.

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VIRGINIA: Still suffering from it.

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VIRGINIA: Wow.

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STEPH: It's the cold weather is not helping at home.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, cold weather and probably like going back to regular life things like work and responsibilities and all of that, I'm sure that is contributing.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, overall, how would you rate this trip?

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STEPH: Amazing.

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STEPH: Because obviously about two years of planning, like saving up for it.

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STEPH: So literally when I got there, I was like, oh my God.

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STEPH: So we didn't get to everything.

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STEPH: The second one just flew by.

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STEPH: I've got these things I want to do next time.

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STEPH: But obviously there's a lot of things that won't be there next time.

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STEPH: So I've got to see, I've seen Muppets and that was really good to see that show before it goes on.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: But there'll be other new things there, I'm sure, when you go next.

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VIRGINIA: This was both your and your best friend, who Shelra may name less because of privacy.

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VIRGINIA: This was both of your first times to Florida, right?

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STEPH: That was her second time, but she'd never done Animal Kingdom or Epcot.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Regardless, let's get into everything, because you, as a UK resident, had a long trip, as most of you do.

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VIRGINIA: Sunday, November 10th, you arrived that evening on a Virgin Atlantic flight.

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VIRGINIA: How did everything go with your flight, and did you arrive on time?

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STEPH: It was meant to be earlier, and then they went, by the way, we're going to set the time up for 90 minutes because there's a problem with the paperwork because we've gone electronic and the airport is not able to do anything with that, so that was helpful.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, OK.

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VIRGINIA: So besides 90-minute delay, was the flight itself OK?

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STEPH: It was generally OK.

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STEPH: It was a bit, like, it felt like it was forever.

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STEPH: But obviously on the way back, it was a bit faster, so that wasn't too bad.

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VIRGINIA: And I think you told me that you really love to watch movies on airplanes.

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VIRGINIA: Am I remembering correctly?

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STEPH: Yeah, I watched one of them and I was like, why did I watch it?

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STEPH: It was so boring.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, no.

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VIRGINIA: What was it?

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VIRGINIA: So that we can stay away.

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STEPH: It's the Barkers film.

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STEPH: Do you know the guy from, who played Elvis in the last Elvis film?

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VIRGINIA: Oh, Austin Butler?

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STEPH: Yeah, I just didn't like the film.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, OK.

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STEPH: I watched Bob Marley as well, and that was a really good film.

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STEPH: That one, I was just like, why did I watch it?

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STEPH: I might have to watch the end of it.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, OK.

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VIRGINIA: I'm surprised you didn't watch a Disney movie to get yourself hyped up.

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STEPH: I'd already watched loads of ones before I went.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So once you got to MCO, how was getting through security?

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VIRGINIA: Was everything smooth with that end of it?

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STEPH: Because we had the app, we got through really quickly.

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STEPH: So we had the MPC app.

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STEPH: So apart from the security guy was talking about his day job, about being a teacher before and it took a bit long.

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STEPH: And you could see the couple in front of us going, I just want to get through security.

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VIRGINIA: Right.

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VIRGINIA: I don't need your life story.

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STEPH: No.

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STEPH: So I was like, I don't think we need to do that.

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STEPH: But it was really quick to go through.

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VIRGINIA: OK.

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VIRGINIA: Fantastic.

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VIRGINIA: And you were taking mirrors.

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VIRGINIA: So I know that I've always had positive experiences with mirrors.

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VIRGINIA: You know, sometimes you go to other resorts before you get to your own.

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VIRGINIA: But besides that, I've always had a pleasant experience.

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VIRGINIA: But I know some people either have to wait a long time or they go to what seems like a million resorts before they get to their own.

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VIRGINIA: So what was your impression of mirrors?

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STEPH: Well, we scanned obviously to get into line and then basically we had to wait about 40 minutes, I think it was.

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STEPH: And then we had about two stops.

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STEPH: I think it was an off-site resort and then it was art of animation.

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STEPH: It was just us.

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STEPH: There was loads of people staring at Pop.

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STEPH: So it was quite quick.

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VIRGINIA: Fantastic.

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VIRGINIA: All right, let's get into Pop.

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VIRGINIA: So Pop is one of my favorite resorts.

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VIRGINIA: What did you think about Pop?

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STEPH: I really loved it.

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STEPH: We stayed in building 10, so it was not that far from the main building and the skyliner.

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STEPH: It was just so close and I walked out and I could see the Mickey statue every morning.

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STEPH: It was so nice.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Remind me, building 10, is that the 80s section?

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STEPH: 70s.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: 70s, that's very close.

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VIRGINIA: Very good.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Did you take advantage of the resort's amenities such as the pool and the quick service dining?

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STEPH: Quick service we did.

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STEPH: We didn't do the pool because it was like we want to obviously spend time in the parks and this time we were not used to going to the pool anyway, so we were like, we'll just chill at the resort.

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STEPH: But yeah, it was really good.

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STEPH: Then also I decorated my room and I ended up getting a ribbon as well.

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VIRGINIA: A ribbon?

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STEPH: Yeah, from a window decoration.

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VIRGINIA: Wait, like a prize?

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STEPH: Yeah, from housekeeping, they give you a little ribbon.

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STEPH: So when you decorate your room, you get a ribbon.

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VIRGINIA: I didn't know that was a thing.

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STEPH: Yeah.

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STEPH: So when I came back from the party, it was the middle of the day and I was like, okay, there's a ribbon on the door.

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STEPH: Because I was like to my friend, I was like, if we decorate some people room ribbons, I was going to get it.

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STEPH: I had to put it in the window because people like to steal things off doors, which is a thing at the moment.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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STEPH: If it's pixie dust on the door, if it's not nailed down, it needs to be in the window because otherwise people think they can take it.

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VIRGINIA: I had absolutely no idea because I'm not somebody who has ever decorated my window, that there were prizes involved.

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VIRGINIA: So perhaps I will be motivated to decorate my window next time.

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STEPH: Then I re-gifted it to another family who apparently lost their decorations or something and their little kid woke up next day and was really happy because the lady sent me a photo of the kid with all the things that had left them.

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VIRGINIA: That's so sweet.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Did you end up getting a refillable mug?

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STEPH: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: Bet you got a lot of use out of that.

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STEPH: Yeah.

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STEPH: But then the Petals Pool Bar where obviously you can refill after the closes, literally the couple of nights it was shut, we were like, oh, so that's helpful.

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STEPH: So my friend, late in the evening, kept me running just before we got to 11, just to quickly fill up before we got back to the resort.

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VIRGINIA: Right.

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VIRGINIA: Like last minute refills.

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STEPH: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Been there, done that.

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VIRGINIA: Monday, November 11th, and this was your first park day.

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VIRGINIA: So heading straight for the Magic Kingdom because you needed to see the castle.

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STEPH: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: What did you think about the castle compared to Disneyland Paris?

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VIRGINIA: Because that's the one you've seen.

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STEPH: The only thing with the castle was that it kept being shut every time you went to walk past it.

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STEPH: So I ended up only walking through it on my own because my friend was somewhere else.

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STEPH: And I was like, oh, because obviously in Paris, you've got shops inside, you can go up and around.

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STEPH: Well, that was literally you walk through, there's a bit of mosaic that side, a bit of mosaic that side.

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STEPH: So the inside's not as good, but the outside's amazing.

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VIRGINIA: Where did you head first?

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STEPH: We actually headed to meet Mickey first because it was a five minute wait.

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STEPH: We were like, oh, we've got to go meet him.

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STEPH: I just didn't like the automatic cameras though.

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STEPH: They're a bit annoying.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, no, those are the worst because you don't know when it's taking pictures.

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STEPH: Basically, a couple of times when I was out there, my photos weren't actually uploaded to the app, my friends were.

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STEPH: But I could see it because obviously I got live photos on my phone.

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STEPH: I could see the clicks on my photos, so I've emailed them but they haven't got back to me yet.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: As long as you make a note of when you had the picture taken and where it was, then you can usually get them back.

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VIRGINIA: Then there's a form online, you describe what you're wearing, you sometimes upload a picture of you from the same day, so they can tell what they're looking for.

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VIRGINIA: Every time I've submitted for a picture, they've always been able to find it as long as you give enough details.

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VIRGINIA: Just tip for anybody who's going, if you're taking PhotoPass photos, I highly recommend that you keep a running list on your notes app on your phone, of just date, time, and location, so that if you don't see it in the app, then you can go looking for it.

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VIRGINIA: All right, after you met Mickey, what was up first?

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STEPH: We had to go to Seattle because there was a problem with my friend's login.

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STEPH: So they had to get that sorted out.

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STEPH: She changed the email address and she didn't realize that she needed to log in to the app for certain things like mobile order and that, so we had to sort that out quickly.

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VIRGINIA: Okay, not a problem.

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VIRGINIA: All right, getting that sorted out and where to?

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STEPH: We went on the railroad train.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

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VIRGINIA: That is a good idea actually.

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VIRGINIA: So you can get the lay of the land.

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STEPH: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Walk me through this whole day.

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STEPH: Okay.

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STEPH: After that, we watched the Festival Fantasy Parade.

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STEPH: Then I took some photos in front of the castle.

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STEPH: I thought I need some nice photos so I can show my family.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Especially before you've had a chance to get all sweaty from walking around and everything.

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STEPH: It was 30 degrees that day.

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VIRGINIA: What?

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VIRGINIA: Oh, wait.

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STEPH: You're in Celsius.

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STEPH: Yeah.

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STEPH: So that's 80, 80 in yours.

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VIRGINIA: 80?

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VIRGINIA: That to me is perfect.

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VIRGINIA: Not too hot, not too cold.

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STEPH: Then it got down to 50 just as we were leaving, so it was getting much colder for us.

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VIRGINIA: Usually at night.

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VIRGINIA: We're at that time of year where you're not really sure what kind of weather you're going to get in Florida and you have to really pack with layers.

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STEPH: One rainy day, that was it.

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STEPH: Then after that, we watched Up and Down because they're performing on Main Street, so I had to watch them.

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STEPH: I've seen them so many vlogs, I thought, I've got to watch them.

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STEPH: Then we took the monorail to the rideshare to get a lift to the outlet, so it's violent.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: You skipped out on the park fairly quickly, saw a few things, and then headed right out.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Had to go and find those deals.

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STEPH: The Character Warehouse was really good for deals, but there wasn't really much about it, so we're just obviously looking around and see what there is.

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STEPH: So it's like Crocs as well.

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STEPH: Then after that, we went to Target.

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STEPH: No, not Target, we went to Walmart.

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STEPH: It literally was massive.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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STEPH: So, yeah, I spent a lot of money.

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VIRGINIA: Wait, was it a regular Walmart or was it a super Walmart?

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STEPH: It was the super one.

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STEPH: Literally, we're like, oh my God, what can we get?

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STEPH: Literally, I kept tracking things on the toilet.

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STEPH: I got to see it and I was like, how much?

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STEPH: I forgot about tax because obviously, in our country, everything is already on straight away, so it's been like, oh, and the tax.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Did you end up preemptively getting yourself another suitcase because I think we talked about-

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STEPH: I got a holder and not realizing that it cost 144 pound to get it back.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

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STEPH: It was that $170 and I was like, I read that a bit wrong on the website.

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VIRGINIA: That was the cost for the airline to bring another bag with you?

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STEPH: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: That's a lot.

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STEPH: Yeah.

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STEPH: So obviously, lucky I brought it back out, not obviously both ways, it was just to bring home.

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STEPH: But yeah, because my cousins kept going, can you get me this?

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STEPH: Can you get me that?

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STEPH: And then I was like, I'm going to have to get a new case.

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STEPH: So I got a little holder, which was about $50, so that wasn't too bad.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, I did not realize it would be that expensive.

00:11:05.942 --> 00:11:12.762
VIRGINIA: And here in the US, if you want, you can have things mailed home, which is very convenient from the parks.

00:11:12.942 --> 00:11:19.702
VIRGINIA: Although recently, when you want to mail things home from Disney Springs, they make you go to a FedEx location that's in Disney Springs.

00:11:19.702 --> 00:11:22.442
VIRGINIA: So not quite as convenient.

00:11:22.442 --> 00:11:25.062
VIRGINIA: So what did you do after the outlets?

00:11:25.062 --> 00:11:30.082
STEPH: We got back to the room and then also went back to have food at Pop.

00:11:30.082 --> 00:11:33.862
STEPH: So we got chicken tenders because they're really nice.

00:11:33.862 --> 00:11:36.682
STEPH: And then the night before, we're like, oh, yeah, we'll go have them again.

00:11:36.682 --> 00:11:41.122
STEPH: Yeah, so that's literally what we did that night because obviously we didn't want to be like too tired for the next day.

00:11:41.122 --> 00:11:43.102
STEPH: So we just headed back to the room after that.

00:11:43.102 --> 00:11:44.602
VIRGINIA: You kind of called it a day.

00:11:44.602 --> 00:11:46.462
VIRGINIA: You didn't go back into any parks.

00:11:46.462 --> 00:11:46.982
STEPH: No.

00:11:46.982 --> 00:11:47.882
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:11:47.882 --> 00:11:52.322
VIRGINIA: So Tuesday, November the 12th, you were heading into Animal Kingdom.

00:11:52.342 --> 00:11:55.902
VIRGINIA: So take us on this trek.

00:11:55.962 --> 00:11:58.922
STEPH: So we arrived at around 10ish.

00:11:58.922 --> 00:12:04.062
STEPH: The first thing we did was obviously had to take photos with the Christmas tree because that was up in them.

00:12:04.062 --> 00:12:08.342
STEPH: And then we went through and we saw the Merry Managery.

00:12:08.342 --> 00:12:09.462
VIRGINIA: Merry Managery.

00:12:09.462 --> 00:12:10.122
STEPH: Yeah, those.

00:12:10.122 --> 00:12:10.922
STEPH: Yeah, we saw those.

00:12:10.922 --> 00:12:12.282
STEPH: They're really cute.

00:12:12.282 --> 00:12:13.782
VIRGINIA: Yeah, they're beautiful.

00:12:13.782 --> 00:12:16.002
STEPH: And then we had some photos by the Tree of Life.

00:12:16.002 --> 00:12:20.662
STEPH: And then we headed to Dino Land because obviously I was telling my friend, oh, we're going to be closing soon.

00:12:20.662 --> 00:12:24.142
STEPH: And then she went on Dinosaur, which I wouldn't do, but she absolutely loved it.

00:12:24.142 --> 00:12:24.902
VIRGINIA: Why did you not go?

00:12:25.642 --> 00:12:27.362
STEPH: Oh, it's just not my type of ride.

00:12:27.362 --> 00:12:28.122
VIRGINIA: Oh, you know what?

00:12:28.122 --> 00:12:31.602
VIRGINIA: You told me that you didn't like the dark into the light very quickly.

00:12:32.302 --> 00:12:33.822
VIRGINIA: That messes with your eyes.

00:12:33.822 --> 00:12:37.902
VIRGINIA: So that was probably a better choice now that I'm thinking about it.

00:12:37.902 --> 00:12:42.082
STEPH: But I did go into the territorial spin, you know, the kids sort of ride it.

00:12:42.082 --> 00:12:42.662
STEPH: Yeah, I really liked it.

00:12:42.662 --> 00:12:43.562
STEPH: It had Christmas music.

00:12:43.562 --> 00:12:46.302
STEPH: So me and my friend were just sitting along just singing Christmas music.

00:12:46.302 --> 00:12:46.982
VIRGINIA: That's cute.

00:12:46.982 --> 00:12:49.542
VIRGINIA: That's very cute, very cute.

00:12:49.542 --> 00:12:53.782
STEPH: And then after that, we saw Kevin for a bit because he was roaming around.

00:12:53.842 --> 00:12:55.822
STEPH: So we obviously took photos of Kevin and that.

00:12:55.822 --> 00:12:57.662
STEPH: And then we went to meet Daisy after that.

00:12:57.662 --> 00:13:01.362
VIRGINIA: Daisy, who is a new favorite of mine.

00:13:01.362 --> 00:13:07.302
VIRGINIA: I used to not like Donald and Daisy so much, but they have won me over because they are so good in their meet and greets.

00:13:07.302 --> 00:13:09.542
VIRGINIA: So how was your meet and greet experience with her?

00:13:09.542 --> 00:13:10.842
STEPH: I just forget how short she is.

00:13:10.842 --> 00:13:13.722
STEPH: So I'm literally going, oh yeah, you're really, really small.

00:13:16.622 --> 00:13:17.422
VIRGINIA: That's funny.

00:13:17.422 --> 00:13:18.762
STEPH: But yeah, she's really fabulous to me.

00:13:18.762 --> 00:13:24.502
STEPH: And then after that, we were getting really hot because obviously that was still quite high temperature for us.

00:13:24.502 --> 00:13:27.362
STEPH: So we got a frozen jet and then we went to meet Donald after that.

00:13:27.362 --> 00:13:28.102
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:13:28.102 --> 00:13:30.662
STEPH: Donald was the way it was a bit longer than Daisy's.

00:13:30.662 --> 00:13:32.842
VIRGINIA: I mean, I guess I understand that.

00:13:34.402 --> 00:13:36.142
STEPH: But I do like Daisy.

00:13:36.142 --> 00:13:45.822
STEPH: But then it's because at Paris, I can't really meet Daisy as often where Donald, I've met him a few times where Daisy met her once at Paris.

00:13:45.822 --> 00:13:47.322
STEPH: So I had to meet Daisy.

00:13:47.322 --> 00:13:49.102
STEPH: And then we were like, oh, we need a bit of aircon.

00:13:49.102 --> 00:13:54.122
STEPH: So we went in to watch Finding Nemo, The Big Blue and Beyond Show, which was really good.

00:13:54.122 --> 00:13:55.342
VIRGINIA: I love that show.

00:13:55.342 --> 00:14:01.622
VIRGINIA: I, maybe a hot take, but I like that show more than I like The Lion King Show.

00:14:01.622 --> 00:14:05.242
STEPH: To be honest, I did like The Lion King Show, but then I also like the Paris version.

00:14:05.242 --> 00:14:07.382
STEPH: The Paris version is really good too.

00:14:07.382 --> 00:14:10.262
VIRGINIA: For me, I mean, I'm a musical theater dork.

00:14:11.622 --> 00:14:12.522
VIRGINIA: So that's why I like it.

00:14:12.522 --> 00:14:15.362
VIRGINIA: I just think that the people in the show are so talented.

00:14:15.362 --> 00:14:17.042
STEPH: Yeah, the puppetry and that's really good.

00:14:17.042 --> 00:14:17.482
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:14:17.482 --> 00:14:19.042
VIRGINIA: And the seats are more comfortable.

00:14:19.042 --> 00:14:20.142
STEPH: I was wearing a magic band as well.

00:14:20.162 --> 00:14:23.102
STEPH: It was obviously the first time I've seen it all light up as well, so that was quite nice.

00:14:23.102 --> 00:14:24.042
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

00:14:24.042 --> 00:14:26.422
VIRGINIA: So which magic band did you end up getting?

00:14:26.422 --> 00:14:33.522
STEPH: I just got a plain pink one because I was like, if I ever get to go to a cruise or go to California, I was like, I'm just going to get a plain one because I was thinking, I'll get a Christmas one.

00:14:33.522 --> 00:14:37.522
STEPH: I was like, no, I might get more used to it if it's more of a plain one that I could wear with different clothes and that.

00:14:38.002 --> 00:14:38.462
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:14:38.462 --> 00:14:38.722
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:14:38.722 --> 00:14:40.462
VIRGINIA: What did your friend end up getting?

00:14:40.462 --> 00:14:45.122
STEPH: She got a black one with, it was a bit more expensive, so it had a Mickey on it.

00:14:45.122 --> 00:14:46.762
STEPH: More detail than mine, but.

00:14:47.262 --> 00:14:47.482
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:14:47.482 --> 00:14:57.502
VIRGINIA: They get very pricey, so as much as you want to buy a ton of them, I don't know if it's worth it anymore now, but they're as expensive as they are.

00:14:57.502 --> 00:14:58.282
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:14:58.282 --> 00:14:59.622
VIRGINIA: What was up next?

00:14:59.622 --> 00:15:05.822
STEPH: We went on Kalamandari Safari, and I got to see Sepras giraffes.

00:15:05.822 --> 00:15:07.362
STEPH: Giraffes were literally right next to me.

00:15:07.362 --> 00:15:08.922
STEPH: I was like, that was really cool.

00:15:08.922 --> 00:15:11.662
STEPH: Then hippopotamus and obviously elephants and flamingos.

00:15:12.242 --> 00:15:13.762
STEPH: So we saw a few different animals.

00:15:13.762 --> 00:15:17.182
STEPH: I know that's something I've never seen before, so I do not remember their names.

00:15:17.182 --> 00:15:18.002
STEPH: I will go there.

00:15:18.002 --> 00:15:23.002
VIRGINIA: I know that you had mentioned that you were especially keen to see the giraffes.

00:15:23.002 --> 00:15:24.002
STEPH: Yeah, it was really good.

00:15:24.002 --> 00:15:25.022
VIRGINIA: I think they're amazing.

00:15:25.022 --> 00:15:27.542
VIRGINIA: I mean, there's just, I don't know.

00:15:27.542 --> 00:15:28.622
VIRGINIA: They're just beautiful.

00:15:28.622 --> 00:15:33.562
VIRGINIA: And one day I would like to stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge so that you could have them right outside your balcony.

00:15:33.562 --> 00:15:35.042
VIRGINIA: How amazing would that be?

00:15:35.042 --> 00:15:36.142
STEPH: Amazing, definitely.

00:15:36.142 --> 00:15:38.742
STEPH: And then we got to see Fest of the Lion King after that.

00:15:40.042 --> 00:15:45.022
VIRGINIA: Okay, so this must be around lunchtime ish by this point, right?

00:15:45.022 --> 00:15:46.502
STEPH: That's about three o'clock.

00:15:46.502 --> 00:15:46.982
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

00:15:46.982 --> 00:15:48.222
STEPH: Okay.

00:15:48.242 --> 00:15:52.582
STEPH: Yeah, it's because obviously the queues are waiting for Donald and Daisy and going in to watch the Neemah show.

00:15:52.582 --> 00:15:54.042
STEPH: Literally time just kept going by.

00:15:54.042 --> 00:15:57.762
STEPH: And also we kept getting lost wherever we were going because we didn't realize how big Animal Kingdom is.

00:15:57.762 --> 00:15:58.402
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:15:58.402 --> 00:16:02.242
STEPH: Because there's obviously a lot of walking to get to each area in the park.

00:16:02.242 --> 00:16:07.522
VIRGINIA: Yeah, and if you're not familiar with the cut throughs and how to sort of take the shortcuts, then yep, I can understand that.

00:16:07.942 --> 00:16:12.002
VIRGINIA: Now, you had mentioned how excited you were for a couple of food items.

00:16:12.002 --> 00:16:15.762
VIRGINIA: So the Night Blossom, Cheeseburger Pods and Mr.

00:16:15.762 --> 00:16:16.542
VIRGINIA: Kamal's Fries.

00:16:16.542 --> 00:16:16.782
STEPH: Right.

00:16:17.102 --> 00:16:20.442
STEPH: I only got the fries because I don't know why we didn't get another two.

00:16:20.442 --> 00:16:21.122
STEPH: It's just the fries.

00:16:21.122 --> 00:16:22.102
STEPH: Literally we walked past it.

00:16:22.102 --> 00:16:23.622
STEPH: I was going, oh, they're the fries we want.

00:16:23.622 --> 00:16:24.842
STEPH: I kept seeing people with them as well.

00:16:24.842 --> 00:16:26.122
STEPH: So I was like, oh, we're going to try that.

00:16:26.122 --> 00:16:28.362
STEPH: But I didn't get a chance to try the other two things.

00:16:28.362 --> 00:16:28.822
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:16:28.822 --> 00:16:31.742
VIRGINIA: So the fries, did they live up to your expectations?

00:16:31.802 --> 00:16:33.602
STEPH: Yeah, they were delicious, apart from your hands afterwards.

00:16:33.602 --> 00:16:36.142
STEPH: I was like, covered in all this stuff.

00:16:36.142 --> 00:16:37.202
STEPH: But yeah, it was really nice.

00:16:37.222 --> 00:16:40.842
VIRGINIA: You really need a wet wipe after you're done with those fries.

00:16:40.842 --> 00:16:43.842
STEPH: Luckily, I was organized to have them on me, so that wasn't too bad.

00:16:43.842 --> 00:16:44.202
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:16:44.202 --> 00:16:46.222
VIRGINIA: Anything else in Animal Kingdom?

00:16:46.222 --> 00:16:49.382
STEPH: Yeah, my friend went on the exhibition Everest, but she kept calling it the wrong name.

00:16:49.382 --> 00:16:52.082
STEPH: So I was like, that was exhibition Everest.

00:16:53.202 --> 00:16:55.382
STEPH: I was like, I don't know what you're calling it, but it was not that.

00:16:55.382 --> 00:16:56.882
STEPH: And I was like, so I waited for her to go on that.

00:16:56.882 --> 00:16:59.982
STEPH: And then we literally ran a gift shop because I was really after that, magnets and things.

00:16:59.982 --> 00:17:04.682
STEPH: I couldn't really see them in Magic Kingdom, so I was like, I'll have a look in Magic Kingdom.

00:17:04.682 --> 00:17:07.682
STEPH: So I found this big, massive Magic Kingdom one, so that was quite good.

00:17:07.682 --> 00:17:12.022
STEPH: And then we just got the bus back to Park, and then we took the Skyliner to Hollywood Studios.

00:17:12.022 --> 00:17:13.802
VIRGINIA: Oh, you did some park hopping.

00:17:13.802 --> 00:17:17.722
VIRGINIA: OK, so first of all, what did you think about the Skyliner?

00:17:17.722 --> 00:17:20.942
STEPH: Right, so basically the Skyliner to Hollywood Studios, love it.

00:17:20.942 --> 00:17:23.902
STEPH: The Skyliner to Epcot just takes forever.

00:17:23.902 --> 00:17:25.422
STEPH: And it kept stopping on us.

00:17:25.422 --> 00:17:28.762
STEPH: The first time we went on the Skyliner to Epcot, we were sitting there for about 10 minutes.

00:17:29.062 --> 00:17:29.982
STEPH: It felt longer than that.

00:17:29.982 --> 00:17:32.702
STEPH: Literally going, we're going nowhere here.

00:17:32.702 --> 00:17:34.682
STEPH: Luckily, I was with that family with us as well.

00:17:34.682 --> 00:17:36.402
STEPH: And we were just chatting about running stuff.

00:17:36.402 --> 00:17:38.522
STEPH: And they were like, this is not moving.

00:17:38.522 --> 00:17:39.682
STEPH: Very helpful.

00:17:39.682 --> 00:17:39.962
STEPH: All right.

00:17:39.962 --> 00:17:43.282
VIRGINIA: But overall, you enjoyed your rides on the Skyliner.

00:17:43.282 --> 00:17:44.562
VIRGINIA: OK, yeah, definitely.

00:17:44.562 --> 00:17:52.862
VIRGINIA: Yeah, there's something about being in the Skyliner and hearing that voice telling you what you're passing over that just makes you feel all Disney.

00:17:52.862 --> 00:17:53.602
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:17:53.602 --> 00:17:54.022
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:17:54.022 --> 00:17:55.982
VIRGINIA: What did you get into at Hollywood Studios?

00:17:56.522 --> 00:18:00.862
STEPH: So we headed for food, so we went to Bacalot Express.

00:18:01.062 --> 00:18:01.682
STEPH: Yeah, that one.

00:18:01.682 --> 00:18:03.402
STEPH: Yeah, I know Express for food.

00:18:03.402 --> 00:18:05.962
STEPH: And then we were like, Oh, Fantasmat's on.

00:18:05.962 --> 00:18:08.342
STEPH: So we ran to it and we got there a minute before the start.

00:18:08.342 --> 00:18:10.442
STEPH: So of course we didn't get the best view in.

00:18:10.442 --> 00:18:11.182
STEPH: It was really bad.

00:18:11.182 --> 00:18:13.022
STEPH: We were like not in the area around.

00:18:13.022 --> 00:18:15.302
STEPH: We were actually at the back, right at the back.

00:18:15.302 --> 00:18:17.522
STEPH: So we were literally people walking past every five seconds.

00:18:17.522 --> 00:18:19.242
STEPH: So literally we couldn't see much.

00:18:19.582 --> 00:18:21.722
STEPH: So we did go again.

00:18:21.722 --> 00:18:22.362
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:22.362 --> 00:18:24.122
VIRGINIA: So Phantasmus at the end of the night.

00:18:24.122 --> 00:18:29.782
VIRGINIA: So I'm imagining that you probably scooted out and back to pop after that was over.

00:18:29.782 --> 00:18:30.442
STEPH: Yeah.

00:18:30.442 --> 00:18:30.862
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:18:30.862 --> 00:18:35.362
VIRGINIA: So Wednesday, November the 13th, this was a Universal Day.

00:18:35.362 --> 00:18:47.082
VIRGINIA: So listeners who maybe missed the pre-trip, the tickets that you got were 14-day tickets to Disney and 14-day tickets to Universal, so that you could really go as many times as you wanted over the course of your trip.

00:18:47.222 --> 00:18:50.902
VIRGINIA: So did you end up heading to Universal as you had planned?

00:18:50.902 --> 00:18:54.782
STEPH: We only went twice because my friend, there was restrictions on certain rides.

00:18:54.782 --> 00:18:57.882
STEPH: So there wasn't really many rides that we both wanted to do.

00:18:57.882 --> 00:18:59.442
STEPH: So we ended up only doing two days.

00:18:59.442 --> 00:19:00.862
STEPH: So it wasn't too bad.

00:19:00.862 --> 00:19:02.962
STEPH: But yeah, we still had a great time there.

00:19:02.962 --> 00:19:03.322
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:19:03.322 --> 00:19:11.862
VIRGINIA: In terms of the price that you're able to get as a UK resident, was it worth it, the ticket you bought considering you only used it for two days?

00:19:11.902 --> 00:19:15.002
STEPH: It would have been about the same price as if we'd bought it out there for the two days.

00:19:15.002 --> 00:19:16.042
STEPH: It wasn't too bad.

00:19:16.042 --> 00:19:21.582
VIRGINIA: Yeah, because you all get amazing deals and tickets that none of us have access to.

00:19:21.582 --> 00:19:24.182
STEPH: Just change your website address and you'll be able to do it.

00:19:24.182 --> 00:19:29.262
VIRGINIA: Listen, if Disney doesn't know who I am, and I'm not saying that as in like, oh, he knows who I am.

00:19:29.262 --> 00:19:30.382
VIRGINIA: I'm the host of a podcast.

00:19:30.382 --> 00:19:31.542
VIRGINIA: That's not what I'm saying at all.

00:19:31.542 --> 00:19:33.842
VIRGINIA: I'm saying Disney knows everything you do.

00:19:33.842 --> 00:19:35.302
VIRGINIA: They know everywhere you scan into.

00:19:35.302 --> 00:19:36.942
VIRGINIA: They know everything you have ever purchased.

00:19:36.942 --> 00:19:40.962
VIRGINIA: If I ever tried that, they would see it in a heartbeat because of how many times I go.

00:19:41.562 --> 00:19:43.902
STEPH: Or just get a friend, someone you know.

00:19:43.902 --> 00:19:46.342
STEPH: They're like, yeah, can you just, Sarah, help me out?

00:19:46.342 --> 00:19:55.242
VIRGINIA: I literally got a pop-up message on my phone the other day that was like, Disney app has been tracking your location for the past 30 days.

00:19:55.242 --> 00:19:57.462
VIRGINIA: Do you want to continue to allow it?

00:19:57.462 --> 00:20:02.602
VIRGINIA: And the choices were allow when using the app or anytime.

00:20:02.602 --> 00:20:03.762
VIRGINIA: And I was like, I don't care.

00:20:03.762 --> 00:20:06.402
VIRGINIA: They can track me anytime.

00:20:06.402 --> 00:20:07.082
VIRGINIA: That's fine.

00:20:08.422 --> 00:20:11.942
VIRGINIA: So I might be different in that regard than some people would be.

00:20:11.942 --> 00:20:15.142
VIRGINIA: But I figure they probably know anyway.

00:20:15.142 --> 00:20:17.922
VIRGINIA: So what else did you do at Universal?

00:20:17.922 --> 00:20:19.462
VIRGINIA: You were a huge Harry Potter fan.

00:20:19.462 --> 00:20:20.962
VIRGINIA: I'm now remembering.

00:20:20.962 --> 00:20:24.182
VIRGINIA: So tell me about your time in Harry Potter.

00:20:24.182 --> 00:20:30.882
STEPH: Well, so basically, obviously, we went through to Universal Studios side, so I got to see all the nice shops.

00:20:30.882 --> 00:20:33.722
STEPH: But it was windy, so the Dragon of the Fire wouldn't come out.

00:20:33.962 --> 00:20:34.602
VIRGINIA: Oh, OK.

00:20:34.602 --> 00:20:35.642
STEPH: No, that wasn't good.

00:20:35.642 --> 00:20:38.222
STEPH: I sent a picture back of King's Cross to my friends and found it.

00:20:38.222 --> 00:20:39.882
STEPH: I was like, look, I'm higher than her.

00:20:39.882 --> 00:20:41.682
STEPH: Like, no, you're not.

00:20:41.682 --> 00:20:42.902
STEPH: There's nothing like King's Cross.

00:20:42.902 --> 00:20:44.862
STEPH: I'm not going to lie.

00:20:44.862 --> 00:20:46.462
STEPH: It was too clean, too clean.

00:20:46.462 --> 00:20:49.402
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's funny.

00:20:49.402 --> 00:20:52.742
VIRGINIA: Did you get any Harry Potter merch while you were there?

00:20:52.742 --> 00:20:54.702
VIRGINIA: Because they have really good choices.

00:20:54.702 --> 00:20:55.922
STEPH: I brought a couple of ornaments.

00:20:55.922 --> 00:20:58.722
STEPH: But the thing is that some of the things is available here.

00:20:58.722 --> 00:21:00.502
STEPH: So there's a couple of things I did buy.

00:21:00.862 --> 00:21:05.422
STEPH: I brought a snowman, which I don't think we have here.

00:21:05.422 --> 00:21:12.402
STEPH: But then, most of the time, I was like, oh, I could get that if I go to the store at King's Cross or if I go on a tour next year or something.

00:21:12.402 --> 00:21:16.602
STEPH: So because the price is so much expensive compared to what is online.

00:21:16.602 --> 00:21:20.102
STEPH: So I was like, how is that $30 when it's online?

00:21:20.102 --> 00:21:21.982
STEPH: It's like 20 pounds here.

00:21:21.982 --> 00:21:24.702
STEPH: So that's really money-wise really.

00:21:24.702 --> 00:21:25.102
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:21:25.102 --> 00:21:26.182
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:21:26.182 --> 00:21:26.542
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:26.542 --> 00:21:28.362
VIRGINIA: Did you make it into Dr.

00:21:28.362 --> 00:21:30.482
VIRGINIA: Seuss' land for the Christmas decorations?

00:21:30.982 --> 00:21:32.642
STEPH: On the second time we went there, we did.

00:21:32.642 --> 00:21:33.402
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:21:33.402 --> 00:21:35.642
VIRGINIA: So what else did you do on this first day?

00:21:35.642 --> 00:21:41.182
STEPH: We went to, went on the Jimmy Fallon ride.

00:21:41.182 --> 00:21:42.822
VIRGINIA: What did you think about that?

00:21:42.822 --> 00:21:43.022
STEPH: Right.

00:21:43.022 --> 00:21:45.922
STEPH: I was okay to the last bit where it goes really, really fast.

00:21:45.922 --> 00:21:48.602
STEPH: And I was like, I can't even watch this bit, but I really liked it.

00:21:48.602 --> 00:21:49.642
STEPH: And then I saw hashtag the Panda.

00:21:49.642 --> 00:21:51.542
STEPH: It's like, because obviously I've watched Jimmy Fallon over the years.

00:21:51.542 --> 00:21:52.682
STEPH: So I really enjoyed it.

00:21:52.722 --> 00:21:56.562
STEPH: And then we saw the Bourne's Spitsentacular show.

00:21:56.562 --> 00:21:57.982
STEPH: That was really good.

00:21:58.142 --> 00:21:59.962
STEPH: But it went wrong in the middle of it.

00:21:59.962 --> 00:22:03.462
STEPH: So one of the executives, whatever, had to come out and talk to us about it.

00:22:03.462 --> 00:22:07.702
STEPH: But it was really good to hear what they do and what the technology is about that show.

00:22:07.702 --> 00:22:09.202
STEPH: Because you've got nothing like that in our country.

00:22:09.202 --> 00:22:11.862
STEPH: So it was just really nice to hear about it, really.

00:22:11.862 --> 00:22:12.502
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:22:12.502 --> 00:22:14.682
VIRGINIA: You also had wanted to ride the Minions ride.

00:22:14.682 --> 00:22:14.962
STEPH: Oh, yeah.

00:22:15.262 --> 00:22:17.942
STEPH: We did feel in common as well, but I just couldn't get a hand of it.

00:22:17.942 --> 00:22:20.162
STEPH: I don't really know what we're shooting at.

00:22:20.222 --> 00:22:21.542
STEPH: We're obviously the ones in Disney.

00:22:21.542 --> 00:22:25.382
STEPH: You know what you're shooting at because you can see the dots to know what target you're.

00:22:25.382 --> 00:22:27.622
STEPH: But yeah, that was just confusing me, to be honest.

00:22:27.622 --> 00:22:29.862
STEPH: We saw the mega movie parade.

00:22:29.862 --> 00:22:31.482
STEPH: That was really good.

00:22:31.482 --> 00:22:31.882
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:22:31.882 --> 00:22:33.262
VIRGINIA: That's a newer parade, I think.

00:22:33.262 --> 00:22:35.182
VIRGINIA: So it's good that you got a chance to see that.

00:22:35.182 --> 00:22:36.202
STEPH: Yeah.

00:22:36.202 --> 00:22:38.062
STEPH: Also, I've got to get my Panda Express as well.

00:22:38.062 --> 00:22:39.042
VIRGINIA: Oh, yes.

00:22:39.042 --> 00:22:45.722
VIRGINIA: Now, you were very much looking forward to Panda Express, as apparently most people from the UK do.

00:22:45.722 --> 00:22:47.882
VIRGINIA: So did it live up to the hype?

00:22:47.882 --> 00:22:52.782
STEPH: Well, I did like it, but it turns out it was so much meat and it was a really hot day, so I didn't really get to eat all of it.

00:22:52.782 --> 00:22:54.342
STEPH: But what I did eat was really nice.

00:22:54.342 --> 00:22:54.842
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:22:54.842 --> 00:22:55.362
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:22:55.362 --> 00:22:57.322
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:22:57.322 --> 00:22:58.342
VIRGINIA: I always think that's funny.

00:22:58.342 --> 00:23:01.862
VIRGINIA: But I mean, that's only because we have access to that kind of thing.

00:23:01.862 --> 00:23:05.182
VIRGINIA: Fast food, Chinese food is pretty much everywhere.

00:23:05.182 --> 00:23:05.502
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:23:05.502 --> 00:23:06.822
VIRGINIA: What was next?

00:23:06.822 --> 00:23:07.102
STEPH: Right.

00:23:07.102 --> 00:23:11.222
STEPH: So we obviously just looked around the shop to see what we wanted to get.

00:23:11.222 --> 00:23:14.302
STEPH: And then we just headed back to Pop after that to get some food.

00:23:14.342 --> 00:23:16.142
STEPH: Because it was quite late by then, to be honest.

00:23:16.662 --> 00:23:20.102
VIRGINIA: So once you got back to Pop, you called it a night?

00:23:20.102 --> 00:23:20.862
STEPH: Yeah.

00:23:20.862 --> 00:23:21.682
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:23:21.682 --> 00:23:22.022
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:23:22.022 --> 00:23:26.862
VIRGINIA: Thursday, November 14th was your party night for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.

00:23:26.862 --> 00:23:31.882
VIRGINIA: So you had planned on doing some Disney Springs time during the day because you weren't going to go into a park.

00:23:32.682 --> 00:23:34.522
STEPH: We didn't go to Springs.

00:23:34.522 --> 00:23:39.022
STEPH: Basically, what we did is we looked around the resort because we hadn't seen the big icons and that.

00:23:39.022 --> 00:23:43.822
STEPH: So we looked around the resort and then we were like, oh, we're just going to Art of Animation, so we just looked around that one as well.

00:23:43.822 --> 00:23:47.822
STEPH: Then we came back to Pop and that's when I got the ribbon for Mouse Keeping.

00:23:47.822 --> 00:23:48.622
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:23:48.622 --> 00:23:54.322
STEPH: Then we just got ready for the night and then I think we got to Magic Kingdom around three-ish.

00:23:54.322 --> 00:23:55.762
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:23:55.762 --> 00:24:00.282
VIRGINIA: Did you stay for the entire, like to the very bitter end of the party?

00:24:00.282 --> 00:24:00.802
STEPH: Yeah.

00:24:00.802 --> 00:24:04.082
STEPH: Literally, I don't think we left there till, what time do we leave there?

00:24:04.082 --> 00:24:05.082
STEPH: It was a very long day.

00:24:05.122 --> 00:24:07.942
STEPH: We left there at half-twelve.

00:24:07.942 --> 00:24:09.802
STEPH: We got back to Poppock at one o'clock.

00:24:09.802 --> 00:24:10.642
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:24:10.642 --> 00:24:12.542
VIRGINIA: So, give me the highlights of the party.

00:24:12.542 --> 00:24:15.402
STEPH: So, we got there, we went to Cosmic Rays to get our burgers.

00:24:15.402 --> 00:24:17.062
STEPH: So, we actually both loved the burgers.

00:24:17.062 --> 00:24:18.402
STEPH: That was so nice.

00:24:18.402 --> 00:24:24.622
STEPH: And then I was like, I need to get a popcorn bucket because I'd seen all these popcorn buckets online going, oh, the queues are really, really low.

00:24:24.622 --> 00:24:24.782
STEPH: Yeah.

00:24:24.782 --> 00:24:29.182
STEPH: If you go to the popcorn bucket on the right hand of the castle, very long queue.

00:24:29.182 --> 00:24:31.802
STEPH: Go to the one on the other side, there was five people.

00:24:32.082 --> 00:24:36.602
STEPH: So I got that and then I got the gingerbread cola, which was so nice.

00:24:36.602 --> 00:24:37.622
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:24:37.622 --> 00:24:39.022
VIRGINIA: That sounds very interesting.

00:24:39.022 --> 00:24:40.002
VIRGINIA: Gingerbread cola.

00:24:40.002 --> 00:24:40.842
STEPH: It was so nice.

00:24:40.842 --> 00:24:46.682
STEPH: And then we also went on Buzz Lightyear, People Mover, which broke down on us.

00:24:46.682 --> 00:24:48.362
VIRGINIA: Oh no, while you were on it?

00:24:48.382 --> 00:24:48.762
STEPH: Yeah.

00:24:48.782 --> 00:24:50.862
STEPH: It broke down about two times.

00:24:50.862 --> 00:24:54.222
STEPH: So one minute we could see just inside the shop, that's below.

00:24:54.222 --> 00:24:59.102
STEPH: And then another time it was actually just, they turned the lights on and we're just sitting there going, Oh, are we going to go?

00:24:59.102 --> 00:25:03.022
STEPH: So of course we didn't go on there again because we didn't want that to happen again while we were there.

00:25:03.022 --> 00:25:03.402
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:25:03.402 --> 00:25:05.882
VIRGINIA: No, you need the full experience.

00:25:05.882 --> 00:25:10.782
STEPH: And then we went to Peter Pan, It's A Small World.

00:25:10.782 --> 00:25:15.122
STEPH: I thought if I see that early in the day, then the song won't get stuck in my head too long.

00:25:16.282 --> 00:25:17.662
VIRGINIA: How did that work out for you?

00:25:17.662 --> 00:25:18.402
STEPH: It was okay.

00:25:18.402 --> 00:25:21.762
STEPH: And then after that we walked into the main hub where the past was.

00:25:21.762 --> 00:25:23.582
STEPH: And then we're like, why are people queuing up?

00:25:23.642 --> 00:25:28.082
STEPH: It turns out they're queuing up for Mickey's merriest celebration.

00:25:28.082 --> 00:25:30.222
STEPH: And that was at 5am as well.

00:25:30.222 --> 00:25:31.642
STEPH: We got right at the front.

00:25:31.642 --> 00:25:34.102
STEPH: So there was some space in front of the castle.

00:25:34.102 --> 00:25:35.162
STEPH: I was like, that's really good.

00:25:35.162 --> 00:25:36.302
STEPH: So we just stood there and watched that.

00:25:36.302 --> 00:25:45.122
STEPH: And then we went to Casey's because I went to get the candy cane tartan and my friend wanted to get some sundae from the ice cream shop opposite.

00:25:45.122 --> 00:25:48.722
STEPH: And then we waited for Mickey's Once Upon a Time Christmas Parade.

00:25:48.722 --> 00:25:50.102
STEPH: But we didn't get there quite in time.

00:25:50.102 --> 00:25:56.602
STEPH: So we had to wait until all the cast members letting people move along so we could actually get a good view of the actual parade.

00:25:56.602 --> 00:25:57.342
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:25:57.342 --> 00:26:06.542
STEPH: And then after that, we went to Tomorrowland because my friend went to go on Trump but she didn't realize that she could have gone on the seat so she didn't end up going on there but she went on to Space Mountain instead.

00:26:06.542 --> 00:26:08.782
STEPH: So I went to Club Tinsel.

00:26:08.782 --> 00:26:14.362
STEPH: So I danced with Nick, Judy Hopp, Goofy, Max, Chip and Dow.

00:26:14.362 --> 00:26:17.342
STEPH: I was having the best time for about an hour just dancing on the floor.

00:26:17.342 --> 00:26:18.402
STEPH: It was so much fun.

00:26:18.402 --> 00:26:20.182
VIRGINIA: That sounds like a lot of fun.

00:26:20.182 --> 00:26:21.502
VIRGINIA: Were they playing Christmas music?

00:26:21.502 --> 00:26:21.642
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:26:22.062 --> 00:26:24.502
VIRGINIA: But like dance versions of Christmas music?

00:26:24.502 --> 00:26:24.742
STEPH: Yeah.

00:26:24.882 --> 00:26:25.882
STEPH: It was really fun.

00:26:25.922 --> 00:26:30.862
STEPH: Then we tried to do a cookie stop in Pantella but the queue was so long, we just gave up.

00:26:30.862 --> 00:26:32.702
STEPH: So in Tomorrowland, they had a couple.

00:26:32.702 --> 00:26:35.902
STEPH: So I just kept, there was this one where it's up the side.

00:26:35.902 --> 00:26:39.042
STEPH: I just kept going again because the upper side was really nice.

00:26:39.042 --> 00:26:41.002
STEPH: So I just kept going back for more cookies.

00:26:41.002 --> 00:26:46.862
STEPH: But there's like people and I'm going, oh, I got 200 cookies from the night and I was like, I got five.

00:26:46.862 --> 00:26:53.702
STEPH: Because obviously these people were the ones that were literally taking up the long queues where obviously everyone else was just trying to get a few during the night.

00:26:53.702 --> 00:26:54.142
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:26:54.142 --> 00:27:00.182
VIRGINIA: No, I can't understand why you would pay for a Christmas party ticket and then spend all of your time waiting in line for cookies.

00:27:00.182 --> 00:27:01.702
STEPH: It's a bit silly, isn't it really?

00:27:01.702 --> 00:27:02.982
STEPH: The cookies were really delicious though.

00:27:02.982 --> 00:27:05.302
STEPH: So obviously I brought them home from my family's try and they absolutely loved them.

00:27:05.302 --> 00:27:06.522
STEPH: So that was nice.

00:27:06.562 --> 00:27:06.942
VIRGINIA: Good.

00:27:06.942 --> 00:27:12.482
STEPH: And then after that, we went to Storybook Circus and met Donald, Daisy, Scrooge McDuck and Minnie.

00:27:12.482 --> 00:27:16.042
STEPH: That took about an hour, but that was such a good meet.

00:27:16.042 --> 00:27:18.322
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I bet, especially Scrooge McDuck.

00:27:18.322 --> 00:27:19.262
STEPH: I've met him before.

00:27:19.262 --> 00:27:20.762
STEPH: It was a breakfast at Disneyland Paris.

00:27:20.762 --> 00:27:22.202
STEPH: So that's the only time I've ever met him before.

00:27:22.202 --> 00:27:22.462
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:27:22.462 --> 00:27:23.402
VIRGINIA: I've never met him.

00:27:23.402 --> 00:27:25.182
VIRGINIA: Got to go to a Christmas party.

00:27:25.182 --> 00:27:25.962
STEPH: Yeah.

00:27:25.962 --> 00:27:31.582
STEPH: And then I also obviously did Minnie Adventures of Winning the Pooh because it was like coming down to the last rides of the night before the sides.

00:27:31.582 --> 00:27:33.822
STEPH: So my friend won a mine train as well.

00:27:33.822 --> 00:27:36.682
STEPH: And then we just went back to the class and took some photos.

00:27:36.682 --> 00:27:41.382
STEPH: And then it was half 12 and we're like, oh, we probably should go back to pop now.

00:27:41.382 --> 00:27:42.922
VIRGINIA: It was a big day.

00:27:42.922 --> 00:27:43.942
VIRGINIA: Big day.

00:27:43.942 --> 00:27:46.522
STEPH: Just went really quick, but the party was so good.

00:27:46.522 --> 00:27:48.542
VIRGINIA: Friday, November 15th.

00:27:48.542 --> 00:27:55.442
VIRGINIA: This was going to be a shopping day at Florida Mall and the outlets and then going to Epcot at night.

00:27:55.442 --> 00:27:57.422
VIRGINIA: So tell me about your shopping time.

00:27:58.502 --> 00:27:58.702
STEPH: Right.

00:27:58.702 --> 00:28:00.102
STEPH: So we went to Florida Mall.

00:28:00.102 --> 00:28:02.002
STEPH: It was quite late, so we got in about 1 o'clock.

00:28:02.002 --> 00:28:05.182
STEPH: I went to Primark because obviously Primark is my favorite shop.

00:28:05.182 --> 00:28:06.822
STEPH: It's literally everywhere in my country.

00:28:06.822 --> 00:28:07.702
STEPH: So I went there.

00:28:07.702 --> 00:28:08.602
STEPH: I went to Box Lunch.

00:28:08.602 --> 00:28:09.562
STEPH: I've never been there before.

00:28:09.562 --> 00:28:14.082
STEPH: I came out with two beanie hats, which turns out one of them was for kids, which it fit in my head.

00:28:14.082 --> 00:28:14.862
STEPH: So I got it.

00:28:14.862 --> 00:28:17.302
STEPH: So I got a Toy Story one and a Stitch one.

00:28:17.302 --> 00:28:18.102
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:28:18.102 --> 00:28:30.642
VIRGINIA: Let's move back to Primark for one second, because I know we talked about in the pre-trip that the people that I've spoken to who have been to the Primark, who are from the UK, were very disappointed in the size.

00:28:30.642 --> 00:28:32.462
VIRGINIA: How did you feel about it?

00:28:32.462 --> 00:28:33.302
STEPH: The size is good.

00:28:33.302 --> 00:28:34.702
STEPH: It's just the merchandise.

00:28:34.702 --> 00:28:40.702
STEPH: In my country, we've got all that merchandise already, so they could put more in there, because there's a lot of gaps.

00:28:40.702 --> 00:28:45.442
STEPH: So they could have more selection, and then obviously I think more people probably appreciate more.

00:28:45.442 --> 00:28:49.022
STEPH: But they've got that, obviously, figurines that looks quite cute, so they're quite nice.

00:28:49.102 --> 00:28:54.462
STEPH: But yeah, I definitely like my local, the one I go to all the time in London.

00:28:54.462 --> 00:28:55.682
VIRGINIA: Yeah, much bigger.

00:28:55.682 --> 00:28:56.622
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:56.622 --> 00:28:57.202
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:28:57.202 --> 00:28:59.762
VIRGINIA: Any other things to share about shopping?

00:28:59.762 --> 00:29:02.042
STEPH: I went to Bath and Body Works for the first time.

00:29:02.042 --> 00:29:02.542
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:29:02.542 --> 00:29:03.262
VIRGINIA: What did you think?

00:29:03.262 --> 00:29:06.422
STEPH: They had the same one, so I came home with a few bits.

00:29:06.422 --> 00:29:07.542
VIRGINIA: Wait, what did you buy?

00:29:07.542 --> 00:29:12.562
VIRGINIA: Because I'm imagining if you bought the giant candles, that's very heavy in your life.

00:29:12.562 --> 00:29:15.082
STEPH: I'm not a candle person, so there was like fragrance spray.

00:29:15.142 --> 00:29:15.622
STEPH: So I got them.

00:29:15.702 --> 00:29:16.882
STEPH: They're like $6 each.

00:29:16.882 --> 00:29:17.582
STEPH: I said, $18.

00:29:17.582 --> 00:29:19.282
STEPH: I was like, yep, yep.

00:29:19.282 --> 00:29:20.642
STEPH: And then the hand washers as well.

00:29:20.642 --> 00:29:21.742
STEPH: I bought loads of them back.

00:29:21.742 --> 00:29:23.882
STEPH: I thought they were handy for over Christmas at work.

00:29:23.882 --> 00:29:25.382
STEPH: And that's what I was like, yeah.

00:29:25.382 --> 00:29:27.702
VIRGINIA: I love their little hand sanitizer things.

00:29:27.702 --> 00:29:30.782
VIRGINIA: I exclusively use that brand because they smell so good.

00:29:30.782 --> 00:29:32.882
STEPH: I've got a cookie one, which is which I'm going to use at work.

00:29:32.882 --> 00:29:39.182
STEPH: And then I've got my when I'm out and about, I've got a gingerbread hold, like gingerbread woman holder, which I'm going to use her in my handbag.

00:29:39.182 --> 00:29:39.982
STEPH: Because she looks so cute.

00:29:39.982 --> 00:29:40.842
STEPH: So I'm going to take that with me.

00:29:40.842 --> 00:29:41.882
STEPH: So that's all sorted.

00:29:42.422 --> 00:29:47.462
STEPH: And then for lunch, we had Charlie's Philly Steak, which obviously I've never tried before.

00:29:47.462 --> 00:29:48.642
STEPH: And also Hollister as well.

00:29:49.082 --> 00:29:51.562
STEPH: There was a Disney stop, so I brought that home.

00:29:51.562 --> 00:29:56.422
STEPH: But also I had to look in Unigo as well, because obviously Unigo have different things here than they do here.

00:29:56.422 --> 00:29:59.162
STEPH: They don't have as much Disney stuff as they do out in America.

00:29:59.162 --> 00:30:01.302
VIRGINIA: Well, it's the same pretty much for us.

00:30:01.302 --> 00:30:05.282
VIRGINIA: Like the ones that are down there are the ones you can get the Disney stuff at.

00:30:05.282 --> 00:30:09.722
VIRGINIA: Like if I go to a Uniclo here in New York, they don't have that, special to Florida.

00:30:10.082 --> 00:30:14.842
STEPH: But then the Uber took forever to get back to our resort.

00:30:14.842 --> 00:30:17.022
STEPH: Because my friends Wi-Fi kept going off.

00:30:17.022 --> 00:30:21.082
STEPH: So it took us about an hour just to get moving out for them all to back to the park.

00:30:21.082 --> 00:30:21.902
VIRGINIA: Oh wow.

00:30:21.902 --> 00:30:22.622
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:30:22.622 --> 00:30:27.462
STEPH: And then we took the Skyliner because we wanted to go and see Loomis.

00:30:27.462 --> 00:30:34.102
STEPH: So we took the Skyliner and then we went to see Seas with Nemo friends and Journey Into Imagination.

00:30:34.102 --> 00:30:39.762
STEPH: I did tell my friend that song could get in her head and not stop getting in her head, but she liked it so I could.

00:30:39.762 --> 00:30:40.742
VIRGINIA: That is true.

00:30:40.742 --> 00:30:41.082
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:30:41.082 --> 00:30:47.222
VIRGINIA: So when you came over to Epcot, you had to go through the International Gateway because you were coming from the Skyliner.

00:30:47.222 --> 00:30:50.582
VIRGINIA: So impressions of our version of the UK.

00:30:50.582 --> 00:30:51.642
STEPH: It's a bit small.

00:30:51.642 --> 00:31:02.402
STEPH: When they said that they meant to be adding Mary Poppins area to it, I think they do need to do that because it's literally like a load of buildings that are meant to look like the UK, but there's not much going on.

00:31:02.402 --> 00:31:08.302
STEPH: Obviously, you've got the room where you can meet Winnie the Pooh, but then you've got obviously a pub and that and there's like you need something else.

00:31:08.302 --> 00:31:13.062
STEPH: We've got a phone box and you've got your post box and things like that, but they need something else.

00:31:13.062 --> 00:31:26.182
VIRGINIA: Well, I will say that the people who do the DuckTales adventures in the World Showcase, the UK one is my favorite one to do because you get to interact with cast members and it gives you a little adventure right there in the pavilion.

00:31:26.282 --> 00:31:31.802
VIRGINIA: I highly recommend that for anybody who's going to be hanging out in the UK pavilion.

00:31:31.802 --> 00:31:33.442
VIRGINIA: What else did you do this day?

00:31:33.502 --> 00:31:42.502
STEPH: So, it got to the time where Loomis was coming in and we were like, we weren't sure where to stand, so we just were looking where there was a big group of people when there was a gap, so we just stood there.

00:31:42.502 --> 00:31:48.602
STEPH: And it says that we're actually in the middle, so there's a big Christmas tree, I'm not sure whereabouts it was.

00:31:48.602 --> 00:31:51.522
STEPH: Not far from Canada, but it's in the middle.

00:31:51.522 --> 00:31:55.302
STEPH: And then we just watched it from near there and it was really good.

00:31:55.302 --> 00:31:57.902
STEPH: I wasn't sure what to expect because I've been watching these vlogs and I'm just being fast-forwarded.

00:31:58.522 --> 00:32:02.582
STEPH: I'm not going to watch it and see what goes on so that I can do it for myself, but it's really good.

00:32:02.582 --> 00:32:13.342
VIRGINIA: It sounds like you were right at sort of the bottom of the lake in front of the entrance to World Showcase, which is, I think, probably one of the best places to watch anything that's happening on that lake.

00:32:13.342 --> 00:32:18.382
VIRGINIA: But I will say with Luminous in particular, I think there's lots of good places to stand.

00:32:18.382 --> 00:32:25.382
VIRGINIA: So I don't think people should be stressed about where you're going to stand and watch it because it's not like previous shows where you really need to be in a certain space.

00:32:25.702 --> 00:32:30.082
STEPH: And then we just got the Skyliner back, which was our first chance of a long queue of a Skyliner.

00:32:30.082 --> 00:32:32.262
STEPH: So we're standing going, oh, are we going to go?

00:32:32.262 --> 00:32:37.742
STEPH: And then we're like, and then we kept picking the wrong, you know, there's like two lanes, we just kept picking the wrong lane every time.

00:32:37.742 --> 00:32:42.142
STEPH: We always got up behind the strollers and we're like, we just want to get on.

00:32:43.462 --> 00:32:46.662
STEPH: Especially when you're half asleep, you're like, I just want to get back to pop now.

00:32:46.662 --> 00:32:47.362
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:32:47.362 --> 00:32:48.322
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:32:48.322 --> 00:32:51.642
VIRGINIA: Well, let's get into Saturday, November the 16th.

00:32:51.642 --> 00:32:58.782
VIRGINIA: Because you were out kind of late, were you able to get up and make your breakfast reservation, which was at Tusker House?

00:32:58.782 --> 00:32:59.762
STEPH: Yes.

00:32:59.762 --> 00:33:07.282
STEPH: We got to Anamkindan around nine, and then we saw that the Navi River Journey had a short queue, so we went on that.

00:33:07.282 --> 00:33:10.062
STEPH: Then we were sitting in the queue going, are we actually going to make our reservation?

00:33:10.062 --> 00:33:15.382
STEPH: Because the queue was a bit longer than we thought it was, but that was such a nice little ride that one.

00:33:15.382 --> 00:33:15.802
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:15.802 --> 00:33:17.682
VIRGINIA: What did you think about Tusker House?

00:33:17.682 --> 00:33:18.362
STEPH: I really liked it.

00:33:18.362 --> 00:33:21.162
STEPH: At one point, Donald was just dancing, it was so funny.

00:33:21.162 --> 00:33:22.582
STEPH: We did have to wait too long for the characters.

00:33:23.102 --> 00:33:25.262
STEPH: The cast member that was serving us, she was really nice as well.

00:33:26.242 --> 00:33:32.622
STEPH: She was giving a bit of a life story about her being a 40-odd-year-old, but we still get that she's there all the time, she just wants to talk to people, so it's nice.

00:33:32.622 --> 00:33:32.962
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:32.962 --> 00:33:34.942
VIRGINIA: The cast members are the magic.

00:33:34.942 --> 00:33:36.182
STEPH: Yeah.

00:33:36.182 --> 00:33:36.502
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:33:36.502 --> 00:33:38.622
VIRGINIA: Did you do anything else at Animal Kingdom?

00:33:38.622 --> 00:33:45.642
STEPH: We went to the Tree of Life Garden and then we went to meet Chip and Dale, because we couldn't work out where to meet in the previous time we were there.

00:33:45.642 --> 00:33:48.562
STEPH: It turns out it was just down a bit from where Daisy was.

00:33:48.562 --> 00:33:49.202
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:33:49.202 --> 00:33:50.702
VIRGINIA: Chip and Dale are so much fun.

00:33:50.702 --> 00:33:51.542
VIRGINIA: Some of my favorites.

00:33:52.062 --> 00:33:54.122
STEPH: We met Doug and Russell on the way out as well.

00:33:54.122 --> 00:33:56.502
VIRGINIA: So you met Kevin and Doug and Russell.

00:33:56.502 --> 00:33:56.922
STEPH: Yeah.

00:33:57.122 --> 00:33:59.042
VIRGINIA: You're checking off your list.

00:33:59.042 --> 00:34:00.142
STEPH: All right.

00:34:00.142 --> 00:34:04.082
STEPH: Then we went to Epcot and then we took some photos.

00:34:04.082 --> 00:34:09.922
STEPH: We were coming, but we did one of those weird 360 ones, which we looked at the photo we got and we're like, that didn't look good.

00:34:10.022 --> 00:34:10.962
STEPH: It just wasn't good.

00:34:10.962 --> 00:34:12.522
STEPH: We saw the couple before us trying to do something.

00:34:12.522 --> 00:34:14.422
STEPH: So we're like, we don't know what we're doing.

00:34:14.422 --> 00:34:17.662
STEPH: The classmate was looking at us going, you've got to stand there and do a pose.

00:34:17.662 --> 00:34:22.102
STEPH: We're like, what pose do we do that doesn't look as strange as what we're feeling right now?

00:34:22.102 --> 00:34:23.462
STEPH: Because you have to hold it for so long.

00:34:23.462 --> 00:34:26.382
STEPH: You're like, is it actually okay?

00:34:26.382 --> 00:34:28.102
VIRGINIA: What were the results like?

00:34:28.102 --> 00:34:31.422
STEPH: Yeah, we did do another one of those ones.

00:34:31.422 --> 00:34:32.762
STEPH: Okay.

00:34:32.762 --> 00:34:37.042
STEPH: Then we went to Journey in the Water because we had to go and see the Moana.

00:34:37.042 --> 00:34:38.422
STEPH: That was so nice.

00:34:39.302 --> 00:34:42.882
STEPH: But I didn't tell my friend that he might get a bit wet there.

00:34:43.982 --> 00:34:47.442
STEPH: Because there was this guy that was obviously quite tall enough.

00:34:47.442 --> 00:34:50.902
STEPH: They were making the waves over the land and this bit just gets splash all over.

00:34:51.422 --> 00:34:55.122
STEPH: It was hot that day, so we didn't really mind it that bad, really.

00:34:55.122 --> 00:34:57.842
STEPH: Then we went to the Turtle Talk.

00:34:57.842 --> 00:34:59.302
STEPH: We went to go and see Turtle Talk with Crush.

00:34:59.302 --> 00:35:01.022
VIRGINIA: With Crush, yes.

00:35:01.022 --> 00:35:02.222
VIRGINIA: That's really cute.

00:35:03.202 --> 00:35:05.942
VIRGINIA: Did you get some good questions from the kids?

00:35:06.702 --> 00:35:10.222
STEPH: There was this adult in the car that kept getting that point in for the kids to talk.

00:35:10.222 --> 00:35:14.522
STEPH: So in the end, obviously, the kid got to talk, but the kid was really shy.

00:35:14.522 --> 00:35:17.862
STEPH: So I don't think that dad got that, that the kid didn't want to actually talk.

00:35:17.922 --> 00:35:23.582
STEPH: Then we saw the Manatees as well, because I've seen them in a few vlogs, where people meet and show, they've gone and seen them in the wild as well.

00:35:23.582 --> 00:35:25.862
STEPH: So that's why I've seen the Manatees as well.

00:35:25.942 --> 00:35:30.642
STEPH: Then we went on Leaving the Land, which obviously, now it was the Christmas over below, but dad didn't when we went there.

00:35:30.642 --> 00:35:32.602
STEPH: But it was so really nice to see it though.

00:35:32.602 --> 00:35:34.382
VIRGINIA: So what did you think about it?

00:35:35.042 --> 00:35:38.682
STEPH: Oh, it was really good, apart from we were both really tired that day.

00:35:38.682 --> 00:35:39.842
VIRGINIA: It's very soothing.

00:35:39.842 --> 00:35:40.942
STEPH: Yeah, we were both going.

00:35:40.942 --> 00:35:45.342
STEPH: I nearly fell asleep in that ride and she went to me, yeah, I did as well.

00:35:45.342 --> 00:35:53.902
VIRGINIA: I mean, between the music with the guitar and the pan flute and the voices that they have in there, they're just so soothing to me.

00:35:53.902 --> 00:35:58.562
STEPH: It's not that, it's when you went for the tunnel, it was nice and dark and I was going, look at this, you guys sleep there.

00:35:58.822 --> 00:36:01.822
STEPH: We were at the front so that wasn't a good idea.

00:36:01.822 --> 00:36:03.842
STEPH: Then we went to Connections Eat Read to get some food.

00:36:03.962 --> 00:36:09.422
STEPH: And then we went to New Mexico Pavilion to see the Grand Fiesta Tour, which I've been waiting to see that ride for ages.

00:36:09.422 --> 00:36:11.122
STEPH: I was like, I really want to go on this ride.

00:36:11.122 --> 00:36:13.362
STEPH: And it was so good, but it was really short though.

00:36:13.362 --> 00:36:15.082
STEPH: We kept finding some of the rides.

00:36:15.082 --> 00:36:18.822
STEPH: Yeah, we kept finding some of the rides, were really short than we thought they were going to be.

00:36:18.822 --> 00:36:24.982
STEPH: And then we went to find the Walt Stat Shoe after that as well, so we had a fight with the Walt Stat Shoe.

00:36:25.242 --> 00:36:35.242
VIRGINIA: I really enjoy that new area right there in the center with all of the lights that they have when it gets dark in the evening, seeing the lights there right around that statue are really pretty.

00:36:35.242 --> 00:36:39.762
STEPH: And then we went on Spatial Earth, which I didn't realize goes up and then goes down again.

00:36:39.762 --> 00:36:46.402
STEPH: I was like, I didn't get that sensation, I did not like going up and going down, especially on that, that's not good.

00:36:46.402 --> 00:36:47.602
VIRGINIA: You didn't.

00:36:47.602 --> 00:36:52.962
STEPH: Because obviously we were going on the monorail, I was like, if it breaks down now, we're going to have to stay in this position for a very long time.

00:36:53.022 --> 00:36:54.482
STEPH: So luckily it was okay.

00:36:54.482 --> 00:37:04.182
VIRGINIA: Listen, when they tilt me backwards on Space of Earth, that's my cue to close my eyes and take a little bit of a rest until it's time to get off the ride.

00:37:04.242 --> 00:37:09.942
STEPH: Then on the way out, we went to Canada and got some maple popcorn, which are so delicious.

00:37:09.942 --> 00:37:11.262
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:37:11.262 --> 00:37:13.742
VIRGINIA: That was the end of your Epcot time?

00:37:13.742 --> 00:37:14.402
STEPH: Yeah.

00:37:14.402 --> 00:37:22.582
STEPH: Then we got back to the room and the housekeeper made us some of that tower with my hat because I got a Christmas hat, so they made it all nice and it was really nice to go back to that, really.

00:37:22.582 --> 00:37:23.482
VIRGINIA: Cute.

00:37:23.482 --> 00:37:28.622
VIRGINIA: You had originally planned on doing some resort hopping on this day, so did that not happen?

00:37:28.622 --> 00:37:29.702
STEPH: No.

00:37:29.702 --> 00:37:30.582
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:37:30.922 --> 00:37:32.622
STEPH: We changed over the days basically.

00:37:32.622 --> 00:37:33.042
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:37:33.042 --> 00:37:35.862
VIRGINIA: Well, we will find out where everything changed then.

00:37:35.862 --> 00:37:40.402
VIRGINIA: Sunday, November 17th, you had a breakfast reservation at Ohana.

00:37:40.642 --> 00:37:42.182
STEPH: It was so good.

00:37:42.182 --> 00:37:47.362
STEPH: The food was so delicious, and at one point, the server, we were like, we need some more food.

00:37:47.362 --> 00:37:49.042
STEPH: And the server was like, did you want egg?

00:37:49.042 --> 00:37:50.022
STEPH: I was like, no, we don't need egg.

00:37:50.022 --> 00:37:53.422
STEPH: We just want everything else, because the meat and everything was so nice.

00:37:53.702 --> 00:37:58.562
STEPH: And the pod juice, we got you stuff from the day before, and that's just so nice.

00:37:58.562 --> 00:38:03.382
VIRGINIA: So between Ohana and Tusker House, which one would you rank the top?

00:38:03.382 --> 00:38:15.542
STEPH: I would say Ohana, just because with Tusker, it's a lot louder and there's loads of people where, and literally, you can look outside, you can see the nice sunshine and that, but yeah, I definitely would like that as well.

00:38:15.542 --> 00:38:16.042
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:38:16.042 --> 00:38:16.942
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:38:16.942 --> 00:38:23.522
VIRGINIA: And you were debating when we spoke before on whether this would be a Hollywood Studios or an Epcot Day.

00:38:23.522 --> 00:38:25.942
VIRGINIA: Was it one of those or was it something totally different?

00:38:25.942 --> 00:38:28.862
STEPH: This is the day where we also went Resort Hoppin.

00:38:28.882 --> 00:38:29.702
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:38:29.702 --> 00:38:32.742
STEPH: We went to the Grand Floridian to see the Gingerbread House.

00:38:32.742 --> 00:38:36.202
VIRGINIA: Which makes sense because you were at Ohana, so that's very efficient.

00:38:36.202 --> 00:38:36.922
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:38:36.922 --> 00:38:42.742
VIRGINIA: So Grand Floridian for Gingerbread House, and then did you make it over to Contemporary?

00:38:42.742 --> 00:38:43.042
STEPH: Yeah.

00:38:43.662 --> 00:38:48.342
STEPH: We just took a picture and we were like, we'll just have a bit of a rest and then we carried on.

00:38:48.342 --> 00:38:50.602
STEPH: We got a bus to Hollywood Studios after that.

00:38:50.602 --> 00:38:51.242
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:38:51.242 --> 00:38:54.002
VIRGINIA: What did you get into at Hollywood Studios?

00:38:54.002 --> 00:38:57.042
STEPH: Well, when we got there, Indiana Jones Show was just about to start.

00:38:57.342 --> 00:38:59.342
STEPH: We thought it was, but it was about 40 minutes.

00:38:59.342 --> 00:39:00.462
STEPH: So we just sat in the aircon.

00:39:00.462 --> 00:39:02.702
STEPH: We realized there was fans above, so it's actually nice and cool.

00:39:02.702 --> 00:39:04.902
STEPH: So we just sat there for a little while and wait for the show to start.

00:39:04.902 --> 00:39:09.122
STEPH: But then we're comparing it to the one at Universal, you know, with the Anson Spectacular there.

00:39:09.122 --> 00:39:13.802
STEPH: But that's what that would be like in the past if it wasn't like that one.

00:39:13.822 --> 00:39:15.782
STEPH: So that was really good.

00:39:15.782 --> 00:39:20.662
STEPH: And then I went to Woody's lunchbox to get the grilled cheese sandwich, which I only got once.

00:39:20.662 --> 00:39:22.062
STEPH: And I really wish I got a few more times.

00:39:23.882 --> 00:39:26.782
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I cannot recall if I've had the grilled cheese there.

00:39:26.782 --> 00:39:31.162
STEPH: And then we went on the Alien Swell Saucers, which I really enjoyed, but my friend didn't enjoy it.

00:39:31.162 --> 00:39:33.382
STEPH: I don't know why she didn't enjoy it.

00:39:33.382 --> 00:39:35.542
VIRGINIA: Didn't enjoy it because it didn't make her feel good?

00:39:36.262 --> 00:39:38.562
STEPH: That is because it kept chucking us about a lot.

00:39:38.562 --> 00:39:41.002
STEPH: And we're like, yeah, she did like that one.

00:39:41.002 --> 00:39:45.762
VIRGINIA: But yeah, she liked Dinosaur, which also chucks you about it quite a bit.

00:39:45.762 --> 00:39:46.842
STEPH: I know.

00:39:47.002 --> 00:39:51.562
STEPH: And then we went to see Walt Disney Presents, just to see what else is there about Walt Disney.

00:39:51.562 --> 00:39:53.622
STEPH: And then we went to Star Wars.

00:39:53.622 --> 00:39:56.162
STEPH: But I went in there and I didn't know where I was looking.

00:39:56.162 --> 00:39:58.562
STEPH: So we went down this one bit, because it was dark by the time.

00:39:58.562 --> 00:39:59.722
STEPH: I was like, I have no clue.

00:39:59.742 --> 00:40:05.102
STEPH: And then my brother FaceTimed me and was going, oh, you got to go right to find out where you're going.

00:40:05.102 --> 00:40:06.822
STEPH: And I was like, okay, we didn't listen to him.

00:40:06.822 --> 00:40:09.622
STEPH: And then we told him that we should listen to him.

00:40:09.962 --> 00:40:12.722
STEPH: I still haven't told him that.

00:40:12.722 --> 00:40:16.142
VIRGINIA: Well, he's going to find out if he's listening to this.

00:40:16.142 --> 00:40:20.882
VIRGINIA: So did you do anything in Galaxy's Edge, like any food or anything?

00:40:20.882 --> 00:40:23.122
STEPH: No, we went on to Smuggler's Run.

00:40:23.122 --> 00:40:23.782
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:40:23.782 --> 00:40:24.202
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:40:24.202 --> 00:40:27.622
VIRGINIA: So do you remember what position you were placed in?

00:40:27.622 --> 00:40:30.042
STEPH: I can't remember the name of it, but I know I was at the back.

00:40:30.042 --> 00:40:30.902
VIRGINIA: An engineer?

00:40:30.902 --> 00:40:31.982
STEPH: Might be an engineer, yeah.

00:40:32.002 --> 00:40:35.682
STEPH: Because we didn't want to be the ones in charge.

00:40:35.682 --> 00:40:39.222
STEPH: So we used to sit back and we're like, we're waiting for this family to get picked the way we do.

00:40:39.222 --> 00:40:43.442
STEPH: We're like, first time we didn't want to be crashing into anything.

00:40:43.442 --> 00:40:47.762
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it's challenging to be a pilot, so you probably made the right decision there.

00:40:47.762 --> 00:40:49.062
VIRGINIA: So what did you think about the ride?

00:40:49.062 --> 00:40:51.122
VIRGINIA: Were you okay with the lights on this one?

00:40:51.122 --> 00:40:58.322
STEPH: Yeah, I really liked it because obviously the amount of time since you've been bashing the buttons, and I'm right-handed, so it was a bit hard to keep pressing the left button all the time.

00:40:58.322 --> 00:41:01.442
STEPH: So I was a bit like, trying to get that done.

00:41:01.902 --> 00:41:04.342
STEPH: Because we thought it was going to be like a short wait, but it wasn't.

00:41:04.342 --> 00:41:07.782
STEPH: It turned out to be in about an hour that we were waiting to go on the ride.

00:41:07.782 --> 00:41:09.642
STEPH: Yeah, so they basically lied.

00:41:09.642 --> 00:41:11.942
STEPH: They said it was 20 minutes.

00:41:11.942 --> 00:41:13.182
VIRGINIA: Maybe something broke down.

00:41:13.182 --> 00:41:15.022
STEPH: Yeah, probably because it kept happening.

00:41:15.022 --> 00:41:18.122
STEPH: Most of the rides we went on, they kept saying, oh, it's a short wait and you didn't get there.

00:41:18.142 --> 00:41:19.462
STEPH: They were like, no.

00:41:19.462 --> 00:41:24.322
STEPH: And then we just went for food, went back to the Bucklot Express because that burger is so nice.

00:41:24.322 --> 00:41:25.422
STEPH: So we got that again.

00:41:25.422 --> 00:41:33.022
STEPH: And then I went to watch Wonderful World of Animation and a giant beetle fell from the sky and landed on me, which then scared me.

00:41:33.022 --> 00:41:37.142
STEPH: And then everyone else suddenly was running away for this beetle on the floor.

00:41:37.142 --> 00:41:39.042
VIRGINIA: Oh my God.

00:41:39.042 --> 00:41:40.102
STEPH: My friend was like, what's that?

00:41:40.102 --> 00:41:40.742
STEPH: I was like, I don't know.

00:41:40.742 --> 00:41:42.762
STEPH: And we turned and we were like, that's not good.

00:41:42.762 --> 00:41:45.502
STEPH: And then we went off to go and watch Phantasmid for the second time.

00:41:45.542 --> 00:41:47.002
STEPH: You got good seats this time.

00:41:47.002 --> 00:41:47.502
STEPH: Yeah.

00:41:47.502 --> 00:41:50.922
STEPH: We got there about 9 and obviously it was about 9.30.

00:41:50.922 --> 00:41:54.802
STEPH: And then we got amazing seats this time, so it was really good.

00:41:54.802 --> 00:41:56.382
VIRGINIA: That's how you ended your night?

00:41:56.382 --> 00:41:57.302
STEPH: Yeah.

00:41:57.302 --> 00:41:57.862
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:41:57.862 --> 00:42:02.362
VIRGINIA: So Monday, November 18th, you're chock full of breakfast reservations here.

00:42:02.362 --> 00:42:08.662
VIRGINIA: So this time it was Crystal Palace and it was Mickey and Minnie's birthday this day.

00:42:08.682 --> 00:42:09.502
STEPH: Yeah.

00:42:09.502 --> 00:42:10.102
STEPH: So right.

00:42:10.102 --> 00:42:11.842
STEPH: So we got to Magic Kingdom.

00:42:12.222 --> 00:42:15.742
STEPH: The only rate we could find that would fit in before the reservation was pirates.

00:42:15.742 --> 00:42:17.282
STEPH: So we went on pirates.

00:42:17.282 --> 00:42:19.882
STEPH: But then I thought there was more drops.

00:42:19.882 --> 00:42:20.622
STEPH: There was one drop.

00:42:20.622 --> 00:42:24.342
STEPH: I was expecting, because obviously in Paris there's a couple of drops.

00:42:24.342 --> 00:42:26.622
STEPH: And we were sitting there going, where is this other drop?

00:42:26.622 --> 00:42:30.482
STEPH: Because I was like, I've got this job and I was like, is this the end?

00:42:30.482 --> 00:42:30.742
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:42:31.202 --> 00:42:33.342
VIRGINIA: Same in Disneyland in California.

00:42:33.342 --> 00:42:35.662
VIRGINIA: There's a couple of drops, but ours is shorter.

00:42:35.662 --> 00:42:35.822
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:42:35.822 --> 00:42:37.022
STEPH: And we were going, is this it?

00:42:37.562 --> 00:42:41.322
STEPH: And then we went around to Crystal Palace for the breakfast reservation.

00:42:41.322 --> 00:42:43.442
STEPH: And I had the microturro's.

00:42:43.442 --> 00:42:46.422
STEPH: Those should just sell them in bulk because I think everyone would just buy them.

00:42:46.422 --> 00:42:47.342
STEPH: So yeah, that was really good.

00:42:47.342 --> 00:42:49.602
STEPH: So we didn't have to make room for our three characters.

00:42:49.602 --> 00:42:52.662
STEPH: Then Tigger, we had to meet him on the way out.

00:42:52.662 --> 00:42:54.242
STEPH: But yeah, it was a really good service.

00:42:54.242 --> 00:42:55.202
STEPH: The food was really nice.

00:42:55.402 --> 00:42:58.422
STEPH: It took about an hour and a bit that we were there, so that was quite good.

00:42:58.422 --> 00:42:58.822
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:42:58.822 --> 00:43:07.662
VIRGINIA: So thinking about your now three breakfast character reservations, where does this rank with Ohana and Tusker House?

00:43:07.662 --> 00:43:09.522
STEPH: I think it's second.

00:43:09.522 --> 00:43:10.902
STEPH: I'll go second for that one.

00:43:10.902 --> 00:43:11.422
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:43:11.422 --> 00:43:11.642
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:43:11.642 --> 00:43:17.962
STEPH: Because I really like, because it's similar to Plaza Gardens, Disneyland Paris, that sort of look of it.

00:43:17.962 --> 00:43:19.802
STEPH: But yeah, I really did enjoy it.

00:43:19.802 --> 00:43:21.222
STEPH: And it was my first time meeting Piglet as well.

00:43:21.222 --> 00:43:22.242
STEPH: So that was nice.

00:43:22.242 --> 00:43:22.462
VIRGINIA: Cute.

00:43:22.722 --> 00:43:29.162
STEPH: And then we went to Frontierland to go in the Country Bear musical Jamboree, which I really liked.

00:43:29.642 --> 00:43:31.082
STEPH: It's just had an upgrade recently.

00:43:31.082 --> 00:43:33.862
STEPH: You're probably like, you might recognize some of the chains.

00:43:33.862 --> 00:43:35.242
STEPH: Yeah, she really likes it too.

00:43:35.242 --> 00:43:41.662
STEPH: And then on the way back, we spoke to a cast member because Mickey and Minnie were meeting in their birthday costumes.

00:43:41.662 --> 00:43:46.022
STEPH: They went, if you come back here at half 12 and get in the queue early, you'll be able to meet them.

00:43:46.022 --> 00:43:48.522
STEPH: So yes, we met them on their birthday in their outfits.

00:43:48.522 --> 00:43:49.662
VIRGINIA: Oh, cute.

00:43:49.802 --> 00:43:50.622
STEPH: It's so good.

00:43:50.622 --> 00:43:52.382
VIRGINIA: What were their birthday outfits like?

00:43:52.382 --> 00:43:55.642
STEPH: They were like white and they had like a confetti sort of on them.

00:43:55.642 --> 00:43:56.282
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:43:56.282 --> 00:43:58.282
VIRGINIA: Yes, I think I've seen these outfits before.

00:43:58.282 --> 00:43:58.742
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:43:58.742 --> 00:43:59.462
STEPH: Yeah, yeah.

00:43:59.462 --> 00:44:00.102
VIRGINIA: Nice.

00:44:00.102 --> 00:44:01.822
VIRGINIA: Did you wish them happy birthday?

00:44:01.822 --> 00:44:02.782
STEPH: Yes.

00:44:02.782 --> 00:44:04.922
STEPH: And they wished me happy first visit as well.

00:44:04.922 --> 00:44:06.082
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:44:06.082 --> 00:44:07.302
VIRGINIA: Were you wearing a first visit buddy?

00:44:07.302 --> 00:44:07.962
STEPH: Yeah.

00:44:07.962 --> 00:44:11.922
STEPH: I turned out, if you will, you fadged throughout the whole trip, which is what I did.

00:44:11.922 --> 00:44:13.422
STEPH: I was getting a lot of love from the cast members.

00:44:13.502 --> 00:44:16.002
STEPH: So I was like, yes, I will keep it on.

00:44:17.162 --> 00:44:17.842
VIRGINIA: Good plan.

00:44:17.842 --> 00:44:18.922
VIRGINIA: Good plan.

00:44:18.922 --> 00:44:20.882
STEPH: And then I went on the Liberty Belt.

00:44:20.882 --> 00:44:26.122
STEPH: And then while I was on there, I was getting the boarding group for Tiana's.

00:44:26.122 --> 00:44:28.422
STEPH: That was the longest way ever for that ride.

00:44:28.422 --> 00:44:29.602
VIRGINIA: For Tiana's?

00:44:29.602 --> 00:44:30.102
STEPH: Yeah.

00:44:30.102 --> 00:44:36.682
STEPH: We didn't get on that ride until, we got called at 5.30.

00:44:36.682 --> 00:44:38.902
STEPH: And I didn't get on that ride till 7-ish.

00:44:38.902 --> 00:44:44.702
VIRGINIA: So you got called at 5.30, got into line, and then two hours later, we're finally getting onto the ride?

00:44:44.702 --> 00:44:44.902
STEPH: Yeah.

00:44:45.642 --> 00:44:46.182
VIRGINIA: Wow.

00:44:46.182 --> 00:44:46.822
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:44:46.822 --> 00:44:48.122
VIRGINIA: That is a long time.

00:44:48.122 --> 00:44:50.602
STEPH: It did break down before we got on it.

00:44:50.602 --> 00:44:51.162
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:44:51.362 --> 00:44:57.142
VIRGINIA: I hear it's been breaking down a lot, which is disappointing considering it just recently was redone.

00:44:57.142 --> 00:44:59.922
VIRGINIA: So you would think that all of that would have been fixed.

00:44:59.922 --> 00:45:04.362
STEPH: So whilst obviously waiting for that, we tried cheeseburgers and rolls, but I wasn't a fan of them.

00:45:04.362 --> 00:45:07.302
STEPH: I think if I had the pepperoni ones, I'd fit almost a third of more.

00:45:07.302 --> 00:45:08.882
STEPH: They just worked my cup of tea, really.

00:45:08.882 --> 00:45:10.002
VIRGINIA: Did your friend like them?

00:45:10.002 --> 00:45:10.802
STEPH: She thought they were okay.

00:45:10.802 --> 00:45:13.442
STEPH: They weren't the best snack that she's tried throughout the trip.

00:45:13.502 --> 00:45:16.362
STEPH: But then we went to the inside tiki room, which we really liked.

00:45:16.362 --> 00:45:18.722
STEPH: That was such a fun thing to go and see, that was.

00:45:18.722 --> 00:45:20.802
STEPH: Then we went on the carpets after that.

00:45:21.562 --> 00:45:25.502
STEPH: I went on to Tomsawyer Island and my friend went on a big, fun mountain.

00:45:25.502 --> 00:45:26.282
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:45:26.282 --> 00:45:28.842
VIRGINIA: What did you think about Tomsawyer Island?

00:45:28.842 --> 00:45:29.302
STEPH: I liked it.

00:45:29.302 --> 00:45:38.782
STEPH: Then I kept seeing geckos, so I was like, I'm walking away from the air of geckos, but I can see why they want to do something there, because unless you're going to go on that barge, it's not a way of getting in.

00:45:38.782 --> 00:45:42.782
STEPH: Unless they bought a proper bridge, then they'd get more use to have the land, but because they haven't.

00:45:43.302 --> 00:45:45.282
STEPH: I think cars would definitely see the area.

00:45:45.282 --> 00:45:47.042
STEPH: We'd be running in the background tonight.

00:45:47.042 --> 00:45:50.722
VIRGINIA: Did you do any of the caves that you could walk through?

00:45:50.722 --> 00:45:53.942
STEPH: I did go looking one, but I didn't go all the way through.

00:45:53.982 --> 00:45:54.302
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:45:54.302 --> 00:45:57.542
STEPH: There was those kids running about, and I didn't want to get in the way.

00:45:58.922 --> 00:46:03.742
STEPH: And then I went to get corn dog nuggets, which I really liked.

00:46:03.822 --> 00:46:04.902
VIRGINIA: That was on your list.

00:46:04.902 --> 00:46:05.282
STEPH: Yeah.

00:46:05.282 --> 00:46:10.262
STEPH: I got the cheese sauce of it, which I knew was the thing that you had to get with it to make it taste really good.

00:46:10.262 --> 00:46:12.702
STEPH: And then I was listening to the pianists as well outside cases.

00:46:12.702 --> 00:46:13.482
STEPH: That was really good.

00:46:13.482 --> 00:46:16.402
VIRGINIA: Oh, those piano players are amazing.

00:46:16.402 --> 00:46:17.522
VIRGINIA: They are so good.

00:46:17.522 --> 00:46:22.162
VIRGINIA: Sometimes people will film them and put them on TikTok, and I stop and watch every single time.

00:46:22.162 --> 00:46:23.162
STEPH: Well, I was the only one watching him.

00:46:23.162 --> 00:46:24.182
STEPH: I was like, I was feeling at one point.

00:46:24.182 --> 00:46:25.742
STEPH: I was like, I was just listening to what he was doing.

00:46:25.742 --> 00:46:29.262
STEPH: And then we were like, oh, we need something to do because we're still waiting for being called.

00:46:29.262 --> 00:46:32.462
STEPH: So we went over to Tomorrowland and we went to see the Monsters Inc.

00:46:33.682 --> 00:46:34.542
STEPH: That was so funny.

00:46:34.542 --> 00:46:36.922
VIRGINIA: Did you submit any jokes for consideration?

00:46:37.202 --> 00:46:40.582
STEPH: I didn't, but there was one person called Mike in the room.

00:46:40.582 --> 00:46:45.882
STEPH: So once they knew that, it just went, it just was really funny.

00:46:45.882 --> 00:46:48.882
STEPH: And then we went on the Carousel Progress after that as well.

00:46:48.882 --> 00:46:49.542
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:46:49.542 --> 00:46:53.282
STEPH: I really liked it, but obviously they may need to update that in the future.

00:46:53.282 --> 00:46:59.782
STEPH: I know it's a traditional thing, but the younger generations aren't going to want to be going on it as much as like old generation would probably enjoy it.

00:46:59.782 --> 00:47:00.282
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:47:00.282 --> 00:47:04.142
STEPH: And then obviously finally got called for TI at 5 ish.

00:47:04.142 --> 00:47:07.262
STEPH: And then we were stuck in the long queue waiting to get in.

00:47:07.262 --> 00:47:09.082
STEPH: And then we were just outside for ages.

00:47:09.082 --> 00:47:13.102
STEPH: And then as soon as we got in, the ride is temporarily broken down.

00:47:13.102 --> 00:47:15.502
STEPH: They were like, oh.

00:47:15.502 --> 00:47:16.922
STEPH: I'm not used to these sort of rides.

00:47:16.922 --> 00:47:22.822
STEPH: So obviously when I did that job, I was like, yes, I've done it, but I'm never doing that ride again.

00:47:23.922 --> 00:47:26.262
STEPH: So we had turbulence on the way back on the airplane.

00:47:26.322 --> 00:47:30.182
STEPH: I go, that ain't going to bum me in one point now because I'm going on Tiana's Litchi.

00:47:30.182 --> 00:47:32.302
STEPH: I'm like, I am fine now.

00:47:32.302 --> 00:47:34.262
VIRGINIA: So how did your friend enjoy it?

00:47:34.262 --> 00:47:37.062
STEPH: She also was like, I ain't doing that again.

00:47:37.062 --> 00:47:37.382
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:47:37.382 --> 00:47:41.902
STEPH: Because we had to keep waiting longer and longer for the ride.

00:47:41.902 --> 00:47:42.762
STEPH: I loved it a little bit.

00:47:42.762 --> 00:47:47.022
STEPH: So if they could just cut out the drop for some people that don't want the drop, then it would be absolutely fine.

00:47:47.022 --> 00:47:49.862
STEPH: I get a little bridge or something just to flatten it for a little.

00:47:49.862 --> 00:47:51.062
VIRGINIA: Alternate version.

00:47:51.282 --> 00:47:52.702
STEPH: Yeah.

00:47:52.702 --> 00:47:55.982
VIRGINIA: Get out here if you don't want to get the drop.

00:47:57.822 --> 00:48:01.782
STEPH: Then it was the end of the night, so we started hearing the fireworks for the castle.

00:48:01.782 --> 00:48:04.682
STEPH: Then on the way, we're like, what's got a low weight?

00:48:04.682 --> 00:48:06.942
STEPH: So we went on to Haunted Mansion.

00:48:08.102 --> 00:48:10.342
STEPH: Then Jingle Cruise, it was very long queue all day long.

00:48:10.342 --> 00:48:13.822
STEPH: We're like, we're just going to get that done because otherwise, we're probably not going to get around to doing it.

00:48:14.082 --> 00:48:15.342
STEPH: We really liked that as well.

00:48:15.342 --> 00:48:15.742
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:48:15.742 --> 00:48:18.142
VIRGINIA: That always has a long line during the day.

00:48:18.662 --> 00:48:25.082
STEPH: Then we went to Fantasyland and went on to Under the Sea, Journey of the Little Mermaid.

00:48:25.082 --> 00:48:28.682
STEPH: Then we finally got food because we should have had food earlier.

00:48:28.682 --> 00:48:30.022
STEPH: It's because we're waiting for Tiana's.

00:48:30.022 --> 00:48:31.622
STEPH: We're like, we won't get food yet.

00:48:31.622 --> 00:48:33.202
STEPH: Then it got to about nine o'clock.

00:48:33.202 --> 00:48:35.222
STEPH: We're like, we probably should go and get some food now.

00:48:35.222 --> 00:48:36.242
VIRGINIA: So what did you get?

00:48:36.242 --> 00:48:38.462
STEPH: We went back to Cosmic Razor Gun.

00:48:38.462 --> 00:48:44.062
STEPH: Then as we went out the park, Mickey and Minnie were both up there, so everyone was wishing them happy birthday.

00:48:44.282 --> 00:48:44.862
STEPH: I was so cute.

00:48:46.162 --> 00:48:50.702
STEPH: We were like, we probably should go now before that queue goes out at the same time as us.

00:48:50.702 --> 00:48:53.402
STEPH: Then we got back to pop after that, so it was too bad.

00:48:53.402 --> 00:48:53.782
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:48:53.782 --> 00:48:58.422
VIRGINIA: Tuesday, November 19th, you had planned for this to be another Universal Day, was it?

00:48:58.422 --> 00:48:59.402
STEPH: Yes, it was.

00:48:59.402 --> 00:49:03.922
STEPH: We got there around 10-ish, and we went to Islands on a Venture this day.

00:49:04.642 --> 00:49:10.782
STEPH: It was really hot that day, and some of the rides didn't open till late, so we kept looking on the app going, oh, that one's not opened yet.

00:49:10.782 --> 00:49:15.442
STEPH: But obviously, there wasn't that many rides I wanted to do, but my friend wanted to go on to Skull Island.

00:49:15.442 --> 00:49:22.082
STEPH: But she got into the queue, she said, two people in front of her, and then it broke down.

00:49:22.082 --> 00:49:23.002
VIRGINIA: Oh, no.

00:49:23.002 --> 00:49:30.222
STEPH: It's me sitting outside, and it was really, really hot that day, so I was topping up the sun cream because I was literally getting burned waiting for her.

00:49:30.222 --> 00:49:37.922
STEPH: Then after that, we went to the Soos landing, and I went on the cat in the hat and the high trolley thing.

00:49:37.922 --> 00:49:41.022
VIRGINIA: Yeah, the sky high, yeah.

00:49:41.022 --> 00:49:42.522
VIRGINIA: I don't remember what it's called.

00:49:42.522 --> 00:49:43.522
VIRGINIA: Whatever is cool.

00:49:43.522 --> 00:49:45.482
VIRGINIA: It's their version of the People Mover.

00:49:45.482 --> 00:49:53.122
STEPH: Yeah, just really out in the air, like, make sure you take all your caps off because they could fly off, and then we went to Hogsmeade after that.

00:49:53.122 --> 00:49:53.702
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:49:53.702 --> 00:49:54.522
VIRGINIA: Hogsmeade.

00:49:54.522 --> 00:49:55.882
VIRGINIA: What did you think about that?

00:49:55.882 --> 00:50:05.542
STEPH: I thought it was going to be bigger than what it was, but it wasn't as big as I thought it was going to be because obviously, you're going on the tour studios, you're like, oh, you get to see inside the shops, but there wasn't that many shops you could go in.

00:50:05.642 --> 00:50:09.542
STEPH: Obviously, the other side of the park, you could actually go in a lot more of the shops.

00:50:09.542 --> 00:50:09.862
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:50:09.862 --> 00:50:12.382
STEPH: I think they had more shops open, things like that.

00:50:12.382 --> 00:50:17.742
STEPH: I did go into Honeyduke, so I got a few bits there, and then we took the train, but we thought the train was going to be quick.

00:50:17.742 --> 00:50:18.542
STEPH: That took forever.

00:50:18.542 --> 00:50:19.302
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:50:19.302 --> 00:50:24.322
STEPH: Then after that, we went to Springfield, and I got the giant pink doughnut, which is so nice.

00:50:24.322 --> 00:50:26.082
VIRGINIA: Were you interested in going on The Simpsons, writer?

00:50:26.082 --> 00:50:29.642
VIRGINIA: You thought you would, and I said, it makes me sick.

00:50:29.642 --> 00:50:36.602
STEPH: Yeah, we didn't get into that going on, because we were getting to the time, we were like, we still want to go to the International Outlets.

00:50:36.602 --> 00:50:44.822
STEPH: So it was time to get to the Quicks, and then we had a quick look around the DreamWorks land, and then we just went to a bit of shopping, and then we left and went to the International Premium Outlets.

00:50:44.822 --> 00:50:45.482
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:50:45.482 --> 00:50:52.182
VIRGINIA: And your goal in going to those outlets was partly to visit the other Character Warehouse location.

00:50:52.182 --> 00:50:52.782
STEPH: Yeah.

00:50:53.142 --> 00:50:54.522
STEPH: It's a lot smaller than the other one.

00:50:54.962 --> 00:50:58.882
STEPH: But I did actually end up with a lot of stuff, so I ended up with like tree ornaments.

00:50:58.882 --> 00:51:07.402
VIRGINIA: I have never been to that location before, but for you to say that it's smaller than the other one, I consider the other one to be small too.

00:51:07.402 --> 00:51:10.142
VIRGINIA: So I'm like, that must be really small.

00:51:10.142 --> 00:51:11.062
STEPH: That was actually tiny.

00:51:11.062 --> 00:51:13.842
STEPH: It was like at least half the size of that one.

00:51:13.842 --> 00:51:14.562
STEPH: Oh, wow.

00:51:14.562 --> 00:51:15.442
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:51:15.442 --> 00:51:15.922
STEPH: Yeah.

00:51:15.922 --> 00:51:20.682
STEPH: So we left there, but that night, the lift was so expensive.

00:51:20.682 --> 00:51:23.082
STEPH: It cost us $40 to get back to the room.

00:51:23.082 --> 00:51:23.382
VIRGINIA: Really?

00:51:23.682 --> 00:51:23.982
STEPH: Yeah.

00:51:23.982 --> 00:51:25.202
STEPH: So that was just a really bad night.

00:51:25.202 --> 00:51:28.902
STEPH: So we ended up getting back to the room at about 8 o'clock.

00:51:28.902 --> 00:51:29.882
STEPH: And that was like seven-ish.

00:51:29.882 --> 00:51:30.902
STEPH: That just took forever.

00:51:30.902 --> 00:51:34.142
STEPH: So we went back to Pop Century Resort, obviously had food, and then we just went to bed after that.

00:51:34.142 --> 00:51:35.002
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:51:35.002 --> 00:51:36.762
VIRGINIA: I wonder why it was so expensive.

00:51:36.762 --> 00:51:40.242
VIRGINIA: I mean, they have surge pricing when there's a lot of people trying to drive.

00:51:40.242 --> 00:51:41.322
STEPH: It was just really annoying.

00:51:41.322 --> 00:51:43.362
STEPH: We're like, we're going to have to just pay it.

00:51:43.362 --> 00:51:44.682
STEPH: Luckily, we were spitting the bills.

00:51:44.682 --> 00:51:45.802
STEPH: That was handy, but yeah.

00:51:45.802 --> 00:51:46.322
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:51:46.322 --> 00:51:46.962
VIRGINIA: But still.

00:51:46.962 --> 00:51:47.322
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:51:47.322 --> 00:51:48.062
STEPH: Yeah.

00:51:48.062 --> 00:51:48.662
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:51:48.662 --> 00:51:58.402
VIRGINIA: So Wednesday, November 20th, it was a Hollywood Studios day, and you did have a lunch reservation this day for Woody's Roundup Rodeo Barbecue.

00:51:58.402 --> 00:51:58.942
STEPH: Yeah.

00:51:58.942 --> 00:52:01.122
VIRGINIA: So what time did you end up getting to the park this day?

00:52:01.122 --> 00:52:06.742
STEPH: So we got to the park around half 11, and we went on a tour in India.

00:52:06.742 --> 00:52:08.122
VIRGINIA: And who won?

00:52:08.122 --> 00:52:08.822
STEPH: She won.

00:52:08.962 --> 00:52:10.582
STEPH: I don't know.

00:52:10.582 --> 00:52:12.502
STEPH: Basically, it was really difficult that one.

00:52:12.502 --> 00:52:16.642
STEPH: Basically, I was winning into the last bit, and I was like, oh no.

00:52:16.642 --> 00:52:18.642
VIRGINIA: The one where you do it as many times as you can?

00:52:18.682 --> 00:52:21.402
STEPH: Yeah, and I was like, oh, for Pete's sake.

00:52:21.402 --> 00:52:25.262
STEPH: Obviously, I said we went to run up radio, and they were like, oh, do you want to go on a horse to get to see it?

00:52:25.262 --> 00:52:29.202
STEPH: And I was like, no, I'm in my 30s, probably not a good idea.

00:52:29.202 --> 00:52:30.522
VIRGINIA: What did you think about the food?

00:52:30.522 --> 00:52:32.602
STEPH: Well, I did like the food.

00:52:32.602 --> 00:52:34.642
STEPH: It's when the wave was like, oh, do you want to leave all the food on the table?

00:52:34.642 --> 00:52:38.802
STEPH: We're like, no, you could take all the starters, because otherwise we'd have no room to eat.

00:52:38.802 --> 00:52:40.082
STEPH: Yeah, but I really didn't enjoy the food.

00:52:40.082 --> 00:52:42.542
STEPH: But while we were in there, it rained really hard.

00:52:42.922 --> 00:52:44.582
STEPH: It was the only rain day we had.

00:52:44.582 --> 00:52:46.322
VIRGINIA: And you missed it because you were in the restaurant?

00:52:46.322 --> 00:52:47.662
STEPH: Later on, we did catch the rain.

00:52:48.062 --> 00:52:53.402
VIRGINIA: Well, I mean, at least you got part of it out of the way while you were having your meal.

00:52:53.402 --> 00:52:56.122
VIRGINIA: All right, what did you do after lunch?

00:52:56.122 --> 00:53:00.362
STEPH: We headed back to Star Wars because we wanted to have a look at it during the daytime.

00:53:00.362 --> 00:53:03.722
STEPH: So we had a fight with the lightsabers, which we'd never held on before.

00:53:03.722 --> 00:53:05.142
STEPH: So we're like, what do we do?

00:53:05.142 --> 00:53:06.682
STEPH: And this cast member was like, I'll just hold that.

00:53:06.682 --> 00:53:08.682
STEPH: So we had a couple of really nice fights with that.

00:53:08.682 --> 00:53:11.242
STEPH: And then we met Chewbacca after that.

00:53:11.242 --> 00:53:12.142
VIRGINIA: Very tall.

00:53:12.142 --> 00:53:13.162
STEPH: Yeah, it's so cuddly as well.

00:53:15.602 --> 00:53:19.642
STEPH: And then after that, we went to Pixar Palace place to meet some more characters.

00:53:19.642 --> 00:53:23.562
STEPH: So we met Joyce, Sully, Roseanne, Mrs.

00:53:23.562 --> 00:53:24.842
STEPH: Incredible and Edna.

00:53:24.842 --> 00:53:25.582
VIRGINIA: That's a lot.

00:53:25.802 --> 00:53:26.102
STEPH: Yeah.

00:53:26.102 --> 00:53:29.842
STEPH: We had to wait a bit for Sully because he had to go and he's breaking and the rain came in.

00:53:29.842 --> 00:53:31.282
STEPH: We may not come out if it rains.

00:53:31.322 --> 00:53:33.922
STEPH: We're like, please, because we've been waiting ages.

00:53:33.922 --> 00:53:35.562
VIRGINIA: I know, but he's furry.

00:53:35.562 --> 00:53:38.942
VIRGINIA: If he comes out in the rain, that's going to be a problem.

00:53:38.942 --> 00:53:40.002
STEPH: There's a gap to the side.

00:53:40.002 --> 00:53:41.922
STEPH: We're like, why can't he just stand under the thing?

00:53:42.142 --> 00:53:46.742
STEPH: They just put a makeshift stand or something there so he could just have photos there.

00:53:46.742 --> 00:53:48.102
STEPH: But luckily, it was okay.

00:53:48.162 --> 00:53:50.942
STEPH: Then we're like, we're going to go watch the Frozen sing-alongs.

00:53:50.942 --> 00:53:51.782
STEPH: That's what we did.

00:53:51.782 --> 00:53:54.002
VIRGINIA: How did you like those historians?

00:53:54.002 --> 00:53:54.762
STEPH: They're really funny.

00:53:54.762 --> 00:54:01.322
STEPH: But we had this guy behind us who for some reason was like, I'm going to sing the song so free and loud, but I literally just loved it.

00:54:01.382 --> 00:54:03.422
STEPH: Then afterwards, we met Olaf.

00:54:03.422 --> 00:54:05.742
STEPH: But then after that time, it actually did rain.

00:54:06.302 --> 00:54:14.662
STEPH: Luckily, I packed my rain jacket because I knew that day because it was a storm that was coming in from somewhere because we meant to have got a hurricane or something, but we didn't get that day, so we just got the storm.

00:54:14.662 --> 00:54:16.782
STEPH: So luckily, I had my rain jacket on me.

00:54:16.782 --> 00:54:22.462
STEPH: Then my friend went to Tarra Terra and I went to go and watch the vacation fun cartoon that was next door.

00:54:22.962 --> 00:54:24.482
STEPH: I was like, I'll go and keep out the raining bit.

00:54:24.482 --> 00:54:28.902
STEPH: Then we went to watch the Beauty and the Beast show, which is in Puddle Chulios.

00:54:28.902 --> 00:54:30.722
VIRGINIA: Yeah, and that's undercover.

00:54:30.722 --> 00:54:32.042
STEPH: Then I went on the ride.

00:54:32.042 --> 00:54:35.302
STEPH: I've been waiting for ages, Mickey and Minnie's Run Away Railroad.

00:54:35.302 --> 00:54:36.282
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:54:36.282 --> 00:54:38.982
VIRGINIA: Was it everything that you've hoped it would be?

00:54:38.982 --> 00:54:43.602
STEPH: It did break down, so we did that stuff, wait a long time to keep that one, but I absolutely loved it.

00:54:43.682 --> 00:54:44.922
STEPH: I went to her, it's amazing.

00:54:44.922 --> 00:54:45.702
STEPH: I absolutely loved the show.

00:54:45.702 --> 00:54:47.002
STEPH: She went, didn't like that ride.

00:54:47.002 --> 00:54:48.862
STEPH: I was like, okay.

00:54:48.862 --> 00:54:50.222
STEPH: I don't know why.

00:54:50.522 --> 00:54:51.802
VIRGINIA: She's unpredictable.

00:54:53.402 --> 00:54:54.302
STEPH: Yeah.

00:54:54.302 --> 00:55:00.682
STEPH: After that, we went to meet Mickey and Minnie, because he went, oh, it's a very low weight to meet Mickey and Minnie at the red carpet dreams.

00:55:00.682 --> 00:55:02.962
STEPH: Then we got there and it was a long wait.

00:55:02.962 --> 00:55:03.262
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:55:03.262 --> 00:55:05.602
VIRGINIA: It's usually a long wait every time I'm there.

00:55:05.602 --> 00:55:11.402
STEPH: Then I got to go and see Muppet Fissure because my great uncle used to work with Jim Henderson, so I was like, I've got to go.

00:55:11.502 --> 00:55:12.602
VIRGINIA: Oh, cool.

00:55:12.602 --> 00:55:13.662
VIRGINIA: What did he do?

00:55:13.662 --> 00:55:18.102
STEPH: I don't know what his job was, but all I know is that he sent a Miss Piggy and Kermit.

00:55:18.102 --> 00:55:21.362
STEPH: I got an original Miss Piggy and Kermit sent to me and my brother when we were little.

00:55:21.362 --> 00:55:22.102
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

00:55:22.102 --> 00:55:22.882
VIRGINIA: That's amazing.

00:55:22.882 --> 00:55:24.682
STEPH: Because he lived in Canada, so.

00:55:25.682 --> 00:55:26.282
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:55:26.282 --> 00:55:26.862
VIRGINIA: Wow.

00:55:26.862 --> 00:55:28.362
VIRGINIA: That's really cool.

00:55:28.362 --> 00:55:29.542
VIRGINIA: You still have it?

00:55:29.542 --> 00:55:30.002
STEPH: Yeah.

00:55:30.002 --> 00:55:30.602
VIRGINIA: Amazing.

00:55:30.602 --> 00:55:32.302
STEPH: That show, you could tell the age of the show.

00:55:32.382 --> 00:55:33.942
STEPH: Obviously, one of the Muppets comes up.

00:55:33.942 --> 00:55:35.662
STEPH: I can't remember what his name is during the show.

00:55:35.662 --> 00:55:36.482
VIRGINIA: Sweetums.

00:55:36.482 --> 00:55:37.182
STEPH: He's massive.

00:55:37.762 --> 00:55:39.262
STEPH: Oh my God, he's huge.

00:55:39.262 --> 00:55:43.782
STEPH: Obviously, the day after we were on that ride is when the news was broke about it officially closing.

00:55:43.782 --> 00:55:46.022
STEPH: We were like, oh, that's not good.

00:55:46.022 --> 00:55:47.682
STEPH: But at least I've seen it now.

00:55:47.682 --> 00:55:48.082
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:55:48.982 --> 00:55:53.202
VIRGINIA: I am looking forward to, personally, the Muppets taking over a rock and roller coaster.

00:55:53.502 --> 00:55:54.702
STEPH: Yeah, I won't be going on that ride.

00:55:54.762 --> 00:55:56.422
STEPH: I know, you won't.

00:55:56.422 --> 00:55:59.062
VIRGINIA: But I think it's a lot of fun.

00:55:59.062 --> 00:56:02.622
VIRGINIA: As a teenager, of course, I listen to a lot of Aerosmith.

00:56:03.822 --> 00:56:12.122
VIRGINIA: I enjoy the music that's on that ride, but I recognize that most of the younger generations at this point don't really know who Aerosmith is.

00:56:13.242 --> 00:56:15.382
VIRGINIA: It's needed a refresh.

00:56:15.382 --> 00:56:19.842
VIRGINIA: There was always speculation about what band would take over rock and roller coaster.

00:56:19.962 --> 00:56:24.362
VIRGINIA: So many people throwing out ideas like, oh, maybe Queen or whatever.

00:56:24.362 --> 00:56:28.922
VIRGINIA: So to hear the Muppets are taking over was a huge surprise for me and I love it.

00:56:28.922 --> 00:56:32.182
VIRGINIA: I'm so excited that they will continue to have some representation in the park.

00:56:32.182 --> 00:56:36.242
STEPH: But you can obviously tell the area where Muppets currently is needed a bit more love.

00:56:36.242 --> 00:56:38.782
STEPH: Because when you come out, you're like, is that it?

00:56:38.782 --> 00:56:40.242
STEPH: There's not much going on here.

00:56:40.242 --> 00:56:40.862
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:56:40.862 --> 00:56:43.042
VIRGINIA: Well, it should be fun to have the Monsters Inc.

00:56:43.042 --> 00:56:46.842
VIRGINIA: things there and people have been asking for the door coaster for years.

00:56:46.842 --> 00:56:48.482
VIRGINIA: What else did you get into this day?

00:56:48.522 --> 00:56:53.442
STEPH: We got the Skyliner back but we decided to go to Art of Animation to get the bus to Disney Springs.

00:56:53.442 --> 00:56:54.082
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:56:54.082 --> 00:56:58.502
VIRGINIA: Why did you decide to go to the bus from Art of Animation instead of Bob?

00:56:58.502 --> 00:57:00.402
STEPH: We just thought we'd have a change.

00:57:00.442 --> 00:57:01.302
VIRGINIA: Just to be different?

00:57:01.302 --> 00:57:01.842
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:57:02.122 --> 00:57:05.262
STEPH: It didn't turn out good though because it took forever for the bus to come.

00:57:05.262 --> 00:57:06.922
STEPH: We were like, when is this bus coming?

00:57:06.922 --> 00:57:08.442
STEPH: Because we kept looking and going.

00:57:08.442 --> 00:57:10.462
STEPH: Then suddenly it appeared and we were like, okay, it's good.

00:57:10.462 --> 00:57:12.962
STEPH: Because we had to go to Disney Springs to pick up a gift card.

00:57:13.002 --> 00:57:14.862
STEPH: Because part of our package, we had to-

00:57:14.862 --> 00:57:17.762
VIRGINIA: Yeah, you had like $200 gift card that came in the package.

00:57:18.442 --> 00:57:20.362
STEPH: We asked the cast member if we could have like $100 each.

00:57:20.362 --> 00:57:22.102
STEPH: So look, if you spend it separately.

00:57:22.182 --> 00:57:27.342
STEPH: Then we got a few bits and then we got the bus back to Pop, but then the bus was taking forever.

00:57:27.342 --> 00:57:31.262
STEPH: We ended up chatting to this couple of women in the cube from Boston.

00:57:31.262 --> 00:57:34.362
STEPH: We were just comparing about weather and what a lot, so that was quiet.

00:57:34.362 --> 00:57:38.362
STEPH: Then we got back to resort and got my chicken tenders again.

00:57:38.362 --> 00:57:39.702
VIRGINIA: You got your chicken tenders.

00:57:40.842 --> 00:57:43.402
STEPH: Also, Minute Maid Lemonade is literally my favorite drink now.

00:57:43.442 --> 00:57:45.382
STEPH: Obviously, we can't get that in my budget at all.

00:57:45.382 --> 00:57:46.642
STEPH: I'm like, ah.

00:57:47.862 --> 00:57:50.762
STEPH: My mom's like, it's like cloudy lemonade you can get in the shops.

00:57:50.762 --> 00:57:53.522
STEPH: I was like, I will try it, but I don't think it's the same.

00:57:53.522 --> 00:57:57.762
VIRGINIA: Well, let's get into Thursday, November 21st.

00:57:57.762 --> 00:58:02.382
VIRGINIA: This is the day that you thought you'd be enjoying the Food and Wine Festival in Epcot.

00:58:02.382 --> 00:58:03.962
VIRGINIA: Did you end up doing that?

00:58:04.022 --> 00:58:15.142
STEPH: Not really, because we had the late start, so we ended up going to Target, because my friend was feeling a bit unwell, so we went to Target, got a few bits there, and then we had lunch at Pop and then took the skyline to Epcot.

00:58:15.142 --> 00:58:17.902
STEPH: We met Daisy in the Food and Wine Out costume that she has.

00:58:17.902 --> 00:58:18.682
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:58:18.682 --> 00:58:19.202
STEPH: Yeah.

00:58:19.202 --> 00:58:25.382
STEPH: Then we went to meet Winnie the Pooh in UK, and then we just basically went around to all the pavilion to have a look at them.

00:58:25.382 --> 00:58:31.422
STEPH: We met Elsa and Anna in the pavilion, which my Anna photo did come out, but my Elsa one did, which is a bit weird.

00:58:32.442 --> 00:58:33.782
VIRGINIA: Yes, that is weird.

00:58:33.782 --> 00:58:34.322
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:58:34.322 --> 00:58:35.102
VIRGINIA: Another one.

00:58:35.102 --> 00:58:40.082
VIRGINIA: Because you have your Elsa one, you know what time it was taken, and you know what day it was taken.

00:58:40.082 --> 00:58:43.382
STEPH: I have asked them, but I might have to e-mail them again, because it's been about a week now.

00:58:43.382 --> 00:58:45.462
VIRGINIA: Did you e-mail or did you fill out a form?

00:58:45.462 --> 00:58:49.722
STEPH: I filled out the form, but I might e-mail them just to see what the update of it is.

00:58:49.722 --> 00:58:52.542
STEPH: Because obviously soon they'll expire, so they won't be able to do anything with them anyway.

00:58:52.542 --> 00:58:54.222
VIRGINIA: They'll be there for a while.

00:58:54.222 --> 00:58:58.002
STEPH: Mine says around 25th of December they start expiring.

00:58:58.062 --> 00:58:59.222
VIRGINIA: Really?

00:58:59.222 --> 00:59:00.342
STEPH: Yeah.

00:59:00.342 --> 00:59:05.222
VIRGINIA: No, when I take photos in it, usually I think it's like a year you get to keep it.

00:59:05.282 --> 00:59:12.722
STEPH: Then we just went to look around the pavilions, but there was those of fire-passed photographers like most of the pavilions, so we had random photos of things.

00:59:13.142 --> 00:59:18.382
STEPH: Sometimes they'd give us a sign saying what pavilion it is, and then sometimes they'd just leave it and they won't offer it.

00:59:18.382 --> 00:59:20.362
STEPH: So we had to look around all the pavilions.

00:59:20.482 --> 00:59:27.762
STEPH: Then I went up going to France in the end, and then I had the brioche sandwich with the ice cream, and it was really nice.

00:59:27.762 --> 00:59:34.102
STEPH: Then my friend went on Ratatouille, but I wasn't really bored about Ratatouille because I've been on it before in Paris, and I just didn't really like it, so she went on that.

00:59:34.102 --> 00:59:35.582
VIRGINIA: What did you do while she was on that?

00:59:35.582 --> 00:59:37.102
STEPH: I was actually just FaceTiming family.

00:59:37.102 --> 00:59:44.822
STEPH: I was just trying to show them the area, because obviously, the sun was getting darker, so I just got to show them, and the sun was setting, it was really nice.

00:59:44.822 --> 00:59:45.322
STEPH: Nice.

00:59:45.362 --> 00:59:48.102
STEPH: Then obviously, we just got the Skyliner back.

00:59:48.102 --> 00:59:54.242
STEPH: But because we left a bit early before Luminous, it wasn't too bad as the previous time, which took forever, so it wasn't too bad.

00:59:54.582 --> 01:00:00.262
VIRGINIA: If you can leave before Luminous or during Luminous, then it is much better.

01:00:00.262 --> 01:00:06.322
VIRGINIA: Friday, November 22nd, you originally planned to go to Universal, but you've already told me that you only went to Universal twice.

01:00:06.322 --> 01:00:08.102
VIRGINIA: What did you end up doing this day?

01:00:08.102 --> 01:00:12.402
STEPH: Magic Kingdom, and it's basically a day of meeting characters.

01:00:12.402 --> 01:00:13.622
VIRGINIA: Which characters did you meet?

01:00:13.702 --> 01:00:16.542
STEPH: Right, so I'll do it in order, because otherwise I'm literally going to forget.

01:00:16.542 --> 01:00:20.002
STEPH: So, right, so my friend went on Tron.

01:00:20.002 --> 01:00:21.862
STEPH: So I did a bit of exploring.

01:00:21.862 --> 01:00:30.482
STEPH: I went to the Christmas shop, watched the Friends Cavacade, and then we both ended up in front of the castle watching the same show, but we didn't know we were both there.

01:00:30.482 --> 01:00:31.482
STEPH: So we're like, where are you?

01:00:31.482 --> 01:00:32.682
STEPH: And I'm just like, I'm over there.

01:00:32.682 --> 01:00:35.202
STEPH: And I saw her and I was like, hi.

01:00:35.202 --> 01:00:40.402
STEPH: And then we went to meet Mirabelle, because Mirabelle's meeting is just off of where the castle is.

01:00:40.402 --> 01:00:41.622
STEPH: And then we went to Fairytale Hall.

01:00:41.802 --> 01:00:47.842
STEPH: We met Tiana Rapunzel, but we didn't know we were meeting Rapunzel, because she was one of those secret ones they won't tell you until you get there.

01:00:47.842 --> 01:00:52.742
STEPH: And then Ariel didn't have a five-minute wait, so that was too bad.

01:00:52.742 --> 01:00:57.642
STEPH: And then we went to Storybook Circus to meet Minnie, Daisy, Donald and Goofy.

01:00:57.642 --> 01:01:02.102
STEPH: And Donald and Goofy didn't have much of a queue, so they were playing around.

01:01:02.102 --> 01:01:05.962
STEPH: They kept running off and the cast members happened to keep following them.

01:01:06.022 --> 01:01:06.642
STEPH: It was so funny.

01:01:06.642 --> 01:01:11.522
STEPH: And Donald kept trying to get Daisy's attention, trying to tell her that he loved it.

01:01:11.522 --> 01:01:12.642
STEPH: She wasn't having any of it.

01:01:12.642 --> 01:01:13.662
STEPH: She literally wasn't looking.

01:01:13.662 --> 01:01:16.382
STEPH: And I was like, it's just quite funny.

01:01:16.382 --> 01:01:19.802
STEPH: And then Minnie got bored because everyone was queuing up to meet Daisy.

01:01:19.802 --> 01:01:21.582
STEPH: They were waiting for every doctor to come up to Minnie.

01:01:21.582 --> 01:01:23.022
STEPH: So one minute, Minnie just came forward.

01:01:23.022 --> 01:01:27.702
STEPH: So I took a nice photo of Minnie just on her own while she was waiting for people to take her photos with her.

01:01:27.702 --> 01:01:29.942
STEPH: And then we had lunch at Cosmereys again.

01:01:29.942 --> 01:01:38.622
STEPH: And then we went back to the Fairytale Hall and we met Cinderella and Elena, which I had to explain to my friend who Elena was because she had to watch the kids' programs that she's from.

01:01:38.622 --> 01:01:39.022
VIRGINIA: Right.

01:01:39.022 --> 01:01:39.322
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:01:39.322 --> 01:01:41.422
VIRGINIA: I've never seen it either.

01:01:41.422 --> 01:01:43.982
STEPH: And then we went over to Tomorrowland again.

01:01:44.462 --> 01:01:46.562
STEPH: My friend went to go to Space Mountain.

01:01:46.562 --> 01:01:48.662
STEPH: And then we queued up to meet Stitch.

01:01:48.662 --> 01:01:51.342
STEPH: And then we went on the Buzz Lightyear's because we had done it once before.

01:01:51.342 --> 01:01:52.662
STEPH: I've done Toy Story Media.

01:01:52.662 --> 01:01:54.922
STEPH: So we needed a third thing to see who could win.

01:01:54.922 --> 01:01:56.362
STEPH: And yeah, she beat me.

01:01:56.362 --> 01:01:57.942
STEPH: So overall, she beat me.

01:01:57.942 --> 01:01:58.642
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:01:58.702 --> 01:02:00.802
STEPH: So it just means we've got to do it again, really.

01:02:00.802 --> 01:02:06.602
STEPH: And then we got the bus over to Wilderness Lodge because we heard the tree was up, so.

01:02:06.642 --> 01:02:07.502
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

01:02:07.502 --> 01:02:08.882
VIRGINIA: What did you think about that tree?

01:02:08.882 --> 01:02:11.242
STEPH: That tree is so stunning.

01:02:11.242 --> 01:02:11.802
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:02:11.802 --> 01:02:12.202
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

01:02:12.202 --> 01:02:18.882
VIRGINIA: That's my favorite resort and favorite resort at Christmas time too, because the decorations are just amazing.

01:02:18.882 --> 01:02:21.902
STEPH: And then I thought I saw a post about Animal Kingdom being up, but it wasn't.

01:02:21.902 --> 01:02:25.222
STEPH: So we went over there expecting a tree, but I think someone posted a previous year's one.

01:02:25.222 --> 01:02:27.622
STEPH: So we saw it quickly and just left again.

01:02:27.622 --> 01:02:30.062
STEPH: But luckily, the bus wasn't there that long.

01:02:30.062 --> 01:02:34.682
STEPH: So we literally just got the bus back to Hollywood and got the skyline about to the resort.

01:02:34.682 --> 01:02:36.142
VIRGINIA: So was that the end of this day?

01:02:36.142 --> 01:02:37.362
STEPH: Yeah, that day was very, very long.

01:02:37.362 --> 01:02:38.682
STEPH: We were like, oh, we're going to go to sleep early.

01:02:38.682 --> 01:02:40.402
STEPH: The next day was our Epcot day.

01:02:40.402 --> 01:02:41.442
STEPH: It was the food and wine festival.

01:02:41.442 --> 01:02:44.522
STEPH: We needed to get a sleep early so we could get up early for that.

01:02:44.522 --> 01:02:44.922
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:02:44.922 --> 01:02:52.242
VIRGINIA: So Saturday, November 23rd, you went back to Epcot to do some food and wine because you had not done it the other day that you had planned to.

01:02:52.502 --> 01:02:53.122
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:02:53.122 --> 01:02:55.022
STEPH: It turns out it was the last day of food and wine.

01:02:55.022 --> 01:02:58.702
STEPH: So probably if you're going to do it, don't do it on the last day like we did.

01:02:58.702 --> 01:03:00.222
STEPH: Because the queues are very, very long.

01:03:00.222 --> 01:03:01.942
STEPH: And I was going, I don't know why.

01:03:01.942 --> 01:03:02.762
STEPH: Is it because it's Saturday?

01:03:02.762 --> 01:03:04.842
STEPH: And then they went, oh, today is the last day.

01:03:04.842 --> 01:03:06.902
STEPH: And I was like, that's why.

01:03:06.902 --> 01:03:13.922
VIRGINIA: It was probably a combination of the fact that it was Saturday and the last day because Saturdays in Epcot are usually busier anyway.

01:03:13.922 --> 01:03:16.222
STEPH: So my friend went to The Guardians, right?

01:03:16.302 --> 01:03:17.642
STEPH: She forgot what song she had.

01:03:17.642 --> 01:03:19.722
STEPH: So then I said the list of all the songs.

01:03:19.722 --> 01:03:22.322
STEPH: And then she found out that it was Iran that she had in the end.

01:03:22.322 --> 01:03:23.122
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

01:03:23.122 --> 01:03:26.642
STEPH: And I went to meet Asher from Wish because I absolutely loved that film.

01:03:26.642 --> 01:03:27.782
VIRGINIA: I liked it too.

01:03:27.842 --> 01:03:29.142
VIRGINIA: I really enjoyed it.

01:03:29.142 --> 01:03:30.842
STEPH: And then we went to meet Figment.

01:03:30.842 --> 01:03:34.962
STEPH: And I said to her, the head might look a bit weird because it's really got a small compared to the body.

01:03:34.962 --> 01:03:36.602
STEPH: But yeah, we like meeting Figment.

01:03:36.602 --> 01:03:37.702
STEPH: It's really good.

01:03:37.702 --> 01:03:42.342
STEPH: And then we went to Macintyres because I went to try the mac and cheese.

01:03:42.342 --> 01:03:43.322
STEPH: I got the traditional one.

01:03:43.482 --> 01:03:45.822
STEPH: And then we went to meet Moana.

01:03:45.822 --> 01:03:46.482
STEPH: So that was really good.

01:03:47.122 --> 01:03:48.522
VIRGINIA: Where was she?

01:03:48.522 --> 01:03:49.862
VIRGINIA: In your journey of water?

01:03:49.862 --> 01:03:52.922
STEPH: Yeah, she's in her journey of water, but it's just a bit further away from it.

01:03:52.922 --> 01:03:55.982
STEPH: So unless you know where it is, you're not going to find her.

01:03:55.982 --> 01:04:01.522
STEPH: And then we had to try the fry basket to try the three different fries.

01:04:01.522 --> 01:04:02.742
VIRGINIA: Did you have a favorite?

01:04:02.742 --> 01:04:06.522
STEPH: There was this one with marshmallow, which was making the food cold.

01:04:06.522 --> 01:04:08.002
STEPH: And then, but I didn't like that one.

01:04:08.042 --> 01:04:10.402
STEPH: But the middle one was a barbecue, which I did like.

01:04:10.402 --> 01:04:13.142
STEPH: But I'm not really a barbecue person.

01:04:13.142 --> 01:04:15.022
STEPH: And then I think the first one was truffles.

01:04:15.022 --> 01:04:16.482
STEPH: So between them two, they were really nice.

01:04:16.482 --> 01:04:19.522
STEPH: But then the marshmallow one, making all the chips, the fries were cold.

01:04:19.522 --> 01:04:21.762
STEPH: It was like, no.

01:04:21.762 --> 01:04:22.202
VIRGINIA: OK.

01:04:22.202 --> 01:04:24.802
STEPH: You thought they'd try it to see what it tastes like afterwards.

01:04:24.802 --> 01:04:25.782
STEPH: But it's just a soggy mess.

01:04:25.782 --> 01:04:26.542
STEPH: So that wasn't good.

01:04:26.542 --> 01:04:26.942
VIRGINIA: So Mr.

01:04:26.942 --> 01:04:30.562
VIRGINIA: Kaumal's fries still won out the day in terms of fries.

01:04:30.842 --> 01:04:36.122
STEPH: Or just the fries from the whole Magic Kingdom that we tried for every meal.

01:04:36.182 --> 01:04:36.762
STEPH: Yeah.

01:04:36.762 --> 01:04:37.182
VIRGINIA: OK.

01:04:37.182 --> 01:04:47.202
STEPH: So my friend went to China to get a drink and I went over to, I can't remember what it was called, to get the chocolate mousse, that Seprodome sort of thing.

01:04:47.202 --> 01:04:48.182
STEPH: So that was really nice.

01:04:48.182 --> 01:04:51.122
STEPH: And then we had to go and try a club called it Try All The Drinks.

01:04:51.122 --> 01:04:51.842
VIRGINIA: OK.

01:04:51.842 --> 01:04:52.962
VIRGINIA: Did you have a favorite?

01:04:52.962 --> 01:04:55.962
STEPH: I did have a couple of friends with it, but obviously Beverly is definitely not a...

01:04:55.962 --> 01:04:57.062
VIRGINIA: Not a favorite, right?

01:04:57.062 --> 01:04:58.902
STEPH: No.

01:04:58.902 --> 01:05:00.222
STEPH: That was not good at all.

01:05:00.222 --> 01:05:15.482
STEPH: And then we got the bus to Port Orleans French Quarter because we wanted to go and get some beignets, which we did eat them there, we had them later in the evening, but we were both like, yeah, they're really nice, but they weren't what we were expecting really, but might be if we try them again, they might like them.

01:05:15.482 --> 01:05:16.542
VIRGINIA: What were you expecting?

01:05:16.542 --> 01:05:24.642
STEPH: I just thought they'd just be like tastes a bit better than they did, but two others, I think because I had that donut in Springfield, I think that's what we're comparing it, so that's all things.

01:05:24.642 --> 01:05:26.022
STEPH: Not a good idea really.

01:05:26.022 --> 01:05:26.542
VIRGINIA: OK.

01:05:26.542 --> 01:05:26.882
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:05:26.882 --> 01:05:28.002
STEPH: Yeah.

01:05:28.002 --> 01:05:29.282
STEPH: And then we got the bus to Disney.

01:05:29.282 --> 01:05:32.062
STEPH: When we went last time, we just went straight to Walt Disney.

01:05:32.062 --> 01:05:33.802
STEPH: We didn't realize how big it is.

01:05:33.802 --> 01:05:38.182
STEPH: So we obviously think it's going to run short because most of the shops were like having queues to go in.

01:05:38.182 --> 01:05:39.722
VIRGINIA: Oh, really?

01:05:39.722 --> 01:05:42.162
STEPH: There was only a couple of shops that I actually went into.

01:05:42.162 --> 01:05:45.202
STEPH: And then basically, I just went to you to go because my brother wanted a t-shirt.

01:05:45.202 --> 01:05:49.962
STEPH: And then I'd quick look around Walt Disney just to see if there's anything else I wanted to get before we left.

01:05:49.962 --> 01:05:50.322
VIRGINIA: OK.

01:05:50.322 --> 01:05:56.822
VIRGINIA: And I know that before when we spoke before your trip, that you had really wanted to go to Gideon's.

01:05:56.822 --> 01:05:59.482
VIRGINIA: Did you make it to Gideon's on either of these times?

01:05:59.482 --> 01:06:00.882
STEPH: No.

01:06:00.882 --> 01:06:02.842
STEPH: But it's something to look forward to next time, isn't it really?

01:06:03.462 --> 01:06:04.042
STEPH: Right.

01:06:04.062 --> 01:06:04.742
VIRGINIA: Exactly.

01:06:04.742 --> 01:06:05.822
VIRGINIA: Good attitude.

01:06:05.822 --> 01:06:09.162
STEPH: And then we got back to Pop, we had been missing every night.

01:06:09.442 --> 01:06:10.722
STEPH: You were allowed to toast marshmallows.

01:06:10.722 --> 01:06:13.122
STEPH: They give you six marshmallows to toast.

01:06:13.122 --> 01:06:15.802
STEPH: We had missed it every single night we were there.

01:06:15.802 --> 01:06:20.182
STEPH: And then the last night we were like, yes, we can actually do it.

01:06:20.182 --> 01:06:21.202
VIRGINIA: You did it.

01:06:21.202 --> 01:06:21.782
STEPH: Yeah.

01:06:21.782 --> 01:06:25.962
STEPH: And it was a nice group of people all there, just chilling, just talking and that.

01:06:25.962 --> 01:06:27.142
STEPH: So that was quite a nice thing.

01:06:27.142 --> 01:06:34.602
STEPH: And then after we did that, we went up to Magic Kingdom so I could watch Happy Ever After for the first or last time.

01:06:34.602 --> 01:06:35.802
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

01:06:35.802 --> 01:06:37.502
STEPH: I was an emotional wreck, okay?

01:06:37.502 --> 01:06:38.542
STEPH: I absolutely loved watching it.

01:06:38.542 --> 01:06:39.422
VIRGINIA: Oh, I'm sure.

01:06:39.422 --> 01:06:48.382
VIRGINIA: Especially on the last full day of your trip, to have that be what wraps it all up for you, I can imagine how emotional it must have made you.

01:06:48.382 --> 01:06:51.102
STEPH: I was turning around and my friend was going, oh my God, you okay?

01:06:51.102 --> 01:06:52.462
STEPH: I was like, I am.

01:06:52.462 --> 01:06:53.342
STEPH: It's just the song.

01:06:53.342 --> 01:06:54.142
STEPH: Oh my God.

01:06:54.142 --> 01:06:55.682
STEPH: I absolutely love watching it.

01:06:55.682 --> 01:06:56.382
STEPH: Dreams come true.

01:06:56.382 --> 01:06:57.562
STEPH: I've been waiting for that all the time.

01:06:57.582 --> 01:06:58.242
STEPH: I was like, yes.

01:06:59.802 --> 01:07:01.742
STEPH: Then we just got the bus back to Resort after that.

01:07:01.742 --> 01:07:04.222
STEPH: We just got some food and then that was not too bad really.

01:07:04.722 --> 01:07:09.862
VIRGINIA: Sunday, November 24th was the day that you had to leave, unfortunately.

01:07:10.562 --> 01:07:13.122
VIRGINIA: What did you do with your morning before your 1 p.m.

01:07:13.122 --> 01:07:14.902
VIRGINIA: mirrors pick up?

01:07:14.902 --> 01:07:17.722
STEPH: Basically, my friend was like, I've got to go back to Walmart to get a few bits.

01:07:17.722 --> 01:07:21.382
STEPH: She went off to Walmart and I went to Magic Kingdom on my own.

01:07:21.382 --> 01:07:31.602
STEPH: I went to get the cinnamon roll from Gaston's, which, to be honest, wasn't as good as Cinnabon, which I've been having this one through at home.

01:07:31.602 --> 01:07:35.862
STEPH: Because the Cinnabon's only at the top, it's not all the way through.

01:07:36.522 --> 01:07:39.562
STEPH: I did like it, but it's not like I would have again.

01:07:39.562 --> 01:07:46.982
STEPH: Then I decided after that I was going to walk through Frontierland, because obviously I knew by the time I get to go in the future, that would all be different.

01:07:46.982 --> 01:07:50.622
STEPH: So I had to look around and do all that for the last time before it's all completely changed.

01:07:51.902 --> 01:07:55.782
STEPH: Then I went back to Main Street and then I went up to the steps of the train station.

01:07:55.782 --> 01:08:00.542
STEPH: I took some photos from above there, because obviously the Christmas tree was looking really nice.

01:08:00.542 --> 01:08:03.402
STEPH: Then just as I was leaving, I said to myself, oh, it's my last day.

01:08:03.462 --> 01:08:05.042
STEPH: He went, you can see I was taking photos.

01:08:05.042 --> 01:08:06.522
STEPH: He went, oh, would you like me to take a photo of you?

01:08:06.522 --> 01:08:08.262
STEPH: I was like, yes, please.

01:08:08.262 --> 01:08:10.482
STEPH: Then I got to the bus stop and there's no one else there.

01:08:10.482 --> 01:08:13.122
STEPH: I was like, so I got a bus to myself to go back to the resort.

01:08:13.122 --> 01:08:15.242
VIRGINIA: That was really nice as well.

01:08:15.242 --> 01:08:20.042
VIRGINIA: Mears, your transportation back to the airport, everything go okay with that?

01:08:20.402 --> 01:08:28.502
STEPH: Yeah, because we got a late check out from a hotel because of on the Monday we were there, I was like, can we just have a late check out because we're getting picked up at one.

01:08:28.682 --> 01:08:31.062
STEPH: Oh yeah, you can have a check out at half 12.

01:08:31.322 --> 01:08:37.822
STEPH: It was updated on the app, so I had to make sure I was back in the room just in case they locked us out of all our luggage.

01:08:37.822 --> 01:08:42.542
STEPH: But we got to where the luggage room is and I could just see Mears by stair.

01:08:42.542 --> 01:08:45.102
STEPH: I went to him and said, are you the 105?

01:08:45.102 --> 01:08:46.322
STEPH: He went, no, I'm the early one.

01:08:46.442 --> 01:08:48.222
STEPH: I was like, could we get on that one?

01:08:48.262 --> 01:08:50.002
STEPH: And he was like, yes, I just need your reference on this.

01:08:50.002 --> 01:08:54.082
STEPH: So basically we could go on to that bus and I've got a text confirming everything.

01:08:54.082 --> 01:08:59.042
STEPH: And then we went to go and this guy was like, oh, my family are still not on the bus yet.

01:08:59.042 --> 01:09:03.962
STEPH: We literally drove about a couple of minutes and before he realized his family wasn't with him.

01:09:03.962 --> 01:09:05.542
VIRGINIA: Oh, wait.

01:09:05.542 --> 01:09:09.142
VIRGINIA: A passenger on the bus realized that they left their family.

01:09:09.142 --> 01:09:16.662
STEPH: Yeah, the wife was too busy trying to get all the luggage or something and he literally walked on the bus and didn't actually make sure his family were on there before we drove off.

01:09:17.402 --> 01:09:18.562
VIRGINIA: Oh, my word.

01:09:18.562 --> 01:09:20.302
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:09:20.302 --> 01:09:25.902
VIRGINIA: I'm just imagining what kind of she gave him once they were reunited.

01:09:25.902 --> 01:09:27.722
STEPH: Yeah, it wasn't good.

01:09:27.722 --> 01:09:30.102
STEPH: They were literally arguing for about five minutes when they got on the bus.

01:09:30.102 --> 01:09:31.742
STEPH: He was like, you kind of waited for me.

01:09:31.742 --> 01:09:34.082
STEPH: We're like, yeah, but the bus was going.

01:09:34.082 --> 01:09:35.522
STEPH: You needed to get on it.

01:09:35.682 --> 01:09:39.982
STEPH: I don't know what she was doing, but she was obviously distracted and it was her and a couple of kids.

01:09:40.042 --> 01:09:41.382
STEPH: That wasn't good.

01:09:43.062 --> 01:09:44.962
VIRGINIA: That's terrible, but funny.

01:09:46.922 --> 01:09:47.422
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:09:47.422 --> 01:09:54.002
VIRGINIA: Your flight out of MCO was around 5:25 PM.

01:09:54.002 --> 01:09:56.102
VIRGINIA: Did everything go okay with your return flight?

01:09:56.102 --> 01:09:56.422
STEPH: Yeah.

01:09:56.422 --> 01:09:58.502
STEPH: When we got to check in, it wasn't too bad.

01:09:58.502 --> 01:10:01.682
STEPH: We did the MCO reserve, so we got through security really quickly.

01:10:01.722 --> 01:10:10.682
STEPH: But obviously, with security, my friend didn't realize that she had so many layers on, so I got through security quite quickly, and then I was sitting there just waiting for her to come through, and I was like, where is she?

01:10:10.682 --> 01:10:16.542
STEPH: She's because she's still had her jacket on and everything, not to go through security because we didn't realize how quick it would be to get through.

01:10:16.542 --> 01:10:21.542
STEPH: Before that, I went quickly to the Disney store because there's a Disney store there, but we didn't realize there was two of them.

01:10:21.542 --> 01:10:22.022
STEPH: We found one.

01:10:22.022 --> 01:10:23.902
STEPH: I was like, oh, there's another one, so I quickly got into there.

01:10:23.942 --> 01:10:27.642
STEPH: Then we got to our gate, and then I grabbed onions for the first time.

01:10:27.642 --> 01:10:29.042
STEPH: I hadn't tried that before, so I got that.

01:10:29.142 --> 01:10:36.022
STEPH: Then I was sitting there waiting for the pain, but we got on the plane quite quickly because they didn't check us in like they would normally.

01:10:36.022 --> 01:10:42.102
STEPH: They would basically be like, oh, stand there, and then they would take a photo of your picture, of your face, and then let you on the plane.

01:10:42.102 --> 01:10:48.182
STEPH: Obviously, they're trying some new technology, which again, probably will break down in the future, and then people have long queues again.

01:10:48.182 --> 01:10:55.062
STEPH: We got on to the plane around 5 o'clock, and then it left about 5.42, so it was a bit late, but it wasn't too bad.

01:10:55.142 --> 01:10:56.462
STEPH: Then we had a bit of turbulence.

01:10:56.462 --> 01:10:58.942
STEPH: I literally couldn't sleep on the way back, which I knew I wouldn't anyway.

01:10:59.182 --> 01:11:04.342
STEPH: So I think I was awake 33 hours, and then when I finally got to sleep, I was asleep 15 hours.

01:11:04.342 --> 01:11:05.222
VIRGINIA: Oh my word.

01:11:05.222 --> 01:11:06.982
VIRGINIA: Okay.

01:11:07.602 --> 01:11:11.182
STEPH: So I got back to Heathrow at 6.45.

01:11:11.282 --> 01:11:17.022
STEPH: But I didn't get home until about 10, because I sort of had a breakfast on the way, and then finally got home about 10, so it wasn't too bad.

01:11:17.022 --> 01:11:17.582
VIRGINIA: Wow.

01:11:17.582 --> 01:11:19.402
VIRGINIA: What an adventure.

01:11:19.402 --> 01:11:26.082
VIRGINIA: So you can probably guess what my follow-up question is, which is when do you think you will go back?

01:11:26.082 --> 01:11:34.482
STEPH: I'm thinking around five, six years, because I want to hopefully go to California before that to the Disneyland, and I've got a trip to Paris that I want to do before that as well.

01:11:34.482 --> 01:11:40.262
STEPH: But there's a lot of stuff happening, there's no point me going out there until all that's done, then I can see it all.

01:11:40.262 --> 01:11:46.662
STEPH: Hopefully that time I might be able to persuade my brother to come too, because I think he'd absolutely love the Star Wars and the Tron rides and that.

01:11:46.662 --> 01:11:47.762
STEPH: I'd definitely go back again.

01:11:47.762 --> 01:11:50.402
STEPH: Love to start Pop again, because Pop was so good.

01:11:50.402 --> 01:11:54.462
STEPH: But then obviously, budget-wise, I think one of the All-Stars would be really good as well.

01:11:54.902 --> 01:11:56.022
STEPH: But then, I looked at Art of Animation.

01:11:56.022 --> 01:12:00.742
STEPH: It seems a bit further out than it did if we were to stay in a pop, the way that was also illustrated.

01:12:00.742 --> 01:12:12.342
VIRGINIA: Art of Animation is considered a value resort, but because it has suites, it can be more expensive than Pop Century.

01:12:12.342 --> 01:12:15.942
VIRGINIA: But All-Star Music does have family suites as well.

01:12:15.942 --> 01:12:22.522
VIRGINIA: So if you stay at All-Star Music, like if your brother comes with you and you get a family suite at All-Star Music, then one of you gets a bedroom.

01:12:22.842 --> 01:12:24.602
VIRGINIA: One of you gets the cool down Murphy bed.

01:12:24.602 --> 01:12:26.322
STEPH: Yeah, I didn't like the Murphy bed.

01:12:26.322 --> 01:12:30.462
STEPH: I have a massive bruised my leg that was about that big, because I kept going into it about 10 times.

01:12:31.262 --> 01:12:33.842
STEPH: Yeah, literally, I went into it the first day.

01:12:33.842 --> 01:12:35.582
STEPH: I said to my family, I was like, oh, look at my bruise.

01:12:35.582 --> 01:12:36.802
STEPH: They're like, what did you do?

01:12:36.802 --> 01:12:38.502
STEPH: Think I hurt myself there.

01:12:38.502 --> 01:12:39.562
STEPH: I just went into the bed.

01:12:39.562 --> 01:12:43.502
VIRGINIA: The corners are, yeah, I have the same problem constantly walking into them.

01:12:43.502 --> 01:12:47.442
VIRGINIA: But as far as sleeping on it, it's just as comfortable as a normal bed.

01:12:47.442 --> 01:12:48.382
STEPH: It's so nice.

01:12:48.502 --> 01:12:51.102
STEPH: But they're meant to be renovating Pop World, apparently.

01:12:51.102 --> 01:12:56.442
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I think they are, which is odd to me because I feel like they were very recently renovated.

01:12:56.442 --> 01:13:05.282
VIRGINIA: I had such fun talking to you and I hope that in five or six years, when you go back, we can talk again.

01:13:05.662 --> 01:13:08.462
VIRGINIA: If I'm still doing this in five or six years.

01:13:08.462 --> 01:13:13.062
STEPH: Well, I've been doing my Disney Instagram for a year now, so that came out really quick there.

01:13:13.062 --> 01:13:20.822
VIRGINIA: I've been doing the podcast now for a year and a half, a little bit more than a year and a half, so it's been a while, but it is a grind.

01:13:20.822 --> 01:13:23.262
VIRGINIA: It's a lot of fun, but it is a lot of work too.

01:13:23.262 --> 01:13:23.702
STEPH: Yeah.

01:13:23.702 --> 01:13:40.142
VIRGINIA: All right, Steph, thank you so much for talking to me and especially considering the time difference for making it work so that it worked for my US time schedule because with work and everything, it was very limiting and I really appreciate your flexibility.

01:13:40.382 --> 01:13:43.162
STEPH: It's been lovely to talk to you too.

01:13:43.162 --> 01:13:45.482
VIRGINIA: Thank you again to Steph for being on the show.

01:13:45.482 --> 01:13:47.222
VIRGINIA: It was a pleasure.

01:13:47.222 --> 01:13:49.802
VIRGINIA: Please make sure you are following Steph on Instagram.

01:13:49.802 --> 01:13:51.702
VIRGINIA: Her link is in the show notes.

01:13:51.702 --> 01:13:56.742
VIRGINIA: As a reminder, there are only a few more weeks to go before I take a break between seasons.

01:13:56.742 --> 01:13:59.922
VIRGINIA: The last episode of season 3 will be January 6th.

01:13:59.922 --> 01:14:15.482
VIRGINIA: That means there will be no new episodes on January 13th, 20th or 27th, which I am strategically taking since I will have a busy month at work and I have my upcoming January girls trip to Disney with my beloved Disney dames.

01:14:15.482 --> 01:14:16.802
VIRGINIA: I cannot wait.

01:14:16.802 --> 01:14:17.922
VIRGINIA: I am so excited.

01:14:17.922 --> 01:14:19.182
VIRGINIA: I can barely stand it.

01:14:19.182 --> 01:14:20.762
VIRGINIA: We are counting down the days.

01:14:21.342 --> 01:14:25.022
VIRGINIA: It is time to wrap this up, so you know what I'm going to say next.

01:14:25.022 --> 01:14:27.322
VIRGINIA: Keep daydreaming about Where You Long To Be.