Pre-Trip Report: Beth & Leoni’s Out of this World Orlando Holiday (September 2024)

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VIRGINIA: Here are Beth and Leoni.

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VIRGINIA: Hello, it is Virginia Who Has a Cold, and I am here today with Beth and Leoni.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome, ladies.

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BETH: Hi.

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VIRGINIA: Let's just go one by one, and just give us the rundown of who you are, where you are in the world, and then I want to know how you know each other.

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VIRGINIA: So, Beth, why don't we start with you?

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BETH: Hello, my name is Beth.

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BETH: I live in Market Harbour, which is in the middle of England.

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BETH: It's about an hour away from London on the train.

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BETH: I know the lovely Leoni because my husband, Alex sister is Leoni's fiancee.

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BETH: So, my sister-in-law.

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VIRGINIA: My head just went, it was like one of those boards in a crime scene where everything's pointing to how everything's connected, and I was just trying to put all that together.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Leoni.

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LEONI: Hello.

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LEONI: I'm Leoni.

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LEONI: I'm based in Manchester in the UK, England, and yeah, Beth is my sister-in-law, future sister-in-law.

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VIRGINIA: So, how far apart are your two towns?

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LEONI: If you looked on England on a map, it looks like they're not too far apart, but to actually travel there, it's about two and a half hours drive, probably three hours train.

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LEONI: I'm not home sensed or untrained, but I would say a couple of hours at least.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Are either of you close to a town called Hull?

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LEONI: No, that is in, well, I guess Manchester is not too far from Hull.

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LEONI: It's probably about an hour away from here, but it's a bit more north than where I am.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: I just got back from London on Sunday, and while we were there, we saw a show in the West End called Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder.

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VIRGINIA: It's about two podcasters who have a true crime podcast and they're out of Hull.

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VIRGINIA: There were several jokes that were very location-based that I could tell the audience, Scott, and I was just like, I don't know what you're talking about.

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VIRGINIA: But the musical itself was brilliant, so I would suggest that anybody who is going to be in London while it is still open, definitely give it a go.

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VIRGINIA: But the woman that was sitting beside me was trying to explain where it was, and I was like, the UK, I don't know.

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VIRGINIA: But it was really good.

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VIRGINIA: So anyway, all right.

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VIRGINIA: So how many times have each of you gone to Disney World, or is this the first trip for you?

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BETH: So this will be my sixth trip to Disney World.

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BETH: I went twice when I was younger with my family, and then I've been three times with my husband, Alex.

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BETH: So we went for our first ever holiday there.

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BETH: We went for our honeymoon, and we went two years ago, and we met up with our best friend who lives in Indiana.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: What about you, Leoni?

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LEONI: This is my first Disney World trip.

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LEONI: I've been to Disneyland Paris twice, one when I was younger, and one for New Year's a few years ago.

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LEONI: But that's it.

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LEONI: This is my first time.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: What inspired this trip?

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LEONI: So, me and Beth are, we like to consider ourselves spontaneous at certain points.

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LEONI: And I think both of us in our live at the moment, like not very spontaneous, just due to like work or just life in general.

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LEONI: Beth messaged me in May and said, please will you come to Disney with me because Alex is always busy.

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LEONI: Alex is an actor and is always on the road and stuff.

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LEONI: And he is amazing at what he does.

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LEONI: But it just, you know, being in the entertainment industry, life just, you know, home life is really hard to, you know, have some times and work is always on the road.

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LEONI: And I said to Beth, don't tempt me.

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LEONI: And then within two days, we booked the flight.

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VIRGINIA: I know that feeling.

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VIRGINIA: I know that feeling.

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VIRGINIA: I have friends who just recently mentioned like, maybe we should go in January for Girls Trip.

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VIRGINIA: And I was like, you know, I'm going to say yes.

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BETH: I think I had the major Disney blues.

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BETH: And I was like, what's in a few YouTube videos?

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BETH: And I was like, I really need to go.

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BETH: And Alex is never free.

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BETH: But I need to make it a budget happy as possible.

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BETH: There's some like quite big life things going on for me.

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BETH: How can I make this like a really?

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BETH: So I saw some sales on British Airways.

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BETH: And then I was like, who else would be up to this?

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BETH: And I was like, Leoni, definitely.

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BETH: I was by a messenger.

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BETH: I was like, did you want to?

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VIRGINIA: Nice.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So when was your last trip, Beth?

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BETH: 2022.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So two years.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: And what time of year have you traditionally gone in the past?

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BETH: So the last time we went in 2022, we also went in September, October time.

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BETH: When I went for my honeymoon, it was in April, and the time before that was June.

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BETH: So I've gone like different times every time.

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VIRGINIA: Uh-huh.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, it's still definitely going to be hot, but not nearly like June hot.

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VIRGINIA: So, okay.

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VIRGINIA: Well, let's get in to all of the trip details then.

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VIRGINIA: So you are traveling Monday, September 16th, and leaving on Monday, September 30th.

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VIRGINIA: It's a nice, good, long trip.

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VIRGINIA: Where are you going to be staying, and how did you decide to stay there?

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LEONI: So we're staying at the Ramada International, Suites International Drive.

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LEONI: I found this because when we were looking on British Airways, it was the only one at the price and budget that we were looking for that included breakfast.

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LEONI: There were some other hotels that looked a bit nicer, but just none of them included breakfast.

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LEONI: I thought if there's any way that we're going to make this a budget or at least cut on some price, it's going to be stocking up on the breakfast pastries and taking them over to the park with us.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: We did the same thing for our trip to London.

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VIRGINIA: We were looking at Airbnb and that sort of thing, and then we settled on a double tree by Hilton because it included breakfast.

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VIRGINIA: I have to say, that was an excellent decision because it was like one thing you didn't have to worry about, and of anything, you think about the price, the expense of going to Disney, the tickets, like everything's pricey, but the food is really where it adds up and it can add up very quickly.

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VIRGINIA: So it's good that you've got something that has the breakfast included.

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VIRGINIA: I'm going to recommend that you also consider getting an order delivered to your hotel of bottled water and stuff, because that is also, I think bottled water in the park is maybe like $4 a bottle or something, and yes, you can bring a refillable bottle.

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VIRGINIA: That would be the eco-friendly thing to do, but I personally don't like the way Florida water tastes.

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VIRGINIA: So I always order from Amazon Prime and just have it delivered to wherever I'm staying, and you can get the Amazon brand water, and it is super cheap, like a giant case of water for like $6, and then you just put a couple in your bag every day and take it with you.

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VIRGINIA: That way, even if you end up buying water, you've pretty much gotten most of your water for the day out of what you brought with you.

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VIRGINIA: So that and like room snacks, we always get like granola bars and that sort of thing.

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VIRGINIA: So, all right.

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VIRGINIA: So on iDrive, now does this Ramada Inn have a shuttle service?

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LEONI: It does, yes.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Have you learned how the shuttle system will work?

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VIRGINIA: Do you feel comfortable with knowing like the times or what you're going to have to do to catch that shuttle?

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BETH: We've researched the time.

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BETH: Some of the times are a little bit not very useful.

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BETH: So for example, the Disney shuttle picks us up at 9.45 in the morning, and also picks up other hotels as well.

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BETH: And then it's an international drive to the Magic Kingdom Ticket and Transportation Center, which I think is a 30-40 minutes drive, maybe.

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BETH: So some days when we want to go to the parks or park open, we probably will have to get an Uber or a Lyft just to be there on time.

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BETH: Otherwise, we're looking at probably like after 11.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So you are actually going to be much closer to Universal.

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LEONI: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Than to Disney.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: That will be quite a hall to get over there in the morning.

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VIRGINIA: So I'm imagining that based on your time difference, that at least the first couple of days, I'm not sure what you'll be doing in terms of hopping out of bed ready to go or whether you'll be getting adjusted.

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VIRGINIA: So when you have come over in the past, Beth, how do you work that time difference and get yourself used to it for being able to actually enjoy yourself?

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BETH: So I say for the first few days, I normally get up at like 4 or 5, because obviously it's five hours ahead for us here.

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BETH: So I think my body's just used to being up at that time.

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BETH: So it will just automatically wake me up at that time.

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BETH: Yeah.

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BETH: So it's always been an early start.

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VIRGINIA: So there's no shuttle that's before 9.45?

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BETH: No.

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VIRGINIA: That is very odd.

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BETH: Yeah.

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BETH: Yeah.

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BETH: So the shuttle on the way there is at 9.45.

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BETH: The one that picks you up to take you back is that you can either get one at quarter past 7 or you can get a quarter past 10.

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BETH: So at least that's good.

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BETH: If we're tired, we could get the earlier one.

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BETH: Or if we wanted to stay at the park for longer, we could get the later one.

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BETH: But the one to Universal is at quarter past 7 in the morning.

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LEONI: Yeah.

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LEONI: The earlier one to Universal.

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BETH: It's confusing that it's not.

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VIRGINIA: It's probably because it's closer to Universal.

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VIRGINIA: So probably most of their clientele is probably Universal clientele.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Which in some ways might be good because then maybe you'll be the only people going over to Disney.

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VIRGINIA: I don't know.

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VIRGINIA: We'll see.

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VIRGINIA: But yeah, I mean, the good news is your trip is nice and long.

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VIRGINIA: So you're not going to want to rope drop every single day anyway.

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VIRGINIA: That's just you're going to want to space things out.

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VIRGINIA: So at this hotel, what is the room configuration?

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VIRGINIA: Because I know I pulled it up just a second ago.

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VIRGINIA: It does seem like it has suites.

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VIRGINIA: So what will your room configuration be?

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LEONI: I think it's going to be a pretty standard twin room.

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LEONI: Not that I've looked at it too much, but the videos that I've seen of the hotel itself, they look pretty spacious.

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LEONI: I've watched a couple of POVs of the rooms.

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LEONI: They look pretty standard.

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LEONI: Every room comes with a fridge, which is a good thing.

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LEONI: If we do purchase the bottled water, then at least we can have cold water ready for the day.

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LEONI: But they look pretty standard.

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LEONI: It's not something that we were particularly on our priority list for a huge room.

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LEONI: We just needed something that had aircon and a bed, so that we can sort of use that and have used money on the park.

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VIRGINIA: Elsewhere.

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VIRGINIA: Right.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: In terms of the cost of this hotel, in comparison to a Disney value resort, was it significantly cheaper than a Disney value resort?

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LEONI: A huge difference.

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VIRGINIA: Really?

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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LEONI: Yeah.

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LEONI: We're talking the price we've paid with just hotel and flights, was cheaper than a week at hotel flights within the value Disney resort hotels.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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LEONI: So then adding the tickets on top of that made it even cheaper.

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VIRGINIA: Was it a package deal with BA?

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LEONI: Yes.

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LEONI: Yes.

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LEONI: So it included flights and hotel.

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LEONI: It was on the British Airways website, but we're actually flying with Air Lingus, so they also must have some sort of package or connection with the other company as well.

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LEONI: Obviously, knowing that we're not flying with British Airways, we've looked into that as well.

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LEONI: To be fair, the Air Lingus flight looks quite good.

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LEONI: I have never flown with Air Lingus before and presumed that they were also maybe like a budget flight, a bit like we have like FlyBee here or EZJet.

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LEONI: I'm not sure if that's in the States as well, but it's just like-

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LEONI: It's like a budget flight, it's like Ryanair.

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LEONI: So I presumed it was going to be like that.

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LEONI: Not the most comfortable flight, but a flight to get us there.

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LEONI: And actually, a lot of people have said it's more spacious than British Airways, that the entertainment is better, and just the seats itself are more comfortable.

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LEONI: So I think we've bagged a bargain, really.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, we will be interested to hear how all that goes.

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VIRGINIA: So in terms of where you're going to be located and the parks, it's going to be nearly impossible for you to come back and have like a midday break.

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VIRGINIA: Are you anticipating that you are going to be, once you get to a park, staying there or are you going to try to find ways to take a midday break without going back to your hotel?

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BETH: I think for me, I've always gone with Alex and we've always been like to stay there all day, people, to get there early and to stay for park codes.

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BETH: And Leoni, you're, well, we've not been yet, but you're quite similar where you just keep going.

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BETH: But obviously, if you do get tired, as soon as you can do like go see one of the shows and sit in the air-con for a little bit, or just go and sit and have some food.

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BETH: So it's quite play it by ear, really.

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BETH: We'll just see how we go and how we feel while we're there.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: I would say don't discount going into other resorts and taking a break in their lobbies.

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VIRGINIA: That's totally okay.

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VIRGINIA: You're not breaking any rules by doing that.

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VIRGINIA: And especially like if you're in Magic Kingdom, it's very easy to pop out and go to any of those monorail resorts or even take the boat over to Wilderness Lodge, my favorite, and just go hang out and sit and chill.

00:15:53.314 --> 00:15:59.954
VIRGINIA: I've definitely taken some sitting there in a chair naps at times in the resorts.

00:15:59.954 --> 00:16:01.714
VIRGINIA: And then same thing with the other ones.

00:16:01.714 --> 00:16:06.634
VIRGINIA: The only ones where it's like not super close to get to a resort would be Animal Kingdom.

00:16:06.634 --> 00:16:09.894
VIRGINIA: And Animal Kingdom Lodge is close, but you cannot walk there.

00:16:10.394 --> 00:16:12.494
VIRGINIA: So that's the only difference, really.

00:16:12.494 --> 00:16:16.954
VIRGINIA: But the others, there's ways to get over to resorts and take your break.

00:16:16.954 --> 00:16:17.574
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:16:17.574 --> 00:16:23.534
VIRGINIA: So let's go through a general breakdown of what parks you think you might be doing which day.

00:16:23.534 --> 00:16:27.134
VIRGINIA: And it's okay if things change.

00:16:27.134 --> 00:16:29.714
VIRGINIA: This is just a little road map.

00:16:29.714 --> 00:16:32.354
VIRGINIA: So you're arriving on Monday the 16th.

00:16:32.354 --> 00:16:34.594
VIRGINIA: What time of day do you arrive?

00:16:34.594 --> 00:16:37.934
LEONI: So we get there for half past three in the afternoon.

00:16:39.354 --> 00:16:48.794
LEONI: Obviously, not sure how long it's going to take us to get through claims and baggage and all that jazz.

00:16:48.794 --> 00:16:53.894
LEONI: So hopefully we'll be out by the airport at least five o'clock, half past five.

00:16:53.894 --> 00:16:54.234
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:16:54.234 --> 00:16:54.434
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:16:54.434 --> 00:17:00.994
VIRGINIA: And I think that based on where you're staying, it's not going to take a super long time to get to your hotel from there.

00:17:00.994 --> 00:17:04.774
VIRGINIA: Do you have any plans that first night or do you think you will just collapse?

00:17:05.674 --> 00:17:13.754
BETH: We're planning on going over to Universal City Walk and maybe exploring a bit there and having a bit of food.

00:17:13.754 --> 00:17:19.154
BETH: So the tickets that we've bought after a website called Florida Tits, and it's a combination pass.

00:17:19.154 --> 00:17:23.834
BETH: It's a 14-day pass and it's Universal and Disney.

00:17:25.114 --> 00:17:29.314
BETH: For Disney tickets, we've just uploaded to our My Disney Experience app already.

00:17:29.914 --> 00:17:39.014
BETH: But the Universal ones, it's a printout that you have to take to the Universal gates, and then they swap it for a physical ticket.

00:17:39.014 --> 00:17:43.214
BETH: So we're thinking we're going to do that on the first day, just so that we've got that sorted.

00:17:43.214 --> 00:17:44.654
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:17:44.654 --> 00:17:50.954
VIRGINIA: So how many days in Universal do you get compared to how many days in Disney do you get on that ticket?

00:17:50.954 --> 00:17:56.814
BETH: So it's a 14-day pass, but you can park up to any park, Universal or Disney.

00:17:56.814 --> 00:17:57.054
BETH: What?

00:17:58.494 --> 00:17:59.154
BETH: It's a 14-day-

00:17:59.154 --> 00:18:00.634
VIRGINIA: I've never heard of this.

00:18:00.634 --> 00:18:01.194
BETH: Yeah.

00:18:01.634 --> 00:18:04.814
BETH: It's called a 14-day combo pass.

00:18:04.814 --> 00:18:14.394
BETH: You can park up between two Universal and the water park, Volcano Bay, and you also get four Disney parks and the water park.

00:18:14.394 --> 00:18:22.574
BETH: You get memory-making included, and you also get the mini golf, you know, the Fantasia mini golf, and then there's another mini golf.

00:18:22.574 --> 00:18:23.814
BETH: So it's a really good pass.

00:18:25.834 --> 00:18:26.074
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:26.074 --> 00:18:28.874
VIRGINIA: Is it only for UK residents?

00:18:28.874 --> 00:18:32.414
BETH: Well, the website FloridaTix is a UK website.

00:18:33.474 --> 00:18:35.054
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:35.054 --> 00:18:35.554
VIRGINIA: Interesting.

00:18:35.554 --> 00:18:35.814
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:35.814 --> 00:18:45.314
VIRGINIA: I've never heard, this is like literally first time ever hearing of a combination pass where you could go back and forth between Disney and Universal.

00:18:45.314 --> 00:18:45.794
BETH: Yeah.

00:18:45.794 --> 00:18:46.874
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:46.874 --> 00:18:47.214
BETH: All right.

00:18:47.214 --> 00:18:52.354
VIRGINIA: I'm going to look into that just so that I can put a link to it in the show notes.

00:18:53.114 --> 00:18:53.554
BETH: Okay.

00:18:53.554 --> 00:18:54.454
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:18:54.454 --> 00:19:01.454
VIRGINIA: So, city walk on that first night, does this mean that you feel like you're going to maybe start off your trip with Universal?

00:19:02.674 --> 00:19:10.714
BETH: So, I think initially we were just going to go to Universal City Walk just to collect the tickets, get some food, because we'll be there quite late.

00:19:10.714 --> 00:19:15.234
BETH: I don't think we want to activate our paths that evening by just going in for a few hours.

00:19:15.234 --> 00:19:17.694
BETH: Because once you activate the path, you have four days.

00:19:17.694 --> 00:19:20.894
VIRGINIA: No, I didn't mean, sorry, I didn't mean the first day like go into Universal.

00:19:21.034 --> 00:19:23.594
VIRGINIA: I meant like your first full day.

00:19:23.594 --> 00:19:29.214
VIRGINIA: Do you think you'll go to, which will be the first park you will walk into, a Universal Park or Disney Park?

00:19:29.214 --> 00:19:31.854
BETH: So we're planning to go to Animal Kingdom on the first day.

00:19:31.854 --> 00:19:32.834
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:19:32.834 --> 00:19:35.974
VIRGINIA: So that'll be Tuesday, September 17th.

00:19:35.974 --> 00:19:37.234
BETH: Yeah.

00:19:37.234 --> 00:19:37.614
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:19:37.614 --> 00:19:43.134
VIRGINIA: And Animal Kingdom opens the earliest of all the parks at 8 AM, I think.

00:19:43.134 --> 00:19:51.934
VIRGINIA: So do you think that you will be getting an Uber on this day because you will be up at the crack of dawn because you will still be on your UK time zone.

00:19:51.934 --> 00:19:55.354
VIRGINIA: So is that what you're planning to do to get over there?

00:19:55.354 --> 00:19:55.654
LEONI: Yeah.

00:19:55.654 --> 00:20:05.574
LEONI: Funnily enough, it's the only day where we've booked somewhere for breakfast, which is Bulma in Animal Kingdom.

00:20:05.574 --> 00:20:14.034
LEONI: And that was mainly because I wanted to do the safari trek that was an added extra.

00:20:14.034 --> 00:20:16.334
LEONI: But when booking, there's not any availability.

00:20:16.794 --> 00:20:26.414
LEONI: So unless I can get availability last minute, it was the only chance that we're kind of going to get a bit more of a different experience in Animal Kingdom.

00:20:26.414 --> 00:20:35.034
LEONI: As well as we can do the safari that they have for general guests, but the VIP one was something I really wanted to do.

00:20:35.034 --> 00:20:37.414
LEONI: And unfortunately, there's just not been available.

00:20:37.414 --> 00:20:40.874
LEONI: So we thought, okay, why don't we just go have breakfast there, start the day there.

00:20:40.874 --> 00:20:41.254
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:20:41.254 --> 00:20:44.094
VIRGINIA: So Bulma is at Animal Kingdom Lodge.

00:20:44.094 --> 00:20:44.874
VIRGINIA: Do you know this?

00:20:44.874 --> 00:20:45.054
BETH: Yeah.

00:20:45.474 --> 00:20:45.934
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:20:45.934 --> 00:20:47.574
VIRGINIA: You're making it sound like it was in the park.

00:20:47.574 --> 00:20:50.514
VIRGINIA: And I was like, oh no, they're going to go to the wrong place.

00:20:50.514 --> 00:20:55.974
VIRGINIA: So when you go to the lodge, when you're done there, then you could easily catch the bus over.

00:20:55.974 --> 00:20:59.634
VIRGINIA: I have never had breakfast at Bulma, but people rave about it.

00:20:59.634 --> 00:21:02.014
VIRGINIA: People say that it's one of the best breakfasts.

00:21:02.014 --> 00:21:05.594
VIRGINIA: So can't wait for you to experience that.

00:21:05.594 --> 00:21:06.054
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:06.054 --> 00:21:11.634
VIRGINIA: So Animal Kingdom, is it just going to be Animal Kingdom all day this day, or do you think you might per cup?

00:21:12.854 --> 00:21:16.294
BETH: We're planning to just spend the whole day at Animal Kingdom.

00:21:16.294 --> 00:21:24.534
BETH: We're going to have our breakfasts cooked at 7.35 and then we'll get the bus over to Animal Kingdom then and just spend the whole day there.

00:21:24.534 --> 00:21:26.494
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:21:26.494 --> 00:21:29.554
VIRGINIA: You said that you really wanted to do the VIP tour.

00:21:29.554 --> 00:21:37.674
VIRGINIA: Did you look at any of the other little Animal Kingdom tours, like the Up Close With Rhinos, or any of those sorts of things?

00:21:37.674 --> 00:21:38.974
LEONI: No, not really, actually.

00:21:40.874 --> 00:21:44.114
LEONI: Yeah, it was definitely that Safari one that I was more interested in.

00:21:44.114 --> 00:21:50.694
LEONI: With it being my first time, I'm not entirely sure when my next time is going to be.

00:21:50.694 --> 00:21:57.834
LEONI: So finding these little experiences is definitely something that me and Beth wanted to do, and more me for the Safari.

00:21:57.834 --> 00:22:01.394
LEONI: So I might actually look into it and then add it on really.

00:22:01.394 --> 00:22:07.894
LEONI: I'm very much, we're both very like, okay, if something comes up last minute, we might have to change some things around, but it's okay.

00:22:07.994 --> 00:22:16.334
VIRGINIA: I think if you can't get one of those bigger tours that you're interested in, the Up Close with Rhinos or the Caring for Giants, which is the Elephants one.

00:22:16.334 --> 00:22:20.054
VIRGINIA: I mean, those are really affordable tours to do.

00:22:20.054 --> 00:22:28.534
VIRGINIA: So it might be something that you would be able to just quickly add on and go do, and it doesn't take up as much time as one of those bigger tours.

00:22:28.534 --> 00:22:32.534
VIRGINIA: So wouldn't really eat into your day too much.

00:22:32.534 --> 00:22:34.334
VIRGINIA: All right, Wednesday, September 18th.

00:22:34.974 --> 00:22:37.974
BETH: So that day, we're going to Epcot.

00:22:37.974 --> 00:22:43.554
BETH: So we'll have to get an Uber to get to Epcot that day, if you want to be there quite early.

00:22:44.594 --> 00:22:47.974
BETH: We're hoping to get a virtual view for Guardians of the Galaxy.

00:22:49.494 --> 00:22:54.174
BETH: Hopefully, I can get the song I Run, because that's one of my husband's favorite songs.

00:22:54.174 --> 00:22:58.274
BETH: So when we went, we just kept getting September over and over again.

00:22:58.274 --> 00:23:00.894
BETH: I really hope we can get I Run this time.

00:23:02.634 --> 00:23:07.754
VIRGINIA: That's really funny, because September is one of the ones that I hear most often.

00:23:07.754 --> 00:23:09.814
VIRGINIA: People are like, I can never get September.

00:23:09.814 --> 00:23:11.194
BETH: Oh, really?

00:23:11.194 --> 00:23:11.634
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:23:11.634 --> 00:23:17.734
VIRGINIA: I feel like there's either people who just can't get it, or there's people who are like, that's all they get.

00:23:17.734 --> 00:23:17.994
BETH: Yeah.

00:23:17.994 --> 00:23:20.974
BETH: I had it like four times in a row.

00:23:20.974 --> 00:23:22.014
VIRGINIA: That's crazy.

00:23:22.014 --> 00:23:22.694
VIRGINIA: That's crazy.

00:23:22.694 --> 00:23:26.394
VIRGINIA: Well, I would cross my fingers that you get the song that you're hoping for.

00:23:27.954 --> 00:23:36.914
VIRGINIA: And I have to ask if you are into coasters like Guardians of the Galaxy, Leoni, how do you feel about bigger coasters?

00:23:36.914 --> 00:23:39.394
LEONI: Yeah, I'm definitely a bit of a thrill seeker.

00:23:40.474 --> 00:23:43.914
LEONI: Where I grew up, there's a place called Alton Towers.

00:23:43.914 --> 00:23:44.874
LEONI: I'm not sure if you ever heard of it.

00:23:44.874 --> 00:23:48.314
VIRGINIA: Somebody told me about it recently, actually, before I went to London.

00:23:48.314 --> 00:23:50.914
VIRGINIA: They were like, you should try to go to this place.

00:23:50.914 --> 00:23:52.274
VIRGINIA: And I was like, I don't think I'm going to have time.

00:23:52.274 --> 00:23:53.434
VIRGINIA: I'm only there for a week.

00:23:53.434 --> 00:24:00.034
VIRGINIA: But yeah, I did look at the website though, because I was like, you know, I have to check out what they're suggesting.

00:24:00.034 --> 00:24:01.054
VIRGINIA: It looked really cool.

00:24:01.054 --> 00:24:01.894
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:24:01.894 --> 00:24:03.034
LEONI: Yeah, it is brilliant.

00:24:03.034 --> 00:24:11.934
LEONI: I've worked there over a few years, doing a lot of the Scarefest dancer things.

00:24:11.934 --> 00:24:14.814
LEONI: But I've grown up there pretty much, and it's a really big thing.

00:24:14.814 --> 00:24:15.094
LEONI: Cool.

00:24:15.094 --> 00:24:17.174
LEONI: In the UK.

00:24:17.174 --> 00:24:18.594
LEONI: But yeah, living next to it.

00:24:18.594 --> 00:24:20.854
LEONI: You know, I've grown up there and gone there a lot.

00:24:20.854 --> 00:24:23.534
LEONI: So yeah, I'm definitely a thrill seeker.

00:24:23.534 --> 00:24:29.774
VIRGINIA: Well, now that you've said Scarefest, I have to ask, because you all are going to be there at a time when Halloween things are going to be going on.

00:24:29.774 --> 00:24:37.694
VIRGINIA: Do you have any plans for Halloween Horror Nights over at Universal, or Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party over at Disney?

00:24:37.694 --> 00:24:41.954
LEONI: So for this trip, we're actually, we're not doing anything Halloween.

00:24:43.154 --> 00:24:50.474
LEONI: Going from Beth and here in her experience, especially with Mickey's Not So Scary theme party.

00:24:51.154 --> 00:24:53.174
VIRGINIA: Halloween Party.

00:24:53.174 --> 00:24:54.534
LEONI: Halloween Party.

00:24:56.474 --> 00:24:57.814
LEONI: I'll get there.

00:24:59.534 --> 00:25:11.494
LEONI: I think for us, especially doing it on a budget as well, that was kind of an extra cost that I don't think either of us, it's not necessary for us.

00:25:11.494 --> 00:25:22.334
LEONI: I've seen quite a lot on TikTok and YouTube, and I think the most exciting part is all of the sweets that you get, and the parades look amazing.

00:25:22.334 --> 00:25:29.814
LEONI: But yeah, I think for us, it was just kind of, Beth's been before as well, and if it's the kind of, it looks like it might be the same every year.

00:25:29.814 --> 00:25:31.794
LEONI: So kind of once you've been, you kind of ticked it.

00:25:31.794 --> 00:25:38.294
LEONI: And I could always go, but I think there'll be a better time for me to go if I'm going to experience the Halloween.

00:25:38.294 --> 00:25:39.114
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:25:39.114 --> 00:25:48.234
VIRGINIA: Well, if you happen to be going over to Magic Kingdom on the day when there is a party anyway, usually that means lower crowds for daytime podcasts.

00:25:48.334 --> 00:25:50.714
VIRGINIA: So hopefully that will work out for you.

00:25:50.714 --> 00:25:51.254
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:25:51.254 --> 00:25:54.254
VIRGINIA: So Epcot, what are you looking forward to most at Epcot?

00:25:54.254 --> 00:25:56.234
BETH: So it's Food and Wine Festival.

00:25:56.234 --> 00:25:58.754
BETH: So we're really excited to try all the different food.

00:25:58.754 --> 00:26:06.674
BETH: So we're going to load up the gift cards and dollars and we're going to go around and just share everything and try all the different things.

00:26:06.674 --> 00:26:08.394
BETH: We've seen the list of all the menus.

00:26:08.394 --> 00:26:12.374
BETH: So like Hawaii beef looks really nice.

00:26:12.374 --> 00:26:15.374
BETH: And there's quite a lot of things I've got on the list that I really would like to try.

00:26:16.814 --> 00:26:20.554
BETH: So we're just going to go around and try all the different things.

00:26:20.554 --> 00:26:21.154
VIRGINIA: Nice.

00:26:21.154 --> 00:26:22.314
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:26:22.314 --> 00:26:24.874
VIRGINIA: And are you going to be going over to the UK?

00:26:26.194 --> 00:26:28.034
BETH: Of course.

00:26:28.034 --> 00:26:28.654
VIRGINIA: Check it out.

00:26:29.034 --> 00:26:31.434
VIRGINIA: See how realistic it is, right?

00:26:31.434 --> 00:26:33.134
LEONI: See how the fish and chips match.

00:26:33.134 --> 00:26:33.454
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:26:33.754 --> 00:26:41.774
VIRGINIA: I will say that the fish and chips are pretty good there from what I have had, but fish and chips are not like my favorite thing.

00:26:43.214 --> 00:26:49.474
VIRGINIA: But I will tell you where the fish and chips is really excellent is in the Wizarding World over at Universal.

00:26:49.474 --> 00:26:50.214
LEONI: Oh, okay.

00:26:50.214 --> 00:26:51.274
VIRGINIA: Far superior.

00:26:51.274 --> 00:26:53.814
VIRGINIA: So for what it's worth.

00:26:53.814 --> 00:26:54.154
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:26:54.154 --> 00:26:55.974
VIRGINIA: Thursday, September 19th.

00:26:55.974 --> 00:26:56.854
VIRGINIA: Where are you headed?

00:26:56.854 --> 00:26:59.614
LEONI: So this is Islands of Adventure.

00:26:59.614 --> 00:27:00.614
LEONI: That's Universal.

00:27:00.614 --> 00:27:05.754
LEONI: So we plan to get the 715 shuttle over to Universal.

00:27:07.214 --> 00:27:12.114
LEONI: And I definitely really want to try and get on the Velocicoaster.

00:27:13.674 --> 00:27:20.594
LEONI: I'm probably most excited for this park because I'm a huge Jurassic Park slash world fan.

00:27:20.594 --> 00:27:23.294
LEONI: I have been since I was so little.

00:27:23.294 --> 00:27:25.774
LEONI: And yeah, it'll be great to experience.

00:27:25.774 --> 00:27:27.274
VIRGINIA: It is.

00:27:28.354 --> 00:27:36.934
VIRGINIA: If I have to choose one coaster just because of theming and how much fun it is, I choose Guardians of the Galaxy, Cosmic Rewind.

00:27:36.934 --> 00:27:45.414
VIRGINIA: If I have to choose a coaster just based on the coaster aspect of it and what it does, Velociraptors is by far the best coaster I've ever ridden.

00:27:45.414 --> 00:27:47.794
VIRGINIA: It is incredible.

00:27:47.794 --> 00:27:49.454
VIRGINIA: Like incredible.

00:27:49.454 --> 00:27:50.994
VIRGINIA: Speeds up halfway through.

00:27:50.994 --> 00:27:54.534
VIRGINIA: When you get up to the top, you can see all of Orlando.

00:27:54.534 --> 00:27:55.374
VIRGINIA: It's crazy.

00:27:55.374 --> 00:27:56.074
VIRGINIA: It's so good.

00:27:56.074 --> 00:27:56.574
VIRGINIA: It's so good.

00:27:56.574 --> 00:28:06.494
VIRGINIA: And if you're a Jurassic Park fan, the animatronics they have of the velociraptors at the beginning, so good.

00:28:08.334 --> 00:28:09.014
LEONI: Oh, brilliant.

00:28:09.014 --> 00:28:10.294
LEONI: I'm so excited.

00:28:10.774 --> 00:28:19.414
VIRGINIA: I haven't asked yet, but are you all folks that are going to be trying to theme what you're wearing to each park?

00:28:19.414 --> 00:28:21.194
LEONI: Oh, good question.

00:28:21.194 --> 00:28:22.854
LEONI: Yeah, I've got a couple of items.

00:28:22.854 --> 00:28:31.154
LEONI: I've got like a leopard print playsuit for Animal Kingdom and I've just bought a really nice Jurassic Park top to wear.

00:28:31.154 --> 00:28:32.534
LEONI: So yeah, kind of.

00:28:32.654 --> 00:28:35.314
LEONI: I'll be a few bits, not all my clothes.

00:28:35.314 --> 00:28:35.694
LEONI: But yeah.

00:28:35.694 --> 00:28:35.974
VIRGINIA: Nice.

00:28:35.974 --> 00:28:36.814
VIRGINIA: What about you, Beth?

00:28:36.814 --> 00:28:40.674
BETH: I've definitely got a few Disney t-shirts to wear and things like that.

00:28:40.674 --> 00:28:43.874
BETH: I'm trying to look for a good Harry Potter one at the moment.

00:28:44.614 --> 00:28:46.574
BETH: I'm a massive Harry Potter fan.

00:28:46.574 --> 00:28:51.554
BETH: I've never seen Jurassic Park and I don't think I'm going to go on the Velocicoaster because I'm a wimp.

00:28:54.114 --> 00:28:55.794
VIRGINIA: You should do it at least once.

00:28:56.814 --> 00:28:58.294
VIRGINIA: It's over in a heartbeat.

00:28:58.294 --> 00:28:59.794
VIRGINIA: So if you made it, you never had to do it again.

00:29:00.114 --> 00:29:05.154
BETH: Yeah, there's only two rides in Florida that I haven't done and I'm too scared to do.

00:29:05.154 --> 00:29:08.454
BETH: So one is the Velocicoaster and the other one is the Hulk.

00:29:08.454 --> 00:29:14.834
BETH: So everything else I've had with, but just those two, I've just never managed to get brave enough to go on them.

00:29:14.834 --> 00:29:20.854
VIRGINIA: Did you do the roller coaster over in Universal that is like rock and roll themed?

00:29:20.854 --> 00:29:22.094
BETH: Yeah, Ride Rocket.

00:29:22.894 --> 00:29:24.934
VIRGINIA: Yeah, where you like are going straight up.

00:29:24.934 --> 00:29:27.534
VIRGINIA: If you can do that, Beth, come on.

00:29:29.074 --> 00:29:30.214
LEONI: Thank you.

00:29:30.214 --> 00:29:31.214
LEONI: I think this too.

00:29:31.214 --> 00:29:32.994
LEONI: I think that's my shirt.

00:29:32.994 --> 00:29:33.994
VIRGINIA: It is so good.

00:29:33.994 --> 00:29:38.254
VIRGINIA: And this is coming from somebody who grew up being so wimpy.

00:29:38.254 --> 00:29:40.854
VIRGINIA: Like I never would ride anything.

00:29:40.854 --> 00:29:41.554
VIRGINIA: I was so scared.

00:29:41.654 --> 00:29:45.954
VIRGINIA: And then suddenly, in my 30s, somehow I just became a coaster person.

00:29:45.954 --> 00:29:49.794
VIRGINIA: And it is so smooth.

00:29:49.794 --> 00:29:53.254
VIRGINIA: You just you feel so safe the way that you're locked in.

00:29:53.254 --> 00:29:54.654
VIRGINIA: Like it's really good.

00:29:54.654 --> 00:29:55.434
VIRGINIA: It's worth it.

00:29:55.434 --> 00:29:56.434
VIRGINIA: It's worth it.

00:29:56.434 --> 00:29:59.674
BETH: I think for me, it's the launches that scare me the most.

00:29:59.674 --> 00:30:04.514
BETH: Like the rip my boxers can scare me because you just start going up slowly and then it's quite high.

00:30:05.654 --> 00:30:12.794
VIRGINIA: Well, here's the thing that is most people, most people see that going straight up part and they're like, I'm not doing that.

00:30:12.794 --> 00:30:13.954
VIRGINIA: That scares them.

00:30:13.954 --> 00:30:14.434
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:30:14.434 --> 00:30:15.094
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:30:15.094 --> 00:30:21.994
VIRGINIA: And Velocicoaster, I'm trying to remember it like when you get into it.

00:30:21.994 --> 00:30:24.894
VIRGINIA: You don't like launch like like like rock and roll.

00:30:25.294 --> 00:30:32.614
VIRGINIA: You know, like there's a countdown and you just like take off like zero to whatever in 0.5 seconds.

00:30:32.614 --> 00:30:35.594
VIRGINIA: I don't think that's the way it worked on Velocicoaster.

00:30:35.594 --> 00:30:39.154
VIRGINIA: I think you kind of like leave the station and stuff like that.

00:30:39.154 --> 00:30:42.234
VIRGINIA: And then somehow it takes off.

00:30:42.234 --> 00:30:43.174
VIRGINIA: I can't even remember.

00:30:43.174 --> 00:30:45.274
VIRGINIA: But I think it's worth it.

00:30:45.274 --> 00:30:56.154
VIRGINIA: I think you're going to do yourself a disservice by going all the way there and spending all this money on this holiday and not doing it and letting Leoni experience it by herself.

00:30:56.154 --> 00:30:56.834
VIRGINIA: Come on.

00:30:56.834 --> 00:30:59.654
BETH: Oh, I'm going to feel bad now.

00:30:59.654 --> 00:31:00.494
BETH: Okay.

00:31:02.554 --> 00:31:03.654
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:31:03.654 --> 00:31:06.714
VIRGINIA: Leoni, you're going to do whatever you can to get her on that coaster.

00:31:06.714 --> 00:31:08.234
VIRGINIA: Just at least one time.

00:31:08.234 --> 00:31:13.114
VIRGINIA: Because I feel like you're going to do it once and you're going to be like, let's do it again.

00:31:13.114 --> 00:31:14.414
VIRGINIA: I mean, that's exactly what happened to me.

00:31:14.414 --> 00:31:17.314
VIRGINIA: The first time I wrote it, we wrote it.

00:31:17.314 --> 00:31:19.574
VIRGINIA: We were staying at one of the Universal Resorts.

00:31:19.774 --> 00:31:23.294
VIRGINIA: We were in the early hours or whatever.

00:31:23.294 --> 00:31:25.654
VIRGINIA: We were able to ride it without really a line.

00:31:25.814 --> 00:31:27.774
VIRGINIA: Then it was so good.

00:31:27.774 --> 00:31:31.814
VIRGINIA: We were like, oh my God, the park opens in three minutes to every other guest.

00:31:31.814 --> 00:31:33.774
VIRGINIA: We were like, let's go get in line again.

00:31:33.774 --> 00:31:36.154
VIRGINIA: So we ran over there and we wrote it a second time in a row.

00:31:36.154 --> 00:31:37.514
VIRGINIA: It was so good.

00:31:38.574 --> 00:31:39.234
VIRGINIA: You're going to love it.

00:31:39.274 --> 00:31:40.194
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:31:40.194 --> 00:31:41.014
VIRGINIA: I'm looking at Leoni.

00:31:41.014 --> 00:31:41.954
VIRGINIA: You're going to love it.

00:31:41.954 --> 00:31:44.854
VIRGINIA: Beth, you're also going to love it, but you need to get on it.

00:31:45.474 --> 00:31:45.734
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:31:46.954 --> 00:31:47.334
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:31:47.334 --> 00:31:48.674
VIRGINIA: Friday, September 20th.

00:31:48.674 --> 00:31:50.094
VIRGINIA: What's the plan?

00:31:50.094 --> 00:31:52.634
LEONI: So we're going to go to Volcano Bay this day.

00:31:52.634 --> 00:32:01.854
LEONI: It's definitely the day we've chosen to relax a bit more after a couple of days of settling in.

00:32:01.854 --> 00:32:08.554
LEONI: So we plan to go to Volcano Bay for about half of the day, and then we are going to do a little bit of shopping.

00:32:08.554 --> 00:32:12.294
LEONI: I think Beth knows where we're shopping.

00:32:13.374 --> 00:32:16.774
LEONI: And then hopefully go into the Cheesecake Factory for some day.

00:32:16.774 --> 00:32:18.414
VIRGINIA: Where are you going to be shopping, Beth?

00:32:18.414 --> 00:32:28.514
BETH: So we're going to be going to the Premium Outlet, and we're also going to go to the Mall of Millennia, and that's mostly because we really want to go to the Cheesecake Factory.

00:32:28.514 --> 00:32:29.754
BETH: Yeah, I love the Cheesecake Factory.

00:32:29.754 --> 00:32:31.694
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:32:31.974 --> 00:32:37.814
VIRGINIA: I hear so many people that are coming from abroad that get so excited to go to the Cheesecake Factory, and it's good.

00:32:37.814 --> 00:32:40.654
VIRGINIA: I will tell you, I get so overwhelmed by their menu.

00:32:40.654 --> 00:32:43.994
VIRGINIA: It is like 50 pages long.

00:32:43.994 --> 00:32:46.514
VIRGINIA: Just prepare yourself.

00:32:46.514 --> 00:32:55.214
VIRGINIA: With a normal size menu, I get what I call menu ADD, where my eyes cannot focus and read what's available to me, and I'm just like, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.

00:32:55.214 --> 00:32:58.414
VIRGINIA: Yeah, so I have to kind of like say, okay, I'm going to read the left side of the page.

00:32:58.414 --> 00:32:59.094
VIRGINIA: That's what I'm going to do.

00:32:59.094 --> 00:33:00.334
VIRGINIA: I'm just going to start with the left side.

00:33:00.334 --> 00:33:03.874
VIRGINIA: It is impossible to do that with Cheesecake Factory because of how many pages there are.

00:33:03.874 --> 00:33:05.574
VIRGINIA: So just be prepared.

00:33:05.574 --> 00:33:06.434
VIRGINIA: Just be prepared.

00:33:06.434 --> 00:33:07.614
VIRGINIA: There's going to be too many choices.

00:33:08.814 --> 00:33:14.734
VIRGINIA: The Premium Outlets, are you talking about the ones on iDrive or are you going over to Byland?

00:33:15.914 --> 00:33:18.734
BETH: I think it's the International Drive ones.

00:33:19.794 --> 00:33:22.634
VIRGINIA: Okay, that's the one that will be closest to you.

00:33:22.634 --> 00:33:26.034
VIRGINIA: And I'm imagining that you're going to be making a stop at Character Warehouse.

00:33:26.034 --> 00:33:29.494
BETH: Of course, yes.

00:33:30.674 --> 00:33:32.734
VIRGINIA: Well, I hope that you have some good luck there.

00:33:32.734 --> 00:33:35.134
VIRGINIA: It's very, very hit and miss at the Character Warehouse.

00:33:36.234 --> 00:33:41.154
VIRGINIA: But, you know, you can always find gems of things there if you look hard enough.

00:33:41.154 --> 00:33:45.214
VIRGINIA: So, sending you good Character Warehouse energy.

00:33:45.214 --> 00:33:48.654
LEONI: And the Primark has just opened, so I might be listably...

00:33:49.414 --> 00:33:49.834
VIRGINIA: I know.

00:33:49.834 --> 00:33:50.714
VIRGINIA: They're all excited there.

00:33:50.914 --> 00:33:54.014
VIRGINIA: We have Primark here in New York.

00:33:54.014 --> 00:33:54.454
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:33:54.454 --> 00:33:56.914
VIRGINIA: Saturday, September 21st.

00:33:57.334 --> 00:34:01.094
BETH: So, this is our Hollywood Studios Day.

00:34:01.094 --> 00:34:05.974
BETH: I'm a little bit worried because it's been a Saturday that's going to be really busy, but we're just going to see what happens.

00:34:05.974 --> 00:34:10.054
BETH: Because we have got later on the holiday, we've putted it in Park Hopping Day.

00:34:10.054 --> 00:34:13.814
BETH: So, hopefully, we can get a few things going on this day as well.

00:34:13.814 --> 00:34:23.234
BETH: And we're going to get the Uber, Hollywood Studios, and hope we can get an individual lightning lane to advise the resistance.

00:34:23.234 --> 00:34:24.574
VIRGINIA: Have you done that one before, Beth?

00:34:24.574 --> 00:34:25.654
BETH: I have done it, yes.

00:34:25.654 --> 00:34:26.234
BETH: I loved it.

00:34:26.794 --> 00:34:29.514
VIRGINIA: And are you both Star Wars fans?

00:34:29.514 --> 00:34:33.254
BETH: I wouldn't say I'm like the biggest Star Wars fan.

00:34:33.254 --> 00:34:37.214
BETH: Alex is my husband and I sort of learned from him.

00:34:37.234 --> 00:34:42.614
BETH: I'm more the modern Star Wars, so the Kylo Ren era.

00:34:42.614 --> 00:34:43.414
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:34:43.414 --> 00:34:44.034
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:34:44.034 --> 00:34:45.674
LEONI: Yeah, I like Star Wars.

00:34:45.674 --> 00:34:47.394
LEONI: Phantom Menace is my favorite.

00:34:47.394 --> 00:34:49.774
LEONI: That's the one I kind of grew up with.

00:34:51.334 --> 00:35:04.394
LEONI: But yeah, apart from that, I did Murder Mystery Wedding and it was Ahsoka this year, so that's as much as I know.

00:35:05.614 --> 00:35:06.154
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:35:06.154 --> 00:35:17.974
VIRGINIA: Well, I always say that with Galaxy's Edge, that you do not have to be the biggest Star Wars fan to appreciate how themed that land is and to appreciate Rise of the Resistance even.

00:35:17.974 --> 00:35:20.414
VIRGINIA: So I am sure you will enjoy it.

00:35:20.854 --> 00:35:24.814
BETH: Saturday, we have got Ogas Pantino Box to go for a drink.

00:35:24.814 --> 00:35:25.374
VIRGINIA: Oh, do you?

00:35:25.374 --> 00:35:26.454
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:35:26.454 --> 00:35:27.094
VIRGINIA: What time is that?

00:35:27.094 --> 00:35:28.574
BETH: That's at 6.20.

00:35:28.574 --> 00:35:30.954
BETH: And then we're going to go watch Phantasmac afterwards.

00:35:30.954 --> 00:35:32.074
VIRGINIA: Phantasmac.

00:35:32.074 --> 00:35:33.314
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:35:33.314 --> 00:35:34.814
VIRGINIA: I love Phantasmac.

00:35:34.814 --> 00:35:35.594
VIRGINIA: It's so good.

00:35:35.594 --> 00:35:37.874
VIRGINIA: It will be a great way to wrap up your day.

00:35:37.874 --> 00:35:40.954
VIRGINIA: And Ogas is so much fun.

00:35:40.954 --> 00:35:43.774
VIRGINIA: So enjoy that.

00:35:43.774 --> 00:35:46.234
VIRGINIA: What about Sunday, September 22nd?

00:35:47.314 --> 00:35:51.334
LEONI: This is Magic Kingdom Day.

00:35:51.334 --> 00:35:59.474
LEONI: So we are going to Uber across so that we can try and rope drop the area.

00:35:59.474 --> 00:36:05.274
LEONI: We're going to try and get on Tiana's Bio Adventure and Drawn.

00:36:05.274 --> 00:36:12.374
LEONI: I have heard that at the moment they're doing, like, you can queue up for it.

00:36:12.374 --> 00:36:13.214
LEONI: And there's a name for it.

00:36:13.334 --> 00:36:15.014
LEONI: I'm so sorry if I've got it wrong.

00:36:15.014 --> 00:36:17.334
LEONI: Yeah, you can stand by for it at the moment.

00:36:17.354 --> 00:36:22.094
LEONI: And I think it's when the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party is on.

00:36:22.094 --> 00:36:31.334
LEONI: Whether that changes or not, we'll just try whether that's going to be a lightning lane or however you can actually, you know, book a queue on.

00:36:31.334 --> 00:36:37.934
LEONI: We are very excited to try and get the cheeseburger spring rolls everyone talks about.

00:36:37.934 --> 00:36:40.414
LEONI: We are excited to try those.

00:36:40.414 --> 00:36:46.954
LEONI: The party is on that evening, so we know that it's not going to be a full day and night and obviously won't get to see the fireworks.

00:36:46.954 --> 00:36:52.854
LEONI: But it's just a day for us to actually go to Magic Kingdom because it's the first time we're going to go since we've actually landed.

00:36:52.854 --> 00:36:58.174
VIRGINIA: Going to Magic Kingdom on a party day will actually let you get a lot done, I think, during the day.

00:36:58.174 --> 00:37:03.494
VIRGINIA: So even though you can't stay until the evening, that will probably still work out in your favor.

00:37:03.494 --> 00:37:09.574
VIRGINIA: So what time do you think you will be leaving the park that day, considering the party will be going on?

00:37:09.654 --> 00:37:14.814
VIRGINIA: Because I think, do you have to be out by, was it six or seven or something like that?

00:37:14.814 --> 00:37:16.674
LEONI: Yeah, we've put seven o'clock.

00:37:16.674 --> 00:37:24.994
LEONI: It's probably the time that if we're not in a queue for a ride at that time, then around that time, I think, is when we're going to head out.

00:37:24.994 --> 00:37:28.894
VIRGINIA: Any other plans for that evening or you just think you'll call it an early night?

00:37:28.894 --> 00:37:31.854
BETH: I think we're just going to play it by ear that day.

00:37:31.854 --> 00:37:42.334
BETH: So we've said we can either get the shuttle home or we can stay and maybe hop to a resort, maybe and have a few drinks or something somewhere, or we could just call it a night and have an early one.

00:37:42.334 --> 00:37:42.714
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:37:42.714 --> 00:37:45.494
VIRGINIA: So Monday, September 23rd.

00:37:45.494 --> 00:37:48.274
BETH: So this day we're doing Universal Studios.

00:37:49.514 --> 00:37:58.094
BETH: We're trying to spend the whole day at Universal and spend quite a lot of time in Guy's and Ali and try the Marie LeCour's new ice cream.

00:37:59.274 --> 00:38:01.914
VIRGINIA: It sounds really good.

00:38:01.914 --> 00:38:03.934
VIRGINIA: Have you had that ice cream before, Beth?

00:38:03.934 --> 00:38:05.274
BETH: I have.

00:38:05.274 --> 00:38:08.494
BETH: I think it's Is it peanut butter and raspberry?

00:38:08.494 --> 00:38:09.074
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:38:09.074 --> 00:38:14.594
VIRGINIA: I usually I think they have Earl Grey flavored ice cream and I'm a sucker for it.

00:38:14.594 --> 00:38:16.494
BETH: So that's usually what I get.

00:38:17.814 --> 00:38:20.454
VIRGINIA: You can't go wrong with any of the flavors though.

00:38:21.514 --> 00:38:25.074
VIRGINIA: So Harry Potter, Diagon Alley, most of the day.

00:38:27.114 --> 00:38:38.134
VIRGINIA: Does your ticket that you have, because you're able to kind of go to any of these parks that you want, does that mean that you will have access to the Hogwarts Express?

00:38:38.134 --> 00:38:38.594
BETH: Yes.

00:38:38.594 --> 00:38:39.134
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:38:39.134 --> 00:38:40.054
VIRGINIA: Fantastic.

00:38:40.334 --> 00:38:40.674
BETH: Yeah.

00:38:40.674 --> 00:38:44.594
BETH: So we're planning to do that on, we're doing a park hopping day later in the holiday.

00:38:44.594 --> 00:38:46.154
BETH: So we're planning to do the Hogwarts Express.

00:38:46.254 --> 00:38:47.854
BETH: Okay.

00:38:47.854 --> 00:38:52.294
BETH: But also, we're thinking of going for a crispy burger for dinner.

00:38:53.414 --> 00:38:55.074
BETH: I'm a massive Simpsons fan.

00:38:55.074 --> 00:38:58.014
BETH: I actually have a tattoo of Bart and Nita.

00:38:58.014 --> 00:38:59.214
BETH: So if I meet them-

00:38:59.214 --> 00:39:00.514
VIRGINIA: Oh, you do?

00:39:02.394 --> 00:39:03.314
VIRGINIA: Nice.

00:39:03.314 --> 00:39:05.794
VIRGINIA: Have you ever done the Simpsons ride at Universal?

00:39:06.894 --> 00:39:07.654
BETH: I love it.

00:39:07.654 --> 00:39:10.094
VIRGINIA: It is the one ride that I cannot do.

00:39:12.174 --> 00:39:17.914
VIRGINIA: I mean, I've done it before, obviously, but I don't need to do it again.

00:39:17.914 --> 00:39:22.874
VIRGINIA: There's something about the motion in that one, even though it's a screen ride.

00:39:22.874 --> 00:39:26.034
VIRGINIA: It's not like it's like a real roller coaster or something.

00:39:26.034 --> 00:39:31.574
VIRGINIA: But there's something about it that when I'm done, I'm like, wow, okay, I can't do anything else for the rest of the day.

00:39:31.574 --> 00:39:36.974
VIRGINIA: I don't normally get affected by motion sickness, but for some reason, that one does.

00:39:36.974 --> 00:39:37.954
VIRGINIA: But it's really good.

00:39:39.574 --> 00:39:47.054
VIRGINIA: All the smells that are associated with what you're passing by, like when you go past, what's the baby's name?

00:39:49.194 --> 00:39:49.634
VIRGINIA: Maggie.

00:39:49.634 --> 00:39:57.554
VIRGINIA: Yeah, when you go past Maggie, you smell baby powder and it's really well done.

00:39:57.554 --> 00:40:00.094
BETH: I just love the theme in it, Universal.

00:40:00.094 --> 00:40:01.854
BETH: I think they just get it to survive.

00:40:02.054 --> 00:40:07.914
BETH: In Stimpsons, you can go in the cookie mart and it just looks exactly the same as in the show, so yeah.

00:40:07.914 --> 00:40:13.794
VIRGINIA: Anything else you're excited for over at Universal Studios outside of Diagon Alley?

00:40:13.794 --> 00:40:18.234
BETH: Me and Alex went to see the Bourne Stunt Pactula show, and we actually really loved that.

00:40:18.574 --> 00:40:19.754
BETH: I'd love to see it again.

00:40:19.754 --> 00:40:23.794
BETH: Also, the horror makeup show we didn't get to see last time, and I think Leoni would really love that as well.

00:40:24.534 --> 00:40:25.974
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:40:25.974 --> 00:40:33.974
LEONI: I think they've just got a new parade that looks insane, so I'm very excited to watch it.

00:40:33.974 --> 00:40:37.914
LEONI: It's got all of the old 90s classics, 80s.

00:40:37.914 --> 00:40:42.334
LEONI: It's got Jurassic Park, the dinosaur in the parade, it's got Ghostbusters.

00:40:42.334 --> 00:40:43.614
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:40:44.994 --> 00:40:48.574
LEONI: Back to the Future is in the parade as well, and it looks incredible.

00:40:48.574 --> 00:40:49.494
VIRGINIA: Back to the Future.

00:40:49.494 --> 00:40:49.954
VIRGINIA: So good.

00:40:49.974 --> 00:40:50.214
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:40:51.194 --> 00:40:55.354
VIRGINIA: You are definitely stoking my need to go to Universal.

00:40:55.354 --> 00:40:58.334
VIRGINIA: Because we only go every few years.

00:40:58.334 --> 00:41:14.734
VIRGINIA: Usually, we stick to Disney, and partly because we have APs over at Disney, and we have the Disney Vacation Club, and adding on Universal Time when you're there, because we don't have access to packages like this, it becomes so expensive.

00:41:14.734 --> 00:41:17.894
VIRGINIA: It'll add, even just to go for a day, it'll add $1,000 onto your ship.

00:41:18.734 --> 00:41:22.394
VIRGINIA: And so we don't usually do it except for every couple of years.

00:41:22.394 --> 00:41:26.314
VIRGINIA: And I just keep getting like little, talking to people.

00:41:26.314 --> 00:41:28.654
VIRGINIA: I'm like, I feel like it's about time.

00:41:28.654 --> 00:41:30.814
VIRGINIA: It's been, it's been a few years.

00:41:30.814 --> 00:41:37.434
VIRGINIA: And now hearing about the new parade, I'm like, yeah, we should really get with there at some point, very soon.

00:41:37.434 --> 00:41:40.974
VIRGINIA: But they also have a lot of other new things coming.

00:41:40.974 --> 00:41:44.034
VIRGINIA: All right, Tuesday, September 24th.

00:41:44.034 --> 00:41:47.314
LEONI: So we're going to the Kennedy Space Center this day.

00:41:47.474 --> 00:41:49.034
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:41:49.034 --> 00:41:50.734
VIRGINIA: That's exciting.

00:41:50.734 --> 00:41:56.394
LEONI: Yeah, I'm very much into space and stars and things.

00:41:56.394 --> 00:42:01.494
LEONI: And I felt like we couldn't know when we're actually quite close, you know?

00:42:01.494 --> 00:42:05.374
LEONI: And our ticket included a pick up and drop off.

00:42:06.454 --> 00:42:12.894
LEONI: And to be fair, to consider the price of the tickets, it really wasn't much more to have transport included.

00:42:13.434 --> 00:42:22.414
LEONI: So we get picked up at 7.50 in the morning from a hotel that's a walking distance from ours, the Avanti Palms.

00:42:22.414 --> 00:42:26.594
LEONI: And then, yeah, we intend to spend the whole day there.

00:42:26.594 --> 00:42:31.934
LEONI: And then we get a return back around five o'clock.

00:42:31.934 --> 00:42:35.854
LEONI: This evening, we've got a reservation at Toothsome Chocolate Emporium.

00:42:36.794 --> 00:42:39.234
LEONI: So we'll be heading to...

00:42:39.234 --> 00:42:41.774
LEONI: I can't believe how crazy it looks.

00:42:41.774 --> 00:42:43.254
LEONI: I'm very excited.

00:42:44.414 --> 00:42:49.234
LEONI: Those milkshakes look another level of milkshakes.

00:42:49.234 --> 00:42:52.094
LEONI: So yeah, it's an evening for City Walk for us.

00:42:52.094 --> 00:42:55.814
LEONI: And there's a karaoke bar we're going to, the Rising Star Karaoke Bar.

00:42:55.814 --> 00:42:57.774
VIRGINIA: It has like a band that plays the music for you.

00:42:58.094 --> 00:42:59.034
LEONI: Yes.

00:42:59.034 --> 00:42:59.554
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:42:59.554 --> 00:43:00.114
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:43:00.114 --> 00:43:02.954
VIRGINIA: So are you both karaoke queens?

00:43:05.094 --> 00:43:06.314
LEONI: Yes.

00:43:06.314 --> 00:43:09.054
VIRGINIA: What is your go-to song?

00:43:09.054 --> 00:43:14.714
LEONI: There is a song called Euphoria, which is from a singer called Laureen.

00:43:14.714 --> 00:43:18.474
LEONI: But a favorite singer of mine called Claire Richards also sings it.

00:43:18.474 --> 00:43:20.394
LEONI: It's from Eurovision.

00:43:20.394 --> 00:43:23.534
LEONI: But it's like a really like, hot song as well.

00:43:23.674 --> 00:43:25.894
LEONI: So it's a classic for me anyway.

00:43:25.894 --> 00:43:27.474
VIRGINIA: Beth, do you have a go-to karaoke?

00:43:27.474 --> 00:43:32.174
BETH: I mean, I'm not as confident as Leoni, so I probably won't get up and sing.

00:43:32.174 --> 00:43:34.834
BETH: I do love to sing at home.

00:43:34.834 --> 00:43:40.094
BETH: But no, unless I don't know, maybe we could sing something together.

00:43:40.094 --> 00:43:42.834
BETH: Maybe then I'd feel a bit more brave.

00:43:43.194 --> 00:43:44.174
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:43:44.174 --> 00:43:46.494
VIRGINIA: Think of a duet.

00:43:46.494 --> 00:43:46.994
BETH: Okay.

00:43:46.994 --> 00:43:48.074
LEONI: We'll sing some Aberon.

00:43:48.174 --> 00:43:49.354
VIRGINIA: Oh, yes.

00:43:51.314 --> 00:43:52.374
LEONI: You can't go wrong with Aberon.

00:43:52.474 --> 00:43:53.594
VIRGINIA: No, you cannot.

00:43:53.594 --> 00:43:54.414
VIRGINIA: You cannot.

00:43:54.414 --> 00:43:55.454
VIRGINIA: Oh my gosh.

00:43:55.454 --> 00:43:55.694
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:43:55.694 --> 00:44:07.034
VIRGINIA: I have not gotten over there myself, but I've heard so much about it that I'm like, next time I'm at Universal, I need to go there because you can go karaoke anywhere, but can you go and have a live band backing you up anywhere?

00:44:07.034 --> 00:44:08.374
VIRGINIA: No, you cannot.

00:44:08.374 --> 00:44:11.974
VIRGINIA: So back to Toothsums though.

00:44:11.974 --> 00:44:15.574
VIRGINIA: Yes, the milkshakes are very good, but the food is really good too.

00:44:15.574 --> 00:44:17.554
VIRGINIA: So just be aware.

00:44:18.054 --> 00:44:26.854
VIRGINIA: Plan your eating accordingly because you don't want to not be able to have enough room for dessert because the food will be very good too.

00:44:26.854 --> 00:44:41.934
VIRGINIA: I think when I was there, there was some coffee rubbed fillet that I had, and then there was some side that we got that I can't remember what it was, except that it had truffle in it because truffle is my favorite.

00:44:41.934 --> 00:44:44.754
VIRGINIA: So really, really good.

00:44:45.054 --> 00:44:52.954
VIRGINIA: So I would say enjoy the food and maybe consider splitting a dessert because it's so big.

00:44:52.954 --> 00:44:53.674
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:44:53.674 --> 00:44:54.554
VIRGINIA: Kennedy Space Center.

00:44:54.554 --> 00:44:56.114
VIRGINIA: I did not know you were going there.

00:44:56.114 --> 00:44:57.854
VIRGINIA: That is really exciting.

00:44:57.854 --> 00:45:02.214
VIRGINIA: I'm fascinated by space but scared by it too.

00:45:02.214 --> 00:45:03.554
VIRGINIA: If you could go to space, would you go?

00:45:04.414 --> 00:45:08.034
LEONI: I think so but I wouldn't go unless I had a plan to.

00:45:08.034 --> 00:45:09.834
VIRGINIA: No.

00:45:09.834 --> 00:45:13.974
VIRGINIA: There's something so scary to me about the infinity of it.

00:45:13.974 --> 00:45:18.454
VIRGINIA: What if I just start floating away and I'm out there by myself?

00:45:18.454 --> 00:45:19.174
LEONI: Yeah.

00:45:19.174 --> 00:45:20.454
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:45:22.714 --> 00:45:23.954
LEONI: That's fair enough.

00:45:23.954 --> 00:45:26.594
VIRGINIA: But I like that you are a risk taker, Leoni.

00:45:27.374 --> 00:45:28.874
VIRGINIA: That's cool.

00:45:28.874 --> 00:45:29.434
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:45:29.434 --> 00:45:30.994
VIRGINIA: Wednesday, September 25th.

00:45:31.374 --> 00:45:38.334
BETH: So this is our first park hopping day, and we're going to do Animal Kingdom in the morning and then Magic Kingdom at night.

00:45:38.334 --> 00:45:48.274
BETH: So it's just sort of going to do any of the rides or the shows that we've not got around to doing in the first time, or do some of our favorite things again.

00:45:48.274 --> 00:46:00.994
BETH: Also, with Animal Kingdom, spending that time to do the animal trip, and just look at all the animals, and also go to a reception planet watch because I love the animation patterns.

00:46:00.994 --> 00:46:01.974
VIRGINIA: Oh, I do too.

00:46:01.974 --> 00:46:05.074
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I'm not very good at it, but I love them.

00:46:05.074 --> 00:46:06.674
VIRGINIA: That sounds like a good park hopping day.

00:46:06.674 --> 00:46:12.514
BETH: Yeah, to do things like that, and then Magic Kingdom at night to do the same things as doing what we've not done yet.

00:46:12.514 --> 00:46:17.554
BETH: And we also have dinner books at Stiffith Canteen, so 720.

00:46:18.614 --> 00:46:22.694
BETH: And there's no Halloween party this day, so we'll be able to do fireworks this evening.

00:46:23.274 --> 00:46:26.614
VIRGINIA: Have you seen Happily Ever After in person before, Beth?

00:46:26.614 --> 00:46:27.614
VIRGINIA: I assume you have.

00:46:27.614 --> 00:46:30.614
BETH: Is it the same one that was on two years ago?

00:46:30.614 --> 00:46:33.574
BETH: I've definitely seen fireworks last time.

00:46:33.574 --> 00:46:41.134
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it came back after like a hiatus, and then they made the big announcement, and everybody was thrilled because it is the best.

00:46:41.134 --> 00:46:47.174
VIRGINIA: Leoni, have you ever seen it online, or are you going to reserve your first watch for in person?

00:46:47.174 --> 00:46:48.854
LEONI: No, yeah.

00:46:48.854 --> 00:46:53.394
LEONI: With a lot of this, I've tried not to look too much at POVs and things.

00:46:54.474 --> 00:47:01.134
LEONI: I've seen fireworks in Disneyland Paris, so I've seen a version of them, but very excited.

00:47:01.134 --> 00:47:01.834
LEONI: I'm not going to do too much.

00:47:01.834 --> 00:47:04.574
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it's so good, like tears.

00:47:04.574 --> 00:47:07.694
VIRGINIA: If you are a Disney person, it will make you cry.

00:47:07.694 --> 00:47:09.394
VIRGINIA: I guarantee it.

00:47:09.394 --> 00:47:17.934
VIRGINIA: Then if you really love it, I think it's still on Disney Plus, so you can watch it after the fact to relive your happily ever after.

00:47:17.934 --> 00:47:18.574
LEONI: That's amazing.

00:47:19.334 --> 00:47:19.834
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:47:19.834 --> 00:47:22.274
VIRGINIA: Thursday, September 26th.

00:47:22.274 --> 00:47:24.834
LEONI: So we are Park Hopping Universal.

00:47:24.834 --> 00:47:28.494
LEONI: We're going to do Universal and Islands of Adventure.

00:47:28.494 --> 00:47:37.494
LEONI: So we're going to get the shuttle again, and any of the rides that we haven't done, or favorite rides that we want to do again, very similar.

00:47:37.494 --> 00:47:40.654
LEONI: We're going to use the Hogwarts Express today to then go-

00:47:40.654 --> 00:47:41.434
VIRGINIA: Between the two.

00:47:41.434 --> 00:47:41.634
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:47:41.714 --> 00:47:44.334
LEONI: From Park over, yeah, in between.

00:47:45.854 --> 00:47:47.334
LEONI: We're going to spend the whole day there.

00:47:47.334 --> 00:47:49.914
LEONI: It's the only day we've not got any reservations for dinner.

00:47:49.914 --> 00:47:53.714
LEONI: So it's more of a lax evening for us.

00:47:53.714 --> 00:47:55.534
LEONI: Definitely going to play it by year.

00:47:55.534 --> 00:47:59.314
LEONI: If there's anything we want to do, go back to or just take the night.

00:47:59.394 --> 00:48:00.034
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:48:00.034 --> 00:48:01.094
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:48:01.094 --> 00:48:01.374
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:48:01.654 --> 00:48:05.694
VIRGINIA: We're nearing the end, Friday, September 27th.

00:48:05.694 --> 00:48:10.674
BETH: So this will be Park Hopping, Hollywood Studios and Ep Cop.

00:48:10.674 --> 00:48:15.674
BETH: So pretty much doing the same thing again, just picking up anything that we haven't done already.

00:48:15.674 --> 00:48:20.574
BETH: I really want to go to a Woody's Lunchbox and try the grilled cheese and tomato soup.

00:48:20.574 --> 00:48:22.394
BETH: That looks amazing.

00:48:22.394 --> 00:48:26.774
BETH: So hopefully we can have that for lunch, and then we can hop in with the Ep Cop.

00:48:26.774 --> 00:48:30.714
BETH: Can you do the Skyliner from Hollywood Studios to Ep Cop?

00:48:30.714 --> 00:48:31.774
BETH: So I'm hoping we can do that.

00:48:31.894 --> 00:48:32.454
VIRGINIA: You can.

00:48:32.454 --> 00:48:34.274
BETH: Yeah, I've never been on a Skyliner before.

00:48:34.274 --> 00:48:38.134
BETH: So I hope we can do that to park up that way.

00:48:38.134 --> 00:48:40.014
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it doesn't go straight.

00:48:40.014 --> 00:48:45.614
VIRGINIA: You have to go and then there's a station where you get off and you get on to another Skyliner.

00:48:45.614 --> 00:48:47.614
VIRGINIA: So there's a little transfer.

00:48:47.614 --> 00:48:50.174
VIRGINIA: But yeah, you can do that.

00:48:50.174 --> 00:48:58.494
BETH: Spending the rest of the evening exploring more of the world showcase, then getting a few rides in, and then probably be able to catch a short home that day.

00:48:58.494 --> 00:49:00.654
VIRGINIA: Saturday, September 28th.

00:49:01.674 --> 00:49:05.754
VIRGINIA: I'm wondering how these last couple of days are going to go as you prepare yourselves to leave.

00:49:05.754 --> 00:49:08.474
VIRGINIA: So what are your plans for Saturday?

00:49:08.474 --> 00:49:08.694
BETH: Yeah.

00:49:08.694 --> 00:49:15.474
LEONI: So this is a non-park day for us because we know it's Saturday.

00:49:15.474 --> 00:49:18.174
LEONI: There's a few things going on, so we know it might be quite a busy day.

00:49:18.174 --> 00:49:22.334
LEONI: So it's kind of a day to not do that.

00:49:22.334 --> 00:49:24.954
LEONI: We're going to do some resort hopping.

00:49:24.954 --> 00:49:26.374
LEONI: We're going to go to Disney Springs.

00:49:26.954 --> 00:49:34.934
LEONI: We plan on walking over to the Polynesian Resort and trying to grab Ohana's breakfast.

00:49:34.934 --> 00:49:42.514
LEONI: It's not booked, so we're hopefully going to try and, I know you can, I believe you can queue up and hopefully get cancellation.

00:49:42.994 --> 00:49:47.554
BETH: I think you've got to wait for someone to cancel it and then go on the app and try and book another slot.

00:49:47.694 --> 00:49:49.474
BETH: It's quite booked though.

00:49:49.474 --> 00:49:56.394
VIRGINIA: There's a couple different websites that you can put a dining alert out to let you know when there's a cancellation.

00:49:59.274 --> 00:50:00.774
VIRGINIA: I would try that first.

00:50:00.774 --> 00:50:05.634
VIRGINIA: You just, I can't remember which ones I normally use.

00:50:05.654 --> 00:50:09.914
VIRGINIA: I think one's called like mouse dining or something.

00:50:10.594 --> 00:50:11.234
VIRGINIA: I'll figure it out.

00:50:11.234 --> 00:50:13.114
VIRGINIA: I'll message you.

00:50:13.114 --> 00:50:15.714
VIRGINIA: But yeah, that way you get a little alert.

00:50:15.714 --> 00:50:17.034
VIRGINIA: You just have to be ready.

00:50:17.034 --> 00:50:19.994
VIRGINIA: If you see the alert come through, go look for it right away.

00:50:19.994 --> 00:50:32.234
VIRGINIA: If you cannot get into Ohana for breakfast, then their quick service there, Captain Cooks, is probably my favorite quick service on property.

00:50:32.234 --> 00:50:35.894
VIRGINIA: You could definitely get breakfast there very easily and very affordably.

00:50:36.394 --> 00:50:41.934
VIRGINIA: You could also go to Kona Cafe and get similar type foods.

00:50:41.934 --> 00:50:43.834
VIRGINIA: You just don't have the characters, obviously.

00:50:43.834 --> 00:50:46.634
VIRGINIA: If you're looking for the characters, Ohana is where it's going to be for you.

00:50:46.634 --> 00:50:51.374
VIRGINIA: But try one of the alert services and maybe something will pop up.

00:50:51.374 --> 00:50:51.974
LEONI: Okay.

00:50:51.974 --> 00:50:58.514
BETH: Saturday, we've got set just a label, the Drawn to Life show.

00:50:58.514 --> 00:50:59.314
VIRGINIA: Oh, good.

00:50:59.314 --> 00:51:00.134
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:51:00.134 --> 00:51:03.634
LEONI: Yeah, this was a gift from Beth and Alex for my birthday.

00:51:03.634 --> 00:51:05.474
LEONI: So I'm very excited.

00:51:05.514 --> 00:51:07.174
VIRGINIA: When was your birthday?

00:51:07.174 --> 00:51:09.434
LEONI: It was July 26th.

00:51:09.434 --> 00:51:12.694
LEONI: So yeah, they brought it for my birthday trip.

00:51:12.694 --> 00:51:13.474
VIRGINIA: You're a Leo?

00:51:13.474 --> 00:51:13.934
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:51:13.934 --> 00:51:15.274
VIRGINIA: My mom was a Leo.

00:51:15.274 --> 00:51:16.434
VIRGINIA: Leos are great.

00:51:16.434 --> 00:51:18.534
VIRGINIA: Leos are awesome.

00:51:18.534 --> 00:51:19.314
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:51:19.314 --> 00:51:23.154
VIRGINIA: So Drawn to Life is really, really cool.

00:51:23.154 --> 00:51:27.954
VIRGINIA: Have you been to any Cirque du Soleil shows anywhere else in the world?

00:51:27.954 --> 00:51:31.114
LEONI: Yeah, I've been to see, I think it was called Togo.

00:51:31.414 --> 00:51:39.174
LEONI: It was about bugs and amphibians and frogs at the Royal Albert Hall, which was incredible.

00:51:39.174 --> 00:51:39.514
VIRGINIA: Cool.

00:51:39.514 --> 00:51:40.294
VIRGINIA: What about you, Beth?

00:51:40.294 --> 00:51:47.614
BETH: I've been to see a Cirque du Soleil show in Vegas and I really can't remember the name of it now, but it has the big pool in the middle.

00:51:47.614 --> 00:51:48.794
BETH: And I've all jumped in.

00:51:48.794 --> 00:51:49.214
VIRGINIA: Oh yeah.

00:51:49.214 --> 00:51:51.574
BETH: I can't remember the name of it, but it was amazing.

00:51:51.574 --> 00:51:58.494
VIRGINIA: I don't know the name of it, but I remember, I think my dad saw that, because he was telling me that they made their entrance out of the water.

00:51:59.094 --> 00:52:04.014
VIRGINIA: Like they came up through the water, and you didn't know how they had gotten into the water.

00:52:04.014 --> 00:52:05.534
VIRGINIA: And it sounded magical.

00:52:05.534 --> 00:52:10.374
VIRGINIA: Drawn to Life is my only Cirque du Soleil experience, and it was amazing.

00:52:10.374 --> 00:52:11.494
VIRGINIA: I just thought it was so good.

00:52:11.494 --> 00:52:14.754
VIRGINIA: And there's really, there's not a bad seat in that theater.

00:52:14.754 --> 00:52:20.414
VIRGINIA: So anybody who's listening to this, who's planning on going to see Drawn to Life, you do not need to sit down front.

00:52:20.414 --> 00:52:23.114
VIRGINIA: You do not need to necessarily sit in the center.

00:52:23.114 --> 00:52:27.434
VIRGINIA: You can pick any seat that you can afford a ticket to, and you'll have a great experience.

00:52:27.854 --> 00:52:28.674
LEONI: Oh, that's great.

00:52:28.674 --> 00:52:31.574
VIRGINIA: I definitely teared up a couple of points during this.

00:52:31.574 --> 00:52:32.694
VIRGINIA: So just be prepared.

00:52:32.694 --> 00:52:34.394
VIRGINIA: Bring yourself some tissues.

00:52:36.054 --> 00:52:36.434
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:52:36.434 --> 00:52:38.974
VIRGINIA: Sunday, September 29th.

00:52:38.974 --> 00:52:40.514
LEONI: This is a free day for us.

00:52:40.514 --> 00:52:43.874
LEONI: We have, this is the only day we've not made any plans.

00:52:43.874 --> 00:52:50.914
LEONI: We've just put down if there's a favorite park, if there's anything we've not done, if there's anything we want to go out and buy.

00:52:50.914 --> 00:52:54.634
LEONI: This is the day that we're probably going to do that.

00:52:54.634 --> 00:52:56.854
LEONI: It's a day that's just, yeah, completely not planned.

00:52:57.074 --> 00:52:59.374
LEONI: I'm waiting to see how we feel for it.

00:52:59.374 --> 00:52:59.874
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:52:59.874 --> 00:53:08.374
VIRGINIA: Probably the night before, you'll be eating dinner at Disney Springs, talking through everything you've done and making a decision on what you want to do for the following day.

00:53:08.374 --> 00:53:10.674
VIRGINIA: That's your last full day, correct?

00:53:10.674 --> 00:53:11.734
LEONI: Yes.

00:53:11.734 --> 00:53:12.794
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:53:12.794 --> 00:53:14.894
VIRGINIA: That brings us to Monday, September 30th.

00:53:14.894 --> 00:53:17.834
VIRGINIA: What time is your flight out of Orlando?

00:53:17.834 --> 00:53:20.074
BETH: It's at 5:50 PM.

00:53:20.074 --> 00:53:24.054
BETH: Up until about 1.30 maybe, we'll be able to go somewhere.

00:53:24.054 --> 00:53:29.014
BETH: It probably would be wise to go to Universal Parks closer than Disney.

00:53:30.654 --> 00:53:32.894
VIRGINIA: Is it Aralingus on the way out as well?

00:53:32.894 --> 00:53:33.454
BETH: Yes.

00:53:33.454 --> 00:53:34.094
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:53:34.094 --> 00:53:37.554
VIRGINIA: This is a big trip.

00:53:37.554 --> 00:53:39.274
VIRGINIA: This is a long trip.

00:53:39.274 --> 00:53:41.634
VIRGINIA: You're going to have so much time to get everything in.

00:53:41.634 --> 00:53:43.614
VIRGINIA: I'm so excited for you all.

00:53:43.614 --> 00:53:45.794
VIRGINIA: I can't wait to hear how it all goes.

00:53:45.794 --> 00:53:49.194
VIRGINIA: Anything else you want to mention before we head out?

00:53:49.194 --> 00:53:49.434
BETH: Yes.

00:53:49.434 --> 00:53:50.754
BETH: Thank you so much.

00:53:50.754 --> 00:53:52.074
LEONI: No, just thank you for having us.

00:53:52.074 --> 00:53:53.814
LEONI: It's been an absolute pleasure.

00:53:53.814 --> 00:53:56.474
LEONI: It's been a really good start to like our Disney.

00:53:56.474 --> 00:53:58.354
VIRGINIA: To get excited about the podcast.

00:53:58.354 --> 00:53:58.634
BETH: Yeah.

00:53:58.634 --> 00:54:01.974
LEONI: Definitely something a bit more niche to do as well.

00:54:01.974 --> 00:54:02.434
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:54:02.434 --> 00:54:10.554
VIRGINIA: I always say after it's all over, then you have this little time capsule of what you did, and what you're thinking, and it's a souvenir.

00:54:10.554 --> 00:54:10.854
LEONI: Yeah.

00:54:10.854 --> 00:54:11.814
LEONI: For sure.

00:54:11.814 --> 00:54:12.374
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:54:12.374 --> 00:54:14.114
VIRGINIA: Then we will talk to you very soon.

00:54:14.114 --> 00:54:15.054
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much, Beth.

00:54:15.054 --> 00:54:16.514
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much, Leoni.

00:54:17.414 --> 00:54:18.554
VIRGINIA: I will talk to you very soon.

00:54:18.554 --> 00:54:19.394
BETH: Thank you, Virginia.

00:54:19.994 --> 00:54:21.194
VIRGINIA: Thank you.

00:54:22.534 --> 00:54:26.294
VIRGINIA: Thank you again to Beth and Leoni for joining me on the podcast.

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VIRGINIA: Their post-trip episode is up next, and I hope you all will stick around for that, or come back to it if you need to.

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VIRGINIA: But whatever you do, please tune in.

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VIRGINIA: That's a wrap on this episode, and I hope that as always, you'll keep daydreaming about where you long to be.