Pre-Trip Report: Jennifer’s Week at Pop with Rope Drop Galore (May 2024)

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

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VIRGINIA: On today's show, you will hear my chat with Jennifer, who is preparing to take her family of five to Walt Disney World.

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VIRGINIA: She's well-versed in the strategies to make the most of her Disney time.

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VIRGINIA: So I hope you enjoy hearing all about how she has planned this trip to a T.

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VIRGINIA: And now, here's Jennifer.

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VIRGINIA: Hello, Jennifer.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome to the podcast.

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JENNIFER A.: Thank you for having me.

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VIRGINIA: Will you tell us a little bit about yourself?

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VIRGINIA: Where are you in these great United States, and what's your background?

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JENNIFER A.: I am in Illinois, not in Chicago, in central Illinois.

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JENNIFER A.: I grew up outside of Chicago, but I'm in the middle of the state now.

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JENNIFER A.: I'm married to my husband, Jon, and we have three kids, and we are getting ready for a very exciting vacation.

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VIRGINIA: All right, I have to ask you, are you a fan of deep-dish pizza?

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JENNIFER A.: Yes, I am.

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JENNIFER A.: And you can't get good deep-dish pizza.

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JENNIFER A.: You can't get good deep-dish pizza in central Illinois.

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JENNIFER A.: You got to go to Chicago.

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VIRGINIA: You have to go into the city, yes.

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VIRGINIA: That was on my list when I went to Chicago.

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VIRGINIA: I had to have deep-dish pizza, and I remember just being like, what is this thing that you have to use, a knife and a fork to eat?

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JENNIFER A.: And pull the cheese.

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VIRGINIA: Yes, it's good, but it's a lot.

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VIRGINIA: I think I'll stick to my thin crust New York style here, but every once in a while.

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VIRGINIA: I can't remember which one it is.

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VIRGINIA: It's one of the famous deep-dish places that you can order a frozen deep-dish pizza from them, and they will ship it in dry ice or something anywhere in the United States.

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JENNIFER A.: Yes, and my mom has sent me some, and it is not as good.

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JENNIFER A.: It's got to be fresh from the restaurant to have the true experience.

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JENNIFER A.: If that's all you have, it's fine, but it's not the same.

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VIRGINIA: All right, then I'm going to cross that off my list as something that I would like to order for a gift for someone.

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VIRGINIA: So thank you for the insider tip.

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VIRGINIA: All right, let's talk about this trip.

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VIRGINIA: First of all, who will be traveling with you?

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JENNIFER A.: It will be my husband, Jon, myself, and then Nathan is our oldest, and he turns 13 two days before we go.

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JENNIFER A.: So he is 12 right now, but he will be 13 when we leave, and we have Lydia, who is 10, and she is now proud to be a Disney adult, and we have Bethany, who is 8.

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VIRGINIA: Proud to be a Disney adult, and you are probably not as excited about paying the adult prices.

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JENNIFER A.: Yes, Bethany is kind of our favorite right now for this trip because she's our child.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, my goodness.

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VIRGINIA: So I also have a 13-year-old, my son Alex.

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VIRGINIA: He is finishing out the 8th grade.

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VIRGINIA: So I imagine Nathan must be about to go into the 8th grade.

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JENNIFER A.: Yes, we have three more days of 7th grade.

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JENNIFER A.: Two more days, actually, of 7th grade, and then he goes into 8th grade.

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JENNIFER A.: We are on the downhill.

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JENNIFER A.: I have been on the downhill for school for a while, but I am ready to be done.

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JENNIFER A.: Lydia's teacher still is giving tests tomorrow, and I'm like, we're good.

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JENNIFER A.: Phone it in.

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VIRGINIA: We got our money's worth.

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JENNIFER A.: Put a movie in.

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JENNIFER A.: We're done.

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VIRGINIA: Well, Alex, the senioritis has set in, because after this, of course, he goes on to high school, but here in New York City, they go until the end of June.

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JENNIFER A.: Oh, my goodness.

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VIRGINIA: That being said, we don't start back until after Labor Day, so I know that a lot of schools that are ending now probably start sometime in August.

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JENNIFER A.: Middle of August.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: This is totally not Disney-related at all, just out of curiosity.

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VIRGINIA: Is your school district doing snow days anymore because they're not here?

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JENNIFER A.: Yes, but some of the districts are.

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JENNIFER A.: My kids go to a private school.

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JENNIFER A.: The public school and one public school district in here has gotten rid of snow days.

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JENNIFER A.: They are remote days.

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JENNIFER A.: Another district does have snow days, but they build it into the schedule, so they have Fridays off in June, but since they use their snow days, they have to go to school on all these Fridays in June.

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JENNIFER A.: Our school has snow days built in, and so we didn't use enough that we have to go over, which my kids were thankful about.

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JENNIFER A.: They kept saying, we don't want too much snow because they were worried about Disney.

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JENNIFER A.: Of course, I would have just pulled them out of school, but we do still have snow days and not remote days, thankfully.

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JENNIFER A.: I think that's important.

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JENNIFER A.: It's a classic childhood experience.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, my goodness.

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VIRGINIA: Yes, and I think what they are doing here, because school has always ended up this late for us, is that they are building them in, but not doing them.

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VIRGINIA: We're doing the remote day thing.

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VIRGINIA: And I agree.

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VIRGINIA: It is a classic rite of passage in your childhood to get up and not know whether it's going to happen or not.

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VIRGINIA: And I mean, I guess it's different these days, but back when we were younger, you turned on the local news and you watched the scroll.

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VIRGINIA: Yes, and you were like, please just get to my school already.

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VIRGINIA: But anyway, all right, let's talk about this trip.

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VIRGINIA: So I'm imagining that based on when school's ending, that's sort of what helped you pick your dates, which are May 25th through June the 1st.

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VIRGINIA: Is that correct?

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JENNIFER A.: Yes.

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JENNIFER A.: When we have gone previously, we have gone in February.

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JENNIFER A.: I like the Flower and Garden Show.

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JENNIFER A.: It's my favorite, and we like that it's not so hot.

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JENNIFER A.: But now that Nathan is older, it's harder to pull them out of school in junior high.

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JENNIFER A.: So we decided to just go before it gets too, too hot.

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JENNIFER A.: We don't know necessarily what to expect in terms of heat.

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JENNIFER A.: But last summer, our family vacation was to Arizona.

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JENNIFER A.: We do a lot of hiking and outdoor things, and it was 115.

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JENNIFER A.: What?

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VIRGINIA: I can't even imagine.

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VIRGINIA: Was that a dry heat?

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JENNIFER A.: Yes.

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JENNIFER A.: But I mean, I guess I don't want to feel what it would be 115 with humidity, but it was still brutal hot.

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JENNIFER A.: So I think we're ready for the heat in Florida.

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JENNIFER A.: But we picked these days just because it worked for not having to pull anybody out of school.

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JENNIFER A.: I like February because of low crowds, so I'm a little nervous about that, but we'll see.

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JENNIFER A.: I think a lot of schools are still going to be in session.

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JENNIFER A.: That's what I'm hoping.

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JENNIFER A.: We don't have as many people, but we'll see.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Well, I will cross my fingers for you.

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VIRGINIA: In terms of the heat, are you bringing anything with you like fans, cooling towels or anything like that?

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VIRGINIA: What's your strategy?

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JENNIFER A.: We have cooling towels packed.

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JENNIFER A.: Nathan will be getting for his birthday one of those fans that go around your neck that blows air up.

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JENNIFER A.: We haven't used those before, but I thought we'd try that.

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JENNIFER A.: I did order another one because I think if one kid sees Nathan with one, somebody else is going to want one.

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JENNIFER A.: My daughter has one of those handheld fans that spritz water on you.

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JENNIFER A.: Just banking on going in and out of air conditioning, I don't think it will be that bad.

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JENNIFER A.: I think it'll be manageable.

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JENNIFER A.: Just utilizing shade and just drinking our fluids.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, exactly.

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VIRGINIA: And that is the key is drinking your fluids and doing it before you feel thirsty because it will creep up on you and you'll get dehydrated and then it can really take you down.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Where will you be staying for this trip?

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JENNIFER A.: We are staying at Pop Century.

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JENNIFER A.: We have stayed there, well, the last what?

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JENNIFER A.: One, two, three, four, the last five trips, we've stayed there.

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JENNIFER A.: So I love Pop Century.

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JENNIFER A.: Pop Century is a vibe.

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JENNIFER A.: I love how you log in.

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JENNIFER A.: It's the energy.

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JENNIFER A.: I'm the hype girl in the family for Disney.

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JENNIFER A.: I love it.

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JENNIFER A.: I pump everybody up.

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JENNIFER A.: I'm always jumping up and down, getting excited in the weeks leading up to it.

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JENNIFER A.: And I walk into Pop Century and they match my energy and I love it.

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JENNIFER A.: So we'll stay there.

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JENNIFER A.: I did a solo trip last January and that was my first time using the Skyliner.

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JENNIFER A.: And that is such a game changer.

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JENNIFER A.: I left one day, I left my room at 7 in the morning and I was at the gate checking in at Hollywood Studios at 718.

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JENNIFER A.: You can't beat that.

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JENNIFER A.: So we're excited for the Skyliner.

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JENNIFER A.: We love the atmosphere of Pop Century.

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JENNIFER A.: We have two rooms since there's five of us.

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JENNIFER A.: And they said on the reservation it's guaranteed that they will be connected.

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JENNIFER A.: We went two trips ago, my in-laws came with and my son stayed with them in their room.

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JENNIFER A.: And we had requested a connecting room, but we did not get it.

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JENNIFER A.: But they told me when I called for reservations that they would guarantee it this time since, you know, they don't want to split up the family.

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JENNIFER A.: So the plan is my husband and I and son will be in one room and the girls will be in the other room.

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JENNIFER A.: Everybody will get their own bed.

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JENNIFER A.: They're excited about that.

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JENNIFER A.: And for us, choosing Pop Century over some of the other resorts that have more space, first of all, we like the cost, but also two bathrooms was really key for our family for planning.

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JENNIFER A.: We have environmental allergies in our house.

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JENNIFER A.: So everybody showers before bed and when you have those late nights in the park to get everybody through one bathroom is brutal.

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JENNIFER A.: So having two bathrooms is helpful just to hurry up and get everybody into bed and wrap it up.

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VIRGINIA: And allergies aside, when you're going at a time like this, when the heat is going to be what it is, everyone should be showering before they get in bed.

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JENNIFER A.: Absolutely.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: You said that you went on a solo trip last January.

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VIRGINIA: So that tells me and the fact that you're a hype woman that you are a huge Disney fan.

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VIRGINIA: How did your love for Disney come about?

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JENNIFER A.: My mom loves Disney, not quite to the level that I'm at.

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JENNIFER A.: I'm kind of to the extreme, but she has always really enjoyed Disney World.

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JENNIFER A.: So that's been something that my family prioritized growing up that we would take a vacation every few years to go.

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JENNIFER A.: The whole family would kind of, we'd have a quarter jar, we'd put our money in, we'd save up.

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JENNIFER A.: And I love Disney because it is so much more than an amusement park.

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JENNIFER A.: I love the magic.

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JENNIFER A.: I love the atmosphere.

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JENNIFER A.: I love how you become part of the magic.

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JENNIFER A.: All of it is just so special.

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JENNIFER A.: So growing up, experiencing that was so fun for me.

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JENNIFER A.: It was such a core memory.

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JENNIFER A.: And then when I was in college, my mom took me, just the two of us on a trip.

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JENNIFER A.: And then that kind of opened up the world of what Disney looks like for adults and that this isn't just a kid thing.

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JENNIFER A.: And so I've gone through a couple trips.

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JENNIFER A.: I went a year or two later with my sister who was in high school at the time.

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JENNIFER A.: We've got a wide age gap there.

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JENNIFER A.: And then my husband and I went on a solo trip of just the two of us before we had kids.

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JENNIFER A.: I shouldn't say solo trip, an adult trip.

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VIRGINIA: A duo trip.

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JENNIFER A.: Yes, a duo trip shortly after we got married.

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JENNIFER A.: And it's just as magical to me as an adult as it is as a child.

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JENNIFER A.: I work with children and I plan events for children.

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JENNIFER A.: And I get excited when I'm able to incorporate little details.

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JENNIFER A.: And that's what I love about Disney is that everything is so detailed.

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JENNIFER A.: There's nothing that they didn't think about.

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JENNIFER A.: There's nothing that's just by chance they think about everything.

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JENNIFER A.: And I love and appreciate going and looking at all of those different aspects.

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JENNIFER A.: That's almost as much fun for me as the rides.

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JENNIFER A.: It's just looking at how they arranged everything and the sign and what this number means.

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JENNIFER A.: It makes me happy, all those Easter eggs.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Well, how many times have the kids been then?

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JENNIFER A.: So I was thinking about this earlier.

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JENNIFER A.: We went in 2015, Nathan was three and Lydia was one.

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JENNIFER A.: My husband, growing up, he went to Disney once as a kid, and then when we got married, I said, I think we should go, just the two of us before we have kids.

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JENNIFER A.: And he said, well, that's weird.

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JENNIFER A.: But then we went and he was like, yeah, this is great.

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JENNIFER A.: He's not quite a Disney adult, but he thought that was fun.

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JENNIFER A.: He was nervous when we brought the kids, but we had a great trip.

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JENNIFER A.: And on the plane ride home, he leaned over to me and said those magical words, should we come back next year?

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JENNIFER A.: So he got into it.

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JENNIFER A.: So the next year we went in 2016, Nathan was four, Lydia was two, and I was pregnant with Bethany.

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JENNIFER A.: And then in 2018, we went, Nathan was six, Lydia was four, Bethany was two, and my in-laws came along for that trip.

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JENNIFER A.: And then COVID hit and we just haven't gone.

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JENNIFER A.: We didn't want to go when there was masking and regulations.

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JENNIFER A.: And in the middle of COVID, we got an RV, so we kind of shift our vacation planning a bit.

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JENNIFER A.: So this will be Bethany's second trip, Nathan's fourth, well, and Lydia's fourth too.

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VIRGINIA: And now you have an RV.

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VIRGINIA: So potentially in the future, you could take it down to Fort Wilderness.

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JENNIFER A.: People say that.

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JENNIFER A.: I will say I'm a little too extra about Disney.

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JENNIFER A.: I want a full bathroom when we come home at night.

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JENNIFER A.: I want a little bit more space to spread out.

00:14:22.608 --> 00:14:27.068
JENNIFER A.: I enjoy our RV trips, but that's a different element of work to it.

00:14:27.188 --> 00:14:29.408
JENNIFER A.: And Disney is already a bit...

00:14:30.108 --> 00:14:37.868
JENNIFER A.: I don't want to say it's work because I find joy in the work, but I want to be able to focus on the Disney aspect and not the camping RV aspect.

00:14:37.888 --> 00:14:44.088
JENNIFER A.: So unless my husband said, I don't want to go again, unless it's an RV, I'm going to stick with the hotel.

00:14:45.308 --> 00:14:46.208
VIRGINIA: I'm right there with you.

00:14:46.228 --> 00:14:50.068
VIRGINIA: The only kind of camping I want to do is glamping, and I'm not even sure that I want to do that.

00:14:53.688 --> 00:14:54.228
JENNIFER A.: All right.

00:14:54.288 --> 00:14:57.008
VIRGINIA: Well, let's get into the details of the trip.

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VIRGINIA: So arriving on Saturday, May the 25th, are you flying?

00:15:01.848 --> 00:15:02.228
JENNIFER A.: Yes.

00:15:02.228 --> 00:15:03.048
JENNIFER A.: We're flying.

00:15:03.048 --> 00:15:05.288
JENNIFER A.: Our flight leaves at 7 a.m.

00:15:05.488 --> 00:15:06.908
JENNIFER A.: It is not a direct flight.

00:15:06.928 --> 00:15:10.308
JENNIFER A.: We have a layover, but it's an early flight.

00:15:10.388 --> 00:15:16.748
JENNIFER A.: We're not in Chicago though, so we don't have to get there as early as other places to get through security.

00:15:17.468 --> 00:15:22.028
JENNIFER A.: But it will still be an early morning, but we land in Orlando at 106.

00:15:22.408 --> 00:15:22.788
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:15:22.808 --> 00:15:23.668
VIRGINIA: Where's your layover?

00:15:24.308 --> 00:15:24.848
JENNIFER A.: Charlotte.

00:15:25.088 --> 00:15:25.508
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:15:25.748 --> 00:15:27.588
VIRGINIA: How long are you there for the layover?

00:15:27.848 --> 00:15:31.808
JENNIFER A.: Off the top of my head, I think it's a little over an hour, about an hour and a half, I think.

00:15:32.328 --> 00:15:32.688
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:15:33.328 --> 00:15:43.028
VIRGINIA: Charlotte is not a bad airport to have a layover, and I was worried you were going to say Atlanta, which is like go run a little race in the middle of your travel plans.

00:15:43.488 --> 00:15:47.268
VIRGINIA: But Charlotte has rocking chairs in their airport.

00:15:48.308 --> 00:15:53.688
VIRGINIA: So you can find a spot and hop on a rocking chair and then just, you know, rock until you're ready to roll.

00:15:53.868 --> 00:15:58.388
JENNIFER A.: We have done the Atlanta run, and that was not fun.

00:15:58.788 --> 00:16:00.308
JENNIFER A.: We had to haul the kids up.

00:16:00.888 --> 00:16:08.928
JENNIFER A.: When I did my solo trip last year, I went through Charlotte, and I had to run through Charlotte because my flight was delayed and it was a really short layover.

00:16:09.148 --> 00:16:12.708
JENNIFER A.: So I did not get to see rocking chairs because everything was a flash.

00:16:13.008 --> 00:16:18.188
JENNIFER A.: So this time, we'll have a little bit of a cushion, grab something to eat, and maybe rock.

00:16:18.628 --> 00:16:23.248
VIRGINIA: And how are you going to be getting from the airport over to Pop Century?

00:16:23.268 --> 00:16:24.828
JENNIFER A.: We're going to use Mears Connect.

00:16:25.288 --> 00:16:25.608
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:16:25.628 --> 00:16:26.708
VIRGINIA: Have you used it before?

00:16:26.728 --> 00:16:30.668
VIRGINIA: Or probably not if you haven't been from since the pandemic.

00:16:31.188 --> 00:16:40.408
JENNIFER A.: Well, when I went on my solo trip in January of 23, it was Sunshine Flyers, and I used it then, which I think it's the same thing now.

00:16:40.748 --> 00:16:41.908
JENNIFER A.: They just merged.

00:16:42.428 --> 00:16:45.268
VIRGINIA: It's the same thing without the train theming, basically.

00:16:46.368 --> 00:16:50.728
VIRGINIA: So as long as you're okay without a train overlay on the outside of your bus.

00:16:51.268 --> 00:16:52.288
VIRGINIA: I have liked the service.

00:16:52.308 --> 00:17:08.748
VIRGINIA: I do frequently read people complaining for one reason or another, but I've used it multiple times, and I have found it to be reliable, and the drivers are nice, and they help pick up your things, and I've never had an experience where it's been delayed or anything like that.

00:17:08.928 --> 00:17:15.628
VIRGINIA: So I would say at this point, about 50% of the time I use mirrors, and the other 50% I use an Uber or Lyft.

00:17:15.868 --> 00:17:29.328
VIRGINIA: So catching the Mirrors Connect over to Pop Century, do you have any park plans or dining reservations for this first day, or will it simply be hanging out at the pool and getting used to Pop and doing your hype woman thing?

00:17:29.508 --> 00:17:31.508
JENNIFER A.: It will just be a resort day.

00:17:31.748 --> 00:17:40.648
JENNIFER A.: If it were up to me, I would drop my bags and just run into a park, but this will be the chance for the kids to swim, check out the pool.

00:17:41.008 --> 00:17:43.448
JENNIFER A.: Pop is a really fun resort to look at.

00:17:43.608 --> 00:17:48.008
JENNIFER A.: Also, we love to walk over to Art of Animation and look at all of that over there.

00:17:48.248 --> 00:17:50.748
JENNIFER A.: We're just going to hang out at the resort, just relax.

00:17:50.888 --> 00:17:57.768
JENNIFER A.: Since it will be an early morning and I'm a rope dropper, we're going to try to get to bed at a reasonable time.

00:17:57.788 --> 00:18:00.268
JENNIFER A.: I got some window clings.

00:18:00.288 --> 00:18:03.548
JENNIFER A.: The girls want to decorate the windows, and I got some lights.

00:18:03.888 --> 00:18:13.628
JENNIFER A.: We will just spend time at the resort, just relax, and then it will be hard for me, because I know Magic Kingdom is so close, but we'll just sit tight.

00:18:15.008 --> 00:18:20.948
VIRGINIA: Well, that sounds like a great way to start your first day, and that way you will be well-rested for your park day.

00:18:21.248 --> 00:18:30.228
VIRGINIA: And if you are somebody who really loves pop, it gives you sort of an excuse to hang back and enjoy the resort instead of being called by the parks.

00:18:30.568 --> 00:18:34.008
VIRGINIA: What type of park tickets do you all have?

00:18:34.028 --> 00:18:37.268
JENNIFER A.: We have six-day regular park tickets.

00:18:37.288 --> 00:18:38.848
JENNIFER A.: We did not get Park Hopper.

00:18:40.148 --> 00:18:41.988
JENNIFER A.: We have done that in the past.

00:18:42.008 --> 00:18:51.568
JENNIFER A.: We've always gotten Park Hoppers, but this time I just, you know, with Jeannie Plus and everything, which I want to use, I couldn't justify the cost.

00:18:51.608 --> 00:18:59.988
JENNIFER A.: We used the Park Hoppers a lot in our previous trips simply because we were going back to the resort and taking naps and rest.

00:19:00.368 --> 00:19:03.328
JENNIFER A.: So then it was easy to pick a different park to go to.

00:19:03.808 --> 00:19:10.508
JENNIFER A.: I don't have necessarily rest, naps, resort time built in midday for this trip.

00:19:10.528 --> 00:19:11.928
JENNIFER A.: We'll kind of play that by ear.

00:19:12.228 --> 00:19:14.808
JENNIFER A.: So the plan is kind of just to hang in the parks all day.

00:19:14.968 --> 00:19:23.868
JENNIFER A.: There's only one day where I wish we had Park Hoppers, and we'll get to that as we go through the schedule, but we're just going to stay one park per day.

00:19:25.428 --> 00:19:30.908
VIRGINIA: So Jeannie Plus, but do you think you will also take advantage of any of the paid individual lightning lanes?

00:19:32.028 --> 00:19:35.428
JENNIFER A.: You know, two days ago, up until that point, I said no.

00:19:35.448 --> 00:19:43.308
JENNIFER A.: And then today I'm like, you know, maybe I think we might for a couple rides.

00:19:43.648 --> 00:19:48.748
JENNIFER A.: I think for Rise, I was looking at, what is it called?

00:19:48.968 --> 00:19:50.008
JENNIFER A.: Is it Thrill Seeker?

00:19:50.428 --> 00:19:55.348
JENNIFER A.: That you, where they track the times of lightning?

00:19:58.748 --> 00:20:04.868
JENNIFER A.: There's a website that collects the data of when the lightning lanes go and sell out.

00:20:05.168 --> 00:20:08.488
JENNIFER A.: And I was looking at it and how Rise just sells out so quickly.

00:20:08.508 --> 00:20:12.608
JENNIFER A.: So we might get Rise for an individual lightning lane.

00:20:12.888 --> 00:20:17.008
JENNIFER A.: And I am still trying to figure out how we're going to manage seven dwarves.

00:20:18.168 --> 00:20:24.188
JENNIFER A.: Nathan gets motion sick and he is not a roller coaster guy, which is fine.

00:20:24.648 --> 00:20:30.428
JENNIFER A.: Previously in other trips, we have said, hey, unless the whole family goes on it, we're not going to do it.

00:20:30.448 --> 00:20:32.948
JENNIFER A.: Just because the kids were younger, it was easier to do that.

00:20:33.268 --> 00:20:35.968
JENNIFER A.: But now the girls kind of like some of those roller coasters.

00:20:36.428 --> 00:20:46.808
JENNIFER A.: Since I just have recently, more recently, been to the parks, I've said I'm happy to sit and do something else with Nathan while Jon takes the girls on a roller coaster.

00:20:46.828 --> 00:20:50.568
JENNIFER A.: But I have said I do want to do Slinky and I do want to do Seven Dwarfs.

00:20:51.048 --> 00:20:58.888
JENNIFER A.: So we might purchase the individual Lightning Lane for Seven Dwarfs just so that we can space it out a little bit easier for the family.

00:20:59.628 --> 00:21:01.528
JENNIFER A.: But I haven't quite decided yet.

00:21:02.068 --> 00:21:02.448
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:21:02.608 --> 00:21:03.028
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:03.508 --> 00:21:13.068
VIRGINIA: And for listeners, for anybody who's curious, I will make sure to have Jennifer send me the website so that we can put it in the show notes so that anybody can check that out.

00:21:13.128 --> 00:21:17.608
VIRGINIA: And I will be interested to see it, too, since I'm not sure which one that is.

00:21:18.788 --> 00:21:19.228
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:19.408 --> 00:21:23.128
VIRGINIA: So what is going to be Sunday, May 26th?

00:21:23.148 --> 00:21:25.008
VIRGINIA: Which park are you going to first?

00:21:25.868 --> 00:21:27.588
JENNIFER A.: We are going to Epcot.

00:21:29.408 --> 00:21:35.748
JENNIFER A.: When we booked this trip, we picked this time of year because I love the Flower and Garden show.

00:21:35.768 --> 00:21:37.028
JENNIFER A.: I do a lot of gardening.

00:21:37.048 --> 00:21:41.828
JENNIFER A.: I do butterfly gardening, so they always have great butterfly exhibits.

00:21:42.528 --> 00:21:44.428
JENNIFER A.: So we thought this is going to be great.

00:21:44.548 --> 00:21:48.488
JENNIFER A.: But then they announced the dates for the Flower and Garden after we booked.

00:21:48.528 --> 00:21:52.968
JENNIFER A.: And the last few years, they've been going into July or into June.

00:21:53.328 --> 00:21:57.388
JENNIFER A.: Well, now they are ending it on May 27th.

00:21:58.088 --> 00:22:02.788
JENNIFER A.: So we have to get Epcot right away just to see those flowers.

00:22:02.948 --> 00:22:10.408
JENNIFER A.: I know that the topiaries aren't going to disappear overnight, but I want to have the full experience of the festival.

00:22:11.168 --> 00:22:12.648
JENNIFER A.: So we will head to Epcot.

00:22:13.068 --> 00:22:21.628
JENNIFER A.: So that day, one of the things that we will prioritize will be seeing all the topiaries and the flowers and experiencing Flower and Garden before that shuts down.

00:22:22.248 --> 00:22:26.588
VIRGINIA: Are you someone who likes to also take advantage of the festival food booths?

00:22:26.808 --> 00:22:27.648
JENNIFER A.: A little bit.

00:22:28.268 --> 00:22:38.828
JENNIFER A.: I have eyes that are bigger than my stomach, so I sit at home and I plan and I say, I want to get this, I want to get this, I want to get this and then I get there and I just don't, I'm not hungry enough.

00:22:39.308 --> 00:22:48.328
JENNIFER A.: So I have looked at it and I just decided I'm probably, I'm not going to make a list because I did this last time and I didn't get anything.

00:22:48.328 --> 00:22:55.268
JENNIFER A.: So we just, the meals when we eat, it just feels so heavy at Disney, especially in the heat.

00:22:55.828 --> 00:22:59.628
JENNIFER A.: So I don't think we'll do very much with the food booths.

00:23:00.408 --> 00:23:01.468
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I do the same thing.

00:23:01.608 --> 00:23:07.408
VIRGINIA: I always have a list a million miles long and I'm like, well, I'm going to share them or, you know, whatever.

00:23:07.428 --> 00:23:13.568
VIRGINIA: And then I get there and I get half of it done, maybe because it just, it's hard.

00:23:13.588 --> 00:23:20.268
VIRGINIA: It's a lot more food than you normally would eat in a regular day of your life, at least for me.

00:23:21.948 --> 00:23:22.368
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:23:22.428 --> 00:23:27.368
VIRGINIA: So rope dropping Epcot and focusing on flower and garden.

00:23:27.448 --> 00:23:30.028
VIRGINIA: Do you have any dining reservations this day?

00:23:30.268 --> 00:23:31.088
JENNIFER A.: We do.

00:23:31.108 --> 00:23:34.148
JENNIFER A.: We have 1135 at Garden Grill.

00:23:34.508 --> 00:23:36.468
VIRGINIA: 1135.

00:23:36.668 --> 00:23:38.988
VIRGINIA: Is that when they've switched over to lunch?

00:23:39.208 --> 00:23:40.628
JENNIFER A.: Yes, that will be lunch.

00:23:40.908 --> 00:23:41.328
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:23:41.368 --> 00:23:42.448
VIRGINIA: I love Garden Grill.

00:23:42.668 --> 00:23:43.748
VIRGINIA: Have you been there before?

00:23:44.048 --> 00:23:44.728
JENNIFER A.: We have.

00:23:44.748 --> 00:23:45.628
JENNIFER A.: We enjoy it.

00:23:45.868 --> 00:23:51.488
JENNIFER A.: When we've gone previously, we've had meal plans, because my kids, we've always had somebody who would eat free.

00:23:51.608 --> 00:23:53.708
JENNIFER A.: And so we would do a lot of these character meals.

00:23:53.828 --> 00:23:55.648
JENNIFER A.: We do not have the meal plan this time.

00:23:55.768 --> 00:24:08.688
JENNIFER A.: It just doesn't make sense for what we eat, but we wanted to hit a couple character meals still, because with Nathan getting older, he's probably not going to be as excited to stand in line to see characters.

00:24:08.708 --> 00:24:11.728
JENNIFER A.: And so we kind of can knock out a couple of things at once.

00:24:12.108 --> 00:24:21.608
JENNIFER A.: My strategy is each day to have at least one sit down meal, because that guarantees we take a break and we are in air conditioning.

00:24:22.068 --> 00:24:25.668
JENNIFER A.: Everybody can get refreshed and we have just a good full meal.

00:24:26.488 --> 00:24:34.268
JENNIFER A.: I don't know how it works for you, but when we go on vacation, especially rope dropping, it seems like everybody's hungry for lunch really early.

00:24:35.288 --> 00:24:42.368
JENNIFER A.: So most of those meals I planned have been lunchtime, just because I know everybody is kind of getting hungry at that point.

00:24:42.388 --> 00:24:46.948
JENNIFER A.: And then we can snack or figure out what we want to do later in the day.

00:24:47.948 --> 00:24:51.968
VIRGINIA: For Epcot, do you anticipate that you will stay through Luminous?

00:24:52.428 --> 00:24:53.808
JENNIFER A.: That is the goal.

00:24:53.848 --> 00:24:54.188
JENNIFER A.: Yes.

00:24:54.788 --> 00:24:56.828
JENNIFER A.: I have not looked at YouTube.

00:24:56.928 --> 00:24:59.648
JENNIFER A.: I haven't looked to see anything about it.

00:24:59.768 --> 00:25:00.648
JENNIFER A.: Have you seen it?

00:25:01.168 --> 00:25:01.508
VIRGINIA: No.

00:25:01.528 --> 00:25:07.948
VIRGINIA: And I've been there a couple of times now when it's been going on, and I just haven't prioritized it.

00:25:07.968 --> 00:25:09.948
VIRGINIA: I mean, it's been shorter trips.

00:25:10.808 --> 00:25:13.088
VIRGINIA: So I'm heading back in a couple of weeks.

00:25:13.108 --> 00:25:14.768
VIRGINIA: In fact, I'll be there the week after you.

00:25:15.468 --> 00:25:17.688
VIRGINIA: And I am prioritizing it this time.

00:25:17.708 --> 00:25:18.328
VIRGINIA: I have to see it.

00:25:18.408 --> 00:25:26.488
JENNIFER A.: When I went in January of 23, I can't remember what the show was at that time, and I didn't really like it.

00:25:26.968 --> 00:25:28.868
JENNIFER A.: And I love the nighttime shows.

00:25:28.888 --> 00:25:35.768
JENNIFER A.: And it's not that I disliked it, but at the end of it, I thought I spent an hour of my park time saving a spot to watch it.

00:25:35.808 --> 00:25:41.688
JENNIFER A.: So I'm hoping that this one is better because I wasn't a huge fan of the last one.

00:25:41.688 --> 00:25:43.728
JENNIFER A.: So we're excited to see it.

00:25:44.108 --> 00:25:48.188
JENNIFER A.: Hopefully the weather will work, and we'll figure it out.

00:25:48.208 --> 00:25:52.408
JENNIFER A.: I should have mentioned we are using Stand By Skipper for this trip.

00:25:53.968 --> 00:25:58.108
JENNIFER A.: When I went for my solo trip, I found Genie Plus really easy to use.

00:25:58.888 --> 00:26:05.848
JENNIFER A.: I didn't have any issues with it, but it was just me, so I had no problem being on my phone and just kind of plugging things in.

00:26:06.088 --> 00:26:07.728
JENNIFER A.: For spring break, we went to...

00:26:08.208 --> 00:26:09.808
JENNIFER A.: It's called Silver Dollar City.

00:26:09.828 --> 00:26:11.388
JENNIFER A.: It's a smaller amusement park.

00:26:11.608 --> 00:26:14.228
VIRGINIA: I've actually heard of that, believe it or not.

00:26:14.248 --> 00:26:19.228
VIRGINIA: I've never been, but maybe it's because I'm in the amusement park community.

00:26:19.928 --> 00:26:21.168
VIRGINIA: Oh yeah, Silver Dollar City.

00:26:21.848 --> 00:26:23.068
JENNIFER A.: It's pretty well known.

00:26:23.328 --> 00:26:26.348
JENNIFER A.: I don't think it's offensive to say this because I think this is how they describe it.

00:26:26.368 --> 00:26:28.568
JENNIFER A.: It's like a hillbilly theme park.

00:26:29.088 --> 00:26:30.588
JENNIFER A.: I don't know.

00:26:31.088 --> 00:26:32.488
JENNIFER A.: It's not my favorite place.

00:26:32.488 --> 00:26:34.008
JENNIFER A.: I'm not an amusement park person.

00:26:34.028 --> 00:26:35.488
JENNIFER A.: I'm a Disney person.

00:26:36.008 --> 00:26:42.908
JENNIFER A.: When we went over spring break, we had only been one other time, so I vaguely knew where things were, but I didn't quite know.

00:26:43.788 --> 00:26:46.468
JENNIFER A.: So I'm using the app trying to navigate.

00:26:46.728 --> 00:26:48.248
JENNIFER A.: My son is a boy scout.

00:26:48.248 --> 00:26:49.548
JENNIFER A.: He's using the map.

00:26:49.548 --> 00:26:54.928
JENNIFER A.: My husband is boy scouting, and he's using the map, and we're all getting a little frustrated.

00:26:54.948 --> 00:26:56.528
JENNIFER A.: I thought, you know what?

00:26:56.568 --> 00:27:01.688
JENNIFER A.: You need a navigator for a trip to be successful, and I am the navigator.

00:27:01.748 --> 00:27:06.268
JENNIFER A.: I can navigate Disney well, but I'm also going to be the Genie Plus person.

00:27:06.288 --> 00:27:12.708
JENNIFER A.: So I decided we're going to try Stand By Skipper so that I have one less thing, because I'm also the hype girl.

00:27:13.668 --> 00:27:14.688
JENNIFER A.: So everybody's ready.

00:27:14.688 --> 00:27:18.608
JENNIFER A.: So that just takes one more thing that I don't have to focus on.

00:27:18.688 --> 00:27:26.508
JENNIFER A.: So we're going to try Stand By Skipper, which there aren't as many things in Epcot that we are wanting to do.

00:27:26.528 --> 00:27:33.288
JENNIFER A.: We want to do Remy's and Frozen for sure, but Genie Plus, I don't think it's going to be hard for me to navigate.

00:27:33.308 --> 00:27:42.388
JENNIFER A.: So it'll be nice to have that day to learn Stand By Skipper before we go to Magic Kingdom or Hollywood Studios, where I'll lean on it more.

00:27:42.848 --> 00:27:48.348
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I've used it a couple of times now, and I am going to be using it again for this trip coming up.

00:27:48.948 --> 00:28:11.468
VIRGINIA: And I really like it, and I'm somebody who feels totally comfortable using Genie Plus, but what I like about it is two things, is that if you go ahead and purchase your Genie Plus after midnight and you have your Stand By Skipper selections put in there right at midnight, you don't necessarily have to be awake at 7 a.m.

00:28:11.488 --> 00:28:13.328
VIRGINIA: unless you're trying to join a virtual queue.

00:28:13.848 --> 00:28:15.768
VIRGINIA: And Stand By Skipper does that work for you.

00:28:16.248 --> 00:28:22.368
VIRGINIA: Or, alternatively, if you are trying to get a virtual queue, it's doing the Genie Plus work while you're focusing on the queue.

00:28:22.408 --> 00:28:24.088
VIRGINIA: So that's helpful.

00:28:24.188 --> 00:28:29.968
VIRGINIA: I also like not having to remember that it's been two hours or whatever.

00:28:30.028 --> 00:28:32.048
VIRGINIA: It kind of does that for you.

00:28:32.588 --> 00:28:46.268
VIRGINIA: I will say that what I try to do to get the most out of it is I will, even if I don't need rides to be first thing in the morning, because I know I'm not going to be there, I tell it I want early morning lightning lane reservations.

00:28:46.308 --> 00:28:52.748
VIRGINIA: And then I just continually modify until they're all in the afternoon, because my goal is to get as many lightning lanes in as possible.

00:28:53.468 --> 00:28:58.688
VIRGINIA: And so you can't do that unless you are either using them or letting two hours go by.

00:28:58.788 --> 00:29:01.728
VIRGINIA: So I'm always like, yes, book me one for first thing in the morning.

00:29:02.108 --> 00:29:06.628
VIRGINIA: And then after I wake up, I can hit modify and just kind of keep pushing it.

00:29:06.648 --> 00:29:15.708
VIRGINIA: And especially for like a high demand ride like Slinky Dog, you want it to be looking for you for a Slinky Dog lightning lane first thing in the morning.

00:29:15.988 --> 00:29:20.828
VIRGINIA: And then if you don't want to ride it first thing in the morning, it is much harder to grab one in the middle of the day.

00:29:21.128 --> 00:29:25.128
VIRGINIA: But if you have one in the morning, you just keep like nudging it forward periodically.

00:29:25.148 --> 00:29:28.528
VIRGINIA: Like every once in a while, you'll just go in and be like, okay, now I'll take 3 p.m.

00:29:28.548 --> 00:29:29.088
VIRGINIA: or whatever.

00:29:29.148 --> 00:29:31.668
VIRGINIA: And then you finally get it to where you actually want it to be.

00:29:32.588 --> 00:29:42.568
JENNIFER A.: So you have found putting early morning is better than doing any time because I'm reading some people say, say any time and it will snap them up.

00:29:42.568 --> 00:29:46.088
JENNIFER A.: So you're saying your suggestion is early morning.

00:29:46.308 --> 00:29:53.168
VIRGINIA: I have never used the any time function purely because I want it to focus on getting the morning.

00:29:53.568 --> 00:29:59.868
VIRGINIA: And I think I have to remember how it works because I did not use it the last time I went in December.

00:29:59.908 --> 00:30:02.308
VIRGINIA: So it's been a couple months.

00:30:02.928 --> 00:30:13.668
VIRGINIA: I think that when you put in your priorities for what you would like it to look for for you, you kind of have to put it in the order that's the most important to you.

00:30:13.688 --> 00:30:21.348
VIRGINIA: So for example, when I would set it up the night before, say I would tell it the most in demand rise, just like a couple of them.

00:30:21.368 --> 00:30:22.688
VIRGINIA: So it's going to focus on those.

00:30:23.308 --> 00:30:34.248
VIRGINIA: Whereas if you put in like, oh, I'm interested in Slinky Dog and Alien Swirling Sausages or whatever, there's the chance that it's just going to pick Alien Swirling Sausages for you when that's an easy one to get later.

00:30:34.828 --> 00:30:40.968
VIRGINIA: So I would say, okay, I want Slinky Dog and I want Tower of Terror or whatever.

00:30:40.988 --> 00:30:43.588
VIRGINIA: And I just pick a couple and then it gets it.

00:30:43.608 --> 00:30:46.028
VIRGINIA: And then I just go back and add things throughout the day.

00:30:46.028 --> 00:30:54.788
VIRGINIA: Now, I think that the whole idea of Stand By Skipper is that it will just do all the work for you and you can set it up to just let it do that.

00:30:54.808 --> 00:30:59.108
VIRGINIA: So for people who are kind of like, this sounds like a lot of work for something you're paying extra for.

00:31:00.048 --> 00:31:07.008
VIRGINIA: Sure, yes, but that's how I use it because I'm just trying to maximize how many I get.

00:31:07.108 --> 00:31:09.648
VIRGINIA: And I think it does help with that.

00:31:09.928 --> 00:31:18.868
VIRGINIA: But I acknowledge that I am not using it in the way that it was intended and that there are better ways to do it if you want to sort of set it and forget it.

00:31:19.348 --> 00:31:19.748
VIRGINIA: Sure.

00:31:20.288 --> 00:31:29.128
VIRGINIA: Anyway, anything else for Sunday, May 26, besides Garden Grill and Flower and Garden Focus?

00:31:29.408 --> 00:31:30.288
JENNIFER A.: I don't think so.

00:31:30.508 --> 00:31:37.208
JENNIFER A.: My son wants to make sure we hit Test Track and the girls want to make sure we hit Frozen.

00:31:37.228 --> 00:31:42.508
JENNIFER A.: I want to make sure we hit Remy's and hit some of those big ones and see what else we can do.

00:31:44.268 --> 00:31:44.628
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:31:44.628 --> 00:31:47.868
VIRGINIA: Monday, May 27, which park are you heading to that day?

00:31:48.428 --> 00:31:50.408
JENNIFER A.: We are headed to Magic Kingdom.

00:31:50.708 --> 00:31:51.148
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:31:51.168 --> 00:31:52.388
VIRGINIA: Another rope drop morning?

00:31:52.828 --> 00:31:54.808
JENNIFER A.: Another rope drop morning, yes.

00:31:55.568 --> 00:31:59.708
JENNIFER A.: I don't know what to expect because I'm a little baffled.

00:32:00.268 --> 00:32:04.028
JENNIFER A.: I use touring plans and I've used them for years.

00:32:04.568 --> 00:32:11.648
JENNIFER A.: They say their crowd prediction is a 4 for that day out of 10, which I don't believe.

00:32:11.668 --> 00:32:13.548
VIRGINIA: For Memorial Day?

00:32:13.568 --> 00:32:15.648
JENNIFER A.: For Memorial Day, yes.

00:32:16.428 --> 00:32:17.748
VIRGINIA: Okay, I don't believe it either.

00:32:17.968 --> 00:32:33.488
JENNIFER A.: I don't believe it either, but then I started kind of Googling what has been crowds for Memorial Day in previous years, and I saw a blog post, I think it was two years ago, where somebody said, oh my goodness, they were in Magic Kingdom.

00:32:33.508 --> 00:32:38.328
JENNIFER A.: It was a blogger who goes regularly, and he said Magic Kingdom was completely empty.

00:32:39.528 --> 00:32:40.548
JENNIFER A.: So I don't know.

00:32:41.108 --> 00:32:52.808
JENNIFER A.: Some people say schools are still in session a lot of places, so they're not pulling kids out that close to the end of the year, so it's not as high of a travel time.

00:32:52.828 --> 00:32:54.168
JENNIFER A.: I don't know.

00:32:54.208 --> 00:33:02.268
JENNIFER A.: There's also blockout dates for people who, the locals and some of the pass holders, I don't know all of the levels.

00:33:02.388 --> 00:33:04.188
JENNIFER A.: I can't track that enough.

00:33:04.488 --> 00:33:07.648
JENNIFER A.: So I will report back how the crowds are.

00:33:08.888 --> 00:33:12.608
JENNIFER A.: I am not expecting it to be a four, but we'll see.

00:33:12.628 --> 00:33:14.248
JENNIFER A.: I would love it if it is.

00:33:14.748 --> 00:33:16.348
VIRGINIA: That would be amazing.

00:33:16.968 --> 00:33:18.308
VIRGINIA: Well, we will see.

00:33:18.948 --> 00:33:20.328
VIRGINIA: You're right about the schools, though.

00:33:20.348 --> 00:33:30.868
VIRGINIA: I bet a lot of schools end right around Memorial Day, and so I'm guessing that as your week goes on, the crowds will gradually begin to increase.

00:33:31.988 --> 00:33:32.348
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:33:32.368 --> 00:33:34.648
VIRGINIA: What are the priorities in the Magic Kingdom?

00:33:34.668 --> 00:33:37.128
VIRGINIA: You already mentioned Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

00:33:37.348 --> 00:33:37.808
JENNIFER A.: Yes.

00:33:37.928 --> 00:33:46.448
JENNIFER A.: So trying to figure out what the strategy is for that, but I think what we'll do, we will rope drop and we'll do Peter Pan.

00:33:47.448 --> 00:33:50.268
JENNIFER A.: We have done what used to be fast passes.

00:33:50.288 --> 00:33:54.608
JENNIFER A.: We would always get a fast pass for Peter Pan, and we would skip the queue.

00:33:55.008 --> 00:34:01.108
JENNIFER A.: And when I went on my solo trip, I rope dropped Peter Pan, and I said, this is the cutest queue ever.

00:34:01.188 --> 00:34:07.428
JENNIFER A.: So I want to take everybody through to see the Rudge Room and all of the things that they have there.

00:34:07.448 --> 00:34:10.128
JENNIFER A.: So I think we'll do Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh.

00:34:10.548 --> 00:34:18.868
JENNIFER A.: Those are classics, but they're not my favorite, but they're definitely not something I want to wait in line for, so just knock those out.

00:34:19.228 --> 00:34:25.548
JENNIFER A.: Probably do Barnstormer and Dumbo because the girls are anxious to get into the two of those.

00:34:26.848 --> 00:34:29.008
JENNIFER A.: And then kind of go from there.

00:34:29.088 --> 00:34:33.528
JENNIFER A.: We have an 11 o'clock reservation at the plaza for lunch.

00:34:35.408 --> 00:34:39.648
JENNIFER A.: It has been a long time since I've eaten there, so I'm excited to go back there.

00:34:40.408 --> 00:34:42.608
JENNIFER A.: Then there's a lot of roller coasters.

00:34:42.728 --> 00:34:44.348
JENNIFER A.: The girls say that they want to do.

00:34:44.568 --> 00:34:52.488
JENNIFER A.: So I have never done this before, but I'm thinking while Jon takes the girls on the roller coasters, there's the Pirates Adventure.

00:34:52.508 --> 00:34:54.248
JENNIFER A.: It's Treasures of the Seven Seas.

00:34:54.348 --> 00:34:55.288
JENNIFER A.: Have you done this?

00:34:55.768 --> 00:34:56.608
VIRGINIA: I have not.

00:34:57.128 --> 00:34:58.668
VIRGINIA: I've seen people doing it.

00:34:58.748 --> 00:35:00.548
JENNIFER A.: You can do that throughout the day.

00:35:00.568 --> 00:35:02.488
JENNIFER A.: You don't have to do it back to back to back.

00:35:02.508 --> 00:35:08.048
JENNIFER A.: So I think maybe while Jon takes the girls and does something, then I'll take Nathan to do another station for that.

00:35:08.428 --> 00:35:09.748
JENNIFER A.: Or we could even flip-flop.

00:35:09.768 --> 00:35:15.068
JENNIFER A.: So our plan is for them to hit as many of those roller coasters that they want.

00:35:15.548 --> 00:35:22.048
JENNIFER A.: When we went to Silver Dollar City, the girls went in all gung-ho saying, yes, every roller coaster we're going to do it.

00:35:22.348 --> 00:35:25.088
JENNIFER A.: And then we did the first one and it was a mild one.

00:35:25.108 --> 00:35:28.188
JENNIFER A.: And they said, well, that was good.

00:35:28.868 --> 00:35:32.768
JENNIFER A.: But I don't think they're as big of thrill-seekers as they thought they were.

00:35:32.828 --> 00:35:33.888
JENNIFER A.: So we'll see.

00:35:34.188 --> 00:35:37.508
JENNIFER A.: We'll see if they want to do Space Mountain or not.

00:35:37.808 --> 00:35:41.048
JENNIFER A.: But I think definitely Big Thunder Railroad, they'll want to do.

00:35:41.768 --> 00:35:43.208
JENNIFER A.: I love the Monsters Inc.

00:35:43.228 --> 00:35:43.888
JENNIFER A.: laugh floor.

00:35:44.088 --> 00:35:46.748
JENNIFER A.: So we have been collecting our jokes to text those in.

00:35:46.768 --> 00:35:47.568
JENNIFER A.: We want to do that.

00:35:47.648 --> 00:35:49.308
JENNIFER A.: We want to do Buzz Lightyear.

00:35:49.388 --> 00:35:55.948
JENNIFER A.: That's a big contest to see who has that high score, who's the galactic hero.

00:35:55.968 --> 00:36:04.648
JENNIFER A.: I was a galactic hero the last time when I went on my solo trip, but that's because the ride broke down in front of a big point and I just sat there.

00:36:05.368 --> 00:36:08.848
VIRGINIA: My theory is if you're a galactic hero, you're a galactic hero.

00:36:08.868 --> 00:36:10.648
VIRGINIA: It does not matter if the ride stopped.

00:36:10.688 --> 00:36:11.488
VIRGINIA: You just did it.

00:36:13.648 --> 00:36:14.608
JENNIFER A.: That is right.

00:36:14.788 --> 00:36:17.968
JENNIFER A.: But they're all going to smoke me in the trip, but that's fine.

00:36:18.208 --> 00:36:20.888
VIRGINIA: You know what, Alex does for me every single time.

00:36:21.068 --> 00:36:30.628
VIRGINIA: And I have not received it in the mail yet, but I ordered him a galactic hero t-shirt because he always likes to hold it over my head about how good he is at it.

00:36:30.908 --> 00:36:33.548
VIRGINIA: I've gotten it once, but he now consistently gets it.

00:36:34.548 --> 00:36:38.668
VIRGINIA: So I'm looking forward to that coming in the mail and feeling like, oh, you are the galactic hero.

00:36:38.688 --> 00:36:39.468
VIRGINIA: Here's your shirt.

00:36:39.908 --> 00:36:40.888
JENNIFER A.: That's adorable.

00:36:42.828 --> 00:36:46.908
JENNIFER A.: We want to see the parade, and we of course want to see Happily Ever After.

00:36:46.928 --> 00:36:50.268
JENNIFER A.: That's just fantastic.

00:36:50.288 --> 00:36:51.128
JENNIFER A.: It was my favorite.

00:36:51.148 --> 00:36:53.828
JENNIFER A.: The last trip I made sure to get over a couple of times to see it.

00:36:53.848 --> 00:36:57.448
JENNIFER A.: So we are hoping to stay all the way through.

00:36:57.748 --> 00:37:04.788
VIRGINIA: Now, with a family of five, staking out a good spot for Happily Ever After might be a little bit of work.

00:37:04.928 --> 00:37:09.928
VIRGINIA: So do you have a strategy for that, or are you just going to be happy standing wherever you can stand?

00:37:10.648 --> 00:37:13.928
JENNIFER A.: I think we will be happy standing wherever we can stand.

00:37:14.028 --> 00:37:18.268
JENNIFER A.: I would like to be close to the castle to be able to see the projections.

00:37:18.928 --> 00:37:31.028
JENNIFER A.: Last time, I found a nice spot right by a garbage can, and it was easy to kind of stake it out because it was just one person, but yes, that is something I've thought about with five.

00:37:31.048 --> 00:37:42.868
JENNIFER A.: But they also, at some point, they let you into the street, so I think it's just kind of being at the right place at the right time when they block things off, so we'll just have to time it.

00:37:43.168 --> 00:37:55.868
JENNIFER A.: My plan is that we'll go to the confectionary and get some cupcakes or cookies, something to make everybody happy while we sit and wait and just relax a little bit and make sure we have a decent spot.

00:37:56.588 --> 00:37:58.208
VIRGINIA: All right, sounds like a good plan.

00:37:58.888 --> 00:38:03.328
VIRGINIA: Tuesday, May the 28th, which park are you heading to this day?

00:38:03.728 --> 00:38:05.848
JENNIFER A.: We are headed to Hollywood Studios.

00:38:06.288 --> 00:38:08.108
VIRGINIA: All right, Hollywood Studios.

00:38:08.128 --> 00:38:11.428
VIRGINIA: So you've already said that you're going to try to do Rise of the Resistance.

00:38:12.448 --> 00:38:17.628
VIRGINIA: I believe Rock and Roller Coaster is going to be down, so that's not going to be an option.

00:38:17.648 --> 00:38:24.748
VIRGINIA: I think originally it was supposed to be back up by this point, but they have said sometime in summer it's coming back.

00:38:24.888 --> 00:38:34.968
VIRGINIA: What is your next priority after Slinky Dog and Rise of the Resistance in terms of the importance of getting on a ride or doing a show or that sort of thing?

00:38:35.848 --> 00:38:46.488
JENNIFER A.: Nathan is a big Star Wars fan, so he wants to see all of Star Wars land, so he wants to do Smuggler's Run and just be able to experience the land.

00:38:47.068 --> 00:38:48.828
JENNIFER A.: I am not a Star Wars person.

00:38:48.968 --> 00:39:03.828
JENNIFER A.: When I went on my solo trip, my promise to him was I was not going to do anything in Star Wars just so that I could experience it with him for the first time, because the time before that that we had been, it was not open.

00:39:04.568 --> 00:39:08.908
JENNIFER A.: So this will be first time for everybody experiencing Star Wars land.

00:39:08.928 --> 00:39:10.128
JENNIFER A.: I walked through it.

00:39:10.888 --> 00:39:15.328
JENNIFER A.: I couldn't read anything, because it's all in whatever their language is.

00:39:15.468 --> 00:39:17.768
JENNIFER A.: So I'm excited for him to see that.

00:39:18.268 --> 00:39:25.388
JENNIFER A.: I am a huge Toy Story fan, so just to be able to walk through Toy Story land is fun.

00:39:25.468 --> 00:39:29.888
JENNIFER A.: You feel like a toy, and I love that, so I can't wait to take everybody through there.

00:39:30.168 --> 00:39:31.828
JENNIFER A.: We love Toy Story mania.

00:39:32.568 --> 00:39:41.948
JENNIFER A.: So I think that is probably going to be one of the things we rope drop, that and Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.

00:39:42.788 --> 00:39:47.448
JENNIFER A.: Check those off, and then hopefully grab a Genie Plus for them later as well.

00:39:48.088 --> 00:39:48.468
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:39:48.808 --> 00:39:55.168
VIRGINIA: So I didn't ask when you were talking about Pop Century, but are all of you planning on having Magic Bands?

00:39:55.448 --> 00:39:57.288
JENNIFER A.: Yes, we have our Magic Bands.

00:39:57.608 --> 00:39:58.628
JENNIFER A.: I got to charge them.

00:39:58.648 --> 00:40:00.848
JENNIFER A.: I forgot to do that before my solo trip.

00:40:00.848 --> 00:40:04.088
JENNIFER A.: It was my first time using the Magic Band Pluses.

00:40:04.188 --> 00:40:11.028
JENNIFER A.: So yes, I have to charge the Magic Bands and then figure out what interactive things Nathan's going to be able to do.

00:40:12.248 --> 00:40:19.048
VIRGINIA: Because I was going to say, if you think he's a kid that will enjoy the pirate thing, I bet he would also enjoy everything they have in Star Wars.

00:40:19.308 --> 00:40:24.848
VIRGINIA: And I think that there's also something that you incorporate your phone in that too.

00:40:24.868 --> 00:40:27.328
VIRGINIA: It's not just the Magic Band.

00:40:27.348 --> 00:40:38.048
VIRGINIA: I think the Magic Band is like sort of sensing that you're nearby, but I remember Alex using his phone to do something, enter things or whatever.

00:40:40.108 --> 00:40:42.108
JENNIFER A.: I want to take him to see Darth Vader.

00:40:42.668 --> 00:40:54.568
JENNIFER A.: When we went, he was three years old when we took him to see Darth Vader the first time, and Darth looked at him and said, when the time comes, I'm coming for you.

00:40:54.588 --> 00:41:00.388
JENNIFER A.: And Nathan's eyes got enormous, and he just got terrified and backed up.

00:41:00.788 --> 00:41:02.448
JENNIFER A.: And so I'm the hype girl.

00:41:02.468 --> 00:41:03.748
JENNIFER A.: So I'm like, yay.

00:41:03.768 --> 00:41:05.068
JENNIFER A.: So you can be on his team.

00:41:05.088 --> 00:41:05.848
VIRGINIA: How fun.

00:41:05.868 --> 00:41:08.368
JENNIFER A.: So then Nathan's like, okay, I guess that'll be okay.

00:41:08.628 --> 00:41:18.228
JENNIFER A.: But then when we went a year later, we were just walking around, and a stormtrooper just randomly walked up to Nathan and started interrogating him.

00:41:18.248 --> 00:41:21.468
JENNIFER A.: He's four, about what side he was on.

00:41:21.568 --> 00:41:32.268
JENNIFER A.: And then later he was telling us how he was kind of nervous because last time Darth was talking about coming and getting him, and he thought this stormtrooper was going to take him or something.

00:41:32.288 --> 00:41:33.268
JENNIFER A.: So I want to...

00:41:33.268 --> 00:41:34.428
JENNIFER A.: He is beyond that.

00:41:34.848 --> 00:41:40.808
JENNIFER A.: He is not that little boy anymore, but I still want to get his picture with Darth Vader because that's one of my favorite memories.

00:41:42.528 --> 00:41:46.348
VIRGINIA: I will tell you also the BB-8 character interaction is really fun.

00:41:46.368 --> 00:41:50.308
VIRGINIA: So I think they're both over there in the launch bay.

00:41:50.388 --> 00:41:58.428
VIRGINIA: So if you get a chance to do the BB-8 line as well, you should because it's a lot of fun because the cast member there translates for BB-8.

00:41:59.228 --> 00:42:03.568
VIRGINIA: So it's like, oh, BB is asking how your day is going or whatever, and it's a lot of fun.

00:42:03.648 --> 00:42:05.548
VIRGINIA: And he's just like, beep, boop, boop, boop, boop.

00:42:08.008 --> 00:42:09.508
JENNIFER A.: Glad we have a translator for that.

00:42:09.708 --> 00:42:10.088
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:42:11.528 --> 00:42:15.988
JENNIFER A.: Nathan also has an appointment to build a droid that day as well.

00:42:16.348 --> 00:42:16.988
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:42:17.588 --> 00:42:19.168
JENNIFER A.: So that is at 1230.

00:42:19.188 --> 00:42:21.768
JENNIFER A.: He has been saving his money for that.

00:42:21.788 --> 00:42:27.488
JENNIFER A.: That was a little bit beyond our souvenir budget for each child.

00:42:27.508 --> 00:42:29.028
JENNIFER A.: And so he wanted to do that.

00:42:29.048 --> 00:42:30.228
JENNIFER A.: So he'd been saving his money.

00:42:30.568 --> 00:42:32.588
JENNIFER A.: He had his confirmation this spring.

00:42:32.608 --> 00:42:37.168
JENNIFER A.: So that kind of made it a little bit easier to save money for that.

00:42:37.188 --> 00:42:39.068
JENNIFER A.: So we have that planned for him.

00:42:39.088 --> 00:42:42.908
JENNIFER A.: Jon will go with him at that at 1230 to build a droid.

00:42:43.628 --> 00:42:52.228
JENNIFER A.: I had seen pictures online of the clear backpacks people get to carry their droids around and they put the lights in them.

00:42:52.628 --> 00:42:54.828
JENNIFER A.: So I had planned to get him one of those.

00:42:54.848 --> 00:43:03.348
JENNIFER A.: And then this week before I went to order it, I thought that is going to be really, really hot to have to wear on your back the whole time.

00:43:03.468 --> 00:43:06.028
JENNIFER A.: So I did what I always do with my Disney stuff.

00:43:06.908 --> 00:43:11.608
JENNIFER A.: I went on eBay because I have found I can get good Disney merch on eBay.

00:43:11.628 --> 00:43:14.088
JENNIFER A.: People buy it, they use it once and they sell it.

00:43:14.108 --> 00:43:23.488
JENNIFER A.: And so he does not know it, but in two days for his birthday, I got him the droid backpack because it was only $20 on eBay.

00:43:23.828 --> 00:43:28.008
JENNIFER A.: And he actually had started asking me the other day, how much are those backpacks?

00:43:28.008 --> 00:43:30.348
JENNIFER A.: Because can I use it for something else?

00:43:31.068 --> 00:43:32.548
JENNIFER A.: Maybe I want to get one.

00:43:32.748 --> 00:43:36.008
JENNIFER A.: But then when I told him the price, he said, oh, no, never mind.

00:43:36.028 --> 00:43:38.428
JENNIFER A.: He didn't want to use that much money for it.

00:43:38.448 --> 00:43:40.368
JENNIFER A.: So I think he'll be excited with that.

00:43:40.388 --> 00:43:44.868
JENNIFER A.: So I'm excited to see how it interacts as he goes around the park after he builds it.

00:43:45.188 --> 00:43:46.428
VIRGINIA: That's a really good tip.

00:43:46.428 --> 00:43:54.028
VIRGINIA: I didn't really think about the fact that sometimes people will buy something and then just want to get rid of it after one use.

00:43:54.108 --> 00:44:03.468
VIRGINIA: I think more when I think Disney stuff and I think eBay, I think resellers who are buying in bulk and trying to make their living off of this.

00:44:03.728 --> 00:44:05.748
VIRGINIA: But that's a really good deal.

00:44:05.848 --> 00:44:07.068
VIRGINIA: I'll have to keep that in mind.

00:44:07.348 --> 00:44:09.108
JENNIFER A.: I do that with a lot of stuff.

00:44:09.308 --> 00:44:12.648
JENNIFER A.: If I go to the parks and I see something, I think, oh, that's cute.

00:44:13.588 --> 00:44:20.008
JENNIFER A.: Actually, this coat that I'm wearing, it was $90 in the park and it's cute, but I didn't think I wanted to spend $90.

00:44:20.108 --> 00:44:24.628
JENNIFER A.: I bought it on eBay from somebody who wore it once for $20.

00:44:25.308 --> 00:44:30.948
JENNIFER A.: Sometimes I think people get wrapped up in the magic and they get home and they're like, I'm not going to wear this again.

00:44:31.108 --> 00:44:33.688
JENNIFER A.: Well, I proudly wear all my Disney stuff.

00:44:33.708 --> 00:44:37.048
JENNIFER A.: I'm happy to wear Mickey all the time, so I'll buy their stuff.

00:44:37.048 --> 00:44:43.528
JENNIFER A.: Or sometimes you're in the park and it gets to be cold and you need to buy something, but they don't want it after that.

00:44:43.548 --> 00:44:45.668
JENNIFER A.: So I do that with a lot of stuff, actually.

00:44:46.108 --> 00:44:46.508
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:44:46.548 --> 00:44:48.088
VIRGINIA: Anything else for this day?

00:44:48.108 --> 00:44:54.048
JENNIFER A.: We have a 410 dinner reservation at Mama Melrose.

00:44:56.288 --> 00:44:57.308
VIRGINIA: Have you been there before?

00:44:57.588 --> 00:44:58.288
JENNIFER A.: I have.

00:44:58.288 --> 00:44:59.528
JENNIFER A.: My family hasn't.

00:45:00.168 --> 00:45:01.488
JENNIFER A.: So I liked it.

00:45:01.528 --> 00:45:02.548
JENNIFER A.: I thought it was good.

00:45:03.688 --> 00:45:07.528
JENNIFER A.: My favorite in Hollywood Studios is 50's Prime Time Cafe.

00:45:08.228 --> 00:45:12.588
JENNIFER A.: I love that one, but we decided to try something different this time.

00:45:12.908 --> 00:45:13.248
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:45:13.588 --> 00:45:20.288
VIRGINIA: And are you going to be trying to view Fantasmic or the show that they do on the outside of the Chinese theater?

00:45:20.548 --> 00:45:22.848
JENNIFER A.: Definitely want to try for Fantasmic.

00:45:23.208 --> 00:45:25.588
JENNIFER A.: I listen to that soundtrack a lot.

00:45:25.608 --> 00:45:28.068
JENNIFER A.: So the kids are really hyped up for it.

00:45:28.068 --> 00:45:33.268
JENNIFER A.: They were just talking about it today, how they can't wait to see that because they've heard it so much.

00:45:33.528 --> 00:45:38.308
VIRGINIA: I'm imagining that your hype woman thing is the...

00:45:38.628 --> 00:45:39.068
JENNIFER A.: Yes.

00:45:39.988 --> 00:45:40.328
JENNIFER A.: Yep.

00:45:42.608 --> 00:45:43.108
JENNIFER A.: Yes.

00:45:44.148 --> 00:45:51.048
JENNIFER A.: So I have seen the show on the Chinese theater and that's cute, but that's not a top priority.

00:45:51.468 --> 00:46:01.508
JENNIFER A.: Personally, if we decide that we're done after Fantasmic, I would say let's just scoot out of the park and beat the crowds, but we'll play it by ear.

00:46:01.648 --> 00:46:03.468
JENNIFER A.: But for sure, Fantasmic.

00:46:03.948 --> 00:46:06.748
VIRGINIA: Wednesday, May 29th is an Animal Kingdom Day?

00:46:07.288 --> 00:46:08.508
JENNIFER A.: That is correct.

00:46:09.668 --> 00:46:12.888
JENNIFER A.: Animal Kingdom is my least favorite park.

00:46:13.088 --> 00:46:16.588
JENNIFER A.: So I know people, it's either their favorite or their least favorite.

00:46:16.608 --> 00:46:19.628
JENNIFER A.: There aren't many people who say like, no, I think it's fine.

00:46:19.648 --> 00:46:20.668
JENNIFER A.: It's like mid-range.

00:46:21.908 --> 00:46:29.728
JENNIFER A.: So for Animal Kingdom, if the family decides that they want to sleep in a little bit and not rope drop, I'm okay with that.

00:46:31.028 --> 00:46:35.988
JENNIFER A.: If they decide they want to leave early and go back and swim, I'm okay with that.

00:46:36.008 --> 00:46:37.248
JENNIFER A.: It's the middle of the week.

00:46:37.668 --> 00:46:41.968
JENNIFER A.: So I'm kind of using that also as just a little bit of a catch up day.

00:46:43.348 --> 00:46:50.528
JENNIFER A.: My Bethany, who is eight, loves dinosaurs and is dying to go on the dinosaur ride.

00:46:51.408 --> 00:46:52.548
JENNIFER A.: I'm a little nervous.

00:46:52.868 --> 00:46:58.028
JENNIFER A.: I don't know how she'll feel about it when she's on it, but she really wants to.

00:46:58.028 --> 00:47:02.788
JENNIFER A.: And now since they're talking about changing it, I think we have to do it.

00:47:02.848 --> 00:47:05.708
JENNIFER A.: So we are definitely doing dinosaur.

00:47:06.628 --> 00:47:14.108
JENNIFER A.: I definitely want to take everybody and traumatize them at it's tough to be a bug because I think it's a classic.

00:47:14.208 --> 00:47:17.808
JENNIFER A.: And just hearing the screaming all around you just adds to it.

00:47:18.588 --> 00:47:25.708
JENNIFER A.: My favorite show in all of, I think in all of Disney World is probably the Nemo show.

00:47:25.728 --> 00:47:27.128
JENNIFER A.: I love the puppets.

00:47:28.008 --> 00:47:33.748
JENNIFER A.: So definitely want to see that and see the Safari and then Lion King with being in the round.

00:47:34.488 --> 00:47:39.448
JENNIFER A.: We aren't really avatar people, so I'm not prioritizing that.

00:47:39.468 --> 00:47:41.408
JENNIFER A.: If we get to it, great.

00:47:41.428 --> 00:47:46.268
JENNIFER A.: If not, if people are just done and want to go, we'll go.

00:47:46.288 --> 00:47:50.308
JENNIFER A.: I do not have reservations in the park for meals.

00:47:50.988 --> 00:47:56.668
JENNIFER A.: I have a 525 Beaches and Cream reservation for us.

00:47:57.388 --> 00:48:00.368
VIRGINIA: For dinner or for dessert or for both?

00:48:00.628 --> 00:48:01.268
JENNIFER A.: For both.

00:48:02.528 --> 00:48:10.448
JENNIFER A.: If we end up staying all day at Animal Kingdom, then we can just take a bus and go straight there.

00:48:10.908 --> 00:48:16.628
JENNIFER A.: If the kids decide they want to go back to the resort, we can swim and then take the Skyliner over there.

00:48:16.648 --> 00:48:36.128
JENNIFER A.: I was hoping for a little bit of a later time, maybe a six o'clock, just because that would give us a bigger cushion if we go back to the resort to swim, but I was either 525 or 930, and I'm not interested in 930, so 525 it is, but I'm going to keep an eye on it.

00:48:36.128 --> 00:48:48.228
JENNIFER A.: I've been watching it since I made my reservations, and I'll keep an eye on it through the week to see if something changes, but everything with all the meal reservations, it's flexible.

00:48:48.608 --> 00:48:51.228
JENNIFER A.: If we need to cancel, we'll cancel.

00:48:51.308 --> 00:49:06.008
JENNIFER A.: I'm not stuck on any of them, so we have never been to beaches and cream, so if they decide that they just want to spend the night at the resort, I'm okay with that and we'll just cancel, but I know they'll have a lot of fun if we are able to go, so we'll just see.

00:49:06.208 --> 00:49:20.268
VIRGINIA: Sounds like a good day and a good way to wrap up the day, and because it's a 525, that puts you back at your resort to get a better night of sleep, I would hope, so that you can presumably do some more rope dropping.

00:49:20.888 --> 00:49:35.428
JENNIFER A.: Yes, and I should say we have friends who live down in Orlando, and our friend drives the boat that goes in between Epcot and Hollywood Studios, so he is working that night.

00:49:35.468 --> 00:49:48.068
JENNIFER A.: If we are inclined after dinner and we wanted to, if we want to go straight back to the resort, fine, but if we wanted to do something, then we'll try to hop on his boat and go to Hollywood Studios and then skyline back to Pop.

00:49:48.388 --> 00:49:48.848
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:49:48.948 --> 00:49:50.868
VIRGINIA: Thursday, May the 30th.

00:49:51.168 --> 00:49:57.128
JENNIFER A.: Thursday is a day to do another park, but we have not decided which one.

00:49:57.148 --> 00:50:04.388
JENNIFER A.: We will either do Hollywood Studios or Epcot, but we'll decide after we've done both of those the first time.

00:50:04.408 --> 00:50:14.288
JENNIFER A.: You know, if the kids say, we want to redo this, do more of this at Epcot, or if we didn't get through everything we wanted at Hollywood Studios, that's kind of our catch-up day.

00:50:15.108 --> 00:50:18.868
JENNIFER A.: Right now, my plan is that I'm leaning towards is Epcot.

00:50:19.668 --> 00:50:24.548
JENNIFER A.: And that's because we have a, I'm going to mispronounce this, Ockershoes.

00:50:25.028 --> 00:50:26.788
VIRGINIA: You said it exactly right, Ockershoes.

00:50:27.108 --> 00:50:33.848
JENNIFER A.: Okay, we have an 11.35 breakfast for them, for the princesses.

00:50:34.288 --> 00:50:44.608
JENNIFER A.: Nathan is not wild about this at all, but I have told him, if we're able to do that at breakfast, then we don't have to stand in line in the parks, and we can do other things instead.

00:50:44.628 --> 00:50:52.968
JENNIFER A.: But I want, especially Bethany, to have those character experiences, because she's still at that really magic age.

00:50:53.348 --> 00:50:55.968
JENNIFER A.: So it's breakfast at 11.35.

00:50:56.168 --> 00:51:01.588
JENNIFER A.: If we don't go to Epcot, then I'll have to drop that, but I really, I would really like to.

00:51:02.148 --> 00:51:07.788
JENNIFER A.: But if we end up at Hollywood Studios, I have a 4.55 reservation at 50s prime time.

00:51:08.808 --> 00:51:09.148
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:51:09.708 --> 00:51:13.808
VIRGINIA: So either way, you're canceling one of those reservations.

00:51:13.928 --> 00:51:14.228
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:51:14.788 --> 00:51:15.188
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:51:15.268 --> 00:51:18.568
VIRGINIA: Well, we will look forward to seeing how it actually pans out.

00:51:19.208 --> 00:51:31.028
VIRGINIA: And you do have the Animal Kingdom Day in between when, as a family, you can be talking about what your decision will be and plan it out over some beaches and cream ice cream or something, I suppose.

00:51:31.688 --> 00:51:33.548
JENNIFER A.: Hopefully we can come to a consensus.

00:51:34.508 --> 00:51:35.148
JENNIFER A.: That's my fear.

00:51:36.908 --> 00:51:41.528
JENNIFER A.: Usually I micromanage all these plans, so I'm going to hope that everybody agrees.

00:51:41.768 --> 00:51:47.088
JENNIFER A.: My friends who live down there, they're going to meet up with us wherever their annual pass holders.

00:51:47.108 --> 00:51:49.408
JENNIFER A.: So they'll meet up with us Thursday afternoon.

00:51:49.748 --> 00:51:57.768
JENNIFER A.: So even if we do end up at Hollywood Studios, I might still end up canceling the 50s prime time if I'm not able to add them to the reservation.

00:51:57.788 --> 00:51:59.288
JENNIFER A.: So we'll just see.

00:52:00.348 --> 00:52:13.808
VIRGINIA: And so this day, regardless of which park you go to, it will really just kind of be either doing the things you didn't get to or potentially doing some repeated things that the kids just loved so much.

00:52:14.688 --> 00:52:15.928
JENNIFER A.: Yep, that's the plan.

00:52:16.408 --> 00:52:19.388
JENNIFER A.: And again, I'm kind of flexible on this day.

00:52:19.408 --> 00:52:28.468
JENNIFER A.: If both of those are Skyliner parks, if we needed to go back to the room and just let everybody rest, rejuvenate, refresh, that's fine.

00:52:29.108 --> 00:52:34.768
JENNIFER A.: This will just kind of be another day that built in so that I'm not driving everybody into the ground.

00:52:36.768 --> 00:52:43.108
VIRGINIA: All right, so Friday, May the 31st, are you wrapping up all of your park days at Magic Kingdom?

00:52:43.588 --> 00:52:44.628
JENNIFER A.: Of course we are.

00:52:44.648 --> 00:52:46.228
JENNIFER A.: And we are rope dropping.

00:52:46.448 --> 00:52:49.248
JENNIFER A.: We are rope dropping and we are staying to the end.

00:52:49.348 --> 00:52:53.648
JENNIFER A.: So that's why we're resting on Wednesday and Thursday a little bit.

00:52:54.088 --> 00:52:55.148
VIRGINIA: Right, okay.

00:52:55.988 --> 00:53:01.828
JENNIFER A.: I want to hit anything we didn't hit on Monday, anything that the kids want to redo.

00:53:01.968 --> 00:53:09.748
JENNIFER A.: And I just I want to close out our vacation with the castle and the fireworks and just that magical experience.

00:53:09.768 --> 00:53:12.368
JENNIFER A.: And I can cry on our way out.

00:53:16.068 --> 00:53:20.328
VIRGINIA: That's a really nice way to wrap up a nice big trip like this.

00:53:21.248 --> 00:53:23.548
VIRGINIA: I didn't ask when we were going through your time.

00:53:23.568 --> 00:53:32.948
VIRGINIA: I know that you have some people excited about roller coasters and some people not so excited about roller coasters, but will you or anyone in your party be trying for Tron?

00:53:33.448 --> 00:53:34.508
JENNIFER A.: I can't decide.

00:53:34.528 --> 00:53:36.688
JENNIFER A.: I would like to do Tron.

00:53:36.968 --> 00:53:39.508
JENNIFER A.: When I went for my solo trip, I missed it.

00:53:40.208 --> 00:53:46.568
JENNIFER A.: They were doing some cast member previews the following week, and so I was there a little too early.

00:53:47.048 --> 00:53:49.328
JENNIFER A.: So I would like to try for Tron.

00:53:49.708 --> 00:53:58.068
JENNIFER A.: I don't know if it's a four on Monday and the park is empty, then we'll do the one o'clock virtual queue.

00:53:58.328 --> 00:54:04.248
JENNIFER A.: I don't want to pay for it, so I think if we don't do it Monday, we'll try for it on Friday.

00:54:06.248 --> 00:54:06.708
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:54:06.768 --> 00:54:09.688
VIRGINIA: Anything else special for Friday, May 31st?

00:54:09.708 --> 00:54:11.648
VIRGINIA: Do you have any dining reservations?

00:54:12.228 --> 00:54:16.048
JENNIFER A.: We are going to Crystal Palace for a 1030 breakfast.

00:54:18.028 --> 00:54:21.968
VIRGINIA: Crystal Palace, is that where you would see the Winning the Pooh characters?

00:54:22.548 --> 00:54:23.028
JENNIFER A.: Yes.

00:54:23.288 --> 00:54:23.708
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:54:23.728 --> 00:54:26.948
VIRGINIA: Sometimes I get that and the plaza confused in my head.

00:54:27.148 --> 00:54:28.188
VIRGINIA: I'm not sure why, but...

00:54:28.628 --> 00:54:30.908
JENNIFER A.: They look similar on the inside, so sure.

00:54:31.908 --> 00:54:33.528
JENNIFER A.: We're going to see Pooh and his friends.

00:54:33.888 --> 00:54:38.428
JENNIFER A.: Breakfast goes until 1045, and lunch starts at 11.

00:54:38.888 --> 00:54:46.708
JENNIFER A.: So we have done this before, where we get the best of both worlds, because it's a long meal, because you're waiting for the characters to come around.

00:54:46.728 --> 00:54:55.128
JENNIFER A.: So we can get, I think they have churro waffles, so we can get those for breakfast, and then we can get some lunch food as well.

00:54:56.328 --> 00:55:08.368
JENNIFER A.: Initially, I wasn't going to book Crystal Palace, but then a few days before dining reservations, we were out somewhere, and Nathan held up this Winnie the Pooh t-shirt, and he said, oh, this is cute.

00:55:08.388 --> 00:55:09.308
JENNIFER A.: It was in his size.

00:55:09.328 --> 00:55:12.128
JENNIFER A.: Or I should say, he didn't say it's cute.

00:55:12.228 --> 00:55:13.548
JENNIFER A.: He just said, like, look at this.

00:55:13.868 --> 00:55:17.008
JENNIFER A.: 12-year-old boys don't say things are cute, but he said, oh, look at this shirt.

00:55:18.848 --> 00:55:20.008
JENNIFER A.: And I said, oh, yeah.

00:55:20.108 --> 00:55:22.388
JENNIFER A.: And he said, well, should I get it for Disney?

00:55:22.668 --> 00:55:25.488
JENNIFER A.: I said, would you wear that after Disney?

00:55:25.508 --> 00:55:27.588
JENNIFER A.: Because I don't want to buy him a shirt just to wear one day.

00:55:27.608 --> 00:55:29.568
JENNIFER A.: And he's like, well, yeah, I don't know if I would.

00:55:29.568 --> 00:55:30.528
JENNIFER A.: So we didn't get it.

00:55:30.908 --> 00:55:38.088
JENNIFER A.: And then a few days later, as I was gearing up to make the dining reservations, he said he really loved when we went to Crystal Palace.

00:55:38.088 --> 00:55:41.748
JENNIFER A.: That was one of his favorite places, and he hoped we were going there again.

00:55:41.768 --> 00:55:45.388
JENNIFER A.: So then I'm like, I think my kid likes Winnie the Pooh.

00:55:45.768 --> 00:55:48.908
JENNIFER A.: So then I was picking myself for not getting him the t-shirt.

00:55:49.068 --> 00:55:51.688
JENNIFER A.: There's just, you know how it is with your son.

00:55:51.708 --> 00:55:56.748
JENNIFER A.: There are these snippets of childhood that you still have to hold on to.

00:55:56.768 --> 00:55:59.828
JENNIFER A.: So I said, we are going to Crystal Palace.

00:56:00.068 --> 00:56:03.648
JENNIFER A.: And I'm going to make him get his picture with Winnie the Pooh, and he'll roll his eyes.

00:56:03.668 --> 00:56:05.668
JENNIFER A.: But I think secretly he might like it.

00:56:06.468 --> 00:56:08.028
VIRGINIA: Oh, that's so sweet.

00:56:08.268 --> 00:56:08.768
VIRGINIA: You're right.

00:56:08.788 --> 00:56:14.008
VIRGINIA: Like you look at your kid and you think, oh, my gosh, they're getting so much older.

00:56:14.048 --> 00:56:15.488
VIRGINIA: Look how tall they are.

00:56:15.508 --> 00:56:18.688
VIRGINIA: And then every once in a while, you look at them.

00:56:18.688 --> 00:56:27.308
VIRGINIA: And it's sort of like, you know, in the movie Hook, when he walks over and he smushes up Peter Pan's face, and he's like, oh, there you are.

00:56:27.328 --> 00:56:35.008
VIRGINIA: I feel that I look at Alex sometimes, and it's like suddenly I see the baby in his face.

00:56:35.028 --> 00:56:37.528
VIRGINIA: I'm like, oh, there you are.

00:56:37.888 --> 00:56:38.428
JENNIFER A.: Yes.

00:56:41.888 --> 00:56:42.608
VIRGINIA: So sweet.

00:56:43.588 --> 00:56:44.148
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:56:44.308 --> 00:56:53.128
VIRGINIA: So you are excited about him getting his picture taken with Winnie the Pooh and Darth Vader and all of these characters.

00:56:53.148 --> 00:56:57.268
VIRGINIA: So I meant to ask you, did you get Memory Maker for this trip?

00:56:57.648 --> 00:56:58.608
JENNIFER A.: Yes, I did.

00:56:58.968 --> 00:57:04.068
JENNIFER A.: Pictures are huge to me, and I like to be in them.

00:57:05.188 --> 00:57:09.728
JENNIFER A.: I love to get all the outfits kind of coordinated.

00:57:09.748 --> 00:57:13.608
JENNIFER A.: We're not all matchy-matchy, but you should see my living room floor right now.

00:57:13.628 --> 00:57:18.888
JENNIFER A.: I have the outfits all laid out trying to line up so that there's some coordination.

00:57:19.148 --> 00:57:22.048
JENNIFER A.: So yes, those pictures are really important to me.

00:57:22.068 --> 00:57:24.188
JENNIFER A.: So absolutely got Memory Maker.

00:57:24.348 --> 00:57:25.368
VIRGINIA: Fantastic.

00:57:26.168 --> 00:57:26.568
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:57:26.608 --> 00:57:30.588
VIRGINIA: So Saturday, June the 1st, that is your departure day.

00:57:31.028 --> 00:57:32.668
VIRGINIA: What time is your flight?

00:57:32.848 --> 00:57:37.428
JENNIFER A.: Our flight is at 1154, so we get picked up at 835.

00:57:39.488 --> 00:57:45.988
VIRGINIA: Are you going to make it over to the Pop Century dining area to grab some breakfast or anything that morning?

00:57:46.088 --> 00:57:48.068
VIRGINIA: Or do you think it'll be eating at the airport?

00:57:48.608 --> 00:57:52.568
JENNIFER A.: I think we will probably grab something at the resort before we go.

00:57:52.588 --> 00:57:56.968
JENNIFER A.: I guess I forgot to mention we're getting groceries delivered on Saturday.

00:57:56.988 --> 00:58:01.868
JENNIFER A.: And I'm just picking up some to-go breakfast food through there.

00:58:01.888 --> 00:58:12.368
JENNIFER A.: So Saturday morning, we will either have a lot of food to eat for breakfast because we have a bunch of stuff left over or we will be starving and we'll grab something from the food court.

00:58:12.368 --> 00:58:20.408
JENNIFER A.: But the plan is, I know with my crew, we have to get something in them before we get on the bus because they will be too hungry.

00:58:20.588 --> 00:58:25.488
JENNIFER A.: And going through security at MCO is not always a joy.

00:58:25.508 --> 00:58:29.088
JENNIFER A.: So let's just make everybody happy.

00:58:29.468 --> 00:58:32.288
VIRGINIA: There are some groups on Facebook.

00:58:32.308 --> 00:58:33.168
VIRGINIA: I know that there's one.

00:58:33.188 --> 00:58:37.788
VIRGINIA: It's specifically called, I think it's called DVC Free Cycle or something like that.

00:58:37.808 --> 00:58:49.468
VIRGINIA: But I think there are ones that are not specific to DVC where if at the end of your trip, you have a lot of grocery items left over, you can put on there where you are and somebody will swing by.

00:58:49.608 --> 00:58:52.388
VIRGINIA: And you would not believe people will take everything.

00:58:52.508 --> 00:59:05.928
VIRGINIA: When we did our February trip, we had the eyes bigger than our stomachs type of thing in terms of ordering all of the breakfast food for our group, which was two families' worth in a two-bedroom villa.

00:59:06.028 --> 00:59:09.948
VIRGINIA: And we were giving away dozens of eggs and bacon.

00:59:09.968 --> 00:59:12.928
VIRGINIA: And we were like, we're going to make breakfast every single morning.

00:59:12.968 --> 00:59:13.828
VIRGINIA: And did that happen?

00:59:13.988 --> 00:59:14.328
VIRGINIA: No.

00:59:14.688 --> 00:59:16.008
VIRGINIA: We had so much left to give away.

00:59:16.028 --> 00:59:25.268
VIRGINIA: But my point in all that is, if you have a lot left over of whatever you bought, there will be someone who will take it from you, so you don't have to feel like your food is going to waste.

00:59:26.608 --> 00:59:29.848
JENNIFER A.: I'm in a pop century group and I see that.

00:59:29.948 --> 00:59:34.248
JENNIFER A.: People will leave strollers, popcorn buckets.

00:59:34.268 --> 00:59:38.168
JENNIFER A.: I mean, I think this one is cute is when they leave the balloons.

00:59:38.828 --> 00:59:40.488
JENNIFER A.: Their child can't take it with them.

00:59:40.808 --> 00:59:42.248
JENNIFER A.: Yes, I've seen that.

00:59:42.268 --> 00:59:45.648
JENNIFER A.: But my goal is to plan just perfectly.

00:59:45.668 --> 00:59:47.568
JENNIFER A.: Not too much, not too little.

00:59:47.568 --> 00:59:48.128
JENNIFER A.: We'll see.

00:59:48.848 --> 00:59:54.148
VIRGINIA: Have you ever seen what happens when you take a balloon with you to Animal Kingdom?

00:59:55.068 --> 00:59:55.948
JENNIFER A.: The daycare?

00:59:55.968 --> 00:59:56.068
JENNIFER A.: Yes.

00:59:58.008 --> 01:00:02.348
VIRGINIA: I sort of want to do it just to get my balloon back from daycare.

01:00:02.508 --> 01:00:06.428
JENNIFER A.: Yes, where they put a little journal of what they did that day.

01:00:06.428 --> 01:00:09.148
JENNIFER A.: See, that is why I love the Disney magic.

01:00:09.368 --> 01:00:10.948
JENNIFER A.: That is so special.

01:00:10.968 --> 01:00:12.248
JENNIFER A.: That is why I love it.

01:00:13.068 --> 01:00:20.148
VIRGINIA: Yeah, for anybody who's not familiar with this, you're obviously not able to take a balloon into Animal Kingdom because of the safety of the animals.

01:00:20.528 --> 01:00:37.928
VIRGINIA: So if you happen to bring your Disney balloon, or I suppose any balloon with you, they will stop you and they will hold on to it while you are enjoying your park time, and when you retrieve your balloon at the end of your park time, you get a little report about everything your balloon was up to during its time at daycare, and it is the cutest.

01:00:38.588 --> 01:00:39.068
VIRGINIA: All right.

01:00:39.328 --> 01:00:50.388
VIRGINIA: Well, I think we have all of the details we need for this pre-trip report, and we will all look forward to hearing how this trip goes and talking with you after it's over.

01:00:50.488 --> 01:00:52.708
VIRGINIA: So have a safe and magical journey.

01:00:52.908 --> 01:00:53.888
JENNIFER A.: Thank you so much.

01:00:55.828 --> 01:00:59.368
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much, Jennifer, for agreeing to be on the podcast.

01:00:59.708 --> 01:01:05.188
VIRGINIA: Jennifer's post-trip report is out now, so make sure you listen to that one next in your queue.

01:01:05.768 --> 01:01:11.748
VIRGINIA: And with that, I'll say goodbye and always remind you, keep daydreaming about where you long to be.