Pre-Trip Report: Kate’s Teed Off (Not Really!) in WDW (March 2025)

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

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

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VIRGINIA: Did you miss me last week?

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VIRGINIA: You know, it's funny how the universe works, because I pre-planned to take last week off because of how much I had going on, and the universe said, I think you need to take on more.

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VIRGINIA: So long story short, several people in my office had COVID, and it ended up catching up with me.

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VIRGINIA: So on this week, when I was so busy anyway, I ended up having to work remotely and didn't get much time to rest because of everything I had to do.

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VIRGINIA: But luckily, I was able to get a prescription for Pax Lovat on the same day I tested positive.

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VIRGINIA: So I only had about two days where I really felt not great.

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VIRGINIA: Other than that, I worked remotely and was able to exit my quarantine just in time for a big work event that just wrapped up this weekend.

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VIRGINIA: So what a week.

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VIRGINIA: I am so happy to just get back into the regular groove.

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VIRGINIA: One big thing for this week I have to mention is that on Wednesday, April 9th, it will be the two-year anniversary of the podcast launch.

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VIRGINIA: So in honor of that, I will be doing a little giveaway on Instagram.

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VIRGINIA: So look for that post on Wednesday and I'll take entries for the giveaway for a few days and then do the drawing for sometime soon thereafter.

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VIRGINIA: So make sure you enter to win.

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VIRGINIA: Okay, let's get into the episode.

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VIRGINIA: Today I am welcoming Kate to the podcast.

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VIRGINIA: She actually comes to me from my other friend Kate, Kate with a C, Kate Gennaro, who you will have heard on the podcast before, both by herself and with her husband James.

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VIRGINIA: I'm going to put her Instagram link in the show notes and a link to her and James' YouTube channel, which is Ever After Adventures, as well as their previous episodes of the podcast.

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VIRGINIA: Today's Kate with a K is also a travel agent who specializes in Disney and other magical destinations through Playcation Travel.

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VIRGINIA: You can find her information in the show notes if you'd like to get some help with your next vacation.

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VIRGINIA: All right, let's get to Kate's trip plans.

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VIRGINIA: Here's Kate.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome to the podcast, Kate.

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KATE: Thank you so much.

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VIRGINIA: I'm so happy to meet you.

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VIRGINIA: Now, you come to me from my other friend, Kate, Cate with a C.

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VIRGINIA: Is that correct?

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KATE: That's very correct, yes.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Tell us a little bit about who you are.

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KATE: Okay.

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: So I am a nurse, a registered nurse, and I have three kids, 15, 13 and 7, so two boys and then a girl.

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KATE: And obviously, I love Disney, and I'm also a travel agent with Playcation Travel Limited.

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VIRGINIA: Wow.

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VIRGINIA: So you have your hands full.

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KATE: It's busy, yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Do you do any specific kind of nursing?

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KATE: Welcome to this post-trip episode of Where I Long To Be, a Magical Trip Report Podcast.

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

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VIRGINIA: On today's episode, I am welcoming back Kate to the show.

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KATE: As a reminder, Kate is a travel agent who specializes in Disney and other magical destinations.

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VIRGINIA: So reach out to her if you need help with your next magical adventure.

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VIRGINIA: Her information is in the show notes, and she is with Playcation Travel.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: I am somebody who relied on that after I had Alex.

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KATE: She and her husband Mark, along with kids Van, Will and Jovie, as well as Van's friend Cohen, all stayed in a DVD cabin at Fort Wilderness.

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VIRGINIA: They make it seem like it's so easy and it's not always.

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KATE: While Kate gets down multiple times a year and at the end of the day you have to do it for you and right for your baby.

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KATE: This was Cohen's very first time in Orlando.

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VIRGINIA: So the family was very much looking forward to sharing all of the Disney magic with him.

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VIRGINIA: This is a family of golfers.

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VIRGINIA: So there were multiple courses that were played and planned.

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KATE: I am from St.

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KATE: Thomas, Ontario in Canada.

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VIRGINIA: Plenty of fun things to do even without setting foot in the parks.

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VIRGINIA: That should catch you up.

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VIRGINIA: So with that, here is Kate.

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KATE: We're actually really close to Detroit.

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VIRGINIA: Thank you again so much to Kate for making an appearance on the show.

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VIRGINIA: A shout out to my friend Kate Gennaro for recommending Kate.

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VIRGINIA: They are both travel agents with Playcation Travel.

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KATE: So remember, it's always free to use a travel agent as they are paid by Disney after your travel dates.

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VIRGINIA: Beautiful lakes right there.

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VIRGINIA: Thank you all so much for listening today.

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VIRGINIA: And don't forget to keep an eye out on Wednesday, this week for a giveaway that I will be letting you know about.

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VIRGINIA: And it was just gorgeous homes on the way that I will be doing in honor of the two year podcast anniversary.

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VIRGINIA: That's all for now.

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VIRGINIA: Have a magical week wherever you are.

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VIRGINIA: And keep daydreaming about where you long to be.

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VIRGINIA: So you fell in love with Disney.

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VIRGINIA: And how often do you get down to Disney?

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VIRGINIA: Because obviously now you've made it part of your career.

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VIRGINIA: You're a travel agent as well.

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VIRGINIA: So how often are you getting down there with your family or by yourself?

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KATE: So probably more often by myself.

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KATE: Like I would probably say two trips a year by myself and then one with the kids and sometimes with my husband.

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KATE: He doesn't have as much vacation as I do.

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KATE: So it varies a little bit.

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KATE: Yeah, usually three times a year.

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VIRGINIA: Is husband a Disney person?

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KATE: He is and he isn't.

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KATE: So he wouldn't like I would be at the parks forever.

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KATE: I wouldn't stop if that was possible.

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KATE: Whereas he has a limit.

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KATE: So he really enjoys it.

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KATE: He loves the Star Wars would probably be his favorite.

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KATE: But like we did six days in a row one time and he was really done on that sixth day, like a couple hours and that was it for him.

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VIRGINIA: Yes, I can very much identify with that.

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VIRGINIA: I have one of those two.

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VIRGINIA: He vacillates between I miss Disney and that was exhausting.

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VIRGINIA: Like we need to do something else.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: So who's going to be on this particular trip with you?

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: So this trip, I wouldn't really pick a busy time just because I do have that luxury of going pretty frequently.

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KATE: But we're going to go on our March break because that's what's working out best is now the kids have gotten older and there's so many things going on in our lives.

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KATE: So on this trip, we're taking all three of the kids, my husband and then so excited because we're taking my oldest son's friend who hasn't even seen a palm tree yet.

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KATE: So he has not done any Disney at all.

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KATE: So I just can't wait to take somebody for the first time.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, that's so exciting.

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VIRGINIA: I love watching people see things for the first time.

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KATE: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: Let's give these people some names if you don't mind.

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KATE: Yeah, of course.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Husband is?

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KATE: Husband is Mark.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: And 15-year-old son?

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KATE: His name is Van.

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VIRGINIA: Cool.

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VIRGINIA: And Van's friend?

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KATE: Cohen.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, that's an interesting name.

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VIRGINIA: Like Leonard Cohen?

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KATE: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Cool.

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KATE: I should ask him actually if his dad loves music.

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KATE: So I said I'll actually ask him.

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VIRGINIA: I'm wondering.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, maybe so.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: 13-year-old is?

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KATE: Will.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: And seven-year-old?

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KATE: Jovie.

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VIRGINIA: Jovie.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, like the elf.

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KATE: Right.

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KATE: That's so cute.

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VIRGINIA: I love it.

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VIRGINIA: We love that movie in the Sausage.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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KATE: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So that's a big group.

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VIRGINIA: And what are your travel dates?

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: So we will be getting in the car to drive, which we have never done before on March the 7th, which is Friday.

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KATE: This Friday coming.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: And you come back on what date?

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KATE: We're going to leave Disney on March 15th, and then we'll be driving the 18 hours back home.

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KATE: So we'll be home on the 16th.

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VIRGINIA: Got it.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Now that's a large group of people to house while you're at Disney.

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VIRGINIA: So how are you making this happen?

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: Well, so excited because we are staying in the new DVC cabins in Fort Wilderness.

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KATE: So I cannot, I've watched so many clips, seeing the inside of it and like picturing where all our stuff's going to go, picturing myself on that little deck having my coffee.

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KATE: So I'm so excited.

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VIRGINIA: Are you a DVC member or did you rent points?

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KATE: No, I just booked.

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VIRGINIA: Or paid cash through Disney?

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KATE: Exactly.

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KATE: Yeah, paid cash.

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KATE: Got it.

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: I would love to stay at Fort Wilderness one day.

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VIRGINIA: We're trying to make it around to every single resort.

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VIRGINIA: And that's one I have not checked off.

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VIRGINIA: We're always at Wilderness Lodge.

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VIRGINIA: Well, not always because we're trying every resort.

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VIRGINIA: But Wilderness Lodge is our home.

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VIRGINIA: And we've only made it over to Fort Wilderness really to do the Hoop-Dee-Doo.

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VIRGINIA: But there's a lot of fun things over there that I am itching to try, one of which is the Segway Tour, which I don't think Alex is old enough to do because he's 14.

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VIRGINIA: And I think you have to be 15 or 16 to do the Segway Tour.

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KATE: Okay.

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KATE: Yeah, I'll find out.

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: Yeah, I'm so excited.

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KATE: So we're not doing the parks this trip, just like what you said, there's so much else to do.

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KATE: And because it is such a busy time, we were just there in September as well.

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KATE: So there's going to be no parks, just doing all the other things.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So you were there in September when it was really hot, I'm assuming.

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KATE: And the hurricane, yes.

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VIRGINIA: And the hurricane.

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KATE: That's true.

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VIRGINIA: That's true.

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VIRGINIA: So this is going to be different.

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VIRGINIA: Do you, have you looked ahead now that you're less than a week out?

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KATE: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Well, I guess, yes, less than a week.

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VIRGINIA: I can do math.

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VIRGINIA: I promise.

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VIRGINIA: Have you looked at the weather to see like what you're expecting?

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: So it looks like it's, so I talk, what do I talk in Celsius?

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KATE: I think, I don't know if you say Fahrenheit.

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VIRGINIA: We do Fahrenheit here.

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: So we're like, we would say 15, 13 looks like the low.

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KATE: I don't know what that is, maybe 60 for you.

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VIRGINIA: I'm going to look it up.

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VIRGINIA: Celsius to Fahrenheit is, yes, just about 60.

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KATE: Okay.

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KATE: Then looks like it's going up to like 22, 23, maybe a little wind.

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VIRGINIA: Low 70s.

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: But I've seen quite a bit of sun, which is so exciting and anything's going to be warmer and we have a ton of snow here.

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KATE: So I can't wait to drive away from that.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So a cabin to fit all six people, what kind of vehicle are you driving to fit all six people and your things?

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KATE: Right.

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KATE: So we're driving a Honda Odyssey and we have four golf bags that are also coming with us.

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KATE: So it's going to be tight for sure.

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KATE: But I went on Facebook Marketplace and found a roof rack bag.

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VIRGINIA: That's exactly what I was just about to ask.

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VIRGINIA: Because do you have something on the top or attached to the back of the car for this?

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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KATE: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Four golf bags.

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VIRGINIA: Who are the golfers?

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: So my oldest, Van, and his friend, Cohen, are huge golfers.

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KATE: So really?

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KATE: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Alex golfs too.

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KATE: Oh, nice.

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KATE: Yeah.

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KATE: My husband, he does as well, but not the same passion level as Van and Cohen.

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KATE: And then Will also will golf when my husband goes.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Fun.

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VIRGINIA: What golf course are they planning to head to?

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VIRGINIA: Because there's several that are options.

00:11:20.432 --> 00:11:20.852
KATE: Yeah.

00:11:20.852 --> 00:11:27.392
KATE: So there are four, but I guess one of them is only a nine-hole course out of the four.

00:11:27.392 --> 00:11:29.712
KATE: So they're going to do the three 18-hole courses.

00:11:29.712 --> 00:11:30.792
VIRGINIA: That's exciting.

00:11:30.932 --> 00:11:31.272
KATE: All right.

00:11:31.692 --> 00:11:38.552
VIRGINIA: Let's walk through the days and what you loosely think is going to happen.

00:11:38.552 --> 00:11:42.512
VIRGINIA: So you're starting your drive on the 7th.

00:11:43.632 --> 00:11:45.612
VIRGINIA: You're breaking it up over two days?

00:11:45.612 --> 00:11:45.892
KATE: No.

00:11:45.892 --> 00:11:47.592
KATE: We're going to go straight.

00:11:47.592 --> 00:11:48.352
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:11:48.352 --> 00:11:49.072
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:11:49.072 --> 00:11:51.212
VIRGINIA: Are you splitting the driving responsibilities?

00:11:51.212 --> 00:11:51.532
KATE: Yeah.

00:11:51.532 --> 00:11:52.692
KATE: So my husband will start.

00:11:52.692 --> 00:11:54.312
KATE: So I'm going to be...

00:11:54.312 --> 00:11:56.852
KATE: I like to pack the car myself.

00:11:56.852 --> 00:11:59.772
KATE: So I'll have that all packed up and ready to go.

00:11:59.772 --> 00:12:01.392
KATE: We're planning to leave at 2 p.m.

00:12:01.412 --> 00:12:02.552
KATE: Mm-hmm.

00:12:02.552 --> 00:12:05.812
KATE: And then he'll do the majority of the driving.

00:12:05.812 --> 00:12:11.432
KATE: I understand going through Cincinnati, Atlanta, those are often really busy.

00:12:12.712 --> 00:12:17.412
KATE: So with leaving at that time, we should be hitting them through overnight kind of thing.

00:12:17.412 --> 00:12:18.772
KATE: So it should be less busy.

00:12:18.772 --> 00:12:26.152
KATE: And then I'll probably take over a couple hours before we get to Disney, whenever he's feeling like he can't go anymore.

00:12:26.152 --> 00:12:26.672
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:12:26.672 --> 00:12:27.952
VIRGINIA: That's a really long drive.

00:12:27.952 --> 00:12:30.312
VIRGINIA: I wish you all the best of luck.

00:12:30.312 --> 00:12:31.752
KATE: Thank you.

00:12:31.752 --> 00:12:38.632
VIRGINIA: Is everybody in your car good with driving and like, AKA do not experience motion sickness?

00:12:38.992 --> 00:12:39.892
KATE: Yeah.

00:12:39.892 --> 00:12:46.452
KATE: Well, Cohen has, so we're going to have some gravel, like I've got all the things in the car, meclosine.

00:12:47.472 --> 00:12:47.872
VIRGINIA: That's true.

00:12:47.872 --> 00:12:49.032
VIRGINIA: He'll have a nurse with him.

00:12:49.032 --> 00:12:49.892
VIRGINIA: He'll be fine.

00:12:49.892 --> 00:12:50.192
KATE: Yeah.

00:12:50.192 --> 00:12:56.112
KATE: And I think they'll probably end up sleeping, like, you know, for a good portion of it as well.

00:12:56.112 --> 00:13:00.432
KATE: So because we're just, you know, bring your pillows and blankets and everything.

00:13:00.432 --> 00:13:00.812
KATE: Yeah.

00:13:00.812 --> 00:13:04.052
KATE: So fingers crossed, but we're going to have such a great destination.

00:13:04.052 --> 00:13:06.072
KATE: So you've got to get through that part of it.

00:13:06.272 --> 00:13:06.532
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:13:06.532 --> 00:13:10.112
VIRGINIA: So what time are you anticipating arriving on Saddleway?

00:13:10.112 --> 00:13:10.472
KATE: Yeah.

00:13:10.472 --> 00:13:13.512
KATE: So I think that we should be there.

00:13:13.512 --> 00:13:20.332
KATE: I'm going to make it kind of loose before 2 p.m., just depending on how long it takes us when we do.

00:13:20.332 --> 00:13:22.952
KATE: We're going to stop at the Buc-E's along the way.

00:13:22.952 --> 00:13:24.972
KATE: So, yeah.

00:13:24.972 --> 00:13:26.252
VIRGINIA: A right of passage.

00:13:26.252 --> 00:13:26.892
KATE: Yeah.

00:13:26.892 --> 00:13:27.392
KATE: Yeah.

00:13:27.392 --> 00:13:35.812
KATE: So I think it should be under 24 hours that we get there, but obviously a little bit of, you know, stopping and going.

00:13:36.812 --> 00:13:37.232
KATE: Yeah.

00:13:37.232 --> 00:13:37.772
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:13:37.772 --> 00:13:44.712
VIRGINIA: So arriving before 2 p.m., with a long drive like that, you're probably going to be totally kaput for that first day.

00:13:44.712 --> 00:13:50.752
VIRGINIA: But do you have anything you plan to do or just kind of settle into the room and probably hit the hay?

00:13:50.752 --> 00:13:55.892
KATE: So I would still like to do, since we have those water park passes for free.

00:13:55.892 --> 00:14:04.372
KATE: So if anybody feels like they could come with me for a little bit of time just to, you know, do a couple of slides or something at the water park, I'd love to be able to squeeze that in.

00:14:05.012 --> 00:14:07.912
KATE: I think it probably closes at five or six.

00:14:07.912 --> 00:14:10.612
KATE: Like usually, I think it's six-ish.

00:14:10.612 --> 00:14:11.152
KATE: So we'll see.

00:14:11.152 --> 00:14:14.592
KATE: We'll see if anybody can, you know, do a little time there.

00:14:14.592 --> 00:14:17.252
VIRGINIA: Is it Blizzard Beach still by the time you arrive?

00:14:17.372 --> 00:14:17.752
VIRGINIA: It is.

00:14:17.752 --> 00:14:19.172
KATE: It is Blizzard Beach still.

00:14:19.392 --> 00:14:26.052
VIRGINIA: I saw something, a headline that it was closing, and I did not click into the article to see when it's switching over to be taken to.

00:14:26.052 --> 00:14:29.792
KATE: I think it said May 1st, I think, because I saw that as well.

00:14:29.792 --> 00:14:31.192
KATE: Yeah, I took a quick look.

00:14:31.192 --> 00:14:31.432
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:14:31.432 --> 00:14:33.972
VIRGINIA: Have you ever been to one of the water parks before?

00:14:34.372 --> 00:14:37.572
KATE: We have done Typhoon Lagoon, and it was a lot of fun.

00:14:37.572 --> 00:14:50.312
VIRGINIA: That's the only one we've done too, and I thought maybe we'll do Blizzard Beach on our last trip because we did a split stay, and so we got two free water park days, and it didn't work out with the weather.

00:14:50.572 --> 00:14:51.892
KATE: It was so cold.

00:14:51.892 --> 00:14:53.732
VIRGINIA: It was like, there's no way.

00:14:53.732 --> 00:14:57.972
VIRGINIA: We would go to Blizzard Beach and literally be freezing, not just the fake snow.

00:14:57.972 --> 00:14:59.212
KATE: It would feel like that, yeah.

00:14:59.212 --> 00:15:01.912
VIRGINIA: Yeah, so Sunday the 9th.

00:15:02.132 --> 00:15:04.112
KATE: Okay, Sunday the 9th.

00:15:04.112 --> 00:15:18.372
KATE: So I'm thinking this day we'll maybe sleep in a little bit, and then around 9.30, we'll be catching the boat to go over to Magic Kingdom, get on the monorail because we have a 10.45 breakfast at Ohana.

00:15:18.372 --> 00:15:20.632
VIRGINIA: Ooh, okay.

00:15:20.632 --> 00:15:24.952
VIRGINIA: Is this a first time Ohana or are you repeat offenders?

00:15:24.952 --> 00:15:35.992
KATE: So repeat, but my daughter was only two and a half the last time we were there, and she is a stitch lover, like her little stitch stuffy comes everywhere.

00:15:35.992 --> 00:15:39.812
KATE: She's got stitch everything, so she's very excited.

00:15:39.812 --> 00:15:44.052
KATE: And then this will be Cohen's first real Disney experience, right?

00:15:44.052 --> 00:15:46.012
KATE: So, yeah.

00:15:46.012 --> 00:15:46.612
VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

00:15:46.612 --> 00:15:47.512
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:15:47.512 --> 00:15:51.012
VIRGINIA: Have you been over to the new Polynesian Tower yet?

00:15:51.012 --> 00:15:51.872
KATE: No.

00:15:51.872 --> 00:15:55.132
VIRGINIA: Are you going to maybe walk over there and take a look while you're there?

00:15:55.132 --> 00:15:55.792
KATE: Yeah, exactly.

00:15:56.612 --> 00:15:58.832
KATE: Yeah, that's what I was thinking afterwards.

00:15:58.832 --> 00:16:08.532
KATE: I would love to walk around the resort a little bit, maybe get some Dole Whip if we can work up a little bit of an appetite after breakfast and then do a little bit of shopping.

00:16:08.532 --> 00:16:10.572
KATE: I love the Kona Coffee as well.

00:16:10.572 --> 00:16:17.312
KATE: So, yeah, I don't know what kind of coffee maker I have in the DVC, whether it's Keurig or if it's a drip.

00:16:17.312 --> 00:16:18.952
VIRGINIA: I don't know.

00:16:19.252 --> 00:16:29.292
VIRGINIA: Like the last resort we were in was Grand Floridian a week or so ago and it was a DVC room.

00:16:29.292 --> 00:16:33.112
VIRGINIA: And we had one of those that has like the little pot.

00:16:33.112 --> 00:16:34.792
VIRGINIA: It's not a Keurig pod.

00:16:35.032 --> 00:16:40.932
VIRGINIA: It's almost like a little pouch thingy, but it's a single serving that you put in there.

00:16:40.932 --> 00:16:42.632
VIRGINIA: But I don't know what brand that is.

00:16:42.632 --> 00:16:43.352
KATE: Okay.

00:16:43.352 --> 00:16:49.792
KATE: Yeah, because I thought if I could get some Kona Coffee for the week, I would like that, or I'll just bring it home.

00:16:49.792 --> 00:16:57.272
VIRGINIA: Pro tip, for those coffee makers, use the cup that you're going to drink the coffee out of and pour the water into the back.

00:16:57.272 --> 00:17:03.332
VIRGINIA: Don't make the mistake I did, where I thought my husband was going to have a cup too.

00:17:03.332 --> 00:17:10.052
VIRGINIA: So I was like, okay, I'll pour a bunch of water into the back up to the two cup fill line, which made sense to me.

00:17:10.052 --> 00:17:13.192
VIRGINIA: But you can only brew one cup at a time, I think.

00:17:13.192 --> 00:17:17.172
VIRGINIA: No, you can brew two, but I was only brewing one at the time because he wasn't ready for his yet.

00:17:17.172 --> 00:17:26.352
VIRGINIA: So I put the one cup and because I had put so much water in, I only had the one cup under and it was brewing two cups worth of water with the one pot and the one cup I had going.

00:17:26.352 --> 00:17:28.632
VIRGINIA: And yeah, that was a mess.

00:17:28.632 --> 00:17:31.432
KATE: Yeah, and watery and then you have to restart.

00:17:31.432 --> 00:17:33.312
VIRGINIA: Right, don't be like me.

00:17:33.552 --> 00:17:36.272
KATE: Yeah, okay, good tip.

00:17:36.272 --> 00:17:40.952
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's one thing that you're never sure what kind of coffee maker you're going to get.

00:17:40.952 --> 00:17:46.532
VIRGINIA: In my experience, like you can look it up, but sometimes they swap it out because there's a problem.

00:17:46.532 --> 00:17:50.352
VIRGINIA: So you're just going to have to show up on the day.

00:17:50.352 --> 00:17:50.812
KATE: Yeah.

00:17:50.812 --> 00:17:51.632
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:17:51.632 --> 00:17:56.752
VIRGINIA: The people at the Polynesian Tower gave me a tip and I'm trying to remember what it was.

00:17:56.752 --> 00:17:58.132
VIRGINIA: It was about Dole Whip.

00:17:58.132 --> 00:17:59.332
VIRGINIA: Oh.

00:17:59.332 --> 00:18:03.332
VIRGINIA: He was telling me, so we went to the Wailulu Bar and Grill.

00:18:03.332 --> 00:18:04.232
KATE: Okay.

00:18:04.232 --> 00:18:08.252
VIRGINIA: And he was like, are you going to get some Dole Whip when we were done eating our lunch?

00:18:08.252 --> 00:18:13.712
VIRGINIA: And we said, no, we actually already had some because this was a very spontaneous Wailulu visit.

00:18:13.712 --> 00:18:17.752
VIRGINIA: So we literally had gotten Dole Whip at the Polynesian or we were just walking.

00:18:17.752 --> 00:18:19.012
VIRGINIA: And then we were like, let's have lunch.

00:18:19.012 --> 00:18:19.872
VIRGINIA: So we did the reverse.

00:18:19.872 --> 00:18:20.792
VIRGINIA: We did dessert first.

00:18:20.792 --> 00:18:27.492
VIRGINIA: And there was something about that it was a better deal at Wailulu to get Dole Whip and it was like a bigger serving.

00:18:27.492 --> 00:18:28.892
KATE: Oh, amazing.

00:18:28.892 --> 00:18:33.632
VIRGINIA: If I can find that information, I will give it to you to be more specific.

00:18:33.632 --> 00:18:39.252
VIRGINIA: But he was like, this is a pro trip because you pay more over there, just walk over here and get it.

00:18:39.992 --> 00:18:41.932
VIRGINIA: But you have to get it at the restaurant.

00:18:41.932 --> 00:18:43.392
KATE: Okay, that's all right.

00:18:43.392 --> 00:18:45.392
VIRGINIA: Anyway, all right.

00:18:45.392 --> 00:18:47.852
VIRGINIA: Anything else that day?

00:18:47.852 --> 00:18:54.892
KATE: Then I thought maybe we would do a mono rail ride, get off in the Contemporary because it's pretty cool to see the inside of that.

00:18:54.892 --> 00:18:56.672
KATE: And I do like shopping in there as well.

00:18:56.672 --> 00:18:59.672
KATE: And the boys would really like the arcade as well.

00:18:59.672 --> 00:19:02.892
KATE: And I think the Contemporary has a really good one.

00:19:02.892 --> 00:19:07.232
KATE: And then maybe if we have enough energy, we would do Disney Springs that night.

00:19:08.572 --> 00:19:11.632
KATE: My daughter really wants to make the headband.

00:19:11.632 --> 00:19:13.072
KATE: Like, have you seen that headband?

00:19:13.072 --> 00:19:14.572
KATE: And then you can pick your characters.

00:19:14.572 --> 00:19:17.952
KATE: Yeah, so she wants to make a stitch, an angel one.

00:19:17.952 --> 00:19:22.692
KATE: And then maybe grab dinner, like go over there later and do a little shopping and dinner.

00:19:22.712 --> 00:19:23.932
KATE: Oh, and Gideons.

00:19:23.932 --> 00:19:25.292
KATE: I want to take you to Gideons as well.

00:19:25.292 --> 00:19:27.152
VIRGINIA: Gideons, yes.

00:19:27.152 --> 00:19:29.112
VIRGINIA: Have you tried Summer House on the Lake?

00:19:29.112 --> 00:19:30.832
VIRGINIA: And I'm bringing it up because it's my new favorite.

00:19:30.832 --> 00:19:34.532
KATE: Okay, so I've only had it at the new Terminal C.

00:19:34.532 --> 00:19:35.892
KATE: I had a salad and a cookie.

00:19:36.632 --> 00:19:39.372
VIRGINIA: Okay, it's my new favorite restaurant in Disney.

00:19:39.372 --> 00:19:45.572
VIRGINIA: Now, it's pricey like most Disney restaurants, but the cookie bar, you just walk in and there's not a wait.

00:19:45.572 --> 00:19:51.892
VIRGINIA: So if you get there and you're like, the Gideons line is too long, go to Summer House on the Lake, in my opinion.

00:19:52.252 --> 00:19:53.332
VIRGINIA: I like the cookies better.

00:19:53.332 --> 00:19:55.952
VIRGINIA: Everybody has their own opinion about what you like in a cookie.

00:19:55.952 --> 00:19:56.792
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:19:56.792 --> 00:19:59.412
VIRGINIA: But the Summer House on the Lake cookies are great.

00:19:59.412 --> 00:20:03.192
VIRGINIA: And in particular, the banana flavor is amazing.

00:20:03.512 --> 00:20:06.392
VIRGINIA: It has chunks of real banana in it.

00:20:07.952 --> 00:20:08.432
KATE: Thank you.

00:20:08.612 --> 00:20:09.692
KATE: I like that tip.

00:20:09.692 --> 00:20:10.392
KATE: It's beautiful.

00:20:10.392 --> 00:20:12.092
KATE: I have walked in there.

00:20:12.092 --> 00:20:18.492
VIRGINIA: You know what it reminds me of is the decor reminds me of stepping into a Nancy Meyers movie.

00:20:18.492 --> 00:20:19.772
KATE: I don't know that.

00:20:19.772 --> 00:20:20.132
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:20:20.132 --> 00:20:22.992
VIRGINIA: She's like First Wives Club.

00:20:22.992 --> 00:20:25.492
VIRGINIA: Like a lot of Diane Keaton.

00:20:25.572 --> 00:20:27.592
VIRGINIA: I was about to say Anne Keaton.

00:20:28.072 --> 00:20:28.792
VIRGINIA: Totally wrong.

00:20:28.792 --> 00:20:30.712
VIRGINIA: Diane Keaton.

00:20:30.712 --> 00:20:40.632
VIRGINIA: Just that aesthetic where lots of cream and just very comfortable, like luxurious but casual at the same time.

00:20:40.632 --> 00:20:41.412
KATE: For sure.

00:20:41.412 --> 00:20:42.332
KATE: Yes.

00:20:42.332 --> 00:20:45.012
VIRGINIA: If I had a summer house, that's what I would want it to look like.

00:20:45.012 --> 00:20:45.952
KATE: Absolutely.

00:20:45.952 --> 00:20:46.872
KATE: Yeah, it's beautiful.

00:20:46.872 --> 00:20:47.392
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:20:47.392 --> 00:20:51.572
VIRGINIA: Anything the boys would be excited about for Disney Springs?

00:20:51.572 --> 00:20:53.132
VIRGINIA: Are they Star Wars fans?

00:20:53.212 --> 00:20:56.932
VIRGINIA: Would they want to go to one of the Star Wars stores?

00:20:56.932 --> 00:21:00.472
VIRGINIA: Or what do you think they will be interested in there?

00:21:00.472 --> 00:21:05.812
KATE: I think they might like the Lego for sure, and Toy Story is Cohen's favorite.

00:21:05.812 --> 00:21:09.272
KATE: So I'm pretty sure there's a Buzz Lightyear Lego.

00:21:09.272 --> 00:21:10.712
KATE: Is that like a statue?

00:21:10.712 --> 00:21:12.372
KATE: Have I seen that before?

00:21:12.372 --> 00:21:20.772
VIRGINIA: I feel like that's right, but I have not stepped into the Lego store in at least a year because we didn't go this trip.

00:21:21.192 --> 00:21:25.592
KATE: Yeah, and then Coca-Cola, like that store, so much fun.

00:21:25.592 --> 00:21:26.192
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:21:26.192 --> 00:21:27.512
KATE: All right.

00:21:27.512 --> 00:21:30.472
VIRGINIA: I've heard really good things about the bowling alley there, too.

00:21:30.472 --> 00:21:36.932
VIRGINIA: So if you're looking for an activity, specifically that the food is good there, which was shocking to me.

00:21:36.932 --> 00:21:38.152
KATE: Yeah, Splitsville, right?

00:21:38.152 --> 00:21:40.412
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:21:40.412 --> 00:21:41.712
KATE: Yeah, I've heard that, too.

00:21:41.712 --> 00:21:42.712
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:21:42.712 --> 00:21:43.632
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:43.632 --> 00:21:45.052
VIRGINIA: Monday, March 10th.

00:21:45.052 --> 00:21:46.252
VIRGINIA: What's the plan?

00:21:46.252 --> 00:21:50.652
KATE: So March 10th is going to be the first day that all the boys are golfing.

00:21:50.652 --> 00:21:54.892
KATE: So my husband's going to go on the first day with the three boys as well.

00:21:54.912 --> 00:21:57.652
KATE: They've got a one o'clock reservation at the Palm.

00:21:57.652 --> 00:22:06.632
KATE: So when we get there on Saturday, I will be talking to our concierge about arranging their pickups.

00:22:06.632 --> 00:22:11.852
KATE: So when you're golfing at Disney and staying at a resort, they'll come and pick you up to take you to the golf course.

00:22:11.852 --> 00:22:12.672
KATE: I know.

00:22:12.672 --> 00:22:13.752
VIRGINIA: I didn't know this.

00:22:13.752 --> 00:22:14.172
KATE: Yeah.

00:22:14.172 --> 00:22:15.072
KATE: Cool, right?

00:22:15.112 --> 00:22:16.432
VIRGINIA: That is really cool.

00:22:16.472 --> 00:22:18.112
KATE: Okay.

00:22:18.112 --> 00:22:19.532
VIRGINIA: And it's free?

00:22:19.532 --> 00:22:20.152
KATE: Yeah.

00:22:20.392 --> 00:22:24.652
VIRGINIA: I mean, you're paying for golf, but it's included?

00:22:24.652 --> 00:22:25.272
KATE: Yeah.

00:22:25.272 --> 00:22:26.072
KATE: It's included.

00:22:26.072 --> 00:22:26.252
KATE: Yeah.

00:22:26.252 --> 00:22:28.172
KATE: It's not an extra.

00:22:28.172 --> 00:22:29.192
KATE: So that's really cool.

00:22:29.192 --> 00:22:34.832
KATE: We have two golf carts that we're renting while we're staying at Fort Wilderness.

00:22:34.832 --> 00:22:40.072
KATE: So they'll be able to take their golf cart, drive that, and then get their pickup and go golfing.

00:22:40.072 --> 00:22:42.872
VIRGINIA: So they're going to pick up the golf cart too?

00:22:42.872 --> 00:22:45.152
KATE: Well, we'll pick up the golf cart on our check-in day.

00:22:46.072 --> 00:22:50.532
KATE: So I've rented two golf carts for a whole week for use at Fort Wilderness.

00:22:50.532 --> 00:22:52.912
KATE: And then they'll also have a golf.

00:22:52.912 --> 00:22:56.032
KATE: You have to have a cart when you're golfing at Disney.

00:22:56.032 --> 00:22:56.272
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:22:56.292 --> 00:22:57.632
VIRGINIA: But it's a separate cart.

00:22:57.632 --> 00:22:58.912
VIRGINIA: It's not one of the two.

00:22:58.912 --> 00:22:59.552
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:22:59.692 --> 00:23:03.272
VIRGINIA: Because I was thinking, oh, they're picking up people and a cart to take it to the course.

00:23:03.272 --> 00:23:03.792
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:23:03.792 --> 00:23:07.852
KATE: No, I think the cart's going in the parking at Fort Wilderness.

00:23:07.852 --> 00:23:08.132
KATE: Yeah.

00:23:08.132 --> 00:23:10.792
KATE: And then they'll have their on-course cart.

00:23:10.792 --> 00:23:11.212
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:23:11.212 --> 00:23:16.792
VIRGINIA: And for the golf cart, I know that they have golf carts you can rent directly through Disney.

00:23:16.792 --> 00:23:19.792
KATE: I did rent it as soon as I could rent it.

00:23:19.792 --> 00:23:20.632
KATE: I did that.

00:23:20.632 --> 00:23:24.372
KATE: Like, I think that was probably back in maybe October or November.

00:23:24.372 --> 00:23:25.792
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I heard they sell out.

00:23:25.792 --> 00:23:27.952
KATE: So yeah, that's what I had heard too.

00:23:27.952 --> 00:23:28.592
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:23:28.592 --> 00:23:29.372
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:23:29.372 --> 00:23:31.392
VIRGINIA: Our question about golf carting.

00:23:31.392 --> 00:23:31.912
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:23:31.912 --> 00:23:34.892
VIRGINIA: Are the teenagers allowed to be driving the golf carts?

00:23:34.892 --> 00:23:35.212
KATE: Yeah.

00:23:35.212 --> 00:23:38.932
KATE: So luckily, Cohen does have his license, so he is allowed.

00:23:39.532 --> 00:23:43.272
KATE: So it would be the three drivers, me and my husband and Cohen.

00:23:43.272 --> 00:23:46.292
VIRGINIA: Is the driving age in Canada 16 or is it 15?

00:23:46.292 --> 00:23:47.232
KATE: 16.

00:23:47.392 --> 00:23:49.272
KATE: So he's a year older than my son.

00:23:49.272 --> 00:23:49.912
VIRGINIA: Got it.

00:23:49.912 --> 00:23:50.392
VIRGINIA: Got it.

00:23:50.392 --> 00:23:51.232
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:23:51.232 --> 00:23:51.492
KATE: Yeah.

00:23:51.492 --> 00:23:52.432
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:23:52.432 --> 00:23:52.752
KATE: Yeah.

00:23:52.752 --> 00:23:55.572
KATE: So it's cool because they'll have their own cart and then we'll have our own cart.

00:23:55.572 --> 00:23:56.252
KATE: So yeah.

00:23:56.252 --> 00:23:59.972
VIRGINIA: Oh, they're going to feel so independent and cool driving around the golf cart.

00:23:59.972 --> 00:24:00.392
KATE: Right.

00:24:00.392 --> 00:24:05.212
KATE: And that's what I love about Disney is like, adults can feel young, kids can feel older.

00:24:05.212 --> 00:24:08.872
KATE: Like you just, you know, it lets you do something different than you do at home.

00:24:08.872 --> 00:24:09.912
VIRGINIA: That'll be fun.

00:24:09.912 --> 00:24:13.452
VIRGINIA: So what are you and Jovie going to be up to while they're golfing?

00:24:13.452 --> 00:24:13.832
KATE: Yeah.

00:24:13.832 --> 00:24:20.052
KATE: So I booked her a magical mini manicure at the Grand Floridian Spa.

00:24:20.052 --> 00:24:21.072
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:24:21.132 --> 00:24:24.452
KATE: So we're going to go over and do Gasparilla's.

00:24:25.772 --> 00:24:28.892
KATE: And I saw some really fun desserts that they have there right now.

00:24:28.892 --> 00:24:30.992
KATE: So a chocolate shoe.

00:24:31.032 --> 00:24:32.632
KATE: I'm not a shoe.

00:24:32.632 --> 00:24:33.632
KATE: Chocolate shoe?

00:24:33.652 --> 00:24:34.832
KATE: I don't know how you say it.

00:24:34.832 --> 00:24:36.992
VIRGINIA: Like a C-H-O-U-X?

00:24:36.992 --> 00:24:37.772
KATE: Exactly.

00:24:37.772 --> 00:24:38.712
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:24:38.712 --> 00:24:40.212
VIRGINIA: I think I saw those when I was there.

00:24:40.212 --> 00:24:41.492
VIRGINIA: I did not taste one, but it looked good.

00:24:41.492 --> 00:24:41.892
KATE: Okay.

00:24:41.892 --> 00:24:43.572
KATE: It looked really good.

00:24:43.572 --> 00:24:46.392
KATE: And then I also saw that they have an espresso banana bread.

00:24:46.392 --> 00:24:46.812
VIRGINIA: They do.

00:24:46.812 --> 00:24:49.432
VIRGINIA: And it looks, have you ever been to the Riviera before?

00:24:49.432 --> 00:24:49.632
KATE: Yes.

00:24:49.632 --> 00:24:50.752
VIRGINIA: Had their banana bread?

00:24:50.752 --> 00:24:51.972
VIRGINIA: It looks like that.

00:24:51.972 --> 00:24:52.272
KATE: Okay.

00:24:52.272 --> 00:24:54.632
KATE: I haven't had, I've been to the Riviera, but not the banana bread.

00:24:54.632 --> 00:24:55.472
VIRGINIA: It looked like that.

00:24:55.472 --> 00:25:04.992
VIRGINIA: I did not have any when I was there recently, but I was like, oh, I think that's probably the same as over there except for maybe with the espresso added in, I guess.

00:25:04.992 --> 00:25:08.272
VIRGINIA: So did you schedule yourself for a manicure at the same time?

00:25:08.272 --> 00:25:09.312
KATE: No, I didn't.

00:25:09.312 --> 00:25:10.012
KATE: No, just her.

00:25:10.012 --> 00:25:10.832
KATE: Okay.

00:25:10.832 --> 00:25:13.732
VIRGINIA: Did you schedule yourself for any services while you're there?

00:25:13.732 --> 00:25:14.652
KATE: No.

00:25:14.652 --> 00:25:15.112
KATE: No.

00:25:15.112 --> 00:25:15.732
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:25:15.732 --> 00:25:22.772
VIRGINIA: When you are getting something even just like a manicure, you get access to use the rest of the spa.

00:25:22.852 --> 00:25:23.732
KATE: Oh.

00:25:23.732 --> 00:25:34.092
VIRGINIA: So it might be worth it to add yourself on a manicure because then the two of you could go and use the hot tub and that stuff.

00:25:34.092 --> 00:25:35.292
KATE: Oh, that's an amazing tip.

00:25:35.292 --> 00:25:36.172
KATE: Yes, definitely.

00:25:36.172 --> 00:25:38.492
KATE: That would be very much worth it.

00:25:38.492 --> 00:25:39.912
VIRGINIA: Has she gotten a manicure before?

00:25:39.912 --> 00:25:40.372
KATE: Yes.

00:25:40.372 --> 00:25:47.612
VIRGINIA: Does she have a design in mind or is she just going to go and surprise herself with what she chooses?

00:25:47.612 --> 00:25:53.212
KATE: She usually chooses multiple colors, so I'm sure there will be three or four different colors.

00:25:56.812 --> 00:25:57.592
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:25:57.592 --> 00:26:00.952
VIRGINIA: Is that all for that day or is there anything else at the end for that day?

00:26:00.952 --> 00:26:04.332
VIRGINIA: Because that's a lot, just golfing and manicures alone.

00:26:04.332 --> 00:26:05.392
KATE: Yeah.

00:26:05.392 --> 00:26:13.092
KATE: I thought maybe it would be cool to take Cohen to Animal Kingdom Lodge for dinner, just go do some quick service there again, walk around.

00:26:13.092 --> 00:26:17.592
KATE: Or Wilderness Lodge would be, I mean, they're all amazing to see the inside of the resort.

00:26:17.852 --> 00:26:22.832
KATE: So I thought, yeah, we'll just maybe pick something if we feel like going out that night.

00:26:22.832 --> 00:26:24.432
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:26:24.432 --> 00:26:34.712
VIRGINIA: I should ask, because I didn't at the beginning, because you have a cabin, you have access to a kitchen, aren't you doing any kind of grocery runs to do any cooking within the cabin?

00:26:34.712 --> 00:26:35.492
KATE: Yeah, for sure.

00:26:35.492 --> 00:26:39.252
KATE: So there's definitely going to be beer being ordered for my husband.

00:26:39.252 --> 00:26:42.952
KATE: So probably do a Walmart delivery or something like that.

00:26:42.952 --> 00:26:45.512
KATE: Then definitely have to get some snacks for the kids.

00:26:45.572 --> 00:26:49.552
KATE: We'll do the refillable resort mugs as well.

00:26:49.552 --> 00:26:53.812
KATE: But yeah, I thought I'll get stuff for breakfasts and they eat so much, right?

00:26:53.812 --> 00:26:55.712
KATE: I need bags of chips.

00:26:55.712 --> 00:27:00.292
KATE: Then I was thinking that maybe just getting some craft dinners, some easy stuff for dinner, if we just want to hang around.

00:27:00.292 --> 00:27:02.032
KATE: We won't want to eat out the whole time.

00:27:02.032 --> 00:27:02.452
KATE: Yeah.

00:27:02.452 --> 00:27:07.052
VIRGINIA: No, that A, it gets pricey and B, the meals are very big.

00:27:07.052 --> 00:27:10.812
VIRGINIA: So there comes a point where you're like, I just don't need this much.

00:27:10.872 --> 00:27:11.452
KATE: Exactly.

00:27:11.452 --> 00:27:11.972
KATE: Yeah.

00:27:11.972 --> 00:27:14.672
KATE: Order some greens, we'll do some salads one night.

00:27:14.672 --> 00:27:15.992
KATE: Yeah.

00:27:15.992 --> 00:27:16.372
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:27:16.372 --> 00:27:17.552
VIRGINIA: Tuesday, March 11th.

00:27:17.552 --> 00:27:18.672
VIRGINIA: What's the plan there?

00:27:18.672 --> 00:27:19.112
KATE: Okay.

00:27:19.112 --> 00:27:22.572
KATE: Tuesday.

00:27:22.572 --> 00:27:24.212
KATE: Van and Cohen will be golfing again.

00:27:24.212 --> 00:27:25.952
KATE: They're doing Magnolia that day.

00:27:25.952 --> 00:27:27.332
KATE: So that's their number one.

00:27:27.332 --> 00:27:29.372
KATE: They're really excited for that course.

00:27:29.372 --> 00:27:31.892
KATE: So that's at 1250.

00:27:31.892 --> 00:27:36.472
KATE: But the four of us are doing bass fishing at 10 AM.

00:27:36.472 --> 00:27:37.092
VIRGINIA: What?

00:27:37.092 --> 00:27:37.492
KATE: Okay.

00:27:37.492 --> 00:27:38.292
VIRGINIA: Where are you doing this?

00:27:38.672 --> 00:27:39.092
KATE: Yeah.

00:27:39.092 --> 00:27:41.112
KATE: So it is leaving from Fort Wilderness.

00:27:41.112 --> 00:27:43.532
KATE: So we'll go down to the marina there.

00:27:43.532 --> 00:27:46.652
KATE: And then we've got a two-hour bass fishing excursion.

00:27:46.652 --> 00:27:47.232
VIRGINIA: Wow.

00:27:47.232 --> 00:27:48.172
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:27:48.572 --> 00:27:53.092
VIRGINIA: Are you a family that fishes on a regular basis considering where you live?

00:27:53.092 --> 00:27:53.552
KATE: Yeah.

00:27:53.552 --> 00:28:02.212
KATE: So it was funny that you brought up cottage country because my husband's family had a cottage up there for many, many years.

00:28:02.212 --> 00:28:03.772
KATE: They had to sell it now.

00:28:03.772 --> 00:28:12.032
KATE: But yes, not huge fishermen or anything like that, but that would be part of the yearly summer plans would be fishing.

00:28:12.032 --> 00:28:14.532
KATE: And it is actually bass up there as well.

00:28:14.532 --> 00:28:14.892
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:28:14.892 --> 00:28:18.652
VIRGINIA: Is it catch and release or do you get to keep anything?

00:28:18.652 --> 00:28:19.612
KATE: No, you could keep it.

00:28:19.612 --> 00:28:19.832
KATE: Yeah.

00:28:19.832 --> 00:28:24.692
KATE: Which they've done a couple of times, but mostly catch and release.

00:28:24.692 --> 00:28:26.052
VIRGINIA: No, I mean at Disney.

00:28:26.052 --> 00:28:26.692
KATE: Oh, at Disney.

00:28:26.692 --> 00:28:27.812
KATE: Sorry.

00:28:27.812 --> 00:28:29.112
KATE: It is catch and release only.

00:28:29.112 --> 00:28:29.252
KATE: Yes.

00:28:29.252 --> 00:28:30.392
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:28:30.392 --> 00:28:32.052
VIRGINIA: Well, I wish you luck with that.

00:28:32.732 --> 00:28:37.752
KATE: I think, yeah, I mean, I've heard so many good things and that it is pretty much stocked.

00:28:37.752 --> 00:28:38.272
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:38.272 --> 00:28:42.812
KATE: Will loves Coca-Cola, so knowing that that's on the boat as well.

00:28:42.812 --> 00:28:43.392
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:43.392 --> 00:28:44.812
KATE: It's going to be a lot of fun.

00:28:44.812 --> 00:28:48.592
KATE: I bet that people that do the excursions are good to talk to and stuff too, right?

00:28:48.592 --> 00:28:49.692
VIRGINIA: Oh, I'm sure.

00:28:49.692 --> 00:28:50.752
VIRGINIA: I'm sure.

00:28:50.752 --> 00:28:51.432
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:51.752 --> 00:28:57.552
VIRGINIA: I know someone who did fishing off of the lake right by Epcot.

00:28:57.552 --> 00:29:02.152
VIRGINIA: I think they got on over near the beach club and then did a fishing excursion there.

00:29:02.152 --> 00:29:05.312
VIRGINIA: And I remember thinking at the time, like, oh, I bet Alex would enjoy that.

00:29:05.312 --> 00:29:05.532
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:29:05.532 --> 00:29:07.232
VIRGINIA: And then I never did anything with it.

00:29:07.232 --> 00:29:08.452
VIRGINIA: So this is reminding me.

00:29:08.452 --> 00:29:09.892
VIRGINIA: I need to look back into that.

00:29:09.892 --> 00:29:10.272
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:29:10.272 --> 00:29:10.752
KATE: Yeah.

00:29:10.752 --> 00:29:11.452
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:29:11.452 --> 00:29:12.812
VIRGINIA: Anything else that day?

00:29:12.812 --> 00:29:13.072
KATE: Yeah.

00:29:13.072 --> 00:29:26.812
KATE: So then probably come back and just hang around, explore the resort, maybe try some of the mess hall crafts, do some archery, you know, just walk around.

00:29:26.812 --> 00:29:27.352
KATE: Yeah.

00:29:27.352 --> 00:29:27.492
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:29:28.112 --> 00:29:34.232
VIRGINIA: Is archery included in the stay, or do you have to pay to use the archery?

00:29:34.232 --> 00:29:34.732
KATE: Yeah.

00:29:34.732 --> 00:29:37.032
KATE: I think it's included.

00:29:37.032 --> 00:29:40.872
KATE: I know you have to pay to use the fishing poles and stuff, but I'll find out.

00:29:40.872 --> 00:29:41.412
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:29:41.412 --> 00:29:42.572
VIRGINIA: Wednesday, March 12th.

00:29:42.572 --> 00:29:45.152
KATE: So March 12th, there's no golf happening that day.

00:29:45.152 --> 00:29:51.752
KATE: So I would, we haven't, I've been to CityWalk, but none of the rest of the family has.

00:29:51.752 --> 00:29:56.812
KATE: So I thought we'll drive over to Universal, and I am craving voodoo doughnut.

00:29:57.052 --> 00:29:59.892
KATE: So I'm addicted to the Boston Cream there.

00:29:59.892 --> 00:30:04.612
VIRGINIA: That was going to be my next question is, if you're going to CityWalk, are you visiting voodoo doughnut?

00:30:05.492 --> 00:30:05.812
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:30:05.812 --> 00:30:06.952
KATE: Hands down.

00:30:06.952 --> 00:30:10.992
KATE: We'll have a doughnut there, and then let's get some to take back to the room too.

00:30:10.992 --> 00:30:11.572
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:30:11.572 --> 00:30:16.932
VIRGINIA: Have you ever tried Everglazed over in Disney Springs?

00:30:17.092 --> 00:30:17.752
KATE: No.

00:30:17.752 --> 00:30:18.872
VIRGINIA: No, I haven't either.

00:30:18.872 --> 00:30:19.232
KATE: I know.

00:30:19.232 --> 00:30:19.852
KATE: I wonder how they do.

00:30:19.852 --> 00:30:21.052
VIRGINIA: But I love voodoo doughnut.

00:30:21.052 --> 00:30:22.712
KATE: I love voodoo.

00:30:23.012 --> 00:30:24.472
VIRGINIA: You said Boston Cream is your favorite.

00:30:25.392 --> 00:30:27.572
VIRGINIA: Do the kids, are they familiar with voodoo doughnut?

00:30:27.572 --> 00:30:29.252
VIRGINIA: Do they all have favorites as well?

00:30:29.252 --> 00:30:29.552
KATE: Yeah.

00:30:29.552 --> 00:30:35.572
KATE: So they like the cereal, like I forget now if it's Fruity Pebbles or whatever.

00:30:35.572 --> 00:30:35.932
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:30:35.932 --> 00:30:36.772
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I think it is.

00:30:36.772 --> 00:30:37.092
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:30:37.092 --> 00:30:37.452
KATE: Yeah.

00:30:37.452 --> 00:30:37.672
KATE: Yeah.

00:30:37.672 --> 00:30:41.592
KATE: So any of that are kind of pink and all that kind of stuff, they like those ones.

00:30:41.592 --> 00:30:42.112
KATE: Yeah.

00:30:42.112 --> 00:30:42.552
KATE: Yeah.

00:30:42.552 --> 00:30:43.132
KATE: So fun.

00:30:43.132 --> 00:30:44.332
KATE: And then maybe Cow Fish.

00:30:44.332 --> 00:30:48.112
KATE: I haven't eaten there and we all like burgers, sushi.

00:30:48.112 --> 00:30:49.872
KATE: Like I think that would be right up our alley.

00:30:49.872 --> 00:30:50.992
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:30:50.992 --> 00:30:52.632
VIRGINIA: Thursday, March 13th.

00:30:53.192 --> 00:30:55.692
KATE: Oh, and we're doing Hoop-Dee-Doo Wednesday night.

00:30:55.692 --> 00:30:56.372
VIRGINIA: Oh, you are.

00:30:56.372 --> 00:30:57.132
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:30:57.132 --> 00:30:58.932
VIRGINIA: Have you done Hoop-Dee-Doo before?

00:30:58.932 --> 00:30:59.492
KATE: No.

00:30:59.492 --> 00:31:16.372
KATE: So our first trip, we had it booked and then because it was the first trip and we didn't know how much there is to do at Disney and how tired everybody would be, and the kids were much younger, I had to cancel it because it was just too much.

00:31:16.372 --> 00:31:20.312
KATE: So we ended up just eating at Trails End when it was all of the food from Hoop-Dee-Doo.

00:31:22.512 --> 00:31:27.892
KATE: So yeah, it's going to be a first for everyone and I'm so excited.

00:31:27.892 --> 00:31:28.772
VIRGINIA: I love Hoop-Dee-Doo.

00:31:28.772 --> 00:31:29.912
VIRGINIA: It's so much fun.

00:31:29.912 --> 00:31:36.752
KATE: Yeah, and we're doing the 6.15, so then I think we'll probably get out in time to catch Chip and Dale campfire.

00:31:36.752 --> 00:31:38.392
KATE: Yeah, so I'm hoping that that'll work.

00:31:38.392 --> 00:31:41.432
VIRGINIA: Do they do the s'mores there at that campfire?

00:31:41.432 --> 00:31:42.332
KATE: Yes.

00:31:42.332 --> 00:31:43.412
VIRGINIA: Cute.

00:31:43.412 --> 00:31:44.872
VIRGINIA: Chip and Dale are my favorites.

00:31:44.872 --> 00:31:45.652
KATE: I know.

00:31:45.652 --> 00:31:50.212
VIRGINIA: I would love to see them over at Fort Wilderness, so I need to make that happen at some point.

00:31:50.612 --> 00:31:51.092
KATE: Yeah.

00:31:51.092 --> 00:31:51.352
KATE: Yeah.

00:31:51.352 --> 00:31:51.572
KATE: Yeah.

00:31:51.572 --> 00:31:53.772
KATE: And we definitely have to make that happen on this trip.

00:31:53.772 --> 00:31:59.272
KATE: So I think that night the timing will work out well because I believe it's about two hours for the Hoop-Dee-Doo.

00:31:59.272 --> 00:32:03.252
KATE: And I think their campfire starts just after eight, the sing-along part.

00:32:03.252 --> 00:32:07.912
VIRGINIA: Are your Hoop-Dee-Doo tickets, I guess you'd call them, for the floor?

00:32:07.952 --> 00:32:09.472
VIRGINIA: Or are you up in the balcony?

00:32:09.552 --> 00:32:11.012
KATE: You're on the floor.

00:32:11.012 --> 00:32:17.692
VIRGINIA: Are your children shy or do you think they might be interested in participating when they're looking for the audience members to be in the show?

00:32:18.192 --> 00:32:18.472
KATE: Yeah.

00:32:18.472 --> 00:32:22.052
KATE: So everyone but Will would be interested in participating.

00:32:22.052 --> 00:32:22.672
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:32:22.672 --> 00:32:22.812
KATE: Yeah.

00:32:22.812 --> 00:32:26.432
KATE: But he'll be the loudest one screaming from his seat.

00:32:28.612 --> 00:32:30.512
KATE: And doing probably the most of the way.

00:32:30.512 --> 00:32:31.112
VIRGINIA: Uh-huh.

00:32:31.112 --> 00:32:31.912
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:32:31.912 --> 00:32:38.472
VIRGINIA: The loudest washboarding, the feistiest bandana spinning or napkin spinning or whatever it is.

00:32:38.472 --> 00:32:40.232
KATE: Just from the safety of his seat though.

00:32:40.232 --> 00:32:40.652
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:32:40.652 --> 00:32:41.372
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:32:41.372 --> 00:32:42.992
VIRGINIA: Thursday, March 13th.

00:32:43.492 --> 00:32:43.872
KATE: Yeah.

00:32:43.872 --> 00:32:51.072
KATE: So for Cohen and Van, they've got a one o'clock reservation at the Lake Buena Vista Golf.

00:32:51.932 --> 00:32:56.472
KATE: So the rest of us, again, we'll probably just hang out, take it easy.

00:32:56.472 --> 00:32:59.172
KATE: Maybe go back to Disney Springs for lunch.

00:32:59.172 --> 00:33:04.472
KATE: And then I'm thinking we'll do the boardwalk area that evening.

00:33:04.472 --> 00:33:08.052
KATE: So I really want to get Cohen on the Skyliner.

00:33:08.052 --> 00:33:16.752
KATE: So I'm thinking, let me know what you think, bus to Hollywood Studios from Fort Wilderness and then Skyliner to boardwalk.

00:33:16.752 --> 00:33:17.572
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:17.572 --> 00:33:17.732
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:17.732 --> 00:33:19.432
KATE: I think that makes the most sense.

00:33:20.112 --> 00:33:21.692
KATE: Yeah.

00:33:21.692 --> 00:33:24.972
KATE: And then, yeah, just grab some dinners.

00:33:24.972 --> 00:33:30.612
KATE: We're walking around there, maybe get our dessert at Beaches and Cream or a piece of cake.

00:33:30.612 --> 00:33:32.512
VIRGINIA: Oh, from the Cake Bake?

00:33:32.512 --> 00:33:33.092
KATE: Yeah.

00:33:33.092 --> 00:33:33.432
KATE: Yeah.

00:33:33.432 --> 00:33:37.252
KATE: And then if we could catch Luminous from the bridge there.

00:33:37.332 --> 00:33:42.632
KATE: And then just as there's so much entertainment that's often going on on the boardwalk.

00:33:42.632 --> 00:33:44.772
KATE: So I think that would be a nice way to end the night.

00:33:44.772 --> 00:33:45.452
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:45.452 --> 00:33:47.412
VIRGINIA: Sounds like a good plan.

00:33:48.092 --> 00:33:50.012
VIRGINIA: Where is the Buena Vista Golf Course?

00:33:50.012 --> 00:33:55.932
VIRGINIA: Is that the one over near Polynesian or Shades of Green?

00:33:55.932 --> 00:33:56.232
KATE: Yeah.

00:33:56.232 --> 00:33:58.052
KATE: I don't know actually.

00:33:58.052 --> 00:33:59.052
KATE: Okay.

00:33:59.052 --> 00:34:05.612
VIRGINIA: I will link to all of these various golf courses in the show notes for anybody who's looking for golfing at Disney.

00:34:06.032 --> 00:34:06.192
KATE: Yeah.

00:34:06.192 --> 00:34:06.572
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:34:06.572 --> 00:34:08.412
VIRGINIA: Friday, March 14th.

00:34:08.412 --> 00:34:08.792
KATE: Okay.

00:34:08.792 --> 00:34:10.052
KATE: So, March 14th.

00:34:10.052 --> 00:34:12.112
KATE: Oh, sadly, I'm going to have to start packing this day.

00:34:12.112 --> 00:34:19.052
KATE: So, sleep in, let the kids ride their golf carts around and just enjoy the resort.

00:34:19.052 --> 00:34:23.792
KATE: Perhaps get some horseback riding in because they all like that.

00:34:23.792 --> 00:34:26.652
KATE: And then we have the mini golf as well.

00:34:26.652 --> 00:34:29.832
KATE: I think we get the mini golf included with the resort stay.

00:34:29.872 --> 00:34:31.732
KATE: Like, one round, yeah.

00:34:31.732 --> 00:34:33.172
KATE: Maybe we'll all go do that.

00:34:33.172 --> 00:34:38.372
KATE: And then we have a 605 reservation for Sebastian's Bistro.

00:34:38.372 --> 00:34:40.892
KATE: So, we'll probably do the same thing again where we...

00:34:40.892 --> 00:34:43.832
KATE: Oh, how much is going to happen on this day?

00:34:43.832 --> 00:34:46.192
KATE: So, we're going to do the Skyliner again.

00:34:46.192 --> 00:34:48.972
KATE: And I thought it'd be really fun to go...

00:34:48.972 --> 00:34:52.932
KATE: We've stayed at Art of Animation before, but Cohen hasn't seen the Cars area.

00:34:52.932 --> 00:34:58.992
KATE: And so, it's just really cool to walk around there, get some pictures and then go to Sebastian's Bistro for our 605.

00:34:59.772 --> 00:35:04.132
KATE: And then, if we could time it, that we're on the Skyliner during fireworks.

00:35:04.972 --> 00:35:05.392
KATE: Yeah.

00:35:05.392 --> 00:35:05.872
KATE: I don't know.

00:35:05.872 --> 00:35:08.072
KATE: I don't know how that'll work out.

00:35:08.072 --> 00:35:14.892
KATE: But we'll have to watch fireworks, for sure, either from our Marina one night at Fort Wilderness or the Wailulu.

00:35:14.892 --> 00:35:18.292
KATE: I also saw it has such a great view of the fireworks.

00:35:18.292 --> 00:35:19.272
VIRGINIA: It does.

00:35:19.352 --> 00:35:28.212
VIRGINIA: And I just heard actually recently on the Main Street Dish podcast that they had the experience where they walked up.

00:35:28.212 --> 00:35:30.272
VIRGINIA: There's no reservations, I don't think, for Wailulu.

00:35:30.272 --> 00:35:31.092
VIRGINIA: It's all walk up.

00:35:31.092 --> 00:35:31.412
KATE: Yeah.

00:35:31.412 --> 00:35:37.412
VIRGINIA: So they walked up and people had finished eating and were sitting there staying to watch the fireworks.

00:35:37.412 --> 00:35:39.452
VIRGINIA: And so they had to wait.

00:35:39.452 --> 00:35:44.692
VIRGINIA: I think it was like more than an hour and a half to get seated because of people sitting in their seats.

00:35:46.312 --> 00:36:00.632
VIRGINIA: So I would either plan on doing that, eating at Wailulu and claiming your seat, basically, or just try to watch it from somewhere else because it did not sound very efficient in terms of time.

00:36:00.632 --> 00:36:00.932
KATE: Okay.

00:36:00.932 --> 00:36:02.172
KATE: And we're a big group too.

00:36:02.172 --> 00:36:04.392
KATE: So yeah, that's a really good point.

00:36:04.392 --> 00:36:07.332
KATE: And seeing the electrical parade, we'll have to catch that too.

00:36:07.332 --> 00:36:07.792
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:36:07.792 --> 00:36:14.072
VIRGINIA: I was just going to ask if you were making plans for that because I think it goes past Fort Wilderness, right?

00:36:14.372 --> 00:36:15.652
KATE: I think so.

00:36:15.652 --> 00:36:19.312
VIRGINIA: I know it goes past Wilderness Lodge because I've stood there and watched it from there.

00:36:19.312 --> 00:36:23.092
VIRGINIA: But yeah, I think it continues on to Fort Wilderness.

00:36:23.092 --> 00:36:23.512
KATE: Yeah.

00:36:23.512 --> 00:36:23.752
KATE: Yeah.

00:36:23.752 --> 00:36:25.472
KATE: So I'll have to make sure that we catch that.

00:36:25.472 --> 00:36:32.212
KATE: I mean, it'd be fun to go to the Poly again, Polynesian again for dinner with them, getting the tambou or a tambou for noodles.

00:36:32.212 --> 00:36:34.512
KATE: And so, yeah, we'll see what else we can do.

00:36:34.512 --> 00:36:34.612
KATE: Yeah.

00:36:34.612 --> 00:36:36.852
VIRGINIA: And you could watch the fireworks from there too.

00:36:36.852 --> 00:36:37.332
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:36:37.332 --> 00:36:38.672
KATE: Yeah, that's true.

00:36:38.752 --> 00:36:40.072
VIRGINIA: Yeah, from the beach.

00:36:41.132 --> 00:36:41.592
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:36:41.592 --> 00:36:44.232
VIRGINIA: Saturday the 15th, your departure day.

00:36:44.232 --> 00:36:47.492
VIRGINIA: What time are you planning to start this epic journey home?

00:36:47.492 --> 00:36:50.652
KATE: So I think maybe like 11.

00:36:50.652 --> 00:37:00.892
KATE: Like I don't think it's going to be anything too early, but we will want to be home in pretty decent time on Sunday because everyone has to go back to school and work on Monday.

00:37:00.892 --> 00:37:01.992
KATE: So we'll be leaving.

00:37:02.412 --> 00:37:06.372
KATE: Yeah, we'll be leaving definitely earlier than reversing the order.

00:37:06.372 --> 00:37:09.492
KATE: So leaving a lot earlier than we are on the 7th.

00:37:09.492 --> 00:37:09.892
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:37:09.892 --> 00:37:11.692
VIRGINIA: So driving through the night?

00:37:11.692 --> 00:37:11.932
KATE: Yeah.

00:37:11.932 --> 00:37:12.292
KATE: Again.

00:37:12.292 --> 00:37:12.552
KATE: Yeah.

00:37:12.552 --> 00:37:14.172
KATE: Just planning to drive straight again.

00:37:14.172 --> 00:37:14.772
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:37:14.772 --> 00:37:15.992
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:37:15.992 --> 00:37:17.012
VIRGINIA: Wow.

00:37:17.012 --> 00:37:28.452
VIRGINIA: So you should roll in on Sunday at some point, and then I cannot remember, do these cabins have washer dryers in them?

00:37:28.452 --> 00:37:29.092
KATE: No, they don't.

00:37:29.812 --> 00:37:32.572
KATE: So the facilities are there, but not in them.

00:37:32.572 --> 00:37:36.292
KATE: But I definitely do plan to do laundry once while we're there.

00:37:36.292 --> 00:37:36.852
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:37:36.852 --> 00:37:53.452
VIRGINIA: When you have access to a washer dryer, being able to do your vacation laundry and have it folded in your bag as you come home is so nice because one of the many things that's frustrating about coming home is unpacking and having to do all your laundry.

00:37:53.452 --> 00:37:56.752
VIRGINIA: That's just kind of like zap some of the joy out of your trip.

00:37:59.312 --> 00:38:03.412
VIRGINIA: Well, as long as you are close to one, they're in Fort Wilderness, that will be good.

00:38:03.592 --> 00:38:04.432
KATE: Yeah.

00:38:04.432 --> 00:38:09.832
KATE: Last time I did laundry in Disney, it sent you a message on your phone when things were done.

00:38:09.832 --> 00:38:11.272
KATE: It was so easy.

00:38:11.272 --> 00:38:11.692
KATE: Yeah.

00:38:11.772 --> 00:38:12.772
VIRGINIA: They have an app.

00:38:12.772 --> 00:38:14.192
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:38:14.192 --> 00:38:14.712
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:38:14.712 --> 00:38:17.912
VIRGINIA: Anything else about this trip you want to share?

00:38:17.912 --> 00:38:18.692
KATE: I think that's it.

00:38:18.692 --> 00:38:18.912
KATE: Yeah.

00:38:19.132 --> 00:38:23.612
KATE: I'm super excited to see how the golf goes for the boys.

00:38:23.612 --> 00:38:30.232
KATE: When they go do the palm and magnolia, they'll move your bag like it's the same clubhouse, so they'll keep your bag there that night.

00:38:30.232 --> 00:38:34.892
KATE: I just like all those little extras that are going to make them feel really VIP as well.

00:38:34.892 --> 00:38:35.252
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:38:35.252 --> 00:38:36.812
VIRGINIA: It's just make it a little easier.

00:38:36.812 --> 00:38:37.592
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:38:37.592 --> 00:38:37.772
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:38:37.772 --> 00:38:47.632
VIRGINIA: I'm really excited to hear about this golfing stuff too because like I said, Alex golfs and then also, they haven't been down in a while, but my in-laws, my father-in-law is a big golfer.

00:38:48.632 --> 00:38:57.352
VIRGINIA: I'm thinking at some point, they will need to come down with us and try these golf courses because that's something that he and Alex do together.

00:38:57.992 --> 00:38:58.352
KATE: Yeah.

00:38:58.352 --> 00:39:01.832
KATE: When you're under 17, I think you get maybe 15 percent off.

00:39:01.832 --> 00:39:08.352
KATE: There's a bit of a discount and then they're golfing a little like into the afternoon, so then they get a little bit of a discount as well.

00:39:08.352 --> 00:39:08.932
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:39:08.932 --> 00:39:09.372
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:39:09.372 --> 00:39:09.692
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:39:10.552 --> 00:39:15.192
VIRGINIA: I think there's either an AP or a DVC discount for golfing too.

00:39:15.392 --> 00:39:16.332
KATE: Yeah.

00:39:16.332 --> 00:39:17.092
KATE: All right.

00:39:17.092 --> 00:39:31.032
VIRGINIA: Well, this will be a fun little, I guess I want to call it a staycation, but it's not a staycation because you're going somewhere, but you're just going to be taking advantage of all that you can do at this resort and around Disney properties.

00:39:31.032 --> 00:39:33.232
VIRGINIA: So that's really exciting.

00:39:33.232 --> 00:39:34.732
KATE: Yeah, I'm really excited.

00:39:34.732 --> 00:39:35.352
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:39:35.352 --> 00:39:38.012
VIRGINIA: Well, I hope you have a magical time.

00:39:38.012 --> 00:39:39.472
VIRGINIA: Drive safely.

00:39:39.472 --> 00:39:39.772
KATE: Thank you.

00:39:39.772 --> 00:39:42.572
VIRGINIA: And I'm sending you good vibes for good weather.

00:39:42.572 --> 00:39:44.292
KATE: Oh, thank you so much.

00:39:45.432 --> 00:39:48.112
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much to Kate for joining me today.

00:39:48.112 --> 00:39:50.252
VIRGINIA: Kate's post trip episode is ready to go.

00:39:50.252 --> 00:39:51.692
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00:39:52.312 --> 00:39:56.992
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00:39:56.992 --> 00:40:06.852
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00:40:09.792 --> 00:40:11.872
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00:40:11.872 --> 00:40:16.612
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