Pre-Trip Report: Mariah’s DVC Welcome Home Stay (March/April 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: Thank you all for joining me today.

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VIRGINIA: If you're new here, I do two new episodes every Monday, a pre-trip report with my guests before they go on their trip to talk through all their plans and a post-trip report with the guests after they get back.

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VIRGINIA: This allows you as the listener to hear how things actually go on a trip because not everything is rainbows and pixie dust all the time.

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VIRGINIA: And some of the most interesting stuff is how people pivot when things don't go according to plan.

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VIRGINIA: If you're interested in being a trip report guest on the show, you can reach out to me on my website, which is whereilongtobepodcast.com.

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VIRGINIA: I'm currently looking for people traveling in July, August and September of this year.

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VIRGINIA: All right, let's get into today's pre-trip episode.

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VIRGINIA: Please welcome Mariah.

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VIRGINIA: Hello, Mariah.

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MARIAH: Hi.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome to the podcast.

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MARIAH: Thank you so much for having me.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, thank you so much for being here.

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VIRGINIA: I am very excited to talk to you because you are a new face.

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VIRGINIA: I have never met you before.

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VIRGINIA: We've never spoken, not once, not even online, I don't think.

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VIRGINIA: So this is all going to be new and exciting.

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VIRGINIA: Where are you from?

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VIRGINIA: Who are you?

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VIRGINIA: And why do you love Disney?

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MARIAH: All right.

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MARIAH: Well, my name is Mariah.

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MARIAH: I'm from Kentucky.

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MARIAH: I'm from a really small town in southeastern Kentucky right above the Nashville line.

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MARIAH: And I have two kiddos, ages six and two, and married to my high school sweetheart, Matt.

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MARIAH: And we love Disney because it's just one of our favorite vacations that we take as a family.

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VIRGINIA: What are your kiddos' names?

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MARIAH: Yeah.

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MARIAH: So I have a six year old little girl.

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MARIAH: Her name's Hallie.

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MARIAH: And I have a two year old little boy whose name is Brooks.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: How do you spell Hallie?

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VIRGINIA: Is it like Hallie Berry?

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MARIAH: It's H-A-L-L-I-E.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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MARIAH: Although for her first Halloween, she was a strawberry, so that we could say that she was Hallie Berry.

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VIRGINIA: That is adorable.

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VIRGINIA: I love that.

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VIRGINIA: I am a huge lover of puns.

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VIRGINIA: So any kind of cheesy pun I'm here for.

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MARIAH: Oh, we had that Halloween costume planned out since we knew her name.

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VIRGINIA: I love it.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: And I don't think there are that many Hallies out there.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, correct me if I'm wrong.

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VIRGINIA: Names go through phases, but it seems like she would be one of the few.

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MARIAH: Right now, there's no other Hallies in her class or in her grade, which is good.

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MARIAH: We tried to do the same for Brooks, and there's already a Brooks in his daycare class.

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MARIAH: So I don't know.

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MARIAH: We didn't do well for him.

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VIRGINIA: Well, you do the best you can.

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VIRGINIA: But only having one other Brooks is, I mean, that's not too bad.

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VIRGINIA: It's not like some of the names out there where you show up and you've got four different people and you have to give a last initial for every single one of them.

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MARIAH: Yeah.

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MARIAH: My husband's name is Matt.

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MARIAH: So he was very important to him that when we named the kids, there wasn't going to be 15 others in his class with that name.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: There was not a single other Virginia growing up.

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VIRGINIA: So I lucked out in that way.

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VIRGINIA: But I think Virginia is an old-fashioned name.

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VIRGINIA: I think it made a comeback for a little bit there because everything old is new again at some point.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Let's talk about the details of this trip.

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VIRGINIA: Well, actually, before we talk about the details of this trip, I want to know in terms of Walt Disney World specifically, because that's what this trip is going to be about.

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VIRGINIA: When was the first time you went?

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VIRGINIA: How many times have you been?

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VIRGINIA: How frequently do you go?

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VIRGINIA: Because I know that when we got everything set up for your interview, you mentioned that you are very new DVC members.

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VIRGINIA: So I have to think that you've probably been a lot of times, but I also have spoken to people before who said, yeah, we went once and then we bought DVC.

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VIRGINIA: So which type of DVC member are you?

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MARIAH: Yeah.

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MARIAH: So I went for the first time when I was 12 with my family, and we did one day at Animal Kingdom.

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MARIAH: I've always grown up loving Disney, love the movies, and before we even have kids, I knew that I wanted to go back.

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MARIAH: My husband had gone a couple of times as a kid and then a couple of times for work, like conferences and things.

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MARIAH: So he's actually been a lot more than I have.

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MARIAH: We took our first family trip.

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MARIAH: We planned it during 2020.

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MARIAH: It had to be postponed several times.

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MARIAH: But we took our first family trip in March of 22.

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MARIAH: I was pregnant with Brooks and Hallie was three.

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MARIAH: It was a wonderful trip.

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MARIAH: I mean, we just had the best time.

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MARIAH: It was so fun to just watch Hallie grow up during that trip because it's kind of our first time coming out of COVID and doing a big vacation.

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MARIAH: It was just so fun to watch her get so much more comfortable throughout the trip.

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MARIAH: We took another family vacation in October, November of 23 and it rained the entire trip.

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MARIAH: And so we've kind of been planning that makeup trip since then.

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MARIAH: And then my daughter and I went, just the two of us last summer, which was really fun and really special.

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MARIAH: And when we got back, my husband was like, this is going to be our yearly thing, isn't it?

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MARIAH: And so our once in a lifetime trip turned into quickly three trips with another fourth trip planned.

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MARIAH: And I remember one time we were all sick.

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MARIAH: I think we all had like the stomach bug or something.

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MARIAH: And Matt had gotten better first and was like, you know, put her in the house while the rest of us were still, you know, trying to make, be alive.

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MARIAH: And Hallie came into the bedroom and was like, that's on the phone.

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MARIAH: And I was like, oh, well, maybe he's, he had to take a work call or something.

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MARIAH: She said, no, he's talking to somebody about the Riviera.

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MARIAH: And this is my five year old, right?

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MARIAH: Like she's very into planning.

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MARIAH: She's going to be a trip planner one day.

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MARIAH: And I was like, he's talking to somebody about the Riviera?

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MARIAH: Like, what are you talking about?

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MARIAH: And she said, I'm going to go listen again.

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MARIAH: So she's like my little spy.

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MARIAH: She's like running in the office in the Chicago.

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MARIAH: And she said, what are the words DVC mean?

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MARIAH: And I was like, what is he doing in there?

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MARIAH: I've always wanted to be DVC members, but you know, it just, we hadn't really talked about it.

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MARIAH: And so after the stomach flu of 2024, we were DVC members.

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MARIAH: I guess my husband was bored and just thought, you know, going to Disney would be the thing to cure us.

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MARIAH: So this will be our first welcome home trip.

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VIRGINIA: OK, question about that.

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VIRGINIA: So he called DVC to talk to a guide of his own accord.

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VIRGINIA: Did he eventually, after he got off the call, talk to you about the details before he signed up?

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MARIAH: Oh, for sure, for sure.

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MARIAH: I think we had at least four more phone calls after that, trying to work out details, what to do and so forth.

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MARIAH: But he definitely initiated on his own.

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MARIAH: It was very sweet.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, some people do that, some people that's okay in their lives.

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VIRGINIA: Like you see these commercials of people surprising their spouse with like a car or something.

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MARIAH: Yeah, no.

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VIRGINIA: I'm like, why?

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VIRGINIA: If my husband surprised me with such a big purchase, I would be like, what are you doing?

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VIRGINIA: Why didn't we talk about this before?

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VIRGINIA: Okay, good.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well done, Matt.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So Riviera is your home resort.

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VIRGINIA: I'm assuming that you chose to buy Riviera because that was what was available at the time.

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VIRGINIA: Did you have any qualms about the restrictions that go around DVC?

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VIRGINIA: Because for listeners who don't know, Riviera is the first DVC property that they started this with, where you have some restrictions on like if you resell the contract to someone, then they can only stay at Riviera.

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VIRGINIA: Then I think you can only stay here.

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VIRGINIA: You tell me the restrictions.

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VIRGINIA: I can't remember them.

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MARIAH: So there's only resale restrictions.

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MARIAH: So if we were to sell our contract, then whoever we sold it to could only stay at Riviera, but we don't have any restrictions.

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MARIAH: We can stay wherever.

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MARIAH: We had actually stayed at Riviera before.

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MARIAH: That's actually the only deluxe resort that we've ever stayed at.

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MARIAH: All the other trips we stayed value are moderate.

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MARIAH: My husband just absolutely, he stayed at deluxe resorts before but not as a family, we haven't.

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MARIAH: That was his favorite resort he's ever stayed at.

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MARIAH: We had a great time.

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MARIAH: It was beautiful and we loved it.

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MARIAH: That's why we chose it as our home resort even though there were restrictions just because we knew it was our favorite.

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MARIAH: We've toured a lot of other ones, we've eaten at a lot of restaurants and visited a lot of other ones but we knew that that's where we wanted our home resort to be.

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VIRGINIA: As far as food options go, Riviera, it's up there.

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VIRGINIA: It is so good but I hope that you'll make your way around to all of the other DVC properties because it's fun to try them out and compare and contrast and keep an ongoing running list of which ones you like more and that sort of thing.

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VIRGINIA: As a family, which resorts did you stay at before?

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MARIAH: Our first trip, we stayed at Coronado Springs which we loved, it was beautiful.

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VIRGINIA: In the tower or in the outer buildings?

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MARIAH: We actually stayed in the casitas in one of the outer buildings which was perfect for us because it's really quiet and laid back and relaxing.

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VIRGINIA: And there's quiet pools back there.

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MARIAH: And so then we've stayed there twice and we've stayed at the Riviera and then when my daughter and I did our solo trip, we stayed at Pop Century.

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MARIAH: So we're big Skyliner fans.

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MARIAH: We love the Skyliner.

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MARIAH: We usually drive, so we usually have a car, so we don't usually do the buses as much.

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MARIAH: Just with the stroller, it's hard to take down the stroller on the buses and so forth.

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MARIAH: So we love the Skyliner which is another reason why we love the Riviera and we're big foodies, like we really like to eat, you know, interesting foods and good foods.

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MARIAH: And so Riviera was a slam dunk for us.

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VIRGINIA: How are the kids with that?

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VIRGINIA: Are they adventurous eaters?

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MARIAH: They are.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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MARIAH: My daughter is really into watching cooking videos right now.

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MARIAH: So her and Matt, well, every night, like while I'm putting Brooks to bed, they'll watch like different cooking videos and they try to make a new food every week.

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MARIAH: She's really into watching like how to make different drinks and things.

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MARIAH: This is probably makes us bad parents, but she loves watching like how to make specialty drinks like coffees and certain things and she'll be like, is this a mocktail?

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MARIAH: Could I have that one?

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MARIAH: She's really excited to try some specialty drinks at Disney this year.

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MARIAH: She wants to get some of those fun kid drinks.

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VIRGINIA: That's fantastic because Disney has its fair share of chicken tenders and burgers for the kids who will only eat those things.

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VIRGINIA: But there's so many good things to try and I love it when I hear about a kid who is willing to try things.

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VIRGINIA: So okay, let's get into those details.

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VIRGINIA: You said that you normally drive.

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VIRGINIA: Are you driving down for this trip?

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MARIAH: We are.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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MARIAH: We might be crazy, but it's a 12-hour drive if we just were to drive straight through.

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MARIAH: So we're doing it over two days with two kiddos.

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MARIAH: We'll see how that goes, but we are driving just because we like to have the car available down there and it's cheaper.

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MARIAH: It's so expensive to fly now.

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VIRGINIA: Oh my gosh.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, it is.

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VIRGINIA: And to rent a car, if you wanted to fly and then rent a car, renting a car really adds on a lot to the cost.

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MARIAH: Which we did that the last time.

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MARIAH: We flew and rented a car and it was just like, we could just drive.

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MARIAH: So we're going to split it up and try to make a little fun along the way there, back to.

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VIRGINIA: Fun along the way.

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VIRGINIA: Is there something specific you're going to stop and see?

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MARIAH: So we're going to try to make it to Valdosta, Georgia on the way down, and then try to hit up a park and do a little, you know, playground and get some energy out and that sort of thing.

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MARIAH: We've stayed there before and found some things to do.

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MARIAH: And then on the way back, we're going to stop and see my grandmother.

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MARIAH: She is in Jacksonville.

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MARIAH: So we'll stop and see her and spend some time with her on the way back.

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VIRGINIA: Where are you staying this trip?

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MARIAH: So our first night, we check in on the 30th Sunday, and we're staying at the Riviera.

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MARIAH: But it was funny that you mentioned we're trying to see all the resorts.

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MARIAH: And we had only booked it for through Thursday night.

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MARIAH: We were going to leave Friday.

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MARIAH: And then I was on the DVC website, just looking at what was available.

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MARIAH: And one night at Wilderness Lodge popped up for Friday night.

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MARIAH: So we added on a night.

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MARIAH: So we'll be at Riviera for Sunday through Friday.

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MARIAH: And then Friday night we're at Wilderness Lodge, Boulder Ridge.

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VIRGINIA: Got it.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: That is exciting.

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VIRGINIA: So when you booked this trip, were you at the 11 month mark?

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MARIAH: We were not because we actually signed up for DVC in October.

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MARIAH: And so we were not at the 11 month mark.

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MARIAH: We were at the seven month mark.

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MARIAH: And so it was a little bit late in the game trying to get a whole week at one place.

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MARIAH: We've done split stays before.

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MARIAH: It's just hard with kids like packing up and doing that.

00:12:48.511 --> 00:12:54.471
MARIAH: But I like split stays because it lets you see like two different places and we really like the resorts.

00:12:54.471 --> 00:12:58.131
MARIAH: And so we're hoping it will be too much trouble to pack up for one more night.

00:12:58.131 --> 00:12:59.531
VIRGINIA: Split stays can be fun.

00:12:59.531 --> 00:13:03.611
VIRGINIA: You just have to be ready for it and never downgrade.

00:13:03.611 --> 00:13:09.031
VIRGINIA: Always start with the lesser of the two resorts and that sort of thing.

00:13:09.031 --> 00:13:12.951
VIRGINIA: I mean, in this case, who knows what you're going to think with Riviera versus Wilderness?

00:13:12.951 --> 00:13:14.351
MARIAH: I know I'm a little nervous about that.

00:13:14.351 --> 00:13:18.991
MARIAH: But our last time we did a split stay, we started at Riviera and then went to Coronado.

00:13:19.791 --> 00:13:25.231
MARIAH: And I think that's how I got my husband to do DVC because it's a direct comparison.

00:13:25.231 --> 00:13:29.351
MARIAH: So unless that's your goal, then maybe you should take my advice.

00:13:29.351 --> 00:13:29.771
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:13:29.771 --> 00:13:30.451
VIRGINIA: Pro tip.

00:13:30.451 --> 00:13:32.471
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I love it.

00:13:32.471 --> 00:13:34.131
VIRGINIA: Wilderness Lodge is my favorite resort.

00:13:34.131 --> 00:13:38.751
VIRGINIA: I've never stayed in the Boulder Ridge section though, because our home resort is Copper Creek.

00:13:38.751 --> 00:13:40.591
VIRGINIA: So we're always in the main building.

00:13:40.591 --> 00:13:44.871
VIRGINIA: I do know that they were very recently renovated the Boulder Ridge rooms.

00:13:44.871 --> 00:13:53.891
VIRGINIA: So while I'm just going to say this without having stayed there, I'm 100 percent your Riviera room is going to feel nicer, but your Boulder Ridge room is still going to feel new.

00:13:53.891 --> 00:13:56.611
VIRGINIA: So I think that will be fine.

00:13:56.611 --> 00:14:13.371
VIRGINIA: The thing that I appreciate about Boulder Ridge, which is the same thing I appreciate about, say, Beach Club, is that the DVC rooms over there have a covered walkway to get to the main building where the food is available, as opposed to boardwalk where you don't have that.

00:14:13.371 --> 00:14:16.651
VIRGINIA: So you have to go out into the weather to go get food.

00:14:17.451 --> 00:14:21.431
VIRGINIA: So what kind of park tickets did you all get?

00:14:21.431 --> 00:14:25.731
VIRGINIA: Because I know that you had mentioned that you do want to get a lot of resort time in.

00:14:25.731 --> 00:14:27.991
VIRGINIA: So how many park days are you doing?

00:14:27.991 --> 00:14:28.411
MARIAH: Okay.

00:14:28.411 --> 00:14:38.011
MARIAH: So Virginia, I am a recovering, trying to get a rest day in person, and I have relapsed because we always do lots of park days.

00:14:38.011 --> 00:14:41.031
MARIAH: And then I thought this trip, we love the resorts.

00:14:41.031 --> 00:14:48.111
MARIAH: I really just want to do two park days and do all the rest resort time and just relax and have fun.

00:14:48.111 --> 00:15:06.931
MARIAH: And I need a slap on the wrist because we changed our two-day park hopper ticket to a five-day not park hopper ticket because the DVC membership Magic Beyond program, we had bought that just to get the PhotoPass opportunity for cheaper.

00:15:06.931 --> 00:15:12.191
MARIAH: And then when I was on there, they have discounted weekday five-day park tickets.

00:15:12.191 --> 00:15:21.491
MARIAH: So it was almost the same price to do five-days Monday through Friday, one park per day, than to do two-days a park hopper.

00:15:21.491 --> 00:15:26.491
MARIAH: And with little kids, my two-year-old still takes a nap every day.

00:15:26.491 --> 00:15:28.691
MARIAH: He's not going to last late at night.

00:15:28.691 --> 00:15:35.531
MARIAH: And so it was just the thought of doing two park days and trying to hit like just our favorites from sunup to sundown.

00:15:35.531 --> 00:15:37.191
MARIAH: I didn't think he was going to make it.

00:15:37.191 --> 00:15:46.571
MARIAH: So we are still planning to do a lot of resort time, but we're going to do kind of a rope drop in the morning, come back, relax, and may go back to the parks.

00:15:46.571 --> 00:15:48.311
MARIAH: We may not go back to the parks at night.

00:15:48.311 --> 00:15:50.591
MARIAH: Just very much more relaxed.

00:15:50.591 --> 00:15:56.411
MARIAH: So our mornings are planned, but the afternoons, evenings, naptime will be more flexible.

00:15:56.411 --> 00:15:59.111
MARIAH: So we have five park days Monday through Friday.

00:15:59.111 --> 00:15:59.991
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:15:59.991 --> 00:16:07.871
VIRGINIA: I just want to say, Mariah, it sounds like you are on the fast track to getting yourself an annual pass at some point in the near future.

00:16:09.491 --> 00:16:14.811
MARIAH: Listen, it's the debate of what comes first, ad on itis or the annual pass.

00:16:16.371 --> 00:16:17.751
VIRGINIA: Here's why I love it.

00:16:17.751 --> 00:16:25.531
VIRGINIA: I mean, it's expensive, but if you go enough days, it's totally worth it and you get the discounted annual pass price because of being DVC.

00:16:25.531 --> 00:16:39.591
VIRGINIA: It's that flexibility that you're talking about where, yes, it costs a little bit more than buying however many day ticket, but then if I want to go back and enjoy my resort, I don't have to worry about it.

00:16:39.631 --> 00:16:42.531
MARIAH: You don't feel guilty for not using up that whole time.

00:16:42.531 --> 00:16:44.511
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:16:44.711 --> 00:16:55.531
VIRGINIA: I mean, the reasons that you stated, those are the perfect reasons to upgrade from a two-park day to five because you're going to be able to take your time a little bit more.

00:16:55.531 --> 00:17:03.871
VIRGINIA: If you did those two-park days, your two rest days would really need to be resting because you would be just running yourselves ragged.

00:17:03.871 --> 00:17:04.931
VIRGINIA: I'm all for it.

00:17:04.931 --> 00:17:12.151
VIRGINIA: On your first day, your arrival day, which is Sunday, March 30th.

00:17:12.151 --> 00:17:17.191
VIRGINIA: What time of day are you anticipating pulling on to Disney property?

00:17:17.191 --> 00:17:19.551
MARIAH: We're hoping maybe around noon.

00:17:19.851 --> 00:17:22.551
MARIAH: We'll get into Disney around noon.

00:17:22.551 --> 00:17:30.031
MARIAH: We might actually drive around a little bit longer depending on if my two-year-old is napping or not or we might just head on in.

00:17:30.031 --> 00:17:32.891
MARIAH: If he decides to skip a nap that day, it'll be up in the air.

00:17:33.591 --> 00:17:36.531
MARIAH: When we get there, we're going to go ahead and check in.

00:17:36.531 --> 00:17:41.011
MARIAH: If our room's ready, if not, then we'll just leave our bags at Bell Services.

00:17:41.011 --> 00:17:43.471
MARIAH: Probably we'll get some lunch at Barriva.

00:17:43.471 --> 00:17:45.311
MARIAH: It's our favorite place to eat.

00:17:45.311 --> 00:17:45.791
VIRGINIA: So good.

00:17:45.791 --> 00:17:48.271
MARIAH: So we'll get some lunch there.

00:17:48.271 --> 00:17:53.591
MARIAH: Then the last time we stayed at Riviera, it rained all day every day for an entire week.

00:17:53.591 --> 00:17:56.651
MARIAH: So my daughter is so sad that she didn't get to swim in the pool.

00:17:56.651 --> 00:18:02.911
MARIAH: So I have promised that on our first day we get there, the first thing that we will do is go to the pool if we can.

00:18:02.911 --> 00:18:05.731
MARIAH: So that is our plans for that day.

00:18:05.731 --> 00:18:08.491
VIRGINIA: What kind of weather are you expecting at this point?

00:18:08.491 --> 00:18:11.211
VIRGINIA: I mean, we're still a couple weeks out.

00:18:11.211 --> 00:18:12.571
MARIAH: It's a couple weeks out.

00:18:12.571 --> 00:18:17.951
MARIAH: We've looked and it looks like sunny except for a couple of days, might be occasional showers.

00:18:18.111 --> 00:18:21.551
MARIAH: Then we will have maybe like 70s to 80s.

00:18:21.551 --> 00:18:22.631
MARIAH: It looks beautiful.

00:18:22.631 --> 00:18:23.351
VIRGINIA: That's perfect.

00:18:23.351 --> 00:18:23.711
MARIAH: We'll see.

00:18:23.711 --> 00:18:25.791
MARIAH: It could change, but it looks beautiful.

00:18:25.791 --> 00:18:26.391
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:18:26.391 --> 00:18:29.571
VIRGINIA: What size room are you going to be in at the Riviera?

00:18:29.791 --> 00:18:31.111
VIRGINIA: Studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom?

00:18:31.111 --> 00:18:32.451
MARIAH: We're in a deluxe studio.

00:18:32.451 --> 00:18:33.031
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:18:33.031 --> 00:18:34.611
VIRGINIA: I love Riviera.

00:18:34.611 --> 00:18:41.191
VIRGINIA: I stayed there for the first time on my girls' trip, just for one night and it was so nice.

00:18:41.191 --> 00:18:42.511
VIRGINIA: I loved it.

00:18:42.511 --> 00:18:43.691
VIRGINIA: I will definitely be back.

00:18:43.691 --> 00:18:51.951
VIRGINIA: The only issue that I have is that it does take a little bit more points to stay at Riviera because it's one of the newer properties.

00:18:51.951 --> 00:18:57.111
VIRGINIA: Hopefully, I'll get my guys over there at some point, but until then, I've had my one night of Riviera.

00:18:57.111 --> 00:18:58.951
VIRGINIA: Goodness, and so good.

00:18:59.991 --> 00:19:02.891
VIRGINIA: Let's talk through the rest of your day then.

00:19:02.891 --> 00:19:08.931
VIRGINIA: After getting in the pool, Barriva, waiting for your room to be ready, do you have any dinner plans that night?

00:19:08.931 --> 00:19:11.411
VIRGINIA: Anything else you're doing since it's not a part day?

00:19:11.411 --> 00:19:11.791
MARIAH: We do.

00:19:11.791 --> 00:19:16.371
MARIAH: I think we have a dinner reservation over at Sebastian's Bistro.

00:19:16.371 --> 00:19:17.631
MARIAH: That's at Caribbean Beach.

00:19:17.631 --> 00:19:23.451
MARIAH: We're hoping we can just walk over that's really nice little walking path between those two resorts.

00:19:23.451 --> 00:19:25.351
MARIAH: We're going to walk up there and eat dinner.

00:19:25.931 --> 00:19:33.091
MARIAH: Then if the kiddos are up to it, we're going to hop on the Skyliner and maybe go check out the boardwalk area.

00:19:33.091 --> 00:19:35.651
MARIAH: We've never been over in that area.

00:19:35.651 --> 00:19:42.351
MARIAH: I'd like to go over there and see some of that nighttime entertainment that they have just walk around soaking the vibes.

00:19:42.351 --> 00:19:42.891
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:19:42.891 --> 00:19:45.151
VIRGINIA: Maybe get some ice cream.

00:19:45.151 --> 00:19:45.391
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:19:45.391 --> 00:19:47.791
MARIAH: That's our plan.

00:19:47.791 --> 00:19:49.251
MARIAH: Maybe go get some ice cream.

00:19:49.311 --> 00:19:49.891
MARIAH: But if they're-

00:19:49.891 --> 00:19:51.171
VIRGINIA: At Beaches and Cream?

00:19:51.171 --> 00:19:51.491
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:19:51.491 --> 00:19:51.891
MARIAH: Maybe.

00:19:51.891 --> 00:19:53.291
MARIAH: The walk up window at Beaches and Cream.

00:19:53.291 --> 00:19:57.131
MARIAH: We had a reservation there the last time and we loved it.

00:19:57.131 --> 00:20:02.351
MARIAH: I think we'll just do the walk up window and Beaches and Cream, and then see how the kiddos are doing.

00:20:02.351 --> 00:20:04.731
MARIAH: Head back, definitely for an early bedtime for sure.

00:20:04.731 --> 00:20:06.071
VIRGINIA: Sure.

00:20:06.071 --> 00:20:08.311
VIRGINIA: Monday, March 31st is a park day.

00:20:08.311 --> 00:20:10.991
VIRGINIA: What is going to be your first park?

00:20:10.991 --> 00:20:12.171
VIRGINIA: Drum roll, please.

00:20:12.171 --> 00:20:12.711
MARIAH: Okay.

00:20:12.711 --> 00:20:14.971
MARIAH: We are going to start at Epcot.

00:20:14.971 --> 00:20:18.431
MARIAH: Epcot is one of our favorite parks.

00:20:18.651 --> 00:20:21.891
MARIAH: And it's flower and garden, which is our favorite time to go to Epcot.

00:20:21.891 --> 00:20:23.351
MARIAH: Absolutely beautiful.

00:20:23.351 --> 00:20:24.711
MARIAH: And so we're really excited.

00:20:24.711 --> 00:20:26.371
MARIAH: So we like to rope drop.

00:20:26.371 --> 00:20:28.731
MARIAH: Our kids are up at 5 a.m.

00:20:28.731 --> 00:20:30.311
MARIAH: every day, no matter what.

00:20:30.311 --> 00:20:33.911
MARIAH: So if they're already up, we might as well get to the parks early.

00:20:33.911 --> 00:20:39.211
MARIAH: We like doing rope drop where we can kind of drop one of the rides and then eat breakfast after.

00:20:39.211 --> 00:20:41.571
MARIAH: So we're hoping to rope drop Remy's.

00:20:41.571 --> 00:20:44.731
MARIAH: We will be getting multi pass for two of the days.

00:20:44.731 --> 00:20:50.971
MARIAH: So this day we are planning on getting multi pass just because our kids' favorite two rides are Remy and Frozen.

00:20:50.971 --> 00:20:55.251
MARIAH: And it's really hard to get multi pass and do both of those in the same day.

00:20:55.251 --> 00:20:58.631
MARIAH: So we're going to rope drop one and multi pass the other.

00:20:58.631 --> 00:21:00.631
MARIAH: Our seven day window will come up soon.

00:21:00.631 --> 00:21:03.531
MARIAH: So I'm hoping I can get either Frozen or Remy.

00:21:03.531 --> 00:21:06.131
MARIAH: So whichever one we don't get will rope drop.

00:21:06.131 --> 00:21:09.991
MARIAH: Plan right now is to rope drop Remy and multi pass Frozen.

00:21:09.991 --> 00:21:10.251
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:21:10.251 --> 00:21:14.291
VIRGINIA: What do you think your other two advanced selections will be for your multi pass?

00:21:14.891 --> 00:21:18.151
MARIAH: We do not do roller coasters or anything with a height requirement.

00:21:18.151 --> 00:21:19.971
MARIAH: I have horrible motion sickness.

00:21:20.011 --> 00:21:22.871
MARIAH: Even Remy's I have to be careful with.

00:21:22.871 --> 00:21:25.371
MARIAH: So Matt likes roller coaster.

00:21:25.371 --> 00:21:27.251
MARIAH: So sometimes he'll go off and do something.

00:21:27.251 --> 00:21:32.691
MARIAH: Last time, I didn't give him any heads up and I just said, hey, I got you a virtual queue for guardians.

00:21:32.691 --> 00:21:33.391
MARIAH: He's like, what's that?

00:21:33.391 --> 00:21:34.491
MARIAH: I was like, it's a fun ride.

00:21:34.491 --> 00:21:35.571
MARIAH: I think you'll like it.

00:21:35.571 --> 00:21:36.851
MARIAH: Did not tell him anything about it.

00:21:36.851 --> 00:21:40.471
MARIAH: I feel bad afterwards he came out and he was like, what did you just put me through?

00:21:40.471 --> 00:21:43.971
MARIAH: I don't even think my bottom hit the seat the entire time I was on this ride.

00:21:44.631 --> 00:21:45.671
MARIAH: I was like, what song did you get?

00:21:45.711 --> 00:21:46.731
MARIAH: He's like, there was music?

00:21:46.731 --> 00:21:47.851
MARIAH: I don't know.

00:21:47.851 --> 00:21:49.851
MARIAH: My soul left my body.

00:21:51.611 --> 00:21:52.991
MARIAH: He said he wants to do that one again.

00:21:52.991 --> 00:21:57.431
MARIAH: I might get an individual lightening lane for him to do that one.

00:21:57.431 --> 00:22:02.151
MARIAH: But our other two will probably just do Nemo and Living With The Land.

00:22:02.151 --> 00:22:05.911
MARIAH: We're basically buying multi-pass just to be able to do Frozen.

00:22:06.571 --> 00:22:07.171
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:22:07.171 --> 00:22:13.771
VIRGINIA: Because with Brooks being two, he can't be that tall yet unless he's just a giant.

00:22:13.771 --> 00:22:14.691
MARIAH: No.

00:22:14.691 --> 00:22:18.231
VIRGINIA: It's hard to tell how tall you are when we're sitting here at computers.

00:22:18.231 --> 00:22:19.491
MARIAH: We're not tall people.

00:22:19.491 --> 00:22:19.811
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:22:20.091 --> 00:22:22.051
VIRGINIA: I'm 5'3.

00:22:22.051 --> 00:22:23.551
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:22:23.551 --> 00:22:25.851
VIRGINIA: Any dining plans for this first day?

00:22:25.851 --> 00:22:30.751
VIRGINIA: Or are you going to be hopping from booth to booth for flower and garden?

00:22:30.751 --> 00:22:31.011
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:22:31.011 --> 00:22:34.411
MARIAH: We definitely had a couple of food booths circle that we want to try.

00:22:35.111 --> 00:22:39.171
MARIAH: And there's a new playground with the flower and garden that looks really cool.

00:22:39.171 --> 00:22:45.231
MARIAH: So I'm hoping to get a couple of options, sit down at the picnic tables there and let the kids play on the playground for lunch.

00:22:45.231 --> 00:22:49.231
MARIAH: We do have reservations at Space 220 for dinner.

00:22:49.231 --> 00:22:54.191
MARIAH: I tried to get lounge and was only able to get lounge on Thursday.

00:22:54.191 --> 00:22:55.531
MARIAH: So we may keep that.

00:22:55.531 --> 00:22:56.931
MARIAH: We may not.

00:22:56.931 --> 00:22:58.491
MARIAH: We haven't really decided yet.

00:22:58.491 --> 00:23:00.151
VIRGINIA: Have you eaten at Space 220 before?

00:23:00.151 --> 00:23:02.771
MARIAH: We have not, but my kiddos are obsessed with space.

00:23:03.091 --> 00:23:05.831
MARIAH: So the experience would be cool.

00:23:05.831 --> 00:23:13.071
MARIAH: I've heard the food's not maybe worth the price tag, but that's why we haven't decided if we're going to do that or not.

00:23:13.131 --> 00:23:22.431
VIRGINIA: The experience of sitting there and seeing space while you eat is cool, but also the elevator ride to space is also cool.

00:23:22.431 --> 00:23:25.991
VIRGINIA: So I think it's worth doing at least once.

00:23:25.991 --> 00:23:30.431
VIRGINIA: I didn't love the food, and if I did it again, I would definitely be looking for lounge seating.

00:23:30.791 --> 00:23:38.131
VIRGINIA: But you can plan and the day of make that call depending on what you're feeling.

00:23:38.131 --> 00:23:38.591
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:23:38.591 --> 00:23:43.631
MARIAH: Thursday, I was able to get lounge two and two at the same time.

00:23:43.631 --> 00:23:45.091
MARIAH: So we wouldn't be sitting together.

00:23:45.091 --> 00:23:48.131
MARIAH: I don't know if they can sit as near each other in the lounge.

00:23:48.131 --> 00:23:53.931
MARIAH: So we'll probably cancel Monday nights and just do that Thursday if the kiddos are up to it.

00:23:53.931 --> 00:23:56.291
MARIAH: But I have it there just in case.

00:23:56.291 --> 00:23:57.431
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:23:57.431 --> 00:23:59.591
VIRGINIA: Anything else special planned for Monday?

00:24:00.551 --> 00:24:03.491
MARIAH: I am going to try to go to the DVC Lounge in Epcot.

00:24:03.511 --> 00:24:03.971
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

00:24:03.971 --> 00:24:04.211
VIRGINIA: Sure.

00:24:04.211 --> 00:24:07.711
MARIAH: Because they have special characters in the evenings there.

00:24:07.711 --> 00:24:09.111
MARIAH: So I'm going to try to do that.

00:24:09.111 --> 00:24:10.411
MARIAH: That'll be our first time.

00:24:10.531 --> 00:24:11.331
VIRGINIA: Going back to our lounge.

00:24:11.331 --> 00:24:12.291
MARIAH: So that'll be cool.

00:24:12.291 --> 00:24:12.551
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:24:12.831 --> 00:24:16.271
VIRGINIA: I went up a few weeks ago when I was there with my family.

00:24:16.271 --> 00:24:20.191
VIRGINIA: And I have been to the DVC Lounge a bunch of times.

00:24:20.191 --> 00:24:23.991
VIRGINIA: But this was the first time I had been after they kind of like did a little bit of a refurb.

00:24:24.731 --> 00:24:28.531
VIRGINIA: So, it's got like a little bit of a fresh start.

00:24:28.531 --> 00:24:30.051
VIRGINIA: And it's nice.

00:24:30.051 --> 00:24:33.791
VIRGINIA: It's nice to have the freestyle machine and just grab a place to sit.

00:24:33.791 --> 00:24:35.511
VIRGINIA: I'm sure you know this, but there's no bathroom.

00:24:35.511 --> 00:24:37.291
VIRGINIA: So go to the bathroom before you go up there.

00:24:37.291 --> 00:24:38.131
MARIAH: I didn't know that.

00:24:38.191 --> 00:24:38.931
VIRGINIA: Oh, you didn't?

00:24:38.931 --> 00:24:39.311
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:24:39.311 --> 00:24:39.591
MARIAH: No.

00:24:39.591 --> 00:24:39.911
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:24:39.911 --> 00:24:46.071
VIRGINIA: The closest bathroom is the one over around the corner from Vigment, like back in that.

00:24:46.071 --> 00:24:47.731
MARIAH: Hit the bathroom and then go upstairs.

00:24:47.731 --> 00:24:48.071
MARIAH: All right.

00:24:48.071 --> 00:24:48.671
MARIAH: That's good to know.

00:24:48.671 --> 00:24:49.471
MARIAH: These are the things I know.

00:24:49.471 --> 00:24:50.251
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:24:50.251 --> 00:24:50.511
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:24:50.511 --> 00:24:55.631
VIRGINIA: And there is, you know, depending on how many people are trying to visit it that day, there can be a wait.

00:24:55.631 --> 00:25:11.051
VIRGINIA: So when you go check in at the desk there in the store that's right after Vigment's ride, you sometimes will be told, okay, we'll text you when it's ready or whatever, and you have to come back.

00:25:11.051 --> 00:25:14.171
VIRGINIA: So don't go too far.

00:25:14.171 --> 00:25:19.291
VIRGINIA: Usually the wait is not too long, but it's nice to have a little place to crash.

00:25:19.371 --> 00:25:24.611
VIRGINIA: And I think that they have one over in Disney Springs now, if I'm correct.

00:25:24.611 --> 00:25:27.911
VIRGINIA: So I have not visited that one yet, and I would love to visit that one.

00:25:27.911 --> 00:25:30.911
VIRGINIA: I'm not sure if that one has a bathroom.

00:25:30.911 --> 00:25:32.631
MARIAH: I'll report back if we get over there.

00:25:32.631 --> 00:25:37.971
VIRGINIA: Okay, yeah, I mean, I sort of understand why they don't have a bathroom there, but I sort of don't, so.

00:25:37.971 --> 00:25:42.451
MARIAH: Well, with a newly potty trained toddler, knowing where the bathrooms are is very important.

00:25:42.451 --> 00:25:43.891
VIRGINIA: So that's good advice.

00:25:43.891 --> 00:25:45.131
VIRGINIA: They will let you come back.

00:25:45.131 --> 00:25:55.251
VIRGINIA: So like, if you gotta go to the bathroom, you just leave until there's like a hostess stand just like there would be at a restaurant, and you're just like, we're going to the bathroom, we'll be right back, and they let you back up.

00:25:55.251 --> 00:25:59.391
VIRGINIA: So it's tight security there at the DVC Lounge.

00:25:59.391 --> 00:26:01.771
VIRGINIA: It's very exclusive.

00:26:01.771 --> 00:26:02.211
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:26:02.211 --> 00:26:08.411
VIRGINIA: So Tuesday, April 1st, April Fool's Day, we're headed for April Fool's Day.

00:26:08.411 --> 00:26:15.591
MARIAH: Hallie has already planned her April Fool's Joke as well, because when she found out we were going to be down there for April Fool's Day, she was very excited.

00:26:15.731 --> 00:26:21.831
MARIAH: So I don't know what the joke is, but I'll report back on what her what her joke is for the day.

00:26:21.831 --> 00:26:25.711
MARIAH: But we're planning on doing Hollywood Studios this day.

00:26:25.711 --> 00:26:27.711
MARIAH: And so we're going to plan on rope dropping.

00:26:27.711 --> 00:26:30.371
MARIAH: We're not planning on doing lightning lanes for this day.

00:26:30.371 --> 00:26:32.571
MARIAH: The last time we went, we did get lightning lanes.

00:26:32.571 --> 00:26:40.011
MARIAH: And then we ended up rope dropping all the things we wanted to ride before park even opened because we don't do anything with the height requirement.

00:26:40.011 --> 00:26:42.011
MARIAH: There's not that much for us to really do.

00:26:42.011 --> 00:26:44.571
MARIAH: So we're going to rope drop Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.

00:26:44.811 --> 00:26:45.671
MARIAH: We love that one.

00:26:45.671 --> 00:26:46.931
MARIAH: It's so fun.

00:26:46.931 --> 00:26:51.151
MARIAH: And then we will head over to Toastory Mania after that.

00:26:51.151 --> 00:26:52.351
VIRGINIA: Can Brooks ride that?

00:26:52.351 --> 00:26:53.711
VIRGINIA: I don't even know if there's a high record.

00:26:53.711 --> 00:26:54.351
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:26:54.411 --> 00:26:55.271
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:26:55.271 --> 00:26:57.111
MARIAH: And so we love that one too.

00:26:57.111 --> 00:27:01.971
MARIAH: So hopefully we'll ride that one once, maybe twice, depending on what the lines are looking like.

00:27:01.971 --> 00:27:04.831
MARIAH: And then we'll spend the rest of the day doing the shows.

00:27:04.831 --> 00:27:07.391
MARIAH: We love doing the shows at Disney.

00:27:07.391 --> 00:27:11.031
MARIAH: I just think it's such an underrated part of the experience.

00:27:11.031 --> 00:27:13.251
MARIAH: And so we love the Disney Junior Dance Party.

00:27:13.591 --> 00:27:16.631
MARIAH: The kiddos love doing that and the Frozen Singalong.

00:27:16.631 --> 00:27:20.451
MARIAH: I enjoy that more than the kids do, I think.

00:27:20.451 --> 00:27:21.171
MARIAH: It's just fun.

00:27:21.211 --> 00:27:23.351
MARIAH: We got good jokes.

00:27:23.351 --> 00:27:24.811
VIRGINIA: I love those historians.

00:27:24.811 --> 00:27:25.871
MARIAH: Oh, we do.

00:27:25.871 --> 00:27:27.391
MARIAH: So we're planning on doing that.

00:27:27.391 --> 00:27:34.271
MARIAH: And then for lunch, we're trying to try new things, new dining options.

00:27:34.271 --> 00:27:41.131
MARIAH: So I think we're going to try Docking Bay 7, maybe, or Baseline Tap House, just some quick service lunch and hang out.

00:27:41.131 --> 00:27:46.911
MARIAH: And then we'll come back to the hotel and swim, relax, whatever kiddos want to do.

00:27:46.911 --> 00:27:47.411
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:27:47.411 --> 00:27:53.351
VIRGINIA: Baseline Tap House, I think, if I'm correct, they only have charcuterie boards and that sort of thing.

00:27:53.351 --> 00:27:56.191
MARIAH: Yeah, like a pretzel, charcuterie board, that kind of thing.

00:27:56.191 --> 00:28:00.571
MARIAH: My husband loves craft beers, so I think they have a couple of ones that he wants to try there.

00:28:00.571 --> 00:28:08.431
MARIAH: So maybe, I don't know, a girl can wish maybe my two-year-old will take a nap in the stroller and we could go enjoy a beverage.

00:28:08.431 --> 00:28:08.971
MARIAH: I don't know.

00:28:10.311 --> 00:28:13.211
MARIAH: We're not holding out hope for that, but it could be an option.

00:28:13.211 --> 00:28:13.671
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:28:13.671 --> 00:28:16.371
VIRGINIA: Well, I'm going to say a little prayer for that.

00:28:17.691 --> 00:28:22.791
MARIAH: Then if the kiddos are filling up to it, I would like to go back at night.

00:28:22.791 --> 00:28:27.831
MARIAH: We do have a reservation at Roundup Rodeo for around 6 PM.

00:28:27.831 --> 00:28:30.271
MARIAH: The kids really love Toy Story.

00:28:30.271 --> 00:28:37.011
MARIAH: I like meals where you sit down and there's automatically food, because that's the last time I have to entertain my toddler.

00:28:37.011 --> 00:28:41.971
MARIAH: With things going on, I thought that might be a good option to try that.

00:28:41.971 --> 00:28:46.571
MARIAH: Then I did snag a reservation at Ogus afterwards.

00:28:47.391 --> 00:28:50.571
MARIAH: My six-year-old loves to make fun drinks and things.

00:28:50.571 --> 00:28:52.191
MARIAH: I thought she might enjoy that.

00:28:52.191 --> 00:28:57.951
MARIAH: I'm not sure if we'll stick around for that or not, just depend on how the kiddos are doing, but that's the plan for the evening.

00:28:57.951 --> 00:28:59.871
VIRGINIA: You don't do thrill rides.

00:29:00.131 --> 00:29:01.531
VIRGINIA: Hallie doesn't do throw rides yet.

00:29:01.531 --> 00:29:04.311
VIRGINIA: But is Hallie coaster curious?

00:29:04.311 --> 00:29:12.451
VIRGINIA: Because if she loves Toy Story that much, has she looked at Slinky Dog and gone, maybe I'll try that one day?

00:29:12.451 --> 00:29:14.531
MARIAH: We did Slinky Dog last year.

00:29:14.531 --> 00:29:17.431
MARIAH: And I wish I could get her on here to tell you how it was.

00:29:17.431 --> 00:29:20.551
MARIAH: But in her words, this is what she said.

00:29:20.551 --> 00:29:21.891
MARIAH: My soul left my body.

00:29:21.891 --> 00:29:24.071
MARIAH: I will never ride that ever again.

00:29:25.231 --> 00:29:26.491
MARIAH: She did not enjoy it.

00:29:26.491 --> 00:29:29.111
MARIAH: And I rode it with her, and I also did not enjoy it.

00:29:29.211 --> 00:29:32.211
MARIAH: Like I was usually felt the same.

00:29:32.211 --> 00:29:35.811
MARIAH: Matt rode it afterwards and was like, that's like the kittiest coaster I've ever been on.

00:29:35.811 --> 00:29:39.371
MARIAH: So no, we're just not through a ride, people.

00:29:39.371 --> 00:29:40.171
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:29:40.171 --> 00:29:49.651
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it is a little bit more exciting than most people anticipate just because it does look like a kiddie coaster, but it goes pretty high.

00:29:49.651 --> 00:29:50.371
VIRGINIA: And depending on where you're-

00:29:50.371 --> 00:29:51.771
MARIAH: Okay, thanks for validating my feelings.

00:29:51.771 --> 00:29:52.191
VIRGINIA: I appreciate that.

00:29:52.191 --> 00:29:53.091
VIRGINIA: No, it does.

00:29:53.091 --> 00:29:54.791
VIRGINIA: And I love coasters.

00:29:54.791 --> 00:29:56.871
VIRGINIA: But it goes a little bit high.

00:29:56.871 --> 00:30:05.491
VIRGINIA: And then it really depends on where you're sitting because we're a coaster family, we always request the back because the back is faster.

00:30:05.491 --> 00:30:15.351
VIRGINIA: Because as the cars go up the hill, it's going slowly and then the first car start to go over the hill at a very slow rate to allow it.

00:30:15.351 --> 00:30:18.531
VIRGINIA: And so until it catches up, it doesn't start going again.

00:30:18.531 --> 00:30:23.111
VIRGINIA: So if you're in the back, when you go down the hill, you're going down the hill at the full speed.

00:30:23.111 --> 00:30:30.471
VIRGINIA: If you're in the front, you go down half of the hill at the tiniest little creep that you've ever done a coaster.

00:30:30.471 --> 00:30:32.771
VIRGINIA: And it's annoying if you're in the back.

00:30:32.771 --> 00:30:36.451
VIRGINIA: So yeah, it would be slower if you were in the front.

00:30:36.451 --> 00:30:39.371
MARIAH: Well, yeah, I'm never going to get around that ever again.

00:30:39.371 --> 00:30:41.291
VIRGINIA: But anytime soon.

00:30:41.291 --> 00:30:46.731
VIRGINIA: I just have to say, hearing what little I've heard about her so far, it seems like she's an old soul.

00:30:46.731 --> 00:30:51.891
VIRGINIA: Like saying that her soul left her body is such a funny phrase for a kid to use.

00:30:52.031 --> 00:31:00.651
VIRGINIA: And then being such a foodie and wanting to apparently be a bartender and she's a very old soul.

00:31:00.651 --> 00:31:01.431
MARIAH: I like this girl.

00:31:01.431 --> 00:31:02.511
MARIAH: Okay.

00:31:02.511 --> 00:31:04.391
MARIAH: She's a very old bougie soul.

00:31:04.391 --> 00:31:08.651
MARIAH: Like she's very, you know, she likes to find things.

00:31:08.651 --> 00:31:16.011
MARIAH: I remember one time we went on vacation to Florida, like to the beach, and we walked into our condo.

00:31:16.011 --> 00:31:17.991
MARIAH: And she's like, oh, these light switches are so nice.

00:31:17.991 --> 00:31:19.851
MARIAH: These are the same light switches as the Riviera.

00:31:20.211 --> 00:31:22.751
MARIAH: I'm like, what five-year-old notices light switches?

00:31:22.751 --> 00:31:24.551
MARIAH: Oh my God.

00:31:24.551 --> 00:31:26.331
MARIAH: I don't know what I'm going to do with her.

00:31:26.331 --> 00:31:27.551
VIRGINIA: I love it.

00:31:27.551 --> 00:31:28.031
VIRGINIA: I love it.

00:31:28.031 --> 00:31:31.771
VIRGINIA: Sounds like she's going to be such a good travel companion over the years.

00:31:31.771 --> 00:31:33.331
VIRGINIA: She is.

00:31:33.331 --> 00:31:33.891
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:31:33.891 --> 00:31:37.331
VIRGINIA: Anything else for Tuesday before we move on to Wednesday?

00:31:37.331 --> 00:31:38.331
MARIAH: I think that's it.

00:31:38.331 --> 00:31:38.751
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:31:38.751 --> 00:31:39.071
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:31:39.071 --> 00:31:40.991
VIRGINIA: Wednesday, April 2nd.

00:31:40.991 --> 00:31:44.531
VIRGINIA: I'm going to guess Magic Kingdom.

00:31:44.531 --> 00:31:45.591
MARIAH: We're going to do Animal Kingdom.

00:31:45.591 --> 00:31:46.331
VIRGINIA: Animal Kingdom.

00:31:46.331 --> 00:31:46.591
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:31:47.131 --> 00:31:51.211
MARIAH: Animal Kingdom is our favorite park, hands down.

00:31:51.211 --> 00:31:52.691
MARIAH: I'm going to have a really hot take.

00:31:52.691 --> 00:31:55.491
MARIAH: Magic Kingdom is our least favorite park.

00:31:55.491 --> 00:31:56.291
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:31:56.291 --> 00:31:57.651
MARIAH: But Animal Kingdom is our favorite.

00:31:57.651 --> 00:31:58.891
MARIAH: We love the vibes.

00:31:58.891 --> 00:31:59.811
MARIAH: We love the food.

00:31:59.811 --> 00:32:01.251
MARIAH: It's so relaxing.

00:32:01.251 --> 00:32:03.231
MARIAH: My kiddos are obsessed with animals.

00:32:03.231 --> 00:32:04.311
MARIAH: I love animals.

00:32:04.311 --> 00:32:08.431
MARIAH: That was the first and only park I had ever been to before I was an adult.

00:32:08.431 --> 00:32:10.631
MARIAH: So it holds a special place for us.

00:32:10.631 --> 00:32:12.811
MARIAH: So we're going to rope drop.

00:32:12.811 --> 00:32:14.211
MARIAH: We're probably going to rope drop Navi.

00:32:16.091 --> 00:32:18.151
MARIAH: I want Matt to try flight of passage.

00:32:18.151 --> 00:32:25.071
MARIAH: So I'm hoping we get there early enough that I can send Matt to rope drop flight of passage and then I'll take the kids on Navi River.

00:32:25.071 --> 00:32:26.771
MARIAH: But we'll just kind of see how it goes.

00:32:26.771 --> 00:32:28.231
MARIAH: He's never been on flight of passage.

00:32:28.231 --> 00:32:29.331
MARIAH: I think he would enjoy it.

00:32:29.331 --> 00:32:33.251
MARIAH: I really think I would enjoy it, but I get such bad motion sickness.

00:32:33.251 --> 00:32:36.351
MARIAH: I'm not willing to try it right now, but maybe one day.

00:32:36.351 --> 00:32:38.171
VIRGINIA: Do you have multi pass for this day?

00:32:38.171 --> 00:32:39.371
MARIAH: No, we do not.

00:32:39.411 --> 00:32:46.151
MARIAH: Okay, so we're going to do Navi River early in the morning before that ride, wait time gets pretty high.

00:32:46.151 --> 00:32:46.411
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:32:46.411 --> 00:32:54.771
MARIAH: And then we'll go get some breakfast and then go over to Safari to try to get on Safari kind of early in the day as well.

00:32:54.771 --> 00:32:59.251
MARIAH: And then the rest of the day, we really like doing the Wilderness Explorer stops.

00:32:59.251 --> 00:33:00.271
MARIAH: That's so fun.

00:33:00.271 --> 00:33:02.011
MARIAH: The kids, I mean, Hallie loves it.

00:33:02.011 --> 00:33:04.211
MARIAH: She just soaks it up.

00:33:04.211 --> 00:33:06.611
MARIAH: And so we're going to do those as many as we can.

00:33:06.611 --> 00:33:14.711
MARIAH: So we'll go get the book and then start doing some of those stops and then go on the Guerrilla Falls Trail.

00:33:14.711 --> 00:33:19.371
MARIAH: Play some drums over in Africa, soak up all the good vibes.

00:33:19.371 --> 00:33:22.831
MARIAH: And then for lunch, we're going to try Satula Canteen.

00:33:22.831 --> 00:33:26.911
MARIAH: We've never eaten lunch there before, but I think, I think Hallie will think that's cool.

00:33:26.911 --> 00:33:27.331
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:27.331 --> 00:33:29.611
VIRGINIA: As a foodie, she's going to enjoy that.

00:33:29.611 --> 00:33:29.851
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:33:29.851 --> 00:33:31.231
MARIAH: I think that'll be really fun.

00:33:31.231 --> 00:33:32.431
MARIAH: So we're going to go over there.

00:33:32.431 --> 00:33:38.351
MARIAH: She's got a couple of things that she wants to try there and maybe get the night blossom drink.

00:33:38.891 --> 00:33:40.431
MARIAH: I think she'll think that's fun.

00:33:40.431 --> 00:33:40.831
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:33:40.831 --> 00:33:41.891
VIRGINIA: We love it.

00:33:41.891 --> 00:33:42.211
MARIAH: Okay.

00:33:42.211 --> 00:33:42.731
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:33:42.811 --> 00:33:49.451
MARIAH: Then walk around and try to get the Lion King show and the Finding Nemo show in for sure.

00:33:49.451 --> 00:33:52.111
MARIAH: Those are two of our favorite shows.

00:33:52.111 --> 00:33:52.831
MARIAH: We'll try to do those.

00:33:52.831 --> 00:33:54.211
MARIAH: It's hard to hit them both.

00:33:54.211 --> 00:33:59.831
MARIAH: The timing is off, but hopefully we can hit one before lunch and then one after lunch.

00:33:59.831 --> 00:34:06.371
VIRGINIA: Are you going to go and take a break in the middle of this day, or are you going to try to get everything done before you just go back and enjoy the resort?

00:34:06.811 --> 00:34:15.791
MARIAH: Yeah, we're going to try to just get everything done and then go back and take a break afterwards because we're not going to try to do Everest or any of the other rides or anything like that.

00:34:15.791 --> 00:34:17.691
MARIAH: If we don't hit both shows, then that's fine.

00:34:18.011 --> 00:34:22.171
MARIAH: We did both of them the last trip, so we'll just kind of play it by ear.

00:34:22.171 --> 00:34:27.371
VIRGINIA: This will probably be a resort time heavy day at the end of the day.

00:34:27.371 --> 00:34:29.991
VIRGINIA: It will probably be a resort time day.

00:34:31.491 --> 00:34:34.091
VIRGINIA: Any other dining reservations for dinner or anything?

00:34:34.751 --> 00:34:35.331
MARIAH: No.

00:34:35.331 --> 00:34:43.451
MARIAH: This day originally was going to be our rest day, so I had made reservations at Disney Spring for the evening, and I don't know who will keep those or not.

00:34:43.451 --> 00:34:58.711
MARIAH: We'll kind of play it by ear, but if the kiddos are doing awesome and they take a nap at the resort, then we're also planning on driving to Animal Kingdom that morning, and that way maybe my two-year-old will sleep in the car on the drive back.

00:34:58.711 --> 00:34:58.971
VIRGINIA: Sure.

00:34:59.671 --> 00:35:08.091
MARIAH: If the sleep gods are in my favor that day and he takes a good nap in the car, then maybe we could have some time at Disney Springs.

00:35:08.091 --> 00:35:09.711
MARIAH: We've never been to Disney Springs before.

00:35:09.851 --> 00:35:12.051
VIRGINIA: Sorry, the pun just popped into my head.

00:35:12.051 --> 00:35:13.871
VIRGINIA: May the gods be ever in your favor.

00:35:13.871 --> 00:35:16.231
MARIAH: Yes, for sure.

00:35:16.231 --> 00:35:19.751
MARIAH: So we've never been to Disney Springs, so if we can make it over there, it's going to be fun.

00:35:19.751 --> 00:35:22.311
MARIAH: If not, then it's not a big deal.

00:35:22.311 --> 00:35:29.011
MARIAH: We do have reservations at Summer House on the lake for early, trying to hit happy hour.

00:35:29.011 --> 00:35:33.711
MARIAH: They have a martini flight that I really want to try, and I think the kids would love the cookies there.

00:35:33.711 --> 00:35:35.351
VIRGINIA: Yeah, the cookies are amazing.

00:35:35.711 --> 00:35:37.951
VIRGINIA: It's hands down my new favorite restaurant at Disney.

00:35:37.951 --> 00:35:38.471
MARIAH: Really?

00:35:38.471 --> 00:35:38.751
VIRGINIA: Oh, good.

00:35:38.751 --> 00:35:39.771
VIRGINIA: Oh, my gosh.

00:35:39.771 --> 00:35:41.791
VIRGINIA: I've had lunch and dinner there now.

00:35:41.791 --> 00:35:45.011
VIRGINIA: I had dinner on my January girls trip.

00:35:45.011 --> 00:35:48.471
VIRGINIA: I had lunch on my February family trip.

00:35:48.991 --> 00:35:50.111
VIRGINIA: It's so good.

00:35:50.111 --> 00:35:53.551
VIRGINIA: Everything I've eaten there has been top quality.

00:35:53.551 --> 00:35:59.251
VIRGINIA: All the cocktails I've had have been great, and the cookie bar is just marvellous.

00:35:59.251 --> 00:36:05.911
VIRGINIA: It is to die for, so they're big cookies, and you can make them last over the course of days.

00:36:05.911 --> 00:36:08.231
VIRGINIA: So I just recommend getting a variety of them.

00:36:08.511 --> 00:36:15.711
VIRGINIA: My personal favorite is the banana, but also the almond one was really good, and all of them are good.

00:36:15.711 --> 00:36:19.151
MARIAH: I think we'll probably get a variety to try for science.

00:36:19.351 --> 00:36:20.031
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

00:36:20.031 --> 00:36:21.171
VIRGINIA: Yeah, obviously.

00:36:23.051 --> 00:36:27.691
MARIAH: I did make reservations for the kids to make minifigures at the Lego Land Store.

00:36:27.691 --> 00:36:28.391
VIRGINIA: Oh, great.

00:36:28.391 --> 00:36:28.831
VIRGINIA: Great.

00:36:28.831 --> 00:36:31.191
MARIAH: The Lego Store, excuse me.

00:36:31.191 --> 00:36:34.171
MARIAH: So we'll see if they're up to doing that.

00:36:34.171 --> 00:36:36.091
MARIAH: I think they would really enjoy it.

00:36:36.091 --> 00:36:39.291
MARIAH: It will just depend on the two-year-old.

00:36:39.291 --> 00:36:39.831
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:36:39.831 --> 00:36:46.691
VIRGINIA: So any other stores that you are looking forward to trying to get to at Disney Springs?

00:36:46.691 --> 00:36:50.731
MARIAH: No, I think if I get through those two things, I'll be a happy camper.

00:36:52.391 --> 00:36:53.571
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:36:53.571 --> 00:36:54.331
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:36:54.331 --> 00:37:01.751
VIRGINIA: So Thursday, April the third, this has got to be your Magic Kingdom Day or are you repeating a park?

00:37:01.751 --> 00:37:02.351
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:37:02.351 --> 00:37:07.891
MARIAH: So since we have five park days, we have the option to repeat a park one day.

00:37:07.891 --> 00:37:11.091
MARIAH: And I've asked Hallie what she would like to repeat.

00:37:11.091 --> 00:37:16.751
MARIAH: She's thinking either do two days at Magic Kingdom, Epcot or Animal Kingdom.

00:37:17.091 --> 00:37:23.211
MARIAH: And so I'm hoping maybe by Thursday I can ask her, like, okay, what day do you want to do?

00:37:23.211 --> 00:37:26.251
MARIAH: Because we definitely want to do Magic Kingdom one of the days.

00:37:26.251 --> 00:37:26.811
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:37:26.811 --> 00:37:30.991
MARIAH: Originally, we were thinking we would do it Thursday.

00:37:30.991 --> 00:37:33.091
MARIAH: And so I would get Lightning Lanes for that.

00:37:33.091 --> 00:37:47.831
MARIAH: But since we're swapping resorts to Wilderness Lodge Friday, I wonder if logistics-wise, since I can take the boat to Magic Kingdom from Wilderness Lodge Friday, if it would make more sense to do that Friday.

00:37:49.411 --> 00:37:52.171
MARIAH: So we're still kind of up in the air on that.

00:37:52.171 --> 00:37:54.911
MARIAH: Honestly, it'll depend on...

00:37:54.911 --> 00:37:57.111
MARIAH: I have to go ahead and make our Lightning Lane selections.

00:37:57.111 --> 00:38:02.251
MARIAH: So if they have better selections Friday versus Thursday, that might help us make that decision.

00:38:02.251 --> 00:38:06.111
MARIAH: But this Thursday for right now, Thursday is going to be a repeat park day.

00:38:06.251 --> 00:38:11.671
MARIAH: So either if she really wants to see Magic Kingdom, we'll do that Thursday.

00:38:11.671 --> 00:38:17.171
MARIAH: If we didn't get to do all the things we wanted to do at Epcot, we might do repeat Epcot on Thursday.

00:38:17.231 --> 00:38:19.291
MARIAH: I'm hoping we repeat Epcot Thursday.

00:38:19.291 --> 00:38:21.171
MARIAH: That was really what I would like to do.

00:38:21.171 --> 00:38:22.691
VIRGINIA: Yeah, especially with the festival.

00:38:22.691 --> 00:38:27.271
VIRGINIA: But to me, Friday as a Magic Kingdom day, it just makes sense based on location.

00:38:27.271 --> 00:38:33.051
VIRGINIA: So I always say try to plan based on where you're staying, especially with a split stay.

00:38:33.051 --> 00:38:37.591
VIRGINIA: On our family trip, we did a couple of nights at Old QS before we moved over to Grand Floridian.

00:38:37.591 --> 00:38:41.211
VIRGINIA: And I was like, this is when we're getting in our Disney Springs time, because we're near Disney Springs.

00:38:41.211 --> 00:38:48.571
VIRGINIA: And you just try to save time that way instead of bouncing here and there all across property.

00:38:48.571 --> 00:38:49.271
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:38:49.271 --> 00:38:58.251
VIRGINIA: OK, so lightning lanes for Magic Kingdom, whatever day that happens to be, what three would you be aiming for for your advanced selections?

00:38:59.131 --> 00:39:02.151
MARIAH: We're going to try to do Tiana's.

00:39:02.151 --> 00:39:07.531
MARIAH: Now, we've never done Splash Mountain, so I don't know what she's going to think about that drop.

00:39:07.531 --> 00:39:12.591
MARIAH: I don't think she's going to like it, but she loves Princess and the Frog.

00:39:12.591 --> 00:39:17.291
MARIAH: So she's seen ride videos of Tiana's and she wants to do it.

00:39:17.291 --> 00:39:20.011
MARIAH: I'm just a little nervous about if we get up there and she sees it.

00:39:20.011 --> 00:39:21.351
MARIAH: She's like, just kidding.

00:39:21.351 --> 00:39:23.191
MARIAH: But you know, that's fine.

00:39:23.191 --> 00:39:24.171
MARIAH: It doesn't matter.

00:39:24.171 --> 00:39:32.191
VIRGINIA: Could you get past it and get into line without her really getting a chance to stand there and watch logs come off the hill?

00:39:32.191 --> 00:39:34.331
MARIAH: Yeah, we thought about it.

00:39:34.331 --> 00:39:35.731
MARIAH: I don't know.

00:39:35.731 --> 00:39:37.451
VIRGINIA: Because I think the ride is so beautiful.

00:39:37.451 --> 00:39:41.671
VIRGINIA: And if she loves Tiana, then you want her to ride that.

00:39:41.671 --> 00:39:51.131
VIRGINIA: And then even if even if the hill is, I'm going to use the word traumatic, even though that's very dramatic to use the word traumatic.

00:39:51.131 --> 00:39:58.951
VIRGINIA: There's the beautiful party scene right after that, kind of to pull her back in to, oh, this is why I did this ride.

00:39:58.951 --> 00:40:00.171
VIRGINIA: Because that's the whole point of the ride.

00:40:00.171 --> 00:40:01.991
VIRGINIA: It's trying to get to her party.

00:40:01.991 --> 00:40:08.831
VIRGINIA: And so the old scene where it would sing zippity doo da in Splash Mountain is the scene where the party is.

00:40:08.831 --> 00:40:14.431
VIRGINIA: And so it's very pretty and it's where you get to see, like, sort of all of the characters all at one time.

00:40:14.431 --> 00:40:14.711
MARIAH: Okay.

00:40:14.711 --> 00:40:15.691
MARIAH: So that's after.

00:40:15.691 --> 00:40:16.571
VIRGINIA: Okay, got it.

00:40:16.571 --> 00:40:16.891
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:40:16.891 --> 00:40:21.351
VIRGINIA: You do the big drop and you forget and you think, okay, we're done.

00:40:21.731 --> 00:40:27.551
VIRGINIA: I mean, even having ridden it a bunch of times, both as Splash Mountain a lot of times for sure.

00:40:27.551 --> 00:40:31.171
VIRGINIA: And then as Tiana's, I've ridden it, I think, three times now.

00:40:31.171 --> 00:40:32.431
VIRGINIA: You forget after the drop.

00:40:32.431 --> 00:40:33.691
VIRGINIA: You're like, whoo, okay.

00:40:33.691 --> 00:40:37.271
VIRGINIA: Every single time I'm like, oh, oh yeah, oh yeah, this scene.

00:40:37.271 --> 00:40:38.571
VIRGINIA: I love it.

00:40:38.571 --> 00:40:39.251
MARIAH: That's good.

00:40:39.251 --> 00:40:49.711
MARIAH: You know, actually you saying that I might, I might pull a fast one on her and not make her watch people go down the hill because I know that she would love that part.

00:40:49.831 --> 00:40:52.811
MARIAH: That's the part of the videos that she's really excited to see.

00:40:52.811 --> 00:40:56.951
MARIAH: So afterwards I can say, okay, hey, now we're going to get to see something cool.

00:40:56.951 --> 00:40:58.491
MARIAH: I think that'll pull her around.

00:40:58.491 --> 00:40:59.151
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:40:59.151 --> 00:41:05.731
VIRGINIA: And if you are riding it with her, there's a part where you shrink down to the size of a frog.

00:41:05.731 --> 00:41:06.711
VIRGINIA: And that's fun.

00:41:06.711 --> 00:41:13.271
VIRGINIA: So if you can get her in on that and have her seeing that, it's just, it's a really fun ride.

00:41:13.271 --> 00:41:15.351
VIRGINIA: I mean, I've always loved it.

00:41:15.351 --> 00:41:23.291
VIRGINIA: It just heads up for whatever reason, it is splashier than Splash Mountain ever was.

00:41:23.291 --> 00:41:24.051
VIRGINIA: I've heard.

00:41:24.051 --> 00:41:29.351
MARIAH: So if we don't want to get torrentially wet, where in the ride vehicle do we need to try to sit?

00:41:29.711 --> 00:41:31.991
VIRGINIA: I recommend asking to sit at the back.

00:41:31.991 --> 00:41:33.531
VIRGINIA: The back, okay.

00:41:33.531 --> 00:41:34.011
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:41:34.011 --> 00:41:43.191
VIRGINIA: When Alex and I sat in the front row the first time, the two of us rode it, well, the three of us rode it, but Alex and I were sitting in a row together.

00:41:43.191 --> 00:41:46.851
VIRGINIA: We had our ponchos on and I'm so glad we did.

00:41:46.951 --> 00:41:50.371
VIRGINIA: I'm normally not a throw a poncho on kind of person before a ride like this.

00:41:50.371 --> 00:41:53.471
VIRGINIA: I'm like, oh, look at those wimps with their ponchos on.

00:41:53.471 --> 00:42:00.811
VIRGINIA: But I was like, we're just going to wear ponchos because I think it was raining anyway.

00:42:00.811 --> 00:42:09.591
VIRGINIA: When we came down the hill, there was such a splash of water that it created a pool on our laps where our ponchos were.

00:42:11.131 --> 00:42:18.471
VIRGINIA: At the very least, even if you don't wear a poncho or something, but if you have a poncho in your bag, I would at the very least just drape it over your legs.

00:42:18.471 --> 00:42:19.511
MARIAH: Okay.

00:42:19.511 --> 00:42:21.171
VIRGINIA: But at the back, it's a little bit better.

00:42:21.171 --> 00:42:32.071
VIRGINIA: I wrote it at the back several times without any kind of poncho protection, and it was not bad, like a little splash here and there, but it wasn't too bad.

00:42:32.071 --> 00:42:32.551
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:42:32.551 --> 00:42:32.871
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:42:32.871 --> 00:42:34.611
VIRGINIA: Well, we need both of our confidence.

00:42:34.611 --> 00:42:35.591
MARIAH: We're going to try it.

00:42:35.591 --> 00:42:39.491
VIRGINIA: I was listening to, do you listen to that Parklife podcast?

00:42:40.011 --> 00:42:40.391
VIRGINIA: No.

00:42:40.391 --> 00:42:40.871
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:42:40.871 --> 00:42:42.711
VIRGINIA: I love that Parklife podcast.

00:42:43.691 --> 00:42:46.531
VIRGINIA: It's two people that do that, Beth and Greg.

00:42:46.531 --> 00:42:47.571
VIRGINIA: They are not a married couple.

00:42:47.571 --> 00:42:48.431
VIRGINIA: They're just friends.

00:42:48.431 --> 00:42:50.591
VIRGINIA: They both have their own spouses.

00:42:50.591 --> 00:42:51.891
VIRGINIA: Greg is a cast member.

00:42:51.891 --> 00:42:55.591
VIRGINIA: Anyway, they were, and then Beth lives out of state.

00:42:55.591 --> 00:43:00.691
VIRGINIA: They were talking about it the other day, and why is it splashier?

00:43:01.491 --> 00:43:07.311
VIRGINIA: I think he said something about the rocks that they've put in there into the decor.

00:43:07.611 --> 00:43:13.051
VIRGINIA: There's something about the way the water splashes off of the rocks now because it's the same track.

00:43:14.151 --> 00:43:14.751
VIRGINIA: Alex, where is it?

00:43:14.751 --> 00:43:18.111
VIRGINIA: It's different, but it's the same track.

00:43:18.951 --> 00:43:23.291
VIRGINIA: But there's something about the way it bounces off, and that just makes it splashier.

00:43:23.291 --> 00:43:23.631
MARIAH: Okay.

00:43:23.631 --> 00:43:24.491
MARIAH: Well, we'll try it.

00:43:24.491 --> 00:43:25.291
MARIAH: We'll report back.

00:43:25.291 --> 00:43:25.971
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:43:25.971 --> 00:43:26.931
VIRGINIA: I hope she likes it.

00:43:26.931 --> 00:43:33.751
VIRGINIA: I hope that in spite of the big drop, she'll be okay because it's a Tiana-centric ride.

00:43:33.751 --> 00:43:36.371
VIRGINIA: I love Tiana, and the scenery is just so beautiful.

00:43:36.871 --> 00:43:37.191
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:43:37.191 --> 00:43:39.791
MARIAH: She was Tiana last year for Halloween.

00:43:39.791 --> 00:43:44.551
MARIAH: That's her favorite movie, so I think it's worth it to try it, to experience it.

00:43:44.551 --> 00:43:45.391
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:43:45.391 --> 00:43:48.131
VIRGINIA: That was the first Lightning Lane of the advanced selections you're aiming for.

00:43:48.131 --> 00:43:50.091
VIRGINIA: What are the other two you'd like to get?

00:43:50.091 --> 00:43:51.751
MARIAH: Then we're going to try Haunted Mansion this time.

00:43:51.751 --> 00:43:58.311
MARIAH: We've never ridden it before, but she loves Halloween now, and my two-year-old loves Halloween.

00:43:58.331 --> 00:44:00.971
MARIAH: I was obsessed with Halloween this year.

00:44:01.731 --> 00:44:02.951
MARIAH: Will I traumatize him?

00:44:02.951 --> 00:44:04.971
MARIAH: I don't know, but we're going to try it.

00:44:05.071 --> 00:44:08.371
MARIAH: So this might just be a traumatizing day for the Durham's.

00:44:09.731 --> 00:44:15.251
VIRGINIA: Well, I hope her soul doesn't leave her body on this one.

00:44:15.491 --> 00:44:16.051
VIRGINIA: We'll see.

00:44:16.131 --> 00:44:20.171
MARIAH: Then I think the last one, we'll try to get poo or something like that.

00:44:20.171 --> 00:44:20.751
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:44:20.751 --> 00:44:22.451
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:44:22.451 --> 00:44:22.851
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:44:22.851 --> 00:44:30.831
VIRGINIA: So because the plans for Thursday and Friday are up in the air, one of them will be Magic Kingdom, one of them will be Repeat.

00:44:30.831 --> 00:44:34.811
VIRGINIA: What kind of dining reservations do you have for both of those days?

00:44:34.811 --> 00:44:40.131
MARIAH: So Thursday, I was able to snag that Space 220 Lounge Reservoir.

00:44:40.131 --> 00:44:44.331
MARIAH: It's 2 and 2 at 7.40 and 7:45 PM.

00:44:44.331 --> 00:44:49.831
MARIAH: So I'm hoping we go to Epcot just so we can do that.

00:44:49.831 --> 00:44:52.251
MARIAH: Because it's our second favorite park.

00:44:52.251 --> 00:44:55.311
MARIAH: So I'm hoping that we go to Epcot, do some more flowering garden things.

00:44:55.351 --> 00:44:58.211
MARIAH: Maybe we rope drop, Rimmi or Frozen again.

00:44:58.211 --> 00:45:00.551
MARIAH: So we get to ride that twice during the trip.

00:45:00.551 --> 00:45:02.391
MARIAH: I think that would be fun.

00:45:02.391 --> 00:45:06.411
MARIAH: But if the kiddos really want to do something else, then that's totally fine too.

00:45:06.411 --> 00:45:09.331
MARIAH: So Thursday, I'm hoping we get a lot of rest time as well.

00:45:09.331 --> 00:45:22.531
MARIAH: So I'm envisioning us rope dropping a park, staying a couple of hours, going back to the resort, getting a good nap, getting some pool time, and then maybe going back to Epcot just for that Space 220 Lounge dinner reservation, and then coming back.

00:45:22.531 --> 00:45:26.691
MARIAH: My kiddos don't like fireworks, so we're not staying for fireworks anytime.

00:45:26.691 --> 00:45:27.951
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:45:27.951 --> 00:45:28.531
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:45:28.531 --> 00:45:37.471
VIRGINIA: So your departure day, Saturday, April 5th, you're not doing a park this day, you are driving to grandma's house?

00:45:37.471 --> 00:45:37.771
MARIAH: Yes.

00:45:37.771 --> 00:45:39.531
VIRGINIA: To grandmother's house we go.

00:45:39.531 --> 00:45:43.771
MARIAH: We will hop to Wilderness Lodge Friday and stay Friday night.

00:45:43.771 --> 00:45:53.551
MARIAH: So I'm hoping we get some time at the resort Friday night and Saturday morning, so get to see that pool and hang out and relax before we check out.

00:45:53.771 --> 00:45:58.951
MARIAH: Because from Orlando to Jacksonville, it's not a very long drive, so we can stay there.

00:45:58.951 --> 00:46:01.851
VIRGINIA: You can stay all the way up until checkout.

00:46:01.851 --> 00:46:02.291
MARIAH: Yeah.

00:46:02.291 --> 00:46:10.151
MARIAH: Then maybe eat lunch at Whispering Canyon or something and then leave, and then we're going to go see my grandma in Jacksonville.

00:46:10.151 --> 00:46:11.351
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:46:11.351 --> 00:46:13.991
VIRGINIA: That's only what, like an hour and a half, two hour drive?

00:46:13.991 --> 00:46:15.351
MARIAH: Yeah, two hours maybe.

00:46:15.351 --> 00:46:16.051
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:46:16.051 --> 00:46:21.071
MARIAH: That means that Sunday we have pretty good drive to make it back home.

00:46:21.071 --> 00:46:22.151
VIRGINIA: So we'll see how that goes.

00:46:22.671 --> 00:46:25.431
VIRGINIA: And are you back to work on Monday morning?

00:46:25.431 --> 00:46:27.371
MARIAH: I am not, but Matt is.

00:46:27.371 --> 00:46:28.471
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:46:28.471 --> 00:46:32.711
MARIAH: Yes, I will have Monday off, which will be nice, but Matt will be back.

00:46:32.711 --> 00:46:36.271
MARIAH: And the kiddos, Hallie's in kindergarten.

00:46:36.271 --> 00:46:42.091
MARIAH: And I work in a hospital, so all of our employees can't just take spring break off.

00:46:42.091 --> 00:46:42.831
MARIAH: We live in a small town.

00:46:42.831 --> 00:46:43.751
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:46:43.751 --> 00:46:45.211
MARIAH: So everybody has the same spring break.

00:46:45.211 --> 00:46:47.631
MARIAH: So all of our employees can't take spring break off.

00:46:47.631 --> 00:46:52.811
MARIAH: So we're actually taking Hallie out of school the week before spring break.

00:46:52.811 --> 00:46:56.851
MARIAH: So then she'll have spring break the next week, so she won't have to get up to go to school Monday or anything like that.

00:46:56.851 --> 00:46:57.771
VIRGINIA: Oh, nice.

00:46:57.771 --> 00:46:59.451
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:46:59.451 --> 00:47:05.411
VIRGINIA: I didn't ask when we were talking about driving down, but do you all split the driving?

00:47:05.411 --> 00:47:14.471
MARIAH: Matt will do majority of the driving, but I'll, whenever he will let me, I am happy to take over driving, but he enjoys driving, so he will probably drive majority of it.

00:47:14.471 --> 00:47:19.011
MARIAH: I will make him drive through Atlanta because I get road rage.

00:47:19.011 --> 00:47:19.851
VIRGINIA: You get road rage?

00:47:20.011 --> 00:47:22.811
VIRGINIA: I thought you were going to say the traffic made you nervous or something.

00:47:23.531 --> 00:47:26.031
MARIAH: No.

00:47:26.031 --> 00:47:27.051
VIRGINIA: Oh, my goodness.

00:47:27.051 --> 00:47:28.371
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:47:28.371 --> 00:47:28.711
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:47:28.711 --> 00:47:30.911
VIRGINIA: Don't come to New York then.

00:47:30.911 --> 00:47:33.691
MARIAH: No, I would never be able to drive in New York, that would be awful.

00:47:33.691 --> 00:47:38.151
VIRGINIA: Listen, I do and it's not fun.

00:47:38.151 --> 00:47:39.811
VIRGINIA: People don't like to signal.

00:47:42.171 --> 00:47:50.371
VIRGINIA: I grew up in North Carolina, so I grew up with that southern mentality where I'm like, yeah, go ahead, get in.

00:47:50.551 --> 00:47:51.551
VIRGINIA: Yeah, absolutely.

00:47:51.551 --> 00:47:53.531
VIRGINIA: That's what I think that people are going to do.

00:47:53.531 --> 00:47:56.111
VIRGINIA: Then I expect people to do it for me.

00:47:57.251 --> 00:47:59.551
VIRGINIA: They're like, they don't want to let you in.

00:47:59.551 --> 00:48:00.531
VIRGINIA: It just doesn't make sense.

00:48:00.531 --> 00:48:03.011
VIRGINIA: It's like we're getting there at the same time.

00:48:03.011 --> 00:48:08.531
VIRGINIA: This is going to go a lot smoother if you just let me have a little bit of room to get in there.

00:48:09.171 --> 00:48:10.651
VIRGINIA: It just doesn't make sense to me.

00:48:11.751 --> 00:48:16.431
VIRGINIA: All right, you said Brooks goes to daycare, right?

00:48:16.431 --> 00:48:21.131
MARIAH: Yeah, but he'll go to daycare this fall, but right now he stays with family.

00:48:21.831 --> 00:48:24.751
MARIAH: He'll be home with me Monday, and then I'll go back to work Tuesday.

00:48:24.751 --> 00:48:25.431
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:48:25.431 --> 00:48:28.411
VIRGINIA: This is going to be a really fun trip.

00:48:28.411 --> 00:48:35.031
VIRGINIA: I know you're trying to get your rest time and your resort time, and you still have a lot planned, so please stick to it.

00:48:35.031 --> 00:48:43.211
VIRGINIA: But it's hard even when you become a DVC member and you know you're going to be going more frequently.

00:48:43.211 --> 00:48:44.231
VIRGINIA: It is still hard.

00:48:44.231 --> 00:48:53.231
VIRGINIA: I mean, we became DVC members in 2018, and I only recently have started getting the chill mindset.

00:48:53.231 --> 00:49:01.411
VIRGINIA: Before that, I still had a scarcity mindset, even though I was going multiple times, just because it's ingrained in you.

00:49:01.411 --> 00:49:03.511
VIRGINIA: Get as much done as you can, run around.

00:49:03.591 --> 00:49:05.231
MARIAH: Yes, I know it.

00:49:06.871 --> 00:49:16.691
MARIAH: I'm a little upset with myself that we're not doing more resort time, but then again, it's like they're only this little for so long, and I want to see them experience certain things.

00:49:16.691 --> 00:49:22.971
MARIAH: I think Brooks is going to be really excited about the characters this time, so I'm excited to see him do that.

00:49:22.971 --> 00:49:27.491
MARIAH: But I do want to make sure we plan at least some downtime each day.

00:49:27.491 --> 00:49:28.671
MARIAH: We'll see how it goes.

00:49:28.671 --> 00:49:29.271
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:49:29.271 --> 00:49:35.431
VIRGINIA: Well, listeners, head over to the post-trip episode, and we'll find out exactly how this went.

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VIRGINIA: So have a magical trip, Mariah, and please drive safely, and don't have any road rage.

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MARIAH: Thank you so much, Virginia.

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VIRGINIA: Thank you, Mariah, for being a delightful guest.

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VIRGINIA: Listeners, please head to the next episode in your queue to hear Mariah's post-trip episode.

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VIRGINIA: You don't want to miss it.

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VIRGINIA: Until next time, keep daydreaming about where you long to be.