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

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VIRGINIA: Welcome to Where I Long To Be, a magical trip report podcast.

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

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VIRGINIA: The holidays are approaching, and with that, I feel like it always means someone at any given moment is sick in the house.

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VIRGINIA: So if you've noticed that I haven't been quite as active on social media recently, it's a combination of my immediate family taking turns being sick on top of having a family member who has been in the hospital.

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VIRGINIA: So I hope all of you are staying well and keeping good health.

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VIRGINIA: It is very easy to get burned out with the hustle and bustle of the holidays.

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VIRGINIA: And with that, let's get right into this episode.

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VIRGINIA: You may be familiar with my guest who on Instagram is known as Steph Disney 23.

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VIRGINIA: Coming to you all the way from the UK, here's Steph.

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VIRGINIA: Good morning, Steph.

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STEPH: Good morning.

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VIRGINIA: I am so excited to talk to you all the way across the pond.

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VIRGINIA: Where are you talking to me from?

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STEPH: So, I live in Kent, which is southeast England, and it's about 15-minute train ride to London.

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STEPH: So, it's not too far from London.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's very close.

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VIRGINIA: I visited London for the very first time at the end of August.

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VIRGINIA: So, I will have a trip report about that coming out sometime in the coming months.

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VIRGINIA: It has not been a top priority since it's not Disney related, although we did do it today at Harry Potter.

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STEPH: Okay, that's very good, yeah.

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VIRGINIA: It was amazing.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, you on Instagram are StephDisney23, and I know that you've been doing that for about a year and are just always posting about Disney and getting excited for your trips and stuff.

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VIRGINIA: So, tell me, how did you get into that?

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VIRGINIA: What inspired you to start that platform?

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VIRGINIA: And then also, how did you fall in love with Disney?

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STEPH: Well, about a year ago, I was going to the Disney 100 exhibition, and then my friend who's also on Instagram, she's got her own food account, and she was like, why don't you just do a Disney account?

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STEPH: So then I got encouraged to start it.

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STEPH: And ever since then, I just enjoy posting and messaging people online, and it's a really good community.

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STEPH: And I've been a Disney fan since I was a little kid, basically growing up with Toy Story, Nick and my brothers were there, and literally just watching the films.

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STEPH: And then when I was 20, I finally went to my first Disney Park, which was Disneyland Paris.

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VIRGINIA: And how often do you get to any Disney Park, whether it's Disneyland Paris or other parks around the world?

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STEPH: Well, I've been there four times, and I try and go every couple of years, but obviously with COVID, obviously that took a bit of a break in it.

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STEPH: But I went there last February, March time, like 20, 23.

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STEPH: So it'll be the same ever since then to go to Florida, which I'm super excited about.

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VIRGINIA: And this is a very first trip to Florida, correct?

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STEPH: Yeah.

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STEPH: And my second time in America as well.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, where did you go the first time you came here?

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STEPH: New York.

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STEPH: I went there for my 25th birthday in 2017.

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STEPH: So yeah, it was March.

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STEPH: It was freezing.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: That's the thing about New York City is we have great seasons.

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VIRGINIA: Like, winter is very wintery.

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VIRGINIA: Spring is very springy.

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VIRGINIA: Like, every season is very distinct.

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VIRGINIA: But the winter in particular lasts forever.

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VIRGINIA: Like, you always think it's over.

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VIRGINIA: And then it's not really until like April that you start to feel the glimpses that spring is around the corner.

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VIRGINIA: So I invite you to come back and try it again at a different time of the year.

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VIRGINIA: And if you do come, please let me know so that we can say hello in person.

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VIRGINIA: So I know that based on the people that I interview and based on looking at my stats, there seem to be a lot of Disney fans in the UK.

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VIRGINIA: Do you find that the community of Disney lovers there, that it's expansive, that you do things together?

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VIRGINIA: Like, do you see each other in the wild?

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STEPH: I personally haven't, but I know there's lots of people do.

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STEPH: Because obviously, we still got the Disney Store in Oxford Street, London.

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STEPH: So obviously a lot of people still visit that.

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STEPH: And then obviously, we've got musicals like Frozen recently ended.

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STEPH: And you've got Hurt Kids is coming out next week, next year, which I can't wait to go and see that one.

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STEPH: But yeah, so a lot of people do meet up with each other.

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STEPH: Not me personally.

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STEPH: Well, not yet.

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STEPH: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Well, you know what?

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VIRGINIA: One of the best things that I ever did in my life was start interacting with the Disney community, both in terms of starting the podcast and connecting with people on Instagram, as well as meeting up with people here in the city that are also fans like that is the reason we met.

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VIRGINIA: And now like some of my best friends in my life, I met through Disney and I would not have them in my life if it were not for Disney.

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VIRGINIA: So try to get a meet up together of other Disney people.

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VIRGINIA: You will not regret it.

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VIRGINIA: I promise you.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Let's talk about this amazing first trip to Florida.

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VIRGINIA: You said you've been saving up for a while.

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VIRGINIA: What made you choose these particular dates, which are November 10th through November 24th?

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STEPH: Well, I looked up online and it said that the week before was Jersey week, so it was going to be busier in the parks then.

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STEPH: So that's why we picked the other way.

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STEPH: Obviously, we wanted to get back before it was Thanksgiving because we knew that would be a busy time period in the parks.

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VIRGINIA: Right.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Who are you traveling with?

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STEPH: My best friend.

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STEPH: We've been friends for nearly 13 years.

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STEPH: We met at university, so we're super excited.

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STEPH: But she lives in London, so it's easier for her to get to the airport from where she is than me.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Listeners, this friend prefers privacy, so we're not going to refer to her name at all.

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VIRGINIA: In case anyone wonders why we're just calling her a friend.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Where have you and your best friend decided to stay?

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STEPH: Pop Century.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: I love Pop.

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STEPH: It is amazing.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: Skyliner.

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VIRGINIA: It's just got vibes, especially when you walk into the lobby and you see all the different things.

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VIRGINIA: I don't know.

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VIRGINIA: I feel like every time I go, I see something different on that wall and you see things that you had as a kid, and depending on when you were a kid.

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VIRGINIA: So it's a lot of fun.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: I think when you and I touch base leading up to this interview, you had mentioned that you were planning on doing a few days at Universal as well.

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STEPH: Yeah, but obviously Universal is starting their Christmas season quite late.

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STEPH: So basically the last Friday is the start of their Christmas season, so we're going to do that one week the first week and then the couple of days the second week.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: What kind of tickets did you all get for this trip?

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STEPH: So with Disney, we've got obviously the package.

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STEPH: So it came with the 14-day UK tickets, and then we booked our Universal tickets separately with Florida Tics and did the 14-day ticket with them.

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STEPH: Because obviously we weren't sure when we were going, so we thought we might as well just get the 14-day and then we can just pick and choose when we wanted to go.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So with both of those tickets, you're able to literally go into a Disney park all 14 days or into a Universal park all 14 days.

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STEPH: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, what a gift.

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VIRGINIA: Oh my gosh.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: See, you all get such good deals that we do not have access to here in the US.

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VIRGINIA: So I recently interviewed someone and they did their tickets through Florida Tics and got a combination ticket that was the Disney and Universal.

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VIRGINIA: I don't think it included their hotel or anything, but it was just the part of it and such a good deal.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Do you have any plans for any, what I'm going to call add-ons for this, any tours, any parties, anything like that?

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STEPH: We've got Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.

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VIRGINIA: Are you ready for the Christmas season?

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STEPH: Yeah.

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STEPH: I'm super excited.

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STEPH: It's literally my favorite time of the year.

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STEPH: I've started getting into Halloween, so now I decorate my house for Halloween, but Christmas is literally my season.

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STEPH: Super excited.

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VIRGINIA: I'm starting to feel little bits of like, okay, here it comes, but I'm not quite ready for it yet.

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VIRGINIA: I think that's because in the US we have Thanksgiving.

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VIRGINIA: To me, it really starts after Thanksgiving, so I don't usually go put any of my decorations up or anything before that.

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VIRGINIA: But it's coming.

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VIRGINIA: I don't know where September went.

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VIRGINIA: I don't know where October went.

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STEPH: It is just flying by.

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STEPH: Completely flew by.

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VIRGINIA: You're doing Mickey's very Merry Christmas party.

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VIRGINIA: Are you doing any kind of multi-pass, individual lightning lane, any kind of purchases like that to be able to skip the line?

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STEPH: We haven't looked into it because we thought we've already paid out, obviously, a lot of money already.

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STEPH: But obviously, we can always get individual lightning lanes up there if there's a ride that we can't get on or we desperately want to do.

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STEPH: Because like Disneyland Paris, we never got on a Peter Pan ride on our last visit.

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STEPH: We obviously want to do it in Florida.

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STEPH: But if we see what we can't get on to, then we would definitely try and get individual lightning lanes.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: Well, you have such a nice long trip that there's going to be plenty of time.

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VIRGINIA: Although I know how it feels when you hit the ground running at Disney and you're like, I have to do it all.

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VIRGINIA: But just pace yourself.

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VIRGINIA: You've got good long two weeks to do it.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So because you have such a long trip, I feel like you may have a general outline of what you'd like to do each day.

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VIRGINIA: But maybe because of how much you are able to play it by ear, maybe there's going to be so much flexibility in this that it will be hard for us to go day by day.

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VIRGINIA: So I guess let's just start with the points that you know.

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VIRGINIA: So what day is your very Merry Christmas party?

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STEPH: That is the 14th.

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STEPH: Thursday, the 14th.

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VIRGINIA: So you're coming in on the 10th, and then you have the party a few days later.

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VIRGINIA: So you have a couple of days to get adjusted.

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VIRGINIA: Do you have any sense of what you're going to do in those first couple of days?

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STEPH: Right.

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STEPH: So travel day, we're probably going to arrive really late because we did have an earlier flight booked, but they moved us back a couple of hours, which is very annoying because now we arrive around six-ish Orlando time, when it's 11 o'clock hour time in the evening, so it's going to be very tiring.

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VIRGINIA: What airline are you flying?

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STEPH: Virgin Atlantic.

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VIRGINIA: That's really annoying that they moved your flight.

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VIRGINIA: Why does that happen?

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VIRGINIA: A couple of hours?

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VIRGINIA: So annoying.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: When you get into MCO, how are you going to get over to Pop Century?

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VIRGINIA: Do you have a plan or are you just going to do an Uber?

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VIRGINIA: With Bits Ms.

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VIRGINIA: That will be great.

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VIRGINIA: You may have to stop at a couple of other resorts, but overall, I find it to be a great way to get to your resort, and I personally never had any issues with it.

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VIRGINIA: But when you arrive, it will be dinner hour time, but you presumably will have already eaten on the flight.

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VIRGINIA: Do you have any plans whatsoever?

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VIRGINIA: Are you going to try to stay up as late as you can to adjust to the time?

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VIRGINIA: How are you going to deal with that?

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STEPH: What we're going to do is we're obviously check in and then head to our hotel room and then see what time is because we're going to try the new app to get through security a bit faster.

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STEPH: Aaron keeps talking about the MPC app, I think it's called.

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STEPH: So we're going to try that out to see if we can get through quicker.

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STEPH: And then when we arrive, hopefully, we're not going to arrive too late.

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STEPH: But if not, we might just go to the food hall and just get some food at the pot to get us through because we may still be hungry.

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VIRGINIA: You may be after all that traveling.

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VIRGINIA: Do you have any ambitions to go anywhere during that evening?

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STEPH: Because it's a 14-day ticket and obviously we want to use, we may try and go to Magic Kingdom in our last morning.

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STEPH: We're not going to go to the parks on the first day.

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STEPH: So we may head to Disney Springs if we have time and we feel like it.

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VIRGINIA: So what about Monday, November 11th?

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VIRGINIA: What is the first park you're going to set foot in?

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STEPH: Magic Kingdom.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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STEPH: Got to be Magic Kingdom.

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STEPH: Got to see that castle.

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VIRGINIA: Got to see the castle.

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VIRGINIA: Because you have such a long trip, let's just kind of do like a general outline of what parks you think you'll go to.

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VIRGINIA: And then we can just talk about the individual parks.

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VIRGINIA: So what about Tuesday, November 12th?

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STEPH: Animal Kingdom, because we did have plans to eat at Tuscan House that day, but I couldn't get a reservation that day.

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STEPH: So we're just going to do Animal Kingdom the whole of that day.

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STEPH: And then on the Wednesday, it's going to be our first universal day.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: For your party day, for the following day, Thursday the 14th, are you going to go into a park during the day or are you going to save your energy for the party?

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STEPH: I'm thinking we might go to Disney Springs that late morning, afternoon and then head back to get ready for the party.

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STEPH: But we're going to head into the party a bit early because obviously I don't know what's involved in the party yet because the first party is not till this Friday.

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STEPH: So then I can find out the times of things and sort of get an idea where, what character, because I'm picking to meet characters, so where the characters are and things like that.

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VIRGINIA: So let's continue our general outline and then we'll go back and hit some details.

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VIRGINIA: So Friday, November 15th.

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STEPH: Depending on what time we get back to the result, it may just be a shopping day.

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STEPH: We might go to Florida Mall or Owlitz or something and do Epcot in the evening.

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VIRGINIA: Saturday, November 16th.

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STEPH: We finally got the Tusker House breakfast.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: So are you going to spend the whole day at Animal Kingdom, you think?

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STEPH: No, that day we're probably going to go do some resort hopping because I want to go and see the Gingerbread House at the Grand Floridian.

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STEPH: Just see what's at Animal Kingdom Lodge and just see what we can see.

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VIRGINIA: There are lots of good decorations at the resorts, so don't forget to go over to Boardwalk and Beach Club and Yacht Club.

00:13:45.990 --> 00:13:46.390
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:13:46.390 --> 00:13:48.350
VIRGINIA: Sunday, November 17th.

00:13:48.350 --> 00:13:50.010
STEPH: We've got a Hauna breakfast.

00:13:50.010 --> 00:13:53.730
STEPH: I'm a big Stitch fan, so I can't wait to meet Lino as well.

00:13:53.790 --> 00:13:57.210
VIRGINIA: And the listeners will be laughing because they know my feelings about Stitch.

00:13:57.210 --> 00:14:12.590
VIRGINIA: But I am completely aware that I am the oddball here and that most people, based on how much marketing Disney does and how much merchandise there is out there, people love Stitch and it's just me.

00:14:12.590 --> 00:14:13.950
STEPH: You can't miss it at Disneyland Paris.

00:14:13.950 --> 00:14:15.930
STEPH: They've got so many items over there.

00:14:15.970 --> 00:14:17.110
STEPH: Literally everything.

00:14:17.110 --> 00:14:18.390
STEPH: Mickey Minnie, Stitch.

00:14:18.390 --> 00:14:27.430
VIRGINIA: When you go over to Disney Springs, there is one entrance to the World of Disney Store where there is a Stitch above the door and every once in a while he spits.

00:14:27.430 --> 00:14:28.430
STEPH: Oh, okay.

00:14:29.450 --> 00:14:32.230
VIRGINIA: So you'll want to check that out.

00:14:34.110 --> 00:14:34.470
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:14:34.470 --> 00:14:37.630
VIRGINIA: So Ohana Breakfast that day, are you going into a park after that?

00:14:37.630 --> 00:14:40.710
STEPH: I think we're going to go into Hollywood Studios or Epcot.

00:14:40.710 --> 00:14:43.490
STEPH: We're not really sure what we're going to do after that, to be honest.

00:14:44.050 --> 00:14:47.590
STEPH: I think it just depends how we feel after we've eaten our lovely breakfast.

00:14:47.590 --> 00:14:49.370
VIRGINIA: Monday, November 18th.

00:14:49.370 --> 00:14:53.010
STEPH: We've got reservation at the Crystal Palace to meet all the Winning the Pooh characters.

00:14:53.010 --> 00:14:53.850
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:14:53.850 --> 00:14:55.810
STEPH: And it's Mickey and Minnie's birthday as well.

00:14:55.810 --> 00:14:57.790
STEPH: So we may have to try and find them.

00:14:57.790 --> 00:14:59.310
VIRGINIA: There might be a line.

00:15:02.710 --> 00:15:08.290
VIRGINIA: But if you've waited in that line to meet Stitch at Disneyland Paris, you're prepared.

00:15:08.330 --> 00:15:08.790
STEPH: Yeah.

00:15:08.790 --> 00:15:10.570
STEPH: We like waiting in lines, being British.

00:15:10.570 --> 00:15:12.050
STEPH: We were used to it by now.

00:15:12.050 --> 00:15:14.750
VIRGINIA: Tuesday, November 19th.

00:15:14.750 --> 00:15:16.830
STEPH: That would be our second Universal day.

00:15:16.830 --> 00:15:18.870
VIRGINIA: And Wednesday, November 20th.

00:15:18.870 --> 00:15:22.970
STEPH: We've got lunch at Roundup Rodeo Barbecue.

00:15:22.970 --> 00:15:26.210
VIRGINIA: That is one that I was supposed to eat at the last time I was there.

00:15:26.210 --> 00:15:28.470
VIRGINIA: And well, the next last two times ago.

00:15:28.470 --> 00:15:31.850
STEPH: I've seen mixed reviews about it.

00:15:31.890 --> 00:15:36.090
STEPH: But then mostly she saw a clip or reel on Instagram.

00:15:36.090 --> 00:15:38.190
STEPH: She's like, can we please get a reservation there?

00:15:38.190 --> 00:15:39.190
STEPH: Because it looks really good.

00:15:39.190 --> 00:15:42.590
STEPH: I'm like, yeah, I've just got to be very quiet at some points though.

00:15:42.590 --> 00:15:44.150
VIRGINIA: I've heard good things about it.

00:15:44.150 --> 00:15:47.230
VIRGINIA: I've heard that the food is good and they've changed it a little bit.

00:15:47.230 --> 00:15:51.730
VIRGINIA: I think you used to have to pick your sides that you got with your food because it's like a set menu.

00:15:51.730 --> 00:15:55.650
VIRGINIA: But now you just get like all the sides, which I think is is good.

00:15:55.650 --> 00:16:04.870
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to trying it because the two trips ago, when I went on my mother son trip with Alex, we had a reservation and ended up canceling it.

00:16:04.870 --> 00:16:13.470
VIRGINIA: So I'm going to make sure that when we go as a family again in February, that we eat there because it's been open for more than a year now, and I still have not made it there.

00:16:13.470 --> 00:16:16.850
VIRGINIA: So, all right, Thursday, November 21st.

00:16:16.850 --> 00:16:18.550
STEPH: It's going to be Epcot day.

00:16:18.550 --> 00:16:21.410
STEPH: Whatever food we can't, we've not already eaten at the Food and Wine Festival.

00:16:21.410 --> 00:16:23.570
STEPH: We're going to try and get that one done.

00:16:23.570 --> 00:16:25.470
STEPH: I have a long list.

00:16:25.470 --> 00:16:26.970
VIRGINIA: Friday, November 22nd.

00:16:27.490 --> 00:16:31.470
STEPH: Right, that will be back at Universal because it's like the Macy's Parade.

00:16:31.470 --> 00:16:32.610
STEPH: All that starts on that day.

00:16:32.610 --> 00:16:34.250
STEPH: It's the start of their Christmas season.

00:16:34.250 --> 00:16:40.210
STEPH: So, we're going to try and get anything done there, maybe head to the outlets or something afterwards if we finish early enough.

00:16:40.210 --> 00:16:43.630
STEPH: Because obviously their parks finish really early compared to Disney.

00:16:43.650 --> 00:16:46.830
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I don't think they go quite as late.

00:16:46.830 --> 00:16:49.830
VIRGINIA: I've never been over to Universal at Christmas time.

00:16:49.830 --> 00:16:56.530
VIRGINIA: So, that would be interesting to see, especially as a New Yorker who actually has been to the Macy's Parade a couple of times.

00:16:57.350 --> 00:16:59.850
VIRGINIA: To see a mini version of it.

00:16:59.850 --> 00:17:02.890
STEPH: I do try and watch it on YouTube though, the Macy's Parade.

00:17:02.890 --> 00:17:04.050
VIRGINIA: I watch it every year.

00:17:04.050 --> 00:17:10.710
VIRGINIA: I think that the privilege that I have to be able to just roll up and go see it if I want to is amazing.

00:17:10.710 --> 00:17:17.990
VIRGINIA: But it takes a lot of effort to get there as early as you need to, to get a good spot and it can just be a little crazy.

00:17:18.410 --> 00:17:27.110
VIRGINIA: I actually prefer to watch it on TV because then you also get the commentators who are telling you what or who each person is on every float.

00:17:27.110 --> 00:17:31.810
VIRGINIA: Because sometimes people come by and there's a sign that says their name, and I'm like, I have no idea who that is.

00:17:31.810 --> 00:17:35.230
STEPH: Especially young kids ones, and you've got all the new characters that.

00:17:35.230 --> 00:17:37.830
STEPH: I'm in my 30s now, I don't know some of these characters.

00:17:37.830 --> 00:17:44.510
VIRGINIA: Well, yeah, the young kids stuff and then the current pop stars, I'm like, I don't know who that is.

00:17:45.970 --> 00:17:48.390
VIRGINIA: So I kind of like having them tell me.

00:17:48.390 --> 00:17:59.650
VIRGINIA: And then of course, here in the US, listeners will know that after the Macy's Parade is over, we get the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show every year.

00:17:59.650 --> 00:18:07.170
VIRGINIA: And so it's the best if you are a dog lover like me to see all the different breeds of dogs competing.

00:18:07.170 --> 00:18:09.370
VIRGINIA: And it's just so cute.

00:18:09.370 --> 00:18:12.650
VIRGINIA: All right, Saturday, November 23rd.

00:18:12.650 --> 00:18:19.890
STEPH: Probably gonna be Disney Springs, whatever we can't get, maybe some Gideon to go home with or something, because I keep talking to my family about the cookies.

00:18:19.890 --> 00:18:22.850
STEPH: So I'm gonna probably have to bring them a couple home.

00:18:22.890 --> 00:18:29.750
VIRGINIA: Mm-hmm, yeah, they're big, so make sure it doesn't put you over the weight limit of your luggage.

00:18:29.750 --> 00:18:33.150
STEPH: Yeah, I'm gonna be buying an extra suitcase.

00:18:33.150 --> 00:18:39.550
STEPH: I've already decided, I'm definitely just gonna buy another one because I'd rather be underweight than overweight.

00:18:39.550 --> 00:18:40.970
VIRGINIA: Right, exactly.

00:18:41.050 --> 00:18:46.270
STEPH: Mine's a 23 kilogram, so that might have been 23 dot something, but if it's 24 then you don't get no work.

00:18:46.270 --> 00:18:55.950
VIRGINIA: I can't tell you how many times I've either gone down there or come back and I've made it over the limit just slightly and they let me go through and it is such a relief.

00:18:55.950 --> 00:19:01.750
VIRGINIA: And then they slap a tag on your bag that says overweight and you're like, well, now you're just hurting my bag's feelings.

00:19:04.550 --> 00:19:18.890
VIRGINIA: But anyway, yeah, I think getting another suitcase while you're there is probably something that you'll need to do and when you do, my understanding is that Walmart actually has the best deals for random pieces of luggage.

00:19:18.890 --> 00:19:25.070
STEPH: Well, I was looking at Primark because obviously one's just recently opened in Florida and obviously Primark is one of my favorite shops.

00:19:25.070 --> 00:19:27.570
STEPH: So I'm definitely going to their slash shop.

00:19:27.950 --> 00:19:46.470
VIRGINIA: I will tell you that if you listen to the episode that's going to go out tomorrow morning, it is with two ladies who are from the UK and they went to go visit the Primark and they were like, it's so small apparently compared to what you're used to.

00:19:46.470 --> 00:19:48.070
STEPH: Yeah, we've got a couple on Oxford Street.

00:19:48.070 --> 00:19:51.410
STEPH: So we've got one up top end which is called Topping Court Road and one's Marlborough.

00:19:51.410 --> 00:19:54.950
STEPH: So they're basically quite big, like four level type stores.

00:19:55.130 --> 00:20:00.610
VIRGINIA: The way they described it was they came up the escalator and then they were like, this is it.

00:20:00.610 --> 00:20:07.050
VIRGINIA: So you may be disappointed with what you have access to in the UK in terms of Primark.

00:20:07.050 --> 00:20:08.850
VIRGINIA: But Target is a great option.

00:20:09.530 --> 00:20:11.870
VIRGINIA: Love Target for nearly everything else.

00:20:11.870 --> 00:20:18.830
VIRGINIA: But the luggage, from what I understand, is a little pricier than it is at Walmart, in case you need to go and get something.

00:20:18.830 --> 00:20:22.430
VIRGINIA: I know that Walmart has a service where you can have stuff delivered.

00:20:22.430 --> 00:20:27.390
VIRGINIA: So if you wanted to order a suitcase and have it delivered to a resort, then you could do that.

00:20:28.650 --> 00:20:31.050
VIRGINIA: So Sunday the 24th is your departure day.

00:20:31.050 --> 00:20:33.170
VIRGINIA: What time is your flight?

00:20:33.170 --> 00:20:37.890
STEPH: So our flight is at 5.25, but we've been picked up by me is about one o'clock.

00:20:38.830 --> 00:20:42.550
STEPH: So I'm hoping when I check in, I might be able to get a later check out.

00:20:42.550 --> 00:20:44.410
STEPH: Obviously, I won't know until I get there.

00:20:44.410 --> 00:20:50.790
VIRGINIA: Now that we've gone through a basic skeleton of your day, and did you tell me all of the dining reservations you had as we went along?

00:20:50.790 --> 00:20:52.110
STEPH: I think I did.

00:20:52.110 --> 00:20:53.170
STEPH: Where are we?

00:20:53.170 --> 00:20:54.790
STEPH: I got Ohana's.

00:20:54.790 --> 00:21:01.530
STEPH: Ohana's is the 17th, Tusca's is the 16th, Crystal Palace is the 18th, and Roundup Rodeo is the 20th.

00:21:01.530 --> 00:21:04.650
STEPH: Because we've got the quick service meal plan.

00:21:04.650 --> 00:21:09.050
STEPH: So basically, we've got this gift card that we got for booking in advance.

00:21:09.050 --> 00:21:12.730
STEPH: So we're going to use that for the restaurant reservations.

00:21:12.730 --> 00:21:14.550
STEPH: So that should hopefully save us a bit of money.

00:21:14.550 --> 00:21:15.290
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:15.290 --> 00:21:16.490
VIRGINIA: Good idea.

00:21:16.570 --> 00:21:16.870
STEPH: All right.

00:21:16.870 --> 00:21:21.710
VIRGINIA: Now that we've got that basic skeleton, let's just talk bigger picture thing.

00:21:21.710 --> 00:21:28.830
VIRGINIA: So in terms of how you like to Disney, are you a ride person?

00:21:28.830 --> 00:21:30.470
VIRGINIA: Are you a shows?

00:21:30.470 --> 00:21:32.770
VIRGINIA: Are you just sit and soak up the vibes?

00:21:33.210 --> 00:21:35.470
VIRGINIA: What is your priority when it comes to a Disney day?

00:21:36.450 --> 00:21:41.430
STEPH: Well, roller coasters aren't my thing, but in Disneyland Paris, we were in a Tower of Terror and it scared me.

00:21:41.430 --> 00:21:43.770
STEPH: Apparently, it's the worst one out of that in Florida.

00:21:43.770 --> 00:21:47.710
STEPH: So I may not do that one again because it scared the...

00:21:47.710 --> 00:21:48.030
STEPH: What's that?

00:21:48.030 --> 00:21:49.730
STEPH: I mean, literally, I was like...

00:21:50.190 --> 00:21:52.970
STEPH: Because obviously, you see it from the outside, oh, it's that one drop.

00:21:52.970 --> 00:21:55.430
STEPH: And then I got in and I was like, that ain't what I thought it was.

00:21:55.430 --> 00:21:56.790
VIRGINIA: I think you should try it.

00:21:57.910 --> 00:22:01.810
VIRGINIA: It's definitely my favorite ride at Hollywood Studios, hands down.

00:22:02.330 --> 00:22:07.390
VIRGINIA: And it's among my favorite rides in Disney all together.

00:22:07.390 --> 00:22:12.630
VIRGINIA: So I would say if you can work the courage up to do it, go ahead and do it.

00:22:12.630 --> 00:22:14.290
VIRGINIA: The falls are more fun.

00:22:14.290 --> 00:22:15.690
STEPH: It depends on the waiters.

00:22:15.690 --> 00:22:20.190
STEPH: A few months ago, I was watching a frog and someone actually showed it with the lights on.

00:22:20.190 --> 00:22:21.470
STEPH: Why can't they just have the lights on?

00:22:21.470 --> 00:22:23.510
STEPH: Is that scarier?

00:22:23.510 --> 00:22:24.070
STEPH: That'd be nice.

00:22:24.070 --> 00:22:28.030
STEPH: They're like, once a week, 12 o'clock, it's going to have the lights on.

00:22:28.070 --> 00:22:30.870
STEPH: They're not going to get scared and it'll be a bit easier.

00:22:30.870 --> 00:22:41.270
VIRGINIA: Well, the good thing about the dropping section of it, because it does, when you're going through the ride itself, it's going to be dark because it's inside and there's no windows or whatever.

00:22:41.270 --> 00:22:53.510
VIRGINIA: But when you get to the chamber where you, or the elevator shaft where you're going to actually do the dropping, if it's daytime, there's a lot of light that comes in from the section that's open at the top.

00:22:53.630 --> 00:22:55.950
VIRGINIA: So it is a lot lighter than if you ride it at night.

00:22:56.490 --> 00:22:59.410
VIRGINIA: So I hope you will ride it.

00:23:01.390 --> 00:23:05.110
VIRGINIA: So let's go through each park while we're on Hollywood Studios.

00:23:05.110 --> 00:23:07.150
VIRGINIA: What are you excited about for Hollywood Studios?

00:23:07.150 --> 00:23:09.990
STEPH: Frozen Show and Fantasmic.

00:23:09.990 --> 00:23:12.110
VIRGINIA: Are you a Star Wars fan?

00:23:12.110 --> 00:23:14.410
VIRGINIA: Are you a Toy Story fan?

00:23:14.410 --> 00:23:15.390
STEPH: Toy Story, yes.

00:23:15.390 --> 00:23:19.210
STEPH: Star Wars, I've grown up with a twin brother who likes Star Wars.

00:23:19.210 --> 00:23:23.990
STEPH: So I mainly go there just so I can show him photos, videos and what it's like there.

00:23:24.470 --> 00:23:27.490
STEPH: I maybe go on to the rides where you're controlling it.

00:23:27.490 --> 00:23:29.150
STEPH: I can't remember what it's called.

00:23:29.150 --> 00:23:31.910
VIRGINIA: Oh, the Millennium Falcon Smuggler's Run?

00:23:31.910 --> 00:23:32.570
STEPH: Yeah, that one.

00:23:32.570 --> 00:23:36.090
STEPH: I'm not going to do the other one because I'm not very good with flashing lights and everything.

00:23:36.090 --> 00:23:38.850
STEPH: So I'll probably do that ride but not the big ride.

00:23:38.850 --> 00:23:40.270
VIRGINIA: Rise of the Resistance?

00:23:40.270 --> 00:23:40.990
STEPH: Yeah, not that one.

00:23:40.990 --> 00:23:42.830
STEPH: My bestie probably might want to go on it though.

00:23:42.830 --> 00:23:44.370
STEPH: She likes different rides.

00:23:44.370 --> 00:23:46.030
VIRGINIA: Have you watched any ride throughs?

00:23:46.090 --> 00:23:46.870
STEPH: I've watched a few.

00:23:46.870 --> 00:23:48.590
STEPH: Don't think it's really for me.

00:23:48.590 --> 00:23:49.190
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:23:49.190 --> 00:23:56.710
VIRGINIA: Any other things in Hollywood Studios that you're excited for and I'm thinking specifically of snacks?

00:23:56.710 --> 00:23:58.250
STEPH: Woody's Pack lunchbox.

00:23:58.250 --> 00:24:00.770
STEPH: I want to try the tart there.

00:24:00.770 --> 00:24:04.770
STEPH: Then there's this Mickey Sunday that I want to try as well.

00:24:04.770 --> 00:24:07.450
VIRGINIA: Where's the Mickey Sunday from?

00:24:07.690 --> 00:24:08.850
STEPH: I think it's on...

00:24:08.850 --> 00:24:10.190
STEPH: I know it's near Tower of Terror.

00:24:10.190 --> 00:24:14.110
STEPH: It's like just one of the same scoops just in front of there.

00:24:14.110 --> 00:24:14.770
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:24:14.770 --> 00:24:14.990
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:24:14.990 --> 00:24:17.210
VIRGINIA: It's right on Sunset Boulevard right there on the corner.

00:24:17.210 --> 00:24:17.750
STEPH: Yeah.

00:24:17.750 --> 00:24:18.910
VIRGINIA: Got it.

00:24:18.910 --> 00:24:20.870
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:24:20.870 --> 00:24:23.050
VIRGINIA: Let's hop over to Magic Kingdom.

00:24:23.050 --> 00:24:25.730
VIRGINIA: What are you excited about for Magic Kingdom?

00:24:25.730 --> 00:24:28.950
STEPH: Well, there's obviously so much to see because obviously...

00:24:30.170 --> 00:24:31.890
STEPH: Tomorrowland obviously is a people mover.

00:24:31.890 --> 00:24:33.390
STEPH: I've seen so many folks do that.

00:24:33.390 --> 00:24:34.830
STEPH: So I just want to see it.

00:24:34.830 --> 00:24:38.970
STEPH: Toronto's not saying I want to go on, but I obviously will see what it looks like.

00:24:38.970 --> 00:24:41.170
STEPH: I don't personally want to go on it, but it does look amazing.

00:24:41.170 --> 00:24:46.330
STEPH: Like the art kitchen, so I may just obviously take some nice photos of that.

00:24:46.330 --> 00:24:49.330
STEPH: I need to try the corn dog nuggets at Casey's Corner as well.

00:24:49.330 --> 00:24:56.570
STEPH: Because at Disneyland Paris, there's this restaurant called Pym's Kitchen, and they have the big, cool nuggets, like dogs there.

00:24:56.570 --> 00:24:57.170
STEPH: And I tried them.

00:24:57.850 --> 00:24:58.690
STEPH: I absolutely loved them.

00:24:58.690 --> 00:25:01.810
STEPH: So I was like, I definitely got to try that snack when I get there.

00:25:01.810 --> 00:25:02.510
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

00:25:02.510 --> 00:25:04.370
VIRGINIA: And what about the Cheeseburger Spring Rolls?

00:25:04.370 --> 00:25:05.990
VIRGINIA: Because I know you've heard about those.

00:25:05.990 --> 00:25:07.690
STEPH: Yeah, definitely.

00:25:07.690 --> 00:25:08.850
STEPH: Got to try them.

00:25:08.850 --> 00:25:09.570
VIRGINIA: So good.

00:25:09.570 --> 00:25:10.450
VIRGINIA: So good.

00:25:10.450 --> 00:25:10.870
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:25:10.870 --> 00:25:14.410
VIRGINIA: What other rides in Magic Kingdom are you looking forward to?

00:25:14.470 --> 00:25:15.510
STEPH: Tiana's.

00:25:15.510 --> 00:25:21.510
STEPH: And obviously, I want to go on the river boat thing before it gets changed into Cars and.

00:25:21.510 --> 00:25:22.350
VIRGINIA: Oh, OK.

00:25:22.350 --> 00:25:25.750
VIRGINIA: And I don't even know when that's closing specifically.

00:25:25.750 --> 00:25:28.750
STEPH: I think it's next year they're starting some of it.

00:25:28.750 --> 00:25:33.790
STEPH: Because obviously they're closing Big Fondam Mountain.

00:25:33.790 --> 00:25:34.610
VIRGINIA: Yes, I know.

00:25:34.610 --> 00:25:36.230
STEPH: Beyond that bit, they're starting that, aren't they?

00:25:36.230 --> 00:25:39.210
STEPH: So probably next year or the year after.

00:25:39.210 --> 00:25:42.110
VIRGINIA: I will be down there next in January.

00:25:42.410 --> 00:25:47.690
VIRGINIA: And I was very disappointed to learn that Big Thunder would be closed when we get there.

00:25:47.690 --> 00:25:51.230
VIRGINIA: Yeah, but you know, it's all to make way for fun new things.

00:25:51.230 --> 00:25:54.870
VIRGINIA: So hopefully they won't take too long doing it.

00:25:54.870 --> 00:26:04.550
VIRGINIA: Are there any rides in specifically in the Magic Kingdom that you have ridden at Disneyland Paris that you're interested to see like the difference in?

00:26:04.550 --> 00:26:10.110
STEPH: Well, at Disneyland Paris, they've got Phantom Manor, which obviously is...

00:26:10.110 --> 00:26:10.910
VIRGINIA: It's Haunted Mansion.

00:26:11.090 --> 00:26:12.050
STEPH: That's it, yeah.

00:26:12.170 --> 00:26:14.410
STEPH: So obviously, we want to see how different that is.

00:26:14.410 --> 00:26:18.190
VIRGINIA: I have heard that Phantom Manor is the scariest version of it.

00:26:18.190 --> 00:26:19.250
STEPH: Hardly ever await that.

00:26:19.250 --> 00:26:21.230
STEPH: It's normally just a walk on.

00:26:21.230 --> 00:26:24.490
VIRGINIA: So let's talk about Animal Kingdom then.

00:26:24.490 --> 00:26:26.550
VIRGINIA: What are you looking forward to at Animal Kingdom?

00:26:26.890 --> 00:26:28.590
STEPH: It's got to be Safari.

00:26:29.890 --> 00:26:33.410
STEPH: Disneyland Paris, where they're getting a new line-in section, but they don't have any animals there.

00:26:33.490 --> 00:26:37.810
STEPH: There's a big difference having animals in a park at Disney Park to what I'm conferred to.

00:26:37.810 --> 00:26:39.990
STEPH: So I'm looking forward to that.

00:26:39.990 --> 00:26:41.470
VIRGINIA: Are you a big animal lover?

00:26:41.470 --> 00:26:42.390
STEPH: Yeah.

00:26:42.390 --> 00:26:43.210
STEPH: I do like giraffes.

00:26:43.210 --> 00:26:44.190
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

00:26:44.190 --> 00:26:44.690
STEPH: Yeah.

00:26:44.690 --> 00:26:58.230
VIRGINIA: Giraffes, you're going to see, hopefully, you'll see plenty of those on the Safari because those are the ones that are usually among some of the first animals that you see when you get out onto the big, I don't even know what to call it, the Savannah.

00:26:58.230 --> 00:26:58.850
VIRGINIA: That's what it is.

00:26:58.850 --> 00:26:59.010
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:26:59.350 --> 00:27:00.610
VIRGINIA: Savannah, that's the word.

00:27:00.610 --> 00:27:02.670
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:27:02.670 --> 00:27:06.350
VIRGINIA: What about any other rides or shows at Animal Kingdom?

00:27:06.350 --> 00:27:07.250
STEPH: Lion King.

00:27:07.250 --> 00:27:11.950
STEPH: Got to be Lion King because they've got one at Disneyland Paris, which obviously, I love that one.

00:27:11.950 --> 00:27:16.490
STEPH: But apparently, the one at Florida is meant to be even better, so I can't wait to check that out.

00:27:16.490 --> 00:27:21.510
VIRGINIA: Let's talk about snacks at Animal Kingdom because you cannot talk about Animal Kingdom without thinking about snacks.

00:27:21.510 --> 00:27:23.990
VIRGINIA: Do you have any specifically there that you're excited about?

00:27:23.990 --> 00:27:25.930
STEPH: There's the Night Blossom.

00:27:25.930 --> 00:27:27.050
STEPH: I know that's one that you've got to try.

00:27:27.770 --> 00:27:30.650
STEPH: And there's the Cheeseburger Pods, I think it's called.

00:27:30.650 --> 00:27:31.730
VIRGINIA: Oh, the Cheeseburger Pods.

00:27:31.730 --> 00:27:33.410
VIRGINIA: Yes, that's the Tully Canteen.

00:27:33.410 --> 00:27:36.490
VIRGINIA: It's right next to where you get the Night Blossom.

00:27:36.490 --> 00:27:39.710
STEPH: And there's fries from a company which is called Mr.

00:27:39.710 --> 00:27:40.650
STEPH: Carmel's Fries.

00:27:40.650 --> 00:27:42.090
STEPH: Yeah.

00:27:42.090 --> 00:27:43.150
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:27:43.150 --> 00:27:46.850
VIRGINIA: When you get your Night Blossom, they also sell a really...

00:27:46.850 --> 00:27:56.350
VIRGINIA: If you're getting your Night Blossom at a time when you're having a snack and you're not sitting down to a meal, they sell a pretzel that comes with beer cheese there at the same place that you get the Night Blossom.

00:27:56.350 --> 00:27:58.470
VIRGINIA: And that beer cheese is so good.

00:27:58.470 --> 00:27:59.990
VIRGINIA: I don't even like beer.

00:27:59.990 --> 00:28:01.710
VIRGINIA: It is so good.

00:28:01.710 --> 00:28:04.170
VIRGINIA: So I highly recommend that.

00:28:04.170 --> 00:28:04.610
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:28:04.610 --> 00:28:08.690
VIRGINIA: And last but not least, my favorite, Epcot.

00:28:08.690 --> 00:28:10.690
VIRGINIA: What are you looking forward to at Epcot?

00:28:10.690 --> 00:28:14.850
STEPH: Obviously, seeing all the different pavilions because Disneyland Paris, we don't really have...

00:28:14.850 --> 00:28:16.010
STEPH: We have like a little...

00:28:16.010 --> 00:28:20.170
STEPH: They have like a cocoa restaurant, but that's all they've got.

00:28:20.170 --> 00:28:26.390
STEPH: Some bits obviously French, but it's not like, oh, we're French and they've got their own specific area.

00:28:26.390 --> 00:28:27.010
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:27.010 --> 00:28:31.110
STEPH: Mexico is the one I'm looking forward to the most, going on the RECabalero's ride.

00:28:31.110 --> 00:28:31.490
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:28:31.490 --> 00:28:33.010
STEPH: I can't wait to go to that and obviously Frozen.

00:28:33.010 --> 00:28:34.530
STEPH: Disneyland Paris is getting Frozen.

00:28:34.530 --> 00:28:36.070
STEPH: Not next year, the year after.

00:28:36.070 --> 00:28:43.510
STEPH: Just to see what that's like because the animatronics at the new Paris one is meant to be better than the ones there, but obviously it'd be a similar ride system.

00:28:43.510 --> 00:28:50.830
VIRGINIA: And don't miss out on the classics like Spaceship Earth and Living with the Land, one of my favorites.

00:28:50.830 --> 00:28:50.990
STEPH: Yeah.

00:28:51.870 --> 00:29:00.450
VIRGINIA: Now, I know based on the things that you've said thus far that you are probably unlikely to go on Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind.

00:29:00.450 --> 00:29:01.470
VIRGINIA: Am I right?

00:29:01.470 --> 00:29:02.130
STEPH: Yeah.

00:29:02.130 --> 00:29:04.710
STEPH: I'll go in the shop, but not the ride.

00:29:04.710 --> 00:29:05.250
STEPH: All right.

00:29:05.730 --> 00:29:06.910
VIRGINIA: What about your best friend?

00:29:06.910 --> 00:29:09.230
VIRGINIA: Do you think that she will try Guardians?

00:29:09.270 --> 00:29:17.310
STEPH: I think I'll have to show a video of what it's like first just so she gets an idea of what it is, see whether she wants to go in it, but I'm not completely sure if she wants to go in it or not.

00:29:17.930 --> 00:29:18.590
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:29:18.590 --> 00:29:22.250
VIRGINIA: I mean, if she's a thrill seeker, then I highly recommend it.

00:29:22.250 --> 00:29:29.630
STEPH: She's done a big fun, the mountain and Star Wars, Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland Paris, so she does those sort of rides.

00:29:29.630 --> 00:29:30.370
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:29:30.370 --> 00:29:30.890
VIRGINIA: No.

00:29:30.890 --> 00:29:36.330
VIRGINIA: My understanding is that Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland Paris, I think has a loop.

00:29:36.330 --> 00:29:36.750
STEPH: I don't know.

00:29:36.750 --> 00:29:38.130
STEPH: I've not been on it.

00:29:38.130 --> 00:29:38.690
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:29:38.690 --> 00:29:39.670
VIRGINIA: I think it has a loop.

00:29:39.670 --> 00:29:44.330
VIRGINIA: I think it's much more exciting and thrilling than our Space Mountain.

00:29:44.330 --> 00:29:49.170
VIRGINIA: So I'm guessing that if she can do that, she can probably handle Guardians.

00:29:49.550 --> 00:29:54.050
VIRGINIA: It is 100 percent my favorite ride in all four of the parks.

00:29:54.050 --> 00:29:58.370
STEPH: Unless you get the same song every single time you go on it, which some people do.

00:29:58.370 --> 00:29:59.230
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:29:59.230 --> 00:30:00.950
STEPH: I just think they're unlucky, aren't they really?

00:30:00.950 --> 00:30:03.110
STEPH: Not to try a different song every time.

00:30:03.110 --> 00:30:03.770
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:30:03.770 --> 00:30:05.350
VIRGINIA: Let's talk about Universal.

00:30:05.350 --> 00:30:09.730
VIRGINIA: So you are heading over there for a couple different days during your trip.

00:30:09.850 --> 00:30:16.450
VIRGINIA: Now, Universal does have a lot more thrill rides and it has a lot more screen-based rides.

00:30:16.450 --> 00:30:28.810
VIRGINIA: So in thinking ahead to both Universal Studios Park and to Islands of Adventure Park, what stood out to you as what you are interested in seeing?

00:30:28.810 --> 00:30:29.630
STEPH: Basically, Harry Potter.

00:30:29.630 --> 00:30:30.810
STEPH: I'm a big Harry Potter fan.

00:30:31.250 --> 00:30:37.130
STEPH: As well as Disney, Harry Potter is literally my jam, so I cannot wait to see Diagon Alley.

00:30:37.130 --> 00:30:38.590
STEPH: It's going to be amazing.

00:30:38.630 --> 00:30:41.590
STEPH: Going to the studio tour, get to see what it looks like on the outside.

00:30:41.590 --> 00:30:48.170
STEPH: Where we see there, you actually get to go into the shop, which is what I wish we had in our country, like a bigger Harry Potter area.

00:30:48.170 --> 00:30:53.590
VIRGINIA: Having recently done the studio tour over in the UK, it's amazing you see all the real stuff.

00:30:53.590 --> 00:31:01.970
VIRGINIA: But to go into the wizarding world at Universal feels like you've stepped in to the movie because it's so immersive.

00:31:01.970 --> 00:31:05.490
VIRGINIA: So I'm very excited to hear what you think of it when you get back.

00:31:06.110 --> 00:31:09.090
VIRGINIA: I have to ask you, what house are you?

00:31:09.090 --> 00:31:11.550
STEPH: Gryffindor, as you can see.

00:31:13.710 --> 00:31:15.010
VIRGINIA: Oh, I can't even see that part.

00:31:15.010 --> 00:31:16.310
VIRGINIA: Okay, now I see it.

00:31:16.310 --> 00:31:18.450
VIRGINIA: Now I notice that that is a Gryffindor pennant.

00:31:18.450 --> 00:31:18.970
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:31:18.970 --> 00:31:22.450
VIRGINIA: Yes, I have a young Gryffindor here that I live with, my son Alex.

00:31:22.450 --> 00:31:27.110
VIRGINIA: I am a Ravenclaw and we've decided that my husband is a Hufflepuff.

00:31:28.970 --> 00:31:29.890
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:31:29.890 --> 00:31:33.750
VIRGINIA: Anything else at Universal that is standing out to you?

00:31:34.110 --> 00:31:41.770
STEPH: I'm thinking Simpsons because I keep hearing rumors that it's not going to be around that long, so it'd be nice to see or to get back to my youth because I used to watch Simpsons when I was younger.

00:31:41.770 --> 00:31:44.830
STEPH: So obviously seeing what that area is like, Dr.

00:31:44.830 --> 00:31:48.150
STEPH: Shoes landing as well, because that should be nice on Christmas Eve.

00:31:48.150 --> 00:31:49.890
STEPH: I think the Star Wars decorations up there.

00:31:49.890 --> 00:31:51.590
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah, that's what I thought.

00:31:51.590 --> 00:31:54.850
STEPH: I want to go Minions Blast, the ladies blasting.

00:31:54.890 --> 00:31:57.270
STEPH: That's one ride I'm looking forward to.

00:31:57.270 --> 00:32:01.710
VIRGINIA: Be aware that the Simpsons ride is very screen heavy.

00:32:01.710 --> 00:32:03.850
VIRGINIA: It is the one ride at Universal.

00:32:03.850 --> 00:32:05.210
VIRGINIA: Like I'll do everything.

00:32:05.210 --> 00:32:09.590
VIRGINIA: It's the one and I'll still do the Simpsons, but I do not feel good after it's over.

00:32:09.590 --> 00:32:16.350
VIRGINIA: It will make me feel ill because of how thrilling it is, even though you're just sitting in the thing and the screen is going.

00:32:16.350 --> 00:32:23.390
VIRGINIA: So if you have trouble with the light and that sort of thing, I'm going to guess you probably would not do great with Simpsons.

00:32:23.630 --> 00:32:25.970
VIRGINIA: So maybe just stick to the shops and...

00:32:25.970 --> 00:32:31.270
STEPH: I watched a vlog the other day and I went like, we were going to go on it, but we felt about we weren't going to go on it.

00:32:31.270 --> 00:32:33.670
STEPH: I was like, yeah, I don't think so.

00:32:33.670 --> 00:32:37.570
STEPH: They need to update all these rights because some 3D rights are really good.

00:32:37.570 --> 00:32:39.990
STEPH: But if they make you feel sick, people aren't going to want to go on it.

00:32:39.990 --> 00:32:41.550
STEPH: There's really no point in being there, really.

00:32:41.550 --> 00:32:43.070
STEPH: People just trying them for one.

00:32:43.070 --> 00:32:43.850
VIRGINIA: Right, right.

00:32:43.850 --> 00:32:46.270
VIRGINIA: And I'm not even somebody who gets sick on things.

00:32:46.270 --> 00:32:50.190
VIRGINIA: That's just like it's bad enough that it makes even me feel sick.

00:32:50.190 --> 00:32:51.430
STEPH: Yeah, I'm not good with motion sickness.

00:32:52.110 --> 00:32:57.230
VIRGINIA: So let's now talk about the non-park things that you're excited about.

00:32:57.230 --> 00:33:01.630
VIRGINIA: So you've mentioned maybe doing some shopping.

00:33:01.630 --> 00:33:04.990
VIRGINIA: Are you planning to get over to the Character Warehouse at all?

00:33:04.990 --> 00:33:05.830
STEPH: Both of them.

00:33:05.830 --> 00:33:07.710
VIRGINIA: Oh, you're going to go to both locations?

00:33:07.710 --> 00:33:12.410
STEPH: Yeah, because I know that some have got buff body works with them.

00:33:12.470 --> 00:33:15.150
STEPH: Some have got crooks, because I want to do O-Shops as well.

00:33:15.150 --> 00:33:18.550
STEPH: Apparently, they've got different merchandise, different ones.

00:33:18.650 --> 00:33:23.370
STEPH: Apparently, if you get it early enough, you might get a lounge flyer before they're all took by the sellers.

00:33:23.370 --> 00:33:31.010
STEPH: Because there's a lot of posts on my UK Facebook groups that go, well, we're not going to get a lounge flyer, but they've all disappeared because there's someone with up 20 in their trolley.

00:33:31.010 --> 00:33:31.550
VIRGINIA: Really?

00:33:31.550 --> 00:33:33.190
VIRGINIA: Oh my gosh.

00:33:33.190 --> 00:33:37.510
VIRGINIA: I think I've seen that a lot of times they'll have a limit on how many people can buy.

00:33:37.510 --> 00:33:38.050
VIRGINIA: So that helps.

00:33:38.050 --> 00:33:52.310
VIRGINIA: They also will sometimes have, if you're interested in like the Dooney and Burke purses or the Kate Spade, sometimes you'll see those there and you definitely can get good deals on shirts and things and ears for sure.

00:33:52.310 --> 00:33:52.790
STEPH: Yeah.

00:33:52.790 --> 00:33:57.630
STEPH: My collection from Disneyland Paris, my last trip, I went with, I had three.

00:33:57.630 --> 00:33:59.670
STEPH: I came home and I now have about ten.

00:33:59.670 --> 00:34:01.150
STEPH: So that was good.

00:34:01.150 --> 00:34:05.810
VIRGINIA: I recently counted mine and it's a little embarrassing how many I had.

00:34:05.810 --> 00:34:06.710
VIRGINIA: But you know what?

00:34:06.710 --> 00:34:08.610
VIRGINIA: You have to have one for every outfit.

00:34:08.610 --> 00:34:10.330
VIRGINIA: You have to mix it up.

00:34:10.330 --> 00:34:12.190
VIRGINIA: You got to have your seasonal ones.

00:34:12.190 --> 00:34:16.510
STEPH: I've got a Christmas one for the party, because I've got a matching spirit jersey and nunchaku for that for the party.

00:34:16.510 --> 00:34:18.170
STEPH: I've got that last Christmas.

00:34:18.270 --> 00:34:24.350
STEPH: Then I've got some custom-made ears with Steph written on for Animal Kingdom, which I can't wait to wear them.

00:34:24.550 --> 00:34:27.430
STEPH: Then I've just got the original mini ears for the flat.

00:34:27.450 --> 00:34:34.150
STEPH: Because obviously, I do want to be a bit Disney at the Apple, and if everyone else is not being Disney at the Apple, I will be.

00:34:36.130 --> 00:34:37.590
VIRGINIA: I love it.

00:34:37.590 --> 00:34:38.330
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:34:38.330 --> 00:34:43.570
VIRGINIA: Anything else off property that you're excited for beyond the shopping?

00:34:43.570 --> 00:34:51.670
VIRGINIA: I know that a lot of times the people that I've spoken to in the UK get particularly excited about some US restaurant chains or things like that.

00:34:52.030 --> 00:34:54.890
VIRGINIA: Lots of trips to Target that happen.

00:34:54.890 --> 00:34:56.250
STEPH: Definitely got to go to Target.

00:34:56.250 --> 00:35:01.990
STEPH: Because the size of our sweets at the moment, like small packets, but that small, and at your size, they're like that big.

00:35:01.990 --> 00:35:05.750
STEPH: So I'm going to have to stock up on M&M's and that, because it's just getting ridiculous here.

00:35:05.750 --> 00:35:10.270
STEPH: We do have M&M's World in London, but I'm not going to pay their prices.

00:35:10.290 --> 00:35:11.170
VIRGINIA: Oh, no, no, no.

00:35:11.170 --> 00:35:12.930
STEPH: I'm just going to stock up for Christmas.

00:35:12.930 --> 00:35:19.730
STEPH: And also, they have different flavors, like meat ones and that for season, so I might have to stock up on that really.

00:35:19.730 --> 00:35:27.470
STEPH: But yeah, I want to go and see Panda Express, Universal, all one I'm out and about, because that's one restaurant that everyone keeps raving about.

00:35:27.470 --> 00:35:27.870
VIRGINIA: Really?

00:35:27.870 --> 00:35:29.210
VIRGINIA: Panda Express?

00:35:29.210 --> 00:35:31.510
STEPH: Yeah, because we don't really get anything like that here.

00:35:31.510 --> 00:35:32.270
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:35:32.270 --> 00:35:33.530
VIRGINIA: It's just fast food Chinese.

00:35:33.530 --> 00:35:35.430
VIRGINIA: So I don't...

00:35:35.430 --> 00:35:36.290
VIRGINIA: You're the first person I've heard...

00:35:36.290 --> 00:35:37.830
STEPH: I like trying everything.

00:35:37.830 --> 00:35:38.530
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:35:38.530 --> 00:35:41.190
VIRGINIA: You're the first person I've heard mention Panda Express.

00:35:41.230 --> 00:35:49.190
VIRGINIA: Usually, what I was expecting you to say was Cheesecake Factory, because lots of people get excited about Cheesecake Factory.

00:35:49.190 --> 00:35:51.710
STEPH: I do like Cheesecake, but it's like a Sankar Dava Christmas.

00:35:51.710 --> 00:35:53.290
STEPH: It's not like I eat all year round.

00:35:53.290 --> 00:36:01.250
STEPH: So unless Vivesy wants to go to the World of the Forge of More, it's not really something I want to go to, like I plan to go to.

00:36:01.250 --> 00:36:01.730
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:36:01.730 --> 00:36:08.190
VIRGINIA: Well, you have so much time to get everything done that you want to get done on this trip.

00:36:08.190 --> 00:36:15.030
VIRGINIA: And I'm just so excited to hear about it because I don't often get to talk to people who are going for the very first time.

00:36:15.030 --> 00:36:22.530
VIRGINIA: So this is thrilling to me because I want to hear how everything is through the eyes of somebody who's never seen it before.

00:36:22.530 --> 00:36:24.730
VIRGINIA: So cannot wait.

00:36:24.730 --> 00:36:27.570
STEPH: Yeah, I'm just so excited now because it's a week today.

00:36:27.570 --> 00:36:28.350
STEPH: I'm just so excited.

00:36:28.350 --> 00:36:30.050
STEPH: I can't wait to get in there.

00:36:30.050 --> 00:36:31.230
VIRGINIA: Are you packed?

00:36:31.270 --> 00:36:32.190
STEPH: Yeah.

00:36:33.170 --> 00:36:36.050
STEPH: I've only got to put the clothes in because obviously I don't want them all creased yet.

00:36:36.050 --> 00:36:39.810
STEPH: So they're just hanging up to go into the suitcase.

00:36:40.610 --> 00:36:42.590
STEPH: I basically started packing from August.

00:36:42.590 --> 00:36:45.070
VIRGINIA: I'm not going to go back.

00:36:45.070 --> 00:36:47.070
VIRGINIA: I love that you're so on top of it.

00:36:47.070 --> 00:36:49.530
VIRGINIA: Are you as on top of it when it comes to unpacking?

00:36:49.530 --> 00:36:52.690
VIRGINIA: Because that's my issue is I come back and it sits there.

00:36:52.690 --> 00:36:54.990
STEPH: I'm going to be coming back right early in the morning.

00:36:54.990 --> 00:36:59.870
STEPH: So we landed just before 7 AM, our time on the Monday.

00:36:59.870 --> 00:37:04.150
STEPH: So I may just chuck the suitcase in and just go to sleep.

00:37:04.150 --> 00:37:06.690
STEPH: So obviously you want me to stay up, but I may just go to sleep.

00:37:06.690 --> 00:37:10.010
STEPH: So I'm not going to sleep in the airplane because I like watching the movies on the airplane.

00:37:10.010 --> 00:37:10.710
STEPH: I'm not going to lie.

00:37:10.710 --> 00:37:11.870
STEPH: I've got a lift.

00:37:11.870 --> 00:37:13.170
STEPH: I just want to watch the movies.

00:37:13.170 --> 00:37:16.610
STEPH: No, because there's some you can't watch at home for a month or two.

00:37:16.610 --> 00:37:19.610
STEPH: Well, Disney are quite quick at getting their ones out now.

00:37:19.610 --> 00:37:22.430
STEPH: But some of them, they just take ages to come out on TV.

00:37:22.430 --> 00:37:24.670
STEPH: So I might as well watch them on the airplane.

00:37:24.670 --> 00:37:28.470
STEPH: I've also downloaded some just in case the inflight system doesn't work.

00:37:28.470 --> 00:37:33.970
STEPH: Because there's some people who get to go, oh, we didn't know to download them just in case.

00:37:33.970 --> 00:37:37.510
STEPH: I'm like, you just download them anyway, just in case the system don't work.

00:37:38.130 --> 00:37:40.790
VIRGINIA: Listen, I highly recommend that.

00:37:40.790 --> 00:37:41.370
VIRGINIA: You never know.

00:37:41.370 --> 00:37:43.310
VIRGINIA: I always have my Kindle with me.

00:37:43.310 --> 00:37:51.090
VIRGINIA: I don't even need to download anything in advance because I always have the 2005 Pride and Prejudice on my phone for emergencies.

00:37:53.090 --> 00:37:57.830
STEPH: I'm hoping there might be some Christmas movies out, but it's still a tiny bit early.

00:37:57.830 --> 00:38:00.030
STEPH: So I'm hoping there might be something out on there.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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STEPH: Just to get me into the vibes.

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VIRGINIA: Exactly.

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VIRGINIA: Exactly.

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VIRGINIA: All right, Steph, it has been a pleasure hearing about your trip and what you're excited about.

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VIRGINIA: And we will talk when you get back and hear all of the juicy details.

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VIRGINIA: So have a great time.

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STEPH: Talk to you soon.

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VIRGINIA: Be safe.

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STEPH: I will do.

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STEPH: Thank you.

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VIRGINIA: Thank you to Steph for joining me on the show.

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VIRGINIA: Steph's post trip episode is up next.

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VIRGINIA: So add it to your queue.

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VIRGINIA: Please make sure you go give Steph a follow on Instagram.

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VIRGINIA: And while you were there, don't forget to follow Where I Long To Be Podcast too.

00:38:33.210 --> 00:38:39.030
VIRGINIA: Instagram is typically where I'm the most active, though I have recently dipped my toe into TikTok.

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VIRGINIA: With the impending TikTok ban in the US coming in January, we will see how long I last over there.

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VIRGINIA: Crossing our fingers.

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VIRGINIA: Okay, head to the next episode, if you please.

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VIRGINIA: And don't forget to keep daydreaming about where you long to be.