Pre-Trip Report: Tiffany’s BFF Trip to WDW (February 2024)

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VIRGINIA: You are listening to another episode of Where I Long To Be, a Magical Trip Report Podcast.

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VIRGINIA: I am your host, Virginia.

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VIRGINIA: And today, I am sitting down with Tiffany, who is TiffanyInTomorrowland on Instagram, to walk through the plans for her upcoming trip.

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VIRGINIA: If you have a Disney or Universal trip coming up, I want to hear about it.

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VIRGINIA: All right, grab your Mickey ears.

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VIRGINIA: Here's Tiffany.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome to the podcast, Tiffany.

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TIFFANY: Hello.

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TIFFANY: I am very excited to be here.

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TIFFANY: I've been looking forward to this so much.

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VIRGINIA: Well, I cannot wait to hear all about your trip details, but before we talk about any of that, I want to hear a little bit about who you are.

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VIRGINIA: I follow you on Instagram, so I think you live in Tennessee.

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VIRGINIA: Is that correct?

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TIFFANY: I do.

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TIFFANY: I live in Chattanooga.

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TIFFANY: I am married with a dog and two cats.

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TIFFANY: My husband, he works for the state of Tennessee, and he's also in the Army.

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TIFFANY: His first trip to Disney was our honeymoon, and now he's hooked.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, is he?

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VIRGINIA: So supportive spouse.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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TIFFANY: Yes.

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TIFFANY: So I've got him going in the right direction.

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TIFFANY: I am a stay-at-home pet mom right now, just keeping the house in order.

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TIFFANY: I love making content about Disney and the parks.

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TIFFANY: It's just been like, it's very nostalgic because I grew up going with my whole family, cousins and all.

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TIFFANY: So it's a really special place for me.

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TIFFANY: So this is just like my dream to make this my job.

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VIRGINIA: Okay.

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VIRGINIA: I have two follow-up questions about your life.

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VIRGINIA: Number one, how long have you been in Chattanooga?

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TIFFANY: Let's see.

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TIFFANY: We got our anniversary.

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TIFFANY: Our two-year anniversary is actually in two days.

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TIFFANY: So it'll be almost two years that I've lived here.

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VIRGINIA: And with a spouse who is in the military, do you move frequently or will you be anticipating moving frequently?

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TIFFANY: So he is in the Army National Guard, so he's not active, technically.

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TIFFANY: So he has weekend drills in Tennessee once a month that he goes to, so we're pretty much tied to this area.

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TIFFANY: So he doesn't have to go too far for drill, but there is a possibility for a deployment this year where he'll be going, and I'll probably just stay.

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TIFFANY: I have family in Alabama, so they're not far.

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TIFFANY: They're only two hours.

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TIFFANY: So I think it'd be easier for me to just stay here and wait for him instead of having to move back and forth and just go visit frequently.

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TIFFANY: But he also said that he'll get me an annual pass before he goes, so I can...

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VIRGINIA: So you have something to do.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, please tell him on behalf of me and all of the listeners, thank him for his service for us, please.

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TIFFANY: Absolutely.

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VIRGINIA: And my second backup question or follow-up question, rather, is you said you have several pets.

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VIRGINIA: Are any of them named Disney names?

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TIFFANY: All of them?

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TIFFANY: So I thought it would be cute to do because I had my dog before we got married and his name is Willie after Steamboat Willie.

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TIFFANY: And so I was like, what if we just name all of them Disney names?

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TIFFANY: And then I was like, well, then they can all be W's.

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TIFFANY: So we have Winnie and Woody.

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TIFFANY: But now when someone's in trouble, you're saying every name to the home demand that starts with the W.

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VIRGINIA: That's really funny.

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VIRGINIA: Well, I have a pet who has a Disney name that starts with a W, and it's Walter.

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VIRGINIA: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: So Walter is a small Maltese that thinks he's a pit bull.

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VIRGINIA: So yeah, I mostly call him Bubba.

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VIRGINIA: I don't know why.

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VIRGINIA: I grew up in North Carolina, so it's just like a little term of endearment.

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TIFFANY: So I'm like, oh, Bubba.

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VIRGINIA: But he knows his name is Walter.

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VIRGINIA: Nobody out there has to worry.

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VIRGINIA: He doesn't think he's a Bubba.

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VIRGINIA: He just knows he's my baby.

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TIFFANY: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: The double U names.

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VIRGINIA: I know.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, let's get into the details of this trip.

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VIRGINIA: So first of all, what are the dates of your trip?

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TIFFANY: So we will be leaving February 5th, and we will come home February 8th.

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VIRGINIA: And where are you headed?

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TIFFANY: So we are going to leave Chattanooga.

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TIFFANY: We're going to drive all the way to Disney.

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TIFFANY: It's about a nine-ish hour drive with the traffic, and we will be staying at All Star Movies.

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VIRGINIA: So All Star Movies, have you stayed there before?

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TIFFANY: I have.

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TIFFANY: My first stay there was actually in September, this past September.

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TIFFANY: My husband and I took two of my sisters for a week, and we stayed there, and we loved it.

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TIFFANY: The theming around the resort is amazing.

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TIFFANY: It's so spot on.

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VIRGINIA: I haven't stayed at any of the All Star resorts, though.

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VIRGINIA: I was kind of twang around with trying to do an All Star stay soon, just because I feel like, as a Disney fan, you want to experience everything.

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VIRGINIA: But when I'm thinking about it, I'm really torn between All Star movies and All Star music.

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VIRGINIA: I'm not so much into All Star sports, just because I just don't think the over-the-top sports theming is really necessarily for me, although I'm a huge basketball fan, because I did go to UNC Chapel Hill.

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VIRGINIA: So go heels.

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VIRGINIA: Love basketball, but I could care less about, or I guess I couldn't care less about football.

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VIRGINIA: So for me, it's like movies or music.

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VIRGINIA: Movies or music.

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VIRGINIA: I'm not sure.

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TIFFANY: So I haven't stayed at music, but where we were staying at movies, we were directly next to their lobby, so we could see it.

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TIFFANY: And it's really cute.

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TIFFANY: I'm more of like a movie girl, so I love movie.

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TIFFANY: I have stayed at sports.

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TIFFANY: I'm a huge football girl, roll tide, Alabama folks.

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TIFFANY: And so I did love the sports, and it was very quiet.

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TIFFANY: Like it felt very like, you know, at the pool there just was not a ton of people.

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TIFFANY: It was very quiet, very relaxing.

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TIFFANY: It wasn't what I would think being at a Disney resort pool would be.

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TIFFANY: Now, movies had a little bit more people at the pools, and I think more people are drawn to like movies or music rather than sports.

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TIFFANY: So I feel like sports is usually one of the quieter ones, unless you go during cheerleader week.

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VIRGINIA: Right, and I think that's part of what has kind of turned me off to considering it, only because I will admit, I love watching cheerleading competitions.

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VIRGINIA: Like if I'm scrolling through TikTok and somebody's doing a routine or whatever, I stop and watch nearly every single time.

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VIRGINIA: But do I want to stay at the same resort as a giant group of high school students?

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VIRGINIA: No, not so much, if I can avoid it.

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VIRGINIA: Although I'm about to have my own high school age student next year, so maybe I'll feel a little bit differently when he starts his high school career.

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TIFFANY: Yeah, we actually found out the week we're going is cheerleader week.

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TIFFANY: I am so scared, I'm so nervous.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, gosh.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, I've heard some horror stories of cheerleader groups being in the parks, and even though they're not supposed to, doing like stunt moves and stuff like that.

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VIRGINIA: So, all right.

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VIRGINIA: Well, I wish you all the best of luck, and we'll see.

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VIRGINIA: We'll see what happens with that.

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VIRGINIA: Okay, so driving to Orlando, nine hour drive, do you all split the driving responsibilities?

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TIFFANY: I am terrified of cars in general.

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TIFFANY: I don't like being in cars.

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TIFFANY: So I would rather drive the entire time and feel like I'm in control and just have my little passenger princess keep me company.

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TIFFANY: So I did say I will drive the whole time.

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TIFFANY: I have a Jeep Wrangler.

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TIFFANY: We're going to take it.

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TIFFANY: That's what I feel safest driving.

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TIFFANY: It's not the best on gas, but my husband's car is so different.

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TIFFANY: It's so techy compared to mine.

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TIFFANY: I just feel safer in mine.

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TIFFANY: And I have the sun pass in my car as well.

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TIFFANY: So we won't have to worry about tolls.

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TIFFANY: So it's going to be a long drive, but I'd rather just feel safe and drive myself.

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VIRGINIA: I totally get it.

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VIRGINIA: I totally get it.

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VIRGINIA: When you do drive down to Orlando, do you take the same way every time?

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VIRGINIA: And do you have like a halfway point?

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VIRGINIA: You know, oh, that's where we stop for lunch or that sort of thing.

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TIFFANY: So this will be the fourth time driving from Chattanooga.

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TIFFANY: No, third time.

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TIFFANY: And I do take the same route.

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TIFFANY: I usually don't like to stop that much.

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TIFFANY: I like to just kind of stop for gas and then I'll get a snack in there.

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TIFFANY: And I usually just wait to eat once I'm down there because I hate sitting in traffic.

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TIFFANY: So any extra stops.

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TIFFANY: And we have a dinner plan for the night we arrive.

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TIFFANY: So I want to make sure that we stay on our timeline.

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TIFFANY: But there is this one place that I know we're close.

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TIFFANY: It's called like the Villas or the Village.

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TIFFANY: And there is like a neighborhood on both sides.

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TIFFANY: And it's like a tunnel or not.

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TIFFANY: It's like a bridge across the road.

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TIFFANY: And it says the Villages and people ride on their little golf carts.

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TIFFANY: That's my like, we've almost made it point.

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VIRGINIA: Yes, I feel like I have seen video footage, maybe on TikTok of the Villages, because you're right, it's golf cart central.

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VIRGINIA: And I think it's just a bunch of retired people living their best life.

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VIRGINIA: And yeah, hashtag goals.

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TIFFANY: So yeah, for real.

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VIRGINIA: What time do you plan on starting this nine hour drive?

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VIRGINIA: Do you leave super early in the morning?

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TIFFANY: So I'm planning on leaving at 530 in the morning.

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TIFFANY: And that will put us hopefully at the resort by 3, 330.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: That sounds good.

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VIRGINIA: I love an early start because then you can kind of get ahead of some of that traffic.

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VIRGINIA: And then, you know, with it being Monday, February the 5th, you know, at some point in your drive, you're probably going to hit a little bit of traffic just because of rush hour.

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VIRGINIA: But if you can maybe hit rush hour going through like a smaller town, like I don't think you want to be going through Atlanta if that's on your way through.

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TIFFANY: So the last time I did this drive, it was on a Monday as well.

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TIFFANY: When I did it by myself, I did a solo trip.

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TIFFANY: And I left at the same time and I hit Atlanta right when everyone was trying to go to work.

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TIFFANY: And I was like, shoot, I didn't even think about this.

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TIFFANY: So I have it a little bit better in my head like what to expect.

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TIFFANY: So I feel like this will be a good timeline for us to get to the resort on time, kind of relax, then get ready and head off on our dinner plans.

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TIFFANY: But I think Atlanta and then hitting the Orlando area are really my worst traffic areas.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So dinner plans, you've mentioned you have those.

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VIRGINIA: Where will you be eating that night?

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TIFFANY: So we are going to the Contemporary to eat at California Grill.

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TIFFANY: And I am so excited.

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TIFFANY: I've never been at all.

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TIFFANY: I haven't even been to the Contemporary before.

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VIRGINIA: What time is your dinner reservation for?

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TIFFANY: It is at 725.

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TIFFANY: And we can check in about 20 minutes early, so we can check in around 7, and then the fireworks will be at 8.

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VIRGINIA: So I will tell you from experience eating at California Grill at firework time is that even if you're seated at your table and it's time for fireworks, you do not have to have any concern about putting your napkin on your chair and walking out to the outdoor balcony to watch the fireworks.

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VIRGINIA: Like the waitstaff will expect it.

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VIRGINIA: There will be a ton of people just gone from their tables during that time, and that is okay.

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VIRGINIA: Now, your food might get a little cold, but just feel free to do that.

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TIFFANY: See, I was worried about that because I was like, it'll either be happening like right when we're finishing or like in the middle of our food.

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TIFFANY: And so I was wondering if we'd be able to go out there because I saw that if you have your receipt or something from that day, if you've eaten there, you can go back for the fireworks.

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TIFFANY: So I'm hoping that we'll get a good view from our table also, but I would like to step outside and just kind of take it all in from up there because it's such a beautiful spot.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: I mean, because it is finer dining, they're not going to try to rush you through your meal, in my experience.

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VIRGINIA: So I think showing up 20 minutes or however early you feel like you can show up with hopes of being seated a little earlier would probably work in your favor.

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VIRGINIA: So when I've eaten at California Grill, I think I've only eaten there once when it was the prefix meal, which I think is what's going on now.

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VIRGINIA: Before that, we've eaten it there lots of times when it was just an order, what you want to order, and it was really good.

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VIRGINIA: So I think you're in for some good food, and even if you don't step outside, they're going to pipe in the music for the fireworks.

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VIRGINIA: So you could stay at your table, but you're there.

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VIRGINIA: You might as well step outside for a minute.

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TIFFANY: I'm going on a girl's trip with my best friend who has not been to Disney since she was a toddler.

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TIFFANY: So I'm trying to make this like the trip.

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TIFFANY: I'm trying to show her everything.

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TIFFANY: And I told her I was like, if they play the song in the restaurant, I will be crying.

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TIFFANY: Like, don't be embarrassed.

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VIRGINIA: I'm going to go as far as to say you would not be the first person doing that.

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VIRGINIA: So don't even worry about it.

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TIFFANY: I told her I was like, you'll probably feel emotional and just let it out.

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TIFFANY: It's going to happen.

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VIRGINIA: Let it go.

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VIRGINIA: When is that girl's trip coming up?

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TIFFANY: That's the fifth through the eighth.

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TIFFANY: So she'll be going with me.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, she is.

00:15:32.117 --> 00:15:34.097
VIRGINIA: Oh, I thought it was just you and your husband.

00:15:35.077 --> 00:15:37.777
TIFFANY: No, it's just this is the girl's trip.

00:15:37.857 --> 00:15:38.657
TIFFANY: She's going with me.

00:15:38.677 --> 00:15:39.137
VIRGINIA: Oh, my word.

00:15:39.337 --> 00:15:39.757
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:15:40.297 --> 00:15:40.677
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:15:40.697 --> 00:15:41.657
TIFFANY: This has changed.

00:15:41.797 --> 00:15:52.557
VIRGINIA: This has changed everything in my head because I just was imagining you and supportive Disney hubby riding on the highway together in your Jeep Wrangler.

00:15:52.797 --> 00:15:53.237
VIRGINIA: OK.

00:15:54.517 --> 00:15:57.737
TIFFANY: No, if he was going, he would be driving.

00:15:57.757 --> 00:15:59.657
TIFFANY: He drives for a living.

00:15:59.677 --> 00:16:01.177
TIFFANY: Like he works, wrecks and stuff.

00:16:01.957 --> 00:16:03.137
TIFFANY: He's my go to guy.

00:16:03.157 --> 00:16:06.317
TIFFANY: But since it's just us, I was like, I'll drive.

00:16:07.977 --> 00:16:08.417
VIRGINIA: Perfect.

00:16:08.877 --> 00:16:09.337
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:16:09.457 --> 00:16:11.977
VIRGINIA: And you just have a date based ticket, right?

00:16:12.097 --> 00:16:17.977
VIRGINIA: This will not be the trip where you upgrade to an annual pass or that will happen down the road.

00:16:18.297 --> 00:16:21.157
TIFFANY: No, I won't be doing the annual pass this trip.

00:16:22.417 --> 00:16:28.957
TIFFANY: We have talked about using the bounce back offer when I come back to book for me, for my husband and I.

00:16:29.877 --> 00:16:32.277
TIFFANY: He would like to go before, you know, if he leaves.

00:16:32.477 --> 00:16:34.157
TIFFANY: And I'm supportive of that.

00:16:34.377 --> 00:16:41.857
TIFFANY: So we're going to we're going to talk about going and it'll probably be around the summertime or March ish when we go.

00:16:41.877 --> 00:16:43.177
TIFFANY: So it'll probably be that trip.

00:16:43.417 --> 00:16:51.357
TIFFANY: And we were kind of trying to decide if it would be worth it to go ahead and even get his now or just wait.

00:16:51.377 --> 00:16:57.297
TIFFANY: Because I feel like if we get it now, it would just kind of be wasted for so long.

00:16:57.697 --> 00:17:06.817
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I mean, if you're if you're not going to be using it enough days, I don't know that I would recommend it.

00:17:06.837 --> 00:17:11.637
VIRGINIA: I mean, you always run the risk of Disney saying we're pausing annual passes, right?

00:17:11.957 --> 00:17:13.517
VIRGINIA: They had that in place for so long.

00:17:13.537 --> 00:17:16.837
VIRGINIA: And I cannot tell you how grateful I was to already have an annual pass.

00:17:17.177 --> 00:17:21.397
VIRGINIA: And now I just keep renewing because I have a fear that they will stop.

00:17:21.537 --> 00:17:25.177
TIFFANY: That was my thought process because I was like, I don't want to get mine.

00:17:25.197 --> 00:17:27.617
TIFFANY: And then, you know, he not be able to get his.

00:17:27.637 --> 00:17:33.057
TIFFANY: But fingers crossed we won't have any sort of shenanigans that causes that to happen again.

00:17:33.077 --> 00:17:35.517
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I mean, I think you'll be fine.

00:17:35.837 --> 00:17:40.217
VIRGINIA: They have yet to say that they are planning to stop that or anything.

00:17:40.237 --> 00:17:42.137
VIRGINIA: They just sort of reserve the right to.

00:17:42.217 --> 00:17:44.457
VIRGINIA: So, yeah, I think you'll be okay.

00:17:44.477 --> 00:17:49.437
VIRGINIA: And for me, it's a little different just because I'm renewing.

00:17:49.517 --> 00:17:51.557
VIRGINIA: And you do get a discount for renewing.

00:17:51.577 --> 00:17:54.937
VIRGINIA: So it is financially feasible.

00:17:55.077 --> 00:18:06.417
VIRGINIA: It's financially sound decision for me to say, okay, I'll renew it now rather than letting it lapse and then having to buy one from scratch all over again.

00:18:06.437 --> 00:18:08.917
TIFFANY: Yeah, I didn't know you got a discount for renewing.

00:18:09.117 --> 00:18:10.957
TIFFANY: I kind of thought that.

00:18:10.977 --> 00:18:13.097
TIFFANY: I was like, that'd be a cool perk, but I didn't know for sure.

00:18:13.117 --> 00:18:14.337
TIFFANY: That's really good to know.

00:18:14.437 --> 00:18:16.077
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it's not a ton.

00:18:16.397 --> 00:18:32.977
VIRGINIA: And I should say, though, because I am a Disney Vacation Club member, I think that applies to everybody, but I know that the kind of ticket that I'm getting is the annual pass that's like, I can never remember what they're called, but it's like the second one down.

00:18:32.997 --> 00:18:34.337
VIRGINIA: It's not the most expensive one.

00:18:34.717 --> 00:18:40.137
VIRGINIA: It's the second one down that you could only buy if you're a Florida resident or a Disney Vacation Club member.

00:18:40.157 --> 00:18:47.357
VIRGINIA: As an out-of-state future pass holder, you'll have to get the most expensive one because that's the only one you're allowed to buy.

00:18:48.137 --> 00:18:50.317
VIRGINIA: But I think you should get some sort of discount.

00:18:50.337 --> 00:18:55.757
VIRGINIA: And I remember, I don't know, I always have to do the math every year, even though I know the result is going to be the same.

00:18:55.777 --> 00:18:56.417
VIRGINIA: I'm going to renew.

00:18:56.757 --> 00:19:01.577
VIRGINIA: But I always do the math just because I want to know, like, am I saving?

00:19:01.577 --> 00:19:13.557
VIRGINIA: And I remember last year when I did the math based on how many days I planned on being on the trip, even just coming, we always go down Presidents Week in February every year.

00:19:13.837 --> 00:19:25.097
VIRGINIA: And even just taking that one trip into account, I want to say it was like $20 more for me to renew my annual pass than compared to buying a date-based ticket.

00:19:25.157 --> 00:19:28.077
TIFFANY: That's just, it makes it so worth it.

00:19:28.097 --> 00:19:35.437
TIFFANY: And then I think the advantage of having the only one available for me to buy is the most expensive.

00:19:35.717 --> 00:19:37.557
TIFFANY: I wouldn't have to worry about blackout dates.

00:19:37.717 --> 00:19:42.717
TIFFANY: So I could really just go whenever, which I do like that perk.

00:19:42.837 --> 00:19:51.457
TIFFANY: I just wish that even if we had to buy the most expensive, like the payment plans that only the Florida residents can do, I wish they would expand that.

00:19:52.297 --> 00:19:52.757
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

00:19:52.817 --> 00:19:54.377
TIFFANY: I feel like it'd make it so much easier.

00:19:55.377 --> 00:20:15.737
VIRGINIA: Yeah, and I do get why they don't do that, only because with out-of-state folks, if you had a payment plan, you could, in theory, go a lot of days and then cancel it and then have gotten more days' worth out of it than you actually paid for.

00:20:15.757 --> 00:20:23.737
VIRGINIA: Whereas with Florida residents, if you're on the payment plan and you cancel, you just immediately, they cut off your pass.

00:20:25.137 --> 00:20:26.357
VIRGINIA: So, I don't know.

00:20:26.577 --> 00:20:35.697
VIRGINIA: It's frustrating because I know every July, because I always renew in July, I'm just like, God, this huge payment to Disney.

00:20:36.157 --> 00:20:40.677
VIRGINIA: But then the rest of the year, GirlMath, I'm going there for free, right?

00:20:41.037 --> 00:20:41.877
TIFFANY: Exactly.

00:20:43.017 --> 00:20:44.197
TIFFANY: We love GirlMath.

00:20:44.477 --> 00:20:47.457
VIRGINIA: Yes, yes.

00:20:47.477 --> 00:20:47.797
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:20:47.817 --> 00:20:51.997
VIRGINIA: Let's talk through the rest of your first day.

00:20:52.017 --> 00:20:53.577
VIRGINIA: So fireworks are a plan.

00:20:53.817 --> 00:21:00.457
VIRGINIA: Are you going to do anything else after watching the fireworks in terms of like exploring resorts or anything?

00:21:00.477 --> 00:21:02.997
VIRGINIA: Because it doesn't seem like this is a park day for you.

00:21:03.857 --> 00:21:09.097
VIRGINIA: Or will you get back to your resort and try to go to bed on the earlier side?

00:21:09.377 --> 00:21:14.357
TIFFANY: So we have a lot of exciting plans for this trip that I've never done.

00:21:14.377 --> 00:21:16.297
TIFFANY: And one of them includes Disney bounding.

00:21:17.237 --> 00:21:23.477
TIFFANY: And so for dinner, we are actually, I'm going to be Wendy Darling and my best friend is going to be Tinker Bell.

00:21:24.097 --> 00:21:32.217
TIFFANY: And so we thought about popping over to the Riviera and they have that giant Peter Pan mural.

00:21:33.197 --> 00:21:34.737
TIFFANY: So we want to take pictures with that.

00:21:34.757 --> 00:21:36.917
TIFFANY: We found these really pretty dresses and stuff.

00:21:36.937 --> 00:21:42.477
TIFFANY: So we're still on like the finer dining side with touches of Wendy and Tinker Bell.

00:21:43.077 --> 00:21:44.737
TIFFANY: So I'm really excited for that.

00:21:44.757 --> 00:21:52.617
TIFFANY: And then I actually started a group on Facebook and Instagram called Disney Girlies.

00:21:53.417 --> 00:21:55.337
TIFFANY: And it's for all Disney Girlies.

00:21:55.377 --> 00:21:57.957
TIFFANY: And we're having our first meet up in Epcot.

00:21:57.957 --> 00:22:00.777
TIFFANY: And so a few of the girls are staying at the same resort.

00:22:01.237 --> 00:22:08.217
TIFFANY: So I think after dinner, a few of us are going to just hang out by the pool and kind of just get to know each other some more.

00:22:08.237 --> 00:22:17.137
TIFFANY: And then I want to go to bed on the earlier side because I do have us, I have like our whole trip planned time wise.

00:22:17.237 --> 00:22:19.857
TIFFANY: Like I want everything perfect for her.

00:22:20.477 --> 00:22:25.797
TIFFANY: So I want to wake up at like 630 the next day to get ready and rope drop.

00:22:26.197 --> 00:22:27.637
VIRGINIA: Is she on board with this plan?

00:22:27.977 --> 00:22:28.357
TIFFANY: Yes.

00:22:28.657 --> 00:22:31.937
TIFFANY: I asked her, I said, what were you feeling time wise?

00:22:32.357 --> 00:22:34.297
TIFFANY: And she said, I want the full experience.

00:22:34.557 --> 00:22:38.937
TIFFANY: I want to from start to finish, like rope drop to park clothes.

00:22:39.697 --> 00:22:41.577
TIFFANY: I said, okay, girl, we're going to do it.

00:22:42.477 --> 00:22:52.057
VIRGINIA: So for this trip, especially knowing what we know about the cheerleader situation, will you be utilizing Jeannie Plus?

00:22:52.197 --> 00:22:56.277
VIRGINIA: And if so, I'm imagining you are going to be the one in charge of all that.

00:22:57.177 --> 00:23:02.037
TIFFANY: So yes, I am going to be in charge, but we are actually using the DAS Pass.

00:23:03.017 --> 00:23:04.617
TIFFANY: I qualify for that.

00:23:04.777 --> 00:23:11.557
TIFFANY: So we do have early selections that we have already picked for both parts.

00:23:11.577 --> 00:23:15.137
TIFFANY: We're doing one full day in EPCOT and one full day in Magic Kingdom.

00:23:15.717 --> 00:23:16.777
VIRGINIA: The EPCOT day is first?

00:23:17.177 --> 00:23:17.517
TIFFANY: Yes.

00:23:17.937 --> 00:23:18.357
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:23:18.377 --> 00:23:20.097
VIRGINIA: So what are your two pre-selections?

00:23:20.477 --> 00:23:27.497
TIFFANY: So for the sixth, the first one we have is Soren at 10, and then we have Test Track at 11.

00:23:28.357 --> 00:23:40.057
TIFFANY: And the way that I like to do EPCOT, especially if I'm solo or if it's just like another person with me, I like to start with Spaceship Earth and hit everything in the front.

00:23:40.557 --> 00:23:46.637
TIFFANY: So for the rest of the day, I can just worry about the countries and frolic around the countries.

00:23:48.337 --> 00:23:48.857
VIRGINIA: I agree.

00:23:48.877 --> 00:23:52.857
VIRGINIA: That is a good way to kind of attack the park.

00:23:53.437 --> 00:23:55.337
VIRGINIA: I am in favor of that.

00:23:55.357 --> 00:24:01.777
VIRGINIA: That's usually kind of what I do too, although I don't know, my family is usually willing to power walk behind me.

00:24:01.797 --> 00:24:09.657
VIRGINIA: So if we wind up in the countries and have to come back to the front for some reason, like virtual queue or anything like that, they just follow right along.

00:24:10.217 --> 00:24:18.917
TIFFANY: So I have found that if I do all those first, I usually don't need to make a lightning layer or anything.

00:24:18.937 --> 00:24:21.257
TIFFANY: Everything up there is usually empty.

00:24:21.277 --> 00:24:27.817
TIFFANY: A lot of people run to Frozen or Guardians, which we will not be doing Guardians.

00:24:27.837 --> 00:24:29.777
TIFFANY: We both get very motion sick.

00:24:30.377 --> 00:24:31.897
TIFFANY: And we just don't want to ruin our day.

00:24:32.677 --> 00:24:35.637
VIRGINIA: Have you done it before and know that it will affect you?

00:24:35.657 --> 00:24:42.697
TIFFANY: I have not, but a lot of my friends have written it and they're like, you will not survive.

00:24:43.137 --> 00:24:47.837
TIFFANY: And my husband rode Flight of Passage with my sisters.

00:24:48.317 --> 00:24:52.557
TIFFANY: And he was like, there's no way you're riding that.

00:24:52.577 --> 00:24:54.697
TIFFANY: So I know she gets motion sick.

00:24:54.717 --> 00:24:59.437
TIFFANY: And so we just don't want to risk getting so sick and not feeling good for the rest of the day.

00:25:00.217 --> 00:25:04.757
TIFFANY: I told my husband I will ride it once with him and he can use that one time whenever.

00:25:04.777 --> 00:25:06.497
TIFFANY: And maybe I won't get sick.

00:25:06.597 --> 00:25:13.017
TIFFANY: But I just don't want our one day Epcot to be us feeling bad or anything like that.

00:25:13.497 --> 00:25:24.057
VIRGINIA: So I would recommend that when you do go back with your husband and give it a try, do the individual lightning lane so you have control over what time of day you're doing it and make it the last thing you're going to do that day.

00:25:24.357 --> 00:25:31.597
VIRGINIA: That way if you're not feeling great after it's over, then you're not sitting around, you know, ruining the rest of your day.

00:25:31.597 --> 00:25:34.957
VIRGINIA: You're just literally heading out and going back to your resort.

00:25:35.837 --> 00:25:37.717
TIFFANY: Yeah, I definitely agree with that.

00:25:37.737 --> 00:25:41.997
TIFFANY: We did that with Tron when we wrote it because I was very nervous about that as well.

00:25:43.677 --> 00:25:44.737
TIFFANY: I did not get sick.

00:25:45.017 --> 00:25:46.097
TIFFANY: I actually loved it.

00:25:46.257 --> 00:25:47.857
TIFFANY: It terrified me, but I loved it.

00:25:47.877 --> 00:25:53.497
VIRGINIA: If you loved it, I'm going to guess you're going to be okay on Guardians.

00:25:54.577 --> 00:25:57.757
TIFFANY: I'm more worried about the screens.

00:25:58.257 --> 00:26:00.277
TIFFANY: The screens are usually what do it.

00:26:00.477 --> 00:26:03.157
TIFFANY: I get sick on Ratatouille.

00:26:03.297 --> 00:26:05.277
TIFFANY: I have to look down.

00:26:05.877 --> 00:26:10.877
TIFFANY: I'm worried about if I see the screens and then try to close my eyes or something, it'll make me sick.

00:26:11.957 --> 00:26:16.397
TIFFANY: I hate the feeling of being nauseous, especially at the parks.

00:26:16.457 --> 00:26:19.217
TIFFANY: I'm very careful about it.

00:26:19.257 --> 00:26:21.977
TIFFANY: I do want to try it at least once because I love the movies.

00:26:22.997 --> 00:26:24.437
TIFFANY: I love the Guardians and everything.

00:26:24.457 --> 00:26:26.077
TIFFANY: I definitely want to.

00:26:26.097 --> 00:26:28.757
TIFFANY: I just want to do it on a time I'm not worried about.

00:26:30.057 --> 00:26:34.057
TIFFANY: She may want to watch the fireworks or the ball light up and everything.

00:26:34.077 --> 00:26:36.157
TIFFANY: I don't want us to be so sick.

00:26:36.177 --> 00:26:37.697
TIFFANY: She's like, we have got to go.

00:26:42.937 --> 00:26:44.077
VIRGINIA: I'm just trying to remember.

00:26:44.077 --> 00:26:50.517
VIRGINIA: I've written Guardians a million times at this point, and it does not feel like there's a lot of screens on it, to be honest.

00:26:51.097 --> 00:26:58.837
VIRGINIA: The things that you're looking at, yeah, there's some screens, but there's this part where you kind of circle the moon and that sort of thing.

00:26:59.057 --> 00:27:03.577
VIRGINIA: It's an actual thing that you're looking at that's physically in the space with you.

00:27:04.557 --> 00:27:16.837
VIRGINIA: And then what I always recommend to people if they're nervous about motion sickness on that ride is just to say, everybody hears that the cars will turn, but it's not like the teacups.

00:27:16.837 --> 00:27:20.257
VIRGINIA: It's not like they're like spinning out of control while you're going down the track.

00:27:20.697 --> 00:27:26.657
VIRGINIA: It literally is just kind of turning you slightly in the direction that you need to be looking at.

00:27:26.717 --> 00:27:31.797
VIRGINIA: And so my advice is always don't turn your head and try to look around everywhere.

00:27:32.597 --> 00:27:39.437
VIRGINIA: Keep your facing forward within your individual car and the direction that it's going to face you is what you're supposed to be looking at.

00:27:39.437 --> 00:27:42.697
VIRGINIA: And if you keep doing that, then I think you'll be fine.

00:27:43.357 --> 00:27:46.557
VIRGINIA: My other question is, have you done Space Mountain?

00:27:46.757 --> 00:27:47.197
TIFFANY: Yes.

00:27:47.477 --> 00:27:49.457
TIFFANY: First time ever was in September.

00:27:49.477 --> 00:27:51.077
TIFFANY: My sisters forced me to ride it.

00:27:52.217 --> 00:27:53.177
VIRGINIA: Are you okay with that?

00:27:54.217 --> 00:27:54.717
TIFFANY: Yeah.

00:27:54.737 --> 00:27:59.637
TIFFANY: The only thing I will say is I was so nervous that something would hit my head.

00:27:59.657 --> 00:28:07.717
TIFFANY: I felt like I was just like crunched forward the whole time because I'm kind of tall.

00:28:07.737 --> 00:28:08.497
TIFFANY: I'm 5'9.

00:28:08.597 --> 00:28:11.317
TIFFANY: And so I just felt like someone was going to clock me in the head.

00:28:11.937 --> 00:28:12.277
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:28:12.437 --> 00:28:12.697
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:28:12.737 --> 00:28:15.597
VIRGINIA: I never worry about getting hit in the head, but part of that's because I'm 5'3.

00:28:15.957 --> 00:28:23.457
VIRGINIA: But I have ridden it with the lights on before, and I do know that I will never, ever, ever raise my arms.

00:28:23.457 --> 00:28:26.277
VIRGINIA: Now, do I think there's plenty of room for people to raise their arms?

00:28:26.997 --> 00:28:27.397
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:28:27.477 --> 00:28:31.337
VIRGINIA: It feels like a lawsuit waiting to happen if there's not enough room for people to raise their arms.

00:28:31.357 --> 00:28:38.157
VIRGINIA: But I will not be one of the people that raises my arms because having ridden it with the lights on, it's kind of tight and it looks scary.

00:28:38.177 --> 00:28:39.657
VIRGINIA: And so I just don't do it.

00:28:40.057 --> 00:28:51.657
VIRGINIA: But what I was going to say is, if you were okay with space and you were okay with Tron, I think you will be fine with Guardians because Guardians is like kind of a combination of two.

00:28:51.977 --> 00:29:05.097
VIRGINIA: It's the smoothness of Tron with the darkness of Space Mountain and there are screens in Tron and if you didn't have a hard time with that, I think you could probably do it.

00:29:05.297 --> 00:29:05.637
TIFFANY: Yeah.

00:29:05.657 --> 00:29:09.217
TIFFANY: I think I was so in shock on Tron from the takeoff.

00:29:09.357 --> 00:29:16.197
TIFFANY: I did not expect it to be so fast and I was like holding on to my sister like she was going to fly away.

00:29:16.217 --> 00:29:17.897
TIFFANY: I was like, I don't know what to do.

00:29:20.177 --> 00:29:23.057
TIFFANY: I'll talk to her and we may try it, but I don't know.

00:29:24.217 --> 00:29:29.757
TIFFANY: I always take Dramamine before each part day just to be sure I'm a full believer in Dramamine.

00:29:30.677 --> 00:29:31.037
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:29:31.737 --> 00:29:42.837
VIRGINIA: I mean, I don't want you to ruin your day or not feel good, but it's the best ride in the parks in my opinion.

00:29:43.637 --> 00:29:47.237
TIFFANY: All the girls that are doing the meetup, they're like, you have to ride it.

00:29:47.237 --> 00:29:49.557
TIFFANY: I'm like, guys, I'm a frady cat.

00:29:49.577 --> 00:29:53.177
TIFFANY: Like I don't know.

00:29:53.197 --> 00:29:53.737
TIFFANY: So we'll see.

00:29:53.757 --> 00:29:54.217
TIFFANY: We'll see.

00:29:54.577 --> 00:30:08.657
VIRGINIA: What I will say is that when you have the virtual queue, unlike Tron where they're very strict with it, like you have to come during your window, generally, as long as you come after your window has been called for guardians, they will let you through.

00:30:08.677 --> 00:30:13.017
VIRGINIA: Like you might not light up the thing correctly at first, but then you explain where you were or whatever.

00:30:13.957 --> 00:30:21.777
VIRGINIA: If it were me and you wanted to give it a try on this trip without purchasing an individual lightning lane, I would do the virtual queue.

00:30:22.217 --> 00:30:33.397
VIRGINIA: Then, at some point after your queue is called, go over to the ride and explain, I'm really nervous about feeling motion sickness with this.

00:30:33.977 --> 00:30:41.357
VIRGINIA: Can I just come back at the end of the night and then just come back, do it, and scan in like the last thing you do for the day.

00:30:41.677 --> 00:30:43.637
VIRGINIA: That way you kind of play it safe.

00:30:43.817 --> 00:30:44.857
TIFFANY: That is a good idea.

00:30:45.737 --> 00:30:50.217
TIFFANY: So for Tron, I purposely did not try the morning queue at all.

00:30:51.237 --> 00:30:53.177
TIFFANY: I was like, we'll just try the afternoon.

00:30:53.197 --> 00:30:57.117
TIFFANY: And of course we were on the Winnie the Pooh ride and it broke down.

00:30:57.117 --> 00:31:02.437
TIFFANY: So I'm like freaking out on Pooh trying to kit the virtual.

00:31:03.557 --> 00:31:11.857
TIFFANY: And I will say for Tron, I did not expect like when you go inside, how long the line is inside.

00:31:11.877 --> 00:31:13.897
TIFFANY: I was very fooled by that.

00:31:14.517 --> 00:31:17.397
TIFFANY: I thought, you know, you're just waiting outside and once you're in, you're in.

00:31:17.857 --> 00:31:23.057
TIFFANY: But I felt like we were inside for like an hour, like there was a whole thunderstorm outside that we missed.

00:31:24.577 --> 00:31:28.957
VIRGINIA: No, and the virtual queue takes a lot longer than an individual lightning lane.

00:31:29.237 --> 00:31:37.217
VIRGINIA: And I interviewed somebody recently, I can't remember who it was specifically, it might be an episode that's not even out yet.

00:31:37.857 --> 00:31:51.097
VIRGINIA: But it is, I asked about the DAS Pass and Tron and said, if you get virtual queue, how do they accommodate your need to use DAS?

00:31:51.177 --> 00:31:57.277
VIRGINIA: Will they let you wait and come back and use the individual lightning lane after like a certain amount of time or whatever?

00:31:57.777 --> 00:32:08.217
VIRGINIA: And in their experience, they said, no, your virtual queue, you come at the call time and however long you're going to wait, you wait, which doesn't seem to mesh very well with the purpose of DAS.

00:32:08.417 --> 00:32:09.697
VIRGINIA: So I was surprised.

00:32:10.097 --> 00:32:19.937
TIFFANY: Yeah, because we had our last trip as well when we did the Tron and we were inside in and I was like, this is way longer than I thought it was going to be.

00:32:20.377 --> 00:32:21.317
TIFFANY: It really baffled me.

00:32:21.377 --> 00:32:23.777
TIFFANY: I was like, nobody prepared me for this at all.

00:32:24.457 --> 00:32:24.817
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:32:25.657 --> 00:32:31.337
VIRGINIA: But it's cool that moment when they reveal to you the takeoff below you.

00:32:31.357 --> 00:32:35.197
VIRGINIA: I had written it in May when I did my solo trip.

00:32:35.257 --> 00:32:48.477
VIRGINIA: And so when we went for Labor Day weekend, it was Charles and Alex's very first time to ride it and we walked in there and I just kind of like stood back and enjoyed watching them experience that because neither of them had seen any videos or anything.

00:32:48.497 --> 00:32:54.477
VIRGINIA: And they were just like, whoa, that was like, we almost didn't even need to ride the ride because they were so impressed by that moment.

00:32:55.557 --> 00:33:01.477
TIFFANY: I mean, the queue is very like that portion once you get through like the wraparounds and everything.

00:33:02.077 --> 00:33:04.097
TIFFANY: The rest of the queue is awesome.

00:33:04.257 --> 00:33:10.517
TIFFANY: It is such a neat queue and I love how it really feels like you're in Tomorrowland, like it's very futuristic.

00:33:10.537 --> 00:33:12.217
TIFFANY: So it matches perfectly.

00:33:12.757 --> 00:33:14.837
TIFFANY: I really, I love the queue.

00:33:14.857 --> 00:33:17.257
TIFFANY: The ride is, I do wish the ride was longer.

00:33:17.297 --> 00:33:21.497
TIFFANY: I know everyone says that, but yeah, yeah, I agree.

00:33:21.517 --> 00:33:22.697
VIRGINIA: I really enjoy it.

00:33:22.997 --> 00:33:42.297
VIRGINIA: It does need to be longer, but you know, I think it was a good addition to Tomorrowland and it's always nice to have more options because then on busy days, there's more places for people to go so that, you know, yeah, threes up the weight a little bit on some of the other rides that maybe have been around a little bit longer.

00:33:42.317 --> 00:33:43.717
TIFFANY: Yeah, that's true.

00:33:43.997 --> 00:33:46.317
VIRGINIA: What else do you have planned for Epcot?

00:33:46.337 --> 00:33:52.257
VIRGINIA: Like, once you get into the World Showcase, do you have any dining plans or anything like that?

00:33:52.677 --> 00:33:53.577
TIFFANY: We do.

00:33:53.617 --> 00:33:58.417
TIFFANY: We are eating at, I know I'm not going to say this right, Akershus?

00:33:58.817 --> 00:33:59.397
VIRGINIA: Akershus.

00:33:59.757 --> 00:34:00.457
TIFFANY: Akershus.

00:34:00.797 --> 00:34:03.097
VIRGINIA: That's how I've heard it pronounced, Akershus.

00:34:04.397 --> 00:34:07.997
TIFFANY: So we are eating there at 1250 with the princesses.

00:34:08.357 --> 00:34:12.237
TIFFANY: Her, so my best friend Shelby, her one request was Belle.

00:34:12.517 --> 00:34:14.237
TIFFANY: That's all she wants to see.

00:34:14.797 --> 00:34:17.617
TIFFANY: So I'm hoping, Belle's usually at this lunch.

00:34:17.977 --> 00:34:18.957
TIFFANY: Hopefully she'll be there.

00:34:18.957 --> 00:34:23.157
TIFFANY: If not, I will, we'll track her down, but we're going in hopes of Belle.

00:34:24.237 --> 00:34:29.537
TIFFANY: I ate here on my solo trip and I loved the food.

00:34:29.977 --> 00:34:30.877
TIFFANY: I didn't eat the fish.

00:34:30.897 --> 00:34:33.737
TIFFANY: I'm not a fish girl, but everything else, amazing.

00:34:34.317 --> 00:34:35.397
VIRGINIA: I haven't eaten there yet.

00:34:35.897 --> 00:34:36.977
TIFFANY: Oh, it is so good.

00:34:36.997 --> 00:34:42.757
TIFFANY: They bring it family style, so you get one plate, slap full.

00:34:42.777 --> 00:34:44.917
TIFFANY: You can take off what you want.

00:34:45.317 --> 00:34:47.717
TIFFANY: If you want more of something, they'll bring it out.

00:34:48.777 --> 00:34:53.477
TIFFANY: They have their Norwegian bread dish that they bring out first.

00:34:53.497 --> 00:34:57.977
TIFFANY: And it's like these little thin, they're very thinly rolled.

00:34:57.997 --> 00:35:02.217
TIFFANY: They look like crepes and you have this like cinnamon butter to put on it and then roll it back.

00:35:02.937 --> 00:35:04.537
TIFFANY: It is amazing.

00:35:04.597 --> 00:35:06.297
TIFFANY: It is so good.

00:35:06.997 --> 00:35:09.977
TIFFANY: They bring you a salad for your appetizer as well.

00:35:09.977 --> 00:35:11.697
TIFFANY: And then they bring out like mac and cheese.

00:35:12.237 --> 00:35:15.657
TIFFANY: They bring out little corn dog nuggets, which I think is for the kids, but they're good.

00:35:15.997 --> 00:35:20.097
TIFFANY: And they bring chicken and dumplings like cabbage.

00:35:20.117 --> 00:35:25.517
TIFFANY: And then their desserts are, it's a rice pudding with strawberry syrup in it.

00:35:25.897 --> 00:35:26.497
TIFFANY: Amazing.

00:35:27.057 --> 00:35:30.317
TIFFANY: And then they bring this like chocolate dessert as well.

00:35:30.737 --> 00:35:31.637
TIFFANY: The food's great.

00:35:31.657 --> 00:35:32.837
TIFFANY: The princesses are great.

00:35:33.457 --> 00:35:36.277
TIFFANY: The whole restaurant, it's just such a fun place to eat.

00:35:36.297 --> 00:35:39.157
TIFFANY: It's right there in Norway by the Frozen Ride.

00:35:40.297 --> 00:35:42.437
TIFFANY: So we're going to eat there for lunch.

00:35:42.457 --> 00:35:45.257
TIFFANY: And I'm really excited because I've been craving.

00:35:45.557 --> 00:35:54.157
TIFFANY: But if you don't want to have a reservation and you want to try the bread or the cream pudding, the bakery in Norway sells them also.

00:35:54.177 --> 00:35:56.817
VIRGINIA: Oh, the Kringla Bakery.

00:35:57.177 --> 00:35:57.517
TIFFANY: Yes.

00:35:57.697 --> 00:36:04.137
TIFFANY: So you can go there if you don't want to pay full price for the princess dining.

00:36:04.517 --> 00:36:07.017
TIFFANY: You can get them and they're delightful.

00:36:08.017 --> 00:36:09.897
VIRGINIA: I will definitely have to try it at some point.

00:36:09.917 --> 00:36:27.037
VIRGINIA: But I feel like as you're describing this and the fact that it's so princess heavy, I will either need to do it on a solo trip or it will need to be like a birthday situation for me, which is how I got my boys to go eat at Cinderella Castle because I had never been.

00:36:27.297 --> 00:36:29.737
VIRGINIA: I was like, it's my birthday, I'm finally going.

00:36:31.377 --> 00:36:33.437
TIFFANY: Yeah, for sure.

00:36:33.977 --> 00:36:38.217
TIFFANY: I went on my solo trip and there was a sweet family next to us.

00:36:38.237 --> 00:36:41.917
TIFFANY: The dad of the family took the pictures with the princesses with me.

00:36:42.737 --> 00:36:43.777
TIFFANY: He was really great.

00:36:43.797 --> 00:36:46.917
TIFFANY: The cast members also will take them for you if you need them.

00:36:46.937 --> 00:36:55.837
TIFFANY: But it's just such a good environment and I didn't feel weird being alone or anything, which I know a lot of people are scared to eat at Character Dining Solo.

00:36:55.937 --> 00:36:56.477
TIFFANY: I love it.

00:36:56.557 --> 00:36:57.757
TIFFANY: I think it's so fun.

00:36:58.317 --> 00:37:00.797
VIRGINIA: I will eat pretty much anywhere alone.

00:37:00.997 --> 00:37:06.397
VIRGINIA: I know that when I was younger, I would always feel self-conscious about that kind of thing.

00:37:06.477 --> 00:37:08.697
VIRGINIA: But I love it now.

00:37:08.817 --> 00:37:24.437
VIRGINIA: Maybe part of it is having lived in New York for 24 years now, that I am just used to being in crowded places where I don't know anybody and nobody's really talking to people that they don't know.

00:37:24.937 --> 00:37:28.717
VIRGINIA: It's like I'm used to being alone in crowds.

00:37:28.877 --> 00:37:41.997
VIRGINIA: Then I started eating out by myself and I love it because then I can just read my book, I can people watch, or I can just scroll on my phone while I'm eating and it's really nice.

00:37:41.997 --> 00:37:53.817
VIRGINIA: It's the best of both worlds in terms of alone time and feeling a little bit social because then the characters come over, or your server talks to you about where you're from and that kind of thing.

00:37:54.277 --> 00:38:06.817
VIRGINIA: So I highly recommend that people get more time out in the world by themselves, whether it's a meal at a restaurant, out wherever you live or go to the movies by yourself.

00:38:06.877 --> 00:38:20.697
VIRGINIA: Just do those kind of things, get more comfortable with it because it's really empowering to be able to do what you want to do on your own timeline and not have to worry about somebody else, like that you're taking up too much time doing this thing or something.

00:38:22.697 --> 00:38:29.957
TIFFANY: I had asked Shelby, I was like, is there anything that you absolutely want to do while we're anywhere?

00:38:30.757 --> 00:38:33.437
TIFFANY: She's very excited for the festival.

00:38:33.457 --> 00:38:36.437
TIFFANY: This will be both of our first time at the Festival of the Arts.

00:38:37.397 --> 00:38:38.897
TIFFANY: So that's very exciting.

00:38:39.497 --> 00:38:41.617
VIRGINIA: It's my favorite festival.

00:38:41.757 --> 00:38:51.857
VIRGINIA: You're going to love the chalk art and you're going to love wandering around looking at the art that's much more expensive than most of us would like to spend while in a park.

00:38:52.937 --> 00:38:54.857
VIRGINIA: But it's great.

00:38:55.777 --> 00:39:02.517
VIRGINIA: Even though you have this great lunch planned, don't give up the opportunity to try some things from the food booths.

00:39:02.537 --> 00:39:09.097
VIRGINIA: When you go with a friend like that, it's really great to spend things because in my opinion, it has really great festival of food.

00:39:09.317 --> 00:39:09.717
TIFFANY: Yes.

00:39:09.817 --> 00:39:13.377
TIFFANY: She already has her list of foods that we're trying.

00:39:15.517 --> 00:39:17.777
TIFFANY: I am a very picky person.

00:39:18.017 --> 00:39:24.777
TIFFANY: I don't like to try very many things, but she has told me like, this is our time, I'll try anything with her.

00:39:24.797 --> 00:39:26.357
TIFFANY: So we're going to do our lunch.

00:39:26.817 --> 00:39:30.357
TIFFANY: And then for the rest of the day, it's just going to be snacking.

00:39:30.377 --> 00:39:33.477
TIFFANY: We're not going to try to do like any full dinners or anything.

00:39:33.837 --> 00:39:38.797
TIFFANY: Just kind of go around to each booth, see what we want to try, split everything so that we can try more.

00:39:40.037 --> 00:39:45.017
TIFFANY: I am a huge Figment girlie and I am ready for all of the Figment things.

00:39:45.097 --> 00:39:46.177
TIFFANY: I haven't met him yet.

00:39:46.297 --> 00:39:47.377
TIFFANY: This will be my chance.

00:39:50.357 --> 00:39:51.937
TIFFANY: So I'm very excited for that.

00:39:52.277 --> 00:39:56.997
VIRGINIA: Well, if you love Figment, there's some really cute Figment merch for this festival.

00:39:57.057 --> 00:40:10.877
VIRGINIA: So I've been eyeing some of the mugs and some of the water bottles, even though I'm not a huge Figment, the ride person, but I like him as like a mascot for Epcot.

00:40:11.137 --> 00:40:16.437
TIFFANY: My favorite thing is taking people on the ride who have not read it and have no idea what to expect.

00:40:18.197 --> 00:40:24.737
TIFFANY: And my sisters, like, you know, the part where it like, it sounds like it breaks and like he pops up and starts singing.

00:40:25.357 --> 00:40:28.057
TIFFANY: Both of my sisters screamed so loud.

00:40:28.257 --> 00:40:29.997
TIFFANY: I was like, I'm so sorry.

00:40:30.477 --> 00:40:31.257
VIRGINIA: That's funny.

00:40:31.277 --> 00:40:32.597
VIRGINIA: That is funny.

00:40:32.997 --> 00:40:35.837
TIFFANY: That is my one of my favorite things to do at Epcot.

00:40:35.877 --> 00:40:38.977
TIFFANY: And another thing I really love is Soarin.

00:40:39.477 --> 00:40:42.617
TIFFANY: But this may be an unpopular opinion.

00:40:42.757 --> 00:40:45.057
TIFFANY: I don't like Soarin over California.

00:40:45.437 --> 00:40:49.157
TIFFANY: And I'm so bummed that it'll be there when I go.

00:40:49.377 --> 00:40:50.817
TIFFANY: I love the world one.

00:40:51.217 --> 00:40:54.537
VIRGINIA: Do you have you personally heard a date of when that's going away?

00:40:54.557 --> 00:40:56.177
VIRGINIA: Because I haven't heard from anybody.

00:40:56.197 --> 00:40:58.237
VIRGINIA: I mean, nor have I googled it very much.

00:40:58.237 --> 00:40:58.937
VIRGINIA: But anything?

00:40:58.957 --> 00:40:59.137
TIFFANY: No.

00:40:59.237 --> 00:41:01.077
TIFFANY: And I even chatted with Disney.

00:41:01.257 --> 00:41:03.937
TIFFANY: And I was like, Hi, friends, when are you bringing it back?

00:41:03.957 --> 00:41:05.717
TIFFANY: And they said that they just don't have a date yet.

00:41:06.537 --> 00:41:18.897
VIRGINIA: Oh, my gosh, I am crossing my fingers that it is back before my President's Week trip, because I don't want my sister who has never been to Disney, not to get to see what we normally have there.

00:41:19.317 --> 00:41:24.977
VIRGINIA: So exactly, I'm thinking maybe it's through the end of January or something.

00:41:24.997 --> 00:41:30.157
VIRGINIA: And I'm having a hard time believing that maybe they'll keep it past that.

00:41:30.457 --> 00:41:34.017
TIFFANY: My advance thing, it does say California.

00:41:34.537 --> 00:41:36.417
TIFFANY: And I check it every morning.

00:41:36.477 --> 00:41:37.777
TIFFANY: I'm like, please change the world.

00:41:37.937 --> 00:41:38.877
TIFFANY: Please just change.

00:41:40.497 --> 00:41:45.357
VIRGINIA: Well, we'll both keep our fingers crossed and it will be what it will be.

00:41:45.377 --> 00:41:56.457
VIRGINIA: And I will say I would like California better if the transitions were better, because in Soarin Around the World, it smoothly moves from scene to scene.

00:41:56.557 --> 00:42:01.417
VIRGINIA: And in Soarin Over California, it is so abrupt and it just takes me out of it.

00:42:01.457 --> 00:42:04.617
VIRGINIA: Just I spend every time there's a transition, I get irritated all over again.

00:42:04.637 --> 00:42:05.597
VIRGINIA: Like, why was that so abrupt?

00:42:06.977 --> 00:42:11.917
TIFFANY: And like, there's one scene, I think it's on a bridge where all the cars are driving.

00:42:12.137 --> 00:42:13.157
TIFFANY: I get woozy.

00:42:16.357 --> 00:42:17.597
TIFFANY: It's just that one part.

00:42:17.997 --> 00:42:18.357
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:42:19.877 --> 00:42:20.377
VIRGINIA: I get it.

00:42:21.937 --> 00:42:28.357
VIRGINIA: If Shelby is a Belle fan, are you planning to do any time over in France?

00:42:28.537 --> 00:42:35.057
VIRGINIA: And will you be jumping in to rest your feet with the Beauty and the Beast sing-along?

00:42:35.437 --> 00:42:37.097
TIFFANY: I do love France.

00:42:37.117 --> 00:42:40.177
TIFFANY: That's one of my favorite pavilions at Epcot.

00:42:40.197 --> 00:42:41.717
TIFFANY: My first favorite is Mexico.

00:42:41.797 --> 00:42:42.917
TIFFANY: My second is France.

00:42:43.657 --> 00:42:47.457
TIFFANY: And I personally love the Beauty and the Beast sing-along.

00:42:47.597 --> 00:42:53.237
TIFFANY: I think it is such a cute twist on the story and I enjoy it.

00:42:53.257 --> 00:42:54.397
TIFFANY: I think Shelby will love it.

00:42:54.957 --> 00:42:56.537
TIFFANY: She loves Belle.

00:42:56.637 --> 00:42:59.977
TIFFANY: And so I think that'll be a fun thing for us to kind of rest.

00:43:01.137 --> 00:43:06.197
TIFFANY: My favorite dessert in the entire universe is cream brulee and France has it.

00:43:06.477 --> 00:43:09.317
TIFFANY: So I always go to get my cream brulee.

00:43:09.717 --> 00:43:14.837
TIFFANY: And I really want to try that ice cream shop that's in France this time.

00:43:14.857 --> 00:43:18.857
VIRGINIA: La Glace des Artisans, I think it's called, yep.

00:43:19.177 --> 00:43:19.757
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:43:19.897 --> 00:43:25.397
VIRGINIA: If you try that, we had the macaron ice cream sandwich on my December trip.

00:43:25.417 --> 00:43:28.157
VIRGINIA: And that was the first time I'd had that particular thing there.

00:43:28.177 --> 00:43:34.337
VIRGINIA: Usually I get the brioche ice cream sandwich, but the macaron ice cream sandwich is so good too.

00:43:34.457 --> 00:43:35.617
VIRGINIA: So I don't know.

00:43:35.637 --> 00:43:37.397
VIRGINIA: It's like, I don't know which is my favorite.

00:43:38.117 --> 00:43:41.677
TIFFANY: I really wanted to try the brioche one because I've seen it everywhere.

00:43:41.717 --> 00:43:43.957
TIFFANY: It looks delightful.

00:43:44.657 --> 00:43:55.017
TIFFANY: And I think one of the perks of us wanting to split all of the snacks is that's a good one to split because then you're not having so much sweetness at once.

00:43:55.777 --> 00:43:58.317
TIFFANY: So then you can eat more.

00:43:58.617 --> 00:43:59.317
VIRGINIA: It's huge.

00:43:59.397 --> 00:44:00.177
VIRGINIA: I will tell you.

00:44:00.297 --> 00:44:04.037
VIRGINIA: Even splitting it, it's going to feel like you both have a full size dessert.

00:44:04.977 --> 00:44:05.337
TIFFANY: Yeah.

00:44:05.597 --> 00:44:07.797
TIFFANY: It's definitely on our list.

00:44:07.797 --> 00:44:12.817
TIFFANY: I know, like I said, she's mapped out the booth that she wants to try.

00:44:13.437 --> 00:44:14.217
TIFFANY: She's ready.

00:44:14.577 --> 00:44:23.137
VIRGINIA: In addition to being a really good size and both of you feeling like you have a full portion, you mentioned that you didn't want like too much sweetness all at once.

00:44:23.517 --> 00:44:33.157
VIRGINIA: My memory of having the brioche ice cream sandwich is that the brioche part of it really cuts down on the sweetness, so it's not like overly sweet because of the bread.

00:44:33.457 --> 00:44:34.277
TIFFANY: That's really good.

00:44:34.657 --> 00:44:35.057
TIFFANY: Yeah.

00:44:35.417 --> 00:44:39.317
TIFFANY: I kind of wanted to do just like a basic like vanilla ice cream chocolate syrup.

00:44:39.597 --> 00:44:40.037
TIFFANY: I don't know.

00:44:40.057 --> 00:44:40.917
TIFFANY: I'm a basic girl.

00:44:40.957 --> 00:44:41.577
TIFFANY: I like vanilla.

00:44:43.117 --> 00:44:53.337
TIFFANY: And I feel like it would just be so good with that, and I just, I'm looking forward to like taking my time in each country, seeing what all there is to see.

00:44:53.337 --> 00:44:59.217
TIFFANY: I feel like even though I've gone so many times, I feel like there's still stuff that I have not seen or done.

00:44:59.237 --> 00:45:00.197
VIRGINIA: Oh, always.

00:45:00.917 --> 00:45:02.037
TIFFANY: So I'm really excited.

00:45:02.057 --> 00:45:09.157
TIFFANY: I know at three o'clock, we're having our meetup with the other girls, and that'll be really exciting.

00:45:10.497 --> 00:45:13.697
TIFFANY: We're going to meet over by the new Walt statue.

00:45:15.917 --> 00:45:19.597
TIFFANY: So, and any Disney girlies, y'all can come, you can come.

00:45:19.737 --> 00:45:20.757
TIFFANY: Come on down from New York.

00:45:22.337 --> 00:45:26.797
VIRGINIA: Unfortunately, this episode will not go live until after this thing has already happened.

00:45:27.237 --> 00:45:36.617
VIRGINIA: Hopefully, you all will get a nice big group picture by the Walt statue, and that will be something we will include in the show notes.

00:45:37.017 --> 00:45:37.577
TIFFANY: Yes.

00:45:37.577 --> 00:45:41.257
TIFFANY: We're wanting to do like, you know, some pictures.

00:45:41.277 --> 00:45:46.557
TIFFANY: We want to try to all do like a character together, like maybe Donald in Mexico.

00:45:46.557 --> 00:45:47.737
TIFFANY: He's always a fun one.

00:45:49.617 --> 00:45:51.177
TIFFANY: And we're Disney bounding that day.

00:45:51.197 --> 00:45:54.217
TIFFANY: I will be Daisy Duck and Shelby will be Minnie Mouse.

00:45:55.557 --> 00:45:59.277
TIFFANY: So I feel like I have to meet Donald at some point.

00:45:59.437 --> 00:46:00.237
VIRGINIA: Yes, you do.

00:46:00.797 --> 00:46:09.017
VIRGINIA: And make sure that he realizes who you're Disney bounding as and he will give you some extra special attention, I'm sure.

00:46:10.357 --> 00:46:12.837
VIRGINIA: After the meetup, what else do you have planned?

00:46:13.477 --> 00:46:17.737
TIFFANY: So I think after that, we're just going to kind of, you know, play it by ear.

00:46:19.197 --> 00:46:24.037
TIFFANY: Just to go through the countries, kind of stroll around, taking all the views.

00:46:24.897 --> 00:46:38.777
TIFFANY: We may take this time to hop on the Skyliner and just ride it over and then come back so she can ride the Skyliner, just so she has that experience, you know, and just kind of hang out.

00:46:38.797 --> 00:46:40.697
TIFFANY: We do want to stay till part close.

00:46:41.117 --> 00:46:48.417
TIFFANY: I am one to go like to the room for like an hour or so and just kind of like refresh and everything.

00:46:48.477 --> 00:46:55.257
TIFFANY: And I feel like the trips that I do that my part days last way longer than if I just try to push it.

00:46:56.597 --> 00:47:07.077
TIFFANY: So we may go and have like a cool down break or whatever, or we may just, you know, sit on the Skyliner, sit at a resort, get a snack at a resort somewhere on the Skyliner route.

00:47:07.877 --> 00:47:20.797
TIFFANY: But I haven't really planned anything for the afternoon just so that we can kind of, you know, not feel rushed to do anything and just kind of get everything that we want to done and see what all there is to see and do some of the shows.

00:47:20.817 --> 00:47:24.977
TIFFANY: I haven't done the country shows in so long.

00:47:25.517 --> 00:47:28.057
TIFFANY: So we may try to see if we want to do some of those, you know.

00:47:28.617 --> 00:47:30.797
VIRGINIA: Yeah, that's a good idea.

00:47:31.477 --> 00:47:38.057
VIRGINIA: The only thing I wish about those different shows in all the countries is that all of them had seats because not all of them do.

00:47:38.197 --> 00:47:40.337
TIFFANY: Yeah, that's so weird.

00:47:40.337 --> 00:47:42.817
TIFFANY: Disney, if you're listening, we like to sit.

00:47:44.977 --> 00:47:46.897
VIRGINIA: We are in favor of sitting.

00:47:47.037 --> 00:47:47.437
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:47:48.457 --> 00:47:48.897
TIFFANY: All right.

00:47:48.977 --> 00:47:52.057
VIRGINIA: So let's move on to Wednesday, February the 7th.

00:47:52.077 --> 00:47:54.457
VIRGINIA: So this is a Magic Kingdom Day.

00:47:54.937 --> 00:47:58.717
VIRGINIA: Are you rope dropping for your second day of parks?

00:47:59.637 --> 00:48:00.257
TIFFANY: We are.

00:48:00.337 --> 00:48:03.357
TIFFANY: In fact, we are rope dropping or getting there early.

00:48:03.377 --> 00:48:06.677
TIFFANY: We have a breakfast reservation at 840.

00:48:08.237 --> 00:48:11.897
TIFFANY: I believe we can get in at 830 with our early hours from our resort.

00:48:12.697 --> 00:48:16.817
TIFFANY: So we're going to be eating at Crystal Palace with Pooh Bear and his friends.

00:48:17.037 --> 00:48:29.157
VIRGINIA: I think that you can for sure get in by 830, but usually I think you can get in at least to the Main Street area even maybe a little bit before that.

00:48:29.197 --> 00:48:38.357
VIRGINIA: So if you wanted to go up a little bit earlier and kind of like browse in the shops because you're not going really past the hub, I think you'd be able to do that if you wanted to.

00:48:38.537 --> 00:48:54.177
TIFFANY: We are going to wear these little poofy princess dresses for the morning and we're going to take all the pictures in front of the castle and we have our two DAS advanced selections, our Haunted Mansion at 10 and Pirates at 11.

00:48:54.197 --> 00:49:03.657
TIFFANY: And so we're going to get all of our pictures and stuff and then we're going to go back to the room at 12 and we're doing an outfit change.

00:49:06.057 --> 00:49:10.137
TIFFANY: And we're going to change into like a little bit more comfortable outfits.

00:49:10.217 --> 00:49:17.417
TIFFANY: My friend owns a shop and she made us these Mickey Mouse Club leotards and we got these red skirts with them.

00:49:18.277 --> 00:49:26.157
TIFFANY: So we're going to Mickey it up for the rest of the day and then we'll head back to the park and of course meet Mickey in the town square.

00:49:27.097 --> 00:49:33.797
TIFFANY: And then I think the rest of the day just, you know, I don't think we have anything like absolutely scheduled.

00:49:33.797 --> 00:49:37.357
TIFFANY: I do want to eat lunch at Paco's Bills.

00:49:38.657 --> 00:49:39.537
TIFFANY: It's my favorite.

00:49:39.677 --> 00:49:40.977
TIFFANY: I feel like we just have to go.

00:49:44.597 --> 00:49:51.317
TIFFANY: So we're just going to kind of like, you know, take our time with the rides, let her experience all of it.

00:49:51.677 --> 00:49:53.277
TIFFANY: There's a lot of good shows.

00:49:53.697 --> 00:49:56.437
TIFFANY: I love Carousel of Progress, the Philhar Magic.

00:49:56.997 --> 00:49:59.657
TIFFANY: I actually really like the President's one.

00:49:59.677 --> 00:50:02.677
TIFFANY: I know not everyone does.

00:50:03.437 --> 00:50:05.637
TIFFANY: So we'll just kind of take it easy.

00:50:06.217 --> 00:50:07.157
TIFFANY: We do want to stay.

00:50:07.177 --> 00:50:17.117
TIFFANY: I think since we are watching the fireworks on dinner the night we arrive, we're going to try to ride Thunder during the fireworks because that's my favorite time to ride Thunder.

00:50:17.377 --> 00:50:18.017
VIRGINIA: Good idea.

00:50:18.357 --> 00:50:18.697
TIFFANY: Yeah.

00:50:18.797 --> 00:50:23.917
TIFFANY: So I'm looking forward to all of it and we will have the DAS pass as well.

00:50:23.957 --> 00:50:32.997
TIFFANY: So I do like how easy it is versus the Genie Plus for Lightning Lane selections.

00:50:33.697 --> 00:50:35.797
TIFFANY: So I feel like we can have a pretty easy day.

00:50:36.137 --> 00:50:40.277
TIFFANY: You can usually get the DAS pass for Mind Train.

00:50:40.297 --> 00:50:46.157
TIFFANY: So I don't think we will have to buy any individual Lightning Lanes that day.

00:50:46.177 --> 00:50:50.937
TIFFANY: And I don't know if she's made her mind up about Tron.

00:50:52.257 --> 00:50:55.617
TIFFANY: She wants to, but also with how long the wait is on the inside.

00:50:55.617 --> 00:50:58.217
TIFFANY: She's like, I don't want to wait that long and have to miss something else.

00:50:58.877 --> 00:51:00.797
TIFFANY: So we'll see if we ride Tron.

00:51:01.397 --> 00:51:02.257
VIRGINIA: Yeah, yeah.

00:51:02.397 --> 00:51:08.137
VIRGINIA: It's definitely something to take into consideration if you have a limited part time, right?

00:51:08.277 --> 00:51:14.817
VIRGINIA: So Thursday, February 8th, that is your departure day, and you will have a long drive ahead of you.

00:51:14.837 --> 00:51:17.057
VIRGINIA: So what time are you planning on leaving?

00:51:17.057 --> 00:51:25.657
VIRGINIA: Because if you're staying at Magic Kingdom the night before until fireworks, you have to account for making sure you have enough rest to do this big drive.

00:51:26.497 --> 00:51:26.877
TIFFANY: Yes.

00:51:26.897 --> 00:51:34.557
TIFFANY: So we are going to sleep in until about nine that day, and then we are going to use our vouchers for the mini golf.

00:51:35.497 --> 00:51:40.097
TIFFANY: So we'll head over and play the Fantasia course mini golf at 10.

00:51:40.617 --> 00:51:44.897
TIFFANY: And then we wanted to pop over to Disney Springs just for a little bit.

00:51:44.917 --> 00:51:49.337
TIFFANY: We are going to eat at Planet Hollywood at 11.45.

00:51:49.357 --> 00:51:56.457
TIFFANY: And we're going to try to see if we can get into Gideon's to bring our husbands back a cookie.

00:51:59.417 --> 00:52:21.117
VIRGINIA: So if you're going over there for your lunch reservation, I would try to swing past on your way over to like if you're taking the Disney buses to Disney Springs, I would swing past Gideon's on your way to Planet Hollywood to inquire about the wait time and go ahead and get on their virtual queue if they're using it just so that you'll get called, you know, towards the end of your.

00:52:21.577 --> 00:52:28.697
TIFFANY: Yeah, that's what I was thinking because I feel like if we go because we don't want to leave too late, we don't have like a set time to leave.

00:52:28.717 --> 00:52:34.877
TIFFANY: I usually leave fairly late on departure days, like around three or four.

00:52:34.897 --> 00:52:39.437
TIFFANY: Just so like, that's usually my Disney Springs day.

00:52:40.077 --> 00:52:48.517
TIFFANY: And I don't want to leave too terribly late, but I don't want to also be like waiting till nighttime to get into Gideon.

00:52:48.537 --> 00:52:57.617
TIFFANY: So we're going to try to see if we can get in like before lunch or whatever and then make our journey back to Chattanooga.

00:52:58.477 --> 00:53:05.037
VIRGINIA: Yeah, because if you don't leave until three or four, that's that's you're pulling into town pretty late at night.

00:53:05.717 --> 00:53:06.157
TIFFANY: Yeah.

00:53:06.377 --> 00:53:10.417
TIFFANY: And so I don't want to be driving too late, but we will see.

00:53:11.877 --> 00:53:15.717
VIRGINIA: Well, this is going to be a whirlwind girls vacation.

00:53:16.277 --> 00:53:19.357
VIRGINIA: So I hope that you have such a great time.

00:53:19.377 --> 00:53:30.257
VIRGINIA: I can't wait to hear about all of the details, especially I'll be honest, I can't wait to hear if Guardians of the Galaxy ends up happening or not.

00:53:31.497 --> 00:53:32.037
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:53:32.137 --> 00:53:34.617
VIRGINIA: Well, we will talk to you when you get back.

00:53:34.637 --> 00:53:35.537
VIRGINIA: Thank you so much, Tiffany.

00:53:36.457 --> 00:53:37.797
TIFFANY: Thank you so much for having me.

00:53:39.297 --> 00:53:44.157
VIRGINIA: Thank you to Tiffany for sitting down to discuss all the exciting details of your trip.

00:53:44.537 --> 00:53:47.297
VIRGINIA: I hope listeners will give Tiffany a follow on Instagram.

00:53:47.297 --> 00:53:51.117
VIRGINIA: Again, she is Tiffany In Tomorrowland and the link is in the show notes.

00:53:51.697 --> 00:53:58.537
VIRGINIA: Tiffany's post trip report episode is up and ready, so make sure to make it the next podcast in your queue.

00:53:59.157 --> 00:54:02.857
VIRGINIA: And until next time, keep daydreaming about where you long to be.