Join Chris and Glenn as we discuss Chris’ cruise on Disney’s newest cruise ship, the Wish—plus an aftershow discussing photography

• Released 10/26/22
• Chris and family sailed on the Disney Wish last week
• Background and history of cruising
• Booking and planning
• Itinerary
• Terminal and Embarkation
  • Dining changes
  • Safety (Muster) Drill
• Stateroom and location
• Theming and decor
• Ship layout
  • Adult areas
• Dining and restaurants
  • Breakfast Buffet - Marceline Market
  • Main Dining
  • Palo v Enchante
  • Casual options
    • Festival of Food
    • Ice Cream
• Kids clubs
  • Special needs
  • Bands
• Information, Communication, Tech
  • An app…of course.
  • Room outlets
  • Internet
• Entertainment
  • Shows
  • AquaMouse
  • Hero Zone
    • Incredicourse
      • Socks
  • Funnel Vision
• Ports of Call
  • Nassau
  • Castaway Cay
    • Weather
    • Last day
    • Towels and Drinks
• Shopping and Merchandise
• After show: Photography Talk

• Released 4/10/22
• Bananas for Cabanas
• Animal Kingdom
  • Mobile dining
• Park Reservations
• Magic Kingdom visit
  • Want to ride rides
  • Genie Plus
    • In the technology all the time
    • Horrible User Experience
    • Peter Pan LL
    • Buzz Lightyear LL
    • Dumbo LL - didn’t use
    • Fantasyland first
    • On average, guests can enter 2 to 3 attractions or experiences per day using the Lightning Lane entrance if the first selection is made early in the day.
    • https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/genie/
  • Double gangway for ferry
  • Lunch at Columbia Harbor House

• Recorded on 12/2/21; Released 12/5/21

• Special Guest: Casey Liss

  • Co-host of Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP) and Analog(ue)
  • Creator of the Peek-a-View iPhone app which is a read-only photo browser which was inspired by a trip to Disney World 😀

• Disney's FastPass: A Complicated History

• Recap of the changes since pre-pandemic times; the "changes" episode

• What's different now than before the pandemic shutdown?

  • Disney's Magical Express
  • Face coverings indoors
  • No parades yet; will return in 2022; have cavalcades instead
    • Dragon float catches on fire during Disney World parade
  • No dining plans
  • No parking lot trams to date; announced on 12/2/21 that the trams will return this month
  • Limited character meet-and-greets
  • Resort guests get 30-minute early entry to any Walt Disney World theme park, every day; no more early or evening magic hours, and not all the attractions are open
  • Fireworks restarted in July
  • Annual Passholder discussion
  • Park reservations
    • Park hopping is limited to after 2 pm; you must go to the park where you have the reservation before park hopping
  • Technology
    • Mobile order for dining
    • Dining reservations and check in
    • online check in at resorts; use magic band or app to open your door
    • Theme park entry; use magic band or app (including Apple watch) to enter
    • Genie

      • Genie

        • Free, offers "personalized itinerary"

      • Genie+

        • Ride reservations and line-skipping via the Lightning Lane
        • $15 per person, per day
        • Can make first reservation starting at 7 am
        • After you use your Genie+ reservation or after two hours, you can make another reservation

      • Individual Lightning Lane purchases

        • Prices start at $7 per person, per attraction
        • Variable. Can go up to $15 depending on day
        • Can buy at 2 different attractions each day
        • Resort guests can start purchasing at 7 am/ day guests can start at park opening

        Magic Kingdom

        • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
        • Space Mountain

        Epcot

        • Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
        • Frozen Ever After

        Hollywood Studios

        • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
        • Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway

        Animal Kingdom

        • Avatar Flight of Passage
        • Expedition Everest

   

Join Chris and Glenn on our 100th episode magical celebration! There are no pink castles, but we have two (!) trip reports, including a combined report from the Magic Kingdom! Don't miss it!

• Chris' trip
• Glenn's trip
  • First times
    • Kali River Rapids
    • Skyliner
    • Oga's Cantina
    • Rose and Crown
    • Gideons
    • Everglaze
    • Blaze Pizza
• Chris' next big adventure

• Released on 6/26/21
• News
  • Contemporary redecorating
  • https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/06/first-look-inside-a-reimagined-guest-room-at-disneys-contemporary-resort/
  • https://blogmickey.com/2021/03/incredibles-room-retheme-confirmed-for-disneys-contemporary-resort/
• Chris' trip report for DHS visit
  • Park Reservations
  • Virtual Queue system
  • The day didn't start off great even if it did start early
  • Ah....weather and crowds
  • Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Train (isn't it Goofy's runaway train?!)
    • Reflections on GMR
    • Thoughts on MMRT
    • OH: "How come they have fastpasses and we don't!?"
  • Galaxy's Edge
    • Nothing to do but I love it.
    • Should be 3x
    • Smuggler's Run broken too (60m)
  • Why is it so difficult to get to Pixarland?
    • Alien Saucers (30m)
    • Midway Mania (40m...really 30)
    • Woody's Lunchbox
  • The Disney App - Do people like it?
  • And finally.... $2.50 for a single banana?!?
  • Given all that my score for the day (out of 10) was.......
  • What does it mean for our trips in July

• Released on 6/5/21
• Coke Corner is no more
• Things are changing in the world thanks to the Covid vaccine
  • Eliminated the 6-foot distancing rule
  • Remove mask mandate outdoors; still required inside
• Rabbit Holes:
  • Color of sidewalks in Disney Parks. What's myth and what's fact?
  • Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe - the moving stage
• Glenn has a WDW trip panned for July
  • Making dining reservations
  • Challenges getting a park reservation
    • Via Napoli in Italy
• Chris' Disney Adventures
  • Magic Kingdom visit on Mother's Day
  • PhotoPass challenges
  • FastPass+
  • Dole Whips
  • Stayed around 3-4 hours
  • Lines are long, but they move fast
• Annual Passes back on sale on August 16???
• PSA about hats in the parks
• When will the WDW Railroad open?
• Chris is pro-no fly zones over WDW

• Recorded on 3/25/21
• Released on 3/26/21
• Chris visits Animal Kingdom
  • Three hours
  • Entrance
  • Asia
    • Animal encounter
  • Tea - Joffrey's
  • Kid adventure passport
  • Africa - Harambe
    • Gorilla Falls
  • Didn't get to see Pandora
  • Exit
• Beastly Kingdom

• Released 3/21/21
• Coke Corner
• Disney News
  • Disneyland will open on April 30
  • Remy's Ratatouille Adventure will open on October 1
  • Harmonious barges installed in World Showcase Lagoon
  • Epcot Entrance finished
  • New Points of Light are being installed on Spaceship Earth
  • EARidescent Turrets are being repainted back to blue on Cinderella Castle
  • New spotlights bring "premier night" every night to Chinese Theater at DHS
  • FastPass signs, and our thoughts on the future of FP
• Chris will be visiting Animal Kingdom!