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Phil is at Disney World so Matt from Diz Happenings hops on to cover D23 announcements.

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Episode 218 for the week of August 5, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

Phil Books Lightning Lane Multi Pass
- The past Saturday was 7 days our from Phil's arrival date so he was able to book his Lightning Lanes for his trip ... how did it go? Was the process easy? What attractions was he able to get?
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D23 Final Predictions
- The D23 2024 Fan Event is coming up this week, so we give our final predictions of what announcements we are confident - and ones we see as more long shots
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DBC Ranks: Animal Kingdom Quick Service
- We continue our series of ranking the in-park quick service locations, with this week bringing us Animal Kingdom
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DBC Engagement: Animal Kingdom Quick Service
- The community shares which quick service at Animal Kingdom is their favorite
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Episode 217 for the week of July 29, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

Disney Movie Success
- Disney has seen recent success at the theaters with the performance of Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine. Is this just a blip or do we think they have returned for form going forward?
- We also provide a non-spoiler review of Deadpool & Wolverine.
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Early Lightning Lane Multi Pass Takeaways
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass, the new line skipping tool at Walt Disney World debuted last Wednesday - What are early takeaways from it versus Genie+?
- What touring style will benefit from LLMP? Who may see this as a negative
Link: Mammoth Club LLMP Video
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Phil's Pre-Trip Report
- Phil leaves for Walt Disney World & a Royal Caribbean Cruise in less than two weeks! He goes through his daily itinerary, giving thoughts on strategy and how he hopes to use LLMP along with any dining plans.
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DBC Engagement: Disney Laments and Food Strategies
- We catch up on a few DBC Engagements, reviewing input for our topic on Disney Laments as well as strategies people have with regards to eating during their Walt Disney World trips
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Episode 216 for the week of July 22, 2024, and Scott Gustin (@scottgustin) joins us and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

State of the Parks
- We look back on the past two years and discuss what has happened (and not happened) at the Disney parks - and if they are setting up for a big expansion, or just catching up on postponed maintenance?
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D23 2024 Predictions
- We go park by park at Walt Disney World and discuss what Scott thinks will be announced at the D23 parks panel, what we hope happens, and if the majority of fans will be satisfied or disappointed.
Starts @19:34 ...

Lightning Lane Multi Pass - Will it Work?
- We are days away from the launch of Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass and we discuss if we think it will be successful and what concerns we (especially Scott) do have
Starts @1:30:30 ...


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Episode 215 for the week of July `5, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

Untouchable Attractions
- Seeing rumors about what rides could be impacted by D23 Announcements, we look at what Disney Attractions are historic or so iconic that they are virtually untouchable.
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Data about Crowd Patterns
- Len Testa recently shared data about restaurant usage and satisfaction, Lightning Lane usage vs standby, etc - and this gets us thinking what this can tell us about crowd patters at Walt Disney World and how it could impact Lightning Lane Multi Pass usage
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Ranking the Quick Service Locations in EPCOT
- Part 2 of a new series where we rank the quick service locations at the Walt Disney World Parks - this week it is EPCOT's turn
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Episode 214 for the week of July 8, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

Disney Laments
- Reading along to a great trip report on the Discord Server, Phil is lamenting some of the things he could have done or done more related to Disney Trips in the past
- We discuss our Disney laments - and ask the community for theirs are this week's DBC Engagement question
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Epic Universe Ticket Package Detail Rumors
- Reports out there that at least initially, the only way to get into Epic Universe is as part of a ticket package of at least 3 days that will include only one day at Epic Universe
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"Cool Down" Period on Trips to Walt Disney World
- The parks have been relatively empty, especially on July 4 - this is obviously driven by many things, but what is the impact or just the "cool down" post revenge traveling?
- Phil did some math to try and estimate the impact of this factor in isolation
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Ranking the Quick Service Locations in Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Part 1 of a new series where we rank the quick service locations at the Walt Disney World Parks - starting with Hollywood Studios
Starts @36:05 ...

DBC Engagement
- Members of our community ranked the Disney/Pixar animated movies since 2020 and react to our rankings. Where did they differ the most from our rankings?
Starts @1:09:04 ...


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Episode 213 for the week of July 1, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

Lightning Lane MP Update and Holiday Party News
-  Disney did confirm that people in Canada will be able to buy and use Lightning Lane Multiple Pass (LLMP) ahead of their trips
- Additional Touring Plans put out a great article covering the history of forms of line skipping at Walt Disney World and shared initial thoughts at how LLMP will impact those that had been using different strategies with Genie+
Source: Touring Plans
- Disney also announced details for the upcoming Holiday season, with the biggest change being more entertainment offerings at Jollywood Nights
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Mother/Daughter Trip including Tiana's Grand Opening
- Phil's wife Judi joins him to discuss her recent Mother/Daughter trip to Walt Disney World
- How was it to travel with just one child and leave the rest of your family at home?
- They also happened to be at the Magic Kingdom on the day Tiana's Bayou Adventure opened. Judi reviews the ride and shares how it felt to be at the park for the opening of a new attractions
Starts @5:40 ...


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EMERGENCY POD for the June 25th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

Genie+ is Gone, Pre-Planning is Back!
- Today Disney announced that a change is coming to the line access system at Walt Disney World. Starting July 24th Genie+ is gone, replaced with Lightning Lane Multiple Pass and Individual Lightning Lanes are now Lightning Lane Single Pass
- This comes with the ability to pre-book prior to your trip - so gone is doing everything at 7am each day of your trip.
- We discuss it all including some early thoughts on strategies!
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Episode 212 ...  for the week June 24th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

Inside Out 2's Strong Box Office
- Inside Out 2 is a hit, taking in over $700m worldwide in 9 days - we discuss reasons for this
- Phil provides a high level review of the film and we discuss where we could see this IP being added to Walt Disney World
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Strategy for Tiana's Opening Day
- Phil's wife and oldest will be at Magic Kingdom this Friday, which is the full opening of Tiana's Bayou Adventure ... meaning at 7am there will be a VQ for that, one for Tron, an ILL for Tron, and your first G+LL to try for
- What is the proper priority for everything to increase chance for getting everything you want?
Starts @24:22 ...

Holiday Discounts at WDW
- As part of Halfway to the Holidays Disney announced event information but also some hotel discounts and free park hopper option!
Starts @29:07 ...

Game: Ranking the Disney/PIXAR Animated Releases Since 2020
- Inspired by Shaun Ranks the Mouse, we rank the recent animated releases from Disney, but using our more technical approach, scoring them across several categories
- Do the results surprise you?
Source: Shaun Ranks the Mouse
Starts @34:58 ...


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Episode 211 ...  for the week June 17th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

Phil's Trip Plans
- The 60 Day mark has come for Phil's August Trip - what ADRs did he secure?
- Phil walks through his current plans - we will monitor how much they change prior to the actual trip.
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EPCOT Construction is Complete ... For Now
- With the completion of Communicore Hall and Plaza the remake of EPCOT has been declared complete ...
- ... but then a week later walls were up at Test Track
Starts @25:51 ...

DBC Resort Ranking - Results
- We finally get to the conclusion of this exercise and review the results of our resort ranking analysis
- We also compare our results to that of the DBC community
Starts @48:28 ...

DBC Engagement: What Elements Do We Want in New Lands at WDW
- The community shared their thoughts on what they want to see in any new lands at WDW, taking inspiration from Fantasy Springs
Starts @1:01:24 ...


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