Dads Plan Disney

Episode 003:

Week in review of April 4, 2020 featuring special guest Ryan Teetz (rteetz), moderator of the News and Rumor forum on the disboards.com to discuss:

1) Discussion with Ryan about:
- His background and where he gets his news and rumors - Topic starts @ 2:20
- Stitch's Great Escape remodel - Topic starts @5:43
- EPCOT construction - Topic starts @8:50
- Disney's Hollywood Studios impact of additions of Rise of the Resistance and Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway - Topic starts @23:16


2) Memory maker - yes or no?
- Is paying for Memory Maker worth it?
- What are the best parts of the service?  What are some potential concerns going forward?
- Topic starts @25:18


3) First time with a child, help!
- Someone used to planning for adults only trips is looking for help planning a trip with a 2.5 year old
- Jason and Phil share about their experiences traveling with kids that age and touch on the debate of "when to stop bringing a stroller"
- Topic starts @31:14


4) Hard Ticket Events (Villains After Hours, After Hours Magic Kingdom, Fantasyland Early Morning Magic, etc.)
- General discussion of Hard Ticket events at Walt Disney World: are they worth it and for what types of vacations do they make the most sense
- Topic starts @42:05

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Episode 002:

Week in review of March 28, 2020 covering the following discussion topics:

1) Will I regret going on my first WDW trip over New Years??
- The positives and negatives of making your first trip to Walt Disney World over the Christmas holidays
- Topic starts @1:43

2) Additional Virtual Queues Coming?
- Rumors hint at additional attractions utilizing virtual queues in the future (like what Rise of the Resistance currently uses with "boarding groups") - Jason and Phil discuss if this is a good thing or not
- They also do some armchair imagineering as they envision how this could function
- Topic starts @7:22

3) Child Care?
- Discussion on the use of third party child care providers while at Walt Disney World
- Jason and Phil also chat about the idea of "date nights" in general while on a Disney family vacation
- Topic starts @17:42

4) Prepping for Rides
- How to get your child ready for some of the thrill rides at Disney parks
- Jason and Phil share some examples of when they had to encourage their kids to "be brave and have fun" with some new experiences they had some worries about
- Topic starts @28:44

5) Tips and Tricks
- Specific focus is about ADRs and how to eat at some of the "hard to get into" restaurants at Walt Disney World when you are within 180 days of your trip
- Topic starts @40:28

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Episode 001:

Premiere episode of the DBC Pod where we explain what the pod is (and isn't) and cover the following discussion topics:

1) Cinderella Castle Refurbishment
- Discuss the new paint scheme, and if it is "bad show" to not hide the work from guests
- topic starts @2:52

2) Disney+
- Cover some of the announcements of early releases to the platform
- Provide reviews of some of the new original content including Diary of a Future President and Shop Class
- Topic starts: @9:58

3) How much do we "need" a full rest day on 10 day stay?
- Go over the concept of "down time" during your Disney Vacation and compare/contrast strategies of taking a day completely off vs mid-day breaks
- Discuss if the length of stay impacts your strategy
- Topic starts: @20:47

4) Rope drop DHS no tier a fastpass 
- What should your priority at rope drop be between Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run, Sling Dog Dash, or Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway?
- Plus general discussion on how the boarding group process for Rise of the Resistance is changing (breaking?) rope drop at this park and is DHS a 2-day park now?
- Topic starts: @35:35

5) The let's post about something else thread 
- tread dedicated to recalling happy memories at Walt Disney World
- Jason and Phil use this as a launching point for discussing how they became Disney Fans and how they look at planning a vacation
- Topic starts: @45:24

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