In episode 181, we continue our March 2017 live trip report with some time in EPCOT World Showcase during Flower & Garden, we’re forced to try the Polynesian Luau and some relaxed time in Fantasyland with lots of park audio with binaural headphones.

* EPCOT World Showcase- Germany beer flight, grapefruit beer and pretzel discussing how we get to Wilderness Lodge

* Egg hunt

* Smokehouse trying to decide what to eat

* Lindsay almost drinks my maple bacon stout

* Choose Ribs

* I torture you this week with the Luau so you know to avoid it

* Momma says server is a bit frazzled

* We were starving by the time the food came

* Food was good

* Can hear our neighbors being served

* Momma says I have no idea what’s going on “What’s happening!?”

* Crowds seem to be enjoying but we’re heckling from the back

* Review food and comments

* Would have asked for more ribs but didn’t want to bother server

* It’s so bad I’m having trouble editing and listening

* Momma laughing at my face expression and comment. WTF had to be cut

* Friday morning leaving early with momma ; walk to monorail

* Delete editing snorts

* Review previous days events

* Tea tour

* Soarin

* World Showcase

* Pork ribs

* China movie

* Chat with momma about the day

* Hoop de doo power outage

* Momma and I enjoy Fantasyland attractions together with binaural headphones

* Really fun and uncrowded early am with sweetie pie

* Peter Pan queue and ride

* Carousel

* Pooh

* Mickey’s Philharmagic

* Small World – no Margita on good bye

* Teacups

* Smoke at race track

* Alice sighting

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In episode 180, we review our March 2017 trip including French Quarter and Grand Floridian resorts, tours, new restaurants and ride experiences.

Highlights:

* Judy and Ken Ludwig 2 week trip and our 1 week trip

* Judy and Ken talk about Port Orleans and we talk about Grand Floridian DVC

* Spoiler alert for youngsters; Keys to the Kingdom tour and inside secrets

* Flag retreat in Magic Kingdom

* Yeeha Bob at Port Orleans

* Flower and Garden eating at EPCOT

* New stuff they did.

* Ride Dinosaur

* Two weeks to take their time

* Tower of Terror

* Mine Train

* Epcot

* Soarin’

* Frozen ever after first time

* O’hana – Ken did you like it?

* Judy’s 45th anniversary pin from a cast member

* Tony McDaniel shout out for his shrimp

* Wishes from Bay Lake Tower first time

* More transportation talk

* Animal Kingdom and the underwear incident story again

* Starbuck’s scene

* Nomad lounge at 3pm

* Boma first time with Peter and Holly Bercase

* Fantasmic bagging Ariel

* Soarin’ DVC Behind the Scenes Tour

* Hollywood Studios March of the First Order and Star Wars show

* Disney Springs and Boathouse

* Epcot royal tea tour in the UK pavilion

* Kevin Curtis Allen shoutout

* Ladies buy tiaras

* Shout out to Jeanette Lynn and her husband Brian

* Hoop De Doo fiasco

* Carousel of Progress issues 4 times

* Polynesian Luau – 8th grade play

* More transportation stories

* Extra Magic Hour at Fantasyland

* Lobster rolls at Columbia Harbour House

* Crystal Palace for dinner first time for dinner for Ken and Judy

* Judy and Momma go to Grand Floridian to explain our problem with Hoop De Doo and Luau

* Epcot start with Mission Space

* Tusker House dinner

* Rivers of Light for first time

* Last day at Magic Kingdom

* Cute Gaston interaction with a guest

* Lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern with Bill, Allison and Emma Carmichael

* Final comments and next trip plans for Judy and Ken

 

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In episode 179, we continue our live March 2017 trip report including coffee walk around the Grand Floridian, Resort Loop Monorail and a Tea Tour in U.K Epcot pavilion.

This recording features

* Thursday morning coffee walk at the Grand Floridian DVC

* English tea tour this morning

* Review previous days events including:

* Exclusive DVC Soarin’ tour

* Boardwalk walk with Ken and Judy

* Hollywood Studios

* Judy rides Tower of Terror for first time

* Momma accidently loses our Toy Story fast pass

* Sunrise at resort

* Sleepy at the muppets

* Largest hot dog ever

* Gasparilla’s for coffee

* Disney Springs Jock Lindsay’s just Lindsay and I

* Boathouse for the first time

* Magic Kingdom at night

* I predict what Momma is going to say exactly before we take off for the morning

* Momma’s Castle scooter off road experience going airborne story

* Monorail ride chatting with guests

* I love the Monorail audio, something about it is just so exclusively Disney World

* Momma’s top Resort Loop Resorts

* Walking into EPCOT

* Meetup with Judy, Ken and Lindsay getting checked in for our Tea Tour at the U.K. pavilion

* Tea Tour in the U.K. gardens

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In episode 178, Curtis and Lindsay chat with Zach Elrod about his December 2016 trip including 27 relatives that were mostly new to Disney World.

Episode features:

* This was recorded before our March trip

* Zach and his family of 27 at Christmas time

* Most of the family are at WDW for the first time and I love Zach’s stories related to the first time experiences

* Pop Century one night

* Boathouse Disney Springs

* Art of Animation

* EPCOT and 2yr old Tyson Character meet ups

* Figment for first time

* Podcast inspired Margaritas

* Soarin with the gang and Zach’s opinion of it

* German Biergarten and San Angel split

* 27 people get their spot for Illuminations

* Be Our Guest Lunch

* Haunted Mansion Christmas carols

* Wishes – Everybody is getting into it…the Disney Spirit

* Hollywood Studios Toy Story and Woody Buzz meet and greet

* Great newbie story of Tower of Terror

* Momma Melrose dinner for all

* Last minute 27 fast passes for Fantasmic

* Bagging of the Fish

* Jingle Bell Jingle Bam

* Animal Kingdom rope drop and Safari

* Flame Tree BBQ

* Ken Ludwig gets called out by Zach for a Splash Mountain challenged

* First time at O’hana

* Christmas Party

* Feb trip – Chef Mickey’s for Tyson’s birthday

* 2nd O’hana

* 50’s Prime Time

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In episode 177, we continue our March 2017 live trip report at Hollywood Studios with a Star Wars parade and stage show, Frozen Ever After Sing Along and Tower of Terror.

Featuring:

* I talk to Judy as we enter Hollywood Studios; we walked through the Boardwalk for Judy’s first time

* I try to convince Judy and Ken to do Tower of Terror

* That awkward moment when you go to trade pins with a Cast Member and they have nothing worth trading

* Line too long for Tower of Terror

* Storm Trooper parade

* Min and Bill’s Dockside Diner for a humongous hot dog

* Star Wars Stage Show

* Frozen Ever After Sing Along

* Tower of Terror and we you find out if Judy uses the chicken exit or faces her fear

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In episode 176, we continue our March 2017 trip by going over to EPCOT and we take the exclusive DVC backstage tour of Soarin’.

This episode features:

* We chat with guests while rope dropping EPCOT at 8am

* Momma struggles to get into EPCOT

* Soarin’ backstage tour; DVC exclusive we were lucky to score a reservation

* I tell the bird story

* Our tour guide tells us Walt stories; I answer a question with wrong answer.

* Music is a bit loud inside building but you can hear her. (which building is this;  describe it)

* Our friend Scott’s birthday

* Near the fountain is a bit hard to hear for you but we had headphones on.

* Easier to hear guide as we walk towards The Land building

* Learn some things about the Land you didn’t know.

* We actually went to wrong place to start tour

* Learn how Soarin’ was created and some mechanics of the ride

* We enter the FastPass line to go Soarin’

* We ride Soarin’

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In episode 174, we continue our live trip report from our March 2017 trip to the Grand Floridian DVC.  We go to the African Safari, Lion King, Maharaja Jungle Trek and the Nomad Lounge.

This episode features:

* Recording begins after the underwear malfunction incident. If you missed that episode, go give a listen.  We have gotten lots of laughs out of that one from you Geeks.

* Animal Kingdom morning walk to Starbucks with Ken and Judy. Lindsay and Momma went to Everest.  I don’t have the scooter stuck recording because I was too busy taking pictures during Judy’s moment of distress.

* African Safari

* Small flights of wonder in Harambe

* Lion King show

* Asia – maharajah Jungle Trek – talk to CM about breeding.  Must be an obsession of mine.  although Judy seems to also be interested in the animal breeding too.

* Wednesday morning coffee walk

* Review Tue –  underwear incident

* Apologize for throat clearing

* Nomad lounge

* Pandora – I didn’t know at the time that Disney would offer Pandora preview for Annual Pass holders and DVC.  Momma booked a May 20 date for Lindsay and I

* Gasperilla Grill coffee

* The Scooter Stuck incident

* I ask the question, Will Judy ride the Tower of Terror for the first time?

* Review of Grand Floridian DVC Villas and comparing to Polynesian and Bay Lake on the Resort Loop

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In episode 173, we chat with beloved Super Geeks Beth Jacob and Kevin Curtis Allen as we review both of their recent trips to Disneyland Paris.  This was Kevin’s first time with his family to the European park and Beth was a great tour guide.

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In episode 172, we begin our live trip report from the Grand Floridian DVC.  This episode has some fun walking to the Polynesian resort, Frozen Ever After audio and some funny moments coming home from O’hana and going into Animal Kingdom.

Highlights:

– Update from Ft Meyers

– St Patrick’s day in Ft Meyers

– My initial recording for coffee walk is missing. A mess up

– You get part of the first morning coffee walk of what’s coming for the first full day

– Monday at EPCOT; after Mexican pavilion meetup

– In line for Frozen

– Frozen Ever After ride

– Grand Floridian walk to Polynesian for O’hana dinner

– Lindsay and I chat during our walk

– We actually do Luau instead of Hoop de doo

– Polynesian walk about

– Return walk after O’hana

– Tuesday morning coffee walk

– Dumb and Dumber moment

– Does Curtis mess his pants after O’hana?

– Animal Kingdom walk in and the wardrobe malfunction

– Explain security guard stopping person in front of me

– The other definition of Commando

– Kali River Rapid wasn’t running

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In episode 171, we bring on three of our favorite Super Geekin’ ladies, EJ Cruz, Jennifer Galambos and Jeanette Lynn to talk about how you can prepare for when things aren’t magical at the happiest place on Earth.

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