See WDW! Near & Far

8/03/23-This week, we continue our discussion from earlier in the week about John's week in the parks. Then, Mike talks about his family's impulsive last minute trip to WDW and what the trip was like with their 6 month old 60 plus pound Bernese Mountain Dog.

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Who we are -  John, the founder of See WDW and See UO lives in the Orlando area. This makes him the "near" of this podcast. He is a theme park content creator on several social media formats. His point-of-view theme park video style presents viewers with theme park experiences free of bias or opinion. This allows the viewer to see the parks, hotels, rides, and shows from a guest perspective. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.wdw/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/see.wdw

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/seewdw

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.uo/

Mike is from the mountains of Central Pennsylvania and has been going to Disney World and the Orlando area since the early 1980s. He has been involved in several content creation ventures including podcasts, YouTube content creation, and video game streaming. While not currently active, he built a small fanbase as Twitch personality "Willyrob Levi" and took that personality to YouTube for a series of travel and model building videos. Mike is currently working with John on his YouTube channel. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/theegiantrat/

Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMecFj11t/ or just search for theegiantrat

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/@theegiantrat

This week, John covers his visit to the new Minion's area at Universal Studios Florida. He tried the new Villain's Con attraction and ate at the new Minion's restaurant.

7/18/23-This week, we take a deep dive down the steep flume of Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls at Universal's Island of Adventure. We delve into the history, the possibilities, and the technical aspects of the ride.

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You can send comments and questions to [email protected]

Who we are -  John, the founder of See WDW and See UO lives in the Orlando area. This makes him the "near" of this podcast. He is a theme park content creator on several social media formats. His point-of-view theme park video style presents viewers with theme park experiences free of bias or opinion. This allows the viewer to see the parks, hotels, rides, and shows from a guest perspective. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.wdw/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/see.wdw

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/seewdw

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.uo/

Mike is from the mountains of Central Pennsylvania and has been going to Disney World and the Orlando area since the early 1980s. He has been involved in several content creation ventures including podcasts, YouTube content creation, and video game streaming. While not currently active, he built a small fanbase as Twitch personality "Willyrob Levi" and took that personality to YouTube for a series of travel and model building videos. Mike is currently working with John on his YouTube channel. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/theegiantrat/

Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMecFj11t/ or just search for theegiantrat

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/@theegiantrat

This week, John covers several weeks worth of visits. First, he visits Universal's Islands of Adventure to ride water rides. Unfortunately, things didn't go according to plan. Then, we talk about his rare visit to Disney Springs. Later, John visits EPCOT in this weird time without a festival. Next, long lines in the evening at Animal Kingdom. We discuss why this was the case. We finish the show up with a discussion about the SeeWDW social media channels.

7/11/23 - Mike's wife, Amy, joins us for a trip report. She recently took their 21 year old daughter to the parks in mid June 2023. What were the crowds like? How was the experience? What was the significance of this trip? We get all the details of this trip from 1000 miles away.

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You can send comments and questions to [email protected]

Who we are -  John, the founder of See WDW and See UO lives in the Orlando area. This makes him the "near" of this podcast. He is a theme park content creator on several social media formats. His point-of-view theme park video style presents viewers with theme park experiences free of bias or opinion. This allows the viewer to see the parks, hotels, rides, and shows from a guest perspective. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.wdw/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/see.wdw

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/seewdw

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.uo/

Mike is from the mountains of Central Pennsylvania and has been going to Disney World and the Orlando area since the early 1980s. He has been involved in several content creation ventures including podcasts, YouTube content creation, and video game streaming. While not currently active, he built a small fanbase as Twitch personality "Willyrob Levi" and took that personality to YouTube for a series of travel and model building videos. Mike is currently working with John on his YouTube channel. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/theegiantrat/

Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMecFj11t/ or just search for theegiantrat

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/@theegiantrat

7/1/23 - Is park Fatigue a thing? Especially in the age of Genie Plus? Is it mostly a local thing or can it be everyone? It's Summer time and the crowds are mostly lower in the parks. Is this what is going on? We discuss this and more on this episode.

Thanks for tuning in. We will be back soon with another episode!

You can send comments and questions to [email protected]

Who we are -  John, the founder of See WDW and See UO lives in the Orlando area. This makes him the "near" of this podcast. He is a theme park content creator on several social media formats. His point-of-view theme park video style presents viewers with theme park experiences free of bias or opinion. This allows the viewer to see the parks, hotels, rides, and shows from a guest perspective. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.wdw/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/see.wdw

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/seewdw

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.uo/

Mike is from the mountains of Central Pennsylvania and has been going to Disney World and the Orlando area since the early 1980s. He has been involved in several content creation ventures including podcasts, YouTube content creation, and video game streaming. While not currently active, he built a small fanbase as Twitch personality "Willyrob Levi" and took that personality to YouTube for a series of travel and model building videos. Mike is currently working with John on his YouTube channel. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/theegiantrat/

Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMecFj11t/ or just search for theegiantrat

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/@theegiantrat

This week, John visits EPCOT. Later, he visists the new Minion's Cafe at Universal Studios Florida. He gives us his thoughts and experiences from both visits and more. We finish the show up with a discussion about the SeeWDW social media channels.

06/21/23 - E.T. needs your help to save his planet. But, first you must evade government agents, here on Earth, and others that would capture him for their own purposes. If you do that, E.T. has found a way to take you with him to his "Green Planet". In this weeks episode, we talk about the story, the experience, behind the scenes, and the engineering involved in Universal's E.T. Adventure. Please join us as we delve into this iconic attraction. Thanks for tuning in. We will be back soon with another episode!

You can send comments and questions to [email protected]

Who we are -  John, the founder of See WDW and See UO lives in the Orlando area. This makes him the "near" of this podcast. He is a theme park content creator on several social media formats. His point-of-view theme park video style presents viewers with theme park experiences free of bias or opinion. This allows the viewer to see the parks, hotels, rides, and shows from a guest perspective. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.wdw/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/see.wdw

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/seewdw

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.uo/

Mike is from the mountains of Central Pennsylvania and has been going to Disney World and the Orlando area since the early 1980s. He has been involved in several content creation ventures including podcasts, YouTube content creation, and video game streaming. While not currently active, he built a small fanbase as Twitch personality "Willyrob Levi" and took that personality to YouTube for a series of travel and model building videos. Mike is currently working with John on his YouTube channel. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/theegiantrat/

Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMecFj11t/ or just search for theegiantrat

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/@theegiantrat

This week, John spends some time at Disney's Hollywood Studios where he checks out the new Indiana Jones lounge. Next, we talk about his latest visit to Universal Studios Florida where he checks out the new Minions store. We finish the show up with a discussion about the SeeWDW social media channels.

06/13/23 - Imagine you could walk into a music studio and watch legendary rock band, Aerosmith, record some music for their upcoming album. Then imagine them, due to circumstance, inviting you to their concert with backstage passes and transportation. This is how Disney's Rock N Roller Coaster begins to weave its story. This preceeds a wild ride through the streets of LA on your way to the concert. We explore this attraction along with it's history and technology in this episode. Thanks for tuning in. We will be back soon with another episode!

You can send comments and questions to [email protected]

Who we are -  John, the founder of See WDW and See UO lives in the Orlando area. This makes him the "near" of this podcast. He is a theme park content creator on several social media formats. His point-of-view theme park video style presents viewers with theme park experiences free of bias or opinion. This allows the viewer to see the parks, hotels, rides, and shows from a guest perspective. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.wdw/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/see.wdw

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/seewdw

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.uo/

Mike is from the mountains of Central Pennsylvania and has been going to Disney World and the Orlando area since the early 1980s. He has been involved in several content creation ventures including podcasts, YouTube content creation, and video game streaming. While not currently active, he built a small fanbase as Twitch personality "Willyrob Levi" and took that personality to YouTube for a series of travel and model building videos. Mike is currently working with John on his YouTube channel. You can find his content in the following places.

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/theegiantrat/

Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMecFj11t/ or just search for theegiantrat

Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/@theegiantrat