We are joined by our real life friend Matt Gainey to talk about his time in the Disney College Program! We talk about the application process, what he did while he worked there, lots of behind the scenes stuff, and more. Plus Matt hangs around to play everyone's favorite game Sail, Float, Sink! This episode was a ton of fun to record and we hope you all like it! Massive thanks to Matt as this episode absolutely could not have been made without him. Especially since it's pretty much all about him.

This is the audio from our September 14, 2026 After Hours Social Livestream. We do these about once a month on Facebook and YouTube. It’s a more open ended relaxed discussion and we answer your questions in real time! Make sure to check our socials so you’ll be able to hang out with us next time!

This time we recap the 2026 Food and Wine Festival (at least what we've done so far) and we look at the recently announced Spring discounts. We also answer questions about Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party versus Jollywood Nights, talk about our personal negative experiences at Disney, and play our new favorite game Ranking Around the World!

We asked two travel agents to help us plan the perfect trip for two scenarios. The first one features a couple who has been to Disney more times than they can count. The kind of people who have annual passes and absolutely wear them out. What is there left for them to do to keep the magic alive? The second is a bachelorette trip to Disney to live it up. They want to keep the party going and prove that Nashville isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Huge thanks to Angel De La Torre and Cassie Hearson for helping us out with this episode. If you are interested in using either one of them to help plan your future trips please reach out to them!

Angel De La Torre: BookWithDWD.com

Cassie Hearson: facebook.com/TravelwithCassieHearon 865-255-9095

We answer the common question of when does it make sense to buy an annual pass. That's a little more nuanced though than you might think! From blockout dates, to discounts, to actually figuring out how to pay for the pass, we cover it all. We also debate whether or not Disney actually loses money on AP holders who go hundreds of times a year. Plus we tackle memes from the internet when we discuss which Disney resorts we would be willing to live in for an entire year to get a lifetime pass to Disney World.

We tackle one of our favorite topics and one that we know you can’t get enough of: a festival menu preview! We preview the entire Food and Wine menu and discuss everything we’re excited about for this year’s festival! We absolutely love Epcot festivals and so far this one is no exception. Let us know what you’re most excited about!

D23 just wrapped and we got tons of updates and first looks at a lot of upcoming projects. We also got a few unexpected announcements. We dive in with our own thoughts and reactions to everything announced at the Experiences showcase. This is an edited portion of our After Hours Social Livestream from August 17, 2026. We do these about once a month. Check out our socials and come hang out with us next time so you can be a part of the show too!

D23 will be August 14-16, 2026 and Disney always has at least a few major announcements up their sleeve. We decided we would take a crack and predicting what sorts of things they might announce. We can definitely expect some updates on previously announced things. We also weigh whether some of the rumored things are likely or not to actually be announced. And we make some bold predictions of our own! What do you think Disney will announce?

We also bring back Sail, Float, Sink as we try to decide which one of a kind Disney event we would most like to go to.

We set out to plan the perfect Disney trip, and quickly realized we should probably get some outside perspective on it. So we brought in two travel agents and got their expert opinions. But just planning the perfect trip was too easy. So we instead created scenarios for each of them to deal with. The first was a first time family who knows just enough about Disney to be dangerous, and the second was a couple that doesn't want to go to the parks at all. We honestly learned a ton in this episode (especially about enjoying Disney without the parks) and we hope you enjoy it! Let us know what you'd do different!

Massive thanks to Robin Kinkade and Amanda Madrid for doing the heavy lifting on this episode. If you're interested in contacting either of them about any travel plans you may have then here's their contact info!

Robin Kinkade: https://lnk.bio/goingtheextramilewithrobin @GoingTheExtraMileWithRobin [email protected]

Amanda Madrid: @AMadridTravels [email protected] 205-369-7069

Each Disney park has some pretty awesome stuff, but what if we could build the perfect park using the best things from each real life park? This is the first part of a new series where we'll be building The Perfect Park. Well at least our perfect Castle park. We start off by choosing our ideal entrance, Main Street, and Adventureland. This park is going to take awhile to build...

Which Disney rides and experiences need to be updated? With Carousel of Progress now officially closed and being replaced with a completely new version, we take a look at what other Disney attractions would benefit from a redesign. Not just adding a little bit here and there, but a completely new version. And what would it take for us to try to get off of a ride during the middle of it? It seems to be a popular thing to try and do these days (for some reason), so we examine some of the recent stories and try to figure out if we'd ever do it. Let us know your thoughts! What would you be okay with a redesign of and what would you never ever touch? And have you ever witnessed someone making a mid-ride exit?