
Phil's Trip Report Part 1: Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, and a Starlight Safari!
08/27/24 • 80 min
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Episode 221 for the week of August 26, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Phil's Trip Report: Intro
- We kick off Phil's Trip Report with some overall thoughts and background for the trip
Starts @2:26 ...Day 1: Travel
- Traveling without his partner and two of his kids - how did it go? Was his room request met? And did they find the best pool bar on Disney Property?
Starts @7:55 ...
Day 2: Animal Kingdom and Starlight Safari
- The wilderness must be explored and Phil and his kids do that at Animal Kingdom and then a Starlight Safari around the Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Phil also learns his kids views on lines and perhaps they have gotten spoiled by his planning and use of Genie+/LL
Starts @12:38 ...
Day 3: EPCOT
- A pretty unusual day at EPCOT with many of the usual spots not getting hit - did it turn out to be a good day anyway?
- Did Phil's view of Luminous change after a 2nd viewing? How did the Deluxe Extra Hours go - worth it?
Starts @47:22 ...
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Episode 221 for the week of August 26, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Phil's Trip Report: Intro
- We kick off Phil's Trip Report with some overall thoughts and background for the trip
Starts @2:26 ...Day 1: Travel
- Traveling without his partner and two of his kids - how did it go? Was his room request met? And did they find the best pool bar on Disney Property?
Starts @7:55 ...
Day 2: Animal Kingdom and Starlight Safari
- The wilderness must be explored and Phil and his kids do that at Animal Kingdom and then a Starlight Safari around the Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Phil also learns his kids views on lines and perhaps they have gotten spoiled by his planning and use of Genie+/LL
Starts @12:38 ...
Day 3: EPCOT
- A pretty unusual day at EPCOT with many of the usual spots not getting hit - did it turn out to be a good day anyway?
- Did Phil's view of Luminous change after a 2nd viewing? How did the Deluxe Extra Hours go - worth it?
Starts @47:22 ...
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D23 2024 Final Wrap-up: Phil Thoughts on the Announcements and We Review our Predictions
Episode 220 for the week of August 20, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Phil's Reaction to the D23 Announcements
- Phil is back from Walt Disney World and gets his chance to share his thoughts about the announcements along with the removal of the Rivers of America and potential removal of Muppets
Starts @1:25 ...
D23 2024 Predictions Review
- We got through the predictions we made prior to the event and see how we did and discuss if some of the ones that didn't get announced could still come in the future.
Starts @29:47 ...
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Phil's Trip Report Part 2: Drones, Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Utopia of the Seas!
Episode 222 for the week of September 2, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Phil's Trip Report Continues!
Day 4: Off Day and Dreams that Soar
- After two full park days, an off day was in order, along with a trip to Disney Springs to see the drone show "Disney Dreams that Soar" - what did Phil and the family think of the show and was it worth it to buy the secured seating at Summerhouse on the Lake?
Starts @5:07 ...Day 5: Magic Kingdom
- A long but fun day at the Magic Kingdom which is also their first use of Lightning Land Multi Pass ... what was the strategy? How did it go? Was it a better experience than Genie+?
Details of MK LLMP use: Link
Starts @28:15 ...
Day 6: Hollywood Studios
- Last full day and it is a visit to Hollywood Studios and more Lightning Lane Multi Pass.
Details of MK LLMP use: Link
- Finished the evening with a trip to Banana Cabana
Starts @52:50 ...
Days 7-10: Utopia of the Seas
- The group packed up and left Animal Kingdom Lodge and headed to Port Canaveral to board the new Utopia of the Seas for a 3 night cruise ... what did we think of the ship and the itinerary?
- Wrap things up but talking about the structure of the trip overall and if we would do a parks combined with cruise trip again
Starts @1:06:10 ...
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