839 · Disney Q&A: Cruise Rankings, Solo Park Tips, Disneyland Food & Hidden Secrets - WDW Radio: Your Guide to the Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise and More Disney Magic!

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This week we're going back toone of my favorite kinds of episodes
because it's all about you.Going to open up the inbox and answer
your questions along with BeciMahnken From Mouse Fan Travel, about
the Disney parks, dining,cruises and more. From the best food
at Disneyland to how to spenda solo day at Walt Disney World.
I'll also share and reveal ahidden tribute in Journey into Imagination

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and even which Disney Cruiseline ship ranks number one. Spoiler
alert - We don't agree. Plus,I introduce something new to the
show, a rapid fire round ofDisney would you'd rather questions
that you can answer as wellas. And I've got a very special announcement
about the Disney Destiny. WhyI'm heading to Germany this week
and an experience that I can'twait to take you along for. Hello

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my friend and welcome to WDWRadio, your guide to the Disney parks,
movies and experiences aroundthe world. I am Lou Mongello and
this is show number 839. Andwhether this is your first time here,
welcome or you've been with mesince the very beginning. Welcome
back. Because for more than 20years I've been able to share my
love of Disney with throughthe podcast, my weekly live video,

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week's episode of the WDWRadio Show. Welcome, my friend, to
the virtual WDW Radio table orcouch or wherever you are most comfortable.

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Whether you are walkingthrough the parks, counting down
to your next trip, planningyour next meal, or just wishing you
were back on Main Street, USA.Speaking from personal experience,
this show, and specificallythis episode, is for you. Because
it's going to be by you andyour questions. And for more than
20 years and 830 whateverepisodes so far, WDW Radio has not

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been just about the podcast.It is a conversation, community and
a shared journey. And today Iget to share this episode with someone
who's been part of thatjourney almost since the very beginning.
She's not just a friend, she'sfamily. She's been on our Adventures,
cruises and countless showswith me over the years. She is the

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Dory to my Marlon, theVanellope to my Ralph, the She Hulk
to my Daredevil, and the Rozto my Mike Wazowski. She's not always
watching or listening, but youget the idea. She is my trusted travel
buddy, the enabler of dreamsand official partner in magic. She
is Beci Mahnken from Mei &Mouse Fan Travel.

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You have no idea how excited Iam to do an email show because it's
been so long and I can justImagine that the bin is overflowing.
It is.
It is the Ralph. By the way, Ijust want to you say that I like
the Vanellope to the Ralph. Ilike that one.
Yeah. I can. I can dig downdeeper through that one and why they

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may or may not be applicable.But, you know, look, we talk a lot
about making the most of ourtime in the parks and vacations and
memories, and I don'trecommend things on the show or services
or products very lightly, butjust a quick little plug at the very
beginning. Mouse fan travel.You specifically, Becky, and your

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travel advisors have helpednot just me, but literally thousands
of friends in our communityplan their trips with incredible
care and expertise and, yes, alittle bit of extra magic as well.
So thank you for that andthank you for being here. And. And
today we're going to answersome of those questions, share some

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of those stories, andhopefully make you our friend, the
listener who's sitting withus. Your next adventure, even more
incredible. And, Becky, as youknow, when I open up the inbox, much
to your chagrin, I do not sendthese to you in advance. And do you
want to know why? Because Idon't read them in advance.
I know. That's the scary partis we have no idea if this is going

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to be something from, like, 2006.
No, no, no. They're all there.I mean, look, when I say that I'm
far back, it's not that farback, but I always, you know, as
I do a quick skim, I make surethat they are timely and relevant.
But today, we're going to trysomething different because I do
want to try and get through alot. So as I skim through the inbox

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and sort of parentheticallyreach my hand in the mailbag, I'm
going to choose short one. I'mgoing to choose ones at least come
in looking like they're short.And then I have a surprise for you.
No.
After the emails.
That always scares the bejesusout of me.
All right, so listen, we'regoing for speed. We're going for

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efficacy and efficiency andquality and value in the answers.
So let's go.
Go.
This one starts off one day,one person in Walt Disney World.
What are my options? Hey, Lou.Not Becky. I've been listening to
your podcast for a number ofyears now.
Okay, I'm just getting mutefor a second.

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Well, I mean, it doesn't saynot Becky, but. Because it doesn't
say Becky. I said not Becky.Okay, I have a conference in Orlando
the first week in December.With no family and all I have is
one day by myself to visitWalt Disney World as an adult. I
haven't been to Disney in 10years. Not sure what to see in one
day. Should I go to MagicKingdom? Should I park, hop to Epcot,
see only a few attractions? Idon't need to do the kitty ride and

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such, but by myself, I don'thave to wait for others. Would love
to hear your thoughts and oritinerary. Thanks so much. And that
comes from Harris Bloom.Becky, you are my guest, you are
my friend, and chivalry is notdead. I still believe in ladies first.
Go.
Okay, so that's a reallyloaded question, because I don't
we. I think I need moreinformation to be able to make a

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really, really good calculatedrecommendation here. But personally,
because I travel to the Disneyparks by myself quite a lot, I kind
of like to be able to go toRediscover my inner child sometimes.
And so I will go to MagicKingdom and I will. He said he doesn't
like the kitty rides, butthat's okay. There's a lot of rides

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that aren't.
The kitty rides, Becky. Don't worry.
I like Peter Pan and others. Ijust don't like waiting the lines
for them. To be quite honest,I like kitty.
Rides just without the kids.
It took you 3.2 seconds to goto the kids line. But it's for me,
if I'm gonna rediscover Disneyand just kind of have a day in Disney,

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it is the Magic Kingdom to me.Although there's a lot to be said
for going to Epcot as well. Sonow that it's pret much finished,
the walls are down, there'sall kinds of new things to see. I
would love to know from himwhen was the last time he was there,
how much time he has. And thelast time he was there helps because

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then you know what he may nothave seen. So he's got the time to
go discover them. So maybe ifthere's time, do the park hop between
the two, between Magic Kingdomand Epcot. Get the best of both worlds
in that one day.
Okay, so first things first,you cannot go wrong. I think solo
days are fun. They areflexible. I, you know, like you,

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Becky, I often travel a lot tothe park solo, whether it's for quote
unquote research or whateverit might be. And I think you're going
at a great time of year too.You're going in December, there's
lower crowds, relativelycooler temps, and more importantly,
you've got that Fun, decoratedholiday atmosphere. And I think you
have to go in asking yourself,what kind of experience do I want?

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Do I want the classicnostalgia? Do I want thrill rides?
Is it just food and drinks oris a little bit of a mix of all?
I agree. I think MagicKingdom, if you haven't been in a
decade plus and you want thatclassic, quote unquote, Disney feel,
I think the holidaydecorations and the iconic attractions

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makes this a very easy choiceand a win. So I would prioritize,
if it was me and I hadn't beenin that long, I would prioritize
the classic attractions. Iwould do Mansion Pirates, Thunder
Jungle Cruise, which is nowgoing to be the Jingle Cruise, so
you get the holiday overlayand maybe hit Seven Dwarfs or Tron
with a lightning lane orvirtual queue, so you get a little

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bit of the thrill. And Ireally like this one because I also
think it's a park that youcan, as a solo traveler, you can
take in slowly, you canwander, because I think it. It feels
the most magical solo. Thatbeing said, I think Epcot is a great

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opportunity if you want to go.If food is your focus, right, and
it should be, it's a greatsort of space to explore. You could
just sort of very leisurelywander your way through Epcot. You
obviously have to hitGuardian, so you get that thrill
factor. If you haven't been ina long time, I would say that's probably
the one thing that you have todo. But I think World Showcase is

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just so perfect if you want tostroll and sip and snack and drink.
And also you get the holidaystorytellers and the holiday traditions
from around the world. Youwill probably be there during the
festival of the holidays, soyou have those little extra bits
of small bites andentertainment. So if I was designing

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a plan for you, maybe you hitMagic Kingdom, rope drop some of
the big attractions, hop overto Epcot for, you know, maybe after
lunch. This way you get thethrills and the nostalgia in the
morning and you chill. Thethrills in the morning, the chills
at night, literally andfiguratively. Definitely look into
things like lightning lanesand mobile. Ordering snacks or meals

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is also going to save you sometime. But I think even though your
time is limited, don't rush,don't rush. Take it all in, close
your eyes, listen to themusic, listen to the people, explore,
dine and do what you want. Andmaybe, just maybe, if you're feeling
like, you know, cuckoo forCocoa Puffs, you end your night,

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late night at a lounge, orwhether it's in the parks or out
of the parks as well.
Or at the kiosk in Francewhere you can get the frozen hot
chocolate drink that theybring around during the holidays.
Yeah, there's that, too.
Yum.
There you go. There's reallyno. There's really. There's no bad.
There's no bad way to do that, so.
All right, I agree.

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Next. First trip. What to eatis the subject line. Hi, Lou. I think
she also meant and Becky. Shejust didn't put it in there. So in
October, I'm taking my partnerto his first trip to Disneyland,
which we were just in. He grewup in Florida visiting Walt Disney
World. So I was wondering whatsuggestions you have for showing
him the differences betweenthe parks, like which rides are a

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must do. More importantly, Ilike this. Where should we eat? He's
always going on about howEpcot is the only park with good
food. And I want to show themthat Disneyland can have just as
good a food that comes frommackenzie Shack. Becky, this is timely.
We hours ago just came homefrom our second WW Radio adventures

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by Disney, which ended off inDisneyland, and we commented more
than once just about how goodthe food is. Dare I say dare? Dare.
Maybe even better. The food isin Disneyland, including the churros.
As if you make one stop, justgrab a churro and then go to the
Blue Bayou.

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Stops. That's two stops, butthat's fine.
And the chimichanga and. Yeah,keep going.
Yeah. This is not a listing ofall things. Okay, so basically, what
do you. If somebody's going toDisneyland for the first time, what
are the things? What are sortof those key points or places or
things he has to do or see toshow the difference between the two

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parks? This is very difficult.We don't know how much time they're
going to be there, etc. Buthow do we sort of showcase what makes
Disneyland special?
One of the first ones. And Iwasn't kidding when I said Blue Bayou
because it is one of thoseattractions that is so classic because
it's inside of a Pirates ofthe Caribbean or the Pirates Go.

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The Pirate Boats go past it.But it's set in that nighttime atmosphere.
So you have great food and awonderful themed atmosphere. And
I think that that really kindof sings to Disneyland as well, because
it's classic, it's been thereforever, and it's gorgeous. That
would be my first one. So I'lllet you keep going. We'll just bounce

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back and forth because I knowthat we have several between the
two of us.
I'M gonna try and go superfast and just very quickly. Braindrump.
Start on Main street usa. It'swhere it all began. It's where Disneyland
begins. It's a slower pace.It's a charming scale. You now have
Walt Disney a magical life.You've got the Sherman Brothers tribute
in the cinema. You can take alook at what really was Walt apartment

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Sort of take in the historyand the importance that that street
represent.
Only focusing on food for somereason. I don't know why.
Well, because obviouslyBecky's hungry. I think that you
couldn't. I would definitelyshow some of the attractions that
I don't say better aredifferent than Walt Disney World.
Go see Indy. Go compare howpirates is in many people's opinions.

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Well, it is. It's longer, it'smore detailed, it has an extra scene.
Some people might argue thatit's better. You're going in October.
So Haunted Mansion is going tohave the Nightmare Before Christmas
overlay, which even if you'renot a fan of the movie, is super
cool. Space Mountain isdifferent, right? You've got that
side by side seating. You'vegot the classic Matterhorn bobsleds.
Mr. Toad's Becky's favoriteattraction. The Storbrook Land Canal

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boats. There's so much inFantasyland that's charming and whimsical
and uniquely Disneyland.
Or even out front of SmallWorld. I mean, that is one of the
really cool facades in theentire area, which is amazing. But
if you step away fromDisneyland and even look at California
Adventure, which is completelydifferent than you have in over in

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World, which there you haveone of my favorite lands ever, the
Cars Land, where you areliterally walking into the movie.
So with that, then you get thecozy Cone. So I'm attaching that
to the movie thing that I wasso focused on because, yes, I am
hungry. Honestly, I haven'thad dinner yet. So there is all of

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that and the Pixar Pier, whichis something that's unique, and World
of Color. So there's thoseelements too that are completely
unique to the Disneylandresort area that really kind of tell
the story of the Disneylandresort. And it's the unique properties
of that entertainment value,which is really amazing.

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So again, we can. We couldspend an entire episode answering
this question. But you he. Andthis is why you went there. He says
he's always going on about howEpcot is the only park with good
food. Look, I think Disneylandcan very much Disneyland, like alone.
And then if you combine, DCAcan very much compete with Epcot.
In terms of food, I'll giveyou some of the classic classics

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and new classics. Again, topof, top of, top of mind. Go to the
Plaza Inn, Becky. We wentthere for breakfast. We didn't go
there for dinner. Go there forthe iconic, nostalgic and delicious
fried chicken. Go to theCarnation Cafe, which has that classic
Walt comfort food with theMain street view, the Red Rose Tavern.

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Even in Fantasyland, I reallyhave come to, like, on my last couple
of trips. You stop at theJolly Holiday Cafe. You get a little
nosh, a little soup, a littlesandwich, a little macaron, and you've
got that view of Main streetand the Hub, Blue Bayou. You can
dine inside pirates.Incredibly atmospheric, really. One,

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I think, the first arguably,truly themed restaurants in any Disney
Park. And we were. We just hada meal in Lamplight, which has very
cool theming, killer lobsternachos, beautiful views, and then
really sort of bring it backto Walt and nostalgia. Go over to

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Carthay Circle. It's a littlebit of. Of elevated dining with that
golden age Hollywood elegance.And look, I think you have to. I
think if you want to sort ofwin him over. And I think Disneyland
will do it on its own.Remember, Disneyland's not trying
to be Epcot, right? It's nottrying to compete. It's. It's charming
and it's. It's intimate andit's got that history. And I love,

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like you said, Becky, how youcan park hop so easily between the
two. And I would look at itnot as, I think so many people, Becky,
are. They're so consumed withcomparing and contrasting Disneyland
and Walt Disney World.Appreciate Disneyland for only what
it can.
Offer, which it offers a lot.That's one of the great things about

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the Disneyland resort is it isso compact because you can easily
go from your hotel resort,walk over to one park, go right into
Downtown Disney, go back overinto Disneyland, have lunch somewhere
else. The whole thing is sowalkable, easy to get around. If
the line is too long. AtGuardians of the Galaxy, in. In at

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dca, you can walk across, ridesomething else, and walk right back.
I love the fact that it hasthat walkability factor and that
you can go pretty muchanywhere that you need to go or want
to go the same exact day. Youdon't have to run out, spend 20 minutes
to wait for a bus, get on thebus, go 20 minutes to get to somewhere
else. It's all right there.
Yeah, you're gonna get, like80,000 steps in a day, so eat whatever

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you want because you're gonnawalk it off. At least that. That's
my logic. All right. SaijalPatel from the United Kingdom is
also asking about Disneylandand food and says. And this is why
I picked it, not just becauseit's from the uk. Hey, Lou. And of
course, hopefully, Becky witha question mark. I'm reading it as
it's written.

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My heart.
Well, let me read it as it'swritten. And of course, hopefully,
Becky, I'm heading toDisneyland, California this August.
Cue the excitement and thetimeliness. Would love some expert
advice on which diningreservation to book. I just listened
to episode 447 twice becauseobviously I need to be fully prepared
for the snack adventure ahead.And I've already made a list of my

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must try treats. But if youcould pick just one, one. Becky,
special dining reservationinside either park, whether it's
casual or fancy, what would itbe? We've already hit some of your
favorites at World like NomadLounge, Three Bridges and the Boathouse,
which are all amazing, by theway, so we totally trust your recommendation.

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Can't wait to hear yourthoughts. Thanks so much for always
sharing your Disney wisdom. Soone special dining reservation inside
either park.
One.
One.
Totally not fair.
Well, affair is something youtake your kids to, so life isn't
fair. Get used to it. Move on.
All right, and I'm. I'm gonnago. Wow, I can't do that because

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I. No, I can't do that either.I. All right, totally aside, what
we just said on the last one,I am gonna go back again to Blue
by you. I'm gonna do itbecause it really is the atmosphere
and it's classic and the foodis good. If you like that kind of
food. It just has everythingthat you would want to experience

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in a theme park diningdestination. But the boats going
by, and I just love thatfeeling and I love the atmosphere.
And if I had to go to one,that would be the place I'd go. Or
maybe.
Yeah, I mean, I think it's. Ithink if you want the classic Disneyland
experience, Blue Bayou is it.However, I'm going to give you the

(23:00):
lawyer answer because I can.I'll also go back to Carthay because
I think there's. I love. Andwe haven't been there for an actual
meal, usually go like tolounge. But I love that old Hollywood.
I mean, the ambiance in thereis stunning, especially if you go
upstairs. It's very. It's alittle bit more upscale. I think

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it's very iconic.
Little classy.
Yeah. But you know, I waslooking at where you said you ate
in Walt Disney World, NomadLounge, Three Bridges and the Boathouse.
And based on the places thatyou went, I'm going to get a little
cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs here.Based on your style, I could actually

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make an argument. Follow mearound the room with this for Lamplight
Lounge. It's relaxed, it's alittle stylish, it's got great food
if you eat upstairs, greatdrinks, incredible view, cool theming
with Pixar. And if you go atjust the right time of night, whether
you go either for golden houror if you go late at night and you

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get a spot by the water by thewindow, you also get an incredible
view of World of Color aswell. I think Lamplight Sometimes
is an overlooked, relativelynew, not so hidden gem in Disney
California Adventure. Andwait, wait, wait. I gotta give a
pro tip. I want to give a protip before you possibly give the

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pro tip. So if reservationsand they can be whether it's for
any of these restaurants aretough to get, use the walk up wait
list on the Disneyland app. Itworks surprisingly well at Lamplight
and where else? Cafe Orleans.Somebody said it also works really,
really well if you can get aresi. You. I love the fact that they

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have the walk up wait list onthe app.
See? And Cafe Orleans was theone I was going to mention because
the Monte Cristo sandwich isamazing. You just get one and share
it with two people becauseit's so rich and so, so good. I love
that place and it has thatsame atmosphere touch to it. But
the pro tip that I was goingto give is at Lamplight Lounge. They

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have a secret drink menu.
Of course.
It's awesome because thetheming of the beverages are right
on target and they're colorfuland they're playful and it's really
cool to go up to. You don'thave to go down to the, to the dining
place.
I don't even know why I'm laughing.
Why you can go up.

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What we were just talkingabout this because you have your
own secret drink menu. BecauseI, we need to like, I have to somehow
record this or like sharethis. Like this has to be like a
contest prize. Come and dinewith Becky. Because when Becky goes

(25:55):
to eat, it doesn't matterreally what's on the menu because
she's so. It's, it's like,it's like When Harry Met Sally and
when you order a drink, it'seven more because you're like in
addition to just asking forlike the kids meal, like I know this
is a steak with potatoes, butinstead of steak, can I have chicken?
Instead of chicken. But whenyou order a drink, you're like, I

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want this, but not reallythis. I want it sweeter. But basically,
nothing that's on the menu orin the description of the ingredients.
Just give me a large glass oflike, simple syrup and if you can
sprinkle a little bit ofalcohol on top, that would be perfect.
Fair point. I'm not gonna. Iwon't argue that too much.

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However, seven minute order. Iknow that I'll have time to dissect
the menu while Becky'sordering a cocktail.
Anyway, that's. That's whereyou went. That's the immediate. Now
I'm crying. I am laughing sohard. I'm crying. That's so bad.
So, yes, that's me. And Iwill. I'll own it for like three
seconds and then till I won't.But the secret drink menu is incredibly

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cool. You just look it up,Google it, pull it up. There's like
four drinks that are reallyamazing, including the pinwheel,
which is really cool. TheFerris Ferris wheel. Pinwheel, whatever
it's called. It's really good.It's colorful, it's yummy.
Ferris wheel, the ride thatBecky will never actually the attraction.
No, there's no way I will goon that. On that. That. That is the
challenge. Who will go on theFerris wheel there? That. That has

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the swinging tipping cars,which is. That's.
What did you call it? Mickey'sFerris Wheel of death. A very dramatic
interpretation of what it says on.
Last but not least, onLamplight Lounge, you don't have
to go down to eat in the. Inthe actual restaurant or. Or down,
you know, down where the baris. You can. Actually, there's a

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bar area upstairs if you justwant to go up there, have the beautiful
view, have a great cockt ontoyour day. It's a great place to hang
out and.
Or last thing I'll say aboutit, if you have a large party up
to like 7 to 12 people, and ifit's available and it's become a
very, very, very hard ticketto get.
Hard to get.
See if you can get the secretroom that has the secret entrance

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with the secret code to getinto the secret menu. But it's super
awesome. Let's move on. Allright, Lee, you're gonna like this
one.
Oh, if you get in by a lottoticket. Uhhuh.
Levi Shrek says, hi, Lou andBecky with an exclamation point.
Yes, I would. This is veryquick oh, wait, wait a minute. I
would like you to. I wouldlike you each to rank in order of

(28:33):
favorites, all of the DisneyCruise ship in all capital letters.
He screams. He exclaims, Lou.No lawyer answers. No ties are allowed.
And you must rank each shipfirst. At least. First one to six.
No ties. Levi, very demanding.No ties. Go. Basically, Levi yelled

(28:56):
at me and said we have to rankall of the Disney Cruise Line ships
in order of favorites. Don'tthink about it. Just let it go. Just
boom. So we go. You're goingbasically worst of first. Yeah.
Oh, worst to first. That way.The other direction. All right, so
that I'm gonna say wish is theworst to me. Wish.

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Don't say worse. Say least favorite.
Okay, Least favorite. Well,you're the one that said worst. It
wasn't me, it was you. It'syour fault, Levi.
I'm going. Listen, I'm goingby what Levi's telling me to do.
I'm very scared. Got it.
Okay, so I'm gonna go. Leastfavorite is the wish, followed by
probably the dream. Then nextup the line would be the magic, then

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the fantasy, then the wonder.Oh, shoot, I missed.
There's also the treasure inthere, too.
I was gonna say I missed thetreasure. So I would probably put
treasure after the dream.
Wow.
What?
Fascinating. No, no, no. I'mnot judging you. I mean, internally

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I am, but that's fine.
I know, but it's like. So myfavorite's the one. I gotta go the
other direction. That's theproblem. The wonder's my favorite,
followed by the fantasy, thenprobably the treasure, then the magic,

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then the dream. Oh, sorry.Then the. Yeah. Then the dream, and
then the wish. Right. Do Ihave them all? Yep, I do. Because
we haven't been on the Destinyor the Adventure yet, so. Because
they're not. Not here yet.
So, Levi, thank you for theemail and. Wow, man, coming in hot.

(30:52):
And no lawyer answers. You'rekilling me, Smalls. But I will follow.
I will. Challenge accepted.
First. That's not fair either,of course.
Well, what do you mean it'snot fair? I'm trying to be. I'm trying
to be courteous. So this ishard because I love them all for
different reasons. Right. Wealways sort of fall in love with
the ship that we are on last.Quickly. I'll try and do this very

(31:14):
quickly without too much sortof exposition. I will say that the
wish would come in sixth. It'sjust I'm still sort of warming up
to certain elements of thatship, which I know is a Mirror of
the Treasure. But you'll besurprised. For my treasure. So. God,

(31:34):
I hate sort of having to rankthem this way. So maybe it's in this
descending order. It's Wish.Man, I hate to put the dream here
because the dream is thatgreat blend of size and style, and
that sweet spot betweenclassic and modern.
Fantasy was done so muchbetter, though, in its. In its theming.

(31:55):
I'm. I'm having a. I'm at avery tough time. I know which one
I need to put here, but I'mhaving a very tough time doing it,
and it's only because I haveto. I love, love, love. Do not misinterpret
this. I love the OG Nostalgic,intimate, smaller feel and cozy vibe

(32:17):
of the Disney magic. I do. Ilove that ship a lot. I could make
an argument to swap magic andfantasy here as four and three, because
fantasy is. Because fantasyis. Wait a second. Just. You had
your chance, woman. Just calmdown. No, look, I think I love the

(32:40):
fantasy because you're right.It is an updated version of the dream.
It's got that classicelegance. It's got the longer itineraries.
It's got amazing adult areas.I dig the flow of the ship. So, yeah,
so maybe I'll put wish, Dream,magic, fantasy. This is. This is
harder than I thought it wouldbe because I don't necessarily. I

(33:01):
didn't necessarily love thelayout and design of the Wish, but,
man, oh, man, do I love theTreasure. Dog, do I love the Treasure.
I think some of thestorytelling areas on the Treasure
are absolutely fantastic. Theentertainment on the Treasure, that

(33:24):
alone, like, it's fighting forthe number one spot. But, man, I.
I think I have to put wondernumber one. I don't. I do. I dig
the smaller size. I dig theclassic layout. I dig the theming
of the spaces. I'm still aPromenade lounge kind of guy. Give
me Tiana's. Give me the Alaskaitinerary. Give me the Disney Wonder

(33:46):
at the number one spot.
And I agree with you. That wasthe first one that I knew that that
was gonna be number one. Ilove the intimacy, the feel, the
small feel, but you still haveall of those wonderful spaces to
hang out in, and it's easy toget around the ship, and it's not.
It doesn't have, you know,4,000 people on board, and you have

(34:09):
the. I just. I just love theway that the. The were designed.
The flow was amazing for. Andthey're in such great shape for being
as old as they are. Disneydoes such a great job of keeping
the upkeep on both the Wonderand the Magic. I just find the Wonder
has it a little bit overbecause of Tiana's. I really love

(34:29):
what they did with thatTiana's theming throughout the that
area. So I had to go there for sure.
Yeah. You would never knowthat the classic ships are as old.
I hate to see that have beenin service for as long as they have.
And look, to be clear, everyship is amazing. Right? I think your

(34:52):
least favorite Disney ship isstill an incredible cruise. I think
it comes down to personalpreference and itinerary and travel
style and just your ownpersonal vibe. I do want to put.
I'm going to put this questionin the clubhouse because I'm very
curious to hear from you, ourfriend, to share your rankings in
the clubhouse. Or better yet,call the voicemail 407-900-9391 and

(35:16):
you could make your argumentand I will play it on the air.
You know what I findfascinating though is that both of
us put Wish at the very bottombut both of us are struggling because
I put Treasure as my thirdfavorite and the bones are the same
pretty much. But it's just howit was, how the theming went with
it. And I think personallypart of it is that the Treasure's

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a seven night sailing and theWish is a three. So you're not on
that seven night sailing.You're not rushing to try to see
everything you possibly can.So I think the Wish just kind of
feels a little rushed with alot of people in lines for everything
in every direction where theTreasure just seems a little bit
more calm and relaxed and, andI don't know. Good.
I would make an argument thatthe Treasure just feels different.

(35:59):
I think that grand hall feelsso elegant and upscale and there's
a warmth. I don't know howelse to describe it. There's a warmth
to the Treasure that I feeland maybe it's because of the color
palette of the Wish versus theTreasure that the Wish does not have.
Right. It's bright whites,it's gold, it's light blues, it's

(36:20):
a little stark and, and Ithink some people and certainly prefer
that. And that's what I mean.It's, it's your vibe. But I think
that those dark blues and therich golds and the, the heavy purple
textures and like I think thatsort of Aladdin Agrabah vibe sort
of fits in more with my vibeand I think the places and spaces.

(36:43):
We've talked at length,possibly ad nauseam about The Haunted
Mansion Parlor being in myopinion the single greatest place
making storytelling space thatimagineering has ever done. And I,
and I will sort of. I won'teven qualify. I think it's that good.
Yeah. And I would love torevisit this question after we have

(37:04):
a chance to be on the Destinyand the Adventure because the Adventure
is almost twice as big as anyother of the Disney cruise ships
and definitely more than twiceas large as the Magic or the Wonder.
So I'm really going to beinterested in seeing how we rank
all those once we experience them.
I wasn't planning on doingthis here, but I'm going to because

(37:27):
we're talking about theDestiny and based on when we are
recording this. I haven'tshared this publicly yet, Becky,
I've told you. But speaking ofthe Destiny, Speak Speak, which does
not. Its maiden voyage is notfor a few months. It's maiden voyage

(37:47):
is in November. But thisWednesday, August 6th, I was invited
by Disney to head out to theshipyard in Papenburg, Germany to
get a sneak peek and hard hattour and some interview opportunities
of the Disney Destiny. And Iwant to take you with me. We're going

(38:09):
to Amsterdam, we're going tostay in Amsterdam and we're going
to head on over to Papenburgfor an incredible opportunity and
experience that I am so verygrateful for. And it's because of
you, our friend who's sittinghere that made this happen. But I
am. And Becky, based on thisconversation, what we know about
the Destiny, to be able to seeit and to see it, you know, possibly,

(38:32):
you know, in some finished andunfinished stages and talk to some
of the folks about the designand the vision for the Destiny. I
am very, very, very, veryexcited for. So this list might very
much change in a couple of months.
I can imagine. I cannot tellyou how excited I am for you for

(38:53):
this opportunity. I, I waslucky enough to hat for another cruise
line and it was one of themost amazing, insightful, cool experiences
I've ever had. So I can't, Ican't wait to, to hear how you experience
this and all the cool thingsyou can hopefully come back and tell

(39:13):
us because you know, well,then again, just don't sign anything.
I will, I will be able toshare, come back and share stuff
on the podcast. I'm going toshare what I can primarily on Instagram.
So if you're not already. Ihate the word following. If you're
not. If we're not friends onInstagram, let's connect and chat
over There I am at Lumangel.I'll be sharing a lot on my Instagram

(39:35):
stories and reels. So turn onnotifications so you don't miss a
thing. Because if I can golive, maybe I'll go live on Instagram
as well. So. Yeah, and thatstarts. Yeah, that starts this Wednesday,
August 6th. And now I've gotto go from I have to change dressing
for Florida to dressing forAmsterdam, which I don't even know
what that means, but. Allright, let's move. Let's move on

(39:57):
because Ashley Mall has aquestion and it's. Oh, now I get
it. It's the story behind theshoes in Imagination. Now the light
bulb. Just my light bulb.Little spark just went off. Hey Lou,
I'm listening to your mostrecent podcast about the top 10 things
we love in Adventureland andyour conversation about a box. Sometimes
just being a box made me thinkabout a detail and journey to imagination

(40:19):
that's always bothered me.When you first start off the ride,
enter the institute, you gopast the computer room, and outside
are a pair of sneakers withthe spotlight on them. Every time
we go on the ride, I can'thelp but think they must be important
or pay homage to someonebecause of the special attention.
So what's the deal, man?What's the story? Here is a shoe,

(40:39):
only a shoe. Thank you foralways bringing joy to my kids and
I during our car rides toschool. Becky, I'll take this one.
First of all, Ashley, thankyou. I love that you and I appreciate
that you play the podcast withyour kids on your car ride school.
I'm assuming that you're notdriving your kids to college and
that your kids are actually ofnon driving age. It's why the show

(41:01):
has been always will be familyfriendly, G rated. Because I want
you to be able to enjoy thattogether and know with complete safety
and security that you canalways play every episode in, in
front of and with andhopefully share it with your kids.
So with that, you nailed it,Ashley. The sneakers are in fact
intentional, the box alwaysbeing a box. Very quickly when I

(41:25):
was researching my audio toursfor Walt Disney World, the first
one I did was Main street usaand under the train station there
were some shelves and therewas a suitcase there with the initials
R L Nicholas on it. Becky, theresearcher, the completist in me
went cuckoo for Cocoa Puffstrying to figure out who or what
R.L. nicholas was. I readevery single book. I asked everybody

(41:48):
I could talk to. Some castmembers are like, dude, just go ride
the rides, man. I have no ideawhat you're talking about. And then
finally had the opportunity totalk to the person, the one person
who would know the answer. Italked to Dave Smith from the founder
of the Walt Disney Archives.I'm like, this is it. Like, this
is your chance. It's likegetting a chance to talk to Elvis.
Like, you got to get it. Youask him the one question. I mean,

(42:09):
we had a whole interview, butit's fine. And I said, dave, I've
got to ask you this becauseit's been bothering me for basically
years that I cannot figure outthis. It's like doing a puzzle, Becky,
and you can't find the lastpiece to put in it, so it doesn't
feel complete. So I asked himand he said, these are shifts in
the seat. He says, you know,Lou. And I lean in like a. Like a

(42:31):
schoolgirl. I'm like, yeah,yeah. He's like, sometimes a box
is just a box. I was like, oh,okay. He's like, sometimes just go
to garage sales or we, youknow, get, you know, bulk stuff and
it just fit into the timeperiod and we put it up there. And
so I was. I was satisfied withthat. However, on the opposite side

(42:53):
of the coin, most things are.Not everything has a story. Most
things, like the sneakers areintentional and they do mean something.
And in this case, it means thecomputer wore tennis shoes. Figuratively,
it is from the film A computerwore tennis Shoe. So if you're in
the Imagining Asian Institute,there is a computer room door and

(43:15):
there is a sign. I think itsays, like, no, no, no, no tennis.
It says no. I think it says notennis shoes allowed. And underneath
it is a pair of red high topsneakers. And if you look inside
the room, there's a MedfieldCollege jacket hanging there. Because
this is a reference to thecomputer wore tennis shoes from 1969.

(43:40):
Starring, yes, Kurt Russell asBecky Dexter Riley, who attends Medfield
College. So this ties into,believe it or not, there is sort
of a Medfield diverse. Likethere is a Medfield universe that's
seen in Disney live actioncomedies. Not just the computer wore

(44:04):
tennis Shoes. It's alsoreferenced in the Absent Minded professor
and Flubber. And there was onemore. Now you see him, now you don't.
That are all set in or aroundMedfield College. And if you look
in the queue, you'll see someother references as well. There's
Dean Higgins and some otherfolks who are some med field alumni.

(44:26):
And you also see likeProfessor Brainard from Flubber and
Wayne Zelinsky from Honey IShrunk the audience. And Dean Finder,
which is a reference,obviously, to Dream Finder.
So I am so glad you're a nerdfor all of this. Like, half of us
are going, huh? Okay, that'scool. So thank you.

(44:48):
Yeah. Because sometimes a shoeis not just a shoe. And I love, love,
love that they don't put aplaque saying, this is a tribute
that if you know it, you knowit. And it puts a little smile on
your face. And if you don't,now you do. And now you can pay that
forward, hopefully to somebodyelse, so that when they see it, they

(45:09):
have that aha moment and thenthey pay that forward as well.
Easter eggs are so fun inDisney. It's like some of the best
things.
I'm such a. I'm an. I'm acomplete nerd. I know. Sorry. It's.
It's.
Sorry. Not sorry.
That's what I. Sorry. Notsorry. All right. Gosh, I have so

(45:29):
many more. All right, you knowwhat? We're gonna. We're gonna. Surprise.
Told you I had a surprise for you.
No. Dare I say we can do otherthings. It's fine.
Dare I say it's a new twist.Right? Just. We're gonna do this
for. For. This is a bit of anexperiment. I've never. I thought
about this today. We sort of.This was. This was a very, like,

(45:50):
last minute type of thing. Butthis is actually something that you've
heard before. This wasinspired by something that I've done
a couple times on theWednesday night live video shows
that I do on Facebook andYouTube at 7:30pm Eastern. But, Becky,
this is going to be. There'sno. I mean, there's wrong answers,
but there's no wrong answers.So there's no pressure. This is.

(46:14):
Would you rather. This is.This. These are easy. These are.
Would you rather. I'm going tothrow a series of rapid fire. Would
you rather Disney travel andquestions at you, no thinking, just
like your gut answer. Right?And we'll try and do like, we'll
do 10, like, super quick ones.You'll answer, I'll answer. It'll

(46:35):
be fun. Or it'll be stupid andI'll cut it out and nobody will ever
hear this. But either way,let's give it a shot.
Okay, good. There's a chance.You're saying there's a chance no
one heard this.
So you're telling me there's a chance.
Exactly.
All right, here we go. Rapidfires. Don't think. No research.
Would you rather visit WaltDisney World during the Halloween
season or Christmas seasonevery year, Christmas very quickly.

(46:59):
Why?
Oh, now I have to justify it.You were just like, it's a rapid
fire. We gotta go fast. Whatthe heck are you doing? You are changing
the rules. This is not right.
Okay.
I love Christmas. I justpersonally, really, really love Christmas.
The funny thing is, I would doprobably. If you would. If you split
them. I would do Halloween inDisneyland, and I would do Christmas
in Disney World. There you go.
Disneyland does Halloween. SoI love Halloween, but I would probably

(47:25):
say Christmas, too. You gotthe music, you got the decorations,
you got the feels, you got theweather. Boom.
And the frozen hot chocolate.
Or as my son would say, thisis going back many, many years. Unlimited
hot chocolate. People stillmeet him and they go, nicholas, I.
And they say that to him and.Yeah, but. All right. Would you rather

(47:45):
be the first person to ride anew attraction or the last one to
ride before it closes forever?
The last one. I think I wouldlike to be the last one before it
closes forever. Just. I don'tknow why. I don't. I can't justify
that. It just feels better. Idon't know.
Is it the badge of honor?You're like, I was the last person

(48:08):
to ever.
I would actually say it. Asin, I was the last person to ever.
Not. Not the Queen of England.However, I think. I don't. I don't
know. Maybe it's just thenostalgia piece in me that I would.
Because, yeah, I. I think I'drather be the last person. It's like
one of our badges of honor wasbeing the last group besides executives

(48:29):
that ever did the Adventures Club.
Yeah.
So. And I. I love that fact.So, yeah. Last one. You.
I'm with you. I never worryabout being first, whether it's a
new attraction, newrestaurant, especially. Because sometimes.
Especially for things likerestaurants, if you notice, like
when a new restaurant opens.I've been in the restaurant business
before, so I understand. Inever review it right. Right away
because I want to give them.It's not fair. I want to give them

(48:52):
the opportunity to work outthe kink, sort of get their rhythm.
Like get the kitchen in thefront of the house, in the back of
the house, all working together.
So that's one of the things.Like when. When we counsel clients
on if they're going to go onthe very first few sailings of ship
or go to a hotel. Right. Whenit. First. If. If you are picky and
you want everything perfect, Don.

(49:12):
During that, expectations accordingly.
Exactly. You're gonna have wetpaint and you're Gonna have issues,
and there's problems. That'swhy they call them shakedowns, because
they have to shake the treesand get all the stuff out.
Okay, now we're gonna speedthis up. We're gonna make our fat.
We're gonna make our. Wouldyou rather rapid fire a little bit
more?
You're the one that changedthe rules, but go ahead.
I know I'm just having fun.It's not like I'm gonna run out of

(49:36):
tape. Like, this is softrecording truth. Listen, I'm going
back to my old DJ days.Whatever. Whatever. Would you rather
spend a day with Joe Rody inDisney's Animal Kingdom or ride attractions
with Josh tomorrow?
That's a. That. That'sSophie's Choice right there. That's
a. That's a problem.

(49:59):
Dramatic. But.
Seriously, there's. There's. Icould argue either way, right? If
I had.
That's the whole point. Thepoint is, we know you can argue either
way. That's why they're difficult.
Just making it a real worldexample as to how hard this is. I'm
gonna go with Josh. I'm gonnaride with Josh. I think. Yeah, Okay.

(50:21):
I. I think I'm gonna spend aday with Joe Rody, I think. And I.
Look, I love Josh. Like, Ilove, love, love Josh. My. My width
and depth of love for Joshtomorrow goes very far.
You know what? But I know why.I know why I would do that. Because
I would love to watch him ashe walks through the parks and deals
with cast members and dealswith people, because he is one of

(50:42):
the most amazing, natural,charming individuals, and he cares
about people, and that justwarms my heart seeing that.
So you're saying Joe Rodydoesn't care? Is that what you're
saying?
No, I did not say that.
Okay, would you. Let's. Let'sstay in the same vein.
Okay?
Let me use real world ishexamples. Not that none of these

(51:03):
things are ever gonna happen.Would you rather have lunch with
Bob Iger to pitch your own,like, attraction idea or dinner with
Kevin Feige to pitch your ownMarvel concept?
What if I don't want to pitchanything? I just want to, like, have
dinner.
Do whatever you want. Lunchwith Iger or dinner with Feige?

(51:24):
Oh, that's. That's. That'sreally bad because. Because both
would be amazing. You know,I'm gonna go with Feige. I'm definitely
gonna go with Feige. I thinkthat. That the conversation would.
Would be. But with either ofthem, it would be amazingly inspirational,
and you would learn so muchfrom them. But I. I think I'd go

(51:45):
with Feige. So, you know, if.Iger, if you're listening, you know,
this is your chance to call meand we go out to lunch just to prove
me wrong.
I'm not gonna.
You have to answer you.
I'm Bob Iger, but it's not forthe re. It. I can't. It would be

(52:05):
Bob Iger. I would like to havelunch with Bob Iger. Okay. Would
you rather.
So what's. What's awesomeabout this is that we've chosen two
different people, differenttwo different times. So if ever a
time does not, you know, yougot a conflict in the schedule. We
can divide and conquer, andwe're fine.
Please, please, pleaseunderstand what I mean by this. And
this is not meant to soundlike a name drop. Like, I agree with

(52:29):
you about Kevin Feige, becauseI have had the opportunity to share,
like to break bread with KevinFeige before, and he is the nicest,
most human, unassuming. Youwould never know that the man runs
Marvel Studios because he isthe most down to man.
It's such a nice man.
Oh, the most down to earth,like, human. That is so humble. And

(52:55):
there is nothing pretentiousabout him. And I'm not saying that,
you know, there is about. I.You know, Bob Iger, too, but I have
never, you know, I've met Boba number of times before. I've spoken
to him in differentsituations. But to be able to sit
down one on one, mano a mano,and. And share a lunch. Bob, you
gonna finish that? You know,would be. Would be.

(53:15):
Yeah, well, all of them wouldbe amazing. So these are. These are
really difficult choices.
Okay, we're gonna go fast.Would you rather stay at the Polynesian
or Grand Floridian for a week?
Polynesian. Without hesitation.
I will agree. I agree. I'llsay the Paul. Okay, these. You probably
have no idea what I'm talkingabout here. Would you rather watch

(53:40):
Mars Needs Moms or John Carterfrom Mars?
Well, since I've seen Mars,Mars Needs Moms, I'm gonna go with
the John Carter because Iguess I need to see something I haven't
seen yet.
Yikes. I don't even know.

(54:00):
I'll.
I'll say John Carter fromMars. Would you rather. Would you
rather have a Gideon's cookieor an Everglazed Donut?
Donut.
Oh, look how quickly yousnapped. Yes, down over there. What.
What donut?
Any of them. I like. I like,like, cream filled donuts. So one

(54:25):
of those.
Maybe if you're sleeping onthe UBE donut or the blueberry cake
donut at Everglades. You'repossibly doing it wrong.
However, blueberry one wasreally good.
However, you get the afterdark dark chocolate crumb cake cookie
at Gideon's, and you get thatpeanut butter cold brew. Good golly

(54:47):
Miss Molly. That's. That's aparty right there.
Now, if. If Gideon's came upwith an oatmeal raisin cookie, then
I've never seen.
Always coming up with newkinds of.
Yeah, I haven't seen one yetwhen I've been there, so I've kind
of going, if you don't. That'smy favorite cookie on the planet
is oatmeal raisin. And theydon't have them. Haven't had them.

(55:07):
Anyone. Anyway, when I've beenthere. So easy to go to a donut.
All right, I have two. Twolast quick ones. So we'll do 10.
Which one do want to be thelast one? Okay. If they were real
restaurants. If they were realrestaurants, would you rather eat
at Remy's or Tiana's?

(55:30):
French or Creole is what we'relooking at. I probably Remy's for
me.
Oh, my God.
What? What?
I mean, I said that there wasno wrong answers. However, that is
the wrong. How do you not eatat Tiana's? I mean, you can do it
in the park and it's lovely.Get the gumbo, but. Oh, yeah, this

(55:52):
is a. No, I don't like gumbo.
I'm not a.
That's not all they have.
That was the thing I was goingfor. Is that the style of food. So
I. I probably would likeFrench better.
I did. Come on, man. I love,love, love me some New Orleans. Go
back to. And that's a list ofthings we need to talk about. I love
New Orleans. I love NewOrleans food. I dig the music. I

(56:14):
dig the vibe. I dig thepeople. I dig everything about it.
Give me a gumbo. Give me somebeignets. Give me some jambalaya.
I am down like there's nobody.When I was in Disneyland, how did
I not get the hot honeychicken on beignet when I was there?
I need to go back and just donothing but eat.
It's almost what you don'tevery single time, but it's your

(56:36):
choices.
All right, last one. This isthe final one.
Cozy cone.
Maybe this time you won't eatall the Fritos off the top of it.
Whatever. Last one. Would yourather. Would you rather. Would you
rather experience Walt DisneyWorld in 1971 or go forward in time

(56:59):
to see what it's like in 2050.
Forward with again, not ahesitation. I would love to see what
it would be like in thefuture. I like to see things grow
and expand and move forward.Forward for me.
Yeah, I'd be very curious tosee what 2050 looks like, just in
general, certainly in WaltDisney World, especially with what

(57:22):
we see, just how quickly thetechnology is progressing and hearing
what the vision is for theparks and imagineering. You know,
we hear it from Bob Iger, weheard it from Bruce Vaughn, and God,
I wish I had time to do 500more questions with him about that.
But as, as RCA would say,here's to the future and you, Walt

(57:45):
Disney World. Here's thefuture and you, my friend, who is
continuing to. Please send inyour questions louwwradio.com we
can talk about this over inthe clubhouse. Come be part of the
community and conversationover@wwwradio.com clubhouse and hopefully
you are both hungry andexcited to go visit a Disney park.

(58:06):
Whether it's Disneyland, WaltDisney World, Disneyland Paris, Hong
Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Tokyo,Disneysea. You need to go to all
of them because you're on thatside of the planet anyway. Or if
you're going to Aulani oranywhere on this big blue, amazing
planet of ours, go to Beckyand my friends over@m MouseFanTravel.com
Becky, any last thoughts orfinal words?

(58:27):
This was kind of fun. It'sbeen a while since we had a chance
to kind of see.
Why do you have to say kinda,why can't you be like, this was fun.
Just let me have it. Just giveme that little gift.
This was so much fun. This wasamazingly fun. We need to do it again.
We need to do it more oftenbecause, you know, the, the pent
up demand of all the thingsthat I need to, to rouse you about
is, you know, it gets a little tiresome.

(58:49):
When this happens becausewhile we're in Disneyland, Becky,
we'll be like standing in linefor an attraction which of course
Becky loves. And she'll punchme in the shoulder, be like, hey,
we need to do an email show.We haven't done one in like a week.
Yeah, so.
Or a month, or like fourmonths, a quarter.
Violence is never the answer.I've told you this.
But it works. Look, we'rerecording. Hey, wow.

(59:14):
Anything else?
Just the fact again, have agreat time in Germany. Come back
and tell us everything thatyou can about what's going on with
the destiny. Looking soforward to that and we have to talk
because we have a list ofthings that we need to decide on

(59:35):
for our next adventures. AndI'm looking so forward to that. And
if anybody, of course, wantsto come along with us or like you
said, have your own adventure,we're always happy to help. My team
is amazing and we would lovethe opportunity to help you make
dreams come true.
And do we still. We areactually. Our next is our next. Well,

(59:55):
one of our next adventures istaking us on the destiny for a WW
Group trip in February 2026.Is there still room available?
Question mark I think therewas still availability on the Destiny.
Well, you know What? Go towww.com destiny26, fill out the free
no obligation quote formthere, and we will let you know if

(01:00:17):
there is room to join usbecause cruising is more fun when
you do it with friends. Andreally it's if with us, it's really
cruising with the family thatyou love, not to the family that
you tolerate. So, Becky, thankyou so very much for being here and
all of your insight. Thankyou, my friend, our friend, for sitting
around the table and joiningus. Becky, if you could snap your

(01:00:41):
fingers and have any one fooditem from Disneyland just appear
in front of you right now,what would it be? Go.
The thing that you didn't letus buy because we were in too much
of a hurry. I wanted chimichanga.
Every part of that sentence isone wrong and borderline offensive.
I have to have a cozy. Bringme a cozy cone. And I'm like, you

(01:01:01):
know, a TV time would begreat, but I'm like sitting here,
I'm parched, and I need a cozycone. It only costs before.
There is no white gloveconcierge service at the chimichanga
cart, which is normally thereason why we don't get it looks
like we have to go back. But achimichanga in Disneyland sounds
like just the right spirit.Yeah, I'm starving.

(01:01:25):
I know.
What?
Well, the churro. We didn'tget a churro either. We didn't get
a corn dog. We didn't get anyof the normal stuff.
I didn't get anything from.You know what? It's time for our

(01:01:46):
Walt Disney World triviaquestion of the week, where you can
test your knowledge of WaltDisney World's history, sights, sounds,
secrets and stories. You cantest your knowledge, have some fun,
and enter using our onlineforum for a chance to win a Disney
prize package. And this week'strivia contest is once again brought
to you by my favorite foodieevent of the year which is the Walt
Disney World Swan and DolphinFood and wine Classic happening November
15th and 16th right in theheart of Walt Disney World. It is

(01:02:09):
an incredible night of worldclass food, drinks, live music and
Disney magic under the stars.But this is my favorite part. Your
ticket includes unlimited foodand beverages for dishes from award
winning chefs, wines, beersand creative cocktails from around
the world all as you strollthe causeway between the Swan and

(01:02:29):
Dolphin resorts. I'm even moreexcited this year because of the
opening of the new BourbonSteak restaurant and what Chef Mita
is going to bring to thecauseway. It really is one of my
foodie highlights of the yearand along if you love Disney food
and just having a great time,you are going to love it too. I hope
to see you there. Tickets areon sale now and you can get all the
details @swandolphinfoodandwine classic.com now before

(01:02:52):
we get to this week'squestion, let's go back review last
week's and select our winner.Many of my favorite attractions in
Walt Disney World andDisneyland use the Omnimover system
like the Haunted Mansion. Butyour question last week was to tell
me what attractions introducedthe very first Omnimover system in
a Disney park. Thanks to allof you who entered got this one correct

(01:03:12):
and knew that it was AdventureThrough Inner Space which opened
in Disneyland's Tomorrowlandin 1967. This ride system developed
Biomaring, which allowed theride vehicles, which are called Atom
Mobiles, to move continuouslyalong the track while being able
to rotate to control theguest's view. This allowed allowed
imagineers, like directors, toreally have full control over what

(01:03:35):
guests see and when to helpreally tell very immersive and really
more cinematic stories. Andobviously this technology is still
used in attractions today.Like I said, the Haunted Mansion
and Spaceship Earth. So I tookall the correct entries, randomly
selected one. And last weekyou were playing for a prize package
that includes a WW keychain,stickers and pins. And I brought

(01:03:58):
back a mystery prize for youfrom Disneyland. And last week's
winner randomly selected isDavid McCormick. So David, congratulations.
I will get your prize packageout to you right away. And if you
played last week and didn'twin, that's okay. Put the past behind
you because here's your nextchance to enter in this week's Walt
Disney World Trivia challenge.So I haven't done one of these in

(01:04:23):
a while, but music and audioplay such an important part part
of the Disney parks andattractions. So tell me where in
the world. Can or haven't youin the past heard this?
It's fun.
To be free. Yes, that's it.Tell me where in Walt Disney World

(01:04:49):
you can or in the past haveheard that sound clip. You have until
Sunday, August 17th becauseI'm traveling to Germany to go see
the Destiny. I'm going to giveyou a little bit of extra time to
go to www.radio.com, click onthis week's podcast. Use the form
there. Once again we get toplay for the keychain stickers pin.
And because I went shoppingagain when I was in Disneyland this
past week, another mysteryprize for you from Disneyland. So

(01:05:13):
good luck and have fun. That'sgoing to do it for this week's show.
Thank you so much for takingthe time to tune in and being part
of the WWW family. I know howimportant and limited your time is
and the fact that you spendand share it with me means more than

(01:05:35):
you know. I am so incrediblygrateful to and for you. Hope that
you found a little bit ofmagic in this week's show. Hope you
feel better because of it. Andif you do, please help spread the
word, share the show and tella friend. Don't forget to connect
and chat with me on social Iam Lou Mangello on Instagram, Facebook
and LinkedIn. Don't forget toturn on notifications. I'll be sharing
a lot from my trip toAmsterdam and Papenburg, Germany

(01:05:57):
to go see the Disney Destinystarting on Wednesday, August 6th.
But in the meantime, rememberto be kind, choose the good, be the
good. Have a great day andeven better tomorrow. So until next
time, I love and appreciateyou. See ya. Well, it sounds pretty
good. In fact, that's just theright spirit.

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