Be Our Guest WDW Podcast

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, November 17, 2024! Tonight, Mike and Scott are back together and we had a blast taking your calls for the hour! The password to tonight's show was again your favorite side with the Thanksgiving meal and we got some great ideas! We discussed thoughts on the re-launched Reflections Resort coming to Disney's Fort Wilderness area soon with Mohawk from Scotland, also had a great conversation with Paul from Lake St. Louis about how he plans to bike from MCO to Walt Disney World for Springtime Surprise, Scott shared his worst meal ever at Walt Disney World and much more! Come join us in the BOGP Clubhouse this week at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord. Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Become a patron of the Be Our Guest Podcast over at www.patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Mike and Pam are here to get you through this Wednesday with some awesome Listener Questions today! First, Pam and Mike share some things they are excited about when it comes to the new Disney Treasure, which Pam will get to tour this week in New York City! We also get some feedback on last week's "One's Gotta Go" collection from Mark in the UK! We also discuss the Wild Africa Trek, upgrading Magic Your Way tickets to Annual Passes, a great idea for a "monorail cookie stroll" as a family for a non-park day, and much more! Please come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

We are excited to have Listener Matt from New Jersey back on the show today to talk about his "Solo Trip" that wasn't really solo for much of the time! Hear about his stays at The B, Disney's All-Star Movies, and Boardwalk Villas, visiting all 4 theme parks, and experiencing Guardians, Remy, Rise, and Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway for the first time! We also talk about some great snacks and drinks along the way too! If you need a quick virtual vacation to Walt Disney World, today's show should do the trick! We hope you can continue the conversation with us this week in the Be Our Guest Podcast Clubhouse at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Today, Mike, Pam, and Rikki are back together playing a fun game of "One's Gotta Go" to get our thoughts on how we feel about current offerings at Walt Disney World! We put three "experiences" together and have to cut one from the group! From new snacks, hard-ticket events, resorts, attractions and more, which tough choices would you make? Which of the hosts do you tend to agree with most? Please share your thoughts over on the Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse. We hope you enjoy today’s podcast! Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, November 10, 2024! Tonight, Mike and Scott are back together and we had a blast taking your calls for the hour! The password to tonight's show was your favorite savory Thanksgiving side! What are you bringing to the table? Scott brought a great topic of information to the show tonight, in that he complied a list of EVERY trip he has ever taken to a Disney destination, complete with resorts, dates, room views, etc. in a spreadsheet! We discuss how he put this together and trends he found in the data! Jason (who does this stuff for a living around college football) created an amazing graph of the resort data and calls in to discuss and give tips for staying at Fort Wilderness during the holidays! Andrew also gives a Wine & Dine race recap as well! Come join us in the BOGP Clubhouse this week at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord. Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Become a patron of the Be Our Guest Podcast over at www.patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Mike, Pam and Rikki are here today with some great Listener Questions! Today, we discuss combining at Walt Disney World stay with hitting Epic Universe next summer! We also help a listener from Tennessee who will be in Central Florida but won't have park tickets to get his Disney fix one morning for a few hours! Also, we discuss out thoughts on what we saw at both Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and Jollywood Nights this past weekend and we have lots of hot takes on popcorn buckets! This and more on today's show! Please come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

Today we are excited to have friend of the show Jenna from Washington joining us again to share an inspirational story of her accomplishment at the Walt Disney World Marathon 2024! Hear about how an injury didn't keep her from getting to the start line and battling through a tough course to prove that we can all achieve more than we even thought possible! I promise you will be inspired! Plus, we discuss her recent trip to Disneyland for the Halloween fun, including Oogie Boogie Bash, thoughts on the Disneyland Resort Hotels, and we are lucky enough to be joined by Jenna's amazing kids too, who share their thoughts on the trip! We hope you can continue the conversation with us this week in the Be Our Guest Podcast Clubhouse at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Today Mike, Pam and Scott are together to take a virtual vacation to the Disney Parks! On Sunday, we discussed how quickly Disney made the transition from Halloween to Christmas at Walt Disney World this year, so that got us thinking about our favorite transitions at the Disney Parks, places where you are transported to and from a different time and place in just a few steps! From lands to attractions to even restaurants, we give some great examples of transitions that we love, and sounds play a HUGE part in almost every experience! Did you favorite make the list? If not, share yours with us! Please share your thoughts over on the Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse. We hope you enjoy today’s podcast! Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, November 3, 2024! Tonight, Mike and Scott are back together and we had a blast taking your calls for the hour! The password to tonight's show was the best Halloween costume you saw come by your house on Halloween night! We had lots of great Disney representation! We discussed the quick transformation of Walt Disney World from Halloween to Christmas this year, gave some advice to a caller from Springfield, Illinois about visiting the resorts for some holiday cheer, talked about Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Behind the Seeds Tour, and much more! Come join us in the BOGP Clubhouse this week at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord. Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Become a patron of the Be Our Guest Podcast over at www.patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Mike and Pam are here today answering your fun Listener Questions! Today, we start off with a question about sailing Disney Cruise Line as just a couple and how to make this the best experience it can be! We have a lot of thoughts on this! Then, we talk about the medical facilities on the DCL ships as well! We also have a question about the menus currently at California Grill, if "High Tea" is back at the Grand Floridian and where it might be coming around Walt Disney World, dining options at Enzo's Hideaway, and much more! Please come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

We are so excited to have our friend Jen from Maryland back on the show today to talk about her awesome trip to Disneyland from this past summer celebrating their 40th Wedding Anniversary, as well as her husband Len's retirement! Congratulations! We discuss their first-experience together to Disneyland, the planning vs. their Walt Disney World trips, thoughts on the Duo Studio, dining at places like Blue Bayou and Storytellers Cafe, visiting Walt's Apartment and the Steam Trains Tour, and of course, so many of the attractions and shows in the theme parks! We hope you can continue the conversation with us this week in the Be Our Guest Podcast Clubhouse at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Today Mike, Pam and Rikki dedicate our show to the BOGP Lizards who are kicking off the runDisney season at the Wine & Dine Half-Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World today! Have fun and enjoy every mile! Today's show was inspired by Lizard Jodi and her crew who are attending Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party on Halloween Night and pulling an "all-nighter" and going directly to the 5K race after! That got us sharing stories of crazy things we have done at Walt Disney World that had us at the point of happiest exhaustion in many cases, but full of memories that we will never forget! We also talk about if and how Disney could bring back "special days" like the ones we discuss today so that we can do these things again! Please share your thoughts over on the Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse. We hope you enjoy today’s podcast! Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, October 27, 2024! Tonight, Mike and Scott are back together and we had a blast taking your calls for the hour! The password to tonight's show was the craziest Halloween candy you got as a kid or the best Halloween costume you wore for Trick or Treating! Our friend Wade called in live from outside Mama Melrose at Disney's Hollywood Studios to give us an amazing review of his meal at the Cake Bake Shop just last night to lead off the show! We also discussed the Disney Treasure officially becoming part of the Disney Cruise Line fleet, Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party compared to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, and Scott has a hilarious story about Bojangles Chicken to boot! Come join us in the BOGP Clubhouse this week at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord. Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Become a patron of the Be Our Guest Podcast over at www.patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Mike and Pam are here today answering your fun Listener Questions! Today, we get a question about parking at the theme parks if you are a resort guest (and Mike is SHOCKED that parking is now $36/day for non-resort guests!). We also discuss if a guest should stick with their Pop/Coronado Springs split-stay or just stay at Coronado Springs for the entire 7 night vacation, give thoughts on the best non-theme park dining location for a "holiday" feel, and much more! Please come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

We had to call an audible today as we had some connection issues with our scheduled guest, so we went live and took calls from our audience for the hour! We discussed some of the "spookiest" restaurants around Walt Disney World (and why) with Halloween this week, had a deep discussion about why the Lightning Lane Premier Pass has its place in the ticketing hierarchy, and also discussed thoughts on how sports and causal dining can bring people together and Disney might be missing the boat on this right now. We hope you can continue the conversation with us this week in the Be Our Guest Podcast Clubhouse at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Today Mike, Pam and Rikki get the show topic from a suggestion from Listener Craig in Louisville to discuss our favorite places to escape the crowds in the four Walt Disney World theme parks during the busiest seasons of the year and what snacks we would enjoy during that time! Craig, here is your show! From sweet-cream cheese pretzels to ice-cream & more, what would you pick and where are your little "hideouts" in the parks? Please share your thoughts over on the Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse. We hope you enjoy today’s podcast! Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, October 20, 2024! Tonight, Mike and Scott are back together and we had a blast taking your calls for the hour! The password to tonight's show was your favorite Halloween candy and we almost came to a consensus on the best choice! We discussed our thoughts on the newly-announced Lightning Lane Premier Pass coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland this coming week with many of our callers, the value and pricing of certain dining experiences, the runDisney/Brooks collaboration coming for the 2025 season and much more! Come join us in the BOGP Clubhouse this week at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord. Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Become a patron of the Be Our Guest Podcast over at www.patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Mike, Pam, and Rikki are here today answering your awesome Listener Questions! Today, we start with a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of when to upgrade a Magic Your Way ticket to an Annual Pass - at the beginning or end of a trip. We also discuss the upcoming Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment and if a guest should move their trip, with Marathon Weekend crowds in mind. Pam and Rikki also give their thoughts on the newly-announced Lightning Lane Premier Pass debuting at Walt Disney World and Disneyland as well! Please come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

We couldn't have a more current or topical show as today we speak with Listener Stephanie from Idaho about her Disneyland trip that she JUST returned from less than 24 hours ago (as of the time of recording). We discuss how her daughter had to escape Hurricane Milton at Walt Disney World (where she is a Cast Member) to join them, thoughts on the newly-announced Lightning Lane Premier Passes, and then talk about their weekend trip to the Disneyland Villas, experiencing the Oogie Boogie Bash with a dessert party in the mix, fun meals at Flo's v8 Cafe, using Lighting Lanes, the Happiest Haunts Tour, and much more! We hope you can continue the conversation with us this week in the Be Our Guest Podcast Clubhouse at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Mike, Scott, and Rikki are back today with a show suggestion from Listener Carl about which attractions (and other experiences) are better during different times of the day (and we added different times of the year as well!) Hear us discuss how certain attractions, Disney transportation systems, and even Disney restaurants absolutely do have a totally different feel depending on WHEN you experience them! Please share your thoughts over on the Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse. We hope you enjoy today’s podcast! Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!