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Unwritten Rules For Walt Disney World & Disney Cruise Line – BOGP 2391

Mike, Scott, and Rikki are here today with a topic that we want to get your input on! We discuss some of our “unwritten rules” for your next Walt Disney World, Disneyland, or Disney Cruise Line vacation. We discuss saving tables at counter-service restaurants, saving loungers at pools, waiting for the buses at the moderate resorts, waiting for a parade/fireworks, and more! We would love to hear your “unwritten rules” for your trips @BeOurGuestMike! 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!

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BOGP Open Line – November 12, 2023 – Initial Jollywood Nights Discussion, Thanksgiving Dining Advice, Aulani Tips, More – BOGP 2390

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, November 12, 2023!  During this show, Mike & Scott were back together to take your calls for the hour on a variety of fun Disney topics!  First, we discussed what we saw on social media from the first Jollywood Nights event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. What did we like and what would we like Disney to work on for the remainder of the parties? Listener Beth (who was at the first party) calls in to give her perspective, which was very helpful! Hunter calls in from Mississippi to have a fun discussion around some new places to dine for his Thanksgiving trip to Walt Disney World next week too! Scott also give some advice on Aulani as a DVC purchase!  We hope you enjoy today’s show! 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!

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Listener Questions – November 15, 2023 – One Day @ Epcot Plan, WDW Firehouses, Best Character Breakfast, More – BOGP 2389

Mike, Scott, and Rikki are here today answering some fun Listener Questions! We start with a question about if a family should skip the annual Walt Disney World vacation for a trip out west to Disneyland for the very first time! Then, we discuss a possible one-day only trip to Epcot for a first-timer who will be down with a co-worker on a work trip! We also get a great question from a family from Ireland asking us to choose between Garden Grill, Topolino”s Terrace, or Cape May Cafe for a character dining experience and asking for advice on how to possibly tour a firehouse while in Central Florida! This and much more coming your way on today’s show! We hope you enjoy today’s show!  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!

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Disney’s Pop Century Resort, 1st Half-Marathon @ Wine & Dine, Family Celebrations, November 2023 – BOGP 2388

Today we are excited to head out to Richmond, Virginia to speak with Listener Krista about her trip to Walt Disney World last weekend for the Wine & Dine Half-Marathon! This was her first-ever half marathon event anywhere, so this was really special! Hear about her stay with her parents and sister, who was also celebrating her 21st birthday on the trip! We talk about fun times at Disney Springs, Epcot (great thoughts on the Food & Wine Festival), Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and more! Of course, we get Krista’s thoughts on her first-ever experience with runDisney during the Half-Marathon as well! 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!

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Jollywood Nights Preview & Where In Walt Disney World or Disneyland Would You.. – BOGP 2387

Mike, Pam, and Rikki are back today with a preview of Jollywood Nights, the new hard-ticket event that kicks-off this weekend at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Both Rikki and Pam will be at the first party so we discuss the showtimes and schedules, and each of their plans to try to see it all! Then, we discuss a question that Mike saw on Twitter about where a great spot would be in the theme parks to read a book! That got him to thinking about other things! Where is the best steak at Walt Disney World? Where is the best place to get some work done in the theme parks? Where can you take the best nap in the theme parks? We had some fun and would love to hear your thoughts to these questions and many more! 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!

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BOGP Open Line – November 5, 2023 – Wine & Dine Race Wrap, Dennis Trip Thoughts, ADR Advice for Space, Scott’s Mistake? – BOGP 2386

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, November 5, 2023!  During this show, Mike & Scott were back together to take your calls for the hour on a variety of fun Disney topics!  First, we recap our thoughts on the runDisney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend and remember the races and parties from years gone by! Then, we get a great call from Listener Dennis in Indiana with a quick Universal/WDW trip report from last month! Listener Matt from Pennsylvania also calls in with some questions about staying at Aulani and asks for a bit of advice on some ADRs for Walt Disney World here for a Wilderness Lodge trip soon! Finally, Scott gives details on where he might have made a big mistake for his January trip! Can you help him?  We hope you enjoy today’s show! 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!

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Listener Questions – November 8, 2023 – Parking an RV, Benefits of a Disney Cruise, A Tall 2 Year Old, Small Moments on Trips, More – BOGP 2385

Mike, Rikki, & Pam are here today answering your awesome Listener Questions! Today we discuss where you might park a larger RV if the lot is full at your resort, possible concerns for a guest traveling with an ECV at rope drop from Coronado Springs, benefits of a Disney Cruise over a Walt Disney World vacation for parents of teens, a discussion of “what would you do?” if you had a very tall 2 year old at Walt Disney World, more “small moments” that make Walt Disney World amazing, and much more! We hope you enjoy today’s show!  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!

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2 Weeks at Caribbean Beach Resort, Beach Club – Club Level & Starcruiser; Traveling from the UK; The Magic Is Real – BOGP 2384

We have an amazing show to start your week today! We get to speak with Listener Kate from the UK about her 2 week trip to Walt Disney World this past August where they stayed at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort for 7 nights, then spent 2 nights on the Galactic Starcruiser, and wrapped up the trip in style with an amazing Club-Level stay at Disney’s Beach Club Resort! Hear about their experiences traveling from overseas,  room reviews, dining experiences, touring the parks at a slower pace, use of the DAS system, making droids and lightsabers, and more! 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!

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runDisney Halloween Race & 2024-25 Schedule Thoughts, Pixar Place Hotel, Pam’s WDW Conference Highlights – BOGP 2383

Mike, Scott, & Pam are here today with a variety of Disney topics to get you ready for the weekend! First, Pam discusses her trip to Walt Disney World last week for a conference where the leaders of the larger travel agencies got to meet with Josh D’Amaro to talk about the future of the Walt Disney World Resort! We also hear about some cool things that Disney is doing to make our experiences better! Next, we discuss the newly-announced runDisney Halloween race at the Disneyland Resort next September and breakdown the 2024-2025 race schedule (quickly), and finally talk about the transformation of Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel to Disney’s Pixar Place Hotel and what you can expect starting in late January 2024! 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!

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BOGP Open Line – October 29, 2024 – Scott’s Initial Aulani Thoughts, 1st WDW Trip with Twins, Disneyland Bash Review Last Week – BOGP 2382

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, October 29, 2023!  During this show, Mike & Scott were back together to take your calls for the hour on a variety of fun Disney topics! Scott starts the show off with some thoughts on his amazing trip to Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa in Hawaii, and we really get into the travel and how much jetlag affected him and his family. Then, we get a call from Listener Jared (who is covering the World Series in Phoenix) about taking his twins to Walt Disney World for the first time here soon! We also speak with Listener Chris about his amazing stay at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at the Disneyland Resort last week, as well as some highlights from his trip!  We hope you enjoy today’s show! 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!