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Breaking Down Your Walt Disney World Day: Part 3 – Nights – BOGP 2168

Today Mike, Pam, and Rikki finally wrap up our three-part series about making the most of each part of your Walt Disney World theme park day! Today, we give tips on making the most of each night during your trip! From coming up with a strategy of either watching the nighttime spectacular or powering through and seeing the attractions to making sure you get to eat when and where you like to nighttime photography and live entertainment considerations, we hope that these tips make your next trip to Walt Disney World even better! 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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BOGP Open Line – October 2, 2022 – BOGP 2167

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, September 25, 2022! Scott and Mike take your calls over the next hour discussing how Walt Disney World handled Hurricane Ian this past week and we also give our thoughts on the Epcot40 Celebrations too! We get some great calls including Listener Greg from the National Weather Service to discuss how these storms are so hard to predict, especially in places like Florida but how Disney works to keep their guests safe and then Listener Wade gives us perspective of what it is like to “ride out the hurricane” via his son’s experiences working in Resorts at Walt Disney World last week!   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 – October 5, 2022 – BOGP 2166

Mike and Pam are here today answering your awesome Listener Questions! Today Mike and Pam start the show off with news of the new Little Mermaid rooms coming to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort and the return of After Hours Events in 2023, then we hit some questions about places where you can work remotely around the Boardwalk, Beach & Yacht Club Resorts. Also, we have a discussion as to why we felt so optimistic at Epcot during the Millennium Celebration. We also give some thoughts to how to get pictures of all four park icons with your medals over Marathon Weekend without park tickets, 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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“I’m Magic Kingdom Happy!” – a Multi-Generational Trip to Walt Disney World – BOGP 2165

We are excited to head to Portland, Maine today to speak with Listener Karen about her multi-generational trip to Walt Disney World this past spring! We discuss her stay at both Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort and a vacation rental home, great meals at places like Three Bridges, Chef Mickey’s, Grand Floridian Cafe, and more! Plus, we discuss how using Genie+ made their trip better too! We also dive into how they divided the trip into two parts; one more aggressive to see the attractions and then the second-half of the trip where they enjoyed the resorts and each other’s company! 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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Epcot @ 40 – Our Personal Memories – BOGP 2164

Today Mike, Pam, and Rikki take a show to just celebrate Epcot at 40 years old! We all three love this very unique theme park and today spend some time sharing our personal favorite memories from times spent here. From “Where’s the Fire?” and “The Great Piggy Bank Adventure” to riding Segways, spending New Years Eve with half the planet, seeing special fireworks and parades and much more, we hope you can connect some of your memories over the years with those we share today! 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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BOGP Open Line – September 25, 2022 – BOGP 2163

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, September 25, 2022! Scott and Mike take your calls over the next hour discussing thoughts on Epcot’s 40th Anniversary celebrations (or lack of them) this coming week, guests who “sneak in kids” to avoid paying for theme park tickets, discussing Dennis’ Disneyland trip (and the Oogie Boogie Bash!), and much more!   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 – September 28, 2022 – BOGP 2162

Mike and Pam are here today answering your awesome Listener Questions! Today Mike and Pam lead off the show with experiences we have had being at Walt Disney World when a tropical system (or in Mike’s case – Hurricane Charley) came to visit! Then, we dive into questions about strategies to get the most out of Early Magic Hours at the Magic Kingdom, getting in as one of the first guests at Trader Sams, seeing the Magic Kingdom fireworks without a theme park reservation or Park Hopper, and a great email from Scotland that is what these Walt Disney World trips are truly all about! 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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Fort Wilderness Pop-Up Campsite, 12 Night Trip, 10 Day of Theme Park Fun, Financial Discussion – BOGP 2161

Today we are headed to Birmingham, Alabama to speak with Listener Justin about his epic 12-night trip to Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campgrounds where they stayed in a pop-up camper back in February! We talk about the logistics of staying at The Fort, fun times in the theme parks (10 days worth) with his wife and 2 boys, great meals, awesome snacks, and a discussion on the breakdown of the finances from the trip! 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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Tips to Capture the Magic On Your Next Walt Disney World Vacation – BOGP 2160

Mike, Rikki, and Pam are here today going over more ideas to bring home some great memories from your next Disney adventure using the technology that you have with you, mostly your smartphone. We discuss tips to practice with your device before leaving home, shooting video and still images at the same time, debate Portrait vs. Landscape video, talk about why talking with your kids on video is so important, 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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BOGP Open Line – September 18, 2022 – BOGP 2159

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, September 18, 2022! Scott is back from Nashville and join us as we take your calls, after some brief news about the ending of Kite Tails and Winnie the Pooh returning to Crystal Palace! Then, we take some great calls discussing a few very special moments for a mother/daughter trip to Walt Disney World, thoughts on if Disney has “lost the magic” as an article going around the internet states, and then Neil gives a quick trip report from his D23 trip!   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!