Happy 14th Birthday to the Be Our Guest Podcast! We put out out first episode way back on March 18, 2008 and wow have things changed! Thank you for allowing us into your ears for all of this time! We truly appreciate and love you! Today Mike, Pam, and Rikki talk about the “pros” and “cons” of the three major Walt Disney World resort categories – Value, Moderate, and Deluxe! There are some things the Value Resorts do better than the Deluxe Resorts! From transportation, pools, dining, rooms, themes, and more we have a really fun conversation today! 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, March 13, 2022! During this show, Mike and Scott start off the show with some news on a couple of new options added to Genie Plus at the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios and also the return of the Starlight Safari at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. Then, we discuss changes coming to the Boardwalk Resort, including the closing of the ESPN Club and Boardwalk Bakery and what how this will change the resort moving forward. We also talk about what might become of the old Odyssey building now that the Epcot Experience is closing (we think “Sports Around the World” would be nice!), 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!

Mike, Pam, and Rikki are back today answering some fun Listener Questions! Before they get to the questions, the crew has a discussion with the refurbishment coming to the Boardwalk Resort and what they like and would change about this plan! Then, they answer questions about introverts and character dining, young “Disney adults” and wanting some items from the kids’ menus, managing kids in longer queues, 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!

Happy Monday, everyone! We are headed to Philadelphia today to speak with Listener Brooke (along with her daughter Kayla!) about their trip to Walt Disney World this past fall. This was one of those “delayed” trips due to COVID, but when they finally got to travel, they went “big!” They stayed at Disney’ s Polynesian Village and Disney’s Yacht Club Resorts, celebrating some awesome birthdays during the trip! We talk about times at each of these resorts, including reviews of the rooms, pools, onsite dining, transportation and more! We also dive into times in all 4 theme parks with lots of Genie Plus using, including some strategic Individual Lightning Lane usage! 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!

It’s Mike and Scott again on today’s show as we dive into Scott’s recent trip down to Walt Disney World to run in all three of the Princess Half-Marathon Weekend events! First, we spend time talking about why Scott enjoyed his stay at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (Jambo House) so much this trip! We also go over the highlights of the Expo and races, and then discuss a “hit” meal at Citrico’s and a “miss” meal at 50’s Prime Time Cafe. We also talk about the hot weather, high crowds, higher-than-normal traffic on the roads and toll plazas, and much 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

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Tuesday night, March 8, 2022! During this show, Mike is flying solo but having so much fun taking your calls!.   During tonight’s show, Mike leads off with a great email from Listener Betsy about her recent trip to Walt Disney World for the Princess Half-Marathon Weekend celebrating her daughter’s 10th birthday and first runDisney experience! We talk about the Royal Guest Rooms over at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort as well as Capture your Moment with this great email! We also get into a coversation about using Genie Plus with the DAS system, some awesome upcoming ADRs debate Coronado vs. Caribbean Beach for an adult’s only trip, 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!

Mike and Scott are here today to tackle your great Listener Questions! Today we discuss using Disney Gift Cards as a “dining plan replacement” option to cover your dining while down at Walt Disney World, luggage transfer when doing a split stay, transportation options to get to and around the Walt Disney World Resort, finding romance at Walt Disney World and on the Disney Wish with your 6 year old in tow, 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!

Happy Monday, everyone! Today we head to New Jersey to speak with Listener Chris about a couple of recent trips he took to Central Florida! First we talk about his stay at Disney’s Riviera Resort (where he actually like it so much he purchased DVC during the stay!) in October! During this trip, he experienced Boo Bash, had a fun meal at Liberty Tree Tavern, and visited Cabana Bay and did Halloween Horror Nights at Universal! Then, we talk about his trip over the New Year to Disney’s Old Key West Resort, with fun meals at Space: 220, Olivia’s, Homecomin’, 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!

Rikki and Mike are here today with a few news items from around Walt Disney World at the top of the show. Then, Rikki talks about what she is looking forward to seeing today as she visits Epcot for the first Day of the 2022 Flower & Garden Festival. Finally, Mike and Rikki discuss some things that we get a kick out of doing on our Walt Disney World trips, but don’t do enough. We talk about things like visiting “The Traveler” at MCO, pre-dawn walks, non-vehicle attractions, etc. 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, February 27, 2022! During this show, Mike is flying solo tonight as Scott is down at Walt Disney World for the Princess Half-Marathon Weekend. During tonight’s show, Mike leads off with some Walt Disney World news, and then we open up the phone lines and the conversation quickly turns to calls regarding the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, the newest boutique hotel at Walt Disney World that opens to the general public next week. We discuss thoughts on what we have seen in the first 72 hours of media coverage, things we think are “hits & misses” so far with the experience, who this will be geared towards, the future of experiences like this, 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!