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Listener Questions – April 12, 2023 – BOGP 2268

Mike, Rikki and Scott are here today answering some great listener questions! We tackle some questions about making ADRs for split-stay trips (even with Galactic Starcruiser), if you should put in a room request if you are arriving super-early and just hoping for a bed to catch a nap, dining at California Grill with a young child, tours at Disneyland, 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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Father’s Day Surprise – First Time Visit to Disneyland @ Grand Californian Resort, VIP Tour, More – BOGP 2267

We are headed out to North Carolina today to speak with Listener Justin about the ultimate Father’s Day surprise! Last year, his wife gifted him a family vacation to Disneyland for the first-time! Being veteran Walt Disney World visitors and DVC Members, they are very comfortable with the Florida parks and hotels, so hear Justin’s thoughts on traveling across the country with his wife and 2 young daughters, staying at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa (Club Level), doing a VIP tour, enjoying some character dining, and much more! Today’s show is what the magic of Disney is all about! 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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Mike’s Disneyland Resort Trip Report For #Disney100 Celebration – BOGP 2266

Today, Mike, Rikki, and Scott are here to recap Mike’s trip to the Disneyland Resort last week for the #Disney100 celebration event! We discuss the California Food & Wine Festival as well as World of Color: One at Disney California Adventure Park, then hop over to Disneyland Park to talk about the newly-updated Toontown, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Magic Happens Parade, and Wonderous Journeys Fireworks show! Mike also talks about riding the canoes, taking a plunge on the subs, staying at the Disneyland Hotel and much, 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 podcast!

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BOGP Open Line – April 2, 2023 – BOGP 2265

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, April 2, 2023!  During this show, Mike & Scott discuss the news of the week including the ending of Harmonious & Enchantment fireworks shows this week and Tron’s debut at the Magic Kingdom! We also have a theory as to why guests might be ready for the 50th Celebration at Walt Disney World to come to an end. Also, we get great calls from folks like Jonathan with tips for dining around San Diego if you are cruising out of that port soon, a pre-trip report from Michael in North Carolina, and a post-trip report from Mark in Chicago discussing his “fishing trip” where he spent 10 days at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in both the Garden Wing and Main Tower – Theme Park View and did some After Hours events too!  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 – April 5, 2023 – BOGP 2264

Mike and Scott are here today answering some great listener questions! We tackle some questions about the difference in the medals from in-person and virtual events with runDisney, a comparable dining experience to California Grill at Disneyland Resort, a night splurge for a family of three who saved some money with the recent discount Disney released, help with a very last-minute trip next week, and thoughts on Harmonious and Enchantment leaving this week and Happy Ever After returning, plus 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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Disney’s Copper Creek Villas, Solo Trip Adventures, Flying Fish, Jiko, Trader Sams, More – BOGP 2263

Today we are excited to have Sean from New Jersey joining us to talk about his solo trip to Walt Disney World last summer! We discuss how his Disney fandom all started and how this trip was originally going to be with more than just him! We also discuss great meals at places like Jiko, Flying Fish, Ohana, Satuli Canteen and more! We tour the theme parks with Sean (except Disney’s Hollywood Studios – and Sean will tell us why he skipped that park) and just go all around property! 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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Walt Disney World Experiences That Were Here And Gone – In a Blink – BOGP 2262

Today, Mike, Rikki, and Pam are here to talk about some of the interesting experiences that were offered at Walt Disney World in the not-so-distant past that we really miss! Remember when you could swim with sharks at Typhoon Lagoon? How about resting at a private cabana – in Tomorrowland? Also, remember the private cruise for kids around Seven Seas Lagoon where there were no parents allowed? Hear our thoughts on these and many other experiences that we wish would return to Walt Disney World soon! No foolin! 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 – March 26, 2023 – BOGP 2261

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, March 26, 2023!  During this show, Mike & Scott discuss the news of the week including those new 2024 Summer Disney Cruise Line itineraries that are booking starting this week and what the demand might be for that inaugural Lighthouse Point cruise on the Disney Fantasy and then we play a game with our listeners! Mike & Scott draft the best Walt Disney World snacks against the callers tonight! We each get 5 picks to assemble the best “team” of WDW snacks! Let us know who had the best overall group of snacks on social media @BeOurGuestMike & @Epscot!  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 – March 29, 2023 – BOGP 2260

Mike, Rikki, and Pam are here today answering some great listener questions! We tackle some questions about what to do with one “kid free night” where the in-laws are babysitting and The World is your oyster, the best thing we have ever eaten on Disney Cruise Line, what separates the Disney Magic from the rest of the fleet, speculation on if a restaurant might have saved the NBA Experience, 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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Mike & Scott Draft Walt Disney World’s Top Pools, Lounges, & Extinct Experiences – Who Won? – BOGP 2259

Who is ready to have some interactive fun with us today?  Mike & Scott are on the show and we do 3 “mini-drafts” of the Top Walt Disney World Pools, Top Walt Disney World Lounges, and Top Extinct Walt Disney World Experiences.  You get to decide on social media which of us had the better draft in each of these categories, so please let us know @BeOurGuestMike and @Epscot and share your Top 5 in each of these categories so we can share these with the world!  We hope you enjoy this attempt at a new kind of show for a day! 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!