2 Bedroom Villa at Old Key West Resort, Extended Family, First Trip in Many Years, December 2022 – BOGP 2222

Today we are headed to Pennsylvania to speak with Listener Kelly about her trip to Walt Disney World just last month! We discuss how her family grew up with DVC and stayed many times at Old Key West in the past, where they stayed this trip as well! We discuss how the 2 Bedroom Villa really can make Walt Disney World feel like “home” while you are on vacation to start the show! Then, we talk about Kelly’s first experiences with Toy Story Land, Galaxy’s Edge, great meals at places like Homecomin’, Topolino’s Terrace, Polite Pig, and Kelly also gives some great tips for using Genie Plus on your next 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!

2023 runDisney Marathon Weekend Recap – BOGP 2221

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2023 runDisney Marathon Weekend events at Walt Disney World last weekend! We could not be more proud of you! Today, Mike & Scott recap many of the events from this amazing 4 day event! We discuss our PubSubs, thoughts on the virtual queue experience at the Expo, experiences from the 5K, 10K, Half and Full Marathon courses, and more! We also thank so many who made this possible like the amazing runDisney announcing team, volunteers, medics, Cast Members, and more! Most of all, we thank each of our teammates on the BOGP Lizards for helping all of us who were out there get to our finish lines. You are the best! 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!

One Cast Member, One Question – BOGP 2220

We are switching things up a bit this week since we are all just returning from Marathon Weekend 2023! Today, instead of Listener Questions, Mike, Scott, and Special Guest Wade from Nebraska have a discussion on a fun proposition. What would we ask if we could ask one Cast Member just one question? Who would we ask and why? What stories would be hope to get from that question? Hear our thoughts and then share yours with us on the social media! 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!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, Savi’s Workshop, Mosaic-Making, Anniversary Magic – BOGP 2219

We are excited to have you join us for today’s fun trip report with Listener Carol from Florida! Today, we talk about her anniversary trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge last spring where they got a great upgrade to a wonderful Savannah View room and made the most of it! We discuss use of Genie Plus in the theme parks, great meals at places like Sanaa, Boma, Tusker House, and Liberty Tree Tavern as well as making a lightsaber at Savi’s Workshop! Also, hear about why slowing down at Walt Disney World might mean a lot better vacation! 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!

Our 2023 Disney Parks Resolutions – BOGP 2218

Happy Friday, everyone! Today, Mike, Rikki, and Scott get together to share our 2023 Disney Parks Resolutions! What are we really trying to do with our trips here in 2023? From certain cruises we are definitely going to make happen to how we ask for our rooms at the Walt Disney World Resorts to dining habits during our trips, here what we are hoping for this year! Then, please share your 2023 Disney Parks Resolutions with us on social media 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!

Listener Questions – January 4, 2023 – BOGP 2217

Mike and Rikki are here today answering your awesome Listener Questions! Today we discuss thoughts on room requests at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort (and room requests in general), seeing the Electrical Water Pageant if you are not staying on the monorail loop, dining options “like a local” around Walt Disney World property, tips for a mother/daughter trip during Festival of the Arts, 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!

Boardwalk Villas, Live Entertainment Focus, Holiday Magic, December 2022 – BOGP 2216

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope that 2023 is the best year yet for each of you! We are starting the year with an amazing trip report from just a few weeks ago with friends of the show Jen (and Len) from Maryland! Hear about how long they have been visiting Walt Disney World, why it means so much to them, and all about this trip! We discuss staying at the Boardwalk Villas, making meals in the villa for dietary reasons, thoughts on Epcot’s Festival of the Holidays, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, interactions with other guests, 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 podcast!

Our Very Unique Experiences At The Disney Destinations – BOGP 2215

Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! We hope you are ready to send out 2022 with a bang! We are so very appreciative for your support over the past year! Today, Mike, Pam, and Scott discuss some of the most unique experiences we have had at the Disney destinations. Pam talks about touring Walt’s Apartment as well as the Cinderella Suite at the Magic Kingdom, Scott talks about an amazing DVC event he attended back in 2016 as well as being one of the first to see a new projection-mapping event at Epcot, and Mike shares his experience at a Tiki Bar called the Big Bamboo as well as a fun cruise on the Disney Magic with the late Stuart Scott from ESPN! 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!

Listener Questions – December 28, 2022 – BOGP 2214

Mike, Pam, and Scott are here today answering your awesome Listener Questions! Today we discuss the best snacks and counter-service dining options at the Disneyland Resort, options for lodging at Disneyland on a budget (and how long to stay ideally), access to Memory Maker with multiple APs in the family, tips for celebrating the 4th of July at Walt Disney World, as well as a touching piece of feedback as to why the Disney parks are so special to us! 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!

First Walt Disney World Trip, Bay Lake Tower, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Total Disney Magic – BOGP 2213

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your friends and family! Thanks for joining us for another trip report today! We head to Houston, Texas to speak with Listener Marcus about his first trip to Walt Disney World, where they did a split-stay back in April at Bay Lake Tower and Animal Kingdom Lodge – Kidani Village! He gives a great review of both resorts and how they worked for his family of 4 with two young children. We also talk about his very first experience with a Disney destination when he visited Disneyland back in 2019 as well! We talk dining with reviews of Chef Mickey’s, Via Napoli, Pecos Bills, and more too! This show is really all about the reasons we go to the Disney destinations – making memories with those you love! 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!