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Today’s news topics include:

  • New Construction projects for Magic Kingdom Area and EPCOT area
  • Maleficent Dragon Catches fire during the Festival of Fantasy parade
  • Whispering Canyon at Wilderness Lodge is toning down their shenanigans
  • Talking Mickey at Town Square Theater is now silent
  • Toy Story Midway Mania will close for a week in June
  • New Signature restaurant coming to the Japan pavilion
  • New dates added for the Disney After Hours event at Magic Kingdom (See my Review here)
  • Tony’s Town Square restaurant has some new menu items.
  • Sifi Dine-in Theater also as new menu items
  • Coronado Springs construction update

These Stories and More!

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In today’s episode we talk about the Grand Floridian! We begin the episode with a little news by talking about the new Fast Pass tiers for Hollywood Studios once Toy Story Land opens on June 30th. After that we do a detailed review of the Grand Floridian. We talk about the Rooms, Shopping, Dinning, and the atmosphere of the resort.

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Today’s news topics include:

  • Disney is now charging guests for overnight parking at their resort hotels
  • The Orange Swirl is back by popular demand
  • The wonders of life pavilion continues to get more refurbishments
  • New areal views show construction progress of Tron coaster
  • Disneyland has new Pixar packages

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ContemporaryToday we are talking in depth about Disney’s Contemporary Resort. We talk about our experiences at this resort and the advantages that this resort has in terms of location. We discuss the uniqueness of the Hotel’s design and give an overview of the amenities. This resort has a lot of history from the way the hotel was built to the political history that happened there. Let us know your thoughts of this unique Disney resort.

 

Links to the Videos mentioned in the episode:

Bob Gurr tells a story about testing the WDW monorail at the Contemporary

Adam the Woo visits the ball room where Nixon made his “I’m not a crook” speech

Adam the Woo points out the room where John Lenon stayed at the Polynesian

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Picking the right Disney resort for your vacation can be a difficult task. Jon and I give our choices for the best Disney resort in some categories that we came up with. We also give our advice on how far out to book your resort and some ways to get a room discount. Let us know what resort is your favorite.

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Today we are starting a new format on Traveling with the Mouse…Every Wednesday will now be an episode where we discuss the latest Disney news and rumors. In today’s episode we discuss the new privacy policy at Disney hotels, The Monorail system, Disney testing out a cashless system at Animal Kingdom Lodge, and Star Wars the Last Jedi reaches $600 million dollars at the domestic box office. There’s a few other news stories sprinkled in as well. We hope you like the new format!

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It’s the long awaited part two of my Aulani trip. If you missed it, go back and listen to Episode 42 to hear Part 1. In this episode however, I go into more detail on my thoughts about the resort and all that it has to offer. I talk about the dinning options and what I thought of the food at Aulani. I talk about the pools and resort activities that are so much fun. I also reveal my favorite resort activity that is a must do. At the end of the episode I talk a little about what kind of things I did outside of Aulani on the island of Oahu.

Link to the video referenced in the episode of Mo‘olelo Fire Pit Storytelling Continue reading →

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Today’s episode I am flying solo as Jon is still on his vacation. I talk about my trip to Disney’s Aulani resort in Hawaii. There is so much to cover that I barely scratched the surface so look for a part 2 episode coming soon. In this part 1 Episode I cover the process that I went through in getting to Hawaii from Atlanta, GA with a 2 year old. I also give my overall impression of the resort.

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With the rumors out there about a new hotel that would have an entrance to EPCOT it got us thinking about other ideas for resorts that have an entrance to one of the parks. We have a discussion about what theme these resorts might have and where they could be located with a special entrance to one of the parks. We go through each park and figure out just about every possible location that a new hotel could go. What kinds of hotels would you build with an entrance to the parks and where would you put it?

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Today we try to answer the question…Why is Disney World so spread out? The answer is more complicated than you might think. It spans several decades and involves a lot of different people. We try to break this question down by going back to the beginning of Walt Disney World’s history and work our way to present day.

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In the early plans for Walt Disney World there were plans for 5 resorts. Only 2 of these original resorts were built (The Polynesian and the Contemporary) What ever happened to the other 3 resorts and why were they never built? The other resorts that were planned were the Asian resort, the Venetian resort, and the Persian resort. Jon and I talk about these resorts and examine their proposed locations. Do you wish that any of these resorts were ever built?

Here is an article that we sourced for this episode.

 

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Today Jon and I talk about our favorite music from Walt Disney World. We list our favorite music by attraction and by area. We list our favorite music from the resorts as well. We had a lot of fun with this episode so we added in some honorable mentions in addition to our favorites. Take a listen and let us know what is your favorite music from Walt Disney World.

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On this episode of Traveling with the Mouse Podcast we talk about resorts! We start off by talking about when we think the new Star Wars hotel will open and how much we think it will cost per night. Then we talk a little about the upcoming Riviera resort. The discussion then moves to the resorts at Walt Disney World that one or both of us have stayed in the past. We move through the list Alphabetically.

Show notes:

Resorts list (Alphabetical order)

Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

(Video mentioned about Caribbean Beach)

https://youtu.be/WixabHaNLMc
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort