Be Our Guest WDW Podcast

Tips For Walt Disney World After Dark - BOGP 2665

Happy Friday! Mike, Pam, and Rikki are here discussing getting the most out of your next Walt Disney World vacation after the sun goes down! From spending time around your Walt Disney World Resort hotel to times in the theme parks (especially with the new nighttime parade coming to the Magic Kingdom this summer!), we are giving ideas to enjoy longer park hours and more magical times when those lights come up and the temperatures cool off at Walt Disney World! Please share your thoughts over on the Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse. 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!

BOGP Open Line - March 23, 2025 - 1st Time DCL Tips; Concierge-Level Thoughts; Amazing Kids' DCL Perspective; Scott in Hawaii - BOGP 2664

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, March 23, 2025!  Mike was flying solo (kinda) since Scott was vacationing out in Hawaii this week!  However, Mike does give Scott a call during the show and we hear all about his adventures so far on the islands!  Let's just say he is "living the life Aloha!" and eating pink pancakes!  We spend time discussing tips for first-time Disney Cruisers, have a great discussion about concierge-level on Disney Cruise Line, and get some amazing insight from Listener Ella and her family about her cruise on the Disney Wish and answer a few questions about her upcoming cruise on the Disney Dream!  This and more on today's show!  Come join us in the BOGP Clubhouse this week at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord.  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!

Listener Questions - March 26, 2025 - Monsters Inc. Coaster Thoughts, Special Trips with Loved Ones, Rope Drop at MK - BOGP 2663

Join Mike, Pam, & Rikki today as we discuss many fun Disney trip-planning questions! On today's show we discuss our thoughts on the concept video from the Monsters, Inc coaster that is coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios, talk about rope-drop procedures in the Magic Kingdom, read an awesome email from a listener about the importance of bringing a loved one on a trip to Walt Disney World on the spur-of-the-moment, and much more! Please come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse!  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!

1st Disney Cruise on Disney Fantasy; Animal Kingdom Lodge, Wilderness Lodge Stays; Group of 14 in March 2025 - BOGP 2662

Today we are headed down to Louisiana to speak with Listener Stephen about his amazing trip to Walt Disney World and his first cruise on today's show! They spent the Mardi Gras break with a group of 14 road-tripping to Florida, with a split-stay at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge to start the trip! Then, they headed over to Port Canaveral to board the Disney Fantasy for their first cruise experience as a family of 5! Hear about tastings, dining in each restaurant, character interactions, kids' clubs, trivia, Palo Brunch, missing Castaway Cay, and much more! We hope you can continue the conversation with us this week in the Be Our Guest Podcast Clubhouse at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! 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!

Walt Disney World For Introverts (Let Me Enjoy My Trip in Peace!) BOGP 2661

Happy Friday! Mike, Pam, and Rikki are here to have a good time discussing places around Walt Disney World where our introverted friends will thrive on their next trip! From attractions to restaurants to transportation and more, we give our thoughts on where those folks who tend to avoid the spotlight and just enjoy being in the background and taking it all in thrive! Please share your thoughts over on the Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse. 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!

BOGP Open Line - March 16, 2025 - Southwest Airlines Changes, Forgotten Jim Henson at DHS, 1st Disney Wish Cruise - BOGP 2660

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, March 16, 2025!  Mike and Scott are your hosts tonight as we had lots of calls for the hour to guide the conversations!  We discussed the changes coming to Southwest Airlines in the near future and how those might parallel changes that Disney has made in the past 5 years or so.  We also had a great call from Listener Charlie who told us about a Jim Henson show that was recorded at Disney's Hollywood Studios for a very brief time that neither Mike nor Scott had heard of!  Listener Beth shares her experience this past week of her first Disney Cruise Line experience on the Disney Wish and much more!  Come join us in the BOGP Clubhouse this week at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord.  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!

Listener Questions - March 19, 2025 - GEO-82 Thoughts, Mickey Ears Embroidery, First Night at Disneyland, Pool Days - BOGP 2659

Join Mike, Pam, & Rikki today as we discuss many fun Disney trip-planning questions! First, we discuss places to get those Mickey Ears embroidered around property (then Rikki gives a hot tip on some gourmet popcorn!), then we talk through a first-night place of action at Disneyland for seeing Fantasmic and the fireworks! We also discuss pool days and the refurbishment of Stormalong Bay, hit Cruising 101, and have a discussion of the new "adults-only" GEO-82 lounge coming to Epcot as well! Please come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse!  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 Grand Floridian with Extended Family; Spinning with In-Laws on Cosmic Rewind; Wine Dinner at Citrico's - BOGP 2658

We are excited to speak with friend of the show Matt from New Jersey today about his trip down to Walt Disney World just two weeks ago with extended family where he stayed in the Villa at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa! We hear about planning a trip for both little kids and his parents and in-laws at the same time. We discuss dining at places like Biergarten, Ohana, 1900 Park Fare, Citricos, and more! Matt also shares why his trips have become more enjoyable the more he slows down and really enjoys quality time in the theme parks over quantity! This and much more on today's show! We hope you can continue the conversation with us this week in the Be Our Guest Podcast Clubhouse at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! 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!

Walt Disney World For Extroverts (Main Characters Unite!) - BOGP 2657

Happy Friday! Mike, Scott, and Rikki are here to have a good time discussing places around Walt Disney World where our extroverted friends will thrive on their next trip! From attractions to restaurants to transportation and more, we give our thoughts on where those folks who some might call a "Main Character" are going to be living their best lives on their trips! Please share your thoughts over on the Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse. 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!

BOGP Open Line - March 9, 2025 - Mike's Dad Goes to WDW, 1st WDW Trip Thoughts, Princess Half Recap, More - BOGP 2656

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, March 9, 2025!  Mike was flying solo as he had just arrived home from Walt Disney World and the 6-Hour Live Show at Give Kids the World hours before!  Thank you so very much for your amazing support of these families!  Together, we raised almost $16,000 for the Village!  You are amazing!  During today's show, we hear about Mike's dad's first "real" Walt Disney World experience, a great call from Taylor from Canada regarding his first Walt Disney World trip and thoughts on nice walking loops around property, and then Adam calls in from New Hampshire to share some awesome memories from his first in-person runDisney experience at Princess Half-Marathon Weekend!  Come join us in the BOGP Clubhouse this week at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord.  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!