Be Our Guest WDW 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!

Christmas Eve In The BOGP Studios 2022 - BOGP 2212

Mike, Pam, Scott, and Rikki are here for our annual tradition of "Christmas Eve in the BOGP Studios!" This is the night where we put a log on the fire, pass around the Egg Nog, and exchange our gifts with each other. What will we give each other this year? Also, we discuss our favorite Christmas Cookies and favorite Christmas songs! What are yours? Reach out on social media and let us know! Merry Christmas! 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 Holiday Special - December 18, 2022 - BOGP 2211

This is the Special Holiday Edition of the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, December 18, 2022.  Scott and Mike talk about how we are getting ready for the holidays around our homes and talk about the ornaments we received in the BOGP Ornament exchange! Then, we take calls discussing awesome things our listeners tend to eat on Christmas Eve, presents like Ataris, American Girl dolls, Cabbage Patch Dolls, and more that we got as children! Also, Scott shares a fun story of how he was "tricked" by his mom into thinking he didn't get his "big gift" on year, but it was hidden in plain sight! Mike also shares how his grandma gave the grandkids all "switches", but Mike and his cousin ended up in St. Louis Football Cardinal track suits and toolbelts! We hope you have a wonderful holiday season with your family!  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 - December 21, 2022 - BOGP 2210

Mike, Pam, Rikki, and Scott are here today answering your awesome Listener Questions! Today we discuss the better option for a character breakfast the morning of the Princess Half-Marathon - Topolino's or Cape May Cafe, spending a day riding the monorail and the Skyliner and enjoying those resorts over the busy Christmas Week, making the most of a quick weekend at the All-Star Resorts and riding Splash Mountain (#LastSplash) for the last time and enjoying Festival of the Arts, thoughts on seating for Drawn to Life (Cirque de Soleil), 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!