Be Our Guest WDW Podcast

Listener Questions - August 6, 2025 - Progressive Dining on Monorail, Late 2026 Cruising, Buzz Lightyear Memories - BOGP 2738

Join Mike, Scott, and Pam as we answer your Listener Questions on today's show!  Today we give some suggestions for a progressive dinner along the monorail (and adjacent) resorts, discuss late 2026 cruising with a large group of 1st time cruisers, give some memories on Buzz Lightyear (as the attraction goes down for a lengthy refurbishment), and have a "hot take" from a listener about Piston Peak coming to Magic Kingdom! This and much more on today's show! 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!

Grand Floridian Villas with Extended Family, Citrico's, GEO-82, Fun Times at Magic Kingdom & Epcot, CFT - BOGP 2737

Today we are headed up to New Jersey to speak with our friend Paul from the BOGP Clubhouse about his trip with extended family down to the Villas at Disney's Grand Floridan Resort & Spa in July! We discuss how this trip came together (and grew!), the logistics of flying with two babies, making memories in the theme parks, meals at O'hana, Via Napoli, 1900 Park Fare, Citrico's and more! Also, Paul gives a nice review of GEO-82, the new lounge at Epcot! Finally, you have to hear what Paul has dubbed "CFT" or Concentrated Family Time - a great concept I think we all could adopt! 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!

Disney Magic BOGP Cruise 7 Review with Mike & Scott - BOGP 2736

Today, Mike & Scott are here to review the BOGP Cruise 7 on the Disney Magic from July 6-11, 2025 to the Bahamas! We share it all, including getting to Port Canaveral, our staterooms, thoughts on all three main dining rooms, Palo dinner and brunch, tastings, adult areas around the ship, time at Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point and Castaway Cay and much more! 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 - July 27, 2025 - Favorite WDW Pools, Changes To Hollywood Studios, MK Fireworks Viewing - BOGP 2735

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, July 27, 2025!  Mike and Scott were together for the hour with some fun Disney talk!  The password for tonight's show was your favorite Walt Disney World pool, so we had some great conversations around that topic (which was nice, with the big heatwave hitting the country right now!) Plus, we heard about some great vegan desserts both at Epcot and Disney Springs you might want to check out on your next trip!  We also talked about viewing fireworks all around the Magic Kingdom, mundane things in the cruise industry that Disney Cruise Line does really well, 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 - July 30, 2025 - ESPN8: The Ocho Comes to WDW, Fireworks Parties, Solo Times at WDW, More - BOGP 2734

Join Mike, Scott, and Pam as we answer your Listener Questions on today's show!  Today we talk about the AP Reservation requirement for the Magic Kingdom for Starlight going away this week and an ESPN8: The Ocho event coming to ESPN Wide World of Sports this Friday! We also get some questions about touring WDW solo, fireworks parties with the new Starlight parade and the hard-ticket events, and which resort would you enjoy if you get a free stay for a week, but you could never return? This and much more on today's show! 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 Treasure Eastern Caribbean Cruise with Family; Royal Gathering, Palo Dinner, Port of Call, Entertainment Reviews, More - BOGP 2733

We are excited to head to New Hampshire today to speak with Listener and fellow BOGP Lizard Derek today about his recent cruise on the Disney Treasure to the Eastern Caribbean! We talk about how he is a recent "convert" to the Disney fandom and what got him to really see the magic in the theme parks and Disney experiences! Then, we hear all about his cruise on the Treasure as we break down his thoughts on the stateroom, dining experiences, entertainment onboard, kids activities, ports of call, 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!

"Hidden" Values Around Walt Disney World - BOGP 2732

Today, Mike, Pam, and Rikki are here to start the weekend with some fun Disney talk! We are discussing some of the "hidden" enhancements to your vacation at Walt Disney World that don't cost anything extra! We are discussing things like the free Water Park admission on check-in day, free mini-golf passes, Kid's Eat Free offer for 2026 Disney Dining Plans, Wilderness Explorers and Epcot KidCot stations, and much more on today's show! 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 - July 20, 2025 - Mike & Scott Talk Starlight Parade Debut, Test Track 3.0, and Disney Cruise Line - BOGP 2731

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, July 20, 2025!  Mike and Scott were together for the hour with some fun Disney talk, but we had issues with the phone lines (trust me, we kept trying!) so we took our questions/topics from the chat during the hour!  We discussed thoughts on the new Starlight parade at the Magic Kingdom, Scott's AP preview of Test Track 3.0, and we discussed a few thoughts from the BOGP Podcast Cruise on the Disney Magic! This and much 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 - July 23, 2025 - Club-Level Perks, To Add DCA or Skip, Saratoga Springs Tips, More - BOGP 2730

Join Mike, Rikki, and Pam as we answer your Listener Questions on today's show!  We talk about the perks of staying Club-Level for a first-time guest, talk about if a guest should add DCA to their Disneyland stay (first-time visit) even though they are doing the Oogie Boogie Bash, give some tips for staying at Saratoga Springs Resort, give our best WDW restaurants without characters, and more! 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!

Remembering Disney College Program Days; Sailing Disney Wonder to Alaska; Returning to Walt Disney World with Family - BOGP 2729

Today we are so excited to head up to Canada to speak with Listener Rebecca about a bunch of different topics for the show! First of all, Rebecca is a former International College Program Cast Member who made the magic for all of us in the early 2000's! We hear about how she was chosen for the program and some of her favorite memories from her time down at Walt Disney World! We also discuss her recent cruise on the Disney Wonder to Alaska, including thoughts on the ship and excursions and ports! We get into her first trip to Disneyland as well as her big return to Walt Disney World with her family scheduled for next month as well! This show really hits at so many of the reasons as to why we have all fallen in love with the Disney destinations so much! 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!