Chip and I opened up the listener inbox for Episode 99 and answered 7 of your Walt Disney World planning questions. We cover long trips, overhyped dining, strollers, and more. Plus, we share news about our Episode 100 listener giveaway.

In this episode, we cover:

• How to plan a long Walt Disney World vacation in the 8 to 14 day range, and why I raise my resort budget when we stay longer.
• Whether you should still buy Lightning Lane Multi Pass on a long Disney trip
• Why Disney World ticket prices drop per day on longer trips, and when a relaxed park day without Multi Pass makes sense.
• Why I cringe when people say you don't "need" Lightning Lane.
• Split stays with Universal and things to do in Orlando outside of Disney, from SeaWorld to an Orlando Magic game.
• The most overhyped Disney World restaurants right now, including The Cake Bake Shop, Topolino's Terrace for dinner, 'Ohana, and Regal Eagle Smokehouse.
• Summer House on the Lake cookies vs. Gideon's Bakehouse, plus Chip's worry about churro waffles and spring rolls.
• Whether Tusker House still lives up to the hype after we felt rushed through our last character breakfast.
• What we'd never buy again at Disney World
• Is Park Hopper worth it with little kids? Why it's now the first thing I suggest cutting from a Disney budget.
• Disney travel protection, and what it does and doesn't cover.
• How to plan Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando in one trip, and what one day at Epic Universe with Express Pass would have cost my family.
• What age kids stop using a stroller at Disney World, and what a double jogging stroller rental costs.
• Whether it's okay to split up as a family in the parks
• Should you surprise your kids with a Disney trip or tell them early?

01:51 How do you plan a longer Disney vacation?

03:54 Why the resort matters more on an 8 to 14 day trip

04:48 Should you still buy Lightning Lane on a long trip?

06:08 Relaxed park days and cheaper daily tickets

07:24 Rope drop, the time change, and the word "need"

08:10 Split stays and fun outside of Disney

09:27 What Disney World dining is overhyped right now?

11:31 Why I'm tired of The Cake Bake Shop

12:14 Summer House on the Lake cookies vs. Gideon's

12:56 Will churro waffles and spring rolls slip?

13:43 Is Tusker House rushing families?

14:39 Regal Eagle and the turkey leg baguette hack

15:49 What we'd never buy again at Disney

16:56 Why Park Hopper is the first thing I cut

18:01 My take on travel protection

20:16 Planning Disney and Universal in one trip

22:24 When do you retire the stroller?

24:46 Is it okay to split up in the parks?

28:11 Surprise the kids or tell them early?

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