BESTIES! 🎅🏻🎁🎄 It’s the most wonderful time of the year... in the middle of summer! ☀️🫧🌊

We're trading in hot cocoa for Dole Whip and bringing the holiday spirit to the Sunshine State in this special Christmas in July Pre-Trip Report from the Disney Vault!

In this festive travel prep chat, we’re talking:
🎁 Our Double Trouble Disney Trip Planning from December 2024 coming fresh out of our Disney Vault
🎅🏻 When, Where, How & Why of the Trip Details
🎄 Plus: We share some initial strategy to when Multi-Pass and Single-Pass made their debut.

Disclaimers:

• The Liberty Bell has officially closed at this time.
• Tiana's Bayou Adventure no longer has a virtual queue.
• We mention our July Besties Family Trip in this episode, and we will actually be under a week out from that trip when this episode and the trip report episodes drop! Stay tuned for those trip episodes coming in August.
• At one hour and 13 minutes, Chelsea shouts - just a fair warning :)

Let’s sleigh the pre-trip jitters and get festive — mid-year style!

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🫧🐭 In this debut episode of Banter with your Besties on the Bibbidi Bobbidi Besties Pod, we’re spilling the tea (ahem, Coca Cola Zero, and served in our favorite Disney mugs, of course) on Disney Deep Dives in the first round of our Q&A generated by ChatGPT.

✨⚡️ Expect laughs, chaotic tangents, totally unnecessary (or maybe quite necessary) debates about Disney, podding together and being besties.

🏰💫 Whether you’re a Magic Kingdom regular or just here for the laughs, you’re officially part of our royal inner circle. So grab your Mickey ears and settle in for some unfiltered, unmagical, unapologetically bestie banter!

👑✨ Let the bibbidi bobbidi bonding begin!

🎤🎧 Disclaimer: Apologies for the mic background noise in some areas of the podcast. We were chatting while holding our mics and they were a bit unsteady. Thanks for hanging in there with us!

🔗 Mentions:

• Bethany Vinton
• Millennials on Main Street
• Main Street Dish
• Behind the Attraction

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💫 BESTIES! Are you ready to take your Disney planning skills to the next level? In this episode, we're diving deep into Advanced Lightning Lane tips and tricks to help you maximize your time in the parks and make the most out of your Lightning Lane Multi-pass purchase. Whether you're a season Disney Pro or leveling up your planning game, these strategies will help you stay one step ahead of the crowds!

✏️ And, hey, as higher education professionals, we're showcasing some parallels between Lightning Lane Multi-Pass and selecting classes as a first time college student during orientation. Any other educators out there?!

🚗💨 PLUS, WDW released some exciting news about Test Track reopening on July 22nd and we have some hot takes about how that will potentially effect Lightning Lanes in EPCOT. A timely example to showcase our touring plan strategies, and we will be putting our thoughts to the test as we prepare for our July Besties Family Trip.

✨ We break our advance tips into bite sized chunks, including:

1. Pre-Booking Preparation

2. During the Booking Process

3. During your Park Day

4. General Tips & Why MODIFYING is our GO-TO!

🫧 Links & Mentions:

• Earscouts
• Disney Tourist Blog (specifically, Ride Reservation Refill Rules at Disney World)

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In this trip report episode, Jess gives us all the magical details of her birthday trip with her mom to celebrate! Listen in as she recounts the moments and memories from their June 2025 adventure -- from Typhoon Lagoon to the best mac and cheese on property to matching birthday ears and a Rapunzel Disney-bound to some transportation mishaps -- she shares it all!

Disclaimer: Jess's daughter, Max, was hanging with us while we recorded the first part of this episode. So, you may hear Elsa letting it go in the background

Note about Extended Evening Hours:

• It is confirmed that Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Jungle Cruise and the People Mover do not run during extended evening hours for deluxe resort guests.

Links:

• Typhoon Lagoon
• Wailulu Bar & Grill
• Trader Sam's Grog Grotto
• Tusker House (Jess's Fav Mac & Cheese)
• "Real" Wait Time App: Lines WDW
• Owners Locker

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Jess embodies the meme of fitting in a Disney Trip before her next Disney Trip as she planned a semi-spontaneous celebratory trip for her and her mom's birthdays in June! In this episode, she gives us the full pre-trip rundown -- from her first experience staying at Disney's Old Key West Resort, to exciting plans to head to Typhoon Lagoon on their check-in day and, of course, Jess's Lightning Lane madness! From favorites to new experiences and from rope drop through extended evening hours, Jess planned a magical trip to celebrate mother-daughter style!

Whether you're in the early planning stages or just love the anticipation of a Disney trip, come get inspired with this pre-trip preview full of sunshine, snacks, and birthday magic! 🏝️🎉🌊

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✨🧚Ready to sprinkle some pixie dust on your nest Disney Trip?! In this episode, your bibbidi bobbidi besties are sharing their Top 10 MUST-KNOW tips for making the most of your Walt Disney World adventure. From acronyms to technology to planning -- we covered everything we think you should know when planning your next trip to the castle.

🐭🩷Pack your Minnie ears and join us for a Disney planning episode -- because when it comes to WDW, a little faith, trust and podcast dust goes a long way!

1. Do your research
   • Youtube: Ear Scouts, Tim Tracker, Brianna Woodbine, Madison Pracht, Our Z Roll, Addicted to the Mouse, WonderlandTV
   • Blog: Disney Tourist Blog, the Budget Mouse, WDW Prep School
   • Podcasts: WDW Prep School, The Budget Mouse, Capture the Magic, Unlocking the Magic, Addicted to the Mouse, ours!
   • Facebook: Walt Disney World Tips and Tricks, MANY other facebook groups - search Disney groups in the search bar on Facebook, can get groups for APs, resorts, cruising, etc.
   • Acronyms: MK, AK, HS, FoP, RotR, 7DMT, LLMP, LLSP
   • Height requirements
   • Transportation options
   • Hotels on property
   • Travel Agent: Maybe BB besties will have one soon!
2. Crowd calendars: Touring Plans (their app is Lines WDW), WDW Prep School posts on their Instagram
3. My Disney Experience App:
   • Map of wait times
   • Link resort, link tickets
   • Adding friends and family
   • Mobile order quick service
   • Mobile check out
   • Add credit card to your account
4. Know your dates for dining and lightning lanes
   • Dining: 60 days out at 6am for on property guests, 30 days out at 6am for off property guests
   • Lightning Lane Single Pass and Multi-Pass: 7 days out at 7am for on property guests, 3 days out at 7am for off property guests.
   • Virtual Queues: NOT currently offered when this episode aired (6/23/2025), but usually drops on 7am the day of.
   • Things You Can Book at Midnight (not an exhaustive list): Harmony Barbershop in Magic Kingdom, Umbrella/Cabana Rentals at Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon, Checking in to your Cruise
   • Didn’t get something you want? Try the day or two before - lots of folks will be doing this and often times, something you want will pop up!
5. Fly into MCO early! A first flight out can give you the whole day to get to WDW and get into vacay mode!
6. Disney gift cards
   • Where to use Disney gift cards
   • Buying in bulk (Costco, BJs)
   • Disney gift cards, NOT DISNEY+ gift cards
   • Ask for gift cards for your holiday gifts
   • Wedding registry
   • Target circle card
   • Disney Gift Card Website
7. Priorities and expectations conversations - pro tip: watch ride point of views!
8. Plan a rest day
9. Hidden gems
10. Be flexible, don’t overbook

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Pull up on your yellow tab and get ready—this is the last episode of our May 2025 Besties Trip Report! is a whirlwind through Walt Disney World! We’re taking you along on one seriously magical (and slightly chaotic) adventure that starts with an epic rope drop at Slinky Dog Dash in Hollywood Studios. Think adrenaline, strategy, and a dash of early-morning madness. 🎢🌞

We aren't forgetting about all you Star Wars fans - we went full Sith as we recount our intense face-off with Darth Vader at a character meet-and-greet that left us both starstruck and slightly shaken. (Spoiler: he does not break character.) 🖤⚔️

Then it’s off to EPCOT for a well-earned evening of delicious eats and dazzling sights. We wind down with dinner at La Hacienda, soaking in waterfront views and margaritas and mocktails before capping the day with a front-row seat to the fireworks over World Showcase Lagoon. 🌮🎆

From thrills to chills (the Darth Vader kind) to tacos and Spaceship Earth, this Disney day had everything.

⚡️🩵 Episode Mentions:

• Woody's Lunchbox
• Ronto Roasters
• The Lunching Pad
• La Hacienda
• Beaches and Cream
• Bar Riva
• Beach Club Resort

🎤✨ Disclaimer: Chelsea mentions this at the end of the episode, however, if you hear a bit of an echo and maybe some additional background noise in this episode, it's because your besties were recording in Chelsea's empty condo. Mike and her recently moved into a new home and we did one last pod episode from their previous space! Anyone interested in some Disney Magic home decorating?!

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Magical meet and greets is the name of the game for Part 1 of our epic Besties Trip Report! We're spilling all the glitter and giggles from our recent trip! In this episode, you'll hear about our travel day and our full day in Magic Kingdom—where we fully embraced our inner drama queens by DisneyBounding as Cinderella’s iconic stepsisters, Anastasia and Drizella! 💚💖

From bold color combos and statement accessories to surprise character interactions and castle photo ops, we’re sharing how we brought these over-the-top sisters to life. Plus, we recap our favorite moments from the first two days of our trip: the food we devoured, the rides we screamed on (yes, we made it onto Seven Dwarfs), and the hilarious encounters that only happen when you’re dressed like you’re trying to fit into someone else's shoes.

Tune in to hear all the details - including why bounding as a villain duo might just be the most fun!

⚡️🩵 Episode Mentions:

• Garden Rocks
• Disneyville Podcast
• Cool Kid Summer
• Capture the Moment
• Magic with the Morris's
• Stepsister Ears: Make Me Minnie
• SKIPPER NINA - if only we could link her!
• Touring Plans

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