Episode 76 - Christmas in April
INTERCOT Insider Live Disney Podcast
Episode 76 - Christmas in April
The Cast: Christine Warner, Cindy Jachrimo, Gary O’Brien, Ian Mitchell, Melanie Bounds, John Yaglenski
- Trader Sams/Poly villas & bungalows premiere, Tiki finally in lobby.
- Mel’s Trip Report/Poly info - Be Our Guest Breakfast, The Hub.
- Relay for Life April 17 in Celebration, Florida - Donate $25 or more before April 17 and be entered to win one of two Fantasyland Lithographs. DONATE HERE: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/levelbest
- Disney Springs Boathouse & Steaks, Amphibicar rides, Sushi at Splitsville.
- Take it or leave it - $2k a Night Stay @ the Polynesian Bungalos - Leave it across the board. Canada needs to get an alternate theme song version in. We’re very needy.
- Pedro’s South of the Border talk
- Universal - John (the comparison to Disneyland is inevitable), the stay, the rides, the hotels etc.
- Woman Denied Entry At Disney’s Magic Kingdom For Trying To Bring In Baby Bengal Tiger (we have our doubts)
- Christine’s Cruise Report (tip: book a smaller ship)
- Disney now a bank? *Have you seen where Disney is doing their own savings club for vacations?
- Selfie Sticks ban
- John missing the Fonz
- #runICOT 2016 registrations are coming up http://www.intercot.com/news/runicot
- The INTERCOT party house
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Can't believe it took you an hour!! :)
Greetings from Switzerland!
So - loving the podcast as always - and a special thanks for posting so close to the record date!
I was excited to hear about Trader Sam's as Nikki was there when Mel was and I got random pix thru my early morning (your night) of her beer flights, etc. and a great pic of she and Mel! She also said some big Disney mucky-muck VIP came in later and tables were cleared for the entourage. I guess the opening has met expectations. CHEERS!!
and... Christine!! I am sure that Nikki would have walked with you on the 17th! I was thinking about you guys...hope that you had some other walkers with you. What a great story from last year - and John's inspiration for this year. Thanks for sharing it all.
Now... on the Bungalows. PEOPLE. of COURSE these bungalows are MADE for a PARTY!! seriously. It took you guys an HOUR to think of it!? C'mon - I expected more from this crew! :) When you were doing the take it or leave it...I was thinking...TAKE IT for my 50th birthday party in 7 years!! The question will be... do other like-minded party people ruin the party idea before then? I can imagine that it won't take long for certain rules to be put in place around this idea.
I think the conversation about the bungalows compared to the suites or concierge was spot on. Suites are so wicked expensive - I've never come close to considering them. We've considered concierge a few times but never taken the plunge. So.. why do the bungalows appeal? Plunge pool...? nah. I think it is the view...or the fact that it is on the water - it is a helluva lot cheaper than flying to Bali for similar room. :)
On a separate note, one crazy thing that we DID take the plunge on for on our last trip (Feb) was a private tour guide. Crazy expensive but you can bring 10 people so when you do the math.... it is still a lot!! But, for us, it was worth it for a variety of reasons. I wouldn't do it every year by any means (again, a variety of reasons) but we did hit 19 attractions in 3 parks in 8 hours. :thumbsup: YOWZA.
Finished at 4:00. Nap at 4:05. Happy Hour at 5:00.
Nikki was with us and could relate some good stories about that day and the experience if anyone is interested.
So - off to listen again... THANKS AGAIN for taking the time - to all of you. It is just so great to listen to happy people talking about my happy place....it really does make me feel connected and closer... :blush:
:mickey: Carolyn