Geekin’ On WDW 103: Chris Cates Trip Report Including Great Room At AKL, Star Wars Premier and Africa Trek Tour
Summary: In this episode, we talk with Chris Cates including great room/price at AKL, Star Wars premier/party and Africa Trek tour.<br> <br> Momma Says<br> Broken Hello Kitty toothbrush incident<br> She might change our car rental to Dollar from National and cut our 10 day rental in half; Not sure of the service.<br> <br> Documentary on the futurism of <a href="http://thedisneyblog.com/2016/01/12/documentary-on-the-futurism-of-walt-disney/" target="_blank">Walt Disney – YouTube</a><br> <br> Community<br clear="none">Disney Exchange Podcast inspired – Lisa Green, Dave Hodges and Nick Maglio<br> <br> Things you’re still surprised about<br> Best exits<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br> Trip Report<br> Disney Dec 15th – 19th trip report Chris Cates<br> <br> History w/ the mouse- been to WDW 10 times since 2004 and 2X to WDL<br> Day one<br> Arrived and rented car and made it to hotel by about 11:00 am<br><br> Scored a deal in AKL for $200 per night with free dining<br><br> request the Kudu Trail if you have a standard room – you will walk but the animals were housed in stables under the rooms, so every animal was visible at a point<br><br> Lunch at Mara -able to swap soup or salad for dessert<br><br> HS<br><br> Toy Story<br><br> Frozen sing along mix up with times<br><br> Picked up Starwars tickets<br><br> Cape May Dinner – a first!<br><br> Merry and Bright Party<br><br> Day two<br> Epcot<br><br> Mission Space<br><br> Nemo<br><br> Talk with Crush – kid asked if turtles had Christmas and he said a big red “lobster claws” came down the pike once a year<br><br> October fest for lunch – a first!<br><br> Fast Track was down – never made if back<br><br> Trader Sam’s at the Poly and some shopping – sat with a guy that dresses Rupaul<br><br> Dinner at Artist Point<br> Day three<br> Magic Kingdom<br><br> Sorcerers of the magic kingdom seemed to be down?<br><br> Captain cook’s at the Poly to checkout new pool area (it was dark when we went earlier)<br><br> Monster’s laugh shop<br><br> Pirates<br><br> Haunted Mansion<br><br> Be our Guest in the Rose Room for lunch – a first!<br><br> Tea at the Grand Floridian – a first!<br><br> Disney Springs for Starwars<br><br> HS after party – looking through the Launch Bay, Hollywood Derby Lounge, special fireworks<br> Day four<br> RAIN!<br><br> Animal Kingdom<br><br> Learn how to speak dog<br><br> Everest 2X<br><br> Dinosaur<br><br> PrimevalWhirl<br><br> Epcot<br><br> Tutti Italiano – a first!<br><br> Walked around and listened to the different Christmas characters from each country<br><br> Animal Kingdom Lodge<br><br> Mara Dinner<br><br> Listened to carolers in the lobby<br> Day five<br> Africa trek!!!!<br><br> Sana Lunch<br><br> Hanger Bar in Disney Springs<br> <br> <br> Outtro:<br> <br> <br> * March 20th meetup in Mexican Pavilion for 11am<br> * How to support our show?<br> <br> * Retweet on Twitter or Share our Facebook episode postings; Best way<br> * Go to iTunes and give us a fun, fantastic review<br> * Patreon.com<br> * BlueHost.com affiliate link<br> <br> <br> * Have a question or idea for us? The best part about podcasting and our show are the friends we meet and the ideas we share<br> <br> * Join our Facebook community by liking our Facebook page and friending me<br> * Email me at <a href="mailto:curt.stone@GeekinOnWDW.com" target="_blank" shape="rect">curt.stone@GeekinOnWDW.com</a><br> * Direct message me @GeekinOnWDW on Twitter<br> * Leave us a voice recording via SpeakPipe on our website @ GeekinOnWDW.com<br> <br> <br> * If your planning a WDW vacation, use our travel agent geeks and friends.<br>
