Be Our Guest WDW Podcast

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, August 3, 2025! Mike and Scott were together for the hour with some fun Disney talk! The callers brought some great conversation during this show, as we discussed fun times with on-ride photos, underrated attractions in all four theme parks, being at Disney's Aulani Resort last week during the tsunami warning, a "boots on the ground" report from ESPN Wide World of Sports covering Friday's events from ESPN 8: The Ocho niche sports, 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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Mike and Scott are here today to start the recap from the epic BOGP Cruise trip last week! We spend this show with the pre-cruise part of the trip! Scott got there first and spent time celebrating the 4th of July at Walt Disney World, and both guys stayed at Disney's Boardwalk Inn, had a great meal for the first time at Rosa Mexicana, we had an amazing BOGP Meet-up at Splitsville (Thanks, Tricia!), and lots of stories from the time before we headed to Port Canaveral for the cruise! The anticipation of the cruise made this time at Walt Disney World so much more fun! 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!

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, July 13, 2025! Mike was solo on tonight's show, but it was no problem as we had some great calls to take us through the hour! We discussed how this summer turned out a bit differently that Mike thought it might have a couple of years ago - WDW is collecting a bunch of "small wins" and Epic Universe isn't burning quite as hot as he thought it might be. Also, we discussed ideas of a new Deluxe Resort with more of an "in-your-face" Disney theme. Would you enjoy this? We also talked about when your "WDW Golden Days" were, and if they were from your first trips to Walt Disney World! 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!

Join Mike, Rikki, and Scott as we answer your Listener Questions on today's show! We discuss dining at Storytellers Cafe out at Disneyland during the Halloween season, strategies for seeing the theme parks without Park Hoppers nor Lightning Lanes for a family with teens, some Thanksgiving/Christmas talk with dining options outside the theme parks, ideas on switching up your runDisney resort choice for different weekends, and much 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!

We are excited to have Taylor from Edmonton, Alberta joining us on today's show to share his recent trip down to Walt Disney World with us! We hear about his split-stay to both Disney's Coronado Springs Resort at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort! We discuss fun times in all four theme parks, using Premier Pass on two of those days, enjoying the details that sell the "immersion" of the experience, as well some fine dining and tips for folks that have specific dietary needs! This and much more on today's show! 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!

Mike, Scott, and special guest Jason are here today to play some Oddsmakers! We are trying to place odds on things either happening or not happening around the Disney Parks and Disney Cruise Line! What are the chances that we still have two performances of Disney's Starlight Parade on January 13, 2026? What percentage of guests walk off a Disney Cruise Line ship with some sort of merchandise? What percentage of guests in October are sporting some sort of sporting gear? This and 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!

Today Mike, Scott, and Rikki are here for a different kind of Wednesday show as Mike & Scott are at Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point today on the BOGP Cruise! Today, going along with the previews of Test Track 3.0 happening at Epcot, we discuss the idea of attractions at Walt Disney World that have gone through a "reimagining" process and if this is a net positive or negative in our eyes. From Soarin' to Tiana's Bayou Adventure to Dumbo and the Tiki Room, hear our thoughts! 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!

Today we are very excited to have Jason from the BOGP Clubhouse joining Scott and Mike on the show to hear all about what it is like to live in Celebration, Florida! We discuss how he and his awesome wife Veronica ended up there and what it is like being 10 minutes away from the magic! We also hear more about the town itself, including amazing celebrations around the holidays, and how Jason and Vern keep the magic alive even with everything right there at their fingertips 24/7! I think we have all dreamed of living in the shadow of the Castle, but they really do! 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!

Happy 4th of July, everyone! Mike and Scott are here with a bit of a different show here on the 4th of July! We recorded this one early as we are headed out on the Disney Magic for the BOGP Cruise 7 on Sunday! We give some final expectations for arrival at the Port, first few hours on the ship, and plans for the cruise at the beginning of the show! Then, we get a great call from Listener Deanna who is sailing with us and with Disney Cruise Line for the very first time! We also play some "Rank'em" with WDW quick-service restaurants and moderate resorts! This 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!

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, June 29, 2025! Mike & Scott were back together taking your calls for the hour! We got a great call from Marci in Chicago discussing Princess Half-Marathon Weekend registration (and how our BOGP Lizards came together so well to help each other!) and also asked about when to take some WDW tours this coming year! We also heard from Eean from Pittsburgh about her recent cruise on the Disney Magic (the same itinerary that the BOGP Cruise is sailing this coming week) with great advice for folks sailing soon! Chet from Utah also called in to share his 2 park challenge out at Disneyland as well! 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!