Best Virginia/Where I Long To Be Podcasts (2025)

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Stand-Alone Episode: Trip Planning Tips for Walt Disney World 1:43:39

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On this special episode, Virginia talks through what steps you should consider if you are planning your own Walt Disney World vacation. Sprinkled throughout, you’ll hear tips and tricks from some of the wonderful travel agents that have been previous podcast trip report guests. If you like this episode and want to hear any deep dives into other rel…

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Post-Trip Report: Amy’s Spring Break at the Boardwalk (April 2025) 48:11

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Virginia sits down with Amy to hear all about her recent spring break trip (she’s a teacher) to Walt Disney World with husband, Joe. These DVC members were staying at Disney’s Boardwalk Villas for easy access to Epcot because Amy is a Cosmic Rewind super fan. They also wanted to enjoy the annual Flower and Garden Festival. Trip Dates: April 22-26, …

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Pre-Trip Report: Amy’s Spring Break at the Boardwalk (April 2025) 28:50

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Amy rejoins Virginia on the podcast for her latest adventure: a spring break couple trip to Disney’s Boardwalk Villas with her husband, Joe. Amy and Joe are DVC members and annual passholders who get to WDW fairly frequently, so Amy has two goals for this upcoming trip. First, she wants to ride Cosmic Rewind as much as possible, and second, she wan…

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Post-Trip Report: Katie’s Star Wars Celebration Trip (April 2025) 1:39:45

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Katie is back and has so much to share about her recent trip to Japan! She, her husband, Adam, and her brother-in-law, Ryan enjoyed their two days at the Star Wars Celebration, a big expo devoted to all things Star Wars. They also got to visit some other areas of the country like Kyoto and Osaka and ate so much good food. Universal Studios Japan an…

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Pre-Trip Report: Katie’s Star Wars Celebration Trip (April 2025) 46:30

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Katie is new to the podcast and coming to you all the way from the U.K. to talk about her upcoming trip to Tokyo with her husband Adam and brother-in-law Ryan. This trip was initially planned to attend the big Star Wars Celebration expo that was scheduled to be in Japan in 2025, but of course it’s hard to think about traveling that far and not stop…

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Post-Trip Report: Lizzie’s Family Spring Break Adventure (April 2025) 1:40:21

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Lizzie rejoins Virginia in the studio to discuss her recent trip to Walt Disney World. Did everything go according to plan? No! Did they have a wonderful trip? Yes! Their stay at the Swan included a prologue at the Polynesian and an epilogue at Pop Century. Trip Dates: April 6-12, 2025 Post Trip Interview: recorded 4/19/25 Episode Specific Links: V…

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Pre-Trip Report: Lizzie’s Family Spring Break Adventure (April 2025) 1:03:54

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Lizzie is planning a big trip with her kids Duncan (6) and Ginger (3), her sister Katie and nephews Walker (13) and Joe (10), and their mom Annie joining in for the fun. The whole group will be staying at the Swan, but Lizzie is planning to tack on an extra day at the beginning of the trip at the Polynesian for some resort time with her little ones…

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Post-Trip Report: The Loaded Tots and the Most Alarming runDisney Trip Ever (April 2025) 1:50:39

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Three of the four Loaded Tots, Amber, Jeanette, and Maren have finished their big Springtime Surprise trip and Animal Kingdom Lodge visit and have returned to the podcast studio. There were several “maybes” that were discussed in the pre-trip interview, so you’ll have to listen in to hear what actually happened! Trip Dates: April 3-7, 2025 Post Tri…

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Pre-Trip Report: The Loaded Tots and the Most Alarming runDisney Trip Ever (April 2025) 50:25

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Jeanette and Maren have returned, and this time they have their friend Amber with them to take part in the podcast fun. These three ladies, along with their friend Mariah, have deemed themselves “The Loaded Tots”. If you want to know why, you have to listen to the show! You’ll also get to hear all about the plans they have for their upcoming April …

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Post-Trip Report: Mariah’s DVC Welcome Home Stay (March/April 2025) 1:49:31

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Mariah’s trip is sadly over, but there’s still some fun to be had as she walks through all the details with Virginia. Also in this episode, Hallie makes a special appearance! Trip Dates: March 29 - April 5, 2025 Post Trip Interview: recorded 4/7/25 Episode Specific Links: Check out Mariah on Instagram - @mariahrow Review: Sebastian’s at Caribbean B…

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Pre-Trip Report: Mariah’s DVC Welcome Home Stay (March/April 2025) 50:21

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Mariah joins Virginia on the podcast today! She is from Kentucky and is married to her high school sweetheart Matt, who recently initiated their journey to becoming DVC members. They are planning their first DVC stay for March 29 through April 5 with kids Hallie (6) and Brooks (2). They will be staying at The Riviera for a majority of the trip and …

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Post-Trip Report: Jules’ All-Star Couple Trip (March/April 2025) 45:54

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Jules and Virginia sit down to discuss all the fun that was had on Jules’ recent trip to Walt Disney World with her boyfriend, Justin. They stayed at Disney’s All-Star Sports resort, visited Blizzard Beach and all four parks, ate good food, and met up with some friends along the way. Trip Dates: March 31 - April 3, 2025 Post Trip Interview: recorde…

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Pre-Trip Report: Jules’ All-Star Couple Trip (March/April 2025) 26:16

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Jules, one half of @disneycouple0905, is here to chat with Virginia about her and her boyfriend Justin’s upcoming trip to Walt Disney World. While these annual passholders get to the parks frequently since they only live about two hours away, they like to take occasional trips to stay on property and soak in everything in the Disney bubble. On this…

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Mini Bonus Episode! 4:43

2M ago4:43

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Virginia pops on to touch base! This mini episode's purpose is two-fold: first, to get the Apple RSS Feed moving (if you are hearing it, it worked) and second, to let you know which months I'm looking for trip report guests. People mentioned in this episode: Kate - @kate_at_playcationtravel Jules - @disneycouple0905 Mariah - @mariahrow Be Our Guest…

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Post-Trip Report: Kate’s Teed Off (Not Really!) in WDW (March 2025) 55:04

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Kate has returned and is sharing all the fun details of her Fort Wilderness Cabin resort only stay! Even without setting foot inside a park, they had so much to do, including multiple rounds of golf, a fishing excursion, a manicure at the Grand Floridian, plenty of good meals, swimming, and more. In the end, the trip was relaxing and they will be r…

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Pre-Trip Report: Kate’s Teed Off (Not Really!) in WDW (March 2025) 40:39

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Virginia welcomes Kate to the podcast to talk about her upcoming trip to Walt Disney World with her husband Mark, son Van, son Will, daughter Jovie, and Van’s friend Cohen. This will be a resort-only stay at Fort Wilderness Lodge in a new DVC cabin. They have plans for Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue, smores over the campfire with Chip and Dale, golf carting ar…

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Post-Trip Report: Elizabeth’s Princess 10k Trip (February 2025) 1:12:42

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Elizabeth is back (with a special guest appearance from daughter, Hope) to reminisce about her recent magical trip to Walt Disney World and their stay at Saratoga Springs Resort. At the heart of this trip was a 10k race, but they also managed to get in some time by the pool, a couple trips over to Disney Springs, and some park time before they had …

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Pre-Trip Report: Elizabeth’s Princess 10k Trip (February 2025) 41:24

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You may remember Elizabeth from her previous episode where she and her extended family visited WDW and Universal (and she and her husband had a date at Victoria and Albert’s). This time, she’s back to chat about her plans for her upcoming trip that will include a slightly smaller group of that extended family. While the family as a whole has park a…

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Post-Trip Report: Virginia & Alex’s Annual Trip/First runDisney Race (February 2025) 1:08:36

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Alex is back to join Virginia for this post trip report of their February 2025 visit to Walt Disney World. This was a split stay between Old Key West Resort and The Grand Floridian. They had multiple dining reservations, including some that were new to them (Roundup Rodeo BBQ, Ravello, and Narcoosee’s), and got to all the parks. They also participa…

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Pre-Trip Report: Virginia & Alex’s Annual Trip/First runDisney Race (February 2025) 20:48

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On today’s episode, Virginia is flying solo to share all the details of her upcoming annual family Walt Disney World trip for Presidents’ Week. Alex was unavailable on the day of recording due to “social commitments”. For this trip, Virginia, Charles, and Alex are planning to stay two nights at Old Key West Resort (a first for all three of them) an…

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Post-Trip Report: Bambi’s Walt Disney Studios Tour Trip (January/February 2025) 1:08:58

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Bambi is back to inspire you to take a trip to Disneyland, and specifically to take a tour of the Walt Disney Studios while you are in town. Yes, the actual studios where Walt worked! After an inspiring afternoon seeing Walt’s office and the Sherman Brothers piano, and more, they spent a full day in Disneyland and another day in California Adventur…

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Pre-Trip Report: Bambi’s Walt Disney Studios Tour Trip (January/February 2025) 39:28

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Virginia welcomes long-time friend Bambi to the podcast! Bambi is one of the biggest Disney fans (and so are her parents if you can’t guess by the name), so when the opportunity comes to sandwich a visit to Disneyland between work days on a long business trip, her answer will always be “yes”. In addition to two park days, Bambi, her husband Michael…

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Post-Trip Report: Katie’s Marvelous Disney Cruise (January 2025) 1:06:23

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Katie’s first cruise is a wrap and she’s back in the studio with Virginia to go through all the details. If you are a Disney fan considering making the leap from the parks to Disney Cruise Line, this is the episode for you. Trip Dates: January 25 - February 1, 2025 Post Trip Interview: recorded 2/5/25 Episode Specific Links: Follow Katie - Instagra…

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Pre-Trip Report: Katie’s Marvelous Disney Cruise (January 2025) 49:00

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Previous trip report guest Katie, of 2plus3travellers on both Instagram and YouTube, is back! This experienced travel agent is planning to set sail with her family on their very first Disney Cruise, a 5-day Disney Cruise with visits to both Disney islands and including a Marvel Day at Sea. Planning a trip to Disney World is completely different tha…

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Post-Trip Report: Renée’s Road Trip to Walt Disney World (January 2025) 1:18:20

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Renée’s trip was a success and she’s back to share all the ins and outs of the journey. This trip had it all: a road trip, a split-stay between Port Orleans Riverside and Yacht Club, park-hopping, shopping, dining, and all of that with a 7 month old and one of the family pups along for the ride. Trip Dates: January 18-30, 2025 Post Trip Interview: …

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Pre-Trip Report: Renée’s Road Trip to Walt Disney World (January 2025) 40:41

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On today’s pre-trip episode, Renée joins Virginia to chat about her upcoming January trip to Walt Disney World. This will be a split stay between Port Orleans Riverside and the Yacht Club for Renée, who will be joined by her husband, their 7 month old son, her mother, and one of their two family dogs! Since her husband hasn’t been to the parks sinc…

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Chapter 34 | A New Dawn 15:10

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Tossing away all chances of a life of safety and prestige, Virginia and Tiffany pack for the road and embark on a journey back to Virginia's uncle's house, returning to her calling and destiny. Though the perils before them lay in unmarked locations, there is a guiding force that empowers them to defy the obstacles and reach for a better tomorrow: …

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Chapter 33 | The Letter 27:38

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Against her own will, Virginia is brought by Tiffany to visit her friends one last time before they all separate and go down their own paths in life. With her final hours in America reaching their end, she still debates if what she is doing is the right choice. It's not until she finds a letter from an old, historical friend that shows her the trut…

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Post-Trip Report: Disney Dames Budget to Bougie Trip (January 2025) 1:39:01

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Virginia is back with the Disney Dames. After a wonderful and busy trip, they are all eager to share the fun that was had on this budget to bougie vacation. This trip included a split stay between All-Star Music in a family suite and a DVC villa at Riviera. The ladies enjoyed lots of park time, especially enjoyed Festival of the Arts, and wrapped u…

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Pre-Trip Report: Disney Dames Budget to Bougie Trip (January 2025) 51:11

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Virginia sits down with her Disney Dames (Chrissy, Jeanette, Maria, and Nanci) to discuss all the plans for their upcoming Walt Disney World vacation. This is usually an annual trip for sisters Chrissy and Maria, but when the idea came up to turn it into a Disney Dames getaway and the stars aligned for pricing and time off from work, the ladies kne…

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Chapter 32 | My Carriage Has Arrived 37:28

4M ago37:28

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The next morning, Andrew finds his sister Elizabeth knocking on his front door, saying she is there to pick up Virginia and take her away. With grief flooding his emotions, Andrew says goodbye to Virginia, but Charles tries one more time to convince her to stay and fulfill her destiny, while finally sharing how he truly feels about her, and if the …

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Post-Trip Report: Danielle’s Dinosaur Tribute Trip (January 2025) 59:12

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Danielle is back to report on all the fun she and her husband Danny had on their recent trip to Walt Disney World. They wanted to ride Dinosaur as many times as possible on this trip, but as you’ll hear, there was another ride in Animal Kingdom that they hit up multiple times and the number made Virginia gasp! Trip Dates: January 8-12, 2025 Post Tr…

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Pre-Trip Report: Danielle’s Dinosaur Tribute Trip (January 2025) 32:40

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Virginia welcomes back Danielle, founder of askthemouse.com, for her second trip report on the podcast. On this trip, she and her husband Danny are planning to stay at a good neighbor hotel near Disney Springs and have three day park hopper tickets, because if you know anything about them, they loooovvvveee to park hop! One of the top goals for thi…

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Chapter 31 | Returning Home 24:24

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Ashamed and fearful, Virginia meets Andrew, Daniel, and Charles on the seashore where Narumel’s servant reads allowed the parchment that she signed. With a broken and guilty conscience torturing her, all she wants to do is leave Alaythia before Narumel keeps his word and attacks the city once again. Unsure of what to do, Andrew and Daniel set the s…

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Post-Trip Report: Jon’s runDisney Dopey Challenge (January 2025) 1:02:36

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Jon has survived the runDisney Marathon Weekend Dopey Challenge and is back to share all of the details of the trip with Virginia. This trip included a brief stay at All-Star Sports followed by a stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge’s Jambo House using rented DVC points through David’s DVC Rental. Run (pun intended)…don’t walk to listen! Trip Dates: Januar…

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Pre-Trip Report: Jon’s runDisney Dopey Challenge (January 2025) 47:01

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Jon (aka @thewdwrunner) returns to the podcast, this time to share all the plans for his 4th runDisney marathon weekend. Not only will he be running a marathon, but he will also be doing a 5k, a 10k, and a half-marathon…that’s right, he’s attempting the Dopey Challenge! Joining him on the trip is his wife who will be going for the half-marathon for…

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Chapter 30 | Cohen 25:59

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Virginia comes face-to-face with the Architect of Skal Galmudaretz: Narumel. With the promise that Narumel will return her to shore if she hears his proposal, Virginia joins him in the captains quarters of the ship, where he tells her that he will stop destroying the city and spare its inhabitants on one condition: if she leaves Alaythia and never …

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Chapter 29 | Seize Her 37:46

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With new monstrous creatures hot on her heels, Virginia races through the castle, while trying to outmaneuver this new, haunting foe. It’s not until she steps outside and witnesses the expansive battle fought in the heavens and on the ground that she sees how far her enemies are willing to go to capture her. With the rising numbers of dark-winged c…

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Chapter 28 | The Forgotten Kiss 23:48

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Ignoring the warning of her uncle, Virginia escapes her bedroom in hopes of finding out what is happening outside. In her escape, she runs into Charles at the top of the tower. Under the moonlit sky, she asks him more about Dark Cry and finally confronts him on all he has kept secret from her regarding himself. However, their time together is inter…

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Chapter 27 | The Ancient Love 24:23

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Virginia wakes up in a room inside the Training Center campus with her uncle to greet her. Taken back by the heavy news that Daniel had shared with her, Virginia asks her final and most important question to Andrew about who she is and why people call her Cohen. The truth behind his answer is far more than what she had originally thought, paired wi…

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Stand-Alone Trip Report: Virginia & Alex’s London Trip (August 2024) 1:12:48

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On this Season 3 Finale, Virginia and Alex sit down to recount their August 2024 family trip to London that was part of Alex’s Christmas and 8th Grade graduation presents for last year! London had been on the top of his list since he was 5 years old and started watching the Harry Potter movies so the trip included a visit to tour the Warner Brother…

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Chapter 26 | Who Is Soaring Eagle 57:15

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While strategically crafting her questions and hopes of not looking suspicious, Virginia begins to ask Daniel all of her questions about Charles; however, nothing could have prepared her for the final conclusion of Daniel’s answers. Meanwhile, Dark Cry and his men split up and hastily search the city for Virginia. Join us at the EZ Farms Podcast, w…

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Post-Trip Report: Celeste’s Crowded Christmas Trip (December 2024) 45:04

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Celeste is back after her final trip of 2024. After trying her best to plan the trip dates for the least crowded time in December, she shares exactly how crowded the parks actually were and whether she thinks she’d do it again. Trip Dates: December 12-16, 2024 Post Trip Interview: recorded 12/20/24 Episode Specific Links: Follow Celeste - @meet.me.…

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Pre-Trip Report: Celeste’s Crowded Christmas Trip (December 2024) 36:50

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In this episode, Celeste is excited to finally get her in-laws down to her favorite place...Walt Disney World! She and her husband are annual passholders and this trip will be their 8th (and final) trip of 2024, but her in-laws have not been in many, many years. This trip includes a stay at a good neighbor hotel at Disney Springs, a dining package …

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Chapter 25 | Wolves in the City 30:47

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Virginia wakes up and is greeted by her uncle providing her breakfast. With Andrew taking a seat by her bed, Virginia asks him some of her long-held questions—why her parents were killed; who were their murderers—and shares with him all that has taken place from the time they entered Alaythia. Later, Virginia continues her studies with Daniel, focu…

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Post-Trip Report: Amy’s First Time Park Hopping as a Longtime Parkgoer (November 2024) 45:04

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After a wonderful trip, Amy is back to share how her first time park hopping went! On this trip, they took advantage of Lightning Lane Multi Pass on all of their park days. While they got a lot done in the time they had, they also managed to carve out some relaxing time at the Riviera Resort where they stayed in a two bedroom villa. Trip Dates: Nov…

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Pre-Trip Report: Amy’s First Time Park Hopping as a Longtime Parkgoer (November 2024) 31:21

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Virginia sits down with Amy, a Disney Vacation Club Member and new Annual Passholder. Amy and her family have been going to Walt Disney World for years, and have traditionally planned their touring one park at a time. To spice things up on this trip, they will be trying their hand at park hopping! Since they are staying at the Riviera, they are hop…

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Chapter 24 | What Shines with the Dawn 49:09

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Daniel and Andrew lead Virginia and Charles down below the castle to a massive underground room that holds ancient treasures and relics of old. Here, Virginia will have to face a test that will prove once and for all if she is the one the prophecy of old spoke of, the one who would return to Alaythia. Join us at the EZ Farms Podcast, where we show …

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Post-Trip Report: Steph’s Dream Come True WDW Holiday (November 2024) 1:14:49

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Virginia chats with Steph (@stephdisney23 who is from Kent) about her upcoming dream come true trip. She is finally making it to Walt Disney World in Florida for the first time after several trips to Disneyland Paris. She will be taking along her best friend for a two week holiday, staying at Disney’s Pop Century Resort. Plans include visiting all …

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Pre-Trip Report: Steph’s Dream Come True WDW Holiday (November 2024) 39:14

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Virginia chats with Steph (@stephdisney23 who is from Kent) about her upcoming dream come true trip. She is finally making it to Walt Disney World in Florida for the first time after several trips to Disneyland Paris. She will be taking along her best friend for a two week holiday, staying at Disney’s Pop Century Resort. Plans include visiting all …

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