Join Chris and Glenn as we discuss Chris’ cruise on Disney’s newest cruise ship, the Wish—plus an aftershow discussing photography

• Released 10/26/22
• Chris and family sailed on the Disney Wish last week
• Background and history of cruising
• Booking and planning
• Itinerary
• Terminal and Embarkation
  • Dining changes
  • Safety (Muster) Drill
• Stateroom and location
• Theming and decor
• Ship layout
  • Adult areas
• Dining and restaurants
  • Breakfast Buffet - Marceline Market
  • Main Dining
  • Palo v Enchante
  • Casual options
    • Festival of Food
    • Ice Cream
• Kids clubs
  • Special needs
  • Bands
• Information, Communication, Tech
  • An app…of course.
  • Room outlets
  • Internet
• Entertainment
  • Shows
  • AquaMouse
  • Hero Zone
    • Incredicourse
      • Socks
  • Funnel Vision
• Ports of Call
  • Nassau
  • Castaway Cay
    • Weather
    • Last day
    • Towels and Drinks
• Shopping and Merchandise
• After show: Photography Talk

• Released 4/10/22
• Bananas for Cabanas
• Animal Kingdom
  • Mobile dining
• Park Reservations
• Magic Kingdom visit
  • Want to ride rides
  • Genie Plus
    • In the technology all the time
    • Horrible User Experience
    • Peter Pan LL
    • Buzz Lightyear LL
    • Dumbo LL - didn’t use
    • Fantasyland first
    • On average, guests can enter 2 to 3 attractions or experiences per day using the Lightning Lane entrance if the first selection is made early in the day.
    • https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/genie/
  • Double gangway for ferry
  • Lunch at Columbia Harbor House

• Recorded on 12/2/21; Released 12/5/21

• Special Guest: Casey Liss

  • Co-host of Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP) and Analog(ue)
  • Creator of the Peek-a-View iPhone app which is a read-only photo browser which was inspired by a trip to Disney World 😀

• Disney's FastPass: A Complicated History

• Recap of the changes since pre-pandemic times; the "changes" episode

• What's different now than before the pandemic shutdown?

  • Disney's Magical Express
  • Face coverings indoors
  • No parades yet; will return in 2022; have cavalcades instead
    • Dragon float catches on fire during Disney World parade
  • No dining plans
  • No parking lot trams to date; announced on 12/2/21 that the trams will return this month
  • Limited character meet-and-greets
  • Resort guests get 30-minute early entry to any Walt Disney World theme park, every day; no more early or evening magic hours, and not all the attractions are open
  • Fireworks restarted in July
  • Annual Passholder discussion
  • Park reservations
    • Park hopping is limited to after 2 pm; you must go to the park where you have the reservation before park hopping
  • Technology
    • Mobile order for dining
    • Dining reservations and check in
    • online check in at resorts; use magic band or app to open your door
    • Theme park entry; use magic band or app (including Apple watch) to enter
    • Genie

      • Genie

        • Free, offers "personalized itinerary"

      • Genie+

        • Ride reservations and line-skipping via the Lightning Lane
        • $15 per person, per day
        • Can make first reservation starting at 7 am
        • After you use your Genie+ reservation or after two hours, you can make another reservation

      • Individual Lightning Lane purchases

        • Prices start at $7 per person, per attraction
        • Variable. Can go up to $15 depending on day
        • Can buy at 2 different attractions each day
        • Resort guests can start purchasing at 7 am/ day guests can start at park opening

        Magic Kingdom

        • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
        • Space Mountain

        Epcot

        • Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
        • Frozen Ever After

        Hollywood Studios

        • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
        • Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway

        Animal Kingdom

        • Avatar Flight of Passage
        • Expedition Everest