The Disney College Program - Episode 182 of The Disney Exchange

The Disney Exchange is Lisa, Dave, and me, Nick

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This week we welcome special guest Joseph Green, Lisa's son, who shares his experience with The Disney College Program.

The Wheel of Distiny topic this week: Where is your favorite place to have ice-cream at Walt Disney World? 

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The UK Pavilion in Epcot - Episode 179 of the Disney Exchange Podcast

The Disney Exchange is Lisa, Dave, and me Nick

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Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party is starting, wait for it, August 17th this year.
More alcohol is coming to the Magic Kingdom.

Speaking of alcohol, Innis & Gunn in the United Kingdom Pavilion at Epcot.

And speaking of The UK Pavilion, in honor of the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, we are talking about this gem of a spot in Epcot.

The Wheel of Distiny topic this week: Solo, yay or nay?


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Value Resort Pros and Cons - Episode 171 of The Disney Exchange Podcast

The Disney Exchange is Lisa, Dave, and me, Nick 

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We start off briefly touching on Disney's announcement that they would be charging for parking at Walt Disney World Resorts. This is covered more in depth on Episode 170.

Our main topic this week talks about the Pros and Cons of WDW's Value Resorts, which are listed as:

• Disney's All-Star Movies Resort
• Disney's All-Star Music Resort
• Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
• Disney's Art of Animation Resort
• Disney's Pop Century Resort
• The Campsites at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort

We talk about dining options, pools, transportation to parks, etc.

The Wheel of Distiny Topic : Have you seen the newest Avengers Infinity War preview? This question leads to discussion of the possibility that the preview contains many spoilers, as well as the various Marvel movies leading up to what is doubtless going to be a blockbuster.

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Time to Pay the Parking : Episode 170 of The DIsney Exchange Podcast

The Disney Exchange is Lisa, Dave, and me, Nick 

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Lisa is not happy about The Citrus Swirl being removed from Sunshine Tree Terrace. But the day after recording, it was announced that it would be returning due to popular demand.

Speaking of announcements from Disney.,. but that will be coming up later in the show.

The main topic is an in depth look at Main Street at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.
We go through each of the shops, attractions, and restaurants.

Okay, let's address the Elephant in the room.

The Wheel of Distiny topic this week: Disney announced guests will now pay for parking at Walt Disney World Resorts. Thoughts? Aaaaaaaaand, go.

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2018 D23 Announcements - 166 The Disney Exchange Podcast

The Disney Exchange is Lisa, Dave, and me Nick

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This week we talk increased ticket prices, as well as some of the many announcements from the recent D-23 Expo.

The Wheel of Distiny topic this week was from listener Katrina: Where/how do you attend church while in Walt Disney World.

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Since the show notes are even more sparse than usual, here is a picture of me eating ice cream in Tomorrowland.

Bay Lake Tower Weekend - Episode 162 of The Disney Exchange

The Disney Exchange is Lisa, Dave and me, Nick 

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This week we discuss my recent long weekend at Walt Disney World. My wife and I stayed at Bay Lake Tower for the first time (hence the title of this episode), and LOVED it! 

I discuss the Epcot Festival of the Arts, relaxing, great food, booze, and more!

And we met several, (ok, a bunch) (ok, a few) of our listeners, plus old friends, new experiences, and that was wonderful too!

The Wheel of Distiny topic: In case you were not Nick'd out by the trip recap, the "random" wheel question this week also focuses on moi! Where should I have dinner at Walt Disney World on my 50th birthday in August?

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Baby It's Cold Outside - The Disney Exchange Epsiode 160

The Disney Exchange is Lisa, Dave, and me, Nick

This week we are talking getting prepared for a trip to Walt Disney World in the Winter. Yes, it's Florida, but it gets cold too! And we are here to help dealing with this awful situation!

The Wheel of Distiny topic this week :How long would you wait in line for an alcoholic beverage at Walt Disney World?This topic comes up because of the long line to get into the new Baseline Tap House at Disney's Hollywood Studios. 

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Wastes of Money at Walt Disney World? - Ep. 156 of The Disney Exchange

The Disney Exchange is Lisa, Dave, and me, Nick 

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Let's just get this out of the way. Dave really kicked things up a notch for our 3rd Anniversary episode.

We start off talking about plans for the Guardians of the Galaxy attraction coming to Epcot:
 http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/12/breaking-new-details-revealed-guardians-galaxy-ride-epcot-coaster-will-not-feature-inversions/

This week we are discussing this article, which says some of our favorite things at Walt Disney World are a waste of money. Needless to say we disagree with several of them.

The Wheel of Distiny Topic this week is from listener Beth: Have you experienced the Holiday Christmas Tree Trail at Disney Springs? 
 

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Changes Through the Years at Walt Disney World - Episode 150 of The Disney Exchange Podcast

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After news we get into our main topic, submitted by listener Paul.

Paul asks how our experiences at Walt Disney World have changed over the years, accounting for crowds, cost, demeanor of other guests, etc., are things improving, deteriorating or about the same?

The Wheel of Distiny topic: Disneyland is building a new resort. Do you think there will be a DVC section announced? 

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Coming Clean About Disney - Episode 141 of The Disney Exchange Pocast

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Dave talks about his latest trip to Walt Disney World. Apparently it was HOT.

And CROWDED. And people left their trays and trash on the tables at Pinocchio's in the Magic Kingdom.

Don't do this!

Did I mention it was hot and crowded?

Did you see the Eclipse?

Disney has switched from individual toiletry products in some rooms in various resorts to soap, shampoo, etc., dispensers.

We share our opinions as well as random social media posts. WOW.

Photo : WDW News Today

Discuss. Really, please share your thoughts, social media links are below!

The Wheel of Distiny topic this week: Disney and AMC Theaters are teaming up to bring us Dream Big Princess. Participating AMC Theaters will be showing the animated classics Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, Tangled, The Princess and the Frog, and Brave. Will you go see any of these? 
I know I will!

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Walt Disney World and the Florida Shore, April 2017: Part 2

By Nick

Sunday, April 23rd 

We slept in a bit and had breakfast at the Pepper Market at Coronado Springs before heading to Disney's Animal Kingdom.

After riding Dinosaur we walked back towards Discovery Island Trails and walked through the shops. I was in search of a hat. I'm not a big hat fan, but I'm even less of a fan of putting sunscreen on my face as I generally break out from it and just don't like how it feels. 

 

Me, Trevor, Zach, Barbie and Jill

While in the shop I received a text from my Disney Exchange co-host Lisa saying that she, her husband Raymond, and their son Joseph were in DAK also, at the Nomad Lounge, located inside Tiffins. I texted our other co-host, Dave, and told him where we were all meeting up.

We spent a couple of hours having adult beverages, snacks and a good time together!

  Lisa, Dave and me

We left there and took photos in front of the Tree of Life, and said goodbye to Dave. 

Joseph, Raymond, Lisa, Dave, Barbie and me

We headed to Kilimanjaro Safaris, stopping at Dawa Bar, because, well, it is a long walk and it was a hot day.

Lisa and her family left for awhile, and our group had dinner at Yak and Yeti.  We ran into friends Jennifer and Chris (see part one) on our way over to meet Lisa, her family and Dave at the Fastpass entrance to Rivers of Light.

While waiting for Lisa, our friends Beth and Amanda spotted us, and we sat with them during the show.

 

Ah, Rivers of Light. It is, well, it's okay. It isn't something that I would wait to see again. For one, the bleacher seats are not comfortable enough for prolonged periods. And the show is sort of aimless. The music and visuals were pleasant enough, but it lacks a hook.

We said goodnight to everyone and headed back to the resort for the evening. 

Part one can be found here : http://disneymusings.blogspot.com/2017/05/walt-disney-world-and-florida-shore.html

You can hear a full review by Lisa, Dave and myself on Episode 124 of The Disney Exchange Podcast.

The Disney Exchange's Darkside Weekend at WDW - Episode 125 of The Disney Exchange Podcast

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First, and perhaps most importantly, if you head over to our Facebook page, you'll see that due to popular demand, we are continuing 30 days of Nick, which features a photo of me a day!
But perhaps even more importantly, each photo will also feature my lovely wife Barbie! Yep, #30daysofbarbie!

The 3 of us share the highs and lows of our recent trip to Walt Disney World over the weekend of the Dark Side Half Marathon Weekend which was April 19-22nd.

The biggest highlight being we actually got to share some quality time together at Epcot...

...and at Disney's Animal Kingdom!

For more about our experiences, please check out Episode 124, where we go more in depth about our meetup at Epcot's France Pavilion.

The Wheel of Distiny topic this week: Will you be seeing or have you seen Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 which is opening this weekend? 

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Rivers of Light - Episode 124 of The Disney Exchange Podcast

The Disney Exchange is Lisa, Dave, and me, Nick

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You'll notice this week's show notes are a bit short. That's because I'm currently vacationing with family at the Florida shore. You'll also notice I'm only on the episode briefly for the same reason. You should however continue listening after I leave. I know. I know. Just not the same, but I assure you, Lisa and Dave are completely capable of continuing on without me. Mostly.

We start off by talking about our meet-up in the France Pavilion in Epcot. Thank you very much for stopping by Linda, Phillip, Dave J and family, Aunt Sandy, Uncle Roger, Jill and Zach!

Dave and Dave

 Lisa, Phillip, and Linda

  Dave, Lisa, me and my assistant Stefanie

 Us with my wife Barbie, who looks a lot like my assistant

 Dave and Aunt Sany

Our main topic this week is our impressions of Rivers of Light, the new-ish show at Disney's Animal Kingdom that debuted much later than was initially projected to. The 3 of us all experienced it together last weekend as this podcast is released.

Lisa and Dave go on to talk about their Dark Side Half Marathon experience.

The Wheel of Distiny topic is, I'm sure fantastic. If they did it.

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