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The final part of our Perfect Trip series is here! This time we are joined by Brooke Towe, a travel agent and former Disney cast member who tackled our challenge of a Disney cruise bookended on both sides by a Disney World trip. Did this trip end up being smooth sailing? Or was it sunk from the start? Let us know what you think! Thank you so much to Brooke for being a part of this episode! If you'd like to contact Brooke for travel planning services you totally should! Brooke Towe 423-903-0708 [email protected] Instagram: Booked_by_Brooke Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DpoEjZbP9/?mibextid=wwXIfr

This is the audio from our June 17, 2026 After Hours Social Livestream. We do these about once a month on Facebook and YouTube. It’s a more open ended relaxed discussion and we answer your questions in real time! Make sure to check our socials so you’ll be able to hang out with us next time! This time we talk a little about our recent Paris trip, share our thoughts on this year's Food and Wine Festival, give our opinions on Bob Chapek's recent book, and talk about whatever you guys want! Plus we play everyone's favorite Park Hopper game Ranking Around the World!

We recently went to Disneyland Paris (check out last week's episode for all of that), but obviously we weren't going all the way to France and not visiting The City of Lights. We spent an entire day exploring Paris, and this episode is all about it. We made it to the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and Notre Dame and lots and lots and lots of the city in between! We also go into more detail about traveling to and from France, traveling around France, and our impressions of France (which unlike the Epcot version, isn't from 50 years ago). Follow The Park Hopper Society on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with all the latest news and see pictures and videos of what we're actually doing! And let us know what we got right, wrong, and what you'd do differently!

We recap our recent trip to Disneyland Paris! Britt and Gary spent 3 days at the Disneyland Paris resort and had an absolute blast at both Disneyland and Adventure World while staying at the absolutely amazing Disneyland Paris Resort. We talk about everything we did, everything we saw, and everything that we want to go back for! If you've ever thought about going to Disneyland Paris then this episode is an absolute must listen. Feel free to send us any questions as well! Follow The Park Hopper Society on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with all the latest news and see pictures and videos of what we're actually doing! And let us know what we got right, wrong, and what you'd do differently!

We're back at work on building our perfect castle park. We're comparing all six Disney castle parks from around the world and choosing our favorite things from each one to put into one perfect Disney park. This time around we tackle Frontierland. From Thunder Mountain to Country Bear Jamboree and even over to Haunted Mansion we put together the absolute best version of Frontierland on either side of the mighty Mississippi!  Plus we talk about the use (and sometimes overuse) of technology in Disney parks. Whether it's My Disney Experience, Magic Bands, or the other various ways that Disney has integrated technology into the experience we ask the question: Is it too much? Follow The Park Hopper Society on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with all the latest news and happenings! And let us know what we got right, what we got wrong, and what you'd do different!

We leave for Paris in two days from publishing this! So we figured we'd tell you guys everything we've done to get ready for this adventure. From the planning process, to the stuff we've bought, to our strategies (or lack thereof) to combat jet lag, we cover it all in this episode. Have we done it all correctly? Probably not, but at this point we've done all we can and we'll go boldly where we haven't gone before! Make sure you check out the follow up episode in a couple of weeks!   Follow The Park Hopper Society on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with all the latest news and see pictures and videos of what we're actually doing! And let us know what we got right, wrong, and what you'd do differently!

We are joined by our real life friend Matt Gainey to talk about his time in the Disney College Program! We talk about the application process, what he did while he worked there, lots of behind the scenes stuff, and more. Plus Matt hangs around to play everyone's favorite game Sail, Float, Sink! This episode was a ton of fun to record and we hope you all like it! Massive thanks to Matt as this episode absolutely could not have been made without him. Especially since it's pretty much all about him.

This is the audio from our September 14, 2026 After Hours Social Livestream. We do these about once a month on Facebook and YouTube. It’s a more open ended relaxed discussion and we answer your questions in real time! Make sure to check our socials so you’ll be able to hang out with us next time! This time we recap the 2026 Food and Wine Festival (at least what we've done so far) and we look at the recently announced Spring discounts. We also answer questions about Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party versus Jollywood Nights, talk about our personal negative experiences at Disney, and play our new favorite game Ranking Around the World!

We asked two travel agents to help us plan the perfect trip for two scenarios. The first one features a couple who has been to Disney more times than they can count. The kind of people who have annual passes and absolutely wear them out. What is there left for them to do to keep the magic alive? The second is a bachelorette trip to Disney to live it up. They want to keep the party going and prove that Nashville isn't all it's cracked up to be. Huge thanks to Angel De La Torre and Cassie Hearson for helping us out with this episode. If you are interested in using either one of them to help plan your future trips please reach out to them! Angel De La Torre: BookWithDWD.com Cassie Hearson: facebook.com/TravelwithCassieHearon 865-255-9095

We answer the common question of when does it make sense to buy an annual pass. That's a little more nuanced though than you might think! From blockout dates, to discounts, to actually figuring out how to pay for the pass, we cover it all. We also debate whether or not Disney actually loses money on AP holders who go hundreds of times a year. Plus we tackle memes from the internet when we discuss which Disney resorts we would be willing to live in for an entire year to get a lifetime pass to Disney World.

We tackle one of our favorite topics and one that we know you can’t get enough of: a festival menu preview! We preview the entire Food and Wine menu and discuss everything we’re excited about for this year’s festival! We absolutely love Epcot festivals and so far this one is no exception. Let us know what you’re most excited about!

D23 just wrapped and we got tons of updates and first looks at a lot of upcoming projects. We also got a few unexpected announcements. We dive in with our own thoughts and reactions to everything announced at the Experiences showcase. This is an edited portion of our After Hours Social Livestream from August 17, 2026. We do these about once a month. Check out our socials and come hang out with us next time so you can be a part of the show too!

D23 will be August 14-16, 2026 and Disney always has at least a few major announcements up their sleeve. We decided we would take a crack and predicting what sorts of things they might announce. We can definitely expect some updates on previously announced things. We also weigh whether some of the rumored things are likely or not to actually be announced. And we make some bold predictions of our own! What do you think Disney will announce? We also bring back Sail, Float, Sink as we try to decide which one of a kind Disney event we would most like to go to.

We set out to plan the perfect Disney trip, and quickly realized we should probably get some outside perspective on it. So we brought in two travel agents and got their expert opinions. But just planning the perfect trip was too easy. So we instead created scenarios for each of them to deal with. The first was a first time family who knows just enough about Disney to be dangerous, and the second was a couple that doesn't want to go to the parks at all. We honestly learned a ton in this episode (especially about enjoying Disney without the parks) and we hope you enjoy it! Let us know what you'd do different! Massive thanks to Robin Kinkade and Amanda Madrid for doing the heavy lifting on this episode. If you're interested in contacting either of them about any travel plans you may have then here's their contact info! Robin Kinkade: https://lnk.bio/goingtheextramilewithrobin @GoingTheExtraMileWithRobin [email protected] Amanda Madrid: @AMadridTravels [email protected] 205-369-7069

Each Disney park has some pretty awesome stuff, but what if we could build the perfect park using the best things from each real life park? This is the first part of a new series where we'll be building The Perfect Park. Well at least our perfect Castle park. We start off by choosing our ideal entrance, Main Street, and Adventureland. This park is going to take awhile to build...