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This week, Aaron, Willie and Tim discuss some of their favorite things about the Animal Kingdom Area of Walt Disney World. We think this area gets a bit neglected by guests - it lacks special transportation, like the monorail or Skyliner. And if you don't make an effort to learn more about the area, it's easy to overlook it and fall into habits or patterns that take you elsewhere at Walt Disney World. But we highlight some truly unique features that we think can make this area a great choice for many people's next Walt Disney World vacation.

With Willie off at camp, Aaron and Tim sat down with Kyle Gossman to hear all about his family's Galactic Starcruiser voyage on the Halcyon. (Warning: some content might be considered spoilers, if you are trying to avoid any advance knowledge of the experience). What do you think about a Galactic Starcruiser vacation? Did Kyle's trip report change your thinking at all? Did Kyle's experience make you more or less likely to book Galactic Starcruiser for yourself? We'd love to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment here on the blog; Email us at [email protected]; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; or check out our DISDads Podcast Facebook page. If you Email us an audio recording of your story, we may include it in a future episode.

This week, Aaron, Willie and Tim talk about recent changes to the Genie+ system as implemented at Walt Disney World. There are changes to policies and procedures that impact the way that all guests at Walt Disney World are now using Genie+ services.

Character interactions have gotten a major upgrade recently all across Disney Destinations. Aaron, Willie and Tim talk about their favorite character experiences at Walt Disney World.

Aaron, Willie and Tim cover recent news about a number of experiences slated to return soon to Disney Parks and Resorts. From up-close character meetings to attraction openings to resort and dinner show re-openings, we finally seem to be getting back to normal-ish.

It seemed like this past year was too weird of a year to do a "normal" awards show. So instead, back in January, Aaron, Willie and Tim tossed the concept of an awards show into a hopper along with an old Johnny Carson bit. This is the result. We hope you enjoy our "Guess The Award" Show.

Aaron, Willie and Tim take a look at Disney Destination vacation planning from a different angle. The panel shares their best advice for what NOT to do when planning and enjoying your Disney Destination vacation.

What's your favorite Walt Disney World theme park is not as simple a question as it seems. Sure, we all have our personal favorites in general. But particular circumstances might mean that under those conditions, you would rank the parks differently. Aaron, Willie and Tim look at a number of situations, primarily related to perks for onsite guests and the new Disney Genie service to see how they impact their rankings. (Note: This show was recorded in late September, and some of the implementation details of the Genie service were still speculative. Most of our assessments hold up pretty well).

While Tim was away, Special Guest Josh Watters returned to the Man Cave to talk with Aaron and Willie about his family's multi-generational Thanksgiving Break vacation to Walt Disney World. We get an early report on the use of Genie+ services during a peak travel period, some interesting perspectives on using Disney's DAS services with a senior adult in need of such service, and much, much more!

It's a MAYBE Merry Christmas with the DISDads Podcast PLUS. Aaron, Tim and Willie look back at what we've received from Disney this year, and identifies which were "gifts" and which were really lumps of coal.

Aaron, Tim, and Willie share their thoughts about Disney Destination travel announcements that were made at the recent Destination D23 event.

The DISDads Club Convention X crew is back! With DDCC coming up in just one month, Joe Masters and Terry Hawkins join host Aaron Rittmaster and co-hosts Willie Crocker and Tim Hicks for one last pre-event preview. We talk more specifically about plans, check-in on the progress with setting up a volunteer opportunity at Give Kids the World, and much, much more!