Where I Long To Be: A Magical Trip Report Podcast

Kelly and her family have returned from their trip and have so much fun to share! Between lightsaber building and a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique appointment, they were busy, busy, busy. 

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Kelly joins Virginia to talk about the plans for her upcoming split stay at Walt Disney World. After flying into Sanford Airport, she is planning to surprise her family with two nights at Caribbean Beach before they switch to Shades of Green! In addition to visiting all of the parks and using Lightning Lanes, they also have added on experiences at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique for daughter, Grace, and lightsaber building at Savi’s Workshop for son, Patton.

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Kelly’s trip went off without a hitch! For a so-called “bonus” trip, she and her family managed to really pack a lot in. From swimming, to three parks, to horse-back riding…it was a magical five days!

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Kelly, a fan favorite guest, is back and here to talk about the plans she has for what she is thinking of as a “bonus” summer trip (since they have a lot of other summer travel plans) after finding a great discount for All-Star Sports and some affordable flights. They have plans to do some Disney firsts on this trip, including Nomad Lounge, horseback riding at Fort Wilderness, and the Villains show. They were also planning to enjoy some of their favorite things like Guardians of the Galaxy, Flower and Garden Festival, and more.

Virginia and Jeanette sit down to reminisce about their May 2026 trip to Walt Disney World for Flower and Garden Festival. Spoiler alert: it was amazing! They got the chance to ride some refurbished rides (Big Thunder Mountain and Buzz Lightyear) and try The Cake Bake Shop for the first time.

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Virginia and Jeanette are planning another girls’ trip, this time to enjoy the Flower and Garden Festival at EPCOT. They are planning to stay at All-Star Sports where they got an all-star Annual Passholder deal. In addition to Flower and Garden, they are hoping to ride the refurbished Big Thunder Mountain and Buzz Lightyear rides in Magic Kingdom, grab a drink and snack at Nomad Lounge, hit up GEO-82 for Virginia’s first time, and do an inaugural visit to the Cake Bake Shop on Disney’s Boardwalk.

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Morgan is back from her triple split stay and is already thinking ahead to her next trip. This family had a wonderful time and really knows what they are doing when it comes to planning a Walt Disney World vacation.

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Morgan and her family are annual passholders at Walt Disney World and are planning a triple split stay at All-Star Sports, Beach Club, and The Polynesian. They are planning to balance the craziness of switching resorts with plenty of pool time and naps while also utilizing the tools available to make their wait times more maneagable through lighting lanes and taking advantage of Standby Skipper. While they may get to the parks more often than most, they love that there’s always something new to try. 

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Anna and her family are back from their Disney holiday and had a wonderful time. In addition to getting their fill of rides and shows, they also managed to eat more BBQ on this trip than any previous podcast guest!

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Anna is planning a trip with her family of four from Scotland to Walt Disney World in honor of their 20th wedding anniversary. On their last visit to Orlando, they stayed at Port Orleans French Quarter, so this time, they are looking forward to giving Riverside a try. They will have the 14 day tickets available to U.K. residents which includes park hopping, the waterparks and minigolf, as well as Memory Maker. They are also looking forward to trying the Quick Service Dining Plan!

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After a wonderful first experience on the Disney Wish, Chris, his wife Krissy, and son Vinny are back on dry land and looking forward to the next magical trip they have planned. Virginia quizzes Chris on all the fun they had and at the end, Chris reveals some exciting news!

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Chris (aka @Trumpet_Squid on all the socials, IYKYK) is back on the podcast, this time to chat about his upcoming trip. While Chris and his family have cruised before, this will be their first sailing on Disney Cruise Line and it’s truly a “wish” come true. Before they embark, they will spend one night at All-Star Sports and upon returning, will enjoy two nights at Coronado Springs. They are looking forward to visiting both of Disney’s private islands, exploring the ship, hopefully dominating at trivia, and encouraging their son to spend some time in the kids club so...

Virginia is back and finally able to share Ron her post-trip interview with Ron. This was a best friends trip for Ron and his bestie Michael who was a newbie to Walt Disney World. He was planning to curate this trip down to the letter so that Michael would have the best time ever and boy did it ever work. Their trip involved a stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge, so many lighting lanes, some parties, and an amazing amount of good food.

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Ron is thrilled to be taking a buddy trip to Walt Disney World with his best friend, Michael, a first timer! They have so much planned for this bougie trip, like a stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge, taking advantage of Lightning Lane Premiere Pass, seeing Drawn to Life over at Disney Springs, and more. Ron has given Michael strict instructions not to watch any spoilers for any of the attractions so it really will be “a whole new world” for Michael!

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Mariah is back (with a special guest appearance from Hallie) to reminisce about her family’s most recent magical vacation to Walt Disney World. Memories were made, new rides were ridden, and the whole family cannot wait to get back.

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Mariah and her family are planning their next big DVC trip and they cannot wait! This time, they have chosen to do a split stay between the Grand Floridian and The Riviera. As the kids will be a year older than the last time they were there, there are plans for first times on rides with higher height requirements, spending some time in Galaxy’s Edge, and enjoying a lot of food and drinks. In fact, they will be using the Dining Plan for this trip and will be trying to maximize that value between the Flower & Garden Festival an...

Today, we are taking a look back at Rebecca’s trip to Disneyland Paris. She is the person who inspired me and my Disney Dames to plan a trip ourselves and she is actually our travel agent for that upcoming trip!

Rebecca travelled to Disneyland Paris November 6-11, 2024 for her birthday. Her travel partner was her friend Amber. They stayed at the Disneyland Paris Hotel and spent time at both of the two Paris parks, Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios Park.

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Heather and Mike have wrapped up their Universal Studios/Disney vacation with their daughter, Autumn, and are ready to sit down and relive it all with Virginia. They did a split stay between Universal’s Endless Summer Resort and Disney’s Yacht Club Resort.

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Heather and Mike, longtime Disney enthusiasts, are driving to Orlando from North Carolina for a spring break vacation with their daughter Autumn (12). Before heading over to the Yacht Club, they will be visiting the three Universal Studios parks for the first time with a stay at Endless Summer! They will be planning to enjoy the Mardi Gras offerings while at Universal and the Flower & Garden Festival during their Epcot time. Of course, since they have decided to stay at Yacht Club, they will have to dip their toes in Stormalong Bay at some point. 

Welcome back to Danielle! This was, in Danielle’s words, the “perfect” trip. Danielle, her husband Danny, and her mom and dad enjoyed their time in Disney and are brand new annual passholders. If you want to hear about their dinner at Victoria and Albert’s, taking mom on Tiana’s and Guardians of the Galaxy for the first time, and how it went taking over as the family tour manager (after learning from her mom all those years ago), tune in!

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Danielle, also known as the main mouse at Ask The Mouse dot com, is back on the show! This time, she is planning a trip she will be taking with her husband Danny and her mom and dad (who haven’t been since 2022). And the best part is, all four of them will be becoming annual passholders for the first time. They have so much to look forward to, like a reservation at Victoria and Albert’s and staying at a good neighbor hotel they have enjoyed in the past. But Danielle is most especially looking forward to hopefully gett...

Mike and his family are back from the Polynesian and it was nearly perfect. Practically perfect as Mary Poppins might say! There were one or two bumps in the road, but nothing these Disney veterans couldn’t handle.

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Mike and his family are planning a trip to their home DVC resort, the Polynesian! As DVC members and Annual Passholders, this family of three are frequent WDW guests. This trip will be a little different because daughter Madison was recently diagnosed with Celiac, so this will be their first time exploring the parks and paying attention to all the gluten free options for her. She’s also just passed 40 inches and may be able to ride Rise of the Resistance for the first time! In addition to all the usual fun, Mike has gifted his wife Christina a sp...

Elizabeth sits down with Virginia to talk about all things Kauai and Aulani from her recent visit with her family. Joining her for the Kauai portion of the trip were her husband, Pat, daughter Hope, and son, Dean, along with Elizabeth’s parents and her sister. The immediate family then continued on to Aulani (surprise for the kids) while the extended group chose to go to Waikiki to explore Pearl Harbor.

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Elizabeth, a podcast fan favorite, is back to chat about her upcoming trip to Hawaii. She and her extended family plan to visit Kauai (home of Stitch), and then her immediate family will be wrapping up the fun with a visit to Aulani: A Disney Resort and Spa. Between these two destinations, Elizabeth and her family were in for some fun. In addition to exploring the rich culture of Hawaii and learning about its history, things they were most looking forward to were whale watching, eating Hawaiian shave ice, and seeing lots of their pal, Stitch. Oh, and by...

With six nights at the Grand Floridian and a three night Disney cruise…Samanatha has so much to share about her magical vacation! Joining her were husband, Colin, and daughter, Grace, who is 3 and was treated to her first appointment at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique! To maximize the fun, the family took advantage of lightning lanes and used Standby Skipper.

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Samantha and her family (including husband, Colin and 3-year old daughter, Grace) are heading back to Walt Disney World for another magical trip. This time, they are tacking on a bit more magic as they plan to spend six nights at the Grand Floridian Resort before heading out on their first ever Disney cruise, three nights on the Disney Wish! On this adventure they will be taking advantage of Lightning Lanes, heading to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, and might even be getting Grace’s first haircut at the Harmony Barber Shop.

Chelsea and her family have returned from Walt Disney World and may have fallen in love…with Animal Kingdom Lodge! This family of three had a fantastic time, even as die hard Disneylanders, and will definitely be back.

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Chelsea, whose family goes to Disneyland regularly, is excited to be heading to Walt Disney World for the first time as a family of three. This will be a first WDW visit for husband, Jed, and daughter, Olivia who is 8. They are planning a split stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge in Jambo House and at the Swan portion of the Swan and Dolphin. They will be getting Lightning Lane Multi Pass each day of the trip, and as self-declared rope droppers, will be trying to squeeze every drop of fun out of this family vacation that they can!

Olivia’s trip is over (sadly), but she’s back to share all the details (happily). There were many new things tried on this trip, from snacks to the resort to Blake being tall enough to ride Slinky!

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Olivia, from Soarin’ Around WDW Podcast, is returning to the show. This time, she is planning a trip to Walt Disney World with her husband Madi, and daughters Aili (7) and Blake (3). While the girls don’t yet know all of the plans for the trip, Olivia is looking forward to surprising them with a stay at Art of Animation in a Little Mermaid room. They have plans to visit three of the four parks (sorry MK, they will have to catch you next time) and on two of their park days, they will have a variety of family members trav...

Virginia is joined by Alex to discuss their February 28, 2026 trip to Walt Disney World. Because they were going down and back in one day, they decided to focus on Hollywood Studios and Epcot. Their priorities were to ride anything they were able to with Multipass Lightning Lanes, get Joffery’s of course, and soak in the vibes.

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Virginia welcomes back Pat from his DVC welcome home visit to Bay Lake Tower and cruise on the Disney Fantasy. This trip included lots of park time, a date night at Narcoossee’s, a 4 park challenge, and one terrible sunburn. Thankfully, the fun outweighed that sunburn!

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Pat is back for his second trip report on the podcast! This go around, he and his family, including wife Julie and son, Connor, are planning their “welcome home” stay as DVC members at the Contemporary’s Bay Lake Tower Resort. Joining them for that portion of the trip will be Julie’s sister, Christine! Since this is Pat, you know he’s planning a lot of park time, including another father/son 4 Park Challenge. As if that’s not enough, they are planning a five night cruise on the Disney Fantasy to wrap up their vacation!

Pull up on that yellow strap, because it’s time to hear all about Donna’s extraordinary trip from Australia to Orlando to experience Universal, Disney, and a Disney Cruise. Donna and the kids came, they saw, and they conquered. While it’s not possible to everything in one trip, they certainly tried their hardest and got a lot packed in during their time.

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Donna is planning a huge trip with her three younger kids, traveling from Australia to Orlando, Florida. They are planning to visit both Universal Studios Florida and Walt Disney World and will wrap up with a Disney Cruise Line sailing for a 7 night Western Caribbean adventure. During the on land portion of the trip, they are going to experience stays at the Hard Rock Hotel and the Grand Helios while at Universal, and Fort Wilderness, the Grand Floridian, and Animal Kingdom Lodge while at Disney World. 

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Amanda is back and still glowing from her recent trip to Walt Disney World. A first trip for her two young girls,she and her husband Eddie were looking forward to experiencing the parks as a family of four for the first time.

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Amanda, a longtime listener, joins the podcast for the first time! She and her husband Eddie will be taking their girls, Eloise and Elena to Walt Disney World for the very first time as a family of four and they couldn’t be more excited. Amanda’s mom and dad will be joining them on the trip to share the experience together. They have booked a two bedroom vacation villa at the Hilton Vacation Club Mystic Dunes Orlando so that they will have access to a full-kitchen and space for the family to spread out.

Miranda and Corey are back from their big trip! Settle in to hear all about how the different parts of the trip went and to find out how much Corey paid for a drink on the first night of the cruise (much to his shock).

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Miranda and Corey (also known as @bippityboppitybenfields on Instagram) are back on the podcast for another trip report. This time, they are planning a big trip that will include their first stay at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort (a DVC bucket list destination, for sure), followed by a three night cruise on the Disney Dream (with a group of 28 people), and wrapping up with a stay at Caribbean Beach for some time in the parks (because what else do you do when you are an annual passholder?).

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