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A show focused on the discussion of how to get the most out of your time at Walt Disney World by considering every available advantage during planning and once on the ground. We analyze and test pre-arrival strategies, the latest in-park systems, and money-saving techniques in an effort to determine the best ways to maximize fun and minimize costs.

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    • 4.9 • 702 Ratings

A show focused on the discussion of how to get the most out of your time at Walt Disney World by considering every available advantage during planning and once on the ground. We analyze and test pre-arrival strategies, the latest in-park systems, and money-saving techniques in an effort to determine the best ways to maximize fun and minimize costs.

    2020: Topic Stew

    2020: Topic Stew

    Gift cards, FastPasses, touring strategy, and other stuff.  Be well, everyone.  Thanks for listening!
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    • 1 hr
    175: The Last Show

    175: The Last Show

    Quick-delivery Disney gift cards, touring challenges, and a discussion about the show's end.  Thanks for listening!
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    • 52 min
    174: Topic Stew

    174: Topic Stew

    Heavily discounted park admission, Campsite dining plans, and Topic Stew (Ingredients: FastPass cancellations, golden tickets, overlapping ADRs the easy way, card sharing, airport line skipping, and saving money by whining on social media). Thanks for listening!
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    • 37 min
    173: You Asked For It

    173: You Asked For It

    Bus rides, free breakfasts, and we respond to listener-provided sentences that end with question marks. Thanks for the messages and thanks for listening!
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    • 39 min
    172: Spring Trip Report

    172: Spring Trip Report

    Jeremy talks through some stuff he found interesting during his recent trip to Walt Disney World.
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    • 40 min
    171: Listener Tip Show VII

    171: Listener Tip Show VII

    Delivery services, FastPass cancellation report(s), and more of the terrific listener tips we've received for getting the most out of a trip to Walt Disney World.  Thanks for listening!
    Grocery delivery blog post: http://disneydays.com/grocery-delivery-at-a-walt-disney-world-resort/
    JJT breakdown of credit card rewards: https://forum.touringplans.com/t/pre-trip-report-or-how-i-embraced-credit-card-rewards-and-learned-to-love-them/36151
    Chase's 5/24 rule: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/ultimate-guide-chase-5-24-rule/
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    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
702 Ratings

702 Ratings

matt j from ohio ,

Greatest podcast ever!

These two are the best team of podcasters and the only thing super dumb thing I herd was they were quitting the show. Preposterous pondering? It is very far in the future and fast pass is no longer a thing how much would you be willing to pay for the opportunity to maybe ride some of the rides? What would you be willing to pay to ride one of the top attractions? Also magical express is no longer available so you have to find a way to get from the airport to the resort but you wouldn’t have to pay to park but you would have to let one of your children drive you.
I just finished listening to all the past episodes and even though the early ones were mostly irrelevant to today they were still more entertaining than any podcast out there.
Hope all is well with you both and wish you guys would consider coming back, could use could use some fresh ways to work around the system. Thanks for all the great content.

Ryan13003 ,

I’ll never let go.. I’ll never let go.

Last night I had a dream that my phone buzzed in the middle of the night and when I checked it, there was an alert of a new Backside episode. I started playing it and I could actually hear your voices in my head. I was practically there with you bumping and running breakfast reservations. We were sneakily refilling our popcorn buckets from 2 christmases ago. We even figured out a way to score extra fast passes thru change party, EVEN THOUGH Disney isn’t currently giving out fast passes at all. It was fantastic! It was the happiest I’ve been in the last year and a half, and my son was born a year ago! But then I woke up and I realized it was just a dream. It’s over... Done.. It’s been more than a year and it’s time to let go... It’s time to just move on....
Screw that!!!
I can’t give up hope for more episodes! I can’t let go. I’ll never let go. I’ll never let go....

TeeWill61 ,

You guys are killin' me!

First and foremost, hope you and your families are safe and well. Secondly, I have to say; your podcast is greatly missed! You guys really need to come back to podcasting. We need your insightful take on everything WDW (especially during these crazy times). I would personally love to know what you guys think about all that is going on right now. Doesn't have to be every Tuesday (or any other weekly day of the week), just once in while. Kick the return to podcasting idea around. Your many fans (yes, we're still out here) would be very appreciative. We need ya! Think about it. Take care.

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