INTERCOT Insider Live - Disney Podcast

The INTERCOT Insider Live Podcast The Cast: Melanie, John, Ian, Carol, Gary. Show notes to be published next week.  Wanted to get this online before the Disney Cruise Line preview cruise.  It's a whopper of a show clocking in at nearly 2 hours and 21 minutes. ***** Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi- bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC

The INTERCOT Insider Live Podcast The Cast: Melanie, John, Ian, Carol, Gary. Show notes to be published next week.  Wanted to get this online before the Disney Cruise Line preview cruise.  It's a whopper of a show clocking in at nearly 2 hours and 21 minutes. ***** Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi- bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC

The Cast: Ian Mitchell, Gary O'Brien, Michael Montanez, Melanie Bounds - Valentines Day Roundup - Fast Pass Times Now To Be Enforced? - The effect of social media & technology on the parks. - A couple of Horizons metions. Why don't they open Body Wars when Test Track goes down - Crazy Disney Collectors - Disney World thinks we don't have an attention span. Disneyland does? Where is our sense of exploration. Where are the parks and our experiences headed? - Ian violates our terms of service and then channels his inner Andy Rooney - INTERCOT Best Of - Ride Vehicle: Ian - Mr. Toad, Gary - Mission Space, Melanie - Maelstrom, Michael - Disneyland Buzz Lightyear, John - 20,000 Leagues - Kilamanjaro Story Change - Drained Jaws at Universal and Garys Column (visit him on facebook) - New Kids Menu Items effective February 15 - We mention some of our listeners favorite hidden mickeys - Cylon Mel makes an appearance - John pictures darthmacho as Pedro - Ian's stay in the castle - yes, we have heard it before... - Disney Profits - Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom - Mel was on Beard and Mustache watch and totally forgot about it. Sponsored by: The Official Ticket Center & Magical Journeys Travel

The Cast: Ian Mitchell, Gary O'Brien, Michael Montanez, Melanie Bounds - Valentines Day Roundup - Fast Pass Times Now To Be Enforced? - The effect of social media & technology on the parks. - A couple of Horizons metions. Why don't they open Body Wars when Test Track goes down - Crazy Disney Collectors - Disney World thinks we don't have an attention span. Disneyland does? Where is our sense of exploration. Where are the parks and our experiences headed? - Ian violates our terms of service and then channels his inner Andy Rooney - INTERCOT Best Of - Ride Vehicle: Ian - Mr. Toad, Gary - Mission Space, Melanie - Maelstrom, Michael - Disneyland Buzz Lightyear, John - 20,000 Leagues - Kilamanjaro Story Change - Drained Jaws at Universal and Garys Column (visit him on facebook) - New Kids Menu Items effective February 15 - We mention some of our listeners favorite hidden mickeys - Cylon Mel makes an appearance - John pictures darthmacho as Pedro - Ian's stay in the castle - yes, we have heard it before... - Disney Profits - Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom - Mel was on Beard and Mustache watch and totally forgot about it. Sponsored by: The Official Ticket Center & Magical Journeys Travel

The Cast: Ian Mitchell, Gary O'Brien, Michael Montanez, Melanie Bounds - Valentines Day Roundup - Fast Pass Times Now To Be Enforced? - The effect of social media & technology on the parks. - A couple of Horizons metions. Why don't they open Body Wars when Test Track goes down - Crazy Disney Collectors - Disney World thinks we don't have an attention span. Disneyland does? Where is our sense of exploration. Where are the parks and our experiences headed? - Ian violates our terms of service and then channels his inner Andy Rooney - INTERCOT Best Of - Ride Vehicle: Ian - Mr. Toad, Gary - Mission Space, Melanie - Maelstrom, Michael - Disneyland Buzz Lightyear, John - 20,000 Leagues - Kilamanjaro Story Change - Drained Jaws at Universal and Garys Column (visit him on facebook) - New Kids Menu Items effective February 15 - We mention some of our listeners favorite hidden mickeys - Cylon Mel makes an appearance - John pictures darthmacho as Pedro - Ian's stay in the castle - yes, we have heard it before... - Disney Profits - Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom - Mel was on Beard and Mustache watch and totally forgot about it. Sponsored by: The Official Ticket Center & Magical Journeys Travel

The Cast: Ian, Melanie, Michael & John - Taping earlier tonite, Gary & Carol out earlier - One More Disney Day - 24 Hours of Disney Magic.  Watch the balloons go from night time balloons to daytime balloons. - Ian brings up staying in the castle - YET AGAIN. - Reimagined Test Track headed to Epcot this fall.  How customized is customized, how interactive is interactive? Horizons & World of Motion mention. - Magic, Memories & You - Valentines segment starts February 3. - Disney Dream float out. Ian promises that if we get invited on a preview cruise, he will match that with a paid booking of his own! - Marathon Weekend - INTERCOT's Best Of - Hidden Mickeys.  Michael goes with Soarin in California.  Ian goes with the ballroom in the Haunted Mansion. Melanie goes with a hidden Mickey in Indiana Jones.  John goes with the bamboo in the stairwell at the Polynesian.  Send us your favorites in the podcast thread. - Mel's Marathon Weekend - she did her very first 5k. Cylon Michael makes an appearance. We get off on a CES - Consumer Electronics Show tangent with the Transparent Smart Window - http://youtu.be/mTVPVobDrms. Ludwig Von Drake was out at the events - his first appearance supposedly ever. - John says fix the Yeti - bring the people who designed Ka - the Cirque show in to get the job done. - Wifi service extended into Moderate Resorts at the lobby and feature pools. Why is the big D so technically challenged. - INTERCOT's Garys Column - http://www.facebook.com/pages/INTERCOTs-Garys-Column - Tidbits from Jason - Big Thunder queue to be revamped & other items.  Wine Bar @ Italy! - Jolly Holiday Bakery & Electronica Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi- bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC

The Cast: Ian, Melanie, Michael & John - Taping earlier tonite, Gary & Carol out earlier - One More Disney Day - 24 Hours of Disney Magic.  Watch the balloons go from night time balloons to daytime balloons. - Ian brings up staying in the castle - YET AGAIN. - Reimagined Test Track headed to Epcot this fall.  How customized is customized, how interactive is interactive? Horizons & World of Motion mention. - Magic, Memories & You - Valentines segment starts February 3. - Disney Dream float out. Ian promises that if we get invited on a preview cruise, he will match that with a paid booking of his own! - Marathon Weekend - INTERCOT's Best Of - Hidden Mickeys.  Michael goes with Soarin in California.  Ian goes with the ballroom in the Haunted Mansion. Melanie goes with a hidden Mickey in Indiana Jones.  John goes with the bamboo in the stairwell at the Polynesian.  Send us your favorites in the podcast thread. - Mel's Marathon Weekend - she did her very first 5k. Cylon Michael makes an appearance. We get off on a CES - Consumer Electronics Show tangent with the Transparent Smart Window - http://youtu.be/mTVPVobDrms. Ludwig Von Drake was out at the events - his first appearance supposedly ever. - John says fix the Yeti - bring the people who designed Ka - the Cirque show in to get the job done. - Wifi service extended into Moderate Resorts at the lobby and feature pools. Why is the big D so technically challenged. - INTERCOT's Garys Column - http://www.facebook.com/pages/INTERCOTs-Garys-Column - Tidbits from Jason - Big Thunder queue to be revamped & other items.  Wine Bar @ Italy! - Jolly Holiday Bakery & Electronica Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi- bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC

The Cast: Ian, Melanie, Michael & John - Taping earlier tonite, Gary & Carol out earlier - One More Disney Day - 24 Hours of Disney Magic.  Watch the balloons go from night time balloons to daytime balloons. - Ian brings up staying in the castle - YET AGAIN. - Reimagined Test Track headed to Epcot this fall.  How customized is customized, how interactive is interactive? Horizons & World of Motion mention. - Magic, Memories & You - Valentines segment starts February 3. - Disney Dream float out. Ian promises that if we get invited on a preview cruise, he will match that with a paid booking of his own! - Marathon Weekend - INTERCOT's Best Of - Hidden Mickeys.  Michael goes with Soarin in California.  Ian goes with the ballroom in the Haunted Mansion. Melanie goes with a hidden Mickey in Indiana Jones.  John goes with the bamboo in the stairwell at the Polynesian.  Send us your favorites in the podcast thread. - Mel's Marathon Weekend - she did her very first 5k. Cylon Michael makes an appearance. We get off on a CES - Consumer Electronics Show tangent with the Transparent Smart Window - http://youtu.be/mTVPVobDrms. Ludwig Von Drake was out at the events - his first appearance supposedly ever. - John says fix the Yeti - bring the people who designed Ka - the Cirque show in to get the job done. - Wifi service extended into Moderate Resorts at the lobby and feature pools. Why is the big D so technically challenged. - INTERCOT's Garys Column - http://www.facebook.com/pages/INTERCOTs-Garys-Column - Tidbits from Jason - Big Thunder queue to be revamped & other items.  Wine Bar @ Italy! - Jolly Holiday Bakery & Electronica Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi- bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC

INTERCOT Insider Live Episode 27 - A Flight of Meatloaf - The Holiday Edition The Cast: Gary, Mel, John, Jeff, Ian, Michael & Carol - - - - Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi- bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC - - - - It's a full house - 7 of us onboard for this episode DVC Talk - Grand Floridian Villas are coming in late 2013. The group talks about their GF experiences. Some like, some don't. Monorail Resort discussion DVC head dismissed and then given a consulting deal and a letter of recommendation. Ian's cheese is steamed. Huge DVC dues increases Starting in January - you can book DVC online Tables in Wonderland available to DVC members without AP Disneyland DVC Harry Potter expansion in Hollywood and Orlando Comedy Club players coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios and former Sounds Dangerous location. Run Disney Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Race INTERCOT's Best of Bar / Lounge / Hangout.  Ian - Jellyrolls. Michael - Rose & Crown / Hearthstone. Gary - Territory Lounge. Carol - Tambu Lounge.  Jeff - Yak and Yeti. John - California Grill. Mel - Tune In Lounge. Android Cases appear Disneyland update Prep and Landing Ian's & Jeff's trip reports Gary's trip to the Kennedy Space Center and the Vehicle Assembly Building

INTERCOT Insider Live Episode 27 - A Flight of Meatloaf - The Holiday Edition The Cast: Gary, Mel, John, Jeff, Ian, Michael & Carol - - - - Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi- bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC - - - - It's a full house - 7 of us onboard for this episode DVC Talk - Grand Floridian Villas are coming in late 2013. The group talks about their GF experiences. Some like, some don't. Monorail Resort discussion DVC head dismissed and then given a consulting deal and a letter of recommendation. Ian's cheese is steamed. Huge DVC dues increases Starting in January - you can book DVC online Tables in Wonderland available to DVC members without AP Disneyland DVC Harry Potter expansion in Hollywood and Orlando Comedy Club players coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios and former Sounds Dangerous location. Run Disney Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Race INTERCOT's Best of Bar / Lounge / Hangout.  Ian - Jellyrolls. Michael - Rose & Crown / Hearthstone. Gary - Territory Lounge. Carol - Tambu Lounge.  Jeff - Yak and Yeti. John - California Grill. Mel - Tune In Lounge. Android Cases appear Disneyland update Prep and Landing Ian's & Jeff's trip reports Gary's trip to the Kennedy Space Center and the Vehicle Assembly Building

INTERCOT Insider Live Episode 27 - A Flight of Meatloaf - The Holiday Edition The Cast: Gary, Mel, John, Jeff, Ian, Michael & Carol - - - - Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi- bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC - - - - It's a full house - 7 of us onboard for this episode DVC Talk - Grand Floridian Villas are coming in late 2013. The group talks about their GF experiences. Some like, some don't. Monorail Resort discussion DVC head dismissed and then given a consulting deal and a letter of recommendation. Ian's cheese is steamed. Huge DVC dues increases Starting in January - you can book DVC online Tables in Wonderland available to DVC members without AP Disneyland DVC Harry Potter expansion in Hollywood and Orlando Comedy Club players coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios and former Sounds Dangerous location. Run Disney Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Race INTERCOT's Best of Bar / Lounge / Hangout.  Ian - Jellyrolls. Michael - Rose & Crown / Hearthstone. Gary - Territory Lounge. Carol - Tambu Lounge.  Jeff - Yak and Yeti. John - California Grill. Mel - Tune In Lounge. Android Cases appear Disneyland update Prep and Landing Ian's & Jeff's trip reports Gary's trip to the Kennedy Space Center and the Vehicle Assembly Building

The Cast: Melanie, John, Gary & Jeff Apparently we recorded inside a can - John must have had his webcam mic on instead of his studio mic. Apologies for the quality. Cancellations: National Harbor deal done, Hyperion Warf, Health and Wellness Suites John's stay at Pop Century. Rooms are a bit small. Good value for the price. One sink is a challenge. Thaksgiving Dinner was great at the food court. Trip Report @ the Old Spice Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports.  Restaurant and the ordering system are great. Virtual Fans are for the birds. Customer Service at the Magic Kindom rocks. The magic that is Disney Wide World of Sports expanding. Mel mocks John's countdown. Best of Holidays - JPL loves the Gingerbread Houses, Mel likes Osborne Lights, Gary says sugar free Hot Cocoa, John votes for the Ice Castle and the different trees at parks and resorts. RFID on Annual Passes. John compares to the Washington DC Metro System. The implications of having RFID in your passes and keys. Flower and Garden 2012 Details - Fantasia theme Muppets on DCL Exotic Driving Experence Enchanted Discussion

The Cast: Melanie, John, Gary & Jeff Apparently we recorded inside a can - John must have had his webcam mic on instead of his studio mic. Apologies for the quality. Cancellations: National Harbor deal done, Hyperion Warf, Health and Wellness Suites John's stay at Pop Century. Rooms are a bit small. Good value for the price. One sink is a challenge. Thaksgiving Dinner was great at the food court. Trip Report @ the Old Spice Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports.  Restaurant and the ordering system are great. Virtual Fans are for the birds. Customer Service at the Magic Kindom rocks. The magic that is Disney Wide World of Sports expanding. Mel mocks John's countdown. Best of Holidays - JPL loves the Gingerbread Houses, Mel likes Osborne Lights, Gary says sugar free Hot Cocoa, John votes for the Ice Castle and the different trees at parks and resorts. RFID on Annual Passes. John compares to the Washington DC Metro System. The implications of having RFID in your passes and keys. Flower and Garden 2012 Details - Fantasia theme Muppets on DCL Exotic Driving Experence Enchanted Discussion

The Cast: Melanie, John, Gary & Jeff Apparently we recorded inside a can - John must have had his webcam mic on instead of his studio mic. Apologies for the quality. Cancellations: National Harbor deal done, Hyperion Warf, Health and Wellness Suites John's stay at Pop Century. Rooms are a bit small. Good value for the price. One sink is a challenge. Thaksgiving Dinner was great at the food court. Trip Report @ the Old Spice Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports.  Restaurant and the ordering system are great. Virtual Fans are for the birds. Customer Service at the Magic Kindom rocks. The magic that is Disney Wide World of Sports expanding. Mel mocks John's countdown. Best of Holidays - JPL loves the Gingerbread Houses, Mel likes Osborne Lights, Gary says sugar free Hot Cocoa, John votes for the Ice Castle and the different trees at parks and resorts. RFID on Annual Passes. John compares to the Washington DC Metro System. The implications of having RFID in your passes and keys. Flower and Garden 2012 Details - Fantasia theme Muppets on DCL Exotic Driving Experence Enchanted Discussion

The Cast: Gary, Mel, Carol, Gary, Ian & John ***** Brought to you by: Magical Journeys The Official Ticket Center ***** Ian and the intro - John lets Ian host as promised. John and his stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge, Gary at Pop and Carol / Mel at Bay Lake Towners. AKL - John got a bunkbed room and felt a little cramped. It was a hike to his room and was about as far away as you an get. Wifi is in and is filtered. Mel is checking out HotAladdin.com. Thought the quick serve was jut ok. Overall liked the resort and would stay there again. Great atmosphere - Kids would love it. Gary stayed in the 50s at Pop Century and had panic attacks at the food court. The Old Spice Classic coming up at ESPN Wide World of Sports Thanksgiving weekend. Food and Wine Favorites - Kahula pork shooters, Kielbasa and Pierogi from Poland, Ravioli from Italy Bay Lake towers - Mel and Carol stayed in a villa. Apparently there was a mosquito issue. Tried the Wave and found it just fine. Had good luck with bus service. Walt Disney World weddings - Gary attended one. The experience is incredible. There was controversy! The INTERCOT Idea Factory continues - Gary suggests preferred stroller parking. INTERCOTs Best Of - Cast Member Costume - Carol says Liberty Tree Tavern, Ian pickes Monorail Pilot Costumes (no luck fiding them online). Mel goes with the MouseGear costumes. John says the 1970's speedway jumpsuits. Via Napoli Discussion Dieting at Walt Disney World & the beer to Margarita ratio LMNOP is not the INTERCOT 15th Anniversary - ICOT15 - Dates are now official... October 26-28 2012. Ian does the close - hang around for outtakes