[00:00:00] Speaker A: Again, I was hesitant to go on the ship and now I'm looking back at myself like, you idiot. Like, what do you mean you don't
[00:00:04] Speaker B: want to go on Disney Magic, right? I mean, what do you mean you don't want to fly to Texas to get on the floor?
[00:00:10] Speaker A: I would fly to Galveston tomorrow if I could go on Disney magic again. So I guess that's a testament to how special it really is.
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But with that, we have to pivot over to tonight's show. We're super excited to have brand new to our show, but probably not new to a lot of you out there who are following Disney stuff on socials. If you watch YouTube, if you're on TikTok, if you're on Instagram, you may know our next guest. Our guest today is Drew, the Disney dude. Welcome, Drew.
[00:02:02] Speaker A: Thank you guys for having me on. It's like you said, I'm kind of entering the Disney Cruise Line space finally. So I'm excited to talk about this because we'll obviously get to it. But I had such a great experience on the Disney Magic that I wanted to talk about it somewhere and I was suggested to talk to you Guys. So I'm like, all right, we'll dive into it and cover everything. And I'm sure by the time we're done talking, I'm going to gain an even deeper appreciation for cruise line just with how much you guys know. So thank you for having me, and I'm looking forward to talking.
[00:02:30] Speaker B: Awesome. We're. Yeah, we're so excited to have you. We are obviously, big Disney cruise nerds. We, like, deep dive into everything. Disney Cruise Line.
We've actually only been sailing, though, since 2018, oddly enough. And I. I'm curious where your start came from with obviously all of your socials and your YouTube. Like, you know, you started about six years ago. You were just like a little baby.
Yeah. Tell us how you got into it, and where did the love of Disney come from, specifically?
[00:03:02] Speaker A: Yeah. So I grew up out in California, about a few hours from Disneyland. My parents always told me when I was a baby that Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain and all their shows and fireworks, that they would keep me up at night. They tried to put me to bed, and then I'd wake up from the fireworks. I'd call them boom booms. So I kind of just grew up around themed entertainment, and the first ride ever went on was It's a Small World, and we moved to Dallas, Texas, when I was 4 years old. So I don't remember a lot from my childhood in California, but once we were in Dallas, then it became, well, let's go to Walt Disney World, because they have four parks and all the resorts and the water parks and Downtown Disney at the time. So I kind of. I guess I associate my love for Disney back to Disneyland. But really, the things that I remember were taking those trips from Dallas to Orlando and then Orlando back to Dallas and just kind of falling in love with Walt Disney World and the Magical Express and Pop Century and just like those memories, you know?
And then one day, I remember walking on Main street with my dad and he's like, we should move here one day. And I didn't take it as a joke. So in late 2018, we. We moved out to Florida in late 2018. And since then, I've just been creating Disney content, you know, kind of being blessed having Walt Disney World in our backyard. When we were in Dallas, I created arcade content. But funny enough, there's no arcades that are really good out here in Orlando, which I know might not make sense because it's so touristy, but I just decided to make the switch to Disney because I already Loved it. And since late 2018, I've been creating Disney content. I think, like, early 2021, it's been about five years now where it's kind of been more serious when I kind of realized I could do this at a consistent level. So I just love covering everything, whether it's Disney parks, you know, even the whole Disney Times, Epic Games stuff, whether it's Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and now even Disney Cruise Line. I just. I feel like Jer the Disney dude is a very appropriate name for what I do because it allows me to do pretty much anything under this giant portfolio of franchises and characters and IPs, and I just. I love doing it. It's fun to be able to, I guess, just share stuff that people care about, you know, putting time into something that people resonate with is always a very surreal feeling for me.
[00:05:03] Speaker C: I finally caught wind of your content. I think you really kind of blew up when they were in the construction phase for Tiana's Bayou Adventure there, and I remember that all culminated. You got to meet, like, the imagineer behind it and all of this sort of stuff. Like. Like, that's quite the journey.
So how is that process? I mean, you've exploded here in the last year to 18 months.
[00:05:26] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. And I appreciate you mentioning that because it's funny, because Tiana's Bayou Adventure, when I was a kid, actually, Splash Mountain was my favorite ride. So part of my mindset with covering Tiana's was what I love so much is Transforming. And I know this is going to sound so nerdy, but stick with me here. Whenever I'm looking at documenting construction and sharing updates, like on the ground, the transformation of Splash into Tiana's was the most accessible project because they really didn't hide much of it. It was all easily accessible, from the queue to the splashdown area when the ride vehicles were testing, to the actual work on the facade itself. There was a lot of content there that I kind of just fell into by accident. I remember back in late 2023, I was at Magic Kingdom one day with one of my friends, and I just posted, like, a current state of Tiana's Bayou Adventure. I could tell it was in the final stages, and I'm like, that's an angle. And the post did really well. And I'm like, okay. I kind of take mental notes of what does well, and then I kind of run with it. And then early in 2024, they started taking down the scaffolding at Tiana's, and it did really well. And I'm like, maybe I should start posting about Tiana's more. It's, it's again, it's resonating with people. I'm going to give them what they want. So it turned very quickly into a I'm imagine Kingdom three and four days a week kind of thing. And then the imag. The imagineers working on it where like Drew's our guy. And I was like waking up every morning refreshing Disney Parks blog, waiting for a Tiana news drop, looking at articles from like New Orleans publications.
That's how I started to really kind of get my feet on the ground and get on people's radar was Tiana. So yeah, like I said, Brian, really just these last two years. Exactly. It's gone from a hobby to like I'm waking up every day with an objective in mind and if I don't get that done then I failed the day. Like I've got to work on these things. So. And just kind of to us talking now, like I would not be talking to you guys right now if it wasn't for what I was doing two years ago at Magic Kingdom, just documenting construction. So it's cool. And sometimes even just talking about it, I'm like, all that's happened within two years. But yeah, cruise line now I'm really enjoying. So I'm excited to talk to you guys.
[00:07:27] Speaker C: It's addictive Cruise line. Hence the reason why I about it. It really is.
[00:07:31] Speaker A: Yeah. I haven't stopped thinking about the Disney magic since I got off that ship.
[00:07:34] Speaker B: So yeah, now you went on the magic, you were invited on by Disney. I take right for the. So on a Marvel day at sea sailing, tell us, how many nights was this? What were your port stops and when? This was in January, I'm thinking it
[00:07:52] Speaker A: was actually just earlier this month, very recent.
It was a last minute thing. Disney was like, we know you love posting about cruise line, but you haven't gone on a ship yet. So we would love for you to kind of just come experience this in person. So you're not just talking objectively and covering the news, but rather kind of appreciating what the cruise line experience is. Because for so many years now, just kind of being involved in the Disney space, I've always seen an overwhelming positive reaction to the hospitality, the live entertainment, you know, the port adventures. And I've always wanted to go on one but it wasn't on my radar to happen. Maybe until like the new ship debuts in 2027. I wasn't even thinking about These themed sailings like Marvel Day at Sea or Pixar Day at Sea. And quite honestly, I was even hesitant to say yes to going on this trip because it was in Galveston. And I was like, well, I don't know if I want to fly two hours and take an hour and a half long bus ride. I don't know if my content's going to perform. And I finally just gave in. I'm like, you know what, just be grateful for the opportunity. You'll have fun. I'll figure out the angles when I get home. And even again, talking to you guys, I didn't know I was going to be going on a podcast talking about the cruise, but I loved it, so here I am. But yeah, it was a five night sailing out of Galveston. We went to Mexico, went to the Chichen Itza, one of the wonders of the world, which is the inspiration behind Tropical Americas coming to Animal Kingdoms. That was another angle that they suggested, which I'm very grateful for.
But yeah, just kind of like it's funny. This, this will show you guys how much of a noob I am with Disney Cruise Line. I did not realize it was literally a Marvel Day at Sea, even though that's the name. I thought it was Marvel throughout the entire cruise. But no, it's literally Marvel Day at Sea when you're going from Galveston to Mexico. And I was like, I can't believe I didn't put that together.
But yeah, like that first day was so fun. Kind of just like getting a hang of things, just kind of checking out the ship. And I also appreciated the fact that it was a smaller ship, it's a lot easier to navigate, and the fact that you have the soft serve ice cream that you can do whenever you want and the elevators in the middle of the ship, like those classic things that only are on the original ships was fun. But yeah, just kind of getting a grasp of Disney Cruise Line, kind of how they connect these destinations to these adventures, how the entertainment varies from the Disney parks to the rotational dining. All of it was world class stuff. But I absolutely loved it. I loved it so much and I could talk about it for hours.
[00:10:07] Speaker C: Your excitement is palatable. Watch out.
It takes a real toll on your bank account, I can tell you that.
[00:10:15] Speaker A: Yeah, I'm sure I'm going to be like, dang, they hooked me. They knew what they were doing.
[00:10:18] Speaker B: They knew exactly what they were doing.
They know how to like hook, line and sinker. I mean, even, even those of us who paid for our first screws ourselves, they Just figure ways to reel you in. So, so, so. Well, I mean, even from the start, let's let, let's talk about embarcation day, for example. Okay, so you, you, you fly probably to Houston.
I assume you stayed overnight one night and then your bus down to. Bus down to Galveston that morning.
Tell us about, like, embarcation day. You bought. You're boarding the ship and, and of course, I don't know if you knew about this, but you get to tell them your family name when you board and they announce you onto the ship and clap you into the atrium.
Like, what did you think of that moment as, as a brand new cruiser?
[00:11:07] Speaker A: Yeah, I absolutely loved it. And I think the thing about Galveston that I thought was funny is that some of the other people in our little group sailing, they had gone out of Florida here and they're like, the whole thing in Florida is like all decked out to Disney Cruise Line. But the port in Galveston is like, much more. It's older. Like, there's not much steaming. But I actually appreciated that because it was so much easier just to give them the documents, get on the ship. And I was. We were there within like five minutes, but we bolted up to the terminal and we're like, we want to get on the ship as soon as possible. Because my thought process was if I get on the ship quickly, I can get B roll with no one in the shots. I had like, creator mindset. But yeah, it was so fun. Just like walking into the atrium. They had like a little marvel day at sea, like a photo opportunity. And, and then Minnie Mouse, Captain Minnie Mouse was up on the deck waving down to everyone. And because it was earlier on when they had just started boarding people, everyone was kind of focused on everyone boarding because that was the only thing really happening at that point. That was like just when the ship had turned from everyone getting off that morning to everyone getting on. But yeah, it really is special. And like you said with them announcing the family name again, that's kind of ties into the hospitality of Disney Cruise Line. And again, I'd heard of that for years, but kind of getting to experience it in person, walking in with this beautiful atrium, the statue of Mickey, you know, the chandelier, even like the scent of the ship. I miss the scent of the ship. I'm like, I never thought that the smell of the atrium would be something that I'm missing, but here I am and I'm like, I want to go back just to, just to be in this environment.
Yeah. But, like, I think that's really something that I took away with Disney Cruise Line is that the simplest things stick with you the most. Like, yes, the awesome entertainment is amazing. Like, you need those things. That's the expectation that people want from Disney. Again, especially with these things aren't cheap. There's no hiding that by any means. But really how sometimes the smallest moments, whether it's with a character or with a crew member or on a port adventure with your host for the day, those are the things that stuck with me and the core memories that I'm going to have for the rest of my life.
[00:12:59] Speaker C: I find that Disney Cruise Line lends itself to those moments. Just. I mean, they happen in the parks. Don't get me wrong, they do happen in the parks. But there's such a crowd in the parks. You know, there's such a schedule that they have to keep that, you know, on the cruise line, when you've got a defined population of maybe 2,500 people on a ship and, you know, there's just a little bit more time for those extra magical moments because that crowd is spread out to a bunch of different things. And so I totally agree. Like, some of my favorite moments are just sitting in the atrium, people watching, you know, bumping into a character as they're headed to their character meet and greet and they'll stop and, you know, interact with you for a bit. I mean, we had a fabulous moment on Just the one, the Wonder with Donald, right where he just. We were sitting in the bar late at night. He was leaving probably to either go to a meet or, or leaving a meet. And we just called out to him and yeah, folks on our show have heard this before, but Sam just had a brilliant interaction that I think carried to the next day when we were.
[00:13:54] Speaker B: I told him he was getting old. It was his birthday, and I told him he was getting old.
[00:13:58] Speaker C: And he gave back and gave Sam the, you know, I'm watching you kind of look.
And then the next day he's out at Castaway Key and it was the same.
[00:14:05] Speaker B: And recognized me and gave me the same I'm watching you. It was hilarious. Yeah, but you can have those kinds of things as, as Brian mentioned because of that smaller audience and you know, it's, it's and sort of confined space. It's much easier to have.
[00:14:19] Speaker C: And you're seeing the same people over and over again every day. Yeah, right.
[00:14:22] Speaker B: Absolutely.
[00:14:22] Speaker A: Yeah. No, I, I fully agree with you guys. And that's something that, while I'm thinking about it, I'll mention is that part of our little media group is that we talk to the cruise directors. And one of the things that had came up that again, me being brand new to Disney Cruise Line, as a die hard Disney fan my entire life, is how with the Disney magic and the Disney Wonder, because those ships are smaller and they're the original ships, the crew members are all more connected. And when the crew members are connected, that directly translates to the experience that you're having. The cruise director was kind of bragging about, I say that as a good thing, how their crew is so connected.
And that really does make it better for the guests on the ship. And we were on like the final full day at sea at that point. So I was fully agreeing with what she was saying because I had already experienced it. You know, if they had said that on day one, I would have been like, well, I'll believe it when I see it. But by that point, we didn't want to say goodbye to our servers at that point because they were so kind and friendly and supportive of us with our little requests, you know, every single night at dinner.
I even had a similar experience with Daisy on our cruise, how I was like, what's up, queen? And she was just like dancing to the camera when I was recording, like just those spawn spontaneity, the spontaneity of those moments. And like I said, just seeing the same people over and over again. Like there was multiple guests that I would see just going to the buffet and I'd be like, oh, like, just like a subtle head nod, you know, because you're singing them in the same places. Or the crew members in the entertainment division, you know, to like the diaper baby races and the atrium, you know, just like the little things. You can't get anywhere else with the Disney experience that really do make it, you know, that Disney Cruise Line thing at the end of the day.
[00:15:53] Speaker B: Love it, Love it. Gotta ask, what category of stateroom did you stay in and what did you think of the, you know, that stateroom experience is of course very different staying in a stateroom on a cruise ship than it is staying in a hotel room at a Disney resort. And so I'm curious, like, what you thought of, you know, how they, you know, how they set up the stateroom, the amount of space. Of course they're small. There's not like a hotel room, you know, on land. But yeah, it just. Your first experience on a cruise. I gotta ask about, you know, about that. That experience.
[00:16:24] Speaker A: Yeah. So we got lucky. We had a veranda on Deck 8, which is only one level below where all the food is on the mag.
So it took me, I think I timed it. It took me like a minute and a half to get from our room to the ice cream to the room again, which was perfect. So I got spoiled. Not only was Disney like, come hang out with us for five nights, but our room was a minute away from the buffet, the drinks, the ice cream, all that. But I think like on the first day at sea, just kind of having that veranda and being able to look out into the water, like when the sun had set and you're just like in the middle of the ocean, there's absolutely nothing around you. The only thing that you're seeing are maybe a few seagulls here and there passing by the ship. And the only thing you're hearing are the sound of the waves hitting on the side of the boat. It was just kind of like you're just detached from the world. And at that point, I didn't even know how to set up the WI fi on my phone. So I couldn't even go on my phone to go on social media. But I was fully just detached for a little bit. And I just, I sat down in the chair and I just looked at him like, this is really cool. Like, even within a few hours of getting on that, that ship, from the sail away party, to just interacting with the guest services people to help out with the WI fi and they were so helpful with that immediately. To watching Tangled, the musical that first night and kind of getting used to the rocking of the ship, but also being focused on this incredible Broadway style show, to going to dinner and meeting our servers and them kind of being like, we're going to be your friends for the next few days. To then going back to the room and being like, whoa, that was a lot that just happened on that first day, but that was so fun. And then waking up the next morning and you're meeting Iron man and Spider Man's walking around. And then that night you're seeing Spider man climbing on the side of the funnel. But yeah, going back to your question about the veranda, like, I did love the veranda because it was kind of like the only connection to the actual real world. And also just the fact that on one of our port days I didn't want to get off the ship. So just kind of being able to chill and overlook Mexico was awesome. So even though I didn't get off the ship on one of the days, having that veranda still made the experience awesome.
[00:18:16] Speaker C: Had you done A cruise? Like, not with Disney, obviously, but have you done a cruise before? And did you go in with any, like, preconceptions around cruising that, you know, either proved to be true or proved not to be, you know, not to be the case?
[00:18:29] Speaker A: Yeah. Well, I will say I did go on the Wonder when I was, like, three years old, but I consider this my first cruise.
[00:18:33] Speaker B: Because you couldn't remember it. There's no way.
[00:18:35] Speaker A: Yeah, my parents have those memories of taking me as a baby, but I still will consider this my first.
[00:18:40] Speaker C: Did they give you Castaway Club status on the. Did you get you scruff as a Silver Castaway member, at least I probably
[00:18:46] Speaker A: should look into that.
Speaking of Castaway Club, that little commercial with Evie, that is the best thing. I love that commercial. And they didn't have Eevee plushes on our sailing. I was like, I just want my Eevee plushie to take around. I was gonna make, like, a whole thing of, like, Evie's adventures on the Disney Magic. So I was sad about that. But, hey, it gives me a reason to go back on another cruise, right? But, yeah, I guess, like, the only preconceived thoughts in my head were just like. I guess I've kind of already said it, but how everyone raves about Disney Cruise Line. I've always heard so many positive things about that. So to finally experience it and just have those thoughts validated not only with what others have said, but it was kind of even better than I had expected. Like, there were so many little things that had happened on that ship that I just. I don't. I didn't have the experience before. You know, I'm. I'm a Disney Parks person.
That's just what I do. I'm at Walt Disney World. I'm going to ride Tianas or whatever, or document construction. But being on a ship where, like you said, you kind of have that set population of about 2,500 people where you're all in it together for these five nights, I loved it. So, yeah, I guess just the fact that it delivered on what I was hoping for.
And again, I was hesitant to go on the ship. And now I'm looking back at myself like, you idiot. Like, what do you mean you don't
[00:19:54] Speaker B: want to go on Disney Magic, right? I mean, what do you mean you don't want to fly to Texas to get on the floor?
[00:20:00] Speaker A: I would fly to Galveston tomorrow if I could go on the Disney Magic again. So I guess that's a testament to how special it really is.
[00:20:06] Speaker B: Yeah, I Mean, you could even like drive down to Port Canaveral or to Port Everglades. It's even, you know, even closer. Although the Port Everglades is a little bit further. But, you know, it's not a few hour drive. Yeah, exactly. Well, I, I would love to ask you about sort of the, the things to do on the ship. Right. There's obviously like, you had a kind of a whirlwind first two days, I would say, because you've got embarcation day, which I always think is kind of packed, especially for a new cruiser, because you like are figuring out where everything is and where rotational dining is. And then you had day two, which is Marvel Day at sea, which is like literally back to back activities between character meet and greets or like Marvel trivias and all the different, the USO show. Right. There's all these different activities. But I'm curious, like on the regular day. So I want to actually jump ahead and then we'll jump back to Marvel Day, but I want to jump ahead to like your regular day at sea, the port day that you stayed on the ship. Like, did you find there was enough to do? I mean, you don't have rides and attractions like you do at the parks, with the exception of, of course, the Aqua Dunk, which is that terrifying slide where they drop the floor out from under you. And you just. I. You can tell how much I love that slide. Brian actually does love that slide, but I do not love that water slide. But they don't. You don't have, you know, rides to get on. You don't have Tron to ride or Tiana's Bayou to ride. Right. Did you find that you, you were entertained and kept busy by the activities on board?
[00:21:35] Speaker A: Yeah, I guess the best situation where I could kind of give an example of that was the first day when I believe we were at Cosmo Mexico, where there was like a beach activity that the group was doing. But I had hurt my. A little bit of context here. I hurt my foot in December and at the time it was still just kind of healing. So I'm like, if I'm going to go to Chichen Itza the next day, I'm just going to chill on the ship today. I don't want to get ahead of myself. I can just enjoy the ship, go to the buffets, you know, maybe wander, meet some characters, do whatever. But yeah, honestly, like, there was no point on this ship where I felt bored by any means. Like even I guess you could say the downtime was a Good thing because it kind of allowed us to relax, just watch TV a little bit and then go out later that night and enjoy dinner or one of the shows in the Walt Disney Theater. I think at one point I vividly remember, I think it was our final night where I was like, I could do two more nights on this ship and this is a smaller ship. It's not your big fancy Disney destiny by any means. But I appreciated that because it allowed me to pace myself throughout the five days to where I could have done seven nights if we wanted to.
I didn't want to get off the ship. I remember all of our group was kind of emotional, just saying goodbye to our servers at breakfast that final morning because of again, just of how connected we were to them. But yeah, again, like it's not your technological breakthrough shit by any means. It's not the wish class train class, whatever people call it these days. But I appreciated that it was more of this. Just you're on a vacation, go to the buffet, grab food, you know, go get ice cream, sit down up top deck, grab a burger, watch whatever movie they're showing on the Funnel Vision, you know, walk around for a little bit, maybe run into a character. Like it's at some points we have to see Princess Tiana or Goofy just wandering around and again, like just seeing the kids interact with those characters. Like I didn't have to be a part of that mean greet experience to have a smile on my face. You know, just seeing a little girl dressed up as Cinderella, meeting Cinderella, that is something that has still stuck with me weeks later. And again, it wasn't even my one on one with the character. So yeah, I think just the fact that you're on a cruise and at that point I was in cruise mindset, I was just trying to live in the moment and appreciate it. So the fact that you have those complimentary food options or the soft serve ice cream available, it's like if I don't necessarily have an activity in the moment, well, how can I say no to going to do that on Deck 9 or Deck 10.
[00:23:45] Speaker B: Right. Plus, plus you got to get some life changing chicken tenders. I mean, I don't know if people
[00:23:49] Speaker A: tell you about the thing we did.
[00:23:50] Speaker B: Okay. All right, all right, good. I'm glad you heard about the chicken tenders.
[00:23:54] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, I had heard about the chicken tenders and the churro Mickey waffles going into this. So I was looking forward to those.
But yeah, I vividly remember like right when we got on the ship on embarkation Day we went to the room, and I'm like, well, we might as well go to the buffet, because I've heard so many great things about these. And, like, it was like the first thing, like the chicken tenders of honey mustard. I'm like, all right, we're doing it. But, yeah, they did not disappoint by any means. So, yeah, the buffets, I think it was called cabanas. But, yeah, that. That buffet was great. It's just. And just like the. There's certain views that we did like the first day we were outside a little bit because, you know, you're going to be on the ship for five days, we might as well get some sun and some fresh air. Whereas on the other days when we were in Mexico, we were just sitting on the window watching all the tourist boats go by, kind of waving everyone on the window. So, again, like, the little moments that I could have never predicted but were fun in the moment and just. I also loved that when everyone was off the ship that it was very quiet. So it was very, very relaxing that day. So I guess that's also something, you know, I know I'm rambling here, but. Well, maybe there's not an activity happening on the day because everyone's in Mexico. The ship is quieter, so it makes a more enjoyable experience by staying on the ship. So it's. It all balances out, in my opinion.
[00:24:57] Speaker C: It's sort of like at the parks, like, you never get those moments. Like, you can take them. I mean, if you're an annual passholder, a DVC member, you can find those moments. But, like, you know, if you're a family of, you know, three, four, whatever it is, going to the parks for that, like once a year. Go, go, go, go, go. One of the things I love about Disney Cruise Line is it's like, well, I'm going to go do something and then I'm just going to go relax and enjoy the atmosphere, the service, the, you know, the. The onboard experience, have a drink, sit in the atrium, read a book, whatever it is. Like, that's kind of unique, I think, to the Disney portfolio to have that ability to just stop, relax, enjoy, and not feel like you're missing something unless
[00:25:32] Speaker B: you have extreme FOMO like me. And then you just go, go, go, go, go to everything that you can possibly do. But Brian's much better at, like, relaxing.
[00:25:41] Speaker C: It paid off for me because I got. We got. We got the whole opening crew of Hercules in Cask and Canon because you were off doing some activity and we were Just having a beer and they all walked in.
[00:25:52] Speaker B: So, no, it wasn't Hercules, Brian. It was the Broadway stars.
[00:25:55] Speaker C: Oh, the Broadway stars.
[00:25:55] Speaker A: That's right.
[00:25:56] Speaker B: That was the Broadway stars he's thinking about. On the. On the Destiny maiden voyage, Brian and some of our friends were hanging out in one of the bar spaces. Just kind of chilling. I was running around doing my whole FOMO thing. And of course, Susan Egan, Disney legend. Right.
Godmother of the Disney destiny, you know, and her whole group of other Broadway stars as well, they walk in, of course, and Brian gets this amazing interaction, but I'm not jealous at all.
Anyway, Drew, speaking of amazing Broadway stars, we've got to talk about some of the entertainment. Of course, you mentioned the Walt Disney Theater. That's the primary entertainment, of course, that people talk about is the main stage shows, the three shows that the Walt Disney Theater cast does.
In that theater.
You have some just fantastic offerings on the Disney Magic with, of course, Tangled with Twice, Charmed. And then you have. Oh, my God, I'm blanking. Is it. It's Disney Dreams. Yeah. Yeah. And so I gotta ask, you know, you're somebody who goes to the parks regularly. You've probably seen all of the shows at the parks, at least at Walt Disney World, and probably many of the ones in California as well. Like, what. What did you think of them in comparison to what's offered at the parks? And then, let's be honest, in comparison to Broadway, you know, national tours and Broadway shows as well.
[00:27:19] Speaker A: Yeah. No, it's actually very funny that you mentioned this in Susan Egan as well, because I was just at Epcot the other night for the last night of Festival of the Arts, and she was such an angel. For it was freezing the other night. We're freezing in Florida times, I should say. And they did like a giant Beauty and the Bee celebration. And for like, I saw the video
[00:27:35] Speaker B: of her and the other two, like, belles. Oh, my God.
[00:27:40] Speaker A: Being home.
Yes. But what I will say about her is that she spent like an hour after park closing taking pictures and signing autographs. So not only is she a Disney legend, but just such a sweet person. And the fact that they were doing that in that weather. So that's a pretty cool connection there between our stories. But yeah, just like I love the shows at Hollywood Studios specifically, I'll say from a parks perspective, like the fact that you have Disney villains, Beauty and the Beast, frozen.
We had Muppet Vision, but not anymore. But even without Muppet Vision, now you have the Little Mermaid and villains to make up for it. So like, there's so many things Indiana Jones like, there's so many live entertainment offerings of Hollywood studios that I love. But then really kind of seeing like that full scale hour long thing while the ship is rocking. It's like, it's incredible what they do, how these people are living on the ship, but they're still dedicated to delivering that experience. And I think I got really lucky just seeing Tangled on the first night because that was my most anticipated thing for the entire sailing. So starting off with Tangled, I am a big Tangled fan. I just love the art style, the music. It's just such a happy story. So seeing that I was just like, whoa, like that was amazing. And I had gotten very lucky and actually ran into a family who follows me and they're like, get here 30 minutes before you're going to get great seats. We ended up sitting next to each other. So not only was the show awesome, but I got to watch with this incredible family.
So absolutely adored that show. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see Twice Charm because we were coming back from our port adventure, but I will say that's okay. I'm totally okay with that because Disney dreams. I actually feel like I appreciated Disney dreams the next night because I hadn't been to that theater in a few days. Just walking back in there with more of like a fresh mindset, if that makes sense. Kind of just having Tangled a few days before and then Disney dreams that night, it just all was more separate. So the memories stand out a lot more. But just seeing like the scale. I think the word that I kept coming back to is the fact that you're on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean and this production could live on anywhere and no one would question it. Like the balancing of the casts to the set pieces, to the projection effects around the theater, to the puppetry, it was just like one bullet being fired after another. The next thing, the next thing, the next thing. But it's all so good. I just, I loved it so much. And seeing Peter Pan interact with these characters that you would not see at the Disney parks. So again, like, did Disney parks have amazing live entertainment? Yes. But I'm never going to see Tangled being retold in an hour and 10 minute long story or Peter Pan interacting with all these characters for an hour. Unless I'm on the Disney magic, you know. So kind of just leaning into the entertainment that I love. But in that way it was amazing. So I loved it very, very much.
[00:30:17] Speaker B: Totally agree. I think they do an amazing job. I'm always amazed at how they can fit all of those sets in that space.
[00:30:24] Speaker A: I was like, where is this coming from?
[00:30:25] Speaker B: I know, I know they did it. They actually did a great reel on, I think it from the Walt Disney Imagineering account just the other day that kind of showed like sort of how they fit the sets behind the stage in different places. I mean, I would love to tour backstage in any of the Walt Disney theaters across Disney Cruise Line because I just think it must be like this amazing Tetris puzzle, right, where everything just fits in, just so. But yeah, I absolutely love the onboard entertainment. I'm curious what you thought of the character. I mean, you mentioned a great character interaction with Daisy. I'm curious of what you thought of the character interactions or overall and how you would compare them to those at the parks.
[00:31:06] Speaker A: Yeah, I think my favorite thing about the Magic compared to the parks is that it kind of feels like the characters are just there to see you rather than getting in line with the set backdrop. And it feels more fabricated sometimes, if that makes sense. On Disney Cruise Line, it felt a lot more natural. This is where the characters are living and you're just encountering them in whichever way they pop up, whether it's a character roaming around randomly that's not on the schedule by any means, or whenever you have a set thing on your navigator app. But my absolute favorite experience throughout the entire thing with the characters was when we kind of had our farewell party and after that they spent like 20 minutes just taking time with the kids wandering and like on the on the main level, on deck three, you have like all the classic characters. On deck four, you have like a mix of Marvel and all the performers from the Broadway shows. But my favorite one throughout the entire thing was getting to see the actors from Tangled. Like, you never get to see performers from the shows at Walt Disney World, but I got to talk to some of the guys from Tangled the musical, just for five minutes or so. So again, it's very unique. And I was also told from the cruise director that the magic and the wonder also do that a little differently compared to the more modern ships. So I think it was a little more intimate and special and kind of that charm of those original ships. But yeah, I just loved how the characters were everywhere, whether it was a set live entertainment offering or a random moment that you're just like, oh, let's go run over there and grab a picture with them. So, yeah, I loved it and I just loved how there wasn't any hour long lines or lightning lanes. They're just there and you can grab a picture and then go get an ice cream cone five minutes later.
[00:32:39] Speaker B: Yeah. I love how you can also see them when they are character handlers. Right. So they all switch roles. Right. They're on stage some of the time. And then sometimes you might see, like, you might see the guy who was playing Flynn Rider is escorting Minnie Mouse, Right. For her character meet and greet. And if you recognize him, you'll be like, I really enjoyed your smolder. Right. Like, you can, you can have some of those great interactions with the cast, which is also really, really fun, which, as you mentioned, you really can't have in the park situation.
[00:33:11] Speaker A: Yeah, it's just, it's so special. And again, it's like, I know I've talked about it so much, but once, once you're really there in the moment and again, like, you're building these relationships in a sense when you're on these sailings. It's, it's really cool to kind of get to like you said with your interaction earlier how like Daisy was, you know, Donald Daisy, we're looking at you. It's like, that's, that's special. You know, that's going to stick with you.
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[00:34:30] Speaker C: I want to shift over and talk about food for a second.
You know, I mean, Disney World has just an insane range of offering of food from the, you know, the good, the bad, the ugly, but also from, you know, quick bites to, you know, fine dining on property. How did you find. Let's start with main dining. And I don't know if you were able to. If Disney sort of gave you an opportunity to dine in Palo. So let's. But let's start with main dining first. Like, how did you find the main dining food and the quality of the food and the quality of the service on board?
[00:35:05] Speaker A: Yeah. So I'll start off by saying that I rarely do, like, full service dining at Walt Disney World. So whenever I'm at the parks, I have this weird OCD thing where I just run around and I'm either going on a ride or getting content, and I'm really only there for a few hours, and I just come home and grab, like, Taco Bell on the way home. But it's complete opposite when you're on Disney Cruise Line, when, like I mentioned earlier, hey, I just have, like, those quick service options where you can just grab them if you want a snack or looking forward every night to seeing your servers at those rotational dining things. But I think my favorite thing was that if there was, like, an appetizer or a dessert that I loved, you can just get another one and no one questions it. Like, I remember one night there was, like, a tuna appetizer, and I love seafood, so I'm like, I want another one of these. And our server's like, well, we're a little backed up in the kitchen. I'll bring it to you after your main course. Is that okay? I'm like, yeah, I don't care. I just want another one. And towards the end of our meal, she still brought it to me and still remembered, even when they're serving so many people. So, yes, not only is the food quality incredible, but that the entire goal of the hosts and the servers are that they want to get to know you. And that's something that I will give a big shout out to Serena at Living by Disney. When I was working with her a couple years back, I had edited a Disney fantasy video for her. And I haven't been on the fantasy yet, but by spending a week editing that YouTube video, I was really picking up on her voiceover of saying how much the rotational dining stands out. Whether a kid likes milk or apple juice, they'll have that sitting on the table. Or if a kid needs a high chair, they'll have that there at your table every single night. So thinking back to when I was doing that video with Serena and how much she loves Disney cruise line to then seeing that on my sailing a couple years later in 2026 was just so, so cool. And then like at Rapunzel's that dining that night, just how everyone kind of stands up and joins the show. So you're not only having this world class meal in your senior servers, but you have entertainment connected to your dining. So it's two things brought together for one inclusive experience. And yeah, I could, I could rave on and on about the service from our head server to our server to. I remember all their names, Sergeant Nodi and Yesh. They were amazing. And if I ever go back on the map check, I'll be like, are they still on their contract? Like, can I see them again, please?
[00:37:15] Speaker B: You definitely can request servers? Yeah, yeah, we request servers all the time. As long as you know that they're going to be on board. Right. And so what we try to do is we'll ask like if we have a really great server while these like, hey, like, when do you go on your vacation and if you're coming back when you know, if you're on vacation, like, when did you come back from vacation? Right. So we'll, we'll try and, you know, scope that out if we have, especially if we have a great serving team, which most of the time I will say we, we do with the, you know, occasional, with the occasional blip. I would say.
[00:37:45] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. And Palo was amazing too. That was something that again, I'd heard through Serena just about how Paolo is worth going to. Like you're going to get that world class next level thing that really stands out. And just how like they were talking about how they prepared the food. And Nate paging Mr. Mario got like a steak that had been prepared for like three weeks before they had given it to him and he gave us a bite of it to try, like these just crazy things. And I think the thing that really stood out to me is that even though our server Apollo wasn't with us that entire sailing, that she went out of her way to make us feel like we had known her just within the hour and a half we were together, like immediately once we sat down, she's like, is this your first time at Palo? We're like, yes, it's our first cruise. Disney suggested we come here. We're just going to check it out and just live it. Just have fun. Right. Walked us through the entire menu. Like, what guests like, what she likes personally, to what sells best from the food itself to the Drinks, the wines, all the beers. And it was just like, whoa, this is a lot. But yeah, Paolo. Paolo was amazing. Just like, you can taste the quality of the difference of the food and just that it's a more professional environment.
That's a little bit out of my comfort zone. I was like, I'm used to going and sitting at Animator's pal and having characters and pixie dust effects around me. Now I'm in this world class luxury dining experience. But, yeah, I feel like any Disney cruise I go on in the future, because I've done Paulo once, I could never not do it again knowing it's
[00:39:09] Speaker B: in the same vessel that I'm on.
[00:39:11] Speaker A: I just couldn't walk past it and be like, yeah, I don't need to do that. That's not going to happen. I'd be like, I'll go back to Paulo.
[00:39:17] Speaker B: Did you go for brunch or for dinner?
[00:39:19] Speaker A: We were there for dinner. So I got like calamari and there was like a mushroom pizza and just like all the. Again, like, I'd seen people post about these things and I'm like, might as well get it.
[00:39:29] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah.
[00:39:30] Speaker A: No, everything delivered. Everything delivered.
[00:39:32] Speaker C: We'll give you the tip next time you're on. Go for brunch.
[00:39:34] Speaker B: Go for brunch. It's even better.
[00:39:36] Speaker C: Both are great.
[00:39:37] Speaker B: Both are amazing. Brunch is even better. If there's an. If you like dinner. Yeah.
[00:39:41] Speaker C: There's an off menu pizza at brunch that most people are like, really? And then when you have it, you're like, life changing.
[00:39:46] Speaker B: Life changing. Graving.
[00:39:47] Speaker C: Gorgonzola pizza.
[00:39:48] Speaker A: It's like.
[00:39:48] Speaker B: And I don't like gorgonzola. I don't like blue cheese, but I love this grape. And gorgonzola pizza that they have. Apollo, I also.
[00:39:56] Speaker C: No, no, go ahead, Drew, go ahead.
[00:39:57] Speaker A: I was just going to say it's funny, Sam, that you mentioned that, like, there were certain things on this cruise that I normally would never eat, but I'm like, I might as well just try it. Like, if I like. I don't like wasting food by any means. But thankfully, part of that experience and part of the price that you're paying is that you can order something else. Like, again. Again, I'll give credit to Noti, our server. There was one night where I wanted to order a lobster salad and she's like, I think you're gonna like the salmon more. So she brought me both just. Just to do it. And that salmon that she brought me that I would have never ordered. Otherwise turned out to be my favorite main course on the entire five night sailing. So again, my experience was improved because of the hospitality and the service.
[00:40:34] Speaker C: I'm gonna say. But yeah, I'm gonna say always trust your server on these cruises because they also have a little intel from the kitchen that, you know, like, oh, that's been sitting under the lamp for a little long. It's gonna be a little tough. Like they just, they know like, what's, what's, what's coming out. That's really good. The other thing I was going to say just, just for folks out there, like, yes, Drew is hosted by Disney on this sailing. But everything he's describing, P.S. has been our experience across, I don't know, we've been on 34 cruises now. I guess 32 of them we've paid for ourselves. So like, like, I would not expect anything different from what he experienced in Palo to what I experience as a paying guest. And it's not so, like, I, I don't want folks to leave with the impression, oh, well, you know, he's getting a ton of.
No, like, like this is how they treat guests. Like, hands down.
[00:41:19] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, yeah. And quite honestly, like, I don't even know if our servers knew that we were there.
[00:41:24] Speaker B: Oh, probably not.
[00:41:25] Speaker A: Yeah, Like, I think the only night that anyone knew that we were there for media was Palo. But again, everyone else around us, they were ordering. Like, I was literally keeping track of what was being ordered and like the dessert we got was being given to everyone because our server was just making the same suggestions across the board. And again, like, I do think it's a fair point to bring up that I was hosted. But again, I was even hesitant to go on this because it's so out of my comfort zone. But if I didn't go outside of my comfort zone, then I don't have my eyes opened to this experience and how everything is so easily accessible to where you kind of have this city at sea, but it's all within a few hundred feet of each other. And just like, I guess I will say that I would pay for a cruise out of pocket now, not even thinking twice about it, because I know what I'm getting. Whereas like you said earlier with Walt Disney World, they have the lightning lanes and the, all these little hoops they have to jump through. Now, like, that's unpredictable. Rides can go down. Whereas that cruise line, like, yeah, maybe here and there, you're going to get very, very unlucky and not be able to dock at a port because of Winds and those things can happen. But even then like I know just on the Disney fantasy that they just had for Pixar day and see they couldn't dock at Castaway Cay because of the wind, but everyone I know that was on it, the cruise line team will take it to the next step and still deliver that experience. Like they, they're prepared for these things.
[00:42:49] Speaker B: So absolutely they added all kinds of activities. They, they really do, they really do their best to minimize people's disappointment when they do have that sort of thing happen.
One thing I wanted to mention now, you know you said you don't often eat at the parks and the food at the parks is kind of expensive. I just want to point out that the food on Disney Cruise Line with the exception of the adult only restaurants is all included. Right. The only thing that you pay for if is if you're on one of the, not on Magic class but on one of the other ships. If you go to there's an ice cream and sweet shop, right. You can buy stuff at or if you want to buy snacks in the, in the store or at the popcorn place by the movie theater. But other than those little, you know, sort of convenience foods, everything that you eat in the buffet at the pool deck and the dining rooms, it's all included. The only thing you might pay for is of course alcohol. And I think that people forget that like when you're talking about the cost of a parks vacation, you got to add in all of those things as compared to cruise line. We actually think, and I don't know if you got the sense of this true that if you're doing a family vacation to the parks now you're someone who's going, you know, on a regular basis, it's not, it's not a week long vacation. But if you're going on like a week long vacation to the parks versus a week long vacation on the cruise line, I will bet you that most families will actually spend less money on cruise line than on a parks vacation.
[00:44:14] Speaker C: Especially if you are doing table service dining and the parks and you're staying at a moderate or a deluxe resort like it it it the calculus tips like wildly if you're paying cash.
[00:44:26] Speaker D: Right.
[00:44:26] Speaker C: For that kind of stuff. So yeah, I don't know if, I don't know if that's your sense.
[00:44:29] Speaker A: But yeah, yeah, no, I, I think that also just like the fact that if you fully take advantage of what is being given to you as a part of your setting, like if you're just sitting down in Your room, and you're not taking advantage of the buffet or, like, the burgers or the chicken tenders or the ice cream. Well, yeah, you might not get that value, but if I'm walking by the Mike Wazowski ice cream thing, like, I'm gonna grab it because it's there. Like, yeah, a few pounds.
I probably gained a few pounds.
[00:44:54] Speaker B: How many soft serves you think you had? How many ice cream cones you think you had across the. Probably, like, sailing?
[00:45:00] Speaker A: 12 or 14.
I was grabbing at least two a day, and I tried to balance this out with, like, some watermelon. But, like, even then, like, they have the healthy snack options and they're all included. Like, I didn't see many people grabbing, like, pineapple and watermelon and the more healthy options, but it's there, and that adds up quickly, like, if you really break down the cost. And again, even if you get, like, an extra entree or an extra dessert, like, at the parks, that would be, like, another 40 bucks. Here, it's just like, give us five minutes and it'll be out to your table. You know, it's very different. But I say that as a compliment, because if you're paying for it, like, you might as well get another one. Even if you just want to taste it.
[00:45:39] Speaker C: I just love it. You went from hesitant cruiser Drew to, you've got your go bag.
I can tell how excited you were about this sailing.
[00:45:48] Speaker A: It was. It was so fun.
[00:45:49] Speaker C: The only experience you missed.
I was kind of surprised that they sent you on a Galveston sailing. I mean, I can guess why, right? I mean, but the one thing I would have thought they would have done was send you out of Port Canaveral on something so you could get to Castaway. Because, like, that is, like, every Disney cruise.
[00:46:04] Speaker B: Quintessential.
[00:46:06] Speaker A: I will say, though, like, I'm happy I haven't done some of these things yet, because it still gives me something to look forward to. And I feel like, I mean, technically, again, it wasn't my first cruise because I went on the Wonder when I was a baby. But the only Disney cruise experience that I remember is this original ship. Like, everything that kind of has come in the fleet, to what we've seen recently with the Treasure and the Destiny, to what's coming next with the next four ships through 2031. Like, all of those have some DNA from the magic and from the Wonder, because that's what kickstarted this era, this segment of Disney. So I feel like if there's anything that I could have started off with it would have either been the fantasy, because I was familiar with it from editing that video with Serena, or by, like, even though I haven't been on it, I'm like, I know everything about the ship or just the magic, but I'm just glad I just went for it and just decided to look a little bit, because now, like I said, I'm. I'm like, whoa. Like, I get it now.
[00:46:58] Speaker C: I feel like there's an experience on board that if you didn't get a chance to do this time, I would highly recommend. Did you get to do, like, the. They call it different things in different ships with the Art of the Theme Ship tour?
[00:47:09] Speaker A: Yes, we did. Yeah, we did.
[00:47:10] Speaker C: Yeah. What did you think of it? Because I feel like that would be right up your alley.
[00:47:13] Speaker A: Yeah, No, I feel like I would have enjoyed the Art of the Theme Tour more if it was at the beginning of the sailing. And again, it's not a shot. It's not a shot at Disney by any means, but that ship is so small. Small that, like, everything we were walking past, I had already known. Now, there were cool, fun. A few fun facts that I was like, yeah, like, I wouldn't have known that. But it's. It doesn't change my experience by any means. Like, I feel like the one thing that I took away from the Art of the Theme Tour was in, like, the main atrium, how the characters along the lines, like, represent all of the cast on the ship. Like, from the rooms to the servers to guest services. Like, every character represents who is providing that experience for you, which is cool. You know, I wouldn't have necessarily known that insight, and. But I feel like Art of the Theme is something that I'd appreciate a lot more on these bigger ships where maybe I've walked past something because I don't even know it's there, and I'm brand new to the ship. Whereas on the Magic, by day two, I was like, I've already walked past that three times, you know, which, again, it's not a bad thing. It's just. It's an older ship, and there's nothing wrong with that.
[00:48:09] Speaker C: I find those tours are really great for the artwork on board, too, because they start to explain to you that, like, there's a real intentionality around why that piece of art is hanging. It wasn't just like, oh, we had 50 pieces of art, and we got to put it up, right? It's like, no, no. This is, like, a piece that we want to put right here because it signals you're heading to the deck with the kids clubs or you're heading to the deck with the adult dining. Drew, I'm curious. You mentioned up front, like, these moments that you can have on these. These ships. Like, what was your kind of favorite? Just quiet moment that you.
[00:48:37] Speaker A: You.
[00:48:38] Speaker C: You got to experience on board.
[00:48:40] Speaker A: Yeah, I don't know if I guess I'll give you two examples here. So I think the first.
The first day, like on embarkation day, like before we had even gone to dinner, just kind of seeing the characters roam and seeing the kids discover them and talk to them, that was awesome. The other one that wasn't a quiet moment, but I loved was again, just talking to the actors from. Or the performers from the Walt Disney Theater because, like, these are real people at the end of the day. Like, they are living on a ship. Like, that's probably a lot of mental challenges that they face living on a ship and then going out there every night and putting on this incredible performance. So just kind of getting to talk to them while in character. But also more like, hey, I appreciate what you've done these last few nights. I know that no one's asking for a photo with you because you're not Mickey and Minnie and the kids don't know who you are. But for me, I connected a lot more to the Twice Charm cast. Even though I didn't see that show, I just went up and talked to them because it's the same cast, you know, the Tangled people. Like, that was really, really cool. That was what stuck with me the most. And just how, like, they do the show for the farewell party. Like, you have the dance party, the confetti, the music, but then they extend it for another 20 minutes by letting you get a picture with them. Like, if you're really moving quickly and moving with a mission, you could probably get a picture with, like, five or six characters in 20 minutes. Like, that is cool. So, again, everyone's going to have a different experience. But the little thing that stood out to me was the cast from the Walt Disney Theater. And just how many characters there were in one environment is awesome, too.
[00:50:01] Speaker B: And you'd never get that in the parks. You know, you'd never be able to get that many. Not that many characters in a row. Well, we needed definitely ask about Marvel Day at Sea, because, you know, I said I was going to skip over that and circle back to Marvel Day at Sea, and I'm even wearing my A Marvel shirt for the. For the occasion. But, yeah, I'm curious what, you know, it's kind of a marathon day. We know because there's all of these character experiences and all, and some shows. And of course, you had the hero dash, which is the diaper. The diaper race.
Yeah. What did you think of Marvel Day at Sea? Was it too much? Just enough.
And all of the characters that you got to meet as well?
[00:50:44] Speaker A: Yeah. I feel like the easiest way for me to describe Marvel Day at Sea is that, again, I was hesitant to go on the sailing because my audience doesn't associate with me with Marvel, let alone Disney Cruise Line. So I was like, yes, I love Marvel personally, but I don't know if this is going to stick. I don't know what I'm going to find here. But I went from like, okay, I'll give it a shot, to on that day when we were in Mexico, in Cozumel, I wanted more Marvel. So, yes, it was a ton of Marvel. From the heroic encounter we did that morning with Iron man and Spider man, to the Avengers training initiative out on the deck with Hawkeye and all those characters and all that fun stuff, to the diaper dash, which is just. Everyone loves that. It's so much fun to Okoi in the lobby, you know, kind of training everyone with these Wakandan methods to heroes unite at the end of the day with just fireworks and everything.
There's so much going on. But I think the thing that I love the most is that not only how easy the Navigator app is to see everything because it's all in order, but the fact that those more popular experiences happen multiple times.
Some things I was catching the third performance of, but I was still able to see it. And I think my experience was even better seeing the third performance because no one was there. So the characters are looking you in the eye more, they're engaging with you more because there's a smaller crowd. But I still was able to experience it because Disney invested into we're going to do this multiple times so people have a chance to see it.
And also, something that was so simple, but I love so much is just the background music on the ship the second you open your stateroom door. I'm hearing Marvel themes playing in the hallway to getting an ice cream cone, and I'm hearing something playing from a Disney show that I watched a couple of years ago and bringing back that memory. So, again, this is a recording point I brought up seven times by now. But the little things I didn't know that the background music changed to when you're in Texas to when it's Marvel Day at sea. To when you're in Mexico.
But it's all connected. And even, like, what you just said, Brian, about where the paintings are, how that's all intentional, even something as simple as the background music truly kind of it's setting the stage for what you're about to experience, which I loved. But, yeah, Marvel Day at Sea was just one of those things where, again, I had no idea what to expect.
To the point where, like I said earlier, I didn't realize it was just one full day of activity after activity after activity. But at the end of that day, there were still things that I hadn't done, like maybe taking a picture with Thor, seeing Captain America walk around. So. Oh, yeah. And also the Star Spangled Musical Review.
Oh, my gosh, that show is so good.
[00:53:15] Speaker B: I'm jealous. I'll tell you, we have not been on a Marvel Day at Sea sailing ourselves. And I love Captain America. He's my favorite. And so I've seen some videos of it, but I'm very jealous. That and Heroes Unite are like the two things on Marvel Day at Sea that I'm dying to.
[00:53:32] Speaker A: Those were my top two. So whenever you guys eventually go, you're gonna love them. But yeah, I didn't know what a Star Spangled Musical Review is, but it's on the Navigator app. I'm already on the ship. I might as well go walk. Five minutes to go see it. And I walked out of that. Like, that was amazing. You have these incredibly talented performers, and then you get to see the Marvel character. So the kids get to, like, if you have a family going, well, the parents are gonna connect more to those more historical songs that came out of Hollywood in its golden age. And the kids, and they get to see their favorite character kind of walk out and wave. So it's. I feel like that's also how they do a good job of balancing, like, what the adults can enjoy while also giving the kids those recognizable moments. They. Their faces instantly light up. But again, just. I think the thing that I'll kind of wrap up with my comments on that is just do things like, if you're already on the ship, just. Just go experience it. You never know what it could turn into. You never know which crew member you could start talking to. You can meet another family sailing. You could see a character that you don't know that's going to be there. And I think those little things really kind of put the cherry on top of the entire experience.
[00:54:30] Speaker C: Speaking of little things, Drew, did you catch the announcements over the ship? PA yes, throughout the day on Marvel Dancing. Yeah, okay. Yeah, we just, we just, we had not seen that or encountered that on prior sailings. It sounds like something they've. They actually did it, I think with the Muppets when we were on the Treasure.
[00:54:45] Speaker B: They did. When they.
The maiden. We love the Muppets as well. And the maiden voyage of the Treasure. We had some special guest Muppets on board and they did a couple of announcements and it was just incredible. But yeah, they do it for Marvel Day at Sea and I guess Pixar Day at Sea. I don't, I, you know, I do think back in the day when they did Star Wars Day at Sea, they did do a couple of announcements there. I think Darth Vader came over the PA actually a couple of times. So it's, it's pretty cool when they, you know, do stuff like that because it's really making the whole ship an immersive experience. And you know, we always hearken back to we, we loved the Galactic Star Cruiser and thought that was an incredible experience.
We're sad that of it no longer exists.
But like when they bring even elements of that sort of interactive and immersive experience onto the cruise line and there are some of it in the parks as well, like, it's just something that I feel like is just extra special, you know. Drew, one thing we haven't talked about is some of the adult only experiences on Disney Cruise Line. And particularly, you know, we think of like the adult game shows in the evening. Master Mate of course, is the most famous of them, but there are several others and then there's adult only trivias. I'm curious. I know this was a whirlwind sailing, but I'm curious if you had a chance to go to any of those adult only activities.
[00:56:09] Speaker A: Yeah, quite honestly, I didn't do those. But the one thing that I kind of did appreciate at times was just the adult only areas. Like just kind of getting to relax. And like again, I love that the kids have so much fun on these sailings. I. Nothing against them by any means, but at times when kids are having a meltdown, you just want to step away a little bit and just be at peace. So getting to kind of explore the adult only areas, I guess is something that I took advantage of. And also the fact that how everything separated to where that kind of creates new views of the ocean too. I wasn't seeing certain spots on the top deck and kind of looking out in certain spots until day three. I didn't even realize there was A basketball court at the front of the ship until the third day when we were in Mexico, because I was just, just wandering, I'm like, I have an entire day on the ship. I might as well go play some basketball for a little bit. So just had fun up there, you know, so. Yeah, but I guess that's kind of like a testament to what you brought up earlier is like, did I get bored? You know, the fact that there was multiple things that I didn't even do, like go to those things that only adults can do, or maybe even things on the navigator app that I had no clue what they were, but I just didn't have time for them or I was tired or wanted to rest. But yes, again, smaller ship but plenty of programming throughout is, I think, the easiest way to describe it.
[00:57:19] Speaker C: Now, do you think you would, you know, you've said you, you'd be interested in doing another Disney cruise. Do you think something like a Marvel Day or a Pixar Day would be like a selling point for you over maybe taking, I don't know, a seven night sailing out of Port Canaveral or getting on the Destiny? Like, how does, how does the Marvel Day at Sea aspect fit into the equation for you?
[00:57:39] Speaker A: Yeah, I think that the first thing that came to mind is that I've already kind of wanted to go on the fantasy and that's where Pixar Dead Sea is happening. So maybe waiting to go on a ship until it aligns with that theme. I'm sure with the itineraries in the long term that they're going to switch around where Marvel de at Sea falls. So if someone really wants to go on a certain ship and you're okay with being patient, well, you could always wait until that itinerary happens. But in my opinion, I think that the true testament that I had is that I had no interest in Marvel Dead Sea. Walking onto the ship, I was like, I just want to enjoy the ship. Like, I don't need Marvel thrown in my face. But at the end of the night I was like, that was awesome. Like, it was truly incredible how literally throughout the entire day, like you said, with the announcements, like at the top of the hour, every single time, it's not just the same characters over and over. You're hearing a unique thing being told about what's just about to happen. It's like the perfect reminder of you're here for this. Go enjoy this. But yeah, I definitely think that that's the perfect uniqueness factor because even if you've been on the Disney magic before.
Well, now you have an entire full 12 hours of unique opportunities and entertainment and lineup throughout the entire day of things that you've never seen before. You know, And I feel like if I was going on the Disney fantasy for the first time, like that first day at sea would feel empty if I didn't have something. Because I've now been trained and I'm accustomed to what I just experienced. So it's almost like setting a new standard for Disney Cruise Line and how they can make it it even more unique. I feel like there could be even more themes that they could get very creative with in a sense if they really wanted to going forward. But yeah, I think for me, for me, I personally, if I'm paying out of pocket in the future, I would definitely want something on that first day to look forward to because the rest of the trip you can do whatever you want anyway. So why not as well have that exclusive fun thing to look forward to.
[00:59:27] Speaker C: I have been trying to get the era of Disney now for going ever since our treasure sailing. When the Muppets were on board. I was like, Muppet, Muppet.
[00:59:33] Speaker B: At sea. At sea.
[00:59:33] Speaker C: It's a no brainer. Make it happen.
[00:59:35] Speaker B: Make it happen.
[00:59:37] Speaker A: I would be there soon.
[00:59:38] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Absolutely.
[00:59:41] Speaker C: Well, Drew, we could talk forever about this particular sailing and your enthusiasm for it is, is palpable. As I've said, we have a little thing on our show if, if you may not be aware of. We do a rapid fire round. Now we don't usually do it on our bonus episodes, but you are a first time guest and we, we gotta do it.
So Sam, I'm gonna throw it over to you for some arbitrary questions, some arbitrary rules and a dash of judgment of the round we know as rapid fire. So Sam, take it away.
[01:00:09] Speaker B: All this is where I get to ask you some favorites. I'm going to ask you some general Disney favorites and then I'm going to ask you some cruise line favorites. We're going to assume for that your favorite ship is the Disney Magic. So I'm not going to even ask you that question because you don't remember being on the Disney Wonder. So you can't possibly answer that question. But let's start with who is your favorite Disney character? And Disney means anything and everything that Disney owns right now. So you can choose from any IP you like. It doesn't have to be animated. It doesn't have, you know, it could be anything.
[01:00:39] Speaker A: I'll give you a very deep cut character here that in my opinion doesn't get enough appreciation, but Asha from Wish. I love the animation style in Wish. I love that movie. I love the songs. It didn't do well at the box office, but, like, I love Asha as a character. I had all those songs memorized from that movie before it even released in theaters in 2023. So I love Asha. Yeah, I love that movie. I have all the posters. It's one of my favorites.
[01:01:01] Speaker B: Awesome. All right, well, that brings me to my second question of Rapid Fire, which is what is your favorite Disney movie? And the same rules apply to the word Disney.
[01:01:09] Speaker A: Yeah, I think I'm gonna go with Wish again. Like, I know people are like, that's an interesting answer. But when I watch that movie, I just. I like it. Like, it's not objectively the best movie by any means, but I'll go with Wish. I'll be unique.
[01:01:20] Speaker B: Everyone has their. Their unique loves. Okay, well, staying in this same category, what's your favorite Disney song again? It could be from a movie. It could be a park song. Right. Like, it could be. Can be anything that, you know, Disney owns, basically.
[01:01:35] Speaker A: Yeah. I don't know if it's like a specific. I do, like, at all costs from Wish. I'll give that one a mention. But the Encanto soundtrack.
I love the Encanto soundtrack. Even just like some of the instrumentals. Like, one of my favorite ones is Mirabel's song. Just like the background music.
I just love the Encanto soundtrack. I guess I could throw Encanto in there too, as a favorite Disney movie. But yeah, I feel like Encanto and Witcher are definitely at the top of my list.
[01:01:58] Speaker B: Awesome. All right. Love it. Okay, we are going to shift over to Cruise line and I'm going to ask you what was of. You saw two shows in the wal. Walt Disney Theater. Which one was your favorite?
[01:02:10] Speaker A: Definitely Rapunzel. Tangled the Musical.
[01:02:12] Speaker B: Absolutely. That is the right answer. I was gonna. I was gonna kick you off the show if you gave the other answer.
[01:02:18] Speaker A: I passed the pop quiz.
[01:02:19] Speaker B: You passed. That's the judgment.
[01:02:20] Speaker C: He could have answered the. The USO review show.
[01:02:23] Speaker B: And I think, well, no, but that's not. But that's not the Walt Disney stage. Like, yeah, it's. It's. That's.
[01:02:28] Speaker A: We'll give that one an honorable mention.
[01:02:29] Speaker B: Right? That one. That one. I mean, we. Awesome if they did like a full hour long show. But it's not. It's not on the Walt Disney Theater stage, so it doesn't count. Okay. All right, Drew, we've got to Ask. I got to move over to dining and ask you which one was your favorite. Rotational dining restaurant.
[01:02:47] Speaker A: This will come as no surprise. Rapunzel's a royal table.
[01:02:49] Speaker B: That is the correct answer.
[01:02:51] Speaker A: Yes. The lanterns, the characters hook hand, the live musicians, the group coming together, it's like, come on. How can I say no to that?
[01:02:59] Speaker B: Absolutely. Okay, now I got to ask you a food question. I need a favorite savory item and a favorite sweet item. We always actually start with the sweet items because I'm not a sweets person. I like savories, so I saved the best for last. So tell me a favorite sweet item that you ate on the Disney cruise. I mean, it could be pool deck, ice cream, soft serve, and then favorite savory item.
[01:03:22] Speaker A: Yeah, I think it was like a mango cheesecake or something. Like, there's like a creme brulee cheesecake cake thing. I got, like, both of them that one night. I think it was that animator's palette. But that was amazing.
I forget the name of it. It was like some very fancy name, but it was that Palo where there's, like, a cake and then they, like, open up the cake and the ice cream goes inside of it and they
[01:03:40] Speaker B: put the chocolate and vanilla chocolate souffle. That's called the chocolate souffle. Yes.
[01:03:45] Speaker A: That was so sweet. But I absolutely loved it.
[01:03:47] Speaker B: It is really sweet. Yeah.
[01:03:48] Speaker A: And then favorite, like, savory, like, main item was the salmon at Lumiere's. That was Lumiere's. Like, I would have loved a little bit more theming in Lumieres, but the food was top notch to where? Again, no. Dr. Server helped out so much, and I got that salmon as a result of her. So, yeah, that salmon with the potatoes I love very much.
[01:04:06] Speaker B: Awesome. Okay, the next question is your favorite activity that you got to do on board Disney Cruise Line?
[01:04:14] Speaker A: Yeah. I mean, does a port adventure count?
[01:04:16] Speaker B: Sure.
[01:04:17] Speaker A: Yeah. Because I don't think anything can top Chichen Itza.
[01:04:20] Speaker B: Yeah, that's pretty cool. Yeah. So because you guys got to go. You were at Cozumel and Progreso, Right? So they bused you out to Chichen itz. Yeah, I feel like seeing one of those, like, seeing one of the ruins. If you're going to the ports in Mexico where the ruins are accessible, it's one of those things where you've got to do it at least once. You've got to go see the ruins. They're just incredible. I mean, you could see there's several other options in, like, Costa Maya as well. But if you're in Progreso. Yeah. Going to see Chichen Itza is kind of a bucket list thing. Love that. All right. Yeah.
[01:04:48] Speaker A: And this thing is, like, real quick just for me as, like, a Disney Parks fan, you know? Like, I'm so excited about Encanto and Indiana Jones coming to Animal Kingdom. So, like, getting to see where the imagineers visited for research trips is. That's something I'll be thinking about in 2027. Like, oh, yeah, I got to do that as part of a Disney cruise. Nonetheless. Like, people. Like, I'd never associated port adventures with the Disney cruise, but it's very much an integral part of the experience. So here we are. Now I'm hooked.
[01:05:13] Speaker B: Awesome. Well, your favorite place to relax on the Disney Magic.
[01:05:18] Speaker A: Yeah, I think probably deck nine.
Like, the. Around the pool area. Like, just, like, watching the super bowl was so cool on the ship. It was. The super bowl was very boring.
[01:05:28] Speaker B: Hey, we were very happy. We're. We're in Seattle, actually. Okay.
[01:05:31] Speaker A: Well, congratulations.
Yeah. No, the Seahawks were by far the best team, so they deserved it, But I was just, like, getting to watch that on Deck 9. Like, it was just. Just chilling on the cruise ship in the middle of, like, we were leaving the port. So, like, they blew the horde and just, like, watching it float away and watching Sam Darnold and them have fun. So, yeah, that was a cool. I guess that was the most, like, calm moment I had on the entire cruise, because nothing else was happening. It was just the Super Bowl.
[01:05:57] Speaker B: That's awesome. That's awesome. All right, well, my last question of Rapid Fire, since I already said, but your favorite ship is a Disney Magic. The last question of Rapid fire is the same question I ask every guest on our show, which is, what is your bucket list Cruise, Meaning if you can go anywhere in the world that's accessible by water on a Disney Cruise Line ship, and it doesn't even have to be someplace that Disney Cruise Line currently sails. Where would you go?
[01:06:21] Speaker A: Yeah, I feel like the first thing that comes to mind would be the Disney fantasy to Alaska, just, like, with the glaciers around the ship. My brother lived in Alaska for a while, and he was always talking about how beautiful it is in the wildlife and the parks and everything. So that's a ship that I want to go on, and that's a place that I would love to see, and I think it would just be very special seeing this beautiful spot on a Disney ship, too, especially with the characters and, like, their little Alaska outfits and
[01:06:45] Speaker B: their Alaska outfits is the best. Oh, so Good.
[01:06:48] Speaker A: Love to do that one day.
[01:06:49] Speaker B: Yeah. Well. And the Fantasy is a great ship. She hasn't gone to Alaska yet, but
[01:06:52] Speaker A: I can manifest it.
[01:06:53] Speaker B: Yeah, absolutely. And like I said, this can be an imaginary cruise or a real one, but. All right, Drew, you passed with flying colors, so I guess. Yeah, so you did great. Brian warned you there's. There's often judgment in rapid fire, but you didn't get any because you answered, yeah, maybe.
[01:07:10] Speaker A: Maybe it helps that I haven't been on the other ships. So my answers are very easy right now. I don't have any dangerous territory.
[01:07:16] Speaker B: They get more complicated. Yeah, as. As you get more experience. Absolutely.
[01:07:21] Speaker C: Well, Drew, I usually like to ask people, what's next?
You know, it sounds like you're. You know, you're wanting to try and find your way on the Fantasy at some point. Let me ask this question, though. Did you.
[01:07:30] Speaker A: You.
[01:07:30] Speaker C: Did you get a placeholder while you were on board? You know, they. That's the little secret tool in the arsenal to get a little bit of a discount on a Disney cruise at times, but, yeah.
[01:07:39] Speaker A: Did you.
[01:07:39] Speaker C: Did you grab a placeholder or what are you eyeing?
[01:07:41] Speaker A: Not yet. Not yet. I feel like, realistically, the next time I'm. I don't know, maybe something will happen for it, because again, I. A month ago, I was like, what do you mean? I'm going on Disney cruise? Like, that's not happening. But maybe just, like, it's funny. Like, the. The ship that's debuting in 2027, they started construction of that ship on my birthday on August 8th. 8th. So I feel like I would love to be on the maiden sailing or preview sailing for that one coming up in a couple, I guess, next year. Like, whoa, we're already here.
[01:08:06] Speaker B: I know. We're already in 2026.
[01:08:08] Speaker A: Yeah, that's.
[01:08:09] Speaker B: Yeah.
Yeah. They haven't announced when, but we're. We're presuming it's going to be in the latter part of the year. We don't know this for sure, but we're presuming it'll be contrarian.
You're saying summer?
[01:08:19] Speaker C: I'm contrarian on this. Yeah. I'm convinced now after the math that Nathan and I were doing on the live show, that I think she could come in some.
[01:08:27] Speaker B: Based on where. Based on what port.
What port availability there will be in the summer with the wish over in Europe.
So, yeah, I mean, it could.
It could be in the summer, but I think. And of course, both Magic and the Wonder will be doing Alaska, so they'll both be on The West Coast. So that frees up some port spots on the East Coast.
[01:08:46] Speaker A: That'd be a good excuse for me to go to Port Canaveral. Right?
[01:08:49] Speaker B: There you go. There you go.
[01:08:51] Speaker A: Well, yeah, in the meantime, I'll. I'll continue to do my. My Disney park stuff and something that I'm. Again, this has nothing to do with Disney Cruise Line, but something. It might actually impact Disney Cruise Line down the road is the whole Disney's partnership with Epic Games and how Fortnite can maybe play a role in back and forth between what we have already to what's coming to the digital world. So that's the next YouTube video I'm about to dive into. But, yeah, I love doing a little bit of everything. It kind of keeps me fresh and I don't get burned out when I'm talking about such a variety of franchises and IPs. Every.
[01:09:22] Speaker B: We.
[01:09:22] Speaker C: Well, Drew, we'd be remiss in not giving you an opportunity to let folks know where they can find and following along with all of your great content. It is truly. It is truly good stuff out there. So, like, I really encourage people, after Drew tells you where you can find him, go there and subscribe because it's good stuff. So, Drew, where can people find you?
[01:09:39] Speaker A: Yeah, I've been making again with. With the help of, you know, the right people kind of motivating me to do these things. Just kind of like, expand where my coverage is at. Like, a lot of people just found me kind of through Twitter with the Honest a couple years ago, but. But I still am on Twitter. I still make it a big priority, But I'm on YouTube, also Instagram, Facebook, Twitter threads, TikTok. And I just launched a substack where I'm going to kind of do deep dives into thoughts and analysis. Something that I'm planning on doing that might already be out by the time this launches is my first Disney cruise. Shocked me in the best way possible. A full substack article about what I expected and how my expectations were even exceeded from that. So, yeah, pretty much every major social media platform you can find me at drewthedisneydude. And I'm just looking forward to everything coming, you know, and I'm very optimistic with Josh d' Maro being CEO as he's kind of overseeing the growth of Disney Cruise Line in this case. So hoping we continue to get that focus and investment and care. And I think we're headed down the right track, headed in the right, right direction.
[01:10:34] Speaker C: Nice. Well, Drew, it's been an absolute pleasure getting a chance to chat with you about your Disney cruise. It's been a blast and we'll hope maybe next time you sail, let us know, we'll have you back on because
[01:10:45] Speaker A: yeah, maybe one day we'll get to go on a sailing together in a perfect. That'd be a fun full circle moment.
[01:10:50] Speaker B: Absolutely.
[01:10:51] Speaker C: Yeah. We've loved meeting all the content creators on the preview cruise we did. So, yeah, it's fantastic. Fantastic to meet you. Thanks for coming on. Thanks for spending some time.
[01:10:58] Speaker A: Thank you guys. Thank you again.
People don't associate me with Disney Cruise Line, at least as of now. So I truly appreciate you guys giving me this platform and kind of not only introducing myself to your followers, but hopefully sending my people your way as well. Because I just feel like the more that we support each other, the more success we can have. And at the end of the day, we're all covering the same thing. So. So why not just help each other out, you know? Absolutely.
[01:11:21] Speaker C: We had a guest on a long time ago now who said something I thought was very, very wise. She said, you know, content creation is not a zero sum game, especially in the Disney space. Like, everyone wants as much of it as they can get. So, you know, it's never, it's never win, lose, it's, it's everybody wins. So yeah, yeah, for sure.
[01:11:37] Speaker A: Yeah. We need to escape from the real world a little bit with our. If our content could be that, then I'm all for it.
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[01:13:47] Speaker B: Good night.
Sam.
