1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,320 Ladies and gentlemen, you've reached show 3 of the night for 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:08,280 this crew, which means that we're all really hungry and you 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,560 have no idea what we're going to say over the course. 4 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:13,480 Why you look so? Strict. 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,760 I don't sound like fact. I'm literally ordering my 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:18,920 DoorDash. Right, Jeff is doordashing right 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:23,360 now and Derek there is he's. Eating a napkin. 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,280 He's been eating a napkin. He's been crying like a little 9 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,360 bit, I think, and his wife is making tacos downstairs. 10 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:30,480 Oh, I. Know I'm so jealous. 11 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,920 So it's show 3 of the night. You know what you're going to 12 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,800 get from this show. Just hungry people talking about 13 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:38,840 Disney Vacation Club, maybe a little bit. 14 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:42,280 That voice makes me feel funny if. 15 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,440 You closed your eyes. It sounded like Derek a little 16 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,680 bit. Yes, welcome to show number 17 00:00:50,680 --> 00:01:02,240 33333. Hey everybody, and welcome to 18 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,239 this week's episode of The DVC Show. 19 00:01:04,239 --> 00:01:07,240 I'm your host, Paul Krieger, joined as always by my lovely 20 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,920 wife, Amy Krieger. Hello, we've got sales executive 21 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,000 and what is it? Brand ambassador? 22 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:18,160 Yeah, apparently something. Call me whatever you want. 23 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,400 Hey now everybody, happy Monday. All over the world, Happy 24 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,480 Monday. We have, we have quite a 25 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,760 worldwide audience. I'm pretty sure the the 26 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:35,800 Honorable Jeff Haslam, I told you, I warned you all at the 27 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,200 beginning that we was going to be a little bit crazy, a little 28 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,000 bit kooky. And that's what we do here. 29 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:41,960 You know, when we get to the end of the night. 30 00:01:41,960 --> 00:01:45,120 But we have a fun show to round out, round out this round of 31 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,840 shows that we're filming tonight, which is the best DVC 32 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:53,440 resort of 2026. We put a you put a poll up on 33 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,440 the DVC fan Facebook. And I was the first one to 34 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,960 answer it to. We put a poll up on the DVC fan 35 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,720 Facebook group, which you're not a part of. 36 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,680 Please join in the conversation. We have some great conversations 37 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,560 over there. Wonderful community of people 38 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,080 just talking Disney Vacation Club all day every day. 39 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,120 But we asked them, and I think this is what you did great about 40 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,680 this that I think we've not done in years past where it was kind 41 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,440 of like, you only have one vote, you can only vote for one. 42 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,040 It wasn't like, vote for your top three or like, which ones do 43 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,160 you like? Yeah, or vote for all of them. 44 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:31,160 Like you really had to sit down and think and really your single 45 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,960 vote is what was cast. So I, I thought that was a fun 46 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,680 way to do this. Also, what was surprising to me 47 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,560 is I just told these people here and no one believed me. 48 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,880 And they were, they were on our YouTube page scouring it, trying 49 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,840 to find a show where we did this recently. 50 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:50,080 But I said, guys, we've not done a best like DVC resort, like 51 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,920 just blanket resort for the year since 2023. 52 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,480 It was December 2023. I think if you go back, it's our 53 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,840 last actual like we asked you this specific question what is 54 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:06,040 the best DVC resort and and discussed your your answer. 55 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,040 I think the top results were very different than they are 56 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,440 today too. They were we'll we'll get to 57 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,920 that as we kind of go through the answers tonight, but we've 58 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:16,160 done similar shows. We don't like best resort for 59 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,680 dining and you know, best resort to take Derek on a date or 60 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,200 something. But we've not we've not broached 61 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,040 this subject. And I think it, I think it 62 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:26,400 surprised a little bit of all of us. 63 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,160 Well, and I, I'm just excited because I finally get to hear 64 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,400 Derek say something different because there's no way with its 65 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,920 current state that he's picking the boardwalk this year. 66 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,480 Hey, don't. Well, it was hard. 67 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,120 Well, we can. We can get into it. 68 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,680 We can get into it later. 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I love how Jeff's eyes went 78 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,680 sideways because I did that part backwards a little bit and it 79 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,519 scared me just as much as it scared him as I was saying it 80 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:20,480 so. Look at me. 81 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:21,760 When we look at each other, we screw it. 82 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,840 Up. All right, you cast the first 83 00:04:26,840 --> 00:04:28,720 vote. I have to know what it is. 84 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:34,600 Yeah, I, I talked about it on the show before this, but so in 85 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:39,800 the past I'd I'd gone back and forth a lot between Boardwalk 86 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,400 and Grand Floridian. I think those were my two 87 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:45,960 favorite resorts and. Any sorry, would you mind 88 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,960 prefacing because when you did the poll and you wrote it, you 89 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,680 kind of gave like a good rationale about how you should 90 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:54,960 come up with what is the best resort. 91 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,920 So maybe those folks that didn't partake in the poll could know 92 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,440 why we're picking the resorts that we pick. 93 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:01,640 Those are great. Yeah. 94 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,560 Let me find really. Well, so you know. 95 00:05:05,280 --> 00:05:07,200 She's a wordsmith, ladies and gentlemen. 96 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,120 She is great with words she was fantastic with. 97 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,160 Word. She was an English teacher for 98 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,800 11 years, so I'll read you exactly what she wrote. 99 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,800 With the beginning of the new year, we're curious what you 100 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,560 feel is the best DVC resort for 2026. 101 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:28,680 Here are the rules. Vote for only one, no matter how 102 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,600 hard it is, it's. Not really wordsmith material, 103 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,360 right? There, yes, we combined 104 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,600 Wilderness Lodge resorts because of shared amenities similar to 105 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:40,480 Animal Kingdom resorts. Think of everything that makes 106 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,880 the resort special. Let us know what influenced your 107 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,920 decision. Like seriously, it's like an 108 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,840 episode of Stranger We'll. Discuss the results in an 109 00:05:48,840 --> 00:05:53,600 upcoming DVC show. Only not as good like a knockoff 110 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,200 Vecna from Stranger Things. Like the one you see in Times 111 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:03,000 Square asking for I'm in the upside down. 112 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,760 Like what is going on? Kudos to Jeff too, since we're 113 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:07,720 just on a Stranger Things tangent here. 114 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:11,880 Amy and I have been pressuring him for how long to to watch 115 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,280 Stranger Things and so has Tatum in your. 116 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:20,000 Yeah, it was. We watched 45 hours of TV in one 117 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,600 week, trying to mean Stranger Things because we never watched 118 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,920 it. We we season 1, we tried like 3 119 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:27,280 times. We could never get into it. 120 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,920 We pushed through, finally got to the good stuff. 121 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,320 And yeah, we blitzed through the entire series in one week. 122 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,560 Do you believe I believe? Do you believe? 123 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,520 Yeah, I have to for my SO. I'll be sad. 124 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,720 Derek, do you believe? Do you or do you not know what 125 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:42,520 we're talking? About. 126 00:06:43,280 --> 00:06:44,560 I have no idea what you're talking. 127 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,600 About I do want to I do want to say one thing because I just 128 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:50,320 love I love learning about our community and the things that we 129 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,080 have in common outside of Disney because obviously we know 130 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:54,680 everybody. You know, if you're watching 131 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:58,160 this, you probably care about DVC or Disney, but I love 132 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,240 knowing like the other connections that we have. 133 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,920 So let us know if you are a Stranger things watcher and if 134 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:08,480 and how soon you watched the like the new chapters when they 135 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:12,920 dropped because Paul made me watch chapter 2 of season 5 136 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,360 Christmas night. Now, we didn't rearrange our 137 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,640 plans like some people did, which was crazy. 138 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:21,400 But you know, I, I, I, I respect it. 139 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:27,480 But after our family left, which was like 9:00 PM perfect time, 140 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,520 that's when we we. Were only an hour behind. 141 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:33,440 That's when we started it, yeah. But then then we were only going 142 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,600 to watch 2 and then by the time we ended the second. 143 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,600 That was only because you said? I was like, we have to finish it 144 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:40,920 now, like we have to watch the last one so. 145 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,320 Amy, Amy likes resolution when it comes to things. 146 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,640 So she could not go. She would have been up half the 147 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:47,960 night or she would have Googled it. 148 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:49,320 That's the other problem, which, yeah. 149 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,520 Which I didn't do with any of this season, no, and that is 150 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,240 surprising. But that's because I told you we 151 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,960 had to watch it immediately or else like the next like. 152 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,360 I know I don't want it to be spoiled the. 153 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,120 The finale, which was the finale, All you fake people that 154 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:04,160 think that's. Supposed to be. 155 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,080 Alternate finale that's going to come out in the next 20 minutes 156 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,520 tonight. Tatum was all in on that, by the 157 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,880 way. Like she was 100% sure. 158 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,840 Well, we got they were, they were dropping shows at 8:00 PM. 159 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:20,000 So if you, if, if you, if this show wraps up really quickly in 160 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,840 another, you know, 23 minutes, then you'll know that they 161 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,520 dropped, they dropped a fake finale. 162 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,680 They already addressed it and they said it's Boo hockey. 163 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,840 Nuts. Part of me wanted to believe in 164 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,760 that. Yeah, but like we, you know, New 165 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:35,600 Year's Eve, Jeff, you were at our house. 166 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:37,799 We invited Derek, but he had better things to do. 167 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:41,280 And you know. Dogs. 168 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,280 The, the, the, the final episode dropped at 8:00 PM. 169 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:45,960 We didn't get to watch it till the next day. 170 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,760 You know, Jeff didn't watch it for a couple days later. 171 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,440 But like, in just a couple hours, there were so many things 172 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,240 that came across like my Instagram. 173 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:55,360 I know and. Everything else that I'm just 174 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:59,000 like, I can't, I can't watch. I need to and that's why I'm 175 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,080 like Amy, like literally next morning I'm like poking Amy at 176 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,520 like 9:00 in the morning. Like you got to get up so that 177 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,360 we can watch this because I'm not going to not there's 178 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,160 somethings going to happen and I'm going to see something. 179 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,320 That's that's how I feel every single time there's a finale of 180 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:14,880 The Bachelor or The Bachelorette. 181 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:19,400 I'm the exact same way and you think I'm kidding but I'm not. 182 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,320 Kidding. I know you're not kidding. 183 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,320 We're probably missing it. He's probably missing the show 184 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,120 right now and he's he's nervous about it. 185 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:27,600 All right, we gotta get back on track. 186 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:32,040 I'm sorry for that. Even Paul and our group chats 187 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,640 would blow up and just ask something unrelated to anything. 188 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,680 I'm like, not now. Stranger Things talk later. 189 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,320 All right, all right. Anyway, so you asked me what my 190 00:09:43,560 --> 00:09:44,800 my pick was. Your pick. 191 00:09:45,560 --> 00:09:49,600 So yeah, so, so, well, I we really did get off the rails. 192 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:54,240 So I had gone back and forth for for a couple years between 193 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:56,440 Borwalk and Grand Thorry and Borwalk and Grand Thorry. 194 00:09:56,440 --> 00:10:00,000 And I still love both. But for some reason, like, soon 195 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,800 as I put that pull out, like in my heart, it was like, where do 196 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,600 I want to be right now? And the answer to that was I 197 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:10,600 wanted to be at Animal Kingdom fellas for multiple reasons. 1 198 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,480 you know, I know that the odds of getting refurbished room are 199 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,880 slim to none right now, but they are so good looking. 200 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,360 They look so awesome. So I'm so excited for that 201 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:26,240 Number two, we ate at Boma what, a few weeks ago. 202 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,400 It was so good. I just I just love Boma. 203 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,680 I love. We haven't done dinner for a 204 00:10:32,680 --> 00:10:35,760 long time. Yeah, I love so, so many things 205 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,960 there. And I know I rag on Jeff all the 206 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,160 time, but I got the I got the chicken nuggies and they were 207 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,440 great. And I didn't that night. 208 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,440 I didn't even get any. I know I had some too because I 209 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,000 that mustard is so good. The coconut rice, just so many 210 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,760 good things there. I love, I love the dining over 211 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,360 there. Sanaa, Chico. 212 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:54,960 Oh my goodness, we've been to Chico for a while. 213 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,240 I need to go back there Thelma. I even like the Mara. 214 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,960 I just really love the atmosphere over there. 215 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:05,320 I this is an unpopular opinion, but I would rather go to Jumbo 216 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,320 house and admire the tree over there than Wilderness lodge just 217 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:11,880 because I just love the the way the tree goes over there. 218 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,320 I don't know, I just love I don't know. 219 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,360 I just really, really, my heart was at Animal Kingdom Lodge, 220 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,360 Animal Kingdom Villas when I, when I chose. 221 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,000 So that's, that's my choice. And and I've I still feel that 222 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:24,920 way, you know, like 5 days later. 223 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,720 We'll see how that folds up over the course of the next 30 224 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:29,880 minutes or so as we reveal the results. 225 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,440 I think what's what's going to be fun about this is like, I'm 226 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,040 going to reveal like what was your, was your resort 227 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:37,400 eliminated? And then I'm going to announce 228 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,680 some and we'll see if I eliminate some before I ask, ask 229 00:11:40,680 --> 00:11:43,600 one of you like what the what, what your choice is. 230 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,840 But Amy, your choice was not eliminated just quite yet. 231 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,120 So it's still, it's still in the running for the best DVC resort 232 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,760 of 2026. But I'm really worried about the 233 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:56,320 next person that I'm about to ask a question to because I'm 234 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:59,800 about to reveal the bottom of the barrel in terms of our 235 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:03,160 polling and our results in 16th place. 236 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:09,280 And I'm just going to linger here briefly with 0.2% of the 237 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:14,240 vote, three people. Three people voted for Vero 238 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,200 Beach. Three people. 239 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:20,000 Out of like almost 1300, yeah. I know it. 240 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,480 Yeah, I'm OK with that. Yeah, Vero Vero Beach came in 241 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,320 16th place. But I don't think that's for a 242 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,520 lack of it not being a good resort. 243 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,120 Like no at the end of the day the beach resorts don't get the 244 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,840 love they deserve. Most people that buy DVC are 245 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,600 buying to stay at Disney World. Even Disneyland doesn't get the 246 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,960 love it deserves most people. Are not 15th place Disneyland 247 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:47,480 Hotel 0.5% of the vote. That's just circumstances. 248 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,000 This one really shocked me though. 14th place Fort 249 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,800 Wilderness. Now, granted, there's not a lot 250 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,520 of owners out there, but it just kind of shows you kind of what 251 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,600 the Disney Vacation Club thinks about this brand new, what the 252 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,480 what the community thinks about this brand new property is 253 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,960 they're just kind of meh, not really not really sold. 254 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,440 Now, I maybe not enough people have experienced it. 255 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,160 Like I do love the cabins. I love the ability to, you know, 256 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,880 the fact that you can take your dogs there if you have two or 257 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:18,960 less, but you know, it, it is a good resort and I think, you 258 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,320 know, it's good for that. And the last of the bottom of 259 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,200 the barrel. And there is a theme here, you 260 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:27,680 know, 13th place with 1% of the vote, Hilton Head Resort. 261 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:32,240 So a lot of these go to what you said, Amy, which is that some of 262 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,320 these are in those areas that are not as popular. 263 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,880 And so that's what puts them in this bottom of the list. 264 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:43,400 Before I go any further, Derek, has your has your choice for 265 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,080 best DVC resort of 2026? Has it been eliminated yet? 266 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:48,920 No, no it's not. No, I. 267 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:50,840 Buy. So when you say eliminated, you 268 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,360 mean like it's not number one? Yeah, like for the number one. 269 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:56,600 Yeah, essentially. I've not named it yet. 270 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,640 Got it. I really expected Vero Beach to 271 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:02,160 be your choice, but Derek, what is your pick for what should be 272 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:03,760 #1 He's. Gonna say, oh, he's gonna say 273 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:05,240 Grand Floridian. That's my guess. 274 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:06,440 So. Bay Lake Tower. 275 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:10,000 Yeah. Well, yeah. 276 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:14,760 So if I'm giving out, to use the analogy, my final rose to a 277 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:19,400 Disney Vacation Club resort, I'm thinking of a resort that I 278 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:23,600 think if you take someone like a space alien and say transport 279 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:28,400 them into one resort, that simply to me personifies that is 280 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,600 everything. Not only Disney Vacation Club, 281 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:34,600 but everything Disney, right? It's got everything that you 282 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:35,920 think of when you think of Disney. 283 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:40,000 If you could spend just one day, one night at one resort that 284 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:44,600 personifies Disney. This resort is the one that I 285 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:49,280 would pick and my choice for best resort 2026. 286 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,760 I don't know how I didn't guess that I. 287 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:58,160 Haven't seen it. My hot link here represented by 288 00:14:58,360 --> 00:14:59,200 one of the best. Part. 289 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:03,760 Shirt we always see, we mostly see his if you guys can see the 290 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,720 real image that I have of how he frames his camera up. 291 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:09,840 That's. Basically it it's mostly ceiling 292 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:14,360 90% of the time, but. No, I'm, I'm going with the 293 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,680 Polynesian. It was honestly a a hard choice. 294 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,440 I mean, I thought about Bureau, but to me, again, I looked at 295 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,360 this like, if I get one night at a Disney, what would I do? 296 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,600 That's just 100% Disney. To me. 297 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,160 There's nothing better that a it's the Polynesian, one of the 298 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:32,240 original, you know, first Disney resorts, period. 299 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:36,480 That feeling when you walk into the lobby of the Polynesian and 300 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,280 again, you've got the best Disney gift shop, the boutique 301 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,040 right over here on this side. But then again, you look 302 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,760 straight Outback and you've got that little patch of fake grass, 303 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,960 the little turf. But my God, then you've got the 304 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,360 pool and you've got a dead shot of just Cinderella Castle. 305 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,680 Now, I think that resort has everything. 306 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,320 With the new tower, you've got your choice. 307 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,480 So you can't just say, yeah, it's a great resort, but there's 308 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,560 no one bedrooms. There's no, you know, 2 309 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,240 bedrooms, but you got everything. 310 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,720 Now that resort has quick service. 311 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,760 It's got Ohana. It has, of course. 312 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,280 What's that Kona Cafe that you have? 313 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:15,640 It's got three pools. The new pool over at the tower 314 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:18,320 is my new favorite pool on Disney property. 315 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,240 Every time I've been there. It's never really that crowded. 316 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,080 It's got the best pool views, bar none. 317 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,560 My God, you're there on that pool deck looking over. 318 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,440 Cinderella Castle is directly right in front of you. 319 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,840 So you've got three pools. Transportation wise, you've got 320 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,520 the awesome underrated, I think, little tiny boats that can take 321 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,320 you to the Magic Kingdom. You can. 322 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,320 If you wanted to walk to the Magic Kingdom, you've got the 323 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:43,400 monorail. If you want to go to Epcot, you 324 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,920 walk over there to the TTC and hop on the Epcot monorail. 325 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,320 You've got the dining is not only right there at the Poly, 326 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,720 which again has Wailua Grill, by the way. 327 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,200 You've got, you can walk over to the Grand and you've got 328 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,840 everything at access to the Grand Floridian, which I love. 329 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:00,680 Again, it was hard not to pick it. 330 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,760 But I think at the end of the day for me, when I think of 331 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:07,200 Disney and I think of Disney magic, and again, I love that 332 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,240 analogy. If you can take anybody on Earth 333 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,480 for one day who's never been to Disney World, what are they 334 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,480 going to think of? And you end your night sitting 335 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:17,079 on the beach watching the Polynesian fireworks at the Poly 336 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:20,359 going back to one of the amazing rooms that they have there. 337 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,359 I'm going there in March for a couple nights for a little a 338 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,040 spring break staycation and I absolutely cannot wait. 339 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,840 So, Polynesian, I love you and I'll see you in March. 340 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:32,200 All righty. Then that's a solid choice. 341 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,240 It was I, I, I mean, you can't go around with Polynesian it. 342 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,480 Wasn't even on my radar for some reason, I don't know why. 343 00:17:38,120 --> 00:17:43,280 I, I, yeah, I mean, it's still in the running, so still got a 344 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:47,960 chance. So moving on to round out kind 345 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,240 of get us into the top ten. I'll give you, I'll give you 2 346 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:56,080 more here before we get into the top ten. 12th place with 1.1% of 347 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:59,120 the vote. Grand Californian, which also 348 00:17:59,120 --> 00:18:01,600 kind of just follows the same theme that we've had here. 349 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,120 I did want to pepper in a couple comments. 350 00:18:04,120 --> 00:18:06,960 We did ask our DVC fan community to give us some, you know, 351 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,960 reasons why they voted what they did. 352 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:13,400 So Mario Sierras said Great Californian. 353 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:17,480 It was our first contract. We now have 5, the best lobby 354 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:21,240 out of all the resorts, direct park entrance, extremely low 355 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,760 inventory and best restaurant, the Napa Rose of course, 2 full 356 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,920 bathrooms in the one bedroom and three full bathrooms in the 357 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:33,560 three bedroom grand villa. Nothing beats the DCA Pixar pier 358 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,440 view. And that is why Maurio voted for 359 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,360 Grand Californian. And I just love that. 360 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,840 I think it's a it's a testament to what we always say that there 361 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,080 is a resort for everyone. And none of these answers are 362 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,000 are wrong. And there's a special reason why 363 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,280 each person loves each and every one of these resorts. 364 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:51,520 I will say about Grand Californian because obviously we 365 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:52,840 love it. You know, it's one of our home 366 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:56,720 resorts. There is no other DVC resort 367 00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:00,920 where you are that close to the theme park like you, you have 368 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:04,080 your own entrance. And he's right about, you know, 369 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:08,160 the view, like you can hear the people screaming on the credit 370 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,520 coaster. So it is, it is a really, really 371 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,560 fantastic resort. Also, I want to give a shout out 372 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,120 to the quick service over there. I think that is one of the best 373 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:20,080 quick service, busy, you know, restaurants. 374 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:23,760 So, yeah, yeah. Well, and Carrie Crevel, one of 375 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:27,480 our contributors posted, you know in our group their 376 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,360 character dining at Christmas with the characters from. 377 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:34,960 Oh yeah, storytellers. Christmas Carol, I wish we had 378 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,160 those here. I just have to say like, I think 379 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,520 that is such a unique and special experience that I'm 380 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,320 dying to go and try. I I love. 381 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:46,800 Those, yeah, and that lobby at Christmas, Oh my goodness, with 382 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:50,200 when they get the the piano player out and they got the. 383 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:54,320 Fire going, it's as magic, it's as magical as wilderness lob. 384 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,520 Yeah, absolutely. Grand Florida in that time. 385 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:59,280 Of year and you talked about its own entrance and being closer 386 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,440 nothing closer to a park than grand Californian but out the 387 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,760 other door is downtown Disney with a myriad of dining options 388 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:06,800 like. Yeah, there's. 389 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,240 No other place that you're that in the middle of it. 390 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,920 Yeah, that is true. It's almost like having a resort 391 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:16,640 in a theme park like it is it, it gives you that full feel, 392 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,000 which is something that we don't have here at Walt Disney World 393 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,880 on the East Coast. So moving on to #11 Saratoga 394 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:26,920 Springs with 2.9% of the vote. This is when the the percentages 395 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:29,880 kind of pick up a little bit as we as we move on here. 396 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,280 Saratoga Springs 2.9% Melissa Nicole said. 397 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,760 I decided to vote Saratoga. Number one is responsiveness of 398 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:39,960 staff, housekeeping and bell services. 399 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:43,600 Completing tasks within 20 minutes at such a huge resort. 400 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,640 And that's very true. I hope, I hope that Mary and 401 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:50,120 Clay are watching and they give it another chance because we 402 00:20:50,120 --> 00:20:51,360 interviewed that. You'll see that. 403 00:20:51,360 --> 00:20:54,800 Kind of future show, but their their experience was was further 404 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:56,760 back. So yeah, give it another shot. 405 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,880 Melissa also said she just walked to Disney Springs for the 406 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,960 first time from Saratoga and that was great. 407 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:07,680 And she said this is my vote. And so there you go, Saratoga 408 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:11,280 Springs in 11th place and it's next door neighbor in 10th 409 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:16,480 place, Old Key West Resort with 3% of the vote. 410 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:22,280 Amy Marie mentioned owning here, but she did end up agreeing with 411 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,760 Derek and she voted for Polly instead. 412 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:30,080 So not a direct comment, but she she went with Polynesian Oaky, 413 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:33,720 Jeff Oaky W 10th, 10th place. Did we? 414 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,960 Did we mention your pick yet? No, you did not. 415 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:41,120 And I mean, I'm not surprised. Saratoga and Old Key West, they 416 00:21:41,120 --> 00:21:44,760 suffer from their transportation problem, you know, bus only to 417 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,800 the parks and being very, very large resorts. 418 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,920 I get it. I mean, I still have my love for 419 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,040 Old Key West for obvious reasons, but even dining wise, 420 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:58,600 you know, good to go is just OK. It's more when I think of Old 421 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,760 Key West, it's about the rooms. It's not about the dining, it's 422 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:03,360 not about the transportation, it's about the room. 423 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,360 The rooms are what sets it apart for me. 424 00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:08,000 But no, I didn't pick that as my favorite this year. 425 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:09,480 I did. Not What did you pick as your 426 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,480 favorite this year? Believe it or not, and this is 427 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:14,080 shocking because, well, it's shocking for two reasons. 428 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,840 Number one, I'm shocked that Derek has changed his tune a 429 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,080 little bit this year. But I'm also shocked that I 430 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,640 changed my tune because if you go back to the last time we 431 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:27,000 talked about this, my least favorite is now my most excited 432 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:31,160 for and that's Animal Kingdom. Like like Amy, the last time we 433 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,040 did this, I was pretty hard on Animal Kingdom because I talked 434 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:37,800 about how far away it is and how dark it is and stuff. 435 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:42,280 But these refurbishments I am so excited for and I've stayed here 436 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,280 a couple of times over the last year. 437 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:48,520 There is something that I missed the first time I stayed there 438 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:52,640 that is very, very special. It's just a very cozy, very home 439 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:53,840 you. Know. 440 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,960 The dining like we've talked about Boma so much I believe it 441 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,840 or not, I've never eaten at G Co So if you guys want to remedy 442 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:04,760 that this year I'm available anytime yes please because I'm 443 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:08,920 dying to try it but boma for breakfast and dinner is 444 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,760 phenomenal. The rooms are I I think what 445 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:15,160 changed it for me is somebody didn't jump the balcony and try 446 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,840 and get into my cabin and. That was all the difference. 447 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,360 And that's quite a difference. I mean that does that does 448 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:24,720 change your your tune. But I am just really excited 449 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:28,040 about this refurbishment. I love just the whole feel of 450 00:23:28,120 --> 00:23:31,480 the lodge, even Kidani which I know gets some hate because of 451 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:34,840 those never ending hallways. The last time I stayed there, we 452 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:38,080 were at the very last room at the very end of the hall on 453 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:43,840 floor 5I almost said deck 5, because on floor 5 I didn't 454 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:45,880 care. It's almost. 455 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:50,160 It feels very quiet and peaceful over there too, like when you're 456 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,880 way down at the end of the hall, like nobody can bother you down 457 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:55,240 there, like. And at least. 458 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,000 It has food over there and it has its own gift shop. 459 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,320 It's not like Bay Lake Tower where you have to trudge over to 460 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:05,520 contemporary to eat or shop, you know it or even, you know, old 461 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,480 Key West. You have to go far if you want 462 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:10,960 any of that kind of stuff. So I don't know, I, I, I know 463 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:12,800 people like the Jambo pool better. 464 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:17,880 I do like the bar over there better, but I really like 465 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,200 Kidani's pool because Jambo, the water slide's not even really a 466 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,280 water slide. It's like a like a slip and 467 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:27,400 slide that you could do in your backyard and it's a giant 468 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:32,240 cesspool full of people. Or Kidani is kind of out of the 469 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:37,400 way and the hot tubs are kind of secluded at behind the trees. 470 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,760 And I don't know, I just, I've, I've really fallen in love with 471 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:44,000 that resort. I alluded to this months ago and 472 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:48,360 I I still think it could be a slam dunk for for Disney and DVC 473 00:24:48,360 --> 00:24:53,160 is if you converted somehow the rest of Jabo house and and made 474 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,080 both properties, Disney Vacation Club, you're going to sell it 475 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:58,080 like hotcakes. Even though it's a, even though 476 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,760 it's a smaller year property, like it's going to be, it would 477 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:05,120 be the the least number of years if they wanted to roll it into 478 00:25:05,120 --> 00:25:09,200 the existing associations. But you know, you flip the rest 479 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:12,360 of Jambo house into DVC like it's just, it's going to sell 480 00:25:12,360 --> 00:25:14,240 like hotcakes. People just can't get enough of 481 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,920 that resort. It just it is, it is. 482 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:20,440 It gives you being in a theme park without being in a theme 483 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:24,400 park, without happening to buy a ticket and the relaxation. 484 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,560 And with this refurbishment, people are not going to want to 485 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,440 leave this resort. It is going to be busier than 486 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:31,720 ever. Well, I haven't even mentioned 487 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:33,480 the Savannahs. Like, I mean, that's what I 488 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:34,760 mean. But yeah. 489 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:40,440 Yeah, I had even went up to go meet some friends at Animal 490 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:45,520 Kingdom in Jambo in December and we met up for drinks in one of, 491 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:47,640 I think one of the most underrated bars on property, 492 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:51,240 which is Victoria Falls, which I think when you go there and you 493 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:54,640 walk into that, again, I'm just such a sucker for that feeling 494 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,960 of like walking into a really great lobby. 495 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:01,040 Like to me, it just means everything whether you're there 496 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,120 for just a couple of drinks or whether you're staying for an 497 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:06,040 entire week. I don't think there's a better 498 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:11,160 lobby on property and I forget every single time I go that I 499 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,960 don't necessarily use my points to stay there all the time 500 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:15,760 because there's other places I like to stay. 501 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:19,240 But my God, every time I walk into that lobby, I forget how 502 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:23,360 beautiful that resort is, how many little nooks and crannies 503 00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:26,800 and out of the way places there are to just sit and then you go 504 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:28,560 down. And it's got a great gift shop 505 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,640 too, by the way. It does. 506 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,680 Gift shop there. I love it, but that Victoria 507 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,320 Falls is such a great bar. And again, you've got Bulma, 508 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:40,400 you've got what's the, what's the quick service called, Jeff? 509 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,040 Mara, Mara. Mara yeah, that place is great. 510 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:45,480 Yeah, You know, I love that pool. 511 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,600 So yeah, you guys keep talking and now the rooms look 512 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,120 fantastic. I may just have to use a couple 513 00:26:51,120 --> 00:26:53,800 of Jeff's points to be able to stay there this year. 514 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,000 As long as I can come with you, we can go anytime you want. 515 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:59,400 Let's have a sleep, let's do it. One thing too about Kadani that 516 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,680 I just want to say before we move on real quick is, I mean at 517 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,920 Jumbo House, the lobby for sure, hands down, no question. 518 00:27:06,360 --> 00:27:09,040 But to see the animals, you have to walk down those stairs and 519 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:12,920 out the doors and hike a little, you know, or Kadani, you can see 520 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:17,360 them from the lobby, like from that over perch, you know, So, 521 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:18,480 yeah. I don't know. 522 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,920 The little rocking chairs over there that you can sit there and 523 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,200 watch the giraffes go by, I think it's really cool. 524 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:24,600 It's just a really cool. Vibe it is. 525 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:28,040 It is really cool. Phil and I, Phil, Phil Murphy, 526 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:32,160 who's been on the show a couple times, and I spent time in those 527 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:34,560 rocking chairs one time overlooking the Savannah. 528 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,920 And he says it's one of his favorite memories of us together 529 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,640 because we both just realized the moment where neither of us 530 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:44,240 talked to each other. We just sat and rocked for a 531 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,120 better part of like, 15 to 20 minutes. 532 00:27:46,120 --> 00:27:48,120 I think you and Pauline, we're doing like a photo shoot with a 533 00:27:48,120 --> 00:27:49,400 zebra or something. I don't know. 534 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:53,040 But we just sat in these rocking chairs and it was just so 535 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:54,600 peaceful. You had like the little bit of 536 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,040 background music and you're just looking out over the Savannah 537 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:59,280 and we didn't say a word. And he's like that. 538 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,200 There's very few friends that they can do that. 539 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:05,400 Like they can just realize the moment and just sit and take it 540 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:08,640 in and like, yeah, that that was the place for it, so. 541 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,560 So funny that you brought him up because literally about 15 542 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:15,880 minutes ago he sent me a photo of a lion with a funny meme 543 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:19,800 under it. Like so he must like animal 544 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:22,400 kingdoms too. Yeah, yeah, he bought one of 545 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:23,560 their homers. Yeah, yeah. 546 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,200 Yeah, it is. I was in, I was in Universal 547 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,800 Studios and convinced him into a resale contract for for Animal 548 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:30,920 Kingdom Lodge. I remember that. 549 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:38,040 So moving on in our list here, I'm going to give you up to #5 550 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:43,120 in terms of where the votes are coming in at #9 Aulani, 4% of 551 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:46,080 the vote, April said. Aulani, best reason. 552 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,320 Auntie's beach house in paradise. 553 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,240 My kids adored it. I could go to the spa without 554 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,440 worrying. You can paddle board, snorkel, 555 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:57,520 see sea turtles, and then head to a luau with Mickey and 556 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:00,400 Minnie. It's a literal bucket list 557 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:04,720 resort and I think where Aulani suffers is it it not enough 558 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:06,600 people have been there, not enough people have been able to 559 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,040 experience the. Parents it did better than I 560 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:12,920 thought though it it got above a lot of resort yeah and yeah it 561 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:14,720 beat out all the Disneyland resorts so. 562 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:16,360 And it beat out a couple of Walt Disney World you've. 563 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,280 Never been there, right? I have not been there. 564 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:20,720 God, you. Just missed it out. 565 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:27,840 We need to go back to it is it is definitely a bucket list type 566 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:31,800 place to go. All the way up at #8 So about 567 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:36,040 midway through our list here, Derek's favorite Bay Lake tower 568 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:40,840 with 4.4% of the vote. So Bay Lake Tower doing pretty 569 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:43,400 good for itself, just coming off of its refurbishment. 570 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,200 And Oh yeah. On a note of Bay Lake Tower, I 571 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,440 don't think we've said this on any kind of show, but did you 572 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:55,440 know that they did add some of the Joey to Art to the kiosk at 573 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,880 the Contemporary? Yeah. 574 00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:59,640 There's a kiosk in the gift shop. 575 00:29:59,920 --> 00:30:03,920 Yeah, they do gifts inside the contemporary a frame. 576 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,960 And so at some point, my wife is going to buy us. 577 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,040 I know I'm pretty. Sure. 578 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,400 I'm not. I'm I'm I'm budgeting right now. 579 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,400 We don't. Have too many walls that don't 580 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,600 have art. On we don't have very many walls 581 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:16,200 left. Running out of walls, that's. 582 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:19,640 A problem. That becomes becomes a premium 583 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:27,000 7th place with 5.4% of the vote. Beach Club Villas Jennifer voted 584 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,600 for Beach Club. Love the location to Epcot and 585 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:31,840 Hollywood Studios. The food options are great. 586 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,800 My kids are teenagers now and aren't interested in Magic 587 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,040 Kingdom or even Animal Kingdom at this point. 588 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:39,880 The pool area is the best on property. 589 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,880 We just love the charm of this resort. 590 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:46,640 Holly also added Love Beach Club, it's favorite mostly due 591 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:50,720 to the memories and location. My daughter when she was younger 592 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:53,840 would want to be in that pool more than be in the parks. 593 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,320 Gorgeous sunsets, then ice cream right there. 594 00:30:56,320 --> 00:31:00,200 It's just our place. Can't go wrong with with that 595 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,920 general area. Crescent Lake is, you know, 596 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:06,560 special. We can only hope that they 597 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:09,800 inject some love back into the boardwalk area and kind of just 598 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:12,480 continue to bring some of that that charmer on that resort 599 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:13,120 area. But. 600 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:17,800 I was just, I was just there on on the 26th for my son 21st 601 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:19,640 birthday and we stayed at the boardwalk for one night. 602 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,040 It was fantastic. But yeah, man, it just sticks 603 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:26,320 out when you realize so much of that is empty and it's just, 604 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:30,160 it's so strange to me. But yeah, hopefully when they 605 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,440 get some news soon, I hope, I hope. 606 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:36,280 When we took, when my mom was here right before Christmas, we 607 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:39,680 took them to Crescent Lake. We ate at Beach Club and, you 608 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,520 know, walked the whole loop. I know I'm going to get hate for 609 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:46,560 this, but that Beach Club is now taking my #16 spot. 610 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,640 It's my least favorite of all the resorts without question. 611 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:50,080 Yeah. Whoa. 612 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:53,240 I know. I know I can. 613 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:55,440 It's so weird. Like to walk from one Moby to 614 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:57,760 the other is like a maze. You got to go this way and then 615 00:31:57,760 --> 00:31:59,680 you got to go this way and then you got to go outside and then 616 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:02,480 you got to go this way. And we had a great time. 617 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,960 Don't get me wrong, like I'm, if I got to stay there, I would 618 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:06,960 still stay there. When I say least favorite, 619 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:10,160 that's a sliding scale. But we did have a lot of fun at, 620 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:13,600 we did the kitchen sink at beaches and cream for the first 621 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:17,440 time, which was, which was fun. But to go on the water side, you 622 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:19,320 got to like walk through Epcot to get to it. 623 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,680 I don't know, I it's just not my favorite place to stay. 624 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:26,160 I, yeah, I used to love Beach Club so much and it's not as 625 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:27,800 high on my list as it used to be. 626 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:29,840 I mean, like, I love all the resorts. 627 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:32,360 So you know what I mean? There's no, there's no hate, but 628 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:36,840 I, I don't know, there's like little things to me that as we 629 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:40,720 continue to be members, like you're the things you value 630 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,480 change and like how you spend your points changes. 631 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:46,080 And so you know what I mean? Like if I'm going to spend my 632 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:49,880 points, you know, I, I like, I like being on my balcony. 633 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:52,280 I like a really good view. And I've never loved a beach 634 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,160 club balcony. I've never loved it. 635 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:57,520 First of all, I've always felt like they're very dingy and then 636 00:32:57,520 --> 00:32:59,280 you just there's no really good views. 637 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:01,200 Like some of the ones that were looking the floor okay, but 638 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,160 they're just weird. Remember we had that really 639 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:06,440 weird one that it was like we were just like we were 640 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:08,080 overlooking like 12 other balconies. 641 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,680 Yeah, 12 other balconies. There's like no privacy on that 642 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:11,880 side. The other side where you're 643 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:15,520 facing the trees. It's, it's definitely like a 644 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,840 little dingier over there. Like those balconies have like 645 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:21,920 some grime and stuff on them. But but you know, those are like 646 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:25,000 the things I value more. And, and I'm not gonna lie, then 647 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,360 taking the crab legs away from Cape May just completely 648 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:32,840 diminished my love and whatever shred I had left. 649 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:34,520 Welcome. Back to the balconies. 650 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:37,040 It's like balcony roulette. Is it going to be this big? 651 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:38,200 Is it going to be this? Big. 652 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:41,560 Is it going to be triangular, A parallelogram like? 653 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:46,280 Yeah, you just don't know so. Well, yeah, and, and everything 654 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:49,600 about that resort shows that it came after that. 655 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,600 It was an afterthought. It was, Oh my God, this Disney 656 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:53,400 Vacation Club. So. 657 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:56,440 Way in the back, yeah. So where can we put it? 658 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,520 And again, so if you don't like that, all the people clamoring 659 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,920 for like, we want a Yacht Club, OK, it's going to be just like 660 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:04,960 that. It's going to be just like the 661 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:07,040 beach club so. When we were there this last 662 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:10,760 month, I've I've been to that resort a bunch of times and I 663 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:13,960 still wandered into places I'd never found, like found myself 664 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:16,120 in before. There's like a whole library 665 00:34:16,159 --> 00:34:19,639 with a pool table and I was like where is this? 666 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:23,639 Like a Oh yeah, yeah. It's so true. 667 00:34:23,719 --> 00:34:25,199 They did, they redid that room too. 668 00:34:25,199 --> 00:34:27,840 It looks really nice. Yeah. 669 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:29,400 Yeah. And that's it's, it's still a 670 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:33,120 great resort. It's just not up in my top five, 671 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:36,719 you know, anymore. Right before we get to the top 672 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:39,600 five. This one surprised me, but then 673 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:42,199 I looked into it a little bit in terms of its fall from grace. 674 00:34:42,199 --> 00:34:45,760 So back in 2023, which again was the last show that I think we 675 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,440 did this on, if you can find another one, I would love to 676 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:49,679 know because I I couldn't fight it. 677 00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:54,280 But anyhow, back in 2023 this was in second place, but that 678 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:57,960 was also driven by the fact that it was an actively selling 679 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:03,480 property in 20. 23 and. That was the Grand Floridian. 680 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:06,720 No, OK. Moving down to 6th place with 681 00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:11,160 5.5%. Still actively. 682 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,400 Selling, yeah, Grand Floridian definitely took a tumble there, 683 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:17,240 but I think it was also it's, it's just driven by the emotion 684 00:35:17,240 --> 00:35:18,880 of the time. A lot of people were buying 685 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:21,880 Grand Floridian at the time because he couldn't pass it up 686 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:24,800 when it was, you know, some of those early direct deals were 687 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:28,040 pretty great for it. And you know, all those new 688 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:30,240 studios being added with Big Pine Key. 689 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:35,200 So Grand Floridian, it's finally finishing its transformation. 690 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:37,400 I feel like it's been a work in progress for it's. 691 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,360 Probably part of it not getting as many votes. 692 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:42,760 Like I think people are really disappointed without it having a 693 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:44,800 gingerbread house this year. We don't know if it's coming 694 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:46,720 back next year, you know what I mean? 695 00:35:46,720 --> 00:35:49,440 Some people don't like the the new bar edition. 696 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:53,760 So so it has a kind of some of that stuff going for it still. 697 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:56,080 I mean, I've always loved the grand but. 698 00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:59,920 What what's funny is unrelated, but related, Jeff and I were 699 00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:02,640 talking, you know, about videos we want to do for DVC fan in the 700 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:05,160 new year. And I just want to have like a, 701 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:09,000 a guy's night at, at the, at the tea tea room. 702 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,920 So we're going to just go have like afternoon tea. 703 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,280 We'll dress up all dapper and everything like that. 704 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:16,440 You should. And Amy, you can go to Bippity 705 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:18,360 Boppity Boutique, but we do tea I'm. 706 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:23,040 Probably going to go to why Lulu sit at the bar. 707 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:26,000 We can buy the new bar and get the one drink that they sell. 708 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:31,760 I know, yeah. Moving into our top five for the 709 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:36,960 night right before we do, I will say that both resorts that I 710 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:39,640 kind of view as some of my favorite right now have been 711 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:45,600 eliminated. And I, I voted here a little bit 712 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:49,120 based off of emotion to a degree, which is like, what is 713 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:51,920 that emotional pool like? Where do I want to go back to 714 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:55,480 that? I can't wait to go back to #1 on 715 00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:59,480 that list is Aulani. And I'm still very much hoping 716 00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:02,080 out hope that maybe in 2026 I get there. 717 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:07,160 But we will wait and see kind of what the what the winds bring us 718 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:08,720 in the in the future of this year. 719 00:37:08,720 --> 00:37:10,800 But I really want to get back to Aulani. 720 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,040 It's been way too long since we've been there. 721 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:16,600 And that trip was very special for Amy and I. 722 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:20,760 I think it really kind of catapulted a whole, you know, 723 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:24,040 evolution of our lives. And so it's kind of that turning 724 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:28,000 point for me that kind of that then brought us to Florida and, 725 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,440 and everything. And it was just a it was very 726 00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:32,640 emotional trip. It was a very special trip and 727 00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:35,720 so beautiful there. It's just, you can't a very, 728 00:37:35,720 --> 00:37:37,360 very breathtaking experience. So. 729 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:41,240 Yeah, make it out to Aulani if you can for sure. 730 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:44,000 And then the. Summerfest. 731 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:48,920 Summerfest 2027. Well, and most people don't know 732 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:52,800 this, but my trip to Aulani is when Derek and I, his friendship 733 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:58,400 kind of began because he sent me an e-mail saying that my 734 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:01,160 contract got Roeford and it kind of started the e-mail 735 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:04,680 conversation. And then I flew from there to 736 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:08,120 Disney World with some friends and we met up for a drink. 737 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:10,200 So. You met up there after he 738 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:12,120 roofered your contract. Yeah. 739 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:15,040 In that moment of receiving the e-mail, was there anger towards 740 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:18,120 Derek or there was not? No, he knows how it works. 741 00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:22,360 That was our which I always have fond memories of the Grand 742 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:24,760 Floridian because Jeff, if you remember, that was the very 743 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:29,240 first time that we met and that was me, you and Amy. 744 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:32,400 And we had lunch at the Grand Floridian and we. 745 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:34,080 OK, I was going to ask you where you went. 746 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:36,120 OK. Grand Floridian Cafe the cafe 747 00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:37,920 and. You immediately threw me under 748 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:41,600 the bus, as you recall, because you were laughing so hard that I 749 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:42,960 ordered breakfast with a beer. That's. 750 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:48,600 Right, that's that's how I knew that I found my spirit animal. 751 00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:54,000 The bromance that's happening on this show right now, it's just 752 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,320 too much for me. Like, yeah, do you want us to 753 00:38:56,320 --> 00:39:00,400 just tap out and let you guys reminisce other magical memories 754 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:03,440 together? Before people get upset, it was 755 00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:08,800 it was like a brunch it. Wasn't that that was a good 756 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:11,480 story. I I enjoyed it and I didn't know 757 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:14,200 that. So there Alani is very special. 758 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,480 Alani's very special. And though Derek has never been 759 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:18,800 there. Also on my list is Hilton Head. 760 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:21,080 Wow, OK. I wasn't sure what you would 761 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:22,600 pick. And you didn't pick anything at 762 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:24,280 Disney World, so that was surprising. 763 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:26,840 No, yeah. I think it's just it's kind of 764 00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:29,480 that testament to you and me loving to travel anymore. 765 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:32,000 Like all of these are great. I love all of the answers to 766 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:37,800 these And, and you know, Polynesian is a great pick. 767 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:39,840 You know, Animal Kingdom Lodge is a great pick. 768 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:43,280 All I, I, I, there's not one of these that I can say is, is a 769 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:44,920 bad pick. It's just for me, it's like 770 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:47,520 emotionally, like, where do I really want to go back to right 771 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:49,440 now? Alani's number one, Hilton 772 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:50,520 Head's number 2. You really? 773 00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:52,800 Want to go back to? You know, Head is really high on 774 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:54,240 my list. We we don't, like I said, we've 775 00:39:54,280 --> 00:39:55,880 we've sold a lot of our contracts off. 776 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:59,200 We don't have very many points. So we're we're kind of getting 777 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:02,120 nitpicky about where we're going to stay, but it's either going 778 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:04,280 to be Vero or Hilton Head this year that we use. 779 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:06,680 Yeah. That's awesome. 780 00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:09,640 If you had to pick one Disney World one, what would it be 781 00:40:09,720 --> 00:40:12,520 right now? I think my answer there is 782 00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:18,040 Polynesian right now, just based off of the resort as a whole, 783 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:22,880 the feeling that I have there. One of my most best, most recent 784 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:27,120 memories was when you were covering Destination D 23 and I 785 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:32,520 went to Wailulu by myself and sat at the bar by myself. 786 00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:36,680 He ain't by himself. It was just such an experience 787 00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:40,360 and I think it ties back to, you know, my my choice of Aulani is 788 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:44,280 because I said this when we, you know, covered the grand opening 789 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:46,320 of the island tower, which was over a year ago now. 790 00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:49,480 Pretty crazy to think, but it's been been open a year. 791 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:53,280 But I go back to remember sitting in that lobby and just 792 00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:58,720 going, they nailed the feel of this compared to the original 793 00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:05,560 Polynesian here because it is a it, it's just a perfect meld of 794 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:09,320 two different variations of that Polynesian culture. 795 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:12,920 You have the very kind of what I would call like the commercial 796 00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:17,000 tiki culture of like the 1970s, which is prevalent in the 797 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:20,400 original Polynesian. And then you have, you know, the 798 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:26,120 true Polynesian artistic design and aesthetic that is pronounced 799 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:29,400 throughout the island tower. And just the feel, you can feel 800 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:33,080 the difference between the two properties, which I didn't 801 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:36,360 expect when they, when they announced it, even, you know, 802 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:39,200 they're so close to each other. I just didn't expect to get that 803 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:41,720 feeling. But that's what made it special, 804 00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:43,920 so. Yeah, I I do love the Polly. 805 00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:46,760 When we were doing our resort tours for for Christmas the 806 00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:49,400 other day and I met Jeff Drivazio for a drink while we 807 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:51,080 were waiting for you guys to get done with work. 808 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:56,000 You just sometimes forget what a special place why Lulu is any 809 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:59,320 time of the day. You know, that view is just, I 810 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:02,480 think it's the best view that any Disney lounge has. 811 00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:09,680 Taking us into our top five picks in 5th place with 7.1% of 812 00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:13,920 the vote, the Boardwalk Villas, Martin said. 813 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:17,240 I voted for Boardwalk because we just stayed there in November. 814 00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:20,920 It was my first trip to Disney since being cancer free. 815 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:24,600 Maybe it was because we were treated like royalty, but it was 816 00:42:24,600 --> 00:42:26,320 both an emotional and amazing trip. 817 00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:28,440 I hope we get Boardwalk next December. 818 00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:29,880 What was his name? Say Martin. 819 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:30,680 Martin. Martin. 820 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:32,080 Yeah. Congratulations, Martin. 821 00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:37,120 Congratulations, Martin. So I and, and again, I this is 822 00:42:37,120 --> 00:42:39,280 this is what's special about, you know, not only this 823 00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:42,480 community, but also just like all these resorts is that it's 824 00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:45,400 really just, you know, what pulls at your heartstrings. 825 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:50,360 You know, what is that trip that just either you watch, you know, 826 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:54,480 a little one fall in love with Disney, or you celebrate just 827 00:42:54,480 --> 00:43:00,560 such an incredible milestone Like Martin is so 4th place and 828 00:43:00,560 --> 00:43:07,000 also dipping on the list, moving down from 3rd place in 2023. 829 00:43:07,480 --> 00:43:10,640 The one that we have talked about pretty frequently tonight, 830 00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:15,000 the Polynesian 14.4% of the vote. 831 00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:20,040 So in fourth place, the Polynesian Villas Amy Marie said 832 00:43:20,240 --> 00:43:23,280 we own at Oakie W Animal Kingdom Lodge and Polly. 833 00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:27,960 But Dang it, my 47 year old Brady Bunch loving heart had to 834 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:31,640 vote for Polly. I feel like I'm in the Bradys Go 835 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:34,560 to Hawaii episodes when we stay in the longhouses. 836 00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:40,880 That was a legit reason. Joanna said the Polynesian will 837 00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:43,440 always be my favorite Disney resort in Orlando. 838 00:43:43,440 --> 00:43:47,960 The monorail access walking path boat rides make getting to Magic 839 00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:50,680 Kingdom easy and the views of Cinderella Castle fireworks from 840 00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:54,000 the beach are pure Disney magic. The Polynesian isn't just a 841 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:56,920 place to stay, it's a part of the experience. 842 00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:59,320 There you go. I couldn't write these things if 843 00:43:59,320 --> 00:44:01,840 I tried like right? No, that's awesome. 844 00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:05,560 Yeah, yeah. So if if my math is mathing, 845 00:44:05,560 --> 00:44:10,480 correct me if I'm wrong, but our top three then are Riviera, 846 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:12,560 Riveness Lodge, Riviera, and Animal Kingdom. 847 00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:14,480 Mm Hmm. Mm, hmm, yeah, I see. 848 00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:16,000 I wasn't even thinking that hard. 849 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:18,320 Yep. Interesting. 850 00:44:18,720 --> 00:44:20,760 Yeah, I'm mostly I'm surprised about Riviera. 851 00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:23,400 Me too. Yeah, I thought it would have 852 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:29,280 been down near Grand Floridian. Any guesses at what what #1 853 00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:31,840 might be based off of the the information, not the? 854 00:44:31,840 --> 00:44:34,880 Wilderness Lodge then that would be my guess #1. 855 00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:39,760 I say animal Kingdom and I say that it's still, it's an amazing 856 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:43,880 choice, but I think just volume wise, I think there's more 857 00:44:43,880 --> 00:44:46,600 animal Kingdom owners and everybody loves their home 858 00:44:46,600 --> 00:44:48,280 resort. So I think just because it's a 859 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:51,080 larger resort, there's more points, there's more owners that 860 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:53,960 they went in there all in. But I got to throw in two, Paul, 861 00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:56,320 like just like you said, listening to this list, every 862 00:44:56,320 --> 00:45:00,400 time you name a resort, I go, God, you know what, I probably 863 00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:02,960 should have picked that one and then someone else named another 864 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:03,400 one. You're like. 865 00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:05,120 I got it. Forget about that. 866 00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:11,480 That's what makes this club so flipping great is that there is 867 00:45:11,480 --> 00:45:15,120 truly something for everybody. I get goosebumps because I have 868 00:45:15,120 --> 00:45:18,280 memories, honestly, at almost every single one of these 869 00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:21,840 resorts, which makes it hard except panic. 870 00:45:22,600 --> 00:45:25,080 But but I do have memories because I remember selling it 871 00:45:25,080 --> 00:45:27,600 direct. But it's the fact that as 872 00:45:27,600 --> 00:45:31,280 members, we can say, hey, you know what, I bought this one 873 00:45:31,280 --> 00:45:32,680 resort. But you know what's cool? 874 00:45:32,680 --> 00:45:35,240 I remember listening to that show or watching that show and 875 00:45:35,240 --> 00:45:38,080 the way that they talked about the Polynesian or the way they 876 00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:40,160 talked about Hilton Head or the way, you know what? 877 00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:41,760 I think I want to give that a try. 878 00:45:42,120 --> 00:45:44,560 Our membership allows you to do that. 879 00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:48,120 And I think that's the coolest thing in the world is you don't 880 00:45:48,120 --> 00:45:51,480 have to sit there and go, oh, crap, I bought the wrong Jordan. 881 00:45:51,480 --> 00:45:54,120 I could never go to, you know, Vero Beach or I could never go 882 00:45:54,120 --> 00:45:56,240 to the Polynesian. That's what's cool is you can 883 00:45:56,240 --> 00:45:58,800 listen to a show like this and get pumped up and excited for 884 00:45:59,160 --> 00:46:00,360 future trips. So. 885 00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:05,720 Yeah, that's awesome. I will put the asterisk here and 886 00:46:05,720 --> 00:46:09,160 just kind of say that I really like how you put together this 887 00:46:09,160 --> 00:46:11,280 poll this year. And I think in the future, it's 888 00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:13,800 the way that we probably should do it, because I think that 889 00:46:13,800 --> 00:46:17,840 these, the resorts sharing amenities is impactful. 890 00:46:18,040 --> 00:46:20,720 And I imagine that the, the results here would be very 891 00:46:20,720 --> 00:46:25,400 similar if we went back to the 2023 data and actually put it 892 00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:27,800 together like that. Because I think in 2023 we did 893 00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:31,320 separate out specifically, I want to just say Copper Creek 894 00:46:31,320 --> 00:46:34,560 and Boulder Ridge when it, when it came to these numbers. 895 00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:38,760 And so I, I even vividly remember kind of adding those 896 00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:42,080 two back together and going well, this would kind of switch, 897 00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:45,000 you know, the, the order and the placement of these resorts. 898 00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:49,640 So I think it's, it's impactful to know that, you know, two of 899 00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:53,440 the three resorts that were in the, in the top three back in 900 00:46:53,440 --> 00:46:56,840 2023 are still there. They're still some of the, you 901 00:46:56,840 --> 00:46:58,440 know, most, most favorite resorts. 902 00:46:58,760 --> 00:47:03,080 And the resort that was impacted probably by the poll results and 903 00:47:03,080 --> 00:47:08,240 how we change the numbers is the one that neither Jeff or Derek 904 00:47:08,240 --> 00:47:11,000 just mentioned. It is Riviera Resort dropping 905 00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:17,840 from #1 in 2023 to 3rd place here with 14.5% of the vote. 906 00:47:17,840 --> 00:47:20,080 And again, I, I don't want to take, I don't want that to take 907 00:47:20,080 --> 00:47:22,720 away from Riviera because again, I think, you know, how you, how 908 00:47:22,720 --> 00:47:24,880 you would maybe crunch these numbers or do the, do the 909 00:47:24,880 --> 00:47:28,760 polling would change that. But Riviera lovers love Riviera, 910 00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:32,360 and we said this back in 2023. Like, you know, we, we. 911 00:47:32,480 --> 00:47:34,880 Yeah, and I wonder. So it was definitely a lot 912 00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:38,880 shinier, and not that it's not shiny and pretty still, but it 913 00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:43,160 was newer, you know what I mean? Coming up on 7 years old, yeah. 914 00:47:43,160 --> 00:47:45,680 Crazy back then. Seven. 915 00:47:45,880 --> 00:47:48,480 Yeah, I'm pretty sure. Hey I really thought it was like 916 00:47:48,480 --> 00:47:51,960 3 it. It opened pre pandemic so my 917 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:54,560 goodness it opened in December 29th. 918 00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:56,800 I remember it being in December. OK, Wow. 919 00:47:56,840 --> 00:47:57,560 Yeah. So. 920 00:47:58,840 --> 00:48:01,320 But yeah, I mean, there's a lot to love there, you know, It is 921 00:48:01,320 --> 00:48:03,920 still. Actually it is 7 if I do if I 922 00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:06,760 did that math correctly. Yeah, it is still one of the 923 00:48:06,800 --> 00:48:12,440 most luxurious aesthetics, you know, in a resort, especially 924 00:48:12,440 --> 00:48:16,800 when you look at the rooms and just how well they're kept and 925 00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:20,120 how nicely they were done, you know? 926 00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:22,240 That means it's coming up on a soft good soon. 927 00:48:22,720 --> 00:48:24,440 That's pretty wild to. Think it doesn't even feel like 928 00:48:24,440 --> 00:48:26,520 it. I maybe it does, I don't know. 929 00:48:26,520 --> 00:48:29,560 But but yeah, I get it. It's not on my end. 930 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:33,680 When we got trapped there. But I've I've been on record 931 00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:38,040 saying this a bunch of times. The one bedroom at Riviera is my 932 00:48:38,040 --> 00:48:43,480 favorite room on property without without question my my 933 00:48:43,480 --> 00:48:48,080 biggest complaint about Riviera is I don't like that the pools 934 00:48:48,080 --> 00:48:50,120 are next to each other. It just seems weird. 935 00:48:50,120 --> 00:48:53,000 Like every other Disney resort, you have a quiet pool over here. 936 00:48:53,520 --> 00:48:55,480 And the. Main feature pool over here. 937 00:48:55,640 --> 00:48:58,360 This one like that should have just made it one big giant pool 938 00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:00,440 at that point because. Yeah. 939 00:49:00,680 --> 00:49:03,920 I want someone to go back to that 2023 video because I 940 00:49:03,920 --> 00:49:07,160 watched parts of it earlier today and I listened to Jeff 941 00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:10,200 talk about the polls, I'm pretty sure at the Riviera back in 942 00:49:10,200 --> 00:49:13,320 2023. So that sounds right pretty, but 943 00:49:13,320 --> 00:49:16,840 it is so cool those those mosaics, you know, in between on 944 00:49:16,840 --> 00:49:21,080 your way to the sky liner, the Rapunzel mosaics and I still 945 00:49:21,080 --> 00:49:25,240 love Topolinos. I It's just a beautiful resort. 946 00:49:25,240 --> 00:49:25,920 What? What I. 947 00:49:26,200 --> 00:49:29,680 Yeah, I, I have this like, love, hate relationship with topolinos 948 00:49:29,680 --> 00:49:32,280 because they took away so many good menu items. 949 00:49:32,440 --> 00:49:34,600 There's like, no, there's like one pasta. 950 00:49:34,880 --> 00:49:37,080 And and you know what? I used to complain. 951 00:49:37,080 --> 00:49:41,000 I used to say they literally have pasta decor like hanging 952 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:43,240 under behind the glass. They took all that away. 953 00:49:43,240 --> 00:49:44,400 It's all gone. Did you know that? 954 00:49:44,920 --> 00:49:45,480 Yeah. Wow. 955 00:49:47,320 --> 00:49:49,600 Yeah, and they still got the noodle lights. 956 00:49:49,600 --> 00:49:52,120 The other thing that I'll give Riviera credit for is that I 957 00:49:52,120 --> 00:49:55,560 think we have Riviera to thank for a lot of the refurbishment 958 00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:58,920 artwork and the style of refurbishment that we are now 959 00:49:58,920 --> 00:50:01,000 getting in a lot of these newer resorts. 960 00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:04,680 You know, it was one of the first to introduce in the, the, 961 00:50:04,720 --> 00:50:08,960 the Murphy bed. Saratoga was up there as one of 962 00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:12,280 the first also, but it introduced that which, you know, 963 00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:14,880 every DVC resort basically has almost. 964 00:50:15,160 --> 00:50:21,680 And in addition to that, you just have this mindset of being 965 00:50:21,680 --> 00:50:26,040 tasteful to the style of the resort while also injecting 966 00:50:26,040 --> 00:50:28,440 those subtle, you know, Disney touches. 967 00:50:28,440 --> 00:50:32,480 It's why we have two pieces of art in our house, 1 which is 968 00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:36,640 Remy in a bowl of fruit, which you have to look to find Remy 969 00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:37,840 like. Literally right in front of you, 970 00:50:37,840 --> 00:50:39,960 but nobody notices it. You're used to. 971 00:50:40,280 --> 00:50:41,840 That picture of that bowl of fruit? 972 00:50:42,280 --> 00:50:44,640 And he's literally right there. He's right there, top of the 973 00:50:44,720 --> 00:50:46,840 apples. And then the same over our bed, 974 00:50:46,840 --> 00:50:50,240 we have the Wally and Eve that hangs in I believe the the main 975 00:50:50,240 --> 00:50:56,000 bedroom in in one of the villas. And it's, yeah, I mean we've 976 00:50:56,000 --> 00:50:58,880 seen that style injected in a lot of these other resorts now. 977 00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:01,080 And I think we do have Riviera to thank for that. 978 00:51:01,080 --> 00:51:04,440 So that's great. And it was, yeah, the first one 979 00:51:04,440 --> 00:51:09,040 to let you buy art from resorts. So yeah, the whole thing in 980 00:51:09,040 --> 00:51:12,560 motion. Falling into second place in 981 00:51:12,560 --> 00:51:16,480 this year's poll. And again, I think a testament 982 00:51:16,560 --> 00:51:19,240 to maybe how we designed the poll this year a little bit 983 00:51:19,240 --> 00:51:23,120 because these two being bundled together do significantly 984 00:51:23,120 --> 00:51:26,840 elevate its stance. But with 16.8% of the vote, 985 00:51:26,840 --> 00:51:33,600 Wilderness Lodge, Boulder Ridge, Copper Creek put together. 986 00:51:33,800 --> 00:51:37,680 And again, I just want to tell you how close this was, 16.8% 987 00:51:37,680 --> 00:51:43,320 for Wilderness Lodge and for our our crowning of the 2026 best 988 00:51:43,320 --> 00:51:46,600 DVC resort in first place, the Animal Kingdom Villas Kadani and 989 00:51:46,600 --> 00:51:49,720 Jambo House with 18.6% of the vote. 990 00:51:50,000 --> 00:51:53,120 So these were very close. Those top two were were very, 991 00:51:53,120 --> 00:51:57,160 very close. A couple comments from our DVC 992 00:51:57,160 --> 00:52:00,520 community. Thea Parker who actually is is 993 00:52:00,520 --> 00:52:03,480 joining us over at the DVC rental store here pretty soon. 994 00:52:03,480 --> 00:52:07,160 So we may see here, we may see her on a future show. 995 00:52:07,520 --> 00:52:12,040 But Thea said I voted Wilderness Lodge for its unmatched theming, 996 00:52:12,040 --> 00:52:14,160 great location and amazing dining. 997 00:52:14,600 --> 00:52:17,880 Watching the geyser and the electrical water pageant is pure 998 00:52:17,880 --> 00:52:20,000 Disney magic. During the holidays, this resort 999 00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:22,640 is a 10 out of 10. Nothing beats hanging out by the 1000 00:52:22,640 --> 00:52:25,680 fire with a wilderness bark latte. 1001 00:52:25,960 --> 00:52:28,240 I've never heard of that, what are we missing? 1002 00:52:28,240 --> 00:52:31,600 You got some nasty martini when we were there the. 1003 00:52:31,920 --> 00:52:34,520 The the one that was the one that they were selling at the 1004 00:52:34,520 --> 00:52:37,600 Christmas, it was. I think wilderness bark latte, I 1005 00:52:37,600 --> 00:52:40,200 mean that that that seems to scream Christmas too. 1006 00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:43,920 So. I don't know or all year round I 1007 00:52:43,920 --> 00:52:45,400 don't know. Let me know if you where I need 1008 00:52:45,400 --> 00:52:48,160 to go. You guys will have to meet up at 1009 00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:50,560 that wilderness lodge for a wilderness bark latte 1010 00:52:50,560 --> 00:52:54,400 apparently. And then for Animal Kingdom, Rob 1011 00:52:54,400 --> 00:52:56,720 McDonald said Animal Kingdom Lodge, it was our first home 1012 00:52:56,720 --> 00:53:01,040 resort, so it cheats having those memories for us, but 1013 00:53:01,200 --> 00:53:04,480 there's really nothing like it. The food options are amazing. 1014 00:53:04,480 --> 00:53:07,680 Staff have always been great. You truly get the feeling of 1015 00:53:07,680 --> 00:53:10,640 being in a different place, not just a hotel. 1016 00:53:11,400 --> 00:53:14,360 And I'll let you guys kind of comment here on the top two in a 1017 00:53:14,360 --> 00:53:16,440 second. But I, I, I do want to add this 1018 00:53:16,440 --> 00:53:20,680 because I've talked a lot about the condo association meetings. 1019 00:53:20,680 --> 00:53:23,320 I feel like over the past few episodes, Jeff's like, yeah, 1020 00:53:23,400 --> 00:53:27,600 stop talking about them. But I was at the Animal Kingdom 1021 00:53:27,600 --> 00:53:33,720 condo association meeting and the, the general manager and I 1022 00:53:33,720 --> 00:53:36,760 should remember his name. I want to say it's Cosmo. 1023 00:53:38,360 --> 00:53:42,040 I, I believe his name is Cosmo, the general manager of the 1024 00:53:42,040 --> 00:53:46,480 Animal Kingdom Villas. The, the GM sit in on these 1025 00:53:46,480 --> 00:53:49,160 condo association meetings to hear, you know, comments that 1026 00:53:49,160 --> 00:53:51,080 members have about all these different resorts. 1027 00:53:51,640 --> 00:53:55,800 But he is the most profound one that I always just vividly 1028 00:53:55,800 --> 00:53:59,240 remember. And he is, he has such a passion 1029 00:53:59,440 --> 00:54:04,520 for that resort and of the, of, of the GMs that sit in on those 1030 00:54:04,520 --> 00:54:06,960 meetings. He comments back and he shares 1031 00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:11,520 information or he takes that feedback into account and you 1032 00:54:11,520 --> 00:54:14,680 do. You can just see how passionate 1033 00:54:14,680 --> 00:54:19,040 he is about what he manages. And I think that's really why 1034 00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:23,400 this resort comes out on top. Animal Kingdom was in 3rd place 1035 00:54:23,400 --> 00:54:27,800 back in 2023, but it has bumped up to #1 and if this 1036 00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:31,160 refurbishment just takes off the way we think it's going to, I'm 1037 00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:34,200 not quite sure it'll be as close next year with these numbers. 1038 00:54:34,280 --> 00:54:37,000 If you really think about it, like just thinking about the GM 1039 00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:40,960 out of all the resorts to be a general manager of like, I think 1040 00:54:40,960 --> 00:54:43,520 that's going to be one of the hardest because it's huge. 1041 00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:46,520 You got 2 huge buildings and then you got a zoo. 1042 00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:52,960 You know, like, kudos to Cosmo because he's, he's, he's doing 1043 00:54:53,240 --> 00:54:55,120 good things. Yeah. 1044 00:54:55,840 --> 00:54:56,880 Are you trying to look up the name? 1045 00:54:57,360 --> 00:55:00,680 Yeah, I may have been way off, but I I believe he used to be. 1046 00:55:00,920 --> 00:55:04,440 He either used to be the. That's not your name anymore. 1047 00:55:04,680 --> 00:55:08,400 Palm and stuff we're so it's. Someone else now, maybe Google's 1048 00:55:08,400 --> 00:55:11,600 lying to me? I have no idea but. 1049 00:55:12,240 --> 00:55:14,640 I can only think of Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld. 1050 00:55:14,640 --> 00:55:17,400 So that's exactly who the the the the GM is. 1051 00:55:17,400 --> 00:55:20,600 Yeah, so. Yeah, that's a those are great. 1052 00:55:21,080 --> 00:55:24,120 Derek, you're Derek. You're you're an executive for a 1053 00:55:24,120 --> 00:55:25,440 reason. You had this, right. 1054 00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:27,240 You, you guessed it, you know. Yep. 1055 00:55:27,720 --> 00:55:31,360 Yes, and and just a reminder to everyone that if the first place 1056 00:55:31,360 --> 00:55:34,280 winner Animal Kingdom Lodge cannot fulfill their duties, 1057 00:55:34,560 --> 00:55:37,840 they will have to step down and Wilderness Lodge become a 1058 00:55:37,840 --> 00:55:41,320 different. But no, it's a it's a perfect 1059 00:55:41,320 --> 00:55:43,520 choice. And don't forget Animal Kingdom 1060 00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:47,880 Lodge too also has the only concierge rooms that DVC members 1061 00:55:48,080 --> 00:55:49,960 access to. Is it to get them? 1062 00:55:50,280 --> 00:55:52,480 No. Is it easier to get struck by 1063 00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:54,400 lightning? While yeah, of course it is. 1064 00:55:54,400 --> 00:55:58,120 But we have we have one night in April over Easter. 1065 00:55:58,120 --> 00:56:00,200 We're so excited and we're not cancelling it this time. 1066 00:56:00,480 --> 00:56:01,840 That's so cool. Yeah, that's. 1067 00:56:01,880 --> 00:56:04,200 So cool, Jeff, and I can't wait to join you. 1068 00:56:04,200 --> 00:56:06,640 So yeah. Why did you do the reservation? 1069 00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:10,520 Yeah, the more the Merritt. Great resort, great choices. 1070 00:56:10,560 --> 00:56:12,240 Yeah. And I, I personally, I mean, I 1071 00:56:12,240 --> 00:56:15,240 love wilderness lodge. That's again, we go back to we 1072 00:56:15,240 --> 00:56:17,880 have feelings about resorts for specific reasons. 1073 00:56:17,880 --> 00:56:20,360 I mean, that's where I spent my honeymoon in 1996. 1074 00:56:20,360 --> 00:56:23,320 Was it wilderness? We've taken tons of trips there 1075 00:56:23,600 --> 00:56:26,800 over the years. We just did one night in early 1076 00:56:26,800 --> 00:56:29,240 December. Annie and I got a room at Copper 1077 00:56:29,240 --> 00:56:33,840 Creek just for one night. Met so many awesome DVC show 1078 00:56:33,840 --> 00:56:35,320 fans. That was so great to just 1079 00:56:35,320 --> 00:56:38,360 everywhere we went, there's just fans of the show and so sweet 1080 00:56:38,360 --> 00:56:40,400 and it's just such a wonderful time. 1081 00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:44,720 And again, I, I love these two choices because it is two 1082 00:56:44,720 --> 00:56:47,600 different resorts. And that's kind of how Paul even 1083 00:56:47,600 --> 00:56:49,400 mentioned how I feel about Polly now too. 1084 00:56:49,400 --> 00:56:52,320 Is that it just kind of, you know, you have options of both, 1085 00:56:52,320 --> 00:56:54,640 right? I've got this quiet pool or I've 1086 00:56:54,640 --> 00:56:57,200 got this lobby in these restaurants or I've got this one 1087 00:56:57,200 --> 00:56:59,760 and this one and, you know, the weather in this lodge to have, 1088 00:57:00,040 --> 00:57:03,040 you know, Boulder Ridge, especially during Christmas. 1089 00:57:03,040 --> 00:57:06,280 My God, that is a memory I will never forget where we just got a 1090 00:57:06,280 --> 00:57:09,080 bottle of wine and said, you know what, the main Copper Creek 1091 00:57:09,080 --> 00:57:11,000 lobby was a little insane. It was a little busy. 1092 00:57:11,160 --> 00:57:13,680 Let's just walk over to Boulder. We were the only ones in that 1093 00:57:13,680 --> 00:57:15,200 beautiful lobby during Christmas. 1094 00:57:15,200 --> 00:57:18,880 And the fact that again, as a member, you've got both resorts 1095 00:57:18,880 --> 00:57:21,360 there and it's the same thing with Animal Kingdom. 1096 00:57:21,360 --> 00:57:24,880 So yeah, it's a fantastic choice, fantastic choice, and 1097 00:57:24,880 --> 00:57:28,240 you can't go wrong with either. I agree. 1098 00:57:28,240 --> 00:57:29,640 I couldn't have said it better myself. 1099 00:57:29,760 --> 00:57:31,320 I could have said it quicker, but not better. 1100 00:57:34,480 --> 00:57:38,040 And not and, and Jeff, I, it's close to Cosmo Kramer. 1101 00:57:38,040 --> 00:57:40,680 It's Cosmo Kapoor. And I was correct. 1102 00:57:40,680 --> 00:57:43,960 He is the general manager of of the Animal Kingdom Watch. 1103 00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:45,720 So yeah. I just thought, yeah. 1104 00:57:45,920 --> 00:57:47,800 Yeah, awesome guy. If you ever have an opportunity 1105 00:57:47,800 --> 00:57:52,000 to chat with him or interact with him, just there's, there's 1106 00:57:52,000 --> 00:57:55,080 just people in rooms sometimes that make an impression. 1107 00:57:55,080 --> 00:57:57,920 And he's always one that, you know, you just, you know, he 1108 00:57:57,920 --> 00:58:00,000 loves what he does and he's very passionate about it. 1109 00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:02,800 And I think it shines through the property that that that he's 1110 00:58:03,280 --> 00:58:05,800 overseeing. I I would like to just add one 1111 00:58:05,800 --> 00:58:08,040 thing to that if I could and then I'm done for the night. 1112 00:58:08,280 --> 00:58:09,480 I think we're all done for the night. 1113 00:58:09,480 --> 00:58:13,080 But I did notice something at Old Key West's condo association 1114 00:58:13,080 --> 00:58:15,880 meeting that I think bears repeating. 1115 00:58:16,520 --> 00:58:20,960 I think the GM's at these resorts hear a lot of negative. 1116 00:58:21,040 --> 00:58:24,320 I think that's just the nature. They typically filled 1117 00:58:24,320 --> 00:58:26,320 complaints. They typically are the ones in 1118 00:58:26,320 --> 00:58:30,080 charge of handling those. But, and I can't remember the GM 1119 00:58:30,360 --> 00:58:36,240 at Old Key West, but somebody complimented something and I 1120 00:58:36,240 --> 00:58:38,440 don't even remember exactly what the context was, but they 1121 00:58:38,440 --> 00:58:43,640 complimented how well something was performing at Old Key West. 1122 00:58:44,360 --> 00:58:46,760 They need to hear that too. And I think we could all be a 1123 00:58:46,760 --> 00:58:49,760 little bit better at sharing those cast compliments that you 1124 00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:52,520 can do through the app and sharing that because. 1125 00:58:52,800 --> 00:58:54,800 Yeah. It has to be exhausting. 1126 00:58:54,960 --> 00:58:58,360 Tired. Yes, 100% is a job. 1127 00:58:59,760 --> 00:59:04,040 Disney so much that you could you could feel the beaming 1128 00:59:04,040 --> 00:59:08,240 coming from him that oh, you know, they, they noticed the 1129 00:59:08,240 --> 00:59:10,600 good things too. So I just wanted to throw that 1130 00:59:10,600 --> 00:59:12,080 out. There share, share the wins. 1131 00:59:12,080 --> 00:59:15,440 Also, you know, typically when you check in, sometimes you will 1132 00:59:15,440 --> 00:59:18,040 get an e-mail that comes directly from the resort. 1133 00:59:18,040 --> 00:59:20,200 It has the e-mail of the GM on there. 1134 00:59:20,240 --> 00:59:23,160 You know, if they did, if, if, if they did a great job, tell 1135 00:59:23,160 --> 00:59:27,640 them about it because it it, it definitely just, I think in any 1136 00:59:27,640 --> 00:59:30,640 position, it makes you feel a little bit better about what 1137 00:59:30,640 --> 00:59:32,160 you're doing it. You know, it makes you feel 1138 00:59:32,160 --> 00:59:34,680 validated. It makes you feel that you know 1139 00:59:34,680 --> 00:59:37,160 you're doing something right. You know, even even if you get 1140 00:59:37,520 --> 00:59:39,800 these couple things wrong or if you know a couple guest 1141 00:59:39,800 --> 00:59:42,360 experiences are negative, at least you know there are those 1142 00:59:42,360 --> 00:59:47,640 positive things along the way. But congratulations to Animal 1143 00:59:47,640 --> 00:59:52,360 Kingdom Villas for your 2026 best Disney vacation. 1144 00:59:52,440 --> 00:59:55,520 They didn't need any sky liner or boat. 1145 00:59:55,560 --> 00:59:59,760 Didn't need a thing, just needed needed some giraffes, some zebra 1146 00:59:59,880 --> 01:00:01,840 Dome. Zebra Dome good. 1147 01:00:02,520 --> 01:00:05,040 Food. Yeah, well, ladies and 1148 01:00:05,040 --> 01:00:06,760 gentlemen, let us know in the comments. 1149 01:00:07,320 --> 01:00:08,880 But you know, some of you that are not in our Facebook 1150 01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:10,480 community maybe didn't get to vote here. 1151 01:00:10,520 --> 01:00:12,360 Let us know where did your resort fall? 1152 01:00:12,360 --> 01:00:14,960 Why did you love it? We love to hear those comments 1153 01:00:14,960 --> 01:00:17,400 and hear that feedback. But that is going to do it for 1154 01:00:17,400 --> 01:00:19,280 this week's episode of the DVC Show. 1155 01:00:19,680 --> 01:00:22,400 We hope you enjoyed it and we will see you next Monday. 1156 01:00:23,440 --> 01:00:27,520 Bye everybody. Now I'm craving a zebra Dome.