MouseStation 147 – Listener Feedback
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Listener Feedback Friday!
In this week’s Listener Feedback:
Adam from Ballarat Australia wrote in to ask that we make the “UK Traveler
Advice” show be for all foreign travelers, and listed a number of questions,
largely focused on tipping. We’ve made a note of all of the questions, and
we’ll try to address them all on our “International Travelers” show,
tentatively scheduled for some time in April or early May. (We’ve got lots
of feature shows already on the books and interviews lined up already.)
Adam’s questions made us wonder how tipping is handled (if at all) in other
countries.
If any other International travelers have questions that they’d like to have
answered, send them in and we’ll try
to cover them all!
When Berdo wrote in a couple of weeks ago asking about top restaurants for
each meal at Walt Disney World, but we got distracted by the fact that he
noted that his check for saying that “Simba rules” was late and never answered
his question. We thought we’d go back and answer his actual question.
Mark really doesn’t eat breakfast at restaurants all that much. When he’s
staying at DVC lodgings, he usually eats something from the fridge, and when
he goes out he’ll either eat a breakfast pastry or something else quick. Occasionally
he’ll go to a character breakfast or something. Mike doesn’t do breakfast
much either, but he highly recommends the buffet at Boma, and discussed some
of the special selections there.
For lunch, Mark will usually grab counter service on the run in the parks,
unless he’s meeting someone somewhere. Sometimes he’ll eat at Olivia’s while
waiting for his room to be ready after checking in. He mentioned some of his
usual haunts. Mike usually does counter service, as well. He often will snack
through the day instead of eating lunch, eat an earlier sit-down dinner, then
grab a late-night snack.
Mark said that just about any sit-down restaurant other than Nine Dragons
would be fine. He’s hoping that the food will be better after their upcoming
remodeling, but he’s not holding his breath. Mark gave special mention to
Boma and Flying Fish Cafe, as well as the California Grill. Mike agrees that
there are so many good restaurants at Disney that everyone should take advantage
of as many restaurants as possible.
Sean Jones wrote in with a few more very strange Six Degrees connections.
This time, he connected Mowgli to Taxi Driver, the Blue Bayou to The Beatles,
and the Tower of Terror to Bob Dylan. We’re also publishing the next of his
great “@ The Station” comics below.
Mike is going to be in Las Vegas at the end of the month, so he may try to
get in touch with Sean.
Sean Jones sent in another fabulous comic strip of Mark and Mike (and Steven!).
Click on the strip for a larger image.
Matt wrote in to follow up on the email on Episode
139 from Pat in San Francisco, who wondered what happened to the ride
vehicles from the water rides at night. Matt noted that on the most
recent episode of the MiceCast
podcast, Mike, Greg and Richard discussed the same topic. According to
them, a few of the logs for Splash Mountain are kept in the station, so cast
members can walk across, and the rest are put into a storage area.
He also joined Mark on the side of Nemo Rules! Mike was disappointed about
having to read the email, and was in denial that someone would choose Nemo
over Simba.
Mike in Mesa wrote in with his Three Wishes for the Disneyland Resort:
1. Bring back the People Mover.
2. Make it easier to park hop.
3. Make ride photos available through PhotoPass.
Mark agreed on #1, but didn’t have so much sympathy on #2, since park-hopping
at Walt Disney World can take 30-60 minutes, depending on the park pair. When
he goes to Disneyland, he’s thrilled that it’s so quick to hop parks. And
as far as ride photos, Mark knows that PhotoPass was working on getting ride
photos onto PhotoPass, running a test at Test Track, but he doesn’t know where
things stand.
Shawn Coomer wrote in to compliment us, to say that the Frappr map was a
great idea, and to wish us a happy belated anniversary. He also has started
listening to the early Magical
Moment Podcasts, and was delighted to see that we were using Mark’s son
from the beginning. He also thinks that it’s great that we’re harnessing the
power of our listeners to raise money for charities. Mike noted that he needs
to change the time frame for his fund-raising, since last year’s campaign
came when everybody was targeting their money toward the holidays.
Mark wondered whether Shawn was going to move his Frappr pushpin each time
he and his family moved
on to their next location.
Alexis Bratengeier wrote in from Germany to ask for a recommendation on whether
to take the UnDISCOVERed Future World or Backstage Magic tour as a follow-up
to Keys to the Kingdom. Mark and Mike discussed the two tours and recommended
Backstage Magic, even though some changes are being implemented to alter the
tour’s stops. It’s definitely worth the much higher price. Mike also recommended
Backstage Safari.
Jennifer Weber wrote in to note that not everybody was in agreement that
Pleasure Island was better the way that it used to be. She hadn’t written
in because she appreciates why others miss the way it was, but now it seems
to her something that appeals to a wider variety of people. It seems that
there may be some crossover in her opinion between the Marketplace and Pleasure
Island, which let to some confusion on Mark’s part.
Mike Hamilton of the Disney
Podcast Directory wrote in to respond to Mark’s comments comparing Test
Track to the New York State Thruway, as he used to drive the road all the
time. He also offered to talk more about his podcast listening skills, which
still amaze Mark and Mike. (We’ll find a way to schedule him as a guest on
a future show.)
Wrapping up
On April 27, Mark will be walking to raise money for the March of Dimes for
the third time. Please consider supporting him. The March of Dimes mission
is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature
birth, and infant mortality.
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