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Tiki vs Tacos with a Passion Fruit and Pineapple Daiquiri
Pour yourself a passion fruit and pineapple daiquiri as we dive into a spirited cultural showdown! Which Disney theme creates more magic – the laid-back tropical vibes of Polynesia or the vibrant energy of Latin America?
Our tropical cocktail sets the perfect backdrop for this friendly debate as we explore how Disney brings these rich cultural influences to life across their global properties. The Polynesian Resort stands as a monument to Disney's dedication to immersive theming, with its iconic lobby, pristine beaches, and over-water bungalows representing the gold standard of Disney accommodations. Meanwhile, Coronado Springs makes a compelling case for Latin American architectural beauty with its stunning Gran Destino Tower and exceptional dining options.
From attractions to entertainment, we weigh the current offerings like Journey of Water against Mexico's Gran Fiesta Tour, while looking ahead to game-changing additions like Animal Kingdom's Pueblo Esperanza. We dream big with blue-sky concepts that would elevate both cultural representations, including a breathtaking Polynesian island pavilion at EPCOT complete with immersive dining, entertainment, and interactive experiences.
The cinematic battle pits modern classics against each other – does the musical brilliance of Encanto and Coco outshine the adventurous spirit of Moana and the quirky charm of Lilo & Stitch? We also compare the dining, drinks, and merchandise experiences that bring these cultures to life throughout Disney destinations.
Whether you're a tiki bar enthusiast or can't get enough of Latin rhythms, this episode offers fresh perspectives on how Disney celebrates these diverse cultural influences. Plus, we share details about our upcoming budget-friendly Disneyland trip that proves you don't need to break the bank for Disney magic. What cultural theme would you like to see Disney expand next?
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Hello and welcome to Cheers to Ears, where today we are drinking a passion fruit and pineapple daiquiri. Yes, found at Wailulu Bar and Grill, at Disney's new Polynesian Villas and Bungalows. Yes, the DVC Tower? Right, it looks great, it does. I watched it going up. I haven't been inside, of course. Yeah, I saw it several times, right, yeah, but as soon as I have points at Polynesian Tower someday thank you Christy Then we will go to Wailulu Bar and Grill and have a passion fruit and pineapple daiquiri which is made with 10 to 1 Caribbean white rum, minute-made passion fruit, orange, guava, pineapple and pineapple and lime. Okay, bunch of juices, bunch of juices, bunch of juices, bunch of juices, some rum and bunch of juices and rum always equals deliciousness. It does, and it doesn't disappoint this time.
Speaker 2:So this was about two ounces of Captain Morgan white rum. What did we do about three ounces of the Pog juice?
Speaker 1:Yeah, we measured and then added stuff.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and then about an ounce and a half of pineapple juice and then maybe three quarters of an ounce of lime juice fresh lime juice, right. And then, yeah, we poured a little more pog juice in and we poured a little more rum in and gave it. It tastes like grapefruit juice to me, but it's very good. Tastes like grapefruit juice to me, but it's very good. It's not quite as the tartness or the bitterness of grapefruit, right, but yes, very tasty. Like I talked about, we've had a lot of fruity drinks and I was kind of they were all blending together. This one sticks out in my mind oh good, this one's very refreshing it's. I like the tartness, I like the grapefruit kind of taste to it that everything mixed gives. This is, this is a good one to me. Good, yeah, this I could sit. It's not overly sweet, that's. The thing is, I don't like them when they get too sweet, right, yeah, so our first drink of it had a little bit too much pineapple taste.
Speaker 1:It like stuck out. So we added more pog juice, right? So what you do is you go to Y Lulu bar grill, you order this drink and then you ask for a bottle of rum and a glass of pog juice. Yeah, to mix it yourself. Can I get that with a side of a bottle of rum?
Speaker 2:Mix it to your own, your own desirability.
Speaker 1:Right, that sounds like a great idea. Your own desirability, right? That sounds like a great idea. I'm game, but I would really like to stay at this hotel the Polynesian yeah.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I'm not real big on any by Magic Kingdom. Granted, they're right there, like if I want to stay, I'm going to stayyliner resort, even the, even the deluxe, but holly grand, floridian, yeah, those are really great hotels and I wouldn't complain staying in either one of those yeah, I'm basically just talking about hotel, like if, like, no matter where it is right, I'm not linked to the park just as a hotel.
Speaker 1:As a hotel, yeah, a little hotel, it yeah, solo hotel. It's one of my favorites, it's a great one. The vibe inside is awesome.
Speaker 2:Lots of bars, lots of places to eat, lots of action.
Speaker 1:Lots of action, right. People everywhere yeah, not in a crowded sense, just lots of stuff going on. Lots of activity, right. Yes, I haven't even been to Trader Sam's there.
Speaker 2:No, I haven right. Yes, I haven't even been to trader sam's there. No, I haven't either, because it opens like it's like an early afternoon, right, and not really one that I want to break away from a magic kingdom day to go run down there to have a lapu lapu or something right and then go back.
Speaker 1:But I don't know so we're digging into my, we're digging into half my subject here, yes, all right.
Speaker 2:So we're going to do Polynesian versus Latin American, right, the themed rides, movies, everything Disney. So I have taken Latin America, you've taken Polynesian, uh-huh, and we're just. It's a soft debate, right, I'd say it's a soft debate, yeah, so if we're going to argue something, we found we's a soft debate.
Speaker 1:Right, I'd say it's a soft debate, yeah, so if we're going to argue something, we found we need a moderator here, yes, to really make it, or else we're going to end up arguing yeah, we'll just, and we're not going to Tell each other how wrong, right, and then it's going to be over. Yeah, right, because, like, you're still wrong about.
Speaker 2:Maleficent Right, so we agree with that.
Speaker 1:We agree we're both wrong. So, and then, when Eli was here, I basically won.
Speaker 2:So then Mickey lost that divorce.
Speaker 1:But now we have this debate, which is the Polynesian versus Latin American.
Speaker 2:Yes, hey, yeah, hey, another announcement before we get going. Okay, so I got up at 345 this morning to book all my life. Oh yes, this will probably do the recap episode after I get back from my trip, before this episode actually airs, because we have a few in the can Right, so when you hear our timeline of Disney, it's always way out of order.
Speaker 1:It is Because we record things and we release them at different times. Yeah, and I only say last episode, if I know that we're going to release it the next one. Yeah, I try to only say we talked about last episode, right?
Speaker 2:But my trip is next Wednesday. This is Wednesday that we're recording and we're one week away from my trip, and I got lightning lanes and all that jazz and got up early to do it. You did well, I did well. Good times. Anyway, back to our topic. I just had to say that In the West Coast. If you're going to Disney World, you have to wake up early and be ready by 4 am to get your lightning lanes Check in with a guy like us right, and we'll take care of that for you.
Speaker 1:so I have to do tomorrow for my not that early, because I'm going to Disneyland. We're going to Disneyland. I don't get my magic key reservation tomorrow. Yes, okay.
Speaker 2:So hotels there's only two. It's Polynesian and Coronado Springs, and I mean Polynesian wins that one out. I will concede that right from the start.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but Coronado, I mean you've got to take their different kind of resorts If you take the whole overview. So I'm going to argue with you on your side sometimes too here, Because if you listen to the show before you know, Encanto is my favorite movie, yeah, and so you're taking my favorite topic probably is your argument.
Speaker 2:So there's South American theming to Coronado Springs, but there's no character theming.
Speaker 1:There's not.
Speaker 2:Now I brought up some of the things about Coronado that were pluses. So if you want to ever go concierge, it's the cheapest concierge.
Speaker 1:Yeah, because it's a moderate hotel that has all the perks All the perks Of a deluxe hotel.
Speaker 2:Well, I mean almost all the perks. Yeah, you just can't stay two hours late. It's got Toledo, which we ate at Very good, Very good. The Dahlia Lounge, which is on the top floor of the Grandestino Towers Another good one. Right, we poked our heads in. We didn't actually go in for a drink at Dahlia, but spoken of very highly. It's got three bridges bar and grill. Yeah, it looks great and we just didn't really leave ourselves time to swing by there. But they've got Sangria University there.
Speaker 1:Looks amazing. It's kind of spendy. Yes, we're at the price tag it's 200 a person or no.
Speaker 2:I think it's like 89 or something.
Speaker 1:Oh well, got cheaper than I started a high, or now it sounds cheap, hey maybe I'll go and then you know the pool.
Speaker 2:It's a good theme pool, very nice pool, but holly, I don't just and it's got a lot of other restaurants besides, just the Toledo and Dahlia. But it's got a high-end restaurant and a really nice lounge. It's got a. The lobby bar is really nice. It's got a very nice lobby. It looks deluxe, Right right.
Speaker 1:It looks deluxe for a modern hotel.
Speaker 2:It just looks very deluxe for a modern hotel, but polynesian, on the other hand?
Speaker 1:yeah, is it's a deluxe resort all the way? It is right, it's one of your top deluxe resorts, probably as far as price wise. Price wise, I think it is right. Yeah, it's themed very well, great theming, great. The entire place, from the beach to the lobby.
Speaker 2:And it's one of the older resorts To the pool, but it feels like I don't know. It's like it's been there long enough that everything's gotten comfortable. It doesn't feel new, but it doesn't feel outdated. It doesn't feel outdated, it feels just very comfortable is how I'd describe it. So this was one. It was like Coronado's. We stayed there at great hotel, but yeah, I just can't say that it's. I would pick that over Polynesian.
Speaker 1:No, poly has fishing and boating. Yes, available outside. They have the on the seven seas lagoon. They have great dining Kona cafe, tambu lounge, the Oasis bar and grill, yeah, even the.
Speaker 2:Trader Sam's.
Speaker 1:And the monorail's right there.
Speaker 2:Monorail's right there. It's got some of my bucket list rooms I want to see at a bungalow over the water. Oh yeah, because those just look really cool and I've seen a walkthrough of those and they just look like they would be really cool, especially to sit out on the on the deck on the in the hot tub and watch the fireworks.
Speaker 1:Right yeah. So the Polynesian wins out hotels like big time that it won't be beat, probably ever, with their second Polynesian hotel. Yes, that Disney has that. You want the Ulani? No Ulani.
Speaker 2:Oh, I forgot about that one.
Speaker 1:Right, yes, they have a second.
Speaker 2:They have a whole resort. Yeah, it's amazing and I've heard so I was watching some videos on YouTube and that somebody said that they talked about where the best pool was, okay, the Disney pool, and everybody says Storm Long Bay, but they said, nope, it's the Ohlone.
Speaker 1:It's just huge. Yeah, it's huge. It sprawls over. There's like I don't know five different pools. Yeah, in the pool area, like they're all connected Kind of like the. Disneyland Hotel has two pools that are connected pretty much in the same area. It's kind of like that, but 50 times bigger.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I've never had a desire to go to Hawaii, but now you do. But now I would actually consider it just go there and I wouldn't. I wouldn't even leave the resort the whole time, I would just hang out there the whole time.
Speaker 1:So yeah, that's, I mean, and that's pretty much all your Polynesian stuff. There's one other thing Disney has at all that's Polynesian related in the parks and that's it. So there's not a lot of theming or anything.
Speaker 2:No, but I got to think with Moana that they're going to do something.
Speaker 1:They haven't announced anything, so they only have the journey of water. They just have the journey of water. That's the only thing. Yeah, that's the only thing. So with my topic I went. I went blue sky in my own mind, yes, and made up a bunch of stuff where Disney can improve and how they could win and how's like a band at Epcot Marimba de la Americas and they, they sing a lot of the Coco songs. They're pretty cool.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and so Indiana Jones, that's South American theme, but it's not like Coco and Kanto. It's a white guy who's traveling down there and running through their ruins, you know. So it's not really Right. It's so, it's not really right. It's, it's not, it is but it isn't. And so in Kanto they have character meet and greets. But it's going to get a lot better, it is. It's going to get a lot better. Puebla, esperanza, and then they'll have the Coco ride at DCA.
Speaker 2:So I think, even right now, ride wise. It's a little bit better, but it's about to get like way better, way better, right, because, honestly, well, if you compare mexico pavilion, really that's for the drinks and some of the food, but and it's so crowded I've never actually ordered anything to drink or anything to eat in the mexico pavilion. I did because, yeah, because it's so crowded. I've never actually ordered anything to drink or anything to eat in the Mexico Pavilion. I did.
Speaker 2:Because yeah because it's so crowded. But if you're comparing Journey of Water and Three Caballeros, you know they're about equal.
Speaker 1:Yeah, because I mean, I'm not a Three Caballeros fan. I'm not either Especially being stuck on it for an hour and a half Hour and a half.
Speaker 2:Yes, yeah, that was quite the. And then they didn't give us anything for that. They didn't, no, they didn't. They didn't give us do anything pass, they should have been giving us free rides on on Guardians. Yeah, that's what they should always give. For an hour and a half, right, that's a long time.
Speaker 1:For an hour and a we had to have the seal rescue team come in and extract us.
Speaker 2:So yeah, there's not a whole lot, but, boy, I can't wait till Pueblo Esperanza opens an animal kingdom.
Speaker 1:Yeah, Latin America definitely wins in the near future.
Speaker 2:Yes, definitely In the next couple of years, it's going to crush anything Polynesian in the parks. Definitely, in the next couple of years, it's going to crush Right Anything Polynesian in the parks, yep, which makes me wonder, though, if they're going to add something to the California parks.
Speaker 1:Well, if they're listening to this episode they're going to add stuff everywhere. They will, because once they hear what I say, it's going to be crazy. It's true. What else do you have?
Speaker 2:that's currently in the parks. That was pretty much it. That's it. It's like three caballeros. Mexico pavilion. Yeah, some meet and greets because you got the Encanto. I know that they have the Coco characters that'll pop out every once in a while, but they're not, as that was one of the things. So in Kanto everybody loved Coco.
Speaker 1:Mm-hmm.
Speaker 2:And it really fed, especially in, you know, los Angeles, because they had the parade, a lot of characters, coco, really, and then in Kanto came out Mm-hmm, and it's it's Colombian versus you know, mexican culture, right, but I it kind of pushed it to the side a little bit, a little bit, which is kind of a bummer, because coke is great, yeah, and they they do have. Well, if we get talking about movies, you know we'll go into that right, so should I go into my future, sure?
Speaker 1:what do you think that they should be doing? So here's what here's. I've been inspired by our last few episodes where we've been, we've been making up stuff. Right, we've been coming up with things, so Hero bars and hillbilly 33. And social clubs. So, oh yeah.
Speaker 2:Right.
Speaker 1:So I've been. I got inspired, okay, so I went kind of crazy here, oh good. So I don't think Disneyland really has much of a. I couldn't find a way to expand to put Lilo and Stitch or Moana IP, really anywhere in the parks too much without expanding the whole section. Like we talked about in the past episode about putting a, I want to put a Latin American budget hotel, value hotel at Disneyland At the Cimbalot yeah, that's my that's. At Disneyland At the Symbolot yeah, that's my dream. Yeah, but beside that part I couldn't figure out a way to do like a Polynesian themed hotel. It doesn't sound right to me. I'd much rather prefer a Latin American themed hotel there than a Polynesian theme.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I didn't go that at all. Probably makes sense. But now if they expand, well, that would be a good idea right there If they did a Lilo and Stitch and Moana land. You know how, with the Disney forward, disneyland forward, right. So we still haven't gotten the full picture of what's going to happen there. We've gotten the Pandora and and things like that, but that's not the full plan yet. Right, and d23 might release some more, hopefully. But I had had the idea of a princess land, like fantasy land, like they do over, I think it's in tokyo. Well, they could just do because it's part, it would be part of disneyland, but it's. It's not because it would be part of Disneyland, but it's not Because it would be in between the parking structure and the Disneyland Hotel over there. And then I think you could do Moana and Lilo and Stitch.
Speaker 1:It could be expanded. I tried to think of putting a ride, but I would put it where Monsters Inc is and they're already taking that out. So that's gone. Right, that idea is gone. So I went back to a Monsters Inc is and they're already taking that out. Yeah, so that's gone. Right, that idea is gone. So I went back to a hotel idea Okay, okay, so I have a new hotel. Okay, it's a value resort, because I want a value resort at Disneyland.
Speaker 2:Yeah, disneyland, it really needs one right.
Speaker 1:Yeah, something cheaper than Pixar, something you can stay at, it's still cool. Yeah right, 250 a night, right? So this is. I don't have a name for it. I don't think I don't have a name for it at all.
Speaker 2:So you come up with your own name okay, it's a value resort.
Speaker 1:It's totally stitch themed. Okay, not lilo and stitch, it's stitch, just stitch. Right, it's loud, it's a loud and proud, like loud theming, right, okay, bright colors, huge water slide, and it's a tropic space theme. Oh so, think, think, lilo and stitch, no think. Art of animation okay, meets guardians of the galaxy oh, okay, that's the theme. Big stuff everywhere.
Speaker 2:Right, like boom you know how they have the big characters that both are the animation and pop century, right or well, pop century is more like big bowling pins or eight track tapes, things like that they could do, like giant lilo and stitch yep, or giant stitch, giant other aliens, or giant spaceship yeah, especially if it was a spaceship that the kids could climb through. That would be a good idea, right? Yeah, I like that.
Speaker 1:Okay, so then that's all I have at Disneyland. Yeah, but at Disney World I went a little crazy, okay, okay. So new ride at Magic Kingdom Stitch's Galactic Escape. Okay, you enter a security pod. It's like Runaway Railway, but you're in a security pod to help capture Stitch, so he's running away from you the whole time and you're going after him. That would be fun.
Speaker 2:It's the same basic idea with the big screens, yeah, like a Remy's or a Mickey's Right.
Speaker 1:That's one that's Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, because we all know Hollywood Studios needs more rides.
Speaker 2:It does Right and they need to get rid of Animation Courtyard. Yeah, the big Right when the Monsters Inc Land should have gone Right, I digress.
Speaker 1:So this ride's called Cult of the Ocean. Okay, so this ride's called Cult of the Ocean, okay, okay, you fly. It's a coaster, like a suspended coaster, uh-huh, like one of the ones where you're like the tracks above you. Okay, that kind of coaster right Seen at other parks. Does it have one of those? Well, monsters Inc will be. It will be. Yes. So this you fly along Moana and Maui as eagle spirits. Oh, over the volcanic islands and ancient temples. Right, it's a spinnaker coaster style, soaring over water and dodging storms, and then the final drops the spiral down that Te Fiti, that big, yeah, right.
Speaker 2:You can go right down past her. Okay, would be cool, it's a good drop. I think you could turn that whole animation courtyard into another land, and you could, because you got the little mermaid. That's kind of a water based show, so it could almost stay there if it, if it took on a water theme. So, ariel, another Moana, you know, and even if it's just an e-ticket Moana ride, like restaurants or you know a restaurant and a gift shop, things like that, I think you could pull that off. Yeah, the problem is, is now Disneyland? Disney, not just Disneyland, they're only building and I heard something that has to do with zoning is they only do e-ticket rides anymore? Yeah, they're not, which is why the new Cars Land, tom Sawyer Island, where they're going to fill that in, they're putting in a more B ticket, c ticket, you know one of those lower tier rides, mm-hmm, family-friendly, like a Tow Maters. But yeah, they only do the big E ticket rides. Yeah, yeah, so hopefully Villains Land has one too. That'd be nice, but anyway.
Speaker 1:So here's my big one, okay, okay, so I'm transforming Epcot, okay, okay, I'm right in the middle of the World Showcase Lagoon. Okay, I'm putting an island, okay, and I restructure all the lighting, the waterworks. They'd have to redo all that. Okay, right, it goes somewhere else. But this is the Polynesian Isle World Showcase. Oh, I'm adding Polynesian tole World Showcase. Oh, I'm adding Polynesian to the World Showcase. But would you need to go out? I want to go out, though I want an island. I want it right in the middle. It doesn't have to always be in the middle, it could be a little ways out. You know where it would work. I think really well.
Speaker 2:Over by, in between, that little africa section, yeah, which is just you know, I think you can get like one or two food items and some drinks and china, because it's kind of a dead space in there. I think you some sort of bridge out to it and in that corner, because you're not going to be, you won't be, you won't have to move the firework show. That can stay out there, right, but yeah, just an island. But that's a great idea, that's a really good idea.
Speaker 1:I came up with everything else after this. Okay, then I had to shape this, so I spent way too much time on this. I started this Monday morning this is the most I've worked on the episode a long time, just because morning, this is the most I worked on the episode a long time, just because I I love this idea. So it has a cross, a big bridge, okay, a bridge that's curved, with its torch lit, okay, right, and you can also get there by water taxi, but they're canoe shaped. You get there by canoe, it has. So on the island there's long houses, okay, stone temples, and tribal carved posts just around the island. It has dots and fishing nets. I don't know if you can fish. I don't know if that would be a thing, because I do have a guest interactive thing. There's one ride, because I think every like we had talked, like Addy said, every land needs a ride of some kind, yeah, Right.
Speaker 1:Really, this is the Ohana adventure tour. Okay, what is that? It's an omni mover, like little mermaid. Okay, and it just tells the story of lilo and stitch. Okay, they're just. You've done a lot of lilo and stitch.
Speaker 2:I know I should do more moana I well, no, you did at at Hollywood Studios. I guess you did Moana there. I would.
Speaker 1:Am. I am my coasters. I have a coaster, a Moana coaster, my suspended coaster.
Speaker 2:Yes, yeah, yeah. I honestly think that Moana should move into, because Journey of Water at Epcot and I think Lilo and stitch fits better into hollywood studios. I don't think lilo and stitch really fits into magic kingdom, maybe not I think. I think that's forcing ip in there, but I like all these. I like these ideas. I like that, the idea of putting an island out there yeah, so I have.
Speaker 1:I have dining on my island too, of course. Oh yeah, when you're over there, right? I came with a restaurant. Now, I looked up the pronunciation how to say it, so I'd say it right, because I put in two, it means land, water, okay Right, kua'aina Kua'aina is the name of my restaurant and Kua'aina Kua'aina is the name of my restaurant, and it has 360 views of the lagoon and it looks awesome at night. Okay, right, it's island cuisine with a modern twist. Okay, Okay, and I have a quick service the Flame Grill, and it's an open-air barbecue pit. Oh, with skewers, banana leaf wraps and smoothies. That sounds good. Yeah, okay. So it has a nightly fire dance spectacular, right. And then the interactive drum circle where guests can come and learn to drum. Uh-huh, yeah, they show them how to drum and the guests actually do the drumming. They can come and drum.
Speaker 2:Okay, that's a big island, though you think you'd be able to I have no idea, I just get with ideas.
Speaker 1:Okay, okay, logistically blue sky.
Speaker 2:So I know that there's a canal that goes under right by there. Okay, so I would be willing to sacrifice that little Africa section out of Epcot, the land pavilion, to have it start there, because you could have it go back but then also go over to the island. Oh, maybe, yeah, but you could go back a ways and do more restaurants and stuff to kind of split it up.
Speaker 1:I didn't see that. I didn't see that as an option. I should have, maybe. I stared at the Epcot map for a while, yeah. And then my last thing is at nighttime Okay, on the paths, have fiber optic constellations on the paths? Okay, and soft glowing lanterns with tiki torches that are synced to the music so they flash with the music that's playing. Okay, that's my pavilion. And then the Polynesia would have went outright.
Speaker 2:So there's already a bit of an island there. There is, but see how it's all empty right there. Oh yeah, See, I think you could Start it there. It's the Africa section and you might have to bump them, but I think you could have some stuff back here and build out that island out here and have have a little great.
Speaker 1:That's great. You still have the nighttime spectacular. He's showing me the map of yes, I pulled up the map, yeah, and showed me where that place is. Yeah, so that is my entire idea of all of what polynesian could be at the parks. Should we talk about the movies? Do we have time for that or are we running out of time here?
Speaker 2:okay, I got another idea to go on with yours before you move on. Aaron has joined my politician and I've stolen this idea from someone else. But another backdoor entrance for Riviera into Epcot.
Speaker 1:Oh yeah.
Speaker 2:Like a little sky bridge to get in there.
Speaker 1:Three gates at Epcot, could you imagine?
Speaker 2:Yeah, so you could have people rope Guardians, rope dropping Remy's from the International Gateway, and then you could have the Polynesian Gateway and all the Riviera or potentially Caribbean Beach. They could all be like walking in over there. Oh yeah, Disney pay attention.
Speaker 1:You know what we need to add to Disney somewhere. This has nothing to do with our subject. Okay, is rope drop the ride yeah. How fast can you walk?
Speaker 2:How fast can you walk to come to a complete standstill for half an hour? That's the ride. That's the ride. You have to walk a half an hour. That's the ride. That's the ride. You have to walk a half mile Rope. Drop the ride as fast as possible and then you stop and stand there for a half an hour. Right, nice, it's a good ride. Okay, let's move on to movies.
Speaker 2:Okay, so you have Moana, like we talked about Moana, b-loan, stitch B-Lo. You have Moana, like we talked about Moana, and Lilo and Stitch. Lilo and Stitch. There's Hawaiian Vacation. It's an old Disney cartoon, I was because, as I'm flipping through, you have a lot of like Lilo and Stitch, christmas and, yeah, a bunch of offshoots, offshoots and stuff. Mine, encanto, coco, three Caballeros and the Jungle Cruise. You're right, the arrows and the jungle cruise, because it's in the amazon, it is the movie and all the indiana joe's movies. Now, my movies have the only. Well, it was only one that was predominantly that ended in south america and it was pretty much the worst one. So so, you're okay. So the big two, encanto and Coco versus Laylo and Stitch and Moana, hands down, mine had the better music.
Speaker 1:Oh, I mean, you know, encanto is my favorite Disney movie of all time. I watch it almost once a week. So Encanto has. I'm revealing way too much about myself here.
Speaker 2:It has good songs Overall, though Encanto has I'm revealing way too much about myself here it has good songs Overall, though Encanto has the best song in my mind, the Magic, all, family, magic, All song at the start. But Coco, overall I think, has better music. Oh, I don't agree with that at all Because it's about music.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but the songs in Encanto are great. I think has better music. I don't agree with that at all.
Speaker 2:Because it's about music. Yeah, but the songs in Contour are great. It's got the best one, but overall, if you were to grade all of the songs, I think Coco comes out.
Speaker 1:Okay, we'll do that after.
Speaker 2:But either way they're better movies than Moana and Lilo and Stitch.
Speaker 1:They are but Lilo and Stitch has Elvis songs which are some of the best songs of all time.
Speaker 2:It is true. And you got like a little alien furball dressed up as Elvis.
Speaker 1:Right Does not have the best ever. My dad was a huge Elvis fan. He had all his albums. When I was a kid I always listened to his LPs all the time, and Blue Hawaii has a song called Ito Eats. Go listen to that. It's hilarious, hilarious LA song. It should be on Lilo and Stitch. It would make a way better movie if Ito Eats was on Ito Eats, yeah, okay. So if you haven't listened to that song, go check it out. It's probably on Spotify, I don't know. It's probably on Spotify, I don't know. Oh, I'm sure it's on Apple Music or something. You can find it, yeah.
Speaker 2:You might be able to watch Blue.
Speaker 1:Hawaii. Right, you can watch Blue Hawaii. It's a campy, hilarious movie. Yeah, non-disney, so totally. Lilo and Stitch and Moana aren't as good in my mind either. I'm not a huge Moana fan, I still have not watched the entire live action Of Moana, there was a live action.
Speaker 2:Yeah, no, there wasn't, not a Moana. Leo and Stitch had a live action, wasn't? There a live action no.
Speaker 1:Was it just Moana?
Speaker 2:2? Moana 2. Is there going to be a live action? This is how much you like it. I know I didn't watch much of Moana 2. I watched so much of it I thought it was live action and I have to say, like it has the rock, oh it does. He's a cartoon character, but for the Jungle Cruise movie he ruined that he was. He did ruin the Jungle Cruise movie. It was. It was pretty bad it was. He is not meant to play roles like that.
Speaker 1:No, it should have had what's his name? Olaf Olaf, the guy that plays Olaf Gad. Yeah, josh Gad, josh Gad, josh Gad should have started Jungle Cruise. That would have been hilarious, because when he did Jungle Cruise at Disneyland or Disney World, it was great, that's true. He'd have been way funnier because he was plastic when he was. Uh, when he did the jokes from the ride, he was worse than a skipper.
Speaker 2:Oh, far worse, so bad.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but he's a great guy. The Rock's a great human being. Okay, so I don't want to.
Speaker 2:I mean I don't want to. As long as you send money to you know, rebuild.
Speaker 1:Lahaina. No one of our friends and he won't One of my really good friends. It was her son's wish. He had leukemia, okay, and he loved Moana. Okay, right, loved his character, and he found out about it and sent him a private message. Oh, okay, the Rock did. It's a great video of him just talking to the kid. It was great. Oh nice, yeah, so he won me over.
Speaker 2:Yeah, he lost me when he made movies.
Speaker 1:Well, that's different if, if I made movies I would lose you too.
Speaker 2:He's got the dumbest lines in all of his movies.
Speaker 1:I yeah I'm thinking of a rock movie. I like I don't know, I don't love. Love the Rock myself either. No, as an actor. As an actor, no Live action comes out in July 10th 2026.
Speaker 2:Okay, so there is live action.
Speaker 1:Right, I knew the Rock was making it. I just messed it up and started watching Moana 2 and watched like 15 minutes of it and haven't gone back to it.
Speaker 2:I wonder if they'll have to give him hair. Yeah, there's a picture here the rock with big curly locks.
Speaker 1:Okay, rock with hair.
Speaker 2:Oh, there it is.
Speaker 1:We're showing each other our phones a lot. This last episode, yeah, we are.
Speaker 2:And that's okay. So anyway, there's the movies. There's the movies. I think you win on movies, you win on hotels.
Speaker 1:You're gonna win on Well. Well, I think you already win because I mean breaking. Breaking it down three cabarets is at least a ride. Yes, the moana thing's just a walk through, but it's fun. I would say they're equal. It's pretty fun. Yeah, they're a long time. Put your hands on the water and, yeah, getting wet and walking around and walking through the thing where the water stops.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it's fun. They're very equal. Now, food and drinks, except for at the Polynesian. Oh, now I got to say, as far as bars, by far Polynesian, because you have Trader Sam Gras Grotto, you have Tengaroa Terrace, Right, so you have Disneyland Hotel and you have the Polynesian with all of these tiki bars and so the bars, I really got to think the Polynesians have it. Yeah, but as far as food, I would give the nod to the Latin American. Yeah.
Speaker 1:I don't know much about the Polynesian food we haven't had.
Speaker 2:I don't. We haven't eaten well, you ate at Kona. Yeah, but I don't remember what I had. You don't remember the food. But see, that's just it. That is your only options for food as well.
Speaker 2:That makes a lot of sense because I don't't remember my food, but I know I had a back scratcher yes, but kachina, kookamonga, yeah, there's, like other couple places in downtown disney, rancho del zacalo, the mexican pavilion has a bunch of good restaurants, you know, a quick service and a couple of sit downs and it's got a tequila bar, margarita bar you know, and my beef berry at tacos.
Speaker 1:Yeah at Kachina Cucamonga Right yes.
Speaker 2:Yeah. So yeah, food it's definitely that one's kind of a wash Because of drinks and food, combined Drinks and food. Yeah yeah, it kind of ends up being it's a kind of a tie. I think it's a tie and currently I think rides are a tie, but give it a year and a half.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's going to be, squashed, yeah, so but you know you got hotels and as long as Hawaii is there, it's going to be a long time before. Yes, Before.
Speaker 2:Hey, if you ever with your, if you ever get a trip to Ohlone, Ohlone.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:With your traveling.
Speaker 1:I need to go just so I can start booking it. I mean, do you have to go before you start booking it? I should, I mean I should yeah.
Speaker 2:To experience it Because at some point maybe I should check how much a plane ticket would cost with a companion certificate.
Speaker 1:Christy would love that Me and you went to Hawaii together. We'll be back, don't worry. This Disney relationship's getting troublesome. Thank you, christy. Yeah, so we did. Future episode notice. We'll talk about this a lot, yes, and we'll just end on this.
Speaker 2:We just booked our trip for September, september 17th through the 19th we will be in the parks.
Speaker 1:We're going to Disneyland, yep, and we're going to do Gin Pop, not in the parks. We're not going to do Gin Pop, no, because I'm using my magic key to its fullest, because it's the first time I'm using my magic key. Airfare and hotel yeah, and hotel, yeah, but we're going gin pop all the way, all the way, not total airfare, because we're going to upgrade the tickets. Are we? I thought you were, we might, it doesn't matter to me. I mean you can if you want, yeah. I don't care.
Speaker 2:It's like 95 bucks to get economy comfort. Yeah, I'll sit in, but it's a two-hour flight.
Speaker 1:Right, I rode Spirit, last time I rode Jen Pop.
Speaker 2:Spirit, so we're staying.
Speaker 1:Two round trip tickets for 240 bucks, right, and we're staying at the hotel. We always never, we always never stay in. Yeah, we're staying at Motel 6. Yes, right, two nights it was $80 a night, or so, $86.
Speaker 2:$86 a night, but it's like 400 for four nights. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So you said two nights, oh.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so $86 a night. Yeah, but 400 bucks, I'm used to my two night trips.
Speaker 2:With all the tax it's $400. Right, so for 640 bucks we've got airfare and ticket, Right Plane ticket.
Speaker 1:And to break it down even more, I have a Magic Key. Yeah, so that's basically free tickets. Yeah, so, that's basically free tickets. Yeah Right, and you bought the Costco deal. I bought the Costco deal.
Speaker 2:So it's park hopper, three-day park hopper with With Lightning Lane, lightning Lane, the multi-pass and a $30 gift card Right For 450 bucks. Boom, boom. So we're going in September.
Speaker 1:Yep, we'll talk a lot more about that before we go. Yeah, probably every week, because that's our next trip together, but until then, you're going to Disney World next week. As we record, I'm going to Annapolis to drop a kid off at Naval Academy, and there's our trips and we'll see you soon. Be listening, cheers, cheers.
