It is Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018, and this is episode 103 of Backside of Magic.

This episode is brought to you by the new hyper-reality experience at Disney Springs, Magic Kingdom, the theme park.

When the actual park is at capacity over the holidays, Magic Kingdom, the theme park,

combines illusion and virtual reality to create a fully immersive park-going experience

just like the real thing, except you have a big helmet on now.

Guests can move freely throughout the untethered small room, engaging with friends, family,

and other people whose theme park tickets were similarly not honored at the gate.

Pre-booked fast passes can be virtually used, but otherwise you'll get authentic wait

times that mimic those actually being experienced in the park in real time.

To make a reservation or to see a list of simulated specialty cupcakes that can be virtually purchased

via virtual magic band connected to your very real credit card,

visit them on the web at www.w.fazevr.go.com.

This is Backside of Magic, and I'm Ryan. With me, as always, is my co-host, Jeremy. Jeremy, how are you?

Hello, Ryan. What a coincidence, us meeting here on Skype at a predetermined time that we agreed upon. Actually, I'm pretty late. Well, I will not hold that

against you permanently. Excellent. Let's get on with the show.

Okay.

Let me mention right up front that we are now, what, less than two weeks away from our own trip to Disney World.

Yes.

And we'll remind folks that we will be having a little show meetup around Crescent Lake on Sunday, January 14th.

And in fact, very specifically, we will be having that meetup at Big River Grill, which I have never set foot inside.

Have you?

No.

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