Hi, I'm Katie.

And I'm Erin.

And you're listening to Rope Drop and Park Hop.

And we are, this is a weird episode.

It is.

Not weird.

The episode's not weird.

It's an amazing episode.

But we are fresh off of a trip from Disney World.

So we did not record this week.

So this is a past version of us telling you that we do not have any news this week.

If anything crazy, big dropped, we will share it on Instagram, maybe.

Maybe.

And I feel like when we talk to this guest, we have a guest today.

We teased it last week,

we're very excited.

Really, let's tell you a little bit about him really quickly now. Because I feel like when we talk to him, we kind of dove into a different part of who he is. So he is a tour guide with Adventures by Disney, which is totally cool. Yes. And he has the coolest job in the world. But the reason we were so excited about having him on the podcast is he was the genie at Disney's Aladdin at California Adventure

when it was in the Hyperion. For 12 years. For 12 years. So if you ever saw Aladdin at the Hyperion,

chances are really good. You saw Danny. Yep. As the genie. And the genie made the entire show. Oh, absolutely. So cute. We're really excited. And it was so fun. The time flew by while we were talking to him. Like we were scrambling to get out of the podcast studio because we were out of time. But we did not want to stop. And so there may be a part two episode coming up in the next few months because we've got more to discuss with him. He is just a fantastic guy. We had the opportunity to meet him when we were there last month and we connected with him. And then, even then, we sat and visited with him for an hour and the time flew by. And we had to leave because we were running out of time then too. And he's just really, he has a spark, which you'll hear about. Sparkle. He's fantastic. And we hope that you guys enjoy this episode. And dear Disney, let's bring back the Aladdin show at the Hyperion. Yes, please. Wouldn't people love that so much? Or at least something, right?

Something. Okay, well, let's read a review and then we'll get into the episode. Okay. Great Disneyland Planning podcast from a year ago, and this is from Jen, loves to sweat. Five stars. These two friends are full of great info, giggles, and gab. My favorite episodes are the planning and breakdown episodes. I always learned something new even as a SoCal resident.

Keep it up, Aaron and Katie.

Awesome. and Gab. My favorite episodes are the planning and breakdown episodes. I always learned something new

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