652 Gastro Obscura; Disney World Update; Memory Lane

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Rick Steves

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🗓️ 25 September 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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A writer with Atlas Obscura describes some of the world's most unusual foods — and extraordinary places to eat them. Then the author of Frommer's guide to Orlando shares tips for visiting Disney World, which has introduced big changes to its reservations system just in time for its 50th anniversary. And listeners share some of the travel memories that have helped keep their spirits up amid pandemic-delayed travel plans.

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0:00.0	It's the main attraction at one of America's top tourist destinations.
0:05.0	It's a spectacular multi-stage 20-minute experience of a ride based on Star Wars.
0:11.0	Coming up, Jason Cochran from Fromers tells us what's new at Walt Disney World as the
0:15.5	theme park celebrates its 50th anniversary.
0:18.9	Among the biggest changes are new ways you'll have to navigate the long lines at the Magic
0:22.9	Kingdom.
0:23.9	It is non-stop planning on your phone from moment to moment, very little spontaneity.
0:27.9	The latest project that Atlas Obscura features hundreds of the world's weirdest foods, drinks,
0:32.8	and culinary traditions.
0:34.6	It's a book of the strangest foods that we could find across the world, so everything
0:39.5	in the book is pretty bizarre in its own right.
0:43.0	Gastroidscura author, Cessli Wong, shares a few of their findings.
0:47.4	And listeners tell us how fond travel memories help them cope with plans derailed by the pandemic.
0:53.3	It's just a hit on travel with Rick Steves.
0:55.8	Come with us.
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1:15.3	There are big changes you have to maneuver when you visit the Disney theme parks and your
1:19.3	smartphone will become indispensable.
1:22.2	The author of the Fromers Guide to Orlando and the Disney Parks explains in just a bit.
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