LaQuinta's WDW New Year's Trip - PREP 496

WDW Prep To Go - a Disney World planning podcast

Shannon Albert from WDWPrepSchool.com, a Disney World planning site

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

In episode 496 of WDW Prep To Go, LaQuinta shares how her family navigated a crowded post-Christmas Disney trip using smart planning tools and split resort stays. Despite cold weather, long lines, and a few hiccups, she says the holiday atmosphere keeps her coming back.

Post trip begins: 22 minutes

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0:00.0	Today, we're going to talk to La Quinta about her recent Disney World trip between Christmas and New Year's.
0:04.6	That's coming up on this episode 496 of WW Prep to Go. Hello and welcome to WDGIPP to our read-talk strategy and ideas for people planning their Disney World trips.
0:30.4	I'm a host Shannon Albert from WDWPPSchool.com.
0:33.2	Thank you for being here for episode 496.
0:35.7	These episode numbers just keep getting higher and higher.
0:38.2	And obviously that means episode 500 is coming up really soon. And I think we're going to do a special
0:43.6	anniversary episode. So if you have any specific like memories or anything you would like to share
0:48.7	related to the podcast, please use the speakpipe information that is in the show notes of every
0:53.7	episode to share,
0:55.5	and we will compile some of those for the 500th episode. I can't believe it. It's such a big number.
1:01.1	I'm not great about recognizing milestones, but I think for this one, I didn't want to let it pass by
1:06.4	without pausing to just reflect on what the last like 12 and a half years, I think it is, has been
1:13.2	something like that. So please feel free to share, leave a voicemail there. I would appreciate that.
1:18.8	Today's episode is our last of the holiday-related trips, and this one was with La Quinta.
1:25.7	And what is interesting to me is that we had trip reports that span, you know, most days
1:30.6	of the year.
1:31.2	We cover a lot of time periods.
1:32.9	And you're definitely going to hear the difference between the trip reports before Christmas
1:37.2	and this one, which was after.
1:39.4	Obviously, if you're a planner, you can go any time of year and navigate it.
1:43.1	But there are some differences in what you're going to experience.
1:46.6	And that is going to be definitely true in this episode with La Quinta.
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