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Recapping my September 2025 trip - PREP 480

WDW Prep To Go - a Disney World planning podcast

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

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.72K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of WDW Prep To Go, I recap my Disney World trip, including a stay at Art of Animation Resort and highlights like Beak and Barrel, Halloween festivities, and navigating rainy park days. I also share tips on using tools like Lightning Lanes and Wait Magic, plus recommendations for efficient dining, mobile ordering, and relaxing at the Florida Blue Lounge.
 
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0:00.0

Today I'll have a recap of my trip to Disney World last week. That's coming up on this episode 480 of WDep Prep to Go retalk strategy and ideas.

0:30.0

For people playing their Disney World trips, I am your host, Shannon Albert from WDW Prep School.com.

0:35.4

Thank you for being here for episode 480.

0:39.7

This is a departure from the trip report because I want to talk about my own trip. I guess it's my own trip report of sorts. And so I'll

0:45.4

talk about that in just a minute. But if you do want to be a trip report guest, just a reminder that

0:49.2

the only way to do that is to submit your information through the speak pipe voicemail line leave the details of your trip

0:56.1

and if it works out with our schedule somebody and my team will reach out to you to make sure the

1:00.0

details of your trip haven't changed since you left her message and to confirm a few other things

1:04.3

and then we'll get you on our calendar I think that is it let's start talking about last week's trip. So I'm recording this on

1:14.7

Monday, September 22nd, and it goes up on the 23rd. We don't normally do things quite this close,

1:20.5

but I just got home on Friday. It was there from Monday through Friday. Yeah, I flew it on

1:26.7

Sunday, but I stay at the high at the airport.

1:31.4

Because my flights get in so late now coming in from Mexico, and then first thing, Monday morning,

1:37.2

we headed over to Disney World. We stayed this trip in an art of animation suite. did not get a text that says your room is ready

1:48.8

which has become a thing lately I feel like our the room was completely paid for

1:54.0

online check-in was complete there was a credit card on file all the things that you

1:58.0

would think to do so that you can get a text message and never got a text message.

2:03.1

I think they have changed the way things work.

2:05.2

We've heard reports of people that when they drive their own car or their rental car through the gate at the resort,

2:12.4

as soon as they tap in on their magic ban through the gate or they tell the guard that they're there,

2:17.2

they magically get a text that says your room is ready. So there's something about the room. on their magic ban through the gate or they tell the guard that they're there. They magically

2:18.1

get a text that says your room is ready. So there's something about the rooms not being sort of

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