PassPorter Moms Podcast (#5): Disneyland vs. Walt Disney World with Special Guest Beci Mahnken

Listener Feedback:

Thank you so much for joining us on the show, Beci -- I had a blast! And I DO challenge you to a Toy Story Mania play-off!! Please forgive the occasional clicks you hear -- I recorded the podcast on my laptop, using wireless, from a swanky computer room in an All Star Vacation Home here in Florida, where I'm on vacation with my mother, my sister, and her family. My settings were off just a bit and I didn't realize it until I was listening to it later.

Jennifer Marx on February 24, 2010 @ 10:20 am

Jennifer Marx;3160075 >Thank you so much for joining us on the show, Beci -- I had a blast! And I DO challenge you to a Toy Story Mania play-off!! Please forgive the occasional clicks you hear -- .

Hi Jennifer,

Thank YOU for the invite! It was certainly my pleasure and I had a great time catching up with you two. I look forward to returning to chat again!

In the meantime...
so... we ride ToT... grab butterfinger cupcake at Starring Rolls... then Toy Story? (maybe the sugar content will impact your aim... bwahhhaaaahhhaaa...)

Beci on February 24, 2010 @ 10:35 am

Ooooooooooooooooooooo - you know me so well. That Butterfinger cupcake might just do the trick!

Belle* on February 24, 2010 @ 12:06 pm

I can't wait for the new podcast to come out each week, ladies! And this week was no exception. Great job, again.

Kenny on February 26, 2010 @ 8:29 am

Another great episode!

lazanya on February 26, 2010 @ 12:43 pm

Thoroughly enjoyable

duck addict on February 26, 2010 @ 1:32 pm

Thanks for all the info! I haven't been to DL in years, pre CA. The one thing I miss that WDW doesn't have is the restaurant attached to POTC, Blue Bayou. I don't remember the food, lol, but thought the atmosphere was amazing.

Sue M. on February 26, 2010 @ 10:21 pm

Another Great Podcast! One technical note Could you put the Passport Moms Cover art on the Podcast it just makes it look neat when you listen to it in iTunes or iPod/iTouch/iPhone/iPad.
When are we going to get to see that Photo, you know the one!
I have to say TSM is one of the Best attriactions at DHS but 90+min waits are too long for me it has always been FP, FP, FP, but the good news is with 90+min waits that alot of people who are not inline for other attractions so they have had reduced wait times :woot:
Cannot wait to listen to next weeks podcast. as always thanks and keep up the great work!

ChipNDale on February 27, 2010 @ 10:03 am

Loved the latest episode!

chezp on February 28, 2010 @ 12:29 pm

I'm enjoying your podcasts! A special thanks, though, for a tip you gave in reply to the fan who asked about singles dining at the Disneyland Resort. I have three trips planned as a single this year, to Disneyland in April and October and to WDW in June. Do you think that's excessive? Too much Disney? ;o) (No, I don't think so, either!)

When I enjoy Disneyland, I make sure to include dinner at Napa Rose (sometimes twice in a visit). It's always a superb experience--food, service and ambience. But I hadn't paid much attention to the people dining around the kitchen area. Your tip about the Chef's Counter perked up my ears. I just now called Napa Rose and changed one of my dinner bookings to the 5:30 Chef's Counter seating that evening. I'm looking forward eagerly to enjoying Napa Rose in a new way.

So thanks for the tip!

Michael

San Francisco

bearofmcc on February 28, 2010 @ 8:21 pm

ChipNDale;3163895 >Another Great Podcast! One technical note Could you put the Passport Moms Cover art on the Podcast it just makes it look neat when you listen to it in iTunes or iPod/iTouch/iPhone/iPad.

You can do it yourself. Go to your iTunes podcast library (as far as I know, you'll have to do each one individually) and select one of the episodes. Then click on File and select Get Info and select the tab for Artwork. Right click on the artwork, select copy, then paste it into the box and click OK.

karen63 on February 28, 2010 @ 9:04 pm

karen63;3166183 >You can do it yourself. Go to your iTunes podcast library (as far as I know, you'll have to do each one individually) and select one of the episodes. Then click on File and select Get Info and select the tab for Artwork. Right click on the artwork, select copy, then paste it into the box and click OK.

I know, and thats what i have been doing, but most podcast i subscribe to have them embedded in already and it just makes for a nice presentation when i listen to it on my iPhone.

ChipNDale on March 1, 2010 @ 8:28 am

Another great episode! Thanks for all the info on DL!

Colexis Mom on March 1, 2010 @ 9:15 am

I thought this was a GREAT topic. It's so easy for people to say, "Oh, if I've seen one I've seen them both" and it's not true (keeping in mind I've yet to get to California). But Space Mountain at WDW is going to be different from Space Mountain in DL, and everything down to the fireworks will be a whole new experience. It's important to get that out there

ColeeC on March 1, 2010 @ 9:19 am

ChipNDale;3166512 >I know, and thats what i have been doing, but most podcast i subscribe to have them embedded in already and it just makes for a nice presentation when i listen to it on my iPhone.

Ah, gotcha. I know that with songs you get the album artwork, but I didn't know that podcasts often have artwork too. (This is so far the only podcast I subscribe to.)

karen63 on March 1, 2010 @ 7:19 pm

Hmm, I do embed the artwork and I do see it when I view the podcast in iTunes. Is anyone else not seeing the artwork in iTunes?

Jennifer Marx on March 3, 2010 @ 2:57 pm

Ok i went back just to make sure it was not just my itunes, and I have re-downloaded every episode via the itunes feed, the rss feed and via the single links. none of them have any images embeded into the episodes mp3 i checked in itunes, various mp3 tag and meta data viwers/editors and even a hex editor to compare and i was unable to find any code that referenced an image. Now when you view the itunes store and find passpoter they have an image for the feed but it is not apart of each mp3 as is most commonly the case. So i don't think its anything unique to my computer/setup. But this is just a small cosmetic issue as the content of the Podcast is Great! Can not wait to listen to Episode 6 and maybe this time it will have some artwork

BTW welcome Back Jennifer!

ChipNDale on March 3, 2010 @ 8:31 pm

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