WDW Beyond The Gates Podcast

Episode #452 - One Day Trip Preview

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss their 2023 planning meeting, taking place at the beautiful Walt Disney World resort in just a few weeks.

Find out what Mike & Gary decide to do on their day at Disney

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Mike & Gary

Episode #451 - Chapek is GONE!

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the HUGE news of Bob Chapek being replaced as Walt Disney CEO by former CEO Bob Iger.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #450 - Mike's Trip Review and News

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary talk about Mike's quick trip up to property to hang out at the Grand Floridian. They also discuss the news of recent budget cuts and a hiring freeze at the Walt Disney Company.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #449 - DVD Midterm Predictions

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss some of their predictions for the Walt Disney World DVC. Where may they build next? Are they hurting their own re-sale market?

Tune in and find out.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #448 - Walt Disney World News

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the latest news at Walt Disney World, including the return of Fantasmic!

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Mike & Gary

Episode #447 - Mike From Michigan Trip Review Part 2

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary are joined by Mike from Michigan to discuss the last part of his trip to Walt Disney World and how he was impacted by Hurricane Ian.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #446 - Mike from Michigan Trip Review Part 1

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Gary is joined by Mike from Michigan to talk about his recent trip to Walt Disney World in September.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #445 - Mike's Quick Trip Review

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss Mike's recent trips up to property to visit family. Find out where he went to eat and what he did. Thanks for listening,

Mike & Gary

Episode #444 - Mary's August Trip Review Part 2

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary are joined by Mary once again to wrap up her trip review from her August 2022 trip to Walt Disney World.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #443 - Best Hotel at Disney World to Ride Out a Hurricane

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and also talk about which Disney World hotels would be the most ideal to be stuck at during a hurricane!

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Mike & Gary

Episode #442 - Mary's August Trip Review Part 1

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary are joined by Mary to discuss her most recent Walt Disney World vacation in August. 

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Mike & Gary

Episode #441 - D23 Walt Disney World News

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the news relating to Walt Disney World coming out of the 2022 D23 Expo from Anaheim, California.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #440 - Walt Disney World News

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the latest news at the Walt Disney World resort!

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Mike & Gary

Episode #439 - Mike's July Trip Review

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss Mike's trip to Walt Disney World in July when he came to visit Gary and his family on their summer vacation.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #438 - Eat to the Beat Trip Reviews

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss Mike's last two weekends at the Eat to the Beat concert series at EPCOT Center. Mike and Suzie got to see Christopher Cross and Air Supply.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #437 - Gary's Trip Review Part 4

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates Podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the final few days of Gary's July trip to Walt Disney World.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #436 - Gary's Trip Review Part 3

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss part 3 of Gary's trip to Walt Disney World from July.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #435 - Gary's Trip Review Part 2

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary get into part two of Gary's recent trip to Walt Disney World. In this episode the guys talk about a few of the new attractions that Gary got to experience for the first time, including Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #434 - Gary's Trip Review Part 1

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss Gary's recent trip to Walt Disney World. They discuss the first part of Gary's trip, arriving at Port Orleans and the first few days at the parks.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #433 - Top 5 Summertime Activities at Disney World

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary are once again joined by Scott to talk about their top 5 favorite summertime activities at Walt Disney World.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #432 - Guess that Restaurant III

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary are joined by Scott to play the third version of America's favorite gameshow "Guess that Restaurant"!

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Mike & Gary

Episode #431 - Gary's Disney Trip Preview

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss Gary's quickly approaching Walt Disney World trip.

They discuss the resorts and dining and of course the parks.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #430 - Most Americana at Disney World

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the resorts, restaurants and attractions that feel the most American to them.

Happy 4th of July and thank for listening,

Mike & Gary

Episode #429 - Mike from Michigan's Trip Review

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary are joined by Mike from Michigan to talk about his recent trip to Walt Disney World. Find out where he stayed, what he ate and which parks he went to on this trip.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #428 - Ultimate Disney Father's Day

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the recent LIV golf controversy before getting into what they would do for the ultimate Father's Day at Walt Disney World.

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Mike & Gary 

Episode #427 - Walt Disney World News

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the latest news at Walt Disney World, including some recent changes to the Genie plus system.

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Mike & Gary

Episode #426 - Best Comfort Food at Walt Disney World

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the best places on Disney property to get some good old fashioned comfort food!

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Mike & Gary

Episode #425 - Guess that Restaurant 2

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary are joined by Mary from the Everything is Satisfactual podcast to play "Guess that Restaurant"!

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Mike & Gary

Episode #424 - Dining Options and Genie Plus Problems

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss some of the dining options for Gary's July trip to Walt Disney World. They also talk about a viral tweet from Len Testa calling out a Disney Bot for bad information about breakfast at EPCOT!

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Mike & Gary

Episode #423 -Annual Pass Renewal

In this week's episode of the WDW Beyond the Gates podcast, Mike & Gary discuss the annual pass renewal process at Walt Disney World and the current options with blockout dates.

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Mike & Gary