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    Post Episode 98 - Pandora Revealed

    INTERCOT Insider Live - Episode 98
    Pandora Revealed
    The Cast: Carolyn Pongracz, Jason Kauffman, Ian Mitchell & John Yaglenski

    - It’s Episode 98 … and 98 degrees?
    - Happily Ever After Fireworks
    - Once Upon A Time Projection Show still Running
    - John Reviews Pandora: The World of Avatar
    –Great attention to detail, very immersive
    —Flight of Passage is a winner, some ride restrictions
    –Na’vi River Journey
    —Nice ride, amazing AA at end
    –Cheeseburger Pod Review
    –Chipotle in Space?
    –Mobile Ordering starting in Pandora
    –You can buy a Banshee and get your own Avatar!
    –The land is really cool at night
    - Ian’s Off-Property Ordeal
    - Animal Kingdom Lodge and the 412 Steps
    - Frozen Ever After Reviews Redux
    - Springtime Crowds
    - INTERCOT Laundry Tips
    - Bus Only Lanes are Coming, but lots of construction for now.
    - Self driving cars and Gondolas
    - Bring back the Tommorowland Music Loop
    - Epcot Expansion Pad
    - Parade Time Change
    - Halloween and Christmas Party Talk
    - Pixar Concert at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
    - Cricket Chips at Animal Kingdom
    - New Characters to Meet at Hollywood Studios
    - Splash Mountain Refurb Coming
    - La Nouba Closing
    - Portobello Country Italian Trattoria Closure
    - Stop on by the INTERCOT Discussion Boards
    - ICOT20, there will be swag

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    Thanks for the podcast. Sorry you had to do it twice, but your sacrifice is appreciated.

    I do have one complaint though. You all really need to learn how to pronounce "Oregon". It is not OR-EE-GONE. It is pronounced OR-A-GUN. Pronounce it correctly, or you could end up dying of dysentery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fangorn View Post
    I do have one complaint though. You all really need to learn how to pronounce "Oregon". It is not OR-EE-GONE. It is pronounced OR-A-GUN. Pronounce it correctly, or you could end up dying of dysentery.
    I think I usually pronounce it more like Ore-a-gen with a hard "g" at the end.
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    That's at least in the ballpark, but Ore-ee-GONE, drives us insane. I had a customer service rep in NY actually argue with me once about the pronunciation. She told me in no uncertain terms that I, the one who lives there, was wrong.
    But then, my general experience has been that folks in the NE tend to use that pronunciation. *sigh*

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fangorn View Post
    That's at least in the ballpark, but Ore-ee-GONE, drives us insane. I had a customer service rep in NY actually argue with me once about the pronunciation. She told me in no uncertain terms that I, the one who lives there, was wrong.
    But then, my general experience has been that folks in the NE tend to use that pronunciation. *sigh*
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    I'm sorry! I know I'm the one that pronounced it Ori-gone. That's my Canadian accent for you! I should know better. At least I didn't say "EH" at the end! Ore-gun is better, right? I'll remember that the next time I'm playing old-tyme computer games! It's like when people pronounce Montreal MON-tree-all, when it's supposed to be MUN-tree-all. Or when people really say the second "T" in Toronto, but we pronounce it "Toronno". haha
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    Great show, everybody. Happy that @John made it to Pandora as part of the media events. We just got back from a May 11-20 trip (trip report posted today). One of the highlights was a chance meeting with Christine, at the Studios. I recognized her from Intercot, of course, said hello, and we chatted for a couple minutes. She was delightful. (Honestly the first time I saw her I didn't say anything because I wasn't sure but the second time I saw her I just had to say hello. When I said I recognized her from Intercot one of the members of her traveling party [maybe her kid?] said, "No way!" Made me chuckle.)

    Regarding the podcast...I'm surprised grumpy @Ian wasn't more unkind to FEA. It was pretty underwhelming.

    Ian, I am also not into wizards, nor have any interest in the fantasy genre (and did NOT do D&D), but I read the Harry Potter books along with my daughter and actually really, really liked them. Mind you, my idea of good reading is the Hamilton biography, historical fiction, social commentary, etc., so this surprised me. Just sayin'.

    The TTA up walkway was also down while we were there.

    I was also sad to see the Muppet Fountain filled in.

    Regarding laundry and wrinkled shirts - I noticed that many of the CMs working the front desk at the Beach Club looked like they were wearing jackets that were either two sizes too big or too small. They looked horribly sloppy. Don't they have their own jacket? It looked like upon showing up at work they just randomly grabbed one off the hangar that looked close enough. This is a deluxe property...they should look sharper.

    If you sit at the end of the Festival of Fantasy (aka, now, the 2pm parade) route, isn't it almost a 3pm parade, from your vantage point?

    Can't wait to hit Pandora in November!
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    Carolyn, don't take all the blame. I thought I heard at least 3 people pronounce it Ore-ee-gone. (One of them was John. ).

    And the "Eh" thing I'm used to. We're close enough to BC here that it's not particularly uncommon.

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    Hello. I want to say that, although I've been a member since 2006, I've never listened to your Podcasts...until very recently. I just want to tell you all that I'm finding them very interesting, informative, and fun! I listen while running and, seriously, the time flies by! Thanks for everything!
    Nice work, pal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TikiLounger View Post
    Hello. I want to say that, although I've been a member since 2006, I've never listened to your Podcasts...until very recently. I just want to tell you all that I'm finding them very interesting, informative, and fun! I listen while running and, seriously, the time flies by! Thanks for everything!
    Thanks for the feedback. Great to hear! Now tell about 100 friends - lol!
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    Well? If I HAD 100 friends, I'd tell them all! Hahaha! Seriously, I'll try my best to get the word out there. Sadly, I tend to get a lot of blank stares and glazed over looks when I talk too much about all things Disney. Silly people don't know what they're missing!
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    Quote Originally Posted by TikiLounger View Post
    Well? If I HAD 100 friends, I'd tell them all! Hahaha! Seriously, I'll try my best to get the word out there. Sadly, I tend to get a lot of blank stares and glazed over looks when I talk too much about all things Disney. Silly people don't know what they're missing!
    Well you've got a few more friends NOW, Tiki Lounger! Glad you're enjoying the podcasts! Did you dive right in recently or did you go right back to Episode One and work your way forward???
    Hope you can come to ICOT-20 - if you like the podcasts, the meet ups are even more silly!
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    Hey there! New friends are always good! I did dive right in and start with the most recent podcasts. My husband and I recently booked a trip in Nov. for the Food and Wine Festival, so I've been trying to catch up on everything new to us. I was especially interested in info about the Pandora opening and listening to you guys was quite helpful. Now, since I'm somewhat caught up with the newer episodes, I think I'll go back and start from Episode One. It's funny but, yesterday, I listened to the episode in which Brandy, the "Disney Mom's Panel: Cruise Specialist" talked about how she loves to help people with their trip planning because she gets to relive the Magic through them (I'm totally paraphrasing here...but I believe that was the general gist of her commentary), and it just clicked. Talking about our love of Disney, and hearing about other people's love of Disney, keeps it all fresh for me...until our next trip! So? thank you all again for what you do!

    Sadly, we won't be able to do Intercot's 20th... The timing just isn't good for this year. I'll definitely make it a point to coordinate for sometime soon!
    Nice work, pal.

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    I was crying laughing listening to you guys talk about the Bubble Shuffle. I LOVE that song and agree that Behind The Waterfall is a classic as well. I think I'm gonna go start a post on what is everyone's most favourite piece of music at the parks now. Lol!


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    The Studio Band imagery made me LOL. Great podcast!
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    Just called my doctors office this morning and got put on hold...When the hold music started, I got excited because it started out like Bubble Shuffle! Unfortunately, it wasn't, but I got my (fake) Disney thrill this morning!!
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