Disney Responds to Article Claiming Trips Not Affordable, Permits Filed for Villains Land, and more!

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Episode 246 for the week of February 17, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...Disney Responds to WSJ Article - Says Trips Are Affordable- Disney responded to a recent Wall St Journal article that featured data from Len Testa about the affordability (or lack there of) of a Walt Disney World Trip. Disney response was that a family of 4 can do a trip for cheaper than Len outlined, and for only $3,026 (before food and transportation)- Did this surprise us? What does this tell us about Disney's view of the situation?Starts @1:28 ...Villains Show Runtime Fake Out- As part of their Villainstine's Day celebration, Disney released the "splash page" on their website and app for the upcoming Villains Show at DHS - with an indicated run time of 40 mins!- Disney then took that information down and sources confirmed it was not correct. But would a 40 min run time even be a good thing?- Also, prompted by an article by The DIS - do people unfairly expect Disney to be affordable when other costs are going up so much? Starts @13:31 ...EPIC Universe Height Restrictions- Universal release the height restrictions for attractions at Epic Universe and they appear to be more inclusive than some of the rides at the other parksStarts @16:40 ...Phil's Trip Details Update/DBC Engagement- Phil provides some last minute updates to his trip planning and goes through some suggestions from the communityStarts @20:24 ...Construction Update- Permits filed for land clearing related to Villains Land at Magic Kingdom - what does this tell us about the project and timeline?Starts @39:42 ...* Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast *NEW! Landing Page for all things DBC Pod: magictravelonmain.com Send us an e-mail! .... [email protected] us on social media:- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thedbcpod - Bluesky: @thedbcpod.bsky.social- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDBCPod/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDBCPod- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDBCPod- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedbcpod- Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/cJ8Vxf4BmQNote: This podcast is not affiliated with any message boards, blogs, news sites, or other podcasts

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