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Simplifying The Magic — 315 episodes

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Worth the Wait? Our Favorite Disney World Queues

2

Where is Disney Cruise Line Going Next?

3

If We Were Planning Our First Disney World Trip Today

4

D23 2026: The Disney Announcements You Actually NEED to Know!

5

Live From the Disney Wish!

6

CHATgpt Asks Us Anything: Part 2!

7

Disney Cruise Pre-Trip Report

8

CHATgpt Asks Us Anything!

9

Christmas In July!

10

Star of the Seas: The Ultimate Ship Tour

11

Live From Orlando: Fantastical Vacations 2026 Agency Meeting

12

Agency Meeting Pre-Trip Report

13

Ranking Rides at Universal!

14

Simplifying Disney World Transportation

15

Hot Topic: Ride Refurbs

16

Would You Rather: Travel Edition

17

Would You Rather: Universal Edition

18

Would You Rather: Cruise Edition

19

Would You Rather: Disney World Edition!

20

Live from WDW: Girls Trip!

21

Our Disney Pre-Trip Report & Life Catch Up!

22

Live from Florida: Jess' Travels!

23

Live From Florida: Megan's Family Vaca!

24

Things We Refuse to do on Vacation

25

Which Disney Cruise Ship is Right for You

26

15 Reasons to go to Disney World this Summer!

27

Flower & Garden Festival Favorites

28

Live from Puerto Rico: Megan's Family Vacation!

29

Overcoming Travel Anxiety

30

Live from the Parks: Universal Mardi Gras!

31

Parks or Cruise? Choosing the Right Disney Vacation

32

Bon Mardi Gras - Universal Style

33

Unpopular Opinions: Travel Hot Takes

34

What I Wish I Knew Before My First Disney Trip

35

Festival of the Arts Favorites

36

2026 Travel Dreams & Reality

37

What to Expect at Disney in 2026

38

Think Disney Won't Work for You? Let's Talk!

39

Disneyland & DCA Easter Eggs

40

Live from the Parks: Jess Goes to Disneyland!

41

Festival of the Holidays at Disney!

42

Live From the Parks: Jess goes to Jollywood & Food and Wine Festival!

43

Megan's National Geographic Adventure!

44

Disney Movie Easter Eggs

45

Universal Studios Orlando Easter Eggs

46

Live from the Parks: An EPIC Birthday Weekend!

47

Adventure Awaits: Pre-Trip Reports

48

Disney World Parks Easter Eggs: Animal Kingdom & Hollywood Studios

49

Disney World Parks Easter Eggs: Magic Kingdom & Epcot

50

Live from the Parks: A brief moment at Disney & HHN!

51

Halloween in the Parks

52

Live From Virgin Voyages Brilliant Lady

53

Disney Park Favorites Ride Showdown

54

Disney Thrill Ride Showdown!

55

Classic Disney Ride Showdown

56

Please Excuse the Interruption to Our Normal Programming!

57

Live From the Parks: Mother/Son Trip at Disney!

58

Jess' Disney Pre-Trip Report: Mother/Son Edition!

59

Jess is Live From Beaches Turks & Caicos!

60

Preparing for An All Inclusive Vacation

61

Getting Ready for the Holidays at Disney!

62

Doing a Split Stay at Disney

63

Disney Dream Tour Recap!

64

Live from the Parks: Megan Goes to Disney!

65

Rope Drop Strategies at Disney World: Part Two

66

Expansions coming to Disney!

67

Rope Drop Strategies at Disney World: Part One

68

Live from the Parks: Jess at WDW!

69

Are You Disney Obsessed? Take the Quiz!

70

Summertime at Disney

71

Hot Topic Happy Hour: Disney News Drops and what we REALLY thought of Epic Universe

72

LIVE FROM EPIC UNIVERSE!!!

73

Live from Naples: Jess Spring Break!

74

Excited for Epic!

75

Let's Catch Up!

76

Live From Megan's Spring Break Vacation

77

Hot Topic Happy Hour

78

Jess is LIVE from Florida!

79

Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival 2025!

80

Fantastical Vacations Meeting 2025

81

FV Agency Meeting Pre-Trip Report!

82

Life as a Travel Agent

83

Simplifying Disney Cruise Ships

84

Let the Good Times Roll!

85

Ask Us Anything!

86

2025 Marathon Weekend Recap

87

Live From the Parks: WDW Marathon Weekend!

88

Best Snacks on the Disney Dining Plan!

89

Our 2025 Travel Plans

90

Hot Topic Happy Hour Episode #9: A Year in Review

91

Best Times To Go To Disney In 2025

92

10 Must See Movies Before Your WDW Vacation

93

Epcot Holiday Kitchens

94

Holiday Travel Gift Guide

95

Hot Topic Happy Hour # 8: BIG Changes Coming!

96

Live From The Parks: Jess Goes to Disney!

97

200 Reasons That We Love Disney!

98

Plan a Trip Series: Vacations Under $10,000

99

Plan a Trip Series: Vacations Under $5000

100

Hot Topic Happy Hour # 7: Lightning Lane Premier Pass

101

Santa and Snope

102

Epic Universe is COMING!

103

Jess Takes on the Index Card Challenge!

104

RunDisney 101

105

WDW Index Card Challenge

106

Hot Topic Happy Hour #6: WDW Pet Peeves

107

Live From the Parks: Megan Takes on Halloween Horror Nights at Universal!

108

Why We Love Disney Springs

109

The Disney Destiny

110

Disney FAQ’s with Chat GPT

111

Hot Topic Happy Hour # 5: Breaking Down the D23 Announcements!

112

Catching Up On....Everything!

113

Live From Vacation: Jess' Universal SURPRISE and Disney Cruise!

114

Trip Report: The Ewald Family

115

Would You Rather: Disney World vs. Universal Orlando Edition!

116

Hot Topic Happy Hour #4: Lightning Lane Multipass

117

Cruising 101

118

All Inclusive Resorts 101

119

Disney Trivia!

120

Simplifying the NEW Lightning Lane System!

121

Live From The Parks: 2024 FV Agency Meeting at WDW!

122

Hot Topic Happy Hour # 3: Tough Topics

123

Dark Universe & a TON of Disney News!

124

Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point

125

Disney Firsts

126

Live From The Parks: Jess in Disneyland!

127

Hot Topic Happy Hour # 2: Standby Skipper, New Lands & More!

128

Disney DAS - Update

129

Lightning Lane and Virtual Queue 101

130

Most UNDERrated Things at Disney!

131

Powerups & Pumpkins: ALL the News!

132

HEADS UP: Disney Edition!

133

Hot Topic Happy Hour #1: Taking Kids Out of School For Vacation!

134

Live From Florida! Jess & Megan's Beach Vacays

135

Animal Kingdom is NOT Just a Zoo!

136

Magic Kingdom is NOT Just for Kids!

137

ICYMI: What's New at the Parks!

138

Hollywood Studios is NOT Just for Star Wars Fans!

139

EPCOT is NOT Just for Grownups!

140

Disney Dining Reservation Strategy

141

Megan’s WONDERful Cruise!

142

For the Love of Music

143

Would You Rather: Flower & Garden Edition

144

What's In Your Park Bag?

145

LIVE: Jess Takes on Festival of the Arts and the Four Park Challenge

146

Best of the Lands: Universal Orlando Edition

147

Live From The Parks: Universal Orlando with Jess!

148

Making Smart Choices with the Disney Dining Plan

149

Epcot's Festival of the Arts 2024

150

Resolutions, Wishes & Travel Plans for 2024

151

Share The Magic: Jon Bardelli

152

Recap of the Biggest News of 2023

153

Live From The Parks: Jess' Birthday Trip!

154

Top 10 Tips for a Stress Free Disney Vacation

155

Our Dream Theme Park

156

Share The Magic: Danielle Cook

157

Disney Holiday Foodie Guide!

158

Disneyand Recap and is the Disney Dining Plan Right for You?

159

Live From Disneyland!

160

Disneyland Trivia!

161

Holidays in the Parks!

162

Share The Magic: Natalie & Victoria Queen

163

So, You Want to Go on a Disney Cruise?

164

4 Parks In 1 Day!

165

What We Are Looking Forward to Eat & Drink at Disneyland!

166

Advanced Genie+ Tips

167

Share The Magic: Katie Hatcher (Again)

168

Live From the Parks: Megan & Jess take on Disney AND Halloween Horror Nights!

169

This or That? Universal Orlando Edition

170

Disney's New Treasure

171

Halloween At The Parks

172

Share The Magic: Victoria Hartwig

173

10 Reasons To Go To Disneyland!

174

Recap of Jess' WDW Trip

175

Jess’ Family WDW Vacation

176

Jess Pre-Trip Report

177

Must-DON'TS For Disney First Timers

178

Share The Magic: The Vaughn Chronicles

179

Must-Dos For Disney First Timers

180

WDW If You Can’t Do This, Do That

181

Highlights of Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival 2023

182

Favorites By Land: Drink Edition

183

Share The Magic: Megan Rom

184

Live From The Parks: Megan's Universal Family Trip!

185

Favorites By Land: Food Edition

186

Why You Need to Visit Universal Orlando’s Volcano Bay

187

Disney Dining Plan: Is It Worth It?

188

Share The Magic: Joey Marczewski

189

Favorites By Land: Attraction Edition

190

Live from Disney: Jess' Solo Trip!

191

Tips for a Solo Trip to Disney

192

BIG Changes for WDW 2024!

193

Your Guide to Drinking Around the World!

194

Share The Magic: Karen Kovach

195

WDW Character Meals

196

Universal Orlando Resorts

197

My Perfect Disney Day

198

Comparing the Disney Dream & Disney Wonder

199

Share The Magic: Carrie Vajko

200

Live From The Disney Dream!

201

Best Hacks to Simplify Your Disney Vacation

202

Disney Wonder Trip Report

203

Live From The Disney Wonder!

204

Live From Universal!

205

Share The Magic: Dan and Leslie Lowry

206

Disney Cruise Tips & Tricks!

207

Universal’s Mardi Gras

208

Genie+ Explained: UPDATED!

209

Universal Orlando Fun Facts!

210

Share The Magic Episode 1: Katie Hatcher

211

Live from Disney: Festival of the Arts!

212

Jess' Post Cruise Trip Report

213

Live from Disney: Marathon Weekend!

214

Top 10 Tips for Planning a Disney World Vacation in 2023!

215

Disney: A World of Change in 2022

216

Share The Magic!

217

Disney Holiday Trivia!

218

Jess' Post Trip Report & Disney News Catch Up!

219

Jess' Pre-Trip & Holidays at Disney

220

Thankful for Disney

221

Megan's Universal Post Trip Report

222

Battle of the Resorts: Bus Resorts

223

Battle of the Resorts: BoardWalk Resorts

224

Battle of the Resorts: Skyliner Resorts

225

Battle of the Resorts: Monorail Resorts

226

Dreaming of Future Trips

227

The WORST Disney Advice

228

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Post Trip Report!

229

Ultimate Guide to Halloween at Disney World!

230

Disney Parks Announcements from D23!

231

The Best Disney Snacks Under $10

232

Attractions YOU May Want to Skip!

233

Everything Disney Lately

234

Live From Disney: Jess' Family Trip!

235

Enchanting Extras & Jess’ Pre-Trip Report

236

Marvelous Moderates

237

Live From WDW: Our Fantastical Vacations Trip!

238

Fantastical Vacations Pre-Trip Report

239

Take it or Leave it: Disney Parks Edition!

240

Epcot International Food & Wine Festival!

241

Ranking Disney Pools!

242

Showdown Time! Disney vs. Universal

243

Disney Shouldn't Be This Hard!

244

I Bet You Didn’t Know This About Animal Kingdom!

245

I Bet You Didn't Know This About EPCOT!

246

BONUS Episode 70: Live in the parks with Megan

247

BONUS Episode 69: Live in the park with Jess

248

Disney News & Post Trip Reports

249

Where Can I Hug Mickey?!

250

Our Pre Disney Trip Reports!

251

This one is for all the Princesses!

252

Did You Know? Hollywood Studios Edition

253

How to get EPIC family photos at Disney World!

254

Disney World One on One Trips!

255

Surprise! You’re Going to Disney!

256

Megan's Universal Vacation!

257

Our Top Disney Quick Service Spots!

258

Our Other Love (AKA Universal)

259

Our Top Disney Tips

260

Food, Flowers, and Fun! Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival

261

Help! Disney is so crowded!

262

How in the world do I use Genie+?!

263

The Happiest Place on Earth

264

East Coast VS. West Coast

265

An Epic Voyage

266

Take It or Leave It

267

Ahoy!

268

We Jumped on the Bandwagon

269

Our Top 10 Disney Moments of 2021

270

Disney World Vacations for Every Budget

271

Magic Kingdom Fun Facts

272

Jess' Post Trip Report

273

Jess' Pre-Trip Report & Planning Your 2022 Vacation

274

Epcot International Festival of the Holidays

275

Rides & Experiences for All Ages

276

Our 1st Annual Agent Trip!

277

How to SAVE at Disney World!

278

First Annual Agency Pre-Trip Report

279

Disney, Please Bring This Back!

280

Disney Genie Explained

281

Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary

282

Splurges at Disney World

283

Virgin Voyages & Disney News!

284

Top 10 Takeaways

285

Live from Disney!

286

Kids Talk Disney Edition

287

Simplifying Disney Genie

288

Jess' Walt Disney World Post Trip Report

289

Meet Megan’s Sister!

290

Jess' Pre-Trip Report

291

When Kids...

292

Epcot Food and Wine Festival

293

Disney News

294

Brainstorming a Disney Trip

295

Getting Dressed for Disney

296

Simplifying EPCOT

297

Simplifying The Magic Kingdom

298

Would You Rather? Disney Edition

299

Inclusivity & Accommodations at Disney

300

The Mountains Are Calling

301

Exploring The Disney Wish

302

Disney Cruise Line Breakdown

303

Megan's Post-Trip Report

304

Why To Use A Travel Agent

305

Megan's Disney Pre-Trip Report

306

Disney Trivia!

307

Welcome Back! Our Trip Reports

308

How to Choose a Walt Disney World Resort

309

Road Trips & Plane Rides

310

Universal Overview & Jess' Pre-Trip Report

311

2021 Spring Festivals

312

Our Simplified Packing List

313

Our Favorites at Disney World

314

What's Happening at Walt Disney World Right Now

315

Welcome to Simplifying The Magic!