Walt Disney World News, Summer Deals, DVC Updates & Disney Tips

This week on Main Street Talk, we dive into the latest Walt Disney World news and updates, including new summer ticket deals featuring discounted entry after 2 PM and the return of Disney+ subscriber resort offers at select hotels. We cover what’s happening across the parks, including Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin reopening at Magic Kingdom, changes to early entry attractions, updates at Hollywood Studios like Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster repainting and expanded dining options, and construction progress on the new Indiana Jones attraction at Animal Kingdom.

We also discuss several key updates around Walt Disney World, including the return of Annual Passholder Summer Days, a new Olaf animatronic coming to U.S. parks, transportation changes with Mears, and early signs of new construction near EPCOT. One of the biggest topics this week is Disney Vacation Club’s crackdown on commercial renting, and how these new rules could improve room availability for members.

In addition, we continue our Disney Animals series with a spotlight on sea turtles at EPCOT’s Seas Pavilion, sharing fun facts and Disney’s real-world conservation efforts. We also take a look back at This Week in Disney History, review the classic Disney film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and wrap up with a helpful tip on why using cellular data instead of Disney Wi-Fi can make a difference during your park day.

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Tip or Trick: Disney WiFi

Nick 0:07

Hello everybody. Welcome to this week's episode of the Main Street Talk podcast, your go-to podcast for all things Walt Disney World related, all the news and updates and tips and tricks. I'm your host Nick, and as always with me is Joanie. Hello

Joni 0:22

Hello everyone.

Nick 0:23

Today is Sunday, April 5th, so everything's current as of today. And happy

Joni 0:28

spring.

Nick 0:29

Happy Easter.

Joni 0:30

Actually, that was last week. I should have said happy spring. But yeah, happy

Nick 0:33

Happy Easter, everybody. If you're in Disney, I'm hoping you're managing the crowds. Easter's always a, you know, right in the middle of spring break and just every holiday is busy there,

Joni 0:44

I'm just hoping everyone's seeking out all the hidden Easter eggs in Disney.

Nick 0:49

true. Yeah.

Joni 0:50

No pun intended. No pun

Nick 0:51

No pun intended. All the hidden Mickeys. I saw a picture of a hidden Mickey I'd never seen before. Oh, we're we're hundreds of, yeah. Yeah. But this one's kind of obvious. I'll have to point it out to you. I'm not gonna tell you where I'm gonna point it out to you next time. No pun. Next time we're there. Okay. It's at a resort.

Joni 1:07

Are you gonna forget? No. Is it the one you're talking about, the nails that the

Nick 1:10

construction? No, no, no, no, no, no. Same resort though.

Joni 1:13

Oh,

Nick 1:14

Yeah, and it's, it's, it's pretty obvious, but yeah, it is kind of hidden. But anyways, happy Easter everybody. Happy

Joni 1:21

Easter.

Nick 1:22

I think we're ready to get into the show.

Joni 1:24

Yes.

Ticket Deal and Disney+ Promo

Nick 1:25

All right. Before we start, I just wanna mention I am available to book cruises as well, and Disney did drop a big promotion. I'm gonna go through a couple things they dropped this week before we get into the park news. This surprised me. They they announced for the summer they're having tickets, especially price tickets after 2:00 PM so you can enter the park after 2:00 PM you can buy a two or three day ticket. They're date based, so there's no park reservations required. These tickets are gonna be available from May 26th to July 29th. The two day ticket must be used within four days of the selected start day, and the three day ticket must be used within five days, so that's pretty cool. They have some um, discounted tickets, the. Enter the parks after 2:00 PM Also the bigger one they drop. This has been a popular promotion and it's back because I think everybody loves this one is for the Disney Plus subscribers. This offers valid most nights from June 21st to August 15th. The resorts include all star sports, art of Animation, cars, family Suite, poor Orleans. Riverside Disney, Saratoga Springs and Animal Kingdom Lodge, Savannah View room. Pretty good discounts on these. I was, I was toying around with those. And I have, I've been posting samples in the tips and trick page, so if you're interested, if. Contact me and we can get that all set up for you. Okay.

Parks News

Nick 2:43

On to Park News started at Magic Kingdom, as we always do. Buzz Light year space Ranger spin has an official opening day of April 8th, but they have had soft openings. It's been, people have been able to ride it since March 30th. Oh, very unexpected. Yeah. It

Joni 3:00

It's not untypical for them to do that.

Nick 3:02

No, they do it a lot, but it's pretty early though. Over a week in advance. And one of our favorites has been removed from the lineup of early entry attractions. This is Mickey's Phil Har Magic. No reason why they removed it from early entry, but it is no longer available for early entry. We always do that later in the day anyways, though. Yeah. And court documents. Yeah.

Joni 3:24

it gets hotter, it's raining. We, yeah.

Nick 3:26

That's the thing. Like once it starts getting hot, go to those indoor attractions.

Joni 3:29

Yeah.

Nick 3:30

Court documents during the the lawsuit Disney one was involved with, with the state of Florida have surfaced that Disney was exploring putting two hotels inside the Magic Kingdom as recently as 2024.

Joni 3:44

Mm-hmm.

Nick 3:45

Mm-hmm. So they were definitely gonna be in the area, and both of them were. Somehow going to be attached to the park. Yes. Attached to Magic Kingdom. Yeah. That came out in some court documents. So no, no reason why they scrapped it. No reason on anything. But it was, it was a, a thought and it was talked about.

Joni 4:04

wow. Could you imagine the cost of those? I wonder if they would do those as, Disney's version of timeshare if they were open that

Nick 4:10

Dvcs.

Joni 4:13

Area as

Nick 4:13

I don't know. You could get a pretty penny for

Joni 4:15

who we, yeah.

Nick 4:16

rooms.

Joni 4:17

Think Lonnie's expensive. That would be outrageous to have that.

Nick 4:21

it for Magic Kingdom.

Joni 4:22

Uhhuh.

Nick 4:23

I have some DVC news later that is long overdue, but we'll get to that. Hollywood Studios rocking roller coaster guitar repainting is to start soon as they have been prepping that and it appears that it's getting ready to be repainted.

Joni 4:40

Okay.

Nick 4:41

Over to the Muppets team

Joni 4:42

Uhhuh.

Nick 4:43

and Walt Disney Imagineering is preparing to install new sets at the magic of Disney animation at Hollywood Studios. This is the newer version of the old attraction that's set to open this summer, Walt Disney Imagineering filed four permits this week to install set elements at various locations in the former Muppets Courtyard. Soon to be Mon Zine gland Mons Pols. And Sci-Fi Diner has expanded their menu. I believe this went into effect April 1st. It now includes wings, ravioli, and a few other items. So it's not just your, you know, your burgers and what they had before. Now they have expanded that. That's it for Hollywood Studios Animal Kingdom. The first foundation has been poured for the Indiana Jones Attraction entrance. So they're moving pretty quick on that.

Joni 5:28

Hey, I have a question on the Indiana Jones attraction. Mm-hmm. I know we had said previously in another episode that there was a, the ball had come off of the track and, and a cast member had actually put himself in, in the way to protect the audience. And so is that, and, and that was being removed from the skit at that time, right? Is that back?

Nick 5:51

Do we know? You know what? I don't know. I have not read that it has returned. Or if it was permanently, I know they had to reevaluate what happened. Obviously, they're gonna take that out while they reevaluate. I don't know. That's a good question. I, I'll find that out. We'll get back, I'll get back to you. Okay. But this foundation was for the Indiana Jones that's replacing dyno. Oh

Joni 6:10

Oh yeah, no, I know that. But when, just when you said Indiana, it just made me think of that previous That's a good question, occurrence that happened.

Nick 6:16

Alright. That is, that is it for Park News. We got a bit of miscellaneous news. Those Walt Disney World announced the return of vi pass holders summer days in 2026, which allows annual pass holders can enjoy a variety of special perks. This will be available from May 1st through July 31st, and Disney teased. New Passholder merchandise, exclusive food and beverage items, special discounts, and a new magnet. So if you're a passholder, look forward to that. And I didn't mention this just because, you know, we kinda stick to Disney World, but they're over at Disneyland, Paris. They introduced a walking, talking Olaf and animatronic.

Joni 6:54

Oh,

Nick 6:54

It's very popular as you can imagine. Sure. It is going to be in the US theme parks and on Disney cruise line eventually. No timeline, but it's so popular that it's coming to our, to the US parks. In jelly rolls, the doing piano bar or club that was at the boardwalk that closed down has officially announced they are opening their location in Orlando. It's gonna be about 10 minutes from the boardwalk. So they did always in, they always said that they were gonna relocate that it's in no when or where, but that is in the process. It is under construction.

Joni 7:28

Huh.

Nick 7:28

And a notice on the mirrors website mirrors is kind of the replacement of Magical Express. They take you to your Disney resorts for a fee. It's not free. They have indicated that a 3% fuel charge will now be added to all reservations to further notice.

Joni 7:43

Well that's understandable.

Nick 7:44

Yeah. Gas prices are spiking.

Joni 7:46

it always comes down and affects the consumers in one way or another.

Nick 7:50

All

DVC Rental Crackdown

Nick 7:51

right. This is when I was talking mom with DVCI was very happy to read this.

Joni 7:54

Spill it. DVC

Nick 7:56

renting. not members renting out when they can't use a point. But people that buy contracts for a business that commercially rent them, D-D-V-C-S said the last,

Joni 8:05

I thought they were

Nick 8:06

year or so. They are starting to crack down on this. 'cause members are getting very, very furious.

Joni 8:13

sure.

Nick 8:13

The reason why members get mad, and I'll tell you our experience is we own an animal Kingdom lodge. There are value rooms there that. In the up

Joni 8:21

up very quickly,

Nick 8:22

quickly in the two years that we have been members, I think I have seen, I've never seen a cluster of nights available together. I've seen one or two here or

Joni 8:30

Yes, they're very

Nick 8:31

commercial renters eat the, eat them up

Joni 8:33

Mm-hmm.

Nick 8:34

so this is what in Disney or DVC said late last year, they're figuring this out. So they are, they have, they have made a statement this last week. That some of the things they're doing to prevent this now, DVC will start to flag these types of reservations, booking multiple overlapping reservations, creating more than 20 reservations in a 12 month period, which are not used personally.

Joni 8:59

yes,

Nick 9:00

Engaging in marketing and promotional activity while on property and the selling the majority of points to others rather than using them personally. Obviously there will be if, if they feel that you have violated these, there is going to be consequences.

Joni 9:15

they could ultimately couldn't they discontinue that contract.

Nick 9:20

This is what their statement said. These penalties may include blocking, reservation modifications, canceling future reservations, disallowing the borrowing, banking or transfer appoints halting member benefits, limiting reservations to only apply to the member or only apply to their home

Joni 9:39

Mm. So in other words, for those folks that have, have done this and purchased many contracts with the intention of making it a side hustle probably in their best interest, if they cannot use all those points, is to sell them, sell some of those contracts,

Nick 9:57

sell the contract back.

Joni 9:59

Some of your money 'cause you're gonna get caught and you're gonna lose it one way or another. They're starting to flag. So get some money out of it if that's you.

Nick 10:07

this is good news for members. Now keep in mind this does not apply to members that if you can't go in next year Yes. You can rent your points

Joni 10:15

Well there we

Nick 10:15

one, you

Joni 10:16

to the 20 reservations a year. I mean, there's

Nick 10:19

They're getting commercial

Joni 10:20

yes.

Nick 10:21

This is a long time coming and it, I'm very happy that something is being done at

Joni 10:25

well, and I agree. I mean, somebody should not use that, as an income.

Nick 10:29

Yeah. And like I said, going back to the Animal Kingdom value rooms is where I have seen it most. You can go on a rental site and they're available on the rental site. You know, 'cause somebody has those and they're renting them out.

Joni 10:42

well,

Nick 10:42

to say anything batting against the rental sites because people, members like ourselves, if we can't use them, they're gonna use those rental

Joni 10:47

Well, and hopefully that they'll have some sort of insight on those rental places that they can, I mean, I'm sure they know even some of these people that have purchased multiple contracts by name probably because they do it continuously as a, as an income, and maybe hopefully they're notifying them and letting them know. Well, yeah, because I would think that even the rental. A company that's assisting these types of negotiations that they could even be subject to some consequences.

Nick 11:20

Yeah, they did not say that, but yeah, I would, I

Joni 11:22

probably in the future coming then. So,

Nick 11:26

just be aware of that. If, if you were, you know, somebody that commercially rents, okay, let's move on. We can do a whole show on

Joni 11:33

Yeah.

Nick 11:33

TSA pre-check touchless ID is coming to the Orlando International Airport this spring.

Joni 11:39

Okay.

Nick 11:40

And roller coaster support columns were spotted in the backstage area near Epcot. This was seen on the Skyliner. You know, you can see down, you can see different staging areas and stuff. Roller coaster support beams likely for the Monsters Inc. Roller coaster. So stuff is starting to come

Joni 11:58

be welded and Yep. Cemented

Nick 12:01

stuff's coming together. They just need to build the building first.

Joni 12:04

all right.

Nick 12:04

on the resorts. At All Star Sports, one of the Disney Plus promotion properties, upgraded lounge chairs have arrived for the pool refurbishment. It is still under refurbishment until April. I don't know what the date is, but they have some new lounge chairs. Okay.

Joni 12:18

Okay.

Nick 12:19

And the walkway to Beach Club Villas is temporary closed during the refurbishment. Looks like they're doing some siding and some roofing. So there's a walkway that's closed. Just be aware of that. Alright. That's all I have. Okay. For news.

Joni 12:32

Okie doke.

Sea Turtle Spotlight

Joni 12:33

I'm gonna talk about um,

Nick 12:35

On attraction,

Joni 12:36

we're gonna go to the sea turtle Disney Animals Within the pavilion, we've been talking about the Disney animals last week, the reef fish and the coral reefs. Today, sea turtles, and these can be viewed from both levels of the pavilion with level two, considered the primary to sea feedings, which generally occur at. 10:00 AM and 3:30 PM This level also gives you access to researchers and a panoramic view. Level one is the sea base level, and that allows for ground level views. Access to turtle Talk with Crush and Bruce's Shark World. As well as the coral reef restaurant where if when you have a reservation there, you can actually and dine, you can actually potentially have sea turtles swim past your table. Nice. Yeah. How cool is that? We've not experienced that, but I saw that and I was like, oh, that's pretty neat. You know, you'd have to stay many, many days to eat everywhere in Disney. So recent changes of the restaurant hours though have been implemented as of January, 2026. They have halted their lunch service and which that is now permanently closed, and the dinner hours are from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM with reservations are not strictly required, but highly recommended, especially with the lunchtime being stopped. It has increased their dinner occupancy. So they do recommend an RSVP for that.

Nick 14:03

them.

Joni 14:04

Watch these graceful gliding marine animals as they totally crush it in their aquarium.

Nick 14:11

I like it. I like it.

Joni 14:11

So it opened in Walt Disney World January 15th, 1986 and in the wild we're gonna talk a little bit about how they live in the wild versus at the Disney area. In the wild. The sea turtles live in warm oceans around the world. They find food on shallow sea grass.

Nick 14:28

grass

Joni 14:29

And coral reefs and in the open ocean. But sea turtles can and do migrate long distances between their feeding grounds and their nesting beaches, where females return to lay eggs at their Disney home away from home. They enjoy custom diets and an expansive habitat. They share the 5.7 million gallon salt water tank with other animals and utilize the Disney made coral reefs as a place to swim, explore, hide, rest, and interact with other species just as they would in the wild. I did not know this until researching this. Cause I'm not a turtle fanatic and I just thought all sea turtles were all sea turtles. But there's different types of sea turtles. Yes. So the green sea turtles. Consume a vegetable diet of about 20 pounds of lettuce and cabbage. Each day they get their name because of the color of the fat under their shells, and since they eat so much sea grass in the wild, therefore their fat is green. Loggerhead turtles are carnivores, so their daily diet includes a squid and herring, along with a specially formulated sea turtle vitamin. Positive training techniques are used to encourage desired behaviors, to assist the animals in caring you know, to make sure that they're healthy when they're coming out. Make sure there's no, you know, damages to any fins or, you know, extremities or whatnot, and make sure they're looking like they're good weights. So when they're signaled they come to the surface to feed. Whereas this visual inspection is done to address any potential hazards that they may be having. The Disney Conservation Fund is working hard to reduce the threats to sea turtles, and has helped nonprofit organizations protect these animals globally by increasing public awareness of threats, monitoring sea turtles, populations, and restoring marine habitat and beach nesting areas.

Nick 16:22

So

Joni 16:23

Six of the world's 70 sea turtle species are found in the US waters. All six are under protective or, you know, are involved under the Endangered Species Act and international treaties. So this is kind of sad, but historically, this is why they're in the endangered because historically, harvest of sea turtles for their shells, meat, and eggs have caused the population to decline. Other threats include accidental boat strikes, entanglement in the nets and lines of commercial fishing boats, water pollution from oil spills and fertilizer runoff, discarded balloons and plastic that turtles They mistake it for food. Mm-hmm So they ingest it. And coastal habitat, destruction from sea walls and beach development. So I didn't put it in here, but I had just talked to you about the real live crush, little crush. So there was a turtle that was a green turtle that was rescued and habitated or rehabbed at the Disney conservation. And they had found 70 different foreign objects within this turtle. So

Nick 17:29

had, it had ingested,

Joni 17:30

it had ingested 70 different foreign objects. They were able to retrieve all of those. Get the little guy rehabbed and sent him back on his way. But that is just insane.

Nick 17:40

Yeah. It's very, very, very sad. Very concerning.

Joni 17:43

So newly hatched sea turtles face additional obstacles like sandcastles, beach furniture and trash left behind on the beach, which blocks their path and. From their nest to the sea. So you wouldn't think that the innocence of building a sand castle, but they can't get, they can't get up it, you know, and they don't really know where to go. They're just following their additionally lights from nearby buildings. So even our hotels that are, you know, in the distance, the animals, the turtles will go toward the light instead of the water. So they're ultimately going the opposite direction. Yeah. So. Disney's Animal Science and Environment team has nursed more than 300 endangered sea turtles back to health and returned them to the sea. The seas with Nemo and Friends acts as a rehab center for local sea turtles, injured by boat strikes, entanglement, or illness. Once recovered, they're released back in, into the water, often donning a satellite transmitter that allows scientists to track their movements and to help better understand what their conservation needs might be.

Nick 18:47

And

Joni 18:47

This is another interesting thing that I brought up to you today, and you already knew about it. Disney's Vero Beach Resort is a special place for nesting sea turtles and for the conservation, science, protection, and outreach needed to ensure their survival. So, let's say again how far is that away from Disney World?

Nick 19:05

I'm not sure. I wanna say two hours-ish from Orlando. Vero Beaches. They have a DVC resort there. Okay.

Joni 19:11

so I'm sure that you know, all the people that are staying there are very much aware. They might even have it roped off for hatchlings to be, you know, the eggs to be laid so they don't get stepped on or blocked in by sandcastles or chairs or anything like that. So the Disney conservation team collaborates with state and local organizations to monitor nest counts, hatching production studies, solutions, and threats, and develop. Innovative protection methods, so kudos to the conservation club, the Disney's Conservation Fund for helping do this. So, okay. That's what I have on that. Okay. Our beloved sea turtles.

Nick 19:50

a lot of good information. Yeah. Alright.

Joni 19:52

Every time I see a sea, they're just so, I don't know, they're so massive. Some of them.

Nick 19:56

yeah, they're, they're pretty animals

Joni 19:57

and I like watching 'em from the level one and level two, but I think the level, the level one, I think is the best spot to see 'em because you get to see 'em in and out of coming in and out of the corals. Yeah,

Nick 20:09

they're very graceful. Yeah.

Joni 20:10

And they like to hang out with the stingrays, which we'll talk about, you know, in a couple more episodes down the road. But yeah, I like them a lot. Okay.

Nick 20:17

Okay, thanks

Joni 20:18

what I got. Yep.

This Week In Disney History

Nick 20:19

We're going to this week in Disney History. April 11th, 1925. 101 years ago. That's crazy. Before the mouse, before the millions, there was a simple wedding. Roy O Disney married Edna Francis at their Uncle Robert's house in Los Angeles. Walt was the camera man

Joni 20:36

Mm-hmm.

Nick 20:37

Filming the start of the partnership that would keep the company's books balanced for decades.

Joni 20:42

hmm.

Nick 20:42

April 10th, 1964, Walt Disney arrived in New York City on this day. He wasn't there for a vacation. He was there to personally oversee the installation of his four exhibits for the New York's World's Fair, including it's a Small World and great moments with Mr. Lincoln. Okay, April 5th, 1965. It was a truly super federalistic night at the Academy Awards. Julie Andrew won the

Joni 21:10

that

Nick 21:11

Andrew won the Oscar for best actress for her debut film role in Mary Poppins. During her speech, she famously thanked Mr. Walt Disney for making it possible.

Joni 21:22

love Mary Poppins.

Nick 21:23

I like Mary Poppins too. That song.

Joni 21:25

That song just gets me upbeat. It makes me want to like slap my knee and stuff. Yeah.

Nick 21:29

and April 8th, 1974, Walt Disney World opened Treasure Island in the middle of Bay Lake. It was an 11 acre retreat for birdwatching and Tropical exploration. You might know it by its better name. It took on a few years later Discovery Island, and that remained until 1999,

Joni 21:47

Mm.

Nick 21:47

April 7th, 1995

Joni 21:50

was

Nick 21:50

the premier of a goofy movie. It proved that Max Goof had just as much heart as his dad and gave us power line, arguably the greatest fictional pop star of the decade. April 11th,

Joni 22:05

pretty big accomplishment. The

Nick 22:08

Disneyland resort in California, owner went poo Foria transformation as the many adventures of Winnie the Pooh officially opened in Critter County april 7th, 2006. Disney's Animal Kingdom reached new heights. The park held the grand opening for Expedition Everest. It was the most expensive roller coaster in the world at that time, and gave us the legendary Yeti.

Joni 22:32

Yes. What a great rollercoaster. I love it.

Nick 22:35

Especially at night. Yeah, we talking about that a couple weeks ago.

Joni 22:38

That's the one we went on like in there was like, no, I don't know how we got so lucky, but I think we rode it three or four times in a row. We literally got off and got right back in.

Nick 22:46

Yep.

Joni 22:47

It was like

Nick 22:48

five minute wait, but it was a walk on. Yeah, yeah,

Joni 22:50

Yeah. So however much time the, the Ride actually was was our only waiting 'cause we literally got right

Nick 22:56

back.

Joni 22:56

on what a great day.

Nick 22:59

And April 5th, 2008, the Twilight Zone, tower of Terror had its grand opening at Disneyland, Paris in the Walt Disney Studios Park. So that is it for this week in Disney History.

Joni 23:11

Okay,

Movie Of The Week

Nick 23:12

Okay, let's go on to Movie of the week. We just, I like this movie a lot. Yeah,

Joni 23:16

I I.

Nick 23:17

I I had not seen it in a long

Joni 23:18

It's been a minute. It was a long movie. We are talking about the 1954 rated G 20,000 leagues under the sea. So this was first appearance of December 23rd, 1954 in the USA, two hours and seven minutes budget. This is insane budget, approximately 5 million. Mm-hmm. Box office was approximately 28.2 million. Worldwide.

Nick 23:43

Wow. Very popular movie. Yeah. Huge.

Joni 23:45

Absolutely huge. Director Richard Fleischer, producer Walt Disney screenplay. Earl Felton Cinematography. Franz Planer Planner. I don't know if it's planer or planer, it's one in and Music by Paul Smith. It's based on the Jules Vernice 1870 novel of the same name and. The story follows. A group of men who set out to investigate mysterious attacks at sea believed to be caused by a strange and powerful creature. During their journey, they encounter a billion and mysterious captain and his advanced submarine, which opens the door to an extraordinary underwater world. As they travel beneath the ocean's surface, they experience breathtaking sight dangers, and growing tensions as secrets about their hosts and his mission begin to surface. It's a mix of science fiction, exploration, and adventure, known for its imaginative setting, groundbreaking special effects for its time, and memorable scenes of mystery. There are some follow-up movies. There is the 1961 Mysterious Island. 1969, captain Nemo and the underwater City. 1978, the Return of Captain Nemo. 2012 was Journey to the Mysterious Island, and the latest was the 2025 movie titled Nautilus It's early 1954 version of the movie Won Academy Awards for visual effects and best production design. It won the USA National Board of Review for Top 10 film in 2020. It won the online film and television association for motion picture. 2003 won the Rondo statue for Best classic DVD, and in addition to its multiple wins, it also had three additional nominations, which I will not mention. It was the first major live action film from Walt Disney Productions and helped prove that Disney could succeed beyond animation. The famous giant squid sequence became iconic and was groundbreaking in practical effects, far more intense than earlier attempts at the scene. The submarine called The Nautilus is considered one of the most memorable vehicle designs in film history and has influenced sci-fi ever since. Many underwater and lagoon scenes were filmed in Jamaica. Which was chosen for its clear waters and natural beauty with additional scenes, ocean scenes rather shot near The Bahamas. The interior and controlled water tank scenes were filmed at Walt Disney Studios, where large sets and special effects could be carefully managed. So Kirk Douglas is in this,

Nick 26:30

Kirk Douglas. Yep.

Joni 26:31

I think you enjoyed it more than I did.

Nick 26:33

I love the movie.

Joni 26:34

Not that I didn't, I just think it was a little long and it was just

Nick 26:38

bit long. Yeah. Yeah. The

Joni 26:39

There were moments. You know? I wasn't displeased, but I,

Nick 26:43

I,

Joni 26:44

it wasn't

Nick 26:44

didn't Wow. You

Joni 26:45

you? No, it didn't wow me.

Nick 26:46

Yeah. I've, I've

Joni 26:48

gimme some Mary Poppins. I'll sit and just,

Nick 26:50

I think I like it just 'cause I watched it as a kid and I really enjoyed it then. And the squid scene and we actually. The 20,000, the leagues under the Sea Ride that used to be at Disney World. We YouTubed a video of that. I mean, the recording was pretty rough, obviously. It was a, it was an old recording, but it was pretty cool how the imagineers, like when, when you dove, when you know the, the guy on the speaker or the, you know, the guide or whoever, whatever you call 'em, would say, okay, we're diving deeper, or whatever. They said the bubbles would come to the side like you were diving, you know, just typical imagineers, they think of everything. And I believe that's where Seven Dwarfs Mind Train is now. I think that's where the ride was. But yeah, I, I liked the movie.

Joni 27:29

well, you know, when they did have the squid scene, I, you know, it just kept flapping its tentacles around and I was like, oh, come on. When are you gonna grab a hold of somebody and make it more real? And then all of a sudden it started grabbing a hold of, I was like, okay, here we are. You got my attention now.

Nick 27:44

All right. 20,000 in the Leagues Under the Sea. If you haven't seen it, check it out. It's, it's a good

Joni 27:48

It's not a bad movie. I mean obviously it's not a bad movie. 28.2 million worldwide on a on a A box office,

Nick 27:56

Yep. So,

Joni 27:56

so,

Nick 27:57

all right, thanks Joni. You bet.

Joni 27:58

Yep, you

Tip or Trick: Disney WiFi

Joni 27:59

bet.

Nick 27:59

Honestly, this week's tip or trick, I'm gonna be talking a little bit about Disney's wifi. Disney's wifi is, it's pretty good. Its can be spotty in the parks. I don't use it when I'm in the parks. I, I use my cellular data. I just find it more reliable and we're in. Where we're trying to book lightning lanes competitively while you're in the parks um,

Joni 28:24

it dropped. You don't wanna lose it. Yes.

Nick 28:26

And Disney's wifi with that many people there on it can be congested, very congested. Now your cellular data is built for congestion. They built those with congestion in mind. So it's fine at the resorts. There's no virtual cues anymore, so I don't gotta worry about that. Or currently there's no virtual cues.

Joni 28:45

even

Nick 28:46

when I'm at the resorts, I'll, I'll get on their wifi when I'm at the resort, not doing anything. But when we used to, to book virtual queues, I would use my, I would get off the wifi and use my, my cellular data, just, you know, toy around with it. We did have to get on Funny story. We had to get on the wifi. Jonie was recording a show at Hollywood Studio, I think it was The Beauty and the B Show, and her phone ran out of storage. So. She's like, what are we gonna do? They had zero storage on her phone for any future pictures. So what? We had to get on the wifi uhhuh and back up all her data to, to the cloud. Mm-hmm. So we could delete some stuff to make some storage on her phone. Right. It worked great for that. Yeah, it took a while. Yeah. But

Joni 29:27

And now, and now Nick makes me do it every single time before we go on

Nick 29:30

we go on a trip, we gotta clear her phone. So

Joni 29:33

I'm the, I'm the videographer and the photographer.

Nick 29:37

So just something to think about. Test it out. I

Joni 29:40

But I think I've pretty much got videos and pictures of everything that, from here on out, I'm just gonna Yeah. Be in the moment.

Nick 29:46

the moment,

Joni 29:47

You know, I mean, I, I am in the moment 'cause I have my phone down.

Nick 29:50

Yeah, no, you are, you're not

Joni 29:51

when I'm doing it. I just have a very steady hand and I hold it very still, but I still visualize with my eyeballs.

Nick 29:58

So yeah, Disney wifi can be congested Test it out before you rely on it and use that cellular data. That's what I do. Okay. Well that's gonna do it for this week's show. Our website is main Street talk pod.com. The Facebook page is Main Street Talk Facebook group, Disney World Tips and Tricks. Our Instagram is Main Street Talk podcast. We are on YouTube audio only. There's no video. And contact me for any Disney or cruise vacations. nick.Garcia@genietravelcode.com. We are affiliates of the Magic Candle Company, which they make very, very. Lifelike sense of attractions and resorts. Link is on our website. Use the code main street talk at checkout for 15% off.

Joni 30:43

Yeah. You might have to use a little bit of discernment on, you know, deciphering which scent is what, because for copyright reasons, they can't name it after this specific. But once you start reading the titles of it, the names of them, you'll, it'll piece together what it's supposed to

Nick 30:58

for example animal Kingdom Lodge is called African Lodge. Yes. Stuff like that. And they

Joni 31:04

go in looking specifically for

Nick 31:06

Yeah. Don't type in pirates of the Caribbean. Yeah. You're not gonna get it. But I think it's called Pirates Life, I believe. And they have not only Disney, they have universal scents too. So. Alright, well we will be back next week with more tips and tricks and the latest park news and another movie and More Animal Life, right?

Joni 31:23

Yes. We're almost there.

Nick 31:25

So everybody enjoy your Easter. Have a good week, and we will talk to you real soon.

Joni 31:29

Bye everyone.