Today marks 25 years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, and New York City. With Mike being out of the Studio this week, he recorded this one a bit early and made this a hybrid episode of the Be Our Guest Podcast & Mike in the Midwest. Today, he shares where he was when he found out the news of this event, and how he became a “teacher” that day in front of 27 scared and confused students. He also discusses what this podcast has meant to him over the past 18 years and why your support has meant so much! Thank you for always being there! Please share your thoughts with us in the BOGP Clubhouse! Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com.  Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

Today Mike & Scott take a break from the Listener Questions (since Mike is currently sailing on the Disney Treasure) to talk some Disney Cruise Line with you! Scott came up with the idea during last week’s Live Call-in Show to come up with an “All-Star” Disney Cruise Line ship from components of the existing DCL fleet. We pick the very best restaurants, atrium statues, adult dining venues, sports spots, coffee bars, lounges, staterooms, and much more! We can’t wait to hear YOUR idea of the “All-Star” DCL ship too! Come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse!  Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast.  Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

Happy Labor Day to everyone here in the United States! Today we are excited to have Listener Michelle back on the show to share her very special trip with us. This was a Make-A-Wish trip for her son, Dash to Disneyland in late August. We hear about how the trip comes together, the “reveal” of the Wish, travel to Anaheim, staying at the Disneyland Hotel, amazing times in the parks, great meals, and so many special surprises! We hope you can continue the conversation with us this week in the Be Our Guest Podcast Clubhouse at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse! Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast.  Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

Mike and Rikki are here to start the long weekend with some fun Disney talk! Rikki spent last weekend at Walt Disney World and was there for the Opening Day of Epcot’s 2026 Food & Wine Festival and has some tips for attending this year’s event! We talk about the best booths to explore, the Eat to the Beat Concert Series, why dining packages can make sense, and other activities to enhance your Epcot day this fall! Please share your thoughts with us in the BOGP Clubhouse! Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com.  Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

This is the Live Call-in Show from this past Sunday night, August 30, 2026! Mike and Scott were back together for the hour taking your calls! We started the show with a great call from Francois from Canada discussing using a Placeholder and an exisiting reservation, as well as a Start, Bench, Cut game with Disney ice-cream options! We also talked with Morgan from Alabama about her upcoming first runDisney Half-Marathon at Wine & Dine! Jason called in from the Polynesian Tower to share the start to his trip, and Jared from Illinois called in to let us know, in fact, that he HAD experienced STK at Disney Springs! Come join us in the BOGP Clubhouse this week at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord. Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com. Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast. Become a patron of the Be Our Guest Podcast over at www.patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast. Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!

Mike and Rikki are here today answering your awesome Listener Questions! Today we start the show with discussions about what we are seeing with the first few Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Parties this year, especially seeing how this is the first year we have had a party not sell out since 2022. Then, we give tips for a Walt Disney World veteran to enjoy only one day at Disneyland! We also talk about making the best situation for a low-stimulation trip to Walt Disney World, avoiding crowds and noise as much as possible for a young guest. Finally, what if Mickey wasn’t a mouse? Would we all love this stuff as much? Come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/clubhouse!  Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast.  Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today’s podcast!