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Geek Therapy's Disney Podcast! Hosted by Stefanie Bautista and Ariel Landrum. In each episode they talk about the power of Disney to bring people together. Join us to learn how to use everything Disney to teach, learn, heal, and connect with others.
Ariel Landrum (00:01.951)
Okay, we're on episode forty nine of Happiest Pod.
Stef (00:06.978)
Wow, look at us.
Ariel Landrum (00:09.165)
wild. and I think we are deciding that we want to take some some creative liberties, do some changes.
Stef (00:20.748)
Right. And as you've noticed, we did not introduce ourselves because you should know us by now. And if you don't know us, my name is Stefanie And you've been on this ride with us for five six years now, I think. Going strong. Yeah. How do you feel about that?
Ariel Landrum (00:25.505)
Yes.
Ariel Landrum (00:30.261)
And my name is Ariel.
Ariel Landrum (00:37.197)
Yes, yeah.
Ariel Landrum (00:43.575)
mean when you say the number, like that's pre your first child.
Stef (00:49.814)
It's pre our First Child. It's in the thick of, you know, a little thing called the pandemic. I feel like lives a cycle in and out of five years. And I think you and I have grown in so many ways in five years. And I think this podcast has done the same, even though and I think this is the same, you know, philosophy for growth. It's it's slow, but in a good way. Like I feel so many people
Ariel Landrum (01:01.25)
Yes.
Ariel Landrum (01:15.757)
Yes. Yeah.
Stef (01:19.178)
Who start podcasts want to just have a million like listens and, you know, try to achieve that. But I think we've really played the slow and steady wins something, right?
Ariel Landrum (01:31.351)
Yeah, yeah. I I know we had a lot of big ideas in the beginning when we were trying to figure out our flow. And I think that season of life also allowed for a lot of bigness. I think this season, like looking at you know, like the next five years and next fifty, I think it's okay to not have
the hour long episode. I think it's okay to not have a new guest every every episode. I think that is not reflective of the stage of our lives or the stage of this podcast.
Stef (02:12.61)
Yeah, and because, you know, technology has evolved wildly since we started this podcast. And I think even podcasts have evolved wildly over the course of these last five years. And I don't know about you, but I feel like my attention span is getting shorter and shorter every like year. and that's not to say that the content isn't there. I think it's just people are becoming so busy in, you know, getting their lives
or managing their lives on an day-to-day basis. And I feel that's the same with, you know, people who go to Disney parks. I feel like the longer you go and the longer you're involved in, you know, being a Disney adult, you just start to let go of things, but you start to pay attention to things more deeply.
Ariel Landrum (03:03.051)
Yeah, I I'm glad you say that because my experiences on the park aren't jam-packed anymore either. Like it used to be I had to hit a certain number of rides, I had to have a certain number of snacks, like it was a lot of go, go, go. And now I don't experience that pressure. I and it's not like it's less thrilling either. I'm still very much enjoying myself.
But I don't have to go for a full day. I don't have to go from like rope drop to fireworks. I don't I don't have to s feel it a certain way for it to be enjoyable.
Stef (03:36.674)
Mm-hmm.
Stef (03:42.134)
Yeah. And for you, this is a question. For you, is FOMO still a thing?
Ariel Landrum (03:49.907)
No, in the beginning I I used to have so much FOMO when I would see like the Disney influencers doing like the late night events or getting like the limited edition popcorn bucket or trying the snack that's only there for a week. Like that stuff used to like truly make me feel like I wasn't living life. and now I'm like good for you, I love that for you.
Stef (03:50.924)
The fear of missing out, yeah.
Stef (04:17.33)
Yeah. I'm like, if your gas bill isn't as large as mine, go for it, honey. Go ahead, sis. Go ahead, bro. Like, do your thing. And and that's not to say that the quality of things has gone down. Cause I feel like there's discourse in the Disney community about like, my gosh, like they've taken a turn, like there's not a lot of people at the park anymore. And frankly, you know, we are all collectively going through another recession type situation where people have to be smart about their money. But I think
Ariel Landrum (04:22.753)
Yeah.
Ariel Landrum (04:42.146)
Mm-hmm.
Stef (04:45.824)
As true Disney fans, that just makes absence, you know, absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? I canceled my magic here. I didn't let it renew. And I haven't been to the park since last year. And I went for the first time last week. And it still felt magical. And the crowds were not that big. So it was like I get to experience everything. It felt like home still. I still got my popcorn. I didn't freak out about writing Guardians, like
I was okay with standing in a 30-minute line. Like, I know that these things are still gonna exist. And, you know, as as somebody who's been in and out of the parks for so long, like I don't feel like a piece of me is missing if I'm not actively participating in it.
Ariel Landrum (05:32.045)
Mm-hmm.
Ariel Landrum (05:36.311)
Well, I'm I'm curious for you, now that you have two children and they're a lot older, they have a better understanding of where they are and what they're doing. do they get to like sort of dictate the experience or do you experience something new living like through them?
Stef (05:53.216)
yeah. It's they're in a different season where they want to do certain things. Like my son will be like, I wanna go on Pirates, I wanna go on Haunted Mansion. And he'll name that. Like usually it's like, crap, like what could we have them ride that they're tall enough to ride? Or what can I manage a nap on? Like, and that's like it's a small world or whatever, but they're seeing it anew again now in you know, these stages of their lives and
I'm almost at the part where I might not need a stroller because they're just so large. I only bring the stroller to, you know, put my stuff in because I don't want to carry it all day. But also the things that I buy, I don't want to get a locker, so I just put in the stroller. but yeah, like I think the last time I went, it was my family and also my best friend's family who now she's strollerless.
This is the first time she's like, I'm not bringing extra clothes. I don't have a stroller. I don't have to deal with anything because all of her kids are older than six. So she's like, I feel like I'm raw dogging life right now, but we're gonna see if it's gonna work. And they had a fantastic time. And like their second son, their son, the middle child, he was excited to go on Guardians. And then he got really scared right before we went. And like he held on to Dear Life, but he did it. And
Ariel Landrum (06:52.501)
No.
Stef (07:11.522)
Those are new experiences that now me and my friends who have growing children get to experience alongside them. And I feel like it breathes new life into going to the parks. And like whether or not I have, you know, have a child with me or even me just going on my own, I think, you know, the beauty of Disneyland and especially the one here, I feel like I'm not gonna say, I'm not gonna speak for Disney World, but.
The returnabil the the return on investment, the returnability of our parks here is so high. Like you're always gonna have something to do, something new to see. And yeah, I I know you feel the same way.
Ariel Landrum (07:55.317)
Yeah, I think
really interesting that I
Something really interesting that you had mentioned was like when Arlo, your son, went to Disney World and was like, this isn't the real. It's not, this is not the real. It's a small world. And you know, we have gone to Disney World now twice this year. or Epcot, I should say. Epcot twice and then Magic Kingdom once. and that's that is the feeling that I get.
Stef (08:11.403)
Yah, straight up.
Stef (08:15.724)
If it's not
Stef (08:21.038)
Correct.
Stef (08:24.684)
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
Ariel Landrum (08:30.911)
The this isn't my park, but it's a park.
Stef (08:33.676)
Yeah, yeah.
Ariel Landrum (08:35.539)
And I'm I'm wondering because you have been to many other parks, you've been international ones, like are there ones that you would trade for Disneyland?
Stef (08:45.998)
For Disneyland, probably not. Yeah, no. For Disneyland, probably not. If for like a Disney World, like Park, probably. I think Disneyland is is there's magic there. Like there's something about the way it was built. Maybe it's just, you know, a piece of Walt Disney's ether essence. Like, there's something there that's different. And I just I don't know what it is, but it's just.
Ariel Landrum (08:47.594)
Like like trade out.
Stef (09:13.122)
the way that they've curated it. It's it's kind of like going to it's kind of like going into a historical building. You just feel like the history there. You feel that it's been lived in. It's like a f it's a comfy sweater, you know? Like you you love it. You know what you're gonna expect. It's gonna surprise you maybe sometimes, but like you're always gonna feel comfort in being there because the environment is just welcoming. Even though it's changed.
Ariel Landrum (09:29.227)
Okay.
Stef (09:42.282)
a lot over the years. I don't think the experience that you get and Disney's very good at keeping consistency, like it's always gonna be the same but comforting. Yeah.
Ariel Landrum (09:54.7)
Okay, okay. So then which Disney World Park would you swap out for another one?
Stef (10:00.482)
I'd absolutely swap out Hollywood Studios. We don't need that. Swap that Tokyo Disney. Abs that's you already know. You see, you still, you already know. I didn't even have to say it. We could definitely swap out Hollywood Studios. And maybe this is me as an LA native being like, we don't need a Hollywood version of Hollywood, because Hollywood does that already. It feels fake in itself. So why do we need a fake version of a fake place? Yeah.
Ariel Landrum (10:05.663)
With maybe like Japan, land and sea.
Ariel Landrum (10:26.611)
It's an inception.
Stef (10:28.822)
It's like fakeception. and yeah, like I think I think Hollywood Studios, it it makes sense because at the time it was made, it was when, you know, Disney was venturing into all of their other IPs and all that stuff. And but I think just like how California Adventure isn't really California Adventure, it's more like Pixar Land and, you know, ETC. It's this the same thing. We're more focused on like the I the IPs of the brands as opposed to
Ariel Landrum (10:30.619)
Mm-hmm.
Stef (10:59.052)
The experience of a place that's real.
Ariel Landrum (11:02.997)
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I think
I haven't been to the international ones and I haven't done a Disney cruise like you've done. I think if there's an idea of FOMO, it's like I'd really like to do those things. But it isn't FOMO because I'm not afraid I'm missing out. It's more of like I can't wait to do that when it comes in my life.
Stef (11:24.938)
Mm-hmm. Yeah. It's a sense of it's a sense of longing, which is good. And yeah, because Disney has so many experiences, like that's a whole thing in itself. And I'm really excited for you to try one of those in the next year. but yeah, I think FOMO and I don't even know if FOMO's used in the lexicon now do they use that? People in the chat. Yeah, this is true. This is true.
Ariel Landrum (11:51.625)
We use it, we're millennials. That's fine.
Stef (11:54.978)
Also, I must say, people who love Hollywood Studios don't comfort me. Cause I know some some people really do love it and it has its gems. I'm not gonna lie. Like, but when you call something Echo Park, I'm expecting it to be Echo Park, and I'm expecting to get tacos on on the corner and possibly see something floating in Elote. So, but anyway, yeah, like I think being away from our Disney just made me miss it more. And like I even heard and
Ariel Landrum (12:09.717)
Fair. Mm-hmm.
Stef (12:24.248)
quote, I mean, correct me if I'm wrong. When we were at Disney World with people who know Disneyland, they had the same sentiments as it just doesn't feel the same.
Ariel Landrum (12:36.071)
Yes, yes. There was someone I went to Disneyland recently with that we went to the conference with. We didn't know them, they didn't know us. and they had a magic key. And apparently what happened was you and I were standing in line and they saw like your Disneyland jersey like you were wearing or pin and they're like, That's my people and they didn't get to like run up and catch up with us. Mm-hmm. And so later she messaged me and we went to Disneyland together, but it was like
Stef (12:54.605)
Yeah.
yes. Mm-hmm.
Ariel Landrum (13:06.099)
I looked around and it didn't like it felt like I was I was in a dream. Like this like I'm in the wrong timeline, right? Like like we need to prune this time line.
Stef (13:14.996)
We need to prune this timeline, indeed. Indeed. Yeah. Yeah. And you know, Disney World is good for so many things. Like as a true tourist family vacation destination, it is the best. Like everything is there for you. If you're, you know, a family from out of town, out of state, like everything is there for you. Orlando's a very curated place, but I feel that that pulls away from the authenticity that we're used to.
Ariel Landrum (13:28.127)
Yes.
Stef (13:43.062)
And not to say that it's fake. It's not fake. It's all real. Like this real Disney stuff. But yeah, like when something is so curated, it starts to lose its quirkiness. It's just like too, it's too curated, you know?
Ariel Landrum (13:53.918)
Yeah, yeah. Yes. Yeah. I I think I I like the way that you're identifying that because and we'll talk about this in an upcoming episode, but we we spent my bachelorette at Epcot and one of the ways that it became very accessible is there was an Airbnb that could allow all twelve of us to stay in it. Like that's not in Anaheim. That no, like you're doing a hotel, maybe a timeshare.
Stef (14:08.707)
Mm-hmm.
Stef (14:17.228)
Yeah. Heck no.
Stef (14:23.438)
Yeah.
Ariel Landrum (14:24.131)
and you ain't getting your own room. Like, yes, could you fit that many people? Sure. Comfortably, no. And we were able to stay in a space that everybody had their own bathroom. Like we didn't even have to share that.
Stef (14:34.71)
Yeah. That was wild. I was gonna say like that was I think the highlight of the house is that everyone had a restroom. Cause yeah, getting all 12 girls ready and like off to the parks is a big task in itself. And we somehow pulled it off. But yeah, I can't wait to talk about that because I feel like that was one of the best trips that I've ever had. And I hope you feel the same because it was for you.
Ariel Landrum (14:58.859)
Yes.
Stef (14:59.778)
But yeah, like I think that gave a whole new perspective to Disney vacations. Because like that is something that could only happen if it was curated the way Disney does it. Cause if not, like I don't think everyone would have been accommodated the same exact way.
Ariel Landrum (15:18.591)
No, and so I I think we're also in going back to the way we started this conversation, how things have evolved or changed, like our even our content has expanded because we're talking about Disney World. We didn't do that, I think, in the first three years. Maybe.
Stef (15:26.061)
Mm-hmm.
Stef (15:35.97)
Yeah, yeah. It was a it was still like a memory to me because no, like a sheer like I had to really think about like what I did when I was over there. And now it's real and now we know how to navigate Epcot so well. We're like kind of like Epcot experts in a way. And navigating it as, you know, women our age.
Ariel Landrum (15:40.511)
Mm-hmm.
Ariel Landrum (15:53.439)
Yeah. Yeah.
Stef (16:02.094)
Catering it for women who don't know about Disney, I feel like is is something, especially in Epcot, there's a lot of like camaraderie going on there because we saw so many other bachelorette parties, so many bachelor parties. I think that's something that we only experience here at Disneyland in pairs or trios, just because it's, you know, it's a smaller park. But over there, this is like, let's take a trip. Like, let's our friend group, let's just
Ariel Landrum (16:23.274)
Yes.
Stef (16:30.946)
Do this a big and yeah, like it was really it was really interesting to navigate it that way.
Ariel Landrum (16:37.853)
And I I think even the the expansion of our of our different Disney friend groups, right? Like in the beginning of this, it was kind of like I I identified you, right? And now I have like people who are Disney World people because they're all on the East Coast. I have groups that are therapists, and then you've introduced me to the D*Kapabayaan So groups that are just Filipino that also like
Stef (16:57.411)
Mm-hmm.
Ariel Landrum (17:04.933)
Disney. Like it's so interesting to see how we've expanded in our reach of the community.
Stef (17:11.85)
Mm-hmm. Yeah. And like knowing that there isn't something there is no such thing as something too niche. Because I think you're still gonna find your people. And in a world where everyone feels so disconnected, I think Disney and, you know, the Disney outlets do a really good job at connecting people again, which is why I think people c you know, come back to it time and time again. And there's still that like air of
We are all Disney fans here. Like we're not gonna try to be this or that. We're all just trying to enjoy it as much as possible because even though, you know, we were in a red st you know, red state, it didn't feel like that. And there wasn't anything in our faces that were z swaying, you know, one way or another. And I think th it could have been different. Like the experiences definitely would have been different. But I don't know. Like, did you experience anything or did you notice anything while we were in Florida?
Ariel Landrum (18:06.953)
No, I mean, I would say the thing that you and I've commented on before, more international people, I think, in Florida and larger family groups, like like whole family reunions, again, because it's just a little bit more accessible. and and even this idea of like you being a Disney adult, right, or Disney person. I went to Vegas right after the Bachelorette to go to crime con.
Stef (18:12.738)
Mm-hmm.
Stef (18:22.253)
Yeah.
Stef (18:35.788)
Right, yes.
Ariel Landrum (18:35.999)
with my friend and there were two women who had ears that they custom made with crime tape. And I like took a picture of them and I was like, my God, Disney people at CrimeCon. So like literally it is so easy to build community when you know someone is like a fellow Disney parkgoer specifically, I think.
Stef (18:57.516)
Yeah. And I even think there was an article, I don't know if The Atlantic wrote it or something, where it was like, can we just drop the Disney adult hate already? Because in this day and age, like, why are we putting so much effort into hating a certain group simply for just wanting to do what they love? And I think that is, you know, a glimmer of hope with, you know, everything going on. And yeah, like Disney has been very inclusive since the beginning and it just proves it time and time again. And it is.
It is mainly a s it is a safe space for plenty of people. So I'm I'm I would love to see those crime ears at Disneyland. I wouldn't that's crazy.
Ariel Landrum (19:30.549)
Yes.
Ariel Landrum (19:37.24)
The crime tape. And then like there's like I think an outline of like a Mickey body. Like it was hilarious custom ears.
Stef (19:45.266)
my gosh. I hope I hope we see them at the parks. That is too funny and very on brand. but yeah, like things have changed, but I think like there's a lot to look forward to. I know I mean, what are you looking forward to in terms of like Disney projects? Is there anything that's caught your eye recently?
Ariel Landrum (20:08.329)
Well, I I mean, certainly I want to go on a cruise and I want to go to an international park. But as for projects, I'm interested in the live Moana I I'm gonna watch it in theaters. I don't not have hope for it, but I'm also being very mindful that this is live action. Do not compare it to the original, don't compare it to my
like original feeling of the like if I don't do that, I will feel probably better about it. I I don't know what else is actually on the Disney docket, like besides like Doctor Doom or Doom Doomsday. Yeah.
Stef (20:51.49)
I mean Doomsday. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Doctor J Well, I mean you're not wrong, but I mean X-Men ninety seven part two just came out.
Ariel Landrum (20:59.448)
Yes. yes. Okay. Okay. T V. I was forgetting T V. Yeah.
Stef (21:02.402)
Yeah, TV. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. That I don't know if you've seen the first three episodes, but boy, boy, I was living my best life. Like it is so good. It is and and of course, like we expected that. Like X-Men is gonna deliver no matter what. I even was watching Days of Future Pass on the plane coming back from a recent flight. And I'm like, this is nuts. Like seeing the guy who plays Jeffrey Dahmer as
Ariel Landrum (21:29.034)
Ha ha ha.
Stef (21:32.344)
Quicksilver, because he wasn't that back then. And I forgot that he was my favorite Quicksilver because they they portrayed that Quicksilver so amazingly well. And I'm just like, man, Jennifer Lawrence, look at you at Mystique. Like it was just, I mean, yeah, the story's a little patchy, but I'm like, see, I can revisit this because X-Men is such a good IP that lives on and on and on that like I know that I'm never gonna be disappointed. And
Ariel Landrum (21:35.231)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ariel Landrum (21:43.26)
Yes.
Ariel Landrum (21:57.774)
Mm-hmm. Yes.
Stef (22:01.962)
X-Men 97, if you haven't seen it, please go. I know we'll talk about it, I'm sure, in an upcoming episode. But I have the same feelings about Moana. Obviously, as you know, and Pacific Islanders adjacent ourselves, we had such high expectations for the first Moana, and it exceeded that. And then Moana 2 came out, and I'm like, okay, this is cute. You know.
Ariel Landrum (22:01.973)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ariel Landrum (22:07.995)
A thousand percent.
Ariel Landrum (22:24.181)
Mm-hmm.
Stef (22:30.73)
And then now all of a sudden, The Rock put all of his soul effort and you know essence into this live-action one. And yeah, I think Bretman Rock said it best during his interview of The Rock. I don't know if you've seen it, but he was just like, I was coming for you in that wig. I swear I was, because I was just like, I don't know how this is gonna happen. And he named it. It was hilarious. But he says the wig was wigging, and so.
Ariel Landrum (22:57.152)
Yes.
Stef (23:00.77)
He approved of the wiggery. And I think when, you know, as people of color, especially people from Southeast Asia who these are our neighbors, these are our cousins, right? Like seeing that representation in real life, I feel is what I'm looking forward to, because we haven't had that much Polynesian representation on the big screen.
Ariel Landrum (23:16.501)
Yeah.
Ariel Landrum (23:27.413)
Big screen
Stef (23:28.05)
And seeing it in animation form is amazing, but I think seeing it for its reality, that it's a real people, it's, you know, real tribes, real actors. And I think that's what I'm looking forward to because I think it's a shop-for-shop remake. Don't get I mean, quote me on it. So yeah, if it's like the Lion King, that live action was, you know, it was alright. But this one at least I have
Ariel Landrum (23:46.227)
I believe so, yeah.
Stef (23:57.42)
The people to look forward to.
Ariel Landrum (23:59.625)
Yeah. Yes, yes. And I I again like if I'm thinking in my mind of that Pacific Islander or Polynesian representation, there was a live action Lilo and Stitch that did not end the way we needed it to. But if I don't compare it to the original, if I don't compare it, right? It was great. It was it was its own thing. It was and obviously the actress played Lilo, hilarious. and then I think what is it the
Stef (24:13.269)
Uh-huh.
It was great. It was cute. It was great. It was cute. Mm-hmm.
Stef (24:25.463)
Amazing.
Ariel Landrum (24:29.489)
Is it a scene in I don't know if it's like Fast and the Furious when they're like on the island? They're in Samoa maybe? I can't remember. Right? That's it. That's what comes up to my mind. besides what is it like Hawaii 5-0?
Stef (24:37.266)
Mm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Stef (24:44.844)
Yeah, Hawaii 50. I know they have Doogie Kameāloha MD. That's on. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, it's a Doogie Houser.
Ariel Landrum (24:49.897)
No, yeah, yeah, yeah, yes. The do the d the doogie houser not doogie houser, the d it's it's not doogie, it's little little do little doolittle, the Doctor Doolittle. okay, okay. Yes.
Stef (24:58.304)
No, no, no. It's no, it is doogie, but it's the girl who was in another Disney Channel show. And yeah, there's I think the one that was like a war, it like had to do with like the Hawaiian wars with Jason Momoa. But that one's intense. Do not watch that with your children. It's very graphic. But it's a good it's a good representation. It's a show on Apple TV, I think. And yeah, but this one is
Ariel Landrum (25:06.207)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ariel Landrum (25:13.857)
yes, yeah.
No. It it was like a show, right? Yes, yes, yeah. Mm-hmm.
Stef (25:26.272)
Obviously for the masses, it has The Rock in it, wigging out. And, you know, like I think having all of those people, and especially if I see when I see grandma, I know I'm gonna lose it. When I see Gramma Tala I'm going to lose it and I will start crying. So I already know that's gonna happen. And you know, if you cry in a Disney movie, it's done its job.
Ariel Landrum (25:28.372)
Mm-hmm.
Ariel Landrum (25:43.861)
Yes, yes.
Ariel Landrum (25:47.968)
Yes. Yeah, that's exactly it. And and you know, I saw Moana, the like the original animated with my grandmother and my grandma first thing she did was turn to me and go, They killed their grandma very upset. She was very upset and I was like, You know, it's a Disney movie, someone was going.
Stef (26:08.48)
And it yeah, and it had to be obviously it's gonna be somebody who was very pivotal to the character's development. Come on, grandma. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But yeah, I I remember it well, I didn't have a grandma looking at me, but I was sobbing fully the first time. And I I fully expect to do that this time too. It's just I really hope that the wig is not gonna distract me.
Ariel Landrum (26:14.859)
They're pivotal.
Ariel Landrum (26:29.535)
The the C they fix it with CGI and p it fix it in post, as they say.
Stef (26:35.01)
Fix it in post. well, I hope so, but I don't know. We shall see. But yeah, other than that, I don't think there's anything else coming out that
Ariel Landrum (26:43.305)
No, 'cause we saw Toy Story Five. So that would be the thing that has come out. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.
Stef (26:47.97)
Yes, yes. And we will have an episode on that because we you know it is forever ingrained in your wedding weekend. And so excited. And I I know I'm gonna ask you in the episode, but did you know there was a wedding in that movie before we watched it?
Ariel Landrum (26:56.934)
It is
Ariel Landrum (27:05.255)
No. Mm mm. Mm mm. No. And I I mean you can ask me again 'cause I I w it was synchronicity all the way.
Stef (27:15.17)
Yeah, it was great because all of the people who were in that wedding were also in that theater. And we could like, this is this is me. It was very, it was very good. And it was such a perfect like like cap to an amazing weekend. And yeah, if you haven't seen Toy Story Five, that was no spoiler. There is a wedding, but it's not pivotal to the the story. And if you haven't seen it by now, please go watch it because it surprised me. I was a very impressed by this one.
Ariel Landrum (27:34.505)
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Stef (27:44.854)
In all the right ways.
Ariel Landrum (27:45.408)
Yeah, it I d I didn't know it from the the previews 'cause I didn't watch and it isn't a spoiler simply because they're selling drink lids with the with the with the w one of the wedding couples, so there you go.
Stef (27:58.05)
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And I'm so glad that we got that so that we can gift it to you because we're like, This is all Ariel's because she deserves it. But yeah, I think, yeah, there's a lot of good things looking, you know, to look forward to. I don't think we're inundated with too many things. Like I feel like we talked about in the last episode where there's like too much stuff going on. I feel like they've edited a little bit better with their releases, which is a good thing.
Ariel Landrum (28:02.527)
Yes.
Ariel Landrum (28:22.953)
Yeah, I think like recapping the way this sort of episode is, is we were doing a little bit of like looking back, we were doing a little bit of like where we are at now, we're doing a little bit of how this podcast has evolved. I know in our 50th, we are gonna really talk about all of the things that we learned and how we experience stuff. We'll we'll really jump into that. But I think what I'm kind of walking away
Stef (28:34.369)
Mm-hmm.
Ariel Landrum (28:52.431)
Is that you know, it's it's okay if I don't know every single thing that's coming out off the top of my head. If I don't know like what the next park event is, like I am allowed to experience things a little slower and I'm allowed to experience them more fully than like expansively.
Stef (29:12.492)
Yeah, I'm so glad that you said it that way because it really brings in the idea of intentionality. And I think that in not just in this season of our lives, but like collectively as a society, like I feel like we want to be more intentional with our decisions. And, you know, if that means missing out on some stuff, that's okay. Because guess what? Somebody's gonna document it on social media anyway. So I'm gonna get to experience it that way. But you know.
you we gotta slow down and pay attention to the things around us. Like, you know, Ariel, you have a family. And, you know, like I have my growing family. And I think those are the things that these these experiences are made for is for you to get closer with the people that you love, whether it's your family, your friends, people you meet that have the same interests as you. And I think I feel like that's been one of our underlying goals at Happiest Pod.
is to really like enjoy things together. I mean, we're two best friends with the podcast and we just want to share our experiences and, you know, our ups and downs and, you know, crazy turnarounds, navigating fandom and, you know, holding on to the things that we love. Because even though we're old, that doesn't mean we still can't be kids deep down.
Ariel Landrum (30:10.825)
Yeah. Yeah.
Ariel Landrum (30:21.609)
Yes.
Ariel Landrum (30:30.931)
A thousand percent, or live through the kids in our lives.
Stef (30:34.062)
This is true. Yeah.
Ariel Landrum (30:36.701)
Okay, well if you liked this quick and dirty update of Happiest Pod, please, what is it? Like and subscribe.
Stef (30:45.782)
Like, subscribe, comment if you like shorter episodes. We love the feedback. and yeah, reach out to us with anything that you may think of, maybe even potential future episodes. We would love to hear from everyone as we continue with this new phase of our project.
Ariel Landrum (31:04.117)
Yeah. All right. See ya next time everybody.
Stef (31:06.338)
Alright. Bye bye.