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From Beak & Barrel to EPCOT Nights: Inside Our Geek Meet Weekend – Ep. 659
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Summary
One of the best parts of the Geekin’ on Walt Disney World Podcast community is that it eventually jumps off the internet and into the parks. In Episode 659 , we kick off a two-part trip report from a recent Geek Meet weekend at Walt Disney World where a group of longtime friends and listeners gathered to spend a few days enjoying the parks together. For this trip, Dan, Andy, and I shared a family suite at Disney’s All-Star Music Resort , which turned out to be a surprisingly great option for a small group traveling together. The suite setup—with separate sleeping areas and a small kitchen space—worked perfectly for our home base during the weekend. A Weekend Built Around Community The meetup was inspired by longtime Geek Kevin Curtis-Allen and his wife Deborah coming down to Florida. That gave us the perfect excuse to organize a larger Geek Meet , with around 25–30 members of the community joining throughout the weekend depending on their travel schedules. From the very beginning, the trip was less about rides and more about spending time together —meeting up in the parks, sharing meals, and bouncing from place to place the way Disney trips often unfold when you’re with friends. Highlights from the First Half of the Trip Some of the early moments from the weekend included: A first meetup at Magic Kingdom’s Beak and Barrel , where a big group of Geeks gathered for drinks and food. One of those classic Disney surprises—riding the PeopleMover while Space Mountain was down , giving us a rare look inside the ride with the lights on. A spontaneous dinner trip to Geyser Point at Wilderness Lodge , where the group tackled the famous bison burger . A late-night visit to EPCOT to catch a Broadway-level concert performance during the festival. Along the way we also started an uno…