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The Weird Reason I Get Up Extra Early at My Disney World Hotel

A Disney Food Blog post explains why one guest sets an alarm early at a Disney World hotel; sleep at the resort remains optional.

On air: Vera Bullock, Brock Thunderson and Gloria Vance on The Weekend Shift
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Disney Food Blog has a post tonight about the weird reason one guest gets up extra early at a Disney World hotel.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThis is Hot Take or Not, and I have a thermometer.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy take is that this is Disney rewarding commitment.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWaking up early at your own hotel is a wellness journey the resort designed for you, and sleep was always optional.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNot. I have covered ministries that spun better than that.

  6. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMine is that Disney bought the sunrise.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNobody wakes up at five for a blog post unless somebody upstairs set the clock, and I want that name.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBrock.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHot. It is the only take tonight with a suspect.

  10. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMine: Disney sells you a bed, then builds a vacation around not lying in it.

  11. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFinal take: the pillow is the real attraction, and Disney will charge for it by spring.

  12. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRex, bring a coffee, since nobody on this desk has slept.

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