Why This 14-Room Fantasy Hotel Gets Millions of Views

Glenn: [00:00:00] Hey everybody. Thank you so much for tuning in. Really excited to have you today because I got a very special show for you today. And no, it’s not going to be like special in the way sitcoms were back in the 80s and 90s. It’s going to be good. This is going to be entertaining. But first I got to thank the friends who make it possible. That’s actabl. Actabl, they give you the power to profit. Please do me a favor. Visit actabl.com. All right. I’m looking at my background is getting a little fuzzy over there. I will tell you why that is because I, I got a brand new technology. It’s a transportation device, and it allows me to to go to a lot of different realms. And right now I am visiting the Elvish kingdom. And as you can see, I’m disappearing over there. All right? I’m not even going to try to fix it. I’m just going to get straight to our guests. Enough with the enough with the bad jokes. We got Melissa Blattner over here. She is the CEO of Ancient Lore Village, which is owned and operated by Boyd Hollow resorts. How are you today, Melissa?

Melissa: [00:01:02] I am doing fabulous. Thanks so much for having me on. I’m very excited to chat with you and, and I’m excited to.

Glenn: [00:01:10] I will tell you, I’ll tell you, Melissa, what I really love about hospitality is so many permutations of what it can be. And today I want to have a fun conversation because with Ancient Lore Village, you’re mixing hospitality and fantasy and theming and place setting and all of these things that we aspire to in the mainstream hospitality market, but putting a really, really sharp focus on it. So before we get started, tell us a little bit about ancient Lore Village. So people could, we could get grounded and they could understand why we’re doing this interview today in Elvish and I’m just getting a real translator here to put it back in.

Melissa: [00:01:48] Sure. Perfect. Perfect. We’ll have the elves go ahead and translate. We not only have elves, which you’re in the elven treehouse, but we also have gremlins and fairies and leprechauns and orcs and so ancient Lore Village is a boutique resort. We opened up in five years ago in 2021. So our construction was during Covid and then we opened up 2021 was still kind of a sketchy time to open a new hospitality project. But we have a very good, what I call hospitality with purpose behind it. So we’ve created this magical world where the main goal is to have people come and they’re welcomed from all different backgrounds and upbringings and religions and political parties and everything to just all come together in one place where everyone has kindness and they get along. And our goal here, the ultimate goal is to have people put this device down and communicate face to face with one another. So that’s really the purpose of what we built.

Glenn: [00:02:52] I love that and I love the themed environment and it’s great. This is, I’m gonna guess this is your first well, it’s not your first CEO position, but it’s your first CEO position of this type of resort for sure. And you come from the world of themed entertainment and that stuff with your work at Great Wolf Lodge for for example. So I think it’ll be, it’ll be cool to understand where you came from and how that informed how you wanted to be a CEO and what that was like when this particular experience came along for you to help you create something so cool.

Melissa: [00:03:30] Yeah. For sure. So I started in the hospitality industry a long time ago. And I really, as far as like the hotel operations itself, I really fell in love with front of house and sales and catering and the daily operations.

Glenn: [00:03:46] Let me just throw out there. Her first job was in hospitality was an embassy suites back back when I was in, in college in those days. That’s how recent it was.

Melissa: [00:03:56] And yes, exactly. Just like yesterday.

Glenn: [00:03:59] Yeah. There was that owned by Kemmons Wilson. Not sorry, not Kemmons Wilson. Oh, I’m forgetting the, the, the amazing gentleman who created who put a lot of money into embassy suites, particularly in Tennessee, in Murfreesboro. You know who I’m talking about.

Melissa: [00:04:16] Yeah. Actually, this was at the Embassy Suites up in Minneapolis.

Glenn: [00:04:20] Oh, okay. Oh, awesome.

Melissa: [00:04:22] It was in Bloomington. I went to school at University of Wisconsin stout. So there’s probably a lot of stout alumni that are looking at this podcast and then after, after college, I, my first job actually was in high, like during college, but then after I graduated with my four year degree and I thought I knew everything, I moved to Minneapolis. My first job was a front desk clerk at a Holiday Inn Metrodome there. Wow. And then I worked there for about eight months and then moved to Embassy Suites, which was a great place. I worked there for three years, and that.

Glenn: [00:05:00] Was kind of like the proto themed resorts, right, where they had those domes in the pool and everything in it. And I recall going back to 1970s Glen. They had like the bars and the restaurant all in this giant area, and it had that wonderful over chlorinated smell and cigarette smell too.

Melissa: [00:05:20] Absolutely. And when you think about family or vacation memories and one of the best vacation memories I have, or my ultimate hotel destination was a little Holiday Inn with a holidome next to it. That was like on the interstate in Wisconsin. There was like my, my brother and I would like run around and look for vending machines. That was our source of entertainment. So the hospitality industry has definitely come a long way since then.

Glenn: [00:05:47] It sure has. It took leaps and bounds with concepts such as the Great Wolf Lodge, and there are a couple of other indoor water parks that really, really took off in the Midwest and have now spread themselves around the country. Yeah, that’s been a very exciting time for you to be there and really learn about themed entertainment to help prepare you for your, your current mission. What was it, what was it like in, you know, being completely contained in that kind of themed world with that where you had the, you know, for people who don’t know, like the themed rooms were great. It was the first time I saw bunk bed rooms, for example. It was all filmed like a lot. It was all created like a lodge. So how did that inform you and what did you learn from that, that you were able to take now with you to ancient Lore Village as the CEO?

Melissa: [00:06:36] Yeah. For sure. So Great Wolf Lodge had a huge influence on kind of the direction that I went in hospitality. And the first lodge in Wisconsin Dells opened up in 1997 in over Memorial Day weekend, and I walked into the resort two months later. Wow. With. I was looking for a job and I. I dove into my hospitality experience and I reached out to our property management software and said, what hotels do you have in Wisconsin that use your system? And so I reached out to to Great Wolf Lodge. Then Black Wolf Lodge, owned by the Waterman family and started as the assistant general manager with no general manager. Right. And then through the course of 20 years I was able to help create the standard operating procedures, really the overall brand. And I was the vice president of brand for many years where they’re our, our vice president of brand focused on internal branding, not necessarily marketing. And so it was fun. I, I say that I started there with, you know, when there were just 100 employees and 117 rooms and helped grow that company to over 14 locations, 7000 employees and taught them all how to howl.

Melissa: [00:07:57] So a lot of the general managers, if you wonder who taught them how to howl. That was that was me. You could ask them. Some of those general managers are still there, but those systems and building the brand and Gray Wolf didn’t start with story. Great Wolf started with an indoor or a water park, and they put a roof on it. And then it grew to become the largest owner operator, developer of indoor water park resorts in the world. And then fast forward to what we’re building now. And though we’re just a boutique resort with 14 rooms, we started with story and stories, actually our middle name. So we have the Whole village is based on a book called Box Trek outcast to the Inner Earth. And we have a firm storyline that’s behind what we’re building, and we also have new concepts that are spinning off of this. So we’re really, really excited. We’re really poised for expansion right now. And that’s part of the fun thing that just makes me go, okay, we did that already. We’re opening all of these great wolves. Let’s do the same thing with ancient lore.

Glenn: [00:09:06] So when you say new concept, do you mean more in that same thematic? Or do you see creating other worlds to add to those 14 rooms?

Melissa: [00:09:16] So we’re looking at different locations, so new new locations and two brand new concepts. One of the things we found from the guests that come to our current location is we attracted two types of people. One is those fantasy fans, which there are a ton of fantasy fans, those people that really get into Harry Potter, Lord of the rings, Game of Thrones, Dungeons and Dragons, Magic The Gathering. They are. We’re like the bat signal going up into the sky and and it’s like their home. So they come and people show up in costume and they want more and they want more immersion. So we are developing what we call the box Trek experience, which is an interactive family attraction, not with roller coasters and things like that, but really stepping into the fantasy. And that first location will be located over in the Smoky Mountains. It’s the most visited national park in the country with 12 million visitors a year. So we think that’s a great location for it. The second visitor is that person that’s coming for an escape. They want a retreat. They want to disconnect from the noise that’s going on in the world and reconnect with one another and find themselves again. So we have the ancient lore well-being retreat. The slated location for that is outside of Nashville. And this will not be like your typical wellbeing retreat that has like where you just go and get a massage. This has deep programming into men’s health, women’s health, mental health and also the modalities of red light therapy and vibroacoustic sound and all of those great things too.

Glenn: [00:11:01] Wow. That’s interesting. I love that you’re taking it beyond the borders and experimenting with new things. That’s really working without a safety net. But in the company putting up these 14 rooms and creating such detailed theming they are going without a safety net because we know other hoteliers that have done stuff like this in the past. It’s very hard to make all the economics work with 14 rooms. So you’ve got to create something extremely, extremely special. And honestly, I haven’t been here, but freaking looks so cool.

Melissa: [00:11:35] Well, and I think that’s one of the things when you create a village that’s based on orcs and fairies and leprechauns. It can be one of two things. It could be really kitschy or it could be really quality. And we opted for the second. So one of the things people find is they come here and it really attracts those people that want a quality accommodation. But they want to kind of release and like dress up and have a great time. Yeah. It’s fun.

Glenn: [00:12:02] I think that, I think that’s great. And for, for those of you who don’t know that particular subset of culture is really exploded in a lot of years, particularly with the cosplaying elements. You see it at San Diego Comic-Con way beyond Disney tried the best that they could, but they kind of misread the audience with their galactic Starcruiser project. This project that you have here, I think really is smart because it, it’s, it’s small, it’s contained. You’ve also got a lot of business drivers in the area as well. And it’s something that’s wholly unique to the area that pretty much is going to advertise itself, I’m sure, through through social. I mean, when you have something like this, it’s got to be insanely photographable for people that attend.

Melissa: [00:12:48] And I think the interesting thing too, is just the, the user generated content that we get, but also the influencers, like after our first video went viral, we had so many influencers that reached out that wanted to be here that we had to create an entire like lead system funnel to be able to sort them. And because as you know, video is going viral is very difficult. And we’re very, very blessed that we have usually 1 to 2 videos a month go viral. And like our largest had over 25 million views. And we’ve had a number of them that have gone into double digit millions which is amazing. And, and so the influencers really love it, right? So even though they get some high views on some things, they love coming here because it’s like, okay, this is great. So yeah. And we love having them too.

Glenn: [00:13:43] So, so then let me, let me ask you why only 14? It seems to me you’re crushing it. You could add another little village over there. You could continue to, to build it out. What’s the philosophy or thoughts there?

Melissa: [00:13:56] Yeah, so that’s a great question. And a lot of people ask that. And I’ve got big dream to not just be here in the Knoxville area, but to be throughout the United States and even the world. Right. The mission of what we have of creating a place where people come, they disconnect, they have a great time, they feel better than when they arrive, they leave there and they have that ripple effect. So we believe that our impact on hospitality and the way people vacation and the way they get away and the experiences they have can be multiplied through more s more locations. And so that’s why we’re, we’re saying, okay, we’re going to keep this boutique one. But now we’re expanding beyond this.

Glenn: [00:14:40] I see, so with future projects, you’re going to, you’re looking to get the same people to come and have different types of experiences elsewhere, which might have a little bit different of a, of format, particularly since I’m sure you’re learning an awful lot. And the customer is telling you how they really want to experience the property as opposed to theoretically how you expected people to experience property.

Melissa: [00:15:07] Exactly. And you’re stepping into like the theme park and attraction industry. You know, we with Iarpa being such a huge component and there’s so many great attractions out there. And this one is again, like creating that place of good. But it’s there’s so much more to the Trek experience because there will be costume making and fairy wing making and wand creation and gem mining, and you’re going to learn all about these characters of ancient lore. So it’s some place that families can go and they’re really spending quality time together, which is so needed in today’s world.

Glenn: [00:15:43] Yeah. Melissa, I really like that. Your location as well, pigeon Fort. Before I hit the record button, we were talking about your proximity to like Dollywood 30, 35 minutes away. What I love about that is you’ve got a built in audience already coming, looking for different types of experiences. And what you’re offering over there is very complimentary to them. And I know there’s a lot of people that are adding on a day or two to stay with you, or they’re going to do that experience while staying with you, like 3 or 4 days, for example.

Melissa: [00:16:12] Yeah, exactly. People are really utilizing it as a hub and spoke, right? So they can come and stay at ancient lore. It’s very calm and peaceful here, which sometimes you need after being in the craziness of Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Sevierville. But you can go ahead and do like a guided tour through the Smoky Mountains. You could go up to Anakeesta, you could go Dollywood. Ripley’s entertainment has quite a few different things in that area too. So there’s lots to do around here. And we’re only 15 minutes from the Knoxville airport and 15 minutes to downtown Knoxville.

Glenn: [00:16:44] That’s great. 15 minutes.

Melissa: [00:16:46] Yeah, it’s like super close.

Glenn: [00:16:48] Yeah. The closest I ever got to Knoxville was the airport hotel at the, at the airport there.

Melissa: [00:16:55] And that’s only 15 minutes from downtown also.

Glenn: [00:16:58] Yeah, I did a speaking gig there and like, I never got to any of any of the rest of Knoxville’s very, very sad for me. But I’ll tell you one thing, not sad. You guys are celebrating a lot of weddings over there as well. This is pretty this is pretty cool. I like the idea of you know, maybe we could have a contest of whoever gets the bull’s eye, gets walked the bride down the aisle, you know, something like that with the archery. I don’t know, I’m just a I’m just asking questions for sure.

Melissa: [00:17:24] It’s very interesting. So we we do a lot of weddings. This October is our busiest, busiest wedding month. We have 28 weddings this October.

Glenn: [00:17:32] Everybody gets off the road from Renaissance fairs. They’re ready to come to to. Well.

Melissa: [00:17:36] I think it has something to do with the leaves changing and the weather. And it’s just beautifully.

Glenn: [00:17:40] And as a matter of fact, I’m looking at the picture now. You got a little leaf changing going on in the background.

Melissa: [00:17:44] Right. Exactly. I know that’s not what it’s like right now. But it’s great because they’ll, they, the woodland terrace, which is the reception area that you just showed. And then a lot of times they’ll get married. And then that time when you’re taking the photos in between the ceremony and the reception, they’ll do axe throwing and archery for their guests so the guests can walk into it. The axe throwing and archery is super rustic. And so it’s down set right in the woods. And then the reception is down in the village gardens, which the village gardens looks like a botanical garden. And then your guests or your wedding party can stay all at the village.

Glenn: [00:18:21] So everybody.

Melissa: [00:18:22] Can do.

Glenn: [00:18:23] Everybody here. Everybody gets their own room, you know.

Melissa: [00:18:25] Yeah, exactly, exactly. So it’s really a great time, but we have, we do everything from elopements to micro weddings to larger weddings. And we’re really, we’ve turned into that special celebration place, right?

Glenn: [00:18:40] Yeah. You, you probably do a lot of sell outs, buy outs for the entire resort.

Melissa: [00:18:44] We do. Yeah. Especially for weddings. We have a huge Dungeons and Dragons fest that happens every spring. So they, they check in on a Thursday, they’re there till Sunday and they play board games for the entire weekend. It’s a whole village buyout and they bring in ten different YouTube celebrity dungeon master. And it is like off the chain. They love it. They’ve been doing it for three years and I think they booked for three additional two. It’s called Green Dragon Fest. I’ll do it.

Glenn: [00:19:18] That’s pretty cool. I used to play that game back in the late 70s early. Yeah. But then my friends got into poker and they, we we switched from.

Melissa: [00:19:25] There you go. We should do a poker outing at the.

Glenn: [00:19:29] I’m not good at poker either. I was much better at Dungeons and Dragons. I had a way with that 64 sided die.

Melissa: [00:19:35] So yes, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good, right?

Glenn: [00:19:41] That’s a great way of putting it. But you’re good. I would say going towards great with what you’re doing over there. It’s really, really, super interesting to me. How do you get your mind around creating experiences versus just programming a hotel in the traditional sort of way?

Melissa: [00:20:00] Yeah. And I think that’s kind of ingrained in me from from Great Wolf, because everything from the cub Club to creating all of the characters and the storyline and the last few years that I was with Great Wolf, I oversaw the Magiquest creative kingdom. We bought creative kingdoms. So, I mean.

Glenn: [00:20:17] I will tell you when my kids were six, seven, eight ish range, the Magiquest, the Great Wolf Lodge was super because I could hang out in one place and they could go and I wouldn’t be freaking out.

Melissa: [00:20:27] Yeah, it’s like it’s the alternative to the vending machine scavenger hunt my brother and I were on. So so we did that and usually.

Glenn: [00:20:36] Yeah. Was that make sure you get daddy a Snickers. That’s the prize. Right.

Melissa: [00:20:41] Right. Exactly. Yeah. So the the inspiration behind a lot of the different things, it really takes a team. Like even when I was with, you know, overseeing creative kingdoms for Great Wolf. Yeah. We we went out and got new business using the software, the experience that we had there. And we actually developed the astronaut training experience at Kennedy Space Center and worked with NASA and Kennedy Space Center to do that.

Speaker 3: [00:21:07] And so cool.

Melissa: [00:21:08] I always say the hospitality industry is not difficult. It’s not rocket science, right?

Glenn: [00:21:15] You’re the third interview this month that said that.

Melissa: [00:21:17] Yeah, yeah. It’s not. And you have to smile and you have to know three words in order to work in the hospitality industry. And that’s I’ll find out. Just be authentic. Step into it. But when we did the the astronaut training experience, it was rocket science. So anyways, to answer your initial question, I think just surrounding yourself with people that are creative, that have a passion for it and allowing people to step into their own power to be able to contribute to that. So it really takes a team that’s not one person that’s doing it for sure.

Glenn: [00:21:51] Hi Melissa, I got a I got a real hard question for you now, and I’m not even joking. All right. So prepare yourself here. Everybody says blah, blah, blah, and they slap a tag on it. Experience, experience. Coffee experience. Waiting in line. Experience experience experience experience. What’s the difference between that and an actual experience for you? How do you think about it? How do you actually do something that isn’t just a label?

Melissa: [00:22:17] Yeah, that’s a great question. That is a hard question and it’s a good question. And I think it has to move the person, right? So they have to have a connection with it. Where we’re talking about the Trek experience, which we’ve got a whole attraction that we’re tagging experience on at the end, but it’s, it’s immersive. They’re going through. And our goal is that when they leave there, they’re connecting with it. They have that memory that they’re taking with them. And they’ve, they’ve really felt something that’s going to move them and possibly change them and in our case, change them for the better without like having like hard things that you have to study for, right? You get to go and have fun and do things, but it will help you. So that’s where I would say, right.

Glenn: [00:23:03] And I feel sorry for that guy that asked for a change. And then the wizard turned him into a frog. And they’ve been having complications getting them on frogs ever since.

Melissa: [00:23:10] But yes, exactly.

Glenn: [00:23:12] That was unfortunate. Maybe he sent them to Willy Wonka’s place because they seem to get kids out of trouble, so.

Melissa: [00:23:17] Yeah, they can do that for sure.

Glenn: [00:23:21] What do you love most about your job?

Melissa: [00:23:24] Boy, I, I think the creativity and, and knowing that we’re growing. I love the growth part of it, even through through great Wolf. Most of my career was with Great Wolf was going at opening the new, the new lodges. So I would go in about three months prior to opening and take the baton from our construction development team and bring on our corporate directors and get it ready for operation. And knowing that like each opening there, we had 500 new pack members came on. And so looking at the, the impact that you have on people’s lives, not just the guests that are coming there, but if you’re a leader, if you’re a department manager in the hospitality industry or any industry for that matter you’re impacting those people that work with you. And I think it’s really important from a servant leadership part to really know and understand that there’s, there’s a lot of new managers coming up that may, may not get that. And they think, oh, now I’m the manager, I can just sit back here and boss people around. And it’s, it’s not about that. It’s about leading with heart. It’s about heart stands for hospitality. Putting the, the guest or the team member first, delivering those expectations and setting them, making sure that you’re in alignment, understanding that you need resilience because not everything’s going to go right all the time. And then having trust in your team and allowing them to to step into their power and lead at the speed of trust, because then you can do things so well. So I love the leadership part of it and seeing new things come to fruition that people can come and experience.

Speaker 3: [00:25:01] I love it. It’s so, so cool.

Glenn: [00:25:04] I really love your, your attitude and your, your perception. What’s what do you, what do you love most in throughout your career when you see those those little kids like smiling at.

Speaker 3: [00:25:14] Oh gosh.

Glenn: [00:25:15] That you’ve created.

Melissa: [00:25:16] So that’s a really interesting thing, you know. And in thinking about how Great Wolf really developed and I mean, great Wolf’s been around for almost 30 years now.

Speaker 3: [00:25:29] Wow.

Melissa: [00:25:30] It opened up in 1997. And so to be at that very first Great Wolf Lodge and seeing the kids and the families there and knowing what our mission is. But then, you know, all my nieces and nephews, I was like the coolest aunt around because I worked at, at Great Wolf Lodge and they could come to the water park, but then seeing them take their children there. And last September, I went back to the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells, where I was where I like started with the company. And the person who greeted me was one of my guest service agents from way back when. He’s been there since we started and she’s like, Melissa. So that was amazing. But then I went with my grandchildren and to see them with their wolf ears on watching Story time. I was like, okay, we did something good here. And just to think about the number of children who have been impacted by what we do there and, and that. So that is, that’s probably the biggest like happiness that brings me joy in what we’re doing, knowing that it actually made a difference.

Glenn: [00:26:37] And you get to do something like that every single day, particularly as you embark about expanding this, this company, because while everyone’s out there doing clean, comfortable rooms, that’s what it’s all about. You’re really taking it to another level and creating memories that people are going to carry around with them. The biggest problem I have with the hospitality industry, it’s not really a problem, but it’s a problem, is that I don’t really remember most hotel stays because they’re all pretty good. You know, I don’t have any problems, but they very rarely stick with me emotionally. And that’s what tapping into every day. Give us one piece of advice before we wrap up on how to tap in to your guests. Emotion. No matter what experience is or experience you’re delivering.

Melissa: [00:27:21] I think the big thing is to be present and be authentic and to know that, like I said before, you don’t need to know everything, but don’t be shy because maybe you’re thinking they might ask you a question you don’t understand. Just smile and say hi. Welcome. How are you? And I think that’s a big thing too. Like, one of the things that gives me joy is hearing from people that, you know, I led, you know, 30 years ago that are reaching out saying, hey, I did this or seeing how people grow. And so if you’re the leader, do that to your team, welcome them every day to work and, and thank them for being there because by instilling it in that, you’re going to instill it so that they will pass it on to the guest. So it’s all pay it forward. Remember that movie from a long time ago? It’s my favorite movie. And, and that’s what you’re doing. I love walking through an airport and seeing how many people I can get to smile because they don’t. Yeah, you know, or New York City, right? Like people don’t smile in New York City.

Glenn: [00:28:18] As a New Yorker, it’s nothing personal. We just got gotta get places. Gotta get places.

Melissa: [00:28:23] I know.

Glenn: [00:28:24] But if you say, hey, how are you? They stop and then they smile. All right.

Melissa: [00:28:29] Yeah. And I think that’s one thing that with the village, it’s to understand and know that people are far more alike than they are different. That’s right. And in this divisive world that we have today, where there’s so much division, there’s so much conflict, it’s nice to be able to go somewhere where you can put that aside.

Glenn: [00:28:46] I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you what, Melissa. I told that to an orc once. Not on the same page as us there. Well.

Melissa: [00:28:52] Our orc is very happy. So he’s a good orc. All of the.

Glenn: [00:28:59] Orcs. I’m glad that you got a happy one. That’s that.

Melissa: [00:29:03] We do.

Glenn: [00:29:04] All right. Melissa. I know where you’re located, but tell us where you are and give a good pitch for the resort. For anyone that is curious about this and wants to check it out.

Melissa: [00:29:13] Yeah. You bet. We’d love to have people come and visit us and experience it. We’re a quick flight into Ty’s the Tyson McGee Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee. We’re located 15 minutes south of Knoxville and about 30 minutes to the Smoky Mountains, Pigeon Forge, Dollywood, all of those great attractions. So wonderful place for a corporate retreat or wedding or special celebration. Or just a weekend getaway.

Glenn: [00:29:42] That brings new, new definition to get in the acts for a corporate retreat. Yeah, something like that. At least, you know, you’re not getting fired. Or if you get angry at your boss.

Melissa: [00:29:51] Well, there’s. We have no TVs in our rooms. Love it. And, and so we’re, we’re getting people to come down to the fire pit to get around each other. So if you are having a corporate retreat, this instills a lot of creativity to actually go.

Glenn: [00:30:07] Yeah, I love it. I love that so much. Also, I don’t ever turn on the TV in the, in the the hotels. I just, I just don’t, I turn it off because they always have the really loud welcome music blaring. Right? And then I have to look at hotels that I’m not at the entire time on there, right?

Melissa: [00:30:27] As they’re advertising.

Glenn: [00:30:29] Much better than this off the highway property I’m at right now. Thanks for me. Happy with that. All right. I’m just being stupid. Melissa, thank you so much for being here. We really appreciate it.

Melissa: [00:30:40] Oh, thank you for having me. I appreciate you.

Speaker 4: [00:30:42] I appreciate you guys for being here as well.

Glenn: [00:30:45] Make sure you check out Ancient Lore Village. That was really, really cool. Hope you had a good time. You’re gonna want to watch. Share, subscribe, all that kind of good stuff over there. So please do it. Remember, everybody, you’ve got one life. So blaze on and going to go move into this Elvish castle over here. See you guys later. Bye, everybody.