Episode 706 – What’s News (June & July 2023)
On this week’s show, we’re back with an all new What’s News show covering all of the latest happenings from around the Disney company. Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me to look at the news items that occurred throughout the months of June and July from the theme parks, movies, and more. We’ll touch on some of the announcements around Halloween and Christmas events coming to the parks on both coasts, an unfortunate passing of 2 Disney fan favorites, the latest updates from the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure re-theming of Splash Mountain and the San Fransokyo addition to Disney California Adventure, a new development with Disney CEO Bob Iger, and even a spoiler-free review of Disney’s Haunted Mansion motion picture remake.
Episode 703 – What’s News – May 2023
On this week’s show, Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me again to recap new items that ocurred during the month of May from all around the Disney company. We’ll touch on some changes that were announced for vacation planning in Walt Disney World, the announcement of the closure of the Galactic Starcruiser Star Wars-themed hotel, a new “Elemental” short being added to the beginning of World of Color at Disney California Adventure, more details around the new DVC tower at the Disneyland hotel, and much more!
Episode 698 – What’s News – April 2023
On this week’s show, Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me again to cover all of the news items that occurred throughout the month of April in then Disney company. We have a lot to talk about in relation to the theme parks this month. We’ll recap the latest mishap with the Maleficent dragon at Disneyland, the opening of Tron in Walt Disney World, the latest details around Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, a particular spooky teaser that Disney released celebrating halfway to Halloween, and much more!
Episode 691 – What’s News (January 2023)
On this week’s show, it’s time for another What’s News segment with our good friend Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic. Together, we’ll cover the latest Disney news and other happenings from around the company, theme parks, and more that occurred during the month of January. The Walt Disney Company really kicked off 2023 the right way with the grand opening of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway and a brand new fireworks show at Disneyland and an update to World of Color at Disney California Adventure. We’ll also head over to Walt Disney World where we got new details about the Tron Lightcycle Run coaster set to open up later this Spring, the return of 2 popular meet and greets that have been on hiatus for the last 3 years, a new addition to the Animal Kingdom Lodge Pembe Savanna, and much more!
Episode 687 – What’s News (December 2022)
On this week’s show, it is once again time to recap the news items that occurred throughout the Disney company in our recurring monthly segment we like to call “What’s News”. Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me again to recap the news from the month of December in Disney parks, resorts, entertainment, and business including: character experiences at Cinderella’s Royal Table returning, more entertainment being added to Epcot in World Showcase and Future World, announcements about new nighttime experiences coming to Disneyland, the release of Avatar: The way of water, and much more!
Episode 685 – What’s News (November 2022)
On this week’s show, Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic is back for another What’s News episode where we look back at all of the news items that occurred throughout the Disney company in the month of November. We will, of course, spend some time talking about the shake-up that we saw at the top of the company with Bob Iger returning as CEO and what that might mean for the Walt Disney Company and Disney fans alike. Then we’ll touch on some of the news items we heard about like the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Holiday audio overlay, more details on the re-opening of Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland, “Hey Disney” debuting in the first Walt Disney World resort hotel, and much more!
Episode 681 – What’s News (October 2022)
On this week’s show, Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic is back to cover all of the news and events that occurred throughout the Disney company in the month of October. To name just a few of the topics we’ll talk about this week: Magic Band Plus debuts at Disneyland, Imagineer Bob Weiss retires, Disney Genie+ experiences a price increase and switches to a tiered pricing structure, Disney announces new nighttime entertainment and other exciting ways to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Disney company out at Disneyland, and much more!
Episode 679 – What’s News (September 2022)
On this week’s show, it’s time again to take a look back at the news items that occurred throughout the Disney company in the previous month. Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me again to look back at the month of September and recap the newsworthy items that occurred throughout the world of Disney movies, theme parks, and more. And, let’s see, there was a little thing called the D23 Expo that took place last month in the city of Anaheim, CA that produced quite a bit of news in many different divisions of the Disney company. So, we’ll be unwrapping those announcements, especially the ones that had the internet ablaze from a Disney Parks perspective. We’ll also talk about some notable news from Disneyland Paris, the effects in Florida from Hurricane Ian, and more!
Episode 669 – What’s News – June 2022
On this week’s show, Paul Barrie joins me again for our monthly look back at the Disney news items that occurred throughout the Disney company, theme parks, movies, and resorts during the month June. There were quite a few announcements about more things returning to the parks, we got more details about the upcoming D23 Expo, we got news about holiday happenings in Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and a whole lot more!
Episode 665 – What’s News? – May 2022
On this week’s show, I’m joined again by Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic for another look at the news items that occurred throughout the Disney company, theme parks, resorts, movies, and more during the month of May, In this monthly segment that airs on both of our respective podcasts, Paul and I will talk about annual pass changes at Disneyland, announcements from the Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim, virtual queuing for the new Guardians of the Galaxy coaster at Epcot and much more!
Episode 661 – Disney News 05/09/2022
On this week’s show, Paul Barrie from A Window To The Magic joins me again for our monthly look back at the news from all around the Disney company, theme parks, and resorts including the return of nighttime entertainment to Disneyland, the disappearance of mandatory mask requirements from everywhere on property, changes coming to Kite Tails at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and a whole lot more!
Episode 652 – Disney News (Jan – Feb 2022)
On this week’s show, I’m joined again by Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic to recap news items from all over the Disney company, theme parks, and more that happened during the months of January and February. We’ll talk about the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, the return of the Main Street Electrical Parade to Disneyland, changes announced for attractions and Genie+, and a whole lot more!
Episode 651 – Talking Disney with Paul Barrie
On this week’s show, I’ve invited our good from Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic to talk with me about all things Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and everything in between. There’s been so many changes that have taken place over the last year on both coasts and we’re finally starting to see significant news items come out from Disney. Paul joins me to talk about these changes and news items as well as podcasting and a whole lot more.
Episode 551 – 2019 Ear in Review
On this week’s show, Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me for a look back at everything that happened throughout the Disney company in 2019. Paul and I sat down together and spoke at length about all of the big and small news stories that made headlines in 2019 including Galaxy’s Edge, Disney+, celebrities we lost during the year, attractions that returned, some that went away, and everything in between. We even covered the many themed Disney colors that were released. Sit back and get comfortable for another in-depth look back at 2019 in the Disney company.
Episode 460 – Disneyland Paris Resort w/ Paul Barrie
On this week’s feature discussion show, Paul Barrie from the Window to the Magic podcast joins us to talk about the Disneyland Paris resort. Paul recently returned from a 3-week trip to Europe in which he spent part of his time visiting Disneyland Paris and the Walt Disney Studios theme park for the very first time. Together, we’ll talk about highlights from his trip including the recently re-opened Phantom Manor, the Dragon’s Lair underneath Sleeping Beauty Castle, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Hyperspace Mountain, and much more!