Episode 713 – WDW BGM Madness Results/2023 Predictions Revisited

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On this week’s show, Bryce Yelverton and Sarah Evans join me again to reveal the winner of Walt Disney World Background Music Madness. I know we begin this bracket-style tournament to find out the #1 piece of music audio in all of Walt Disney World way back in March of 2023, and it has taken us a long time to get to this point. We are finally ready to reveal the winner that you, the listeners, voted for!

Then, we’ll revisit our Disney predictions for 2023 to see which ones came true and which ones didn’t.

Episode 712 – Christmas Special 2023

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On this week’s show, we continue our tradition at All About the Mouse of celebrating Christmas with Christmas audio from the parks. One of the things I love about Christmas is waking up Christmas morning and opening up presents with the family by the tree with Christmas music playing in the background. I’ve curated this year’s audio of Disney music, all from Magic Kingdom, just for that purpose. You can huddle around the tree with your family and enjoy these various pieces of Christmas audio from Magic Kingdom in the background or you can pop on your headphones, close your eyes, and imagine yourself in the park enjoying these special Christmas presentations from Walt Disney World. Either way, I hope you enjoy this week’s show and have a very merry Christmas!

Episode 711 – Castles

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On this week’s show, I have a major announcement to make at the very top. Then, I’ll take you on an in-depth look at the Disney castles from the theme parks around the world. As most of you know, Walt Disney started the legacy of the Disney company’s iconic castle logo way back in 1955 when he opened Disneyland with Sleeping Beauty castle placed directly in the main view of guests as they walked into his park. This week, I’ll take you a little further into that castle with some stories and fun facts and then we’ll visit all of the other castles around the world and talk about their inspirations, the attractions within them, which one is the tallest, and which one almost wasn’t even a castle at all.

Episode 709 – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Visual Companion

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On this week’s show, I’m very excited to bring back author Dave Bossert to talk about his new upcoming book “Tim Burton’s The Nighmare Before Christmas Visual Companion”. Thirty years ago, Dave had the distinction of earning a credit on this fan-favorite holiday classic as an effects animator. Years later, he decided to interview Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, Henry Selick, and many other talented individuals who all worked together to take “The Nightmare Before Christmas” from the Christmas poem written by Tim Burton to the classic film it is today. After recording hours of interviews, Dave set out to compile their stories into a single book that would come to be described as the definitive telling of the behind the scenes making of “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”.

Episode 708 – Monsters, Inc.

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On this week’s show, we’re taking an in-depth look at the 2001 hit Disney Pixar film “Monsters, Inc.” starring the voice talents of Billy Crystal and John Goodman. This light-hearted comedy about monsters who scare children in order to collect their screams to power their city Monstropolis, started out years earlier as a discussion topic over lunch between several Pixar filmmakers during the making of Toy Story. This blue sky idea went through multiple iterations before finally settling on the film we know today with James P. Sullivan and Mike Wazowski. It went on to spawn a prequel (“Monsters University”), an animated short, a Disney+ television series, several theme park attractions in Disney parks around the world, and more! Bryce Yelverton joins me for a look at Mosters, Inc!

Episode 707 – WDW BGM Madness (Round 5)

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On this week’s show, we are finally getting around to revealing the results of Round 4 of WDW Background Music Madness where our final 4 Walt Disney World background music loops competed against each other for the top spot and you, the listeners, voted for your favorite in each match. Bryce Yelverton and Sara Evans join me again as we announce the winners between the Epcot Entrance loop circa 2016 and Tomorrowland and The Jungle Cruise queue audio and Main Street U.S.A. The results from these matches will reveal our final 2 pieces of Walt Disney World audio that will go head to head against each other for the championship! Then, later in the show, we will play the each of the 2 final remaining pieces of background audio in their entirety for you to enjoy before you cast your final vote!

Episode 706 – What’s News (June & July 2023)

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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 704 – WDWS BGM Madness – Round 4

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On this week’s show, Bryce Yelverton and Sarah Evans are back as we announce the results of Round 3 of our Walt Disney World Background Music Madness bracket tournament.  We have 3 matchups with Magic Kingdom loops going up against each other. Which ones will come out on top and go to our Round 4 – Final Four?? We’ll let you know and then let you know how you can vote in the next round of matches!

Episode 703 – What’s News – May 2023

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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 702 – Disney Music Mix

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On this week’s show, we have a bit of a mash-up show! We’ll kick things off with another contribution by our good friend, loyal listener, and Disney music enthusiast Sam Polkinghorne. His latest contribution is a mix of traditional classic and modern day classic Disney songs all set to an energetic Eurobeat. Then, we’ll switch gears to a completely different feel with one of my favorite extinct park audio loops from Disney’s Animal Kingdom featuring acoustic Disney songs. Whether you’re looking for some Disney music to work out to or some Disney music to relax to, we got you covered!

Episode 701 – WDW BGM Madness – Round 3

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On this week’s show, Bryce Yelverton and Sarah Evans join me again to reveal the results from Round 2 of Walt Disney World Background Music Madness. You all voted for your favorite Walt Disney World background music loops from the parks and resorts in this continuing bracket tournament, and we will reveal the 8 winners out of the 16 contenders that went into Round 2. There were more than a couple of surprises in this round, as things are starting to heat up. Later, we’ll reveal the Round 3 matchups as our Elite Eight pair up to make things even more interesting.

Episode 700 – Genie+/Galactic Starcruiser

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On this week’s show, we’re going to be addressing 2 topics in one show. I’m joined by long-time Disney fan husband and wife duo Leo and Wallis. We’ll start by talking about Genie+ and I’ll give my own personal review from my experience with Genie+. Then, we’ll discuss the recent announcement Disney made about the closing of the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. We’ll touch on what we think may have contributed to the demise, what we think it might become, and much more!

Episode 699 – WDW Trip Reports

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On this week’s show, I finally get around to recapping a couple of recent trips my family and I took to Walt Disney World. Both trips contained some brand new experiences for us that I’ve been wanting to talk about and share with you here on the show. Some of the highlights were: staying at a Disney resort that we’d never stayed at before, getting to ride Tron: Light Cycle Run, experiencing an enjoyable new dining experience or two, and much more!

Episode 698 – What’s News – April 2023

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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 697 – WDW BGM Madness – Round 2

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On this week’s show, we’re announcing the results that you all voted for in our Walt Disney World Background Music Madness bracket tournament, Sarah Evans and Bryce Yelverton join me again to talk about the results of our 16 Round 1 matches and to announced the Round 2 matchups between these Walt Disney World theme park and resort hotel audio loops. Did Dinoland U.S.A. make it through to the 2nd round? Did we see a major upset with one of our Magic Kingdom loops? You’ll find out straight ahead, right here on the show!

Episode 694 – Walt Disney World Thrill Rides

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On this week’s show, I’m showcasing the 19 thrill rides in all of Walt Disney World’s 4 major theme parks. Many people know that Disney has some of the best family attractions found in any theme park around the world, but sometimes I feel like not enough credit is given to Disney’s many thrill rides. In fact, I’ve routinely heard my friends refer to Disney parks as being “for kids” or “where you want to go if you want to ride kiddie rides”. Walt Disney World has some pretty thrilling attractions with some fascinating facts behind the rides and amazing story and details attached to them. Together, we’ll take a look at all 19 of these attractions in Walt Disney World and what makes each of them so unique and special in their own way.

Episode 693 – What’s News (February 2023)

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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 Disney company during the month of February. We’ll recap some of the highlights from Disney’s latest quarterly earnings call led recently by Bob Iger. We’ll also look at some of the additional details that were released about the new Frozen area coming to Hong Kong Disneyland as well as the new San Fransokyo area coming to Disney California Adventure. We’ll also remember the longest serving Disney Cast Member, Burny Mattinson, who recently passed away. 

Episode 692 – How Does Disney Do That?

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On this week’s show, I’m joined by special guest author James Warda to discuss some of the answers to a question that I’m sure every one of us has asked multiple times, “How does Disney do that?” We all have a memory of that moment in time that we experienced an attraction or a show in the theme parks and we came away from the experience so completely blown away. Whether it was the impressive technology, the emotional impact, or the way the experience achieved something we thought was completely impossible and against the laws of physics, the question is always the same…..”How does Disney do that?”. James Warda set up a site devoted to Disney fans sharing their experiences and then teamed up with a former Creative Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering to help answer some of these questions in the upcoming book titled, “How Does Disney Do That?”. We’ll talk about these and a whole lot more!

Episode 691 – What’s News (January 2023)

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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 690 – 2023 Disney Predictions

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On this week’s show, I’m joined again by Bryce Yelverton and Sarah Evans from our Predictions Panel as we look to make our 2023 Disney Predictions. It seems, in many ways, we are on the verge of potentially seeing some rather significant changes and announcements to come over the next year. With the recent return of Bob Iger as CEO, the 100th year anniversary celebration of the Disney company launching, a slew of new entertainment and attractions slated to open up all over the world, and more, we expect to see more major headlines from Disney in 2023. We’ll call out some of our predictions of things we think may come to fruition in the coming year and then revisit those predictions next year to see just how close we came to being right.

Episode 689 – 2022 Disney Predictions Revisited

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On this weeks show, our Predictions Panel returns to revisit our 2022 Disney predictions. Bryce Yelverton and Sarah Evans join me as we look back at the things we all predicted would happen throughout the Disney company including theme parks, movies, Broadway, and more. We’ll see who was right on the money and who was way, way off!

Episode 688 – Park Audio

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On this week’s show, our good friend and long-time loyal listener from New Zealand, Sam Polkinghorn, is guest hosting the show to introduce some of his favorite Disney park audio. This special New Year edition park audio is sure to kick start your 2023 the right way whether you’re longing for the nostalgia of Tomorrowland, the need a pick-me-up from the Muppet Courtyard, or just wanting to Paint the Night in your mind with a little help from the Disneyland Resort. All of this and more is ahead for you right here on the All About the Mouse Disney podcast!

Episode 687 – What’s News (December 2022)

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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 686 – Audio from Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

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On this week’s show, I’m bringing you Disney audio from Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Resort hotel. Consider this my gift to you!

Our good friend and loyal listener, Sam Polkinghorne, who follows the show from all the way over in New Zealand, has contributed much of the audio that’s been shared on the show in recent years. He’s an avid appreciator of Disney music, and he knows how much we love it as well. He asked me recently what my favorite audio from Walt Disney World was, and I told him the music from Animal Kingdom and Animal Kingdom Lodge. So, he sent me over some unique music that sets the scene in those WDW locations perfectly. On this week’s show, and on Christmas Day, I thought it would be nice to share this with you as well.

So, kick back and enjoy this extra long episode of great music from Walt Disney World!

Episode 685 – What’s News (November 2022)

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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 684 – Main Street Electrical Parade and Classic Disney audio

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On this week’s show, we’re bringing you some special Disney classic and theme park audio care of our loyal listener and audio archivist Sam Polkinghorne. First, we start the show off with a super long mashup of music from a Disney attraction that has been in the news quite a bit over the last several years – The Main Street Electrical Parade. Sam has contributed various renditions of Baroque Hoedown for us to enjoy this week in a mashup to end all mashups. If you’re a fan of the Main Street Electrical Parade and Baroque Hoedown, you won’t want to miss this. After that, Sam hosts another great mashup of classic Disney songs by DJ Tron that will keep you moving through your day in classic Disney style.

Episode 683 – Disney vs Universal

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On this week’s show, we’re not just talking about The Mouse on All About the Mouse. We’re also going to talk about another well-known resort with multiple theme parks right down the street from Disney….Universal Studios. As Disney fans, many of us are partial to Disney theme parks and the Disney brand itself, but many of us (myself included) also really enjoy Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, City Walk, and the Universal property hotels. I’m joined this week by Adria and Carey from our Disney Conversation Starters panel to talk about some of the differences between Disney and Universal, what what makes both of them unique and enjoyable vacation destinations, and what you might want to know before deciding on which one to visit on your next trip to Florida.

Episode 681 – What’s News (October 2022)

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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)

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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 678 – Disney at the Cons (C2E2)

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On this week’s show, I’ll be sharing some more audio from the summer convention circuit recorded and contributed to us by our good friend Blake Reilly from The Blake and Sal Show. This time, we have audio from the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2). This audio features a panel titled “Creating Star Wars: Playing in a Galaxy Far, Far Away” with Dave Sheidt, Jeffrey Brown, Joe Corroney, Katie Cook, and Ramon Perez. This is a collection of authors and artists who have worked together to bring characters in the Star Wars universe to life in books and graphic novels. They’ll talk about what it’s like to work in the Star Wars universe and create stories without disturbing an already well-established balance in the force.

Episode 677 – Keep, Change, Replace (Africa)

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On this week’s show, we take a look at the Africa in Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park and ask ourselves what would we keep, change, or replace about this themed land. Special guests Steven and Paige from the Parks Academy podcast join me along with Sarah Evans to look at one of our favorite themed lands in Walt Disney World. We’ll look at all of the attractions, restaurants, shops, and more and look at whether we would keep these things the way they are, change them in some way to improve them, or replace it with something else entirely.

Episode 675 – Disney at the Cons (Fan Expo Chicago)

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On this week’s episode, Blake Reilly from The Blake and Sal Show (with Mark) is here as a special guest to share his adventures from the convention circuit in the summer of 2022. From Fan Expo Chicago (July 8, 2022), there are two panels. The first is Some of MY Favorite People Are Bounty Hunters: A Conversation with Carl Weathers. The second one is called Snips & Skyguy: A Clone Wars Reunion with Ashley Eckstein & Matt Lanter.

Episode 674 – WDW/Universal Trip Report

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On this week’s show, I’m giving a trip report from my recent vacation to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure in Orlando! Against all of my better judgement, we decided to take our family to do theme parks in Orlando in the month of August, the hottest time of the year. While there were many moments of hot, sweaty, misery, there were also some fun times we had along the way. We even got them chance to partake in some brand new experiences like Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Harmonious at Epcot, breakfast at Topolino’s Terrace at Disney’s Riviera Resort, Volcano Bay waterpark at Universal Orlando, and much more. I can’t wait to share my thoughts and reviews on these items and so much more!

Episode 673 – WDW Themed Land Madness – The Finale!

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On this week’s show, we reveal the winner of this year’s March Madness-style Disney bracket tournament – WDW Themed Land Madness. Before we announce the winner, though, we’ll recap the matchups that led to this moment. Bryce Yelverton and Sarah Evans join me to look back at all 32 themed lands from the 4 Walt Disney World theme parks that competed in this year’s tournament.

Episode 671 – Disney Conversation Starters

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On this week’s show, I’m joined again by our Disney Conversation Starters panel to talk about all things and anything Disney. These shows are always a lot of fun with this lively group of Disney fans and loyal listeners, because we sit down and start talking about anything Disney and just see where the conversation takes us. We don’t know what we’ll end up talking about or where the conversation will take us, but we do know that, whatever it is, will be full of varying opinions, a lot of laughs, and who knows, maybe even a little bit of controversy.

Episode 670 – WDW Themed Land Madness (Round 5)

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On this week’s show, we’re back with Round 5 of Walt Disney World Themed Land Madness! We started this bracket tournament back in March where you all have been voting for your favorite themed lands in Walt Disney World, and we’re down to the final matchup! Before we get to the announcing which 2 themed lands will be in the final showdown, though, we have to announce the winners of our Final Four. Sarah Evans joins me again to look at the 4 lands that were in the Final Four, announce the winners and who will ultimately be the final two themed lands in Round 5 of this bracket tournament. It’s been a lot of fun getting to this point where the excitement is coming to a head with some of the most difficult matches we’ve seen so far.

5 Things I Can’t Wait To Do in Walt Disney World After The Summer

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As a Floridian who has the luxury of being able to visit the Walt Disney World theme parks whenever I want, I almost never venture out into the parks in between the months of June and September when the Florida heat and crowds are at its highest peak. So, naturally, there tends to be a buildup of new things that have opened at the parks in the meantime that I can’t wait to experience once the summer heat and crowds have died down. Here is my top 5 things I can’t wait to do in Walt Disney World after the summer.

Episode 669 – What’s News – June 2022

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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 668 – Cinder-Nanny

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On this week’s show, I’m speaking with author Sariah Wilson about her new book “Cinder-Nanny”. Sariah is a Disney fan and author of several best-selling romance novels including “Roommaid”, “The Seat Filler”, and “The Paid Bridesmaid”. Her new novel, “Cinder-Nanny”, is a modern and somewhat different take on the timeless Cinderella classic love story where Diana Parker plays nanny for a family while on vacation in Aspen, Colorado. Despite possessing none of the necessary requirements for the job, she cons her way into the job in order to help pay for her sister’s mounting medical bills. Her job takes her to a lavish charity fundraiser in the Rocky Mountains where she meets her own version of a Prince Charming, and as the two slowly fall for each other, it becomes more and more evident that Diana will have to come clean with the truth about her con.

Episode 667 – Keep, Change, Replace (Asia)

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On this week’s show, I’m joined by first time AATM guests for a new recurring segment we’ll be running on the show called “Keep, Change, Replace). Paige and Stephen from the Parks Academy podcast join me, along with our good friend Sarah Evans to look at Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Asia area of the park. We’ll review all attractions, dining, snacks, shopping, and other details of the park and ask ourselves the question, “If were Imagineers would we keep, change, or replace them?” What would you change? Is there an attraction that is perfect just the way it is? And what detail would you just completely scrap and replace with something brand new? 

Episode 666 – WDW Themed Land Madness (Round 4)

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On this week’s show, we’re revealing the surprising results from Round 3 of Walt Disney World Themed Land Madness. Sara Evans and Bryce Yelverton join me to reveal the results from our Elite Eight matchups between the remaining WDW themed lands in our March Madness-style bracket tournament where you, the listeners, have been voting for your favorite themed lands in all 4 of the Walt Disney World theme parks. At the end, we’ll announce our Final Four matchups that you’ll be able to vote in from now until 11:59 PM Eastern on July 3rd.

Episode 665 – What’s News? – May 2022

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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 664 – Audio From the Elite Eight

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On this week’s show, we’re featuring select audio from each of the WDW Themed Land Madness Elite Eight lands. We are just days away from the final votes being cast in our WDW Theme Land Madness Round 3 matchups featuring our Elite Eight lands, so I thought it would be fun to feature attraction, entertainment, and ambient audio from Adventureland, Galaxy’s Edge, Asia, Frontierland, Old Fantasyland, Pandora, Africa, and Liberty Square.

Episode 663 – Roy O. Disney (Disneyland)

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On this week’s show, Nate Evans joins me again for our continued look at the Walt Disney Company’s first CEO, Walt’s brother, Roy O. Disney. We continue our look at Roy with our focus this week being on the creation of Disneyland and the contributions that Roy made in order to help Walt’s crazy dream of going from making movies to building a theme park come to fruition. 

Episode 662 – WDW Themed Land Madness (Round 3)

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On this week’s show, Sarah Evans joins me again to reveal the results of our Round 2 matchups from WDW Themed Land Madness. Together, we’ll look at how each of our matches ended up and then we’ll reveal our Round 3 Elite Eight matchups.

Episode 661 – Disney News 05/09/2022

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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 658 – WDW Themed Land Madness (Round 2)

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On this week’s show, we reveal the results from Round 1 of WDW Themed Land Madness. I’m joined again by Sara Evans and special guest Bryce Yelverton to reveal the results of who you voted for in the Round 1 matchups between the amazing themed lands that make up the 4 Walt Disney World theme parks. Later in the show, we’ll reveal the Round 2 matchups that you can vote on between now and Sunday May 1st.

Episode 657 – Disney News 04/04/2022

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On this week’s show, I’m joined again by Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic to cover all of the news items that happened throughout the Disney company in the month of March. Last month, we saw announcements about the return of many things that have been missing for quite some time from the Walt Disney World resort and the Disneyland resort. We’ll also talk about some of the updates on the Toontown construction at Disneyland, and much more!

Episode 653 – Disneyland Update

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On this week’s show, I’ve invited Adria Shannon back onto the show to talk about her recent trip to Disneyland. We’ll talk about what the Disneyland Resort in California is like now. She’ll also tell us about her trip, her thoughts on new attractions like Web Slingers and Avengers Campus, and of course we’ll cover the amazing food offerings available currently.

Episode 645 – Top Tier Disney: Animated FIlms

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On this week’s show, I’m joined by my special guest Rick from the United States of Geekdom to go through a list of our picks for the Top Tier of Disney animated films. We’ll list our Top 10 picks for the best Disney animated films from 1937 to today. With 60 animated films to choose from ranging from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” to “Encanto”, it will be hard to whittle down our Top Tier, but we’ll do our best!

Episode 641 – Disney Wizard World Panels

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On this week’s show, we have audio of interviews and interactions with Disney celebrities that appeared at the 2019 Wizard World convention in Madison and the 2021 Wizard World convention in Chicago, courtesy of our good friend and loyal listener, Blake Reilly from the Blake and Sal Show.

Featured in this audio is Chris Sarandon and Ken Page from A Nightmare Before Christmas and the voice of Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Paige O’hara!

Episode 640 – Disney’s Hollywood Studios Extinct Attractions

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On this week’s show, our good Sam Polkinghorne, one of our listeners from New Zealand is back with an all new collection of Disney park audio. This time, we’re keeping with the 50th anniversary celebration of Walt Disney World and we’re featuring extinct attraction audio from Disney’s Hollywood Studios/MGM Studios. You never know what Sam has cooked up for us, so I invite you to sit back and enjoy this week’s audio. Wherever it might take us, we know that it will be somewhere we may have been before, but we can’t go back again except in the form of memories and audio like this.

Episode 631 – Disney Conversation Starters 3

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On this week’s show, I’m joined again by our Disney Conversation Starters panel for another riveting discussion about all things and anything Disney. Disney Conversation Starters were introduced several years ago on the Disney In Your Day blog and the author of that blog, Becky Ginther, joins me with 5 other All About the Mouse listeners as we use some of her Conversation Starters to talk about all things and anything Disney!

Episode 630 – The Florida Project

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On this week’s show, we continue our celebration of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida with a look at The Florida Project. With the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World right around the corner on October 1st, I thought it would be nice to look back at the original idea for Walt’s Florida theme park and his Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow or E.P.C.O.T. We’ll look at Walt’s idea for The Florida Project as it was originally presented to the world in the E.P.C.O.T film featuring Walt Disney himself. So sit back and relax as we go back to 1966 with the man and the mouse that started it all!

Episode 629 – Disney Soundtrack Madness WINNER!

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On this week’s show, I’ll reveal the winner of our Disney Soundtrack Madness bracket tournament that we started right here on the show back in March! I’ll be joined by my special guests Bryce Yelverton and Sarah Evans to look again at all 32 soundtracks that competed in this tournament and the matchups that each of these soundtracks competed in along the way. In the end, we’ll reveal the results in our final matchup between Mary Poppins and Aladdin.

Episode 627 – Extinct Epcot Audio

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On this week’s show, we’re bringing you some of the best theme park audio from extinct attractions at Epcot at the Walt Disney World resort in Florida. As we look forward to some monumental additions to coming to Epcot, it also nice to look back at the Epcot that once was. This featured collection of audio was put together by one of our faithful listeners and features an unforgettable selection from Cranium Command (one of my personal favorites) to the original incarnation of Journey Into Imagination and much more!

Episode 626 – Disney Dads

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On this week’s show, we’re celebrating all the dads out there as we gear up for Father’s Day this Sunday. I’ve invited Bryce Yelverton, who is also a Disney Dad, on the show with me this week to talk about some of our favorite Disney character father figures from Disney films throughout the years. You’ve got the clumsy, yet extremely lovable Goofy, the courageous Mufasa who was willing to give his life for his son, and even Marlin, the fish in the fish out of water film “Finding Nemo” was willing to do a dozen things he had never done before in order to find his son and bring him home. These characters and more all resonate with us differently, and we’re going to talk about our favorites as we celebrates dad this week!

Episode 625 – Disney News 06/07/2021

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On this week’s show, we’ll go over all of the news items that occurred throughout the month of May 2021. We saw a ton of news stories coming out the theme parks in May as things were opening back up and restrictions were being eased including the end of mandatory mask mandates outdoors at the Walt Disney World resort in Florida, shows and restaurants opening back up, and more. We’ll also look at other news items like details around the Galactic Starcruiser hotel experience coming to WDW, a look at Disney’s “Cruella” that was released in theaters and Disney+, and much more!

Episode 624 – “Cruella” Review and Disney Soundtrack Madness Results

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On this week’s show, I’m kicking the show off with a spoiler-free review of the newly release Disney film “Cruella”. The film, released this past Friday in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access, is an origin story centered around Cruella de Vil from Disney’s “101 Dalmations”. I’ll share my thoughts on the film without giving any of pertinent details of the plot away, for those of you who haven’t seen it yet. Later, I’ll reveal the results of Round 4 of Disney Soundtrack Madness, announce the final matchup, and feature some behind the scenes audio from each of the soundtracks in the final round.

Episode 623 – 50 Often Overlooked Details in WDW

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On this week’s show, I’m going to go over 50 fascinating details that often go unnoticed in the Walt Disney World theme parks and resorts. The Imagineers are widely known for going out of their way to pay tremendous attention to detail when designing the theme parks, attractions, and resorts. Many of these details go unnoticed by the majority of guests visiting the parks, but they continue to maintain this level of attention to detail. This week, I’ll talk about 50 of these types of details, which are just a few of a seemingly endless supply that you’ll find in WDW.

Episode 622 – Soundtrack Madness Results and More!

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On this week’s show, we have a guest panel to reveal the results of Round 3 of our Disney Soundtrack Madness! Blake Reilly, Sarah Evans, and Bryce Yelverton guest host for this segment to reveal the results that you all voted for and to announce the Round 4 matchups, which bring us to our Final Four Disney Soundtracks. But, before that, I’ll go over the highlights from the recent headline-making Disney Quarterly Earnings Call that took place last week and talk a little bit about what it means for Disney fans as well as WDW and Disneyland park-goers!

Episode 617 – Disney Soundtrack Madness – Round 2

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On this week’s show, we’re recapping matchups and the results from Round 1 of Disney Soundtrack Madness, where we pitted 32 great Disney soundtracks against each other in a bracket-style tournament. Bryce Yelverton and Blake Reilly join me as we learn which soundtracks are going to proceed to the next round and to introduce the Round 2 matchups.

Episode 613 – “Dinosaurs” with Terri Hardin

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On this week’s show, I’m joined by special guest legendary Imagineer Terri Hardin to talk about the Emmy Award-winning ABC TV show from the early ’90’s “Dinosaurs”. Terri worked almost throughout the entirety of the show puppeteering the arms of Baby Sinclair as well as various other characters on the show, and she’ll take us behind the scenes of the show and tell us what it was like to work on set with some of the most talented performers in the business and a whole lot more!

Episode 610 – Disney Conversation Starters 2

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On this week’s show, I am joined again by a panel of All About the Mouse listeners for another Disney Conversation Starters discussion. Disney Conversation Starters are the perfect way to strike up a conversation about Disney with people at a party, dinner table, or even with a small group of people you just met. Becky Ginther from the Disney in Your Day blog joins me, along with a panel of fellow Disney fans, as we use some of her Disney Conversation Starters to strike up a conversation and see where the discussion goes from there.

Episode 601 – A Disney Christmas

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On this week’s show, we have a collection of Christmas audio loops from the Disney theme parks. There are so many things that make the Holidays so special in the theme parks. Obviously, the magic of being in the theme parks has its own appeal and then there are the decorations on the castle. Then, there are the numerous Holiday treats and the merchandise, but it’s really the Christmas music you hear in the parks that brings it all together. This year, I invite you to enjoy the sounds of Christmas in the Disney theme parks and much more!

Episode 600 – Disney CEOs: Donn Tatum, Card Walker, and Ron Miller

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On this week’s show, we’re continuing on on-going topic that we’ve been doing over time on the show where we take an in-depth look at some of Disney’s CEOs. We’ve previously done segments on Michael Eisner and Bob Iger, and this week, we’re going to look at the 3 CEOs who filled in the gap between the passing of Roy Disney and the appointment of Michael Eisner: Donn Tatum, Esmond Cardon “Card” Walker, and Walt Disney’s son-in-law Ron Miller. Nate Evans joins me again to look at the background and accomplishments of each of these Chief Executive Officers at the Disney company.

Episode 594 – Disney News 11/02/2020

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On this week’s show, I’m covering all of the Disney news items that occurred throughout the month of October including more layoffs of Walt Disney World Cast Members, this time it is entertainment performers, disappointing re-opening news for Disneyland from the state of California, new archways coming to welcome guests at the entrances to Walt Disney World property, new babies born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and much more!

Episode 591 – The Disney Afternoon

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On this week’s show, Blake Reilly from The Blake and Sal show returns to talk with me about The Disney Afternoon. This 2-hour block of 30-minute animated TV shows debuted in 1990, and included shows that have become iconic to Disney fans like DuckTales, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and more! Together, we’ll talk about the history of The Disney Afternoon and wax nostalgic about these shows we grew up on and still enjoy to this day.

Episode 583 – Dave Bossert: 3D Disneyland

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On this week’s show, we’re taking a one-of-a-kind look back at the original Disney theme park, Disneyland, with author and Creative Director Dave Bossert. Dave has not only worked on many Disney films, but he has also authored many books that give fans an inside look into the Disney company, films, and theme parks. His new book showcases Disneyland from 1955 through the park’s 25th anniversary in 1980 and beyond with never-before-seen photographs of extinct attractions and views of the park that have transformed over the decades.

Episode 570 – Listener Feedback

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On this week’s episode, I’m sharing some comments, stories, and other feedback submitted by our listeners via the All About the Mouse Disney podcast Facebook group. We’ll start off the show by sharing some audio that was posted by one of our listeners of an interview with Clark Gregg of Avengers and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fame from Mainframe Comic Con. Then, I’ll choose some other listener posts to share on Disney-related topics from Disney cover songs to some home-made Disney magic and more!

Episode 563 – COVID-19 News, Virtual Epcot Trip, Self-isolation, and More!

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On this week’s episode of the show, Beci Mahnken of MEI and MouseFan Travel joins us for the latest info on Disney park closures amid the Coronavirus pandemic, I get a chance to sit down with Scotty Kilwein from Jellyrolls as he updates us on the impact this is having for performers in Walt Disney World, I’ll take you on a virtual trip to Epcot, we have have this week’s installment of On This Day in Disney History, and so much more!

Episode 551 – 2019 Ear in Review

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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 539 – Friday with Friends 11/22/2019

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On this week’s Friday with Friends listener interaction show, I’ve invited back to the show one of our listeners and frequent contributors Bryce Yelverton for an off-the-cuff conversation about anything and everything Disney. With the launch of Disney+, the Holidays upon us, and tons of other things happening in the Disney company right now, there’s sure to be a lot to talk about. We’ll see where the conversation leads us on this fun Friday with Friends episode!

Episode 538 – Disney News 09/20/2019

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On this week’s Disney news show, we’ll cover the latest happenings from around the Disney company including a possible major refurbishment coming to the Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland, two Cast Members named Skippers of the Year at Magic Kingdom and immortalized in the attraction, milestones reached and hiccups experienced with the first week of Disney+, and much more!

Episode 536 – Friday with Friends 11/15/2019

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On this week’s Friday with Friends listener interaction show, we’ll review Disney’s new streaming video service Disney+ and find out what our listeners had to say about and their first impressions on the day of the launch. I’ll share with you their likes, dislikes, and everything in between with the latest Disney offering that has everybody talking.

Episode 522 – Disney Cruise Line New England

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On this week’s feature discussion show, frequent world traveling Disney duo Leo and Wallis DeCandia join me to talk about their recent cruise around the northeast United States and the Canadian Coast. We’ll look at what it was like to sail out of The Big Apple, ports of call from Maine to Canada and back, and the magic of sailing on one of the most entertaining ships in the Atlantic.

Episode 508 – Disney News 09/11/2019

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On this week’s Disney news show, we’ll cover the latest news from around the Disney company including the Disney Cruise Line jumping in to ship supplies to the Bahama islands on the Dream and the Fantasy in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, a new addition arrives at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disneyland continues to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion with the gingerbread house featured in this year’s Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay, and much more!

Episode 484 – Disneyland Through the Years

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On this week’s feature discussion show, Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me in celebration of Disneyland’s 64th birthday by taking a look at significant moments in the history of the park that have occurred in each of the 64 years that the park has been open. From the beginning of construction in 1954 to the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in 2019 and everything in between, we revisit these great moments that have helped shape the original Disneyland park into the Happiest Place on Earth that it is that it is today.

Episode 483 – Friday with Friends 07/12/2019

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On this week’s Friday with Friends listener feedback episode, I’ll share some things posted by our listeners on the All About the Mouse Disney podcast Facebook group. Together, we’ll hear an Avatar musical piece recorded by The Piano Guys and filmed in Pandora at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We’ll also look at a story about Freedomland and its connection to Disney, feature a cautionary story about service dogs in the parks, answer a question about when Disneyland makes the switch to Haunted Mansion Holiday, and more!

Episode 463 – Aladdin

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On this week’s feature discussion show, Rick from the Rediscovering the Magic podcast joins me as we look back at the 1992 Disney original Aladdin animated feature film. With the release of the live-action remake of this classic tale, we got to reminiscing about the original animated feature and the story behind the making of this film. It was during the animation Renaissance in the 1990’s that this amazing tale came together with unforgettable music, state of the art technology, and a Genie that would be impossible to imitate. Join us as we look back at Disney’s “Aladdin”.

Episode 454 – Avengers: Endgame

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On this week’s feature discussion show, Rick from the Rediscovering the Magic podcast and I give a spoiler-filled review of “Avengers: Endgame”. There will definitely be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven’t seen the film yet, you definitely want to save this show to come back and listen to later after you’ve seen the movie. We’ll talk about the record-breaking opening weekend, our thoughts on the film, the story, and where the film left off with some predictions for future Marvel films and series.

Episode 444 – Friday with Friends: Happily Ever After

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On this week’s Friday with Friends listeners interaction show, we’re live streaming with our listeners on Facebook Live as I share with you an in-park recording that I took of the Magic Kingdom nighttime fireworks show Happily Ever After. This show replaced the Wishes nighttime show back in 2017, and it is quickly becoming a favorite among park-goers between the state of the art castle projection technology, amazing fireworks display, and its mixture of music from both classic and newer contemporary Disney films. Get ready to experience Happily Ever After like you never have before right here on the All About the Mouse Disney podcast.

Episode 443 – Disney News 04/10/2019

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On this week’s Disney news show, we’ll cover the latest happenings from around the Disney company including announced dates for special seasonal parties and events at Walt Disney World, the opening of Jessie’s Critter Carousel at Disney California Adventure, new Wishables merchandise coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World, Bob Iger and Avengers cast assemble together at DCA for a celebration of $5 million being donated to local children’s hospitals, and much more!

Top 7 Disney things to look forward to in 2019

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It’s that time of year ago. Another year gone and a new one just on the horizon. At a time when we usually take a look back at all of the exciting and news-worthy items that happened throughout the Disney company, I thought it would be a nice change of pace to take a look forward at all of the … Read More

Episode 386 – Road Trip and Disney 4

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On this week’s Friday with Friends episode, several of our listeners have requested a recap of our recent family road trip to New York City for Thanksgiving and the things we did along the way. So, my wife, Amy Ripper, joins me to talk about our family vacation which took us to 3 different Great Wolf Lodges, the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC, and more! We’ll even work in a few Disney connections along the way.

Johnny Depp is reportedly out of Pirates franchise

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JOHNNY Depp has been axed from the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, according to DailyMail TV. The 55-year-old, has played Jack Sparrow in the films for the past 15 years, but he will reportedly no longer be part of the films as Disney Studios plan a reboot. Scriptwriter Stuart Beattie appeared to confirm the news DailyMail TV and revealed they will be reworking … Read More

Episode 367 – Disney News 10/17/2018

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On this week’s news episode of the All About the Mouse Disney podcast, Walt Disney World parking and Annual Passholder ticket prices increase again, an opening date is announced for Coronado Spring’s new 15-story tower, a new dance party is set to arrive at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney cancels plans for a luxury hotel next to Disneyland in Anaheim, a new eatery is slated to open up at Disney Springs in 2019, and much more!

Episode 365 – Jim Korkis: Secret Stories of Mickey Mouse

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Mickey Mouse is celebrating his 90th birthday on November 18, 2018 and we’re kicking off the birthday celebration here on All About the Mouse this week. Disney historian and author of “Secret Stories of Mickey Mouse” and “The Book of Mouse: The Celebration of Mickey Mouse” Jim Korkis joins us to talk about some of the stories and facts behind Mickey Mouse you probably never knew, including some exclusive stories only told here on All About the Mouse. Join in the birthday celebration by learning about the history of America’s favorite cartoon character.

Episode 357 – On This Day in Disney History

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On this episode of the All About the Mouse Disney podcast, we talk about historical events that took place on September 24th throughout the years all over the Disney organization. From theme parks to movies and more, there are significant things that have taken place, and we’ll take a look at these events and talk about their significance to fans and the Disney company.

Episode 351 – Port Orleans French Quarter

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Port Orleans French Quarter resort is one of the best themed moderate resorts in Walt Disney World. The scenery of the resort ranges from the colorful explosion in the lobby that evokes the excitement of Mardis Gras to the quiet streets throughout the resort that make you feel like you’re actually walking through an authentic New Orleans neighborhood complete with street signs, parks, and sparkling fountains. It doesn’t end there, though, because there is a rich backstory that Disney Imagineers have created to go along with it. Enjoy this episode as we take a look at this unique Disney experience located right in the middle of the Walt Disney World resort in Florida.

Episode 346 – Disney News 08/29/2018

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On this week’s news episode of the All About the Mouse Disney podcast, Magical Dining returns to Disney Springs for a good cause, Disney and the workers’ unions come to an agreement on a deal to raise starting pay to $15 by 2021, and Disney announces a name for their new streaming video service. We’ll also touch base on a rumor about the addition of a Brazil pavilion in Epcot and another rumor about the possibility of Artist Point being changed to a character dining experience, and much more!

Episode 345 – Fall in the Parks

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As the kids are going back to school and we start to look at the second half of the year, many of us have already started looking forward to and booking trips to the Disney theme parks to partake in the special events that take place in either Walt Disney World in Florida or the Disneyland resort in California. Paul Barrie from the Window to the Magic podcast joins us for this week’s feature discussion episode to talk about the Halloween parties available on both coasts, the International Food and Wine Festival, and much more!

Episode 344 – Friday with Friends 08/24/2018

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On this week’s Friday with Friends listener interaction show, Sara Evans joins us as co-host again as we share comments and questions that were posted on our Facebook group. Some of the things that we talk about this week are: the incorporation of characters into Epcot, “What’s in your Disney bag?”, an “Up”-themed doll house at the Iowa State Fair, and much more!

Episode 338 – Friday with Friends 08/10/2018

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On this week’s Friday with Friends listener interaction show, Bryce Yelverton joins us as co-host again as we share comments and questions that were posted on our Facebook group and sent in via email. Some of the things that we talk about this week are: a new Disney villains board game, Magic Bands, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, and much more!

Episode 330 – 2018 PNW Mouse Meet Recap

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One of the things Disney fans in the Pacific Northwest have looked forward to for the past 10 years is an event where Disney fans, bloggers, podcasters, authors, Imagineers, Disney celebrities, and more coming together for a day of magic and fun with other Disney fans from the area. This year, the Mouse Meet celebrated its 10th anniversary with fans and Disney celebs like Don Hahn, Dave Bossert, Jeff Shaver Moskowitz, and more. All About the Mouse co-host Jonathan Dichter was in attendance, and he joins us this week to talk with us all about the event and things that were featured at the event, including an in-depth look at the creation of Pixar Pier in Disney’s California Adventure theme park.

Episode 329 – Friday with Friends 07/20/2018

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On this week’s Friday with Friends episode of the All About the Mouse Disney podcast, we are featuring audio from our most recent Facebook Live broadcast recorded on Tuesday July 10, 2018. We take questions and comments from our listeners and talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the new film “Ant Man and The Wasp”, Toy Story Land, Jonathan and The Kiddo take a quiz on Epcot’s American Adventure, and much more!

Episode 328 – Disney News 07/18/2018

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On this week’s news episode of the All About the Mouse Disney podcast, we cover the latest Disney news including TONS of Disney theme park food-related news, Cast Member exclusive canoe races and yoga sessions that took place at Disneyland, 2 potential cast additions to “Frozen 2”, Aulani bookings that are now available for 2019 and 2020, and much more!

Episode 327 – Kiddo’s Favorite Attractions

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On this week’s feature discussion episode of the All About the Mouse Disney podcast, Jonathan’s daughter, “The Kiddo”, joins us to talk about her favorite Walt Disney World attractions. If you’re looking for suggestions for must-do attractions for young children under the age of 10, she has some great suggestions for you. We’ll talk about her favorite rides, shows, and attractions in all of the Walt Disney World theme parks: Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Magic Kingdom.

Disney World introduces alcoholic beignets

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Disney fans know that everything tastes better at the park and they never disappoint when it comes to wild, Instagram-worthy snack offerings. Case in point: the Walt Disney World resort now has alcohol-infused beignets, and they’re airy, sugary pillow-shaped pockets of booze. Located at the jazz-inspired Scat Cat’s Club bar and lounge at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort — French Quarter, guests can imbibe and … Read More

Episode 325 – Disney News 07/11/2018

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On this week’s news episode of the All About the Mouse Disney podcast, we cover the latest Disney news including Incredibles 2 breaking box office records, the entertainment line-up for Christmas 2018 at Walt Disney World, reports of 2 high-profile stars possibly joining the cast of “Star Wars: Episode IX”, a new location that you can get married at in Walt Disney World, and much more!

“The Incredibles 2” sets new animation box office record

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Superheroes from Disney could have a 1-2 finish at the box office this weekend, as “Ant-Man and the Wasp” takes No. 1 while “Incredibles 2” makes box office history by becoming the first animated film to cross $500 million in North America. “Incredibles 2,” is expected to make $31 million in its fourth weekend, and on Saturday it will break … Read More

Disney introduces new Florida Resident theme park select pass

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Disney is introducing a new Annual Pass on July 9, aimed at offering more flexibility for guests visiting Walt Disney World. The Florida Resident Theme Park Select Pass is another option for Florida residents who are looking for access to at least one theme park during most times of the year. Each park’s availability will be accessible online through a … Read More

Get married in front of the Tree of Life

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If you’ve ever dreamed of spending the happiest day of your life at the most magical place on Earth, you’re going to love this: Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons now offers three exciting new venues for your dream wedding at Walt Disney World Resort. Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons offers many different wedding locations and if you’ve been following … Read More

Episode 323 – Road Trip and Disney 3

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Just back from an 11-day, 4,000 mile long-distance road trip and we definitely feel like we’re road tripping pros by now. Amy Ripper joins Bryan to share the details of our road trip with the listeners and share some of the suggestions and city recommendations that our listeners contributed to our trip on Facebook. We’ll also share some tips that can make your next family road trip to Disney an adventure instead of a chore you have to endure before and after your vacation destination.

The re-imagined World of Disney at Disney Springs

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The first phase of the redesigned World of Disney is now open at Disney Springs. The new look is much more open than before, with the entire store now visible from end-to-end. There is also new-look much more in-keeping with the Disney Springs feel – exposed brick and a more industrial look. Design inspiration is said to be an animator’s loft.Although … Read More

A new look for Magic Express coming this summer

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Magic Express will have a new look this summer, bringing it more in-line with the look of Disney Cruise Line motorcoach. The portal design from the Cruise Line feature heavily, and characters include Mickey, Goofy, Pluto, Minnie, Donald and Daisy. Along with the new look, the name will also change to Disney Magical Express rather than Disney’s Magical Express.Old Magical … Read More

Episode 322 – Disney News 07/04/2018

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This week’s news episode of the All About the Mouse Disney podcast is devoted to the opening of Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Last week, the new themed land in Walt Disney World was dedicated with Tim Allen on hand and it opened with massive wait times for the majority of the day. The reviews, so far, have been terrific, and we even got some details about some more things that are still on the horizon for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, including information about Mickey’s Runaway Railway and a new Cars show and attraction coming soon.