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Episodes
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Monday Jan 06, 2020
This week in Disney News, Jon Favreau announces The Mandalorian will get a season 2, and it will come out Fall 2020. Yay!!! Plus, we discuss the rumor that Disney World is planning to move to a paid FastPass system this year and why we think this is a bad idea.
For our main topic, we took a Udemy (not a sponsor) class from Madame Leota, purchased a crystal ball, and make predictions for the next decade. What will Disney do from 2020-2030? Well...we’re going to tell you.
We see some major changes for the stateliness parks as they continue to expand. The WDW parks will get larger and larger with new lands. But do we see a fifth park in their future?
Plus, we see Disney building new park(s) in some interesting international markets.
The company itself will grow too with some major acquisitions.
The future of their entertainment is bright, with Moana being at the heart (of the ocean) of it all. Angela has the full plot synopsis for Moana 2 and Joe foresees a Moana musical with new exclusive music from Lin-Manuel Miranda. Angela also has some bold predictions for the Jungle Cruise movie you won’t want to miss.
Don’t worry...we didn’t forget to mention our beloved Baby Yoda who will speak his first, adorable words. Listen to find out what they are.
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Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Hello! Thanks for tuning in to our podcast where we discuss the latest in Disney News followed by a main topic.
News:
1. The Rise of Skywalker came out to some pretty mixed reviews. Check out our bonus episode coming out soon all about our take on the last installment in the Skywalker saga.
2. Disney announces Disney after Dark Events in Disneyland. They sound awesome!
3. Disney gives us a sneak peak at Mickey’s Runaway Rail.
This week we have 2 main topics. First, we cover all things Skyliner. When’s it best to ride? Not ride? When does it close down? Is it handicapped accessible?
Next, in honor of the man in the big, red suit, we make our own Disney Naughty Or Nice List. Topics to receive presents or coal are:
1. The Skyliner
2. Live Action Remakes
3. Marvel
4. Epcot Forever show
5. Galaxy’s Edge
6. Baby Yoda
Thanks as always for lending us your ears! 🐭
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Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Hello, Listener! Thanks for checking out our podcast this week.
News:
1. We all missed the opportunity to buy a legit script from The Rise of Skywalker on ebay.
2. Disney’s Box Office is the first to hit over 10 billion worldwide in a single year
3. The Mulan trailer dropped and it looks INCREDIBLE.
With The Rise of Skywalker coming out this week, we decided to keep it on theme and talk Galaxy’s Edge. We go over our experience when we went in November which includes:
1. Droid building
2. Shopping in the many markets
3. Ordering drinks at Oga’s Cantina
4. Getting all the milks
5. Riding Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run twice
6. Building a lightsaber at Savi’s Workshop
We also discuss just how early you need to get to the parks to ride the recently opened Rise of the Resistance.
Thanks for lending us your ears, Mouseketeers
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Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
This week in Disney News:
- Rise of the Resistance has finally opened.
- Disney announces a whole slew of other rides and release dates including the much anticipated Star Wars hotel.
Our main topic this week is Disney +. As promised, we checked out a lot of the original programming and discuss our favorites and favorites (there really isn’t a least favorite).
We gush over baby Yoda and revel in the treasure that is Jeff Goldblum. Plus, we discuss Disney’s new Christmas movie, Noelle, and wish it was Elf.
Thank you as always for lending us your ears. You’re magical!
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Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
This week in Disney News, Frozen 2 opened and if you haven’t seen it, what are you doing? Seriously, stop reading this and go to the nearest movie theater. This is an emergency situation!!
And Disney Plus is officially out and officially cool! Watch the Mandalorian. Even if the Mandalorian himself isn’t super lovable, he has a lovable costar...that’s all I’m going to say.
This week, we talk about our most recent trip to Disney, where we were able to hit both Food and Wine AND Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.
Since Food and Wine is over now, we spend only a short amount of time discussing what we ate and would recommend getting next year (and what we wouldn’t).
Mickey’s Very Merry was jolly in almost every way. There’s free cookies, Christmasified rides, special shows, and festive character meet-and-greets. We talk about what we did and give you tips and tricks.
Thanks for lending us your ears!
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Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
This week in Disney News, Disney shares its financial report and we learn that although park attendance is down, overall guest spending is up. Also, Disney World takes a page out of Tokyo Disneyland’s book and is now offering a special edition popcorn tin for Christmas.
This week we discuss the highlights from Bob Iger’s book, The Ride of a Lifetime. Starting at ABC, Iger was an unlikely candidate for CEO after Mike Eisner. We discuss Iger’s important contributions to the Disney company and speculate what was the most important acquisition that happened during his reign.
Plus, stay until the very end for some outtakes from our intro.
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Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Hello, and welcome to your hub for anything and everything Disney. This week in Disney News, the new trailer for Pixar’s Soul dropped. It looks like a really interesting exploration of an existential crisis...packaged as a children’s movie. We’re interested to see how they attack such a difficult and depressing topic as death in a way that still leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy like Pixar movies often do.
This week we discuss The Little Mermaid Live that just aired on Tuesday, November 5. It was an interesting mix of the animated movie with live performances of the songs.
The performances were by famous actors like Auli’i Cravalho (as Ariel) Queen Latifa (as Ursula), Shaggy (as Sebastian), and John Stamos (as Chef Louis) and definitely made watching interesting. While some took to their parts like a fish to water, others seemed to drown in their roles.
Is it worth the watch? I’d say yes if you like the movie and don’t have super high expectations. No, if you’re a die-hard fan and don’t want to see your favorite movie look a little less-than-appealing at times.
Thanks for lending us your ears!
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Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
This week in Disney News, the Game of Thrones co-creators DB Weiss and David Benioff backed out of doing the upcoming Star Wars trilogy that’s set to come out in the early 2020s. We’re not crying too hard after the much-hated final season of GoT garnered them much criticism from die-hard fans. We suggest some alternate choices for directors that we think would be a good fit for this beloved franchise.
This week we discuss the Disney Value Hotels: The Campsites at Fort Wilderness Lodge, All-Star Sports, All-Star Music, All-Star Movies, POP Century, and Art of Animation. We go into what the advantages there are to staying in each one and some of the drawbacks. Then we rank which one we like to stay at the most. (We always stay in a value hotel since we’re at the parks so much.)
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Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
This week, we do another rendition of Is It Worth It? In this episode we discuss whether or not the following is worthwhile:
- Minnie Vans
- Waiting 2 hours to ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Car
- The Disney Dining Plan
- Flying 12 hours to Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea
- Visiting all 4 main parks in WDW in one day
- Waiting more than 15 minutes for a character meet-and-greet
Plus we discuss the new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer and surprising lack of intergalactic let jag.
Thank you for lending us your ears. If you have any thoughts about any of the topics or ideas for another “Is It Worth It?” episode, let us know on Facebook or Instagram. We appreciate all input! Have a great week!
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Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
This week, in Disney News, The Void opens its new VR experience. The Avengers: Damage Control follows a group of Shuri’s recruits who are testing a new Wakandan/ Stark Industries tech suit. Of course things go awry and you have to fight bad guys with appearances by Dr. Strange, Ant-Man, and the Wasp. We can’t wait to go!
Tokyo Disneyland is shutting down Fantasmic as of March 25.
And lastly, review.org is offering 5 people the opportunity to earn $1000 and a year free membership to Disney+ to watch 30 Disney movies in 30 days and submit reviews. We discuss whether this sounds like a good deal or not.
This week, we do a deep dive into the offerings on Disney+ following Disney+’s 600 tweets and release of a 3 hour long trailer for the streaming service. We talk about the shows and movies we’re most excited to see.
Looking at the Disney back catalog, we pull out some bizarre-sounding movies and discuss what they’re about and whether or not we’re excited to watch them. Not sold yet? With movies like Fuzzbucket, The Barefoot Executive, and Greyfriars Bobby, how can you not be intrigued?
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