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If it’s Disney, Tom and Michelle talk about it. Disney Movies, Disney Parks, Disney Cruise Line, runDisney, Star Wars & Marvel. They love it all! Join them for fun discussions, reviews, and tips to help you with your next Disney visit or vacation.
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As you may know, we've made it a goal for 2025 to bring on some new people who have an interesting perspective but have never been on our show before. We're continuing that on this episode with another in our New Year, New Guests series. This week, we couldn't be more excited to bring aboard Sam & Brian to do a little Disney Cruising With DCL Duo. These are two spectacular people who put out a fantastic and informative podcast. We hope you'll join us for our fun conversation about their love for cruising (especially Disney Cruising) and how it developed into their phenomenal show. They were also lucky enough to sail aboard the Disney Treasure on her maiden voyage. They share a little peek into the newest stunning ship that was recently added to the Disney fleet.
Please be sure to check out Sam & Brian on their wonderful podcast. You can find all things DCL Duo right here.
Disney News Stories of the Week
Once we disembark our wonderful Disney Cruising With DCL Duo conversation, it's time for the Disney Stories of the Week. In this episode, we share details about when you'll have the opportunity to snag that Disneyland Magic Key you've had your eye on. We, also, talk about a great mobile order upgrade that recently debuted on the Walt Disney World & Disneyland apps. And we discuss some amazing steps The Walt Disney Company is taking to help its Cast Members and others who have been affected by the tragic L.A. wildfires.
You'll also get this week's Lin Manuel Miranda tidbit as we continue our journey through "The Year of Lin"!
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Last weekend, we were lucky to take a trip out to Walt Disney World for a short stay at their newest resort destination. Today, we're telling you all about it as we give you A Peek Inside The Island Tower At Disney's Polynesian Resort. We discuss the interior spaces, luxurious pool, dining spots, and rooms as we share what we feel they got right and a few places that they maybe could improve a little bit. We hope you'll join us for an exploration of this fabulous, new Disney Vacation Club location.
Disney News Stories of the Week
Once we complete our segment providing you A Peek Inside The Island Tower At Disney's Polynesian Resort, it's time for the Disney Stories of the Week. In this episode, we discuss a few of the new tasty treats we're excited to sample when the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts kicks off this week. We lay out the newly released runDisney race schedule for the rest of 2025 and into 2026. And we share interesting details about the next several ships that will be joining the Disney Cruise Line fleet in the future.
You'll also get this week's Lin Manuel Miranda tidbit as we continue our journey through "The Year of Lin"!
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
We’ve crossed over to 2025 and, just like many of you, we’ve made a resolution to go along with it. We’re going to strive to have people join us that we’ve never had the opportunity to speak with on the podcast before. We’re calling the series, New Year, New Guests and we kick it off this week with a pair of people that we’ve been fans of for a long time. Yep! This week we’re Disney Assembling With Troy & Mimi from the Disney Assembled podcast. We talk with them about their love of Disney and how it turned into a fantastic father-daughter show. We also play a fun little game with them where we all put together superhero teams with Disney characters. It was a great conversation that we know you’re going to enjoy.
If you want to hear more from Troy & Mimi, be sure to check out the Disney Assembled podcast here.
Disney News Stories of the Week
Once we complete our time Disney Assembling With Troy & Mimi, It’s time for the Disney Stories of the Week. In this episode, we share a couple of discounts you may be interested in if you have plans for a Summer 2025 visit to Walt Disney World including free dining or resort discounts.
You'll also get this week's Lin Manuel Miranda tidbit as we continue our journey through "The Year of Lin"!
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
As we're recording this, we're just days from a brand new year. We've had so many wonderful things to celebrate in 2024 and we know the next 365 days may be even better. So, today, we share the reasons why as we discuss 2025 - New Year - New Excitement. We'll talk about many of the new, amazing, and fun things heading to the Disney Parks in the coming year. No matter which of the parks is your favorite, you're bound to get excited for what's to come in the very near future just like we are.
Disney News Stories of the Week
Once we complete our segment focusing on 2025 - New Year - New Excitement, it's time for the Disney Stories of the week. In this episode, we tell you about the new, haunting gift shop that recently opened at the Disneyland Resort. And we discuss The Muppets and their recent appearance on the high seas.
Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Over the last weekend, we were lucky enough to head to The Most Magical Place On Earth for a little holiday merriment! And, for this week’s episode, we’re sharing it all on Our Holiday Time Walt Disney World Visit Recap! We’ll discuss the many seasonal activities and experiences we were blessed to enjoy at both EPCOT and the Magic Kingdom Parks. You’re in for our review of sampling some tasty treats from the Festival of the Holidays and a Candlelight Processional Dining Package. It doesn’t stop there, we’ll discuss the allure of Disney’s Polynesian Resort over the holidays! We hope you’ll listen in as we share with you, a little bit of the fun we had enjoying The Most Wonderful Time of the Year at the Disney Parks!
Disney News Stories of the Week
Once we wrap up the discussion of Our Holiday Time Walt Disney World Visit Recap, it's time for the Disney Stories of the Week. In this episode, we tell you how you'll have the chance to explore 30 years of Disney On Broadway during your next trip to EPCOT. We'll also share the great news about your upcoming chance to meet two of Disney Television's biggest stars in the Parks, Disney Cruise Line, and the big screen soon.
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
We are fully into the Holiday Season and couldn't be more excited about it. One of our favorite things happening this time of year at Disney is the many ways they plus their attractions with extra holiday theming. We love every one of them but we'd also love to see even more of them. So, for this week's episode, we're sending the Imagineers our Holiday Overlay Ideas For Disney Parks. Listen in and see which attractions we feel would be even better with a little extra seasonal magic and see if our thoughts match yours.
Disney News Stories of the Week
Once we wrap up the discussion of Holiday Overlay Ideas For Disney Parks, it's time for the Disney Stories of the Week. In this week's show, we kickoff award season by sharing some of the many nominations the Walt Disney Company received for the Golden Globes and Children's & Families Emmy Awards. We also share some early details about the upcoming EPCOT festival that celebrates all things Spring including a band that Tom in particular would really like to see.
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
With Moana 2 now in theaters and becoming a box-office hit, we thought this would be a great time to take a look at the film that started it all with a little segment we're calling Journeys - A Deep Dive Into Moana. So many fascinating journeys took place during the film's creation, both literal and figurative. We discuss many of them and how they shaped the creative process, cast, and story of one of our favorite Disney movies of all time.
Disney News Stories of the Week
Once we wrap up our segment on Journeys - A Deep Dive Into Moana, it's time for the Disney Stories of the Week. In this episode, we explore this week's many announcements about what's to come in 2025 in both Walt Disney World and Disneyland. There's lots of great stuff ahead in the new year and we'll share a lot of it with you.
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
We are fully into the Holiday Season which usually means lots of get-togethers with friends and family. One of our favorite ways to spend that time with loved ones is to have a little fun and friendly competition and we thought we share that with you. So, for this week's episode, we're discussing Family Fun Time - Disney Board Games. We'll share some of our favorites and tell you exactly why we love them. If you've ever played some of these games or have thought about purchasing them, we'll fill you in on what they're all about and why we feel they're so enjoyable. We'll also play a little game of our own and put some Disney characters into game-playing scenarios to see what we think the hilarious results would be.
Disney News Stories of the Week
Once we wrap up our exploration of Family Fun Time - Disney Board Games, it's time for the Disney Stories of the Week. In this episode, we discuss the record-breaking opening weekend box office numbers from Moana 2. Next, we talk about the official announcement of a new DVC resort that's coming to Walt Disney World. And we share some of this week's exciting D23 event and membership announcements.
You'll also get this week's Lin Manuel Miranda tidbit as we continue our journey through "The Year of Lin"!
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
This week, we are blessed to be joined by an incredibly talented person as we pay A Visit To The Writer's Room With Joshua Pruett. Joshua is both a best-selling author and an Emmy award-winning television writer who has contributed to many of the shows you love including Milo Murphy's Law, Hamster & Gretel, and a program that is near and dear to our heart, Phineas & Ferb. He is also, to our knowledge, the only person on the planet who has written for both Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Dr. Who. He's extremely interesting and has an amazing passion for everything he works on. It's one of our favorite interviews we've ever done and we know you are going to love it as much as we did.
As mentioned in the episode, here are the various ways you can find some of the many things Joshua Pruett has created:
You can find many of his books everywhere including here on Amazon.
You can preorder his upcoming new book Gyro and the Argonauts here.
You can visit his website at JoshuaPruett.com.
And, you can find him on social media @ZombieTardis
Disney News Stories of the Week
Once we wrap up A Visit To The Writer's Room With Joshua Pruett, it's time for the Disney Stories of the Week. In this episode, we discuss the announcement that we will be having a new chance to meet the Muppets but also say goodbye at the same time. We also talk about the amazing christening ceremony for Disney Cruise Line's newest ship that happened this week. And we share a few updates to Soarin' Around the World that you will be able to experience during your next visit to EPCOT.
You'll also get this week's Lin Manuel Miranda tidbit as we continue our journey through "The Year of Lin"!
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
We are now fully engulfed in the Holiday Season out at the Disney Parks and we couldn't be happier about it. So, we decided to go ahead and get the festivities started with a look at one of our favorite Disney Holiday Time traditions that goes back nearly to the beginning of Disneyland. You guessed it! This week we're talking all about Candlelight In The Kingdoms - The Candlelight Processional Through The Years. Michelle, once again, brings her always amazing research to the podcast as she explores the history of this joyful experience with phenomenal information, fun facts, and even a few tears. We hope you'll join us for this magical exploration of a wonderful annual event that takes place at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
Disney News Stories of the Week
Once we finish our look at Candlelight In The Kingdoms, it's time for the Disney Stories of the Week. In this episode, we tell you how Disney Cruise Line's newest ship made its way to its new home port but not before welcoming some unexpected guests aboard. We also fill you in on who the newly named Godparents will be for this gorgeous new sailing vessel. And the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays food guide is out. That means we need to discuss some of the phenomenal new tasty treats we are most excited to sample on our next visit.
You'll also get this week's Lin Manuel Miranda tidbit as we continue our journey through "The Year of Lin"!