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 ...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 625
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 t...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 31 min
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, whi...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 623
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 fo...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 622
On this week's show, we're covering all of the news items that occurred throughout the Disney company during the month of April. With the west coast Disney parks now operating again and that announcement made in April, we're starting to hear of a lot more happenings throughout the company including new details on the Jungle Cruise make over coming to the parks, an announcement about the new Disney Wish's planned maiden voyage for the Disney Cruise Line, The PeopleMover opening back up at Magic K...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 621
On this week's show, our good friend Sam Polkinghorne is back, all the way from New Zealand, to bring us some more fantastic Disney audio. From time to time, Sam will appear on the show to bring us some random park audio that he has pulled from his collection, but this time, he's joining us to bring some Disney cover songs that were released only in Japan! This is a great energetic mix of Disney songs imported from over seas just for you All About the Mousketeers and it's all coming your way!...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 6 min
On this week's show, Sarah Evans joins me as we take a look at the results from the Round 2 matchups in our Disney Soundtrack Madness bracket tournament. Together, we'll talk about what makes all of the soundtracks involved in these matches so special from The Lion King to Mary Poppins to Mulan to The Little Mermaid and more! Then, we'll announced the results from those matches and introduce the matchups for Round 3 of Disney Soundtrack Madness!
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 619
On this week's show, we're going to be addressing an issue that becomes pretty common at the Walt Disney World resort in Florida right around this time of year all the way through until the end of summer - Rain! Whether it's a long dreary day filled with a constant drizzle or your daily expected 2:00 pm downpour, rain is routinely an obstacle many tourists and Disney fans have to work around during their theme park vacations. Well, there's good news! You don't have to let the weather rain on you...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 20 min
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.
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 38 min
On this week's Disney News episode of the All About the Mouse Disney podcast, I'm covering all of the news items that occurred throughout the Disney company during the month of March. We saw an optimistic month in March with the announcement of a re-opening date at Disneyland, dates for the 2021 International Food and Wine Festival at Epcot, the planned opening of Remy's Ratatouille Adventure at Epcot on WDW's 50th anniversary, possibly Disney Cruise Line sailings beginning again in summer 2021,...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 616
On this week's show, we're introducing all of the Disney soundtracks that have made into our Disney Soundtracks Madness tournament. This special All About the Mouse tournament features over 80 years' worth of Disney music from classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, The Lion King, Aladdin, and much more! Join me while I introduce all of the soundtracks competing in the tournament and provide some fun facts about each of them along the way. Then, you the listeners, are invited t...
Mar 29, 2021•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 615
On this week's show, we go back in time to experience Pleasure Island's famed Adventurer's Club! This combination night club and improv comedy show experience was one of the most unique experiences and, some might even argue, one of Walt Disney World's best kept secrets until the club's doors closed in 2008 with the rest of Pleasure Island. This week we'll take a look at the back story as well as the characters, rooms, and atmosphere that made this club so unique and feature audio from many of t...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 614
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!
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 613
On this week's show, we're going over all of the new items that occurred throughout the month of February from all over the Disney company including theme parks, movies and entertainment, Cruise Line, and more! Some of the highlights we'll talk about are more dining locations re-opening in Walt Disney World, Epcot gets a new humongous structure added to World Showcase lagoon for the upcoming Harmonious nighttime show, highlights from Disney's most recent quarterly earnings call, the winners from...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 612
On this week's show, we're continuing a look at the 1964 - 1965 New York World's Fair and the attractions that Walt Disney contributed to this historic engagement. This time, we're going back in time and presenting the original fair attraction audio from It's a Small World, Magic Skyway, Carousel of Progress, and Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. I'll also continue sharing with you the history behind these attractions: How they were conceived, how they were installed at the World's Fair, what grea...
Mar 01, 2021•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 611
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...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 610
On this week's show, I'm joined by a special guest from the New York Adventure Club to talk about the 1964/65 New York World's Fair. Lloyd Trufelman is a licensed New York City tour guide, and he joins me to look at the history behind the New York World's Fair and Walt Disney's involvement in introducing the world to classic attractions like It's a Small World, Carousel of Progress, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and Ford's Magic Skyway. If you've ever wanted to learn more about the entire hist...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 609
On this week's show, I'm joined again by Disney historian Jim Korkis to talk about some of the stories behind Walt Disney World's forgotten attractions. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, it's appropriate to look back at the genesis of the second Disney park and Walt's original idea for what he wanted to do in Florida. Jim joins me to tell that story and to take a peek behind the curtain at some of attractions that have come and gone since the opening...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 608
On this week's show, we're covering all of the news that occurred throughout the Disney company during the month of January 2021. Some of the items that I'll go over and talk about include the announcement about the return of entertainment to Walt Disney World, new changes coming to the Jungle Cruise, and some new developments in the Disneyland Annual Pass saga. We'll even talk about a new character you can find at Disney's Aulani resort in Hawaii, and a whole lot more!
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 607
On this week's episode, I'm going to reach into the mailbag as well as share some feedback from our listeners from the All About the Mouse Disney podcast Facebook group. Each and every week, I see feedback and posts from listeners about some really interesting and intriguing Disney topics and, this week, I'd like to share some of those with you all. Some of the things we'll touch on are how our listeners are feeling about the new announcements about the end of Extra Magic Hours and the end of Di...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 606
On this week's show, we're taking a brief break (somewhat) from Disney talk in order to bring you a trip report from our latest family vacation over the Christmas and New Year break. I say this is "somewhat" of a break from talking about Disney, because it still has a Disney connection. My family and I did a spur of the moment vacation on our own to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which is ordinarily available as an Adventures By Disney vacation. My wife, Amy, will join me to talk about the highlights fr...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 605
On this week's show, we are covering all of the announcements that came out of the recent Disney Investor Day presentation. Shortly before 2020 ended, Disney dumped one last treasure trove of announcements related to Disney entertainment in Disney+ TV shows and feature films to be released at the box office. My guests this week, Sarah Evans and Rick Gutierrez, join me to break down all of the announcements and the everything you need to know these exciting announcements!
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 604
On this week’s show, I’m joined again by Paul Barrie from A Window To The Magic to go over our 2020 Ear in Review. That’s right! Another year has passed and, while it may not seem like there was a lot that happened throughout the Disney company due to the coronavirus pandemic, there certainly was enough for us to recap in another marathon-length show. So sit back and settle in while Paul and I recap all of the notable events and news that occurred throughout this Disney company in 2020.
Jan 04, 2021•4 hr 33 min•Ep. 603
On this week's show, our All About the Mouse Predictions Panel is back! This time, we're going to be looking back at our 2020 Disney predictions to see just how off we all were. Then, we'll look ahead to 2021, which is likely to be as uncertain as 2020 was, to make our predictions for things to come from the Disney company throughout the theme parks, movies, entertainment, and more!
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 602
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 Christma...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 601
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 an...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 600
On this week's show, I'm covering all of the Disney news items that occurred throughout the month of November including some exciting new details about attractions that are coming to Epcot, guests at Magic Kingdom who were treated to an unexpected surprise fireworks display, legendary Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde announces his retirement, California Adventure's Buena Vista Street re-opens for guests, and much more!
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 599
On this week's show, we're taking an in-depth look at Disney's 42nd animated feature film "Lilo and Stitch". Bryce Yelverton joins me for a look the film, its voice cast, the music, and the production that went into bringing Stitch to life from a failed pitch for a simple children's book to a film that has spawned multiple sequels, a Walt Disney World theme park attraction, video games, pins, plushes, an upcoming live-action remake, and more. We'll also have our weekly installment of This Week i...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 598
On this week's episode, we're celebrating Thanksgiving Disney-style with a fun, laid-back dinner-table-style conversation with myself, some of our fellow All About the Mouse listeners, and my special guest Becky from the Disney In Your Day blog. We're all going to be getting to know each other by going through some Disney Conversation Starters that you can use at your family Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner tables this Holiday season. Then, later in the show, I'm going to share the responses we ...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 597
On this week's show, I'm going to start off by sharing some stories and discussion topics that have been posted by some of our listeners from the All About the Mouse Disney podcast Facebook page. Then, later in the show, we're bringing back the One Second Disney Challenge with 2 more contestants, who will compete to see how well they can identify Disney songs and park audio with just a one second audio clip. Of course, we'll also have our weekly installment of This Week in Disney History and muc...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 596
