Episode description
Episode 059 ... Week in review of May 22, 2021 and Matt Petolicchio joins us and we discuss the following ...
1) News (and Rumors) of the week:
- Disney announces that guests will be able to purchase accessories to enhance their ride on the upcoming Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure attraction. We share our thoughts on this concept of payable upgrades to attractions. (Source: Disney Parks Blog)
- RUMOR: Paid fastpass coming to Walt Disney World per WDWMagic Poster Marni1971 with expected structure to what Shanghai Disneyland had (Source: WDWMagic)
- Walt Disney World 50th expectations: DBC Discord Server poster Andyman8 provides a summary of what it included in upcoming marketing material for Disney for phase 1 of their 50th celebration.
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2) Review: Legoland Preview
- Phil and his family attended a preview included for passholders at the new Legoland NY and share's his thoughts on the park overall and if it is worth it to attend one of the upcoming paid preview sessions.
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4) Attractionality: Soarin'
- The group discusses the overall scores this iconic attraction received and Phil defends his personal low scores
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5) Topic: Disney Comeback Index
- Matt discusses his pet project which has just been released - the Disney Comeback Index!
- This index takes into account ever element at Walt Disney World and examines which ones have returned since the reopening and which we are still waiting for. Will be updated monthly to provide a running statistic on where the parks are at relative to pre-covid.
Matt's Twitter account: @mattpeto
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6) DBC Recommends: Disney Dish Podcast
- Podcast featuring Len Testa and Jim Hill and this week, Matt was a guest talking about the Disney Comeback Index.
Podcast: @ iTunes
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7) DBC Expedition: Disney Americana: Part 1
- First installment of our new segment, DBC Expedition.
- This is part 1 (of 4) of our exploration into Disney Americana - focusing on Walt himself and how he embodied the American Spirit and then began to influence what that meant.
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