Episode 135 ... for the week of November 15, 2022 - Happy Thanksgiving and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Bob Chapek is relieved of his duties as CEO of the Walt Disney Company and Bob Iger is back for another 2 year term as CEO (source: Hollywood Reporter ) .... How did this all go down and why? What does it mean for the future of the company and the parks specifically? - Disney introduces park specific single day ticket pricing - with an incr...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 135
Episode 134 ... for the week of November 14, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Calls for Bob Chapek's firing after disappointing quarterly earnings (source: Blog Mickey ) and reports of a hiring freeze and potential job cuts loom (source: CNBC ) - Disneyland Treehouse to be rethemed as "Adventureland Treehouse" - no IP! (source: Scott Gustin ) - Inclusive dolls added to It's a Small World at Disneyland (source: Blog ...
Nov 14, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 134
Episode 133 ... for the week of November 7, 2022 - Matt Peto joins us to discuss a DCI milestone and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Fantasmic! is back! With new scenes and to positive reviews! We discuss the show and how it's return plays a role in our trip planning. Starts @2:12 ... Topic: DCI Update - The return of Fantasmic! pushes the Disney Comeback Index (DCI) over 90% - Matt Peto of the Happily EVERYthing Disney podcast provides an ...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 133
Episode 132 ... for the week of October 31, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Cold open question: have you ever dressed up for Halloween as a Disney character? - New family entertainment area coming to Universal Studios Florida (source: Scott Gustin ) - Blizzard Beach reopening November 13th and Frozen elements added (source: Theme Park Tourist ) Starts @2:57 ... OUR Takes: Disney Souvenirs - Disney Souvenirs ... which do we feel are ov...
Nov 02, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 132
Episode 131 ... for the week of October 24, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Fantasmic! will return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios starting November 3rd! (source: Disney Parks Blog ) ... is seeing this a priority for our December trips? - Akershus Royal Banquet Hall at EPCOT's Norway Pavilion will reopen on November 4 2022. (Source: WDW Magic ) Starts @1:22 ... Topic: Hoarding ADRS - People hoarding ADRs to trade or sell makes it h...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 131
Episode 130 ... for the week of October 17, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Variable pricing (and higher pricing) introduced for Genie+ (Source: Blog Mickey ) - Monsieur Paul set to reopen with pre-fixe menu - and a $195/person price tag ... is fine dining inside a park appealing to us? (Source: Blog Mickey ) - 2021 Theme Park Index is out - DHS becomes the 2nd most visiting WDW park and Universal gains market share (Source: Blog Mick...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 130
Episode 129 ... for the week of October 10, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Give Kids the World Night of a Millions Lights Returns - with a Tropical Twist! (Source: GKTW ) - Park Updates and Rumors: Tracks laid at Tron Site (source: Blog Mickey ) ... Review list of remaining items set for 2022 return/opening - do we think it will actually happen? (source: Scott Gustin ) ... rumor: Fantasmic! reopening date announcement imminent! - Dis...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Episode 128 ... for the week of October 3, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... First - sending positive thoughts to everyone impacted by Hurricane Ian and DBC Recommends this week is the Touring Plans Saturday Six - 6 ways you can help relief efforts in central Florida: Link to Touring Plans article What is Everybody Talking About? - EPCOT turns 40 - we talk about the celebration and discuss if we think the park still follows it mission - Figment movie in the works from Se...
Oct 02, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 128
Episode 127 ... for the week of September 26, 2022. Zach joins us and this is what is going on in our Disney World... First - sending positive thoughts to everyone impacted by Hurricane Ian What is Everybody Talking About? - Deadpool 3 - MCU movie coming in 2024 and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine (Source: Ryan Reynolds ) - EPCOT Holiday announcements: Candlelight Processional Narrators (Source: Disney ) and other activities (Source: Disney ) - Disney sends survey asking people if they prefer Virtual ...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 127
Episode 126 ... for the week of September 19, 2022. Ashley from Skylinerviews joins us and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - D23 Expo 2022: Fallout and "Blue Sky" project discussion ... we go through the Moana and Zootopia additions to Animal Kingdom (possible layout courtesy of Tommy Hawkins ) and how logistically the "Beyond Big Thunder" project would even work at Magic Kingdom Starts @1:21 ... About Skyliner Views, New DBC M...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 126
Episode 125 ... for the week of September 12, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - D23Expo - Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products panel reaction! What did we think of what was announced? How about what wasn't announced? And what do we make of the "Blue Sky" visions shared? (Source: WDW Magic ) - We also touch on a recent interview with Bob Chapek where he discusses different types of fans/park visitors and how they are tr...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 125
Episode 124 ... for the week of September 5, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - "Disney Prime" - is a new subscription based service coming from Disney? (Source: Blog Mickey ) - Final D23 Predictions/thoughts/feelings. Matt has created an odds spreadsheet (Source: Happily EVERything Disney ) - Josh D'Amaro comments to the Wall St Journal about rising prices and guest mix at the parks - and people react! (Source: Wall St Jo...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 124
Episode 123 ... for the week of August 22, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Updated version of Enchantment debuts featuring Roy, Walt, and Retro images - talks about the history of Disney World (Source: Drew Disney Dude ) - 20Plus, the provider of bath products for Disney Parks & Resorts and Disney Cruise Line, has announced they will “retire the brand at the end of the year” (Source: Carlye Wisel ) - Park Pass system update - book...
Aug 23, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Episode 121 ... for the week of August 8, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? Mickey’s Not So Scary Party Started this week. Chapek talks about revenue Tickets may go up in price Park Revenue up 4.3B to 7.4B (2019 6.5B) “partially offset by an unfavorable attendance mix at Disneyland Resort.” Genie+ Changes and park hopping Guests who are using Disney Genie+ for park hopping are not able to make a Lightning Lane selection for a return windo...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 122
Episode 121 ... for the week of August 8, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Genie+: Disney announces that rides scheduled to move back from G+ to ILL will stay as part of G+: (Source: Disney Food Blog ) ... and Disney shared 6 videos explaining how to use the system (Source: Scott Gustin ) - Disney survey asking people if they noticed the 50th Celebration at Walt Disney World Source: Blog Mickey ) - RUMOR: Disney execs not happy with im...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 121
Episode 120 ... for the week of August 1, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - MagicBand+ was released this week. As we told you, they don't come fully charged and need an update but interest seems high and people who have right expectations are enjoying them. Good video from Craig of the DIS Unplugged team (Source: DIS Unplugged ) - Jordan Fisher asks about the return of Happily Ever After - what is the latest we are hearing? (Source...
Aug 02, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 120
Episode 119 ... for the week of July 25, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Walt Disney World Railroad progress: tracks spotted in the Tron tunnel (Source: Blog Mickey ) and Disney confirms Cast Members have started TRAINing (Source: Blog Mickey ) - Genei+ update: from 7am to 730am now you will not see a LL return time in the tip board but just "check availability" - goal is to avoid frustration on your secured return time bein...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 119
Episode 118 ... for the week of July 18, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - MagicBand+ ... Disney announced that MagicBand+ will be released at WDW on July 27th at a starting price of $34.99. We also share some tips and info we got from a Cast Member who has been trained on MagicBand+ (Source: Disney Parks Blog ) Starts @1:26 ... New Members and DCI Update - DCI increased over a point largely thanks to some returning characters and enter...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Episode 117 ... for the week of July 11, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Genie+ ... looking at the value of the service at different parks at different crowd levels (Source: Touring Plans ) and discuss the changes coming next month (Source: Blog Mickey ) Starts @1:50 ... Jason's Pre-Trip Report - This week Jason is heading down to WDW for a parents only trip - he walks through his plans - including his park hoping and Genie+ stra...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 117
Episode 116 ... for the week of July 4, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Tian's Bayou Adventure - name released and completion timeframe announced. Lot's of reactions online to both! (Source: Disney Parks Blog ) - Tomorrowland Updated - People Mover audio (Source: Blog Mickey ) and final scene of Carousel of Progress (Source: DSNY ) - Media sailing of the Disney Wish complete - and focus on high end upsells ($5,000 drinks, et...
Jul 06, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 116
Episode 115 ... for the week of June 27, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Holidays at Walt Disney World - info released: return of Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party (Source: Disney Parks Blog ) and Cosmic Rewind Holiday overlay announced (Source: Blog Mickey ) - Harmonious Live on Disney+ ... did it change views of the show? (Source: Disney Parks Blog ) - Disney Patents "robotic sherpas" - good idea? (Source: Blog Mickey ) S...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 115
Episode 114 ... for the week of June 20, 2022 - and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Virtual Queue process for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind - how to best secure one and what day of the week to avoid! Source: Gerarar on WDW Magic - "Delayed Stack" Genie+ Lightning Lane method at EPCOT - source: Blog Mickey - Construction progress on Tron and our predictions for when it opens (source: DSNY video ) Starts @3:08 ... Topic: Top 5 A...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 114
Episode 113 - June 5, 2022 ... Mike is joining us to discuss his recent trip to WDW with over 140 people! What is Everybody Talking About? - The Princess and the Frog retheme of Splash Mountain gets a completion timeline (maybe?) ... and people are armchair imagineering how to fit the timeline and theme into Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom (Source: WDW Magic Forums ) Starts @1:32 ... Topic: Mike's Trip Report - Mike recently went down to WDW as a tagalong to his daughter's school mus...
Jun 06, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 113
We are already at the midway point of the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series. In this bonus episode we recap the story to this point, discuss our thoughts on the series overall, and do some speculating for future episodes * Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast * Send us an e-mail! .... [email protected] Follow us on social media: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDBCPod/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDBCPod - Facebook: https://www.f...
Jun 02, 2022•49 min
Episode 111 ... week in review of May 21, 2022 ... What is Everybody Talking About? - Galaxy’s Edge abandoning strict Timeline (Source: Thrill Geek ) Starts @0:51 ... New DBC Discord Members and DCI update - Welcome Mike | Kisco_Falls_RR and Metsphan! Starts @3:44 ... Topic: Top 5 Things to Remove from WDE - What are some things that we wish were gone from WDW? - Do you agree or do you like some of the things we say to get rid of? Starts @5:59 ... Ask Me Anything - New segment where we ask each ...
May 31, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 112
Episode 111 ... week in review of May 21, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - What will the $ILL for Cosmic Rewind be? Source: WDWMagic Starts @1:25 ... Topic: Advice for Traveling with Other Parties - A recent Reddit post documented the challenges of planning and executing a WDW trip with another family - particularly one who doesn't recognize how a WDW trip is different than other vacations - We also share examples from our lives of traveling with other parties and advice we learned Source: Re...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 111
Episode 110 ... week in review of May 14, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - What is the optimal number of parks to hop to during a single day? Starts @2:06 ... New Discord Members and DCI Update - Welcome Ryan W to Discord! - Matt covers a "State of the DCI" on the latest episode of the Happily EVERYthing Disney podcast: iTunes Starts @8:50 ... Topic: Top 5 Attractions During Fireworks at the Magic Kingdom - If you aren't going to watch the fireworks, what rides are the best use of t...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 110
Episode 109 ... week in review of May 7, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - After seeing MagicBand+ in action, are you more or less excited for them? Source: Blog Mickey Starts @1:18 ... Topic: Dr. Strange 2 - Review and Would we Take our Kids? - The latest MCU entry is out and it is pretty violent - do we think it is appropriate for our kids? - We also provide our thought on the movie overall and do our best to not spoil anything Starts @5:26 ... Topic: Ranking Attractions for a Family's First...
May 10, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 109
Episode 108 ... week in review of April 30, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - Are you happy the old structure for the Halloween Party has returned or did you like the After Hours set up? Source: Disney Parks Blog Starts @1:08 ... New Discord Member & DCI Update: - Welcome new members Recurve, LiverLipsMcGraw, and MagicMinnie! - DCI up over 85% after Boo Bash penalty removed due to MNSSHP announcement Starts @6:02 ... Topic/What is everybody talking about?: Genie+ Impact on Trip Planning - Jason...
May 03, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 108
Episode 107 ... week in review of April 23, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - Will you be buying your virtual spot on Cinderella Castle? Source: Blog Mickey Starts @1:06 ... New Discord Member & DCI Update: - Welcome new members Setec97, FatherOfFour, and C2Mickey! Starts @6:00 ... Topic: The Power of Discounts! - How has the lack of discounts discouraged people from planning a trip to WDW and what scale discount would it take for you to start planning one? - What type of discounts are most imp...
Apr 25, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 107
