Episode 098 ... week in review of February 19, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - What unconventional spot at a Disney park would you hold your wedding ceremony? Source: disneywedcast on Instagram Starts @1:11 ... New Discord Member & DCI Update: - Welcome (back) RC! Starts @4:09 ... Topic: Phil's Pre-Trip Report - Phil is heading down to the Orlando area for a non-Disney focused trip - He has a loose schedule with some Disney elements, but what else is he planning? Or not planning for? Starts @...
Feb 21, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 98
Episode 097 ... February 5, 2022 ... Ashley Rude from the M+ Podcast joins us! ... Cold Open Question: - What Disney restaurant that you have not yet eaten at are you most interested in trying? Starts @2:18 ... Topic: Meet Ashley - Who are you and what is the M+ Podcast? Starts @6:05 ... Topic: More advice for traveling with kids - Building off last week's episode, we discuss tips for traveling with kids and how that changes for your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc trip and as they get older - Ashley has her...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 97
In this bonus episode we discuss the season finale of the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett entitled "In the Name of Honor" .... Beyond the closing of this chapter of Star Wars we chat about where these characters go next ... * Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast * Send us an e-mail! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on social media: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDBCPod/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDBCPod - Facebook: h...
Feb 11, 2022•27 min
Episode 096 ... week in review of February 5, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - Where is your "chill" place at Walt Disney World? Source: Tweet by @PixieDustie89 Starts @1:57 ... New Discord Member & DCI Update: - Welcome ashtastic to the server! Starts @5:44 ... Topic: Disney Mental Health Check - Part II - We discuss the challenges and frustration with not being able to visit Walt Disney World in 2022 like you could in 2019 .... - ... but we each highlight 5 things we love about Walt Disney W...
Feb 07, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 96
In this bonus episode we discuss the 6th episode of the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett entitled "From the Desert Comes a Stranger" .... Now that is fan service! We chat about all the things we loved from this episode and where we think things go from here ... * Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast * Send us an e-mail! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on social media: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDBCPod/ - Twitter: https:...
Feb 03, 2022•35 min
Episode 095 ... week in review of January 29, 2022 - Scott Gustin joins us to talk about the future of the Orlando Theme Parks and some comments on the inner workings of the giant company that is Disney ... Scott Gustin Introduction: - Who is Scott and how did he get into covering Disney news on Twitter? Starts @0:47 ... Topic: Disney vs Universal, and the impact of Epic Universe - We discuss how Epic Universe and how the construction of it is moving full speed ahead will impact Disney and their...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 95
In this bonus episode we discuss the 5th episode of the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett entitled "Return of the Mandalorian" .... Was this the best episode of the series, even though it didn't include Boba Fett? What does this mean for The Mandalorian Season 3 - and the future of Star Wars content? ... * Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast * Send us an e-mail! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on social media: - Instagram: https://www...
Jan 28, 2022•24 min
Episode 094 ... week in review of January 22, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - Are you ok with Cast Members moving your stroller? Starts @1:26 ... New Discord Member: - Welcome King Orange, and DracTX Starts @4:09 ... Topic: Disney Mental Health Check - How Disney and the Disney "Blogosphere" have created an environment of anxiety around planning your vacation. - We discuss how to reset your mental expectations and create a space of mental peace for you and your next trip and all times in-between ...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 94
In this bonus episode we discuss the 4th episode of the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett entitled "The Gathering Storm" ....We provide our thoughts on the episode - and the series as a whole so far - and discuss some Easter Eggs ... * Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast * Send us an e-mail! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on social media: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDBCPod/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDBCPod - Fac...
Jan 20, 2022•20 min
Episode 093 ... week in review of January 15, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - What would you wait in line for 7 hours for? Source: Sketch of line for Figment Popcorn bucket Starts @4:51 ... Topic: Armchair Imagineering - Part 1: Where would we put Encanto in the parks and what would it look like? - Part 2: How would we enhance Rafiki's Planet Watch at Animal Kingdom and what would we put in the empty area between it and Kali River Rapids? Starts @11:12 ... Attractionality: Goofy's Barnstormer - C...
Jan 18, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 93
In this bonus episode we discuss the 3rd episode of the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett entitled "The Streets of Mos Espa" ....We provide our thoughts on the episode - and the series as a whole so far - and discuss some Easter Eggs ... * Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast * Send us an e-mail! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on social media: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDBCPod/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDBCPod -...
Jan 14, 2022•21 min
Episode 092 ... week in review of January 8, 2022 - Matt Peto from the DCI and the Happily EVERYthing Disney podcast joins us ... Cold Open Question: - Would you pay for the new 50th Anniversary VIP Tour? Starts @1:39 ... Topic: The Future of the DCI - Matt, creator of the Disney Comeback Index (DCI) provides an update on where things stand, where they can get to in 2022, andthe future of the DCI Starts @6:39 ... Topic: Genie+ worked for Matt! - Matt had a recent trip to WDW where he utilized Ge...
Jan 10, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 92
In this bonus episode we discuss the 2nd episode of the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett entitled "The Tribes of Tatooine" ....We provide our thoughts on the episode - and the series as a whole so far - and discuss some Easter Eggs ... * Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast * Send us an e-mail! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on social media: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDBCPod/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDBCPod - ...
Jan 06, 2022•20 min•Ep. 2
Episode 091 ... week in review of January 1, 2022 - the predictions episode! ... Topic: Reviewing our 2021 Predictions - We Review the predictions we made for 2021 - how did we do? Topic Starts @2:08 ... Topic: Making our 2022 Predictions - Phil and Jason ask each other questions about the upcoming year - we will record our responses and check in next year to see how we did .... will we do better than for 2021? - Also discuss some questions asked by our Discord Server community Topic Starts @14:...
Jan 03, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 91
In this bonus episode we discuss the first episode of the new Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett entitled "Stranger in a Strange Land" ....We provide our thoughts on the episode and what we think will happen in the future of the series ... * Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast * Send us an e-mail! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on social media: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDBCPod/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDBCPod ...
Dec 30, 2021•14 min•Ep. 1
Episode 090 ... week in review of December 25th 2021 ... Cold Open Question: Our Ghosts of Disney Parks Past - What element currently missing from Disney Parks would we bring back due to memories from trips past. Topic Starts @1:00 ... Topic: Is Planning a WDW less magical? - Does less planning required in general, less time before your trip to plan ADRs, no Magic Bands or Magical Express passes coming in the mail, etc. reduce the magic associated with planning a WDW trip? - Does the prospect of...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 90
Episode 089 ... week in review of December 18th 2021 ... Park Touring Planning Episode! Cold Open Question: - When do you start planning to plan your trip to Walt Disney World? Topic Starts @1:26 ... Topic: Park Touring Planning - What is our overall strategy to park planning? When do we set our days? How do we pick what parks when? - How many park days do we do on our trips? Do we hit up ever park? Double up on any? - Rope Drop, half days, mid-day breaks, oh my! Topic Starts @5:42 ... Attractio...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 89
Episode 088 ... week in review of December 11th 2021, and we have a new show format! ... Cold Question of the Week - What one announcement are we hoping to hear at the 2022 D23 Expo? Topic Starts @1:40 ... Topic: Disney Dining - What is our strategy around dining at Disney and securing ADRs? - How does your party's makeup (solo? large group? veterans vs first timers?) impact this? - Thoughts on the different ADR search tools - With the 60 day ADR period coming up soon for both Jason and Phil, wh...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Episode 087 ... week in review of December 5th 2021, and Ryan Teetz of the Crescent lake Club joins us as we discuss ... 1) News of the week: - RUMOR: Maleficent Dragon to not be part of Festival of Fantasy Parade when it returns in 2022 - TRAMS ARE BACK! MK by the end of this year and the rest of the parks throughout 2022 (Source: Disney Parks Blog ) - Disneyland avoids a strike with their CMs, and agrees to new 3 year contract (Source: Blog Mickey ) Topic Starts @3:00 ... 2) Attractionality: R...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Episode 086 ... Special Episode devoted to DestinationD23! ... 1) Registration Day and Encanto Preview - Friday, November 19th: - We start with the initial day that included registration - There were several exhibits showing historical WDW items and Imagineering Work - Also Mickey's of Glendale Shopping and preview showing of Encnato! Topic Starts @4:49 ... 2) Day 1 Sessions - Saturday, November 20th: - Josh D'Amaro's Parks panel - Planes, Trains, and Monorails: Walt Disney World on the Move - D...
Nov 29, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 86
Episode 085 ... week in review of November 20th 2021 ... 1) News of the week: - Disney pauses sale of Annual Passes and even day tickets due to elevated (unexpected?) crowd levels (Source: BlogMickey ) - Rumor: Pocahontas scene to be the one cut from Fantasmic (Source: BlogMickey ) - Railroad Tunnel work at Tron (Source: BlogMickey ) Topic Starts @4:34 ... 2) Attractionality: Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress - We discuss the scores for this classic attraction and discuss if it isn't in Tomorro...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 85
Episode 084 ... week in review of November 13th 2021 ... 1) News of the week: - Disney+ Day on Nov 12th: What happened in the parks and what was released to the service? What previews of upcoming shows are we excited about? (Source: Variety ) - Disney's capital investment in the parks reaches lowest level since 2013 (Source: Blog Mickey ) - Reportedly, Disney can allocated up to 93% of a rides capacity to Lighting Lane guests .... do we buy this? What are the implications if true? (Source: Blog ...
Nov 15, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Episode 083 ... week in review of November 6th 2021 ... 1) DBC Recommends: Happily EVERything Disney Podcast - New podcast started by friend of the show Matt Petro and a few of his friends - This passion filled podcast discusses a lot of Disney fun, with focus on "what do you do between your Disney trips?" iTunes: Happily EVERything Disney Topic Starts @3:23 ... 2) News of the week: - Genie+ Discounts for UK travelers (Source: Blog Mickey ) - First three months at Galactic Starcruiser are sold o...
Nov 08, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Episode 082 ... Willis and Dina join us to talk about a recent VIP tour they took at WDW and to discuss with us the week in review of October 30th 2021 ... 1) News of the week: - Disneyland announces a price increase to tickets and parking and stops selling their top tier Key (Source: Blog Mickey ) - Disney teases a return of the Main St Electrical parade - Several modified character meet and greets (now called "Sightings") return to WDW (source: Blog Mickey ) - Jordan Fisher to see new Disney C...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Episode 081 ... Week in review of October 23rd 2021 ... Giveaway Reminder: Subscribe to our YouTube channel and comment on this week's video for a chance to win a WDW 50th poster and park map!!! CONTEST ENDS OCT 31st!!! 1) News of the week: - Rumor that Typhoon Lagoon will open by the end of this year with both water parks being open during the holiday season (Source: WDW Magic ) - Zombie Captain America appears at Oogie Boogie Bash at DCA (Source: Blog Mickey ) - Details released about Festival...
Oct 25, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Episode 080 ... Week in review of October 16th 2021 ... Giveaway Reminder: Subscribe to our YouTube channel and comment on this week's video for a chance to win a WDW 50th poster and park map!!! 1) News of the week: - Stage Show being added to Very Merriest After Hours event (Source: Disney Parks Blog ) - First celebrity narrators for Candlelight Procession announced along with other holiday entertainment at EPCOT (Source: Disney Parks Blog ) - Vaccinated international travelers to be allowed in...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 80
Episode 079 ... Week in review of October 2nd 2021 ... Giveaway: Subscribe to our YouTube channel and comment on this week's video for a chance to win a WDW 50th poster and park map!!! 1) News of the week - Genie!: - Disney announces Genie, Genie+, and Individual Lightning Lane access will launch on October 19th at Walt Disney World. - We go through all the specifics and discuss our strategy for the new system Sources: Scott Gustin and Ashley Carter on Twitter Topic Starts @5:22 ... 2) Attractio...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Episode 078 ... Week in review of October 2, 2021 ... 1) News of the week: - Star Wars: Galactic Star Cruiser booking information (Source: Scott Gustin ) - MagicBand+ coming! (Source: Disney Parks Blog ) - New and Returning things to WDW (Source: Monorail Lights and update to EWP - Blog Mickey ; Character Meets and Indy show returning - Scott Gustin ) Topic Starts @4:24 ... 2) Trip Report: Phil covers his epic WDW 50th Trip! - Overview, arriving at Caribbean Beach, and FerryTale Cruise - starts ...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 78
* Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast * Follow us on social media: - Instagram: ht:tps://www.instagram.com/thedbcpodcast/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodDbc - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DBC-Pod-113844536980530 - YouTube Channel: The DBC Pod - Discord Server: DBC Server (discord.com) Note: This podcast is not affiliated with any message boards, blogs, news sites, or other podcasts Music: https://www.purple-planet.com...
Sep 27, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Episode 076 ... Week in review of September 18th 2021 - Matt Peto joins us to chat about his recent trip and we discuss the following ... 1) News of the week: - Rise of the Resistance to pause boarding groups effective Sept 23rd - how will this impact touring DHS? (Source: WDW Magic ) - Space 220 menu and pricing revealed (Source: Disney Food Blog and WDWNT ) - Enhance your evening for the 50th at WDW - dessert parties, FerryTale cruises, dining packages and more! (Source: Disney Parks Blog ) - ...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 76
