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 Members and DCI Updat...
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 trying to serve a...
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 Journal ) Starts ...
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: Jor...
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 being very dif...
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+ strategy ...
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, etc) ... has...
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 ) Starts @2:4...
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 Attractions...
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 music group t...
Jun 06, 2022•1 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! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.com 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: Reddit ...
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 that time? Which...
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 Visi...
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
Episode 106 ... week in review of April 16, 2022 and Zach joins us to provide his review of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind which he was able to preview ... Cold Open Question: - Will "micro trips" to Walt Disney World become more common? Starts @1:22 ... New Discord Members and DCI Update - DCI saw an uptick due to the return of traditional M&Gs .... but should autographs return at all? Starts @6:33 ... Topic: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind review - Zach had a preview ride on...
Apr 19, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 106
Episode 105 ... week in review of April 9, 2022 and Ryan Teetz joins us to talk about his recent trip to Walt Disney World ... Cold Open Question: - What Disney song would you pick for your wedding party to walk down the aisle to? Starts @2:35 ... Topic: Ryan's Trip Report - Ryan was recently down at Walt Disney World for the Spring Time Surprise RunDisney event. - He discusses the details of his trip, his feeling towards the parks currently - We also get into a discussion of how Epic Universe w...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 105
Episode 104 ... week in review of April 2, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - Haunted Mansion won the Discord Attraction Madness Bracket - was it deserved?? Starts @1:23 ... New Discord Member & DCI Update: - Welcome new members Oconio and Tonopah! Starts @6:46 ... What is Everybody Talking About? - Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind ... we have an opening date! (Source: Disney on Twitter ) - News: All resorts are now open and Traditional Meet & Greets are returning! .... is the Dining P...
Apr 05, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 104
Episode 103 ... week in review of March 26, 2022 ... Phil Solo Show! Cold Open Question: - Do you like doing solo shows? Starts @1:42 ... New Discord Member & DCI Update: - New members: Gkenndav, Starbucks&PixieDust, Tonyx2, Hodor, Natalie A, and Erin! Starts @2:03 ... Topic: News of the Week - Minnie Vans are coming back this summer! (Source: Disney TikTok ) - Cultural representation program is restarting this summer! (Source: Official Disney Programs Instagram ) - Hoop Dee Doo Revue is...
Mar 30, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 103
Episode 102 ... week in review of March 19, 2022 and Zach joins us to talk Attraction Madness! ... Cold Open Question: - Are you looking forward to MagicBand+? What would you pay for one? Starts @1:24 ... Topic: News and Rumors! - New Enhancements coming to the Boardwalk including the Cake Bake Shop (Source: Disney Parks Blog ) - Spirit of Aloha not returning, DVC Tower coming to Poly in it’s place (Source: Blog Mickey ) - Construction updates (Tron, etc), returning elements (V&A, etc), afte...
Mar 22, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 102
Episode 101 ... week in review of March 12, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - What is your favorite time of year, weather wise, to visit WDW? Starts @1:48 ... New Discord Member & DCI Update: - DCI updated to reflect the return of Festival of Fantasy parade! Starts @5:38 ... Topic: Park Hours - What would be our ideal park opening and closing times? - How do park hours impact planning your trip? Starts @8:04 ... Topic: Disney Attraction Bracket! - Discord member AMusicLifeForMe has organized a ...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 101
Episode 100 ... week in review of March 5, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - What are your favorite memories of our first 100 episodes? Starts @1:42 ... New Discord Member & DCI Update: - DCI updated to reflect lack of Cultural Representatives Starts @7:06 ... Topic: Phil's Trip Report - part 2, dining! - In this second part we cover the details of all the places Phil and his family ate - but Disney locations but also off property Starts @8:30 ... Topic: Phil booked a cruise! - Still feeling th...
Mar 07, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 100
Episode 099 ... week in review of February 26, 2022 ... Cold Open Question: - Would you accept a free trip on the Starcruiser - despite shouting from the interwebs of thus being a shill? Starts @1:33 ... New Discord Member & DCI Update: - Welcome (back) RC and Dachsie! Starts @4:55 ... Topic: Phil's Trip Report - part 1 - Phil is just back from the Orlando area for his "no Parks" trip - In this first part we cover an overview of his trip and his thoughts on it - did he get enough "Disney fee...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 99
