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Grand Circle Tour Podcast

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A celebration of all Disney parks but mostly the American ones. Looking for Grand Circle Tour merchandise? Look no further, simply copy and paste the link below. https://www.teepublic.com/user/grandcircletour
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Episodes

Adventure 53. First Anniversary Celebration

The entire gang is together for the first time since the beginning! Voice artist of the Grand Circle Tour Ken hosts our Tour Guides Mindy Carnes Muir, Caroline Koller, Dan Hansesn, George Falcione, Jason Thomason and Stan Solo as we take a look back at our first year and look ahead to year two!

Mar 13, 201952 min

Vinyl Review 1. The Haunted Mansion Picture Disc LP

Our Tour Guides Jason Thomason and George Falcione take a stroll down Main Street U.S.A. to the music shop to discuss and review the Haunted Mansion Picture Disc LP. Disney vinyl albums are available at https://disneymusic.shop.musictoday.com/store

Mar 09, 201919 min

Adventure 52. Dig A Little Deeper

Our Tour Guides George Falcione, Mindy Carnes Muir and Jason Thomason talk about how Disneyland and Walt Disney World are very different experiences and how the two resorts do and mostly don't compare. Plus which Galaxy's Edge is better, Disney World hotels have a vibe while Disneyland hotels have a price, Magic Kingdom churros are for tourists and more!

Mar 06, 20191 hr 9 min

Detour 4. Brian Collins Interview

Brian Collins joins our Tour Guides George Falcione and Jason Thomason to talk about his time as a show writer for Walt Disney Imagineering. Brian shares some great stories with us from working on the Great Movie Ride to creating graffiti for the Disney-MGM Studios and more! Be sure to follow Brian on Twitter @BrainstormInst, The Mouse and the Imagineer on Facebook and at http://www.wdwithme.com/

Mar 01, 201943 min

How To DVC 1. DVC 101

The start of a new GCT series! Our Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Jason Thomason and Stan Solo talk about purchasing and owning DVC in order to help you in deciding if it's for you. Plus we find out what the minimum is for purchasing, Shirley from accounting calls, DVC parties are the best parties and more!

Feb 27, 201950 min

Adventure 50. Your Heart Will Lead You Home

Our Tour Guides Caroline Koller, Stan Solo and George Falcione talk about what first sparked their love for Disney. Plus Ariel & Eric wedding cake toppers, how the price of college can put the breaks on Disney trips, the things you don't plan at the Parks tend to be the most memorable and more! Bonus, stay tuned after the outro as friend of the show Victor Nawrocki shares his first time to WDW

Feb 20, 201947 min

Detour 3. Solo's Solo Trip Report Part II

Our Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Stan Solo, George Falcione and Jason Thomason talk about Stan's recent solo trip to Walt Disney World. Stan is the first to find a new hidden Mickey, what happens when two flights home are cancelled, the saga of Kevin the blue balloon concludes and more!

Feb 15, 201951 min

Adventure 49. Bella Notte

Our Tour Guides Jason Thomason, Mindy Carnes Muir and her husband Brandon, George Falcione and his wife Jessica talk about and give tips for couples who want to have a romantic day at Disney. Plus doing rope drop is a sign of true love, what makes an attraction romantic, churro cereal is a thing and more!

Feb 13, 20191 hr 1 min

Detour 2. Solo's Solo Trip Report Part I

A trip report so big we've had to split it into two episodes! Our Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Stan Solo, Jason Thomason and George Falcione talk about Stan's recent solo trip to WDW. We begin our Kevin-John Jungle Cruise contest, Pop Century Pop Tarts, having dinner at Epcot twice in the same night, the saga of Kevin the blue balloon begins and more!

Feb 09, 201949 min

Adventure 48. Kevin-John Interview

Disney Master Artist Kevin-John joins our Tour Guides Stan Solo and Jason Thomason to talk about his life and amazing career that has led to the Kevin-John brand becoming one of the strongest and most sought after fine art brands internationally. Be sure to follow Kevin-John at https://www.kevinjohnstudio.com/ where you can purchase matted deluxe prints, giclée's, sketches, original paintings and all sales from the page are donated to the Feed the Birds Foundation

Feb 06, 20191 hr 15 min

Adventure 47. Very Good Advice

Our Tour Guides Caroline Koller, Mindy Carnes Muir and George Falcione talk about their tips for Walt Disney World beginners. The early bird gets the worm, why the Disney Dining Plan is a must, sleeping in vs not sleeping in on your Disney vacation and more! Contact Caroline at CarolineB@Mei-travel.com for all your Walt Disney World travel needs

Jan 30, 201936 min

Detour 1. Orangegrove 55 & Theme Park Wizard

Christopher Anderson aka Orangegrove55 and Ethan Becker the Theme Park Wizard join our Tour Guide George Falcione and his wife Jessica to talk everything Disney from the upcoming Marvel and Zootopia Lands to the time Hannibal Lecter robbed Belle and the Beast. Be sure to subscribe and follow Christopher at youtube.com/c/orangegrove55 and Twitter @Orangegrove55. Subscribe to and follow Ethan on Twitter @Theme_Wizard and as Theme Park Wizard on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram

Jan 26, 201951 min

Adventure 46. Whistle While You Work

Our Tour Guides Mindy Carnes Muir, Jason Thomason and George Falcione talk about what their dream jobs would be if they could work for Disney. Plus Storybook Land Canal boats is an all time great attraction, an Imagineer is not just an Imagineer, the Black Hole is a masterpiece and more!

Jan 23, 20191 hr 3 min

Adventure 45. Chase Those (Meal Time) Blues Away

Our Tour Guides Jason Thomason, Stan Solo and Georgie Falcione are joined by George's wife Jessica this week. They've been given tight budgets of $30, $60 and $120 to feed a "solo" traveler, a couple and a family of three at all four Walt Disney World Parks, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Find out who stayed on budget, why the Disney Dining Plan is great, snack tips for your trip and more!

Jan 16, 20191 hr 4 min

Adventure 44. Orangegrove55 Interview

Christopher Anderson better known as Orangegrove55 joins our Tour Guides George Falcione, Mindy Carnes Muir and Dan Hansen to talk about everything Disney from the recent price hikes at Disneyland and the upcoming Galaxy's Edge to the state of IP's and adult beverages in the Parks. Plus we announce the winner of our Splash Mountain Funko Pop contest, the original Orange Bird and more! Be sure to subscribe to youtube.com/c/OrangeGrove55 and follow Chris on Twitter @OrangeGrove55

Jan 09, 20191 hr 1 min

2018 Year In Review

Our Tour Guides Stan Solo, George Falcione and Jason Thomason talk about all the Disney news and events that happened 2018 and look forward to what lies ahead for Disney fans in 2019

Jan 05, 20191 hr 33 min

Adventure 43. Aboard the Disney Magic

Our Tour Guides Caroline Koller, Dan Hansen and George Falcione discuss Caroline's recent cruise aboard the Disney Magic from Manhattan to Florida with a stop at Castaway Cay and a visit to the Walt Disney World Resort. Plus Platinum level is best, why you should eat at Palo early in the cruise, the ship transforms from Halloween to Christmas in one day and more!

Jan 02, 201944 min

Can You Imagine That? A Mary Poppins Returns Bonus

John Saccheri, Panda, from BigFatPanda.com joins our Tour Guides Jason Thomason, Stan Solo, Mindy Carnes Muir and her husband Brandon to trip a little light fantastic and talk about Mary Poppins Returns. Be sure to subscribe and follow Panda at www.BigFatPanda.com

Dec 31, 20181 hr 1 min

A GCT Extra: What We Want From the Disney Archives

A GCT extra where we kept the mics on after recording our Mary Poppins Returns bonus episode and talked with our guest Panda from BigFatPanda.com about what is the one thing we want from the Disney Archives in our own homes

Dec 29, 201816 min

Adventure 42. From All of Us To All of You

OrangeGrove55, Peter Tedone of the Disney Magic Hour Podcast, Monica Pinto of the Mouse In Our House Podcast and from the Disney Movie Review Podcast Kristen Dibiase, Ed Buskirk III and Ken Cameron join our Tour Guides Mindy Carnes Muir, Dan Hansen, Stan Solo, Jason Thomason and George Falcione to talk Podcasts in our first annual Holiday episode

Dec 24, 20181 hr 47 min

Adventure 41. Oo-De-Lally

Dan's countdown game returns! Our Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Caroline Koller, George Falcione and Jason Thomason list off their favorite lands in Disney Parks across the globe for points. Four enter the GCT arena but only will one win. Plus one Tour Guide uses his gifts for revenge, the Castle gets a mic drop, Phantom Manor is still the best Haunted Mansion and more!

Dec 19, 201853 min

Adventure 40. Kimberley Bouchard Interview

Kimberley Bouchard joins our Tour Guides Stan Solo, Jason Thomason and Caroline Koller to talk about the newest book in her Positively Disney series and tease an upcoming Star Wars edition. Be sure to follow Kimberley at https://www.positivelydisney.com and on Facebook where she hosts the Positively Disney Phone In Podcast on Mondays at 5pm PST and you can call in at 844-483-4763. The Positively Disney series is available in paperback and on Kindle

Dec 12, 201840 min

Adventure 39. Domo Arigato Misuta Robotto

Our Tour Guides George Falcione, Mindy Carnes Muir, Jason Thomason and Stan Solo talk about their favorites and least favorite Audio Animatronics at the Disney Parks. Jack Sparrow ruins it for other pirates, Ariel is the Bride of Chucky, Phantom Manor is the best Haunted Mansion and more!

Dec 06, 201857 min

A Ralph Breaks the Internet Bonus

Our Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Stan Solo and George Falcione jump into the world wide web to discuss Ralph Breaks the Internet. Their opinions of the movie range from 8.5, 4 and Meh. Did Ralph brake the Tour Guides or did the Tour Guides break Ralph. Everyone liked it better than the Nutcracker, Disney Princesses are the best and Dan introduces Stan and George to the Rick Roll

Dec 01, 201857 min

Adventure 38. Joel Christopher Payne Interview Part I

Joel Christopher Payne joins our Tour Guides Alyssa Claar, Caroline Baggerly and Jason Thomason to talk about everything from his Believable Fantasy style he developed, creating the number one game at Disney Quest and how he's making the world a better place through his Friendliens. Be sure to follow Joel at https://www.wishpictures.com and https://www.friendliens.club. You can download the Friendliens app for Android devices from the Google Play store

Nov 29, 201859 min

Adventure 37. Join the Jamboree

Our Tour Guides Jason Thomason, George Falcione and Dan Hansen talk about the timelessness of Mickey Mouse (and Minnie) at 90 and the impact they've had and why they've always been and will continue to stay relevant for future generations. Siri gets a British accent, the Guy's Imagineer a new Mickey ride, we find out when Minnie can slap Mickey plus Passengers comments!

Nov 21, 20181 hr 3 min

Adventure 36. Steven M. Barrett Interview

Steven M. Barrett author of the successful Hidden Mickeys A Field Guide series talks with our Tour Guides Stan Solo, Alyssa Claar and Jason Thomason about his career as a Doctor, how he fell in love with Disney, how he became an author and Hidden Mickeys across the Disney Parks. Be sure to follow Steven at https://www.hiddenmickeyguy.com, download the app Hidden Mickeys: Disney World for iOS and you can pick his books in both paperback and on Kindle

Nov 14, 201858 min

Adventure 35. Deck the Halls

Our Tour Guides Mindy Carnes Muir, Dan Hansen and Jason Thomason discuss all the fun things the Disney Parks have to offer during Christmas time and give some great tips to help keep your spirits bright during the busy holiday season. One Tour Guide admits to loving it's a small world, we find out what the best drink at Disneyland is during the holidays and we want you to tell us what the right age is to take a child for their first Disney trip!

Nov 07, 201852 min

Adventure 34. Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

Dan Hansen rates the musical picks of fellow Tour Guides Caroline Baggerly and Stan Solo in the first ever GCT Countdown Game! Plus the Beatles connection to DCA and Solo meets Greedo. For all your Walt Disney World travel be sure to contact Caroline at carolineb@mei-travel.com

Nov 01, 20181 hr 2 min

Adventure 33. Sea Cruise

Mindy Carnes Muir talks with fellow Tour Guides George Falcione and Jason Thomason about her recent trip aboard the Disney Wonder...

Oct 24, 20181 hr 8 min
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