The Cast: Christine Warner, Michael Montanez, Ian Mitchell, Gary O'Brien & John Yaglenski - Crazy Eddie's Chistmas in May - Twitter rumours involving helecopters and Harrison Ford got out of control - of course not true. - #RunICOT - Expedition Everest Challenge. Christine said it didn't live up to last years event. - Disney Parks to Kick Off a ‘Monstrous Summer’ With 24 Hours of Magic on Both Coasts. New parade in 2014. - More cool merchandise is on the way - Duffy the Disney Bear Sully. - ...
Jun 11, 2013•2 hr 35 min
The Cast: Christine Warner, Melanie Bounds, Gary O'Brien, Ian Mitchell & John Yaglenski - Sports seasons & the rise of Lacrosse. - RunDisney blowout sales of marathon weekend. By the time I sneezed, we were toast. We want a Churro 5k, Tequila 5k... - We discuss our ailments. Sounding like old people. - Magical Journey's special for current bookings. - Annette Funicello's passing. - Mickey Mouse club reboot circa 1977 - AK 15th Anniversary coming up. - Car games while driving. Sneaking in...
May 10, 2013•2 hr 15 min
The Cast: Christine, Carol, Melanie, Ian and John - Big News, Disney Unveils Vision for Disney Springs - Do you like the new name? - The Dogs interrupt the show - We go over the new layout of Downtown Disney - DVC points going thru the roof! Visit the Timeshare Store! - Mr Rogers, Captain Kangaroo and more - Food Trucks at Downtown Disney? - Why is there no place to go late at night in Disney? Besides Jellyrolls - RFID Card exchanges - Vera Bradley purses - New minimum age for park entry - Janua...
Apr 12, 2013•2 hr 19 min
The Cast: Melanie Bounds, Carol Robert, Ian Mitchell, Gary O'Brien, John Yaglenski - We talk Coffee and welcome Joffrey's to Walt Disney World. It goes on for a while. We actually start things on a positive note. - Mel went to Asia. How about that. - New Big Thunder Mountain Queue. - We talk Mork from Ork. - Queue the movie, Fastpass the movie, Busses the movie! - Interactive Queue's - where does it end. - Get out of the line! Carol is scared of the my plus magic doodad. - Monorail Red is Back a...
Mar 11, 2013•1 hr 49 min
The Cast: Michael Montanez, Christine Warner, Gary O'Brien, Ian Mitchell & John Yaglenski - Ian is in lean back mode to start the show - Tweeting from both coasts - Disneyland vs. Disney World... again - Random sounds confuse us - Tony Baxter retiring and will be used as a consultant. - New Pirate Adventure coming to Adventureland - Brady Bunch mention - Wilderness Explorers - like KidCot for Animal Kingdom - Check into the Yeti is Down on Foursquare - Talking Movies. Star Wars 7 and JJ Abra...
Mar 04, 2013•58 min
The INTERCOT Insider Live Episode 46 – I Don’t Follow The Baseball The Cast: Michael Montanez, Christine Warner, Gary O’Brien, Ian Mitchell, John Yaglenski - Cranky old people complaining about how cold it is - Gary was selling his new product - Athletic Trainer Plus (athletictrainerplus.com) and the kerning is beautiful - This year’s D23 and Alan Parsons. Michael is planning a breakfast - My Magic Plus formally announced and there’s a lot of details to go over - Michael wants the magic bands to...
Feb 04, 2013•2 hr 24 min
The Cast: Gary, Carol, Ian, Mel, Christine, Michael, John - Everyone is in the Holiday mood and Michael corrects John - John opens his present - Kerning Matters - Michaels Trip to Disneyland, Carsland looks great. - The mythical cherry churro comes up again - Mel with a Disneyland Tokyo mention - Candlelight Processional Disneyland style and comparing shows - Starbucks in Disneyland - Christmas Ornaments - How much of your tree do Disney items take up - Holiday Merchandise - John rants about mix...
Dec 28, 2012•2 hr 38 min
Sometimes You Have To Get Ugly To Be Pretty The Cast: Mel, Carol, Christine, Gary, Michael, Ian & John - Cranky John in the house and Mel goes right after him - Incandescent twinkle lights - Fantasyland, the media event and Ian’s castle, Beer, Duffy and Disney Sea - Test Track POV – catch it at http://www.youtube.com/intercot - Crazy new audio animatronic, yet the Yeti is still down - Christine’s lunch review of Be Our Guest - Discussion of food at Disney Parks - Apparently Swatch still exis...
Dec 24, 2012•2 hr 8 min
The Cast: John, Carol, Christine, Michael, Gary & Ian - Wine & Dine Half Marathon and what's a Swolphin? - Food and Wine festival - Starbucks coming to Walt Disney World - controversy on main street - John was ill during the big day - The Bathrooms in the Living Seas Salon - garlicly - and more bathroom talk - Churro cart needs to be parked in front of the castle & the mythical cherry churro - Art of Animation Resort - Thumbs up from John, Ian and Gary with one huge TURRIBLE exceptio...
Dec 04, 2012•2 hr 40 min
The Cast: Mel, Carol, Christine, Ian, Gary, John - Poolside at the Contemporary Resort & FrankenStorm. - Ian and John go to Universal and Ian is Impressed. Butter Beer, Wizarding World, The Mummy and More. - Friday's Events, we get a big surprise to start the day at the Magical Journey's Trivia Meet - Happy Birthday to Lawrence – our youngest member. - The order of the meets and another Birthday Celebration at Carousel of Progress - Dinner was a festival of Meat. Bacon with a side of bacon. ...
Nov 10, 2012•2 hr 15 min
The INTERCOT Insider Live Episode 41 The Space Time Continuum The Cast: Melanie, Ian, Gary, Christine, John - Chilly on the East Coast – We’re talking about weather? - Smithsonian Magazine online had a great blog on Epcot & we discuss our love for the park and it’s problems - http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/10/revisiting-epcot-center-on-its-30th-birthday/ - Future World Fonts get a mention. Fireworks on the INTERCOT homepage. - Christine in the Tower of Terror 10k –with pneu...
Oct 19, 2012•1 hr 56 min
Recorded September 24, 2012 The Cast: Gary, Carol, Mel, Michael, John - We've been doing this for 2 years now - whoda thunk it. The lost episode comes up yet again! - Be Our Guest Discussion. Alcohol in the Magic Kingdom for the first time ever (other than after hours private events). Disney changes policy. Does it open the door to alcohol at more locations or not? - The INTERCOT 15th Anniversary Celebration... its right around the corner. We are anticipating things being a big blur. We'll be ta...
Oct 02, 2012•2 hr 9 min
The INTERCOT Insider Live Podcast - Episode 39 The Ladies Love Cetera - The ladies love Cetera and a welcome to Christine Warner. - The Fantasyland expansion. Christine gets a preview and walks us thru the new attraction in great detail. - Gary is vidicated. - Olivanders Wand Shop/Show - Mrs. Tick Tock fail & Miagi Says - Avatarland scrapped or on hold? Rumours are flying. Ian thinks it will never see the light of day. - Universal and their expansion, Disney Studios Expansion. - INTERCOT's B...
Sep 17, 2012•2 hr 6 min
The Cast: Ian, Melanie, Carol, Michael, Gary & John - The singing starts early - Celebrate the Magic - new night time show coming to Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World. Magic Memories and You going away. - Ian cries at Finding Nemo the Musical - NOT MY DAD! - The INTERCOT 15 and other assorted stuff. Buy INTERCOT's single - the Yeti is Down on iTunes featuring Capn' Tom. - Halloween Merchandise showing up in the parks. - The INTERCOT Countdown Timer & INTERCOT's YouTube Channel. We ...
Sep 04, 2012•2 hr 18 min
The INTERCOT Insider Live Podcast Episode 37 - The Ballad of the Yeti The Cast: Melanie, Gary, Carol, Ian, John Taped: 8/9/2012 - Fantasyland Grand Opening Announced December 6, 2012 - Does it seem like this has been going on forever? - Cylon Mel appears - and Wreck It Ralph - New Disney Mountain? - Pete's Silly Sideshow - Is it a ride, show or attraction? - Country Bears Refurb - what could be done to update it? - D23 Expo - Sign up soon for the I-15 Special Events! - Honey Boo-Boo & Creepy...
Aug 17, 2012•2 hr 7 min
The Cast: Melanie, Michael, Jeff, Gary, John - Ian is on Vacation and Carol is without power - again - DCA opened and we didn't get invited - The light up ears at World of Color - http://youtu.be/TbxkrpWu7hQ - Merchandise or Cars Land - you decide - Starbucks! - Michael has rules about his hoodies - Merchandise quality is improving - Is the trolly at DCA transportation - did Melanie add a new rule? - DCA attracting NASCAR fans? - Radiator Springs Racers review - Junkyard Jamboree review - Handwi...
Aug 07, 2012•2 hr 17 min
The INTERCOT Insider Live Podcast Episode 35- You're All Very Special The Cast: Mel, Carol, Nanci, John, Ian, Jeff - Seriously? Carol? Hello? Ok, she was on mute - Gary emails in and calls John sexy - Art of Animation Resort opens - Mel Cylon's out and everyone is afraid to mention it - Underwater conversations - Ticket price increase - Character Meet to replace Camp Mini Mickey? Was John right? - Cars Land opening - Despicable Me @ Universal - Latest Fantasyland information and opening times - ...
Jul 08, 2012•2 hr 21 min
The Cast: Ian, Gary, Melanie & John Talking to Ian live at Boardwalk in Room 4041 Fantasyland looks nice but not much open Bathrooms in Fantasyland - Reclaimed water? What's the deal? Double Dumbo in place AvengeRail Redux Flower & Garden Festival - Epcot looks great Snow White had a line and woo hoo - a meet and greet coming Body Wars still there? The Astuter Computer Show Free "High Speed" Internet Fork and Screen at Downtown Disney The Avengers INTERCOT's Best of Section of a Park At ...
Jun 08, 2012•2 hr 5 min
The INTERCOT Insider Live Podcast Episode 33 - We Crank Because We Care The Cast: Ian, Melanie, Gary & John - Unfortunately, we didn't make our deadline - Sports talk starts the show and a Bake McBride reference - John got sick - NextGen latest rumors - cutting wait times? - What's wrong with being spontaneous - Was this really Walt's vision? - Eisner's vision - Levels of frustration & what's a vacation - The Disney evangelists - Do the people really want NextGen? - The simplicity of an ...
May 18, 2012•1 hr 53 min
The INTERCOT Insider Live Episode 32 - Goofy Can't Be Trusted The Cast: Mel, Carol, Ian, Gary & John - Robocalls interrupt the show opening - John's trip on the Disney Fantasy - details from the preview cruise. Picture gathering innovations, Animators Palatte and how it has changed, The plussing of the cruise experience, Muppet Detective Agency, Teen time on the ships, Technical issues interrupt the show, Food on the ship. - Avengerail appears and the argument begins - Why does it take so lo...
Apr 25, 2012•1 hr 58 min
The INTERCOT Insider Live Podcast The Cast: Melanie, John, Ian, Carol, Gary. Show notes to be published next week. Wanted to get this online before the Disney Cruise Line preview cruise. It's a whopper of a show clocking in at nearly 2 hours and 21 minutes. ***** Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi - bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC...
Mar 23, 2012•2 hr 21 min
The Cast: Ian Mitchell, Gary O'Brien, Michael Montanez, Melanie Bounds - Valentines Day Roundup - Fast Pass Times Now To Be Enforced? - The effect of social media & technology on the parks. - A couple of Horizons metions. Why don't they open Body Wars when Test Track goes down - Crazy Disney Collectors - Disney World thinks we don't have an attention span. Disneyland does? Where is our sense of exploration. Where are the parks and our experiences headed? - Ian violates our terms of service a...
Mar 07, 2012•1 hr 48 min
The Cast: Ian, Melanie, Michael & John - Taping earlier tonite, Gary & Carol out earlier - One More Disney Day - 24 Hours of Disney Magic. Watch the balloons go from night time balloons to daytime balloons. - Ian brings up staying in the castle - YET AGAIN. - Reimagined Test Track headed to Epcot this fall. How customized is customized, how interactive is interactive? Horizons & World of Motion mention. - Magic, Memories & You - Valentines segment starts February 3. - Disney Drea...
Jan 29, 2012•1 hr 48 min
INTERCOT Insider Live Episode 27 - A Flight of Meatloaf - The Holiday Edition The Cast: Gary, Mel, John, Jeff, Ian, Michael & Carol - - - - Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi- bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC - - - - It's a full house - 7 of us onboard for this episode DVC Talk - Grand Floridian Villas are coming in late 2013. The group talks about their GF expe...
Dec 24, 2011•1 hr 45 min
The Cast: Melanie, John, Gary & Jeff Apparently we recorded inside a can - John must have had his webcam mic on instead of his studio mic. Apologies for the quality. Cancellations: National Harbor deal done, Hyperion Warf, Health and Wellness Suites John's stay at Pop Century. Rooms are a bit small. Good value for the price. One sink is a challenge. Thaksgiving Dinner was great at the food court. Trip Report @ the Old Spice Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports. Restaurant and the ordering sy...
Dec 12, 2011•1 hr 25 min
The Cast: Gary, Mel, Carol, Gary, Ian & John ***** Brought to you by: Magical Journeys The Official Ticket Center ***** Ian and the intro - John lets Ian host as promised. John and his stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge, Gary at Pop and Carol / Mel at Bay Lake Towners. AKL - John got a bunkbed room and felt a little cramped. It was a hike to his room and was about as far away as you an get. Wifi is in and is filtered. Mel is checking out HotAladdin.com. Thought the quick serve was jut ok. Overall ...
Nov 14, 2011•1 hr 40 min
Birthday Stuff. Happy Birthday INTERCOT Insider - One Year Old. Happy Birthday INTERCOT - We're 14! Duffy has been at the park one year. The passing of Steve Jobs. His tie in to Disney and Pixar. Was he this generations Walt Disney? What happens down the road with Apple? Will there be a what would Steve do effect? John recommends you look up John Taylors book - Storming of the Magic Kingdom. Rober Iger stepping down... 4 years from now. What will be his legacy? Unplug and Plug - we finally get i...
Oct 24, 2011•1 hr 37 min
Episode 23 - Famous Garys In History September 29th, 2011 The Cast: Gary, Mel, Carol, Gary, Ian & John Avatar Coming To Disney Parks - Big announcement - partnership with James Cameron to create Avatar "stuff" - Gary and Carol want a Lord of the Rings land - Development begins in 2014 at Disney's Animal Kingdom - 60% of the podcast crew has not seen the movie... - Gary points out the detail James Cameron goes to - Would Avatar fly in California? - Ian went thru the 5 stages of grief - Avatar...
Sep 23, 2011•1 hr 26 min
The INTERCOT Insider Live Episode 22 Technical Difficulties - Please Stand By The Cast: Gary, Jeff, Michael, Carol, Ian & John Brought to you by: Magical Journey's - http://www.yourmagicaljourneys.com The Official Ticket Center - http://www.officialticketcenter.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=tickets&refer=TC21LBC Mousketeer Roll-call! Talking the weather because it's been a slow news week New role playing game - Sorcerer's of the Magic Kingdom coming. Leave it to us to talk 17 mi...
Sep 16, 2011•1 hr 33 min
The Cast: Melanie Bounds, Ian Mitchell, Jeff Latko, Gary O'Brien, Michael Montanez Singing and Plug and Unplug out of the way early! The Earthquake hit us & BigFoot D23 Expo Hilights - Fantasyland & how it's all going to come together. Crowds and lines were crazy. Too many people for too little capacity in presentations. Shopping was great. Talking Mickey is creepy? Construction at Disneyland & Four Diamond Award Little Mermaid Ride - Ariel's Got A Lazy Eye? Ride is impressive - grea...
Aug 30, 2011•1 hr 45 min
