The checkered flag is waving, as we welcome a Best 'Cars' Car to the winner's circle of this ridiculous bracket: - Chels reviews her first trip to Disneyland. - Chels brings Flo’s V8 Cafe to the pod. - Chris checks out the Cakeworthy Cars section. - Kyle and Lightning be making the same mistakes. - Kyle can’t stop dunking on Cars 2. - Shout out to drifting. - Chris thinks car design has gone down hill in the 21st century. - Did Chris punish Doc for his voice actor dying? - Kyle had an Italian te...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 14 min
This bracket is a highway, and we're gonna ride it all night long. Get in gear for the Best 'Cars' Car bracket: Welcome back Chels Chris’s body runs on Diet Coke Welcome back PBR Hard Ice Tea The boys are on the hunt for Lightning Crocs Smokey is the Yoda of Cars What is a pitboss? Chris's grandpa owned a gas station Kyle really loves Cars 3 Chels did a one-day marathon of all the movies Ramone is SO 'Pimp My Ride' Who is Bike Eisner? Cars 3 gives D2: Mighty Ducks Miss Fritter/Miss Frizzle? Do c...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 17 min
We're all passengers on Spaceship Earth, and this week we're on a journey to crown the winner of the Best EPCOT Attraction bracket: EPCOT has some new seating areas that Mike works from. Drink Caffeine Free Diet Coke, not water. Some free medical advice. Kids are definitely running through The Journey of Water. Chris was the EPCOT spirit guide on our trip. Living with the Land was at the top of our priority list. Kyle is a Ag Science nut and talks for a long time about it. Shoutout Patrick Warbu...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 16 min
After a one week hiatus, the Mouse Madness crew is back with another Florida-themed bracket! Fanboys and figment fiends rejoice, because we're breaking down the Best EPCOT Attraction: - Summer Trivia is happening on August 25! - Welcome back, Mikey D! - Chris is an annoying Peloton guy now. - The Green Drink returns. - Battle of the Journies. - All three hosts hate figment. - Is Figment a “Jump the Shark” character? - Test Track as we knew it is already gone. - We built a snowmobile cop car. - K...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Therapy is in session as we dig DEEP to wrap up the Saddest Disney Song bracket: Kyle listened to this playlist at work. Chris is experiencing emotional whiplash by going to Vegas after this recording. The sadness layers of “When She Loved Me” Jessie is trauma dumping on Woody. Chris’s favorite characters are vulnerable men, and Kyle is suspicious of his choices. Chris thinks Phil Collins is sadder than genocide. Eric has to pause to process their feelings. Anna unlocked the Sims 4 achievement b...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 19 min
SAD BOI SUMMER. Grab your tissues, it's time to sob. Kyle is back from DLP Welcome back, Eric Kyle reveals his Boy Story shirt The crew are a bunch of wine bois Eric drinks wine from their close friend Snoop Dogg Chris brags about having a high school girlfriend When She Loved Me is a juggernaut 1 seed It becomes hard to separate Sarah McLachlan from all things sad Zac Efron lip syncs like his life depends on it Chris reveals an insane fact about Proud of your Boy Kyle saw Encanto at the symphon...
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Chris picked up the mic this week to cook up a spicy take for the listeners. He's exclusively a movie boi now. Got a rebuttal? Want to be a tiebreaker host? We'd love to hear from you: Support us on Patreon: cutt.ly/GerisGang Email us at mousemadnesspodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @MouseMadnessPod Follow us on Instagram @MouseMadnessPod Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qwpqAWA Join our Facebook Community: fb.me/MouseMadnessPodcast...
Jul 08, 2024•19 min
Time to bring this ship in as we wrap up the Best Jungle Cruise Joke bracket - Welcome back to Skipper Brynn! - Kyle is off to Disneyland Paris - Kyle rocks the greatest Spring Training baseball cap. - Brynn debuts her Disneyland Grandma mug. - Chris likes an arrogant skipper. - Kyle loves a rug pull. - These animatronics being treated as real is key to the cruise. - The bengal tiger isn’t even an animatronic. - The elephants in the bathing pools have names! - The cap gun. - Are skippers torture...
Jul 01, 2024•56 min
It's another Disney Parks bracket as the boys and Brynn shove off to embark on the Best Jungle Cruise Joke bracket: - Welcome back to the queen of puns, Brynn! - Dream Key holders win BIG in their lawsuit. - Chris is OUT on skippers. - Kyle hates the audience participation jokes. - Backside of Water has jumped the shark. - Taylor Swift catches another stray. - Chris was a woke kid. - How often do the Skippers deviate from the script? - Chris’s tour guide origin story. - The boys don’t know anyth...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr
Welcome to the finale of this nightmare Fantasmic! Who will walk away with the "Best Moment" title? - Welcome back to Nina! - Kyle's got goblin feet - Mickey stays strapped - We've got ourselves a Mickey impression - Can murder be fun? - The Disney Universe gets its Avengers moment - Mickey knows how to light up a room - Fantasmic! has a 90s Chicago Bulls intro feel to it - Nina brings in some reality TV comparisons - Is it Princess Fight Night on the river? - How anxious can Mickey be? - Why do...
Jun 17, 2024•57 min
Journey into Mickey's imagination with us as we examine the Disneyland version of Fantasmic! Which moment in the show will capture the "Best Moment" crown? We start the conversation this week in Part 1 - Welcome back to Nina! - Diet Coke has rebranded - Kyle debuts his Fantasmic! mug - RIP Ursula float - Maleficent took a play out of the Freddy Krueger playbook - The Pauper fit goes too hard - Is Fantasmic! haunted? - The monkeys used to be County Fair quality - The Night on Bald Mountain sequen...
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 13 min
We're taking a quick break from the brackets to bring you a list of Disney cover songs that Kyle just cannot stop thinking about. We hope you're buckled up, because this playlist is all over the place. While this is new to the main feed, Geri's Gang got this episode early along with a track list of links. Join the gang for bonus episodes just like this, seasonal trivia, and more! patreon.com/mousemadness
Jun 03, 2024•54 min
Which of these nostalgic tunes will take home the primetime crown as the Best Disney Channel Theme Song? - Kyle M. wants to wake up on a Saturday morning and watch all these shows. - Chris had his first Mint Julep at Club 33, and it was also his last. - What Chris does on Denog Time is no one’s business. - Raven saying “That’s Me” is an SNL-sketch-level cliche. - New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh breaks all the rules with the xylophone. - Kyle S. is a sucker for a little four-note intro. - The h...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Let's get back to brackets with the Best Disney Channel Theme Song! A trip down memory lane of Disney Channel shows past and semi-present. - Kyle Madson returns to the pod. - Chris sips on that salt. - Kyle S. sings a little Gummi Bears tune. - Supercali by Orlando B came on Chris’s shuffle recently. - The Even Stevens drums summons you to the couch. - New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh has the perfect chorus - Chris gets angry with the group. - Logo design has gone downhill. - Why does Kim Possi...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 16 min
It's been five years of Madness here on the podcast, so Chris and Kyle took some time to sit down and reflect on all the fun with a listener Q+A! Got a rebuttal? Want to be a tiebreaker host? We'd love to hear from you: Support us on Patreon: cutt.ly/GerisGang Email us at mousemadnesspodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @MouseMadnessPod Follow us on Instagram @MouseMadnessPod Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qwpqAWA Join our Facebook Community: fb.me/MouseMadnessPodcast...
May 13, 2024•54 min
We're taking you to school as we crown a winner in the Best Disney Teacher bracket. - Episode 250! - Welcome back, Nina! - Joe Gardner has a great temperament for a teacher -Lots of Disney legends in the Absent Minded Professor - Professor Knight and Mr Rzykruski are the homie teachers. - Kyle had a teacher who was really straightforward and people took it as him being mean - Mr Ray isn’t just the teacher, he’s the bus - Chris wanted to get out of sleep away camp so bad he helped pack the bus - ...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Class is in session! Take your assigned seat as we make our way through the Best Disney Teacher bracket. - Welcome back, Nina! - Chris had an embarrassing teaching moment in his aunt’s class. - How common is it for teachers to hate their jobs? - Nina isn't a fan of Riley's teacher's methods. - The boys are big fans of The Absent Minded Professor. - Medfield played the college Monstars. - College professors aren't there to teach. - Kyle had a teacher who had a Bernie Kropp meltdown. - Where was N...
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Buckled up? Because you're in for a bumping ride en route to crowning the best DCA attraction vehicle! - Welcome back, Marissa! - Patrick Warburton is getting old. - Chris has a candle hill to die on. - How are we sitting in a Cars-universe car? - Seat anxiety is so, so real. - Chris had a vehicle epiphany in Florida. - Kyle loves a cute ride vehicle. - How grody can a ride seat get? - Where does the ride system end and the vehicle begin? - The Jumpin' Jellyfish could take flight. - Chris had a ...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Grab your Lightning Lanes because we're headed to DCA to breakdown the best DCA attraction vehicle! - Welcome back to MoMad veteran, Marissa! - Marissa reveals where DCA falls in her parks rankings. - Goofy flight school has some terrifying vehicles. - We've got some questions about the Radiator Springs Racers cars. - Why are there human taxis in Monstropolis? - Chris delivers the ultimate dad joke. - A moment of memory for Flik's Flyers. - Can Chris remember the entire plot of Mission Breakout?...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 19 min
We're opening up those gates and letting the world into Geri's Gang for an episode! Typically reserved for Patreon members of Geri's Gang, we produce two episodes a month to thank gang members for their support. They're anything from news deep dives, to movie reviews, to trip reports. But today, Chris and Kyle begin building Disney character baseball teams beginning with their pitching rotation. Like this bonus content? Let us know on social or join Geri's Gang yourself at patreon.com/mousemadne...
Apr 08, 2024•39 min
YOU ARE A (champion) TOYYYYY! Join us back in Andy's room as we crown a new MoMad champ: - Welcome back to our Pixar pal, Chels - Chels helped to produce the Toy Story NFL game. - Chris is knee deep in denogs and baseball. - We don't like hurting our toys's feelings. - Is Woody a family heirloom? - Woody's personality drives Buzz to the literal edge. - Slinky Dog is a great mashup toy. - Was G.I. Joe the sherrif toy of millenials? - Shout out to Tech Decks. - The crew reminisces over Webkins and...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 14 min
We're not playing around this week, because we're digging deep into the toy chest for the Best Toy Story Toy bracket: - Welcome back to our Pixar pal, Chels - Chris got trapped in the Cars algorithm. - Chris shouts out his dentist. - Chels does not vibe with Barbie and Ken. - Bunny and Ducky are just the Key & Peele valets. - The cursed carnival toy category. - Woody has no rizz. - Ken is giving Ryan Evans. - Greta Gerwig used Toy Story 2 for research. - Chris’s favorite toys were his Beanie...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 14 min
*Content Warning* We use some language that may be deemed inapropro for kids in the Spoonful of Sugar segment. Feeling cozy? Good, because it's time to drift off into a slumber AFTER we crown the Best Disney Lullaby: - Lullaby Playlist: https://cutt.ly/Lullaby - Welcome back, Mandy! - Chris avoided putting this playlist to the Bay Bridge Test. - Mandy's got a needy pup. - Chris finds his favorite themed bar. - Kyle’s beer label is sus. - Mary Poppins uses her sleeper move in Stay Awake. - The ch...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Get in those jammies on and pour a cup of chamomile tea, because we're talking Best Disney Lullaby: - Lullaby Playlist: https://cutt.ly/Lullaby - Welcome back, Mandy! - Mandy sings Disney lullabies to her dog and niece. - The playlist makes you real sleepy. - Chris’s most recent stop on his Tiki Tour. - Kyle’s home bar is back open. - We choose a sleepy demographic. - Lullabies date back to 2000 BC. - Stay Awake is just a troll. - Chris loves a night in the desert. - The sleeping scene in Sleepi...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Chris drops another spicy Tier List on us. This time, the topic of Walt Disney Animated Movies is under attack! Do you agree with how he stacked these classics up? Got a rebuttal? Want to be a tiebreaker host? We'd love to hear from you: Support us on Patreon: cutt.ly/GerisGang Email us at mousemadnesspodcast@gmail.com X us @MouseMadnessPod Follow us on Instagram @MouseMadnessPod Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qwpqAWA Join our Facebook Community: fb.me/MouseMadnessPodcast...
Mar 04, 2024•52 min
We're soaring to new heights as we crown the winner of the Best Disney Dragon bracket: - Welcome back, Eric and Alyssa! - Eric and Alysssa planned a Disneyland trip to celebrate their second place trivia finish. - There’s basically nothing in the new Logan Paul drink. - Kyle’s poor Uber etiquette gets brought up again. - They ALMOST got the hybrid-ness of Pete’s Dragon correct. - The sounds that Elliot makes. - Elliot is the ultimate hype man. - Appearances on House of Mouse is a qualifier of an...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Arriving fashionably late to the Lunar New Year celebration, we're bringing back guests Eric and Alyssa to talk Disney dragons! - What are everyone's Disney Chinese zodiac signs? - Eric and Alyssa are back from The Land and Eric's voice is still gone - Chris gives Dragon's Milk a taste - Kyle infiltrates Splash Mountain memorial Facebook groups. - What's the name of the dragon in Pete's Dragon? - Kyle and Alyssa are fully bought in to American Dragon: Jake Long - Shoutout to Cartarsauce TV - Eri...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 19 min
The MoMad crew paints a picture of greatness as they seek to crown a winner of the Best Animated Disney Setting bracket: - Welcome back to the show, Marissa! - What movie settings would we want to go to? - What’s are our fits to a 4*Town concert? - Podcast feedback from Chris’s dad. - Kyle has to make another public apology. - Chris has dialed in why he doesn’t like Alice in Wonderland. - Kyle needs creative boundaries. - Neverland, still white dominated. - Neverland populated by only children i...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 10 min
We're stepping into the World of Disney itself with the Best Animated Disney Setting bracket: - Welcome back to the pod, Marissa! - Marissa hit every domestic Disney park in one weekend. - Don’t worry about what Alice is doing in Wonderland, she’s just there. - Chris found the "Big Easy" in a NOLA Wendy's. - Pleasure Island is one of Kyle’s favorite scenes in Disney animation. - The Beast invented rage rooms. - Chad Skellington. - Chris provides a Frozen lore check! - Using her powers, Elsa can ...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 23 min
We've got our virtual queue boarding groups lined up and ILLs in hand as we look to crown a winner of the Best Magic Kingdom Attraction bracket: - Michael D returns to the pod. - Kyle had his own subplot in our Disney World vlogs. - WDW crowds have been brutal and the casuals are surprised. - Chris was a sour beer Karen at Karl Strauss. - Chris turns into Dopey on Zoom. - Kyle’s front row 7DMT experience. - Chris definitely caught COVID in the 7DMT queue. - Can we talk about the Hatbox Ghost? - ...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 24 min