It's the first Friday of the month so you know what that means! In this Pal Around, your pals Tina, Jeff, and Julia are discussing what we are most looking forward to about the Disneyland 70 celebration, our thoughts on the new live action Lilo and Stitch, a review of the most recent D23 Gold Theater about Disney nighttime spectaculars, and end with some conversation about Mickey's teddy bear.
Jun 06, 2025•53 min•Ep. 43
Hoppy belated Easter. This month, the pals get together to talk about the treasure trivia hunt and After Disney talk at the Walt Disney Family Museum, a spring trip report to Disneyland that includes egg hunts and Season of the Force, and some upcoming D23 events.
May 02, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 42
In this Pal Around, good pal Mousetalgia Jeff joins Tina and Julia to talk some more about Snow White, Weird Disney, and Brenda Chapman's impressive career.
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 41
In this Pal Around, Tina and Julia review the new Disney Princess line from Bath and Body Works featuring six princesses. We also discuss the new D23 virtual offering: D23 Gold Theater and then recap the latest talk at the Walt Disney Family Museum about one of Walt's Nine Old Men, Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman.
Mar 07, 2025•43 min•Ep. 40
In this Pal Around, Julia and Tina talk about the 2025 Disneyland Half Marathon weekend. We also remind you to get your last rides on the Red Car Trolley in before it goes away after February 8.
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 39
In this pal around we wish you a happy new year! As we enter 2025 we look back at 2024 and some of our favorite Disney things.
Jan 10, 2025•54 min•Ep. 38
Pal Around is back this month to give you a report on our Candlelight Processional experience for the 2024 holiday season as well as a round up of our most recent trip to the merriest place on Earth. Merry Christmas to all and we will see you next year.
Dec 20, 2024•58 min•Ep. 37
On this episode of Pal Around we welcome or good pal Jeff back so he can share some insight on the special event that happens one weekend in December at Disneyland: the Candlelight Processional.
Dec 06, 2024•42 min•Ep. 36
Cheers to another Pal Around! Join Tina and Julia as we discuss recent events at the Walt Disney Family Museum, what has us most excited about upcoming trips to Disneyland, and some fun convention experiences.
Nov 01, 2024•54 min•Ep. 30
On this Pal Around, Tina and Julia celebrate the 15th anniversary of our favorite Bay Area gem: The Walt Disney Family Museum . We discuss the most recent events at the museum which covered Disneyland Paris, Peanuts history, and the new book launch of Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from the Walt Disney Family Museum written by Walter E.D. Disney and the staff of the Walt Disney Family Museum. It's been an amazing first 15 years and we can't wait to see what is in store!...
Oct 11, 2024•50 min•Ep. 34
In this pal around, Tina and Julia give a report on the inaugural Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon in the scorching heat presented by RunDisney.
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 33
On this Pal Around, Tina and Julia discuss the upcoming Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon weekend, the end of an era with the discontinuation of Disney Movie Insiders, and meeting Princesses at SacAnime.
Sep 05, 2024•42 min•Ep. 32
Our D23 Ultimate Fan Event recap episode is here! We are joined by Mousetaligia Jeff and his wife Julia to share our experience with the latest version of the D23 event formerly known as the Expo. Listen to our highlights and overall thoughts on the event.
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 31
In this Pal Around, we welcome back our pal Mousetalgia Jeff and discuss our thoughts on the upcoming D23 Ultimate Fan Event as well as recap the latest Walt Disney Family Museum talk featuring Pixar's Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera who shared some information about Inside Out 2 (and 1).
Aug 02, 2024•42 min•Ep. 30
Welcome back to a new Pal Around! This month we have a lot to catch up on between Walt Disney Family Museum news and happenings, D23 Expo excitement, Run Disney, and Disneyland Day at the San Francisco Giants game we've got a fun episode for you.
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 29
Welcome to June and summer! This month your pals Tina and Julia are going to give you the rundown of some summer Disney events we will be attending, some Disney activities we will be doing (aka Tina’s new obsession with Legos), and some summer Disney releases we will be watching.
Jun 07, 2024•47 min•Ep. 28
Your pals Tina and Julia are back this month to talk about a whirlwind trip that was jam packed with Season of the Force goodness. We also look ahead to some exciting convention guest announcements at SacAnime and C ontra Costa Halloween Con .
May 03, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 27
On this episode, we are talking all things Easter at Disneyland: Eggstravaganza, meeting the Easter bunny, and stalking the Disneyland app for a chance to mobile order the coveted chocolate Easter eggs. We also discuss our success with buying Expo tickets as well as our hopes for this year's convention.
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 26
This month we welcome back to the show our great pal, Jeff Baham from the Mousetalgia podcast. We have a positive RunDisney update. A great recap of our trip to the Napa Valley Museum to see the current Pollyanna exhibit as well as our experience visiting the filming locations for the movie. We end with a trip report to Disneyland and our thoughts about the new (old?) Disney Store rebrand. An update that came almost immediately after recording is that the new viral chocolate chip cookies f...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 25
This month on Pal Around we give you a round up of upcoming Disney happenings as well as talk about what special Disney anniversaries are happening in 2024.
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 24
Happy New Year from your pals Tina and Julia! This month, we take you through some of Disney goals for 2024, unwrap some of our favorite Christmas gifts from Santa (and Mrs. Claus), and give some suggestions for podcasts/YouTubers/Instagramers to follow into the new year.
Jan 06, 2024•48 min•Ep. 23
Welcome to another pal around. In this gift sized episode, Tina and Julia share a plethora of Disney experiences including: MouseCon 2023, Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort, and Disney's Wish. Thank you for all the support over the past year and we look forward to seeing you in 2024!
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 22
In this Pal Around, we talk about some exciting RunDisney news, Tina's successful solo whirlwind trip to Disneyland, a cute spooky Nightmare Before Christmas 30th anniversary event at the Walt Disney Family Museum, Don Bluth at SacAnime, and share our excitement for the upcoming MouseCon. Will we see you in Concord, CA on Sunday, November 5?
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 21
Welcome to the Pal Around! This month we are talking trip reports to Disneyland as well at the Walt Disney Family Museum.
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 20
For this bonus September episode Tina and Julia react to recent parks news including all the announcements that came out of Destination D23.
Sep 21, 2023•41 min•Ep. 19
Welcome to another Pal Around! This month we welcome the spooky season with Halloween Time beginning today, September 1 at the Disneyland Resort . We also have a roundup of recent events at the Walt Disney Family Musuem as well as game reviews and a preview of the fast coming SacAnime where Don Bluth will be appearing....
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 18
Welcome back to another Pal Around! This month we take a look at the most recent Van Eaton Galleries Disneyland auction and discuss visiting the exhibit as well as talk about our favorite pieces from the auction. Tina and Julia also give a trip report from their epic summer visit including our experiences with Rogers: The Musical at Disney California Adventure.
Aug 05, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 17
Welcome back to the Pal Around Podcast! This month we give our thoughts on all things Indiana Jones with the release of the newest movie: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. We talk Indy in the parks, in the stores, all the movies, and give a short game review of Funko Games Indiana Jones: Throw Me the Idol! Grab your whips and don't forget to call him Dr. Jones.
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 16
This month we are diving in with our very own Little Mermaid appreciation episode. Spoiler alert...Tina and Julia LOVED the newest live-action remake and can't wait to celebrate it this summer in the parks (and maybe going to see it again in the theater). We are getting ready for summer by talking about what Disney summertime magic we are looking forward to as well as preview a couple of things we are doing in and around San Francisco. Join us and go see the 35th anniversary of Who Framed Roger ...
Jun 02, 2023•42 min•Ep. 15
Happy May the Fourth! This month we dive into our Star Wars fandom and discuss the upcoming 40th anniversary of the Return of the Jedi. Find out which one of us had Darth Vader sign one of our two (!) casts, who grew up watching episodes 4 and 6 exclusively, and which one is all about the collecting. The answers may surprise you. We offer our thoughts of Contra Costa Con 5 and their offerings from this year and have a suggestion to go out and visit the Sharpsteen Museum before the Star Wars exhi...
May 01, 2023•56 min•Ep. 14