For this segment, we present two Walt Disney World field reports: one from Lee and one from Mr. MOWnonymous, Richard Hercher. Both individuals travelled to Walt Disney World in April 2018 on the weekend of the Star Wars Half Marathon: The Dark Side. It also was Earth Day 2018 which is also the 20th anniversary of Animal Kingdom. It was a busy weekend with lots of fun. What did you think of the discussion? Any comments? We would love to hear your thoughts. Share them at show@magicourway.com . You...
Apr 25, 2018•2 hr 3 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast For the Hub, Lee presents his take regarding Cheap Walt Disney World Vacations. Listen as he discusses things to consider should you want to save money on your next Walt Disney World vacation. When Lee asks a potential client when they would like to travel to WDW, the typical response is during the cheapest time. Well, of course, there are several things to consider which includes everything from discounts to hotel rates based on time of year and prices that don’t fluctuate. In Guest Services, w...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep 214•Transcript available on Metacast For this show, we have a battle of the Disney Presidents/CEOs as we explore Michael Eisner versus Bob Iger: WDW Theme Parks. This is the start of a long running series of shows comparing these two. We explore what has happened in Walt Disney World under the tenures of each President/CEO. We look at what additions to the park have taken place, what park services (i.e. fastpasses, dining plan, photopass, etc) have been implemented, what promotions have taken place (i.e. Year of a Million Dreams), ...
Apr 11, 2018•2 hr 57 min•Ep 213•Transcript available on Metacast For this Hub, we present our Disney Dream-Sized Trip Report. Kevin and the Roberges took trips on the Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Dream, back in February 2018. It was Kevin’s 2nd Trip on a Disney Cruise ship and it was the Roberge’s 1st trip on a cruise ever. Listen as they share their experiences. In Guest Services, we give a special shout out to Beth Chaisson. Thank you, Beth! Have you cruised with the Disney Cruise Line before? What was your experience in comparison to Kevin’s and Rob...
Apr 04, 2018•3 hr 48 min•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, we present out March Madness bracket for 2018: Best Disney Villain. We start out with 32 Disney Villains and whittle them down to one villain to reign supreme. Who will come out on top? Listen to find out. We have posted our bracket on our website for you to download. What are your thoughts regarding our bracket? Is there a villain not in the original 32 that you felt should be there? Any comments? We would love to hear your opinions. Share them at show@magicourway.com . Your op...
Mar 28, 2018•2 hr 11 min•Ep 211•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, we discuss the latest policy implemented at Walt Disney World: an overnight parking charge has been put into effect for WDW Hotels. Also, we remove the reigns and let Eli roam free for the rest of the show. On March 21, 2018, Walt Disney World updated their parking plan to include charges for overnight guests staying at the hotels. Depending on what category your hotel is, you may pay more or less than someone at another resort for a similarly looking piece of real estate. For t...
Mar 21, 2018•2 hr 40 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast For this episode, we discuss whether or not the Disney Dining Plan, as of March 2018, is worth it or not worth it. This is part three in a series or Worth or Not Worth It shows which include MOW #163 and MOW #208. Since all of us agree that the Disney Dining Plan is worth it for the average family, each of us takes a dining plan and break it down for a week’s stay. Lee, Danny, and Kevin plan out where to eat, when to eat, and what to eat. We add up the prices of each item presented and compare t...
Mar 14, 2018•2 hr 46 min•Ep 209•Transcript available on Metacast For this Hub, we discuss whether or not certain add-ons for a Disney trip are worth it or not worth it. Lee presents some of the more common things he is asked when booking Disney vacations for his clients. We discuss topics such as the Dessert Parties, Bippity-Boppity-Boutique, character dining, stroller rental, and much, much more! What are your thoughts about the items presented? Any comments? We would love to hear your opinions. Share them at show@magicourway.com . Your opinions are always w...
Mar 07, 2018•2 hr 58 min•Ep 208•Transcript available on Metacast In the Queue, we discuss the latest new regarding the Be Our Guest Restaurant in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. If you are on the Disney Dining Plan, it will cost 2 credits to dine there for dinner. On The Hub, we are discussing the latest movie to come out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther. This is a spoiler-filled review. To join us in this discussion, we welcome back long-time MOWican Officer MOWican, aka Kirk Landry. What are your thoughts and opinions about this movie? Wha...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep 207•Transcript available on Metacast In Guest Services, we respond to pieces of communication sent in by the following MOWicans: Austin Alvarez, Sheila “shELI” Kardos, Gabrielle Niemczyk, and Rachel Roberge. On The Hub, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of on-site lodging and off-site lodging for your Walt Disney World vacation. To join us in this discussion, we welcome back long-time MOWican and former member of the Disney Navigator podcast, Listener X aka Keith Schneider. What is your preference? Have you tried both sce...
Feb 21, 2018•2 hr 58 min•Ep 206•Transcript available on Metacast For this show, we discuss our reasons for why we love Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park in Walt Disney World. Yes, you read that correctly. Over the years, we have voiced our opinion regarding the Studios and a handful of MOWicans have voiced the opposite opinion. Well, on this show, we want to correct a misconception. So, give a listen as we geek out with Jimmy about our reasons for loving Disney’s Hollywood Studios. What are your thoughts and opinions regarding our reasons? Why do you love...
Feb 14, 2018•2 hr 50 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast For today’s show, we open up a time capsule, or a MOWican vault as it were, and listen to MOW #020, which was released 5 years ago. On that episode, we discussed the Top 5 Starts and Stops to plus our Walt Disney World experience. We listen to what was said and see if anything has progressed, or regressed in some cases. Then, we update this time capsule by adding our top 3 Starts and Stops for anything in the entire Disney company. This should prove to be a fun analysis of the past and present w...
Feb 07, 2018•2 hr 6 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast It is MOWican Family Game Night as we play Disney Taboo, an unofficial Disney-themed version of the game, Taboo. Much like the previous game we played, Mouse Against Morality, we discovered this unofficial version of Taboo on the internet HERE . We played this game live over Mixlr. What are your thoughts and opinions regarding this version of that game? Any comments? We would love to hear your opinions. Share them at show@magicourway.com . Your opinions are always welcome on our show. Seriously,...
Jan 31, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast Jambeaux, everyone!!! Harambe! On this episode, we talk with the creator of The Further Adventures of Walt’s Frozen Head , Benjamin Lancaster. Also, we respond to an email we received from long-time MOWican, Eric Grubb. The Further Adventures of Walt’s Frozen Head is a comedy motion picture that plays off the myth that Walt had his head cryogenically frozen. Once a year, the Walt Disney Company executives thaw Walt out to give him a status of his parks. Typically, Walt has been allowed to see th...
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, we discuss Club Level guests buying more Fastpasses, Monorails that won’t close, the closing of the children’s activity center at WDW, and the Cinderella T-shirt controversy. Also, we have a little bit of Guest Services in which we recognize MOWicans, Eric Grubb and Keith Schneider. What are your thoughts and opinions regarding the articles we discussed? Any comments? We would love to hear your opinions regarding anything we have talked about. Share them at show@magicourway.com ...
Jan 17, 2018•2 hr 33 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast 200th SHOW CELEBRATION - MOW #200 This episode is our 200th show. There is no format for today’s show as it is a LIVE SHOW! We share a lot of memories and hear from a lot of listeners. We are eternally grateful to all of the MOWicans, ladies, and gentlemen that listen to us week in and week out. We apologize that our tech skills weren’t savvy enough to make this a flawless live show, but we are thankful for those that stuck with us through those flaws. We are thankful to you who weren’t able to ...
Jan 10, 2018•2 hr 16 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, we play a game of Would You Rather, for The Hub, put together by our very own Lee Lastovica. This time Danny, Kevin, and Eli have the opportunity to be honorary travel agents. In the Queue, we discuss the reopening of The Hall of Presidents and the Trump protestor. And, we remember the Mayor of Main Street, USA and Mimi Kaboom. What did you think about our discussion? What are YOUR suggestions for each customer? Any comments? We would love to hear your opinions regarding anythin...
Jan 03, 2018•2 hr 42 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast On this bonus release, we are promoting the Wizard World Comic Con coming to New Orleans January 5-7, 2018. For more information, go to our website: www.magicourway.com.
Dec 29, 2017•3 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, we continue to discuss the latest movie to come out of the Star Wars franchise, The Last Jedi. However, if you consider the previous episode, MOW #197, as the dark side, this episode will present the LIGHT side. There has been much criticism of the movie and there has been much praise as well. This is a spoiler filled movie discussion. We also present an email from a long time MOWican, Eric Grubb of the 501st who came to the defense of the movie and thereby inspired this episode...
Dec 27, 2017•2 hr 50 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review - MOW #197 On this episode, we discuss the latest movie to come out of the Star Wars franchise, The Last Jedi. This is a spoiler filled movie review. Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released in time for the 2017 Holiday season on December 15th in the USA. What did you think about our discussion? What are YOUR thoughts on this movie? Any comments? We would love to hear your opinions regarding anything we have talked about. Share them at show@magicourway.com . Your opi...
Dec 20, 2017•2 hr 8 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, we once again flex our creative muscles and design a hotel for the entrance of each of the Walt Disney World parks. We pick up right where our discussion left off on MOW #195 in which we discussed an article about a rumored front-of-Epcot hotel that is being considered. What did you think about our designs? What would you build? Any comments? We would love to hear your opinions regarding anything we have talked about. Share them at show@magicourway.com . Your opinions are always...
Dec 13, 2017•53 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast For this episode, we discuss the reigniting of the Disney Fox relationship, the rumored Epcot hotel, and we have a bit of guest services. In Guest Services, we read a rebuttal email from the Chief Legal Correspondent of the MOWican Nation, Harry Bernstein, “My Cousin Harry.” This email is in response to Lee’s statements regarding his visit to Harry’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. In the Queue, discuss two rumors that have popped up in the Disney fan universe. First, we discuss the rumor that...
Dec 06, 2017•1 hr 14 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast For this special edition of the Magic Our Way podcast, Lee defends Buc-ee’s, that convenience store from Texas that is a land of wonderment. If you are listening to this show, it is because of two reasons: You have not seen Coco yet and are avoiding listening to MOW #194 OR You have finished MOW #194 and are excited to have another offering for you to listen to this week. This is a segment from MOW #192 that did not make the inital cut, but was so fun that we decided to keep it for future use. W...
Nov 29, 2017•15 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast For this episode, we discuss the latest offering to come out of Pixar, Coco. It was released in the United States of America during the 2017 Holiday season on November 21, 2017. The movie uses the Mexican holiday, El Día De Los Muertos as a backdrop for this story. We discuss such things as where Coco would rank in our list of Pixar movies, would you like to see this replace the Three Caballeros in the Mexico pavilion in Epcot, and much, much more! In addition to this, we briefly discuss the Fro...
Nov 29, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast Disney Movies: Should or Should Not Be Attractions - MOW #193 For this episode, we discuss the Disney movies that should be an attraction AND the Disney movies that should not be an attraction. Have you ever wondered to yourself the following? Wow, I can’t believe they made that into an attraction! Why is this here? I can’t believe they are thinking about making this into an attraction! I’m surprised that they haven’t made an attraction based on this already! This would be an awesome attraction!...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 14 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast Huge Waste of Time Attractions - MOW #192 Jambeaux, everyone!!! Harambe! For this episode, we discuss an article we stumbled across entitled “The Worst Walt Disney World Rides That Are a Huge Waste of Time” written by Kelsey Goeres. In Guest Services, we recognize the following MOWicans and address their comments/emails: Capt. Stan from the Pirates of the Magic Kingdom podcast, Big Money Grip - Rick Suero, and Officer MOWican - Kirk Landry. We would love to hear your opinions regarding this list...
Nov 15, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast Jambeaux, everyone!!! Harambe! For this episode, we talk about all of the Pixar additions coming to the domestic Disney parks and we talk about the rumor regarding one of our favorite attractions, Flights of Wonder. In Guest Services, we recognize the following MOWicans and address their comments/emails: Jack Lacorte, Katy Pease, Jon Stallings, Rachel Roberge, and Rachelle Hercher. In The Queue, we discuss the Incredicoaster, Woody’s Lunch Box, Flights of Wonder: the end?, and the Tower of Terro...
Nov 08, 2017•1 hr 21 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast Moana Costume & Dog-Friendly Resorts - MOW #190 Jambeaux, everyone!!! Harambe! Today’s episode is one in which we tackle some tough subjects: Moana costume and cultural appropriation and Walt Disney World introducing dog-friendly resorts. In Guest Services, we address a Facebook message sent in by Lisa Bowers which leads us to reveal the results of our Classic? OR TRASH IT! poll from MOW #184. See which attractions reign supreme and which ones were duds. In The Queue, we honor Robert Guillaume a...
Nov 01, 2017•2 hr 38 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party - MOW #189 For this episode, Danny and Eli discuss their recent experiences with Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party for October 2017. Joining them on this show, unbeknownst to them, is Josh and Rachel Roberge who also experienced this event this year. This is our 2017 Halloween Special! What did you think about our discussion? Any comments? We would love to hear your account of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. Share them at show@magicourway.com . Yo...
Oct 25, 2017•2 hr 7 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, we discuss more details about Danny and Eli’s recent trip to Walt Disney World. Yes, we talk about all things WDW, but mostly the food. It’s all about the food. We discuss such topics as the NEW Lapu Lapu, the NEW Turkey Leg, The Omelette Chef, Typhoon Lagoon, Food and Wine, and much, much more! What did you think about our discussion? Any comments? Share them at show@magicourway.com . Your opinions are always welcome on our show....
Oct 18, 2017•2 hr 43 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast 
