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Today’s News topics include:

  • Disney announces the new heads of Pixar and Disney Animation studios
  • Fox approves of Disney’s newest bid for 20th Century Fox
  • Lucasfilm denies rumors that Star Wars spin off films have been put on hold
  • Pixar Pier opens at Disney’s California Adventure
  • World of Color delays return at least until the end of the year
  • Toy Story Land opening this week
  • First Skyliner vehicle spotted on Disney property
  • Frozen Ever After will be duplicated in Hong Kong and Paris
  • Inside out attraction coming to Pixar Pier
  • Fourth of July fireworks schedule for Magic Kingdom
  • Person suing Disney for plagiarism for Inside Out script

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Today Jon and I have another round of Disney Pros and Cons! This is the game where we randomly select something from Walt Disney World and one of us will list the pros and the other has to list the cons. This time we added restaurants and resorts to the list as well. The way it works is that we use a random number generator that we match to a number on our list of attractions, dining locations, and resorts. We go through several rounds and see who can make the best arguments for or against something.

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NYC_PicsIn today’s episode I discuss my recent trip to New York city and talk about my experiences at Coney Island and the Bronx Zoo. I compare the two experiences to Disney and compare the similarities. For instance, Disney’s boardwalk is inspired by Coney Island and I believe that Animal Kingdom also took some inspiration from the Bronx Zoo as well. If you find yourself in the New York area I highly recommend the Bronx Zoo!

 

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Today’s news stories include:

  • New hotels to be built at Flamingo crossings near Disney
  • The updates to Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland
  • New alcohol infused frozen coke machine at Art of Animation
  • New animated series based on the Rocketeer is coming to Disney jr.
  • The Magic Kingdom omnibus will be out at night during the summer
  • Comcast makes and all cash bid for 20th Century Fox
  • Tokyo Disney Sea is getting new Peter Pan, Tangled and Frozen attractions
  •  Incredibles 2 breaks box office records during opening weekend
  •  Cast member previews have started for Toy Story Land
  • Bus wait times are now part of the My Disney Experience app

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In Today’s episode Jon and I preview the 2018 Food and Wine festival! This year the festival is 75 days starting at the end of August and ending in mid-November. We give a  general overview of the festival and share some of our tips and experiences from our times visiting during Food and Wine. We share what we currently know about the new things coming to this year’s festival! Be on the lookout for future episodes on Food and Wine once we know more details.

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Today on the show we decide to have a little fun and randomly select an attraction and one of us has to only speak positively about it and the other can only talk negatively about it. Since Jon is the host for this episode he decided that the host should be the one to list the pros or just give the positives of the attraction so that means that I must list the cons for each attraction. We used the same random number generator to select the attractions for us on the spot without us knowing ahead of time. Let us know who you think made the best argument for each attraction! Next time we will add in other things like shopping and dinning locations.

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Today’s news topics include:

  • John Lasseter will step down from Disney by the end of the year.
  • Walt Disney World monorail has another unique breakdown
  • My Disney Experience app went down for 45 minutes
  • 2019 vacation packages will be available starting June 19th
  • Block-out dates for Certain Annual Passes lifted for the month of June
  • Richard Gerth…the longtime greater at the Grand Floridian dies at age 92
  • Frozen on Broadway is 0-3 at the Tony awards
  • Solo is estimated to lose $80 million dollars
  • More details on the delays around the release of Toy Story 4
  • Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean re-opens
  • New contest gives the winner a night to camp in Pandora for a night
  • Disney Visa card members can purchase Disneyland’s Halloween party tickets early
  • New merchandise debuts at Contemporary, Polynesian, and Grand Floridian

 

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Today we continue our resorts series and take an in depth look at Disney’s Fort Wilderness resort and campground. This massive resort opened shortly after the Contemporary and Polynesian Village resorts in 1971. We take a look at details of this resorts including the different accommodations, dinning options, shopping and recreational activities. Let us know what you think of this resort and which resort should we cover next?

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Today we give you our top 3 picks for snacks, restaurants, and attractions at Disney’s Animal Kingdom! We ended up with some really good choices. Animal kingdom has some really great snacks. Our picks for top restaurant includes a buffet and a quick service location…can you guess which ones? It should be no surprise what the top attraction is at Animal Kingdom but I think we had an interesting list. It is no wonder that Animal Kingdom is now the second most visited park at Walt Disney World!

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Today’s news topics include:

  • Solo disappointing box office
  • Comcast is attempting to outbid Disney for 20th Century Fox assets
  • New menu at ESPN Club on the Boardwalk
  • Location Confirmed for new Star Wars Hotel
  • New details on Wreck it Ralph 2
  • Animal Kingdom is testing out new stroller parking
  • Simon Wilson snuck into the Magic Kingdom and posted it on YouTube
  • Galaxy’s Edge will have a wireless charging system in place
  • Construction firm contracted for new Magic Kingdom area resort
  • Minnie Van service now available at all resorts now
  • Rider swap is going digital

 

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In Today’s episode we give a general comparison of Disneyland to Walt Disney World! In previous episodes we compared attractions from Disneyland to the ones at Walt Disney World but today we compare and contrast the parks as a whole. We discuss the geographical location of each park and things like the weather at Disneyland vs Disney World. We also get into things like the queue lines and some of the more subtle differences between the two. While we agree that Disneyland and Magic Kingdom are similar…we also agree that there’s enough differences that it is definitely worth visiting them both!

 

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Today we are giving our picks for the best 3 snacks, dinning locations, and attractions for Hollywood Studios! We found that at Hollywood studios it is tough to find snacks that stand out and are also unique to this park. I think we made some solid choices that we think you will enjoy if you give them a try. Also, we ended up picking some of the same things for our dinning and attraction choices but not in the same order. Let us know if you agree or disagree with our choices!

 

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Today’s News topics include:

  • Solo Box Office results are below expectations
  • Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge reveals the name for it’s outpost
  • Pirates at Disneyland will now be added to their Maxpass service
  • Alcohol Sales at Magic Kingdom expands to more dinning locations
  • Construction update on the Riviera Hotel
  • Update on construction at Coronado Springs
  • Epcot Construction updates
  • Donald’s Dino Bash at Animal Kingdom
  • Incredible Tomorrowland Expo
  • Animal Kingdom testing an in park ticket center

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In this episode we talk about the largely unsuccessful Disney property known as Disney Quest. This started out in the late 90’s as the next big Disney indoor theme park that would be in major cities across the globe. However, only two were ever built…One in Chicago and one at Walt Disney World. The only one to last more than two years was the one located in Downtown Disney (now Disney Springs) at Walt Disney World. Jon and I talk about our experiences with the attractions here and talk about what could have been if some of the attractions were updated.

 

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Today we give our top 3 snacks, restaurants, and attractions at EPCOT! Surprisingly, Jon and I agreed on most of these. When it comes to the restaurants and attractions at EPCOT (the current attractions) we definitely agree. It’s hard to narrow it down to 3 snacks at EPCOT because there’s so many unique and delicious snacks to choose from. What are your favorites at EPCOT? Let us know if you agree with our picks!

 

 

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This week’s news topics include:

  • Disney Considers having John Lasseter return
  • Toy Story Magic Bands released
  • It is rumored that Disney Cruise Line is looking to buy a second private Island
  • Toy Story Midway Mania is back at full capacity at Hollywood Studios
  • Main Street theater project is on indefinite hold and no long in future plans
  • New details on the space themed restaurant at EPCOT
  • Update on Disney Skyliner construction
  • Solo: A Star Wars story has a fairly low score among critics
  • Galaxy’s Edge opening time frame announced for Disney Land and Disney World
  • 2017 Them Park Attendance numbers have been released.

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IMG_6294In today’s episode we discuss the many different types of weather that you will encounter during a Walt Disney World Vacation. We go through some of our weather related stories from our past experiences. We’ve dealt with fast developing thunderstorms, heavy rain, hot weather, cold weather, tropical storms, and even a tornado warning. We also give some of our tips one where to go or what do if you run into unexpected bad weather in each of the 4 theme parks…

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Today we start a new short term series that we are calling 333. This is where we take a Disney park and we give you our top 3 snacks, top 3 restaurants, and top 3 attractions. That’s why we decided to name it 333. In this episode we give you our current top 3 snacks, restaurants, and rides at the Magic Kingdom. Next week we will give you our EPCOT 333.

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Today’s news topics include:

  • New Construction projects for Magic Kingdom Area and EPCOT area
  • Maleficent Dragon Catches fire during the Festival of Fantasy parade
  • Whispering Canyon at Wilderness Lodge is toning down their shenanigans
  • Talking Mickey at Town Square Theater is now silent
  • Toy Story Midway Mania will close for a week in June
  • New Signature restaurant coming to the Japan pavilion
  • New dates added for the Disney After Hours event at Magic Kingdom (See my Review here)
  • Tony’s Town Square restaurant has some new menu items.
  • Sifi Dine-in Theater also as new menu items
  • Coronado Springs construction update

These Stories and More!

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What would you do on a Walt Disney World vacation if money was not a consideration? I’m sure that we’ve all pondered this question. Today Jon and I give our itineraries for our no limits Disney vacation. The only parameters that we placed on this scenario was that it could only be at Walt Disney World and an 8 day 7 night vacation. We go through each day of our no limits vacation and tell you exactly what we would splurge on. What would you do on your no limits vacation Disney vacation?