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Send us Fan Mail Opening with a private event in July of 1999, the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith launched into success and was an instant fan favorite! Join us this week as we deep dive this personal favorite and say farewell to its legendary pre-show as we close out 2025. The first roller coaster in Walt Disney World Orlando to include inversions, this ride delivers with an...

Send us Fan Mail For this week's holiday minisode, we take another tour around the Festival of the Holidays at the World Showcase in Epcot, narrowing our focus on the storytellers represented in the different pavilions. Filled with cultural celebrations and holiday themed kitchens, the Festival of the Holidays is pure magic! Wishing you all a happy holiday season, we'll see you real soon...

Send us Fan Mail Join us this week for another holiday themed minisode as we zero in on the changes made to It's A Small World Holiday. This holiday overlay is filled with magic touches, from hundreds of thousands of lights on the exterior, to each individual doll having it's own holiday accessory and incorporating musical instruments from different countries playing carols along with th...

Send us Fan Mail Starting in Little Rock Arkansas, and showcased by Disney at DisneyWorld Hollywood Studios from 1995-2016, the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights is a sparkling little gem of Disney history. Listen in to this week's holiday themed minisode to learn about the inspiration behind this amazing light display, the altercation with neighbors, which lead to involvement of the...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for this week's holiday minisode as we get ready for the holidays by deep diving into the Grand Floridian Gingerbread House in Orlando, Florida! A feat of edible engineering, it stands at 14 feet tall, is made from 10,000 pieces of gingerbread and 700lbs of chocolate. Not only is it a marvel to see, it functions as small retail shop and you can purchase a delectable g...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we deep dive into the history of the Disneyland California Adventure ride, Monster's Inc: Mike and Sulley to the Rescue! We discuss the history of the ride's predecessor, the ill-fated Superstar Limo and explore how Disney Imagineers had to pivot and find an alternative theme to make the ride work for park attendees.  Set to close permanently in early 2026 to...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we wrap up our trip around the World Showcase and find ourselves deep diving the Mexico Pavilion! After drooling over the delicious food and drinks options available in the pavilion, we marvel at the immersive experience in the open air market located inside the pyramid. Then we venture into the abandoned pavilions and concepts for the World Showcase, that never came to...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we delve into the creation of a visual icon and masterpiece. Standing at 145 feet tall, the Tree of Life can withstand hurricane force winds and is the perfect beacon, welcoming guests to explore Animal Kingdom in  Orlando, Florida. We marvel at the creative genius that resulted in around 325 animal faces which feel as though they are emerging from the tree itself. Not...

Send us Fan Mail Join us on this week on our journey through the Hundred Acre Woods to explore Disney's first trackless ride, Pooh's Hunny Hunt. Located in Disneyland Resort, Tokyo, this ride was groundbreaking and resulted in a Winnie-the-Pooh mania sweeping through the country of Japan and paved the way for more trackless rides in Disney parks across the globe.  Find full recipes for t...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to our trip around the world showcase in Epcot, Disneyworld Orlando. This week we marvel at the grandeur and symbolism represented in the China Pavilion, where you can find an engineering feat of the whispering circle. Then we migrate to the frosty fjord of Norway, with its charming sod roofs, dragon scale shingles and home to Epcot's first thrill ride, Maelstrom...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Halloween mortals! This week, we explore the history and creation of our favorite holiday haunt, the Haunted Mansion Holiday! This overlay showcases Jack Skellington and his friends from the Nightmare Before Christmas bringing holiday cheer to the 999 happy haunts of the classic Haunted Mansion. The overlay is present in Disneyland, California and Tokyo Disneyland only. Join...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back for the second episode of our 2-parter on the iconic Matterhorn Bobsleds in Disneyland, Anaheim, CA! This week, we discuss the ride theme and updates, including the addition of our beloved abominable snowman, Harold.  Hear the stories of imagineers involved in bringing Walt Disney's Matterhorn vision to life and the inspiring story of Disney's first "fl...

Send us Fan Mail This week we explore the very first of the Disney Park Mountains, the Matterhorn Bobsleds ride in Disneyland, California. In part one of this two-part episode, we focus on the underlying inspiration and origin story of this pioneering thrill ride and the brilliant minds that came together to bring Walt Disney's vision to life. The first ever tubular ride, the Matterhorn Bobsl...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to our ongoing tour around the world showcase in Epcot, Florida! This week, we explore the Italy and Germany Pavilions, highlighting initial concept rides for both pavilions, retail and food options and some of the magic touches that make these pavilions so special to visit. We also discover the Festival of Arts, which occurs annually in January until late February. T...

Send us Fan Mail Join us this week, as we take a stroll down Main Street, U.S.A in Disneyland, admiring not the iconic castle drawing you to its end, but the windows lining this nostalgic street. More than just an artistic design, the windows of Main Street are one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on the individuals whose contributions have brought Walt Disney's dream to life. Today...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back travelers! This week we conclude our two part episode of Spaceship Earth at Epcot in Walt Disney World. We discuss the story of communication as told throughout Spaceship Earth, while highlighting the ride's evolution and updates to the overall experience. Think you've seen an audio-animatronic's face before? It's possible you have, as this ride re...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are exploring the iconic landmark for EPCOT at Walt Disney World and ride it holds inside, Spaceship Earth. More than just a giant golfball, this opening day attraction is an engineering marvel. In the first episode of this two parter, we discuss the engineering feats behind the ride, as well as Disney's collaboration with the brilliant minds of Ray Bradbury and...

Send us Fan Mail Join us, as we continue on our exploration around the World Showcase series at EPCOT in DisneyWorld. This week, we travel into the Japan and America pavilions and explore the intentional artistic choices of Japan and the great feats of engineering used in the The American Adventure show. We highlight the annual Eat to the Beat and Food and Wine festivals, which became annual favor...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to part two of our exploration of the Haunted Mansion Ride. This week, we look deeper at some of the brilliant illusion effects used by imagineers to bring this ride to life, the lore that has been developed and some of the characters that call the Haunted Mansion, home.  Forewarning for littler haunt ears, we do discuss some of the darker, spookier themes and storyli...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome foolish mortals, as we uncover the history of a dearly beloved ride: the Haunted Mansion. During the first segment of this two-part episode, we discuss the team of creative geniuses behind it's development, the inspiration taken from the Winchester Mystery Mansion and the initial story lines developed to create this otherworldly attraction. A highly anticipated attrac...

Send us Fan Mail Listen in this week as we step into Mickey's imagination and learn about the creation and engineering behind the longest running show at Disneyland. We discuss initial concepts, alternate versions, what it takes to be a Fantasmic performer and magic touches that make this production a fan favorite! This week's themed libations (find full recipes on our instagram @MamaNee...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we continue on our exploration around the World Showcase at EPCOT in DisneyWorld. We travel into the France and Morocco pavilions and highlight clever design choices, popular attractions, food and treats from  both pavilions. We also explore the annual flower and garden festival, a truly magical display that you can experience every year at EPCOT! This week's theme...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we explore the development of the Toy Story Mania ride, the evolution of midway games at fairs and carnivals and even give some tips for how to maximize your points and impress your friends with your midway skills! We also highlight the first of it's kind audio animatronic barker, Mr. Potato Head. So grab a drink and listen in with us! This week's themed libat...

Send us Fan Mail All aboard! This week we are exploring an original opening day ride at both Disneyland and Disneyworl, Jungle Cruise. Join us, as we talk about the inspiration, history and development of this nostalgic ride as well as the improvements (including the puns) to make this ride an all time classic!  This week's themed libations (find full recipes on our instagram @MamaNeedsMoreDi...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are starting our "Around the World" Episode series! We will be exploring two countries in each episode from the World Showcase at EPCOT, starting with Canada and United Kingdom. While it may be a controversial way to start the trip around the world, listen in to hear about the history, attractions, foods, shops and magic touches of each pavilion.  This weeks...