DBC Pod

Episode 228 for the week of October 14, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Review of D23 Events: Heads Back to the Hollow & Early Screening of Not Just a Goof documentary - Phil attended a D23 event this past Saturday in Sleepy Hollow - he reviews the event, shares some fun tidbits of information he got, and says if it was worth the cost - Phil also got to attend a bonus...

Episode 227 for the week of September 30, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Cake Bake Shop is Cooking Up Something Offensive … The Pricing on Their Menu! - Construction is nearing completion at the Cake Bake Shop at Disney Boardwalk, revealing the menu - Pricing seems very high, even for Disney ... and we react! Source: Blog Mickey Starts @2:40 ... Fixing Jollywood Nights -...

Episode 226 for the week of September 30, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Active Construction At Walt Disney World - Permits filed for a new 10 story hotel at the former Reflections location - Concrete and hardscapping work done at the entrance to Test Track 3.0 Starts @2:03 ... Early 2025 Discounts Announced - To kick off the new fiscal year, Disney did announce some new...

Episode 225 for the week of September 23, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Next Disney CEO is a Two Horse Race? - Recent Variety story indicates that Dana Walden is the lead Candidate to be the next Disney CEO with Josh D'Amaro right behind her, and all other candidates long shots - We share our thoughts and if we think Disney can retain both or if the one not picked...

Episode 224 for the week of September 16, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Is More Marvel Coming to Walt Disney World? - Rumors of Universal replacing Super Hero Island at Island of Adventure - What does this mean for Universal, but also what could it mean for Walt Disney World if more Marvel IP can be used? Starts @1:52 ... Various News - We discuss small Walt Disney Worl...

Episode 223 for the week of September 9, 2024, and Drew the Disney Dude returns to talk about what is going on in our Disney World... News and Rumors: - Tron will no longer use a virtual queue effective September 9th - Rumor: Lightning Lane Premier Pass is coming! Source: Blog Mickey - Villains Show replacing Lightning McQueen's Racing Acedemy. Is this combined with other 2025 offerings enoug...

Episode 222 for the week of September 2, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Phil's Trip Report Continues! Day 4: Off Day and Dreams that Soar - After two full park days, an off day was in order, along with a trip to Disney Springs to see the drone show "Disney Dreams that Soar" - what did Phil and the family think of the show and was it worth it to buy the sec...

Episode 221 for the week of August 26, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Phil's Trip Report: Intro - We kick off Phil's Trip Report with some overall thoughts and background for the trip Starts @2:26 ... Day 1: Travel - Traveling without his partner and two of his kids - how did it go? Was his room request met? And did they find the best pool bar on Disney Propert...

Episode 220 for the week of August 20, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Phil's Reaction to the D23 Announcements - Phil is back from Walt Disney World and gets his chance to share his thoughts about the announcements along with the removal of the Rivers of America and potential removal of Muppets Starts @1:25 ... D23 2024 Predictions Review - We got through the predic...

Phil is at Disney World so Matt from Diz Happenings hops on to cover D23 announcements. Villains Land Cars Land Tropical Americas Monstropolis

Episode 218 for the week of August 5, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Phil Books Lightning Lane Multi Pass - The past Saturday was 7 days our from Phil's arrival date so he was able to book his Lightning Lanes for his trip ... how did it go? Was the process easy? What attractions was he able to get? Starts @3:05 ... D23 Final Predictions - The D23 2024 Fan Event is c...

Episode 217 for the week of July 29, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Disney Movie Success - Disney has seen recent success at the theaters with the performance of Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine. Is this just a blip or do we think they have returned for form going forward? - We also provide a non-spoiler review of Deadpool & Wolverine. Starts @2:23 ... Early...

Episode 216 for the week of July 22, 2024, and Scott Gustin ( @scottgustin ) joins us and this is what is going on in our Disney World... State of the Parks - We look back on the past two years and discuss what has happened (and not happened) at the Disney parks - and if they are setting up for a big expansion, or just catching up on postponed maintenance? Starts @3:05 ... D23 2024 Predictions - W...

Episode 215 for the week of July `5, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Untouchable Attractions - Seeing rumors about what rides could be impacted by D23 Announcements, we look at what Disney Attractions are historic or so iconic that they are virtually untouchable. Starts @2:26 ... Data about Crowd Patterns - Len Testa recently shared data about restaurant usage and satisfa...

Episode 214 for the week of July 8, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Disney Laments - Reading along to a great trip report on the Discord Server, Phil is lamenting some of the things he could have done or done more related to Disney Trips in the past - We discuss our Disney laments - and ask the community for theirs are this week's DBC Engagement question Starts @3:46...

Episode 213 for the week of July 1, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Lightning Lane MP Update and Holiday Party News -  Disney did confirm that people in Canada will be able to buy and use Lightning Lane Multiple Pass (LLMP) ahead of their trips - Additional Touring Plans put out a great article covering the history of forms of line skipping at Walt Disney World and shared...

EMERGENCY POD for the June 25th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Genie+ is Gone, Pre-Planning is Back! - Today Disney announced that a change is coming to the line access system at Walt Disney World. Starting July 24th Genie+ is gone, replaced with Lightning Lane Multiple Pass and Individual Lightning Lanes are now Lightning Lane Single Pass - This comes with the ability...

Episode 212 ...  for the week June 24th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Inside Out 2's Strong Box Office - Inside Out 2 is a hit, taking in over $700m worldwide in 9 days - we discuss reasons for this - Phil provides a high level review of the film and we discuss where we could see this IP being added to Walt Disney World Starts @1:45 ... Strategy for Tiana's O...

Episode 211 ...  for the week June 17th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Phil's Trip Plans - The 60 Day mark has come for Phil's August Trip - what ADRs did he secure? - Phil walks through his current plans - we will monitor how much they change prior to the actual trip. Starts @0:59 ... EPCOT Construction is Complete ... For Now - With the completion of Communi...

Episode 210 ...  for the week June 10th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Drew the Disney Dude Joins Us! - He shares his background and journey to being the go to person covering the construction of Tiana's Bayou Adventure at the Magic Kingdom - He also gives his impression of the ride along with a discussion of the internet reaction to the POC that Disney put out. St...

Episode 209 ...  for the week June 3rd, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Tiana's Bayou Adventure POV Reaction - Disney decided to release a full POV of Tiana's Bayou Adventure before any previews started - why did they do that? And how has the initial reaction been? - Do some people have "Nostalgia glasses" for Splash Mountain? Starts @0:44 ... Ranking...

Episode 208 ...  for the week May 20th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What Level of Addition Would Get You To Book A Trip To WDW? - With no trip for 2024 booked, Jason ponders what addition to the parks or resorts would get us to book an extra trip? What opening would make us say "I can't wait until next year to do this"? Starts @3:31 ... Dreams that Soar...

Episode 207 ...  for the week May 20th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Tiana's Bayou Adventure Will Be Genie+ NOT ILL - Well, we need to eat some crow as we were wrong and the newest attraction at the Magic Kingdom will be part of Genie+ not ILL - We discuss how this impacts planning in general and for Phil's family's upcoming trips Starts @0:42 ... DBC En...

Episode 206 ...  for the week May 13th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Tiana's Bayou Adventure Opens at Magic Kingdom on June 28th! - Disney announced an opening date of June 28th for Tiana's Bayou Adventure at the Magic Kingdom ... which happens to be the day Phil's wife and oldest will be there - How does this ride being open change park planning strateg...

Episode 205 ...  for the week May 6th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Disney Quarterly Earnings Reports - Disney reported their latest quarterly earnings and we were hoping for some more exciting announcements than we ultimately got. - Further indications of a slowing period at the parks though Starts @1:05 ... Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2024 Information...