MiceCast

Jeff from the Meandering Mouse joins MiceCast to revisit the early days of Disney podcasting. For the Halloween season we also include a ghost story from the Golden Horseshoe. The old 2006 clip still hits different, and the hosts don't hold back on how the parks have changed since then. 108 Minutes.

From the original post that started the chatter, to the ridiculous comments about the mountain sinking, the track never being replaced, and the submarine lagoon somehow holding the whole thing up with water weight, your hosts walk through the real-world reasons none of this adds up. An $800 million price tag for a rebuild (roughly the cost of an entire land like Galaxy’s Edge) and a former WDI eng...

Disneyland guests treat the original attractions like sacred cows. Magic Kingdom guests? Not so much. The hosts dig into why Imagineering and corporate protect the Anaheim originals while Florida gets the rethemes, losses, and “improvements.” 60 Minutes.

Disneyland isn’t a museum. Walt said it would never be complete. So did he actually demolish attractions that were still drawing guests? A 1956 Disneyland Incorporated guidebook is the map. Phantom Boats didn’t work. Tomorrowland’s early exhibits left for the new Tomorrowland, and the buildings mostly stayed. Fantasyland held. Pack mules were an operations problem, not a hit Walt killed. Jungle Cr...

A rented scooter is not a FastPass and it is not a DAS pass. Your host's take on the Instagram scooter gangs, the back door, and the Knott’s paper clock Disney should steal. Able-bodied guests are filming themselves circling the park on ECVs. Invisible disabilities are real. So is the “usual suspects” act: weave, honk, demand the exit, and treat $60 like a line skip. Your hosts lived the wheelchai...

The People Mover track is gone. Walt’s apartment lamp was not a sacred light from 1966. Sometimes Castles’ Ry sits with Greg, Mike, and Shaft to kill folklore, walk the trestle, and comment about Iger. Ry (Sometimes Castles) wrote I Love Disneyland and lives in the TikTok/Instagram news cycle. The old podcasters worked the graveyard shift, held the key to Walt’s apartment, and walked Tomorrowland...

Josh D'Amaro is six months into the CEO chair. He cut marketing, he cut creatives, he brought back "ladies and gentlemen," and the stock is sitting flat. Your hosts give the parks guy running the whole company a checkup. They do not pretend film is carrying anything. 38 Minutes.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a fail. Wait times and breakdowns already said so. Your hosts keep score on every Disney retheme they actually rode: Pirates, Nemo Subs, Star Tours, Guardians, Autopia, Bug’s Land. And the record is ugly. 57 Minutes.

You can projection-map a garage now. A flat movie on Tiana’s drop is not a flex. Your hosts mark the walls, waterfalls, and graveyards where a projector would plus the ride and the ones that already made it look cheap. That wall behind the pirate ship is just black. Put ships on the horizon. When the moon comes out, turn the crew into skeletons. That’s a plus. A TV on Tiana’s drop is not. 47 Minut...

Disney Springs parking was never a $35 theme-park coupon. People treated it like one anyway. The guys have zero sympathy for the cheat code, call hallway influencers creepy, and still manage to get lost in a Frank Lloyd Wright house before they find the point again. 57 Minutes.

Instagram is full of overflowing Disneyland trash cans and bathrooms with no toilet paper, no towels, and stains on the floor. That used to be the one thing this park did not do. Your hosts talk about why it’s happening: staffing, scheduling, post-COVID management, and a standard that used to be “never let a can get half full.” Lillian Disney thought amusement parks were dirty. Walt said his would...

When it comes to D23, Billy Flynn from the musical "Chicago" put it best: "Give 'em the old razzle dazzle, razzle dazzle 'em. Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it, and the reaction will be passionate...Razzle dazzle them and they'll never catch wise." Your MiceCast hosts latch onto the miniscule, not already known Parks information coming out of D23. The Tomorrowland announcement being front a...

It seems like Disney builds hotels everywhere. Which begs the question, is the Mouse good neighbor? And while we’re at it, are Disney hotels actually too Disney? Has the magic gotten so over-the-top that it’s starting to feel forced? We dig into the controversy that is Disney’s hotel empire. 65 Minutes.

In this episode we’re airing out the dirty little secret Disney fans never talk about: which park completely failed to live up to the hype the very first time we experienced it. No nostalgia filters. No “but the magic grows on you.” Just pure, unfiltered disappointment. 61 Minutes.

Disney went full villain mode on the iconic Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party cast member costumes for 2026. Gone are the bright, festive green-and-purple bat prints, yellow-orange plaid layers, and oversized bat headbands that defined the party for decades. Fans are losing their minds and are calling it a total downgrade. Your hosts wade in and bring their unique perspective that you all know...

Based on an emailed show request, your hosts were asked to discuss some ideas for dining upgrades or changes. 51 Minutes.

Parks are drowning in discarded ducks, sticky bracelets, and forgotten treats. What started as sweet surprise gifts has exploded into a full-blown guest epidemic. Handmade items, pins, stickers, and snacks are used in an attempt to create magic between guests. Most are now just creating awkward moments. 54 Minutes.

Your hosts make a quick visit to the Disneyland Resort so that they may bring you their first impressions of the new pirate animatronic and Soarin' Across America. Recorded in the park right after their rides, so the review is "fresh". 38 Minutes.

Disneyland quietly rolled out facial recognition at park entrances in December 2025 and fully deployed it across both parks on April 28, 2026. Guests (including children) were scanned for four months before Disney posted signs explaining an opt-out lane even existed. Disney says the data is deleted within 30 days and participation is voluntary. But when the opt-out lane is the hardest one to find...

Your hosts gather at Red's Community Garden to ponder the question, Does the addition of a Club 33 in other Disney parks cheapen the original? Is it simply a money grab from Disney? You may be surprised to discover that we actually come to a conclusion. 59 Minutes.

Greg says: I'd rather see the Carousel of Progress closed and have it live in my memories than see it destroyed by terrible script writers and have them ruin this nearly perfect attraction. Your hosts and a guest discuss the upcoming proposed changes to the Carousel of Progress at Walt Disney World. 59 Minutes.

Disney’s attempt at a patriotic “Soarin’ Across America” is being ruined by made-up drama. Online crybabies are trying to turn it into a “political controversy” that doesn’t exist. In this episode we expose the manufactured outrage and discuss the ride's shortcomings in a mature and measured manner. 41 Minutes.

Your hosts finally get around to the multiple listener-requested review of the film "Disneyland Handcrafted". Sometimes you have to be careful for what you ask. 45 Minutes.

Are Disneyland Pin Traders getting shut down? Are new rules killing the hobby? You won't believe what's happening to the once-thriving pin trading scene at Disneyland. The new rules are turning friendly pin swaps into a bureaucratic nightmare. One wonders what happened to bring out this change. Even though one host is very happy with this news, we do our best to have a thoughtful discussion. 50 Mi...

Disney has officially abandoned kids and families to chase the almighty dollar of Disney Adults. The obsessed, often drunk, and wildly loyal fans who drop thousands on trips with no children in tow. In this episode, we discuss how Disney is quietly redesigning parks, resorts, rides, and even their movies to cater to grown adults craving nostalgia, booze, and adult-only experiences, while families...