But MOSTLY Disney

Grab a snack and pull up a chair — Andrew and Tater are going to chat about all things Disney, and this one's extra special: Disney historian and author Jim Fanning will be hopping on the show to talk shop with us and tell us all about his amazing Disney journey! Jim's the author of The Disney Book and Drawing: 100 Years of Disney Wonder , a longtime contributor to D23 and Disney twenty-th...

Skipper up! On this episode of But MOSTLY Disney, hosts Tater and Andrew welcome Disney author and Celebrations Disney Magazine editor Tim Foster (author of 50 Years of Walt Disney World Magic ) to talk all things Jungle Cruise. Tim joins the show to dig into his new coffee table book celebrating the history, humor, and legacy of one of Disneyland and Walt Disney World's most beloved Adventureland...

This week we're joined by Phil Gramlich — author of Walt and His Park: The Stories You Probably Haven't Heard and CEO of Ear to There Travel. Phil spent years sitting down with Disney Legends like Bob Gurr, Julie Andrews, Floyd Norman, and Rolly Crump, and turned those conversations into 80+ firsthand anecdotes about Walt Disney and the making of Disneyland. He also hosts his own long-runn...

The great thing about the show this week is whether you've been to D23 or not, you're going to want to listen in. This week, our good friend Bozena Thrower shares with us her incredible story of how she attended D23 and got to sit right next to some of your favorite stars. She details how it works, how it goes, and how you should participate. Whether you've been to every single D23 sin...

Our buddy Brian Crawford — one of our favorite people on the internet — is back in the house, and there's never a lull when he joins the show. This week Andrew and Tater sit down with Brian for another wide-ranging, wonderfully unfocused conversation, with a little D23 talk mixed in for good measure. Funny, fast-moving, and mostly Disney.

Since 1956, the Mai-Kai has been the crown jewel of Polynesian Pop — a mid-century marvel of flaming volcanoes, hula dancers, and rum-soaked cocktails hidden in plain sight in Fort Lauderdale. After a four-year, $20+ million restoration, it reopened its doors in November 2024, and this episode digs into what makes it so special. We're joined by Jim "Hurricane" Hayward of The Atomic G...

This week Andrew are I are joined by Jeremy Stein, who co-hosts the Main Street Magic podcast with his wife Rhonda — closing in on their ninth anniversary and 900th episode of covering the parks from two hours down the road in St. Augustine. Jeremy also opens up about his recovery memoir, Still Loud, Now Clear, chronicling his first 18 months of sobriety, which Tater (sober over 22 years himself)...

This week Tater and Andrew sit down with Zac Brown of Zac Brown Creative Solutions — video editor, podcast producer, and now published author — for an unscripted ramble through what it actually takes to start (and stick with) a creative passion project. Zac shares his Disney origin story, from his grandfather's shoulder-mounted VHS camcorder to shooting minor league baseball to his new memoir,...

If this shows up weird, it's because I missed this audio and edited it and brought it up at a different time. But this is Episode 70, reviewing our family's trip to Walt Disney World and staying at the Fort Wilderness Campground. We stayed in a cabin, and it was absolutely spectacular. We detail our trip, tell you where we ate, what we did, what went right, and what went wrong. If you have...

We planned a focused episode on the history of Disney watercraft — the Friendship boats, the Magic Kingdom ferries, the Sassagoula riverboats — and ended up in a wandering, wonderful roundtable covering Disney World, Universal Orlando, theme park food, and Disney trivia along the way. Jim Smith, Disney super fan and writer of several Disney articles, joined us this week to talk Disney boats but en...

This week we're chatting about all the music of Disney — from classic scores to the tunes that make the parks and films feel like home. Our special guest is James Bohn, author of Music in Disney's Animated Features and a composer and scholar who's spent years digging through the Disney archives to trace how music shapes the studio's storytelling. It's a deep, fun conversation a...

I am so excited for this show! Have you ever said to yourself, “Self, I wish I could just live at Disney World?” Of course you have. And then you may have brushed it aside and went about your normal life! Well, our guest on this show stayed the course and found a way to do it! Their family found a way to make Disney more than a yearly escape - they made it their everyday life and mixed in unlimite...

Boy, oh boy do we have a great show tonight! We have two of my favorite people - Paul Gowder and Jennifer Schoen! Both are great Disney People but they, like of all of us, have a myriad of other interests! And tonight we have the opportunity to talk about Disney (mostly) bourbon. travel, college, content creation - and that’s just scratching the surface! So join us on this one as we run through a...

Disney is out here changing everything - sometimes against our wishes. So naturally, Andrew and I called in the big guns to talk about it. Tim Foster from Celebrations Press joins the show to help make sense of all the construction walls, surprise closures, and "exciting new experiences" Is your favorite ride gone or changing? Maybe. Is there a new one coming that Disney has been teasing...

While the current line up of Disney live action films may, or may not be, my favorite films - there are a lot of Disney live action films from my childhood that are still in heavy rotation in my view queue. And some of these were made over seas for some very intereesting reasons! This week we bring back our good friend Brian Crawford to talk about an incredibly fascinating time in the Disney compa...

This week we are trying something a little different! We are going to complain, in a wonderful, magical, Disney kind of way, and talk about the Top Ten things that maybe drive us a little crazy! We are joined again by our buddy Hawk, and the three of us are going to air our grievances - even though Festivus is still far, far away! And don't worry - we are going to have fun and be nice and show...

I don't want you to get used to this...but I am actually on time in getting this episode up and live - cause this is a good one and I didn't want anyone to miss a single second! This week we chat with Lisa DiNoto and talk about life, candles, photography, running - it goes on ands on...in the best way possible! No matter where you interests lie there is something for you in this podcast! S...

These shows are always my favorites! My love of all things Disney is rooted deeply in the Disney of my childhoood! And Brian Crawford is my favorite resource for going back in time to fondly remember why I do all this crazy Disney stuff! Not to mention he’s a heck of a nice guy! This week the three of us sit around and talk about all those great live action films from when we were young! Walt seem...

I know right? Hawk! Such a cool name. I’d trade Tater for that any day of the week! But for now, at least I get to talk with someone cooler than me! And I guess we need to figure out a really cool nickname for Andrew! So join us this week to talk Disney, learn a little bit, laugh a little bit and maybe even shed some tears! Plus get your ideas together for a nickname for Andrew…I vote for Big Al!!...

So this is a really good one! Sometimes when I stroll through World of Disney I look around and am a little disappointed in the merchandise offerings. Nothing's bad per se, but I have pretty specific tastes…especially when it comes to Disney Stuff! I found At Home Imagineering last year and immediately fell in love. I have a button down shirt and a super cool Monorail shirt! And just recently...

I am as giddy as a little school girl! In this episode we are lucky enough to be joined by the World Famous Tim Foster (notice I left the”Bananas” out of his name, you know, to sound more professional!)We are going to stroll through his new book - Spaceship Earth - The Definitive History! It’s another amazing book from Tim and this is full of tons of info…not to mention all the fantastic photos wh...

We are back after a two week hiatis! Andrew went on a cruise and had a great visit to the parks, and Kay and I went down and hung out with some old friends and tried something new! So join us at 730pm to hear a full report, discuss in the chat and then talk about whatever you’d like! Can’t wait and see you then!!!

I am really excited to chat this week about Disneyland Handcrafted! And who better to chat about this incredible slice of history than with our buddy Brian Crawford of Keeping Walt in Disney! IF you are not following him you are really missing out. Some of my favorite Disney content out there! And if you haven’t watched Disneyland Handcrafted yet you should run, don’t walk, to Disney+ or YouTube t...

This was an exciting episode...for many reasons!!! (I am purposefully leaving this vague...that's why you should join us LIVE each Tuesday night!) We restarted and had a great conversation with Paul Gowder from gowderonthego.com as well as PowWows.com! He's also a pretty competent Disney dude as evidenced by his RSVLTS shirt collection! He also an expert you want on your side if you have a...

Join Andrew and I as we chat and share our experiences and opinions about Epcot’s 2026 Festival of the Arts! I did a quick poll last week and this festival got a lot of votes as folks favorite! What wasn’t my favorite was the weather Orlando had in store for me! Cold, driving rain - and it still didn’t scare away the crowd. It did however scare me out of th epark! So drop by every Tuesday at 730pm...