All About the Mouse Disney Fan Podcast

On this week's show, we're introducing all of the Disney soundtracks that have made into our Disney Soundtracks Madness tournament. This special All About the Mouse tournament features over 80 years' worth of Disney music from classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, The Lion King, Aladdin, and much more! Join me while I introduce all of the soundtracks competing in the tournament...

On this week's show, we go back in time to experience Pleasure Island's famed Adventurer's Club! This combination night club and improv comedy show experience was one of the most unique experiences and, some might even argue, one of Walt Disney World's best kept secrets until the club's doors closed in 2008 with the rest of Pleasure Island. This week we'll take a look at the back story as well as...

On this week's show, I'm joined by special guest legendary Imagineer Terri Hardin to talk about the Emmy Award-winning ABC TV show from the early '90's "Dinosaurs". Terri worked almost throughout the entirety of the show puppeteering the arms of Baby Sinclair as well as various other characters on the show, and she'll take us behind the scenes of the show and tell us what it was like to work on se...

On this week's show, we're going over all of the new items that occurred throughout the month of February from all over the Disney company including theme parks, movies and entertainment, Cruise Line, and more! Some of the highlights we'll talk about are more dining locations re-opening in Walt Disney World, Epcot gets a new humongous structure added to World Showcase lagoon for the upcoming Harmo...

On this week's show, we're continuing a look at the 1964 - 1965 New York World's Fair and the attractions that Walt Disney contributed to this historic engagement. This time, we're going back in time and presenting the original fair attraction audio from It's a Small World, Magic Skyway, Carousel of Progress, and Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. I'll also continue sharing with you the history behin...

On this week's show, I am joined again by a panel of All About the Mouse listeners for another Disney Conversation Starters discussion. Disney Conversation Starters are the perfect way to strike up a conversation about Disney with people at a party, dinner table, or even with a small group of people you just met. Becky Ginther from the Disney in Your Day blog joins me, along with a panel of fellow...

On this week's show, I'm joined by a special guest from the New York Adventure Club to talk about the 1964/65 New York World's Fair. Lloyd Trufelman is a licensed New York City tour guide, and he joins me to look at the history behind the New York World's Fair and Walt Disney's involvement in introducing the world to classic attractions like It's a Small World, Carousel of Progress, Great Moments...

On this week's show, I'm joined again by Disney historian Jim Korkis to talk about some of the stories behind Walt Disney World's forgotten attractions. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, it's appropriate to look back at the genesis of the second Disney park and Walt's original idea for what he wanted to do in Florida. Jim joins me to tell that story an...

On this week's show, we're covering all of the news that occurred throughout the Disney company during the month of January 2021. Some of the items that I'll go over and talk about include the announcement about the return of entertainment to Walt Disney World, new changes coming to the Jungle Cruise, and some new developments in the Disneyland Annual Pass saga. We'll even talk about a new charact...

On this week's episode, I'm going to reach into the mailbag as well as share some feedback from our listeners from the All About the Mouse Disney podcast Facebook group. Each and every week, I see feedback and posts from listeners about some really interesting and intriguing Disney topics and, this week, I'd like to share some of those with you all. Some of the things we'll touch on are how our li...

On this week's show, we're taking a brief break (somewhat) from Disney talk in order to bring you a trip report from our latest family vacation over the Christmas and New Year break. I say this is "somewhat" of a break from talking about Disney, because it still has a Disney connection. My family and I did a spur of the moment vacation on our own to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which is ordinarily avail...

On this week's show, we are covering all of the announcements that came out of the recent Disney Investor Day presentation. Shortly before 2020 ended, Disney dumped one last treasure trove of announcements related to Disney entertainment in Disney+ TV shows and feature films to be released at the box office. My guests this week, Sarah Evans and Rick Gutierrez, join me to break down all of the anno...

On this week's show, I'm joined again by Paul Barrie from A Window To The Magic to go over our 2020 Ear in Review. That's right! Another year has passed and, while it may not seem like there was a lot that happened throughout the Disney company due to the coronavirus pandemic, there certainly was enough for us to recap in another marathon-length show. So sit back and settle in while Paul and I rec...

On this week's show, our All About the Mouse Predictions Panel is back! This time, we're going to be looking back at our 2020 Disney predictions to see just how off we all were. Then, we'll look ahead to 2021, which is likely to be as uncertain as 2020 was, to make our predictions for things to come from the Disney company throughout the theme parks, movies, entertainment, and more! 

On this week's show, we have a collection of Christmas audio loops from the Disney theme parks. There are so many things that make the Holidays so special in the theme parks. Obviously, the magic of being in the theme parks has its own appeal and then there are the decorations on the castle. Then, there are the numerous Holiday treats and the merchandise, but it's really the Christmas music you he...

On this week's show, we're continuing on on-going topic that we've been doing over time on the show where we take an in-depth look at some of Disney's CEOs. We've previously done segments on Michael Eisner and Bob Iger, and this week, we're going to look at the 3 CEOs who filled in the gap between the passing of Roy Disney and the appointment of Michael Eisner: Donn Tatum, Esmond Cardon "Card" Wal...

On this week's show, I'm covering all of the Disney news items that occurred throughout the month of November including some exciting new details about attractions that are coming to Epcot, guests at Magic Kingdom who were treated to an unexpected surprise fireworks display, legendary Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde announces his retirement, California Adventure's Buena Vista Street re-opens for guests...

On this week's show, we're taking an in-depth look at Disney's 42nd animated feature film "Lilo and Stitch". Bryce Yelverton joins me for a look the film, its voice cast, the music, and the production that went into bringing Stitch to life from a failed pitch for a simple children's book to a film that has spawned multiple sequels, a Walt Disney World theme park attraction, video games, pins, plus...

On this week's episode, we're celebrating Thanksgiving Disney-style with a fun, laid-back dinner-table-style conversation with myself, some of our fellow All About the Mouse listeners, and my special guest Becky from the Disney In Your Day blog. We're all going to be getting to know each other by going through some Disney Conversation Starters that you can use at your family Thanksgiving or Christ...

On this week's show, I'm going to start off by sharing some stories and discussion topics that have been posted by some of our listeners from the All About the Mouse Disney podcast Facebook page. Then, later in the show, we're bringing back the One Second Disney Challenge with 2 more contestants, who will compete to see how well they can identify Disney songs and park audio with just a one second...

On this week's show, I'm joined by Beci Mahnken of MEI & Mouse Fan Travel to talk with me about the current state of Disney. She'll update us on what they are hearing about booking offers and openings in Walt Disney World, the latest re-opening information from the Disneyland resort, when we might be able to expect sailings to resume on the Disney Cruise Line, what's going on with Adventures by Di...

On this week's show, I'm covering all of the Disney news items that occurred throughout the month of October including more layoffs of Walt Disney World Cast Members, this time it is entertainment performers, disappointing re-opening news for Disneyland from the state of California, new archways coming to welcome guests at the entrances to Walt Disney World property, new babies born at Disney's An...

On this week's show, I'm answering questions and addressing topics that were suggested by our listening audience. I've invited some special guests on the show with me this week to help talk about these Disney-related topics which include favorite queue line music and several other Disney-related topics. We also have a lot of questions concerning what to expect from the Walt Disney World theme park...

On this week's show, I'm sharing with you some of my favorite classic Disney songs performed by various artists as completely instrumental covers. It's no secret that I'm a fan of music, especially Disney music. Over the years of producing this podcast and underscoring the episodes with instrumental Disney music, I've really come to appreciate some of the more unique and impressive instrumental ve...

On this week's show, Blake Reilly from The Blake and Sal show returns to talk with me about The Disney Afternoon. This 2-hour block of 30-minute animated TV shows debuted in 1990, and included shows that have become iconic to Disney fans like DuckTales, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and more! Together, we'll talk about the history of The Disney Afternoon and wax nostalgic...