All About the Mouse Disney Fan Podcast

On this week's show, I'll cover all of the news that came out of the Disney company during the month of September 2020 including the announcement that 28,000 Cast Members would be laid off, we get a glimpse at the new animated short "Burrow" that will be appearing before "Soul" when it is released in theaters, a mural is added to Disney Springs in California honoring Chadwick Boseman, Disney+ anno...

On this week's show, I'm going to take you on a journey all throughout the 4 Walt Disney World theme parks and cover 50 Fun Facts you may or may not have known. Together, we'll look at things like the largest attraction in Walt Disney World, which attraction actually was recognized in the Guiness Book of World Records, where you can find a 1980's Disney movie prop in Magic Kingdom, why the lyrics...

On this week's show, I'll continue the trip report with my wife, Amy, from our epic 2-week road trip across the country and back. We'll pick up where we left off on Episode 585 with week 2 of our trip that takes us through Seattle, Washington and the Pacific Northwest, the Redwoods in Northern California, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and back east across the United States. Join us for the second half...

On this week's show, I'm talking with a panel of guests to review our thoughts about Disney's streaming entertainment service Disney+. Now that we're coming up on the 1 year anniversary of this wildly popular streaming service, I wanted to talk with some fellow Disney+ subscribers to see what movies, shows, documentaries, and other entertainment offerings are at the top of their list of things the...

On this week's Disney News show, I'll cover all of the news that happened in the month of August including, Disney's Polynesian Village Resort to get a refurbishment that will include theming around Disney's "Moana", a shocking moment was captured on camera as part of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge was struck by lightning at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World theme park hours are announced to...

On this week's show, I'm joined by my wife, Amy, to recap and give some of the highlights from our 2 week family road trip from Florida to Seattle and back. This was an epic 2 week vacation that we took with our 2 kids this summer in lieu of another trip to Disney. We saw some of the best our country has to offer and everything in between including the Cadillac Ranch in Texas, Yellowstone National...

On this week's show we're featuring audio from Finding Nemo: The Musical at Disney's Animal Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Finding Nemo is a very interesting success story from the park, because it takes a Disney-Pixar film with relatively no musical offerings and brings it to life on stage with catchy musical numbers and moments that have audiences tearing up right there in t...

On this week's show, we're taking a one-of-a-kind look back at the original Disney theme park, Disneyland, with author and Creative Director Dave Bossert. Dave has not only worked on many Disney films, but he has also authored many books that give fans an inside look into the Disney company, films, and theme parks. His new book showcases Disneyland from 1955 through the park's 25th anniversary in...

On this week's show, we're going to look at an extensive list of live-action films that Disney has re-made from classic animated feature films. For the purpose of this discussion, we're including all live-action/CGI styles of re-makes from 1996 to current day and even future planned live-action remakes. Join me and Rick Gutierrez from the Rediscovering the Magic as we talk about these films and gi...

On this week's Disney News show, I'll cover all of the news that happened in the month of July including, new face mask restrictions for Walt Disney World resort theme parks, the new timeline for upcoming films to be release, which includes another delay for the live-action remake of "Mulan", an announcement for a new Disney-Pixar movie called "Luca", Disney's Daytime Emmy wins, and much more!

On this week's show, we are playing a collection of Disney CPR (Covers, Parodies, and Remixes). We'll also cover This Week In Disney History with significant events that happened throughout the Disney company between the dates of July 27 through August 2, 2020. Enjoy!

On this week's show, we're going to look at some of the things we've missed the most from the Disney theme parks while they have been closed. Everyone has their favorite attractions, shows, sounds, smells, you name it, that they enjoy from the parks. While the parks have been closed, it's these things that we have missed the most. Vern Schermerhorn joins me back on the show again this week as my g...

On this week's show, we're looking at some of the things we are looking forward to experiencing most when the Disney theme parks re-open. Whether it's the simple things like walking down Main Street again or experiencing brand new attractions at Disney's Hollywood Studios, we all have our list of things we can't wait to do when the parks re-open. My guest this week, Vern Schermerhorn joins me to l...

On this week's Disney News show, I'll cover all of the news that happened in the month of June including, Disney's announcement that they will be re-theming Splash Mountain, Disney announces plans for re-opening parks around the world, Epcot reveals that the International Food and Wine Festival will beginning early this year, and much more!

This week, we continue our look at various current daytime and night-time shows in Walt Disney World that are not expected to be returning immediately when the parks re-open next month. I invite you to kick back this week and enjoy more sounds from the parks as we listen to audio from Fantasmic!, Rivers of Light, Once Upon a Time, and more. I'll also give some details around each of these that mig...

On this week's episode, I invite you to kick back and enjoy the sounds of parades and nighttime shows from the Walt Disney World resort. When the theme parks re-open later next month, it will be without parades and nighttime shows, which happen to feature some of the best entertainment in the parks, in many cases. From Festival of Fantasy to Epcot Forever and more, we're reliving these entertainme...

On this week's show, we're taking a special look at some of the best background music from Walt Disney World. When Walt Disney designed Disneyland, he wanted his guests to feel like they were stepping into a movie and to be able to use the environment of the park to immerse themselves in their own fantasy and wonder and escape the rigors of daily reality. Just like a movie will have a score in the...

On this week's episode, we're talking about our favorite first-time Disney experiences from the theme parks and resorts. I'm joined, this week, by one of my friends and long-time listeners Vern Schermerhorne to talk about our favorite first-time Disney parks and resorts experiences. It's amazing and, in some ways, bittersweet how, as many times as you walk down Main Street and get a glimpse of the...

On this week's Disney News show, I'll cover all of the news that happened in the month of May including, Walt Disney World announcing plans to re-open their 4 theme parks beginning in June, the NBA announcing they are in talks to resume the current season at Walt Disney World's Wide World of Sports, Josh D'Amaro's move from President of the Walt Disney World Resort to Chairman of Disney Parks, Exp...

On this week's show, I'll guide you through a special in-depth look at Disney's 40th animated feature film "The Emperor's New Groove". Together, we'll look at the talented voice cast, the story, and the music of the film and then we'll go behind the scenes and talk about the tumultuous production that took 6 years and almost ended with the film being scrapped and never even reaching audiences.

On this week's episode, I'm sharing some comments, stories, and other feedback submitted by our listeners via the All About the Mouse Disney podcast Facebook group. We'll start off the show by sharing some audio that was posted by one of our listeners of an interview with Clark Gregg of Avengers and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fame from Mainframe Comic Con. Then, I'll choose some other listener posts t...

On this week's episode of the All About the Mouse Disney podcast, we are going to listen in on Disney's recent Q2 Quarterly Earnings call where they discuss re-opening of Shanghai Disneyland and what they expect going forward. Then Bryce Yelverton joins me to discuss the information we have learned about how COVID-19 has impacted the various aspects of the company and what Disney is projecting for...

On this week's Disney News show, I'll cover all of the news that happened in the month of April including, Bob Iger speaking out about possible changes in the Disney parks once they re-open, a man arrested for breaking into DCA, and Disney's purchase of more land near Magic Kingdom. We'll also feature the return of Jonathan "The Voice" Dichter for a special game show segment of the podcast.

On this week's show, Jessica Sanders from The Happiest Blog on Earth, joins me for a look at newly-released details on Avengers Campus, the new Marvel-themed area coming to Disney California Adventure. Together, we'll look at all of the information that has been released about what we can expect from this new land including the backstory of Avengers Campus that will expand to other parks around th...

On this week's show, we'll take a look back at the attractions that were up and running at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park on opening day October 1, 1971. My guest, Sam Polkinghorne, and I will look back at these attractions, their history, whether or not they're still around today, talk about their changes over the years, and even look at some classic Disney attractions that weren't...