Phil Schoen & Jason Dodge

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This is the DBC (Disney Boards Community) Podcast where we scour the Disney internet communities to find out what you are talking about and instead of hitting the reply button we talk about it here ... Featuring two Disney Fans, Jason Dodge (@jdodge80) and Phil Schoen (@TheMaxReboIV), with episodes published weekly, we hope to provide some insights and humor to your Disney lives...Please join the discussion on our Discourse Server: https://discord.com/invite/cJ8Vxf4BmQ ... Social Media Links:https://linktr.ee/thedbcpod ... Note: This podcast is not affiliated with any message boards, blogs, ne...

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Phil Schoen & Jason Dodge

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Potential Genie+ changes, Food & Wine Updates, and the debut of Mouse Mastermind! 11.07.2023 1:16:20

Episode 165 ... for the week of July 10, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Haunted Mansion to close for routing maintenance Aug 7-9 (source: WDW Magic ) - CM Previews for Journey of Water to start July 25th (source: Blog Mickey ) - EPCOT Food & Wine Festival details announced - including inclusion of the Muppets (source: Blog Mickey )...

How Disney Could Get More People to Book a Trip, Tiana's New Outfit, and Cool Souvenirs We Don't Buy 04.07.2023 1:00:18

Episode 164 ... for the week of July 3, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Bounceback offers return to Walt Disney World (source: Blog Mickey ) - Water Tower installed at Tiana's Bayou Adventure and new costume revealed for Tiana (source: Blog Mickey ) - New lighting features installed in the center of EPCOT and work continues on new...

Phil's Trip Update and the Impact of the Genie+ Changes 27.06.2023 1:09:43

Episode 163 ... for the week of June 26, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Royal Caribbean announces their next new ship will do competing sailings with the Disney Wish (source: Cruise Hive ) - Joe Rohde comments on what combination of events it will take for the Yeti to get fixed - Disney updating Genie+ to have park specific pricing (so...

Where to add the Muppets to each Disney Park, Holiday Parties (plural!), and Over/Underrated Add-ons 20.06.2023 1:06:27

Episode 162 ... for the week of June 19, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Walt Disney World holiday information announced as part of Halfway to the Holidays event including new after hours event at Hollywood Studios (source: Disney Parks Blog ) - Elemental has Pixar’s 2nd worst opening ever - Rumor: Disney casting for Bruno from Encanto...

How to Fix the Be Our Guest Restaurant 13.06.2023 55:01

Episode 161 ... for the week of June 12, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Halfway to the Holidays news tease plus results of our Twitter Poll (source: TheDBCPod ) - "Once Upon a Studio" to be the short in front of Wish (source: Scott Gustin ) - Indiana Jones Den of Destiny at Disney's Hollywood Studios pop up store opens (...

Disney Dining Plan Discussion and is the Tiana's Bayou Adventure PR Misguided? 06.06.2023 1:03:53

Episode 160 ... for the week of June 5, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Disney Dining Plan details are out - how did we do with our predictions? - Cosmic Rewind uses standby queue during EPCOT After Hours (source: Park Twister ) - Genie+ Adjustment predictions Starts @1:17 ... Topic: Is Current Tiana's Bayou Adventure PR Misguided?...

Disney Dining Plan Predictions and Why is Walt Disney World Apparently Very Empty? 31.05.2023 1:07:46

Episode 159 ... for the week of May 29, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Rock-N-Rollercoaster soft reopens - no major changes beyond repainting (source: Blog Mickey ) - Galactic Starcruiser remaining dates sell out - 50th Decorations fully gone from Cinderella Castle (source: Blog Mickey ) - Disney Dining Plan predictions Starts @0:57 .....

Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser closing and we review Peter Pan and Wendy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, plus more! 22.05.2023 1:08:19

Episode 158 ... for the week of May 22, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - The Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser to close this September (source: Disney ) - Disney cancels Lake Nona project (source: ABC News ) - Content to be removed from Disney+ (source: Vulture ) Starts @1:44 ... Topic: Movie Reviews - Peter Pan and Wendy is the latest Li...

Dining Plans are back, Genie+ changing, park reservations are going away - big news week! 09.05.2023 59:20

Episode 157 ... for the week of May 8, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? Big news from Disney impacting 2024 planning - Removing theme park reservation requirements for date-based tickets - Introducing “good-to-go days” for Annual Passholders* and cast members - Bringing back our fan-favorite Disney dining plans - Continuing to provide exte...

Rank Disney Park Rumors, Solo Trip Thoughts, and Disney Mulligans 02.05.2023 1:06:09

Episode 156 ... for the week of May 1, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Disney sues DeSantis and the Oversight Committee sues Disney (source: Blog Mickey ) - Live Action Ariel Meet and Greet Coming (source: Blog Mickey ) - Pixar Place reopening with Meet & Greets at DHS (source: Blog Mickey ) Starts @2:01 ... OUR Takes: Live Action...

Mandalorian Season 3 Review and Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party Updates and Discussion 25.04.2023 56:10

Episode 155 ... for the week of April 24, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Halfway to Halloween and MNSSHP information released (source: Blog Mickey ) and we debate if Phil should attend during his trip in August or not - Disneyland's Fantasmic dragon goes up in flames (source: Scott Gustin ) - Fort Wilderness Cabins to be updated a...

How to Spend $17bn Adding to Walt Disney World 19.04.2023 1:09:38

Episode 154 ... for the week of April 17, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Breakfast to return to Garden Grill (source: Disney Parks ) - Rare characters out at Animal Kingdom for Earth Week (source: Blog Mickey ) - 100th Anniversary Costumes and other elements debut at WDW (source: Blog Mickey ) - Disney releases new concept art and more...

TL Madden's Trip Report, Star Wars Celebration Announcements, and more! 11.04.2023 1:32:30

Episode 153 ... for the week of April 11, 2023. TL Madden joins us to share his trip report but first, this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Walt Disney World Annual Passes will resume new sales on April 20th (source: Scott Gustin ) - Journey of Water has water and informational signs added (source: Blog Mickey ) - Genie+ sets new high mark during Eas...

Three Year Anniversary Show! Plus Instant Reaction to Watching Happily Ever After Return! 04.04.2023 1:01:07

Episode 152 ... for the week of April 4, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Instant Reaction to Happily Ever After's Return - Happily Ever After returned tonight and right before recording Phil and Jason watched a stream of the show and then discuss their feelings and reactions to it being back Starts @1:16 ... What is Everybody Talking About? - The 50th Anniversary at...

Remembering Rolly Crump, Designing a Villains Land character meal, and Mary Poppins Attraction Artwork leaked 27.03.2023 58:29

Episode 151 ... for the week of March 20, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Disney and the Cast Member Unions reach an agreement on a new contract (source: Scott Gustin ) - Akershus to restart breakfast and lunch and Rodeo Roundup BBQ opens (source: Disney Food Blog ) - Artwork for cancelled Mary Poppins attraction leaked (source: DSNY ) S...

Phil Books Another Trip! Plus Summer Resort Discounts, New WDW Character M&Gs, and OUR Takes on Attraction Queues 19.03.2023 58:13

Episode 150 ... for the week of March 20, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Soft opening announced for Tron and 7DMT to keep ILL status even after Tron opening (source: Scott Gustin ) - New WDW character meet arrival timing announced (source: Scott Gustin ) - EPCOT to host the Disney100 activities at WDW (source: Disney Parks Blog ) Starts...

Making Disney more "accessible" to families, Spontaneous Park Entertainment, and Firework show character must haves 13.03.2023 54:59

Episode 149 ... for the week of March 13, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Disney showcases next-gen technology at South by Southwest Conference (Source: Blog Mickey ) - Cosmic Rewind to keep using Virtual Queue even after Tron opens (Source: Scott Gustin ) - Disney Parks Achievements/Challenges (sources: WDWNT and NPR ) Starts @1:06 ......

Overrated Park Touring Strategies, WDW Rumors, and The Mandalorian and Grogu come to Florida! 07.03.2023 1:02:32

Episode 148 ... for the week of March 6, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Rumors: New ending song for EPCOT Forever? (Source: WDW Magic ), RnRC updated to Queen (Source: DSNY Newscast ), new evening entertainment coming to Animal Kingdom (Source: Jim Hill) - Mando and Grogu arrive at DHS unannounced (Source: Blog Mickey ) - Starcruiser sh...

Royal Caribbean vs Disney Cruise Line, Top 3: Non-Disney Vacations, and Impact of a Villains Land having a castle 27.02.2023 1:10:00

Episode 147 ... for the week of February 27, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Potential track replacement for Rock N Rollercoaster (source: Blog Mickey ) - Rogers the Musical coming to Disneyland (source: Blog Mickey ) - Influencers promote using tall shoes to reach height requirements for their son ... then apologize poorly (source: The...

ZACH REVIEWS TRON! Walt Disney Holograms! and the Top 3 Places to Sit and Have a Snack at WDW! 20.02.2023 1:09:15

Hey everyone, welcome to this week’s pod - This is the show for the week of February 20th, 2023 here’s what is going on in Our Disney World …. Walt Disney Hologram at the Disney 100 Exhibition Tron Screenings still on going AP/DVC getting in. Zach review Enchanted Tales with Belle now open Genie+ Sold out today 2/19 OUR Takes: Top 10 Disney Songs according to Billboard.com Topic: How would you pl...

$DIS Q1 Financials, Sequels are Coming, Super Bowl Commercial, and Must Do Non-Headliner Attractions 14.02.2023 54:55

Episode 145 ... for the week of February 13, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Disney announces their quarterly earnings along with a restructure and sequels to popular movies coming (source: Scott Gustin ) - Disney's Super Bowl commercial is here ... and the internet reacts (source: Blog Mickey ) Starts @1:11 ... OUR Takes: Disney/PI...

Disney Confessions, Construction at WDW seems to be ramping up, and proposed changes to the Reedy Creek Improvement District 07.02.2023 1:07:31

Episode 144 ... for the week of February 6, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Reedy Creek Improvement District Bill with proposed changes filed (sources: Ashley Carter and Scott Gustin ) - New Meet and Greets at DHS (source: Blog Mickey ) - Construction seems to ramp up at WDW (sources: WDW Magic and Blog Mickey ) - Rumored changes to Peco...

We Design our Perfect Disney Nighttime Spectacular, Top 3 Ways to Manage Crowds, and Disney's 100th Kicks Off! 31.01.2023 1:02:31

Episode 143 ... for the week of January 30, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Disney’s 100th kicks off - Jan 27th - including the debut of two new nighttime shows: Wonderous Journeys and World of Color: One - Roundup Rodeo BBQ menu released ... is this a must get ADR for next trip? (source: Scott Gustin ) - Tron News: Locker system to be u...

Matt Peto joins us to talk Top 10 things we are looking forward to in 2023 plus OUR Takes on Character Meet & Greets 24.01.2023 1:11:09

Episode 142 ... for the week of January 23, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Tiana’s Palace coming to Disneyland later this year (source: Blog Mickey ) - Galactic Starcruiser news - cancelled sailings (source: WDWNT ) and resort discounts (source: WDW Prep School ) - EPCOT updates: Journey of Water opening Fall '23, PLAY! Pavilion re...

HEA is back, barges are gone, Tron opening date, discounts galore, and tons of dining discussion! 11.01.2023 1:11:51

Episode 141 ... for the week of January 9, 2023 and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Disney first teases then announces opening date for Tron at Magic Kingdom (source: Walt Disney World ) - Happily Ever After to return to MK and EPCOT Forever to return to EPCOT on April 3rd (source: Disney Parks ) and confirmed that the barges are being removed (s...