DBC Pod

Episode 179 ...  for the week of October 23, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Top 5 Table Service Restaurant Value Picks - Which Table Service Restaurants at Walt Disney World do we think are most worth the cost? Starts @5:05 ... Traveling Without Your Partner - Phil is exploring doing separate vacations from his wife next summer, each with the two youngest kids. Would you...

Episode 178 ...  for the week of October 16, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Ten Characters that Define 100 Years of Disney Animation - Today is the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company and to celebrate we are selecting 10 characters that we each feel define the century of Disney animation Starts @7:49 ... Jason's Trip - Schedule Update - Jason informed the k...

Episode 177 ...  for the week of October 9, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... New Discount for WDW Includes a Ticket Discount Element - Disney announces a new Kids Play & Dine for 50% Off discount for next spring. Is this a sign of more ticket discounts to come? Who is this targeting and do we think this is smart of Disney? Starts @1:54 ... Jason's Trip - Ticket Op...

Episode 176 ...  for the week of October 2, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... RUMOR: Surprising Update to Magic Kingdom Evening Entertainment Coming - The administrator at WDWMagic hinted that some "surprising decisions" were coming related to evening entertainment at the Magic Kingdom - we speculate at what this could be Starts @1:48 ... How Much Free Time is Too...

Episode 175 ...  for the week of September 25, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... How Would You Spend $60bn on the Disney Parks? - Recently Bob Iger informed analysts and investors that they planned to double investment into the parks, using a figure of $60bn over the next 10 years - We discuss how this compares to the past 10 years of investment and how we would use that mo...

Episode 174 ...  for the week of September 18, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Phil's Trip Report - Part 2 - Phil covers his Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and EPCOT days, plus a Magical Moment on his departure day. - We also discuss ways he had a "vacation within a vacation" and if his touring style is changing going forward Starts @2:08 ... * Reminder...

Episode 173 ...  for the week of September 11, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Destination D23 2023 - Reaction! - This past weekend was the Destination D23 event and we go through all the major news to come out of the Parks and Experiences panel and give our thoughts on each and overall feelings coming out of the event Starts @1:57 ... Phil's Trip Report - Part 1 - P...

Episode 172 ...  for the week of September 4, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana, Preview Review - Phil is just back from Walt Disney World and had a chance to attend a preview of Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana at EPCOT. Phil talks about the attraction and provides his review. - Link to Phil's video walkthrough of the attraction:...

Episode 171 ...  for the week of August 28, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Last Minute Updates for Phil's Trip - Phil is days away from his trip to Walt Disney World - so he covers some recent adjustments made to his schedule and also shares what each member of his family is most looking forward to Starts @ ... Can One Have  True Vacation At Walt Disney World? - Jas...

Episode 170 ...  for the week of August 14, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Genie+ Value for Different Touring Styles - The decision to buy Genie+ or not is big one for people visiting Walt Disney World - and there isn't one answer. We leverage some great work done by Mammoth Club ( https://www.youtube.com/@Mammoth_Club/videos ) and try to examine how the value of ha...

Episode 169 ...  for the week of July 31, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Disney revealed that they will be installing the Hatbox Ghost in a different location at Walt Disney World than in Disneyland - a location which seems to break the "Leota Rule" (source: Disney Parks ) - but that is not an official rule so we discuss the i...

Episode 168 ...  for the week of July 31, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Inspired by Journey of Water (which itself is inspired by Moana) we discuss what other C-Ticket level rides we would like to see in Walt Disney World as well as the reported interactive elements in the attraction contains - Jason is planning another December trip -...

Episode 167 ...  for the week of July 24, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - A number of small WDW related items (higher crowds on Mondays, extra characters out, release of Halloween food, etc) - Universal announces new Dreamworks Land coming in 2024  (source: Scott Gustin ) - New theme park, American Heartland, announced for Oklahoma and i...

Episode 166 ...  for the week of July 17, 2023, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What is Everybody Talking About? - Disney 100th celebration at EPCOT “ramp up” from Sept 22 to Dec 31st (source: Disney Parks ) - Disney announces that Bob Iger will remain CEO until the end of 2026  (source: Blog Mickey ) - Sunshine Flyer and Mears merging (source: Blog Mickey ) Starts @1:20 ... To...

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 )...

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...

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...

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...

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 (...

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?...

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 .....

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...

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...

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...

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...