Disney Conversations A Disney Fan Podcast

Magical Matthew is joined by Special Guest Tour Guide Laurie Harding! Laurie is an experiences WDW traveler and has great insights into the upcoming 2024 vacation packages that will be available on May 31, 2023. Are you planning a trip to Walt Disney World in 2024? I would love to help you put some magic into your visit. Please contact me at magical_matthew@outlook.com for a free no-obligation quo...

Magical Matthew along with Tour Guides Mindy Muir and Janette Pellegrini talk about finding magic in Disney Movies, both classic and more recent. We also express our opinions on the 'live' action remakes coming out of the Disney stable these days Disney movies can be classified in a number of ways, depending on the criteria used. Here are a few examples: By genre: Disney movies cover a wid...

Hello Tourists! On this adventure of Disney Conversations, we take a look at the differences and similarities of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom as compared to Walt's original park Disneyland! For this discussion, Magical Matthew is joined by Tour Guides Janette Pellegrini and Mindy Muir! If you are planning a trip to one of these parks, and you have never been, we hope you find this inf...

It's time to CELEBRATE! We made it to Tour number 100! And, how do we do that? By doing what we do...talk! Have you ever had a few extra days in your schedule and decided to take a short trip to Walt Disney World? We had a listener who was contemplating this very thing. As a result, Tour Guides Mindy Muir and Diane Whiting join Magical Matthew to discuss our most likely ideas for our own short...

On Tour 99, Magical Matthew and Tour Guide Diane Whiting compare Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort with Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Resort. And, while there are many similarities, there are also some significant differences to consider. 1.    Theme: The Wilderness Lodge is inspired by the National Park lodges of the Pacific Northwest, while the Animal Kingdom Lodge is inspired by African...

On Tour 98, I am joined by Tour Guides Diane Whiting and Mindy Muir and together we compare the Port Orleans Resorts (Riverside and French Quarter) to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort.  We all have favorites and that comes through during the discussion.  Our goal is to give you as much information as possible to help you plan your next visit to the Walt Disney World area.  Disney's Port Orleans...

Hello Tourists! We are beginning to look at various resorts at Walt Disney World by comparing them to each other. We consider party sizes, personalities, even noise levels in our look at these places to stay for our vacations. On this week's show, we compare the Family Suites at Art of Animation to the Cabins at Fort Wilderness. And, while they both can fit larger families or parties up to 6 p...

Welcome back, Tourists! On this week's Disney Conversations we are joined by Tour Guide Mindy Muir who shares her thoughts on the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Celebrations. She also talks about what she has seen so far of the 100th Anniversary of the Walt Disney Company at Disneyland. She gives us a lot of information, as well as her opinions, on what she has seen along the way. We invit...

What do you think? Did the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Celebration measure up to the hype? Matthew, Diane, and Janette discuss this very topic on this week's edition of the Disney Conversations podcast. Everything from the nighttime offerings to desserts to merchandise is a part of the conversation. We each express our likes and dislikes of this 18 month event. Want to add your thoughts...

Planning a trip to Walt Disney World is a challenge for many.  Our hope here at Disney Conversations, is that we have been helpful in making it a little less of a challenge.  And that is where this week's show comes in to play. When it comes to packing for a vacation to Walt Disney World, there are some items that you may not consider when packing for other trips.  On this tour, Mag...

Diane and I spend time discussing the many options you have for getting to and around the Walt Disney World property.  Some of our ideas are good for both Orlando International and Sanford airports!  We talk about Mears Connect and Sunshine Flyer specifically, as well as Uber, Lyft, Car Rentals, and Taxis.  We also mention a few private car services if that is your preference. We th...

Partnered with Diane Whiting, we continue our discussion to help in planning your next Walt Disney World Vacation.  There is a lot to remember, and we hope by taking the time to put this series together we can make some of your decisions easier to make.  Feel free to contact us if you have questions, comments, or concerns.  We would be happy to assist in any way we can.  Write...

Tour 91 finds Diane and I talking about almost everything you can do with the My Disney Experience App.  I have also included a list below to help you as you plan your trip! My Disney Experience is a digital platform created by Disney that allows guests to plan and organize their Walt Disney World vacation. Here are some of the things you can use My Disney Experience for: Create a personal ac...

We have all been there!  The decision is made to make a visit to Walt Disney World.  If you have been more than a few times, you may be an old hat at this endeavor.  However, if it is your first trip, the task could be daunting! Along with Tour Guides Diane Whiting and Mindy Muir, we talk about the first steps that need to be made when planning a vacation to the Walt Disney World Re...

Have you gone to Walt Disney World, or anywhere else for that matter, and come back with several pictures that just didn't capture what you were aiming for at the time?  I know I have! On Tour 89 of Disney Conversations, we have a chat with Tour Guide Janette Pellegrini about how to get better pictures while in the parks.  Many of these tips could translate into other areas of life, as w...

Joining me this week is Tour Guide Mindy Muir!  We chat about the voices we hear in Disney Animated movies and around the Disney Parks.  There are some very well known personalities among the crowd of voices we hear. We hope you enjoy this discussion!  If you have someone you'd like to mention, jump over the the Disney Conversations Podcast Facebook page and join in the discussion!...

Tour Guide Diane Whiting takes us on another excursion to the EPCOT area resorts to check out some of the options available for grabbing a good meal or taking a bit of a break from the hustle and bustle of EPCOT.   We journey around the Crescent Lake area and pop in on some of the best known and some not so well known establishments in the area. We invite you to chime in on this and all discu...

I am flying solo on this one. I recap the flood of announcements put of Walt Disney World and off we r my not so subtle thoughts.

We return to our series on our favorite places to eat at Walt Disney World.  This tour takes us to EPCOT Center!   We wander around, virtually, to many of the places to dine or grab a quick bite and talk about our favorites.  We also chat some about the places we might avoid and why. Tour Guide Diane Whiting joins me this week for this amazing journey!  Make sure you grab a sna...

Tour 84 takes a look at some of the "Blue Sky" ideas shown to us at the D23 Expo this past September.  We talk about the ideas that came out of Imagineering, and add a few of our own as well.   I am joined this week by my co-host, Diane Whiting, and our special guest tour guide Janette Pellegrini. Together we have a lively conversation with a rabbit trail or 2 thrown in along the way for...

MERRY CHRISTMAS and Thank you for joining us for Tour 83! This week I am joined by past guests Laurie Harding from Tour 77, and from Tour 46 Demi better known as Magical Hijinx on YouTube. We had a great discussion involving more wishes for Disney this year.  The conversation was delightful and fun.  I hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording! You can follow Magical Hijinx...

Diane and Matthew look at the things on their Disney Christmas Wish List for this year.  With the return of Bob Iger it is easy to want to make that list even larger.  And we do get into some of that, but mostly we talk about OUR Disney List!  The things we would like to be able to accomplish or see changed as our Christmas gift from the Disney Company. If you have something you'd l...

Last week we took a tour of Disney's Hollywood Studios to help you plan where and when to stop to get something to eat if you didn't want to leave the park.  On this week's tour we are looking at the Studio Adjacent resorts, assessible by way of the Skyliner to help those of you who may want to get our of the park for an extended break, or are looking for a reason to check out some of these r...

Hello Tourists!! Tour 80 continues our journey around the Walt Disney World parks and nearby resorts with a trip around Disney's Hollywood Studios.  This park has some really good options to suit just about everyone's need.  Diane gives us a lot of excellent information to help us plan for our day in this park. We would like to ask you to send you prayers and well wishes to Mindy.  ...

Tour Guide Diane Whiting joins us this week for a journey into the foods of Disney's Animal Kingdom Park and Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. From quick service to signature dining, and everything in between, Diane shares a lot of great information to help you plan for your next visit!   Thanks for listening....TTFN