Disney World And Beyond

Hot dog! Our special guest James from Hot Dogs At Disney is here to tell us all about life as Disney World’s premier wiener artiste, and help us pick some of the best quick serve restaurants around the parks. Plus Disneyland after Dark, a Home Alone bar in Nashville, and more strange Christmas cheer from around the world. Toast your bun and shake up the mustard, It’s time to hit the trail with the...

Happy Who-lidays! This week we’re taking a look at the holiday season as celebrated at that other park down the road, Universal Orlando Resort! But first travel news, including trams are back at Magic Kingdom, how to live like Kevin McCallister for a day,updates to COVID testing protocols for international travel, paying $20,000 to get lost, a new German theme park coming to Orlando, and more trav...

The gang is finishing up November with Dan’s Disney World trip report for late November, plus wacky travel tweets, and Heather and Jeff have rave reviews for the new Cirque show at Disney Springs, and a rundown of all the biggest announcements from Destination D23! Come for the French clowns, stay for the Festival of Fantasy and Main Street Electrical Parades, Guardians of the Galaxy invade EPCOT,...

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This week, we’re talking about gratitude. From Disney World, theme parks, and travel, to our family, friends, and our amazing listeners, we have plenty to be thankful for. Grab the wishbone and pass the mashed potatoes, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society! As November winds down and we get closer to our Thanksgiving break, we thought it...

When you gotta go, you gotta go. And we gotta go talk with our special guest Gabi from WDW Bathrooms about our favorite spots to visit when it’s time to go when we’re at Walt Disney World! Plus travel news, including virtual Star Wars, Disney heads to the Arctic circle, and Wonder Woman’s crazy new coaster. Please spare a square, but don’t squeeze the Charmin,  it’s time to hit the trail with the...

Do you see that ? The gang is exploring some of the best places to sit back and take in the magic of Walt Disney World! But first, travel news, including the Main Street Electrical Parade is back..again, sleeping in sewer pipes in Germany, and cruising around the world-all the way around! Plus the speediest themed hotel in all of Germany, and the TSA is taking tips from Disney World’s Lightning La...

It’s time to get spooky! Enjoy a collection of our best Halloween segments from the past two years, including haunted destinations, problematic ghosts, and our favorite Haunted Mansion trivia. We’ve got a show that’s so funny, it’s scary Light your jack-o-lantern and watch out for hitch hiking ghosts,it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society! Halloween 2020 Spooktacular http...

Wokka wokka! We’re exploring early 1990s Disney World with the Muppets, and things are about to get weird! But first travel news, including more details on Genie+, Heather’s Disney Cruise Line trip report, and Universal Orlando’s holiday festivities! Raise the curtains and light the lights, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society! Watch The Muppets At Walt Disney World: ht...

Happy Birthday! We’re celebrating Disney World’s big 50th anniversary with a look at all the hits and misses from the big day. But first travel news, including Star Wars hotel booking opens soon, fancy new magic bands, and the bizarre history of Disney’s Pleasure Island. Plus fancy new Magic Bands, taking a slow balloon trip to space, Mardi Gras is returning to Universal Studios and character meet...

Shiplap! We’re looking for a great open floor plan as we play a game of House Hunters:Walt Disney World. But first, travel news, including Donkey Kong is headed to Universal Studios Japan, Disney World anniversary food, and Minnie Mouse has a midlife crisis. Check if that wall is load bearing and start planning the man cave, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!   By th...

You can fly! Off to Fantasyland with us, as we close up our Magic Kingdom tour with a look at the most magical land of them all. But first travel news, including line changes at Rise of the Resistance, smuggling fried chicken in New Zealand, and the trippiest attraction ever at Disney World! Plus Sandals Resorts unveils COVID specific travel insurance, and Walt Disney World’s All-Star Sports resor...

Hope you’ve got room for seconds, because we’re talking food again! These week we have a theme park news roundup, featuring outer space delicacies, retro steaks, and sweets that go boom! Plus Christmas at Disney World, Disneyland, and Universal Orlando Resort, Disney World’s most questionable in-park characters, and the D23 convention is back (next year)! Put on your bib and order an appetizer, it...

Soup’s up! We’re assembling our Disney dream dinner, draft style! But first, travel news, including a Hudson river jacuz-cruise, volcano surfing, and the rebirth of Casa Bonita courtesy of the creators of South Park. Look over the menu and don’t fill up on bread, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!   Hudson River hot tub cruise https://bit.ly/HotTubCruise   And now fo...

Ka-Chow! Are you ready to go fast, right to the front of the lightning lane and ride all your favorite rides? We’re here to tell you everything we know about the new Genie+ fastpass replacement. But first travel news, including new annual passes at Disney World, Gwyneth Paltrow is back with Goop at Sea, and why you should give Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy a chance. Plus robot pizza vending machines in...

Hi-yo silver away- to the exciting world of Frontierland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom! But first, travel news, including how the good guys won at Ohana, buffets are back but the NBA Experience isn’t, and EPCOT’s Space 220 restaurant  is definitely opening finally for real! Saddle up and load up ol’ betsy for bear, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!   That’s r...

Happy birthday-to us! We’re celebrating with some of the biggest stories of the past few weeks from the world of travel and theme parks. From cruising and Cabo to Disneyland’s new Magic Key and Disney World’s Star Wars hotel we’re covering it all! And don’t forget the Nickelodeon Resort on the Riviera Maya, all kinds of improvements around Walt Disney World are taking shape for the 50th Anniversar...

Can you smell what the Gold Key Adventurers are cooking? This week the gang is boarding a steamer to head deep into the wild rivers of the world for a very special Jungle Cruise spectacular. Learn about extravagant florist bills, live animals in the early days of the attraction, and how the Walt Disney World version of the Jungle Cruise compares to versions from Disneylands in Anaheim, Hong Kong,...

Game on! We’re celebrating the Olympics by shoehorning our favorite characters from Disney and Universal theme parks into a vaguely athletic themed game! But first, travel news, including a sneak peak at EPCOT’s Harmonious night time spectacular, and Iceland offers an incentive to get off the couch and out into nature. Plus more news from Disney Cruise, big changes for Walt Disney Imagineering, an...

And we’re back! Back on that theme park news grind that is, with a live report from Walt Disney World’s fabulously reopened Polynesian Village Resort! But first travel news, including confusion at the Canadian border, escaping a hotel for fun, and paying our respects at Ben and Jerry’s flavor graveyard. Did we mention a cheesy romp through this year's XL edition of the EPCOT International food and...

We’re coming to you live from Vermont for a very special episode! Join Dan, his three junior adventurers and our hosts and adventurer guides as we recap the first leg of our New England expedition. As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurer...

Huzzah! We’re celebrating Independence Day with a stroll around Liberty Square! But first, some new, including cruising, fireworks return to the Disney parks, and less than incredible new rooms at the Contemporary hotel. Grab your fife and your tri cornered hat, it’s time to hit the trial with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!   "From this Gateway stirs a new nation waiting to be born. Thirteen se...

Kungaloosh! This week our Walt Disney World 50th anniversary tour stops in the dark and mysterious Adventureland. But first, travel news, including Shanghai Disneyland’s cuddly 5th anniversary, Luca inspires us to visit Italy, and searching for the Swiss Family Robinson’s original tree house. Watch out for the back side of water and prepare to make sail, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Ke...

As life at Walt Disney World gets closer and closer to the way it was in the before times, the dark corners of the Disney Internet have been buzzing with speculation about FastPass Plus-will it come back? If so, when? And what’s it going to look like? We’re going to give you all the information you never knew you needed about Fastpasses!   Links: Walt Disney World and Disneyland say YOLO, return t...

Nice to meet you! Please allow us to re-introduce ourselves, and our show, to all the newer listeners out there. But first, travel news, including the return of Food and Wine to EPCOT, United Airlines goes BOOM for Supersonic flight, and things are getting spooky at SeaWorld Orlando. Put on your name tag and get ready for the ice breakers, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers S...

Hey, down in front! This week we’re talking about the closely related worlds of theme parks and the movies! But first travel news, including Disney Cruise Line prepares for a test cruise, Universal Orlando welcomes your Dreamworks animation favorites, and Zach is proud to share the story of Walt Disney Imagineering’s Bob Gurr. Refill your popcorn bucket and pass the soda, it’s time to hit the trai...