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Hello, friends! Today, we’re diving into episode 13 of the Suite Life of Zack and Cody. In this episode, we discover that London’s father’s reckless investment in diamond mines has left him bankrupt, resulting in London’s financial ruin and the end of her lavish lifestyle. With no money and nowhere to turn, London finds herself staying with Maddie. During this time, she experiences firsthand the c...

Hello, friends! Welcome to Friends of Disney, where we’re a group of Disney enthusiasts who love to discuss all things Disney. Today, we’re excited to delve into the critically acclaimed animated film, Sleeping Beauty, which was released in 1959. The movie follows the story of Princess Aurora, the daughter of King Stephan and Queen Leah. On her birth, they’re unexpectedly visited by the malevolent...

Hello, friends! Welcome to Friends of Disney, where we’re Friends who talk about Disney. Today, we’re taking a trip down memory lane to talk about the classic animated film, “That Darn Cat.” Released in 1965 by Walt Disney Pictures, “That Darn Cat” stars a talented cast including Dean Jones, Hayley Mills, Dorothy Provine, and Ed Wynn. The movie was directed by the renowned Robert Stevenson, who ha...

Hello, friends! Welcome to Friends of Disney, where we’re a group of Disney enthusiasts who love to discuss all things Disney. Today, we’re excited to revisit the Suite Life of Zack and Cody series and talk about episode 12, titled “It’s a Mad, Mad Hotel.” In this episode, Zack and Cody embark on a thrilling adventure to find the treasure of “Hot Peppers Delio,” a treasure that was supposedly hidd...

Hello, friends! Welcome to Friends of Disney, where we’re a group of Disney enthusiasts who love to discuss all things Disney. Today, we’re diving into another live-action vs. animation episode, comparing the 2010 live-action adaptation of Alice in Wonderland with the classic 1951 animated version. Alice in Wonderland, a novel written by Lewis Carroll, is a true masterpiece of “nonsense fiction.”...

Hello friends and welcome to friends of Disney where we are friends who talk about Disney. Today’s episode we are talking about the Disney channel original movie Starstruck. Starstruck, a Disney Channel original movie released in 2010, follows Jessica Olson (Danielle Campbell), a Michigan resident visiting Los Angeles to see her grandmother with her sister Sara. However, her trip takes an unexpect...

Hello friends and welcome to friends of Disney where we are friends who talk about Disney. We are continuing with the suite life of Zack and Cody this week with episode 11 “catch a thief”. Episode 11 of Zack and Cody was released June 18, 2005 and is a fairly simple episode. There is a jewel thief in the Tipton and the Boston authorities believe that one of the staff is the culprit and their prime...

Welcome to friends of Disney where we are friends who talk about Disney! Today’s episode is about the 1977 vintage Disney classic “Candleshoe”.  Candle shoe was released in December of 1977 and is about an orphan in LA named Casey who gets picked up by an English con artist to trick and steal the infamous treasure of pirate captain Joshua st. Edmund which was hidden at the candle shoe estate in En...

Hello Friends of Disney today’s episode is about Zack and Cody episode 9 titled “Band in Boston”. Hold onto your hats because this episode is about a battle of the bands competition being held at the Tipton and as expected the twins, Maddie and London are all participating. Things go awry for Zack and cody when they have a fight in their band that lead to them almost losing the competition and we...

Hello Friends of Disney welcome back! today we are onto the episode 10 of the suite life of zack and cody. This episode is among the most famous Zack and Cody episodes as it is where millennials and Gen-z learn about the PRNDL and is a common joke amongst those generations. Cody gets to go to math camp for the summer which in turn leaves zack feeling pretty lonely and misses Cody (not that he woul...

Happy New Year, Friends of Disney! Today, we kick off the new year with Disney Animation’s “Encanto.” “Encanto” follows the Madrigal family, spanning three generations. Most of its members possess unique magical gifts, but one member, Mirabel, lacks a gift. She discovers that her family’s magical abilities are at risk, and she embarks on an adventure to save their home and the miracle that brought...

Merry Christmas, friends of Disney! Today, we’re diving into the sequel to last week’s episode, Mickey’s TWICE upon a Christmas!! Released in 2004, Mickey’s Twice upon a Christmas is an anthology of five ales that follow Mickey and his friends as they learn valuable life lessons during the Christmas season. Notably, this movie holds a special place in the Disney animated universe as one of the fir...

Merry Christmas, friends of Disney! Today, we’re diving into the 1999 Disney classic, “Mickeys Once Upon a Christmas.” “Mickeys Once Upon a Christmas” is an animated anthology featuring three heartwarming stories. The first tale follows Huey, Dewey, and Louis as they embark on an infinite Christmas, where they discover the true meaning of cherishing the holiday with their family. The second story...

Hello, friends of Disney! Join us today as we delve into the much-anticipated sequel, Moana 2! Moana 2 was released in theaters last week, and is set just 3 years after the original movie. Moana, our beloved protagonist, continues her quest to find the other islands her people sailed to. However, a new clue on a distant island leads her on a perilous journey to unite the people of the ocean. With...

Hello, friends! Welcome to a first-time episode of “Friends of NOT Disney!” Today, we’re excited to discuss our first non-Disney movie, “Wicked,” which was released in theaters this last weekend. “Wicked” is a screen adaptation of the popular Broadway musical that premiered 20 years ago. The musical follows the story of two young women, Elphaba and Galinda (also known as Glinda), who grow up in th...

Hello, fellow Disney enthusiasts! We’re thrilled to continue our journey through the first season of Zack and Cody, and we’re currently on episode 8, titled “A Prom Story.” In this episode, we delve into Zack’s secret crush on Maddie as she prepares for prom at her school. Amidst the excitement, a circus also arrives at the Tipton, adding an extra layer of chaos and hilarity to the mix. “A Prom St...

Welcome everyone to Friends of Disney!! To celebrate the wonderful transition period from halloween to Christmas what better movie to talk about than the Nightmare before Christmas Directed by Tim Burton!! Nightmare before Christmas was released in 1993 . This movie is about the Pumpkin king Jack Skellington as he struggles with an identity crisis about trying to be more than the same old pumpkin...

Hello Friends!! we have officially arrived at the Final episode on La Magia de Aruna AKA Arunas Magic. After 4 episodes previously we dive into the last 2 episodes of the series into 1 big finale to talk in full regarding the ending to this season of the series. We left off with Bruma, the CEO of Luminum taking all the magic from Aruna for herself and consequently have caused the penumbra to grow...

Happy Halloween Friends of Disney!! to finish out our spooky season series we are onto the last movie in the Disney Halloweentown franchise, Return to Halloweentown!! This movie is about a now graduated Marnie as she goes to college in Halloweentown but being on her own in college isn't everything she thought it was and her grandmas past is now coming back to haunt her as she is tasked to fulfill...

Hello friends to our 3rd episode in our Disney Halloweentown Series Halloweentown High!! Halloweentown High takes place after the events of the 2nd movie as the 3rd movie in the franchise and takes a little bit of a twist. rather than marnie going to halloweentown we got kids from halloweentown going to high school in the mortal world but some boomers are not happy and will do what they want to st...

Happy Spooky season Friends!! next up on our tour of Halloweentown we are onto Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge. Kalabar's revenge was released in 2001 and is the sequel to first movie in the Halloweentown franchise. It brings back all the original characters you know and love from the first movie and some new characters to enjoy! Taking place a year after her first trip to Halloweentown, Marnie...

Happy Halloween Friends of Disney!!! today we start a special Halloween series talking about the Disney Channel original movie series Halloweentown and what better place to start than the first movie in the series "Halloweentown" Halloweentown released on Disney channel in 1998 and follows Marnie Piper (Kimberly J Brown), her brother Dylan, sister Sophie, Mom (Judith Hoag) and Grandma Aggie (Debbi...

Hello Disney Friends! this week we are giving you the full scoop as to why we exist. Why are we called friends of Disney? what conversations lead to us creating this podcast? how did we become friends? why do we love Disney? all these questions get answered. It is just you and us with a camera. So come check out the backstory behind the making of this magical podcast. Subscribe and Check out our p...

Hello Friends! today on Friends of Disney we are onto episode 7 of the Suite life of Zack and Cody!! Episode 7 of Zack and Cody is titled "footlooser", a parody of the 1984 movie title footloose, and came was released April 22, 2005. The episode brought back Allison Stoner from the first episode as Max who partners with Zack to enter a teen dance competition. Cody feels a bunch of Jealousy towards...

Hello Friends!! today in our video Jonell and Shawn get into a deep conversation about Disney studios' The Chronicles of Narnia: The lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. "The lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" released into theater in December 9th, 2005 and is based upon the iconic book series "The Chronicles of Narnia" written by C.S Lewis who is both a British writer and Anglican Christian Theologia...