Living with the Landspeeder

On Chapter 26 of Living with the Landspeeder, we welcome Mike Brennan to starwarsify Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular in Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World! Mike is the author of Make Fun a Habit: The Creative PLAYbook for Making Life and Work Fun Again. This episode was recorded a day after the birthday of what was once called MGM Studios, so we thought it was fitting to chose the only re...

In chapter 25 of Living with the Landspeeder, we join forces with iamGEEK to #starwarsify Test Track in EPCOT at the Walt Disney World Resort! We also discuss the latest Disney, Comicpalooza and other GEEK news! Thank you for listening and please be sure to check out our other podcast, iamGEEK if you haven't already! You can also find this another episodes on YouTube.

This week for Chapter 24 (and our 1 year anniversary), we starwarsify one of our favorite attractions at Walt Disney World -- Carousel of Progress in Tomorrowland. We also discuss some of the latest news from the Disney parks and a new trailer for Star Wars: Tales of the Empire anthology series. You'll hear about some of the new kyber crystals coming to the iamGEEK shop on Etsy and you'll want to...

In a previous episode, we starwarsified the attraction called Dinosaur. In this episode, we #starwarsify the rest of Dinoland USA at the Animal Kingdom park turning Triceratops Spin, the Boneyard, Primeval World and the Carnival games into an all new Star Wars themed land! Join us for an adventure with new rides featuring Ewoks, stormtroopers, and so much more! Thank you for watching. This episode...

In chapter 22, Drew Grgich of the Heroes of the Halcyon and Pop Culture Explorers Club podcasts joins us to #starwarsify attractions from the all of the International Disney resorts! We each pick one of the parks where we retheme an attraction into Star Wars! Join us as we visit Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris and of course Shanghai. This episode was a lot of fun to record and we hope you enjoy it too! Yo...

In chapter 21 of Living with the Landspeeder, we welcome Cary Gordon from the Metal Geeks podcast and Comicpalooza to starwarsify Journey into Imagination with Figment at EPCOT in Walt Disney World! Such an iconic attraction deserves only the best Star Wars themes that we can offer. From George Lucas to a Figment droid to Ben Solo and Jar Jar Binks, you'll hear some of the most imaginative ide...

In chapter 20 of Living with the Landspeeder, Bryan from the Spoonful of Podcast joins us to starwarsify Tom Sawyer Island at Walt Disney World park! We also talked about the Starcruiser and Battlefront II. There's so much potential with this attraction, so you don't want to miss this episode! You can find us out on YouTube to see a video version of this and all of our episodes. And don&#3...

Ron Stein from the Star Wars Jedi Chat podcast joins us for Chapter 19 to StarWarsify Expedition Everest in the Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World! Sure, we'll take a trip to Hoth but there are also some surprise locations that you might not have thought of for this ride. We also talked about Star Wars Celebration and the 1st Annual Halcy-con happening in October 2024! Thank you for listening...

In this episode, we welcome director, podcaster, and content creator Logan Sekulow to the Landspeeder as we #Starwarsify The Enchanted Tiki Room at Walt Disney World in Orlando! From Felucia to Degobah, find out how we turn this into an all new show you want to see again and again. Logan's latest film project is a movie called "Jingle Smells" that stars John Schneider from The Dukes...

In Chapter 17, we take the opportunity #starwarsify an attraction that makes you think of the Christmas and the holiday season any time you are at EPCOT. This ride may actually be set in summer or spring (if you want to get technical), but it definitely feels like winter! Frozen Ever After at EPCOT in Walt Disney World is loved by many families with small children because of the famous movie, but...

In this episode, we #starwarsify the Hall of Presidents at the Magic Kingdom park in Walt Disney World! It's Thanksgiving time and there's no better way to celebrate while you are in Orlando than by going to Liberty Tree Tavern. So, we thought it was fitting to StarWarsify it as well. Thank you for listening! Check us out on YouTube for all of our episodes--just search for Living with the...

In this episode, we take the scariest ride at Walt Disney World--It's a Small World--and StarWarsify it into 3 even more terrifying ideas! From Younglings to Droids to Ewoks, get ready to experience this attraction like never before! Thank you for listening and following us. You can also watch this and all of our episodes on YouTube! Please leave us a comment or a rating and you'll help ou...

This week we welcome Skelehost to the Landspeeder as we #Starwarsify the Tower of Terror at Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World! This iconic ride is pretty flawless as it is, but what if it was Star Wars themed? it's not just a trip to the Twilight Zone -- it's a journey into the Dark Side! Thanks for listening! Please give us a review wherever you listen as it will help us grow! This a...

In Chapter 13 we welcome Jenn Novotny from Upon A Star Travel and the Main Street Electrical podcast to #Starwarsify Dinosaur at the Animal Kingdom park in Walt Disney World! With the recent announcement of the attraction becoming Indiana Jones-themed, we thought this would be a great opportunity to make it into Star Wars. Jenn now holds the title "First Female Guest" of Living with the...

In Chapter 12 of Living with the Landspeeder, we visit the Animal Kingdom Park at Walt Disney work in Orlando to #starwarsify Kali River Rapids. This ride has never been very popular, so remaking this ride into a Star Wars attraction is a fun challenge. Not only do we retheme the attraction, we also reimagine Yak & Yeti as a new restaurant! From Life Day to Indiana Jones(?) to Kyber Crystals,...

Join us for Chapter 11 as we StarWarsify Storybook Circus in the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida! Terry Weaver from the podcasts Making Elephants Fly and WDW Today tells us about his conference called "The Thing" and gives us his take on adding Star Wars elements to this land. From Max Rebo to Lego to Jar Jar and Donald Maul, we had a great time StarWars...

In Chapter 10 of Living with the Landspeeder, we're joined by Disney Cast Member and legend, Mark Daniel! Hear about his history with the company and what makes going to and working for Disney so special. If you are a frequent visitor, there's a good chance you've seen him around! In this episode, we Starwarsify Toy Story Mania at the Hollywood Studios park in Walt Disney World Orlando...

In Chapter 9 of Living with the Landspeeder, the spooky season comes early this year as we welcome Skelehost to help us Starwarsify The Haunted Mansion! This beloved Walt Disney World attraction is one of our favorites but adding a Star Wars theme could make it even more epic! From Jabba's palace to Sith Manor these ideas will have you smiling like a grim grinning ghost! Never heard of Skeleho...

In Chapter 8, we StarWarsify a ride that makes a lot of people sick but also brings a lot of joy to many people who visit Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom! The Mad Tea Party teacups ride is a classic Disney attraction that we believe could easily be rethemed into a Star Wars-themed attraction. In this short episode, we're missing Derek since he's moving to a new house, but he'll b...

Join us for Chapter 7 of Living with the Landspeeder as we, Ryan, Catron and Derek, welcome Animator Chris Street from the iamGEEK podcast to #starwarsify the Beauty and the Beast stage show at Disney's Hollywood Studios. This is our first stage show and it does not disappoint! Listen to find out which "beasts" and "beauty's" of Star Wars we chose. What's a musical...

In Chapter 6 of Living with the Landspeeder, our friend Patrick Radecker joins us--Ryan, Derek and Catron--as we #Starwarsify the centerpiece of EPCOT, the big golf ball, Spaceship Earth! In this episode, we celebrate a Landspeeder first and describe new versions of this beloved ride that could easily be retrofitted into the current iteration. Dolores, everyone's favorite HR Rep from the Empire, m...

In Chapter 5 of Living with the Landspeeder, join us--Ryan, Derek and Catron--as we say "Good Journey" (or farewell) to the Galactic Starcruiser. While this experience was already StarWarsified, we felt this was a good opportunity to imagine ways that the Halcyon could live on at Walt Disney World. Ryan tells us more about his recent voyage and how he would alter the experience while kee...

On Chapter 4 of Living with the Landspeeder, we StarWarsified Kilimanjaro Safaris at the Animal Kingdom park at Walt Disney World with our special guest Martin Smith of the Heroes of the Halcyon podcast! Martin also cosplays as "Jorg Sacul" who is a holo film director in the Star Wars universe specifically during the time and events around the Galactic Starcruiser. One of the reasons for...

In Chapter 3 of Living with the Landspeeder, Ryan, Derek and Catron welcome the amazing voice actor James Arnold Taylor -- Obi-Wan himself -- to StarWarsify Pirates of the Caribbean at Walt Disney World! In our versions of the ride, you might visit Dagobah or the mines of Mandalore, or you may go on an adventure with characters from Rebels or the High Republic. James is known for his work with man...

This week Derek, Ryan and Catron welcome David Dollar from the Main Street Electrical Podcast to retheme TRON Lightcycle // Run into a Star Wars ride! Yes, it's new and yes it is awesome, but why not go ahead and make it into something even more awesome! Find out which era of Star Wars was a common theme and what menu items would compliment the new versions of the ride. We haven't decided...