Make it Magical: A Disney-centric Podcast

This week Clayton complains about Tomorrowland a lot…what brought him to do this? We are talking about an extinct attraction in Disneyland while it still remains in WDW. We can be talking about none other than the PeopleMover. We dive into everything around the conception, creation, and implementation of this classic into Disneyland. How can such a simple attraction elicit such a response? You’ll...

Today is a special one, we are talking a Disneyland trip report with a very special guest, my Mom and Clayton's Mother-in-law, Lori. This was a very important trip for her being able to go to the park for the first time in several years. We talk about her experience as well as the use of Disney's Disability Access Service (DAS). Disclaimer: In this episode, we will be discussing some ser...

Get ready for some hot takes as we tackle some of our unpopular Disney opinions. But we aren’t doing this alone, Johnny J from The DMSW Podcast joins in to slam down his hot take button!!  We hope you forgive us if we take down one of your Disney favorites…just remember that this is all in good fun. It was such a pleasure to have Johnny J part of our show! If you're looking for more fun Disne...

With Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary celebration shortly coming to an end, we thought it would be an interesting discussion to compare it against Disneyland’s own 50th celebration. Walt Disney World’s celebration has been criticized by some but how does it stack up against Disneyland’s that was celebrated close to 20 years ago? Listen in to find out! Support the show on Patreon: https://...

It’s the end of January so of course that means it’s not too late to look ahead for 2023 to see what is coming in the world of Disney. We've got you covered with what to look ahead to as well as what we are most excited for this year both in content and the parks! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Makeitmagicalpod Email any comments/questions/Disney-related stories to makei...

We hope you liked the Pixar series, but now we go back to some Main Street secrets! This is part 2 of our Main Street secrets and today’s episode focuses more on the Magic Kingdom than Disneyland. But while we were doing more research we found some that are applicable for both parks so we hope you enjoy another deep dive into secrets of Main Street. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon...

The thunderdome, Highlander, March Madness…they all pale in comparison to what we do today. Today there can be only one…best Pixar short! Is it a Cinderella story in the making for one, or will the top seeds make it all the way to the end? This one is a lot of fun, so listen in and let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Makeitmagicalpod Email any comments...

Ok this is turning into a bit of a series. Today we are taking you to class on Pixar shorts. After setting the base knowledge needed to understand the history of the Pixar company, this week we give a run down on all of the 20 Pixar shorts we will be throwing down next week. This one is a lot of fun as we dive into facts about each short, which sets the stage perfectly for next week's ultimat...

This one has been a long time coming for us. This is something we have wanted to do since very early on in the podcast. Today, we are talking about Pixar, more specifically the history of Pixar and how it came to be. This is to set us up for next week where we are doing a Pixar short throwdown, but to appreciate the first few shorts we need to tell this story to understand what roll they had in th...

Today we are breaking down and pitting Encanto and Coco against each other to see who comes out on top as the best movie. This one was brought to us by you, the listeners, as you chose our movies as well as our categories! Recording this was tons of fun as we found out that these two movies have a lot in common with each other and it wasn't as clear cut a victor as you might think, but no spo...

This episode is a merry one! We are joined by Jyll this week talking her recent trip to Walt Disney World for an adults only holiday visit. She goes over her experience at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party as well as strolling through Epcot’s Festival of the Holidays. You won’t want to miss this one as she gives excellent advice on what is a hit and what you might want to skip in a holiday visit...

Clayton has a bit of a confession to make, even as a Disney podcaster he hasn’t seen close to half of the Disney animated movies 😱. This new series is going to be geared towards us correcting that so he can keep his Disney podcaster badge. We figured what better place to start than Treasure Planet, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary. Join us as Clayton watches it and digs deep into the no...

Today we talk all things Main Street and all the secrets that go into making it the gateway into your park day. We feel that after you listen to this episode you are going to have so much more appreciation for all the unsaid features that go into opening your Disney day. Get ready cause this episode is packed with tons of secrets, stories, facts, and Main Street history! Support the show on Patreo...

It’s finally here…the Haunted Mansion Holiday deep dive that was promised long ago has made its way to your podcast app. With Thanksgiving over, we break into Christmas and what better way to start than covering when two holidays collide at Disneyland park. We hope you enjoy this ride breakdown as we, your ghost hosts lead you through the not so jolly but quite holly halls of the Haunted Mansion w...

Big episode for us! Make it Magical is going international for this one! We had the pleasure of being joined by a UK listener and friend of the show. Ant discusses everything from Disneyland Paris, his recent Disney trip, and breaks down everything you need to know about utilizing Genie+ in Walt Disney World. This episode is packed full of helpful tips, tricks, and strategies for making the most o...

In case you haven’t heard, Iger has returned as CEO of Disney, and fan not favorite Chapek is out. We sit down to discuss our immediate reaction and where we hope the company goes from here in this emergency bonus episode. ENJOY! Email any comments/questions/Disney-related stories to makeitmagicalpod@gmail.com !  Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Makeitmagicalpod Instagram: @mak...

Kris Kringle…Pere Noel…Babbo Natale…he goes by many names but he is Santa Clause. In preparation for Tim Allen’s return in the red suit, we break down the Santa Clause and go behind the scenes for all the things that makes this the beloved holiday classic. We hope you grab yourself a cup of hot chocolate, shaken not stirred of course, and join us for some holiday hijinx. Email any comments/questio...

First we start off on a high note with some VERY exciting updates for us and the podcast, but then we shift gears towards some not so fun Disney news. This week in how Disney has upset its fanbase…with recent news of Genie+ price hikes and that animated movies aren’t for adults, we strap in for another round of hot takes. Brace yourself because we get brutally honest in this one! Email any comment...

We’ve gone behind the scenes, now it’s time to pick the best of Nightmare Before Christmas and ask some questions that are probably unanswerable. What happens in the other holiday lands? How traumatized is the Easter Bunny? All of this and more in this week's finale of our Nightmare series! Email any comments/questions/Disney-related stories to makeitmagicalpod@gmail.com !  Support the show o...

What’s this, what’s this?!? It’s another Nightmare Before Christmas Episode! Last week we started our celebration into this classic, and today we continue to hail to the Pumpkin King! We further go behind the scenes into what it takes to make the characters come alive on the screen, the release, the times we almost got a sequel and fun Easter eggs. While this may leave an empty place in your bones...

This is Halloween, this is Halloween, time to celebrate a classic tale of when two holidays collide. We kick off our finish to our spooky season celebration by honoring the cult classic, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Originally this was going to be one episode, but you can’t appreciate a classic and stop motion technical achievement in just one episode. In today’s episode, we discus...

This week is all about spooks, but more specifically spooks that find their way into the Disney parks!! First, we discuss everything there is to know about Halloween happenings at the Disneyland Resort. For the second part of this episode, we are pleased to welcome another friend of the pod, Karrie, to discuss the Halloween parties in the Magic Kingdom! Are you a fan of Halloween in the parks? Wha...

We're taking a small break in spooky season content to uncover our Genie+ experience. When we discussed Genie+ in Episode 20, we said we would test it out on our upcoming Disneyland trip. So listen in as we discuss the positives and negatives of it and try to offer some park day tips to get the most out of it whether you use the service or not. Email any comments/questions/Disney-related stor...

It’s time for another bonus Minnie-sode where you are the main attraction!! For today’s episode we have 4 stories  split amongst 3 stars. All of these stories were so much fun and honestly made us a little jealous but left us feeling nostalgic. We’ve got parade parties, sword in the stone wonders, and behind the scenes action in today's episode. Email any comments/questions/Disney-related sto...

It’s another glorious Wednesday morning…makes me sick! It’s Em and Ice (AKA Clayton) today going amuck amuck amuck, discussing a cult favorite Halloween movie. Let us put a spell on you as we go digging deep into the behind the scenes trivia and facts that are surely going to want you to light the black flame candle. Just remember in the end, it's all just a bunch of Hocus Pocus! Email any co...