MiceCast

Greg says: I'd rather see the Carousel of Progress closed and have it live in my memories than see it destroyed by terrible script writers and have them ruin this nearly perfect attraction. Your hosts and a guest discuss the upcoming proposed changes to the Carousel of Progress at Walt Disney World. 59 Minutes.

Disney’s attempt at a patriotic “Soarin’ Across America” is being ruined by made-up drama. Online crybabies are trying to turn it into a “political controversy” that doesn’t exist. In this episode we expose the manufactured outrage and discuss the ride's shortcomings in a mature and measured manner. 41 Minutes.

Your hosts finally get around to the multiple listener-requested review of the film "Disneyland Handcrafted". Sometimes you have to be careful for what you ask. 45 Minutes.

Are Disneyland Pin Traders getting shut down? Are new rules killing the hobby? You won't believe what's happening to the once-thriving pin trading scene at Disneyland. The new rules are turning friendly pin swaps into a bureaucratic nightmare. One wonders what happened to bring out this change. Even though one host is very happy with this news, we do our best to have a thoughtful discussion. 50 Mi...

Disney has officially abandoned kids and families to chase the almighty dollar of Disney Adults. The obsessed, often drunk, and wildly loyal fans who drop thousands on trips with no children in tow. In this episode, we discuss how Disney is quietly redesigning parks, resorts, rides, and even their movies to cater to grown adults craving nostalgia, booze, and adult-only experiences, while families...

Is Disney quietly using live-action remakes to cheat the copyright system? What if every single Disney live-action remake isn’t about “reimagining classics", but a calculated, multi-billion-dollar strategy to keep Mickey, Simba, Elsa, and the entire empire under lock and key forever? In this explosive episode, we look into the theory that Disney’s remake machine (The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and...

Submissions were requested specifically for this episode, and we read all the emails we had received by the time we cracked open the mics. Thank you to all those that took the time to write in. We really appreciate it. 63 Minutes.

In the runup to Episode 300, your hosts thought it might be fun to look at some MiceCast past moments. BUT lacked complete motivation (and time) to go through our more recent works. Accordingly, we are just going to repackage and redeploy the last episode we made that had past moments in it. Please enjoy the trip down memory lane. 40 Minutes.

What if the company that sells dreams just fired the entire team responsible for making you believe in them? Hundreds of creatives, strategists, and campaign wizards let go by new CEO Josh Damaro. The same people behind your childhood nostalgia, billion-dollar blockbusters, and “Happiest Place on Earth” campaigns are being shown the door. Your hosts and guest Matt theEsquire give the subject some...

Some social media post somewhere asserted that Churros earn more money for Disney than their streaming service Disney+. Along with special guest, Matt "theEsquire", your hosts take a look at the available information to see if the assertion is true. 61 Minutes.

Tomorrowland is turning into Yesterland in front of our eyes and Disney has no plans to fix it. What if Tomorrowland didn’t just get a refresh, but a full-on glow-up that makes it 10x cooler than it was in 1967? In this wildly creative conversation, we’re spilling the most ambitious, jaw-dropping ways to completely revamp Tomorrowland at Disneyland. 68 Minutes.

Your hosts talk about the recently revealed list of Disney Legends for 2026. They run down the list applying different tests to see if they are deserving of the honor. There is also an easter egg of sorts when one host completely loses his cool on the others. See if you can guess which one before you listen. 57 Minutes.

Universal had the perfect plan. They would build a behind-the-scenes studio tour in Florida that would blow away tourists. Then Disney showed up and did it faster. Was it pure coincidence? Or did the Mouse straight-up swipe the concept and add it into their own empire? In this episode, we dive deep into the hidden history, leaked memos, insider stories, and the brutal rivalry between the two theme...

In this episode, your favorite hosts completely lose it over the epidemic of trashy online headlines. While somehow managing to use every single clickbait trick in the book to get you to listen. From rage bait articles that ruined their morning scroll, to the one weird trick journalists use to farm your dopamine, the guys go on an unhinged rant that accidentally proves exactly why clickbait works...

As a result of the recent swatting incident at Disneyland, your hosts discuss the idea of live streaming being forbidden inside Disney Parks. 58 Minutes.

Mike visits Disneyland and DCA on a random Tuesday in March. He was met with reduced capacity attractions, large crowds, and long wait times. This is his rundown on the events of the day. 48 Minutes.

You used to step into Downtown Disney and feel the magic hit you instantly. Now it's giving major outdoor mall energy with endless shopping, generic vibes, and construction walls everywhere. It seems like Disneyland stripped away the whimsy and is quietly turning its iconic entrance into a glorified shopping center where grabbing overpriced lululemon leggings or Cuban pastries from the new Porto's...

Lou from Beyond Main Street came on our show in our early days. He returns to give us an update on what he has been up to and joins in on our special brand of topic discussion. 63 Minutes.

Josh D'Amaro, the man about to become CEO, just said the quiet part out loud about one of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge's two attractions, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run. He straight-up said that "Guests like it, but they don’t love it." Disney is installing a massive overhaul to try to fix it and turn every seat into an epic adventure. Will it finally make guests scream "I LOVE THIS" instead of a p...

They are not just pretty facades or rides. They are psychological traps designed by Walt himself that Imagineers still use to manipulate crowds. After this episode, you'll never look at Sleeping Beauty's castle, or Spaceship Earth the same way again. You will also begin to question every "spontaneous" turn you've ever taken in a Disney park. 60 Minutes.

Dana Walden was the favorite... until she wasn't. Josh D'Amaro, the guy who made Mickey into a cash-grab robot, won the throne in a unanimous board vote. Is he the savior Disney needs? Will ticket prices skyrocket even more? Will the reservation system finally vanish? Or is this the start of the most magical (or disastrous) chapter yet? 75 Minutes.

Twenty years ago (Feb 9, 2006) the first episode of MiceCast was released. What has followed was an initial five-year run of 200 episodes, then various breaks and other projects. In this episode we talk about the beginnings, then revisit an episode from 2010 where we made some predictions, and check-in on where we guessed correctly. 75 Minutes.

Tune in and find out. What started out with the idea of comparing attendance at Universal Studios in Florida to Walt Disney World, so many tangents (the cursed MiceCast Unrelated Subject Bug™) came up. The Over/Under on how many times Mike tried to course-correct this episode stands at 4. 53 Minutes.

Kylo who? Disneyland is straight-up rewriting the timeline inside Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and unleashing Darth Vader on Batuu full-time. Imperial Stormtroopers marching the streets, Luke Skywalker sightings, Han Solo and Chewbacca chilling at the Millennium Falcon, and John Williams' epic scores blasting everywhere. Whether you're a die-hard Original Trilogy purist, Mandalorian stan, or just obse...

She sings. She sparkles. She still has two jaws and an inner mouth that could ruin your day. She’s basically Ursula but with better cheekbones and a crown made of recycled skulls. What if the galaxy’s ultimate killing machine traded acid blood for glitter and a castle penthouse? We unpack the forbidden question: Since Disney owns 20th Century Fox, does that make the Alien Queen a Disney Princess?...