Pal Around Podcast

Our D23 Ultimate Fan Event recap episode is here! We are joined by Mousetaligia Jeff and his wife Julia to share our experience with the latest version of the D23 event formerly known as the Expo. Listen to our highlights and overall thoughts on the event.

In this Pal Around, we welcome back our pal Mousetalgia Jeff and discuss our thoughts on the upcoming D23 Ultimate Fan Event as well as recap the latest Walt Disney Family Museum talk featuring Pixar's Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera who shared some information about Inside Out 2 (and 1).

Welcome back to a new Pal Around! This month we have a lot to catch up on between Walt Disney Family Museum news and happenings, D23 Expo excitement, Run Disney, and Disneyland Day at the San Francisco Giants game we've got a fun episode for you.

Welcome to June and summer! This month your pals Tina and Julia are going to give you the rundown of some summer Disney events we will be attending, some Disney activities we will be doing (aka Tina’s new obsession with Legos), and some summer Disney releases we will be watching.

Your pals Tina and Julia are back this month to talk about a whirlwind trip that was jam packed with Season of the Force goodness. We also look ahead to some exciting convention guest announcements at SacAnime and C ontra Costa Halloween Con .

On this episode, we are talking all things Easter at Disneyland: Eggstravaganza, meeting the Easter bunny, and stalking the Disneyland app for a chance to mobile order the coveted chocolate Easter eggs. We also discuss our success with buying Expo tickets as well as our hopes for this year's convention.

This month we welcome back to the show our great pal, Jeff Baham from the ⁠Mousetalgia⁠ podcast. We have a positive RunDisney update. A great recap of our trip to the Napa Valley Museum to see the current ⁠Pollyanna⁠ exhibit as well as our experience visiting the ⁠filming locations⁠ for the movie. We end with a trip report to Disneyland and our thoughts about the new (old?) Disney Store rebrand. A...

This month on Pal Around we give you a round up of upcoming Disney happenings as well as talk about what special Disney anniversaries are happening in 2024.

Happy New Year from your pals Tina and Julia! This month, we take you through some of Disney goals for 2024, unwrap some of our favorite Christmas gifts from Santa (and Mrs. Claus), and give some suggestions for podcasts/YouTubers/Instagramers to follow into the new year.

Welcome to another pal around. In this gift sized episode, Tina and Julia share a plethora of Disney experiences including: MouseCon 2023, Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort, and Disney's Wish. Thank you for all the support over the past year and we look forward to seeing you in 2024!

In this Pal Around, we talk about some exciting RunDisney news, Tina's successful solo whirlwind trip to Disneyland, a cute spooky Nightmare Before Christmas 30th anniversary event at the Walt Disney Family Museum, Don Bluth at SacAnime, and share our excitement for the upcoming MouseCon. Will we see you in Concord, CA on Sunday, November 5?

Welcome to the Pal Around! This month we are talking trip reports to Disneyland as well at the Walt Disney Family Museum.

For this bonus September episode Tina and Julia react to recent parks news including all the announcements that came out of Destination D23.

Welcome to another Pal Around! This month we welcome the spooky season with Halloween Time beginning today, September 1 at the Disneyland Resort . We also have a roundup of recent events at the Walt Disney Family Musuem as well as game reviews and a preview of the fast coming SacAnime where Don Bluth will be appearing.

Welcome back to another Pal Around! This month we take a look at the most recent Van Eaton Galleries Disneyland auction and discuss visiting the exhibit as well as talk about our favorite pieces from the auction. Tina and Julia also give a trip report from their epic summer visit including our experiences with Rogers: The Musical at Disney California Adventure.

Welcome back to the Pal Around Podcast! This month we give our thoughts on all things Indiana Jones with the release of the newest movie: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. We talk Indy in the parks, in the stores, all the movies, and give a short game review of Funko Games Indiana Jones: Throw Me the Idol! Grab your whips and don't forget to call him Dr. Jones.

This month we are diving in with our very own Little Mermaid appreciation episode. Spoiler alert...Tina and Julia LOVED the newest live-action remake and can't wait to celebrate it this summer in the parks (and maybe going to see it again in the theater). We are getting ready for summer by talking about what Disney summertime magic we are looking forward to as well as preview a couple of thing...

Happy May the Fourth! This month we dive into our Star Wars fandom and discuss the upcoming 40th anniversary of the Return of the Jedi. Find out which one of us had Darth Vader sign one of our two (!) casts, who grew up watching episodes 4 and 6 exclusively, and which one is all about the collecting. The answers may surprise you. We offer our thoughts of Contra Costa Con 5 and their offerings from...

Join your pals as we discuss our most recent trips to Disneyland during that magical springtime season. We searched for eggs and found an Ewok, spotted ducklings while chaperoning some ducklings, and had some tasty treats. What are some of your favorite things to do and see at Disneyland in the spring?

Aloooooooha! This month Tina and Julia discuss recent trips. Tina brings back news from the islands and talks about visiting Aulani in person as a day guest. Julia turns her RunDisney woes around with a fun trip to Disneyland and experiencing some of the fun new offerings including Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway in Toon Town.

This month we are talking about the return of RunDisney races to Disneyland park, MouseCon Bakersfield, and the kick off of Disney100 at Disneyland. Tina and Julia are in training to run around Disneyland next January during the Disneyland Half Marathon weekend. Registration opens February 14th for the general public. Jeff then gives his reports of attending MouseCon Bakersfield as well as being i...

Happy new year! In this episode we are taking a look back at when we were Annual Passholders and how Disneyland has changed with the introduction of Magic Keys. Also, little plug to catch Jeff at Mouse-Con Bakersfield the day before his birthday this month on January 28.

In this episode we round up a bunch of topics about the holidays at Disneyland: favorite holiday memories, Festival of Holidays, Candlelight Processional - we've got you covered. Julia also reviews the newer addition to Disneyland's tour offerings: Walt's Main Street Story Tour which includes a special visit into Walt Disney's personal apartment on Main Street. If you would like a more in depth in...

In this episode, we discuss the news of Bob Iger returning to head Disney after a brief retirement. We also recap our MouseCon experiences and talk about what we are most looking forward to that's new and upcoming on Disney+. Lots of good stuff to lead you in to the holiday season. You'll be hearing again from us soon, so stay tuned!

This month we discuss several recent offerings from the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco's beautiful Presidio. We also reminisce as we get ready for this year's MouseCon East Bay on November 6, at which our own Jeff will be a special guest and speaker.