Plus Platoon

Pixar’s latest offering, Elio, is on the plate this week. Was its performance doomed by bad reviews? What made the movie blast off? What does Pixar need to do differently going forward?   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and most other m...

Disneyland’s 70th Birthday was the focus of a 20/20 special this week, and we watched it for our show this week. What did our Disneyland experts think of the show? What was most interesting? What are our favorite Disney Parks moments?   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also ava...

It’s dueling documentaries on this week’s show. In one corner, we have Ocean from National Geographic with David Attenborough. In the other corner is Disneynature’s Oceans. What makes them sink? What makes them swim? What makes a good nature doc? Dive in with us!   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podc...

Does Lion King 1 ½ seem loveable or lethargic? Is it the best Disney animated sequel? What other sidekicks should get this treatment? We’re looking at Disney’s first…co-quel (?) this week.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and most othe...

Is Thunderbolts* the last act of a desperate MCU or a rebirth? Is the movie more heroic or just ho-hum? Will they ever be accepted as Avengers? It’s Marvel’s latest movie that has come to Disney+ this week.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spot...

This documentary looks at the making of A Goofy Movie, and what about it held our interest? What did we enjoy learning? Do animated movies or live-action movies make better behind-the-scenes documentaries? We go behind the curtain on this week’s episode.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our...

What about Bedknobs and Broomsticks is magical? Does the plot work? Is this the weakest set of songs in a Sherman brothers movie? We get past the Age of Not Believing on our show this week.    The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and most ot...

Sally Ride is one of the most famous astronauts of the space shuttle era, but her life in the background was anything but smooth flying. We watched the new documentary about her life and her personal struggles this week.    The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Poc...

Is Freaky Friday actually fun or just a freak show? Does this warrant a sequel? Do we want to see it? Who would we cast as the mother and daughter? See if we swap roles on this week’s show.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and most oth...

Do we need a bigger documentary? What did we love to learn? What movie would we like to see a documentary on? With Jaws @ 50, it looks at the making of the iconic movie.    The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and most other major podcast pr...

Is Sleeping Beauty a “princess” movie? Did we want another song in the movie? Did the visual style work? What other complaints or issues did we have with the movie? Come with us Once Upon a Dream this week.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spot...

Is Tangled a musical? Was the story strong enough for a feature film?  Who is the best animal sidekick? There are definitely some differences of opinion on these questions this week, so listen to see who’s right and who’s wrong!   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available...

Ironheart wrapped its short run this week. Did they waste the villain? Do you care about Riri? Was the second half better than the first? Should it have been a movie? Get your summer Marvel fix this week.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotif...

Ironheart premeired this week, and we are asking if it’s anything more than a heist show. Should it have been a movie? Does it have any heart? What are our predictions for episodes 4-6?   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and most other m...

Is The Princess Diaries a typical princess movie? Who Treats Mia the best? Was this an enjoyable watch? What are our favorite Anne Hathaway movies? Join us as we head to Genovia this week.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and most othe...

We’re back into a season 2 this week of Light and Magic. Which movie did we want more from? Did season 2 live up to season 1? What is our favorite movie effect? Are practical effects going extinct?   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and...

Is Toy Story 2 the best Pixar sequel? Who is the biggest villain? Is there anything about this that didn’t work? We’re looking at the first Pixar sequel this week.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and most other major podcast providers...

It’s a Two-fer this week with Saludos Amigos and Three Caballeros. What was the best segment of the films? Which could be dropped? Did the package films work? Join us south of the border this week.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and...

Who is the Rebellion’s hero of Rogue One? Did the effects help or hurt the movie? Did Andor help or hurt the movie? Is this the best prequel to A New Hope? Wrap up our Star Wars month with Rogue One this week.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, S...

We wrap up Andor season 2 this week with episodes 10-12. With this season leading right up to Rogue One, there is a LOT to unpack! Which story lines did we have a problem with? Do we want to watch Rogue One (which we’re doing next week)? Be some of our friends that we have everywhere by listening this week.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscri...

Are the rebels singing the song of angry men? Did Syril’s ending work for us? Do we need closure for Dedra? What more do we want between this and Rogue One? BBY 2 is here on Andor, and we definitely have thoughts about these episodes!   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also ava...

We’re in BBY 3 on Andor this week. What characters are we connecting with? What is one word or phrase to describe the season so far? Do we really want to keep watching?   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and most other major podcast prov...

Did episodes 1-3 of Andor season 2 grab your attention? What story lines do we want more of? Less? Does this suffer from only humans in this show? It’s week one of our four week focus on Andor.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify, and most...

Did Mufasa do enough to break the live-action curse? Do the songs work? Can we get past the graphics? What, if anything, is redeeming? Where do we stand on the Daredevil finale? Things are not Hakuna Matata with us this week, but we’re not all in agreement.   The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts....

We head to South America this week for a documentary on the trip Walt and his staff took in 1941. What drew us in? What did we want to know more about? Did this make us want to watch Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros?    The Plus Platoon is a weekly Disney+ Fan Podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on...