Station 71: A Walt Disney World Podcast

After discussing Cast Member layoffs, the hosts think about the future of entertainment in Disney Parks and what they think will and won't return once the COVID pandemic subsides.

Our hearts go out to the 28,000+ Cast Members who were recently laid off by Disney. The Station 71 hosts discuss these layoffs and how they feel about Disney's decision.

In part two of their annual game night, the Station 71 hosts are joined by previous guest host, Allie and Patron Matt with a special appearance by The Hyperion Review, hoping for vengeance after a loss on their Family Feud episode. Tune in to find out who wins! Check out our website (station71podcast.com) for links to all our guests' projects!

Featuring many distinguished guests and Patrons, Station 71 presents its annual game night in a two-part episode. Listen in to play along as we welcome two Patrons, Chris and David, as our guest hosts to duke it out with us through a couple of our Disney-themed game segments!

There are so many Easter eggs across the Walt Disney World parks that pay respects to extinct attractions, so the hosts of Station 71 decided to dive in and discuss their favorites. Tune in to hear where you can find the Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues, Mr. Toad handing over the deed to his old attraction, and many more!

After having a bunch of fun back in 2018 reading awful Disney World Yelp reviews, the hosts decided to catch up on the last two years of reviews to bring you some of the funniest we could find.

In the long-awaited finale, Brian wraps up the biography of Walt Disney leading into the creation of Walt Disney World and discussing the legacy Walt left behind. End music courtesy of Jeremy Ng, available for purchase on Apple Music, and Spotify.

Beth details the ins and outs of her recent trip amidst a global pandemic, including Walt Disney World's updated protocols, insider tips, and her overall thoughts on whether or not she would recommend a visit right now.

Walt Disney once said, "Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world." We can assume he would feel the same for Walt Disney World, and over the years, the theme parks have seen many, many changes to uphold this ideology. That also means some offerings will come and go before everyone has a chance to experience them. In this week's e...

Disney is known for their ability to create magic, but any major innovator is bound to have a few flops. In this episode, we talk about attractions that fell flat in the eyes of many Disney World guests and how they could have been fixed.

At Walt Disney World, the representation of the USA as a nation is limited to a historic view of colonial America. The Station 71 hosts decided to do some Blue Sky Imagineering to redesign Epcot's American Adventure Pavilion and Magic Kingdom's Liberty Square to give them more interesting theming. Do you like our ideas? How would you change these two American-themed areas?

Although the Disney College Program (DCP) may be temporarily suspended, we wanted to share with our listeners what the program entails and what future applicants can expect when the program does return. Featuring special guest, Allie, who was Kirsten's roommate during their DCP adventure, tune in to hear details on the application process, housing, perks, and more!

What are your favorite sounds in Walt Disney World? What are the best pools? Worst Cast Member costumes? Find out all these and more in this fun episode full of superlatives!

We celebrated three years of Station 71: A Walt Disney World Podcast by livestreaming on YouTube, chatting with listeners and playing some trivia! Thanks to everyone who joined us to bring in our third year and congrats again to all our trivia winners!

On this special episode of The Hyperion Review, John & Steve are joined by friends and family as well as Mario, Beth and Brian from the "Station 71 Podcast." We had a ton of fun getting together with them, and playing some good old fashioned "Family Feud." We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did making it!

Brian details his experience at Magic Kingdom the day after the park's reopening amidst the coronavirus pandemic. If you've been wondering if a trip right now is right for you, tune in to find out his opinions on the safety measures implemented and whether or not he would recommend it!

Mario and Brian dissect the many money-saving deals that have been offered for Walt Disney World vacations and detail the pros and cons to determine which ones are the best deals. Tune in to learn more about promotions like package offerings, free dining, and the fabled "bounce back" deals.

With the imminent reopening of Walt Disney World, Mario, Beth, and Brian take some time to discuss all the news and rumors that have come about in the last few weeks. In a last minute decision, the hosts also decided to go live for this episode on the Station 71 Discord. Make sure to sign up for our Discord channel free so that next time we go live, you can join in on the fun!

For this week's release, we decided to open up our latest Disney+ Watch Club post to the public! We watched a classic - Muppet Treasure Island - and then got together live on Discord to discuss. Interested in joining for future Watch Clubs? Keep an eye on our social media for upcoming dates! And if you want to catch up on previous Watch Clubs, join us over at Patreon for over 16 hours of exclusive...

In the penultimate episode in the Walt Disney biographical series, Brian takes listeners through the struggle of creating a follow-up to Snow White, the first full-length animated feature, along with a few personal and professional trials Walt endured in the late 1930s to late 1940s.

There were just too many things left unsaid on our first bucket list episode, so we decided to do one more! Tune in to hear us continue on our bucket list journeys and the activities we want to do on our next trips (and a few fantasy picks too!)

With Disney World reopening soon, the Station 71 hosts decided to take some time to think about what's on their ultimate Disney bucket lists. Listen in as Mario, Beth, Brian, and Kirsten discuss some of the Disney-related things that they want to do, but have never done! What's on your Disney bucket list? Did we leave anything out?

Our biography of Walt Disney picks up at the end of 1928 and follows Walt's successes of combining animation and sound with Steamboat Willie and the Silly Symphony series, the massive rise in popularity of Mickey Mouse, and the groundbreaking concept of a full-length animated feature.

Between its hundreds of quick service and table service restaurants and kiosks, Walt Disney World Resort has so many premium dining experiences, but also has its fair share of food flops. The Station 71 hosts take a mental trip around property and talk about some of their favorite places to eat, as well as some locations they never want to try again!

Picking up where we left off, Brian details how Walt navigates life as a new resident of California, meets the woman who would eventually become his wife, butts heads with his colleagues in the animation studio, and copes with the devastating loss of one of his first creations.