The Castle Collective - A podcast for Disney Parks fans

This week, Shawn is joined by Nick At Night, Sea Shelley, Joel Skellington and Sean Solo to talk about what it means to be a Disney Adult. We also share experiences from our younger years that shaped our love for the Happiest Place On Earth!

This week, Shawn is joined by Nick and Night, Heather Poppins, Sea Shelley, Joel Skellington, with a last minute appearance from Skipper Rob to discuss being a guest at Disneyland. We talk about good behaviors, bad behaviors and truly ugly behaviors at the Happiest Place On Earth. 

This week, Shawn is joined by Nick At Night, Sea Shelley, Sean Solo and Skipper Rob to do a round robin draft of a perfect day Disneyland's California Adventure. 

I hope you have a good phone case because you may want to throw your phone at a wall when you hear our unpopular opinions about the Disneyland Resort. Shawn is joined by Skipper Rob, Sea Shelley, Joel Skellington and Nick At Night. Remember, these are specifically UNPOPULAR opinions. Get ready for a spirited and really fun discussion!!

This week, Sea Shelley, Nick At Night and Skipper Rob join Shawn to talk about where Disney could open new parks or "gates". Where would we put them? What would the theming be? Could villains take over? Can all the national parks be in one park? Can the frontier be in the Lone Star State? Can Disney do cold? Spoiler: We do talk about having new gates in some cold places but...we don't talk about J...

This week Joel Skellington, Sea Shelley, and Nick At Night join Shawn to discuss Disneyland transportation. We talk about the train, tram, Monorail and more. As a bonus, Skipper Rob calls in live from the park! 

This week, Skipper Rob, Heather Poppins, Joel Skellington and Nick at Night join Shawn for a year end celebration. We talk about what Disney things we got for Christmas. We then talk Disneyland resolutions. First, we share our own resolutions for how we will better enjoy Disneyland in 2022. We then give what we think Disneyland should resolve to do to make 2022 that much more magical. 

This week, Shawn is joined by Joel Skellington, Sea Shelley and Skipper Rob to discuss what ONE attraction is best for each age range. Is Haunted Mansion too scary for a five year old? Is Indiana Jones too jerky for a 65 year old? Is Matterhorn too jerky for all ages??? We give our picks for the best attraction for every age range. Disagree? Let us know on social media!

On this episode, Shawn is joined by Nick at Night and awesome NEW COLLECTIVE MEMBER Sea Shelley to discuss the little things that make Disneyland so magical. We go over sights, sounds, tastes, places, and all the special touches that make Disneyland the Happiest Place On Earth. This episode is the next best thing to being at the parks! 

This week, Shawn is joined by Nick At Night, Skipper Rob, Heather Poppins, Sean Solo, Joel Skellington and Captain California Bryce to discuss what attractions from other Disney parks around the world we would bring to the Disneyland Resort in California. Our Collective members got really creative with this one. Not only did they have to say what attraction would be put in, but also where would it...

This week, Sean Solo, Heather Poppins, Joel Skellington and Skipper Rob join Shawn to talk about the other side of Fantasyland. Is Peter Pan worth the wait? Are the best bathrooms in Disneyland found in Fantasyland? Is the Matterhorn really a Fantasyland attraction? Is It's A Small World hiding a much darker backstory??? We answer all this and more PLUS your chance to win custom art from our very...

This week, Skipper Rob, Nick at Night and Sean Solo join Shawn to talk about Fantasyland. We talk about castles, princesses, swords in stones, Pinocchio, Snow White, Dumbo and more! 

While Nick at Night spent a ridiculous number of days at Disneyland in his teenage years during the 90's, he had never made his way to California Adventure. UNTIL NOW! Nick and Shawn talk about his trip. What did he love? What surprised him? Will he go back? All of these and so many more questions will be answered! 

This week, Nick at Night, Joel Skellington, and Skipper Rob join Shawn to talk about what attractions could be overlaid, remade, or removed to make way for attractions with Disney IP. Some are just big dreams but some could really add some character to the happiest place on earth!

This week Sean Solo, Skipper Rob, Joel Skellington, Heather Poppins and Nick at Night join Shawn to rank the Disneyland mountains. Where do Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain and The Matterhorn all place? 

In this episode, Shawn is joined by Heather Poppins, Skipper Rob, Joel Skellington and Captain California Bryce. The Collective goes all the way back to 1972 and is given a ticket book. Each member of the Collective has to choose one attraction from each ticket, A-E. This episode is guaranteed to be an E ticket attraction!

This week, Shawn is joined by Sean Solo, King B Bryan, Heather Poppins, Joel Skellington, Nick at Night and Skipper Rob to discuss music they love from the Disneyland Resort. Some of these picks will really surprise you! 

On this episode, Heather Poppins, Skipper Rob, Sean Solo, and Nick At Night join Shawn to talk about past attractions they never got to experience or that they did enjoy but are now gone. There are a few obvious ones, and a few big surprises.

This week, Joel Skellington and Sean Solo join Shawn to do some ride pairings with park food. This was inspired by Nick at Night and his food / ride pairings in the last episode. There were some that were obvious, some that were really creative and one that we thought was creative but maybe not. There are so many great options!

This week, Skipper Rob, Sean Solo, Heather Poppins, and Nick at Night join Shawn to talk about going back to Disneyland when it reopens. What five things do you look forward to most? The Collective breaks down what we would each do!

On this episode, Sean Solo, King Bee Bryan and Skipper Rob all join Shawn as we discuss what we should do to fix Tomorrowland. We all love this very special place but agree that it needs some help. We talk about what attractions to keep, which ones to scrap, what theming there should be, Star Wars' role in Tomorrowland now that we have Galaxy's Edge and so much more! 

This week Skipper Rob joins Shawn to talk all things Haunted Mansion Holiday.   The Castle Collective is hosted by Shawn Rapier.

This week Shawn Rapier is joined by Sean and Bryan Lords of Word On The Main Street Podcast as well as avid Disneyland superfan Nick Galieti. The hosts do a round robin draft of attractions, restaurants, characters and more to create the perfect day at Disneyland. 

With Disneyland closed for Halloween Shawn and Sean talk about spooky elements at the Disneyland resort year-round.

Collective member Joel Wallin joins me this week as we count down our ten favorite places to eat in the Disneyland Resort. Some are in the top 10 because of the food, others the ambiance, while some are just the memories of Disneyland visits past. This is a GREAT time to plan a dining strategy for your next trip when Disneyland reopens! Do you agree with our choices? Did we get some wrong? Did we...