The Sweep Spot - A Disneyland Show by Former Cast Members

Disneyland is 70! We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including the new Walt Disney attraction, the anniversary celebrations, and so much more! We have a guest, Sarah Present, join us to share her experiences of the Disneyland Anniversary Day. Once per month, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keep...

Michael Gaughan joins us to chat about playing in various Disneyland bands, starting in 1985, including the All-American College Band. He also had a stint in Night Custodial. He has some great stories you won’t want to miss. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present . The Sweep Spot is an...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including preparations for the new Coco attraction, multiple stories about cast members, and more! Once per month, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present . The Sweep Spot is a podcas...

Todd James Pierce returns to The Sweep Spot to discuss Disney Legends the Sherman Brothers, especially their contributions to music at Disneyland, including for the Enchanted Tiki Room and It’s a Small World. https://www.toddjamespierce.com/ We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present . The...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including how adding Avatar might change the Monorail, details about Oogie Boogie Bash and other seasonal offerings, and much more! Once per month, including this time, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Nig...

Lynn and Ken discuss the history of Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland and some of our own memories for working and playing on the Island. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present . The Sweep Spot is an unofficial Disneyland podcast, with weekly episodes: a Topical Episode every two weeks, a...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including major announcements for attractions based on Avatar and Coco, and much more, including an enormous new parking structure! Once per month, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Pre...

Josh joins us to chat about being a ride operator on the Autopia, Buzz Lightyear, Monorail, and Finding Nemo attractions in Tomorrowland at Disneyland and has many great stories. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present . The Sweep Spot is an unofficial Disneyland podcast, with weekly epi...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including the kickoff of the 70th Anniversary, additional details about the upcoming Walt Disney animatronic show, and so much more! Once per month, including this time, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Ni...

Julie joins us to chat with many fascinating stories about starting in Foods at Tomorrowland Terrace in the late 1970s, helping to open Tokyo Disneyland in the early 1980s, working “It’s a Small World” as a ride operator, and more! We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present . The Sweep Spot...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including plans for a new Disneyland in Abu Dhabi, more details about the new attraction featuring Walt Disney, dozens of tasty new food items, and so much more! Once per month, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kin...

Author Foxx Nolte joins us to chat about being a Walt Disney World cast member, visiting Disneyland, and the classic Disney theme park attractions, the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean, with fascinating analysis. Nolte’s books are listed here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Foxx-Nolte/author/B08K3CV3YF We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dre...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including plans for new Millennium Falcon adventures, progress on Porto’s, a Canadian caper, and more! Once per month, including this time, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present . T...

Lynn’s very own band teacher Ralph Siemsen joins the show to chat about working as a Disneyland ride operator and with Magic Music Days in the 1980s and 1990s. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present . The Sweep Spot is an unofficial Disneyland podcast, with weekly episodes: a Topical Ep...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including new and returning entertainment, more updates from Downtown Disney, 70th Anniversary offerings, and more! Once per month, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present .   The Swe...

Former Disneyland cast member, Imagineer, and journalist Mark Eades returns to discuss being a ride operator, the Mine Train Through Nature’s Wonderland, and the Order of the Red Handkerchief. Mark was previously on Episode 217. https://bleav.com/shows/the-sweep-spot/episodes/the-sweep-spot-217-former-imagineer-mark-eades/ We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including the arrival of Season of the Force, changes to live entertainment, new merchandise for the 70th Anniversary, and more! Once per month, including this time, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night,...

Former Disneyland cast member Patrick Nailon chats with us about being in the original Fantasmic! nighttime spectacular at Disneyland, as well as his portrayals of taller characters. This is a revealing behind-the-scenes discussion. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present . The Sweep Spo...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including what has been revealed about the new attractions on the way to Avengers Campus, celebrating the original park’s 70th Anniversary, new missions planned for the Millennium Falcon, and more! Once per month, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s...

Artists and authors Christopher Merritt and J. Eric Lynxwiler join us to chat about some of the connections between Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm, and the historical Bear-y Tales attraction, about which they’ve created a must-have book : https://www.fantasy-funwheel.com/kbtp-home We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The K...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including the possibilities for an Encanto ride, a returning Disneyland Railroad tour, Season of the Force, and more! Once per month, including this time, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past...

Imagineer Greg Combs returns to the show to chat about Tokyo Disney Resort and his work on Tokyo DisneySea. Greg previously appeared on Episode 353 : https://bleav.com/shows/the-sweep-spot/episodes/the-sweep-spot-ep-353-talk-with-disney-imagineer-greg-combs/ We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past a...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including 70th Anniversary plans, changes to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the Food and Wine Festival, special themed hotel rooms and so much more! Once per month, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day,...

We go behind the scenes and chat about our Disneyland backstage dining memories with Adam Owens, who worked as a Foods cast member, often providing dining to other cast members. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present . The Sweep Spot is an unofficial Disneyland podcast, with weekly epis...

We catch up on the latest at Disneyland, including the new elements of the Haunted Mansion, Black History Month entertainment, improvements to the DIsneyland Resort Hotels, and more! Once per month, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We also have a brief chat this time with a special guest, Albert of Arias Transportation: https://www.ariastransportation.com We have aut...