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It's often said that Walt Disney came up with the idea for Disneyland while sitting on a park bench in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, watching his daughters on the carousel. While that is true, that carousel wasn't the only inspiration for Disneyland. I hope you enjoy this week's Word of the Week - Carolwood. Walt Disney's love of trains goes way back to his childhood days riding the rails in middl...

It's almost time! Walt Disney World's parks and resorts will be opening too guests in less than one month. Find out all you need to know about it on this week's episode, Reopening Walt Disney World! With Walt Disney World reopening there is a TON of information out there. I'll guide you through at all and we'll have some laughs along the way!

On May 1st, 1989, The Disney MGM Studios opened, and with it, one of the most beloved attractions in the history of theme parks. The Great Movie Ride was a fascinating trip into pure movie-making magic! I hope you enjoy Episode 201: A Tribute to The Great Movie Ride! Let's take one more ride on The Great Movie Ride and experience all the lights, cameras, and action! Ready when you are, C.B.!

My New Years Resolution for 2016 was to start a podcast. Right after the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, I went onto Amazon and purchased a microphone. A few days later I sat down and started recording. Little did I know that that decision would change my life forever. I hope you enjoy this week's show, Celebrating 200 Episodes! Let's take a fun look back at the last 200 episodes with fav...

Disneyland's and Walt Disney World's theme parks have no shortage of secrets. On this episode I will let you in on some that you may have never heard before! I hope you enjoy Episode 199: Secrets & Stories of the Disney Parks! What secrets and stories are in plain sight in the Disney theme parks? Turns out, an awful lot! I'll share many of them with you on this weeks show!

Sometimes it's fun to take on a silly topic and put a lot of thought into it. I am not embarrassed to say that I took a lot of time putting my list together! I hope you enjoy Episode 198: Disney Characters You'd Want To Be Quarantined With! The last couple of months have been interesting, for sure! They might have been more interesting if you'd had the chance to spend them with some of these Disne...

With the world being on pause at the moment, my family and I are missing the Disney theme parks more than ever. This week we will help bring Disney into your home on Episode 197: Put A Little Disney In Your Day! How can you experience a little bit of the fun and magic of the Disney Parks in your home during this tough time? We have ideas!

One attraction that I wish I had had the opportunity to experience was the Disneyland classic, Adventure Thru Inner Space. Sadly, I never had the opportunity. This week I'm going to ride along virtually with you, though, on the latest Word of the Week - InnerSpace! Disneyland's Adventure Thru Inner Space was a groundbreaking attraction in the history of theme parks. This week we're going to virtua...

Before Walt Disney made Mickey Mouse the biggest cartoon character of all time, he had a pretty big hit with a different animal. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was Walt's first true star, and there are tributes to him in Magic Kingdom. I hope you enjoy this Magical Minute: Hidden Oswald the Lucky Rabbit! Hidden Mickeys? Child's play! Do you know where you can find not one but two Hidden Oswalds in Walt D...

When Pleasure Island opened in 1989, it was impossible to tell just how big of an effect the Adventurer's Club would have on the future of the Disney company's parks and resorts. This week I will tell you how that little club went on to inspire an entire society. I hope you enjoy this Word of the Week - S.E.A. The Society of Explorers and Adventurers has infiltrated many of our favorite Disney att...

I take pride in trying to bring new information that you may have never heard before on each episode of the Word of the Week. I hope you enjoy this week's Word of the Week - Lantern! What do Roy O. Disney, a Japanese Emperor, Mickey Mouse, the Polynesian, and World Showcase have in common? Grab a drink and a snack and I'll tell you!

Kilimanjaro Safaris is the largest attraction Walt Disney World Imagineers have ever created. The attraction itself is larger than the entire Magic Kingdom! The biggest stars on the safari are, of course, the lions. I hope you enjoy this Magical Minute: Lions of Kilimanjaro Safaris. When Kilimanjaro Safaris first opened in 1998, spotting the lions on a safari was rare. How did Imagineers fix this...

The reviews started coming in around the first week of December, 2019, and were incredibly positive. Rise of the Resistance was called transportive, exceptional, amazing, and the most immersive attraction Disney had ever created. I finally got to ride in March, 2020, and ahead is my Spoiler Full Review of Rise of the Resistance! SPOILERS AHEAD! I'm going to break down Disney's Rise of the Resistan...

Walt Disney World has had a colorful history full of larger than life heroes, villains, and stories. Are the characters in this story heroes or villains? You'll have to listen in and find out on this week's Word of the Week - Skeleton! What does a skeleton from Pirates of the Caribbean have to do with a time capsule buried inside Cinderella Castle? Listen in & I'll tell you!

When Splash Mountain opened in Disneyland in 1988, Disney knew they had a big success on their hands! I hope you enjoy the latest Word of the Week - Splash! Did you know that if Michael Eisner had his way, there would be a mermaid somewhere on Splash Mountain? Enjoy that and other facts on this show!

Let's face it, Disney theme parks around the world have some creepy attractions. Some are intentionally creepy, some are unintentionally creepy. This week we will break them all down on Episode 195, Creepy Disney Attractions! From the Haunted Mansion to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, it's a small world to Pinocchio's Daring Journey, these are the creepiest attractions in the Disney Parks.

Walt Disney knew that Disneyland needed a fine dining restaurant when his theme park opened. Queue The Red Wagon Inn. For the first decade of Disneyland, the location of the future Plaza Inn hosted movie stars, dignitaries, and presidents. Currently the home of the best fried chicken on Planet Earth, take a ride with me through the history of Disneyland's historic restaurant, the Plaza Inn, on Mai...

Walt Disney's original theme park has endured for more than half a decade as the best family theme park in the world. This week my cohost and I will tell you just what makes it so special for kids on Episode 194: Disneyland For Kids. Sure, your kids have been to Walt Disney World. But why should you take them to Disneyland? This week my oldest kid joins me to talk about why your kids will love Dis...

What is there to do in Walt Disney World for tweens? Today my friend Griffin and I talk all about it on this Stuck Home Show: WDW for Tweens. WDW isn't just for little kids these days. There's plenty for older kids and tweens to do, and my guest on this episode will tell you all about it!

You're at home, I'm at home. We are all facing unprecedented restrictions in not only the United States of America, but across the world. That's why I decided to do my best to inject a little bit of Disney into our everyday lives. I hope you enjoy the first episode of Stuck Home, Stuck Home With Lex. Making the best of being home by bringing you a little bit of Magic into your life each day. Let's...

There was a time when almost every family show on television visited either the Walt Disney World resort or Disneyland. Today we're going to go back to those fun times on this week's show, 90s TV Visits Walt Disney World. Which TV characters had the best ever Disney episode? Roseanne & family? The Tanners? The Pritchetts? Urkel?? Let's get into it!

Walt Disney World's four theme parks have no shortage of table service restaurants. This week we'll give you our Top Ten that we think you should head to on your next WDW vacation. Enjoy the Top Ten In Park Table Service Restaurants. We're taking the guess work out of the equation this week and giving you our current Top Ten table service restaurants in the Walt Disney World theme parks!

The idea for the classic Magic Kingdom attraction, The Hall of Presidents, goes all the way back to Walt Disney Himself. Walt imagined it first as a walkthrough wax museum, much like he originally imagined Pirates of the Caribbean. Many years and a few changes later, I hope you enjoy this week's Word of the Week – Presidents. There's almost as much Disney history as there is American history in th...

When Disney+ premiered in November of 2019, there was a ton of content to sift through. In the last four months, a ton of movies, shows, and original programming has debuted. This week we will talk about all of that and more on Episode 192: Top 20 Things To Watch On Disney+. From Star Wars to Marvel, Disney Classics to Pixar Shorts, these are our top twenty things you need to watch right now on Di...