Up the Waterfall

In which we explore all of the changes to the Christmas-themed celebrations at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. A little Viva Navidad anyone? Up the Waterfall is a weekly podcast hosted by Zanna and Scott Otis. Discussions range from Disney history, to theorizing on what Disney's future holds! Anything is possible in Disneyland!  "The History of Christmas at Disneyland"   For more info...

In which we delve into the deep history of Space Mountain through it's many iterations at many different parks. Ghost Galaxy, amirite guys? Guys? Up the Waterfall is a weekly podcast hosted by Zanna and Scott Otis. Discussions range from Disney history, to theorizing on what Disney's future holds! Anything is possible in Disneyland!  "The History of Space Mountain"   For more info as well as an au...

In which we take a look at some of the books in our library that are from throughout the history of EPCOT Center! Be sure to check out the video version of this Bonus Episode by visiting https://youtu.be/HK4lFv8QFd8

In which we take some time to recognize the queues at Disney attractions that are worthy of being attractions themselves! Up the Waterfall is a weekly podcast hosted by Zanna and Scott Otis. Discussions range from Disney history, to theorizing on what Disney's future holds! Anything is possible in Disneyland!  "BEST Queues at Disney"   For more info as well as an audio-only version of the show, vi...

In which we discuss what lies ahead with the upcoming changes to the modern Epcot park, and who we think the most famous Canadian is. Up the Waterfall is a weekly podcast hosted by Zanna and Scott Otis. Discussions range from Disney history, to theorizing on what Disney's future holds! Anything is possible in Disneyland!  "The Future of Epcot"   For more info as well as an audio-only version of th...

In which we wrap up our day at EPCOT Center by visiting completing a grand-circle-tour of World Showcase, and seeing some nighttime spectaculars! Reflections of Earth is best, don't listen to them! Links Discussed: Progress City, U.S.A. http://progresscityusa.com/2011/05/09/examining-epcot-the-germany-showcase/ Books Discussed: Walt Disney's Epcot Center: Creating the New World of Tomorrow https:/...

In which we wrap up our discussion of Future World by visiting Communicore, and then begin our journey around World Showcase. This is becoming a full EPCOT Month! Links Discussed: Martin's Vids (Disney attraction complete history tributes) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyto6BBDvu-SyP9uiKh3cjxxsI6ujvhnv Books Discussed: Walt Disney's Epcot Center: Creating the New World of Tomorrow https:/...

In which we continue to discuss our impressions and personal experiences with the EPCOT Center of old. Needless to say, we still have a lot to get to. Links Discussed: A Love Letter to EPCOT Center https://zannaland.com/dear-epcot-my-love-letter-to-epcot-center/ 1983 EPCOT Trip Diary https://zannaland.com/epcot-travel-diary-1983/ Martin's Vids (Disney attraction complete history tributes) https://...

In which we finally begin to discuss our impressions and personal experiences with the EPCOT Center of old. Needless to say, we barely scratched the surface. Links Discussed: A Love Letter to EPCOT Center https://zannaland.com/dear-epcot-my-love-letter-to-epcot-center/ 1983 EPCOT Trip Diary https://zannaland.com/epcot-travel-diary-1983/ Martin's Vids (Disney attraction complete history tributes) h...

In which we discuss at least five of some things which could be called rides, which we could label as the worst. With an asterisk on all of that. Let us know what your worst is!  Links Discussed: The Case for Florida's Pirates of the Caribbean https://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/...  'Hapa Duniani', the song from Kilimanjaro Safaris https://amzn.to/2OoPmE3 Up the Waterfall is a weekly podcast hos...

It’s hard to imagine a time before Epcot Festivals, especially if you just started going to the park in the last 20 years. In this week’s Up the Waterfall episode, we discuss the history of festivals at Epcot. Why they came about, how they’ve changed over the years, and what we think of all the never-ending festivals at one of our favorite parks. Times have certainly changed since 1994 and the fir...

Welcome to episode 2 of Up the Waterfall! This week, Scott and I discuss everything Galaxy’s Edge. How fans first heard about it, what the subtle differences are on both coasts, what we love about the new land, and even how we both became Star Wars fans ourselves. What’s funny is I thought this would be a quick 30 minute discussion, but we actually spoke much longer this time, and even as I write...

A Zannaland Podcast! It’s finally here! Up the Waterfall is a Disney podcast I’ve wanted to do for about 5 years now and it’s finally happening! Up the Waterfall is weekly podcast hosted by Zanna (me!) and Scott Otis. Discussions range from Disney history, to theorizing on what Disney’s future holds! Anything is possible in Disneyland! Thanks to Christian, we are also uploading the podcasts as vid...