Mouse Ears and Mascots

We’ve got company on this week’s Mouse Ears episode! 🎙️✨ Our friend Courtney from  Court Side Magic  joins us to talk all things Disney—from vacation planning and park favorites to the kind of Disney conversations that happen when you get three friends behind the microphones. And because Courtney is also one of our favorite tailgate buddies, we couldn’t have her on without talking a little colleg...

Week 5 is loaded. We start Friday night in Blacksburg with unbeaten Pitt and Virginia Tech, then turn to a packed Saturday featuring Alabama at Mississippi State, Ohio State at Iowa with College GameDay in town, Florida at Missouri, and Miami heading to Death Valley.  We’re also debuting a new segment this week:  Buy, Sell or Hold , where we treat five college football teams like stocks and decide...

Week 4 is packed, and we’re breaking down the games we can’t wait to watch. Can Texas handle Neyland Stadium? Is Florida being favored over Ole Miss a surprise—or a warning? We also talk LSU–Texas A&M, Clemson at Cal, and the rest of the weekend’s matchups before sharing our picks, locks, and upset alerts on the Picks Board.

We’re rating all nine rides at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as overrated, underrated or properly rated. From Slinky Dog Dash and Tower of Terror to Rise of the Resistance and Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, we’re sharing our honest opinions, debating the rides we disagree on and revealing which attractions are actually worth the wait. Do you agree with our ratings, or should our Disney privil...

Week 3 is here, and college football is already getting chaotic. Texas is the new No. 1 after a wild comeback over Ohio State, the SEC has six teams inside the Top 10, and several ranked teams head into the weekend with plenty to prove. We run through the biggest games on the schedule, including Miami at Wake Forest, Houston at Texas Tech, UNC at Clemson, Florida State at Alabama, Florida at Aubur...

Food & Wine season is here, and we’re breaking down every booth on our must-try list. In this episode, we run through the festival menus and share Thomas’s picks, Abby’s picks, and the dishes we both agree are worth making room for. From snacks and entrees to drinks and desserts, we’re talking through what sounds great, what we’d skip, and what we absolutely want to try first. If you’re planni...

No. 1 Ohio State heads to No. 4 Texas in the biggest Week 2 matchup in years, and we're breaking it all down: Sayin vs. Manning, whether Ohio State's shaky O-line can hold up, and who comes out on top in Austin. We're also covering Missouri-Kansas, Oklahoma-Michigan, and Alabama's road trip to Kentucky, all with upset alerts to watch. And of course, we wrap up with our picks, inclu...

Week 1 of college football is finally here! We spend plenty of time breaking down Clemson vs. LSU, hit the other games and storylines we’re watching, and take a closer look at the Sunday night slate. Then we wrap things up with our early Heisman picks and the dark horse teams we think could surprise everyone this season. Who’s your dark horse? Who’s winning the Heisman? Let us know your picks!

It’s spooky season at Walt Disney World, and this week we’re talking about one of the best parts of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party: the food. 🎃🍪 We’re breaking down the seasonal snacks, sweet treats, savory bites, and limited-time menu items available during the party, plus which ones we’re most excited to try and which might be worth skipping. If you’re headed to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Ha...

College football is officially back! We’re breaking down the Week 0 matchups kicking off the 2026 season, the games we’re watching, and what has us excited as another year gets underway. Plus, we briefly dive into the latest eligibility chaos as court injunctions continue to impact college athletics, including situations involving older student-athletes and players who previously signed profession...

From upcoming films and returning favorites to new series headed to our screens, we’re breaking down the D23 entertainment announcements that caught our attention and sharing  our top picks we’re most excited to watch . Did we pick the same ones? And which announcement are YOU most excited about? 🎧 Join us for another episode of  Mouse Ears & Mascots !

College football is almost back, and we’re catching up on everything happening around the sport before kickoff. This week, we hit the biggest headlines, storylines, coaching changes, and things we’re watching heading into the 2026 season. One thing you won’t hear? Preseason polls. Thomas doesn’t believe in them, so we’re leaving the rankings for when the games actually start to matter. 🏈 Football...

We’re back for Season 2! 🎙️🏰 We’re kicking off the new season with one of our favorite topics: what’s NEW at Disney! After all the announcements from D23, we’re breaking down the news and each sharing the  five new attractions we’re most excited about . Which announcements made our lists? Where do we agree, and which picks surprised us? Plus, we talk about what these additions could mean for the...

Happy Monday! Some quick hits of the Disney World news over the past week or so then into our top 10 resort lounges we are hoping to visit, whether it's for the vibes, the drinks, or both!

A quick update of the news and then our top 5 bucket list resorts. What resort would you pick if you were spending just as much time there as you were in the parks?

What could be better then post season baseball and softball all at the same time! Softball has made it to Oklahoma City with the final 8 teams of the 2026 season, and baseball has set the stage with their 64 teams. Watch along on your tv, laptop, phone or all at the same time this weekend. Thomas and Abby talk all about softball, and who they think should win. Then on to baseball talking through e...

A quick update on the news happeneing around the US Disney parks, mostly Disney World. Then, Thomas and Abby dive into the 10 rides they would want to right now if they were headed into the parks!

If you loved Thomas' Tuesday Takaways today's episode goes deep into the tournaments and the prediction of the top 16 going into Sunday! Do you have any bold predictions?

This episode talks about all the things going on at our home resort Disney World! New eats at the park, rides that have recently reopened from refurbishments, rides that are about to open. Things happening at the resorts, especially any new menu items!

This episode is our brand new format where we talk just about the sports! Talking the last series for most conferences, start of the tournaments for a couple, and softball already into their regionals!

A 60/40 episode. Lots of baseball. Thomas' newest set of rankings going into the last few weeks of regular season play. Plus who's on the line to make the top 8 and 16 to host regionals. Baseball is getting exciting. Plus a little catch up on all things that intrigues us as Disney adults and someone explain to us why so many bluey things are coming!!

Talking all about how important these last midweeks and series are to hosting a regional or at least being a team playing in a regional, plus, in surprise, a TON of Disney news!

We told you the only time we would talk basktball would be in March... so here's your episode with just as much Madness on the weekend as there was in the midweeks! We cover all the big match ups this weekend and, of course, end with some Disney!

In our shortest episode yet we cover all the ground... last week's matchups, this week's matchups, march madness, and of course Disney!

Even though the powerhouse SEC gets all the attention the mid-majors really make us happy!