This week's show is, sadly, the final show of All About the Mouse. We have a nice long show in store for you, though! Paul Barrie from Window to the Magic is joining us again to recap the news items that occurred throughout the Disney company during November and December 2023. Together, we'll recap sad events like the passing of Dick Nunis and exciting news announcements, like the return of Fantasmic! at Disneyland. We'll also talk about World Celebration opening at Epcot, the materialization of the Hat Box Ghost at the Haunted Mansion in Walt Disney World, and a whole lot more! To cap off our final show, Paul will read some messages emailed in by you, the listeners, remembering all of the fun and excitement we've had here at All About the Mouse over the last 16 years!
On this week's show, Bryce Yelverton and Sarah Evans join me again to reveal the winner of Walt Disney World Background Music Madness. I know we begin this bracket-style tournament to find out the #1 piece of music audio in all of Walt Disney World way back in March of 2023, and it has taken us a long time to get to this point. We are finally ready to reveal the winner that you, the listeners, voted for!
Then, we'll revisit our Disney predictions for 2023 to see which ones came true and which ones didn't.
On this week's show, we continue our tradition at All About the Mouse of celebrating Christmas with Christmas audio from the parks. One of the things I love about Christmas is waking up Christmas morning and opening up presents with the family by the tree with Christmas music playing in the background. I've curated this year's audio of Disney music, all from Magic Kingdom, just for that purpose. You can huddle around the tree with your family and enjoy these various pieces of Christmas audio from Magic Kingdom in the background or you can pop on your headphones, close your eyes, and imagine yourself in the park enjoying these special Christmas presentations from Walt Disney World. Either way, I hope you enjoy this week's show and have a very merry Christmas!
Paul Barrie has a special announcement regarding the final episode of All About the Mouse!
On this week's show, I have a major announcement to make at the very top. Then, I'll take you on an in-depth look at the Disney castles from the theme parks around the world. As most of you know, Walt Disney started the legacy of the Disney company's iconic castle logo way back in 1955 when he opened Disneyland with Sleeping Beauty castle placed directly in the main view of guests as they walked into his park. This week, I'll take you a little further into that castle with some stories and fun facts and then we'll visit all of the other castles around the world and talk about their inspirations, the attractions within them, which one is the tallest, and which one almost wasn't even a castle at all.
On this week's show, we're back from a little bit of an unexpected break. Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me again to recap the news items from around the Disney company that occurred throughout the months of September and October. We'll touch on all of the highlights that were announced at Destination D! We'll also look at some of the highlights from the 100th anniversary celebration of the Walt Disney Company as well as talk about the new limited-time nighttime entertainment offering at Disneyland with a distinct New Orleans flare, the easing of park hopping restrictions in Walt Disney World, the opening of Journey of Water in Epcot, an incident that occurred involving wildlife roaming around Magic Kingdom park, and much more!
On this week's show, I'm very excited to bring back author Dave Bossert to talk about his new upcoming book "Tim Burton's The Nighmare Before Christmas Visual Companion". Thirty years ago, Dave had the distinction of earning a credit on this fan-favorite holiday classic as an effects animator. Years later, he decided to interview Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, Henry Selick, and many other talented individuals who all worked together to take "The Nightmare Before Christmas" from the Christmas poem written by Tim Burton to the classic film it is today. After recording hours of interviews, Dave set out to compile their stories into a single book that would come to be described as the definitive telling of the behind the scenes making of "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas".
On this week's show, we're taking an in-depth look at the 2001 hit Disney Pixar film "Monsters, Inc." starring the voice talents of Billy Crystal and John Goodman. This light-hearted comedy about monsters who scare children in order to collect their screams to power their city Monstropolis, started out years earlier as a discussion topic over lunch between several Pixar filmmakers during the making of Toy Story. This blue sky idea went through multiple iterations before finally settling on the film we know today with James P. Sullivan and Mike Wazowski. It went on to spawn a prequel ("Monsters University"), an animated short, a Disney+ television series, several theme park attractions in Disney parks around the world, and more! Bryce Yelverton joins me for a look at Mosters, Inc!
On this week's show, we are finally getting around to revealing the results of Round 4 of WDW Background Music Madness where our final 4 Walt Disney World background music loops competed against each other for the top spot and you, the listeners, voted for your favorite in each match. Bryce Yelverton and Sara Evans join me again as we announce the winners between the Epcot Entrance loop circa 2016 and Tomorrowland and The Jungle Cruise queue audio and Main Street U.S.A. The results from these matches will reveal our final 2 pieces of Walt Disney World audio that will go head to head against each other for the championship!
Then, later in the show, we will play the each of the 2 final remaining pieces of background audio in their entirety for you to enjoy before you cast your final vote!
On this week's show, we're back with an all new What's News show covering all of the latest happenings from around the Disney company. Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me to look at the news items that occurred throughout the months of June and July from the theme parks, movies, and more. We'll touch on some of the announcements around Halloween and Christmas events coming to the parks on both coasts, an unfortunate passing of 2 Disney fan favorites, the latest updates from the Tiana's Bayou Adventure re-theming of Splash Mountain and the San Fransokyo addition to Disney California Adventure, a new development with Disney CEO Bob Iger, and even a spoiler-free review of Disney's Haunted Mansion motion picture remake.
On this week's show, we're going to be talking about the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. Established on October 1, 2009 and founded by Walt Disney's daughter Diane Disney Miller, the 40,000 square foot museum features historical pieces and artifacts that tell the story of Walt Disney, the man, from his ancestral beginnings until his death on December 15, 1966. My good friend Rick from the United States of Geekdom joins me to talk about his recent trip to the Presidio of San Francisco, the site of the Walt Disney Family Museum and some of the highlights for him and his family including the multi-plane camera, early animation drawings, his Oscar for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and much more!
On this week's show, Bryce Yelverton and Sarah Evans are back as we announce the results of Round 3 of our Walt Disney World Background Music Madness bracket tournament. We have 3 matchups with Magic Kingdom loops going up against each other. Which ones will come out on top and go to our Round 4 - Final Four?? We'll let you know and then let you know how you can vote in the next round of matches!
On this week's show, Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me again to recap new items that occurred during the month of May from all around the Disney company. We'll touch on some changes that were announced for vacation planning in Walt Disney World, the announcement of the closure of the Galactic Starcruiser Star Wars-themed hotel, a new "Elemental" short being added to the beginning of World of Color at Disney California Adventure, more details around the new DVC tower at the Disneyland hotel, and much more!
On this week's show, we have a bit of a mash-up show! We'll kick things off with another contribution by our good friend, loyal listener, and Disney music enthusiast Sam Polkinghorne. His latest contribution is a mix of traditional classic and modern day classic Disney songs all set to an energetic Eurobeat. Then, we'll switch gears to a completely different feel with one of my favorite extinct park audio loops from Disney's Animal Kingdom featuring acoustic Disney songs. Whether you're looking for some Disney music to work out to or some Disney music to relax to, we got you covered!
On this week's show, Bryce Yelverton and Sarah Evans join me again to reveal the results from Round 2 of Walt Disney World Background Music Madness. You all voted for your favorite Walt Disney World background music loops from the parks and resorts in this continuing bracket tournament, and we will reveal the 8 winners out of the 16 contenders that went into Round 2. There were more than a couple of surprises in this round, as things are starting to heat up. Later, we'll reveal the Round 3 matchups as our Elite Eight pair up to make things even more interesting.
On this week's show, we're going to be addressing 2 topics in one show. I'm joined by long-time Disney fan husband and wife duo Leo and Wallis. We'll start by talking about Genie+ and I'll give my own personal review from my experience with Genie+. Then, we'll discuss the recent announcement Disney made about the closing of the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. We'll touch on what we think may have contributed to the demise, what we think it might become, and much more!
On this week's show, I finally get around to recapping a couple of recent trips my family and I took to Walt Disney World. Both trips contained some brand new experiences for us that I've been wanting to talk about and share with you here on the show. Some of the highlights were: staying at a Disney resort that we'd never stayed at before, getting to ride Tron: Light Cycle Run, experiencing an enjoyable new dining experience or two, and much more!
On this week's show, Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me again to cover all of the news items that occurred throughout the month of April in then Disney company. We have a lot to talk about in relation to the theme parks this month. We'll recap the latest mishap with the Maleficent dragon at Disneyland, the opening of Tron in Walt Disney World, the latest details around Tiana's Bayou Adventure, a particular spooky teaser that Disney released celebrating halfway to Halloween, and much more!
On this week's show, we're announcing the results that you all voted for in our Walt Disney World Background Music Madness bracket tournament, Sarah Evans and Bryce Yelverton join me again to talk about the results of our 16 Round 1 matches and to announced the Round 2 matchups between these Walt Disney World theme park and resort hotel audio loops. Did Dinoland U.S.A. make it through to the 2nd round? Did we see a major upset with one of our Magic Kingdom loops? You'll find out straight ahead, right here on the show!
On this week's show, it's time again to look back at the previous month and the news items that occurred throughout the Disney company, theme parks, and more with our good from Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic. Together, we'll recap the March 2023 news which included some fun and exciting information about the Epcot transformation, Annual Passholder previews and the soft opening of Tron: Light Cycle Run at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom park, the grand re-opening of Toon Town at Disneyland, a lucky fan traveled around the world hitting up all 12 Disney parks and experiencing every open attraction in just 12 days, and a whole lot more.
On this week's show, we're bringing back our March Madness bracket tournament where you, the listeners, get to vote on your favorite Disney matchup. This year, we're doing background music loops from the Walt Disney World theme parks and resorts. The background music that you hear at the parks and resorts serves a very specific purpose, which is to complete the scene of the land, ride, attraction, or resort that you're in. I think it's safe to say that the parks and resorts wouldn't be as magical as they are if it weren't for these unique background music loops. As Disney fans, we've come to appreciate this music so much that we even find ways to listen to them when we're not in Walt Disney World. We have whittled the choices down to 32 background music loops that we'll match up against each other in this year's bracket tournament, and Bryce Yelverton and Sara Evans are here to help me introduce the matches and talk about these very special and unique pieces of audio.
On this week's show, I'm showcasing the 19 thrill rides in all of Walt Disney World's 4 major theme parks. Many people know that Disney has some of the best family attractions found in any theme park around the world, but sometimes I feel like not enough credit is given to Disney's many thrill rides. In fact, I've routinely heard my friends refer to Disney parks as being "for kids" or "where you want to go if you want to ride kiddie rides". Walt Disney World has some pretty thrilling attractions with some fascinating facts behind the rides and amazing story and details attached to them. Together, we'll take a look at all 19 of these attractions in Walt Disney World and what makes each of them so unique and special in their own way.
On this week's show, Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic joins me again to cover all of the news items that occurred throughout the Disney company during the month of February. We'll recap some of the highlights from Disney's latest quarterly earnings call led recently by Bob Iger. We'll also look at some of the additional details that were released about the new Frozen area coming to Hong Kong Disneyland as well as the new San Fransokyo area coming to Disney California Adventure. We'll also remember the longest serving Disney Cast Member, Burny Mattinson, who recently passed away.
On this week's show, I'm joined by special guest author James Warda to discuss some of the answers to a question that I'm sure every one of us has asked multiple times, "How does Disney do that?" We all have a memory of that moment in time that we experienced an attraction or a show in the theme parks and we came away from the experience so completely blown away. Whether it was the impressive technology, the emotional impact, or the way the experience achieved something we thought was completely impossible and against the laws of physics, the question is always the same....."How does Disney do that?". James Warda set up a site devoted to Disney fans sharing their experiences and then teamed up with a former Creative Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering to help answer some of these questions in the upcoming book titled, "How Does Disney Do That?". We'll talk about these and a whole lot more!
On this week's show, it's time for another What's News segment with our good friend Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic. Together, we'll cover the latest Disney news and other happenings from around the company, theme parks, and more that occurred during the month of January. The Walt Disney Company really kicked off 2023 the right way with the grand opening of Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway and a brand new fireworks show at Disneyland and an update to World of Color at Disney California Adventure. We'll also head over to Walt Disney World where we got new details about the Tron Lightcycle Run coaster set to open up later this Spring, the return of 2 popular meet and greets that have been on hiatus for the last 3 years, a new addition to the Animal Kingdom Lodge Pembe Savanna, and much more!