January 2020

Episode 14: The Beat on the Street

We start off the episode this week with an ever-so-slight change to our episode format: from now on Housekeeping will be called Mice Chat! Also, Disneyland gets a little busier as their version of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opens. Disneyland is also celebrating the start of this year’s Lunar New Year event, for the Year of the “Mouse”! Lastly, this week we also start a new discussion series, where we will be taking an in-depth look at each land in each of the parks, starting with Main Street, U.S.A!

Episode Links

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/01/get-resistance-ready-for-star-wars-rise-of-the-resistance-launching-jan-17-at-disneyland-park/

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/01/lunar-new-year-welcomes-year-of-the-mouse-starting-jan-17-at-disney-california-adventure-park/

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/01/foodie-guide-to-lunar-new-year-2020-at-disney-california-adventure-park/

https://www.wdwinfo.com/disney-world/magic-kingdom/main-street-usa.htm

https://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/showtimes/date/2020-01-15

Intro/Outro: https://scottholmesmusic.com

Episode 13: Diving Into the Unknown

It’s the dawn of a new decade, and we can only imagine how much Disney awaits us in the years to come! We ring in the new year with an episode covering a lot of “Unknowns”! In the updates for our upcoming trips – we will experience both a new hotel, and new dining reservations. We then give our “hot” take on Frozen II – does it live up to the hype? Our news this week covers an interesting new dining experience coming to Epcot this winter, followed by a surprising new Run Disney announcement. The episode is concluded by discussing a event we have not gone to, (but wish we could); the International Festival of the Arts in Epcot.

To those we missed over the break, Happy New Year! And to everyone who has returned, thank you for listening — we’re glad you followed us into 2020, and are excited to see what the future has in store! May you be blessed with health, happiness, and as much Disney as you can get!

Episode Links

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/01/new-regal-eagle-smokehouse-coming-to-epcot-takes-its-inspiration-from-the-honorable-sam-eagle/

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/01/rundisney-adds-more-magic-to-every-mile-by-introducing-club-rundisney/

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/epcot/epcot-international-festival-of-the-arts/?CMP=ILC-DPFY20Q1wo1107190064A#/drawer=drawerKeepsakes

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/epcot/epcot-international-festival-of-the-arts-culinary/

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/epcot/epcot-international-festival-of-the-arts-performing/

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/11/2020-epcot-international-festival-of-the-arts-celebrates-visual-culinary-and-performing-arts-from-around-the-globe-at-walt-disney-world-resort/

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/epcot/epcot-international-festival-of-the-arts-visual/

https://wdwnt.com/2020/01/photos-new-artful-mickey-annual-passholder-magnet-revealed-for-epcot-international-festival-of-the-arts-2020/

Intro/Outro: https://scottholmesmusic.com

Related Photos

The “Deconstructed Salad” (A.K.A. the Caesar Salad) at Narcoossee’s at the Grand Floridian

Episode 12: A New Disney Decade

We are back with our final episode of 2019, where we instead flip the focus on upcoming 2020. For housekeeping, we have a small update to our April trip, and give a spoiler-free review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Our news items for 2020 include a potential FastPass Upcharge system to be rolled out alongside Disney’s trip planning application, some of the movies and shows coming to screens this year, and information regarding the Avenger’s Campus which is set to open this summer in Disney California Adventure. Our final 2019 show comes to a close with a discussion that focuses on some of our New Year’s “resolutions” (strictly Disney-related)!

Finally: we would be remiss if we didn’t take a moment to reflect on our year, and how far we’ve come in so short a time, and say THANK YOU to all the friends and family who have supported us on this endeavor! Your encouragement is always appreciated. Here’s to a great year, and another on the horizon. Happy New Year, everyone!

Episode Links

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2019/12/31/the-long-rumored-upcharge-fastpass-program-at-wdw-looks-like-its-finally-about-to-launch

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2019/02/05/disney-now-has-a-way-for-you-to-blow-12000-a-day-at-the-parks

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/1/21045415/wandavision-release-date-2020-disney-plus-marvel-infinity-saga

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/12/disney-parks-blog-weekly-recap-disneyparkslive-streaming-new-years-eve-fireworks-at-walt-disney-world-resort-celebrating-at-the-parks-and-more/

Intro/Outro: https://scottholmesmusic.com

Episode 11: Our 2019 Favorites

Welcome, listeners, to episode 11! We’d like to wish you all a very happy Holiday Season! This week’s episode is a little shorter, but still packed with greatness! For news, we start by touching on what went well on-screen this year, and what was flopped. Then, we eagerly delve into the upcoming lineup for the “Garden Rocks” Concert series at the 2020 Flower & Garden Festival. After the news, with the holiday season in full effect, and the end of the year fast approaching, we wanted to take some time to recap some of our “favorites” from 2019.

Speaking of 2019 favorites; we’d like to give a big shout-out to all our followers, family, and friends! Thank you for supporting us in our passion, as we continue to share our Disney journey! 2019 has been a wonderful year, and we can’t wait to see what 2020 will bring!

Episode Links

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/23/media/disney-2019-year-end/index.html

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_the_rise_of_skywalker#contentReviews

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/12/27th-epcot-international-flower-garden-festival-to-welcome-spring-with-new-garden-rocks-talent-topiaries-and-more-march-4-june-1-2/

Intro/Outro: https://scottholmesmusic.com