Hey Mickey! The Podcast

Join us for our newest episode as we recap our "Everything in Animal Kingdom In One Day" Park Challenge! We teamed up with our Challenge Crew and spent our day trying to experience all 20 attractions available in Walt Disney World's youngest park, all while attempting to answer the frequently asked question: "Is Animal Kingdom a half-day park?" We'll take you through our initial game plan for the day and the rules of the experience, then provide a detailed recap as we attempted to tackle this challenge! And for our After Party, we're filling you in on all the upcoming podcast episodes we'll be bringing to you in the next few months!

Hey look, we're back!! And for this episode, we're discussing all the details of the return of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party! We were able to experience the first night of this evening event, and we wanna discuss everything: All the trick-or-treat locations and limited edition snack offerings, the character greetings, nighttime shows, and Boo To You parade... plus we'll tell you all about the not-so-spectacular moments during this extra rainy evening! Then, for our After Party, we'll be sharing our Stuff We Love, including some french fries you MUST try and the latest emotional Marvel trailer!

For this episode, we'll all be trekking together through the overwhelmingly complicated WDW service known as the Disney Genie! We've given ourselves the vital role of guiding you through this Fastpass replacement to the best of our ability, providing important vocabulary, strategies to maximize value, and our own personal experiences! Then, we'll be sharing a few things we've enjoyed throughout Disney World as we end with our favorite segment: Stuff We Love!

In this episode, we're taking a look back at our first episode of 2021... and we'll find out just how accurate our park-progress predictions were during the segment Did It Arrive In 2021? Then, we'll be making some new predictions for the year 2022, including the foreseeable end of a few beloved holiday events, and the exit of a not-so-loved company executive! Finally, we're sharing a few things we've been watching and thoroughly enjoying as we end with Stuff We Love! 

In today's episode, we're discussing all the details of the newest Disney After Hours Event: Boo Bash! From the treat trails and limited edition snack offerings to the characters and cavalcades, we'll be giving a thorough review to let you know if this event is worth your time! For our After Party, we'll be sharing a review of our dining experience at Boma, located in Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge... and what an experience this was!

We are back, and we have so much to cover! For our Main Attraction, we'll be taking a deep dive into the recently announced Annual Passholder Program, providing previous pass comparisons, cost breakdowns, and our own personal thoughts on all the AP news. Then, for our Sideshow, we'll be forced to choose between two attractions, snacks, resorts, or restaurants in what we're calling Demolition Disney: one of them we'll get to save, and the other is gone forever! 

It's time for a new episode, and this week we're filling you in on all the most recent WDW park news! We'll be sharing five of the latest and greatest stories to help keep you in the Disney loop, including all the reopening restaurants across the resort, the return of nighttime spectaculars to the parks, and even more magic being planned for the 50th Anniversary. Then, for this week's Side Show, we're putting attractions head to head and asking a very unusual question, "which ride would you rather get stuck on?" in our Ride Evacuation Showdown!

Come along with us as we recap one long, intense day attempting to ride all fifteen Walt Disney World thrill rides across the four parks in this thrill ride challenge! We'll take you through every major and minor detail throughout our adventure, recount all of our highs and lows, and answer the most important question: did we successfully conquer this challenge?!

This week, we're sharing our breakfast dining experience at the recently reopened Cape May Cafe! This Beach Club Resort table service location is finally back in business, but is it worth the visit? Then for our Side Show, we're bringing back a game from our very first episode: Fast Pass! We'll be asking and answering a set of ten questions as quickly as possible... Listen now to see which one of us is still not so good at this game!

For this episode, we're having some fun by ranking ALL of the official "lands" in Walt Disney World! Find out how all these different locations stack up within the four parks, and see how much you agree (or disagree) on what we consider to be the best and worst lands on property!

On this week's episode, we're finally paying a visit to the Riviera Resort for an unforgettable character breakfast at Topolino's Terrace! We'll fill you in on all the details of our rooftop experience during our After Party segment, including the food selections and the character interactions, and even the amazing views! Then, for our Sideshow, we're gonna share everything we know about the newest Disney cruise ship setting sail in 2022, the Wish, followed by taking a cruise quiz to see how much we DON'T know about all the other ships in Disney Cruise Line!

This week, we're bringing to you the most recent park-related news! We're sharing five of the latest and greatest stories to help keep you in the Disney loop, including the reopening of fan favorites: the TTA PeopleMover and Festival of the Lion King, plus the long anticipated return of Anaheim's Disneyland and California Adventure parks! Plus, we're providing all the info on the Jungle Cruise attraction changes currently underway, and every new piece of information revealed for the 2022 opening of the Galactic Starcruiser! 

Come along with us for our toughest challenge yet: attempting to visit every currently open Walt Disney World Resort in one day! We're sharing every part of this challenge with you, including the highs, the lows, and the elaborate plan it took to make it through the eighteen resorts on our checklist before running out of time!

For this episode, we're sharing all of your Walt Disney World unpopular opinions! Last week, we asked our listeners to submit their unpopular opinions: the rides, characters, or food they loved... or hated. After receiving an overwhelming number of responses, it's time to share the most controversial submissions we were sent by our listeners! And, we'll be handing out some special awards all along the way! 

Join us for an exciting episode as we give a full recap on our Luck of the Draw park challenge! After receiving a checklist of three randomly chosen snacks, thrill rides, activities, slow rides, and shows, will we be able to make our way to all four parks and complete the entire list before running out of time?

This week, we're starting things off with our After Party by presenting our review of Tony's Town Square Restaurant. We recently visited this Italian table service located on Main Street U.S.A., and we're gonna tell you all about it! Then, for our Side Show, we'll be creating our own Walt Disney World restaurants. Plus, we've got another "smell test" as we try one more scent from Walter & Rosie Candle Co.

This week, we're bringing to you the most recent (and most exciting) Disney news! We'll be sharing five big stories to help keep you in the Disney loop, including the official opening dates for Remy's Ratatouille Adventure and DISNEYLAND, our thoughts on the latest film Raya and the Last Dragon, the new MagicMobile service, and the reopening of Blizzard Beach! And we're bringing another smell test to you as we check out the Polynesian candle from Walter & Rosie Candle Co.

Join us this week as we take a deep dive into the history of Disney Springs: from the small Village Marketplace that started it all, to the rise and fall of Pleasure Island, and even the story behind the current location name. Plus, we're taking another smell test as we check out the Foolish Mortal candle from Walter & Rosie Candle Co.

In this episode, we're sharing all the official (and unofficial) news on Walt Disney World's upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration, and letting you know how we feel about everything being "EARidescent." We'll also be administering our own smell test for the Pineapple Float candle from Walter & Rosie Candle Co. And finally, we're putting all your favorite snacks to the test in our Side Show: Snack Battle!

During this week's Side Show, we're having a World Showcase Showdown! Join us as we each present our personal rankings of every pavilion in the World Showcase at Epcot, all while doing our best to explain our reasoning behind all of our selections. What country do you think made the top of the list, and which pavilion made their way to the very bottom? Listen now and find out!

Join us this episode as we give a full recap on our Four Parks One Day Challenge experience! We spent an entire day trekking through all four Walt Disney World parks, while also completing a checklist of things to do while at each park. Along the way, we also tested the speeds of each form of transportation as we park hopped, and though we all had our different expectations... the fastest travel times may surprise you! 

During today's episode, we're discussing all the details of the beloved Jungle Cruise attraction: the ride itself, the unique backstory, and the recently announced upcoming changes! For our After Party, we'll be sharing a review of our dining experience at Skipper Canteen in Magic Kingdom, and explaining how the stories of this restaurant and attraction are tied together!

It's time for another movie night, and this week we're watching Pixar's first feature film, Toy Story! Join us for an exciting evening together as we dive into the film info, discuss all the drama between the two partnering companies, make our way through the plot of the film, and provide our feedback on the best and worst parts of this animated feature!

For today’s episode, we’re sharing our recent dining experience at Chefs de France! After our meal at this table service restaurant in the France Pavilion at Epcot, we have so many thoughts about the food, atmosphere, and authenticity that we want to share! Then, as a bonus review during this After Party, we’re also gonna talk about Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew!

This week, we're bringing some Disney news that you definitely need to know! We'll be sharing the five new stories to help keep you in the Disney loop, including the recent France Pavilion update, the insanely popular grand opening of a new bakehouse, info on Epcot's Festival of the Arts, and two exciting upcoming Disney+ releases!

This week's episode is all about the after party, and we're focused on one thing: California Grill! We spent an evening dining and exploring the very top of the Contemporary Resort, and we're gonna tell you all about the food, the views, and how time stands still on the 15th floor!

In today's episode, we're asking the question,"will it arrive in 2021?" With the upcoming 50th Anniversary celebration in Disney World, it's time to take a look at all the current park projects and assess (or guess) if it really will arrive this year. Then for today's Sideshow, we'll be revealing which random Disney films we have or haven't seen in the game, "Have You Seen It?"

For our final episode of the year, we've got a Sideshow all about "the Good Old Days," where we'll be discussing and debating what we miss most from the pre-pandemic park experience! And for the After Party, we're talking all about our recent dining experience at the Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom!

We're taking this week off and celebrating the holiday season, but we want to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas! We'll be back next week for our final episode of the year.

This week, we're discussing Disney+ and all the upcoming releases announced at Disney Investor Day! With all the countless projects, series, shorts, and films arriving to this fast-growing streaming platform over the next few years, we'll be sharing the recent company restructuring, a list of every project announced, and our Top 10 most anticipated arrivals!

It's time for our Holiday Movie Night, and we're watching the 1994 Christmas classic, The Santa Clause! Join us for an evening together as we talk through film info, discuss all the major plot points, dive into Tim Allen's career, and provide our thoughts on whether or not this truly is a movie worth watching every year...

In this episode, we'll be discussing the two seasonal strolls that can be done at Walt Disney World: the Christmas Tree Stroll at Disney Springs, and the Holiday Cookie Stroll at the Epcot Festival of the Holidays! We'll give you all the details of both adventures, and let you know what all is really worth the stroll. Then during our sideshow, we're playing The Waiting Game, where we'll be testing each other's ride queue patience! 

This week, we're sharing with you five park updates that you need to know, including the reopening of THREE dining locations, footage released from a coaster in development, information on the new park hopping system, and more! Then for this week's Sideshow, we're deciding on our perfect hypothetical day of dining by choosing our favorite breakfast, lunch, and dinner within the Walt Disney World Resort!

This week, we're covering the 2020 Taste of Epcot International Food & Wine Festival! We'll be giving you all the details of this year's setup, our top 10 snacks we enjoyed all around the World Showcase, a few additional memorable foods (good and bad!) and even share ideas for our own food booths!

Today's main attraction is all about the new holiday offerings in the parks! Now that Christmas has begun at Walt Disney World, we're giving you all the details on the decor, parades, special offerings, and food that you can experience this year in the Magic Kingdom, and in Animal Kingdom!

In this episode, we're heading to the West Coast to talk all about Disneyland! We'll be discussing all the attractions in the two Anaheim parks, and sharing all the latest news as their gates remained closed. For our sideshow, we're having a Pre-Ride Showdown by debating the best queue lines and pre-show experiences in the Walt Disney World parks! And during the After Party, we'll fill you in on our latest purchase, and the album we've had stuck on repeat!

It's time for our first ever movie night! Join us as we unpack the 1999 animation adventure film, Tarzan. We'll be discussing everything: the film production, that unforgettable soundtrack, the most bizarre movie moments, and so much more! Then, stick around for the after party, because we'll be giving you our full review of our dinner (and dessert) at Beaches & Cream Soda Shop!

For this episode, we're talking all about our recent Disney park experience with our niece! We'll be sharing what it was like to have our entire day decided by a 5-year-old, plus everything we learned about taking kids to the WDW parks! During today's Sideshow, we'll be presented with two Disney villains and have to decide which one is the superior evil-doer. Then it's the After Party, where we're giving you all the info on our visit to Be Our Guest!

This week, we're sharing with you five park updates that you need to know, including a new Annual Passholder store, closure of a Disney Springs restaurant, current park capacity, and more! Then, this week's Sideshow is another round of Fast Pass, where we see how quickly we can answer lightning round questions! And for the After Party, we're talking all about our experience at Hollywood & Vine during Minnie's Halloween Dine!

For our Main Attraction this week, we're discussing the Ins and Outs of transportation all around Walt Disney World, making sure you know how to get from point A to B, whether by bus, monorail, skyliner, boat, and more! Then for our Sideshow, we'll be presenting our arguments for the worst Quick Service, Resort, Land, Table Service, and Attraction on property. And stick around for the After Party, because we're talking about Chicken Guy and the 22 sauces we tried during our recent visit, plus some new Holiday merchandise, and a fall treat you gotta try!

Today we're talking all things Animal Kingdom! Notoriously known as the "half-day park," we'll be giving you tons of ideas on how you can make the most of your FULL day in the newest Disney World Park. For today's Side show, we'll be quizzing each other on some Animal Kingdom trivia to see who knows more about the history and current AK offerings. And stick around for the after party, where we'll give you our review of the Japan Pavilion's table service restaurant, Teppan Edo, and share our favorite new Disney+ show!

This week, we're sharing with you ALL of the fall festivities taking place at the Magic Kingdom: the food, decor, parades, and more! Then, this week's Sideshow is a Battle of the Ballads, where we'll be matching up our favorite songs in a tournament bracket to determine the Disney ballad champion! And for the After Party, we're sharing a new show and some good news for Annual Passholders.

With the recent news on the upcoming Resort holiday plans, we're discussing what all the winter festivities will look like at Walt Disney World; some good, and some heartbreaking. For this week's Sideshow, we're playing This or That: choosing between two options given to us all while the clock is ticking. Then, during the After Party, we'll share our review of our experience at the 50's Prime Time Cafe, the new Mulan movie, and Disney's Halloween masks! 

In today's episode, we're exploring our favorite thing in Galaxy's Edge: The food! We'll be covering all the snacks, meals, and drinks you can find at the Black Spire Outpost on the planet of Batuu. Then, for our Sideshow, we're presenting competing ideas to create our own new land in the parks! And for the After-Party, we're celebrating the beginning of Fall in WDW, and a new collection of Mickey backpacks.

In this supersized episode, we're sharing everything we know about the future of Walt Disney World: the confirmed new arrivals, official cancellations, and developments that are postponed indefinitely! And, during our Sideshow, we'll be sharing our most overrated and underrated attractions in all 4 parks! Plus, we're beginning our newest segment: the After-Party, including a review of our recent brunch, news on all the latest purple Disney merch, and our favorite new YouTube Channel!

In this episode, we're discussing all the details of our brief stay at the Polynesian Village Resort: the room, the food, and all the great views! Did the Polynesian claim the title of our favorite WDW resort?? Plus, we'll be fighting for our favorite Disney Princess Movies in this week's game, Clash of the Crowns.

This week, we're talking all things Splash Mountain: the attraction history, recent ride issues, and the announced re-theming. But most importantly, we'll be answering the question, "is this ride cursed?" Then, we're playing Battle of the Mountains, where we categorically rank Splash, Space, and Big Thunder to decide which one is the superior mountain in the Magic Kingdom!