The Wandering in Disney Podcast

To go along with the blog post, here is the full Phat Cat Swinger Interview. Thanks to Marco and Mark for sitting down with me. Phat Cat Swinger has become a California Adventure festival staple, performing swing versions of originals, classic Disney songs, and other recognizable tunes. Enjoy!

Every Disney Park has something undervalued with low wait times, no crowds or great prices. Melissa and Andrew jump into that subject today, coming up with at least one thing each for every Disney Park they have been to. Before that they discuss park hopping coming back to WDW and Joe Rohde's retirement. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

Andrew, Mackenzie, Melissa, and Michaela are back to dive deep into DinoLand USA talking about the land's creation, inspiration and current iteration. They discuss some broad theme park ideas as well as get into specific opinions on this Animal Kingdom land. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

It's the two year anniversary of the Wandering in Disney Podcast so we're back counting down our top 20 attractions! All 5 co-hosts list their favorites, counting down from 20. There's a few usual twists and turns along the way. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

Melissa and Andrew are back to continue their series of ranking places they have been, this time focusing on Walt Disney World hotels. They go through the 15 they have stayed at and explain why they rank where they rank. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

After discussing what would be in their dream Disney theme park a few weeks ago, Michaela and Andrew are back to talk about what would be in their Disney nightmare park. They pick their least favorite attractions, shows, restaurants to put into one terrible theme park. They also discuss just a little bit of the recent Disney Parks news. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

Andrew & Melissa move from table-service restaurants to counter-service restaurants, ranking all of the Disney World ones they have been to. Listen as they rank all 40 from worst to first, as well as cover some news! Enjoy and thank you for listening!

Michaela and Andrew start a new series on the podcast, this time diving into Disneyland's New Orleans Square. They talk about what came before the land, how the land came to be and then dive into what makes up the land now. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

The group is all back! Andrew, Darin, Michaela, Mackenzie, and Melissa are back to discuss their favorite Disney songs. Anything goes! They talk about music loops, attractions songs, and just sounds. Before that they go through their usual segments and talk a little news. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

Andrew and Michaela are back with another episode of the Wandering in Disney Podcast. The first 35 minutes of the show details a few of Michaela's favorite memories from working in the Disney College Program at Disneyland. Then they turn their attention to building their dream park, choosing attractions, restaurants, shows and other things that would fit inside of their pretend theme park. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

Andrew & Melissa do a special episode of the Wandering in Disney Podcast, ranking every table-service restaurant in WDW that they have been to. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

Andrew, Melissa, Mackenzie, and Michaela are back to talk about how CoronaVirus is affecting the parks going forward. They go through some general questions. Before that, they have a Craft of the Week and play Guess the Price. The episode finishes off with some quick thoughts on Rise of the Resistance. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

Andrew, Melissa, Mackenzie and Darrell are back for their first February episode of the Wandering in Disney Podcast. After going through quite a bit of news, we play Guess the Price and do a Disney Craft of the Month. This episode's topic showcases some of our best Disney tips that we have, hopefully making your vacation planning easier.

Andrew, Melissa, Darrell and Mackenzie get together in our 2nd January episode. We start by covering the news of the last few weeks, have a Disney Craft of the Month, Play 'If We Were Imagineers' and Guess the Price. Following that we continue our series of going through all of the parks, this time  moving to Epcot. After a brief history of the park, we go through the lands and then do some categories. Please subscribe to the show and give it a rating on wherever you get your podcasts!

Andrew, Michaela, Darrell and Mackenzie get together in the new year to talk all things Disney Parks. We discuss the latest news, along with a rousing rendition of the Guess The Price. Eventually we get to the topic where we each come up with a New Year's Resolution for each American Disney Park. Thank you for listening, please subscribe to the podcast and give us a rating!

All of the Wandering in Disney people are in a room together for the first time! Andrew, Melissa, Michaela, Darin and Mackenzie get together for Christmas and record the latest episode. We go through all of the usual segments before talking about our favorite Parks memory of the last year and our top five 'Wow' moments in the Disney Parks. Thank you for listening, please subscribe to the podcast and give us a rating!

In our first ever bonus episode, Andrew and Darrell break down what they see as two of Disney World's biggest faults. The format is a little different than usual, hence the bonus episode, and there might be a little too much complaining but we hope you enjoy it anyway! Thank you for listening.

Our first December episode is out and we're talking about Darrell and Mackenzie's trip to Walt Disney World. We discuss everything new to them including Galaxy's Edge, Pandora, Toy Story Land and Christmas decor. Before that we tackle the news of the last few weeks including opening dates for Hollywood Studios and Epcot attractions. Thank you for listening and please subscribe to the podcast and give us a rating!

Michaela and Andrew are here with our second November episode. We discuss some news before moving on to a discussion about the Disney College Program, which Michaela is enrolled in.  Finally, our topic for the week is a draft of the top 5 rides we've never been on in any Disney Park. Thank you for listening and please subscribe to the podcast and give us a rating!

Our first November episode jumps into a strange topic of trading between each Disney Park. The four cohosts try to make fair trades between all of the Disney Parks, sending attractions, restaurants, shows and more to and from parks in an effort to make everything better. Spoiler: Not everything gets better. Before the topic we dive into the news of the last few weeks and go through our usual segments. Enjoy!

Our second October episode of the month counts down our least favorite Disney attractions. Before that, we go through the news of the past few weeks and play Guess the Price. Enjoy! 

We're back with our first October episode, asking each other Disney Parks questions and answering them. The questions cover souvenirs, dining, festivals and some overrated aspects of the parks.  Before that we cover a little bit of news and do our usual segments. 

For our second episode in September, Melissa and Andrew discuss their recent trip to Disneyland Resort. They give their thoughts on recent additions including Pixar Pier, Mission: BREAKOUT! and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Darrell is also there. They cover the recent Disney news, as well. 

Our first September episode dives into our favorite themed areas in the Disney Parks. Instead of our usual top 5 list, we do this one as a draft and we'll move to that format from now on.  Before the topic, we'll cover a little bit of news and play a rousing game of "Guess the Price" and "If we Were Imagineers". Enjoy!

Andrew is joined by Darrell as they run down every park announcement from the D23 Expo. There are hot takes and plenty of discussion about naming things. Enjoy!

The group's all back plus our special guests, Dana, for this first episode in August. We discuss the latest news including Universal's theme park announcement, Disney's holiday parties, and Haunted Mansion's 50th Anniversary. After our usual segments we get to the topic which is the best villains in Disney attractions. Thank you for listening! 

The gang's all back to talk the latest Disney news. Then we break out a new segment having to do with the blog's Question of the Week posts. We answer each others Disney Parks questions. 

The gang is all back for the one year anniversary of the podcast! We brought back the topic from the first episode and added a few attractions to the list. Before they give their top-15 attractions they break down the news from the last few weeks including Epcot closures, parades, Soarin' and more! Enjoy and thank you for listening! 

The Wandering in Disney Podcast is back with our second episode of the month. Andrew and Melissa tackle the news (Galaxy's Edge opening, Tokyo Disney Halloween, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, and more) before getting into the topic. Our subject for this episode was the top things to not do at Disney World. From overheating to ignoring FastPasses, we try to list the most important things guests shouldn't do at WDW. 

In our June episode of the Wandering in Disney Podcast we talk about the recent news (DisneySea expansion, Animal Kingdom Christmas decor...), cover all of our favorite segments and then get to this episode's topic. Our topic covers all of our favorite table-service and counter-service restaurants at Disneyland, Disney World and Tokyo Disney Resort. Thank you for listening!

In our second May episode, Darrell & Mackenzie talk about their recent trip to Disneyland. They recap the highs and lows of their trip (there weren't many lows) and answer a few questions along the way.

In our May episode of the Wandering in Disney Podcast we discuss the news of the month (Star Wars, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, and more) before moving on to the topic, an overview of Magic Kingdom. We walk through Magic Kingdom's lands and then give our top 3 snacks, restaurants, rides and places in the land. Enjoy!

In our April episode of the Wandering in Disney Podcast we discuss the Disney Parks news of the last month (Beauty and the Beast Lounge, Epcot additions) before moving on to the topic - Ten Reasons Why Everyone Should Visit Tokyo Disney Resort. Everyone lists a few of their favorite aspects of Tokyo Disney Resort.

In our March episode of the Wandering in Disney Podcast we discuss the Disney Parks news of the last month (Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Epcot's entrance and Play Pavilion, etc.) before moving on to the topic - one improvement we'd make to each park.  We take away or add something to each American and Japanese Park.  

For our February episode we went through the news of the last month and then went through a Disney Parks Fantasy Draft that we held earlier in the month.  We go through what was picked first, our worst picks and then list what's in our new 'theme parks' that we created.  Enjoy!

We're back with our January episode of the Wandering in Disney Podcast.  We discuss the news from the last month and then the topic (starting at 47 minutes). For the topic we discuss our favorite non-IP attractions in the Disney Parks.