The Wandering in Disney Podcast
By Andrew Long
The Wandering in Disney PodcastDec 10, 2018
Episode 7 - Gluten Free & Food Allergies at Walt Disney World w/ Seely from Mouse Ear Memories
In this episode, I'm joined by Seely of Mouse Ear Memories. We talk about her website and how she became familiar with Disney World before discussing food allergies and gluten free eating at the parks. She gives us some great tips along with a peek inside of how she runs her website. After all of that, we draft our top reasons for doing character dining. Thank you to Seely for joining me, you can follow her here:
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Episode 6 - Parent Tips & Drafting the Best Family Attractions at Disneyland Resort w/ Matthew & Lisa
In this episode, I kept it in the family as Melissa joins me to interview my brother and sister-in-law. Matthew and Lisa talk about their recent trip to Disneyland Resort! We touch on their favorite parts of it before jumping into what it's like bringing a kid to the parks. We get into different tips and favorite things to do with the whole family. Following that (42 minutes) we draft the best family rides at Disneyland Resort! I hope you enjoy the show!
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Episode 5 - Talking Disney Fitness & Drafting Possible RunDisney Locations w/ Emma Danielle (Emmamakesmagic)
In this episode I’m joined by Emma, a personal trainer with a strong Disney social media presence (emmamakesmagic, formerly fitdisneychick.) Our conversation ranges from how she’s intertwined Disney Parks with her career to fitness tips for people going on a Disney vacation. All of that precedes a runDisney themed draft where we each have four picks of places that we'd like a race to go past! Let us know what picks you liked better in the poll! Follow Emma on: View this profile on Instagram
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Episode 4 - Drafting the Best Disneyland Resort Pathways w/ Kirk & Rain from Trammin'
In this episode I'm joined by Kirk & Rain from the Disneyland podcast, Trammin'. We discuss how they grew up Disneyland locals, starting a podcast in the midst of a pandemic and much more! After that, we have a four round draft (32:00) of our favorite Disneyland Pathways. There are some classic picks as well as some hidden gems!
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Episode 3 - Drafting Walt Disney World Attractions w/ Ken from Mouse Hacking
In this episode, I welcome Ken from mousehacking.com onto the show! We talk about his history with the parks and starting Mouse Hacking, along with the complications of a Walt Disney World vacation and how he navigates writing about that. The show ends with a 5 round draft of Walt Disney World attractions! Let us know who won in the poll.
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Episode 2 - Aulani Review & Drafting Disney Destinations w/ Melissa Long
The Wandering in Disney Podcast has already broke from our new format because we have just returned from our trip to Hawaii and wanted to talk about Aulani! Melissa joins us for this episode and we cover our general thoughts about the resort before diving into the design, room, food and recreation offered at Aulani.
After reviewing the resort, we conclude the episode with a draft of Disney destinations around the world! Thank you for listening, please subscribe and rate the show. Visit our website for more Disney tips and an upcoming Aulani and Toontown review.
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Episode 1 - Drafting Disney Theme Park Characters w/ Guy Selga (Touring Plans and The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland)
The Wandering in Disney Podcast has made its way back with a new format! In this first episode, we welcome Guy Selga who tells us about growing up in Southern California and working for Touringplans.com. After that we draft our favorite Disney Theme Park characters! Let us know who won the draft in the poll.
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Phat Cat Swinger Interview
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!
Episode 40 - Something Underappreciated at each Disney Park
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!
Episode 39 - DinoLand USA, A History & Review
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!
Episode 38 - Our Top 20 Disney Attractions
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!
Episode 37 - Ranking the Walt Disney World Resorts
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!
Episode 36 - Our Disney Nightmare Park
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!
Episode 35 - Ranking Disney World's Counter-Service Restaurants
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!
Episode 34 - New Orleans Square, A History and Review
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!
Episode 33 - Top Five Disney Parks Songs
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!
Episode 32 - Disney College Program Stories & Our Dream Park
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!
Episode 31 - Ranking Disney World's Table-Service Restaurants
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!
Episode 30 - Disney Parks COVID Q&A (And Rise of the Resistance Review)
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!
Episode 29 - Our Best Disney Parks Tips
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.
Episode 28 - Epcot Overview
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!
Episode 27 - New Year's Resolutions for the Disney Parks
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!
Episode 26 - Top Five Disney Parks 'Wow' Moments
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!
Walt Disney World's Faults
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.
Episode 25 - Darrell and Mackenzie's WDW Trip Report
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!
Episode 24 - Top Five Attractions That We Haven't Been On
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!
Episode 23 - Disney Park Trades
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!
Episode 22 - Disney's Worst Rides
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!
Episode 21 - Disney Parks Questions of the Month
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.
Episode 20 - A Disneyland Trip Report
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.
Episode 19 - Top 5 Themed Areas
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!
Episode 18 - Disney Parks D23 Expo Breakdown
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!
Episode 17 - Top Five Attraction Villains
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!
Episode 16 - Rapid Fire: Here's the (Disney) Question
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.
Episode 15 - Top 15 Disney Parks Attractions
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!
Episode 14 - Top Ten Things You Shouldn't Do At Walt Disney World
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.
Episode 13 - Our Favorite Disney Restaurants
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!
Episode 12 - Darrell & Mackenzie's Disneyland Trip Report
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.
Episode 11 - Magic Kingdom Overview
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!
Episode 10 - Ten Reasons Why Everyone Should Visit Tokyo Disney Resort
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.
Episode 9 - One Improvement To Each Park
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.
Episode 8 - Disney Parks Fantasy Draft
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!
Episode 7 - Top 10 Non-IP Attractions
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.
Episode 6 - Top 5 Disney Parks Memories
Topic start at 56 minutes.