by Podketeers | Sep 13, 2023 |
This week Becky wants more “punkin spice”, Dreamlight Valley may finally be coming out of early release with a new update dropping the week this episode launches, Disney reaches a deal with Charter, Drew Barrymore crosses the picket line, Bret Iwan gets the honor of painting Mickey’s official 95th birthday portrait, news from Destination D23 about upcoming changes to the parks including vehicles coming to DCA, the D23 Expo returns in 2024 with experiences at multiple locations and a week-long celebration, and of course, we cap off the episode with our history segment Great Moments with Mr. Andrew with some facts about 1995 and 1996.
by Podketeers | Sep 6, 2023 |
This week we talk about my recent experience trying to buy Lorcana cards, we have some updates on our Teamboat Willie fundraiser for the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, in an ironic twist Bob Iger wants more money, Taylor Swift keeps saving the economy, videos from the Oogie Boogie Bash cast preview event emerge and we may have been wrong last week, but we were also right, Tiana’s Palace opens this week, the Haunted Mansion is getting a new queue and a gift shop at the exit of the attraction, an item from Rolly’s Museum of the Weird concept makes it into the Mansion for the Holiday overlay, and we round out the episode with our history segment Great Moments with Mr. Andrew with some facts about 1993 and 1994.
by Podketeers | Aug 30, 2023 |
This week our pal Jason jumps back in the podcasting chair after a lengthy hiatus to talk about changes in the Disney company over the last several years from the point of view of some working in and around the parks, he also shares his experiences playing foot golf on a Disney golf course, Disneyland posts a video teasing two new villains for Oogie Boogie Bash, we have some auction updates as we continue our efforts to raise money for the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Jason also shares his experience and some tips for Dreamlight Valley and Speedstorm and we wrap up with our history segment Great Moments with Mr. Andrew with some facts about 1991 and 1992.
by Podketeers | Aug 23, 2023 |
This week California gets a hurricane, Halloween merch is in full swing, we have new auctions to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Orange County courtesy of some of our friends from the FGP Squad, we play another round of the ShopDisney game (International Edition), Kylo Ren loves to dance and a new Jedi joins Galaxy’s Edge, the voice of Mario steps down, and, we wrap things up with our history segment Great Moments with Mr. Andrew with some facts about 1989 and 1990.
by Podketeers | Aug 16, 2023 |
This week we begin a quest to properly hydrate Andrew, we provide some updates on the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike and talk about some interesting comments made by a former Disney Channel star, we talk about new comments from Bob Iger and the recent price increases to streaming services, quick updates on Disney Dreamlight Valley and Disney’s latest game for the Switch Island of Illusion, more info on our Teamboat Willie fundraiser benefitting the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (aka CHOC), and, we wrap things up with our history segment Great Moments with Mr. Andrew with some facts about 1987 and 1988.
by Podketeers | Aug 10, 2023 |
This week we explain what “Taylor’s Version” means, we share a great story about connecting with someone on Threads, Bicycle Playing Cards releases a series do Disney decks and someone on the team isn’t happy about it, we have some announcements regarding our upcoming auctions and donations for our Teamboat Willie fundraiser benefitting the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (aka CHOC), to celebrate the Haunted Mansion’s birthday we talk about of favorite scenes on the attraction, we talk about what we think it would be like without the Doombuggies, scenes we would like added to the Mansion in Anaheim, and, we round out the episode with our history segment Great Moments with Mr. Andrew with some facts about 1985 and 1986.
