TDC #241: Trains

Magic Kingdom Railroad

This week, we discuss Walt Disney’s love of railroad trains, and other forms of track-based public transit.

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This episode was inspired by the book Walt and the Promise of Progress City, by Sam Gennawey. We’ve got an extra copy to give away! To enter the giveaway, go to our Facebook page and comment on the post announcing this episode; after one week, we’ll pick a name at random to win the book.

We also are joined in this podcast not only by Trace and Greg, but also by the loudest pug in the wilderness, Roxxy. She’s especially noticeable at about 21 minutes into the show. Let me tell you, people who are light sleepers should not have pugs in the house.

Mo Pettin Mo Problems

TDC #231: Hopes for 2013

Sign for many items, including "Frozen Drink."

In 2013, Jennifer hopes never to order something so vaguely-named as “Frozen Drink.”

We have lots of things we hope and plan to do in 2013! We discuss them.

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A couple related links:

  • The ConnectiCon convention, where you can meet Jim Cummings, the voice of Darkwing Duck and many others
  • That Guy with the Glasses, home of Nostalgia Critic and Nostalgia Chick, and many many other members of Team Awesome. They review Disney stuff here and there, but Jennifer’s personal favorite is the review of Baby Whatever.

TDC #221: Villains Theme Park Ideas

Jennifer and the Queen of Hearts

Jennifer facing off against a classic Disney Villain, the Queen of Hearts, in Alice’s Labyrinth at Disneyland Paris

The Watchamacallit joins us this week to discuss the Villains theme park that we wish Disney would build.

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Related links:

TDC #218: DCA Trip Report

Radiator Springs

Image courtesy of Themeparkgc.

Lisa’s been to Cars Land, and lived to tell the tale!

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Special bonus: Listen for the confused, uncomfortable noise that Jennifer makes as she tries to hide her disgust that Cars Land made Lisa want to watch Cars. And don’t worry, Lisa’s not really gonna watch Cars.

Shout out to Jeff W. for recording this week’s intro!

TDC# 191 Scooter v. Stroller

WATCH OUT DUDE - THAT’S A KID IN FRONT OF YOU!!!!

This week we discuss our past experiences with ECVs and wheelchairs. Do you have any to share?

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TDC#189

Photos of Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, Hong Kong
This photo of Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel is courtesy of TripAdvisor

This week, the meow mix features Joel (aka coconutwireless on twitter or FrikiTiki) and we talk Hong Kong Disney, Tokyo Disney and muse over an around the world trip, Disney style.

Joel has great content posted online including videos, via Meandering Mouse/Meandering Mouse TV, and his great flickr photostream - as Stacey would say, “check it out”.

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TDC# 166 The Trace Pace Touring Plan Challenge – Part 1

a magical morning dawns at the magic kingdom

On this episode, Trace and Lisa share their experiences using the Touring Plans method of navigating the Magic Kingdom! Armed only with their laminated and personalized touring plan, will they accomplish their goal of enjoying all* the attractions the Magic Kingdom has to offer?

behold!

flying high buddy!

snow white's scary adventure will scare the granny panties of you!

*all = anything BUT Tom Sawyer’s Island

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TDC #148: Touring Plans and Lines

Trace

Trace: A Disney Dude For Sure!

Jennifer loves to talk about Touring Plans and Lines! So even though our good friends in TestaVille (aka the website of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World) could speak much more eloquently on the topic, when Trace had a few questions about how to use these products to squeeze the maximum number of attractions into a single August day at the Magic Kingdom, we just went with it.

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While you’re at it, check out TDC 90, featuring Lines developer Henry Work.

And about those badges? Jennifer’s still a relative neophyte on Lines, but she sure is proud of her Nowhere in Particular badge. Here are her current stats and chats on the Lines app, where she’s known by the user name “kitty-chan.”

Jennifer's badges on Lines

Jennifer's badges on Lines (click the image for a larger version)

TDC #141: Wedding Planning Tips

Mad Tea Party Wedding Cake

Lisa and Trace had an amazing, beautiful Disney Fairy Tale Wedding. And it took a whole lot of work to make it happen! This week, Lisa shares her tips for planning weddings, with a special (but not exclusive!) focus on Disney weddings.

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TDC #131: Disney and the Future

We’ve got not just one, but two guests this week! Geoff Carter and Constantine von Hoffman join us to talk about futuristic themes and Disney.

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We close out the show this week with a wonderful song by Jonathan Coulton. If you’ve only heard Code Monkey or Still Alive, you totally owe it to yourself to check out a few more of his tunes. And since we ended the podcast with a song that seems like it should be happy but is totally sad, let’s now treat you to the inverse: “I Feel Fantastic.”