Those Darn Cats

TDC#114 – The Wedding Planning Session Episode

sambycat — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:41:10 +0000

Cat #2 and her Disney Dude have survived (thus far) the move and the whirlwind planning session at WDW. This week’s show is a whirlwind wrap up of their experiences.

Need a cool photographer for pics around the parks? Try David and Vicki Arndt! They are awesome!!

TDC #113: Toy Story 3 Redux

Jennifer — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:51 +0000

Toy Story 3 Vinylmation figures, from Disney Parks

Lisa and Trace went to see Toy Story 3, and we all need to regroup a bit. Not everyone is as big a fan of the film as the Watchamacallit. Plus, not everybody stayed awake for the whole film.

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By the way, that Ken video that the Watchamacallit mentioned? If you haven’t watched it yet, time to head to YouTube to watch Groovin’ With Ken.

And those Toy Story 3 Vinylmation that Trace mentioned? Oh yeah, Jennifer’s gonna be looking for those in the parks.

TDC #112: Prince Charming Carrousel

Jennifer — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:13 +0000

"it's a small world" at Disneyland Paris

What better way to celebrate Bastille Day than by listening to odds and ends of Disneyland Paris audio? First, though, we have a few words about the re-naming and new backstory for Prince Charming Carrousel in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Parents, be warned! This one gets kinda weird.

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Shocking as it may sound, when Lisa and Trace visited the newly butch Prince Charming Carousel last weekend, it didn’t seem to have changed at all! Here’s the photographic evidence gathered on their visit:

A new sign!

Lisa asks, perhaps the arrows make this horse more masculine?

You must also immediately go look at the creepy Mickey art on the web site where Jennifer found information on the Grease musical at Disneyland Paris. (Wow, what a sentence that is.)

And of course, Lance Kerwin fans are invited to a nostalgia party right here:

Sorry. Really, we are. Actually, no we’re not. You know how we get sometimes.

TDC# 111 Parisian Pirates En Parade!

sambycat — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:09:35 +0000

Another journey this week into some park audio – this time, Disneyland Paris and POTC! We’ll hear park BRM for POTC (heh- love those abbreviations!!), then a musical ride through of the Parisian POTC followed by the actual ride through, en francais. My step-dad’s (god rest his soul) FAVORITE Randy Newman song brings it all home. Enjoy!!

say "ARGGGG!!!"

TDC# 110 TDL and “Europe in the Air”

sambycat — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:05:24 +0000

This weeks show includes audio from the Tokyo Disneyland productions Fiesta Tropical and Sebastian’s Caribbean Carnival! Next is a ride through and review of Williamsburg, Virginia’s own Busch Gardens’ newest ride, “Europe in the Air”.

TDC #109: Toy Story 3

Jennifer — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:22:32 +0000

Worried about finding good seats? Not us!

ZOMG, the Cat #1 family absolutely loved Toy Story 3. So not only does The Watchamacallit appear on this show, but so does Jennifer’s husband, Collateral Damage.

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TDC #108 The Dish on Club 33

sambycat — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:01:55 +0000

This weeks show is a recounting of the sights, sounds and mysteries of Disneyland’s Club 33, with enhanced podcast-o-vision (TM). A few highlights -

before

after

* not the ACTUAL club 33 feminine napkin, but an incredible simulation

And, for your further viewing plaesue, a few moments of video of “the Scary Bird” in it’s natural habitat -

You can find other links to info about Club 33 here or on Snopes.com here. Thanks again to friend of the show, Paul Barrie, Elder Statesman of Disney Podcasts, at Window to the Magic. If you listen to his show, find out about his efforts for a wholly listener sponsored podcast on his site.

TDC #107: Gay Days at Disney Parks

Jennifer — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:21 +0000

Larry and Dennis' fabulous Tiki Room shirts!

This is the queerest episode ever of Those Darn Cats! Jennifer is joined by our listeners Danielle, Larry, and Dennis to talk about Gay Days at Disney Parks, to celebrate last weekend’s Gay Days Orlando. So, it deserves the queerest show notes ever.

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Want to know more about the history of Gay Days? There’s a great essay in the book Rethinking Disney: Private Control, Public Dimensions, now on Google Books.

You simply must watch the instructional video for Worthie Meacham’s Tiki Room meet at Disneyland Gay Days:

We’ve also got some great pictures here, courtesy of Larry from San Diego:

I'm not sure they're feeling festive enough.

Everyone loves a parade!

And yes, things do sound like they get quite a bit steamier at the after-hours, private parties.

Guess they spend a lot of time in the gym, eh?

Foam party? I'd expected everything else, but . . .

TDC #106: Listener Feedback

Jennifer — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:36 +0000

People keep listening! And they keep sending us feedback! So yeah, you better believe we’re gonna keep reading it.

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Some links and notes related to this week’s show:

We’re guessing that when Robert Kraft told us Finding Kraftland would be at the Anaheim NFFC conference, he was talking about one of the events listed here (but they don’t have the specifics listed).
Rumor has it that Superstar is now available on Google Video. Will the wonders of the interweb never cease?
Tank Riot podcasts on Gilligans Island and Walt Disney are totally worth listening to.

TDC 105 Tokyo Travel, Weddings and My Own Personal Oprah

sambycat — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:40:09 +0000

In this weeks show, we are joined by the fabulous Carrie Hayward, Editor of E books at PassPorter and Author of PassPorter’s Disney Weddings & Honeymoons. We discuss weddings, travel to Paris and Carrie’s recent trip to visit Tokyo Disney Land and Sea.

You might also enjoy checking out Miss Carrie’s most beautiful wedding on her trip report on the Disboards.

photo credit~ Tokyo Disney Fairy Tale Weddings

The official Tokyo Disney Fairy Tale Weddings site can be found here. Upon further thought, I wonder if you could dress as Mulan at a Tokyo Disney wedding?

Then we follow up with some rather disturbing service monkey tales of terror. Thanks Andy – oh, and Happy Margarita Fest Anniversary!

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