Mouse House Weekly
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Fall at Walt Disney World
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Fall and Halloween festivities are now in full swing in each of the parks at Walt Disney World. Ben, Laura Beth, and Erica take a look at each of the parks and Disney Springs to bring you a look at what you can experience during this special time of year. Disney has special food, events, clothing, decorations, and MORE! As you plan your next trip to Disney, this episode is a must! Read More
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Being an Imagineer for a Day
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Imagineers are who create the rides at Disney parks and they might be the most important workers at the parks. In this episode, Blake and JJ are pitching some ideas they would like to see become reality in the parks. These ideas are concepts for rides that they’d try to create in the parks (specifically Disneyland) if they were Imagineers. Read More…
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Adventures by Disney Southern California Tell All
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Carly and Bryce relive their 2014 Adventures by Disney trip to Southern California! They give their review of Adventures by Disney as well as give background on why an Adventures by Disney trip would be perfect for you and your family.
Carly and Bryce give a spoiler free overview of the trip and then give a very detailed SPOILER day by day breakdown of how the Adventures by Disney Southern California Trip shows you behind the scenes of some of Disney’s best kept secrets. Read More…
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Top 5 Disneyland Rides
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Disneyland and California Adventure are each constantly evolving and have many rides to suit the preferences of all visitors. So determining the best rides in each park is a conversation that can bring a lot of diversity and discussion. In this episode of the podcast Rachel and Jeremiah talk about their top 5 favorite rides in both Disneyland and California Adventure. They both came armed with separate lists, will they agree? Find out on this week’s episode of the podcast. Chime in on social media and let us know what your favorite rides are! Read More
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Best Disney Vehicle
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What is the best vehicle from any Disney show or movie? To arrive at an answer, we first had to ask ourselves what defines a vehicle. We decided that a vehicle is anything designed to transport some THING to some PLACE. So Mary Poppins’ umbrella, the Millennium Falcon, Aladdin’s carpet, and the roller coaster from Phineas and Ferb are all options. But that’s just scratching the surface. Read More…
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Walt Disney World Trip Report – August 2020
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Erica is back from her first trip to WDW post shut down! Ben and Laura Beth ask Erica all about her trip, including what’s open, what’s different, and what planning a trip will look like for the remainder of 2020. Read More…
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Cast Members Tell All
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Rachel and Jeremiah reach out to former Disneyland cast members and tell some stories that give an inside scoop on what it is like to work for Disney. Read More…
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Best Disney Soundtracks
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The soundtracks and scores play a big part in most of Disney’s films, and in this week’s episode, Blake and JJ discuss some of the best of them! They discuss their favorite soundtracks, and the most overrated and underrated soundtracks, for both animated and live-action Disney films. (Look out, unpopular opinions included!) They also discuss what they have done Disney lately, and some Disney news involving Marvel Comics creating some new Alien and Predator comics. Read More…
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Let’s Cook! Recipes From Mickey’s Gourmet Cookbook
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Is food one of your favorite things about visiting a Disney park? Us too! We had a strong hankering for some Disney food, but visiting the parks is totally out of the question right now. So we decided if we can’t go get Disney food, we’ll bring Disney food to us! Darrell and Colby picked up a copy of Mickey’s Gourmet Cookbook and tried three recipes: Polynesian Luau Chicken, Beef Stew with Biscuit, and Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookies. The results were mostly good and definitely gave us a new family favorite! Read More…
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Beat the Heat at Disney World
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The dog days of summer are upon us and WDW just reopened! Bryce and Carly discuss their favorite tips for beating the heat while traveling around the four parks (and water parks) at Walt Disney World. Sit back, relax, and take a sip out of your favorite frozen drink on this week’s episode of Mouse House Weekly! Read More…
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Spectacular Day at Disney Springs
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Ben, Erica, and Laura Beth each pick 1 Table Service Restaurant, 1 Place to Shop, and 1 Place to Grab a Snack, thus describing their personal spectacular day at Disney Springs. Read More…
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Reviewing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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Today Rachel and Jeremiah review the 1954 Disney cinematic classic, “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” This beloved take on Jules Vern’s 1870 novel has captured the hearts of many Disney fans, so Rachel and Jeremiah decided it would be fun to watch the movie and talk about it. They mention things they like and disliked, plus talk about some fun facts about making the picture and what they would do on a remake. Read More…
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Canceling Brer Rabbit
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Splash Mountain is getting a retheme! In this week’s episode, Blake and JJ are joined by fellow Mouse House Weekly member Bryce, to discuss the recent news of Splash Mountain being rethemed as Princess and the Frog at both Disneyland and Disney World parks. They discuss the history of both the ride and the controversial film it is based on, thoughts on the retheme, any ideas for the ride, and even other rides that have had to change in the past and some that may need some change. Before getting to the main topic, they also discuss some other Disney news, like Disney Channels being shut down in the UK and Disneyland’s reopening being delayed. You can find Disneyland cast member Frederick Chamber’s ideas for the retheme here. Read More…
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The Empire Strikes Back, at 40
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A long time ago in this galaxy, one of the greatest movie sequels of all time was released. With it, our world was introduced to new characters like Yoda and Lando Calrissian that we would come to know and love as much as Han, Leia, and Luke. It also brought with it the iconic Imperial March and that much often misquoted scene revealing the identity of Luke’s father.
Joined by Bradley Netherton, Colby and Darrell talk about what this movie means to them, how The Empire Strikes Back has influenced their lives, what makes the movie so great, how it influenced other Star Wars films, and how this movie holds up over the passing of 40 years. Read More…
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Disneyland Paris Review
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Bryce and Carly discuss their trip to Disneyland Paris in 2015 along with some history of how the park came about and some tips for traveling to Disneyland Paris for international travelers. They also discuss differences in ride offerings, food offerings and how to navigate the park from an international traveler’s point of view. Read More…
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Making the Most of Your Disney Coronacation- Ride Selection
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Planning a trip to Disney World and wondering how the new safety rules and crowd limitations will impact your visit? This week Ben, Erica, and Laura Beth talk about making the most of your Disney Coronacaction. With new social distancing measures in place some rides are trending up and some are trending down. Listen to this week’s episode to find out where you should head in each park this summer! Read More…
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