Celebrations Disney Podcast

Walt Disney famously said that his empire was all started by a mouse. Not a cat, not a dog. A mouse. A rodent. Cousin to the squirrel, the rat, and many other creatures. It turns out that, in addition to Mickey and Minnie, there are many other members of the rodent family in the Disney universe, more than you might think. So sit back, relax, and join us as we talk about the Rodentia of Disney!

Now that Disneyland has introduced iconic Star Wars characters like Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker to the immersive world of Galaxy's Edge, we thought it would be a great time to put on our Imagineering hats and talk about some ways in which we would bring some new Star Wars magic to us right here in Florida. So sit back, relax, and join us as we share our Star Wars Wish List!

There are so many things that we love to experience at the parks. The attractions. The shops. The restaurants. But there are many other places and objects that don't seem to serve a real purpose. They're just…there. However, just because they don't seem to serve a function, we'll find that they really do. So sit back, relax, and join us as we ask the question, "What's that doing here?"

Tonight we have a very special show. Normally you get to hear our regular crew of friends as we discuss our love of Disney, with lots of go with me here moments along the way. But tonight we're excited to welcome in some new friends who are taking a break from their own podcast to pay us a visit. So sit back, relax, and join us as we share and evening with Matt and Krystle from Married to a Disney Addict!

Valentines Day is now upon us, offering up that eternal question, how are we going to celebrate? Flowers? Chocolates? How about dinner and a movie? That sounds great, but where should we go? What should we see? Thankfully, when you're talking Disney, you have lots of choices… So sit back, relax, and join us as we plan out our Disney Valentines Evening!

One of great things about Disney is the fact that no detail is overlooked. If there's a chance for Imagineers to add another layer to the story being told, they'll take it, even if it's something as mundane as a simple door. But can doors really be that exciting? In the hands of a Disney Imagineer, the answer is "absolutely!" So sit back, relax, and join us as we talk about Our Favorite Disney Doors!

Tonight, we're going to put your Disney Knowledge to the test. Not just your knowledge, but the knowledge of our regular panelists. It's game night, and tonight our very own Joe Gallagher will be hosting our first ever trivia night, and you're invited to play along. Will you fare better that our cast of regulars? Let's find out as we invite you to join us as for our first ever, Disney Trivia Game Night!

As we kick off the new year, we are reminded off the promise of something new. A year in which we can look forward to new experiences and new adventures. It's also a great time to look back nostalgically on some of our favorite Disney First Moments from years past, especially as we look forward to creating new ones. So sit back, relax and join us as we share some personal and historic Disney Firsts!

With Christmas right around the corner, this is the perfect time to partake in that time-honored holiday tradition, the Christmas Movie Marathon. But this year, we thought we'd do things a little differently. We thought it would be fun to take some of those classic films and infuse them with a bit of pixie dust… So sit back, relax and join us as we share our ideas for Christmas Movies with a Disney Twist!

When it comes to picking out that special Christmas gift, or making that list and checking it twice, Disney characters certainly present a challenge. Who's truly naughty, and who's truly nice? And what exactly do you get that villain who has everything? Tonight, we're going to try and help Santa out… So sit back, relax and join us as we share our ideas for Disney Christmas Giving!

Christmas and Halloween are two of our favorite times to be at Disney, and when we're not in the parks, Disney offers up plenty of movies and specials to keep the festivities going at home. However, there's another holiday that might not get as much attention, but tonight, we're going to fix that. So sit back, relax and join us as we celebrate Thanksgiving, Disney-style!

In 1942, Disney released a cartoon short called "How to Play Baseball," in which Goofy taught us all the nuances of this classic sport. OK, perhaps it might not be the best idea to take our baseball lessons from someone once called Dippy Dawg, but it does represent Disney's long association with America's Pastime. So sit back, relax, and join us as we explore the world of baseball, Disney style!

"Goblins and ghoulies from last Halloween, awaken the spirits with your tambourine!" Those immortal words from Madame Leota are the perfect way to introduce our annual Halloween show, where we'll share some of our favorite spooky moments, creepy characters, and do a bit of grim grinning Imagineering. So sit back, relax, and prepare yourself as we celebrate Halloween – with some Disney flair.

Way back on our very first podcast, we talked about those special moments that touch us the most. Those moments that are at the heart of why we love this place so much. As we celebrate our 150th episode, we thought it would be fun to revisit those very first questions, this time with some new friends, and hopefully some new memories. So sit back, relax, and join us, as we talk about our Favorite Magical Disney Moment!

When it comes to talking about the things that make Disney so magical, let's talk about the people. None of this would be possible without the collective talents, efforts, and imagination of a special group of individuals. Over the years their contributions have been many, and to this day they continue to work tirelessly to bring Walt Disney's dream to life. So, sit back, relax, and join us we talk about, the Disney Legends!

Instead of visiting Walt Disney World, have you ever imagined what it would be like to live there? Not just in Florida, but in the actual parks. True, there isn't any place you can actually do that, but hey, we can dream! After all, dreaming is what this Disney magic is all about. So, sit back, relax, and join us we share some of our ideas of where we would like to live (if we could) inside Walt Disney World!

As we walk through the parks and resorts, there is so much magic just waiting to be discovered right in front of our eyes. But hiding behind the scenes is a whole other world just waiting to be discovered, a world filled with hidden items, treasure maps, and adventure quests ready to test your Disney sleuthing skills. So, sit back, relax, and join us we embark on our favorite Disney scavenger hunts!

One of our favorite destinations in all of Walt Disney World is the France Pavilion in EPCOT's World Showcase. From the charming shops to adventures with our favorite rat, there is so much here to discover. But you can also experience the wonders of this beautiful country in other parks and resorts… So, sit back, relax, and join us we embark on our Finding France Tour of Walt Disney World!

How do you create magic? How do you create an immersive world of fantasy and wonderment that will transport Guests to landscapes and environments straight out of a dream? As we take in the splendor of the new Disney Starlight parade at the Magic Kingdom, it got us to thinking about one of the most important tools in the Imagineers' bag of tricks. Something that we usually take for granted, but one that can make all the difference when creating a magical fantasy world. So, sit back, relax, and join us explore our favorite uses of light at Walt Disney World!

We love all the Disney characters, but admittedly we probably have some that we are especially fond of. The characters that we can relate to, and the ones that might answer the question, "if we were a Disney character, which one would it be?" In fact, that sounds like a great question! So, sit back, relax, and join us as we discover our Disney Character Connections!

When it comes to Disney Magic, what if you had the opportunity to not just enjoy the magic, but to be part of the team that creates the magic? Most of us have wondered what it would be like to work for Disney…to be that Cast Member with the unique opportunity to create something magical. Well, we do that all the time… So, sit back, relax, and join us as we talk about our Dream Disney Jobs!

If you've listened to the show before, you may have noticed that we all have our "go to" things we love about Disney. Those things that give each of us our unique Disney brand as it were. Some of us like scary, some of us like snacks, but how well do we really know each other? Well, sit back, relax, and play along as we try to guess each other's Disney go-to quirks!

We've all experienced it. That perfect Disney day when everything was just right. That time when there was something special in the air…a certain kind of, shall we say, magic. Wouldn't it be great if every Disney day could be perfect? While it might not be possible, there are things we can do to make it more likely to happen. So sit back, relax, and join us as we share our tips on how to make that perfect Disney Day!

What if you could go back in time and experience some of your favorite long-gone Disney attractions again? Better still, what if you could visit a park that was filled with those very same attractions? Well, you can't! But that's not going to stop us from dreaming of what could be… So sit back, relax, and join us as we share our wish list for a Retro Disney Park!

We usually focus all the magic to be found at Walt Disney World, but as we all know there are other Disney parks around the globe. Our good friend Jonathan Goodman just returned from a trip to Tokyo Disney, a place that I confess I've never been. I for one can't wait to hear about all the magical surprises that can be found there… So sit back, relax, and join us for a virtual tour of Tokyo Disney!

Every year, as Spring heads into Summer, we celebrate the wonders of nature on Earth Day, an event so important that the Animal Kingdom itself opened on this very day back in 1998. But the home of Everest and Kilimanjaro Safaris isn't the only place you can celebrate nature in Walt Disney World… So sit back, relax, and joins us for our special Disney Earth Day Celebration!

There are many emotions we feel when we visit Disney: the joy of watching a Main Street parade or anxiety as we wait for our Tower of Terror elevator to fall. But the most powerful emotions that we experience involve tears….those indescribable moments when are touched by the true magic of Disney. So sit back, relax, get out those hankies, and joins us as we talk about our favorite Disney Crying Moments!

When we think about the reasons why we love visiting the Disney parks, one idea that often comes up is that it's an escape from the everyday world. It's a chance to lose ourselves in classic Disney stories and faraway lands, but how exactly does this happen? Well sit back, relax and join us, as we talk about how the Imagineers create those immersive experiences in Walt Disney World!

We all have them. Those experiences that are always on our list of things to do at Disney. The attractions we always have to visit. That one snack that we always have to have. That one special thing that we always do, without which our Walt Disney World trip just isn't complete. So sit back, relax and join us, as we talk about our favorite Disney Must-Dos!

The Disney universe is filled with memorable quotes, many by Walt Disney of course (including the one you hear in our opening theme!). But there are hundreds, no, make that thousands more from our favorite characters, songs, and attractions. Some are funny, some are inspirational, but they are all memorable. So sit back, relax and join us, as we talk about our favorite Disney Quotes!

In our last episode, we talked about all the wonderful things that you could see by simply looking up. And as we did so, you may have found yourself wondering, would the opposite be true? Well of course it would be true, would the Imagineers miss an opportunity like that? So sit back, relax and join us, as we Look Down to see what we can discover in Walt Disney World!

We often lament that it's nearly impossible to see everything when you visit Walt Disney World, but we usually mean attractions. However, that goes for all those little details we see throughout the parks. We often find ourselves looking left, right, forward, backward, even down at our feet. But what about above our heads? Well sit back, relax and join us, as we Look Up in Walt Disney World!

If you've ever visited the Animation Academy to learn how to draw your favorite Disney character, you may recall that you started out with simple shapes. Circles, ovals, triangles. From these basic beginnings, we can see how animators and Imagineers have created amazing things both on-screen and in the parks. So sit back, relax and join us, as we talk about shapes at Walt Disney World!

As we celebrate the arrival of 2025, this is when we make those all-important New Years resolutions. But let's do it Disney style! From attractions we keep meaning to visit, to those movies that we just haven't seen yet, this is the year we're going to make it all happen. So sit back, relax and join us, as we share with you, our New Year's Disney Resolutions!

This is the time of year when the North Pole is flooded with letters to Santa. Besides the usual "Here's what I want for Christmas," Santa gets all kinds of questions. How do reindeer fly? What is your favorite cookie? We hear that Mickey and his friends also get asked many Christmas-related questions…. So sit back relax and join us as we dive into our Disney Christmas Letter Bag!

With visions of turkey and pumpkin pie replaced by sugar plums and holiday lights, the Christmas season is now upon us. This will be the first of two yuletide shows that we'll be sharing with you before Santa's big day, and we'll kick things off by Imagineering our own ideas for holiday festivities in the parks. So sit back relax and join us as we come up with our own version of a Very Merry Disney Christmas!

We all have our preferences when it comes to Disney. Which parks we prefer, which movies we like. Even little things like which snack is our go-to choice, and what's our favorite way to get to the parks. We thought we would have some fun by posing a series of no-thought-required questions which all come down to deciding which option you prefer. So sit back relax and join us as we play a game of Which One…with a special Disney twist.

In previous episodes we've talked about the rain and sun and, yes, even the snow at Walt Disney World. But tonight we're going to get a little more basic, a little more fundamental, in short, a little more elemental. So sit back relax and join us as we talk about our favorite Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water moments at Walt Disney World.

The Haunted Mansion, Tower of Terror, and Pirates of the Caribbean make for a perfectly chilling Halloween trio. But what if these attractions followed a different development path? What might they have been like? Tonight we're going to explore this very question… So sit back, relax, and join us for some ghoulishly delightful Halloween reimagineering!

Now that the calendar is turning to October, everyone is getting ready for the spooky season. At Celebrations, we're busy getting ready for our big Halloween show coming up in just a few weeks. But why wait until then? We thought we'd kick off this month of frights by going back in the Celebrations vault and revisiting our very first Halloween episode that we recorded many years ago. So climb aboard those Doom Buggies and join us as we revisit those happy haunts of old…

This year's D23 Expo was filled with amazing announcements; everything from a Monsters, Inc. roller coaster to a new Cars-themed land. But it's safe to say that, for most people, the most exciting announcement was that of a new land coming to the Magic Kingdom, a Villains Land. However, apart from some concept art, very few details were actually revealed. Not to fear though! Tonight, we're going to fill in some of those blanks as best as we can, so sit back, relax, and join us as we talk about our wish list for the upcoming Villains Land.

The end of summer can only mean one thing. Pumpkins. Autumn leaves. Jack-o'-lantern's a-plenty. OK, it means several things. But one thing it also means is the annual announcement of all the wonderful additions coming to Disney parks around the world, specifically those coming to Walt Disney World in Florida. There's lots to talk about… So sit back, relax, and join us as we recap the incredible announcements that Disney shared at D23!

Tonight, we're going to leave the familiar surroundings of Florida and make our way across the Atlantic, courtesy of the most magical cruise ever to take place on the Seven Seas. No, we're not talking about "it's a small world." Instead, our very own Rachel Comande will be sharing all her magical moments from her recent trip aboard the Disney Cruise Line! So sit back, relax and join us, as we set out on the open seas, Disney style.

One of the great things about riding a Disney attraction or watching a Disney film is the moment when we're surprised. Sometimes it's with an unexpected twist, or in a fun detail that we notice for the first time. And sometimes it's the appearance of a familiar face, from another time, or another place… So sit back, relax, and join us, as explore the cameos of Disney!

With Inside Out 2 grabbing all the well-deserved headlines these days, we thought we would take a trip back in time to the original film, and explore the parks with the help of five special friends who will help us experience Disney through all the highs and the lows and everything in between… So sit back, relax, and join us, as we take Riley's Emotions to Walt Disney World!

"Let's go upstairs" might not be the first phrase that comes to mind when you think about Disney, but surprisingly, there's quite a bit of magic to be found by taking the stairs, the escalator, or the elevator up to the next floor. But what will we find? Tonight, we're going to find out… So sit back, relax, and join us as we explore the second floors of Walt Disney World.

In our last episode, we began a journey of exploration, to discover those little sparks of imagination that can be found throughout the parks, inspired by Figment and Dreamfinder. Tonight, we carry on with part two of our imaginative adventure, beginning with the Performing Arts… So sit back, relax, and join us as we continue our tour of Walt Disney World, inspired by Journey Into Imagination.

We're always looking for that "One Little Spark," that one moment of inspiration that sets us on a path to discover something new, or to create that magical piece of art. But where do we find them? How do we tap into them? Thankfully, I know a pair who specialize in this sort of thing… So sit back, relax, and join us (and Dreamfinder and Figment!) as we take a tour around Walt Disney World, inspired by Journey Into Imagination.