The Dillo's Diz Podcast | Theme Park Thursday | Disney Parks and Nostalgia

This week on Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz, Frank & Jen take the New York position on the childless millennials debate. Plus, you may be surprised at some of our answers to a Buzzfeed quiz! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. The @DillosDiz Fact Checker is Mel Dale. YouTube - Insta - Twitter - FB - Website

Ranking the EPCOT changes, Frank's reactions to Cats (both real and musical), Lion King discussion, the Tower of Terror turns 25, how many trips does Jen have planned, flying a Disney airline, and will we talk about Magic Kingdom resorts... This week on Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz! Theme by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro by Lindsay Zaroogian. YouTube - FB - Twitter - Website

On this week's episode, Jen & Frank debate the month with the worst heat in Central Florida, meeting kids' WDW demands, the three year old's first movie experience, the live Hercules musical in NYC, the potential for a @DillosDiz LIVE performance, Alexandra_M's twitter poll, Skyliner queries, the Art of Animation room preference for three grown men, Jen hearts Samantha Monorail, the Gran Destino tower, and remembering Orlando's Joel Strack. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. YouTube - Instas - Twitter - FB - Website

Jen & Frank are back together for a new episode of Theme Park Thursday! This week, an exploration of Frank's character at the Sterling Renaissance Festival and the deep connections to Citizens of Hollywood/Streetmosphere at #AlwaysMGM. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Follow @DillosDiz on Twitter and Instagram! Subscribe on YouTube! Give a LIKE on Facebook!

This week's Theme Park Thursday with Dillo's Diz finds Jen and Mr. Snydillo talking to Daniel, who found his way into Savi's Workshop at Black Spire Outpost and discovered illumination. A must listen for those headed to Disneyland's Star Wars Galaxy's Edge dreaming of kyber crystals! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro and Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Follow @DillosDiz on Instagram and Twitter! Subscribe to the Dillo's Diz YouTube Channel!

This week on Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz, Jen & Frank tiptoe around Toy Story 4 Spoilers and talk about heart vs soul, Inside Out, ensembles, and renaissance festivals. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian.

This week on Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz, Jen & Frank countdown to Midnight talking about their history with Annual Passes, board games, Toy Story 4, #AlwaysMGM parades, the Country Bears, Drunk Stormtrooper videos, and a startling revelation from Mrs. Dillo. Theme and 'Champagne Kisses' produced by Matt Harvey. Intro & Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. YouTube - FB - Insta - Twitter - Website

Flying without a magic carpet this week, Jen & Frank discuss Pleasure Island, Disney's Aladdin, a Disney Dating Show, Jean Shorts, Lederhosen, and which one of us is heading down to WDW on the opening day of Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at #AlwaysMGM. Theme composed by Matt Harvey Intro/Outro Lindsay Zaroogian YouTube - FB - IG - Twitter - Website

On this episode of Theme Park Thursday with Dillo's Diz, our Fact Checker and Disneyland correspondent, Mel Dale visited Star Wars Galaxy's Edge. We explore the 14 acre immersive experience through the 5 Senses (and maybe a 6th). The sights, the sounds, the smells, the tastes, and - yes- even the touch are discussed in depth! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. YouTube - Twitter - Instagram - FB - Website

If you are prone to podcast sickness, or sensitive of stomach, this episode of Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz will hopefully bring you some of the ol' laughter as the best medicine! Jen & Frank tell some tales... some accidental moments if you will, that perhaps step over the 'TMI' line. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro & Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. YouTube - Twitter - Instagram - FB - Website

This week's episode of Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz focuses on the time Jen spent working with IBM Thinkplace in EPCOT's Innoventions West! Two special guests join Jen for this behind-the-scenes discussion. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro Performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - YouTube - Website

It's Theme Park Thursday and OH, the weather outside is...dreary. The May flowers are drowning in NY, but Jen & Frank are here to answer Twitter questions about, amongst others, Imagineers, the 2000's and, yes, even cargo shorts! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro by Lindsay Zaroogian. Fact Checking by Mel Dale. YouTube - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Website

This week on Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz, come on along as Frank & Jen take you to the lullaby of Disney on Broadway! Plus, it's the 1st Ever Dillos Double Down, Aaron Sorkin television programs, the specialization of Dole Whip, and it's Drunk Stormtrooper's birthday! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Website

Most of you know the Theme Park as Disney's Hollywood Studios, but Jen and Frank know it's #AlwaysMGM to them. This week, @DillosDiz celebrates the Studios 30th Anniversary with memories from their Disney podcasting community friends the Hyperion Adventures, Disflicks & Tidbits, Monday Morning Monorail, The Disnoids, and Part of Our World! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro by Lindsay Zaroogian. Fact Checker is Mel Dale Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Website

On the precipice of Avengers: Endgame, Jen & Frank explore a wide array of cinematic topics from the MCU to the Star Wars Saga, to Disney Classics, to Straight to Video Releases. All that plus #MMC30 follow up and a cargo shorts mention for good measure! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Website

It's here! Jen & Frank celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The All New Mickey Mouse Club, aka #MMC30, which premiered on April 24, 1989. We discuss favorite performances, favorite videos, favorite sketches, and favorite Mouseketeers! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Website - YouTube

An alternative opening, a Six Flags story, Galaxy's Edge lightsabers, and a @StrahanAndSara fact check covers this bonus edition from the Episode 26: Cargo Dillos episode of Theme Park Thursday! Theme composed by Matt Harvey Song performed by Lindsay Zaroogian Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Website

Rave: verb to talk wildly or incoherently, as if one were delirious or insane. Why Frank in lederhosen may be sparking a 'feud' with @MorningMonorail, beer garden love/hate, The Miz is Jen's favorite, #MMC30, a quarter century debate about Fred Newman, and why Damon can only be a certain Dillos second favorite all time member of The All New Mickey Mouse Club. Like a gondola over troubled lake water, it's Theme Park Thursday!!! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - Website

Also known as 'Indiana Jones and The Mystery of the Cargo Shorts', Fact Checker Mel Dale and Mr. Snydillo jump in on this hot button Twitter topic. That, plus OH MY GOD WE TALK ABOUT OTHER THEME PARKS BESIDES WALT DISNEY WORLD (knowing full well Theme Park Thursday is "A Salute to All Theme Parks but Mostly Walt Disney World). Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro and Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Website

On this episode, Jen & Frank discuss the various products they own from the Magic Candle Company and pick their winners in The Dillo's Diz My Favorite Thing About Disney Ever (This Year) March Madness Mania Pool (::fog horn::)! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. The Dillo's Diz Fact Checker is Mel Dale. Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - Website

Spring has sprung on Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz! This week, Jen & Frank tie up loose ends and recent events including the family brick (#DillosBrick), flying pigs, aviator flights, #MMC30, D23, 'God Only Knows', Aunt Becky, Runaway Mickey, #SaveTheMuppets, Galaxy's Edge on Christmas Day & memory loss overcomes the Dillos during the next round of #TDDMFTADETYMMMP! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Website

This week's Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz episode covers a wide world of topics including 2nd round #TDDMFTADETYMMMP picks, ESPN's Wide World of Sports, Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar, & Frank's first visit to Trader Sam's with Samantha Monorail of the Monday Morning Monorail Podcast and this week's guest: Theme Park Entertainer Extraordinaire A. Ali Flores! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Twitter - Instagram - Facebook - Website

This week, Jen & Frank struggle to find the words discussing how Luke Perry's passing affects them. Plus, a #TDDMFTADEMMMP first round discussion, how much time will Frank spend on Disney property this weekend, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge discussion, and Jen's WDW workplace is going away... FOREVER?!???? Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. FACEBOOK - TWITTER - INSTAGRAM - YOUTUBE - WEBSITE

Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz is back at full capacity as Jen makes her triumphant return. Debates about the Skyliner, the future of Future World, Frank's ridiculous #DillosMarchMadness, and a shout out to The Disney vs Disney Debates! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro & Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Website

This week on Theme Park Thursday... Jen is out sick! Hence, this podcast episode is broken down into three parts: 1) A stream of consciousness monologue by Frank about one of his favorite meet and greet locations during his time as a cast member (as voted on via Twitter). 2) A 2018 conversation between Frank and @DillosDiz Fact Checker Mel Dale about music within the Disney Parks.* 3) A 2018 conversation between Jen and her pals David and Steve, who attended the Magic Kingdom Moonlight Magic!* *The latter two were featured on Theme Park Thursday editions of The Improviser's Guide Podcast in 2018. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Website

Make no mistake about it, @DillosDiz hearts their Disney Twitter family. BUT, it's entirely possible that the love would never be as strong without she who has become a pillar in the Twitter community, Jocelyn... Perhaps you know her best as @disneygratitud1!!! From her DisneyDreamin411 Blog to Random Acts of Disney Kindness to Dream Getaways Unlimited, we talk about Jocelyn's journey in bringing positivity day in and day out! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Piano instrumentals by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Website

On this episode of Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz, Jen & Frank offer changes to Walt Disney World over the years that they have accepted positively... Maelstrom, Nemo, Mr. Toad vs Pooh, Stitch, Alien Encounter, lobbies & resort areas are all on the discussion table! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Website

On Friday February 1, Jen & Frank took to The Dillo's Diz YouTube page to discuss the three month renovation of Disney's Beach Club Resort's fabled eatery, Beaches & Cream, beginning this summer. This is the audio of that discussion! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro by Lindsay Zaroogian. Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Website

One year ago, Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz launched on The Improviser's Guide Podcast and is now it's own separate podcasting entity! This week, we complete our unexpected three episode arc as Jen finally - FINALLY - makes some decisions about her top ten Walt Disney World attractions with a VERY SPECIAL GUEST!!! Listen all the way to the conclusion for a post credits easter egg! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro & Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW Dillo's Diz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for more!

Jen didn't want to talk about her birthday so, of course, this episode of Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz is the complete opposite of that. Members of the Disney Twitter Family reach out to send their (wait for it) Wishes... in between discussions about fireworks, merchandise, quiet pools, favorite characters, bucket list items, the Top Ten blogs, and more about Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro & Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Instagram & Twitter! DillosDiz.com for More!

On this episode of Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz, we tidy up and discuss some of the Walt Disney World lists floating out there on the Interwebz - the 'Never Have I Ever', 101 Disney Foods to try, and one article ranking every WDW attraction 1 thru 50-Something that we made the decision not to source on this fancy podcast. Plus, the Netflix series that will ruin Frank's life, Church fair rides, and what the ice cream man was selling outside our school. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for more! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro and Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian.

Where we were then and where we are now... this week, @jenillo & @frankmcardillo review the Dillos trip from January 1-8, 2018. Did the Animal Kingdom's 20th Anniversary fall flat? What are our thoughts on the New Fantasyland all these years later? Which part of EPCOT holds the key to unlocking it's next great phase? Why, Hollywood & Vine, why? All of this and more on Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz! Write an Itunes review for a chance to win a Mickey: True Original lithograph! LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW Dillo's Diz on Twitter & Instagram! DillosDiz.com for more! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro & Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian.

And you thought @FrankMCardillo was the one who rants... #JensBdayMonth begins w/ a giveaway announcement, challenging @meldalecomics on the #AlwaysMGM logo, fried bologna, Home Alone, Illuminations, AK Hating, YouTubing, & how @jenillo really feels about gondolas. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro & Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for More!

The initial Theme Park Thursday offering via The Improviser's Guide Podcast. From February 2018, it's Wishes vs. Happily Ever After. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Instagram & Twitter. DillosDiz.com for More! Theme composed by Matt Harvey.

From a March 2018 edition of The Improviser's Guide Podcast, an early edition of Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz. A Disney Animation and Pixar movie tournament bracket NCAA March Madness style was making the rounds and Jen & Frank make their picks. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for More! Theme composed by Matt Harvey.

We're closing out 2018 with the post #switcherooskadoo blues and look forward to 2019 with questions to answer from some of our favorite Twitter followers! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro & Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for MORE!

This week's #SwitcherooSkadoo (bibbity boppity boo, kazoo, et al) culminates in a Potluck gathering with the Monday Morning Monorail Podcast team. Justin, Sam, Landon, Jen & Frank each provide a Disney related holiday movie or special for a round table (or a round Zoom call) discussion. Who will be the most prepared? Who will monologue the longest? And who has a twenty six year old problem with Muppets Christmas Carol? All the delightful holiday goodness that you can handle in a 65 minute time period awaits on this new episode of Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. 'Good Company', from the album HoliDay [By The Mummers] available on Bandcamp. Intro and outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Instagram and Twitter. DillosDiz.com for more!

Did a Dillo family member break a piece off a holiday Walt Disney World icon (and can Jen recall it)? Did a Dillo family member call Frank by a different name for 29 years of his life? These stories told plus the most recent weekend sojourn to WDW discussed on this week's Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro & Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for MORE!

Which soap leading lady did Frank blindly think once hit it off with him? Which soap leading man did Jen miss having a second encounter with at a bar mitzvah? The Phoenix rises again & again on the latest edition of TPT with reflections of Super Soap Weekend, all the former ABC soaps, Ralph Breaks the Internet, blurting out the official dates of the #switcherooskadoo, and which voice actor in this summer's 'Lion King' is one of the Dillos not a fan of...Oh, and Frank is taking a quick trip to WDW this weekend. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for MORE!

This week, a Thanksgiving edition of Theme Park Thursday, Jen & Frank review their time at Mickey: The True Original Exhibition in New York City. Also, the Dillos try their hardest not to go on rants about various topics and sundries. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Instagram & Twitter. DillosDiz.com for more!

Author of Walt Disney World Step-by-Step 2019; A Common-Sense Planning Guide, Sarah Hina, joins Jen & Frank to discuss her hot off the presses (and $4.99 on the Kindle) book! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for MORE! Walt Disney World Step-by-Step 2019; A Common-Sense Planning Guide by Sarah Hina from Theme Park Press. The Step by Step WDW Website.

This Week! Jen & Frank volley to serve our friends @MorningMonorail and hear live drive time recordings from our trip on November 2nd & 3rd. We apologize for any inconvenience regarding sound quality at certain moments on our travels. @DillosDiz Food & Wine Festival discussion was brought to you courtesy of Dream Giveaways Unlimited! Theme & 'Young Hank' composed by Matt Harvey. FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Instagram & Twitter! LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook. DillosDiz.com for more information.

Senior Moments, Podcast Crossover Challenges, Hitting the DVC Lottery, and who's coming to track us down Friday November 2nd and Saturday November 3rd??? We lay out our itinerary on this latest episode! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram! DillosDiz.com for more!

Hot takes on 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', 'Hocus Pocus', and the Headless Horseman, a challenge for the Monday Morning Monorail Podcast, even more birthday talk, and setting the table for 30 hours in Walt Disney World the first weekend of November. FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram! LIKE @DillosDiz on Facebook. DillosDiz.com for throwbacks, archives and Tomorrow's Blog. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro & Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Download 'Star Kiss' here!

The Aladdin Teaser & MTV, Mr. Bean & HHN, Spaceship Earth & E-P-C-O-T, Minute Maid & VOLM, a Triple Mountain Whammy... all of this, fact checker Mel Dale, and a surprise for one of the Dillos! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. LIKE @DillosDiz on Facebook! DillosDiz.com for Throwbacks, Archives, & Tomorrow's Blog! Themes composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. @DillosDiz are Jen & Frank!

A deeper examination about this year's Food & Wine Festival at EPCOT instead leads to discussions about 1st Walt Disney World drinks, the sideways world on LOST, Hallmark Christmas movies, 'About Time', Jen explaining Frank's October state of being, the Wonders of Life, and where you can hang out with @DillosDiz in November! LIKE @DillosDiz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Throwbacks, Archives and... Tomorrow's Blog! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Intro/Outro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz is a part of The Improviser's Guide Network!

A very special fact checking guest asks the Dillos (Frank & Jen) ALL the important questions on this, the premiere episode of Theme Park Thursday with Dillo's Diz! Plus, a discussion of time spent at Trader's Sam's at the Polynesian Resort. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Instagram & Twitter. DillosDiz.com for Archives, Throwbacks and... Tomorrow's Blog!

In April of 2018, Jen & Frank made the attempt to celebrate Disney's Animal Kingdom's 20th Anniversary...they failed. Since then, @DillosDiz has struggled to hold the AK to the same level of excellence as Walt Disney World's holy trifecta of theme parks. Here within, that 20th Anniversary edition and the bonus episode that followed featuring the only appearance to date of Mr. Snydillo & Mrs. Dillo! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Blogs, Throwbacks, & More!

What would become the pilot episode of 'Theme Park Thursday with Dillo's Diz'... From August of 2017, Jen & Frank sit down to wax both the nostalgic and the melancholic with regards to the closing of The Great Movie Ride at the Disney- #AlwaysMGM -Studios. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. 'And the Band Played On' performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! DillosDiz.com for Blogs, Throwbacks, & Archives.