We are back for 2025! Some of our friends recently went to Walt Disney World over the holiday break, and they are here to share their experiences. We had fun welcoming Lindsey, DJ and Anna to the show to discuss their pre-travel planning, time in the parks and much more! This was the first trip for Lindsey and DJ and the first trip that Anna brought her son. Hopefully this helps with your 2025 trips!

FEATURING: Craig McFarland and Zoey Zara

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The Beyond the Mouse team looks back at our favorite episodes, trips and memories from 2024. And we discuss what we are looking forward to in 2025! Happy New Year!

FEATURING: Brett Rutherford, Vanessa Ferguson and Craig McFarland

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Brett is joined by Craig Williams II to talk all things Disneyland Paris. They discuss their trips, and what they are hoping to see once the construction is complete.

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Jeff Galloway, official training consultant to runDisney, discusses his training method and his historic running career with Beyond the Mouse. Jeff also discusses how he qualified for the 10,000 meter race in the 1972 Munich Olympics, and also why he didn't qualify for the marathon in the same year. Craig is joined in this episode by Ankur and John of the DDP Sorcerers Run Club as they all prepare for their future runs. 

DDP Sorcerers Run Club are raising money for BASE Camp, a local Orlando charity. To donate, or for more info: https://www.basecamp.org/ddp4bc

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Brett and Craig break down the newest Walt Disney Animation Studios feature- Moana 2. The movie is an absolute juggernaut at the box office, but it was not originally meant to be a movie. We chat about the film's animation, voice cast, songs and so much more!

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The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 film which has now taken a more prominent position in the park with the opening of Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Vanessa and guests Bea and Brooks talk about the film, their favorite scenes, New Orleans and how they would like Princess Tiana incorporated into the Disney parks.

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Beyond the Mouse is thrilled to share our conversation with Disney Legend Martha Blanding and Tim O'Day. Martha and Tim co-authored the book "Groundbreaking Magic: A Black Woman’s Journey Through The Happiest Place on Earth."

We talk about how they put the book together, Martha's time as a tour guide at Disneyland and her leadership roles in the Walt Disney Company.

Get a copy of "Groundbreaking Magic" wherever you buy books and don't forget to post a review! We think you are going to love reading Martha's story.

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Fresh off Wine and Dine weekend, the crew from DDP Sorcerers Run Club sit down to talk with Craig. They chat about the first run event of the RunDisney year, and then move on to start preparing for marathon weekend in January.

Craig once again will be running the marathon, and he will also be joining the club in raising money for BASE Camp. Link below to donate:

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Featuring: Craig, Justin, Kyle, Matthew and John

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If Disney can celebrate Halloween for months, we can jump right into the holidays! We invite John Saccheri (The DVC Show) back to BTM to have a conversation about some of our favorite things about Disney during the holiday season.

Featuring: Craig, Vanessa, Brett and John Saccheri

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Happy Halloween! Craig, Vanessa and Brett have some fun with a Disney Halloween draft. Who has the spookiest draft? You decide! Visit our Beyond the Mouse Podcast Pals Facebook page to vote!

Featuring: Craig, Vanessa and Brett

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