Castle Cast

Welcome to Castle Cast episode 11 "The Happiest Place On Earth: Disneyland Trip Report!" In this (another LENGTHY) episode we delve into the details from our latest visit to the Disneyland parks in Anaheim, California! We know this is another lengthy episode but all the details and fun and excitement were fresh in our hearts and we couldn't help but gush over this latest trip. We talk all about some of the new additions and improvements to the parks such as the newly refurbished Sleeping Beauty Castle and of course Galaxy's Edge! We also talk about some first time experiences for us at the parks such as first time attractions we got to experience and our first Disney earthquakes! So sit back and relax and take a trip down memory lane to Disneyland park with us!

Castle Chronicles: 

https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/4/20682389/halle-bailey-little-mermaid-ariel-disney-chloe-beyonce-rihanna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4MajGTp1x8&feature=youtu.be (Tell me she doesn't look like a beautiful mermaid in this video?!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01ON04GCwKs

Welcome to episode 10 of Castle Cast, “Practically Perfect Planning!” We are so excited to share the 10th episode of our podcast with you all where we talk ALL about planning a successful quick trip to Disneyland park in California! We also bring you the latest news around the world of Disney and at the tail end of the show we give you our spoiler free and spoiler filled reviews of Toy Story 4 which just hit theaters this past weekend. Don’t worry, we give ample warnings before the spoilers start in case you haven’t seen the film yet but make sure you come back to share in the conversation with us and let us know how your thoughts compared to ours! So sit back, relax and buckle up for the longest episode of Castle Cast yet & get inspired to plan your most efficient and fun filled quick trip to Disneyland with us!

 

Castle Chronicles:

ttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=disneyfairytale22019.htm

 

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/toy-story-4-box-office-childs-play-1203249771/

 

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/06/first-look-inside-out-emotional-whirlwind-at-disney-california-adventure-park/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WsuZCebPDY

 

https://ew.com/theater/2019/06/20/hercules-stage-musical-cast/

 

https://partners.disney.com/the-lion-king-protect-the-pride

 

Disney Shop Drop:

https://www.shopdisney.com/movies-shows/disney/the-lion-king?CMP=syn-char-lionking

 

Quick Trip Planning - Duffel Bag Example:

https://amzn.to/2Ldg6Wq

 

Toy Story 4 Review Bo Peep (POTENTIAL SPOILERS:)

https://pixar.fandom.com/wiki/Bo_Peep

Welcome to episode 9 of Castle Cast, "Out of the Toy Box!" In this episode we take an in depth look into the past, present and our ideal futures of Toy Story's presence in the Disney parks. Toy Story 4 will be in theaters June 20, 2019 and we love this film franchise and wanted to know how this series has been represented in the parks over time! We also talk all about the latest Disney news including highlights from the grand opening of Galaxy's Edge! We also have a fun announcement and information about upcoming Castle Cast episodes! Sit back, relax and enjoy this week's episode and if you've enjoyed, please feel free to leave a rating and review! 

Castle Chronicles: 

https://wdwnt.com/2019/06/disney-parks-poster-artist-and-imagineer-jim-michaelson-has-reportedy-passed-away/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoGhxfndjpM

https://www.micechat.com/227072-star-wars-credit-card-the-batuuan-spira-disney-gift-card/

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-star-wars-disney-opening-20190605-story.html

http://allears.net/2019/06/07/celebrate-donalds-85th-this-weekend-in-disneyland/

https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/06/photos-the-lion-king-souvenir-popcorn-buckets-stampedes-into-disney-california-adventure-park/

https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/06/new-magic-happens-daytime-parade-to-debut-at-disneyland-park-in-2020/

Disney Shop Drop: 

https://www.micechat.com/225071-disneyland-rain-gear/

https://www.shopdisney.com/enchanted-tiki-room-rain-jacket-for-women-1512166?CMP=KNC-DSSGoogle&efc=179006

Toy Story History & Present Day: 

https://www.yesterland.com/toyfunhouse.html

https://www.yesterland.com/roundup.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pIRk5Zk6dk

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Pixar_Play_Parade

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/04/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-pixar-play-parade-and-paint-the-night-at-the-disneyland-resort-during-pixar-fest/

https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/06/photos-new-alien-pizza-planet-sign-installed-restaurant-renovation-complete-at-disneyland-park/

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/toy-story-4-sneak-peek/

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/funtime-with-toy-story-4-coming-to-tokyo-disney-resort-june-14th-september-1st/

https://attractionsmagazine.com/disneyland-paris-celebrates-toy-story-4-with-toy-story-play-days-on-june-18-28/

Welcome to Castle Cast's episode 8 "Finding Fantasyland!" In this episode Anna and Rachel bring you the latest from the world of Disney including new exciting details about Disneyland's new land: Galaxy's Edge. A look at information from the Disney movies coming out including our official review of the new live action: Aladdin - stay tuned to the end of the episode for our thoughts and BE WARNED: spoilers lie ahead as of 55:24 in this show! So if you haven't seen Aladdin yet listen up until 55:24 to get a spoiler free take but beyond that, you've been warned because we wanted to talk all about this one! 

For our main segment we took a deeper look at a particular land of of our favorite theme park: Fantasyland! It holds the essence of Disneyland and we were so excited to take an in-depth journey into the past, present and our ideal futures for this land!

If you have enjoyed listening or want to share your thoughts please feel free to leave a rating and review! We appreciate any and all feedback! Check us out on social media and join in the discussion with us over at Twitter and Instagram: @CastleCastRadio 

Thank you for listening! 

Castle Chronicles: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90jrFPfZpnQ 

http://allears.net/2019/05/22/star-wars-galaxys-edge-dedication-ceremony-will-be-streamed-live/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Disneyland/comments/bs8ak3/soarin_over_california_returns_to_california/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ios_share_flow_optimization&utm_term=control_1

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/05/soarin-over-california-returns-to-disney-california-adventure-park-this-june-for-a-limited-time/ 

http://allears.net/2019/05/22/celebrate-haunted-mansions-50th-anniversary-at-a-disneyland-after-hours-event-unlike-any-other/

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/05/going-our-way-celebrating-50-years-of-the-haunted-mansion-retirement-unliving-at-disneyland-park/ 

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/flex-passport/

Disney Shop Drop:

https://www.shopdisney.com/genie-lamp-pin-aladdin-live-action-film-1511732?pagePath=%2Fmovies-shows%2Fdisney%2Faladdin&pageType=categoryPage&algorithm=filter%3Afalse%2Csort%3AD-gross_margin&position=1%2C170

https://wdwnt.com/2019/05/photos-new-talking-bb-8-headband-will-be-available-at-star-wars-galaxys-edge/ 

Main Segment - Fantasyland:

https://www.disneytouristblog.com/disneyland-best-rides/ 

https://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/shawg/articles/facilities/disneyland_timeline.html

https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20171013/33275/five-fantastic-facts-about-fantasyland

Welcome to Episode 7 of Castle Cast, "Disney Music Therapy!" In this episode we bring you some of the latest news in the World of Disney and list out our top 5 (and some honorable mentions) Disney songs of all time and why! This was actually a super hard task because there are so many amazing pieces of music throughout all aspects of the world of Disney! We challenge you guys to make your own list and let us know what songs we should have mentioned! As always, thank you so much for listening and if you have enjoyed please feel free to give a rating and review to help our Castle community grow! 

Hot Button Issue: 

https://wdwnt.com/2019/05/photos-fan-inspired-disney-attraction-buttons-now-being-sold-at-walt-disney-world/ 

Castle Chronicles: 

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel2019.htm

https://twitter.com/JimCameron/status/1126338232562716672 

https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/05/disney-recaps-new-marvel-attractions-coming-to-california-adventure-hong-kong-and-paris-after-avengers-record-box-office/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=driWSVFYLow

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/05/behind-the-scenes-of-tale-of-the-lion-king-coming-june-7-to-disney-california-adventure-park/

https://disneylandnews.com/2019/05/09/eight-tips-to-know-before-you-go-to-star-wars-galaxys-edge-at-disneyland-resort-3/

Disney Shop Drop:

https://wdwnt.com/2019/05/may-pin-releases-for-walt-disney-world-disneyland-feature-haunted-mansion-dj-r3x-galaxys-edge-countdown-pins-and-more/

Welcome to episode 6 of Castle Cast, "Do You Wanna Build A Castle?" Within this episode we go over the haul of news in the World of Disney, we share an exciting new item in the Disney Shop Drop, we talk ALL things castles from some of our favorite films and we go so far as to design a whole new castle in our dream brand new Disney park & finally we bring you another edition of Cookin' In The Castle with a great, easy recipe for Mickey Pretzels! Sit back, relax and we hope you enjoy this episode! Feel free to subscribe to never miss an episode and if you enjoyed leave a rating and review so others can find the show and join in on the fun! 

Castle Chronicles:

https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/04/photos-take-home-jessie-from-toy-story-now-a-prize-on-pixar-pier-at-disney-california-adventure/ 

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/04/black-tap-craft-burgers-shakes-opening-soon-in-downtown-disney-district-at-disneyland-resort/

 https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/04/new-oogie-boogie-bash-a-disney-halloween-party-coming-to-disney-california-adventure-park-tickets-on-sale-beginning-next-week/

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/photos-review-mickeys-philharmagic-opens-at-disney-california-adventure-park/  

https://www.micechat.com/222671-disneyland-update-sign-of-the-times/

https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/04/update-to-the-play-disney-parks-app-previews-star-wars-galaxys-edge/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ocregister.com/2019/04/25/disneyland-brings-back-a-favorite-old-fireworks-show-for-an-encore-performance-this-summer/amp/

Disney Shop Drop: 

https://www.shopdisney.com/disney-parks-pineapple-swirl-die-cut-beach-towel-1507817

Cookin' In The Castle: 

http://mommymouseclubhouse.com/mickey-pretzel-recipe-easy/

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/spicy-nacho-cheese-sauce/

Welcome to Episode 5 of Castle Cast, "One Jump Ahead." We are BACK! After a hiatus due to issues with our Disney World trip and both of us fighting illnesses after vacation we are back!! And we are so excited to get back into the podcast groove! In this episode we talk about some of the latest news in the magical world of Disney, we share an overdue item for Disney's Shop Drop, we go in depth with the history of Aladdin and the movie's presence at Disneyland and other Disney parks throughout the years and share our dream Disneyland world with Aladdin in it! We also introduce a new edition of Cookin' In the Castle with an Aladdin inspired recipe. Thank you so much to everyone who has downloaded and listened! If you have enjoyed or have any feedback, please feel free to leave a rating and review and subscribe so you never miss an episode! 

Instagram: @CastleCastRadio

Twitter: @CastleCastRadio

Castle Chronicles: 

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/04/disney-maxpass-now-offers-disney-fastpass-for-select-entertainment-offerings-at-disneyland-resort/

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2019/04/05/disneyland-after-dark-heroes-assemble-to-feature-special-eats-and-return-of-the-infinity-gauntlet-sipper/

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/permits-filed-for-demolition-of-adventureland-sign-at-disneyland-park/

https://www.starwarscelebration.com/

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/04/specially-designed-coca-cola-products-coming-exclusively-to-star-wars-galaxys-edge/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adzYW5DZoWs

https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-release-date/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TavVZMewpY

Disney Shop Drop: 

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/photo-pet-spirit-jersey-debuts-at-disney-parks/

Cookin' In The Castle: 

Jasmine's Hummus with Cumin - https://www.amazon.com/Disney-Simple-Family-Cookbook-Jean-Francois/dp/178157667X

Welcome to episode 4 of Castle Cast: "Be Prepared!" In this episode we talk about the steps that we took to plan our trip to Disney World and prepare ourselves for getting the most out of our first EVER trip to the Florida parks! Bear with us, this is a lengthy episode but we just couldn't contain our excitement and interest in this new park experience! Not to mention we got to chat with some new friends over at Detour to Neverland! DtN's hosts, Brendan and Katherine sat down to give us their must dos and must EATS for each WDW park. We are so happy to share this week's episode with you all and we hope you enjoy! Thank you for listening and please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing the show if you've enjoyed! 

Detour to Neverland: https://detourtoneverland.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/detourtoneverland_podcast/

Castle Chronicle: 

Aladdin Trailer #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foyufD52aog

Avengers Endgame Final Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcMBFSGVi1c

Captain Marvel Release and Box Office Numbers: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel2018a.htm 

Captain Marvel Meet 'n Greet in California Adventure: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/entertainment/disney-california-adventure/character-meet-captain-marvel/

Disney Shop Drop: 

Lion King Spirit Jersey: https://www.shopdisney.com/the-lion-king-spirit-jersey-for-adults-oh-my-disney-1502783?splat=&captures=&redirect=true&rsize=1&rquery=lion%20king%20spirit%20jersey

Pixar Luxo Ball Plush (NOTE - we were mistaken, this plush is currently on sale at Disney WORLD but is expected to hit Disney's California Adventure at a later date): https://wdwnt.com/2019/03/photos-new-pixar-luxo-ball-plush-pillow-for-sale-at-disney-parks/

Welcome to episode 3 of Castle Cast "Flying With Dumbo!" We are back from a brief vacation and here to bring you the latest news from the magical world of Disney! In this episode we bring you the latest news from Galaxy's Edge, the Food and Wine Festival and more! We bring you this episode's Disney Shop Drop and it's a couple of items that are too cute to miss! Lastly, for our main segment we talk about Dumbo! Specifically Dumbo's historical presence at Disneyland, it's current attractions and in a perfect world what we might bring to the park in honor of Dumbo if we were calling the shots! Thank you sincerely to everyone who listens to this show, we are extremely proud to bring you this podcast and appreciate the love and support. Feel free to rate and review the show if you enjoy to help others find us and join in on the fun! 

We also are officially going to be on a bi-weekly release schedule. In order to keep content fresh and bring you the best possible content we can provide we will be releasing a new episode every other week!

Castle Chronicle: 

https://www.inverse.com/article/53736-everything-we-know-about-star-wars-galaxys-edge-at-disney-resorts

https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/02/review-fantasia-mickey-churro-near-big-thunder-mountain-railroad-get-your-ears-on-celebration-at-disneyland-park/

https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/03/photos-disney-california-food-wine-festival-2019-merchandise/

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/events-tours/disney-california-adventure/food-and-wine-festival/

https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/02/sugarboo-co-boutique-store-coming-this-spring-to-downtown-disney-district-at-disneyland-resort/

Disney Shop Drop:

https://wdwnt.com/2019/02/photos-new-floral-ears-magic-carpet-ears-and-sequin-ears-available-now-at-disneyland-resort/

 

https://wdwnt.com/2019/02/photo-magic-carpet-ears-come-to-disneyland-coming-soon-to-disney-world/

 

https://wdwnt.com/2019/02/photos-disneyland-resort-spirit-jersey-hoodie-now-available-at-the-emporium-at-disneyland-park/

 

Flying With Dumbo: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piSiSLudLO8

 

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/dumbo-sneak-peek/

 

https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/03/photos-dumbo-sneak-peek-opens-at-disneyland/

Welcome to episode 2 of Castle Cast, "Galaxy's Edge: Immersive Immersion!" In this episode we bring you news from the world of Disney, 2 brand new segments: Disney Shop Drop & Cookin' In the Castle and we focus on talking about the new land coming to both Disneyland and Disneyworld: Star Wars' Galaxy's Edge. Thank you to everyone who has downloaded the show so far, we appreciate you so much! Feel free to subscribe and rate the show to help us grow and build a community that loves all things Disney! Check us out on Twitter and Instagram: @CastleCastRadio and feel free to email us to join in the conversation or for any business inquiries: [email protected]

News mentioned in this episode: 

World of Color: https://www.ocregister.com/2019/02/11/the-disneyland-resorts-world-of-color-show-will-return-next-week/

Disney After Dark - Marvel Heroes Assemble: https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201902/6602/

Disney Pop Up Event: https://wdwnt.com/2019/02/pop-up-disney-a-mickey-celebration-coming-to-disneyland-resort-this-spring/

Frozen 2 Teaser Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSLe4HuKuK0

New Aladdin Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hHECMVOq7g

Launch Dates For Frozen 2 and Star Wars Ep 9 Merch: https://deadline.com/2019/02/disney-plans-unified-october-merchandise-launch-for-frozen-and-star-wars-sets-mandalorian-release-date-on-disney-1202558304/

Galaxy's Edge Details: https://blooloop.com/features/star-wars-land-disney-overview/

https://youtu.be/SowdvPryB2g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSxE-b2YDAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssgGCjpFP4Q

 

Dole Whip Recipe: http://bonggamom.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-perfect-homemade-dole-pineapple-whip.html