Hey Jason, How About Using AI to Plan Your Next Disney Trip?: 

- Disney beta testing AI trip planning - do we think this witll help?

- Who will find this most useful? Will it negatively impact Travel Agents:

- Drew has a good article covering it on his  Substack

Starts @ 1:31 ...

The Magic of Disney Animation opens! 

- The new attraction at Hollywood Studios replaces Star Wars Launch Bay. What do we think based on reviews? Does this look temporary or here for the long term?

- Will this be a key part of planning for our next trip?

- Source and review WDWNT

- Starts @ 10:17 ...

Game: Match an Attraction to a Type of Fantasy Football Pick

- The NFL season has just started and with it comes Fantasy Football!

- We look at types of picks that can be made (the reach, the trendy pick, etc) and match them to a Disney Attraction.

- Starts @ 17:44 ...

This was episode 323 for the week of September 14, 2026

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Weekly Catch-up: 

- Food and Wine coverage and EPCOT Holiday news giving us FOMO

- Hurly-Burly details ... is this set-up a draw for us? (Source: Disney Parks Blog)

- Starts @ 1:15 ...

Tips That Are No Longer True

- Prompted by a video from Megan Moves, we discuss planning tips that may have been valid in the past but no longer are

- Starts @ 14:42 ...

Game: Which Park Update Would Be Worse?

- Jason gives Phil two options for updates to the parks and he has to determine which would be worse ... then a new contender is suggested until we get to the ultimate worst park update!

- Starts @ 50:21 ...

This was episode 322 for the week of September 7, 2026

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Introduction to Laura Hawkings from Gamemaster Escape Solutions

- Website: https://www.gamemastersescapes.com/ 

Starts @ 1:15 ...

Quick Question: 

- Do the new itineraries for Disney Cruise Line or new details for Lakeshore Lodge interest you?

- Starts @ 6:55 ...

Escape Rooms and Disney Attractions

- What makes each of them great? What do they have in common and what is different?

- How can participating in an escape room and planning a Disney trip reveal the makeup of your family?

- Starts @ 14:16 ...

Top 8 Disney Attraction Themes for an Escape Room

- We think of which Disney attractions would provide the theme for a good escape room and what could the puzzles look like ... and then rank our top 8!

- Starts @ 40:22 ...

This was episode 321 for the week of August 31, 2026

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Quick Question(s): 

- New Fence Tables at EPCOT (Source: Blog Mickey)

- IP being added to the Germany Model Train 

- What will be the next update to MKs Tomorrowland?

- Starts @ 1:27 ...

New Disney Patents:

- Projections onto smoke or other medium that can shift. Source: WDW Magic 

- Ability to adjust the scare factor of an attraction. Source: Blog Mickey

- Starts @ 18:41 ...

Blind Ranking: Out of Park Splurges

- Phil will give Jason 10 different activities that are at Walt Disney World but not in a Theme Park that you can "splurge" on and he will attempt to rank them without knowing what is coming next

- Starts @35:57 ...

This was episode 320 for the week of August 24, 2026

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Quick Question: What what your overall reaction to the event itself?  Starts @ 1:21 ...

D23 Park News Reactions:

- Magic Kingdom - Starts @ 5:46  ...

- EPCOT - Starts @ 31:10 ...

- Hollywood Studios - Starts @ 37:32 ...

- Animal Kingdom - Starts @ 43:05 ...

Key Takeaways - Biggest Surprise, Biggest Omission, etc. and how does this impact planning our next trip - Starts @ 52:42 ...

This was episode 319 for the week of August 17, 2026

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Quick Question: What Attraction Inspired Move or Show Would You Like to See? Based on Variety story about Spaceship Earth Inspired Show Coming to Disney+ ... Starts @1:54  ...

Top 8: Planning Tips ... Starts @6:54  ...

Blind Ranking: On Site Perks ... Starts @41:54  ...

This was episode 318 for the week of August 10, 2026

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The Reedy Geeks join us!
-  Links to The Reedy Geeks content: Apple Podcast ... Instagram

- Andrew, JJ, and Sean from the Reedy Geeks podcast join us to conduct a D23 2026 Ultimate Fan Expo Predictions Draft

Start Times:

- Introduction to the Reedy Geeks: 0:37

- Round 1: 8:28  

- Round 2: 29:03

- Round 3: 45:38

- Round 4: 1:02:09

- "Mic Drops": 1:19:55

- Planning Tips and Wrap Up: 1:35:28

This was episode 317 for the week of August 3, 2026

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Scott Gustin Talks D23 Predictions
-  Links to Scotts content: Twitter/X ... Substack

- Scott joins us to share his insights and perspective on what he thinks we will hear announced at next month's D23 Fan Expo, and also what he hopes we here

- Introduction and Scott #1 Planning Tip: 0:57

- Imagineering: Horizons Pavilion: 7:16

- Animal Kingdom: 22:24

- Hollywood Studios: 34:34

- EPCOT: 46:28

- Magic Kingdom: 57:20

- Disneyland: 1:32:33

This was episode 316 for the week of July 27, 2026

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Drew the Disney Dude Talks D23 Predictions
-  Links to Drew's content: Twitter/X ... Substack ... YouTube

- Drew joins us to share his insights and perspective on what he thinks we will hear announced at next month's D23 Fan Expo, and also what he hopes we here

- Overall feelings Heading Into the Event: 3:51

- Animal Kingdom: 16:15

- Hollywood Studios: 31:23

- EPCOT: 45:10

- Magic Kingdom: 49:14

- Disneyland: 1:11:02

- Wrap-up: 1:16:16

This was episode 315 for the week of July 20, 2026

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Format Change for the Parks Panel at D23
-  Disney has announced that Neil Patrick Harris will be the host for the Experiences Showcase at D23 2026 next month

- Indications are this will build on what was announced in 2024 rather than be a bunch of new announcements. We discuss the implications of this

Source: WDW Magic

Starts @ ...

RUMOR: Space Mountain Redo
-  Lots of chatter that the next ride to have an update at Walt Disney World will be Space Mountain - but will it just be a refresh or something more extreme?

- Would we plan a special trip to ride it one last time? When do we think the ride will go down for this update?

Starts @ ...

Jason's Trip Report:
-  Jason is just back from 8 days at Walt Disney World. He has thoughts on: The resorts he stayed at, the Quick Service Dining Plan, Diet EPCOT, all the new things there, and more!

Starts @ ...

This was episode 314 for the week of July 13, 2026

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