Dis After Dark a Disney fans podcast all about all things Disney

Join Craig with his beautiful baby Grace as we tour HHN35 on Sunday 27th September 2006

Does exactly what it says on the tin!

This month on Dis After Dark, I'm joined by one of my closest friends and one of my biggest podcasting inspirations, Lee Mallaby from The Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast.

Rather than focusing on the latest theme park news, we take a trip down memory lane as I put Lee in the hot seat with 10 questions all about his holidays to the Sunshine State. From unforgettable first visits and favourite attractions to the little moments that make Florida feel like home, Lee shares some fantastic stories from years of making magical memories.

Of course, this is us we're talking about, so sticking to just 10 questions was never going to happen! Along the way we disappear down plenty of tangents, swap stories, have a few laughs, and reminisce about everything that makes trips to Florida so special.

Whether you're a long-time listener of both shows or discovering Lee for the first time, this is a relaxed, fun conversation between two friends who simply love talking about the places that have given them so many incredible memories.

So grab your favourite drink, settle in, and join us for a nostalgic chat filled with laughs, memories, and a healthy dose of Florida magic.

Enjoy the show!

You lucky folks, to take you into the weekend, its time to take a trip to Orlando with Craig and the whole family (yes, including Coughing Karen) as they dive into their first week at Walt Disney World
There will be more to come once I, Pdubbs, return from my travels (not to Orlando, sadly!!)

Some bonus audio from Craig's time in the lazy river and Disney's Typhoon Lagoon on 10th August 2026

his week on Dis After Dark, I'm joined by one of the nicest blokes in the theme park community, Ryan, co-host of the brilliant Theme Park Trader podcast.

Ryan steps into the hot seat to tackle ten questions designed to unlock his favourite Orlando memories, biggest opinions, and toughest choices. What follows is a bloody good chat full of nostalgia, laughs, plenty of beer talk, and a genuine love for everything that makes Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort so special.

From first trips and favourite places to controversial food opinions, extinct attractions and dream purchases, we cover it all. As always, the questions are just the beginning—the real fun comes from the stories, memories and inevitable tangents that follow.

1. The Orlando Origin Story
Let's start with your official stats: Cast your mind back to that very first trip—do you remember where you stayed, and how many times have you been back since to crush that initial visit?

2. The Core Memory Trigger
What is the very first specific sensory detail—a smell, a sound, or a view—that instantly makes you think, "I'm finally back in Orlando"?

3. The Hill to Die On
What is your most controversial, hill-to-die-on theme park food or drink opinion? (And yes... we'll absolutely judge you if it involves Turkey Legs.)

4. Permanent Residency
If Disney or Universal allowed you to live in any ride, land or resort permanently, rent-free, where would you move?

5. The Time Machine Button
You get one chance to bring back any extinct Orlando attraction for one final ride. What are you choosing?

6. The Shameless Guilty Pleasure
What's the attraction or show that everyone else seems to skip, but you refuse to miss on every single trip?

7. The Merch Confessional
What's the most ridiculous, oversized or overpriced piece of theme park merchandise you've ever bought... and where is it now?

8. The First-Timer Trap
If you could introduce someone to just one land or area in Orlando to completely blow their mind, where would you take them first?

9. The $500 Flash Challenge
You're handed a $500 gift card that must be spent in the next hour inside the parks or at Disney Springs/CityWalk. What are you buying?

10. The Perfect Nightcap
After the perfect park day, are you squeezing into the hub for fireworks, riding Hagrid's after dark, or relaxing with a quiet drink in a resort lounge?

And, of course, we finish with our rapid-fire Either/Or round, where Ryan has to make ten impossible Orlando choices with absolutely no sitting on the fence!

If you love Orlando, great conversations between friends, and hearing why certain moments, places and even beers become part of our holiday traditions, you're going to love this episode.

Grab a drink, sit back, and enjoy!

The 10 questions

Ryan has a drink with Jack & Odd Fellow in a night he'll never forget

The boys chat shit about D23

News & things we are excited for

We talk the transportation changes at Walt Disney World and help Mr D plan out his first trip to Disneyland Paris in over a decade