DISDads Podcast PLUS

Host – Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz) Panel – Mark Pratt (prattpak); Christian Hill (chillcoupons); Jason Gilbert (jason4024) Special Guest Interview: Amanda Burris with Best Friends Pet Care at Walt Disney World In Episode 25, the panel helps answer the question, “Why not Walt Disney World?” We address some of the most common reasons people give for […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz) Panelists: Eric Anderson (DEA); David Nicely (the duck 619); Mark Harbeson (Captain_Oblivious) In Episode 24, the panel discusses the Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Lodge resorts. In addition to extensive discussion of the resorts themselves, the panel addresses transportation concerns often expressed about the Lodges. Finally, the panel talks about restaurant […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz) Panelists: Dave Juart (IndyDisney); Ryan Treichler (IAmTrike); Mark Harbeson (Captain_Oblivious) For Podcast Episode 23, the panel tackles what to do on a day at Walt Disney World spent outside of the theme parks. We discuss a wide range of activities, including those available at various Walt Disney World resorts, in Downtown […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz) Panel: Ryan Treichler (IAmTrike); Eric Anderson (DEA); Carl Nixon (carlnix20) For the fourth installment of our Walt Disney World resort roundup, the Dis Dads began looking at Deluxe Resorts with the Monorail Resorts – The Polynesian, The Contemporary, and The Grand Floridian. After briefly discussing what sets apart Deluxe resorts in […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz) Panel: Dave Juart (IndyDisney); David Nicely (theduck619); James Goodman (swabikedude) Special Guest: Lisa Battista, author of Beyond the Attractions (affiliate link) In this episode, the panel focused on traveling to Walt Disney World with the under-5-year-old set, with the help of Lisa Battista, author of the book Beyond the Attractions: A […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz) Panel: David Juart (IndyDisney); Nathan Trent (trennr) For the third installment of our Walt Disney World resort roundup, the Dis Dads looked at what we called the “Moderate Plus” resorts – Coronado Springs Resort, The Cabins at Fort Wilderness, and the Swan & Dolphin. After starting the discussion with Coronado Springs, […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Christopher Lingren, Mark Pratt, James Mathieson, Mark Harbeson Special Guest: Susanne Hayes, Owner, Fairytale Journeys Podcast Episode 19 is our second installment featuring a podcast team of independent Disney Specialist travel agents with Fairytale Journeys travel agency, discussing Disney travel planning. In Episode 19, we were joined by the owner of […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz) Panel: Mark Pratt (prattpak), Ryan Treichler (IAmTrike), David Nicely (TheDuck619), Philip Cole (DisDr.) Episode 18 is the second in our series of podcasts covering all of the on-property Walt Disney World Resorts. We started the podcast with a discussion of the Port Orleans Resorts. Then, Philip Cole took the hotseat to […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz) Panel: CJ Fragola (cj9200) and Chris Carroll (DisDadDoc) in Episode 17, we discuss the various guided tour opportunities available at Walt Disney World. The panelists oer detailed descriptions of their tour experiences (especially the Epcot dive tours and Wild Africa Trek at Disney’s Animal Kingdom). Along the way, CJ Fragola took […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz) Panel: Mark Pratt (prattpak), Steve Bratton (brattosa), Matt Birchfield (10dedfish) Episode 16 is the first in a series of podcasts we’ll be doing covering all of the on-property Walt Disney World Resorts. After an overview of WDW Value Resort amenities, the panel discussed the particulars of the All-Star Resorts and the […]