August 30, 2021

Disney Enchantment info, Princess and the Frog retheme, Attractionality: Country Bear Jamboree, DBC Expedition - Monorails part 1, and much more!

50 minutes

Episode 073 ... Week in review of August 28st 2021 as we discuss the following ...

1) News of the week:
- Disney Enchantment: information released about this upcoming night time show for the 50th at Magic Kingdom - including some of the intellectual properties that will be featured (Source: Disney Parks Blog)
- Imagineering roundtable and more details shared about the Princess and the Frog retheme to Splash Mountain (Source: Disney Parks Blog)
- Covid vaccination updates: Disney Cruise Line now requiring them (Source: News 4 Jax), WDW Equity Union reaches agreement to require them (Source: Blog Mickey), and WDW to hold CM vaccination clinics (Source: Blog Mickey)
- WDW Attraction Updates: Living with the Land has been closed for 8 days and counting (Source: Blog Mickey), permit filed for work at Primeval Whirl (Source: Blog Mickey), and clearance envelope testing happening at Tron (Source: Mouse Steps)
Topic Starts @3:23 ...

2) Attractionality: Country Bear Jamboree
- We discuss the scores for this classic attraction as well as what we would do with the space after Splash Mountain is rethemed for Princess and the Frog
Topic Starts @17:54 ...

3) DBC Expedition: Disney Transportation - Monorails, part 1
- We start a new DBC Expedition, examining different modes of transportation at the Disney parks, starting with the monorails
- In part one, we cover the history of monorails, what inspired Walt to build one, how the Disneyland one was built, and how Bob Gurr kidnapped Richard Nixon
Topic Starts @31:54 ...

4) DBC Recommends: Princess and the Frog Roundtable
- Excellent video shared by Disney of a discussion about the upcoming Princess and the Frog retheme
Link: Video on YouTube
Topic Starts @49:24 ...

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