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Taren's favorite time to go to Disneyland is during the holiday season, so she decided to helm this show and explain what actually goes on during this magical time of ...

Holidays in Disneyland

In our second live show ever, we start the show debating on if we should renew our Annual Passports in favor of saving that money for Disney World (with a quick jaunt to visit Harry Potter, of course).   As of yet we are still undecided ...

After a quick round of feedback, Taren takes us into the world of Holidays in Disneyland.  She loves this time of year, and with good reason - there is so much to do and see during this time, it's almost hard to do it all!  We talk about some special treats that are only around during the holidays in Disneyland too!

Then it's time for some Disney News, where we discuss so many things within the Disney universe, like the latest plagiarism suit against Disney for the Frozen movie ... *sigh* ... we check in on the fundraising being done by the good people at the Walt Disney Birthplace as they try to get some funding to restore and preserve this historic building, and much more.

And last but not least - the Fact of the Show.  Here's a hint: it has to to with this photo here:

What does this look like to you?

Thanks for listening!

The magic at Disneyland is everywhere - including the plant-life!  Today, we run you through another tour at the park ... it's the -

Cultivating The Magic Tour Review

But first, we have some special feedback on this show.  After our spotlight on Club 33 a few shows back, a few listeners wrote in to clarify a few things that we were incorrect about, such as membership requirements and guest limits.  In the interest of passing along correct information, we run through the feedback for you.

Then it's tour time!  Taren and Jason took the Cultivating the Magic tour, and give you the info you need to decide for yourself if it's worth the $49 price tag.  We did learn some pretty neat things about the park plant life, like there are over 800 different species of plants in Disneyland, and the flowers on Main Street get replaced about every 6 weeks.

We got to walk on to The Jungle Cruise, where we learned about Bill Evans, who was the horticulturist for Walt and for the park.  Bill designed the plants within The Jungle Cruise to represent the various jungles that helped to inspire the ride.  At one point, he took some orange trees that were still on the land and turned them upside-down so that their large root systems were sticking out of the water to look like old jungle vines.  There is only one of these trees left in the ride, and here it is:

Not a jungle vine!

Since this was our first show broadcast LIVE over on our brand new Livestream page, we were able to do a live game of Disneyland Trivia that Jason cooked up.  We got three live listeners on the phones, and they played to win a really awesome painted skull, hand-made by our good friend Push Eject.  Not just any skull, this was sculpted after those creepy Nightmare Before Christmas ones in The Haunted Mansion!  Push has them for sale, so please swing by his Etsy page and grab some while you still can.

The magic at Disneyland is everywhere - including the plant-life!  Today, we run you through another tour at the park ... it's the -

Cultivating The Magic Tour Review

But first, we have some special feedback on this show.  After our spotlight on Club 33 a few shows back, a few listeners wrote in to clarify a few things that we were incorrect about, such as membership requirements and guest limits.  In the interest of passing along correct information, we run through the feedback for you.

Then it's tour time!  Taren and Jason took the Cultivating the Magic tour, and give you the info you need to decide for yourself if it's worth the $49 price tag.  We did learn some pretty neat things about the park plant life, like there are over 800 different species of plants in Disneyland, and the flowers on Main Street get replaced about every 6 weeks.

We got to walk on to The Jungle Cruise, where we learned about Bill Evans, who was the horticulturist for Walt and for the park.  Bill designed the plants within The Jungle Cruise to represent the various jungles that helped to inspire the ride.  At one point, he took some orange trees that were still on the land and turned them upside-down so that their large root systems were sticking out of the water to look like old jungle vines.  There is only one of these trees left in the ride, and here it is:

Not a jungle vine!

Since this was our first show broadcast LIVE over on our brand new Livestream page, we were able to do a live game of Disneyland Trivia that Jason cooked up.  We got three live listeners on the phones, and they played to win a really awesome painted skull, hand-made by our good friend Push Eject.  Not just any skull, this was sculpted after those creepy Nightmare Before Christmas ones in The Haunted Mansion!  Push has them for sale, so please swing by his Etsy page and grab some while you still can.

How did The Matterhorn fair in our Top Ten List?

If you go to Disneyland often enough, the day eventually arrives where a friend or relative says "We are going to Disneyland for one day - what should we do?" - what would you tell them?

We have thought long and hard about this question, and have come up with the Official EarzUp! Top Ten list!  Not only do we each list out our own recommendations on what to do in both Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure, but we collect them into one overall, must-do, Magic Kingdom list!

Of course, we fill you in on how we got there, with each of us giving our own brand of personal advice of what rides to hit above all in between both parks.

Plus we do another round of Disney News, run through some new Disney-related comic books that are on the market, hear some great feedback from Peter, and a rare in-studio appearance from Angry Bekah.

Here are our final lists, since the individual lists would be too long to read and are probably best delivered in audio format.  So grab a pen, take some notes, and get ready to agree (or disagree) with the EarzUp! Official Top Ten list!

Our Top Ten things to do in Disneyland and DCA:

1 - Race along Radiator Springs Racers

2 - Toy Story Midway Mania

3 - Ride Pirates of the Caribbean

4 - Eat at the Carthay Lounge

5 - Ride Indiana Jones

6 - Jet off into space on Star Tours

7 - Eat a Churro in every land

8 - Ride the Haunted Mansion ... at night!

9 - Walk the Sleeping Beauty diorama in Sleeping Beauty's castle

10 - Hang out and watch the World of Color

 

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How did The Matterhorn fair in our Top Ten List?

If you go to Disneyland often enough, the day eventually arrives where a friend or relative says "We are going to Disneyland for one day - what should we do?" - what would you tell them?

We have thought long and hard about this question, and have come up with the Official EarzUp! Top Ten list!  Not only do we each list out our own recommendations on what to do in both Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure, but we collect them into one overall, must-do, Magic Kingdom list!

Of course, we fill you in on how we got there, with each of us giving our own brand of personal advice of what rides to hit above all in between both parks.

Plus we do another round of Disney News, run through some new Disney-related comic books that are on the market, hear some great feedback from Peter, and a rare in-studio appearance from Angry Bekah.

Here are our final lists, since the individual lists would be too long to read and are probably best delivered in audio format.  So grab a pen, take some notes, and get ready to agree (or disagree) with the EarzUp! Official Top Ten list!

Our Top Ten things to do in Disneyland and DCA:

1 - Race along Radiator Springs Racers

2 - Toy Story Midway Mania

3 - Ride Pirates of the Caribbean

4 - Eat at the Carthay Lounge

5 - Ride Indiana Jones

6 - Jet off into space on Star Tours

7 - Eat a Churro in every land

8 - Ride the Haunted Mansion ... at night!

9 - Walk the Sleeping Beauty diorama in Sleeping Beauty's castle

10 - Hang out and watch the World of Color

 

Fantasyland is a sort of love/hate thing for many people. It contains some of the most wonderful rides, and yet it is so packed all of the time.  Taren digs deep into this polarizing section of Disneyland, and brings us ...

The History of Fantasyland

In the land of princes and princesses, flying elephants and boat-guzzling whales, of mad tea parties and endless songs, we leave the familiar world that we know and understand and move into the wondrous mind of Walt Disney.

Many have said that Fantasyland was Walt's favorite land. In his initial concept for Disneyland, Fantasyland was at the center of everything.  As is generally the case, Walt's attention to detail is part of what makes this land so special--from the fact that each horse on the King Arthur's Carousel is jumping (Walt didn't want stationary horses) to making sure that the Casey Jr. Train looked identical to the one in Dumbo (even when this caused extensive logistical problems), to plating the spires of the castle with 22 karat gold (much to Roy Disney's chagrin).

The Fantasyland of 1955 was very different than what we see today--although, most would argue that what we see today is much closer to Walt's original vision. It didn't always have the beautiful European "Storybook" facades that we know and love, these only came after a major renovation in 1983, when the "New Fantasyland" opened, which also brought us a better layout of the land, new rides, new restaurants and important upgrades to the existing rides.

  

 

Come with us on a journey from the past to the future in the History of Fantasyland! And make sure to stay tuned for our Fact of the Show--you'll love keeping this one in your back pocket to impress your friends!

 

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Fantasyland is a sort of love/hate thing for many people. It contains some of the most wonderful rides, and yet it is so packed all of the time.  Taren digs deep into this polarizing section of Disneyland, and brings us ...

The History of Fantasyland

In the land of princes and princesses, flying elephants and boat-guzzling whales, of mad tea parties and endless songs, we leave the familiar world that we know and understand and move into the wondrous mind of Walt Disney.

Many have said that Fantasyland was Walt's favorite land. In his initial concept for Disneyland, Fantasyland was at the center of everything.  As is generally the case, Walt's attention to detail is part of what makes this land so special--from the fact that each horse on the King Arthur's Carousel is jumping (Walt didn't want stationary horses) to making sure that the Casey Jr. Train looked identical to the one in Dumbo (even when this caused extensive logistical problems), to plating the spires of the castle with 22 karat gold (much to Roy Disney's chagrin).

The Fantasyland of 1955 was very different than what we see today--although, most would argue that what we see today is much closer to Walt's original vision. It didn't always have the beautiful European "Storybook" facades that we know and love, these only came after a major renovation in 1983, when the "New Fantasyland" opened, which also brought us a better layout of the land, new rides, new restaurants and important upgrades to the existing rides.

  

 

Come with us on a journey from the past to the future in the History of Fantasyland! And make sure to stay tuned for our Fact of the Show--you'll love keeping this one in your back pocket to impress your friends!

 

Taren jumps into the fascinating - and expensive - world of the most famous restaurant at Disneyland ...

Disneyland's Club 33

We can honestly say that there are no other things within Disneyland that are surrounded with an air of mystery than the famous Club 33.  Originally planned as a place for Walt to wine-and-dine the park's many investors, it remains a space that many current park guests are unaware of.

Taren and Terrence dive into the history of Club 33 - how it got that name, what kind of menu items you could find both before and after the renovation (like the famous Chateaubriand), the dress code, and what the place looks like now.  And for those of you who have that kind of money, we give you the contact information to get on the waiting list for a membership to Disneyland's Club 33.

We also hear from Angry Bekah as she confronts Terrence during the Feedback segment, and of course, the Fact of the Show!

 

The new Club 33 ... for better or worse!

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Taren jumps into the fascinating - and expensive - world of the most famous restaurant at Disneyland ...

Disneyland's Club 33

We can honestly say that there are no other things within Disneyland that are surrounded with an air of mystery than the famous Club 33.  Originally planned as a place for Walt to wine-and-dine the park's many investors, it remains a space that many current park guests are unaware of.

Taren and Terrence dive into the history of Club 33 - how it got that name, what kind of menu items you could find both before and after the renovation (like the famous Chateaubriand), the dress code, and what the place looks like now.  And for those of you who have that kind of money, we give you the contact information to get on the waiting list for a membership to Disneyland's Club 33.

We also hear from Angry Bekah as she confronts Terrence during the Feedback segment, and of course, the Fact of the Show!

 

The new Club 33 ... for better or worse!

Over the years, much has been said of Walt and his drive to get Disneyland ready for opening day, but we don't hear enough of the men behind that drive.   Perhaps the most important company to Disneyland's success was ...

Arrow Development

Today's show is one of our favorites to date!  We interview Dexter Francis, author of "Building Disney's Dream", and it's full of not only Disney history, but amusement park history as well.

Dexter gets into the details of a company called Arrow Development, who was responsible for the designing and building of five original Disneyland rides.  Over the 20 years or so after the park opened, Arrow Development had a hand in something like 15 different Disney rides, much of their work warranted patents, and literally re-defined the roller coaster, and Disneyland, as we know it.

Dexter is full of great information on not only Arrow as a business but how Walt Disney and Arrow worked together to get the park open on time.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.  For more cool stories about Arrow Development, and to grab Dexter's eBook, please head over to his great blog on Arrow Development and all they have done for theme parks around the world!

We also do some feedback, including our first ever voice mail feedback!  This show is a long one, so sit back as Dexter takes us back to a time before Disneyland ...

 

The men of Arrow Development. From Mr. Toad's Wild Ride to the Tea Cups, from Pirates to Haunted Mansion, this group of guys redefined the amusement park thrill ride.

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