Lauren Hersey & Jim Hill start this week’s show by looking back at some of the more memorable pieces of merch offered at this year’s D23 Expo.

They then shine a spotlight on some of the books that Disney Press will be bringing to market in the coming months.

In this episode, listeners will learn about:

• When will the first “Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party” for 2024 be presented at WDW’s Magic Kingdom

• Which two feature-length films did Stephen Anderson direct for Walt Disney Animation Studios

• What phrase did Len Testa coin to describe the exhaustion that people feel whenever they wrestle with the ever-growing technical aspect of a WDW vacation

• What was the must-have collectible for Star Wars fans who attended this year’s D23 Expo

• Which once-a-box-office-flop / now-a-pop-culture-favorite Disney films from the 1990s just got its oral history published

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