It's Disness Time

Having a hard time choosing which Disney Princess wedding dress you love the most or animated wedding you'd most want to attend? No worries, two self-proclaimed wedding experts have figured it out for you! For this Valentines Day 2020 episode, Steph and Kim break down the weddings that have occurred in Disney movies and discuss the wedding industry, destination weddings, and Kim's upcoming nuptials! PLUS: A Disness Time fan shared their very special real life Disney wedding with us and it's AMAZING! Tune in now!

Episode Topics:

We are wedding experts (0:06)Cinderelly Cinderelly (10:28)Robin Hood (15:30)101 Elopements (17:35)Two Mermaid Weddings on a boat (18:38)Gaston's Surprise Wedding (24:52)Aladdin and Jasmin three movies in the making (27:40)Fantastic Enchanted Dress (31:03)Princess and the Frog (33:12)Tangled Forever (38:30)Ellie and Carl from Up (42:33)Jamie's Big Fat Disney Wedding! (46:10)

Disney Trivia stumpers round 3! This time around, Kim and Marina go head-to-head and answer Disney-inspired trivia questions created and facilitated by quiz-master and returning champ Steph. Who will go home a champion?? Tune in to find out!

Categories:

Round 1:General Trivia (9:05)

Round 2: Finish the Lyric & Movie Quotes (21:21)

Round 3: Movie Scores (38:00)

Round 4: It's Disness Time Bonus Questions (44:17)

Oh Disness Time Oh Disness Time, what are we going to talk about? In this season finale episode, Steph, Marina and Kim give each other metaphorical gifts for the holidays - the catch? The gifts have to come from a Disney movie! The girls also rehash season 4 and talk about things to come when It's Disness Time returns! See you in early 2020!

Episode Topics:

Marina's Gifts (2:55)

Kim's Gifts (8:50)

Steph's Gifts (14:21)

What would you gift yourself? (19:10)

Rehash! Happy New Year! (22:08)

We heard the siren's song and followed it into the unknown to give Frozen 2 the trial it deserves! Jurors Steph, Kim, and Marina dissect all aspects of the highly anticipated sequel - character development, animation, soundtrack, script, and more! - to determine the best verdict for a movie that makes some melt and leaves others in the cold. 

Episode topics:

Synopsis + Initial thoughts (3:15)

Frozen 1 vs Frozen 2 (11:45)

A complicated plot (16:10)

Themes: Transformation, mental health, love yourself (23:54)

Ana: depression, abandonment, and coming out on top (26:07)

Plot holes and confusion: the Northuldra people, the king and queen, and backstory (34:24)

Elsa: destiny, a pony, and a spiritual awakening (39:50)

Honeymaren was not Elsa's girlfriend :( (57:50)

The soundtrack of our dreams (102:13)

Animation: A visual knockout! (117:24)

Final Verdicts (123:59)

Which Toy Story movie has the best toy story?? Is it the OG from 1995? The world expanding 1999 sequel? The emotionally devastating, trilogy making 2010 installment? Or the controversial yet hilarious 2019 film? This week we break down each movie into five categories (character arch, villain, songs, new characters, emotional impact), give them a ranking out of 10 for each category, and then total up the points to determine the worst to the best. 

Episode Topics:

How do you feel about the Toy Story Franchise (0:01)

Toy Story (3:09)

Toy Story 2 (12:55)

Toy Story 3 (24:54)

Toy Story 4 (37:08)

Final Ranking (50:13)

For over 90 years, Mickey Mouse has been the cornerstone of the Disney empire. This episode, we talk about the history of Mickey Mouse, his ascent from one of the first recognizable cartoon characters to a formidable cultural icon, and what his relevancy is today. 

Episode topics:

Giveaway Winner Wins! (1:01)

Mickey was a rabbit (3:10)

Mickey births Disness! (4:49)

The Mickey Mouse Club (7:35)

Modern Mickey (11:10)

Learning moment: Copyright Infringement Law and Spiderman (13:16)

Where can I find Mickey ears? (20:36)

Rank: Goofy, Pluto, Donald Duck (24:30)

Disney + is out which means the streaming wars have begun! What does Disney's ambitious and aggressive new streaming platform mean for the future of the streaming industry and their business strategy moving forward?

Episode topics:

Disney + Launch (00:35)

I don't understand Business but I know that Disness is going well (6:50)

Aggressive Content, oh my (10:30)

Hot Take: Phones in movie theatres (22:18)

Rank the most anticipated Disney + shows (27:12)

If the Disney Princesses were Hogwarts students, which house would the Sorting Hat put them? Harry Potter fans rejoice, for we have put together the mashup of your dreams. Tune in to see where we think each Disney Princess would have been sorted - some of our decisions may surprise you! 

Episode topics:

Hogwarts: A History (4:45)

Let the Sorting Ceremony begin! (15:40)

Snoozy Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty (15:54)

Where to put Ariel? (21:50)

Booksmart Belle (23:10)

Spirited Pocahontas (24:46)

Determined Mulan (26:13)

Hardworking Tiana (28:10)

Adventurous Rapunzel (28:55)

Frozen's ladies (29:34)

Well-rounded Moana (31:51)

Honourable mentions (33:22)

The spotlight this week is on the characters that assist the main Disney villains in their evil doings! La Fou, Iago, Kronk... these henchmen make being bad look so good!! Tune in to hear our top picks!

Episode topics include:

Henchmen/Sidekick criteria (3:50)

Who is Helga Sinclair you ask? (13:55)

Smmmeeeeeeeeeeeeee (23:08)

Hypnotized by Flotsam and Jetsam (29:43)

All our other friends: Iago, Joana, Kronk, etc. (39:38)

This Halloween Episode is all about villain origin stories! Disney has given us some excellent villains over the years, but what do we know about their backstories? Tune in to hear what we uncovered about our favourite Disney bad guys!

Episode topics:

Why origin stories matter (5:06)

Cruella got high on ink (8:53)

Ursula the Searial Killer (23:09)

Hades' dad ate him (37:24) An unsatisfying Scar backstory (45:16)