Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts

Ryan relives his year of living Disney-ly and visiting the Tokyo, Shanghai, and California Disneylands during the month of October.

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In the meantime... Brooke and Ryan unveil their definitive ranking of the rides at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom after special guest Chad comes in to do some quality control and gets chewed out by Brooke for being a slave to IP and his lack of respect for Walt.

Brooke, brother and friend of the pod Alex, and Ryan discuss the evolution of Animal Kingdom, rank all the rides, and dive into the history of the park shows.

Dinosaur

Na'vi River Journey

Avatar Flight of Passage

Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain

Kilimanjaro Safaris

Kali River Rapids

It's Tough to be a Bug!

In this episode, Ryan, Brooke, and her brother Alex (Instagram: @xelawuu) dive deep into Disney’s Hollywood Studios, exploring the park's evolving identity and its ongoing transformation. As experts on all things Disney, they bring their unique insights to the table, discussing the park's current offerings and what makes each attraction stand out—or fall short. They rank and review the top rides, sharing their personal favorites and giving honest takes on what to skip, including:

Brooke and Ryan relive their favorite EPCOT moments and rank the best the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow rides.

Spaceship Earth

The Seas with Nemo & Friends

Soarin' Around the World

Living with the Land

*Journey Into Imagination with Figmen

Mission: SPACE

Test Track

Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros

Frozen Ever After

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind**

Ryan gives details from his recent solo trip to Disneyland Paris and helps Brooke define what "steampunk" means.

Brooke takes a sick (of KH2 day) so Ryan and Christopher go hard ranking ALL round 2 Disney bosses in the revisited Disney Worlds.

Storm Rider

Xaldin

Grim Reaper Heartless

Hades

Jafar

Lock, Shock and Barrel

Bad Experiment

Hyenas

Groundshaker

Sark and MCP

After Ryan's enchanting trip to the Magic Kingdom, Brooke and Ryan felt inspired to dive into the world of Disney attractions. In this special episode series of our beloved Kingdom Hearts podcast, Brooke and Ryan take a magical detour from their usual unhinged Kingdom Hearts content to embark on a four-part miniseries ranking the rides at each Disney World Park to create, you guessed it, the definitive Disney World Ride Ranking.

Brooke admits feeling burnt out from replaying Kingdom Hearts II, and Ryan shares highlights from his recent trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The hosts delve into their first topic: ranking the iconic rides at Disney’s Magic Kingdom:

Ryan and Brooke provide a comprehensive guide for listeners on how to prioritize their time and utilize Genie+ at the park. They highlight the rides' storytelling elements, animatronics, and queue experiences, offering both praise and constructive feedback.

Ryan and Brooke talk about the rumored Villains Park at Disney World, discuss the best rides at Disney Worlds, then segue segue into ranking the following baddies:

Hyenas

Scar

Hostile Program

Demy

1000 Heartless

Ryan teases how he has been radicalized by the 6-hour-long Riku is Gay Video and then they rank some of the bops from KH2.

Nights of the Cursed

He's a Pirate

What a Surprise!

Happy Holidays!

Adventures in the Savannah

Savannah Pride

The Encounter