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News for the East Coast; Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are officially open to the public with Hollywood Studios and Epcot opening later this week. On the West Coast, Downtown Disney is back in business and we give you our thoughts after attending the reopening. Plus this week's topic, we discuss the 3 best things and 3 worst things about Animal Kingdom.

The news keeps coming in! Some highly anticipated reopenings are planned for both coasts this week; a new eco-friendly McDonalds debuts at Disney World with… spin bikes?!; and one Disney Springs company declares bankruptcy. Plus we discuss the 3 best things and 3 worst things about Epcot.

So much Disney news to share with you this week! While Orlando makes strides with their reopening, Anaheim announces major delays; Cinderella Castle gets her makeover; and Disney says zip-a-dee-doo-BYE to Splash Mountain. As if that isn't enough, this week we also discuss the 3 best things and 3 worst things about Hollywood Studios.

Walt Disney World Annual Passholders are starting to see their new expiration dates! Hopefully Disneyland will be soon to follow. This week we're talking all about Disney California Adventure Park, discussing the 3 best things and 3 worst things about this west coast theme park. 

Huge news for the west coast this week! Disney has announced reopening dates for the parks, Downtown Disney, and (two out of three) hotels in California. Speaking of California, this week we discuss the 3 best things and 3 worst things about Walt's original theme park. Plus a review of a new Disney movie you will most likely WANT to miss.

We have dates! For Walt Disney World parks opening, that is. Aside from the big news from Florida, this week we're celebrating the one-year anniversary of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at the Disneyland Resort. We take you back to May 31, 2019 and share our experience of being there for the Grand Opening, the hits and misses of SWGE, and what we think will be necessary for future success of the land.

Floridians celebrate, Disney Springs is officially open! This week Tony decorates his own (imaginary) Disney Cave with props from the Parks. We also get real about life without Disney, what we're missing, and what we may have taken for granted when the Parks were operational.

Have you ever thought about which Disney movies would make the best rides? This week we're putting on our Disney Imagineering hats, drawing inspiration from some of our favorite Disney films to create our best ideas for new rides and what parks they belong in.

This week we finally have some news about the Disney Parks! While one park is opening, another is canceling more reservation dates. Plus, construction begins again at the California parks. We also discuss which rides we think are worth waiting for and which ones are not worth enduring the long lines. Please be sure to rate and subscribe! 

Happy Star Wars Day! In honor of May the Fourth, we're bringing you an episode entirely dedicated to Star Wars at Disney Parks. Aside from the obvious, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, there are so many ways Star Wars has infiltrated its way into the Disney Company worldwide. We break it down for you with some history on how May the Fourth became a thing, and even that one time when Dani was responsible for a popular Star Wars merch item being sold at Disneyland.