Symposia Disney

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Symposia Disney episodes

  • Ep9—Free Belle Part II: Raya and the Last Dragon

    Danica, Liza, and Liz discuss Raya and the Last Dragon, and the efforts by Disney to create worlds without patriarchy. Oh! And there's one NSFLE (not safe for little ears) comment, unless, of course, you're one of our kids and then all bets are off. 

     

    Music: Highballers by Gyom. License through PremiumBeat.

    49 min
  • Ep6—Liza and Liz Have Trip Reports, too!

    In this episode, Liza recounts her June trip and Liz gives an overview of her return to Disney in July. Listen to learn about changing Covid protocols, mobile ordering, and thoughts on lines without FastPasses. Additionally, the group discusses future Disney plans (including DVC!) and give insight into how the future of Disney vacations may change given recent events!

     

    Oh, and Liz accidentally turns this into one ongoing ad - see how many companies you can identify!

     

    Music: Highballers by Gyom. License through PremiumBeat.

    1 hr 29 min
  • Ep5—Danica’s Trip Report!

    In this episode, Danica's gives her Walt Disney World trip report from May 2021. Lots of good info on the parks, but also Danica, Liza, and Liz reflect Disney magic, feeling comfortable in our bodies, making sure moms are in the photos, and how to keep Disney expectations realistic. Special Guest star includes Danica's oldest!

     

    Music: Highballers by Gyom. License through PremiumBeat.

    1 hr 15 min
  • Ep4—Free Belle Part I: Feminists on Princesses

    Danica, Liza, and Liz use their critical but loving Disney lens to examine the evolution of Disney princesses from their childhood until today. (And Liz confuses the name of Maui's song from Moana and refers to it as "Thank You" instead of "You're Welcome" - interesting Freudian slip!)

    Footnoting History episodes mentioned in this episode: Lesley's on Little Mermaid and Lucy's on Mulan.

     

    Music: Highballers by Gyom. License through PremiumBeat.

    43 min
  • Ep3—A Day at Magic Kingdom

    Isn't It Neat? A Day at Magic Kingdom! In this episode, Danica, Liz, and Liza provide some insights into their perfect day at Magic Kingdom as well as tips and tricks for all parkgoers!

     

    Music: Highballers by Gyom. License through PremiumBeat.

    49 min
  • Ep1—Who We Are and Why We Love Disney

    Meet Danica, Liza, and Liz - three academic moms who love Disney. In this episode, you learn why they decided to create Symposia Disney and how they plan to look at Disney with a loving but critical lens. 

     

    Music: Highballers by Gyom. License through PremiumBeat.

    36 min

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Bringing you all things Disney with a feminist scholarly eye