Talking Disney Magic

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

This week, we are so excited to be ranking and reviewing The Sword in the Stone! Join us as we talk about Walt Disney's last film before he passed away, how it holds up, if Arthur is worthy of being king, and so much more!

Next week, we are going to be ranking and reviewing Mary Poppins so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to [email protected]!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE

Links:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/science/moon-crater-carroll-reid-wiseman.html

Timestamps:

2:41 – Disney Has Its First Layoffs Under CEO Josh D'Amaro

7:08 – Will There Be an Avatar 4 and 5?

11:54 – The Sword in the Stone Into and Initial Impressions

23:47 – The Sword in the Stone Recap

41:35 – Ranking The Sword in the Stone

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

This week, we are so excited to be ranking and reviewing Pixar's Inside Out! Join us as we talk about the emotional roller coaster this film takes us on, why it features a bonafide hall of famer, and why it holds up all these years later. We also chat about the start of the reign of The Walt Disney Company CEO Josh D'Amaro and how we/IGN got to meet Olaf at Walt Disney Imagineering!

Next week, we are going to be ranking and reviewing The Sword in the Stone, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to [email protected]!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE

Links:

We Met Frozen's Oalf at Walt Disney Imagineering and Caught a Glimpse of the Future of Immersive Entertainment at Disney Parks

Timestamps:

2:24 – The Reign of The Walt Disney Company CEO Josh D'Amaro Has Begun!

6:28 – We Met the Next-Generation Robotic Figure of Olaf at Walt Disney Imagineering!

14:16 – Inside Out Intro and Initial Impressions

28:46 – A New Hall of Fame Nominee Arrives!

35:37 – Making Of Stories of Inside Out

37:15 – Inside Out Recap

56:54 – Ranking Inside Out

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

This week, we are so excited to be walking down memory lane to revist Inside Out 2, which was our second episode ever! We are ranking and reviewing Inside Out next week and wanted to bring this back to give our top level thoughts and ensure both of these films are together when you are searching for them years down the road!

As we mentioned, we are going to be ranking and reviewing Inside Out next week, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well about the original and even the sequel to [email protected]!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING.

Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE

Timestamps:

0:00 - Present Day Intro From Adam and Vanessa!

8:17 - Moana 2 box office projections and Moana thoughts

12:56 - How do we feel about Disney/Pixar sequels?

14:20 - Disney World's Big Thunder Mountain renovations and thoughts on Cars and Villains Land

17:55 - Inside Out 2 intro and box office talk

18:57 - Pixar during the COVID-19 pandemic

23:37 - Inside Out 2 review

27:05 - Inside Out 2 recap

36:56 - Top 3 Inside Out takeaways

51:35 - The future of Inside Out

54:53 - Ranking Inside Out 2

1:00:20 - Cooking Disney Magic with Snow White's Gooseberry Pie

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

This week, we are so excited to be ranking and reviewing Pixar's Hoppers! Join us as we talk about the wild and wonderful adventure of Mabel, how it tells a very unique and wonderful story about nature, and even which Disney character we'd like to "hop" into!

Next up, we are going to be re-releasing our Inside Out 2 ranking and reviewing to get ready for Inside Out, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to [email protected]!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING.

Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE

Timestamps:

3:27 – The Disney Adventure Is About to Sail on Its Maiden Voyage!

8:14 – Hoppers Intro and Initial Spoiler-Free Impressions

13:13 – Making of Hoppers

15:50 – What Disney Character Would We Like to Hop Into?

18:44 – Spoiler-Filled Reactions to Hoppers

29:29 – Hoppers Recap

54:35 – Ranking Hoppers

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

For this bonus episode, we are so excited to be giving our spoiler-free and spoiler-filled instant reaction/review of Hoppers, Pixar's latest movie! Join us as we talk about our favorite parts of the film, where they may have gone too far, and how it's a lot funnier, emotional, and darker than you might think!

Next up, we are going to be fully ranking and reviewing Hoppers, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to [email protected]!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING.

Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE

Timestamps:

1:36 – Spoiler-Free Review of Hoppers

5:53 – Trailer Talk (Moana Live-Action, Toy Story 5, The Mandalorian & Grogu, and More!)

9:02 – Spoiler-Filled

21:07 – If We Had to Give Hoppers a Score Right Now…

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

This week, instead of ranking and reviewing The Sword and the Stone like we had planned (that's coming back in a few weeks!), we are discussing Adam's big trip to Walt Disney World to cover the Goofy's Mystery Tour Cast Event at Animal Kingdom and his impressions of the new Audio-Animatronics figures at Frozen Ever After. We also chat our impressions of Toy Story 5 and the updates revealed for The Magic of Disney Animation at Hollywood Studios!

Next up, we are going to be giving our instant reactions and then ranking and reviewing Hoppers, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to [email protected]!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING.

Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE

Links:

Goofy's Mystery Tour Is a Celebration of Walt Disney World's Cast Members and a Thank You For All the Magic They Create in Disney Parks

Timestamps:

4:45 – Vanessa's Early Impressions of The Sword and the Stone

5:40 – Toy Story 5 Trailer Reaction

10:18 – An Audio-Animatronics Figure of Olaf Is Coming to The Magic of Disney Animation and Our Worry of the Lack of Real Animators

15:45 – Adam Was Invited to the Goofy's Mystery Tour Cast Event at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom!

21:15 - Test Your Disney Knowledge With Questions From Goofy's Mystery Tour

29:54 – Impressions of the New Audio-Animatronics Figures at EPCOT's Frozen Ever After

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

This week, we are so excited to be ranking and reviewing Finding Dory! Join us as we discuss how this sequel holds up compared to the original, who earns a nomination for the Talking Disney Hall of Fame, and why this film - and Disney history - was almost very different!

Next up, we are going to be ranking and reviewing The Sword in the Stone, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to [email protected]!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING.

Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE

Timestamps:

2:50 – The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer Reaction

5:50 – Finding Dory Intro and Initial Impressions

8:13 – Hall of Fame Nomination!

17:53 – Making of Finding Dory and the Circle 7 Saga

20:20 – What the Cancelled Finding Nemo 2 Might Have Been

26:33 – Do We Want a Finding Nemo 3, and What Could It Be?

29:47 – Finding Dory Recap

52:47 – Ranking Finding Dory

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

This week, we are so excited to be ranking and reviewing Finding Nemo! Join us as we celebrate this truly remarkable film, discuss its perfect balance of comedy and heart, talk how it features one of Adam's favorite scenes of all time, and nominated some new Hall of Famers!

Next up, we are going to be ranking and reviewing Finding Dory, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to [email protected]!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING.

Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE

Links:

Adam joined Serena Lyn on her show, Living by Disney to talk Josh D'Amaro becoming CEO of The Walt Disney Company! Follow Serena here on Instagram as well!

Angler Fish Article!

Timestamps:

3:38 – Happy 25th Birthday Disney California Adventure!

7:00 – Seattle Seahawks Celebrate Winning the Super Bowl at Disneyland + The Mandalorian and Grogu and Hoppers Teasers

11:50 – Finding Nemo Intro and Initial Reactions

16:40 – One of Adam's Favorite Moments in Disney/Pixar History

26:30 – Behind the Scenes Stories of Finding Nemo

34:14 – Finding Nemo Recap

01:03:45 – New Nominees for the Talking Disney Magic Hall of Fame

1:19:38 – Ranking Finding Nemo

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

This week, we are so excited to welcome WDW/DLR Magazine's Stephanie Shuster and Danny Shuster to talk about launching the brand-new Disney Cruise Line-themed DCL Magazine! We chat with them all about why this is the perfect time for a Disney Cruise Line magazine, how they brought it to life, why print is still so important, tips for new and seasoned cruisers, their favorite restaurant, lounge, and show, and so much more!

We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING.

You can also follow DCL Magazine, WDW Magazine, DLR Magazine, Stephanie Shuster, and Danny Shuster on Instagram by clicking their names in this sentence!

Next up, we are going to be ranking and reviewing Finding Nemo, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to [email protected]!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE

Timestamps:

2:27 – The History of WDW Magazine

5:08 – Why Print Magazines Like WDW/DLR/DCL Magazine Are So Important

10:59 – How Do You Bring a Magazine to Life?

16:37 – Launching DCL Magazine All About Disney Cruise Line

22:18 – Which Disney Cruise Line Ship Is Best For You?

24:06 – What Stories Can You Expect From DCL Magazine?

30:25 – Tips for New Cruisers!

36:22 – Stephanie and Danny's Favorite DCL Restaurant, Lounge, and Show

38:46 – Final Thoughts on Launching DCL Magazine

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

This week, we are celebrating Pixar's 40th anniversary by diving deep into the storied history of the company, talking about our favorite films, and why this studio means so much to us. We also discuss Josh D'Amaro being chosen to suceed Bob Iger as CEO of The Walt Disney Company!

Next up, we are going to be ranking and reviewing Finding Nemo, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to [email protected]!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING, which is all about Disney Cruise Line!

Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE

Timestamps:

4:13 – Josh D'Amaro Is Officially Replacing Bob Iger as CEO of The Walt Disney Company

10:43 – Pixar's 40th Anniversary Retrospective Begins!

12:33 – Vanessa's Favorite Pixar Movie! (Up!)

17:20 – Adam's Favorite Pixar Movie! (Coco, Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille!)

24:22 – The History of Pixar

32:04 – Toy Story

36:45 – A Bug's Life

37:37 – Monsters, Inc.

38:31 – The Incredibles

41:38 – Cars

44:26 – The Walt Disney Company Purchases Pixar

48:05 – Brave

49:09 – Monsters University

49:36 – Inside Out

51:54 – A Good Dinosaur

54:23 – Finding Dory

58:19 – Disney+

59:56 – Onward and the COVID-19 Pandemic

01:02:56 – Soul

01:04:12 – Luca

01:07:48 – Turning Red

01:09:36 – Lightyear

01:11:42 – Elemental

01:13:21 – Elio

01:15:36 – The Future of Pixar

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon