Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty

After talking about the animated classic two weeks ago, Rick and Sarah Says talk about other versions of The Little Mermaid.  From musicals, to television, to theme parks, to live-action, there are a lot of different versions of the story.  

Over the next few months, Rick will be doing one episode per-week on former-Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner.  Today, Rick is looking at the ways in which Eisner's early life differed from that of Walt Disney, himself.

The 35th anniversary of the original Disney animated feature The Little Mermaid is coming up in November.  To celebrate, Rick is joined by co-host Sarah Says for a conversation about the movie that isn't just nostalgic for many of our listeners, but also served as the kickstart to the Disney Renaissance.

Rick is joined by fellow-Disney and M*A*S*H fanatic Shan.  They will talk about the ideal ways to enjoy a Walt Disney World vacation, and they will talk about the greatest television show of all-time.

After covering the Walt Disney World announcements from the D23 Expo with Maz the past two weeks, Rick will be going over the remainder of the theme park announcements for the other Disney parks throughout the world.  He will also be talking quickly about the five-year anniversary of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Walt Disney World, and going over the menu items for Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival.  

Rick and Maz spend a second-straight week discussing the D23 announcements for Walt Disney World.  They get into Maz's favorite park, Disney's Animal Kingdom.  They talk about the announcement that has Rick most intrigued. 

Rick and Maz are very passionate about the announcements from this past weekend's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California.  For the next two weeks, the two of them will discuss the announcements for Walt Disney World from the Expo.  Today's conversation even includes a mention of some of the things that weren't announced, even if we expected them.

Author and Hiker Ethan Gallogly, who wrote the book "The Trail: A Novel" will be Rick's guest on the show this week.  The two will discuss traveling as a way to get reconnected with nature through hiking, and exploring locations that aren't theme parks.

Rick is joined by runDisney veteran Natalie.  Along with some of her college friends, Natalie is starting her own podcast to follow their preparations for runDisney races on both coasts of the United States.  Hear about the races that have returned to Disneyland, and the extremely popular races at Walt Disney World.

To most of the Northern Hemisphere, late-July is the middle of summer.  In the Orlando-area, it is time for Halloween.  On today's episode, Rick talks with his friend Gillian, as the two talk about why they are thinking of skipping the special-ticketed events in 2024.