Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty

Maz is back on the show this week, and she will be joining Rick to rank every attraction at Epcot in Walt Disney World. The two started the tier list last week, but will wrap it up today.

Rick and Maz do another one of their popular theme park tier-lists. This week, and next week, they will go over every attraction at Epcot in Walt Disney World.

In honor of Halloween, Sarah Says joins Rick on the show this week to talk about when scary things happen on a Disney vacation. From the annoying to the legitimately fear-inducing, they go through contingency plans to make sure you can salvage the magic from the grips of disappointment.

This week, Rick continues his in-depth look into the life and career of former-Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner. Frank Wells was a big part of Eisner's success in his first decade with Disney. Today, we take a look at some of the bigger moments in that business relationship that is viewed very fondly by many in the Disney fan community.

Stephen from A Life in the Parks is back on the show this week to talk about the different options in cruising. There will be a particular focus on Disney Cruise Line, but we will cover a number of different options.

Mary Blair was hugely influential in the artistic direction of the Walt Disney Company from the "Three Caballeros" to "It's A Small World." At a time when women weren't put in positions of influence, Blair not only made her mark in the mid-20th Century; but also has had appreciation for her art only grow in the subsequent decades. This week, Rick and Sarah Says will go in-depth into Mary Blair, and the different places where she left her mark on the Walt Disney Company.

Rick is joined by his regular co-host Maz to talk about the different ways that the new paid skip-the-line plans at Walt Disney World are changing the entire dynamics of the parks.

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.