Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty

With the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence happening earlier this month, we have been trying to incorporate more history related topics on the show. The next two weeks Rick and Sarah Says, the resident history majors on the team, talk about Hall of Presidents in Liberty Square at Walt Disney World.

If you enjoy these history-related topics, Rick Dougherty has started a new YouTube channel dedicated to history called The Domino Theory. Head over to @thedominotheory. Watch videos, like, comment, and subscribe. Help Rick start another unproblematic and inclusive community after almost five-and-a-half years with Tall Guy Talks Travel.

Kylie from I Like Travel and Movies moved from Delaware to Spain and then to Ireland. She produces great Instagram content that highlights under-the-radar travel locations in Ireland. Kylie is Rick's guest on the podcast this week.

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, Sarah Says will join Rick on today's episode of the podcast to talk about Disney's failed attempt at a patriotic theme park. Disney's America was Michael Eisner's counter to Colonial Williamsburg. There were some odd decisions in the concept art, but the theme park never saw the light of day after intense protests from historians.

In this week's episode, Rick and Maz continue their conversation about the 1996 animated Disney movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film, the two do a deep dive into how the themes of the film resonate today.

Rick and Maz will spend the next two episodes of the podcast talking about the 1996 Disney Renaissance classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This movie is an underrated but flawed offering during one of the most successful runs in Disney Animation history.

Jeff Galloway was an inspiration to literally thousands of members of the runDisney community. Earlier this year, Galloway passed away at the age of 80. Natalie from the Stride Sisters Podcast will be Rick's guest on the show this week to talk about Galloway's impact.

In the last four years, Alicia Stella and Orlando Park Stop have raised over $100,000 for the Trevor Project. The June fundraiser is back in 2026 and Alicia joins Rick on the podcast to talk about the importance of helping the LGBTQIA+ community now more than ever. She also talks about Epic Universe in honor of the park's one-year anniversary.

With the introduction of Original Trilogy characters to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland, it brings up the question as to whether Disney recognizes that the land has grown stale over the past seven years. Rick and Maz discuss whether that is the case in this week's episode of the podcast.

Just a few months before Walt's death, Disney released a now-forgotten live-action film that never caught on with the public. "The Fighting Prince of Donegal" is another attempt to tell an historical story. In this week's episode, Rick discusses the movie which can be really hard to find if you don't have an old VHS copy.