Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty

Rick and his co-host Sarah Says will talk about rare characters that guests used to be able to meet at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. They will then move on to some of the rare characters that are showing up for special events in the theme parks.

Rick will be joined by Jeff Gordon of Gordon Grubs for a conversation about all of the international Disney theme parks. There is so much to discuss between Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

Rick and Maz discuss the movie announcements from the Destination D23 event earlier this year in Orlando, Florida. This will include most of the major Disney releases for the next few years. Both Rick and Maz have strong opinions on Disney's strategy.

Author Beth Castrodale has a new novel that would be perfect for people who love the Halloween season. She also has an incredible story of overcoming a serious brain injury to pursue her dreams of becoming a successful writer.

Rick does a hotel review for the place where he stayed on his recent visit to Walt Disney World. After that, Rick talks about how former-Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner had the chance to pander to the wrong type of people, but instead stood on principle and morals.

Last week, Rick was back in Walt Disney World after six months in the Northeast. During his trip, he was able to experience new things that weren't there before he moved. On today's episode, he talks with Gillian about those new attractions.

Rick will talk about the 30th anniversary of Pocahontas with a superfan of the movie; how Wicked may be integrated in the Universal theme parks; and how someone can live the life of a travelling RV driver with someone doing it.

Eric, known as Main Street Electrical Arcade, recently visited the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, California. Hear all about it on today's episode of the podcast.

It was a traumatic day for almost everyone who witnessed it, but the Walt Disney Company had decisions to make immediately, and in the aftermath. Rick discusses those decisions.

Rick is joined by his co-host Maz, as the two talk about the major theme park announcements to come out of last weekend's Destination D23 event in Orlando, Florida.