Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty

With all of the changes happening at Walt Disney World, it is important to remember that we have already lost a lot of our favorite things, but continue to love the theme parks. Nothing that has disappeared has caused us to turn our backs on Disney. Whatever we are about to lose, we will still continue to find things to keep us happy in the Most Magical Place on Earth.

Michael Eisner didn't start the trend of the Disney Company acquiring intellectual properties, but he did speed up the process that was then taken to Ludicrous Speed by Bob Iger. The Muppets characters were among those that Eisner spent years trying to bring into the Disney umbrella.

Mouse-and-More Adam made sure to be at Disney's Hollywood Studios for the final day of public operation for Muppet*Vision 3D. He got to meet Jim Henson's daughter, and spend time with fellow-Muppets fans to celebrate the attraction. Hear all about that day in this episode of the podcast.

Maz is on the show this week to talk about taking a vacation to New York City to see Broadway musicals. This is something on a lot of bucket lists, but what are the best ways to make it a successful trip?

After Rick talked about Dick Tracy with Maz earlier this year to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the movie, Sarah Says gave him a call to let him know that it is one of her five favorite movies of all-time. Of course, we have to hear from Sarah Says about this movie if she loves it so much.

Unfortunately, every few months will find another story about a popular Disney influencer or brand doing some horrible things...usually to women. The Disney community can be a great place to meet people in the safe environment of the theme parks, but there are some precautions you should take when entering through on-line spaces. Rick and Gillian will talk more about this in today's episode.

70 years ago today, Disneyland opened for the first time on a hot day in 1955 that is now known as "Black Sunday." Everything that could go wrong did go wrong on that opening day. Sarah Says joins Rick on the show today to talk about that disastrous opening, and the special plans Disneyland has for the anniversary

Rick takes a look back at some of the changes that started five years ago when the Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort theme parks reopened from the pandemic closures. That time has had more of an impact on the current state of the parks than you may think.

With the 4th of July coming up tomorrow, Rick is going to share his ten favorite travel destinations in the United States. These are his favorite places that he has visited. There are cities he hasn't visited and some he doesn't feel he has given enough time to judge.

Gillian is back for a second-straight week to talk about the 30th anniversary of her favorite Disney Princess movie, Pocahontas. Rick is also going to share two unique travel stories that he has had in the past few weeks.