Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty

Peter Moore wrote for some major magazines, before he learned an entirely new skill to appreciate his travel in different ways. He joins Rick on the show this week to talk hiking, travel, and appreciating the little things.

In the space that is now occupied by Disney California Adventure, Disney had originally planned an educational theme park called WestCOT. This park was going to be very reminiscent of EPCOT over at Walt Disney World, but there were some notable changes suggested. Hear about what was proposed.

Rick and Maz will wrap up their Walt Disney World pre-show tier-list today, by taking a look at the pre-shows at Epcot and Magic Kingdom. Before that, Rick is going to highlight a pioneering woman in the Walt Disney Company.

Pre-shows have become a bigger-and-bigger part of theme park attractions in recent years. Sometimes these shows have been to the benefit of the guests, and recently it could be argued to the detriment of the guest experience. Today, Rick and Maz start ranking the pre-shows at Walt Disney World. It leads to some surprisingly heated discussions.

Rick will talk with Richard Pretlow in today's episode of the podcast. Richard is a representative from Morgan's Wonderland theme park in San Antonio, Texas. Morgan's focuses on what they call "ultra-inclusivity." The park accommodates those on the Autism Spectrum, those with physical disabilities, and other conditions that may hinder someone's enjoyment of a theme park.

Rick is talking with Natalie and Hannah of the Stride Sisters Podcast on this week's episode of the podcast. Natalie and Hannah both completed the Dopey Challenge as part of Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend in January

Mouse and More Adam joins Rick on the show today to talk about Muppet*Vision 3D's upcoming closure to make way for a Monsters Inc. Land. There are a lot of strong thoughts about this change, and Adam and Rick express a lot of them.

Ralph Velasco is known as the Continental Drifter, who started planning trips for fellow photographers. He has since branched out to talking about Mindful Travel. Travel shouldn't just be about getting pictures of a few landmarks. Travel should impact you.

For more information about Ralph Velasco...

https://continentaldrifter.co/about/

Sarah Says joins Rick on the podcast today with a list of viral animatronic malfunctions that her son found on the internet. When things go wrong, it can be funny, but it can also give us a closer look at how they work in the first place.

Rick will talk with Disney fan Jeff Gordon about his life as a Disneyland regular; the fires in Los Angeles; and his fundraising efforts for the LA Regional Food Bank. After that, co-host Maz will be on the show to talk about Wicked, and how it might fit in the Universal theme parks.