The Dillo's Diz Podcast | Theme Park Thursday | Disney Parks and Nostalgia

Jen and Frank chat about their time spent at the opening night of Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party 2025!

On this episode…

🎙️ This Time Last Week

🎙️ Very Merry Arrival

🎙️The Glory of Main Street

🎙️Peoplemover Views

🎙️Speedway and Space

🎙️Once Upon a Parade

🎙️Fireworks

🎙️Tiana's Bayou Adventure

🎙️Jingle Cruise

🎙️Final Thoughts

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🎤 Hosts: Frank Cardillo & Jen Cardillo Snyder

🎥 Video courtesy of Snydillo Studios

🎶 Music & Themes produced by Matt Harvey.

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In this episode, Jen and Frank talk about Frank's recent trip to the Buena Vista Palace, with some time spent in Disney Springs. As this episode drops, they will be in Walt Disney World for their meetup. If you see them around the parks, be sure to say hi!

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Jen and Frank chat with Theme Park Rob, Jeffers, and Louis and Val about their Walt Disney World meetup November 5 - 8!

On this episode…

🎙️ Introductions

🎙️ Meetup Expectations

🎙️Very Merry Christmas Party

🎙️Jollywood Nights

🎙️Disney Dining Reservations

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Jen and Frank chat about the latest update of Soarin' arriving to Walt Disney World and Disneyland during the Summer of 2026. Plus, the discovery of some 90's Disney collectibles.

On this episode…

🎙️ 2 Weeks Until the WDW Meetup

🎙️ Wicked Dancing with the Stars

🎙️ Soarin' Summer 2026

🎙️ Walt Disney Classic Collectibles

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Jen and Frank chat with Troy and Mimi from Disney Assembled Podcast about their recent trip to Disneyland.

On this episode…

🎙️ Disney Parks Anniversaries

🎙️ Cast Member Magic

🎙️ Disneyland at 70

🎙️ 2026 College Program at Walt Disney World

Visit Disney Assembled for more!

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Jen and Frank chat the Walt Disney World and Disneyland ticket price increases.

On this episode…

🎙️ The Ghost

🎙️ Ticket Price Increase Day

🎙️ Theme Park in Vegas, Baby!

🎙️ DWTS

🎙️ The Room Where It Happened

🎙️Life Was a Highway

🎙️Once Upon Nostalgia

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🎤 Hosts: Frank Cardillo & Jen Cardillo Snyder

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Jen and Frank chat about the nostalgia behind Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.

On this episode…

🎙️ The Mets Implosion

🎙️ Mando & Grogu's Trailer

🎙️ Father of the Only Murders

🎙️ Cory's Morning Show

🎙️ Halloween and Christmas

🎙️Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

🎙️EPCOT?

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🎤 Hosts: Frank Cardillo & Jen Cardillo Snyder

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Jen and Frank chat about the oft-mentioned year of 1992 and their two nostalgic trips to Walt Disney World.

On this episode…

🎙️ Movies of 1992

🎙️ Jim Henson's Birthday Weekend

🎙️ It's The Muppet Show!

🎙️ Superstar Television

🎙️ Beauty and the Beast Stage Show

🎙️ Beach Club Greatness

🎙️SpectroMagic

🎙️Citizens of Hollywood

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🎤 Hosts: Frank Cardillo & Jen Cardillo Snyder

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Jen and Frank welcome back author, historian and all around Muppet expert Craig Shemin! Craig joins us to chat about the Muppets 70th Anniversary and his new book 'The Sam and Friends Script Book...'

Visit CraigShemin.com to lean more about Craig.

Check out movingimage.org for all upcoming Muppet events.

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Jen and Frank chat about their first trips to Walt Disney World; Frank's in 1981 and Jen's in 1985.

On this episode…

🎙️ FOUL BALL!

🎙️ Frank's 1981 trip - from the hotel room to the 'buckets'

🎙️ Jen's 1985 trip - ticket prices and Polynesian prices

🎙️ A 1986 tangent

🎙️ 9/11 Thoughts

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