***Headphones a Must***One of the newest members of The Meandering Mouse, Doug aka DisneyParkHopper, is back with another awesome production which will transport you to what is arguably the most detailed and elaborate Disney theme park on Earth: Tokyo's DisneySea!!!

Through the magic of sound and your own imagination you'll be put right in the middle of the park for the grand tour starting with a ride around Tokyo Bay on the monorail to the park's station. Can't make the trek to Tokyo yourself? Well, here's your chance to travel to the park....virtually. Headphones are a must for this experience.

The virtual Tokyo meanderings completed by Doug will serve as an excellent primer and introduction for my actual meanderings to be taken at the Tokyo parks. Yup! The Meandering Mouse will be headed to the Tokyo Disneyland Resort in June of 2007 and I'll be sharing my experience with you!

Next week, I'll be introducing a new segment which will become a regular for The Meandering Mouse Podcast. That's right! I have yet another addition to The Meandering Mouse team. The Penny Press, produced by DPN'ers ProudMonkey and HaleobyDesign, presents real Disney news presented in a style completely unique to the Disney pod-o-sphere. When I say unique, I mean unique. It's funny in the style of SNL / The Daily Show, smart, a bit sarcastic, under 10 mins long, and, most importantly, flat and worthless.

With all the new and unique additions to The Meandering Mouse Podcast, this promises to be an exciting 2nd year for the show.

Have fun and enjoy!

Doug would like to credit the following excellent websites for Tokyo material. Please visit them to check out much more from the Tokyo parks:

barrybedford.com

tdrfan.com

jtcent.com

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Thanks to everyone that has made donations to The Meandering Mouse and The Disney Podcast Network thru the show website!

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***Show is RATED PG***

For this show, I dug out all my audio from the first Westfest. This stuff was taken before the little gathering even had a name. My aim here is to let you in on what my experience was like for the very first large gathering of DPN'ers which occurred at Disneyland during the tail end of Summer 2006. You'll actually be along with me via audio as I meet new friends for the very first time, take crazy rides with crazy people, generally get to know strange Internet people, and have a bunch of fun.

This is meant to be your Westfest primer as The DPN's first officially organized park event will be occurring this April. As the founder of The DPN, I'll share my personal thoughts and feelings of what I feel Westfest should be after experiencing many in park meets with A LOT of DPN'ers. Remember, your Westfest experience, if you are planning to attend, will help shape the event. Even if you are not attending, this show will give you the experience as well as I can provide it through the magic of audio and editing.

We will also get to compare the first tiny Westfest with what promises to be a much larger and more significant gathering this year since everyone will be coming back from this year's event with much audio to share on their podcasts.

Here are some features included in this show:

-Burnt / Bitter Toast verbally abuses me

-My first time meet with DPN'er JohnDUB

-JohnDUB and I meet DPN'er Coco Wireless in the park.

-Myself, JohnDUB, and Coco Wireless take a ride on Indiana Jones.

-My first time meet with DPN'er MouseketeerGreg.

-Mike from Micecast and MouseketeerGreg and show me something dirty.

-Toast and I do a live Restroom Refurb Review in Fantasyland.

-Mike from Micecast takes me on a hot date on Autopia.

-I meet with Paul Barrie and crew.

-The Drunken DPN Heimlich Chew Chew Train Ride

- 11 DPN'ers fill a pirates boat at park close.

Please visit www.myfavoritemouse.com for all you Disney travel needs. Jana with Galaxsea Cruises and Tours is now The Official Travel Agent for The DPN!

Thanks to everyone that has made donations to The Meandering Mouse and The Disney Podcast Network thru the show website!

Website at: meanderingmouse.com

Email: [email protected]

Voice Mail: 713-893-3866

Discuss at The Disney Podcast Network: www.disneypodcastnet.com

*Headphones* This week I introduce a new member / guest host of the Meandering Mouse podcast. DPN forum member Doug aka DisneyParkHopper has started to produce some excellent "virtual meandering" tours of the Tokyo Disney Resort just for the Meandering Mouse. This show will feature his first piece which takes you on an amazing sound tour through Tokyo Disneyland. You won't want to miss this one and headphones are a must!!

I've also got a ride thru which I truly labored over. Mission Space is one tough attraction to record well but I finally nailed it while Q and I were on a zany space flight to nowhere. This has to be one of my favorite little pieces of audio that I've taken with my buddy Q. It took MANY tries to get this one sounding right. We had the entire space pod to ourselves which left us to carry on like mad while pushing buttons and flipping switches. Fasten your seatbelt. It's a wild ride!

Please visit www.myfavoritemouse.com for all you Disney travel needs. Jana with Galaxsea Cruises and Tours is now The Official Travel Agent for The DPN!

Thanks to everyone that has made donations to The Meandering Mouse and The Disney Podcast Network thru the show website!

Website at: meanderingmouse.com

Email: [email protected]

Voice Mail: 713-893-3866

Discuss at The Disney Podcast Network: www.disneypodcastnet.com

The Meandering Mouse podcast and The Disney Podcast Network were conceived a year ago this Feb. It has been an interesting, challenging, and rewarding run so far. Most of all, it has been a lot of fun and has given me the opportunity to interact with so many new people in my life. Both projects have brought me great new friends. Something we all could use more of. Furthermore, being part of bringing so many other good people together has given me so many wonderful feelings. In short, that experience alone has been magical.

This show is dedicated to all those people that make both The Meandering Mouse and The DPN a success: The listeners and other Disney podcasters out there.

I simply asked people to send in audio clips with whatever content they saw fit. Whether it be a ride-thru made in the parks, a congratulatory remark made in honor of the podcast / network, or something completely goofy, it will be showcased here on this special show. I expect this show to be a long one based on the number of audio files sent to me.

Kinda interesting....this show was produced while traveling across the entire country, a huge portion of The Pacific Ocean, and on two different islands which are the most isolated on Earth.

The music I used / mixed together with all the segments in order to provide a smooth flow to the show was inspired / chosen by me after I toted my Ipod 37 miles up into an active volcanic crater. The 37 miles you travel to get to the summit of Haleakala in Maui is the greatest elevation gain in shortest distance that you can experience on Earth. I meandered up the mountain and 2.5 miles down into the crater by my lonesome on March 1st. I had my Ipod on the entire time and most of the tracks I experienced on that lonely but fascinating journey were used in my 1 yr anniversary show....inspired to say the least. I sat on the edge of a volcanic cone and stared at the clouds rolling in BELOW me for about an hour....just listening to music and pondering my tiny place in this world while all alone in that desolate, alien-like, but beautiful place. It really made me feel insignificant but, sometimes, you've got to blast down the walls of your ego in order to better yourself and discover your true place on this Earth.

Here is the lineup of audio clip submissions in the order as they occur:

1 - Brian Sommer as the UPS man

2 - Intro

3 - Show opener by Jonathan Dicther

4 - Mr. Mark

5 - DPN Gang VM from EPCOT - MattfromPA - Sean (Silvrwolf2006) - Artjaro

- Jackey - Kira714 and Family - Steve (steafan)

- Barb - Steven - Sean (Silvrwolf2006)

6 - WTTM's Paul Barrie

7 - Gary Chambers - Mouse Lounge

8 - VM - DPN'er Ryan D.

9 - VM - DPN'er NickMonte (Pete)

10 - Lou Mongello

11 - Beyond Main Street

12 - Chris - The Big D Vidcast

13 - Brad from Bringing Disneyland Home Vidcast

14 - Let's Talk About Disney / Bare Necessities Crew

15 - Saul's Sister - DPN'er Patrokls

16 - Brian Sommer

17 - pdxmickey (David B.) - Matterhorn Ride-Thru

18 - Jackie O. (former Jackie O. Wants to Know from MouseTunes)

19 - Big Brian - Mousin it up Podcast

20 - DPN'er Ryan Dour

21 - DPN'er Galactic Hero - Jimmy Ford

21.2 - Tony from Above the Firehouse

22 - John Corigliano from Mousetimes

23 - Mouseketeer Greg and the Mice

24 - DPN'er and MM Podcast Guest Burnt Toast

25 - DPN'er Auntie Lo

26 - DPN'er JohnDUB - THE 1 YR Anniversary MASHUP

27 - MM Podcast - Quenton

28 - DPN'er Xeonstar - Adam

29 - DPN'er BlueSomebody - Nick

30 - DPN'er Mecurywaxing

31 - DPN'er Peter

32 - DPN'er Coconut Wireless - Joel

33 - Mike from Micecast

34 - Jesse from The Mousepod

35 - Earl from Trapped on Vacation

36 - Dinkel Acker Dark TOV Beer Review by Me

38 - Greg from Mice

37 - Saul on Micecast

39 - Tony fron Above the Firehouse

40 - Frank Edward Nora from The Overnightscape Podcast

I'd like to thank each and every one of you for making the past year such an amazing journey. Thanks to everyone that has made donations to The Meandering Mouse and The Disney Podcast Network thru the show website!

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*Rated PG*

Well, this show was delayed because I have been slammed with work since I got back from WDW. Heck, I was working while out at the resort that week. Given all this, I have no super special 50th show. However, The Meandering Mouse and The DPN will turn 1 year old this month. I have plans for a celebratory show but I'm going to need some time to get everything together.

On this show, I have some important announcements to make. Afterwards, Q and I sit down to talk about our crazy WDW trip as of lately. It was a great time full of first time experiences that, for some reason, involved insane amounts of food.

I've always wanted to do a strict trip report show since I enjoy hearing trip reports from other podcasters so much. Well, here's my chance to share a great trip report with all of you!

Warning...I'm tagging this with PG as Q and I were cutting up and having a good time talking about our trip. It's all in good fun but a little warning is in order here.

Please visit www.myfavoritemouse.com for all you Disney travel needs. Jana with Galaxsea Cruises and Tours is now The Official Travel Agent for The DPN!

Thanks to everyone that has made donations to The Meandering Mouse and The Disney Podcast Network thru the show website!

Website at: meanderingmouse.com

Email: [email protected]

Voice Mail: 713-893-3866

Discuss at The Disney Podcast Network: www.disneypodcastnet.com

*You REALLY NEED Headphones for This Show*

Join me and my buddy Q for the brand new Pirates and Princess Party at The Magic Kingdom in Florida. The main feature of this show is the Magic, Music, and Mayhem Fireworks show. This show was recorded live from the WDW resort and begins at the TTC. You'll follow us into the park, down Main Street USA, and take a quick ride on the TTA before we grab some hot cocoa and enjoy the most amazing fireworks show I've seen in quite some time. This new show doesn't hold the same appeal for me as Illuminations but it is the most impressive fireworks show I've ever seen with the castle as the backdrop. In my opinion, this this was more or as impressive as the Remember Dreams Come True fireworks display at Disneyland. It was great fun and great audio. Thanks to everyone that has made donations to The Meandering Mouse and The Disney Podcast Network thru the show website! Website at: meanderingmouse.com Email: [email protected] - Voice Mail: 713-893-3866 - Discuss at The Disney Podcast Network: www.disneypodcastnet.com

*Headphones Suggested*To start this episode, I air my grievances over people not understanding why we all enjoy the Disney parks so much. Do you have to field questions when you tell friends and family that you are headed to the parks again?

At the parks, we join the Meandering Minnie at Fort Langhorn's Rifle Roost to pick off tourist fashion faux pauxs. Not many people survive the onslaught. Next, find out a little something about WDW horticulturists, visit Norway gone wild, and join us at the Adventurers Club for your last dose of madness in the amazing and enchanting mask room.

Please visit www.mousepod.com. The very first Disney podcast to hit the scene is back! Good luck, Jesse.

Thanks to everyone that has made donations to The Meandering Mouse and The Disney Podcast Network thru the show website! Website at: meanderingmouse.com Email: [email protected] - Voice Mail: 713-893-3866 - Discuss at The Disney Podcast Network: www.disneypodcastnet.com

The Micecast Disney podcast has consistently been one of my favorite Disney podcasts for a quite some time. If you are familiar with Mike and Greg's show and banter, you are accustomed to their off-the-cuff and tangent filled discussion style. They cover anything Disney and whatever else pops up...sometimes it's insightful, sometimes it's funny, sometimes they talk about nothing remotely close to Disney subject matter, and sometimes it's even off-color and politically incorrect. However, it's always an honest take and a good time. These guys, no doubt, have a passion for the parks.

I spoke with Mike from Micecast recently and found out he was heading out of town for a solid week for a family funeral and tend to all the business that comes with such a tough experience. Therefore, I'm presenting this special edition of The Meandering Mouse Podcast in true Micecast style as a tribute to the show and to fill that void which will be left while Mike tends to important family business.

This round table discussion took place at Disneyland's Rancho Del Zocalo one crisp Fall evening. Myself, Mike, Greg, and DPN forum member, Burnt Toast, took some time to discuss being part of the Disney cast member family. All three of the guys were Disney cast members at one point in their life. Toast spent around 12 years with the company. I couldn't have thought of a better topic to cover than working as a cast member as I was surrounded with so many friends who have shared the experience.

My sympathies go out to Mike and his family this week. This one's for you, my friend.

Please stay until the end of the show to play LTAD Jeopardy for your chance to win the T-Shirt which was signed by all the Disney podcasters at Mousefest 2006.

Thanks to everyone that has made donations to The Meandering Mouse and The Disney Podcast Network thru the show website! Website at: meanderingmouse.com Email: [email protected] - Voice Mail: 713-893-3866 - Discuss at The Disney Podcast Network: www.disneypodcastnet.com

*Headphones Suggested* Come join Mr. Mark from Inside the DPN and I for a fun morning excursion into EPCOT's Future World. Who better to do a morning show meandering into the parks with than Mr. Mark who is a long time morning radio show personality. Get your coffee prepared and put those ear buds in!

Highlights include:

-Space Shuttle over World Showcase Lagoon

-A brief greeting from The Meandering Minnie

-How to get free parking at EPCOT

-Nemo & Friends Ride Thru

-Body Wars Ride Thru at The Wonders of Life

-Mark's pee pee in the resort parking lot story

-DPN personality Mousefest interviews

Please Watch The Big D Podcast in Hi-Def at http://www.thebigdpodcast.com for Video of the Space Shuttle Launch which was recorded standing right next to me that night. Please visit http://www.markandmack.com to find out more about Mr. Mark and his morning radio show. Streaming content and podcasts of his excellent shows are available! Also, check out Inside the DPN which Mark hosts http://www.markandmack.com/dpn

Last, check out Eargiggles and more great podcasts at http://www.jrdonline.com by forum member Jeff Roney.

Thanks to everyone that has made donations to The Meandering Mouse and The Disney Podcast Network thru the show website! Website at: meanderingmouse.com Email: [email protected] - Voice Mail: 713-893-3866 - Discuss at The Disney Podcast Network: www.disneypodcastnet.com

**Headphones Highly Suggested** I made it back alive from Mousefest. After spending seven days at Walt Disney World with little sleep, my head is still spinning. Mousefest was an incredible experience filled with memories and time spent with good people. I was also able to grab a lot of fun audio from the gathering. I'll be sharing some of that audio on this show and letting you in on what it was like to be right in the middle of the madness. Last but not least, it's the holiday season and what better way to celebrate than hanging out with the DPN gang at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. Most of The DPN gang along with some friends parked ourselves curbside in the hub of The Magic Kingdom on a chilly evening to take in the amazing Christmas parade. Come gather with us in the holday spirit using your earbuds. As a finale to this show, I present the incredible 4 minute Holiday Illuminations. You'll get to experience the explosive mayhem which caps off Reflections of Earth each night during this special season. My mics actually held up to the assault. It's a Christmas miracle! Beauty and the Beast...Eat your Heart Out!!! Thanks to everyone that has made donations to The Meandering Mouse and The Disney Podcast Network thru the show website! Website at: meanderingmouse.com Email: [email protected] - Voice Mail: 713-893-3866 - Discuss at The Disney Podcast Network: www.disneypodcastnet.com