The Park Hopper Society - A Disney World Podcast

We've seen the meme that it's cheaper to go to Disneyland Tokyo than it is to go to Disney World, but is it really? We put that to the test  by comparing three realistic family trips across parks worldwide. We look at hotel, park tickets, and even food prices as well as flights from 4 different cities in the US.

We also preview the booth menus for the 2026 Festival of the Arts (which we very maturely refer to as FArts), and discuss the summer discounts for Disney World.

We take a look at major 2026 additions and refurbishments for Disney worldwide, and debate which international parks are our number one pick to visit this year.

We also share our opinions on the best times to visit Walt Disney World in 2026 — covering festivals, crowds, weather, and price to make the most of your trip.

We make our Disney Christmas Wish Lists. From the mundane, to the unlikely, to the unhinged we list the things we hope and wish could happen at Disney. We hope all of you have a wonderful holiday season!

We discuss the history of Lightning Lane at Disney World. From the early days of paying for individual rides, through ticket books, Fast Pass, Genie+, to today's Lightning Lane we discuss how things have changed and what we think of the current version. We also take a look at the 2025 Festival of the Holidays food menus.

We are joined by the one and only Frankie Goodman! We talk Disney, the history of the Disney World Junkies Facebook group, and so much more. You never know what exactly you're getting with Frankie but you always know it's going to be entertaining! He was an incredible guest and we had an absolute blast talking to him.

We talk about what we're thankful for at Disney, and we talk about what we'd change if we could be CEO for a day. Plus we ask the question: Do the seasons change too early at Disney? 

To celebrate our 13th episode and Halloween being almost here we discuss the scariest day you can have at Disney. Including things like getting sunburnt on a 40 degree rainy day. We also attempt to rank our 3 scariest rides at Disney but end up just talking about past, present, and future rides at Disney that could be scary.

We discuss the recently announced price increases at Disney and do a little historical research to try to provide some context. We also play Pass or Stay with the moderate resorts and the Cabins at Fort Wilderness (which on this day were listed as a moderate on the Disney website for some reason).

We discuss our recent trip to Disney where we completed our Speedrun Challenge (a ride and a snack in all 4 parks before lunch). We recap some of our favorite moments and give our opinions on The Beak and Barrel. We also discuss the recently announced Candlelight Processional narrator lineup for the 2025 Festival of the Holidays.

It's our 10th episode!!! To celebrate we all made a top 10 list of our favorite rides and attractions at Disney World and discuss them in an extremely unorganized fashion. We also briefly recap and discuss Destination D23. Thank you to everyone who has listened to any of our episodes so far, you're all amazing! Here's to the next 10 and many more after that too!