Mouse & Castle: A Disney Parks and Entertainment Podcast
Welcome to the Mouse & Castle, a gathering place for lovers of all things Disney.
Episodes
Riley and Aaron discuss Disney's announcement of investing $60 billion over 10 years into their parks, with $1.9 billion specifically going to Disneyland expansions.
They analyze what the investments could go towards, like potential new lands, rides, and expansions based on concepts from Disney parks overseas.
Aaron shares his experiences on new rides like Tron and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind during a recent trip to Walt D...
In this episode, Aaron and Riley recap Aaron's recent trip to Disneyland with friends. Aaron shares his impressions of introducing first-time visitors to Disneyland and compares it to Walt Disney World. They also discuss some of the new areas like San Fransokyo in Disney California Adventure.
Next, they dive into a discussion of the Disney theatrical releases of 2023. Elemental emerges as Aaron's favorite while Guardians of the Gala...
[0:00:01] Aaron and Riley discuss the new live-action Little Mermaid remake starring Halle Bailey as Ariel.
[0:09:01] They talk about the new songs written for the film by Alan Menken, including Prince Eric's solo song "Wild Uncharted Waters" and King Triton's song "Impossible Child".
[0:14:11] They debate the merits of the new songs and whether they added anything meaningful to the story.
[0:18:32] They discuss the casting choices, w...
Summary:
Intro to Episode 66. 0:01
Revenge of the Sith mems.
Intro to the episode. 1:47
Star Wars talk might sneak into this episode.
What qualifies as a Disney adult?
Aaron shares his thoughts on being considered a Disney adult.
Aaron talks about the question of whether or not he considers himself a Disney adult.
Star Wars fandom is our escape. 7:48
The podcast is representative of our Disney fandom.
Star wars and disney fanship.
Th...
In this episode of Mouse and Castle, we dive into the world of Disney's live-action remakes, exploring the hits and misses of these modern adaptations of beloved classics. Join Riley and Aaron as we discuss the best remakes that successfully recaptured the magic, like Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast. We'll also delve into the ones that fell short of expectations, like Dumbo and Mulan. Finally, we'll share our hopes and concer...
Riley and Aaron recount their best and worst of Disney in 2022.
Movies + Disneyplus + Parks!
Riley and Aaron Break down the big breaking bob broadcast!
- We don’t talk about Chapek: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/09/business/disney-peter-rice.html?searchResultPosition=5
- https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/28/disney-board-votes-to-extend-ceo-bob-chapeks-contract-by-three-years.html
- Does Aaron have feelings about Bob 2.0?
- Riley has thoughts on Disney revenue…
- “The Parks, Experiences and Products segment reported revenue of $7.2 billion in Q1 FY 2022, rising 101.6% from the year-ago qua...
Show Topics:
-Star Wars Celebration 2022 Review https://www.thepopverse.com/star-wars-celebration-2022-coverage-roundup
-Star Wars nite at Disneyland
-Rapid-fire:
-Man interrupts Disneyland Paris Proposal https://deadline.com/2022/06/disneyland-paris-employee-interrupting-theme-park-marriage-proposal-1235038476/amp/
-Live-action Pinocchio Trailer review: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disneys-all-new-live-action-pinocchio-to-premier...
We catch up after a long hiatus and recap some of our recent Disney trips. Includes reviews of Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, Avengers Campus, Harmonious, Disney Enchantment, and more!
Episode Notes:
- https://wdwnt.com/2021/08/disney-hotel-occupancy-rates-dropping-fast-as-guests-cancel-walt-disney-world-vacations-due-to-florida-covid-19-cases/
- Aaron’s thoughts
- https://people.com/movies/jungle-cruise-sequel-in-works-at-disney-with-dwayne-johnson-and-emily-blunt-returning-report/
- Riley’s Review
- https://wdwnt.com/2021/08/breaking-4-new-walt-disney-world-annual-pass-tiers-announced-with-pricing-availa...
On this episode of Mouse & Castle...
- Disney Genie, Genie+, and Lightning Lane news. We give our thoughts. We have a lot of thoughts.
- Galactic Starcruiser prices have been announced. It is worth it? Will we go?
- We discuss our general excitement for the new things coming to Disney World including the Space 220 restaurant and the Harmonious nighttime spectacular.
On this episode of Mouse & Castle
- Evidence points to Disney World making changes to the FastPass system
- Early park entry and extended park hours for Disney Resort guests
- More Disney World resorts opening
- In-person runDisney races are returning
- Our thoughts on Luca
- Riley recaps his July 4th trip to Disney World
We welcome Bethany Blanton to the show to give us her review of Avengers Campus. We also review Cruella and discuss if the Disney experience is getting too expensive.
- Riley's review of the Disney Aulani resort in Hawaii
- Aaron tries to talk Riley out of joining Disney Vacation Club
- Some discussion around the latest Disney earnings call
- Disney Parks beginning to lift some COVID restrictions
On this episode of Mouse & Castle:
- Aaron shares why a shorter Disney trip may be better
- Aaron gives his review of the food he ate while at the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival
- We discuss the proposed expansion to the Disneyland Resort
https://mouseinfo.com/2021/03/disneylandforward-a-third-gate-theme-park-expansion-a-closer-look-at-the-concept-art/ - Disneyland to open reservations later this month!
- Tom Brady visits Disney World. Riley ...
Topics:
Grand Floridian review
-Worth the $$? Only as a rare splurge
-Service during COVID was fine but limited, no valet parking
grounds, rooms, and views
-beautiful + convenience to Magic Kingdom
Skyliner experience
The Food
-Flame tree bbq - (mobile food ordering)
-Pulled pork sandwich 4/5
-Baked Mac and cheese 5/5
-Regal eagle smokehouse
-brisket sandwich 4/5
-Ronto wrap 5/5
-Surely Sarlacc 5/5
-Neil Patrick Harris crazy price...
Show Topics/Stories
How Is The Walt Disney Company Really Doing? | the disney food blog https://buff.ly/2N1cCK1
Disney California Adventure Park to debut ticketed food and entertainment event in March; 1,000 employees to return to work https://buff.ly/37jfqZD
Top 10 Rides!!
Riley’s: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q144H_wrc_rbymkmLdQE80uP7n-uuF6g6hZmjBzDvj4/edit#gid=0
Show Topics/Stories
Riley’s latest Disney Experience
Festival of the Arts
Castle paint job
Overall thoughts on pandemic Disney
Disneyland annual passes ripped away
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-01-14/disney-annual-pass-disneyland
https://insidethemagic.net/2021/01/disneyland-annual-passholder-optimism-ba1/
Tom Holland featured in new Spider-Man attraction video
https://insidethemagic.net/2021/01/tom-holland-...
Disney Investors Call:
https://nerdist.com/article/disney-investor-day-highlights-2020-star-wars-marvel/
https://mickeyblog.com/2020/12/11/everything-we-learned-about-disney-during-investor-day/
Some highlights
hybrid live-action animated feature called Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers starring John Mulaney and Andy Samberg
Live-action Lion King prequel
new live-action retelling of Pinocchio, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Z...
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