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Hello and welcome to the Disney Nerds WDW Hotel Madness. We have set up the best WDW hotels in 4 divisions of 4 hotels each. Valeu, Moderate, Deluxe 1 and Deluxe 2. Listen in as we go through each match-up on the way to what we, as Disney Nerds, think is the best hotel in WDW. What do you think? Did we have your favorite hotel? Let us know, send your email to questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com.
Hello and welcome to this weeks show. Amanda, Brooke, Ed and Lisa go park by park as they figure out the one thing to add or fix to make it a better day in the parks. Listen in as we add and figure out some ideas that would be great to see in the parks. Thanks for listening!
Hello and welcome. Pull up a chair and order your favorite drink. Skip from Disney Day Drinkers is our guest tonight. He came on our Disney Nerds Tuesday Night Live show. Skip and the D3 is a big group of like-minded people who like to hang out in the Disney Parks. Skip and his 90,000 or so friends have many events and side clubs that are all about getting together with friends and sharing a drink. From bar meet-ups, to tasting events, and even cruises, the Disney Day Drinkers are a busy group. Thanks for coming on Skip!
Hi guys and welcome back to the show. This week we finish up a series of shows on the music behind the attractions at WDW. Today we hit the Animal Kingdom. There is so much music to be found in this park from the man-made to the nature-made. Thanks for listening and have a great week!
Hello and welcome back to the show. On this weeks show we will be playing a favorite game of the Disney Nerds Cast, The Wheel of Attractions. We have a big Carnival Game Wheel in our studio that is loaded with all the attractions and activities in Walt Disney World. We take turns spinning the wheel and then talk about what it lands on. The fun of the show is since we have not planned, we get an honest brain dump of what our co-hosts think and remember about each of these attractions. We get some great ones on this show. Thanks for listening and paying along. Send us an email with your memories of these attractions and we will read it on the air. Ed@thedisneynerdspodcast.com. Thanks for Listening!!!
Hello and welcome back to the Disney Nerds Podcast. This week we bring you dual trip reports from Jimmy and friend of the show Ian and their experiences in Walt Disney World in January. WE get to hear how some of our favorites are doing and what new things these guys got to try. Thanks for listening and let us know about your trip report. If you want to share your trip report send an email to Ed@thedisneynerdspodcast.com and we'll get you on a show. See you next week.
Join us this week as we take a look back at some extinct attractions at Disney's Hollywood Studios. We had so much fun talking about the current attraction music we still kept coming back to the rides we missed. So this week, take a ride back in time, and enjoy some of the most missed DHS attractions. This week we go back on the Great Movie Ride, Sounds Dangerous with Drew Carey, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame A Musical Adventure. Heads are recommended if you have them.
Hello and welcome back to the Disney Nerds Podcast. For this weeks show we have a treat for all of the new parents and families out there. With the help of Alex from the Second Dad To the Right Blog https://seconddadtotheright.com/ we go over some great tips and touring ideas for young children. Alex has been blogging about Disney for a while and has some interesting and informative posts that will help the young families. He's got some great information for adults also, so check out the Second Dad to the Right Blog https://seconddadtotheright.com/. Thanks for the information Alex!
Hi guys and welcome back to the show. this week we hit part 3 of the Music Behind the Attractions. It's Disney's Hollywood Studios' turn. We take a trip around the park and discuss the music that is found in the park, on the lines and on the rides. What piece of music sticks out to you when you go to DHS? Is there a Ride song that always gets stuck in your head? Let us know. Send an email to questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com and we'll read it on the show. Thanks again for listening. See you next week.
Hello and Welcome to the show. This week we have a long time friend of the show and guest for this week, Amanda from NJ. Amanda has been a follower of the show for a number of years and we were discussing how it's been a while since we've been in the parks. That led us to the topic of Must-Dos that we need to get to the next time we are in the parks. Join us this week and listen in. Let us know what your must-dos are. Send us an email and we'll read them online. Questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com Thanks Amanda!
Hello and welcome back to the show. This week we take a look ahead to what 2024 has to offer from the Disney Company. After so many years of different events such as the Magic Kingdom's 50th and Disney's 100 we christen this year, "The Year of Getting It Done" With so many different upcoming rides and attractions in different parks and countries, there is no solid theme. Let's get all the trailing things done from various projects and get ready for 2025 and we hope Animal Kingdom. Thanks for listening!
Join us this week as we time travel back to Jan. 9th 1938 and experience what it was like to Enjoy Walt Disney entertainment at the time. Join Mickey and Friends as they introduce the newest Walt Disney movie and their new friends, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This is a great flashback show. Look forward to our finish up of the 2023 review and what we're looking forward to in 2024 with show # 513. Thanks for listening.
Join the Disney Nerds as we recap all the major Disney park developments in 2023! On this magical episode, we discuss the highly anticipated opening of the Tron Lightcycle Run rollercoaster at Magic Kingdom. We also cover the return of beloved Epcot festivals like the Food & Wine Festival, Festival of Arts, and Flower & Garden Festival. Additionally, we talk about the brand new Moana-themed walkthrough attraction Journey of Water and the emotional new Dreamers Point statue of Walt Disney. Plus, we review the spectacular new nighttime show Luminous and the fun Toy Story-themed restaurant Roundup Rodeo BBQ. Whether you're a lifelong Disney park fan or just curious to hear our 2023 recap, this jam-packed episode has something for every Disney Nerd! Tune in now to relive the pixie dust with us!
Hello and Happy Holidays. Welcome to the Disney Nerds Podcast Christmas Show. This year we bring you a great Radio recording from 1934 with a Disney Christmas Spirit. We then add a couple Christmas Carols for your enjoyment. From all of us to all of you Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Hello and welcome to the show. This week we have Lisa, George and Sam on the show to talk about their opinions of the new Epcot Celebration Gardens and Luminous Symphony of Us. Listen in as we talk about the good and not so bad from both of these offerings at Epcot.
Hello and Welcome to Show # 508. This week the news is all about the opening of the new World Celebration Gardens with Dreamers Point and the new Walt in there. It was also the opening night of the new Epcot Show, Luminous. We bring you some great interviews and panels and the sounds behind both openings and then Luminous. Let us know what you think. Send us an email at questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com or drop us a note on Facebook. Check out all of the video links here: Show # 508 Opening of World Celebration Gardens and Luminous the Symphony of Us – The Disney Nerds Podcast https://thedisneynerdspodcast.com/2023/12/11/show-508-opening-of-world-celebration-gardens-and-luminous-the-symphony-of-us/
Join us this week for a new kind of show. On a late entry to the MK, Ed takes you along as he tours the park with low lines and lots of fun. The only two lines over 10 minutes that he hits are Tron and Lunch. It's a long show, but so worth the listen. Head-phones are fully recommended! Enjoy, and emails us and let us know what your favorite non-waiting ride is. Questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com
Join us this week as we re-cap the 10th annual Disney Nerds meet-up weekend. Fun was had by all and we're re-capping the weekend tonight. Thanks to all the great people that came out this year and we look forward to next year.
Hi guys and welcome back. Because of our 10th Anniversary we've been going back in time to highlight the first show each of our cohosts was on. This is another episode in the series and we spotlight on Lisa. This was way back on show 156, which was 2016. it's a show about our hurricane Matthew meet-ups so don't let it confuse you with 2023's meet-ups. That'll be next week, Thanks for listening!
Hi guys and welcome back to the Disney Nerds Podcast. This week we mix it up a bit. We start out with a review of the brand new, upcoming JollyWood Nights at Disney's Hollywood Studios. We then share a great interview from Sam with Producer and Director, Brian Volk-Weiss of Disney Plus's Behind the Attraction .
Hello and welcome back to the Disney Nerds Podcast. This week we look at or better yet, listen to the music behind the attractions at Epcot. We each bring our top 5 current attractions which have our favorite music behind them. This is always a great conversation, and the shows are fun to put together. Let us know your favorite music at Epcot or anywhere Disney. Send an email to Questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com. Thanks for Listening and see you next week.
Hello and Welcome back to the show. On this weeks show we have an All-Star Wars cast of Nerds to discuss all things about the Ahsoka series that finished up last week on Disney Plus. There are a lot of SPOILERS as we take a deep Purgill ride and discuss the highlights and maybe lowlights of this show. We had a great discussion as Ed tried to keep us all in line with his force powers. Enjoy the show and write us at questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com and let us know what your highlights of Ahsoka were.
Hello and welcome to show # 501 of the Disney Nerds Podcast. This week we bring our top fives for ride music in the Magic Kingdom at WDW. Parades and Firework shows don't count. It's amazing how much good music there is and how much it makes the ride. What do you think? Listen in, then create your top 5 and share it with us at questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com
Hello and Welcome to Show #500. Thanks for taking the ride with us. Is your seat belt on? Here we go on the next 500. Thanks to everyone involved with the show and all of the fun things we get to do with the Disney Nerds. Thanks Guys! Thanks also to all who were involved in this special show. The Disney Nerds: Jimmy, Ed, Morgan, Sam, Lisa, Charlotte, Mellissa, Carol, Michele, Jeff, Jerry, Joel, Kevin-John, Mark, Barb, Marissa, Meg, Tammy, and you our Listeners
Hello and Welcome to show # 499.5. There was so much information that came out of the Destination D23 that we needed to do an Update Show. There were so many announcements and happily, we will be seeing some of these new items very soon. We did this on our live show, but we took extra care to make sure if you are listening to the show you will not be short changed. There were some great announcements and a couple clunkers. What do you think? Let us know at questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com
Hello and welcome to Show # 499. We're going to take a look back over the decade that the Disney Nerds Podcast has been broadcasting. So much has happened and we discuss the big events. What did we miss? Let us know at Questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com
Join us this week as we listen in to Ed and Jimmy' s Summer trip to the parks. We used the Live show this week to discuss. Thanks for listening and as always send questions to Questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com Thanks
Hello and welcome to show # 497 of the Disney Nerds Podcast. It's that time of the year again and Epcot's Food Wine has begun and we were there on the first day to taste and test as much as we could...without exploding. We did pretty well. Listen in as we tell you all about it. Thanks for Listening!
This show is dedicated to Jim Korkis. Jim passed away this week. Our hearts are heavy at the Disney Nerds and our condolences and sympathies go out to Jim's family and friends. As a dedication, we will be playing a Disney Nerds Blast from the Past as Jim Korkis joined us for a great conversation from show 134.
Hello and welcome back to the show. This week we take a couple of rides with the Nerds. We start out at Disney Hollywood Studios with a ride on Rise of the Resistance. We then get lost at Animal Kingdom and find out way onto It's Tough to Be a Bug. Then we finish up at Epcot for some Fireworks. Also, a quick clip from Andy's Backyard Rodeo BBQ at the end. Thanks for listening!
