515 The Disney Dream Girls

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast - show number 515 for Sunday 18th August 2024.

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462 Dis Down Under - Tokyo and Hong Kong Parks

Welcome to this week's Disney Dream Girls Podcast - show number 462 for Sunday 9th July 2023.

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On this week's show, we are joined by our good friends Kat and Lewis from Dis Down Under. Their show, can be found in all good pod-catching places and is a must listen!

Kat and Lewis has not yet returned to the theme parks since Covid, however over the past few weeks they have begun to plot out their 2024 adventure - to Tokyo and Hong Kong. 

Have you plans to visit these locations? Or if you have been, what top tips would you share?

They are full of information - having visited these Disney theme parks before.
 

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375 Boo! Its August so we going trick n treating!

Welcome to the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 375, for Sunday 22nd August 2021. 

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Boo Bash Review

Our reviewer arrived at 7pm -  as per the ticket allows - which was two hours ahead of the scheduled start time. Despite thinking the event was sold out, tickets were sold at the gate. However, this did not mean longer queues. To be fair the longest we waited for an attraction was 20 minutes. As always, there were the usual treat stations for trick and treat candies plus allergy friendly offerings (collectable from one location next to the Hall of Presidents). 

Our early arrival meant a nice bonus of seeing Happily Ever After, before it is replaced by Disney Enchantment on 1st October. This was shown at 9pm and day guests had to leave. Around us staff were setting everything up for the parties official opening at 9.30pm.

Taking of Castle entertainment, there was no Hocus Pocus show on the Castle Forecourt. But we did manage to catch the Cadever Dans and catch a few tunes at the Tomorrowland disco. 

There were six treats available but there were no restaurants for a meal open. But we could get ice-creams and bottled drinks from the snack stations around the park and pre-boxed popcorn. 

Speciality funnel cake

The biggest disappointment was no unique merchandise but there was lots of other things to buy - some lines disappeared. As we are Sanderson Sister fans we splurged on the trio of sister plush - costing $90 in total.

We saw all the character cavalcades and was lovely to hear the usual parade music.  

Was it value for the ticket price paid? It was $129 plus tax but this does rise up to $199 on Halloween. If you haven't park entry fort the day, the ticket makes better sense but as we have annual passes that didn't apply.

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Disney Dream Girls 241 Disney Christmas Greetings

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 241 for Sunday 23rd December 2018.  If you want to listen, whilst reading these notes, just click the player below or alternatively find us in iTunes, Libsyn, on Stitcher Radio or via any good podcast catching app.
Coming up on this weeks show, we start with On This Week in Disney History and then Michelle and Jayne chat through some listeners Disney Christmas questions.

For our main feature we take a look at how Christmas is celebrated in all 6 Disney resorts around the world and we share a snippet of music from each. Which is your favourite?

In Disney's California Adventure we find the Buena Vista Street Community Bell Ringers; a very traditional approach to Christmas.

Whilst over at Walt Disney World we take in a stage show from Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party called Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration,

Hoping over the pond to Disneyland Paris we have a listen to their Christmas Parade.

Travelling east to Hong Kong Disneyland we get to experience Mickey and Friends Christmastime Ball.

Followed by Christmas Swing at Shanghai Disneyland.

Whilst at Tokyo's Disney Sea we take in a wonderful performance of the classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Followed by a very up tempo version of 'White Christmas' as performed in the Tokyo Disneyland Disney Christmas Stories Parade.

But we finish off with Michelle's favourite the Christmas Fantasy Parade at Disneyland.

So which is your favourite? We have some opinions but do you agree with us?

We'd just like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy and happy New Year. 

Thank you for listening and supporting our show we hope you enjoy coming along for the ride. We're going to have a couple of weeks rest and be back in 2019!

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Cutest Tokyo Disneyland Snacks

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls podcast for show number 159 for Sunday 21st May 2017. If you wish to listen to the podcast, whilst reading this blog, all you have to do is click on the audio player below. Alternatively, our podcast can be found in most places that host podcasts such as iTunes (click here to subscribe) and Stitcher Radio.

 
On this weeks show, we welcome Chris Nilghe of TDR Explorer podcast and together with Michelle they talk about the cutest items you might find in the Tokyo Disneyland Resort but in true Dream Girls fashion, we start with the food.

Photo Credit TDR Explorer Website

1. Dumplings aka Mochi There are a range of different dumplings you can get and I defy anyone to say that these items aren't cute! We mention the two current varieties, firstly the Green Alien dumplings and then the Scrump dumplings. These are made from pounded rice and filled with delicious creams such as strawberry and chocolate. The Scrump ones have three flavours and Chris says his favourite is the sweet potato. Whichever you try, we are sure you will agree that they are highly addictive!

Photo Credit TDR Explorer Website

2. Mickey and Minnie Waffles
Who could resist a clear plastic pot filled with these indulgent treats - especially when served with a side of maple syrup! Yum! These are perfectly light and fluffy and totally do not need to be shared!

Photo Credit TDR Explorer Website

4. Gyoza Dog These are larger than the picture shows! They are filled with ground pork with chives, onion, cabbage, garlic, sesame oil and soy sauce then encased in a dough. This treat is available in Tokyo Disney Sea and sometimes they other seasonal variations. Warning - the lines do get long! Previous guests of the show Kat and Lewis also raved about this treat in past podcast shows.

Photo Credit Kat Maddever

5. Eukiwa Bun
This one is worth buying for the really cute packing alone! You will find Donald Duck bursting through the lifesaver steamed bun! Not for those with a shellfish allergy though as it is full of juicy shrimp!

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6. Chandu Tail
You will find a large variety of steam filled buns in Tokyo, which confused Michelle as she thought buns meant cake! But these are savoury and can have varied fillings. The Chandu tail is packed with creamed chicken and is available at Disney Sea in the Sultan's Oasis. Just look at the picture... they are cute! Increadibly well themed too as I'm sure listeners to the show will recall our love of all things Chandu when we reviewed the boat rides in Tokyo.  However, whilst Chris was a fan, we've read other reviews that say the packaging is more appealing than the snack.

Photo Credit TDR Explorer Website

7. Tapicoa Drinks For a warm day in the parks there is nothing more soothing than this drink and the bonus is they look cute too! They are similar to bubble tea and can be found in many locations.  Some of the tapicoa drinks have the cutest Mickey shaped 'bubbles' in too!

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8. Bread
Now you may think bread... why are you including this daily staple in the cute list? Well look at the pictures! Mike Wazowski Melon bread is a sweetened bread that the Japanese adore and when you taste we think you will agree with them. There are also other delicious styles to try such as Pluto's bone which is filled with chocolate! 

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Have we whetted your appetite yet? To be fair, we do mention lots more snacks on the podcast but we decided to limit this list to a lucky even eight. So make sure you listen in to the podcast for some more snacks, top tips on cutest outfits, Duffy photo spots and the best themed restaurants. 

We can't urge you strongly enough to go over to http://tdrexplorer.com/ and read their blogs, listen to their podcast and watch their youtube videos. They are the best English language podcast for the far east parks.

We hope you have enjoyed this show and if you are looking to book a Disney or indeed any holiday, why not get in touch with our friends over at Holiday Hamster for a quotation  by clicking here.  

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Disney Dream Girls 157 - Kat and Lewis Review Their Tokyo Trip

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls podcast for show number 157 for Sunday 7th May 2017. As always, if you wish to listen to the podcast, whilst reading this blog, all you have to do is click on the audio player below. Alternatively, our podcast can be found in places that host podcasts such as iTunes (click here to subscribe) and Stitcher Radio.

 
On this weeks show, we are incredibly pleased to welcome back, for their fourth appearance, Kat and Lewis to talk about their trip to Tokyo Disneyland Resort. This trip saw them jubilantly complete the magical loop - meaning they've now visited all of the Disney theme parks in the world!

Photo Credit - Kat Maddever

Celebration T-shirts - Photo Credit Kat Maddever

On the podcast, they discuss their thoughts on staying at Club Level in the Disneyland hotel. They in fact had a turret room, which sounds amazing - right down to the turn down service where Mousekeeping laid out hotel pyjamas for them each day! Despite the amazing theme park view, they did agree that it was not as good value as the other Club Level stays they had in other parks.

Hotel View

We then spoke about the attractions at Tokyo. They then listed their top five but both agreed their favourite was Pooh's Hunny Hunt and they share their top tip on how to get on to the attraction first!

Photo Credit - Kat Maddever

Out of all Disney theme parks, Tokyo is the park that all visitors will agree has the cutest snacks. Kat and Lewis endeavoured to try as many as they physically could! From Kats eagerly anticipate gyoza hot dog to Lewis trying to track down all of the different popcorn flavours. 

On the Popcorn Hunt - Photo Credit Kat Maddever

Fine Dining Bliss - Photo Credit Kat Maddever

Star Wars Snack - Photo Credit Kat Maddever

Kat and her Gyoza Hot Dog - Photo Credit Kat Maddever

Relaxing Lounge Drink - Photo Credit Kat Maddever

For more refined in park dining, they ate at Magellan's and SS Columbia Dining Room as well as drinking in the lounge at Magellan's and the Teddy Roosevelt Lounge. The food was amazing and they thoroughly recommend finding time out from theme park fun to enjoy a delicious meal. 

Why not take a listen to find out about their theme park adventures! If you have a question you would like to ask Kat and Lewis about their travels, email us info@disneydreamgirls.com and we will put these to them on a future podcast.

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Disney Dream Girls 150 - Reviewing the world of Disney attractions

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls podcast for show number 150 for Sunday 19th March 2017. As always, if you wish to listen to the podcast, whilst reading this blog, you can click on the audio player below.


 
On this weeks show, we are joined by previous guests Kat and Lewis to do a pre-trip review of their upcoming trip to Disneyland Tokyo Resort.

Photo Credit - Tokyo Disneyland Website

Then, we discuss some iconic Disney attractions that can be found in the world of Disney theme parks. Along the way, we will share some fun stories and top tips! 

Crushes Coaster - Photo Credit Disneyland Paris Website

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