587 The Disney Dream Girls

Welcome to the show for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast - show number 587 for Sunday 15th March 2026.

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Disney Female Imagineer - Karen Connolly Armitage, Concept Designer

Photo Credit D23

Ms Armitage began her Disney career in 1977  and she brought her background in theater performance and design to the imagineering team. 

Her first assignment was with Disney Legend Dorothea Redmond. She was instrumental in the overall design of Disney theme parks around the world, including attractions at EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Frontierland at Disneyland Paris, and Main Street at Hong Kong Disneyland.

Attraction Operations

We then share some important opening dates that Disney have shared - which attraction have you missed the most?

Buzz Lightyear's Space Rangers Spin 8th April 2026

Big Thunder Mountain early May 2026

Walt Disney's Animation Courtyard  26 May 2026

Disney Adventure

We know our friends Kat and Lewis have plans to sail on the Adventure - have you? What are you excited about?

Photo Credit Disney Website

Disney Theme Park Tours

Disneyland have debuted a brand new tour - Women Who Make the Magic Guidedn Tour.

It is 90 minutes long and looks at the contributions of female, Disney imagineers.

We then mention the current tours available at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Have you taken any of these?

The Disneyland Train Tour - I have yet to do

 

I have been incredibly lucky to have done almost all of them and highly recommend them to people like us who want to know the details.
 

That's it for this week - catch you next time!

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586 The Disney Dream Girls Podcast

Welcome to the show for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast - show number 586 for Sunday 8th March 2026.

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On this week's show we celebrate a female Disney imagineer, share some Disney history and then have a Flower and Garden challenge. 

Disney Female Imagineer - Paula Dinkel (Principal Lighting Designer)

Paula spent thirty years working for the Disney company and has worked on attractions such as DisneyQuest and Rock n Roller Coaster Avec Aerosmith at Disney Studios Paris. 

Flower and Garden 2026 

We then take a stroll around Flower and Garden and sample a few drinks and food choices. What is on the menu that you are fancying this year? 

That's it for this week - catch you next time!

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585 The Disney Dream Girls Podcast

Welcome to the show for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast - show number 585 for Sunday 1st March 2026. 

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Coming up on this week's show, we look at a list of the best and the worst Disney attractions and then discuss our thoughts on them. 

This is the list Gemini gave us for the best Disney attractions: 

10. Tron Lightcycle Run 

9. Big Thunder Mountain Railroay - DLP

8. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - DHS and TDS

7. Avatar - Flight of Passage - DAK

6. Indiana Jones Adventure - DLR and TDS

5. Mystic Manor - TDL

4. Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast - TDL

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Shrunken Treasure - SDL

2. Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind - EPCOT

1. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance - DHS & DLR

On the show, we delve into our views on these. What would be your top ten of best Disney attractions? Have any of these surprised you?

This is the list Gemini gave us for the worst Disney attractions:

1. Tommorrow Land Speedway / Autopia

2. Journey into Imagination with Figment - current version

3. Mission Space Orange

4. Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage

5. Alien Swirling Saucers

6. The Wildlife Express Train to Rafiki's Planet Watch

7. Magic Carpets of Aladdin

8. Seas with Nemo and Friends

9. Star Tours - The Adventure Continues

10. Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Le us know your thoughts! 

That's it for this week - catch you next time!

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