Disney Dream Girls 196 - The Twinkification of the Magic Kingdom

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Coming up on todays show, Michelle and Jayne chat through some historical and recent news items then move on to a feature focussing on Pinocchio in the parks.  

Pinocchio's Daring Journey  
Let’s go back to 1976, when it was decided to remove the Mickey Mouse Club Theater in Disneyland. The plan was to put in a Pinocchio dark ride and this saw guests riding in cars designed to resemble Geppetto's wood-carved toys. However, it was shelved only to be revived to be added into Tokyo Disneyland in 1983. Gone was the toy shaped carts, as guests ride in a non descript ‘wood style’ cart. It then opened in Disneyland a month and a half later as part of a complete overhaul of Fantasyland. Just as originally planned, it is where the Mickey Mouse Club Theater originally stood.

Character Meet and Greets
Pinocchio and Gepetto meet nearly every day in Disneyland Paris, usually in Fantasyland near Bella Notte. However, in the US parks, Pinocchio and Gepetto are tricky to find but they may be found separately in Epcot at the International Gateway or American Adventure.  You can usually find Pinocchio in Fantasyland or World Bazaar at Tokyo Disneyland. 

August 1978 WDW,  Pinocchio and Geppetto along with Stromboli, Lampwick, Gideon, J. Worthington Foulfellow and the marionettes posed together in Fantasyland - photo credit Disney Parks Blog

Sadly the blue fairy has no meets anywhere but sometimes pops up in parades. It is a big no for Stromboli, with no meets anywhere for him. Gideon may meet at EPCOT otherwise it’s over to Paris or Tokyo. If you wan to meet John Worthington "Honest John" Foulfellow , he  can only be met regularly in Fantasyland or the Med Harbor in Tokyo. In previous years he has featured as one of the Villains for Halloween Time at Disneyland CA. 


Pinocchio Themed Eateries

You can eat in a Pinocchio themed restaurant in Walt Disney World and Disneyland Paris. They have varied menus and whilst its not the most exciting of food choices, it is solid theme park fare that will suit the fussiest of appetites.

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Minxmas - TDR Now Podcast

Welcome to the very first of eight special podcasts created for you by some of our Disney podcasting friends. From 17th December, up to the 24th December, we will release a daily 'Minnie' show to wish each and every one of you the very best for Christmas (Xmas) hence the Minxmas name! To listen right now, click on the audio player below.

Todays Minxmas is brought to you by The TDR Now Podcast, which is a podcast dedicated to discussing everything about the Tokyo Disney Resort (or TDR!) Give them a try by visiting their website https://tdrexplorer.com/tdr-now-podcast/.

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Finally, if you want to hear a trio of podcasts covering all of the Disney theme parks at Christmas relisten to our show 186 and then pop and listen to our friends over at Dis Down Under and Dis After Dark too!

Disney Dream Girls 168 - Trackless Attractions Throughout the World of Disney

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls podcast for show number 168 for Sunday 16th July 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.
 
Coming up on this weeks show, we are joined by Kat and Lewis and together we look at the many trackess attractions there are in the many different Disney theme parks. 

Poohs Hunny Hunt
This is a trackless dark ride that is found in Fantasyland in Tokyo Disneyland. It opened on 4th September 2000 and was the first of the 'pure' trackless ride systems.

Aquatopia
This opened on the 4th September 2001 and can be found in the Port Discovery Area of Disney Sea, Tokyo. These 'hovercrafts' can seat up to three and appear to skim across the 2" of water. In summer, the attraction may get you incredibly wet!

Mystic Manor 
To may, this is the best example of this technology. It is a dark ride in the Mystic Point area of Hong Kong Disneyland that officially opened on 17th May 2013. It utilises the trackless system and is a take on the Haunted Mansion however, there is no mention of departed spirits or the afterlife (due to Chinese culture differing to American). It brings to life a new narrative rovolving round Lord Henry Mystic and his trusty monkey sidekick Albert.

Exteria - Photo Credit HKDL Website

Ride Vehicle - Photo Credit HKDL Main Street Gazette

Ratatouille: L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy
This attraction can be found in Toon Studios at The Walt Disney Studios in Paris. It opened on the 10th July 2014 and there is going to be a similar version placed into the France Pavillion in EPCOT.
 
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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 101 - Panda Judges Best Disney Boat Ride Competition

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 101 for 3rd Sunday 2016. On this show, we are joined by John Saccheri aka BigFatPanda.com

 
On todays show, we announce the winner of our quest to find the best Disney Boat Ride. What a mission it was! You will have to listen in to find out what the winning attraction was. What we can say, is that every boat ride we reviewed had merit and they all were enjoyable experiences. Whilst some may need refreshing or we suggesting minor modifications, they all add to the Disney theme park experience in some way.

In between the boat chat, Michelle gets to talk to John about some of the things he loves about Disney and what attractions he is getting excited about for 2016 and beyond. If you haven't yet checked out John's videos, please do so by visiting http://www.bigfatpanda.com/ or find him on YouTube.

Hope you enjoyed today's show. Don't forget to tweet us as you listen @DisDreamGirls, you can also contact us via our Facebook page by searching for Disney Dream Girls.

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Our next show will be released on 10th April 2016.  

Disney Dream Girls Show 099 - Best Disney Boat Ride Part 4

Welcome to the Disney Dream Girls show notes, for podcast 099 released on Sunday 27th March 2016.

 
In today's show we are joined by fellow podcaster, Chris Nilghe from the TDRNow Podcast. Chris lives in Tokyo and has made Tokyo Disneyland his home. So who else better to talk through the far eastern Disney theme parks boat rides with us? So lets look at the attractions, in theme park order.

Tokyo Disneyland:

Pirates of the Carribean
Jungle Cruise
Mark Twain Riverboat
Tom Sawyer Rafts
Brother Bear Canoes
its A Small World
Donald's Boat

Tokyo DisneySea:

DisneySea Transit Steamer Line
Venetial Gondolas
Aquatopia
Sinbad's Storybook Voyage
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Hong Kong Disneyland:

Jungle Cruise
Tom Sawyers Raft
its A Small World

We now have concluded our tour around the boat rides of the Disney theme parks and hope you have enjoyed the shows!

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Our next show will be released on 1st April 2016.  

Disney Dream Girls 081 - Minxmas with Tokyo Disney Resort Now Podcast

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls podcast, episode 081, which is the sixth of twelve special advent countdown podcasts. Today's show is brought to you by the Tokyo Disney Resort Now Podcast.

 
They have lots of details of their website, pictures, videos and lots lots more, which can be found by following this link. 

Photo Credits - Tokyo Disney Resort Now Website

Minxmas is a daily advent podcast and each day a different podcasting team have contributed a show for us to share in way of a daily Disney delight. This will run right up to Christmas. 

Even better, we have a fabulous competition - the prize is going to be something you will want to win but I wont announce it till 1st January. To take part, listen carefully to every Minxmas because at the end of the shows we have included a small snippet of a Christmas song. Write down the title, when you have listened to all of Minxmas 2015, email your list of songs to info@disneydreamgirls.com and we will pick a winner. Closing date will be the 4th January 2016.  

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