520 The Disney Dream Girls

Welcome to the show for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast - show number 520 for Sunday 29th September 2024.

On this week's show, Michelle is joined by theme park author Seth Kubersky (who is also the co-author of the Unofficial Guide to Disneyland). If you would like to listen to the show, whilst reading these notes, click on the link below or find our podcast in all pod-catching places.

 Join us, as we chat through his trip to not only Disneyland, California but to Tokyo Disneyland Resort. 

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Disney Dream Girls 105 - Making a Splash with an Imagineer

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show 105 for Sunday 1st May 2016.

 
Coming up in todays show, we are joined by former Disney Imagineer - Terri Hardin. Terri shares another set of tales from her days in imagineering but also she answers some of our listeners questions.

Firstly, Terri tells about the time when she was involved in a stage version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Tiffany Theatre. I include this because on 30th April 2016, Jayne and I should have been seeing this show together... however, I will be having knee surgery and Jayne will end up enjoying the show with her husband Simon. 

Terri Hardin and Michelle having fun (photo credit M Young)

Then we move on to talk about Splash Mountain. Terri explains what parts of the Walt Disney World attraction and Tokyo Disneyland version she worked on as well as sharing some interesting behind the scenes stories.

Splash Mountain, Magic Kingdom, WDW  (photo credit Disneyworld website)

Splash Mountain, Tokyo Disneyland (photo credit Tokyo Disneyland Resort website)

Then, Terri answers some listeners questions. Interestingly, she shares details on the animator Hayao Miyazaki.

We hope you have enjoyed this edition of the Disney Dream Girls Podcast and we will be back next week with some more Disney theme park fun.  

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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.

Ways to contact the show:
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Tweet us @DisDreamGirls
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Support us financially to make the show bigger and better by clicking on Patreon Page for Disney Dream Girls

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!

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.

Ways to contact the show:
Email us info@disneydreamgirls.com
Tweet us @DisDreamGirls
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Support us financially to make the show bigger and better by clicking on Patreon Page for Disney Dream Girls

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.  

Ways to contact the show:

Email us info@disneydreamgirls.com
Tweet us @DisDreamGirls
Find our Disney Dream Girls Facebook Page  

Support us by clicking on Patreon Page for Disney Dream Girls 

Show 062 - Tokyo Talking

Hello and welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls podcast, show number 062. On this show, we are joined by Patricia and Chris from the TDR Explorer Podcast and website to talk us through visiting the Disney theme parks in Tokyo.



Firstly, we discussed the location of the parks and their proximity to each other. As they are near to each other, with entrances back to back, a little walking will be required. 

Tokyo Disneyland Resort
Photo Credit - TDR Explorer

 Then we chat about the different places to stay, the old favourite - on site or off site.  Your choice will be determined by your budget. We discuss the various compromises and the amazing transport links that may enable you to stay a little further out from the parks and save you Yen! 

Disneyland Hotel
Photo Credit - Tokyo Disneyland Resort Japan Website

Disneyland have a trio of 'onsite' hotels. Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, Disney Ambassador Hotel and Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta. The next 'tier' of hotels are the Tokyo Disney Resort Official Hotels, which there are five. Then there are the Tokyo Disney Resort Partner Hotels and again there are five of these. The final section is the Good Neighbor Hotels, to which there are twelve. Obviously, you can choose and book one of the many other hotels in the area. I suggest a visit to the Disney website to compare the benefits of these hotels -Disneyland hotel comparison

Disneyland Tokyo Resort at Halloween
Photo Credit - TDR Explorer

Then, we look at ticket prices and we are happy to report that the prices aren't that bad. The day ticket is one of the cheapest Disney park tickets and Chris and Patricia both said a four day ticket should be sufficient but for a more thorough experience you can always add extra days.

Photo Credit - Tokyo Disneyland Resort Japan Website

Our next topic was running through the attractions for both parks. There are some old favourites but also some very unique attractions to enjoy. Out of the two parks, Patricia urges, if you had just one day, go to Disney TokyoSea because of its stunning theming and its utter uniqueness.

Pooh's Hunny Hunt
Photo Credit - TDR Explorer

Then of course we have to talk food! There are plenty of options if you are a fussy eater, you can find burgers, fried chicken and pizza. However, there are lots of other options available if you are more adventurous. Chris absolutely loves the Gyoza dog, which is frequently changed to match the different seasons. 

Gyoza Dog 'Cruella' Style
Photo Credit - TDR Explorer

Towards the end of the show, Chris and Patricia give some top tips on what to expect when visiting and also some invaluable advice.

If you want to find out more about Disneyland Tokyo Resort, firstly listen to our show. Then, go direct to the amazing website of our guests, Patricia and Chris http://tdrexplorer.com

Show 47 - Mr Jones and I

On our latest podcast, episode 47, we talk and celebrate about the many varied incarnations of Indiana Jones in the Disney parks before we do a little imagineering of our own, where we discuss what we would like to see in the parks for this exciting franchise. 

Disneyland has Indiana Jones Adventure

Promotional Image With Decoder
Photo Credit - Disney Parks Blog

Exhilarating Stuff!
Photo Credit Disneyland Website

Disneyland Paris has Indiana Jones et le Temple du Peril 

Awesome Rollercoaster
Photo Credit - Disneyland Paris Website

Walt Disney World has Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular

Walt Disney Worlds Offering
Photo Credit - Walt Disney World Website

Photo Credit - Walt Disney World Website

Disneyland Resort, in Tokyo, has Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull

Photo Credit Tokyo Disneyland Resort 

Here is a link to the Tokyo Disney Resort Website

Apologises for the brief show notes this show, I have been travelling around California and time got the better of me! Normal service will be resumed with our June show!