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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486 The Disney Dream Girls

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast - show number 486 for Sunday 14th January 2024.

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On this week's show, Michelle welcomes to the show Seth Kubersky. 

Photo Credit Seth Kubersky

Seth Kubersky has worked for more than 20 years as a theatrical artist, culture critic, and travel journalist. Seth is the author of The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando and coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland and The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas, as well as a collaborator on The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World. 

Photo Credit Seth Kubersky

Seth is nationally recognized as an authority on theme parks and amusement attractions, and he contributes to Attractions Magazine and the Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast. He also writes an arts and entertainment column, “Live Active Cultures,” that appears in the Orlando Weekly, central Florida’s leading alternative newspaper. 

Photo Credit Seth Kubersky

As 2023 was winding up, Hong Kong Disneyland was revealing its newest land - based on the Frozen franchise. Seth was invited to cover the event and was gracious enough to spend some time discussing his trip whilst Michelle was spending the day at EPCOT.

Photo Credit Seth Kubersky

If you want to see more pictures and POV videos from some of the attractions at Hong Kong Disneyland - visit https://attractionsmagazine.com/first-time-visitors-guide-to-hong-kong-disneyland/

Additionally, find more from Seth @skubersky over on Instagram as well @theunofficialguides plus in the books from the Unofficial Guides to Universal Orlando and Disneyland.

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410 - Sailing with Disney Cruise Line

Welcome to this week's Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 409 for  May 8th 2022.

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On this week's show, Michelle is joined by Erin Foster of the Unofficial Guide to Disney Cruise Line so listen in for some top tips about sailing on the Mickey boat!

Listen in for some top tips whether you are sailing with Disney or not! But also, don't forget to buy the Unofficial Guide to Disney Cruise Line 2022!

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392 Disneyland and Universal Orlando with Seth Kubersky

 

Welcome to the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 392 for Sunday 16th January 2022. If you want to listen right now via this page - just click on the audio player below. However, to ensure you never miss a show make sure you subscribe to us in your favourite podcast catching app.

On this week's show, we welcome back our friend Seth Kubersky from the Unofficial Guide Series books. 

Seth began sharing hints and tips about accomodation in Anaheim. As there are an array of off-site options you are not as tied into staying in a Disney Resort.

During the discussion, we cover food, attractions, experiences that have returned (or are returning) to the resort. 

On the show, Seth talks about the revamp the Snow White attraction has undergone. Here is a link to a blog post by The Unofficial Guide giving all the details Snow White's Enchanted Wish.

Moving coasts, Seth then gave us his top reasons as to why he recommends everyone should hop over to Universal Orlando and check out their amazing offerings. 

We highly recommend - if you are planning a trip to Disneyland, Walt Disney World or Universal Orlando - that you buy a copy of the book either from their website or any good bookstore (physical or online). 

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324 Has The Magic Kingdom Lost Its Magic?

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 324, for Sunday 19th July 2020. If you want to listen, whilst reading these notes, just click the player below or alternatively find us on iTunes, Libsyn, Stitcher Radio, or any good podcast catching apps.

Welcome to this week's show notes, where you will find pictures showing Disneyland's 65th-anniversary merchandise and pictures from Seth Kubersky of the Magic Kingdom as it re-opened.

Disneyland's 65th Anniversary
On the 17th of July 1955 Disneyland opened. So it is a happy 65th to you! Michelle has many had memories of the 60th - which only seemed like it was two minutes ago! Whilst no one can celebrate in the park, many of our listeners have been creative and put together their special celebrations - what do you do? We would love to know!

Well, Michelle wanted to buy merchandise but the website said no. She got in line with a position of over 70,000 ahead of her - an estimated 12 hours wait! So she didn't!

However, some listeners faired better, and with an 8 hour plus wait Rebecca Michels managed to buy some of the items that hadn't sold out. 

Michelle did like the look of the Loungefly bag but at $80 it is quite a chunk of money! However, the spirit jersey is definitely one she will purchase... at some point!

Then, we were joined by our guest - Seth Kubersky of the Unofficial Guides Series and all of the pictures below belong to him. We urge you to follow him on Twitter via @skubersky and @TheUGseries as well as their website https://theunofficialguides.com/ as they bring the theme parks of Orlando alive for those of us who are unable to visit.

Firstly, Disney has taken safety very seriously and there are signs and reminders of Covid-19 everywhere. Every ten minutes or so the music hushes for announcements to remind people to socially distance.

Seth talks about reserving entry to the park (something everyone now has to do) and parking. 

He then moves on to park security and travel into the Magic Kingdom. 

Once in the park, he explains the differences Disney has made regarding guest safety from attraction queues to relaxation stations.

For many, characters are a big draw. Well, Seth was pleased to say he found plenty but from a safe distance.

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318 Seth Kubersky's Guide to Universal Orlando Re-opening

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 318, for Sunday 7th June 2020. If you want to listen, whilst reading these notes, just click the player below or alternatively find us on iTunes, Libsyn, Stitcher Radio, or via any good podcast catching apps.
On this week's show, we celebrate BBC television coming back on the air - after World War 2 and share the Disney connection to this, remember the birthdate of a Disney Legend and welcome back to the show Seth Kubersky to talk about the next level of theme park openings in Orlando.  

Mickey's Gala Performance
On 7th June 1946, British Broadcasting Company came back on air following World War 2 and on this day in history, this cartoon was shown. 

It was directed by Burt Gillett, produced by Walt Disney and the music was by Frank Churchill. It was originally released on 1st July 1933 and runs for seven minutes, twenty-one seconds. What makes this special is that this feature was the final item shown on the BBC on 1st September 1939 as it then stopped broadcasting.  

Milt Albright
Born on this day in 1916, Milt went on to be the first Disneyland employee.

Hear us on the show share his legacy was much more than that. We detail some of his achievements on the show but invite you to visit the Disney Parks Blog and read this fascinating piece about his life - Milt Albright.

Seth Kubersky

We are joined once more by the travel writer - Seth Kubersky. He joins us to review opening day at Disney Springs and then in detail share his experiences of visiting Universal Orlando on their re-opening day. We end our discussion looking ahead to what we can anticipate when Walt Disney World starts to re-open from the 15th July 2020. 

Photo Credit Seth Kubersky Unofficial Guides

On show 315, Seth spoke about the parking and it appears to be running just as smoothly now the main theme parks are open. 

Photo Credit Seth Kubersky Unofficial Guides

As he walked in, there were no park maps. He urges everyone to ensure they have the Universal Orlando app downloaded and ready to go prior to visiting. 

Photo Credit Seth Kubersky Unofficial Guides

He details the ride reservation system and shared the ease he found in obtaining on the day passes to ride his favourite attractions. 

Photo Credit Seth Kubersky Unofficial Guides

Mask compliance was good: all staff wore them however, he did see guests with lowered masks during his visits. Characters were able to be seen in the park but there were no photo opportunities and they wore themed/co-ordinating masks.

Top Tips:
Consider the ages of your family grouping - there isn't very much for younger children to do as they play areas are not currently opening. 
Travel light - lockers have been seeing a delay as much as 30 minutes to store and then to retrieve items. 
Arrive early and once in the are you should be able to obtain your first ride reservation 15 minutes prior to park opening. 

We urge you to keep up to date with the theme park news by visiting https://theunofficialguides.com/also, follow them on Facebook. Seth can be found on Twitter @Skubersky 

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315 Seth Kubersky's Unofficial Guide to Disney and Universal Re-opening

Welcome to the show notes for the Disney Dream Girls Podcast, show number 315, for Sunday 17th May 2020. If you want to listen, whilst reading these notes, just click the player below or alternatively find us on iTunes, Libsyn, Stitcher Radio, or via any other good podcast catching places.
On this week's show, we welcome Seth Kubersky as our guest.

Seth attended City Walk Orlando on its re-opening date (14th May 2020) and he joins us to describe what he saw. Then, he shares what information he has on the planned Disney Springs opening.

Throughout this blog, we use a range of photos that Seth took, which build upon the discussion we had on the show. All photo credits go to Seth Kubersky The Unofficial Guides.

Parking was free, and vehicles were parked at one vehicle spacings. Signs immediately reminded people of the expectations. 

Staff all wore protective equipment; this altered depending on their role. Cleaning was quite visibly taking place.

For those without masks, kiosks had them for sale - as yet these are unthemed. Entry to City Walk depended on guests wearing a mask. 

On his visit, Seth could not resist a trip to Voodoo Doughnuts. He was impressed by the measures taken by them to ensure social distancing. 

Of course, there is always time for a quick survey!

To reach out to our guest, please find Seth on Twitter @skubersky and he frequently writes for Touringplans.com and theunofficialguides.com

If you are wanting to daydream about your happy place or use a guide to plan your trip, we highly recommend purchasing The Unofficial Guide books to Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, Disney Cruise Line amongst the many other places that they produce.

We will be back next week with some more Disney escapism. 
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