Episode 216 for the week of July 22, 2024, and Scott Gustin (@scottgustin) joins us and this is what is going on in our Disney World... State of the Parks - We look back on the past two years and discuss what has happened (and not happened) at the Disney parks - and if they are setting up for a big expansion, or just catching up on postponed maintenance? Starts @3:05 ... D23 2024 Predictions - We go park by park at Walt Disney World and discuss what Scott thinks will be announced at the D23 parks panel, what we hope happens, and if the majority of fans will be satisfied or disappointed. Star ..read more

Episode 215 for the week of July `5, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Untouchable Attractions - Seeing rumors about what rides could be impacted by D23 Announcements, we look at what Disney Attractions are historic or so iconic that they are virtually untouchable. Starts @2:26 ... Data about Crowd Patterns - Len Testa recently shared data about restaurant usage and satisfaction, Lightning Lane usage vs standby, etc - and this gets us thinking what this can tell us about crowd patters at Walt Disney World and how it could impact Lightning Lane Multi Pass usage Starts ..read more

Episode 214 for the week of July 8, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Disney Laments - Reading along to a great trip report on the Discord Server, Phil is lamenting some of the things he could have done or done more related to Disney Trips in the past - We discuss our Disney laments - and ask the community for theirs are this week's DBC Engagement question Starts @3:46 ... Epic Universe Ticket Package Detail Rumors - Reports out there that at least initially, the only way to get into Epic Universe is as part of a ticket package of at least 3 days that will include onl ..read more

Episode 213 for the week of July 1, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Lightning Lane MP Update and Holiday Party News -  Disney did confirm that people in Canada will be able to buy and use Lightning Lane Multiple Pass (LLMP) ahead of their trips - Additional Touring Plans put out a great article covering the history of forms of line skipping at Walt Disney World and shared initial thoughts at how LLMP will impact those that had been using different strategies with Genie+ Source: Touring Plans - Disney also announced details for the upcoming Holiday season, with t ..read more

EMERGENCY POD for the June 25th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Genie+ is Gone, Pre-Planning is Back! - Today Disney announced that a change is coming to the line access system at Walt Disney World. Starting July 24th Genie+ is gone, replaced with Lightning Lane Multiple Pass and Individual Lightning Lanes are now Lightning Lane Single Pass - This comes with the ability to pre-book prior to your trip - so gone is doing everything at 7am each day of your trip. - We discuss it all including some early thoughts on strategies! Starts @ ... * Reminder to like, subscri ..read more

Episode 212 ...  for the week June 24th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Inside Out 2's Strong Box Office - Inside Out 2 is a hit, taking in over $700m worldwide in 9 days - we discuss reasons for this - Phil provides a high level review of the film and we discuss where we could see this IP being added to Walt Disney World Starts @1:45 ... Strategy for Tiana's Opening Day - Phil's wife and oldest will be at Magic Kingdom this Friday, which is the full opening of Tiana's Bayou Adventure ... meaning at 7am there will be a VQ for that, one for Tron, an ILL for Tro ..read more

Episode 211 ...  for the week June 17th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Phil's Trip Plans - The 60 Day mark has come for Phil's August Trip - what ADRs did he secure? - Phil walks through his current plans - we will monitor how much they change prior to the actual trip. Starts @0:59 ... EPCOT Construction is Complete ... For Now - With the completion of Communicore Hall and Plaza the remake of EPCOT has been declared complete ... - ... but then a week later walls were up at Test Track Starts @25:51 ... DBC Resort Ranking - Results - We finally get to the conc ..read more

Episode 210 ...  for the week June 10th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Drew the Disney Dude Joins Us! - He shares his background and journey to being the go to person covering the construction of Tiana's Bayou Adventure at the Magic Kingdom - He also gives his impression of the ride along with a discussion of the internet reaction to the POC that Disney put out. Starts @0:48 .... (and is the entire show lol) * Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast * Send us an e-mail! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.com Follow us o ..read more

Episode 209 ...  for the week June 3rd, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... Tiana's Bayou Adventure POV Reaction - Disney decided to release a full POV of Tiana's Bayou Adventure before any previews started - why did they do that? And how has the initial reaction been? - Do some people have "Nostalgia glasses" for Splash Mountain? Starts @0:44 ... Ranking the Walt Disney World Resorts - Part 2 - We take a scientific approach to ranking each of the resorts at Walt Disney World ... and we finish the rankings!  Starts @25:03 ... * Reminder to like, subscribe, r ..read more

Episode 208 ...  for the week May 20th, 2024, and this is what is going on in our Disney World... What Level of Addition Would Get You To Book A Trip To WDW? - With no trip for 2024 booked, Jason ponders what addition to the parks or resorts would get us to book an extra trip? What opening would make us say "I can't wait until next year to do this"? Starts @3:31 ... Dreams that Soar - The new drone show premiered at Disney Springs and appears to be a hit. We discuss if we would ensure seeing this show on our new trips and how best to fit it into vacation schedules Starts @15:31 ... Upd ..read more