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This is the DBC (Disney Boards Community) Podcast where we scour the Disney internet communities to find out what you are talking about and instead of hitting the reply button we talk about it here ... Featuring two Disney Fans, Jason Dodge and Phil Schoen, with episodes published weekly, we hope to provide some insights and humor to your Disney lives.
Disney Responds to Article Claiming Trips Not Affordable, Permits Filed for Villains Land, and more!
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9h ago
Episode 246 for the week of February 17, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Disney Responds to WSJ Article - Says Trips Are Affordable
- Disney responded to a recent Wall St Journal article that featured data from Len Testa about the affordability (or lack there of) of a Walt Disney World Trip. Disney response was that a family of 4 can do a trip for cheaper than Len outlined, and for only $3,026 (before food and transportation)
- Did this surprise us? What does this tell us about Disney's view of the situation?
Starts @1:28 ...
Villains Show Runtime Fake Out- As pa ..read more
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6d ago
Episode 245 for the week of February 10, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Epic Universe Ready to go?
- Universal has revealed team member uniforms for HTTYD area and new wands for the Harry Potter area
- Also rumors that team member land-by-lad previews will start this week
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More Characters in Galaxy's Edge?- Disneyland will add Luke Skywalker to their Galaxy's Edge ... how would we do it if they expanded the scope of Galaxy's Edge at DHS?
source: Disney Parks Blog
Starts @5:59 ...
Phil's Trip Details- Phil Leaves for his Down and Back trip next w ..read more
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2w ago
Episode 243 for the week of February 3, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
BREAKING: Closing Date for It's Tough To Be A Bug Announced
- The last day to experience this opening day Animal Kingdom Attraction is March 16th
- We give our predictions for when the replacement, Zootopia: Better Zoogether, will open and our overall thoughts
Starts @1:52 ...
DAS Changes- A few changes have happened this past week to the Disney Disability Access Service (DAS) and we go through them and discuss the potential benefits to guests of the changes
Starts @9:32 ...
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2w ago
Episode 243 for the week of January 27, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Cold Opening: A Disney Dining Story
- Jason shares a story of someone he is working with planning their trip who wants to do a lot of dining - including a number of signature locations and how, to Jason's surprise, it worked out better financially to get the Disney Dining Plan
Starts @1:52 ...
Stella Nova Opening Reactions- The first Epic Universe hotel has opened - Stella Nova - and there were song strong reactions for folks who stayed there opening night.
- This also made us think about wha ..read more
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1M ago
Episode 242 for the week of January 20, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Quick Hits: News and Rumors- Lots to hit on from the past week including another change to Lightning Lane Premier Pass, new Bride at the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, Communicore Hall looking great for Festival of the Arts, and more!
Starts @1:20 ...
Construction Updates- New segment where we track the construction work from the past week
- Kick it off by going over all the projects currently underway at Walt Disney World
Starts @20:39 ...
Tropical Americas Groundbreaking- What will Disney ..read more
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1M ago
Episode 241 for the week of January 13, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Arrival Day Water Park Perk Value- A new perk went into effect for Disney World Resort guests - access to a water park on their arrival day
- We discuss the value of this, the scenarios we think it makes the most sense to use, and if we are planning to take advantage of it or not.
Starts @2:57 ...
Construction Timeline Predictions- Cranes are at Big Thunder, walls are up at Dino-Rama, and work at Test Track is in full swing.
- We give our predictions for when all the remaining work will start ..read more
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1M ago
Episode 240 for the week of January 6, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Simpsons at Disney?- Disney survey about Simpsons in the Theme Parks (Source: Drew the Disney Dude)
- What would we like to see - if anything?
Starts @2:01 ...
Free Dining and Room Only Discounts for Summer 2025- Disney released information on Free Dining as well as some room only discounts for the summer of 2025 - and we react
- We compare availability at different resorts and do a cost compare of taking the room discount vs Free Dining
Source: Blog Mickey
Starts @6:37 ...
Low Holiday 2024 C ..read more
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Episode 238 for the week of December 23, 2024 Scott Carter a.k.a. Tom Servo joins us! ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Tom Servo's Japan and Tokyo Disneyland Trip Report - Part 2- Scott Carter - a.k.a. Tom Servo on our Discord server joins us to discuss his recent trip to Japan
- In Part 2 he focuses on his time at Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea ... how does it compare to visiting the domestic parts? What surprised him the most?
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NEW! Landing Page for all thin ..read more
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2M ago
Episode 238 for the week of December 23, 2024 Scott Carter a.k.a. Tom Servo joins us! ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Bluey is Coming to Disney!- Starting with Disney Cruise Line on sailings out of Australia in January 2025, more info to come about Disneyland and Walt Disney World (source: The Walt Disney Company)
- Our reactions and what will this look like in the parks
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Tom Servo's Japan and Tokyo Disneyland Trip Report - Part 1- Scott Carter - a.k.a. Tom Servo on our Discord server joins us to discuss his recent trip to Japan
- Background and planni ..read more
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2M ago
Episode 237 for the week of December 16, 2024 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...
Opening Quick Hits- Initial reaction to the Island Tower at the Poly (Source: Thrill Geek)
- Gran Fiesta Tour and Astro Orbiter closing for refurbs (source: Scott Gustin)
- World Celebration ground lights are fixed! (source: Ashley Carter)
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2025 Disney Predictions- We look ahead to 2025 and give our predictions for Disney related topics:
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- Movies: starts @9:58 ...
- TV: starts @29:19 ...
- Parks: starts @36:45 ...
- Destination D23: starts @1:11:56 ...
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