Best Mouse Castle Media Podcasts (2024)

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MCL 08-11-2021 - 'Jungle Cruise' Review and Scarlett Johansson vs. Disney 45:41

3y ago45:41

45:41

Tim and Anthony review "Jungle Cruise," then take a hard turn into the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Jumanji" movies. They also discuss Disneyland's new Magic Key program, Scarlett Johansson's fight with Disney over "Black Widow," and Walt Disney World's upcoming Galactic Starcruiser experience. www.TheMouseCastle.com…

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MCL 07-28-2021 - 'Jungle Cruise' Premieres at Disneyland and 'Behind the Attraction' on Disney Plus 39:11

3y ago39:11

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What do "Jungle Cruise" starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt and the Titanic have in common? Hopefully, not a lot, other than Tim and Anthony talk about them both on today's episode. They also review "Behind the Attraction" on Disney+ and discuss Disney moving 2,000 jobs from California to Florida. www.TheMouseCastle.com…

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MCL 07-06-2021 - 'Star Wars' Anime, Disneyland Resort Restaurant Closures, and the Return of RunDisney 48:57

3y ago48:57

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Star Wars Visions is a new anime anthology series coming to Disney+. Tim and Anthony share their thoughts on it, but not before they bitch about every little change that's happening at Disney theme parks. Also, PCH Grill and Steakhouse 55 are closing at DLR and RunDisney events are returning to Walt Disney World. www.TheMouseCastle.com…

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MCL 06-29-2021 - VelociCoaster at Universal Orlando and a New 'Tower of Terror' Movie 40:47

3y ago40:47

40:47

For a Disney podcast, Tim and Anthony spend a lot of time talking about Universal Orlando this week. Anthony shares his recent Florida trip including his first ride on VelociCoaster. Also, Scarlett Johansson is making a Tower of Terror movie. Does Steve Guttenberg know (or care)? www.TheMouseCastle.com…

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MCL 06-11-2021 - Avengers Campus, 'Loki,' and Vaccinated Cruises 45:15

3y ago45:15

45:15

Avengers Campus is now open at Disney California Adventure. Is it living up to expectations? Also, Tim and Anthony preview "Loki" on Disney+ and discuss an upcoming "test cruise" on the Disney Dream in Florida to verify Disney Cruise Line is COVID compliant. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 05-28-2021 - 'Cruella,' 'Jungle Cruise,' Themed Bars and Arby's 54:19

3y ago54:19

54:19

Anthony has Arby's for lunch while he and Tim talk about "Cruella" with Emma Stone and Emma Thompson (but not Emma Watson) and "Jungle Cruise" with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. They also share updates on Avengers Campus at Disneyland and take a look at a new Haunted Mansion-themed bar in Oregon. www.TheMouseCastle.com…

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MCL 05-21-2021 - 'Star Wars' Galactic Cruising and Disney Cruise Line 'Wish' Cruising 36:06

3y ago36:06

36:06

It's a cruising episode as Tim and Anthony talk about the upcoming Star Wars-themed Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World, and Disney Cruise Line's new ship, the Disney Wish, which will set sail from Port Canaveral in Florida starting next year. www.TheMouseCastle.comBy Tim Callaway and Anthony Reynolds

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MCL 04-28-2021 - Disney 'Woke' Culture, the Oscars and Jim Henson 37:43

3y ago37:43

37:43

Tim and Anthony discuss whether or not Disney "woke" culture is a bad thing, an Oscar ceremony that was both memorable and forgettable, and an upcoming biopic about Muppet creator Jim Henson. www.TheMouseCastle.comBy Tim Callaway and Anthony Reynolds

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ITMC 04-20-2021 - Tim and Anthony's 100th Episode 41:00

3y ago41:00

41:00

Tim and Anthony celebrate their 100th podcast episode together with cocktails (of course) and more talk about Disneyland's reopening. Plus, Pixar's Soul bags seven Annie Awards and Marvel releases a new trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 04-20-2021 - Tim and Anthony's 100th Episode 41:00

3y ago41:00

41:00

Tim and Anthony celebrate their 100th podcast episode together with cocktails (of course) and more talk about Disneyland's reopening. Plus, Pixar's Soul bags seven Annie Awards and Marvel releases a new trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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ITMC 04-13-2021 - Disneyland Prepares to Reopen, New Rides at Universal Studios Hollywood, and Disneyland Jail 43:28

3y ago43:28

43:28

Tim and Anthony are back, talking about what to expect when Disneyland reopens at the end of the month. Also, Anthony expresses his undying love for Universal Studios and Tim shares the story of how he should have ended up in Disneyland Jail. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 04-13-2021 - Disneyland Prepares to Reopen, New Rides at Universal Studios Hollywood, and Disneyland Jail 43:28

3y ago43:28

43:28

Tim and Anthony are back, talking about what to expect when Disneyland reopens at the end of the month. Also, Anthony expresses his undying love for Universal Studios and Tim shares the story of how he should have ended up in Disneyland Jail. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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ITMC 04-07-2021 - Inside the Mouse Castle Lounge with Tim and Anthony 33:35

3y ago33:35

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Tim Callaway and Anthony Reynolds did a thing...five years after they did their last thing together. The Mouse Castle is back (sort of). www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 04-07-2021 - Inside the Mouse Castle Lounge with Tim and Anthony 33:35

3y ago33:35

33:35

Tim Callaway and Anthony Reynolds did a thing...five years after they did their last thing together. The Mouse Castle is back (sort of). www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 05-29-2018 - Artist Denise Chamberlain Talks About Mary Blair 24:03

6y ago24:03

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EDITOR'S NOTE: After posting this interview with Denise Chamberlain, I was contacted by Mary Blair's niece, Maggie Richardson, contesting information in the interview. In an e-mail, Maggie told me Denise is not a blood relation of Mary Blair, never met her, and does not represent the Blair family. I contacted Denise for comment, and she confirmed h…

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MCL 05-16-2018 - Jungle Cruise Skipper Stories with David Marley 32:57

6y ago32:57

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David Marley is a historian with a PhD from George Washington University, but that's not important today. What matters is for four years he was a Jungle Cruise skipper at Disneyland! In 2016, he wrote Skipper Stories: True Tales From Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise, which contains dozens of interviews with fellow skips past and present. It's an insightf…

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MCL 05-08-2018 - We Found Singer Tammy Tuckey on Main Street 30:52

6y ago30:52

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Tammy Tuckey is living the dream. Tammy is a singer, actress and lifelong Disney fan who has just recorded and produced a musical album called You'll Find Me On Main Street. a collection of Tammy's favorite songs from Walt Disney World. It's an eclectic mix of tunes ranging from "Two Brothers" from The American Adventure to "Tomorrow's Child" from …

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MCL 05-01-2018 - The Return of The Mouse Castle Lounge with Disney Historian Jim Korkis 37:46

6y ago37:46

37:46

The Mouse Castle Lounge is back! We’ve pulled the dust covers off the furniture and restocked the bar. And Tim is happy to welcome back a good friend of The Mouse Castle Lounge. He is a prolific author, especially when it comes to Disney history. His books include The Vault of Walt Series, The Secret Stories of Walt Disney World series, Who’s Afrai…

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MCL 11-01-2016 - A Farewell Toast 8:13

7+ y ago8:13

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The Mouse Castle Lounge has been absent for a few months. Tim explains where he's been and what lies ahead. www.TheMouseCastle.comRSS Feed: http://themousecastle.libsyn.com/rss

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MCL 07-20-2016 - 'Alice' Visual Effects Artist Tefft Smith 22:46

8y ago22:46

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Comic-Con International kicks off Thursday in San Diego and I will be there along with Team Mouse Castle and about 150,000 of our closest nerdy friends as we pack the San Diego Convention Center. It will be my first visit ever to Comic-Con, and I'm super excited to finally be a part of all the craziness. I’m also super excited about my guest today,…

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MCL 06-21-2016 - Remembering Annette Funicello with Glen Holt and Dave Mason 39:32

8y ago39:32

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A few weeks ago, we previewed the Collecting Disney auction with Mike Van Eaton from Van Eaton Galleries. This past weekend, over 700 items of Disney history and memorabilia went under the hammer at this successful auction event. Two of those items were a sweater and a pair of mouse ears that belonged to Disney Legend Annette Funicello. Proceeds fr…

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MCL 06-02-2016 - Collecting Disney with Mike Van Eaton 25:04

8y ago25:04

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It’s always a pleasure when Mike Van Eaton from Van Eaton Galleries drops by the Lounge, because that means he’s got some really cool Disney stuff up for auction. Today is no different. Now through June 17, you can visit Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, California and see their Collecting Disney collection, over 700 items dating back to the ear…

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MCL 05-26-2016 - Theme Park Historian Robert McLaughlin 34:43

8y ago34:43

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Long before Walt Disney World opened--and later closed—an elaborately themed entertainment district, there was a Pleasure Island. Before Six Flags operated a hillside full of thrill rides in Southern California, there was a Magic Mountain. These theme parks were nothing like their contemporary namesakes and their lifespans were frustratingly short.…

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MCL 04-17-2016 - How to Be a Disney Historian with Jim Korkis 59:46

8y ago59:46

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So you want to be a Disney historian? A lot of peple aspire to the title, even though it doesn't pay well--if at all--and pretty much no one is going to hire you to fill the job vacancy of "Disney Historian." Still, it's a noble field with many esteemed names, a number of whom it's been my pleasure to welcome to The Mouse Castle Lounge: Jim Fanning…

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MCL 04-09-2016 - Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival 25:42

8y ago25:42

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For the first time in way too long, the Food and Wine Festival has returned to Disney California Adventure. It’s going on this month every Friday, Saturday and Sunday ending on May 1st. It’s a celebration of the tastes of California and an opportunity to sample an assortment of beverages and tasty treats you can’t otherwise find at DCA. You can eat…

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MCL 03-22-2016 - 'Three Years in Wonderland' with Disney Historian Todd Pierce 32:36

8+ y ago32:36

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There’s been a lot written about the birth of Disneyland and how Walt’s eponymous theme park emerged from the Anaheim orange groves in the 1950s. We’ve all heard the myth-making official version: Walt visualizing his dream from a Griffith Park bench, the struggles to finance Disneyland, the struggles to build it, and especially the chaotic, near-di…

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MCL 03-16-2016 - Walt Disney Family Museum Director of Collections Michael Labrie 16:57

8+ y ago16:57

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A few weeks ago, it was my pleasure to have filmmaker Pamela Tom in the Lounge to talk about her documentary Tyrus, the story of Chinese-American artist and Disney Legend Tyrus Wong. Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to finally see Tyrus on the big screen. The film opened CAAMFest, an annual film festival in the San Francisco Bay Area that suppo…

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ITMC 03-08-2016 - Marvel at Disney California Adventure, 'Star Wars' on Blu-Ray and 'High School Musical 4' 34:18

8+ y ago34:18

34:18

Disney's Zootopia opened last weekend with record-breaking box office numbers for a March release. Naturally, Anthony and I didn't bother to see it. No worries, we'll both rectify that this week. A 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes certainly got our attention. Disneyland's announced April 2 closure of Super Hero HQ caught us all by surprise. What will …

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MCL 03-05-2016 - Walt Disney Family Foundation Film Archivist Scott Zone 33:52

8+ y ago33:52

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I first learned about Scott Zone from a recent article in the Orange County Register detailing his 20-year association with the Walt Disney Family Foundation and the Disney family. Through Scott’s work as a film archivist, he has restored and preserved 18 hours of home movies shot during Walt Disney’s lifetime. That in itself is an interesting topi…

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ITMC 03-02-2016 - Disney's Seasonal Ticket Pricing, Jack Lindquist and the IASW Movie 29:40

8+ y ago29:40

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There's nothing like a ticket price increase to get the Disney fan base stirred up. Make it "seasonal pricing" (or "tiered pricing" or "surge pricing"), however, and you'd better getting ready for major outrage. The price of single-day and multi-day tickets went up (for the most part) at all the Disney parks over the weekend, with single-day ticket…

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MCL 02-26-2016 - We Preview the 88th Annual Academy Awards 46:02

8+ y ago46:02

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This week, Team Mouse Castle didn't make our usual trek to the red carpet in Hollywood to preview the Academy Awards. We found a pretty suitable substitute venue though, Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel. Give a listen to Christi Andersen and me for our annual vague and highly suspect predictions on who will win at Sunday's Os…

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MCL 02-21-2016 - Filmmaker Pamela Tom Talks About Disney Legend Tyrus Wong 25:15

8+ y ago25:15

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Tyrus Wong is a Disney Legend. Though his time at the Disney Studios was brief—only three years from 1938-1941—his contributions there were profound. It was Tyrus’ artistic vision that gave Disney’s Bambi it’s lush impressionistic forest backgrounds, a look that still influences and inspires artists and animators nearly 75 years after the film’s re…

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ITMC 02-17-2016 - 'Star Wars: Episode VIII,' 'Guardians, Vol. 2' and 'Frozen' on Broadway 22:30

8+ y ago22:30

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Principal shooting has begun on both Rian Johnson's Star Wars: Episode VIII and James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2. Naturally, that sparks Anthony and I to devise a mashup crossover film combining the two franchises. And, oh what the heck, lets toss Jurassic Park (World) into the mix too. I guess it was a slow news week. Of course, that n…

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MCL 02-13-2016 - The Cast of 'Gravity Falls' 47:40

8+ y ago47:40

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After 3 ½ years, two full seasons and 40 episodes, Disney XD’s Gravity Falls is about to air its final show—and we're a little bummed by this. Gravity Falls is our favorite thing on Disney television right now, ranking right up there with Phineas and Ferb, another great Disney animated series that came to an end. The summer adventures of Dipper and…

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ITMC 02-09-2016 - 'Inside Out' Rules the Annie Awards and 'Weird Al' Yankovic Joins Disney XD 35:02

8+ y ago35:02

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Pixar's Inside Out dominated the Annie Awards over the weekend, winning 10 awards out of the 11 categories it was nominated in. The journey into the mind of an 11-year old was named Best Animated Feature and Pete Docter was named Best Director. Inside Out also took trophies home for writing, storyboarding, editing, character design, character anima…

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MCL 02-06-2016 - 'Mickey Mouse: Emblem of the American Spirit' with Garry Apgar 43:48

8+ y ago43:48

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It’s our pleasure to welcome back Garry Apgar to The Mouse Castle Lounge. In 2014, Garry compiled the book A Mickey Mouse Reader, an impressive collection of essays and articles spanning more than 80 years that bore witness to the immense popularity of Mickey Mouse and the impact Walt Disney’s creation had on popular culture. Garry revisits the ete…

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ITMC 02-03-2016 - Disneyland Paris Arrest and 'Disneyland 60' with Harrison Ford and Elton John 32:44

8+ y ago32:44

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A man was arrested at Hotel New York at Disneyland Paris last week after bringing two semi-automatic pistols and a knife into the resort. No attack was carried out in the incident. The man was quickly processed by French authorities, appeared before a judge, and on Tuesday was sentenced to six months of house arrest at his mother's home just outsid…

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MCL 01-28-2016 - Journalist and Former Disney Imagineer Mark Eades 54:01

8+ y ago54:01

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In our last show, historian Sam Gennawey and journalist Mark Eades shared their thoughts about Disneyland’s upcoming Star Wars Land expansion. We had some lively conversations and after the dust settled, Mark stuck around. He’s back today to tell us about his fascinating career, not only in his current role as multimedia reporter with the Orange Co…

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ITMC 01-26-2016 - New 'Star Wars' and 'Pirates' Release Dates and Josh Gad's Surprise 28:00

8+ y ago28:00

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Disney is juggling its movie release schedule in 2017, which means you're going to have to wait an extra seven months before you get to see Star Wars: Episode VIII. Like the massively successful The Force Awakens. Episode VIII will open during the Christmas holiday season in 2017, moving from its previously announced Memorial Day weekend release. S…

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ITMC 01-20-2016 - Oscar Nominations, a New Boss at Disney Imagineering and Ten Years of "High School Musical' 38:10

8+ y ago38:10

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Tim was at Disneyland last weekend for the Star Wars Half Marathon and finished the 13.1-mile course in just under two hours and eleven minutes on a sore left foot. Nick Arciniaga, the overall winner of the event, finished in about half that time. Sore foot. Yeah, that's his excuse. The weekend also gave Tim some time to finally explore the Star Wa…

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MCL 01-15-2016 - Disney Historian Sam Gennawey and Journalist Mark Eades 37:41

8+ y ago37:41

37:41

Star Wars Land is officially under construction at Disneyland. This week, to make way for the 14-acre addition to the park’s northwest corner, several sections of the park were closed—some temporarily, some permanently. The Rivers of America will be drained and rerouted, resulting in a shorter trip around a smaller Tom Sawyer Island. That project w…

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ITMC 01-12-2016 - Disneyland's Rivers of America, 'Black Panther' and the Golden Globes 33:43

8+ y ago33:43

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Tim and Anthony dropped by Disneyland last week to get their last looks at the Rivers of America, the Disneyland Railroad and Big Thunder Ranch/Trail/BBQ before they close. They report back from their visits in today's Inside The Mouse Castle and look ahead to the changes coming to the northwest corner of Walt's original park (a rerouted river and …

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ITMC 01-04-2016 - George Lucas, 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and 'Zootopia' 29:48

8+ y ago29:48

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Happy New Year! Anthony and I are back from our holiday hiatus and we're really concerned about George Lucas' happiness; as in his less than enthusiastic comments about Star Wars: The Force Awakens and, oh yeah, likening the Walt Disney Company to "white slavers." Bad form, George. To his credit, the Jedi master did retract the "white slaver" comme…

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ITMC 12-21-2015 - 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Spoiler Edition 1:07:03

8+ y ago1:07:03

1:07:03

Star Wars. Nothing but Star Wars. That's what today's episode of Inside The Mouse Castle is all about as Anthony and I share our thoughts about J.J. Abram's epic Episode VII. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. Star Wars: The Force Awakens destroyed just about every opening weekend box office record and is expected to challenge Titanic and Avatar as the all ti…

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MCL 12-20-2015 - Jim Korkis's 'Vault of Walt' and the Spirit of Christmas at the Winchester Mystery House 37:59

8+ y ago37:59

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When you know as much stuff about Disney history as Jim Korkis does, you get asked a lot of questions. Sometimes it’s pretty basic like “When did Disneyland open?” Other times it’s more obscure like “When did Mickey Mouse start wearing gloves?” Then there’s the question that’s totally off the wall like “How much does Walt Disney World weigh?” No, r…

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MCL 12-16-2015 - 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' World Premiere 16:13

8+ y ago16:13

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We are just days away from the release—finally—of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh episode in the Star Wars saga and the first since Disney plunked down $4 billion to buy Lucasfilm and its assorted intellectual properties. It’s been ten years since we saw a new Star Wars film in theaters and—let’s be honest—32 years since we saw a really g…

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ITMC 12-14-2015 - 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Premieres and Dick Van Dyke Turns 90 34:41

8+ y ago34:41

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We can finally say it. Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens this week. Wow! It's been a little over a year since the first teaser trailer dropped and we all went bonkers watching the Millennium Falcon go loop-de-loop into those TIE Fighters. Now, we are poised just days from the movie's wide release and the anticipation is staggering. Will J.J. Abram…

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MCL 12-11-2015 - Disney Historian Jim Korkis and Restoring Walt's Office 37:29

8+ y ago37:29

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This week, the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank unveiled and rededicated the restored office suite of Walt Disney. It was a painstaking labor of love by Disney studio employees and archivists to recreate Walt’s office exactly as it appeared at the time of his death. It was authentic down to the actual furniture and personal items that were there in 1…

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ITMC 12-07-2015 - Han Solo, Annie Award Nominations and Dating Disney Style 32:10

8+ y ago32:10

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We're less than two weeks away from the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in theaters. The most surprising thing, though, is we're a week away from the film's star-studded world premiere and we have no idea where it's going to be held. Just add it to the ever-growing list of tightly-held Star Wars secrets we've come to expect from J.J. Abrams…

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MCL 12-04-2015 - Producer Don Hahn Talks About Disney Legend Richard Sherman 20:31

8+ y ago20:31

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On December 17, PBS SoCal will air the musical special Richard M. Sherman: Songs of a Lifetime. It’s a one-hour studio performance by the songwriter and Disney Legend. Just him, a piano, and a few friends to sing along. It celebrates the decades-long musical collaboration that was the Sherman Brothers and it’s certain to include tunes from such cla…

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