Cohosts Shaun @rankingthemouse and Matt @mattpeto are here for Dizhappenings! We start with our fandom, say farewell to the past and embrace a new beginning. We debut our new signature segments: The Diz Hot Bin (Pulse of DisTwitter, Forums) Nerd Section (Favs, Rankings, Stats) Before/After Head to Head Previews We talk Disneyland Forward, AK and MK…

We take on the perception that Animal Kingdom is a half day park. Plenty to do and plenty to eat. Come listen how we tackle the must-dos at this underrated park. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mattpeto Music in Dizhappenings copyrighted by Audi…

Matt jumps on to share his opinions about the hot rumor mill. He provides what he thinks is most likely and what's not. With 1900 Park Fare returning, Matt touches on the Disney Comeback Index. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mattpeto Music in D…

Picture this scenario... You don't visit WDW frequently and you're about to hit Magic Kingdom for the first time in 3-5 years. What experiences do you need to accomplish to get Magic Kingdom done proper? Matt, Christina and Mike have the details... Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankin…

We cover our final day for our Down and Back Again trip. We start at Hollywood with some rope dropping Slinky Dog Dash and then make a productive morning before hopping to Magic Kingdom. Galaxy's Edge, Toy Story Land and Tron are the centerpieces. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/ranking…

The boys take another down and back trip. We talk about how the trip came about and recap a very eventful first day. Steve the Substitute joins us for the episode and we welcome Chris who gives us many first impressions. Many tips in the episode and our favorite water dispenser locations. What did everyone think of Luminous? Twitter/X Handles: Dizh…

For the first time, Matt visits Disneyland after being on a work trip out West. We get into his trip report and his review on many new rides. Matt experiences World of Color, one of Mike's personal favorites.. We dive into Matt's views on how Disneyland compares to Walt Disney World. At the end of the episode, Matt plays a recording of his initial …

In a different type of trip recap, Mike covers his top 16 takeaways on mostly new experiences for him and his wife during their adult trip from February 2024. Mike and his snacks, plenty of new ones! A lounge review? What does Mike think of Luminous? @h_EVERythingDIS Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https:/…

We bring in Landon from one of our favorite WDW podcasts, "Disney World is Awesome". Landon shares how his love for Disney and how his podcast got created. We talk about his co-hosts (TJ and Matt) and how they built the perfect down-to-earth podcast. We go down memory lane with some of the past podcast highlights and his super cool neighborhood. We…

Scott Gustin returns and provides feedback on 18 Before/After Topics all centered around 2024. We dig into Genie+, Tiana's Bayou Adventure (did we pinpoint an opening date or two?), new Attraction buzz and so much more. Maybe a little Bluey mixed in for good measure. After our main segment, Scott shares his opinion on Brazil D23 news, Luminous and …

We pick up with Part II for Matt's trip report for December 2023. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mattpeto Music in Dizhappenings copyrighted by Audio Jungle

In Part I of Matt's trip report, we go through half of his trip. He visits DHS 2x but hits bunch of parks at night (MK, AK and Epcot) to open his trip. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mattpeto Music in Dizhappenings copyrighted by Audio Jungle…

Picking up with Mike's 2nd part of his trip. Mike takes advantage of Extending Evening Hours at Animal Kingdom and sounds like has a hew appreciation, maybe Mike and his family attends the first scheduled Christmas Party and sees plenty of bloggers and even gets some pics while he's at it. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizha…

Mike and his family visits WDW during Jersey week. He has a split stay and has new thoughts on Roundup Rodeo BBQ, Journey of Water and walks us through his time for the first part of his trip. Is Mike ready to breakup with Beaches and Cream? How does a leisurely 2nd day at DHS look? Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappening…

Without Mike keeping us in line, Christina and Matt takes a step back defending Harmonious, while looking ahead to Luminous - even though there seems to be haters. We also talk about our previous holiday trip and the repeatable highlights. We get to hear Matt wrestle with planning a big party trip. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.…

We recap a bunch of news items: Park Hopping restrictions go away Price increases EVERYWHERE (except tickets) Enchantment and After Hours Returning We talk holiday parties and Jollywood We talk Holiday offerings at WDW And we breakdown whether Nightmare Before Christmas is a Halloween or Christmas party Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twi…

We discuss some looming topics that we expect to get answers soon about: Genie+ in 2024 Bubble Perks returning Animal Kingdom After Hours returning? Disney+ price hikes Luminous on dw.com site Before and After Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mat…

Since Pandora opened in 2017, Walt Disney World has added 10 attractions to the lineup. Christina, Mike and Matt rank their personal favorites. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mattpeto Music in Dizhappenings copyrighted by Audio Jungle…

We discuss the news from Destination D23 and our honest thoughts. Do we think it was positive overall? Or was it a little bit more of a mixed bag? Before/After topic: Soarin' Over California temporary run... Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mattp…

Scott Gustin returns to our podcast to discuss various topics: Finishing up Epcot Destination D23 preview 2024 Marketing Pitch to Guests My Disney Experience Changes Our B/A topics get nerdy! JoW showing up on MDE and the new princess Asha appearing at WDW from Disney's new animation feature, Wish. Find Scott on https://twitter.com/ScottGustin Happ…

We have a friend join our podcast: special guest from DBCPod, Phil Schoen (The Max Rebo). Phil joins us for a different look on taking family trips and breaks down a different way to hit the parks. With Phil being a massive Epcot fan, we put him on the hot seat for a lightning round of hard questions on Epcot. https://twitter.com/h_EVERythingDIS Fi…

Mike and Matt discuss their upcoming trips and some of their planning tactics. Before/After: Blue Ribbon Corn Dogs at Boardwalk. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mattpeto Music in Dizhappenings copyrighted by Audio Jungle…

The co-hosts and their families attended the Disney 100 Exhibition at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. We cover what we enjoyed most from the exhibit. Matt also thinks we get some type of significant news in early August about the parks. @h_EVERythingDIS Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitt…

Christina, Mike and Matt go through 12 categories and draft their park day. Which plan would you sign up for? B/A: Tron to Standby and After Hours Party return... Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mattpeto Music in Dizhappenings copyrighted by Aud…

We discuss the nuts (what you should stay clear from) and what you should bolt-on (spend extra for) for your Disney trip. Park Hopping Memory Maker Dessert Party Dining Plan Tours/Behind the Scenes Seasonal Parties Special experiences Capture Your Moment Rapid fire Before/After: New Experience on Cinderella Castle? Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings:…

The podcast crew discusses their past experience with the Dining Plan and it's pros/cons. Matt and Mike talks about their dining preferences for their upcoming trips. Before/After: Be Our Guest changes! Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mattpeto M…

In this episode, we update the state of the Disney Comeback Index. Matt then brings out a Top 15 list of things he felt we lost from Covid-era and are likely not to return. Our Before and After topic is on the Cake Bake Shop. @h_EVERythingDIS Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemo…

Mike and Christina drive an episode of "Would you Rather?" of putting the other co-hosts in a difficult decision making game. Some include: Which holiday party would you chose? Ride Choices (new and at closing times) Nighttime parade or a show returning? Short trip perk choice Dream scenarios Favorite show vs a new show we never seen? @h_EVERything…

Brace yourself. This is a loaded episode. Scott Gustin returns and we begin by looking back from our November episode and discuss how our predictions are holding up overall. But then we jump into the hot topics discussed everywhere including: Scott making some bold predictions! Journey of Water: really heating up? The nighttime parade buzz Figment …

Christina and Matt do a solo episode together. We talk about the Moana adaptation, our upcoming thoughts of the Little Mermaid. We also chat After Hours and why we think Villains After Hours didn't return this year? We then to get to our main subject on the 50th Postmortem and discuss good, bad, ugly and what we will miss the most from the celebrat…

We totally "cowboy" through this episode and discuss some random topics: 1) Epcot 40th wrapping up and moving to the 100th WDC Celebration 2) Harmonious replacement show: what could the new show look and sound like? 3) Signs that bookings are soft at Disney World? 4) Meet and Greets Before/After: Mirabel to MK when? Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings…

Join us for part II of Mike and Kaina's adult-only trip. Learn how they master early entry access without the need of Genie+. Get their feedback on Guardians, Space 220 Lounge and all the snacks. Did they see Harmonious before it twinkles away? They finish their last day at Boma and get to experience Zebra Domes for the first time! And Matt and Chr…

Mike and Kaina visit WDW for a 3 park visit to celebrate an upcoming milestone birthday. In our first Part, we cover their arrival day, DHS and MK park stops. We get the details of how it went down and plenty of food discussions! Our Before and After is on Bon Voyage! Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https:…

We make our consensus top 10 ride list where we rank our top 10 attractions in WDW all (before Pandora era). We have some surprises and some hot takes here. We also bring the Hatbox Ghost in our Before/After topic. @h_EVERythingDIS Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: h…

Each host selects their current top 5 restaurants. We also have some honorable mentions and bring back the Before/After game with two topics. Why would Disneyland thing be a Before/After topic? Hmm. @h_EVERythingDIS Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.c…

Matt's wife, Adrienne, joins the episode to discuss their December's family trip. Christina and Adrienne team up against Matt. Mike issues out some mulligans and some sharp criticism on the December crew missing a certain dessert from Epcot. We cover favorite moments, final park tallies, best snacks, best dining, Genie+ selections and so much more!…

Matt visited WDW for a weeklong in December 2022. Instead of the traditional trip report, he does the Top 15 Observations from his trip. During the episode, Matt covers his parting thoughts on Harmonious, Splash Mountain and Enchantment. He also covers how Guardians has changed Epcot for the better. And much much more... @h_EVERythingDIS Twitter/X …

We are very excited to share Christina's trip report of her December vacation at WDW Christina does a split stay at Port Orleans Riverside and Animal Kingdom Lodge - Kidani Village. She has some thoughts about the newer attractions, including Guardians. She also experiences the 50th nighttime shows for the first time and recaps her time at Mickey V…

We have a very special guest, Scott Gustin joining us to discuss 2023 predictions and so much more... We discuss Iger/Chapek showdown, Genie+ and park pass potential changes. We finish a lightning round on our previously opened Before/After topics and Scott offers when to actually expect the Railroad to return. So much content... You can find Scott…

The Disney Comeback Index has reached 90%! Christina and Matt go through each category and talk about what's about missing. We discuss what items are likely gone for good and what's the future of the DCI. And what could come next? We then talk about our upcoming trips and the strategy to goes into taking a larger family @h_EVERythingDIS Twitter/X H…

We talk about Halloween at the Disney Parks and highlight the holiday party, Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. We cover the party's unique entertainment offerings, meet and greats and trick and treating. We also look back at Boo Bash and MNSSHP from a few years ago when Mike had the opportunity to go. Also in this episode, we talk Halloween mo…

Each host has 3 blind questions to their co-hosts. We discuss which land we'd knock out, what special day of the year would you want to be at the parks and much much more. We also discuss Before/After on when the replacement show for Harmonious debuts (not including Epcot Forever). We also review some of our past successful predictions. @h_EVERythi…

Our friend Darren joins as a Guest for our episode and recaps his trip to Aulani. He talks about the Disney touches in a faraway place. He covers the pools, dining, characters, add-ons, and things to check out with leaving the resort. It's a trip recap you don't want to miss! Plus we do an Before/After on when Figment will show up for his Meet & Gr…

We react to D23 and have some hot-takes. Did Disney just apologize about the nighttime spectaculars? We open our discussion about our fan favorite, Happily Ever After returning and we're here for it!. They also confirmed a lucky (or unlucky) prediction we made a long time ago about TRON opening and likely confirmed another hot-take what we said abo…

In this episode, each hosts put their "fake" money on 5 bets for D23 predictions. Will we get some love at the parks this year or not?!?!? Come join us! D23 Odds: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wO3_uAW9LnZ2BVUy6Z8Qi-0iNgbW47oFDlu-vo149OQ/edit#gid=2123484091 Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://…

Matt, Mike and Steve the Substitute returns to discuss D23 predictions. We discuss new attractions, nighttime shows, etc. Before/After: Missing restaurants at EPCOT. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouse Matt: https://twitter.com/mattpeto Music in Dizhappenings copyrighted by …

Mike and his family visits Disneyland for a summer vacation. In this episode, Mike breaks down his own adventures in Disneyland Park!. He covers the attractions, entertainment, nighttime shows and food. Come listen to Part 2 of his trip recap! Also in this episode: Before/After date on Walt Disney World Railroad Return. @h_EVERythingDIS Twitter/X H…

Mike and his family visits Disneyland for a summer vacation. In this episode, Mike breaks down his own adventures in Disney California Adventure!. He covers the attractions, entertainment, nighttime shows and food. Come listen to Part 1 of his trip recap! Also in this episode: Matt covers his Royal Caribbean couple trip to Bermuda! We launch a Befo…

We discuss returning to the parks around the holidays. We breakdown what each park features for the holiday seasons and what we are looking forward to most. We also try convince one more co-host to join our fun. Before/After: Ariel at her Grotto returns. Twitter/X Handles: Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappenings Shaun: https://twitter.com/…

During another roundtable discussion, Matt and Mike cover: Various topics surrounding Genie+ Park Pass Reservation and Park Hopping Character Dining and we finally feel like we unlocked why certain restaurants haven't reopened. Mike drops a Before/After date on when Splash Mountain will go under for the Tiana makeover. Will you take the Before or A…