The DISDads

The DAD Show #55 – Tokyo Disneyland with Jeff Swearingen (Part 2)

April 16, 2014 / AJRitz / No comments

Welcome back to the DISDads Podcast Midweek Destinations And Diversions Show. The DAD Show is your humpday vacation fix. Our intro and outro music was created and performed by Mitch Furman.

The DAD Show is sponsored by Kingdom Strollers, Orlando’s Premium Stroller and Crib Rental source.

Episode 55 is the second part of our three-part conversation with Jeff Swearingen about his honeymoon trip to Tokyo Disneyland Resort. This episode focuses on the attractions, shopping, shows and food of Tokyo Disneyland.

Do you have any questions or comments about Jeff’s trip? Want to volunteer to share your vacation story with us for a future DAD Show episode? Email us at podcast@DisDads.com; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; and join in the online discussion of the podcasts on our DISDads Discussion Boards; and check out our new DISDads Podcast Facebook page.

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Category: Disney Travel Tips, Disney Trip Planning, Podcast Episode, Trip Reports / Tags: Tokyo Disneyland

#Adventurtorium24 and Give Kids the World Auction

April 13, 2014 / AJRitz / 4 comments

We’re celebrating the pre-release of Adventurtorium by playing it for 24 hours straight on DISDads Radio from 8 a.m. Eastern Time Sunday morning until 8 a.m. Eastern Time Monday morning – we encourage you to listen in and tweet about it, using the hashtag #Adventurtorium24.

We’re also helping Joe Pardo realize his ultimate goal for his Adventurtorium composition – raising funds to help Give Kids the World. You can help by bidding on a canvas print of the fantastic cover art he commissioned as part of this project. As we usually do, you can place your bid by listing the amount of your bid in the comments below. The complete auction rules are the same as always – you can review them here. The only change is that you’ll make your payment through the Firstgiving link set up specifically for the Adventurtorium project. This auction will end at 10 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday morning, April 15, 2014.

Oh, and one more thing – a simultaneous auction for another canvas print of the same cover art is going on over at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse. I’ve been bragging for the last couple of weeks about how confident I am that the DISDads community is so amazingly generous — do me a favor. Don’t let the Magical Mouse Schoolhouse auction end higher than ours!!

Category: Being a DIS Dad, Off-Topic, Site News / Tags: Adventurtorium, Give Kids the World

Disneyland Good Neighbor Hotels: Episode 181

April 13, 2014 / AJRitz / No comments

The DISDads Podcast is sponsored by Fairytale Journeys, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner.

Host: Aaron Rittmaster
Panel: Eric Anderson; Kevin Crossman; David Platt

The panel returns to the West Coast in Episode 181 to discuss Good Neighbor Hotels at the Disneyland Resort. We talk about the benefits (and drawbacks) of a Good Neighbor stay, and things that you should consider in choosing a Good Neighbor Hotel. Have you stayed at a Disneyland Good Neighbor hotel? Have any recommendations (or warnings) about particular Good Neighbor hotels? Tell us about them in the comments below, or Email us at podcast@DisDads.com; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; join in the online discussion of the podcasts on our DISDads Discussion Boards; and check out our DISDads Podcast Facebook page.

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The DAD Show #54 – Joe Pardo and Adventurtorium

April 9, 2014 / AJRitz / No comments

Welcome back to the DISDads Podcast Midweek Destinations And Diversions Show. The DAD Show is your humpday vacation fix. Our intro and outro music was created and performed by Mitch Furman.

The DAD Show is sponsored by Kingdom Strollers, Orlando’s Premium Stroller and Crib Rental source.

In Episode 54 I interview Joe Pardo about his Adventurtorium project. Joe talks about putting together this epic musical project and his goal of using it to generate support for Give Kids the World. Joe even takes the hot seat for a round of the DISDads classic, 10 Questions.

Here’s the video that triggered Joe’s interest in Give Kids the World:

Be sure to join us over at DISDads Radio for the #Adventurtorium24 24-hour streaming launch of the full Adventurtorium project, starting at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 13 – leading up to it’s official release at 4:14 p.m. on April 14, 2014. And check back here at DISDads.com for auctions of some terrific Disney and Up-inspired artwork to help Joe raise money for Give Kids the World.

Do you have any questions or comments about Joe’s project? Want to volunteer to share your vacation story with us for a future DAD Show episode? Email us at podcast@DisDads.com; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; and join in the online discussion of the podcasts on our DISDads Discussion Boards; and check out our new DISDads Podcast Facebook page.

If you enjoyed the podcast, we’d really appreciate it if you took a moment to leave us a review on iTunes.

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Category: Being a DIS Dad, Podcast Episode, Pop Culture Reviews, Site News, Walt Disney World /

Adventurtorium – An UP-inspired Musical Experience

April 7, 2014 / AJRitz / No comments

DJ Joe Pardo has created an incredible musical re-telling of the story of the Pixar film UP. Utilizing two turntables, film soundtracks, iconic Disney music, a mixer and computer audio software, Joe has created a transformative and unique listening experience called Adventurtorium.

We’re going to be featuring an interview with Joe on this Wednesday’s DAD Show podcast, and we’ll have a couple of special events next week, leading up to the launch of Adventurtorium. On Saturday, starting at 8 a.m., we’ll begin playing Adventurtorium for 24 hours straight on DISDads Radio. We’ll also be auctioning off some beautiful limited-edition prints of artwork commissioned to go with Adventurtorium, to benefit Give Kids the World.

Joe has produced this pre-release trailer for his project – enjoy!

Category: Being a DIS Dad, DISDads Podcast, Pop Culture Reviews, Site News / Tags: Adventurtorium, Music

Disney’s Animal Kingdom on $25/day: Episode 179

April 6, 2014 / AJRitz / No comments

The DISDads Podcast is sponsored by Fairytale Journeys, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner.

Host: Aaron Rittmaster
Panel: David Juart; Don Donfris; Jon Arthur

In Episode 179, the panel finishes its dining tour around the Walt Disney World theme parks on $25 per day, with a discussion of budget dining at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. What are your favorite tips and tricks for saving money on dining at Disney’s Animal Kingdom? Tell us about them in the comments below, or Email us at podcast@DisDads.com; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; join in the online discussion of the podcasts on our DISDads Discussion Boards; and check out our DISDads Podcast Facebook page.

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