by AJRitz | Jan 5, 2021 | DISDads Podcast PLUS, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Movies, Disneyland, Podcast Episode, Walt Disney World, WDW Dining

Host: Aaron Rittmaster
Co-Hosts: Tim Hicks & Willie Crocker
Your Host Aaron Rittmaster and co-hosts Willie Crocker and Tim Hicks close out their podcast recording year with a review of the year-that-was in the Disney world. Thank you for welcoming the show back this year – we’re looking forward to a fresh new year with lots more fun and excitement ahead!
Thank you to the DISDads Podcast PLUS Sponsors, who help make this show possible:
What important events did w miss? Were there any you thought we gave too much attention to? Tell us about it! Leave a comment here on the blog; Email us at podcast@disdads.com; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; or check out our DISDads Podcast Facebook page. If you Email us an audio recording of your story, we may include it in a future episode.
If you’d like to be involved in a future recording, the best way to make sure the contact information ends up in the right place when it comes time to bring you on is to Email Tim Hicks, and let him know what you’d like to talk about on the show. Future episodes will include trip reports and even 2319 recordings. And if you’ve enjoyed the rebooted show, we’d also really appreciate it if you took a moment to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. We rely on listener feedback to fine-tune what we’re offering and plan for future shows. Plus, the reviews help new listeners find the show and join in the fun with the community.
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by AJRitz | Apr 12, 2020 | DISDads Podcast PLUS, Disney Movies, Disneyland, Podcast Episode, Universal Orlando, Walt Disney World, WDW Dining

Host: Aaron Rittmaster
Co-Hosts: Tim Hicks & Willie Crocker
Host Aaron Rittmaster and Co-hosts Willie Crocker and Tim Hicks go right back to the Top 9 well, but with a new twist. This time, they take their first look back at Disney History (or, rather, un-history), talking about their favorite attractions that didn’t end up getting built in U.S. Disney theme parks. All of these attractions reached at least the concept art stage, and some were even publicly announced before being canceled.
Thank you to the DISDads Podcast PLUS Sponsors, who help make this show possible:
What do you think of our list? What unbuilt attraction should have been in the Top 9, but didn’t make it? Which unbuilt attractions did we overrate? What’s YOUR favorite unbuilt Disney attraction? Tell us about it! Leave a comment here on the blog; Email us at podcast@disdads.com; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; or check out our DISDads Podcast Facebook page.
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Geyser Mountain was considered for both Disneyland & Disneyland Paris
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Tony Baxter never gave up on this attraction. Could it be what the WDW Frontierland needs to be relevant again?
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Bat-themed ride vehicles invade the Dragon Tower
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Hard to understand how this concept could have been so thoroughly botched TWICE
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Concepts originally developed for this attraction made their way into Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
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The attraction’s story was that guests were visiting a top-secret Swiss bobsled training facility
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Mt. Fuji would have given the Japan Pavilion a totally different profile.
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The Excavator would have stretched across Dinoland U.S.A,
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Atlantis Exhibition actually had a construction banner in Disneyland Theme Park.
If you’d like to be involved in a future recording, the best way to make sure the contact information ends up in the right place when it comes time to bring you on is to Email Tim Hicks, and let him know what you’d like to talk about on the show. Future episodes will include trip reports and even 2319 recordings. And if you’ve enjoyed the rebooted show, we’d also really appreciate it if you took a moment to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. We rely on listener feedback to fine-tune what we’re offering and plan for future shows. Plus, the reviews help new listeners find the show and join in the fun with the community.
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by AJRitz | Sep 15, 2019 | Disney Fan Community, Disney Movies, Disneyland, Podcast Episode, Walt Disney World

Host:Aaron Rittmaster
This Week in Disney History: Don Donfris
Panel: Chris Paciak, Michael Tighe & Matt Halbauer
We discuss news and rumors that emerged from the recent D23 event in Anaheim, California. The wide-ranging discussion includes talk about Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Marvel, Star Wars, and the Disney+ streaming service.
The DISDads Podcast is sponsored by Mouse Master Travel, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner.
Which D23 announcement are you most excited about? How do you feel about the reimagination of Epcot? What did you think of our takes? Tell us about it! Leave a comment here on the blog; Email us at podcast@disdads.com; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; and check out our DISDads Podcast Facebook page. We also invite you to join in to the going conversation about and discussion of the podcast in our new Facebook Group – The Mancave: Where DISDads Podcast Fans Gather.
If you enjoyed the show, we’d also really appreciate it if you took a moment to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you use a different method to listen to the show, reviews on Apple Podcasts/iTunes really give the show a boost and make it easier for new listeners to find it. (This is especially important as we return from hiatus, as the lack of new episodes makes us just about invisible on Apple Podcasts right now).
Our outro music is “Whiskey on the Mississippi” © Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 – http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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by AJRitz | Aug 18, 2019 | Disney Movies, Podcast Episode, Pop Culture Reviews
Host: Aaron Rittmaster
Panel: Dave Adams, Chris Papciak, Mark Wysocki
Featuring This Week in Disney History by Don Donfris
Episode 598 finds host Aaron Rittmaster and the DISDads Podcast panelists looking at what’s next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe after “The Snappenings.” With The Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home behind them, panelists Dave Adams, Chris Papciak, and Mark Wysocki discuss news from the 2019 San Diego Comic Con and what we might be able to expect from the next several MCU films (whether they’re treated as a “phase” or not).
Don Donfris joins us at the top of the show for another installment of our favorite segment, This Week in Disney History.
What are you most looking forward to seeing from this next batch of Marvel films? What are you most excited about that HASN’T been announced yet? What among this next group of MCU films just leaves you confused or disappointed? Tell us about it! Leave a comment here on the blog; Email us at podcast@disdads.com; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; and check out our DISDads Podcast Facebook page. We also invite you to join in to the going conversation about and discussion of the podcast in our new Facebook Group – The Mancave: Where DISDads Podcast Fans Gather.
If you enjoyed the show, we’d also really appreciate it if you took a moment to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you use a different method to listen to the show, reviews on Apple Podcasts/iTunes really give the show a boost and make it easier for new listeners to find it. (This is especially important as we return from hiatus, as the lack of new episodes makes us just about invisible on Apple Podcasts right now).
Our outro music is “Whiskey on the Mississippi” © Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The DISDads Podcast is sponsored by Mouse Master Travel, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner.
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by AJRitz | Jan 14, 2018 | Disney Movies, Podcast Episode, Pop Culture Reviews

Host: Aaron Rittmaster
Panelists: Eric Anderson, Chris Papciak, Terry Hawkins
It’s Part 2 of our annual 2-Part Disney-movies preview. Eric Anderson is back, joined by Chris Papciak, Terry Hawkins, and host Aaron Rittmaster to take a look at the films scheduled for release by Disney-owned studios from July through December, 2018.
Which Disney film coming in the second half of 2018 are you most looking forward to? What do you think of the rather sparse slate for late 2018? Which release are you most skeptical about? Tell us about it!
Leave a comment here on the blog; Email us at podcast@disdads.com; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; and check out our DISDads Podcast Facebook page.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we’d also really appreciate it if you took a moment to leave us a review on iTunes (If you didn’t enjoy the show, feel free to ignore that last link).
Our outro music is “Whiskey on the Mississippi” © Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The DISDads Podcast is sponsored by Fantastic Memories Travel, LLC, and its Mouse Master Travel service, a specialized Disney Destination vacation planning service.
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by AJRitz | Jan 7, 2018 | Disney Movies, Podcast Episode, Pop Culture Reviews

Host: Aaron Rittmaster
Panelists: Eric Anderson, Chris Papciak, Terry Hawkins
It’s Part 1 of our annual 2-Part Disney-movies preview. Eric Anderson is back, joined by Chris Papciak, Terry Hawkins, and host Aaron Rittmaster to take a look at the first six months of theatrical-release films from studios owned by Disney.
Which Disney film coming in the first half of 2018 are you most looking forward to? Which are you most skeptical about? Tell us about it!
Leave a comment here on the blog; Email us at podcast@disdads.com; tweet us at DisDadsPodcast on Twitter; and check out our DISDads Podcast Facebook page.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we’d also really appreciate it if you took a moment to leave us a review on iTunes (If you didn’t enjoy the show, feel free to ignore that last link).
Our outro music is “Whiskey on the Mississippi” © Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The DISDads Podcast is sponsored by Fantastic Memories Travel, LLC, and its Mouse Master Travel service, a specialized Disney Destination vacation planning service.
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Subscribe: Spotify |