by admin | Jul 26, 2011 | Disneyland, Podcast Episode, Walt Disney World
Host: Aaron Rittmaster
Panel: Chris Carroll, Paul Hajjar, Steve Bratton, CJ Fragola, Mark Pratt
In Episode 11, the panel discusses the Disney Vacation Club. We compare DVC to other time-share programs and discuss the benets of DVC membership for Walt Disney World fans. After Steve Bratton takes the hotseat for 10 Questions, the panel talks about the options for purchasing DVC contracts. I preview my short-notice September Walt Disney World vacation, and we close the episode with the panel oering their choices for favorite DVC Resort (hint: Boardwalk Inn and Bay Lake Towers were the top two vote-getters).
DVC is really too big of a topic for a single podcast episode. For more information about DVC ownership (in addition to official Disney sources of information), check out:
- The DVC Life blog (Katie’s a little behind, but it’s chock full of great information)
- DVC News – a fan-driven site about all things DVC.
- MouseOwners – a discussion board for DVC owners (which also includes a board for people interested in renting DVC points from existing members).
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by admin | Jul 7, 2011 | Being A DISDad, Podcast Episode, Walt Disney World
Host: Aaron Rittmaster
Panel: Jason Gilbert, Mark Harbeson, John Thomas, Greg Hughes
In Episode 10, the panel (including school principal Greg Hughes) discusses taking children out of school for a family vacation to Walt Disney World. We also shared our favorite Walt Disney World educational experiences, including how to leverage “ordinary” interactions into educational opportunities.
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by admin | Jun 17, 2011 | Being A DISDad, Podcast Episode
Host – Aaron Rittmaster
Panel – Nathaniel E. Powe, Jr.; Mark Pratt; Paul Hajjar; Christian Hill, Joe D’Antonio
Episode 9 is our special Father’s Day Podcast. We start o the show with Voice Mail messages from several of the Dis Dads, sharing Disney/Fatherhood memories. The panel shares their own such memories, and we feature our first celebrity interview. Voice actor Tom Kane – the voice of characters from Monkey Fist on Kim Possible to Yoda on Clone Wars to Admiral Akbar on Star Tours 2.0 – sat down with me to talk about being a voice actor, being father to eight children, and Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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by admin | Jun 4, 2011 | Podcast Episode
Host: Aaron Rittmaster
Panel: James Mathieson, Jason Gilbert, Mark Pratt, Nate Trent, Mark Harbeson, John Thomas
Podcast Episode 8 introduces the rst of what is likely an irregular series of podcasts featuring a podcast team of independent Disney Specialist travel agents with Fairytale Journeys travel agency, discussing Disney travel planning. In Episode 8, we discussed the benets of planning a Disney trip with a Disney Specialist travel agent and tips for working eectively with a travel agent. The panel also addressed Walt Disney World resort selection for a range of hypothetical families.
As always, special thanks to our Producer/Engineer Josh Haas. The DIS Dads Podcast is edited and mixed at Pi Productions by A Veil Lifted.
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by admin | May 21, 2011 | Podcast Episode, Walt Disney World
Host: Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz)
Panelists: Chris Carroll (DisDadDoc); Nathan Trent (trennr); Carl Nixon (carlnix30); Bob Chavez (unclescrooge0707)
In Episode 7, the Dis Dads talk about Disney Dining Plans. We debate whether Disney Dining plans are a “value”, discuss special cases where Dining Plans can be especially useful, and oer our tips for best uses of dining credits.
In addition to the Dining Plan talk, Chris Carroll took the hot seat and answered 10 Questions in our getting to know a DIS Dad segment. Also, Carl Nixon shared a preview of his upcoming June trip to Walt Disney World.
As always, special thanks to our Producer/Engineer Josh Haas, who also created and recorded our intro music. The DIS Dads Podcast is edited and mixed at Pi Productions by A Veil Lifted.
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by admin | May 8, 2011 | Podcast Episode, Walt Disney World
Host: Aaron Rittmaster (AJRitz)
Panelists: prattpak (Mark Pratt); the duck 619 (David Nicely); Captain Oblivious (Mark Harbeson); jason4024 (Jason Gilbert); middlepat (Brian Newell)
Episode 6 is primarily devoted to discussion of Epcot. The panel rates their Top 5 Epcot attractions, shares tips for touring Epcot, and discusses dining options in Epcot.
In addition to the Epcot talk, Brian Newell took the hot seat and answered 10 Questions in our getting to know a DIS Dad segment. Also, David Nicely shared a preview of his upcoming trip to Walt Disney World.
As always, special thanks to our Producer/Engineer Josh Haas, who also created and recorded our intro music. The DIS Dads Podcast is edited and mixed at Pi Productions by A Veil Lifted.
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