Mighty Men Of Mouse: Your Unofficial Walt Disney World Podcast

NEWS GALLIMAUFRY! The New Wheel Gallimaufry turns on character meals, Disney's fault for an injury, voluntary wheel chair use, child meltdowns, Jim Hill rumors, and the value of being a celebrity.

This week the team is joined by Capitain Universal, Derek Burgan, to discuss whether or not there is enough for families to enjoy at Univseral Orlando.  Derek is also interrogated by the indefatigable Russ Lipton about his favorite tastes, what he is most proud of, and the wild frontiers of food classification. The final segment is a discussion on bars in WDW and Universal.  This much fun should not be free.

This week's topic focuses on the arrival of a 5th diamond to Walt Disney World property.  Joined by John Kivus, the discussion focuses on what goes into a 5 diamond resort, our experiences with them elsewhere, the concept of luxury and why Disney doesn't do one themselves.  John also challenges Kip to Friday Night's Alright and we are joined by Russell James Lipton Shuttlesworth.

In an abbreviated show this week, the guys talk a little about Thanksgiving.  They also share their annual Christmas gift idea run down.  Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Guests and gallimaufrys mean that we fell behind on listener questions so we decided to catch up quick with a Listener Interaction Satchel Fiesta blow off.  Topics include corporate's feeling towards Epcot, Poly construction, hairy legs, lax bros and too many drunks at Food and Wine Festival, FastPass + trials, Once Upon a Time, DVC supply and demand, the Dark Side of Disney trailer, the Ultimate Magic Kingdom Touring Plan, trade ideas, and 1%ers.

We are joined this week by Brian McNichols of Pardon the Pixie Dust, TouringPlans.com, Brooklyn's Finest, and author of the Walt Disney World Bar and Lounge eGuide.  Topics include James Russell Lipton Shuttlesworth, bars, Level/Keep/More and the MMOM draft. Buy the Walt Disney World Bars and Lounges eGuide Read Brian on Brooklyn's Finest

The GALLIMAUFRY Lock Box is open again.  The topic assortment includes the decision to stop touring and go eat, mistakes and lessons learned, our least favorite restaurants, Vince McMahon, money wasting, and how we'd save a counter-service restaurant.  We also do 3 Good Minutes on College Football and @TheMouseSlap.

GALLIMAUFRY!  This week's episode is a GALLIMAUFRY of various and assorted topics provided by alert and helpful listeners.  The GALLIMAUFRY includes how Disney would craft a "valuable" hard ticket party for RI, underrated movies, the mythical 5th Gate, a fateful choice on the most important part of our vacations, and off-site resources.  GALLIMAUFRY!?

In an effort to make some deals happen, the team is switching chairs to negotiate some trades for the each of the parks.  The News Wheel turns on FastPass+ trials at Disney Hollywood Studios, Iger's extension, Flamingo Crossings, and renovations coming to the Beach Club.  Also, three calls for help.

This week we answer a question from Scott about how we would craft the perfect Disney Day.....with an absurd caveat.  The Listener Interaction Satchel is bursting with thoughts on horcruxes, which podcast audience we wish we had, the worst hard ticket party we could imagine, Tim Brooks' article on Moderate DVCs, what Derek Burgan would go back to WDW for one last time, which attractions would we want to bring back, Russ' bottom 3 princesses, and "fun" Halloween costumes. We close with 3 Good Minutes on the NFL.

Kip went to Universal and we talk about it.  The News Wheel turns on Puerto Rico, monorail service, Frozen as non-fiction, and MESSAGE BOARD OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK covers lumberjacks.

Do you believe in Epcot? The Listener Interaction Satchel includes questions on new steaks at the Yachtsman Steakhouse, magic bands and credit cards, DVC follow up, drunks at Food and Wine, and trade follow ups.

Listen as the team discusses what would bring them down for one last ride in the Magic Kingdom.  What if all we had was one last ride in the Magic KingdomThe News Wheel turns on the Backlot Tour and its replacement, Frozen rollback, giving advice, and the Message Board Outrage of the Week.  The show closes with 3 Good Minutes on our favorite princesses.

DEATH OF WORLD SHOWCASE SPECIAL EDITION OF THE NEWS WHEEL!  Also, find out what in Disney World we would drop everything to experience once last time.  We close on 3 Good Minutes on Tomorrowland.

This week's discussion focuses on recent DVC rumors and a chat about the program's value for consumers.  The Listener Interaction Satchel has questions on towels redux, Lord of the Rings as a property, robot insurance, what would we re-name the Studios, safety at Food and Wine, Star Wars DVC, a party within a party, making a single day count, the Uh Oh drop, and trip reports...again.

The boys try to make a couple of deals and try to make all four parks better in segment involving fantasy imagineering and lots of haggling.  The News Wheel turns on confessions of a face character, Magic Kingdom arrival problems, drones, and the death of all that is good in Epcot.

Dutch wants to live forever and has made Disney Horcruxes.  Russ and Kip must find them and destroy them.  The Listener Interaction Satchel includes info on Disneyland Paris, the Stooges, Magic Bands, irrational spending, and a MMOM Facebook group.  ACCIO DOLE WHIP!

In light of recent news, Team MMOM decided to discuss the role of intellectual properties within theme parks.  The News Wheel turns on more posh VIP tours for 1%er, changes to Memory Maker, a new paint job at TTA, MOAR MERCHANDISE, 3 day trips, and the Message Board Outrage of the Week.

In a historic episode, Josh Gonzalez joins us to take on the $40 A Day Challenge and  talk to to Russell Jame Lipton Shuttlesworth.  We also answer a bursting Listener Interaction Satchel that includes questions on touring with the Red Sox, dining math, ideas for new hard ticket parties, Family Feud futility, bad PriceLine reviews, LEN and MM+, towels, and saving the Studios.

Russ is back from Walt Disney World and there's a bunch that was new to him.  The News Wheel turns on rumors about Soarin', changes to the Food and Wine Festival, the return of paper and the continued travails of MyMagic+, and the Message Board Outrage of the Week.