Trying something a little different this time and bringing you my family's Christmas Eve tradition.

Since my wife and I have had kids I've been reading the poem "Twas The Night Before Christmas" to them on each and every Christmas Eve. This year I wanted to bring a little bit of our Christmas Eve tradition to you. So get the fireplace going, get the cookies and milk ready for Santa, grab a drink and a snack for yourself, and relax. It's Christmas!

Where did Buddy the Elf rank on our list of Top Ten Christmas Movie Characters? How about Kevin McCallister? Find out!

We expanded our horizons a little bit this week and came up with our list of not only Disney characters, but our all time, overall favorite characters in Christmas movies. I'm joined by my family on this episode and you can feel the buzz of the Christmas season running through my kids and right out of your speakers or headphones!

Over the years many of our favorite attractions have gone the way of the dodo. On this episode we'll take a virtual ride on three of my favorite extinct attractions.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Horizons, and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride are three classic, favorite attractions we can no longer ride in Walt Disney World. That doesn't mean we can't ride them on the podcast just one more time! I'll give you some fun stories behind each of these favorite attractions and we might even virtually ride through one or two!

The Walt Disney Company has been releasing wonderful Christmas specials and films going all the way back to 1958. On this episode we'll talk about our favorites!

From Mickey to The Muppets, from Scott Calvin to Ebenezer Scrooge, Disney has been synonymous with fantastic Christmas entertainment for generations. On this bonus episode that was first released in 2017, my guest and I talk all about our favorite Disney films and specials that make the holidays a little extra special every year.

Trash is almost invisible in the Disney theme parks across North America. How is it removed almost undetected?

Over the years you've probably noticed that Disney & Pixar like to hide little tributes to other movies in their films. We'll tell you where to find them!

The animations wizards at Disney and Pixar have been hiding characters and props from other films in their films for years. Think about it: how many times have you spotted the Pizza Planet truck in other films besides the original Toy Story? This week my very sharp and musical guest host and I will clue you in on all of the Easter eggs we've found!

I don't interview a guest this week. Instead, a couple of guests interview me.

This week two of the members of the Ear To There Travel team prepared questions for me for the show. We talk about everything from my time as a Disney cast member to going back in time to hang out with Walt Disney. It's a wide-ranging show full of fun stories and interesting topics. Enjoy!

From pardoned turkeys to the infamous Turkey Legs, Thanksgiving and turkey has been a big part of the Disney Parks for decades!

This week I'll go into the history of Thanksgiving in the Disney company and talk all about the World Famous Turkey Legs that helped inspire the title for this show! We'll find out how many turkey legs the parks sell each year and even what kind of meat they actually are made of!

The Ear To There Disney Podcast is now Turkey Leg Talk! It's the same fun show with a new name and logo. Find out what we're thankful for in 2020!

Disney has helped get us through a very tough 2020. We're thankful for so many things this year including Disney+, looking forward to future trips, not riding a certain Disneyland attraction and more!

Disney announced that a new Norway pavilion was coming to EPCOT Center's World Showcase in 1985. By 1988 the Norwegians had arrived and with them came an all new attraction within the pavilion that would entertain guests for the next twenty six years. This week's Word of the Week is all about the Maelstrom and its lasting impact on the Disney fan community.

Mythical gods, fantastic trolls, polar bears, and oil rigs...let's talk about Epcot's classic, the Maelstrom!

The food in the Disney theme parks is much more than hot dogs and hamburgers. Amazing appetizers, savory snacks, decadent desserts, and elegant entrees are just a few of the things you can expect on your next culinary adventure through the Disney parks! Join me and the author of "The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook", Ashley Craft, for our chat all about the fantastic food available in Walt Disney World and Disneyland!

Want to make some of your favorite Disney Parks foods in the comfort of your own home? This episode has you covered!

With all of the flashy new Disney attractions so often in the blog headlines, it's nice to take a nice, nostalgic trip to the classic attractions that started it all.

Disney-obsessed people like myself are often obsessed with the next greatest attraction. From Avatar: Flight of Passage to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, we're always waiting to see if the newest attraction is Disney's best ever. We often forget, however, that they are tons of new Disney fans coming to the parks every year who've never ridden the classic attractions we've ridden hundreds of times. That's why this week's episode was so appealing to me when my co-host brought up the topic. I hope you enjoy Episode 216: Rediscovering Classic Attractions.

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There are no shortage of books about the history of the Disney company, the theme parks, and Walt Disney himself. This week I wanted to do my best to bring you my all time favorites. Enjoy Episode 215: Top Ten Disney Books!

With all off the books out there about Disney, how do you choose which ones to buy? Here are my favorites!

Fire up your Disney+ and get your iPhone ready, it's time to watch Mr. Boogedy with me!

I first heard about Mr. Boogedy around last Halloween. The Disney cult classic was first aired in 1985 but somehow I missed it over the years. Maybe it was too scary and my parents kept it off the TV or maybe we just didn't have the right channel back then. Either way, this year I decided to finally watch it and ask you, the listener, to watch it with me!

Disney has brought us some very famous dogs in movies and television over the years. We've been inundated with Goofy, Pluto, 101 Dalmatians, and many more. But what about those dogs that are in the Disney theme parks that no one ever talks about? Those dogs that have been in the background of our favorite attractions for years, just waiting to be thanked! That's why this week's show is all about those under appreciated pups! I hope you enjoy this week's Word of the Week - Dogs!

Goofy & Pluto aren't the only dogs who should be appreciated in Walt Disney World and Disneyland!

Three words: Return. To. Oz. And that nightmare fuel is just the tip of the scary iceberg this week!

Over the years, Disney has given its fans many intentionally scary things. From the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror to Space Mountain to Mr. Boogedy, Disney's had it's fair share of real scares. Then there are the scary things in the parks, movies, and TV that aren't scary on purpose...they're just, scary! I hope you enjoy Episode 213: Unintentionally Scary Disney!

Back by popular demand this week is a three part podcast series all rolled into one episode. Back to the Speedway the Complete Series is a first person story set in Walt Disney World in both the present and the past. I’ve had a lot of positive feedback on these episodes and combining them into one full show is a great way for new listeners to listen and for listeners who’ve been around for a while to relive the adventure!

What happens when Disney Legend Bob Gurr tells me about time travel technology that not only exists in the world, but was hidden in plain view in a WDW theme park? Listen in and find out!

Walt Disney was a visionary who often would do things that didn’t make a lot of sense to those who worked with him. I’ve read a story where he had workers at Disneyland pave over a beautiful flower garden that guests were walking through instead of putting a fence around it. He told anyone who would listen that obviously there was a reason why the guests were walking through those flowers and that he wanted to make it easier for the guests to get where they were going. This story is a bit like that. I hope you enjoy this week’s Word of the Week – Spire.

Why is there a 19th century gold spire on top of Sleeping Beauty castle? It all goes back to Walt Disney’s vision.

Disney Legend Bob Gurr was first hired by Walt Disney himself in 1954 to work on the body of the Autopia vehicles. Bob parlayed that job into a long career of design for Walt Disney Imagineering. I hope you enjoy episode 212: An Afternoon with Bob Gurr!

Disney Legend Bob Gurr joins me this week to talk about his favorite attraction, his proudest moment as an Imagineer, and much more!

Walt Disney World has been welcoming guests back since mid-July and I’ve had a chance to talk to quite a few guests who’ve been there with their families. I hope you enjoy Episode 211: Returning to WDW as a Family!

What’s it like for kids in Walt Disney World these days? Is it worth going with all of the precautions and restrictions? Let’s find out!

One thing I have missed tremendously during 2020 is Disneyland. I’ve been to the parks every single year since I started as a travel agent and I don’t see myself slowing down any time soon! If you can’t get to Disneyland, however, a virtual trip in 3D might be the next best thing! I hope you enjoy Episode 210: Disneyland in 3D with Dave Bossert!

Disney animator and author Dave Bossert and I talk about Disney’s golden era of animation and Disneyland in 3D!

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Disneyland’s Adventureland was set to be immersed in a George Lucas-run franchise in the 1980’s. This franchise had much more to do with snakes and whips than lightsabers and blasters. I hope you enjoy this week’s Word of the Week – Lost.

An entire Indiana Jones-themed mini-land is coming to Disneyland’s Adventureland in the late 1980’s!

Bill Farmer has been the official voice of Goofy and Pluto (and many more characters you know) for over 30 years. More importantly than that, he’s a super nice guy and was a blast to talk to! I hope you enjoy Episode 209: Disney Legend Bill Farmer!

Disney Legend and the voice of Goofy, Pluto, and many more, joins me to talk about his career in voice acting and how he became Goofy’s Official Voice!

You probably already know some fun facts about Walt Disney World’s Seven Seas Lagoon, but maybe I can teach you a thing or two! I hope you enjoy this week’s Walt Disney World Word of the Week – Lagoon!

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As I’ve said countless times on the show, I’ve never been to Disneyland Paris, but I’ve always wanted to go. This week I sat down with a friend to talk all about her recent trip and what it was like. I hope you enjoy Episode 208: What’s It Like In Disneyland Paris?

My friend from across the pond, Victoria, and I talk all about her recent trip to Disneyland Paris and what Epcot got right about the UK!