Add More Mouse - A Disney Beginner’s Podcast
51 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAdd More Mouse is a podcast devoted to discussing and obsessing about all things Disney, geared toward people who want to deepens their knowledge of the parks, films, and anything else under the Disney umbrella. Join your hosts, Dave and Mike, as they highlight news, reviews and entry-level history of this often inspiring and sometimes frustrating company. Whether you're into the theme parks, the films, the tv shows, the animated classics or all of the above, we aim to help you bring a little more mouse into your life with the Add More Mouse podcast!
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Episode 49: Disney Anger
April 09, 2022 12:55 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBWell, it’s been a few months. Quite frankly, Disney’s recent political missteps have really given us a lot to think about. The two of us (Mike and Dave) make this little show because we love the history of the films and theme parks of Disney - but their involvement with funding politicians pushing discriminatory legislation made us wonder over the past few months about whether we could continue supporting them. In this pretty freewheeling episode, we talk through our feelings on the issue. We...
Episode 48: From Attraction to Film - The Jungle Cruise!
December 01, 2021 00:17 - 54 minutes - 50 MBIt’s your boys Dave and Mike returning to your ear holes with a new episode of The Add More Mouse podcast! We interrupt our Disney Documentaries miniseries to revisit and update one of earliest series that looked at Disney attractions that were made into movies. With the new Jungle Cruise film finally hitting Disney+ this month, we felt the need to dive in. We look at the Easter eggs that point to the longtime attraction, and we discuss our opinion on the movie’s ranking in the Disney attract...
Episode 47: Disney Docs #4 - The Sweatbox
October 30, 2021 16:24 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBThis is a wild one, folks. Well, as wild as we get, anyway. This episode is the fourth installment of our “Disney Docs” series…as in “documentaries.” And this one truly lives up to its name: The Sweatbox. Only available as a bootleg on certain streaming sites, this documentary chronicles the making of The Emperor’s New Groove, starting at the very beginning when the cast, script, title, music and director were all completely different. But is there a good reason this movie remains unavailable...
Episode 46: Disney Docs 3 - Walt and El Grupo
October 16, 2021 16:35 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBHello there! Dave and Mike are back to talk about the next film in their Disney Documentaries series: Walt and El Grupo! This film centers on the pivotal 1941 goodwill trip Walt Disney went on with a team of artists to gather info for animated films based in South America. Spoiler alert: it’s a delight! Before that, the gents talk way too long about how to acquire Disney toys from McDonald’s, the magic and wonder of the Disney+ cartoon Bluey, and Muppet Haunted Mansion.
Episode 45: Disney Docs #2 - Waking Sleeping Beauty
October 09, 2021 16:18 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBWe’re back! More like “Waking Sleeping Podcast,” am I right? Eh? Anyways, we’re back with a new episode, sorry for the layoff. In this ep your boys are talking about the film Waking Sleeping Beauty, a documentary all about the Eisner/Katzenberg era of Disney parks and animation. Before we get to that we touch on a WHOLE BUNCH of Disney stuff - WDW 50th Anniversary things, the new nighttime shows HarmoniUS and Enchanted as well as the wild online reaction to them, Star Wars Galactic Starcruise...
Episode 44: Disney Documentaries #1 - The Boys
August 17, 2021 23:23 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBWoah! Did you think we forgot we had a podcast? We actually recorded a whole episode and it was unusable thanks to audio issues from a wonky cell phone, so we apologize for the delay. But here it is: the first episode of our Disney Documentaries miniseries, and we’re talking about The Boys, the film about The Disney company’s in-house songwriters The Sherman brothers. Mike and Dave discuss how difficult their relationship must have been, marvel at the sheer voluminous output of the brothers, ...
Episode 43: Kevin Quigley from the 3028 Podcast!!
July 19, 2021 01:05 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBHi there! In this episode, Dave completes his mission of interviewing both hosts from his favorite Disney podcast, The 3028. Yep, we got Kevin Quigley on! Are we best friends now? Yep! Dave digs into Kevin’s beginning down the Disney rabbit hole, his adventures at the international parks, and more. Email the show at [email protected], rate/review/subscribe, and go visit Kevin’s author page here: https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Quigley/e/B00J75YBI6?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1626117376&sr=8-3
Episode 42: Luca and the Difference Between Major and Minor Pixar
June 27, 2021 23:14 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBWoah! Hi there and welcome to the Add More Mouse podcast, the only Disney podcast hosted by Mike and Dave! We were supposed to start our new miniseries on Disney Documentaries, but with the release of the newest Pixar movie LUCA, Dave and Mike are in a Pixar mood. What the boys expected to be a quick and easy conversation became one of the longest episodes yet. Listen and thrill to the sounds of two grown men giving their reviews of Luca, and then go through the entire 25+ year of Pixar movie...
Episode 41: Fact and Fiction: Saving Mr Banks
May 29, 2021 15:30 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBHi! Hello! Howdy! Thanks for finding our show devoted to all things Disney. Are there like 3,000 other Disney podcasts out there? Yes. Do any of them feature us as host? NO! On this episode we wrap up our Fact and Fiction miniseries by taking a look at the 2013 film Saving Mr Banks. We’ll take you through all the things they changed for the move and how that us feel about the film and the nature of subject matter being “Disney-field.” Can a movie be good and also give you some suspicion? It t...
Fact and Fiction: Cool Runnings
May 04, 2021 23:27 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MBHey! Welcome to the Add More Mouse poddy cast, a show where two doofuses landlocked in Ohio with no access or insider news talk about Disney stuff. You found us! Today is the 3rd episode in a 4 ep miniseries called Fact and Fiction, wherein we look at a few movies in the Disney catalog that were “based on a true story,” and we take a look at just how accurate they are. In this episode we’re looking at a true Disney 90’s classic, Cool Runnings. Mike and Dave take you through what parts of this...
Episode 39: Iron Will - Fact and Fiction
April 06, 2021 23:32 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBDave and Mike are back with the second episode of their “Fact and Fiction” miniseries which looks at some of Disney’s movies that were “based on a true story” to determine just how close (or far) from reality they were. This time we’re looking at one of Dave’s childhood favorites: Iron Will! Ever wanted to know about dog sledding and whether it’s cinematic portrayal is realistic or not? No? Well too bad, baby, because that’s what we’re talking about! We did some research, and we’ll give you a...
Episode 38: Disney’s Pocahontas - Fact and Fiction
March 20, 2021 16:29 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBOh snap! It’s the Add More Mouse podcast and we’re starting a brand new miniseries! Since the beginning of the Disney company, the storytellers there have often looked to real events and people to base projects on, such as Davey Crocket, any of the 100 sports movies Disney has put out, or all the way back to Walt’s own project True-Life Adventures. But in Hollywood, real events often do not follow a traditional film’s three act structure, so writers and directors change the real stories in or...
Episode 37: Favorite things to do at Walt Disney World that aren’t rides!
February 22, 2021 04:08 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBWell, it’s still winter time, and your hosts Dave and Mike both live in Ohio where it is cold, snowy, icy, windy, and grey...so what better time to sit down and fantasize about hanging out at Walt Disney World? On this episode of the Add More Mouse podcast, your hosts each pick three things they love to do when they’re at the parks with the caveat that these are not attractions or rides. Mike’s take place in the parks, and Dave’s take place outside of the parks, and honestly we don’t know if ...
Episode 36 with Special Guest Matt Parrish from The 3028 Podcast!!
February 01, 2021 04:41 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBOh man, this is a good one! On today’s episode Dave interviews legendary Disney podcaster Matt Parrish of The 3028 and Wedway Radio shows! What? It’s like we’re a real podcast! The two discuss the early days of podcasting, changes in the Disney parks over the years, and compare the Covid-19 era to the time period immediately following 9/11, an era in the parks that Matt is very familiar with. Before that Mike and Dave kick it off with some random topics and check in on their Disney New Year’s...
Episode 35: Disney Resolutions 2021
January 13, 2021 03:59 - 56 minutes - 52.6 MBHi there! Happy New Year! Today Dave and Mike are diving into their Disney-centric New Year’s resolutions. The boys discuss the shows and movies they plan to watch, the books they plan to read, and their modest goals for this here poddy cast. Hopefully you’ll hear about some shows, movies and books that you can add to your own list of Disney To-do’s. Along the way they obviously get derailed like they always do and fall down some Disney history rabbit holes. For the first time ever Dave had t...
Episode 34: Christmas Movie Trade-off with The Santa Clause and Muppet Family Christmas
December 25, 2020 04:12 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MB2 episodes in one week? Why, it’s a Christmas miracle! In this special Christmas episode, Michael and Dave celebrate the holidays socially-distanced style by recommending Disney Christmas movies to each other in lieu of exchanging gifts. You’ll find out some things about Michael’s pick (The Santa Clause) and Dave’s pick (Muppet Family Christmas), as well as hear an interesting story regarding what Dave does on eBay after having a bit too much eggnog. Happy holidays, merry Christmas, and email...
Episode 33: Interview with WDW Cast Member Karen Shriner
December 21, 2020 19:03 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBHello and welcome back to The Add More Mouse podcast! Oh man, this is a big one! Dave interviews Karen Shriner, a professional singer and actor who has worked as a Cast Member for both Walt Disney World and the Disney Cruise Line for over 14 years. In honor of the holiday season, they discuss Karen’s history of performing for Disney at the holidays, including her role in the annual Candlelight Processional. Dave also asks tons of questions about how she keeps her voice in shape when she’s sin...
Episode 32: Belle’s Enchanted Christmas
December 12, 2020 13:22 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBIt’s Christmas! Almost! In order to try to block out the end of this legendarily garbage year, Dave and Mike are focusing on Disney holiday topics for the whole month of December. In this episode, the boys close out their miniseries looking at Disney sequels and segue into whatever holiday magic they can scrounge from what remains of 2020 by looking at the first sequel to the Disney classic Beauty and the Beast - which happens to be an entry into Disney’s secular Christmas canon. Is it good? ...
Episode 31: Sigh......Cars 2
December 01, 2020 04:35 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBHi. Welcome to the Add More Mouse podcast. Dave and Mike love Disney stuff. They are doing a miniseries on Disney sequels. For this episode, they decided to discuss Cars 2. They have questions. So many questions. The most important of which is: how do you make a sequel to a story about small town pride and courage in the face of uncertainty? You add machine guns, explosions, torture and death, and voila: you get Cars 2.
Episode 30: Halloween Spook-tacula-ganza with Hocus Pocus
November 01, 2020 01:40 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBHey there! This is the Add More Mouse podcast, a podcast about Disney stuff that sets itself apart from all the other Disney podcasts by being the only one hosted by Mike and Dave. This time, we take a break from our Disney sequels miniseries to celebrate Mike’s favorite holiday: Halloween. The boys do this by discussing the 1993 Bette Midler cult classic Hocus Pocus, a film Mike grew up with and Dave has just watched for the first time. Predictably, their opinions of the film differ. Along t...
Disney Sequels #2: Stitch Has a Glitch, PLUS WDW in the Time of Covid w/ Nick Santucci
October 19, 2020 18:28 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBWelcome to a super-sized episode of the Add More Mouse podcast! An episode so big, we almost made it two episodes, and then we got lazy and just crammed them together into one. Woohoo! First up, your pals Mike and Dave go through their opinions on the second of selection in their Disney Sequels Miniseries, Stitch Has a Glitch! Spoiler alert: there isn’t much to say about it! So here to bail us out is our friend and first-ever guest, Disney Parks superfan Nick Santucc...
Disney Sequels 1: Fantasia 2000
October 05, 2020 03:23 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBWell, it’s been a while since the boys had a technical malfunction. It was a good run while it lasted, though! After a myriad of glitches that amounted to a Herculean editing job and a missing ending, we finally bring to you a fascinating assessment of a movie no one talks about anymore: Fantasia 2000. Is it good? Bad? Somewhere in the middle? Dave and Mike (that’s us) bring you a breakdown of Michael Eisner’s direct sequel to one of Walt Disney’s most important films. Some of it’s great, som...
Episode 26: Disney Bombs 4: Fantasia
September 05, 2020 22:17 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBYo! Join Mike and Dave as they wrap up their shirt mini-series about Disney Flops with a look at the Disney Classic, Fantasia! Spoiler alert: Fantasia is an amazing film now and it was an even more amazing achievement when it was originally released in 1940. Dave and Mike take a look at the technical marvel involved in the creation of this film, and tumble the rabbit hole while discussing Walt Disney’s plan to take this show on the road to theaters that were specially upgraded with a sound sy...
Disney Bombs #3: John Carter
August 11, 2020 15:41 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBOh hi! We’re back with a new entry in our tiny “Disney Bombs” miniseries with a look at the colossal 2012 box office catastrophe John Carter! Though we lay our early on that we are not here just to pile on “bad movies,” we have a lot of questions about this one, such as: Who is mad at who? Is John Carter’s only special power the ability to jump really high? Where is anyone in relation to anyone else? Also, what on Earth is everyone talking about? Is half this movie in a made up language? Anyw...
Disney Bombs 2: The Rocketeer
July 23, 2020 02:41 - 44 minutes - 41 MBMike and Dave are back! Again! For the like the 25th time! The boys are continuing their miniseries covering Disney films that bombed at the box office, but this is no "bad movie podcast." Mike and Dave are watching these movies that underperformed while in movie theaters to gain some new insight as to what went wrong. Are they actually bad? Were they ahead of their time? Were they mis-marketed? Are they hidden gems worth rediscovering, or should you skip them altogether? This week they ...
Disney Bombs #1: The Black Cauldron
July 08, 2020 03:04 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBDave and Mike are back with the first episode in a 4 part miniseries delving into Disney Bombs. Did you that the Disney company doesn’t always just print money? They make mistakes sometimes! But we’re not interested in making fun of bad movies (well...we sort of do that). We’re taking a look at Disney movies that failed at the box office and try to figure out why. Were they really bad movies? Was the marketing wrong? Or are they good films that simply didn’t connect with an audience? In this ...
Blackish, The Middle and George Lopez: The Conclusion to the Disney Sitcom-Visit Mega Series!!
June 24, 2020 17:47 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBMy goodness! Here it is, the epically sleepy conclusion to our seemingly never ending mega series that looked into every tv sitcom that has taken a trip to a Disney park. Did you ever think we would finish it? We were so ready to be done that we crammed 3 episode reviews into one podcast, woohoo! Join us, Mike and Dave, as we finish out the miniseries that began way back in the winter time and finally finishes up in the beginning of summer. We've all been through a lot during that time, and...
Modern Family Went to DisneyLand, Too
June 11, 2020 20:06 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBOH WOW! We're back! Yes, Michael and I are still here, still alive, and still talking about ridiculous things. We originally did a whole episode about our individual experiences through quarantine during the Covid-19 pandemic, and then Zoom ate the audio file. In retrospect, that was probably for the best, because we were RUSTY. Now we're back again for the first time, talking about the tv episode that changed the world: the time Modern Family went to Disneyland. Ok, it didn't change the...
Sabrina The Teenage Witch Went to Disney's Animal Kingdom For Some Reason
February 12, 2020 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBHey there! Welcome to the Add More Mouse podcast, where we are proud to be the 156,000th Disney podcast available! Woohoo!Our seemingly never-ending mini-series soldiers on as we continue to take a look at all of the sitcoms that took their talents to...
Boy Meets World Meets Disney(World)
January 30, 2020 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBToday we continue our miniseries that is exploring the various television shows that took their talents to Disney Parks in an effort to cross promote their benevolent corporate overlords, and it's time we look in on Boy Meets World!
Step By Step Went to DisneyWorld, and We Watched It So You Don't Have To
January 06, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBThe boys watched Step By Step's Disney World adventure so you don't have to.
Roseanne Went to Disney World and We're Going to Tell You About It
December 19, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBRoseanne went to Disney World in the early 90's. We're talking aboutit.
Let's Go to DisneyWorld/Land - Family Matters Edition! Or: Mike Met Urkel
October 28, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBFamily Matters Goes To Disney World, and We Are Here For It.
Let's Go to DisneyLand/World: Blossom and Full House Edition!
October 08, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBHello again! Welcome back to the Add More Mouse podcast, your semi-weekly guide to adding more Disney knowledge to your life! In this episode, the boys are starting a new mini-series looking at the various 90's and 2000's sitcoms that went to Disney parks! We're kicking the first episode off by taking the wayback machine to 1993 to enjoy (?) episodes of Blossom and Full House. Along the way, your hilarious yet down-to-Earth hosts look at the following topics: what was Blossom's hook? Wha...
Let's Go to DisneyLand/World: Blossom and Full House Edition!
October 08, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThe boys cover Blossom's visit to DisneyLand and Full House's pilgrimage to Walt Disney World.
A Big, Sleepy Adventure: Muppet Treasure Island
September 18, 2019 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBYour Disney buddies talk Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets at the DIsney Parks and fail spectacularly at Disney Trivial Pursuit.
Treasure Planet: Disney Animation's Audacious, Revolutionary, Gorgeous Box Office Catastrophe
August 27, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBYo-ho! Welcome to the Add More Mouse podcast, your guide to adding more Disney to your life! Your boys are keeping their impromptu pirate series going with a super nerdy investigation and autopsy of Disney Animation's 2002 film Treasure Planet!
In a Pirate State of Mind: Treasure Island - it's History and Impact!
August 06, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBThe Add More Mouse podcast is back with another episode that focuses on that longtime Disney staple: pirates! Mike and Dave discuss the 1950 Disney live action film Treasure Island.
From Attraction to Film: Pirates of the Caribbean
July 23, 2019 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBMIke and Dave close out their series about Disney films based on theme park attractions by looking at Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl! Aaaargh!
From Attraction to Film: The Haunted Mansion
June 25, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBMike and Dave arrive at the penultimate episode of their series looking at the films Disney made that were based on attractions. Yes, we find ourselves discussing the 2003 cinematic curiosity, The Haunted Mansion, starring Eddie Murphy and Terrence Stamp (?!).
We Saw Aladdin (2019)!
June 10, 2019 03:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBYour hosts saw the new Aladdin and they got stuff to say.
From Attraction to Film 3: The Country Bears
May 29, 2019 04:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBYour best pals Mike and Dave talk about the DIsney film The Country Bears and whether or not it nails the vibe of the attraction that inspired it.
Episode 7: From Attraction to Film - Mission to Mars
May 21, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBDave and Mike take a look at Disney's 2000 release Mission to Mars and try to connect it to the theme park attractions of the same name. Also: wigs!
Tower of Terror: The Movie?!
May 08, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBDid you know there was a made-for-tv movie based on the Disney parks attraction Tower of Terror? We didn't either, but now we do, and we're going to tell you all about it!
Episode 5: Hello Disney+, Goodbye Life!
April 26, 2019 02:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBWhat is up?! Welcome back to the Add More Mouse podcast, your most reliable podcast featuring two men in their mid-30's sitting in a basement and talking about all things Disney! This week, your cut-from-marble hosts are going deep into the details on Disney's impending streaming service, Disney+! We get to the bottom of questions like: will this really be a "Netflix killer?" How much content is too much content? And was it worth it for Dave to join musical theater in high school to be cl...
Episode 4: An American Original
April 17, 2019 19:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBHey! Welcome to the Add More Mouse podcast! In this episode, your Ken Doll-like hosts Dave and Mike discuss some surprising things they learned after reading the classic biography "Walt DIsney: An American Original" by Bob Thomas. Along the way you'll learn a little bit about Walt Disney's childhood, his ability to create inspiring (and later, divisive) corporate cultures, and find out just how close the Disney company was to bankruptcy on multiple occasions. Along the way, you'll also hea...
Episode 3: Dumbo De-brief
April 03, 2019 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBOh, hi there! Welcome to the Add More Mouse podcast, Episode 3: Dumbo De-brief. In this episode, Dave and Mike hash out their feelings after seeing the latest live-action retelling of a Disney classic: Tim Burton's Dumbo! Your handsome-yet-humble hosts talk Dumbo history,and highlight the biggest changes and call-backs to the original. Also, was Michael Keaton playing an evil version of Walt Disney himself? Along the way, the boys will also detail their trials and tribulations trying to make...
Episode 3: Dumbo De-brief
April 03, 2019 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBOh, hi there! Welcome to the Add More Mouse podcast, Episode 3: Dumbo De-brief. In this episode, Dave and Mike hash out their feelings after seeing the latest live-action retelling of a Disney classic: Tim Burton's Dumbo! Your handsome-yet-humble hosts talk Dumbo history,and highlight the biggest changes and call-backs to the original. Also, was Michael Keaton playing an evil version of Walt Disney himself? Along the way, the boys will also detail their trials and tribulations trying to mak...
Episode 2: Disney's 2019 Movie Onslaught
March 16, 2019 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MB2019 is a bonkers year for the Disney Company's theatrical release schedule. Join your incredibly handsome-yet-still-humble hosts Mike and Dave as they break down Disney's film release schedule for the calendar year 2019. Along the way, they discuss some Disney news, how terrifying the first images of Will Smith's Genie have been, which films they'll cry during, and as a special bonus: be sure to listen to the end so you can hear the story about how Dave ruined the ending of Star Wars: The La...