Grand Circle Tour Podcast
510 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★ - 29 ratingsA celebration of all Disney Parks but mostly the American ones.
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Episodes
Adventure 75. Overrated Attractions
August 22, 2019 21:53 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBYour Tour Guides George Falcione, Dan Hansen, Jason Thomason and Stan Solo talk about the attractions they think are overrated and why. Plus Stan hates Peter Pan's Flight, Dan hates Frozen, Jay still thinks Pooh is still pooh, a tmi nickname for George and more!
Adventure 76. WDW Trip Planning For Mom
August 15, 2019 13:25 - 38 minutes - 34.4 MBYour Tour Guides Jason Thomason, Caroline Koller and Dan Hansen do some trip planning for Jay's Mom's first visit to WDW! Plus we call Jungle Skipper Mom and hear a colorful story, physical media is still a thing, love means never having to say you have to do rope drop and more!
Adventure 74. Disney Aromatherapy
August 07, 2019 22:45 - 48 minutes - 43.2 MBYour Tour Guides Mindy Carnes Muir, Dan Hansen and Jason Thomason have a good time and share a lot of laughs talking about their favorite smells at the Parks. Plus Disney popcorn IS the world's greatest popcorn, Plaza Inn is the smell of deliciousness, Rome burning makes us all hungry for BBQ and more!
Adventure 73. Underrated Attractions Or It's Inside the Freakin' Tree Of Life
July 31, 2019 21:52 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBAll of your Tour Guides are together for this one! Caroline Koller, Dan Hansen, George Falcione, Jason Thomason, Mindy Carnes Muir and Stan Solo talk about what attractions they think are overrated and why. Plus apostrophes matter, the beach is a great place to do the wrong homework, why they only ever merchandise popular attractions and much more!
Detour 20. Lion King 2019
July 27, 2019 20:30 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBJohn Saccheri aka Big Fat Panda joins your Tour Guides Stan Solo, George Falcione and Jason Thomason to talk about Disney's more animated 2019 Lion King. Be sure to subscribe to and follow all of Panda's adventures at www.BigFatPanda.com
Adventure 72. Stress Free Disney
July 26, 2019 03:03 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBYour Tour Guides Caroline Koller, George Falcione & Stan Solo talk about some of their best tips and tricks to help you keep the stress away while at Disney. Plus sleep is important even more so at Disney World, why not to rush out of the Parks before closing, #packyourpatience and more!
Detour 19. Kimberlery Bouchard Interview
July 20, 2019 02:07 - 43 minutes - 38.4 MBKimberley Bouchard joins your Tour Guide Stan Solo to talk about her new book Positively Disney: Heartwarming Stories About Star Wars' Impact on People's Lives. Be sure to follow Kimberley at https://www.positivelydisney.com and on Facebook where she hosts the Positively Disney Phone In Podcast on Mondays at 5pm PST and you can call in at 844-483-4763. The Positively Disney series is available in paperback and on Kindle
Adventure 71. First and Last Day Traditions
July 18, 2019 17:59 - 49 minutes - 45 MBStan asked and you answered! Your Tour Guides Stan Solo, Jason Thomason and George Falcione read and discuss your answers about first and last day traditions at Disney, Plus everyone loves O'hana, George's bad analogy of the week, Jay gets to use the sonic screwdriver and more!
How To DVC 2. Resale Markets
July 10, 2019 22:36 - 36 minutes - 35.9 MBThe second episode in our How To DVC series join your Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Mindy Carnes Muir and George Falcione as they discuss DVC resale markets this time. Plus Dan does math, George is starting a vlog, what perks you don't get through resale and more!
Adventure 69. Disney's Wild Side
July 03, 2019 06:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBYour Tour Guides Stan Solo, Jason Thomason, and Mindy Carnes Muir talk to Donnie Crook an interpretive naturalist at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, Minnesota about the different wild animals you can see at WDW. Find out which Tour Guide lost a churro to a bird, which one hates snakes more than Indiana Jones does, and which one thinks love bugs are VW Beetles. Plus while Disneyland uses cats to control the mice population, find out which animal Walt Disney World uses. If you are plannin...
Adventure 68. How The Tour Guides Do Disney
July 02, 2019 00:18 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MBYour Tour Guides George Falcione, Dan Hansen, and Jason Thomason talk about how they do Disney and share some of their tips, tricks and opinions. Plus two of your Tour Guides are now Travel Agents, why it's good to go to Universal, there's Disney trips and adventures all around the world outside of the Parks and more
Detour 17. Toy Story 4 Review
June 28, 2019 01:57 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBBig Fat Panda joins your Tour Guides Stan Solo, Jason Thomason and George Falcione to discuss and review Pixar's Toy Story 4. Plus a lesson in spoilers, one Tour Guide develops a soul, one new character's link to Incredibles II and more! Be sure to subscribe to and follow all of Panda's adventures at www.BigFatPanda.com
Adventure 67. Free Things To Do With Kids At Disney
June 20, 2019 16:34 - 40 minutes - 35.9 MBYour Tour Guides Jason Thomason, Mindy Carnes Muir and Stan Solo talk about some of the activities and adventures you can share with kids that are free at the Disney Parks and Resorts. Plus Tonga Toast will change your life, adults can color at Epcot too, every kid must ty a Beverly before Club Cool is gone and more!
Adventure 66. Lisa's Walt Disney World Trip Report
June 12, 2019 17:51 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBLisa CT joins your Tour Guides Stan Solo, Caroline Koller and Dan Hansen to talk about her recent trip to Walt Disney World in our first ever two part before and after trip report. Plus Dan still loves Pizza Rizzo, why the Moonlight Magic parties are worth the DVC membership alone, everyone loves Caroline's tips and more!
Detour 16. Aladdin 2019 Review
June 08, 2019 20:40 - 34 minutes - 33.5 MBYour Tour Guides Stan Solo, Jason Thomason and George Falcione review Disney's live action Aladdin and talk about how much they all enjoyed this one, mostly. Plus our roving reporter Stan walks up to complete strangers and interviews them after the movie and more!
Detour 15. Star Wars Galaxy's Edge
June 08, 2019 01:02 - 58 minutes - 55.6 MBChristopher Anderson aka Orangegrove55, Christian Milan and Ethan Becker aka Theme Park Wizard join your Tour Guides George Falcione and Jason Thomason to talk about their experiences during Disneyland's Star Wars Galaxy's Edge opening and share some tips for your future visit to a galaxy far, far away. Be sure to subscribe and follow all our guests at: youtube.com/c/orangegrove55 @orangegrove55 youtube.com/user/cmilan8 @christiandmilan @Theme_Wizard
Adventure 65. Extinct Attractions: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
June 05, 2019 17:07 - 57 minutes - 53.8 MBYour Tour Guides George Falcione, Dan Hansen and Jason Thomason discuss extinct attractions and the impact they've left on the Disney Parks since they're removals. Plus a shoutout to the Cast Members of Disney Store #910, why Pooh killed the Country Bears, what Epcot pavilions might not be safe after the 50th and more!
Detour 14. Christian Milan Interview
June 03, 2019 15:49 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBChristian Milan joins your Tour Guides George Falcione and Jason Thomason to talk about D23 and to help people make the most out of their time at Disney. Be sure to subscribe and follow Christian at https://www.youtube.com/user/cmilan8
Adventure 64. Never Tell Me the Odds
June 01, 2019 01:24 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBYour Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Mindy Carnes Muir and Jason Thomason talk about what the odds are of for the future of some attractions and lands in the Parks. Plus Galaxy's Edge will get no money from one Tour Guide, Mindy and Jay almost always agree, why the Skyliner will be the demise of Disney and more!
Detour 13. Bob Gurr Interview
May 27, 2019 18:10 - 38 minutes - 32.5 MBDisney Legend and Imagineer Bob Gurr joins your Tour Guide Mindy Carnes Muir to talk about his life and career, share stories and give us all some wise life advice. His new book "Bob Gurr: Legendary Imagineer: Life and Times - Disney and Beyond" is now available in both paperback and on e reader devices
Adventure 63. Best Times To Go To WDW
May 22, 2019 13:16 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBYour Tour Guides Caroline Koller, Jason Thomason and Dan Hansen talk about when are the best times to visit Walt Disney World and share their experiences. Plus why you should get travel insurance, are no waits for rides worth the Florida heat, going in cold weather is a great excuse to bring home a new Disney sweatshirt and more!
Detour 12. Phantom Menace 20th Anniversary
May 19, 2019 16:37 - 49 minutes - 44 MBHappy Life Day! Episode I: the Phantom Menace is a great Star Wars movie and your Tour Guides Stan Solo and Jason Thomason talk about it and give the movie the love it deserves. Stan has always been a fan of the movie while Jason saw it for the first time in twenty years and went from a hater to a fan
Detour 11. Disney+
May 17, 2019 22:43 - 50 minutes - 45.7 MBYour Tour Guides George Falcione and Jason Thomason talk about what's coming to Disney+, what would be their dream content for the new streaming service and why Hulu is great for Disney. Plus the time Marty Sklar yelled at Jason, why the boys will still buy the Blu Rays, did Sleeping Beauty ruin 101 Dalmatians and more!
Adventure 62. Armchair Imagineering
May 15, 2019 19:09 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBYour Tour Guides George Falcione, Dan Hansen and Jason Thomason have a great time doing some armchair Imagineering for Disneyland and Magic Kingdom and discuss a few rumors about the Parks. Plus a surprise game, there's better water parks out there, Beauty and the Beast > Frozen and more! p.s. Don't tell Mindy what we say about the Storybook Land Canal Boats in this one
Adventure 61. Cast Member Magic
May 08, 2019 17:35 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBYour Tour Guides Mindy Carnes Muir, Dan Hansen and George Falcione talk about the Disney magic Cast Members make for their guests and share stories of times they're received the magic. Plus everyone's excited for Pizza Rizzo, a celebrity bus driver, how wearing a Grand Circle Tour Podcast t-shirt to WDW will get to the front of the line and more! p.s. Smile at the Cast Members
Detour 10. Avengers: Endgame Review
May 03, 2019 21:15 - 1 hour - 59 MBJohn Saccheri aka Big Fat Panda joins your Tour Guides Stan Solo, Mindy Carnes Muir, Dan Hansen, George Falcione and Jason Thomason to talk about review Marvel's Avengers: Endgame. Plus Panda tells us what's like to walk around Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Be sure to subscribe to and follow Panda at http:/www.BigFatPanda.com
Adventure 60. In Defence Of Game #1
May 01, 2019 17:35 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBThe views expressed in this episode are not actually the views of the Tour Guides. George Falcione makes Caroline Koller and Jason Thomason defend some of the most unpopular opinions about Disney for points!
Detour 9. Mark Silverman Interview
April 26, 2019 21:39 - 39 minutes - 34.9 MBMark Silverman (voice of Rod Serling in the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror) and Jennifer Beaudoin of Pixie Dusted Dreams Travel and Events joins your Tour Guides Jason Thomason, Mindy Carnes Muir and George Falcione to talk about a very special after hours event taking place October 4th in the courtyard of the Hollywood Tower Hotel to celebrate the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror's 25th anniversary. Tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/ and be sure to visit https://www.pixiedust...
Adventure 59. What To Watch
April 24, 2019 19:36 - 54 minutes - 48 MBYour Tour Guides Jason Thomason, Mindy Carnes Muir and Stan Solo talk about what to watch to get you in the Disney mood before your trip.
Detour 8. Charles E. Zitta Interview
April 19, 2019 22:26 - 32 minutes - 31.4 MBAuthor Charles Zitta joins your Tour Guide George Falcione to discus his new book Disney and the Wonder Within: Ears of Virtue, how he spreads the magic, and teases book two The Watchmakers Gift. Be sure to pick up his book by visiting https://www.wonderwithinbooks.com/ and join him on Facebook at the Disney and the Wonder Within Group
Adventure 58. God Help the Outcasts
April 17, 2019 17:19 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBThe return of Dan's famous points game! Your Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Mindy Carnes Muir and George Falcione play for points while discussing the most underrated attractions in the Disney Parks. Plus Living With the Land is not to be missed, diehard Disney fans sing along with the Country Bear Jamboree, Boatwright's has the best prime rib but weird rice stuff and more!
Vinyl Review 2. Pirates Of the Caribbean Picture LP
April 13, 2019 15:07 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBYour Tour Guides Jason Thomason and George Falcione review the Pirates Of the Caribbean vinyl picture LP. Plus the Legacy Collection Beauty and the Beast release, how Sleeping Beauty will always be the world's most beautiful animated film, why Hunchback is an underrated Disney classic and more!
Adventure 57. Walt Disney World Hotels
April 10, 2019 15:01 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBYour Tour Guides Caroline Koller, George Falcione and Jason Thomason discuss the difference between and amenities of the different types of Walt Disney World hotels. Value, moderate or deluxe which is right for you and your vacation? Plus the Polynesian is perfect, why value hotels are great, club level is worth the upcharge and more! Caroline is a travel agent and would love to help you with your WDW vacation, contact her at [email protected] for all your vacation needs
Adventure 56. Disney Movies 2019
April 05, 2019 23:33 - 42 minutes - 36.4 MBYour Tour Guides Stan Solo and Dan Hansen discuss all of Disney's upcoming 2019 film and which ones they are excited for. Let us know what movies you're looking forward to at Grand Circle Tour Magic Ticket Holders on Facebook and @GCTPodcast on Twitter
Detour 7. Dumbo 2019 Review
April 03, 2019 23:52 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MBYour Tour Guides George Falcione, Mindy Carnes Muir and her Husband Brandon, Jason Thomason and Stan Solo review Tim Burton's Dumbo. Does our favorite pachyderm soar or does it put the dumb in Dumbo? Let us know what you thought of the movie at Grand Circle Tour Magic Ticket Holders on Facebook and @GCTPodcast on Twitter, all complaints go to [email protected]
Detour 6. Craig Skaggs Interview
March 29, 2019 21:32 - 35 minutes - 31.1 MBLucasfilm fine artist Craig Skaggs joins our Tour Guide Stan Solo to talk about his career and his work. Be sure to follow Craig at https://www.facebook.com/craigskaggsart/ and his officially licensed Star Wars art is available at http://www.acmearchivesdirect.com/
Adventure 55. Disneyland After Dark
March 27, 2019 17:47 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBOur Tour Guides Jason Thomason, Caroline Koller and Dan Hansen talk about Disney after dark and what attractions are their last and what they like to do at the Resorts after the Parks have closed. Plus Disney Springs is Dan's favorite Park, Jason gets his aloha from his Mom, George Falcione buzzes in for the win at the Animal Kingdom and more!
Detour 5. Ron Schneider Interview
March 23, 2019 17:07 - 55 minutes - 48.3 MBRon Schneider joins our Tour Guides George Falcione and Jason Thomason to tell us how followed his bliss and share some wonderful stories with us from the day Disneyland opened to the public to Dreamfinder & Figment and beyond. Pick up Ron's book "From Dreamer To Dreamfinder" available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Good Reads, autographed copies can purchased at http://www.bambooforestpublishing.com/ and be sure to see Ron in The Further Adventure's Of Walt's Frozen Head http://waltsfroze...
Adventure 54. Let It Go
March 20, 2019 18:41 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBOur Tour Guides Mindy Carnes Muir, George Falcione and Stan Solo talk about the attractions they're afraid of, which they avoid and those they'll never do. Plus the Great Goofini conquers one Tour Guide, Dinosaur is the inferior Indy, how Mission Space compares to Stich's Great Escape and more!
Higher, Further, Faster, A Captain Marvel Review
March 16, 2019 00:56 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBOur Tour Guides Stan Solo, George Falcione and Jason Thomason discuss the introduction of Carol Danvers to the MCU in Marvel's Captain Marvel. Plus, Orange Bird sippy cups are a good way to bribe us, the correct order to watch the Star Wars films in and more!
Adventure 53. First Anniversary Celebration
March 13, 2019 13:40 - 52 minutes - 46.7 MBThe entire gang is together for the first time since the beginning! Voice artist of the Grand Circle Tour Ken hosts our Tour Guides Mindy Carnes Muir, Caroline Koller, Dan Hansesn, George Falcione, Jason Thomason and Stan Solo as we take a look back at our first year and look ahead to year two!
Vinyl Review 1. The Haunted Mansion Picture Disc LP
March 09, 2019 16:46 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBOur Tour Guides Jason Thomason and George Falcione take a stroll down Main Street U.S.A. to the music shop to discuss and review the Haunted Mansion Picture Disc LP. Disney vinyl albums are available at https://disneymusic.shop.musictoday.com/store
Adventure 52. Dig A Little Deeper
March 06, 2019 19:21 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBOur Tour Guides George Falcione, Mindy Carnes Muir and Jason Thomason talk about how Disneyland and Walt Disney World are very different experiences and how the two resorts do and mostly don't compare. Plus which Galaxy's Edge is better, Disney World hotels have a vibe while Disneyland hotels have a price, Magic Kingdom churros are for tourists and more!
Detour 4. Brian Collins Interview
March 01, 2019 13:12 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBBrian Collins joins our Tour Guides George Falcione and Jason Thomason to talk about his time as a show writer for Walt Disney Imagineering. Brian shares some great stories with us from working on the Great Movie Ride to creating graffiti for the Disney-MGM Studios and more! Be sure to follow Brian on Twitter @BrainstormInst, The Mouse and the Imagineer on Facebook and at http://www.wdwithme.com/
How To DVC 1. DVC 101
February 27, 2019 18:33 - 50 minutes - 44.9 MBThe start of a new GCT series! Our Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Jason Thomason and Stan Solo talk about purchasing and owning DVC in order to help you in deciding if it's for you. Plus we find out what the minimum is for purchasing, Shirley from accounting calls, DVC parties are the best parties and more!
Adventure 50. Your Heart Will Lead You Home
February 20, 2019 20:19 - 46 minutes - 52.2 MBOur Tour Guides Caroline Koller, Stan Solo and George Falcione talk about what first sparked their love for Disney. Plus Ariel & Eric wedding cake toppers, how the price of college can put the breaks on Disney trips, the things you don't plan at the Parks tend to be the most memorable and more! Bonus, stay tuned after the outro as friend of the show Victor Nawrocki shares his first time to WDW
Detour 3. Solo's Solo Trip Report Part II
February 15, 2019 23:13 - 51 minutes - 46 MBOur Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Stan Solo, George Falcione and Jason Thomason talk about Stan's recent solo trip to Walt Disney World. Stan is the first to find a new hidden Mickey, what happens when two flights home are cancelled, the saga of Kevin the blue balloon concludes and more!
Adventure 49. Bella Notte
February 13, 2019 19:11 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBOur Tour Guides Jason Thomason, Mindy Carnes Muir and her husband Brandon, George Falcione and his wife Jessica talk about and give tips for couples who want to have a romantic day at Disney. Plus doing rope drop is a sign of true love, what makes an attraction romantic, churro cereal is a thing and more!
Detour 2. Solo's Solo Trip Report Part I
February 09, 2019 00:47 - 49 minutes - 44.6 MBA trip report so big we've had to split it into two episodes! Our Tour Guides Dan Hansen, Stan Solo, Jason Thomason and George Falcione talk about Stan's recent solo trip to WDW. We begin our Kevin-John Jungle Cruise contest, Pop Century Pop Tarts, having dinner at Epcot twice in the same night, the saga of Kevin the blue balloon begins and more!
Adventure 48. Kevin-John Interview
February 06, 2019 14:46 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBDisney Master Artist Kevin-John joins our Tour Guides Stan Solo and Jason Thomason to talk about his life and amazing career that has led to the Kevin-John brand becoming one of the strongest and most sought after fine art brands internationally. Be sure to follow Kevin-John at https://www.kevinjohnstudio.com/ where you can purchase matted deluxe prints, giclée's, sketches, original paintings and all sales from the page are donated to the Feed the Birds Foundation