Main Street UCI
229 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThink of us like your virtual water cooler buddies, in a convenient take with you, podcast format so you can get your Disney fix wherever you go. Irreverent, opiniated, goofy (nyuk, nyuk) and mostly factual, add a little magic to your day and subscribe to Main Street UCI.
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A Final Farewell
May 04, 2022 19:00 - 29.2 MBAs we mentioned in our previous podcast, after three and a half years, we here at Main Street UCI will be setting off on new adventures, and our podcast will…
The Beginning of the End
April 27, 2022 19:00 - 34.6 MBToday, we have some bittersweet news to share with all of you. After three and a half years, we here at Main Street UCI will be setting off on new…
Get a Hotel! (Near Disneyland)
April 20, 2022 19:00 - 27.1 MBSo, summer is coming up and you might be thinking “It’d be great to do a few days at the Disneyland Resort and maybe stay at one of the hotels.…
The “Best Land” at the Disneyland Resort
April 13, 2022 19:00 - 26.4 MBToday we’re getting in on the March Madness trend… albeit a little late… but this time it’s the battle for the “ultimate land” at the California Disney Parks. In the first…
Our Favorite Disney Easter Eggs
April 06, 2022 19:00 - 45.1 MBHello folks, and welcome aboard Main Street UCI – the podcast about all things Disney! I’m Zen and today, something a little different. We’re taking a break, You know, to do something, like…
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the Eternals
March 30, 2022 19:00 - 25.1 MBIf you’re anything like us, you’ve too many things to watch, and not enough time. The result is a movie queue that’s twenty long. We’ll we’re here to help if…
Disney+ giveth and taketh away
March 23, 2022 19:00 - 27.8 MBIt’s March 23rd and almost the end of the month. Why is this important you ask? It’s because Disney+ is pulling a bunch of shows from our beloved streaming service in…
More Disney Randomness
March 16, 2022 19:00 - 28.2 MBSo, this week we discuss the crazy “scalper” prices for the Galactic Starcruiser Merchandise that is showing up on eBay, the new Far Cry movie and let’s face it, Emily’s…
Watercooler Mayhem!
March 09, 2022 20:00 - 32.7 MBBy the time you hear this, you will have exactly one day to visit Mickey’s Toontown before it closes. We discuss the implications and what we hope to see when…
California Adventure, 1, 2, 3!
February 23, 2022 20:00 - 30.2 MBToday, we’re back with another round of our newest segment, “Disney 1, 2, 3.” For this week’s topic, we decide what is the best California Adventure land. We’ll each choose our 1…
Pop Culture Watercooler
February 16, 2022 20:00 - 25.3 MBWe had intended this to be one of our normal “watercooler” episodes, but somehow it turned into a convention/cosplay podcast. Other topics on our mind. How and where to stream…
Disney 1, 2, 3: Disneyland’s Best Land
February 09, 2022 20:00 - 31 MBToday, we’re back with another round of our newest segment, “Disney 1, 2, 3.” The way it works is we choose a Disney-related topic — in this case, we’re going…
Disney Theme Park Competition, Disney Movies That Time Forgot and Moon Knight.
February 02, 2022 20:00 - 33.1 MBThis week on Main Street UCI, we talk about the newly announced Ghibil Theme Park that is opening in Japan, Disney movies that time forgot and the Moon Knight trailer…
Hot Takes: Eternals, $2Millon Dollar Comic books, Weird Al
January 26, 2022 20:00 - 22.1 MBAnother week, and another water cooler! This week we talk about the original Spiderman comic book page that went to auction for $2 million dollars, The strangeness that is the…
Best and worst bathrooms of Disneyland
January 19, 2022 20:00 - 22.5 MBToday, we’re talking about a subject that we don’t think we’ve touched on before… and we may never want to touch on again… bathrooms! And specifically, we’re going to be talking about…
Pop Culture Speakeasy
January 12, 2022 20:00 - 35.7 MBOnce again we have our pop culture speak easy with a Disney flair. This week we discuss more new Disney Themed purses, a few ideas for new purses, Matrix Resurrections…
Hawkeye Episode 1-3 Review
January 05, 2022 20:00 - 29.6 MBOn November 24th, Disney Plus released the Hawkeye TV series, which featured our second favorite non-super Avenger (C’mon, let’s be real. We love Natasha more) and his protégé, Kate Bishop.…
Free Guy, Buffalo Wing Interrogations and SoCal Disneyland Tickets
December 22, 2021 20:00 - 29.6 MBAnother week and more pop culture geekery! Today we discuss Free Guy coming for free to Disney Plus (there something meta going on with that statement), interrogating Tom Holland with…
What to get the Disney friend with everything
December 15, 2021 20:00 - 32.2 MBIt’s almost gift giving time again and if your friends and family are as difficult as ours, we know you’ve been bonking your head as what to get them! But…
Disney World 50th Anniversary
December 08, 2021 20:00 - 38.5 MBDid you know that Disney World is celebrating its 50th anniversary? The celebration began in October of 2021 and has slowly continued to build, with Disney introducing new experiences, foods, merchandise, and…
Christmas Time At Knotts, Spiderman Trailer and Cowboy Bebop
December 01, 2021 20:00 - 32.1 MBSo again, we’re having a pop-culture nerdathon. First up, why Knotts Berry Farm should be on the top of the list if you can’t get tickets to Disneyland (or even…
Porgs, Disney Plus and Disneyland, Oh My!
November 24, 2021 20:00 - 25.3 MBThis week on Mainstreet UCI, we chat about our newest controversial find on Shop Disney (Galaxy’s Edge Mugs), the latest and greatest from Disney Plus Day and the latest updates on…
How Disney Stupid Are We?
November 17, 2021 20:00 - 24.2 MBToday, we’re testing our Disney knowledge with an all-encompassing quiz that Emily found. This quiz came from Buzzfeed and it’s called “This Disney Trivia Quiz Made Me Look Stupid, And…
Shows to check out!
November 10, 2021 20:00 - 41.9 MBone our favorite shows you can see at the Disney parks and then give two reasons why it’s our favorite, followed by three interesting facts related to that show. We were surprised with some of…
Electrical Parade, Dune and Macbook Pros
November 03, 2021 19:00 - 42.7 MBWelcome to another watercooler episode, where sometimes it’s Disney and sometimes it’s not, but it’s always fun and interesting. On today’s podcast we yammer on about Disneylands’ GOAT parade, the…
Muppets Haunted Mansion Review
October 27, 2021 19:00 - 40.2 MBToday, we’re talking about Muppets Haunted Mansion, the new Halloween special now streaming on Disney+. The special features all of your favorite Muppets as they get ready to celebrate Halloween.…
Disney Life Lessons and More
October 20, 2021 19:00 - 38.8 MBSo, it’s another Disney water cooler day where it’s sometimes Disney and sometimes not, but always interesting. This week we talk about all the new things that are Animal Crossing,…
So many things, so little time!
October 13, 2021 19:00 - 45.5 MBThere’s so many exciting Disney things we have to get off our chest this week. First of all, Walt Disney World is now accepting reservations for their Star Wars: Galactic…
Our 200th Episode (Part 2)
October 06, 2021 19:00 - 61.7 MBIf Disneyland can celebrate an anniversary the year before and after the actual date, we can at least celebrate our 200th podcast episode in two podcasts. Today, we’re continuing our celebration of…
Our 200th Episode! Time to celebrate!
September 29, 2021 19:00 - 42 MBDear goodness! It’s our 200th episode?!? Well, we guess that time flies when you’re having fun. So in celebration of our big 200 we’re taking a look at our favorite rides that…
The Best Foods at Disneyland
September 22, 2021 19:00 - 40.4 MBIt was once said that an army marches on its stomach. A Disneyland soldier is no different, we need our calories, because having fun is hard work! So, what should…
MCU, Only Murders in the Building, and Disneyland’s Merriest Nites
September 15, 2021 19:00 - 41.7 MBSo, over the years, the Marvel character cinematic rights have been a complete mess. Fox had the rights to Mutants, Sony, anything dealing with spiders, and even the Hulk was…
What if….we talked about What if…?
September 08, 2021 19:00 - 33.7 MBWe’ve been patient. We’ve tried not to talk about What If? so we wouldn’t give away any spoilers, but it’s been a month and enough time has passed that we…
So much to discuss, so little time
September 01, 2021 19:00 - 39.9 MBGetting a Disneyland Magic Key? We’ve got a few hacks for you to save money. Also hang for a while! We’re talking a little bit about Cruella which is now…
More like Genie Minus!
August 25, 2021 19:00 - 43.3 MBToday’s podcast is brought to you by salt, salt, salt, salt and one tiny spoon full of sugar. Why the salt you ask? Well we’re glad you asked. For the price…
Jungle Cruise: Discuss!
August 18, 2021 19:00 - 55.7 MBThis week we were supposed to be doing a water cooler episode, and by a pure definition, it is, but it really turned out to be a Jungle Cruise discussion.…
We’re on Vacation!
August 11, 2021 19:00 - 43.1 MBSo we’re on vacation, but thought this would be a cool time to rerun our very first Keep Correct Kill episode, because we’re feeling nostalgic. As we all know, the…
The Return of Keep Correct or Kill
August 04, 2021 19:00 - 30.6 MBIt’s been a while since we’ve done a KCK, and today we’re going to remedy that. Up for judgement is California Adventure’s Silly Symphony Swings, Disney Land’s Snow White’s Enchanted…
Marvel Movie Easter Eggs and More!
July 29, 2021 19:00 - 48 MBSo many things to talk about this week! Today’s topics include: Disney Behind the Attraction, Monsters at work, Umbrella Academy, three Marvel movie Easter Eggs, how to find what’s streaming…
Disney Shower Thoughts
July 21, 2021 19:00 - 34 MBSquishmallows, Tenet, Loki, a ship in a bottle and Spider Man, and with the exception of the ship in a bottle, we manage to tie all of these subjects back…
Throg, the Frog of Thunder!
July 14, 2021 19:00 - 44.2 MBToday, we are talking about Loki, the newest of the Disney + Marvel series. So, if you haven’t caught up on the first five available episodes (the final comes out…
Disney Return to Normalcy?
July 07, 2021 19:00 - 51 MBUp until June 15th, California was under a tier system that had different restrictions depending on how widespread Covid was at the time. But now that June 15th has come and…
DiSney in Our Lives!
June 30, 2021 19:00 - 39 MBSo, there’s been a lot of fun Disney things that have been happening in our lives. First of all, Zen has a new Marvel fan in his life, TokiDoki may…
Geek Stream of Consciousness
June 23, 2021 19:00 - 42.7 MBSo once again we’re back with another watercooler episode, or as we like to call it here “The Geek Stream of Consciousness” where we talk about all thing pop culture.…
Return to Disneyland
June 16, 2021 19:00 - 53.8 MBSo, what’s it like to be at Disneyland again? Well we have the inside scoop. Today, our co-host at large, Stephanie is joining us as we discuss what it’s like to…
Everything Is Better With the Rock
June 02, 2021 19:00 - 45.6 MBThe second Jungle Cruise trailer has just dropped and we super stoked, because everything is better with the Rock. In the non-Disney side, have you seen the Friends reunion? So…
Upcoming Superhero TV Goodness
May 26, 2021 15:00 - 47.4 MBLast week we talked about all of the Marvel movies that will be coming out. We quickly realized that we missed a large part of the hero equation if we…
Vaccines, Snow White and Han Solo, Oh My!
May 19, 2021 19:00 - 43 MBSo, as we do, today is our random stream of consciousness episode. Today we talk about ways to distract yourself when getting a shot, Snow White getting kissed without consent, and the…
We have a superhero problem
May 12, 2021 19:00 - 40.6 MBCan you believe it? The Marvel Cinematic Universe is starting into its fourth phase! Who thought that thirteen years ago, a movie called “Iron Man” would forever change the ways…
It’s Open Mic!
May 05, 2021 19:00 - 37 MBWell, we’ve been stuck at home for way too long, and we’ve totally got a ton of things we’ve been thinking about and need to get off of our chests.…