MiceCast

Going DF

April 21, 2008 11:55 - 1 hour - 110 MB

The (derogatory) term DF was coined right here at MiceCast. It is short for Disney Fundamentalist. A DF is someone who can't handle various types of change to "their" park. Your hosts examine the question: What could Disney do to make you go DF? 2 hours later and your hosts have given their answer... sort of. With swear words thrown in for good measure.

Workin' for a Livin'

April 09, 2008 02:39 - 2 hours - 169 MB

Another listener request brings you a show about working at Disneyland. The show is hosted by Greg and Richard since they have the most Disneyland experience (Mike was out of town). Since Mike isn't there, you get 2 hours 3 minutes. There is most likely adult language.

March Madness

March 31, 2008 09:56 - 1 hour - 82.2 MB

At the request of a listener, your hosts talk about music in the parks. We talk about our music favorites in most of the various categories: Background, Attraction, Show. 1 hour 29 minutes.

Leave a Legacy

March 27, 2008 12:12 - 1 hour - 99.7 MB

Your hosts use 1 hour and 48 minutes to examine this listener submitted question: How well does Disney take care of its legacy? Standard Adult Language warnings apply.

Small World Small Talk

March 15, 2008 04:12 - 1 hour - 92 MB

With the recent discovery that Disney plans to put Disney characters in the "It's A Small World" attraction at Disneyland, your hosts talk about possible impacts. Only ONE F-Bomb is dropped. 1 hour 40 minutes. (only 1 hour 25 minutes of talk with a 15 minute music selection at the end)

Sponsorship Sequel

March 08, 2008 12:39 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Your hosts inadvertently revisit the topic of corporate sponsorship in the parks. Part trip down memory lane, part actual discussion. Yes, there is Adult language. 1 hour 54 minutes.

All Night Long

March 04, 2008 00:33 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Your hosts talk about the newly rumored 5th Gate at Walt Disney World, Disney's Night Kingdom. A lively discussion, liberally sprinkled with adult language, ensues. 1 hour 51 minutes.

House of the Future?

February 28, 2008 13:06 - 2 hours - 120 MB

Chris from the Big D is a guest on this show discussing the new House of the Future. It is the height of irony that the recording session was plagued with technical difficulty. Which, in turn, pushed the release date back by about 5 days. Filled with adult language. 2 hours 11 minutes.

All Over the Place

February 17, 2008 14:49 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Your hosts start out by trying to answer a listener question. A small technical glitch throws them off balance and they end up talking about a whole bunch of different things. They barely get the question answered. Yes, there is adult language. 1 hour 49 minutes.

A Bit Behind the Scenes

February 09, 2008 14:26 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB

After a quick revisit of our last show, your hosts tackle a listener requested topic: what do they do with the ride vehicles at night? The boys call upon their theme park operations experience and do their best to answer. Adult language. 1 hour 34 minutes.

Hong Kong Disneyland

February 03, 2008 15:16 - 1 hour - 99.7 MB

The RE-Imagineering blog helps provide this week's show topic: Hong Kong Disneyland. Your hosts discuss the blog's assertion that Hong Kong Disneyland fails miserably when compared to The Original. Multiple F-Bombs in this one, so be careful. 1 hour 49 minutes.

Why Disney?

January 25, 2008 14:18 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

Your hosts follow last weeks ground-breaking 3+ hour marathon roundtable show with something a little more Old School. The show topic is a listener suggestion: Why do people go to Disney? There ARE F-Bombs and the show length is Old School as well, 1 hour 7 minutes.

Looking Back Ahead

January 19, 2008 05:09 - 3 hours - 183 MB

A roundtable show request from DPN Forum Member Aussie John. He asked us to take a look back and comment on Disney's 2007. He has a few rules, one of them being that we stay positive. We weren't sure we were up to the task (especially the no negativity part) but he bribed us (and bribed us well) so we do our best. Along for the ride is Chris from the Big D podcast, and DPN Forum Members, Burnt Toast, JohnDUB, and Kael. There is plenty of Adult Language and Adult Beverage so be advised to keep...

Overlay Options

January 10, 2008 14:42 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Taking one last show idea from the Holiday Season, your hosts examine the idea of other attractions besides Small World or Haunted Mansion benefiting from a holiday overlay. They look at all 6 US parks as part of the discussion. We also read a couple e-mails and promote WestFest like nobody's business. 1 hour 54 minutes.

2007 Christmas Video

December 29, 2007 16:11 - 87.3 MB Video

A little video to help with that post-Christmas hangover. Nothing too fancy, just a few glimpses of the holiday decorations around the Disneyland Resort. Your hosts make an appearance as well. 9 minutes.

B-List Buzz

December 20, 2007 23:48 - 2 hours - 120 MB

Your hosts return from a month-long hiatus with 2 hours and 11 minutes of standard MiceCast fare (Adult language warnings apply). Another entry in the RE-Imagineering blog gives Greg, Mike, and Richard an intersting question to discuss: Does the use of B-List actors in atttraction films hurt Disney and/or the attraction in the long term? Not too many tangents either.

Talkin' Turkey

November 22, 2007 15:36 - 2 hours - 115 MB

With Thanksgiving on the mind, your hosts decide to talk turkey. Referring specifically to shows and / or attractions that turned out to be duds. You know, turkeys. Plenty of tangents and grown-up talk. 2 hours 5 minutes.

Cultural Exchange

November 09, 2007 15:06 - 1 hour - 108 MB

In an attempt to foster cultural exchange, your hosts invite DPN Forum Member AussieJohn to join them for a show. The topic was to further examine the question of whether or not Australia could support a Disney park. As usual, the tangents of MiceCast got in the way and not a lot of discussion about that particular topic made it into the show. Adult Language. 1 hour 57 minutes.

Companion Video for Happy Halloween 2007

October 30, 2007 03:50 - 117 MB Video

The companion video for our trip to the haunted house. It is 12 minutes in length. Enjoy.

Happy Halloween 2007

October 25, 2007 12:10 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Your hosts (and GalacticHero) visit a local haunted house for some good old-fashioned Halloween fun. They take inspiration from TV and movie sources and, of course, the grand-daddy of them all, Knott's Berry Farm's Halloween Haunt. If you have the opportunity to visit, do so. All proceeds go to charity and we don't think you will be disappointed. A companion video should be up by Halloween. 60 minutes.

Blabbing with The Bare Necessities

October 23, 2007 12:20 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Your hosts (JohnDUB was there too) sit down with Ray and Cindy of The Bare Necessities podcast at the Disneyland Resort. The main idea was to get Ray and Cindy's take on their first ever trip to Disneyland. There are gratuitous F-Bombs and other adult language. 1 hour 56 minutes.

Mediocrity Madness

October 14, 2007 08:20 - 1 hour - 108 MB

With all three hosts together again, this show is predictably all over the place. We read a couple e-mails, talk about Al Lutz's latest, and litter the show with F-Bombs. 1 hour 58 minutes.

Been There, Done That.

October 01, 2007 22:44 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

Mike and Richard record a show while Greg is away at WDW. As a result, they talk about their memories from their respective first ever trips to WDW. 1 hour 12 minutes.

A Security Seminar

September 22, 2007 03:24 - 2 hours - 111 MB

Greg and Richard record a show about their experiences in the Disneyland Security department. Mike was away on vacation when this was recorded so it easily hits 2 hours 1 minute. Standard adult language warnings apply.

RE Imagineering Rebuttal

September 14, 2007 22:52 - 2 hours - 121 MB

Your hosts raise the bullsh!t flag on the RE Imagineering Blog's (http://imagineerebirth.blogspot.com/) latest entry (J.K. Rowlings Magical Gift). We do get to the point eventually, but this is still a long one at 2 hours 12 minutes. Standard adult language warnings still apply.

DVC

September 09, 2007 12:12 - 1 hour - 99.8 MB

Your hosts put their full ignorance of Disney's Vacation Club on display. There is an F-Bomb and a paintball tangent. 1 hour 49 minutes (and all of it show as the closing music is only 1 minute 16 seconds).

A WDW Trip Report

September 05, 2007 05:02 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Greg comes back from Florida with a trip report. Which, in turn, brings back the bloated MiceCast episode. Standard adult language warning applies. 1 hour 53 minutes.

Periodic Promotions Video

August 28, 2007 22:23 - 59.3 MB Video

A companion video pulled together from Mike's own video archives. It is 22 minutes in length, includes the Blast to the Past parade, and has various other snippets from Blast to the Past and State Fair.

Periodic Promotions

August 23, 2007 23:31 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

Your hosts discuss, examine, and reminisce about the long-gone Disneyland practice of short-term promotional events. These special events, or "overlays", were designed to draw in local residents back in the day when Disneyland had slow times. 1 hour 4 minutes.

Effects Exposition

August 16, 2007 22:10 - 1 hour - 89.7 MB

Your hosts take a look at various attraction show effects and try to plug them into various categories. No F-Bombs but there is still some adult language. 1 hour 39 minutes.

The Happiest Housing on Earth?

August 04, 2007 12:37 - 1 hour - 96.3 MB

Your hosts tackle the subject of the political battle being waged between The Walt Disney Company and the City of Anaheim. They are fighting over changes to Anaheim's General Plan which will change the zoning of a small parcel of land at the eastern edge of Anaheim's Resort District. They try to examine why the casual Disney fan would even care about this issue. 1 hour 45 minutes.

Kiss the Gallery Good-Bye

July 27, 2007 11:44 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

Recorded "Live" at The Disney Gallery in Disneyland, your hosts talk about the past and speculate on the future of The Gallery. 1 hour 10 minutes.

Disneyland's Legacy

July 19, 2007 22:40 - 2 hours - 115 MB

Recorded on 7/17/2007, your three hosts decide to examine the legacy, if any, Disneyland may have after 52 years of existence. There is also some discussion based on a listener e-mail. This episode includes gratuitous use of adult language (yes, there are F-Bombs). Those of you who like the long shows will be happy, 2 hours 5 minutes.

MiceCast Deluxe

July 13, 2007 12:47 - 2 hours - 123 MB

This episode has everything! Three hosts, tangents galore, arguments, sarcasm, and F-Bombs and other adult language. All the stuff you would expect to find in a MiceCast episode and plenty of it. 2 hours 14 minutes.

Americana Disney Style

July 06, 2007 01:18 - 1 hour - 81.4 MB

In honor of the Fourth of July holiday, your hosts look at what Disney has done to preserve and advance the idea of Americana. 1 hour 29 minutes.

Movie Madness

June 30, 2007 21:56 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Your hosts are asked to talk about their favorite Walt Disney animated features. Initially reluctant, since they are not a "movie review" podcast (there are others who are MUCH better at it), they take a stab at it since they were asked for opinion and MiceCast has no shortage of opinion. 1 hour 40 minutes.

Expand-a-Land

June 22, 2007 12:16 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

DPN Forum Member Artjaro joins in on the discussion. He talks a little bit about his first ever trip to Disneyland. Then your hosts continue to use listener suggestions for show topics. This time the suggestion was Expand-a-Land. Imagine you could add a new themed land to Disneyland. What would be the theme? Where would you put it? What attractions would you develop? 1 hour 39 minutes.

When to Say When

June 17, 2007 04:21 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Your hosts tackle a listener suggested topic of "Knowing When to Say When". Which tries to answer the following questions: How long do you think Disney should keep something running? When do you realize something is not working for the public or the park anymore and should be replaced? The questions are applied to things like attractions, promotions, etc.. 1 Hour 22 minutes.

DF Discussion

June 10, 2007 02:27 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Your hosts read a few e-mails that they forgot for the last show. Then they jump into a discussion about the term DF, what it means, and what they may look like. 1 hour 22 minutes.

Subs Symposium

June 02, 2007 23:31 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

After taking a ride on the new Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage at Disneyland, your hosts and a couple of guests (GalacticHero and Burnt Toast) sit down for a roundtable discussion about the attraction. We do discuss some show elements, so avoid listening if you don't want to be spoiled. 1 hour 20 minutes.

Mail Bag #5

May 31, 2007 12:16 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Your hosts read a couple e-mails and spend some time on a "what if" scenario presented by a listener. Some more thoughts from Kevin Yee help fuel some discussion as well. 1 hour and 39 minutes.

Farewell to the Fort

May 21, 2007 12:12 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Your hosts (and Richard) along with DPN Forum Member Burnt Toast talk about Fort Wilderness at Disneyland. The impending destruction of The Fort has them reflecting on memories of time spent there. There are some tangents and a medley at the end to give you 1 hour and 22 minutes of fun.

Accessibility Dreams

May 13, 2007 01:40 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Your hosts, Richard, and Paul Barrie (on loan from Window to the Magic) discuss the impact of ADA mandated accessiblity requirements on the element of "Show" at Disneyland. They also talk a little bit about whether or not the Year of a Million Dreams promotion discriminates when it hands out prizes on attractions that are not open to everybody regardless of physical ability. Standard MiceCast fare at 1 hour and 55 minutes and littered with PG-13 language.

A Mixed Bag

May 05, 2007 12:01 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Your hosts (and Richard) discuss a couple topics: the recent DPN event known as WestFest and a couple aspects of the security of Disneyland (including Disneyland's airspace restriction). While no F-Bombs were dropped, this 1 hour 53 minute show is liberally sprinkled with other "adult" language.

Got Parks?

April 15, 2007 21:52 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Did you miss us? Well we're back and we brought a couple friends for this one. Our pals Richard and Jeff from Houston join us as we try to examine the question: Has the Walt Disney Company built enough Resort Destinations? It has a couple tangents and it comes in at 1 hour 40 minutes, including the "relevant" music at the end.

WestFest Wonderings

April 02, 2007 03:33 - 57 minutes - 28.6 MB

Your hosts discuss WestFest and how someone used to only going to Walt Disney World would handle their first trip to Disneyland. This show is "only" 57 minutes.

Mail Bag #4

March 24, 2007 22:22 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Your hosts read some e-mails and spend some time on a "what if" scenario presented by a listener. The dining reservation topic also gets some more coverage. 1 hour and 23 minutes.

Absent AA's

March 12, 2007 11:47 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Continuing with the AA theme, your hosts ponder the demise of the AA (Audio Animatronic) attraction. This show may or may not end up having a companion video. Standard MiceCast fare to include adult beverages and adult language. This show is right short at 1 hour, 3 minutes.

Can they bring Walt back?

March 01, 2007 14:37 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Your hosts begin the show by trying to fathom why there are no Walt AA figures in Disney parks. It really didn't take all that long to come to a conclusion. They also read a couple of listener e-mails and because of some interesting discussion on the boards, they revisit the subject from the previous show. Which becomes a little heated and leads to a couple of F-Bombs and some other words you can't say on television. Running time is 1 hour 57 minutes.

Column Commentary

February 19, 2007 11:37 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

A Miceage article by Kevin Yee (http://www.miceage.com/kevinyee/ky021307a.htm) prompts your hosts to discuss the theories and conclusions contained therein. It does make for a little spirited discussion and for the show to have a more respectable running time: 1 hour 33 minutes.

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