Weekend Wonderland
67 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsJoin 4 Disneyland locals as we chat theme parks, games, and everything else we do on the weekend, all while enjoying a craft beer. New shows every week.
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We Talk "Taste of Universal"
April 23, 2021 00:46 - 1 hour - 117 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we talk about our experience at "Taste of Universal" last weekend. In the news we discussed Disneyland tickets going on sale as well as Disney updating their "look" for cast members. We also compared annual passes to other Southern California theme parks. Time Stamps: Intros, What We’re Drinking, What We’re Watching: 0:00 News: 11:52 "Taste of Universal": 48:30 Recommendations: 1:21:19 Want to be a part of next weeks episode? Follow along ...
We Talk DisneylandForward
March 30, 2021 02:23 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, Kaitlin brought a March Madness style bracket for us to determine the ultimate Disneyland snack. In the news we had a long discussion around DisneylandForward, including lots of predictions, and share an update on Disney's new theatrical release calendar. #TronBefore2028 Time Stamps: Intros, What We’re Drinking, What We’re Watching: 0:00 News: 6:44 This Week in Disney History: 34:06 Snack Madness: 42:45 Recommendations: 1:16:23 Want to be a p...
We Talk Disneyland Reopening
March 23, 2021 22:35 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, Justin brings a return of the recurring series, ______ or Something Justin thought of while having a Shower Beer, featuring random Disney Promotions and Marketing. In the news we had a long discussion around Disneyland Reopening, including lots of predictions (when will Avenger's Campus open?!) and share an update on the changes coming to Jungle Cruise! Time Stamps: Intros, What We’re Drinking, What We’re Watching: 0:00 News: 11:20 This Week in...
We Talk "A Touch of Disney"
March 03, 2021 03:07 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we play a couple games, one at the top of the show in which we guess the Cameo price for celebrities, then to round out the show Name That Category. In the news we talk "A Touch of Disney" the DCA Food event, a theme park analysis report discussing 50% of DLR's attendees being Passholders, along with Disney closing Blue Sky Studios, among other stories! Time Stamps: Intros, What We’re Drinking, What We’re Watching: 0:00 Guess the Cameo Prices: 1...
We Introduce Disney Movies to Aliens
February 26, 2021 03:25 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we introduce our new dogs, catch up on what we have been up to then we discuss what Disney films we would introduce to friends that have never heard of Disney. Sorry, no news this episode, some hiccups in the recording process made the middle section not salvageable. Want to be a part of next weeks episode? Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland to participate in our polls and submit your comments for our main topics each week. Check out our ...
We Play Disney Parks 'What If?'
February 01, 2021 03:54 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we play a few rounds of “What If…” and discuss what the Disney Parks would be like in alternative universes. We also discuss the news that we are now Disneyland Legacy Passholders, Jungle Cruise is receiving a well deserved update, and California’s other theme parks have begun to set reopening date goals, among other stories! Time Stamps: Intros, What We’re Drinking, What We’re Watching: 0:00 Overrated: 8:28 News: 13:25 This Week in Disney His...
We Discuss Lesser-known Grimm Fairy Tales
January 19, 2021 03:13 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we discover other Grimm Fairy Tales that have not used by Disney and decide if they would make good animated Disney movies. (Spoiler alert - they’re… weird!) We also chat about the news that Disneyland’s AP program is discontinued, that Disney will pause political donations to anyone who voted to reject the electoral college, and that the Muppets are withholding news from us, among other stories! Time Stamps: Intros, What We’re Drinking, What We’...
We Talk Favorite 2020 Moments
December 28, 2020 03:06 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we discuss the dozens of comments highlighting the best parts of a crappy year submitted by YOU our listeners, our own 2020 highlights, plus the things we missed the most in 2020. We also debate if Spirit Jerseys are over or underrated, the new Snow White attraction premiering as soon as Disneyland opens, and the new Star Wars High Republic era kicking off next week. Want to be a part of next weeks episode? Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland ...
We Talk About Your Favorite Christmas Movies
December 21, 2020 04:12 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we talk about all of your favorite Christmas movies. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
We Talk About Your Favorite Disney Memories
December 14, 2020 02:47 - 1 hour - 119 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we share some of the favorite Disney memories that you wonderful listeners shared with us! We also play a new game, and talk about Disney headlines! Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Disney Investor Day Special Episode
December 12, 2020 04:29 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBIn this special episode of Weekend Wonderland, Kaitlin and Justin take a deep dive look into ALL the announcements from Disney Investor Day 2020 from December 10th. Everything from Star Wars, the MCU, Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, all the way to FX and Hulu, we geek out about it all. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
We Talk About Justin’s Made Up Parks Attractions
December 03, 2020 04:18 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we catch up on the latest news and then try to guess which attractions were planned and which ones Justin made up while drinking some shower beers. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
We Talk Joe Rohde and Spider-Bots
November 24, 2020 01:05 - 36 minutes - 32.8 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, Kaitlin and Justin review the latest in Disney news, from Joe Rohde retiring to Buena Vista Street opening as part of DTD District. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
We Play Disney This or That
November 16, 2020 02:20 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we talk about this week in Disney history, review some Disney news, and play Disney This or That. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
We Plan Disney Halloween Parties
October 29, 2020 01:10 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we catch up on the latest parks and then plan our ultimate Disney Parks Halloween Parties. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
We Talk About Your Favorite Halloween Movies
October 20, 2020 03:23 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, talk about your favorite Halloween movies (Disney or not) and try to guess their Rotten Tomatoes scores. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
We Catch Up On News
October 15, 2020 04:03 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, Kaitlin and Justin review the latest in Disney news. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
We Guess the Bad Rotten Tomatoes Review
October 05, 2020 02:20 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we catch up on the latest parks and Disney+ news before guessing which movie got the bad Rotten Tomatoes review. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: Pixar Tournament Week 5
September 25, 2020 03:31 - 1 hour - 106 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our Pixar Tournament and and discuss Toy Story 3, A Bug's Life, Cars, and Monster's Inc. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Play Extreme Disney Would You Rather
September 22, 2020 03:41 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we catch up on the latest parks and Disney+ news before playing Extreme Would You Rather. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
We Plan Our Perfect Weekend Watch Party
September 18, 2020 01:48 - 1 hour - 126 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we talk about the latest WDW holiday news and then draft our ideal weekend watch party. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: Pixar Tournament Week 4
September 12, 2020 21:07 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our Pixar Tournament and discuss The Incredibles 2, Ratatouille, Toy Story, and Inside Out. Lots of strong feelings in this one folks. Follow along with us on Instagram @weekendwonderland and at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
We Plan Our Perfect Disney Days
September 08, 2020 03:47 - 1 hour - 135 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we talk about Disney news and Disney+ releases, and then plan our perfect Disney parks trips. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: Pixar Tournament Week 3
September 05, 2020 23:46 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our Pixar Tournamen and and discuss Finding Dory, Coco, Up, and Toy Story 2. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Guess the Guinness World Record
August 18, 2020 03:16 - 1 hour - 100 MBIn this episode, we talk about the latest Disney and Universal news before attempting to guess some Guinness world records. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: Pixar Tournament Week 2
August 13, 2020 20:20 - 1 hour - 132 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our Pixar Tournament and eliminate 3 more movies from the tournament. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Take a Character Personality Quiz
August 11, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBIn this episode, we catch up on the latest Disney news from the Q3 Investor's Call and then find out which characters best match our personality using the Open-Source Psychometrics Project quiz (https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/characters). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: Pixar Tournament Week 1
August 08, 2020 01:20 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we begin our Pixar Tournament. We explain our head-to-head bracket system, and eliminate the first 3 movies from the tournament. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Talk About Extinct Attractions
August 03, 2020 00:20 - 1 hour - 152 MBIn this episode, we talk about some of the extinct attractions we never got to experience at the Disney parks. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: Renaissance Recap
August 01, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 131 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we recap our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance films with a fun facts game and a review of our personal favorites from the era. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Re-theme Disney Attractions
July 27, 2020 19:56 - 1 hour - 162 MBIn this episode, we talk about the new Disney parks and movie news, and then we share our ideas for retheming Disney attractions. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: Tarzan
July 23, 2020 22:32 - 1 hour - 137 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we finish our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance movies with Tarzan (1999). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Take a Virtual Walking Tour of Disneyland to Celebrate the 65th Anniversary
July 19, 2020 21:59 - 1 hour - 130 MBIn this episode, we talk about the latest park news and then take a virtual walking tour of Disneyland to celebrate the 65th anniversary with Sasha Coles of the Enchanted Archives. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and check out weekendwonderlandpodcast.com for more. You can find Sasha's work on Instagram @herhistoryland and take the walking tour at https://enchantedarchives.com.
Rewind: Mulan
July 16, 2020 03:55 - 2 hours - 171 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance movies with Mulan (1998). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Play Disney Would You Rather
July 14, 2020 02:49 - 1 hour - 160 MBIn this episode, we talk about the latest reopening news and then play a couple rounds of Disney Would You Rather. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: Hercules
July 09, 2020 21:53 - 2 hours - 182 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance movies with Hercules (1997). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Plan Themed Disney Events
July 05, 2020 18:55 - 1 hour - 132 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we talk about Hamilton, do a quick Disney news update, and then plan our own themed Disney Parks events. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and visit our website at WeekendWonderlandpodcast.com
Rewind: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
July 02, 2020 21:36 - 2 hours - 220 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance movies with The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Build Our Disney Mt. Rushmore
June 30, 2020 00:32 - 1 hour - 150 MBIn this episode, we talk about the the July additions to Disney+, the latest Disney Parks reopening news, and the retheming of Splash Mountain, before building our Disney Mt. Rushmore. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: Pocahontas
June 25, 2020 05:31 - 2 hours - 201 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance movies with Pocahontas (1995). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Rank the Epcot Pavilions
June 21, 2020 06:06 - 2 hours - 209 MBIn this episode, we talk about the latest Disney parks news and then rank the pavilions of Epcot. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: The Lion King
June 18, 2020 04:04 - 1 hour - 160 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance movies with The Lion King (1994). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Compare Disneyland and Magic Kingdom
June 15, 2020 03:01 - 1 hour - 150 MBIn this episode, we talk about the Disneyland reopening news, plus updates about sports at WDW, a new movie coming to Disney+, new Star Wars content, before discussing what (if anything) Magic Kingdom does better that Disneyland. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com.
Rewind: Aladdin
June 11, 2020 21:06 - 1 hour - 152 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance movies with Aladdin (1993). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Talk Disney News (Again!)
June 01, 2020 05:52 - 1 hour - 131 MBIn episode 13, we talk about the current events happening in the US, ways to help, learn, and grow, and then we talk through all the latest Disney news and updates. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland.
Rewind: Beauty and the Beast
May 28, 2020 04:34 - 2 hours - 167 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance movies with Beauty and the Beast (1991). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland
We Play 20 Questions
May 18, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBOn this episode of Weekend Wonderland, we talk about the (limited) Disney news and then play a few rounds of 20 questions using Disney characters. Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
Rewind: The Rescuers Down Under
May 16, 2020 12:40 - 1 hour - 148 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we continue our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance movies with The Rescuers Down Under (1990). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
We Talk Disney News
May 11, 2020 18:01 - 1 hour - 154 MBIn episode 11, we talk about all the Disney news from the past week or so because HOLY COW there was a lot of news! Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com
Rewind: The Little Mermaid
May 07, 2020 18:36 - 1 hour - 148 MBIn this episode of Weekend Wonderland Rewind, we begin our rewatch of the Disney Renaissance movies with The Little Mermaid (1989). Follow along on Instagram @weekendwonderland and our other social media at https://linktr.ee/Weekendwonderland; check out our new website at weekendwonderlandpodcast.com