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December 10, 2011
In this week's show the team records live at the Dolphin hotel discuss their recent party at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
December 8, 2011
In this week's Disneyland show, Tony reviews Mrs. Knotts Chicken Restaurant and Nancy shares some holiday activities around Southern California, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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December 7, 2011
In this week's show, Kevin has a re-review of the Brown Derby and Cinderella's Royal Table. The team talks about things to do around Christmas at Disney and rapid-fire and the news. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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November 23, 2011
In this week's Disneyland show, Tom reviews Disneyland Adventures for Xbox 360 and Wayne talks about It's a Small World Holiday, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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November 17, 2011
In this week's show, Pete, Walter, John and Kevin talk about their recent trip to Disney's Aulani Resort, Corey and Kathy talk about Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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November 9, 2011
In this week's "ladies only" show, Julie reviews the Laniwai Spa at Disney's Aulani Resort, Kathy and Teresa talk about biking around Walt Disney Wolrd, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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November 9, 2011 - Disneyland Show

In this week's Disneyland show, the team previews Christmas at the Disneyland Resort, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire.

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November 2, 2011

In this week's show, Kathy and Teresa talk about Spooktacular at Sea World, Kathy gives us an overview of Legoland, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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October 26, 2011

In this week's show, Pete Werner talks about some of tools he's been using for his travel plans, Dave Parfitt interviews Joe Rohde about Disney's Aulani Resort & Spa, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

In this week's Disneyland show, special guests Chrysty and Mary Jo review the special Annual Passholder parties and Nancy talks about her recent visit to Walt Disney's grave at Forest Lawn Cemetary, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire.

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October 12, 2011

In this week's show, the team discusses the 40th anniversary celebration of the Magic Kingdom, Food and Wine Festival at Epcot, Food and Wine Classic at the Swan and Dolphin, Kevin Klose reviews the Grand Floridian Cafe, Dave Parfitt interviews Marty Sklar about the 40th, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

In this week's Disneyland show, Nancy talks about the new Cirque du Soleil Show "IRIS" and Wayne reviews Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire.

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October 6, 2011

In this week's special Disneyland show, the team discusses their experiences at Mickey's Halloween Party.

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September 28, 2011

In this week's show, Kathy and Teresa face their fears at the Magic Kingdom, the team discusses Halloween Horror Nights, Dave Parfit interviews HGTV's Vern Yip regarding his appearance at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival , plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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September 21, 2011

In this week's show, Corey and Julie talk about their recent trip Disney's Aulani Resort & Spa, the team discusses Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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September 15, 2011

This week is all Disneyland! In this week's Disneyland show, the team previews Halloween time at Disneyland, Tony has a dining review of Award Wieners at California Adventure, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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September 7, 2011

 

With the entire team traveling, Pete recorded a solo show. In this episode, he answers some listener questions from Facebook. Also this week, the Disneyland team answers some listener questions from Facebook. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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August 31, 2011

 

In this week's show, Kathy and Teresa talk about Disney World transportation in their "Boats, Buses, and Monorails" segment, the team discusses Halloween at Walt Disney World, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

In this week's Disneyland show, the team wraps up the D23 expo in Anaheim, Nancy talks about the Lion King 3D premiere in Hollywood, and Tony reviews the River Belle Terrace restaurant at Disneyland.

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August 24, 2011

 

In this week's show, Pete and Walter talk about their recent Alaskan Disney cruise, the team discusses how to be prepared if a hurricane hits during your trip, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Also this week, The Disneyland team has their coverage of the recent D23 Expo. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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August 17, 2011

 

In this week's show, Kathy talks about the newly reopened Enchanted Tiki Room at the Magic Kingdom, the team discusses the 2011 Food & Wine Festival at Epcot, and Teresa talks about how her daughter was able to spend time in the parks without money and still have a good time. All that plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Later this week, the team discusses some interesting threads from DISBoards.com and the Disneyland team has a new show! Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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August 10, 2011

In this week's show, Kathy gives us an update on the construction at the Magic Kingdom, Kevin reviews Catal, a restaurant at Disneyland's Downtown Disney District, and Corey and Julie talk about their recent Adventures by Disney Backstage Magic Trip, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Also this week, the team answers some of your email questions! Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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August 3, 2011

 

In this week's show, Kathy talks about the addition of Lightning McQueen from Cars to the Lights, Motors, Action stunt show at Hollywood Studios, Teresa talks about the Disney Youth Education Series program, and Kevin reviews the Ariel's Grotto World of Color dinner package at Disney's California Adventure. All that plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

In this week's Disneyland show, Tom talks about his recent Disney Cruise to Alaska and Wayne shares some history of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Also this week, Tom interviews Steven Clark, the head of D23.

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July 27, 2011

It's the 5th anniversary of the DIS Unplugged! We'd like to thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts for letting us into your homes/offices/cars each week. It's been an amazing five years and we couldn't do it without your love and support. In this special episode, relive some of the team's favorite memories from past shows, hear some impressions of the team sent in by listeners, and even listen to clips from the first DIS Unplugged show!

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In this week's show, Corey and Julie discuss taking their little ones to Blizzard Beach, a very special guest, Ben, talks about spending time at Disney World as a child with Asperger's syndrome, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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July 21, 2011

In this week's show, John and Kevin give an in-depth review of their exclusive behind-the-scenes tour at Disney's new Aulani Resort & Spa in Hawaii, Kevin reviews the Blue Bayou restaurant at Disneyland, and the Disneyland team has a brand new show. All that plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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July 15, 2011

In this week's show, Pete and Kathy talk about their experience at the recent Power of 10 DIS meet in Fitchburg, MA, Teresa offers some tips on how to save money for your next vacation, and Kathy talks about the new Grand Reef at Discovery Cove and Summer Nights at SeaWorld Orlando. All that plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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July 7, 2011

With most of the Orlando team traveling, we were unable to record a show this week. But that didn't stop the Disneyland team! In this week's Disneyland show, the team talks about the completion of Paradise Pier at Disney's California Adventure, the opening of Goofy's Sky School, and the Paradise Gardens restaurants. Also this week, Dave Parfitt interviews Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel from Disney's The Little Mermaid, and we've got a brand new "Ask the Nether People" segment from our good friends Yvet and Emiel van Leeuwen who recently went to see the Disney Fantasy in Papenburg, Germany. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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June 29, 2011

In this week's show, Scott talks about his recent Adventures by Disney trip to Wyoming called "Quest for the West," Kevin reviews the Bistro de Paris restaurant at Epcot's France pavilion, Teresa talks about her experience at the kids' cooking classes at Downtown Disney over the weekend, and Dave Parfitt interviews Jason Morey, frontman for Slippery When Wet, The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute who will be performing at Epcot's Sounds Like Summer concert series on June 26th. All that plus news and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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June 23, 2011

In this week's show, Walter and Kathy talk about the Screamin' Gator zip line attraction at Gatorland, Kevin reviews the new AMC Dine-In Theater experience at Downtown Disney, plus news, housekeeping and roundtable rapid-fire. Also this week, the team answers some of your email questions and the Disneyland team has a brand new show. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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June 15, 2011

In this week's show, Pete, Walter and Teresa recount their recent Mediterranean Cruise aboard the Disney Magic with the Adventures by Disney add-ons, and Corey and Julie talk about their recent trip to a Velvet Sessions show at the Hard Rock Hotel. All that plus news, housekeeping and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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June 8, 2011

 

In this week's show, Kathy talks about her experience at the Magic Kingdom during Gay Days and the team offers some tips on how to stay cool at the parks during the hot Florida summer. Later this week the team discusses some interesting threads from the DISBoards and the Disneyland team has a brand new show. All that plus news, housekeeping and roundtable rapid-fire. Also, don't forget to check out last week's Mediterranean Cruise update from Pete, Walter, and Teresa. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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June 1, 2011

 

In this week's show, Pete, Walter and Teresa send an update straight from the Disney Magic in the Mediterranean, Kevin reviews Boma, a buffet-style restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Corey, Scott and Kathy talk about seeing the 2011 American Idol winner Scotty McCreery at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Corey and Julie talk about their experience flying with their kids and offer advice for other parents. Also this week, the Disneyland team has a brand new show. All that plus news, housekeeping and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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May 25, 2011

 

In this week's show, the team discusses Dave Parfitt's Power of 10 Star Wars breakfast and their impressions of the new Star Tours Ride, Kevin asks each member of the team about their favorite and least favorite things at Disney World and Kathy talks about Pixar Weekend at Epcot. All that plus news, housekeeping and roundtable rapid-fire. Also this week, the team answers some of your emails and the Disneyland team has a new show. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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May 12, 2011

 

In this week's show, Pete, Walter and Scott review the Animal Kingdom Lodge, Kathy provides an update on the construction at Magic Kingdom, plus news, housekeeping and roundtable rapid-fire.

In this week's Disneyland show, Tony reviews the Minnie and Friends character breakfast, Wayne gives us some history of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, Nancy talks about her experience at Bats Day, and Dave Parfitt gives some more information about Give Kids the World. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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May 4, 2011

 

In this week's show, Kathy talks about some of the new stores that have opened in Downtown Disney, John offers some tips on how to alleviate the budget strain caused by high gas prices, and in a new segment called "Ask the Nether People," our friends Yvet and Emiel van Leeuwen talk about Disney's audio description services for those with visual impairments. All that plus news, housekeeping, and roundtable rapid-fire. Also this week, Dave Parfitt interviews Ashley Eckstein, voice actor from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and one of the hosts of this year's Star Wars Weekends. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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April 27, 2011

 

In this week's show, Pete, Walter, Teresa and Kathy talk about their recent Adventures by Disney Backstage Magic tour, Kevin reviews an off-property restaurant called J.Alexander's, and in a very special segment, we remember our good friend Bob Varley who passed away three years ago. All that plus news, housekeeping, and roundtable rapid-fire. Later this week, the team answers more of your email questions and the Disneyland team has a new show. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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April 20, 2011

 

This week's news, housekeeping and rapid-fire show comes to you from the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel! David Parfitt interviews Keith Scholey, the director, writer, and producer for DisneyNature's new film "African Cats," later this week, the team answers some of your email questions plus we get an update from the Disneyland team. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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April 14, 2011

 

In this week's show, Pete, Walter and Teresa talk about their upcoming Mediterranean cruise, Scott talks about his experience at the Muddy Buddy race, Kathy reviews the Marceline to Magic Kingdom tour, and we get an update from the Disneyland crew. Plus news, housekeeping, and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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March 30, 2011

In this week's show, Corey and Julie Martin give tips about taking toddlers to Epcot, Scott Smith talks about Sea World Orlando's 2011 Viva la Musica festival, the Disneyland team gives us an update, the team answers some of your questions from Facebook, plus news, housekeeping and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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March 23, 2011

In this week's show, Kathy Werling talks about the Magic Behind the Steam Trains tour at Magic Kingdom, Teresa Echols talks about children services at the Grand Floridian Spa, Kevin Klose reviews an off-property restaurant called Bonefish Grill, plus news, housekeeping and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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March 16, 2011

This week is all about Disneyland! Nancy reviews Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel, Tony covers counter service at Disneyland, Dave Parfitt interviews Kim Irvine, Disneyland's Art Director and recent recipient of the Themed Entertainment Association "Buzz Price" Lifetime Achievement Award, Tom Bell reviews the Disney Wonder Mexican Riviera Cruise, plus news, housekeeping and roundtable rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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March 9, 2011

In this week's show, Scott Smith reviews ESPN the Weekend, the team reviews 2011's Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot, David Parfitt interviews former Disneyland president Jack Lindquist, Tom Bell interviews Becky Cline, the director of the Walt Disney Archives, plus news, housekeeping and rapid-fire. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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March 5th, 2011

In this Disneyland edition of the DIS Unplugged, Tony reviews the Wine Country Trattoria's World of Color dining package, plus news and roundtable rapid-fire.

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February 23, 2011

In this week's show, Kathy Werling reviews the Wild Africa Trek at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Teresa Echols and Julie Martin review the horseback riding at the Tri-Circle-D Ranch at Disney's Fort Wilderness, the team discusses Mardi Gras at Universal Studios, plus news, housekeeping and rapid-fire. Later this week, the team answers some of your questions from Facebook. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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February 16, 2011

In this week's show, Pete Werner reviews the Port Orleans French Quarter Resort and the Princess Storybook Breakfast at Epcot. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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February 9, 2011

In this week's show, the team talks about the Disney Dream cruise, the newest member of the Disney Cruise Line fleet. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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January 26, 2011

In this week's show, the team talks about the Disney Dream cruise, the newest member of the Disney Cruise Line fleet. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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January 19, 2011

Housekeeping/News/rapid-fire

Kevin Klose reviews Whispering Canyon restaurant at Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort.

Teresa Echols shares tips from listeners on how they save money for their Disney vacations.

Dave Parfitt interviews US Olympian and runDisney consultant Jeff Galloway as part of the Walt Disney World Marathon

VIDEO: The Magic, The Memories and You

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January 12, 2011

This week we introduce a new format to our show. Our show will be divided up into several individual segments to make it easier to find the information you need and want to listen to. Part 1 this week is our Housekeeping / News and rapid-fire Segment. Other shows to be released this week include New Years Eve at Fort Wilderness, a discussion of Podcast Cruise 2.0 and this week's email show. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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January 5, 2011 - The SICK Show

In this week's show Pete Werner goes in alone as much of the team is sick with the flu. Pete rants about Disney coffee and the lack of resort specific merchandise and introduces everyone to the new Power of 10: Give Kids the World $1 million challenge. A DIS listener has a review of the Chefs Table experience at the Napa Rose at Disney's Grand Californian and DIS Senior Correspondent Dave Parfitt talks with Jeff and Gregg Sherman about The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story. Call us toll free from within the U.S. at 877-310-9662 (outside U.S. call 407-574-5093)

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