Adventures and Mousecapades: A Podcast About Disney
Two Seattleites addicted to The Mouse: Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club. We love traveling to experience Disney magic, and enjoy talking to others who share our passion for all things from the House of Mouse.
Episodes
160 episodes
159. Mele Kalikimaka: Kauai for Christmas
There’s nothing quite like spending the holidays in paradise, and that’s exactly what we did this year. We flew to Kauai early Christmas morning and spent 5 nights on the southern tip of the island in Poipu. Known as the Garden Isle, Kauai’s be...
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Episode 159
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40:21
158. DVC Resort Review: Disney's Riviera Resort
We continue our series covering Disney Vacation Club resorts with a look at Disney’s Riviera Resort. This Epcot area DVC hotel on the Skyliner is absolutely gorgeous and instantly became one of our favorite places to stay. Incredible decor, stu...
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Episode 158
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27:15
157. 2024 Year End Disney News Update
Join us for a look back at some of the key Disney announcements and updates from the last several months. This edition of our “quarterly” Disney review actually covers about 5 months, or everything we’ve heard since D23 over the summer. Don’t h...
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Episode 157
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35:59
156. Versus: Disney Villains
We’re starting a little competition this week, pitting Disney villains against each other to see who’s mean reigns supreme! First up is our round of 32, with seeding courtesy of CoPilot AI. This was so fun!Here’s are the competitors and ...
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Episode 156
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39:06
155. Disney Treasure Preview!
We have Audie and Tim Lawley back on this week because they just did something few people have (yet) … they sailed on the brand new Disney Treasure cruise ship! Fresh off the first 3-night media and travel agent preview, they share all the exci...
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Episode 155
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1:14:41
154. When Business Calls (we go to Disney)
Sometimes we travel for pleasure. Sometimes we travel for business. This November, we did a bit of both! When we’ve got a conference to attend in Miami, you’d better believe we fly into and out of Orlando to do it. In between was park days, aft...
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Episode 154
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54:33
153. Jollywood Nights 2024
We had the distinct pleasure to get all dressed up and head out to Disney World’s newest after-hours holiday party, Jollywood Nights at Hollywood Studios a couple weeks back. In its second year, this event is kind of like if your company holida...
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Episode 153
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44:31
152. Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party 2024
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is a great after-hours event at the Magic Kingdom that we’ve been to before. Would this edition be better? You’ll have to listen in to find out, but if the food was anything to go by this was going to be a fa...
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Episode 152
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45:27
151. DVC Roulette
It’s our last retroactive trip report! This episode we look back at our 16-day trip to Disney World in August of 2021. The parks were still in pandemic mode and we had a LOT of DVC points to spend or lose. Our 3-bedroom suites at Animal Kingdom...
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Episode 151
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54:14
150. Disney World First Timers
Sara Ward from Magical Adventures with Sara is back this week, and introduces her kids to Disney World for the first time. These Disneyland vets visited did some resort hopping at Port Orleans Riverside and Yacht Club, and spent time in all the...
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Episode 150
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1:11:10
149. What's Old and New with DCL Cruising Dad
This week we’re joined by Chris, aka DCL Cruising Dad, to talk about the Magic that is Disney Cruise Line. No, literally, he recently went on the Magic for the first time in a long time and was excited to share all about it. She may be the olde...
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Episode 149
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54:32
148. A Halloween Horror Nights RIP Tour
Evidently, in spooky season VIP tours turn into RIP tours at Universal Studios theme parks. This week, in honor of the holiday this week, we’re talking about Alicea’s evening at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights where she, S...
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Episode 148
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43:53
147. Our First Oogie Boogie Bash
After hours parties at Disneyland can be frighteningly fun, especially when your host is none other than Oogie Boogie himself! Alicea and Sterling recently enjoyed the spooky season spectacular Oogie Boogie Bash, stayed at the reimagined Pixar ...
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Episode 147
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42:11
146. A Disney Conversation with the Kids
What Disney franchise should be the next Broadway musical? Who’s the best Disney couple? Which Disney movie would you want to live in? These hard-hitting questions and more as we turn the mics on our kids this week to find out their Disney favo...
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Episode 146
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18:43
145. Our DCL Cruise at the End of the World
Sometimes your vacations don’t go exactly as planned. Sometimes the plan is completely thrown out the window, which is what happened to us in March of 2020 on the Disney Wonder’s westbound Panama Canal cruise. BUT if you think that sounds like ...
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Episode 145
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49:28
144. (re)Creating Disney Memories
What happens when your family is all grown up? Is a trip to Disneyland still fun when the kids are in their 30s? ABSOLUTELY! This week we’ve got Darryl on to recap her recent family trip to Disneyland. Fun rides, magical moments with cast membe...
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Episode 144
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1:06:07
143. Mickey's Oh So Soggy Halloween Party
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, or MNSSHP if you’re in the know, is a fun event during the spooky season in Florida. But because it’s in Florida, that means it doesn’t always go as planned. We had tickets to this special-ticketed event a...
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Episode 143
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41:56
142. A Disney Birthday Surprise
Turnabout is fair play, so the saying goes, and last week we put that to the test. We flew from Seattle to Orlando to surprise our amazing friends with a visit and to crash Bill’s 50th birthday party weekend. It was Nathan’s birthday weekend to...
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Episode 142
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54:06
141. Princess Rachel from HR
Rachel (from HR) is back, and this time we’re talking about her Disney career. She’s a former cast member, with three College Program stints under her belt plus a bunch of time as a full-time resort HR staffer. Rachel (and Bill) were married at...
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Episode 141
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45:42
140. A Disneyland Gastro Tour
This week we bring you on a whirlwind tour around the Disneyland Resort to sample the amazing food and beverages to be found. From Mickey waffles to multi-course extravaganzas with a few rum drinks and old fashioneds in between, Disneyland has ...
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Episode 140
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1:16:33
139. Adventures and D23
We attended our very first D23 Disney Fan Expo this year. It was an incredible experience and we got to meet and talk to so many incredible people. We also got some Disneyland park time in before and after the show, and those days did not disap...
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Episode 139
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1:20:34
138. D23 Recap with Scott Gustin
This week we’re joined by one of the preeminent voices in the Disney news arena, Scott Gustin. Scott has been working in the news industry for over 17 years and was a fellow attendee at this year’s D23 Expo in Anaheim last weekend. Join us as w...
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Episode 138
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1:41:51
137. DVC Resort Review: Old Key West
We’re continuing our occasional series looking at Disney Vacation Club resorts with an overview of the original DVC location - Disney’s Old Key West Resort. This sprawling campus has over 500 rooms across 50+ buildings, and offers some of the b...
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Episode 137
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25:11
136. Becoming a Disney TA
We’ve got Sara Ward on this week from Axis Travel Group. She’s an old friend of ours who embarked nearly a year ago on a brand-new adventure as a travel agent. We wanted to know what that journey is like and get the inside perspective on the wo...
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Episode 136
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50:27
Episode 135 - D23 2024 Preview
We’re taking a look ahead at the upcoming D23 convention and making a few predictions on what we might hear about when we’re there. Disney has committed to spending a LOT of money on Parks and Experiences over the next decade, and we’re making ...
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Episode 135
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44:26