We’re sorry, but as hard as we tried, we could not keep this podcast under an hour. There was just TOO MUCH NEWS! The hype was well deserved, and many of the rumors from the past few months turned out to be true. D23 Expo 2017 blew us away. EPCOT is getting two new rides; Magic Kingdom is getting a new ride and a new theater; Toy Story Land got an opening date; Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge got a flyover showing so many details; D23, you sexy Expo, you did not disappoint! Give us a listen, because we’re giving all the gouge and insights that you can’t get anywhere else (at least, not with as much snarkiness).
01:40 Ride Farewells. We say goodbye to a couple of attractions that are making room for some fresh Disney blood…
3:50 STAR WARS: Galaxy’s Edge HYPE! Now with a trendy name, a flyover of the model, and an entire Hotel dedicated to Star Wars?!?
5:50 Did he just say that I get to pilot the Millennium Falcon? D23, you’re KILLIN ME!
6:40 What if I don’t want to be chased by a bounty hunter?
8:13 We’re discussing whether all of the other Star Wars attractions spread throughout Disney will be relocated to Galaxy’s Edge
9:36 Reverse STUMP THE HOST?!? Vader tries to ambush Mufasa, and FAILS
12:30 Star Wars is getting its own hotel. We heard a rumor about how much it will cost, and you’re not going to believe us. Even we hope this rumor is wrong…
16:40 SKIP TO HERE IF YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT THE D23 STAR WARS ANNOUNCEMENTS (But seriously, don’t skip to here, you’ll miss so much wit, and saucy comebacks, and Reverse STUMP THE HOST!)
16:40 We’re talking about what’s replacing the closing Great Movie Ride. Is this really the first time that Mickey has been featured in a ride?
21:20 Toy Story Land has an opening date! We’re discussing the target audience for this park, and what we expect.
Photo provided by Disney Parks Blog24:04 D23 dropped some enormous news about EPCOT. Tune in to find out more about Ratatouille coming to France, Guardians of the Galaxy replacing the closing of Ellen’s Energy Adventure, and groundbreaking digital camera technology that Disney is pioneering.
26:52 Ratatouille in EPCOT is more exciting than you might realize. Vader tells you about his experience on the ride in Disneyland Paris that he rode.
29:05 We’ll tell you why you should care about Disney inventing new digital camera technology, and what it has to do with China in EPCOT
32:30 Mission Space Makeover: Reopening in August after a brief two month closure. We’ll tell you whether we think this is worth a revisit or if we think this D23 announcement was a miss.
37:08 Magic Kingdom is getting TRON?!! If you haven’t heard of TRON, or didn’t like the movies, we’ll explain why that doesn’t matter, and why you should be excited for this futuristic addition to Tomorrowland.
Photo Provided by Disney Parks Blog40:43 The Magic Kingdom is getting a new theater, inspired by Willis Theatre from 1920s Kansas City. Where is this going to go, and why should you care? We’ve got some theories…
45:30 We enter the speed round portion of the show, with many announcements, but not many details.
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