Mighty Men Of Mouse: Your Unofficial Walt Disney World Podcast

It's time to rumble.  It's time for the 2016 MMOM Attraction Royal Rumble.  Current attractions! Retired attractions! Go over the top.

This week we are joined by James Rosemergy to discuss some of his articles on Touring Plans. Topics include traveling with wimps, annual pass and memory maker value, where to spend eternity in Walt Disney Wolrd, and sandwiches.  Make sure to follow James on Twitter dot com.

First half of the show is a discussion with Josh Gonzalez and Eric Laycock to discuss the Cruise Cup Challenge.  After that and the 39:55 mark of the show, we discuss Star Wars The Force Awakens with John Kivus, Elyssa Kivus, and Wes James.  Since they were so generous with their time and energy, we ask that you support our guests' other projects: Ropedrop DOT Net -- the best site on the internet SAVE TOMORROWLAND! -- a site that I marvel at on a regular basis Into the Briar Batch -- check out what Eric has to say about the Cruise Cup and more Carye Gonzalez's blog -- learn about what she learns each day LIVE STAR WARS CALL IN SHOW WITH JOSH AND LITEM Dutch also listened to a lot of podcasts to get ready for this show.  Here's what he listened to: The Incomparable Episode 277 -- listen to John Siracusa Hello Internet Episode 54 Banished to the Pen Special Episode with Ben Lindbergh WDWNT Nerd Alert Podvocacy Collider Jedi Council /Filmcast E-Ticket Report  

Final episode of the 2015! This week we completely clean out the Listener Interaction Satchel to make way for the new year. 

Donald Trump and the Muppets, Kenz Korner, Lake Buena Vista and it's residents (h/t Eric Laycock), backup show names, fixing ADRs, whether or not Disney cooked the books crowd levels, Modern Man followup, Uni vs. Disney, favorite podcasts, and the eternal question of whether or not Boathouse is a boatride.

Two for the price of one! Dutch is back from a quick trip to WDW.  He shares his thoughts on the Poly Villas, his goodbye to the Osborne Lights, crazy crowd levels, Star Tours and more.  After the end of the show, Wes James joins the conversation to discuss the Force Awakens and their predictions.  SPOILER: They hype.

GALLIMAUFRY!  Topics this week include moving WDW lands, careers we would accept in the Disney Company, time travel (SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED), and buffet strategy.

GALLIMAUFRY! Fun hodgepodge of WDW discussion this week. We go on the record with some Walt Disney World news.  After that, we tackled whether or not a vlogger should have called for the firing of a Disneyland CM.  We close out the show by talking WDW BANG BANGS. Forbes article on Star Wars: The Force Awakens box office outlook Vlogger's video on Disneyland Louis CK Bang Bang skit

Call the Listener Line! 1-615-763-3878 Happy Thanksgiving! This week we answer your listener questions which feature reactions to Howie's survey, favorite background music, comparing Disney prices to other attractions on a per hour basis, virtual reality, and what is a BOATRIDE.  Russ, Kip and Dutch also share what gifts they think folks would like to see under their Christmas tree.  After the formal end of the show, the team discusses the question of our time: would we kill Baby Hitler. Link to Episode 234 with excellent comment from Chris W. Josh's Personal Land Ranking Fool.com article on virtual reality Jeb Bush on Baby Hitler  

This week we are joined by Scott Adams to discuss his experiences at Epcot's Food and Wine Festival and other thoughts from his annual trip to Walt Disney World.  Topics covered include restaurants, traveling with a toddler and more.

This special edition of Mighty Men of Mouse features Wes James and his final vision for the the Save Tomorrowland! project. 

Howie joins the conversation this week to share the results of the survey he posted about the best land in Walt Disney World.  He will also be going down to WDW in a few weeks and has some difficult choices to make about his trip.  Finally, he challenges Kip to $40 at Disney Springs.

Russ, Dutch and Kip create their own restaurants this week through a draft.  They also tackle listener questions.

Call the Listener Line! 1-615-763-3878 This week's show gets started with the team getting caught up on the latest news about Walt Disney World.  Bitez include magic bands, Soarin' closure, hard ticket events, the Star Wars trailer, a ridiculously terrible Business Insider piece, and 7 pieces of advice for going to WDW. Thanks to AccioFirebolt29 and Jason W (@JayRW) for their kind reviews.

Call the Listener Line! 1-615-763-3878 This week we are joined by Curtis Stone of Geekin on WDW.  After the questionnaire with Russ Liption, we tackle what the modern man would appreciate in Walt Disney World.  Curtis also challenges Kip to a $40 Challenge at the WDW Food and Wine Festival.

Satchel! Listener generated discussion this week on the source of happiness in travel, war zones and theming, domes, man buns, tickets, outrage over delicious booze, those who live on property, EGOT touring, Olive Garden (ugh), the middle class, thoughts on Wes' plan, the Mom's Panel, Brazil, Canadian food, Eater follow up, and more.

SPECIAL EDITION! Howie and Wes join us this week to share some of their adventures in Disneyland this past week.  Episode 230 comes out later this week. SAVE TOMORROWLAND! WDW Stroller Talk  

Call the Listener Line! 1-615-763-3878 John Kivus, the mastermind behind internet sensation ROPEDROP DOT NET, joins us to discuss three different topics. First, we touch recent price changes to Walt Disney World's Annual Pass rates and Tables in Wonderland. Next up is a discussion on segmenting and our individual trip planning processes. Finally, we take a look at some of the interesting articles up on a site that has changed forever how we all consumer WDW information on the internet.  The show closes with the listener interaction satchel. ROPEDROP DOT NET RUNDOWN Brekkies ranked Follow up on AP price increase Interview with Sharla Manglass ADRs and WDW Dining Scarcity Follow John on Twitter dot com  

Call the Listener Line! 1-615-763-3878 The first topic this week is a Federalist article on the merit of Walt Disney World.  The second topic, inspired by the news, is what we would like to know if we had access to Bob in Burbank's private server.  We also tackle a 3 Good Minutes on Defending the Berm and the Patriots.  Here's the link to the Federalist article on Tangled.

Call the Listener Line! 1-615-763-3878 This week we try to empty the Listener Interaction Satchel.  Topics include BBQing on vacation, how to prep kids for a trip, Josh Thoughtz, worst counter services in each park, rapid fire takes, China vs. America, bare minimum for advice, shortcuts, BOATRIDE power rankings, Minneapolis, Disney shame, advice for Disneylanders, what it would take for us to walk away, what a competitor would have to do to steal our business, and more!  We give away a Class Hat and also need your help.  Howie's survey on WDW Land Rank is available here. Thanks to all those below who helped us with this week's show! @jenifurby @houserpain @joshgonz @withinmco @beastlykingdomm @braindud92 @chad_reno13 @emilyrisely @adambritten @wesleymjames @mkayo44 @chuckinthechat @retrocotfan @aengus @jrtoastyman @disneyoldsters @john_potter_jr