Podketeers - (a Podcast With A Group Of Friends That Talk About Disney, Art, Food, Technology, And More!

In this episode we launch something new that we've been working on for a while now! We hope you like it and we look forward to your feedback! We also talk about some comments that Bob Iger made about intellectual properties coming to the parks, plus we talk about John Lasseter's new role and discuss some of the questions that arise from this next step.

In this episode we give our thoughts on Mary Poppins Returns, celebrating New Year's Eve at the parks, the latest increase on the annual passes, we talk about some of our favorite Cast Members and what we're excited is coming in 2019 from the Disney company!

Happy New Year! This week our pal Skyler from the DisInsider (https://thedisinsider.com) joins to do a walk-through of the Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars films coming in 2019. We all check-in to see how we did towards our 2018 resolutions. We also talk about the Disney Parks Christmas Morning Special (which showcased new footage of the attractions coming to Galaxy's Edge)!

In this episode we talk about the awesome that can come when two music styles collide, the Tropical Hideaway is now open at Disneyland, we discuss some of the things we may see and hope to see during Mickey's upcoming celebration, plus we discuss an online petition regarding the use of the phrase "Hakuna Matata".

In this episode we talk about checking out the holiday magic at the parks and meeting with Santa Claus. We talk about the history of the Candlelight Processional at the parks and we list some of our favorite Disney books that can make great gifts!

In this episode we talk about the trailers for Marvel's Captain Marvel, Avengers End Game and The Lion King. We ask the question, is the live-action Lion King film really "live-action"? We also talk about the new Beauty and the Beast attraction coming to Tokyo, our Disney Christmas traditions and a recent article regarding the Disney Company suspending annual passes for product flippers.

We received some questions about the connection between Disney and the Queen Mary so we talk about the connection they share in this episode. We talk about 2 new Disney After Dark events coming in 2019. Plus we list our top 3 Disney and non-Disney holiday movies!

In this episode we welcome back our pal Sam to talk about an amazing holiday experience at the Queen Mary that he helped create. Plus we talk about how Gavin had the opportunity to check off something from his Disney bucket list this week when he visited the Disney Studios in Burbank, CA!

In this episode we talk about the life of Stan Lee, some of the contributions that he made to our culture and talk about some of our favorite things that he created and appeared in.

In this episode we talk about the holiday season kicking off at the Disneyland Resort, more info on Disney+ (the name of Disney's streaming service), we're (kinda) in a Disney Parks Blog video, plus we have a blue sky session to imagine new experiences at Downtown Disney in Anaheim.

This week we talk about Rosita (from Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room) coming to the Tropical Hideaway later this year. Disney's latest roller coaster patent, Walt Disney World decreases their carbon footprint by expanding their solar panel farms, Disney animators had to go back and reanimate a portion of a film that was weeks from being released and we also give our thoughts on Mickey's 90th Spectacular!

This week Gavin recaps his experience going to the 25th anniversary Nightmare Before Christmas show at the Hollywood Bowl. Are Mickey and Minnie finally getting their own attraction at Disneyland? We talk about the Cycles animation short plus we discuss the announcement that the president of Pixar and Disney animation, Ed Catmull, is retiring at the end of the year.

This week our pal Jason from Florida joins us again to talk about some of the things that he's been up to, the rumor that James Gunn is jumping to DC, we discuss an article about Bob Iger in Time magazine and Gavin tells us about his adventure trying to get the 1st Edition Hatbox Ghost Tiki Cups (Disneyland Version) from Trader Sams.

This week we talk about the live-action Aladdin teaser trailer, visiting the Freeform Halloween House, the Hatbox Ghost tiki cups, the status of the 4th hotel slated for Downtown Disney plus as we get ready for our next Teamboat Willie event, we hear from a fellow Disney-fan and cancer survivor about her journey.

In this episode we recap our trips to Mickey's Halloween Party, discuss Vampirina's addition to the parade, the Hong Kong Disneyland Nightmare before Christmas walk-through attraction, the Disneyland resort's new Ambassadors, Fantasyland inside of someone's basement, and the tradition of the official Mickey Mouse portraits.

This week AJ and VJ are back and they fill us in on what's been happening with them and they have some very special news to share! We talk about the recent Disney Parks Blog event, the Captain Marvel trailer and Disneyland getting rid of places to sit around the park.

This week we recap our party celebrating Mickey's 90th anniversary, Melissa tells us about a new makeup line themed after the Disney princesses, we talk about the Mary Poppins trailer plus we discuss the recent changes that Disney implemented regarding their efforts to eliminate plastic straws from their parks.

In this episode we talk about some of the new virtual reality experiences coming to The Void at Downtown Disney and we talk about some of the other things we'd like to see. We also talk about a new Mickey Mouse collection 'Celebrating Mickey' coming to Blu-ray as part of Mickey's 90th Anniversary. We also talk about Tangaroa Terrace and Trader Sam closing to make way for a new experience.

In this episode we discuss the new Miguel marionette in the Musical Celebration of Coco show at California Adventure. Gavin and Melissa break down what goodies came in the D23 Mickey Mouse 90th Celebration Party Box in a new YouTube video and we take turns re-imaging the Haunted Mansion Holiday attraction!

Buena Vista Street at California Adventure is getting some Disney magic, we talk about what rides and areas we would like to create a Halloween overlay for. BugsLand is officially closed and we discuss Disney's decision to bring alcohol to Disneyland for the first time ever since the park opened.