The Disney Buzz

Our Disney Live Action Classic Summer Film Festival - 90s Edition continues with a look back at 1990's Dick Tracy. While this would-be blockbuster was everywhere the summer of 1990, it failed to live up to studio expectations. Still, we love it and think it's a modern Disney classic. Join us as we marvel over Madonna, drool over the design elements, ponder park tie-ins and much more. Plus we look ahead to this weekend's D23 Expo and dive into a Disney entertainment fall preview.

It's our 50th episode! We're kicking off a new season of the Disney Buzz with the start of our annual Disney Live Action Classic Summer Film Festival - 90s Edition! And what better movie to begin with than 1991's The Rocketeer. We delve into this modern classic with the help of a potent Rocket Fuel cocktail. Before lift off, we drool over Halloween treats coming to the Magic Kingdom, discuss the latest Marvel news and pay tribute to the legendary Pat Carroll.

This week, we solve the case of our mysterious disappearance, catch up on personal doings, reminisce on a quick F&G trip and make a special announcement.

March Madness extends beyond the basketball court. It's also awards season. The Walt Disney Company has a long and storied history with the Academy Awards. We journey through Disney's Oscar nominations and wins through the years, from Walt Disney's first Oscars at the Oscars' fourth ceremony to the 23 nominations the company garnered this year. Plus, spring has sprung, so we list our top spots to enjoy a cocktail al fresco at WDW. 

Happy Palentine's Day. We're celebrating Disney dynamic duos whose friendship makes all the difference in their worlds. Plus a trip report from Melanie and a couple of Buzzworthy news items.

Join us as we take a look back at what we loved in 2021 and peer into the future to see what we're looking forward to in 2022. Here's to a new Disney year, pals!

Happy Halloween! We discuss Muppets Haunted Mansion, share ideas on what to watch on Disney+ during Halloween weekend and journey through the history of Halloween at the parks. All that and a bloody maria with a Muppets twist. Join us for a spooktacular time.

Join us on this special episode as we sip on a Gold Standard cocktail and reminisce and bask in the afterglow of our epic visit to Walt Disney World for its golden anniversary.

We're back with the finale of our abridged Third Annual Disney Live Action Classic Summer Film Festival. This week, in honor of Hayley Mills' memoir Forever Young, we're joined by return guest Lee Pedigo for a deep dive into In Search of the Castaways and Summer Magic. Plus, we continue on The Road to 50, with WDW history mile markers from the 1980s. All that and a "Heart of Gold" cocktail, too. Join us, won't you?

We're kicking off season 5 of The DIsney Buzz with the first double feature in our 3rd Annual Disney Live Action Classic Summer Film Fest. And what better way to start than two Sherman Brothers musicals - The Happiest Millionaire and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Plus, we chat Cruella, Loki and Luca, and do a bit of Pixar armchair imagineering. Come get Disney Buzzed with us!

It may be our unbirthdays, but it's Alice in Wonderland's 60th! Go down the rabbit hole with us as we sip Mad Hatter Martinis, dive into the 1951 film and celebrate what makes it a Disney classic. Plus, we celebrate the re-opening of Disneyland by sharing our favorite Disneyland experiences. That and more on this episode of The Disney Buzz.

This week, we continue our celebration of Walt Disney World's upcoming golden anniversary with 10 1970s mile markers on The Road to 50. Plus our wishlist for Disney+ spinoff series and more - today on The Disney Buzz.

It's Marvel March Madness 2! We're joined by friends of the show (and Marvel experts) Rachel and Christian for a Marvel-ous sequel to our first MMM episode. Come along as we swim in the deep end of the MCU pool and discuss our favorite (and not so favorite) MCU films and characters, WandaVision and what the future holds for Phase 4. Oh, and we make some mean Marvel Mules to sip on, too.

It's Valentine's week, so we're indulging in a spot of puppy love. Join us as we countdown our favorite Disney love songs and delve into a Dalmatian DIScussion to celebrate the 60th anniversary of 101 Dalmatians and the 25th anniversary of its Glenn Close-starring live-action remake. Spots!

We kick off 2021 with DIScussions on Pixar's Soul and Marvel's WandaVision and a rundown of what we're most looking forward to in 2021.

Friend of the show Lee helped us bring in 2020 and he's giving us a hand showing it the door as we count down some of our favorite holiday movies and fantasize about our ultimate Disney wishes. Get your jingle buzz on and join us for some seasonal cheer!

This week, we celebrate two milestone anniversaries - Tangled's 10th and Toy Story's 25th! Patrick and Adam from the Gays Do the D podcast join us for a deep dive on what makes these two films modern classics. The boys also join in for a countdown of what we're most thankful for in Disney Parks. All that while sipping on some delicious Buzz Riders.

It's an all-Star Wars spectacular! We're joined by friend of the show Dan Kassis for a galactic gabfest. Dan chats about being a Star Wars fan from day one - i.e. May 1977, shares his recent experience as a Galaxy's Edge first-timer and joins in as we all count down our five favorite Star Wars films. Plus, we celebrate Disney Legend James Earl Jones and touch on The Mandalorian and what the future might hold for the Force.

We're back to talk about the good, bad and ugly (mask breath) of our recent WDW trip and discuss park love in the time of Corona. Plus, we salute Disney Legend the late Marge Champion and chat about our Halloween must-watch movies and shorts on Disney+. Grab a beverage and join in!

Golden Delicious drinking. Mulan musings. Polynesian pondering. WDW Halloween treats dreaming. Golden Girls 35th anniversary celebrating. WDW attraction queue favoriting. All that and more - including a kickoff for a new series, The Road to 50, leading up to WDW's 50th Anniversary next year. It's the 4th season premiere of The Disney Buzz!

Summer is drawing to a close, and so is our Disney Renaissance: The B-Sides series. Join us this week as we swing into the jungle for a discussion about 1999's Tarzan. We also chat about the documentary Howard and countdown our favorite Howard Ashman lyrics, and salute Disney Legend and Walt Disney Archives founder Dave Smith.

It's the penultimate entry in our Disney Renaissance: The B-Sides series. We're joined by friend of the Buzz and our first three-peat guest Lee to chat all things Mulan. We also discuss our some of our favorite Alan Menken musical moments in celebration of his EGOT and salute Disney Legend Whoopi Goldberg. Get buzzed with us!

Our Disney Renaissance: the B-Sides series continues with a trip to ancient Greece. We're joined by Latin teacher and mythology expert Sarah Kieffner to discuss all things Hercules! Plus we count down our favorite Pixar films and salute Disney Legend Grace Bailey. Grab a bev and join the fun.

Our deep dive into the Disney Renaissance B-Sides continues this week with a look at The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Disney author and special guest Aaron Wallace! Plus, we countdown our must-stream content on Disney+ and celebrate Disney Legend Floyd Norman. Grab a beverage and join us!

Welcome to our new summer series: The Disney Renaissance: The B-Sides, a deep dive into the back half of the Disney animated films of the '90s. We kick things off with an in-depth discussion of 1995's Pocahontas, celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. Plus, we count down our favorite Disney live-action costumes and salute Disney Legend Glen Keane.   NOTE: This episode was recorded several weeks ago and held, out of respect and the intention to leave a space for other voices and topics to be heard.

Extra Extra! It's the final installment of our 2020 DIsney Live-Action Quarantine Film Festival and we're joined by special guest Derek Lewis from the Mad Chatters! We take a deep dive into The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band from 1968 and Newsies from 1992. We discuss the stories, the songs and some themes that these films share in common. Plus, we review the Disney Family Singalong Volume II, salute Disney Legend Buddy Ebsen and countdown our favorite Disney Parks sweet treats! Grab a beverage and listen in.

We're joined by special guest Patrick Kozicky from the Gays Do the D podcast for the latest installment of our Disney Live-Action Classic Quarantine Film Festival. This week, we're chatting about 1959's The Shaggy Dog and 1989's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Plus, we discuss our favorite Disney dogs and salute Disney Legend Kevin Corcoran!

We're back with another entry in our Disney Live Action Quarantine Film Festival - or whatever we're calling it these days - and we're jonesing for dean (Dean Jones, that is). Join us for a discussion of The Ugly Dachshund and The Million Dollar Duck - both starring Dean Jones. Plus we salute Disney Legend (you guessed it) Dean Jones and count down the top songs on our Beyonce Disney covers wishlist!

We're bringing back our Disney Classic Live Action Summer Film Festival a little early this year. And we couldn't think of a better way to kick off its return than that parade of positivity Pollyanna. If you're looking for a film that's basically Main Street USA come to life, she's it. We also discuss Disney's 1962 TV movie The Prince and the Pauper. Plus we're counting down the top five things we're most looking forward to doing when the parks reopen. AND we're joined by friend in real life and friend of the show JK Gregg. Grab your fave beverage and join us, won't you?

Hey, Dis Buzzers! We're buzzing from a distance this week as we do our part to help protect the health and safety of each other and our local community. This week, we're chatting about how we're keeping occupied, being safe and keeping the Disney flame alive during this crazy, unprecedented time. Join us!

We're back with a brand new episode to keep you occupied whilst social distancing! Join us as we buzz over some recent news, recap our recent WDW trip, celebrate Disney Legend Ilene Woods and celebrate 70 years of the queen of all Disney princesses - Cinderella!

We're kicking off Season 3 of The Disney Buzz with an appreciation fest for Disney cats. Friend of the Show Lee Pedigo joins us for a round of Alley Cat drinks as we countdown our favorite Disney cats and have a celebratory discussion of The Aristocats in honor of its 50th anniversary this year. We also do a rundown of what's coming to WDW in 2020 and honor one of Walt's Nine Old Men, Wolfgang Reitherman, in this week's Legends Corner. 

Michael Eisner referred to the '90s as the Disney Decade. To us, it feels like the '10s have been yet another Disney Decade, with Disney properties dominating pop culture like never before. We're closing out 2019, the decade and season 2 of The Disney Buzz with a look back at what we're calling the Second Disney Decade.

We're celebrating 10 years of The Princess and the Frog! Join us as we take a look back at this modern Disney classic, celebrate Disney Legend Anika Noni Rose, buzz about Disney+ and Frozen II, and share our 2019 Disney Holiday Gift Guide!

We're joined by friend of the show and Disney author Aaron Wallace for our spooktacular deep dive into all things Hocus Pocus. Plus, we chat about recent Disney news, celebrate Disney Legend Kenny Ortega and count down our top five Disney Halloween must-dos. Mix up your favorite witches brew and join the fun!

We're wrapping up summer with the last installment of our Disney Live-Action Classic Summer Film Festival. Join us for a discussion of The Moon-Spinners (1964) and The Boatniks (1970), as well as a countdown of the Disney Parks attractions we'd most like to see adapted into film or television and a Legends Corner spotlight on Cinderella voice actor Ilene Woods.

We had a blast at D23 Expo 2019 and Disneyland. Join us for a recap of the highlights, as well as our favorite moments from the weekend in this week's special episode!

In the latest installment of our Disney Live-Action Classic Summer Film Festival, we're talking about That Darn Cat! (1965) and The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975). Plus we celebrate Disney Legend Buddy Baker and countdown the artists we'd most like to see record Disney cover albums. Join us for all that and more on this week's Disney Buzz.

We're joined by special guest and friend of the show Patrick Kozicky from the Gays Do the D podcast for the next installment of our Disney Live-Action Classic Summer Film Festival. This week, it's a Jodie Foster Double Feature of Freaky Friday (1976) and Candleshoe (1977). Plus we sip on Bananas for Foster cocktails and countdown our favorite bars and lounges in Walt Disney World.

It's the first double feature in our Disney Live-Action Classic Summer Film Festival! Join us and special guest/friend of the show Lee Pedigo as we revisit The Parent Trap and The Parent Trap II. Plus, we buzz about Toy Story 4, the Mulan Trailer and D23 announcements; count down our top 5 Disney live-action classics and shine the Legends Corner spotlight on the incomparable Hayley Mills.

It's our season two premiere! Join us as we buzz about Aladdin, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and the latest D23 Expo news; review this year's Disney Legend honorees; count down our top five ways to cool off at WDW; and kick off our Disney Live-Action Classic Summer Film Festival - all while sipping deliciously boozy Dole Whip smoothies!

This week, we're celebrating 25 years of Disney on Broadway and 30 years of Disney's Hollywood Studios with special guest and friend of the show, Nathan McIntosh!

On this week's episode, we chat about J.T.'s recent WDW trip, buzz over the latest news, count down our top five Magic Kingdom snacks and discuss Dumbos, both original and rebooted.

We're joined this week by friend of the show Rachel as we discuss the latest Disney news and crown an MCU film champion in our Marvel March Madness bracket.

This week, we're buzzing about Epcot's new entrance and Galaxy's Edge news, counting down our favorite Disney cover songs and dishing about what sparks joy for us at Epcot. Join us, won't you? All it takes is...

This week on the Disney Buzz: Frozen II and Aladdin teasers The new Hercules musical Remembering Ron Miller and Dave Smith Our top five WDW quick service spots Looking back on 30 years of The Little Mermaid

Happy Villaintine's Day! This week, we sip Black Hearts, discuss our favorite Disney villains and favorite villain songs, and wrap-up our 60th anniversary celebration of Sleeping Beauty, with a reflection on the film's many re-releases and legacy, a discussion on the 2014 film Maleficent and a discussion on where to find Sleeping Beauty in the parks. 

It's part one of our 60th anniversary celebration of Sleeping Beauty. Join us as we sip on the Briar Rose (2 parts champagne, 1 part rose liqueur and a splash of grenadine), countdown the Disney events we're most looking forward to in 2019, shine the spotlight on Disney Legend Eyvind Earle and take a deep dive into Walt Disney's 1959 animated masterpiece Sleeping Beauty.

We're in the holiday spirit this week! Join us as we talk Christmas traditions, count down our five favorite Disney Christmas things and celebrate the 35th anniversary of Mickey's Christmas Carol.

It's a supercalifragilistic spectacular this week on The Disney Buzz. Join us as we discuss all things Mary Poppins, amp up our excitement even more for Mary Poppins Returns and count down our favorite Sherman Brothers songs. Plus we breakdown all the exciting announcements coming out of Destination D and chit-chat about the recently released teaser for The Lion King.

Welcome to The Disney Buzz, a podcast celebrating all things Disney, accompanied by some light to moderate drinking. In our debut episode, meet your hosts J.T. and Melanie, as they: Share the latest buzz on WDW happenings, including the recently completed construction at Caribbean Beach Resort, the upcoming Skyliner gondolas and Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique for adults, and the upcoming October 15 lineup for TCM's Treasures from the Disney Vault Discuss fairytales and cocktails Talk about their favorite Disney films, characters, songs, parks and attractions, both classic and modern and Share some of their favorite Disney memories.