Tomorrowland Cowboys Podcast

We do a deep dive into Kevin's recent trip and then get even deeper as we mine our way into the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. The crown jewel of New Fantasyland we talk a bit about the history of this attraction and the overall ride experience. Spoiler alert, Jack doesn't love it. Hope everyone enjoys it!

It's been far too long... We have emerged from our pandemic induced Disney depression hiatus of 7 months poised and ready to tackle the most magical place on earth from our familiar perspective but with a slightly different view. I think all of us are a little different after the pandemic but listen as we try to get back to something that feels normal again. 2 Dads taking Disney. On this episode we kinda reenter the Tomorrowland Cowboys mindset and ramble on a bit about what we've been doing, the future of the show, upcoming park visits and mickey pretzels and popcorn. Hope everyone enjoys it, glad to be back. Much more to come, thanks for hanging with us and welcome to those of you that are new.

Oh we went there. We burst the NBA bubble with a long strange trip down the "What if?" road as we ask the questions that no one else, ever, has asked. If NBA players were Disney rides, what would they be? If you aren't an NBA fan, this podcast isn't for you, sorry, it won't make any sense. BUT for those of you that follow NBA basketball and really really love Disney, well boy oh boy, I have got a podcast for you! Buckle up, some of these are going to be a bit of a stretch. Got your own perfect correlation? Hit us up on social media or shoot us an email at to tell us your own WDWXNBA mashup for the ages. We had a good time making this, hope you enjoy listening and finding out how JJ Reddick and Duncan Robinson are the living embodiment of Prince Charming Regal Carrousel! BTW, Gordon Hayward, if you are listening, maybe don't listen from 11:20 in to 12:00 in, no big deal...

On episode 26 we talk about the reported 28,000+ layoffs and lots of other stuff. Kevin, poses some great questions and Jack was there too. We also talk about upcoming episodes amongst several other topics. Kind of a random mixed bag of Disney, hopefully you enjoy it! If you do, give us a rating over on Apple podcasts. If you don't enjoy it, help us make it better by hitting us up at anytime!

Monumental podcast #25 which is a big deal for us! What better time to talk about an extinct classic, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. We talk a ton about the many sources of inspiration Walt Disney and his imagineers had for this quirky, strange, dark and WILD car ride through a version of England. Nothing says Disney like playing the role of a possibly drunk humanlike toad driving recklessly, getting incarcerated, escaping, and dying. So if you ever wanted to experience something like that, your'e out of luck, sorry. Well, I guess you could always go to Disneyland, the original, BUT it's probably easier to just listen to the podcast. So, yeah, go for it... I bet you never realized Winnie The Pooh was possibly a Wind in The Willows ripoff, spoiler alert... Enjoy, had fun making it!

On this 9/11/2020 & Celtics/Raptor Game 7 day we record a podcast all about the legendary Country Bear Jamboree. That's right folks, the oft imitated animatronic bear show that took the world by storm in the early 1970's is discussed for as long as we can tolerate it (or until top off). Hope you guys enjoy!

You will get wet, you may get soaked! This episode, #23 in your program, is all about the Disney mainstay that seems to be a part of any decent trip to Animal Kingdom - Kali River Rapids. Kevin reads some, well, interesting, reviews and Jack pretends he's a teaching a theology class. Hope you guys like it, we'll teach you the handshake if you ever ask us on property.

Nothing is perfect. This podcast we talk about some noticeable mistakes that Disney has made over the years. Obviously we are just talking about a small portion of things that we thought were worth mentioning. Sorry we've been gone for a while but hope you guys enjoy this one, it was fun to talk Disney again, it's been too long!

NBA X DISNEY. We dig into the (temporary) reopening of WDW and the subject of the NBA calling Walt Disney World their home this season. We also touch on the soft underbelly of black market Disney merch. Hope everyone enjoyed our take on this once in a lifetime scenario that we felt we HAD to talk about.

Episode #20 is all about a puppet show. Well, it's a little bit more than that. Check out our take on a rather unique attraction and the first attraction that Jack had ever experienced on his inaugural trip to the Magic Kingdom. All this with some executive trivia and Disney news mixed in for good measure on our politics free presidential podcast! 

We finish indulging ourselves with a critical viewing of "Heavyweights" this week. Thanks for listening everyone, hopefully some of you will enjoy this, back to business next week!

This week we do something a little different, we watch the 1995 classic film "Heavyweights" and talk about it a little bit. This somewhat overlooked Disney film is one that is near and dear to both our hearts and we're hoping that if you've seen it, you'll enjoy listening to our takes on it and if you have never seen this one, you should give it a watch, you won't be disappointed. Next week we'll finish this up with part 2.

And we're back! Just 2 people moving through Tomorrowland in an authoritative transitionary way. This week we touch on an old favorite, the irreplaceable mouthful that is "The Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover" or as literally every normal person says "Peoplemover". We also touch on our absence last week and the upcoming reopening of Walt Disney World.

Episode #17, part 2, The Fall of River Country. We get into all of the reasons why Disney's first water park closed up shop with little to no explanation. We talk about the top 4 reasons and read an official response from Walt Disney World during the podcast! Happy Memorial Day everyone!

The rise of River Country. This week we reminisce on the world's first themed water park, Disney's River Country. The south shore of Bay Lake beckoned bathers far and wide for 25 years offering a good ol' fashioned swimmin' hole experience. Its history is rich and somewhat forgotten in the enormous catalog of Disney lore. Ever wonder why River Country closed? We did too, find out what we think in next weeks episode when we discuss the fall and closure of River Country including an official statement from Walt Disney World!

The crown jewel of Animal Kingdom gets a shot at the showcase of the immortals! This week we chat about Walt Disney World's absolute best, Avatar Flight of Passage. We talk about what makes this attraction works and what makes it uniquely "Disney" and what that means to us. We also discuss operational hourly ride capacity and the three headed monster that is Walt Disney Imagineering, Weta Digital and Lightstorm Entertainment and the grand slam they hit with, in our opinion, the world's best theme park attraction. Also how many basketball courts are you hiding Mickey! It's a fun one, hope you guys love it as much as we loved making it!

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU! On this episode we use good old Star Tours as an excuse to talk about Star Wars! Kevin gives you some interesting facts and Jack tries to keep up. We also rank the movies, talk about our favorite and least favorite characters from the franchise and of course a heaping helping of 90 Day Fiance!

This episode features an attraction that you may have forgotten existed. Maybe that's because Pitino never gave Chauncey Billups a chance. Wait, what? Was this doomed attraction destined for destruction? Find out what we think about this and more as the hot takes and shoutouts fly around the room like the doors in Monsters Inc. on episode #14 of the Tomorrowland Cowboys podcast. 

On this episode we hit each other with a round of quick serve questions and discuss the championship round of March Magicness. Kevin's stellar memory as on display as we break down Pirates of The Caribbean vs. Flight of Passage and see who comes out on top of the attraction tournament. Here are our quick serve questions: What movie needs a ride or what movie needs more representation at Walt Disney World? Create Disney New England! What would it be? Where would it be? Most underrated attraction? Do you have a guilty pleasure attraction? Most overrated attraction? Would you ONLY go to Walt Disney World or would you NEVER go back to Walt Disney World? What is your "hot take" about Walt Disney World? How would you hide in the park overnight if you had to? Stay safe everyone!  

This episode we discuss the late, great attraction known as 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, also known as 20K. The mythical journey aboard the Nautilus with Captain Nemo and company. Join us as we discuss a gone but not forgotten attraction that still remains near and dear to the hearts of many. Find out why it opened, why it closed (allegedly) and hopefully learn some things about an attraction that maybe you've never even seen in person, let alone remember.

Podcasting during a pandemic. In this episode we discuss every single unexpected park closures in the history of Walt Disney World. We also break down the final four of the March Magicness tournament. Plus Kevin gives out a random specific address and Jack has no idea what day it is, we're all in this together...

And we're back! Due to technical difficulties (aka Berkley & Jensen batteries aren't worth the savings) this is the second part of episode #10. Sorry for the 2 part episode hope you enjoy. 

Well. Please pardon our pixie dust I guess? In this "episode" we preview our April trip and start to do a new segment we call "Quick Serve" where we ask each other hypothetical questions that the other has never heard before. Unfortunately, about 21 minutes in our recording equipment failed on us and this is only part 1 of the episode, we'll be recording part 2 soon. Sorry for the half-isode, but we still wanted to upload what we had recorded. Send us your own hypothetical questions and we'll try to answer them in part 2!

In this episode Kevin and a very tired Jack discuss the Elite 8 of our March Magicness tournament, some chalk and one BIG surprise in the Bus Bracket. Plus Jerome Bettis and Drew Bledsoe stop by, not really, but, you'll see. Wilderness Lodge is also praised unforgivingly, umm, I mean, analyzed. If you are looking for an in depth room by room breakdown of Disney's Wilderness Lodge, you've come to the wrong place! We are more about the feel of the experience than the metrics in this podcast.

In this episode listen to us break down the sweet 16/round #2 of our March Magicness tournament. If you listen closely, if you have good headphones, you can actually hear Jack's heart wrenching while deciding between Space Mountain vs. Pirates of The Caribbean. You are in for some upsets! A few listener questions are answered and we preview the next few episodes. Hope you like it and please contact us anytime on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.

In this episode, something a little different. Kevin and Jack break down the first round of the first annual (and possible only ever) March Magicness tournament. What's that you ask? Well we are taking our top WDW attractions and placing them in a single elimination tournament seeded by our overall rankings.  Will their be some upsets? Spoiler alert, YES! The Boat Bracket, Monorail Bracket, Bus Bracket and Skyliner Bracket play in "games" will be analyzed along with the first round. You may not agree with some of our conclusions but we put alot of thought into this and hopefully you have fun listening.

On this episode the incredibly underrated, overlooked and sometimes wrongfully hated on 100 million dollar monster we all know and love as Expedition Everest is discussed. Also a fun announcement about madness and magicness in March with the Tomorrowland Cowboys. More than one type of cinderella story maybe upcoming with the TC.

Reports of our demise have been greatly exaggerated! Chewie, we're home... We've been busy, well, you know, visiting the parks! In this episode we review a few recent trips to the park and talk about what's in store for the future of our podcast. Spoiler alert, more podcasts.

In this episode we go over our respective upcoming trips to the most magical place on earth and also share some of our most helpful tips to getting the most out of your own adventures through Walt Disney World.

Picture if you will.... A podcast, about Disney & ice cream. In this episode we discuss Tower of Terror and talk a little bit about ice cream within Walt Disney World. We also find out that there really isn't much to ice cream, whether it's Disney or not, ice cream is great. Lots of great info about Tower of Terror though, if you are interested in that, check it out!

In this episode we discuss Splash Mountain, Popcorn, upcoming trips with a side of hot nuts.

On our first episode of the podcast we read about, errr, discuss Space Mountain and Turkey legs. We are super new to this so thanks for giving us a listen and glad you are getting in on the ground floor of what will hopefully be a fun journey through the most magical place on earth with us, Jack and Kevin. It only gets better from here! If you have any suggestions, comments, questions, whatever, contact us tomorrowlandcowboys@gmail.com