Podcasts about smugglers run

• Ad read for Modern Plumbing Industries with character improv • Shout-out to small, family-owned businesses and Modern Plumbing's legacy • Guest Rauce Padgett joins the show • Tech complaints about new studio setup • Discussion on Adderall, productivity, and memory struggles • Poor sales of new Tom and Dan shirt; Danger Brains designed the logo • Reflection on branding and the outdated original logo • Plug for Orlando Science Center's “Mess Fest” with elephant toothpaste • Fringe Festival kicks off; Rauce promotes his show “Ten More Sketches” • Fringe praised for artist support and global reputation • Artists keep earnings directly, unlike traditional entertainment models • Fringe compared to capitalism without corporate control • “Six Guitars” success story from Rauce's brother • Rauce recommends his show as a Fringe entry point • Fringe content shifting toward higher quality comedy • Fringe prep includes five months of writing and rehearsing • Use of AI to rehearse lines; Rauce blames memory issues on past drug use • Dan says talk radio ruined his memory for scripts • Preference for improv and instincts over rigid scripts • Comedy writing needs a character engine and clear structure • Sketch example: homophobic gay cowboy based on heartbreak • Jim Colbert's advice on story structure referenced • Danger of becoming a generic “host” personality • Risks of outdated sketch premises and over-refining comedy • Need for consistent tone and strategic sketch order • Some jokes flop despite strong rehearsal feedback • Performing often reveals unexpected crowd favorites • Frustration when popular band songs are covers; Weezer's “Africa” mentioned • Ad read for My Eternal Vitality and Dr. Powers • Andrea's nutrition coaching and Mother's Day promos at MEV • Praise for collagen therapy, cold hammer, and MEV's judgment-free vibe • Air T&D discontinued due to market shifts and mismatched guest base • Joke about old lesbian couples booking the Airbnb • Rauce accused of not being fun; agrees he reflects others' energy • Tom shares frustrations around theme parks and parenting dynamics • Tommy didn't want gifts—just a “lazy stick” and compression socks • Family secretly got annual passes without telling Tom • Tom talks about trying to plan meaningful moments for Tommy • Reflection on time anxiety and raising kids • Comment on Dan's post wanting to hang with Maisie forever • Rauce writes future messages to his kids through social media • Dan writes nightly emails to his daughter as if from beyond the grave • Social media awkwardness around expressing love or status updates • Phones shrinking attention spans; 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Join Attractions Magazine contributing writers and correspondents as they bring you news and discussion about all things themed entertainment and parks, including Disney, Universal Studios and beyond on The Attractions Podcast. Topics of conversation on this week's episode of The Attractions Podcast: Universal Fan Fest Nights 2025 Mandalorian update to Smugglers Run will let guests choose their path and interact with Grogu Epic Universe park hours for opening week in May 2025 SeaWorld Orlando arctic flying ride Expedition Odyssey opening May 9 with Uki the walrus Land of Oz opens at U.K. theme park with flying monkeys ride How ‘Elementa' in Los Angeles is shaping the future of dining shows | Interview DC super heroes coming to Orlando + 3 more cities at Gaylord hotels The Attractions Podcast is brought to you by MEI-Travel and Mouse Fan Travel. They provide premium service and expert advice to get the most for your vacation time and dollars. Visit them at mei-travel.com. We welcome your suggestions and want you to be a part of the discussion. Please send your comments to info@attractionsmagazine.com with the subject line “The Attractions Podcast.” Statements or opinions herein are those of the hosts and advertisers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the producers, Dream Together Media LLC, or staff.

Ready for the latest Disney World news and the ultimate Disney ride countdown? Join Trent and Jeni as they break down the biggest updates: LEVEL99 construction at Disney Springs, V.I.Passholder Days 2025 perks, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad's extended refurbishment, the new Test Track canopy at EPCOT, and the debut of Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After. PLUS—get the scoop on two huge Star Wars reveals: the new Darth Maul animated series and the massive Smugglers Run update featuring The Mandalorian and Grogu, where you can choose your own galactic destination! Stick around for our Top 10 BEST Disney Rides of All Time, spanning every Disney park worldwide. Perfect for Disney Vacation Club (DVC) members, annual passholders, and anyone planning a Disney vacation. Subscribe now for your weekly dose of Disney magic, news, and insider tips! Connect with Trent and Jeni: Website: disneydnapodcast.com The Disney DNA Podcast Instagram The Disney DNA Podcast Facebook Page  Help support the Podcast - Patreon Page

On this weeks Butterbeer sugar fueled episode of The Theme Park Podcast the guys sample all the new limited edition Butterbeer treats, Epic Universe tickets are released for the masses and Smugglers Run gets some new companions. Plus SeaWorld is adding a new ride this spring and we learn more details about some of the new upcoming Disney attractions. 

Episode 249 for the week of March 10, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...Opening Quick Hits- Dinoland closure timeline - Disney confirms that Restaurantasaurus and The Bone Yard will be open throughout 2025. Source: Blog Mickey- Flower and Garden Festival is underway - which means update to Communicore Hall. Source: WDW Magic- Poster revealed for Disney Starlight. Source: Disney Parks BlogStarts @ ...Disney News From SXSW Conference and Latest “We Call It Imagineering”- Disney had a session at the latest SXSW conference and we got a number of small news tidbits for updates to the parks. Additionally a new episode of We Call It Imagineering showed us more glimpses of upcoming ride vehicles- This included updates for Smugglers Run, the Monsters Door Coaster, and the Cars Land ride.- Which are we more excited for, and which do we have some concerns about?Source: Disney Parks BlogStarts @8:31 ...Construction Update-  Concretasuarus is no more and additional small updates continue to happen around the parksStarts @33:38 ...Rank'em: Coming Attractions on Thrill Level-  With all the new experiences coming to Walt Disney World of the next few years, we look at what our expected thrill level is for each of them - from tamest to most extreme. Which ones are we most unsure about?Starts @44:32 ...DBC Engagement: What Are You Most Looking Forward To at Epic Universe-  With Team Member previews having started we are getting some early takes on what lands and elements of Epic Universe are standing out. - Our Community shared which areas are they most excited for following these updates. Starts @57:11 ...* Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast *NEW! Landing Page for all things DBC Pod: magictravelonmain.com Send us an e-mail! .... thedbcpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social media:- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thedbcpod - Bluesky: @thedbcpod.bsky.social- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDBCPod/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDBCPod- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDBCPod- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedbcpod- Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/cJ8Vxf4BmQNote: This podcast is not affiliated with any message boards, blogs, news sites, or other podcasts

Start out each week with Touring Plans Crowd Calendars and crowds.We get updated information on Smugglers Run, Frontierland expansion, and Monsters Inc. door coaster.Send us a textTwitter/X Handles:Dizhappenings: https://twitter.com/dizhappeningsShaun: https://twitter.com/rankingthemouseMatt: https://twitter.com/mattpetoBefore/After Watch Music in Dizhappenings copyrighted by Audio Jungle

We're diving deep into the most immersive rides at Walt Disney World, breaking down what makes these attractions feel like more than just a ride—they're fully realized worlds that transport guests into adventure, fantasy, and storytelling like never before.From the eerie halls of the Haunted Mansion to the high-speed thrills of Cosmic Rewind, we're ranking the top 10 most immersive rides based on theme, queue experience, ride elements, and Cast Member interactions. We'll discuss how each attraction uses technology, storytelling, and Disney magic to create unforgettable experiences, making you feel like you've stepped into a movie, fantasy land, or galaxy far, far away.We also give a shout-out to some honorable mentions, including Soarin', Star Tours, Kilimanjaro Safaris, and Expedition Everest, which came close but didn't quite make the list.Topping our countdown are beloved attractions like Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean, but there can only be one ultimate #1 most immersive ride—what will it be? Did your favorite attraction make the list? Tune in to find out!MEI-Travel – Expertise. Ease. Value.No matter where you want to go, our trusted partner MEI-Travel, will handle the planning so you can focus on the memories. They offer free vacation planning services and have nearly 20 years of experience creating memorable vacations. Visit MEI-Travel for a fee-free, no-obligation quote today!Follow Us on Social MediaFacebook GroupFacebook: @MainStMagicTwitter: @MainStMagicTikTok: @MSMPodcastInstagram: @MainStMagicVisit Us Onlinewww.MainStMagic.comwww.MainStreetShirts.comGet Dining Alerts!Find last-minute and hard-to-find Disney dining reservations with MouseDining.com! Get text and email alerts when popular theme park dining reservations open up. Get last-minute seating! Get the next table! Set your alerts now! Get the next reservation!Visit our Partnerswww.MSMFriends.comThanks to TFresh Productions for our theme song

Hello everybody and welcome to the WDW Mainstreet podcast. Pull up your stool with John and Doug as they discuss all of the latest news from around Walt Disney World and their worlds. The guy's hearts go out to all that have suffered in New Orleans. In pub talk they discuss some football, food and all the nonsense going on in the world. New Free Dining offer, new Florida Resident and annual pass offers coming to Walt Disney World. Double rider line coming to Smugglers Run, Big Thunder will be down probably until 2026 plus so much more from around the world. So, grab yourself a cold one, sit back, relax and enjoy the show!  

Laura (@DisneyBoundSolo) is back from her non-solo trip with fiancé, Michael.  After a fun-filled trip to Walt Disney World for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party (on October 31st no less!), Laura is sharing all the fun they had, including some firsts for Michael (Fantasmic and Smugglers Run).  Trip Dates: October 29 - November 1, 2024 Post Trip Interview: recorded 11/9/24   Episode Specific Links: Follow Laura - @disneyboundsolo (Instagram) or @disneybound.solo (TikTok) or @DisneyBoundSolo (YouTube Shorts) Video: Full Tour of All-Star Sports Behind the Seeds Tour at EPCOT Disney Pins - Bicoastal Adventures Series Food and Wine App (works for all festivals) - iOS or Android World's Biggest McDonald's People mentioned in this episode: Daina - @999happyhauntshere Kristina - @worldshowcaseadventures Kayla - @magicmakerkayla Aly - @captivate_magic (Instagram) and @captivate.magic (TikTok)   Be Our Guest: Do you have an upcoming trip you'd like to share?  Submit your trip information here to be considered as a podcast guest.   Get in Touch: If you would like to reach out to Virginia for something other than a trip report guest submission (for that use the link above!), you may email whereilongtobepodcast@gmail.com.   Follow: Instagram: @whereilongtobepodcast Facebook: @whereilongtobepodcast TikTok: @whereilongtobepodcast Website: whereilongtobepodcast.com

This is the Waycast ventures off of Disney+ and into a conversation about the Disney Parks. Boardwalk Times Editor-in-Chief Zach Perilstein returns to Waycast for a very special episode with guest Savannah Sanders of The Direct and Probably at Disney to discuss the future of Star Wars in the Disney Parks. They discuss The Mandalorian and Grogu coming to Smugglers Run, why it should come sooner, the potential movie tie-in (how does Mando come in contact with the Millennium Falcon?), Galaxy's Edge moving forward, The Mandalorian coaster at Disneyland Paris, future Star Tours scenes, the evolution of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, blue sky for Star Wars in the parks, World Between Worlds dark ride, Star Wars on Disney Cruise Line, and more! Follow the hosts: Zach Perilstein: @TripleZ_87 Savannah Sanders: @DisneyParkSavvy Check out Boardwalk Times, the Destination for True Disney Parks Fans Plus Everything Else.  Website: boardwalktimes.net  Visit BoardwalkTimes.store for the greatest merch in the multiverse Twitter: twitter.com/boardwalktimes  Instagram: instagram.com/boardwalktimes Music: purple-planet.com  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boardwalktimes/support

Go to Trymiracle.com/FYA and use promo code FYA to save 40% plus 3 FREE TOWELS and an additional 20%! The guys join Carter Morgan (former Disney software engineer) in the cockpit of the iconic Millennium Falcon, to discuss Smugglers Run! Bloopers! Behind the scenes looks! Other exclusive content available at http://www.patreon.com/watcher Get Watcher merch at https://watcherstuff.com/ CREATED & HOSTED BY Ryan Bergara & Byron Marin EDITOR Shannon Fan PRODUCER Matt Real EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Steven Lim  Ryan Bergara Shane Madej Social: http://www.instagram.com/fyapod http://www.instagram.com/ryanbergara http://www.instagram.com/byronamarin https://twitter.com/fyapod https://twitter.com/ryansbergara https://twitter.com/byronamarin Business Inquiries:  hello@watcherentertainment.com SFX by Audio-blocks FYA Logo by Arthur Kierce (@theonekierce) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick and Maz started a tier-list for all of the attractions in Disney's Hollywood Studios back in June.  Today, the two of them will finish ranking those attractions.  Before that, Rick talks with a representative from Locks-of-Love about his donation of hair for sick children.

In this episode of the Disney DNA podcast, hosts Trent and Jeni dive into various strategies to enhance your Disney World experience. They discuss the benefits of requesting specific rows on attractions like Soaring Around the World, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind for the best experience. They also cover strategies for getting into ride lines before park closure to minimize wait times, highlighting attractions like Smugglers Run and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Additionally, the episode explores the intricacies of Disney's virtual queue system, including how to secure spots in queues like those for Guardians of the Galaxy and Tron, as well as the possibility of accessing up to three virtual queues in a day if staying at qualifying Disney resorts. The hosts share personal anecdotes and tips, emphasizing the importance of strategic planning to fully enjoy the park offerings. More information about the podcast can be found at disneydnapodcast.com Contact us: https://www.disneydnapodcast.com/contact/ Please also connect with us here: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/disneydnapodcast

Hello and May the Fourth Be With You.  The Disney Nerds bring you some Star Wars attractions in celebration of May 4th.  We're going to Elevate ourselves on The Rise of Resistance and then help out Hondo on Smugglers Run and then take a couple trips around the Galaxy with Star Tours and the New Spy Contacts, Leia, Poe, Ahsoka, Andor, and Mando.  Thanks so much to WDW News Today, Five Fires, and The Single Rider with some of the Star Tours.   Have a great 4th and May the Spires Guide You!

Johnny Kelly of Quiet Riot is my latest Talkin' Rock with Meltdown guest. If you're in the Detroit area, the Quiet Riot guys are playing at Smugglers Run on June 9th. We talk about his lighter tour schedule. He told me playing with QR is much different than he was used to playing with Type O Negative. He explained how they tour on a completely different circuit that is new to him. He recalled touring with Motley Crue in the mid-90s. "It was a tough tour for them" he said about the guys in Crue. He also shared some other tour horror stories. As far as playing with a guy like Rudy Sarzo? "It's surreal". He went into what it's like to play with such a rock legend. He admitted he was somewhat start struck, but now has become a friend. Johnny also tells me what Jizzy Pearl is like. I've never had the chance to meet him before, so I'm looking forward to it. Of course we had to talk a little hockey. He's a big hockey fan, so I had to ask him about his thoughts on the Stanley Cup playoffs. He also told me who he thinks the late Vinnie Paul would've been rooting for. He's in a new band called Eye Am. How did that start? What's going on with that project? Johnny fills us in on all things about that band too. Great to catch up with one of my favorite dudes! -Meltdown- https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/  

Bright Suns, travelers! Come work for Hando and help the smugglers get everything they need on this episode. May the force be with you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/castconversations/message

Great to catch up with Mark Kendall from Great White! They're playing Smugglers Run in Wyandotte on May 5th. We talked about some of his guitar and rock heroes. He told me some great advice he got from Scorpions Rudolph Schenker after a sub-par show "Mark, you have to play hard out there...kick ass!" Words to live by in anything you do! He spoke of meeting Ted Nugent and a story of a show they played with him. Again, he told me about the great mid-west rock fans. Great White has a new singer in 26 year old Brett Carlisle. As far as the first shows he played with the band "He blew us away!" He talked about working on new material with the band. "It's killer!" He said the kid is very mature for his age and has fit in with the band perfectly. He told me about new music and the demos they're working on. As far as newer bands are concerned, he mentioned Michigan's own, Greta Van Fleet. He liked the rawness of their sound and the casual nature of the guys. We talked about bands using tracks, and also trying to be prefect in the studio. That's just for starters....enjoy! -Meltdown- https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/  

Slaughter comes to Smugglers Run in Wyandotte, Michigan this coming Saturday, but first, Mark Slaughter talked to me. It's been a while since Mark's been on Talkin' Rock, so it was great to get him on to talk about everything they have going on.  He told me about the band, along with Dana Strum and Jeff "Blando" they're bringing drummer, Jordon Cannata. He's the young gun in he band as Mark explained. "What a great player! Young kid, he was born....on the day that our first record was put out." He talked about the many times Slaughter has played the Detroit area, including his first time through the Motor City with the Vinnie Vincent Invasion. "We did two nights with Alice Cooper, this is in 1986, where we opened up and played Hell Night and Halloween, opening for Alice Cooper." Those shows were at the legendary Cobo Hall.  He mentioned some possible new music coming down the pike. "It doesn't take us long to write the songs, it's just about getting us in the same room." We talked about drummer Blas Elias "Blas is and always will be a big part of the band." We talked about a possible upcoming bio-pic and what he's discovered that will be a part of that.  He talks about his life in Tennessee and why he's there. He told a crazy story about a trip to Lima, Peru earlier this year. That story is nuts! Oh, and bodyguards ripping seats out of rental cars...yeah, you read that right.  See you guys at the show this Saturday! -Meltdown https://www.slaughterusa.com/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/

Show Notes This week we discussed among other things, how the fear of missing out might impact you theme park trip. Highly Suspect Headlines (Disney News Game) Prices are up for single day tickets, Park hopper addon is now variable Magic Kingdom – $124 to $189 Animal Kingdom – $109 to $159 Disney's Hollywood Studios – $124 to $179 EPCOT – $114 to $179 Disney Sued over Genie+ https://www.disneytouristblog.com/genie-plus-lawsuit-disney-patent-infringement/ Guest's now able to modify Lightning Lane selections https://www.disneytouristblog.com/modify-lightning-lane-ride-reservations-genie-plus-gamechanger/ Three tips from a nerd how FOMO can ruin your day! Save money- Skip the park hopper at Disney or Park-to-park at Universal Orlando Avoid hassle- Don't overplan! Have more fun- Take resort days (and don't buy a ticket for that day!) A stumps J Autumn stumped Justin with Encanto trivia. ____________________________________ Support the podcast by purchasing Unofficial Guides through this link: https://amzn.to/3rLVVmy Or booking your travel with Justin Website: easydizit.com Email: easydizitpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/easydizit Facebook: fb.com/JustinwithUTMT

Rick and Marisa from Chicago will build off of their conversation from last week about Universal's Epic Universe, with a discussion about Walt Disney World expanding the presence of Star Wars in the parks to counter Universal's upcoming theme park.    Rick and his wife Courtney will also have a dining review for Sanaa at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge.    To donate to CASA of Pinellas County, Florida in honor of Rick's pilgrimage on Ireland's National Famine Way, go to...   casapinellas.org/walkwithrick/   Every dollar donated goes to CASA in their efforts to help survivors of domestic violence.

On this episode of Diz Hiz, the crew talks about Smugglers Run at Hollywood Studios. Do you think the attraction lives up to the hype? Send us a message and let us know. Please subscribe so you get the latest episodes when they come out. If you would like to send us an e-mail please send it to dizhiz65@gmail.com. Share some of your memories and more tidbits you may know on any of our social media accounts below. Thank you! https://www.dizhiz.com https://www.instagram.com/DizHiz65 https://twitter.com/DizHiz65 https://www.facebook.com/DizHiz65 Top 100 Disney Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021 https://blog.feedspot.com/disney_podcasts/ Sources https://dizhiz.com/disney-history Want to support the Diz Hiz? Want extra content? Want access to our episode history outlines? Join our Patreon and become part of the "Goof Troop" below! https://www.patreon.com/DizHiz65 We hope you enjoyed the episode. Thanks for listening and have a magical day!

From piloting the Millennium Falcon to building lightsabers at Savi's Workshop, we dive into the details of our adventures at Star Wars Galaxy's Edge. In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss: Our first impressions on walking into Batuu and seeing the Millennium Falcon, Some of the details of the queue for Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run, How our first adventure on the Millennium Falcon went (only minor spoilers for the experience), Our thoughts on the First Order section of Galaxy's Edge, What we thought of blue and green milk, Our opinions of the Ronto wraps from Ronto Roasters, and What it was like to build lightsabers at Savi's Workshop (again only minor spoilers for the experience). Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts. Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

Episode 113 - Planning Sophie's Birthday! Planning Sophie's Birthday! Hey everyone, I'm Mike, she's Sophie, that's Brenda, and and he's Grogu, and we're On the Road with Mickey! This is episode 113 for March 14, 2022, and today our feature topic is the Planning Sophie's Birthday! We are diving down into the nitty gritty details about Sophie's birthday trip in June. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and relax, and tell us in the comments below what you think! Here's the rundown of what we talked about: Update from Boardwalk episodeSheila reminded me that I had forgotten to mention the Easter Eggs you can find at the Resorts on the Boardwalk. Here's a couple of photos of them that she shared with us. Thanks, Sheila!Cheddar from the Big CheeseBrenda: Disney released new details on the testing for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction opening this summer! This coaster features the first ever reverse-launch on a Disney coaster and is one of the longest enclosed coasters in the world!Sophie: For the fans of Star Wars: The Bad Batch animated series on Disney+, we just learned that season two of the series has been pushed back to later in 2022. Disney has confirmed that it will come out in 2022, but an official release date has not been announced.Mike: As you all probably know, the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser had its official launch on March 1st! There is so much information on the web about it, but what I really like is that it's first launch was for Make a Wish families.Connect with us! Here's how: Facebook: https://facebook.ontheroadwithmickey.comFacebook Group: https://facebookgroup.ontheroadwithmickey.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OntheRoadwithMickeyInstagram: On the Road with MickeyEmail: info@ontheroadwithmickey.comPhone Voicemail: 919-799-8390Feature Topic: Planning Sophie's Birthday!Now that we are into March, we are getting closer each day to Sophie's Birthday. We are going to spend some time today in the planning of her big event!What we know:Trip Dates: June 17-23, 2022Park Reservation dates: June 18, Magic Kingdom. June 19, Epcot, June 20, Resort Day, June 21, Animal Kingdom, June 22, Hollywood StudiosOn the Road with Mickey Meetup! June 18, Magic Kingdom, 2:30PM. Meet over by the TTA in Tomorrowland!June 19, Epcot, Guardians of the Galaxy, Harmonious, Jellyrolls, Atlantic Dance HallJune 20 Resort Day - Stormalong Bay - Lazy River, beach area, volleyball, shipwreck water slide, pool games, June 21 Animal Kingdom - Festival of the Lion King, Pandora, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Flametree BBQ, Kali River Rapids, Expedition Everest, Rafiki's Planet Watch, Disney Springs maybeJune 22 Hollywood Studios - Rise, Tower of Terror, Smugglers Run, Slinky Dog Dash, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, PizzeRizzo, Muppet Vision, hopefully FantasmicDining OptionsReservations dinner 6/18 Ohana or CRT or CPJune 19 no reservationsJune 20 Ohana alternate day and Kitchen Sink at Beaches and CreamJune 21 possible Raglan Road June 22 possible Hollywood & Vine, maybe Oga's CantinaThis Day in Disney History for March 14:1920: Birth of Hank Ketcham.1935: Donald Duck makes first appearance in Mickey Mouse daily newspaper comic strip.Disney Who's Who CharacterMama Coco from CocoA little bit of Walt“Every child is blessed with a vivid imagination. But just as a muscle grows flabby from disuse, so the bright imagination of a child pales in later years if he ceases to exercise it.” - Walt DisneyComing next week: Your Favorite Areas at each park! Watch us on YouTube!

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August 31, 2019 – Orlando, Florida, USA             “I guess I thought it would seem bigger when we were underneath it,” said Jason to his friend, Erik.             “It’s life-sized.  And you get a pretty good idea how big it is from the movies.  I mean, they have scenes with people standing next to it.  … Weekend Smugglers Run Read More » The post Weekend Smugglers Run first appeared on 500 Ironic Stories.

EP272 - Q2 Ecom Data, Earnings, and Amazon News US Dept of Commerce Data In July retail sales were up 13.3% from previous July (down 1.1% from June). Year to Date sales were up 21.1% vs. 2020. Apparel is in the biggest recovery, up 63%. At peak of pandemic, restaurants lost nearly $51B/mo of sales to grocery stores. In July the gap has closed to $4B in sales. Restaurants sales for the past two months are higher than two years ago. Retail sales for all of Q2 2021 grew 28.2% from Q2 2020, e-commerce in Q2 grew 9% during the same period (due to the very high covid driven e-com last year). E-Com was 13.3% of retail sales for Q2. Q2 Retail Earnings Reports Walmart – US Comp Store sales up 5.2%, E-Commerce up 6% Target – US Comp Store sales up 8.9%, E-Commerce up 10% Home Depot– US Comp Store sales up 3.4%, E-Commerce flat Lowes– US Comp Store sales down 2.2%, E-Commerce up 7% Stores selling essential goods are comping against a very large 2020 basis in Q2. Most stores saw increased foot traffic driving store growth. Concerns about Covid resurgence and supply chain disruptions loom for Q3 and Q4. Amazon News NYT wrote that people now spend more at Amazon than Walmart – Jason says the number are debatable and that's besides the point. WSJ wrote Amazon Plans to Open Large Retail Locations Akin to Department Stores. We discuss Episode 272 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday August 20, 2021. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Transcript Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show, this is episode 272 being recorded on Thursday august 19 20 21 I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Scot: [0:39] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason Scott sure listeners Jason we had a little bit of a break in there you had vacation and I got to focus on car washing and it's good to be back together. Jason: [0:53] It is I had a great time but I did miss you. Scot: [0:57] Oh I did see that while you are on vacation your company won a big Walmart deal so I think they would like for you to go on vacation more often. Jason: [1:09] Yes that is the general consensus the like I have great empathy for anyone in these spaces where you have these like huge drawn-out pitches but this was like. More than five month pitch and. Not shockingly it took the the client a little longer to pick a winner then they they promise so I you were kind of. On pins and needles for a long time and then I went on vacation and we got a good result so I think all my my co-workers my the hundred of my co-workers that were involved in this pitch with me like are all eager for me to work even less than I already do. Scot: [1:48] Well I heard it was because Doug mcmillon listens to the podcast. Jason: [1:54] Yeah amongst others so Chef to all of our listeners from Walmart thank you so much for putting your trust in me and all the mean things that get said about you on the podcast all come from Scott please remember that. Scot: [2:08] Absolutely not I love Homer I probably spend more time in a Walmart than you. Jason: [2:13] That is debatable but I do know that you are a legitimate Walmart Shopper and and you have an awesome use case for Walmart. Scot: [2:25] Which one are you referring to. Jason: [2:26] I feel like Walmart is your go-to for hard to find Star Wars collectible toys. Scot: [2:34] That is true I have spent many a midnight at a Walmart waiting for the pegs the toys to be hanging from the pegs and it's just the best time to be at Walmart is the best people people watching that 12:00 to 3:00 a.m. period. Jason: [2:47] Yeah they're there are some interesting shifts that go on at a Walmart store especially the 24-hour ones. Scot: [2:57] And then I'm super jealous because on your vacation you've got to go two galaxies Edge before me and that is for the non Star Wars fan folks in the audience that is the new Star Wars attraction at both the California and Florida Disney parks. Jason: [3:16] Exactly and it was awesome we went to California Disneyland as many listeners will know I'm a dad in the body of a grandad so I have a, almost six year old son so we took him to Disneyland for the first time and generally, my my Advanced age is a disadvantage but in this one case it was an advantage because I had a much better excuse than you do to take time off from work and go to Galaxy's Edge. Scot: [3:43] Awesome well I'm bummed was it fun how would you rate it. Jason: [3:48] I highly recommend it I mean yes the whole trip was fun Galaxy's Edge lived up to my expectations and there's. Kind of too wet in the old days we would have called e-ticket rides in Galaxy's Edge. Smugglers Run on the Millennium Falcon and this much more extravagant ride called rise of the resistance and they were both awesome I would say rise of the resistance is the best ride I've ever been at an amusement park so so, totally cool totally worth it and you for sure have to go and I'll go with you when you're ready. Scot: [4:22] All right strong words were gone we'll take we'll take all the listeners will take your mom and you know some of the other folks with us. Jason: [4:31] I'm sure a lot of listeners would love to go the one that wouldn't would be my mom because my six-year-old dragged her on every roller coaster at Disneyland and he had a blast but she was like white-knuckled the entire time. Scot: [4:43] Okay so she's already checked the Box. Jason: [4:46] Exactly exactly you're not a big enough draw only the grandson is a big enough traffic to your bed. Scot: [4:53] Well I'm glad you had an awesome vacation and the last time we recorded a podcast was one of my favorite days which is Amazon earnings and today is one of your favorite days of the year this is when the US Department of Commerce who sidebar has been on the podcast they drop a big load of data what did you discover in the data. Jason: [5:15] Yeah so just side note I just to be jealous of my my month Disneyland. Got got invited to keep working with my my favorite client for for the foreseeable future and I got quarterly e-commerce data from the US Department of Commerce so that's what I call winning. But yeah let's jump into it so. We're recording this on a Thursday on Tuesday the US Department of Commerce released their monthly retail sales data so super brief. Primer recap they published data every month. For the previous month and that's called the advanced retail monthly data it's kind of a quick look at the the month it was 15 days prior. And then they publish more comprehensive set of data for two months back which would be like 45 days prior. So so that's the data that we got on Tuesday and of course we're all pretty interested in what July looked like because there was this whole kind of. [6:19] Covid recovery and people rushing back to stores in the pivot from online back to stores and then there you know had been a lot of like negative news and rebounds because of Delta and so you know it's kind of interesting to see. See how the the data swung and so in general, if you were someone that looked at month-over-month retail sales it was a Debbie Downer month so Joel I was about one percent lower than June, but as I have counseled many times on this show that's not a very important number to look at what we really want to look at is July 20 21 against July. 20/20 so so year prior data and retail sales for for this July were 13.3% higher, then last July so ordinarily that would. Um cause for a party that's a huge growth like ordinarily we see like kind of for to unit three to four percent growth year over year in total retail sales so 13% is huge. But of course. Last July was still pretty impacted by by covid so we have this weird basis and as we'll talk about later that's why most retailers are talking about year over two years at this point but so first data point. [7:44] July was a good month it was up 13 percent from the previous July. [7:51] We I also like to look at year-to-date sales so I add up all the months and January through July of this year is up 21% versus January through July of last year, which is also very healthy and again half of that period would have been pre covid versus last year so that's that's encouraging and then, there isn't a. [8:14] In awesome measurement of e-commerce in the monthly data especially the advanced monthly data but there is this thing called non store sales which is kind of the closest proxy we have to e-commerce and that's where things got interesting it was about 5.9 percent up from last year so way slower growth. Then you would normally expect for e-commerce so you normally expect retail the girl about four percent in e-commerce to grow 12 to 15% so so retail growing 13% is unusually fast and and Ecommerce growing 6% is unusually slow. But again if you think about the fact that last July a lot less people are going to stores and instead spending online. It kind of It kind of fits so I would from my perspective, there was nothing there was nothing like super anomalous in this data it's kind of where we would have expected it to be and then I like to dive into the categories and see if there's anything important in the categories and again the categories are kind of where you would expect, by far the category that's most up this year versus last year on a monthly basis and a year-to-date basis is a Peril so the apparel industry is like. [9:32] Sixty-three percent better this year than it was last year because they were just absolutely creamed by by covid last year restaurants and bars or up thirty percent over last year but then there's some some categories that actually did well in covid but are still pretty significantly up so things like furniture and home, Sporting Goods those and consumer electronics are all up significantly. Even though they generally got a covid boost so. That that is pretty interesting and then the thing that I most look at specifically related to covid is. In covid everyone bought all their food from grocery stores instead of restaurant so restaurants got creamed grocery stores did really well and so we've been watching to see if that. [10:26] Goes back to pre covid levels and it's getting awfully close so you know in. March of last year seventy percent of the calories got sold by grocery stores 30% by restaurants and that's a that's a that meant 60 billion dollars a month in sales that used to go to restaurants were going to grocery store so that's huge. And in July that Gap it became kind of, 52 versus forty eight percent so only a 4% Delta and pre covid-19 t-50 so that's that's about four and a half or five billion dollars a month, that grocery store still winning that they didn't win before covid but not surprisingly. Like people were eager to go back to restaurants and they are going back to restaurants and that's one of several indications we've seen that while. Digital grocery grew a lot during covid and it's going to keep some of those gains it does not appear to keeping all of those games and we are seeing some backslide and we're seeing that in things like like instacart sales as well. Scot: [11:40] Yeah there's been wasn't there a rumor that instacart was looking to be acquired. Jason: [11:46] Yeah yeah there's a few things out there there is a rumor that instacart was talking to doordash. And then Super interesting this week and I'll put a link to it in the show notes former guest and friend of the show Dan McCarthy who remembers the, the professor at Emory that specializes in in customer lifetime value and cohort analysis he got a big. Set of credit card panel data from Ernst research and he was able to use it to kind of. [12:20] Back into the gmv which in the restaurant business or the grocery business they actually would call govt Gross order value um and he was able to kind of figure out the size and stickiness of doordash and instacart and what he found was, instacart got a bigger covid bump than door – but that door – is much stickier and and has a much higher rate of repeat customers than instacart in fact. About 30% of he found that about 30% of door – Shoppers repeat and only about 20% of instacart Shoppers repeat and that that difference, is is very meaningful in the financial outcomes for those two companies and he kind of estimated that insta cards govt is probably around twenty three billion dollars on an annualized run rate so he kind of looked at it and said hey instacart does appear to have significant weakness versus door – and and so it kind of lien when the some Credence and some tangible Nest to the. The rumor that you know instacart might be on a covid peak in trying to sell at it's at its high we've also heard just some rumors that they're you know struggling to retain some of their there, customer Sellers and some things like that so so it's going to be an interesting space to follow. Scot: [13:48] Any other surprises from the dinner. Jason: [13:50] Nothing wildly surprising in later in this podcast we're going to talk about earnings and we're going to talk about Home Depot and Lowe's reported and so sort of a preview I would say like. Um the do-it-yourself category was a category that did really well in in covid-19, um and so you you know it's interesting to see like if that sticky if have you know as people are starting to go out more are they are they stopping the investment in their home and or are they reinvesting in their home this year is that a new habit so I've been watching the do-it-yourself space and it had modest growth. From last year so I want to from memory I want to say it was about eighteen percent up from last year and last year was a very. Hi year so that that's interesting and I won't spoil it but it's going to be that number will be even more interesting when we talk about how Lowe's and Home Depot. Scot: [14:53] Let's jump into it. Jason: [14:54] Okay so the next thing I wanted to talk about is so I mentioned that this monthly data doesn't have awesome e-commerce data in it. The US Department of Commerce publishes much better e-commerce data but they only publish a quarterly and that's why this week is so fun is because this is one of those quarter months when they publish both the monthly data and the quarterly data so we just today got the cue to e-commerce data from the US Department of Commerce and the top line here is Q to 2021 Drew about 28% from Q2 2020 and e-commerce. [15:38] I'm sorry tale so that's all of retail which like that's way higher growth than you normally see and eCommerce growth was 9% for that period so lower. Then you would normally expect to see right and again that kind of follows the trend here. E-commerce was artificially High last year and so you know even though it's growing it's growing against a bigger base and so the growth this year does not look as big. So a lot of people are you know trying to talk about. Growth on a two-year stack but that 9% growth becomes super interesting when you think back to Amazon you know Amazon got beat up because their rate of growth slowed a lot they were down to 22 percent but 22% still means you're more than growing more than twice as fast as the industry average. And as we're going to see you later like much faster than most of their competitors so so that that is pretty interesting and then a ton of news then writes like e-commerce is down. Because nine percent is lower than we would usually expect but I just want to remind people. That down doesn't mean what you think it means like like we sold more stuff online in Q2 of this year than we did Q2 of last year and Q2 of last year was amazing. It's just the rate of growth is slowing down. Scot: [17:02] This is where I always get confused because the headlines that came across my CNBC trackers were retail sales were down 1.1 percent and worse than expected. Jason: [17:14] Yeah so that was. Scot: [17:15] How do I reconcile that with 28%. Jason: [17:18] Yeah well so the 1% is monthly and it was that mean that was down month over month so that's June to July so, July 2 July monthly going back the retail sales were actually up by 13 percent which is much more healthy and Q2. Versus last Q2 retail sales are up what did I just say 20 that's the. Scot: [17:48] But okay but then the month-on-month is interesting because why do you you know if we're still coming out of covid you would expect it to be kind of climbing up even if we were heading into the fall or. Jason: [18:00] What you have to remember about consumer spending patterns and Retail is there it's all heavily driven by these purchased occasions and there's a bunch of purchase occasions that are tied to date and so the spending patterns you'd expect to see in July are different than the spending patterns you'd expect to see in June so there's there's more people spending on summer activities in June than July and there's more people starting to spend on back to school in July then in June and so there are all these factors that make it really hard to. Compare month-over-month in West you you do some like heavy seasonal adjustment gymnastics and even that tends to not work because, some of these these purchase occasion shift from month to month from year to year so sorry it's complicated. Scot: [18:51] Got it dads and grads will scrap it up two dads and grads being in June. Jason: [18:57] Yeah but so I mean my biggest takeaway is like as a retail I guarantee you every retail team I work with care a lot more about there. Their sales bases from last year than they do their sales bases from last month. Now the Miss versus analysts expectations that's a separate story and some you know obviously is you know like investors tend to get squeamish when, when the recharge missed the analyst expectations but it's super hard to predict analyst it's a tough job for the analyst right now given all the uncertainty around health and covid and we simultaneously have states where they're throwing parades because covid over and people are opening up and then we have states where their reinstituting Mass mandates so it's. It's like high degree of uncertainty at the. [19:51] Um so in that climate some poor companies had to report their earnings and face investors and so this was to me a fun week for earnings calls, Walmart reported their their Q2 earnings Target reported their Q2 earnings Lowe's and Home Depot reported their Q2 earnings and then TJ Maxx reported their cue turning so it's a pretty fun week in retail earnings um and. Again I tend to focus more on the operational metrics and less on the investor metrics so you know there were some beets and some misses in there that impacted stock performance and I don't pay that much attention to those. [20:33] As a reminder because Amazon reported a couple months ago and we did a whole show a couple weeks ago we did a whole show about it, Amazon is predominantly e-commerce and Amazon's Q2 was up 22 percent from Q2 of last year so so, put that data point in your head and then you go okay home Walmart and Target how did you guys do Target was up eight point nine percent. Which was a beet and Walmart was up 5.2% which I want to say was a meat if I'm if I'm remembering right so so both those retailers did pretty well they sold a ton of stuff last year during covid and they sold significantly more this year. Um with less of a covid impact and less of an economic stimulus impact and so that that. Was pretty encouraging both retailers throughout cautions about. Their performance the rest of this year and so both retailers I think had some negative movement in their stock based on there, um on there like forward-looking expectations but not based on their performance so so again. [21:53] Amazon twenty two percent Target at eight nine percent will call it and Walmart at 5%. Um that's their total sales e-commerce was a much more interesting story targets e-commerce grew ten percent. [22:09] And Walmart's e-commerce grew three percent and those numbers are tiny by historical standards right so Amazon is all e-commerce so their 20% growth means their e-commerce grew 22% so the so Amazon's e-commerce grew more than twice as fast as Target and more than four times as fast or about four times as fast as Walmart so that that makes Amazon's performance look even more impressive if you think about Target like last year. [22:41] They grew a hundred and ninety-five percent so, so again like really sucky to comp against that that huge huge Peak and last year Walmart grew a hundred percent so they're comping against a huge Peak so the, the story of Q 2 for all these retailers is going to be, you know how do they hold on in their total retail sales can they kind of beat the industry average and then. You know where do they fall on e-commerce and candidly like. Target Walmart and Amazon kind of don't surprise me what surprised me was Lowe's and Home Depot so remember I told you earlier that, the do-it-yourself category is crony US Department of Commerce is performing reasonably well it's like up like eighteen percent so. Home Depot with retail sales for the quarter were only up 3.4 percent and lows sales were down 2.2%. [23:52] So Kind of hard to reconcile that in my head like there are many other do-it-yourself retailers besides Lowe's and Home Depot. I almost think this is like highlighting a problem in the US Department of Commerce categorization because it just, I can't put together a model where Home Depot only grew by 3 / 3.4% where lows went backwards 2.2% and yet the whole do-it-yourself category went forward, yeah but that being said Home Depot's e-commerce and super cheesy how they report this like they Home Depot totally tried to bury this but Home Depot's e-commerce growth was flat, they did not grow from last quarter from this quarter last year again off a big basis they grew a hundred percent last year and then was grew seven percent. Which you know again that that's actually better growth than Walmart and Lowe's also had a big basis they had a hundred and thirty five percent so on an e-commerce standpoint you'd say like glows actually kind of out performed in e-commerce but then the bad news for Lowe's is they way underperformed and in terms of a brick-and-mortar thing which is of course much more meaningful to them. [25:11] Um so those were kind of the monthly earnings so. That I you know I think that is a trend the other thing that came out in these earnings calls is both Walmart and Target talked about how last year retail traffic was way down but ticket size was way up people came to the store to last and they bought more in each, trip almost all the retail growth we saw this quarter was from increased trip frequency, so it was almost all tied to more people walking into Targets in Walmart like there's probably pent-up demand go shopping from people that were we're doing more of their spending online so this is kind of, all of these data points are converging to say that people are are had kind of online fatigue and we're happy to go back to stores and we're seeing that in the industry data we're seeing that in the earnings data and you know it's going to be really interesting to look at Q 3 because. It's not clear that that trend is going to continue based on some of the the health news and. State restrictions that are getting imposed and certainly based on some of the international news. Scot: [26:22] Yet it was this time last year when we kind of coined the ship again, I wonder if we're teeing up for you even kind of a tougher holiday this this may be kind of teased out of the date a little bit like maybe maybe Lowe's was down because of supply chain issues of you know they just couldn't stop the stores I don't know that that's one way to explain kind of why one retailer would be doing bad but the category did it better, and yeah so you know the supply chains are all jammed up there's just all the way from Manufacturing to hear stories of you can't get room on boats and certainly planes and then when it gets here you can't get it off the dock because there's not enough trucks and then you know I'm living the nightmare scenario where you can't buy vehicles and I have a business built on being buying Vehicles so you know there's you know. The whole system's and need to add capacity for delivering more and there's literally no vehicles to be had due to this tube shortage so it's gonna be really interesting next four months to see how this plays out. Jason: [27:35] Yeah no a hundred percent agree I'm super concerned about holiday the inventory levels like wouldn't really show up in the, the kind of reported earnings like where it would come up in is the transcript of the investor calls and I'll confess I didn't listen live to I did listen to Walmart and Target I didn't listen live to Home Depot or Lowe's I kind of skimmed the transcript so I can't I don't I did not see, then calling out supply chain as a reason for this quarter's performance it definitely was called out as a risk factor for there. Their future performance and what was a little interesting is Walmart and Target vote both went to Great Lengths to express that they felt like they were going to be in a good inventory position for holiday and I say that because none of us are expecting them to be in a great inventory position for holiday so they're they're trying to. Push back that narrative and it like obviously those are two of the biggest retailers that have a lot of Leverage over the supply chain so it's like, you know if anyone can buy inventory it's going to be them and they're saying they've invested early and they think they've got the inventory they need for Holiday locked up. Your points are all, super valid like every step in the supply chain is more expensive and more fragile right now and the one that you didn't mention is. [29:05] It's also just harder globally to get stuff made and you know if you look at the global, like flow of covid there's really only one economy economy that completely recovered and got a hundred percent of their retail foot traffic back for example and that was China and guess what China is, like in the throes of a Delta pandemic and foot traffic to retail as way down like they've had a back slide and that has impacted factory production and productivity and you know you mentioned one tangible, way that's playing out as these chip shortages but like there's a bunch of them and then we also have this Global labor shortage, and a place where it's been particularly hard to hire people is in warehouses and factories and so I here in the United States we've got like a bunch of Labor shortages we've got a bunch of labor dispute so I want to say Mondelez has like three big factories under strike so Santa may not be able to get Oreos this Christmas like there's a lot of those things playing out right now so I would say, that Walmart and Target may have locked up enough inventory but there's. [30:21] Severe uncertainty about the holiday and I think everything we talked about for ship again in last year's going to be worse this year. FedEx and UPS have both announced their surcharges for holiday and they've already informed most of their customers of what there, how they quotas will be so that's going to for sure come into play the US Post Office which historically has not had surcharges is adding surcharges this year so lots of stuff going down and again, I'll be shocked of Amazon has as much capacity as they want but you know Amazon unique amongst all these retailers owns a lot of their own capacity and in fact. They're huge Amazon air Hub in Cincinnati just went online so. Yeah yeah and even when you can get stuff it's just more expensive like I want to say that like average price of a container with six thousand dollars last year and it's 22 thousand dollars right now so. Scot: [31:19] Effort Amazon Seller say 40,000 I don't know. Jason: [31:23] I think yeah it depends on what you know but yeah and so I again I've seen like. Retailers by part of a porch in Canada I want to say, um Canadian Tire like literally bought a shipping Port you know we've seen lots of retailers including Home Depot by their own container Freighters like, we're seeing all kinds of crazy reaches up into the supply chain to try to protect capacity so it's it's definitely going to be interesting. Scot: [31:54] We will keep listeners posted well this is the place to go to where we're called it last year early and we're going to keep tracking it and calling it early this year. Yeah and then since we're doing a news episode it wouldn't be a Jason and Scot show without a little. Jason: [32:15] News new your margin is there opportunity. Scot: [32:23] That's right Amazon news Jason I saw this one got your dander up a little bit on on the the Twitter there was a New York Times article where they talked about how Amazon is now officially a hundred percent without any argument bigger than Walmart and an article what they do is they use a third-party source for GM v data which I actually appreciate this because for a very long time I was trying to help educate people that that you can't just look at Amazon Revenue numbers that their impact is bigger because there's this kind of Iceberg neath the surface of gmv that matters because if someone buys something from a 3rd party seller for $100 other retailers lost $100 they didn't lose the around $10 commission that Amazon shows us Revenue so I thought this was pretty interesting and when you you gross up now the number they used was pretty aggressive I don't know who this this Source was I don't have a subscription but it seemed a little aggressive and the lines are definitely going to cross I thought maybe they had pulled it into your to what we're I know this kind of got you a little agitated what what do you think about this. Jason: [33:39] Yeah yeah so it's super interesting it's a great article it's it prompted a lot of conversation I am mildly annoyed so first of all the I have seen as a result of this this article got written in the New York Times and it's a very accurate article. But it then got echoed by hundreds of other Publications and it got. Progressively worse so a I thought that would warm your heart is a ton of these articles go to Great Lengths to explain why revenue is in a valid way to compare these retailers and what gmv is and it's like. They all have discovered this year what you've been been teaching all of us for four. Probably 10 years now at this point we're old but so that was kind of fun so the New York Times article the headline first of all was people now spend more at Amazon than at. [34:33] And then the subtitle is the biggest e-commerce company outside of China has unseated the biggest brick-and-mortar seller. And so what this article is saying is, they're using a gmv estimate from a data company that sells data to investors and so it's a Wall Street analyst firm called factset and facts that said, Walmart's trailing 12-month gmv, was 500 Global GMB was five hundred sixty six billion dollars and Amazons 12-month gmv was six hundred and ten billion dollars so for the first time Amazon's Global gmv is higher than Walmart's and so Amazon has finally passed. Past Walmart and you know we've hit this big milestone that everyone should be talking about right like so that was their article and nothing in its wrong I would argue that the fact that data tends to be on the aggressive side but, maybe aggressive for both and, facts that is not estimating gmv for Walmart just you know like they're using revenue for Walmart and they're using GM V for Amazon and as you know, Walmart now has a meaningful Marketplace why got you know I don't think they've disclosed what the. [35:59] The ratio of 1 Peter 3 p is but Walmart has said they're going to sell 75 billion dollars online this year so. That you know their gmv is likely significantly larger than their revenue but the biggest reason this isn't an apples-to-apples comparison is these two companies don't sell in the same countries right so Amazon's and many more countries than Walmart so you know their incontinence that that Walmart isn't in and, the there India is a quite large Market both of these companies are significant players in India, the Amazon includes India sales in their gym in the fact that Jim V there are the facts that GMB includes am India for Amazon Walmart revenue does not include any India sales because Walmart owns a minority majority interest in Flipkart. [36:53] Um but that's that's really the way Amazon does business in India as well like if you're doing Apples to Apples I would argue that it's probably true that Walmart is still slightly bigger than Amazon of you if you put India back into these numbers and and do a gmv estimate for Walmart instead but I don't, even really care about that what's annoying is everyone that read the New York Times article then wrote a new article saying Amazon's the biggest retailer in the world and that's, wildly untrue because. Ali Baba's gmv is bigger is like 1.3 trillion right so its bigger than Walmart plus Amazon's estimate in these articles and that's why the New York Times had to write the most awkward headline ever that's like, outside of China even and you go well why are they saying outside of China when both Walmart and Amazon are competing in China well it's because they don't want to talk about the fact that they're both way smaller than Ali Baba. [37:51] And so so again like I just I kind of don't think this is a very big milestone I think Amazon spins more time and effort trying to sell more stuff in the US than anywhere else and Walmart spends more time and effort trying to sell in the US than anywhere else it's the whole market for both countries for companies it's highly likely that Amazon is going to pass Walmart for sales in the US in the near future I don't think they have yet and when they do that will be a big milestone that will be like when Walmart passed Sears Versailles in like 1990 but to me that's the big milestone that this, this kind of facts that data thing that New York Times is trying to spin and then you know everyone else misreported like to me it's. Not that interesting and so I'm kind of annoyed how much Buzz it's gotten but I just blew it and gave it a bunch more buzz on the podcast. Scot: [38:44] Okay another one Amazon this was kind of the big big topic today there was a leak or someone figured out that Amazon is going to open a department store. How do you feel about Amazon departments course I feel like they're going to have put Target out of business in six months. Jason: [39:09] I just sold all my Target stock it so it's over. I'm kidding yeah so I mean this is interesting news the. I would say it's very vague news at this point like I don't think it surprises anyone that Amazon is interested in and is probably moving forward with trying a bunch of different retail floor mats I do think Amazon realizes that. That brick-and-mortar is important I don't think they think of themselves as purely an online, retail and they've been investing a bunch of brick and mortar and a category they want to do better and is a parallel and they have been making a lot of progress in a parallel so it's not shocking that they would be trying to experiment with some apparel formats so so this news is kind of exciting I'd be eager to see what they what stores they do open and I'm aisle you know quickly go visit them when they do to see what see what they're trying but. From this article it's hard to know exactly what they're talking about so the the leases that the. The reporter found in this is an exclusive article from Wall Street Journal. The wheezes they found were for thirty thousand-square-foot stores so the first thing is again everyone saying like Amazon's getting into the department store business. There are almost no 30,000 square foot department stores most department stores are much bigger than 30,000 square feet. [40:33] Whatever it's worth the the article says that apparel is one of the categories that's likely in this new store from Anonymous sources that talk to them. So does that mean it's primarily an apparel store so that would make it like a Kohl's or T.J.Maxx eyes store and that could be interesting and meaningful or does it mean it's a general merchandise store that has some apparel and also has a full grocery store because there's a lot of 20,000 25,000 square foot grocery stores so 30,000 square feet. Isn't that much different than the the bigger store formats we've already seen Amazon starting to experiment with so I guess I'm just saying. Any brick-and-mortar news from Amazon is interesting I'll be super eager to follow it but there was nothing, to me and this announcement that goes man my mind's blown this is a major Game Changer or some some new industry that wasn't worried about Amazon last week should be super worried about them this week like I think all those Industries should have already been worried. Scot: [41:35] Yeah and a lot of people I saw coming and we're saying they're abandoning the bookstore this means the 4-star store doesn't work they're getting rid of just je wat technology the Amazon goes towards and I think people just kind of, Amazon. At the heart of their DNA is to experiment with stuff doesn't just because they're experimenting with something doesn't mean the other things failed they can run they have the resources to run 300 experiments retail store experiment simultaneously if they want to and that you can't really read that kind of stuff into them I think that's really jumping the gun. Jason: [42:12] No I would a hundred percent agree with that and again it's built right into their leadership principles like small autonomous teams right so it's not like it's one big entity and they can only do one thing at a time. They've got you know a ton of entities that are doing a ton of things at a time so I I certainly. Scot: [42:28] Purposely don't talk to each other because it was a slow not yeah. Jason: [42:31] Yeah absolutely. So excited to see them doing new things I do think when they open new store formats they tend to be more Innovative than than traditional retailers that are opening new format so I hope they open them and I will be there when they do. Scot: [42:48] And then while we were on the podcast Tesla announced they have a new robot swiped will have to you have to order one of those and then give us a gadget unboxing kind of walkthrough of how that goes. Jason: [43:02] I feel like you are higher on the Tesla waiting list than I am so we may have to leverage your status but I'm all for doing a robot Deep dive at our earliest convenience. Scot: [43:12] Yeah humanoid robots kind of freaked me out so I think I'll lose my status to send it to your hostel we'll see if it a skynet's you or not. Jason: [43:20] Yeah isn't is there another Terminator movie coming out I think there is. Scot: [43:23] There's always another Terminator movie coming out sometime. Jason: [43:26] Fair enough awesome we'll listen we set a goal for ourselves to do a shorter concise show and I said I think we can knock this out in 30 minutes so I totally blew that this feels like about 45 minutes but hopefully it was valuable to listeners if it was we sure would appreciate, five star review on iTunes if you have any questions or we got anything wrong in the show you want to talk about we would encourage you to hit us up on Twitter or Facebook. Scot: [43:57] Yeah I like to think we gave everyone 50% more for their money today so you're welcome. Jason: [44:03] Yeah and you and I earned fifty percent less what's 50% of zero awesome well until next time happy commercing!

Which attraction would you rope drop first?! Slinky, Tower of Terror, Smugglers Run or Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway??If you want to get the most out of your experience at the parks, the first few hours are most important to plan. Here's how Landon, Matt, and TJ approach maxing out the morning at Hollywood Studios. Also, 3 Questions is how we close out the episode this week! Thanks for listening! We'll see you on Instagram: @disney.world.is.awesomeA Walt Disney World Podcast for Disney fans. Talking all things Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot and Animal Kingdom.

Today we welcome the Rope Drop Queen who shares her recent experiences with Doug on their spring break Walt Disney World vacation.  They discuss traveling with other people, amazon orders, Savi's Workshop and even Chew mode on Smugglers Run.  This a fun trip report you don't want to miss For more with Michelle follow her @RopeDropQueen and book a trip by emailing Michelle@TouringPlans.com visit our patron at www.patreon.com/RopeDropradio and check out www.BackToTheMouse.com  

The GameCube was home to several M-rated games that your parents probably thought would lead you down a life of crime and drugs. On Episode 39 of The GameCube Was Cool, Mike and Neil sit down to talk about some open world and violent games which Nintendo were welcoming to their hardware with open arms in hopes of attracting an older audience. Games like Smugglers Run, True Crime and XIII each had their own levels of success and controversy, and featured developers who went on to develop classic games like Grand Theft Auto, Sleeping Dogs and Assassins Creed. The boys start off this episode by celebrating the show reaching 10,000 downloads and decide what the best shape of strawberry is.  All this and more in The GameCube Was Cool Podcast! 

The Snark and the Scholar are back this week to cover Wings of the Master! Turns out we both like this episode a lot more than we originally suspected we would. The Scholar also went to Star Wars Land last week so we cover Smugglers Run, and a exciting Rebels tie in!! What are you waiting for? Get started listening now!!

It's a Marvel Podcast, but without a Star Wars book this week, we talk about the recent IDW Star Wars Adventures Smuggler's Run #2.  If you would like to help out the podcast and get a ton of exclusive shows in return, head over to our  Patreon (patreon.com/weirdscience), and If you can, please leave us a review on iTunes! We would love to hear from you!  Send us your thoughts, dreams, hopes, corrections...anything to weirdsciencemarvelcomics@gmail.com  Also, Check out and subscribe to our Youtube Channel - Weird Science Comics 

For this months ‘Waffle', Ben is in charge and we take to the skies in one of Disney's finest transportation options. Disney's Skyliner. Unfortunately the Millennium Falcon was being repaired after we managed to crash it during Smugglers Run. Once we had recovered by riding Rise of The Resistance it was time to take on a challenge set by one of our listeners. We attempt a bar crawl from Hollywood Studios to Epcot, stopping at all Skyliner Resorts for 1 food item and 1 drink. Some very interesting choices were made and some were easier to pronounce than others. Once we had recovered from our trip we delved into the options available and what to consider when staying offsite. From the delights of the expansive hotels on International Drive to being close to Disney Springs by staying in Lake Buena Vista. If you have found us for the first time, or are a regular listener to The Great British Mickey Waffle, you can get in touch with us by email, themickeywaffle@gmail.com or you can get in touch with us via Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @GBMickeyWaffle. Enjoy the show and until the next time Waffle on!!

We get our first mini-Final Challenge of the season on The Challenge: Double Agents. We talk what everyone learned about each other on this "Smugglers Run" event, Lio Rush's decision to leave, and the questionable decisions for the elimination.And, more importantly, why is everyone playing scared when you need a Gold Skull to qualify for the Final Challenge? And what is going to happen when all 10 Skulls are claimed?Plus, should Singletown have a reunion show? And what name should be coined for die hard Temptation Island fans?Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and feel free to leave us a review! You can also follow us on Twitter @IsleOfReality and "Like" us on Facebook Facebook.com/IslandofRealityTheme song: "Tropical Summer" by ArtIssEpisode Recorded on Thursday, January 21, 2021

Mary-Grace told us so much amazing information about Rise of the Resistance (without spoilers!). We had a lot of fun talking with her about Galaxy’s Edge as a whole as well! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/castconversations/support

In 2019, Disney opened the gates to their newly created Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge lands.  For the first time, fans got to actually ride the legendary Millennium Falcon in a brand new, super high tech attraction.  In this week's episode, we're pulling back the curtains to see how Disney brought such a well known space craft to life. Music by Colin Paul

Bright Suns, everyone, and especially to you Hondo! This week on an all new episode of ‘The Dark Ride' we pour ourselves some Rum Runners and set out to drink the fastest hunk o' junk in the galaxy - Star Wars: Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run! Is it better to be a pilot, a gunner, or a lowly engineer? Let's drunkenly discuss! And though we may not be at Oga's Cantina the force is still strong with us on this very fun episode. So does Smugglers Run have what it takes to soar deep into a galaxy far far away or will it come crashing back down on Batuu? There's only one way to find out!

Colin, Brooke, Matt, and Sam chronicle their Galaxy's Edge adventure they had this past weekend together! New Lightsabers at Galaxy’s Edge! Changes at Galaxy’s Edge Orlando! Chewie Mode ACHIEVED on Smugglers Run!!! Shoutout to Cast member David M. ! Chewie Mode Tutorial! Star Tours Planet Discussion Sam’s thoughts on Rise of the Resistance Conversion to OT theme. Get your Reservations in Advance! Shoutout to Maddy at Disney Springs! Mandalorian rumor talk and predictions. Galaxy’s Edge Restroom experience Lego Holiday Special Premiering on Life Day November 17th! Mandalorian Season 3 films by end of year and possible Movie! Intro Music: Level Up Leroy @levelupleroy Outro Music: Star Wars The Force Awakens trailer music. Extended! monei13https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu14nC9zlcw&t=74s Type out a review and give us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Starwarsstuffpodcast2187 TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/gTr8Pg/ TWITTER - @STUFFpod INSTAGRAM - starwarsstuffpodcast FACEBOOK - STAR WARS stuff group and Star Wars stuff Podcast page

This week, we continue our Dew-fueled nightmare with a history quiz before Scottye invites guests to visit his MTN DEW (tm tm tm) attraction known as _The Shame Egg, located in the Hangover section of Party Town. You're just going to have to listen to understand its vast intricacies. Then, Jim once again returns to Jiminy Studios for a potentially educational experience known as **Mind Control**_, brought to you by MasterClass. Inside, join one of their amazing masters and step into the mind of an unwitting pawn to complete tasks such as magic, cooking, acting, or understanding the human will. It's basically Fast & Furious Supercharged if you think about it.

In the 14th episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, Dave & Jenn turn their attention the West Coast Magic, that being Disneyland. And to discuss all things overrated, underrated, and properly rated, they invite in new Friends of the Show Richard & Sarah, hosts of the widely popular Skywalking thru Neverland Podcast!  The crew chats on everything from Matterhorn dates to going to Hell with Mr Toad to the awesome of Rise and what's wrong with Smugglers Run.  Plus, info on ForceFest, and a poncho Magical Moment

This week, Everything but Disneyland cleared to open, a look at what could be the reservation system when the parks do open, the Incredibles help with guidelines, things to “know before you go”, who doesn’t want the parks to open?, we talk to Lori about trips when things don’t go so magical, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS and get your first year of Touring Plans for FREE! Just mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! Join the All Enchanting Ears Ears of the Month Club! https://www.patreon.com/allenchantingears News: The plan that Disneyland proposed to the local and state governments was partially accepted last week, making it official that Downtown Disney, and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa and Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel are cleared to open, in line with the proposed plan. The plan for the theme parks are still being reviewed and have not been approved as of the recording of this episode. – https://wdwnt.com/2020/06/downtown-disney-district-disneys-grand-californian-hotel-spa-and-disneys-paradise-pier-hotel-approved-for-phased-reopening/ The new Disney Parks Pass system was launched this week for Walt Disney World guests that had existing reservations at the resort hotels. Guests needed to be signed into the My Disney Experience login, and have an active theme park ticket to proceed through the system. Be sure to have your park ticket, any hotel reservations, and your party created before you begin for the easiest path through the system. On the first day, guests were then put into a virtual queue with a very inaccurate wait time. At that point, you could “view availability” much like the Flex Pass calendar system. Green showed all parks available, yellow for some parks available, and grey for no parks available. You select a date and the available parks are displayed. Then you will need to select a time to visit the park. Afterwards, you need to review and confirm your reservation. Multi-day tickets are required to make a reservation for every day of the ticket. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2020/06/first-look-at-new-theme-park-reservation-system-for-disneyland-and-walt-disney-world-revealed/ and https://wdwnt.com/2020/06/how-to-access-the-new-disney-park-pass-system-at-walt-disney-world-new-availability-calendar-available/ With the parks planned reopening approaching, the Incredibles have shown up to help guests remember the guidelines to attend. Frozone will remind you to check your temperature, Mrs. Incredible will remind you to maintain proper distance with others, Dash wants you to wash your hands, and Edna Mode will remind you to cover up with a mask. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/06/together-lets-make-your-next-disney-day-incredible/ If you are one of the folks excited to get back onto Disney property, then July 9th can’t come soon enough. Disney has posted a Know Before You Go poster on what to know and be prepared for when you get back to the resort. Downtown Disney will be the first part to open and will require a few things from guests. Parking and entrances to the area will be limited. Guests will need to self-park in the Simba lot and enter Downtown Disney from the west entrance or walk from Harbor Boulevard on the east entrance. Guest’s temperatures will be screened and anyone with a temperature of 100.4 or higher will not be allowed entry. Cleaning and sanitation will be emphasized with hand sanitizer and hand washing stations in key areas. Guests must bring their own face masks and wear them at all times, except for when dining. Physical distancing will be expected, along with limited capacity. Hours will vary by location and could be limited. Cashless payment is recommended, if at all possible. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/06/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-phased-reopening-of-downtown-disney-district-at-disneyland-resort-beginning-july-9/ Disneyland has started recalling cast members back from the furlough. The union representing food and beverage workers said that Disney was going to recall 775 cast members who will return to work on June 28th. The union represents more than 7,850 cast members. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2020/06/22/news-disneyland-has-started-recalling-cast-members-from-furlough/ Not everyone is as excited as we are that Disneyland is planning to reopen. Some of the Disneyland employee unions are demanding that the reopening be pushed back due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases. The union represent 17,000 of the 31,000 cast members at the resort. The unions want Disneyland to check temperatures of cast members daily, and test employees for COVID-19. – https://www.ocregister.com/2020/06/19/disneyland-employee-unions-demand-that-the-anaheim-theme-parks-not-reopen-on-july-17/ June is National Safety Month, which recognizes the importance of safety in the workplace, as well as in communities through education, leadership, and advocacy. The Disney Parks Blog posted about this and introduced some of the cast members that help make Disney Parks safe around the world every month of the year. If you are interested in learning more about the health and safety team at Disney, check out the link in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/06/recognizing-national-safety-month-at-disney-parks-around-the-world/ For members of the military that purchased a Military Salute Ticket, the expiration dates have been pushed back to December 16, 2021. There will be blockout days of December 19th, 2020 through January 4, 2021 and March 26th, 2021 through April 11, 2021. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2020/06/19/news-disneylands-2020-military-salute-tickets-are-being-extended/ As we reported on last week, Orange County had lifted the order to wear face masks when out in public. On June 18th, the State of California stepped in and requires face masks to be worn “in common public indoor spaces and outdoors when distancing is not possible.” Children ages two and under, as well as “persons who are seated at a restaurant or other establishment that offers food or beverage service, while they are eating or drinking” is exempt from the order. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2020/06/18/news-california-requires-the-wearing-of-face-coverings-in-public-areas/ The Bowers Museum, which currently houses the “Inside the Disney Archives – 50 Years of Preserving the Magic” exhibition has reopened! If you are going to be in the area and want to check out the exhibit, they opened on June 19th. All people in the building will be required to wear a face mask and to practice social distancing. If you had tickets to visit during the shutdown, you can still use them. For more details, visit the link in our show notes. – https://www.bowers.org/index.php/current-exhibition/inside-the-disney-archives-50-years-of-preserving-the-magic and https://www.bowers.org/index.php/visit/health-safety Another addition to the Ink and Paint Collection is coming soon to shopDisney. Joining the collection is a Disney Store Key, which is all white printed with sketched outlines of classic animated characters and has a few splashes of red, yellow, blue, and green, plus dark blue accents on the stem and castle. No official release date has been announced. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2020/06/new-ink-paint-collection-disney-store-key-coming-soon-to-shopdisney/ Some of the sights from Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will be available for you to build in the form of Legos coming this September. The Resistance I-TS Transport set includes the ship that you board to escape Batuu in Rise of the Resistance and includes a Lego version of Vi Moradi and Lieutenant Bek. The set will be 932 pieces, with access to the cargo hold and cockpit. There are also studs that can be “shot” from the cannons. The set will be on sale for $99.99. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2020/06/shop-new-lego-star-wars-rise-of-the-resistance-i-ts-transport-set-including-vi-moradi-and-lieutenant-bek-figures-coming-this-september/ A visit to your local Target store might be a small way to get a little of the Star Wars Disney magic in your life. Some select Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge merchandise is reportedly coming to Target in the future. Items include Star Wars: The Black Series Hondo Ohnaka, a mountain trooper, and Captain Cardinal. The Vintage series will feature a Millennium Falcon inspired by Smugglers Run in Galaxy’s Edge. The Droid Factory build-a-droid experience will also come to the stores, along with some plush from the creature stall in Black Spire Outpost. – https://wdwnt.com/2020/06/select-star-wars-galaxys-edge-merchandise-reportedly-coming-to-target/

Fly at Hyperspeed through History on the Millennium Falcon as you help Hondo Ohnaka retrieve facts for the resistance. This is Millenium Falcon: Smuggler's Run! Make sure to share the podcast with your friends and/or family! Also, make sure to ask any questions that you may have at parktalkpod@gmail.com and/or send in a voice message. Stay tuned for next Thursday's episode and thank you for listening! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/parktalk1/message

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Your hosts return yet again to deliver what is probably the weakest theme of any episode to date. Andrew, Aeron, and Dario take on Irn-Bru, the Lester's Fixins interpretation of Cucumber Soda, and a limited run soda from Ozark Mountain Bottleworks, Smugglers Run. Episode #16 of The Soda Popcast is here, everyone!   ANNOUNCEMENTS We hope that you are all staying safe. We know that everyone is trying to do their part to fight COVID-19. With that said, we will continue to release episodes as usual for as long as we are able to. Hopefully we are able to provide some entertainment and laughs for you all during this time of quarantines and uncertainty.   Episode #17 will be here before you know it (6/16/20). Hit that subscribe button so that you don't miss out!   RATING SYSTEM: Hell Naw (Reverse) Hell Naw Single Can “Meh” Six Pack Twelve Pack   RELEVANT LINKS Barr's Irn-Bru (Pack of 4 Cans) Lester's Fixins Cucumber Soda (Single Bottle) Ozark Mountain Bottleworks Smugglers Run (Single Bottle)   THANK YOU & YOUR SUPPORT  Thank you for listening to The Soda Popcast. If you appreciate the show please consider sharing your appreciation by rating, reviewing and/or subscribing to the podcast on iTunes or Google Play or by liking our Facebook page.   HOSTS:  Andrew: Andrew is a musician, podcaster, and general nerd who enjoys any and everything that tells a story. His first foray into podcasting, The Hillwalk Podcast, was something he began doing just for fun, with no equipment. He quickly found himself enjoying podcasting and has been creating content for the medium ever since.  Dario: He emerged as if from the mist… new, yet fully formed, but sure of one thing… there is no point to uncarbonated water. Siddhartha spent 40 years under a bodhi tree to find enlightenment. Dario, an early bloomer, found it at the age of five realizing he could add soda pop and candy to watching anime and playing videos games and reach Nirvana. Dario (alder wood, year of the tiger, Aries) likes puppies, sunsets, walks on the beach, movies that explore the emotional connections that binds we humans to another in a dance of vulnerability and courage, chicken wings-medium spicy, and Sodapop. Here's what you need to know; Pepper: Yes, please. A+W: Thank you. Weinhard's: Don't mind if I do. Coke: Okay. RC: If I must. Pibb: NO. Pepsi: Oh, look at the time. Aeron: Aeron is originally from England, lived in PA for many years before relocating to California.  She likes to travel when she has time, loves to bake (though she doesn't eat it), and is an avid reader of Sci-Fi and Fantasy.  She has one daughter and that is more than enough.   ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our conversations by interacting with us on our Facebook page.

One year ago the much-hyped Star Wars Galaxy's Edge opened at Disneyland. Joe, Sean, and special guest David Daut discuss the land over the past year of operation, our disappointments, the triumphs, and final impressions. Included topics: Rise of the Resistance, Smuggler's Run, music vs atmosphere, lack of shows, food and beverage options, Data Pad, merchandise, and land design.

Testing the phone system live; Kenny hated Lamaze class; Lex birth story; Lex got caught up on the mid season premiere of The Walking Dead; hacking smugglers run ride at Star Wars Galaxy's Edge

This week's episode we talk about the triumphant return of The Clone Wars on Disney+, hidden Chewie mode on Smugglers Run, Galaxy's Edge tabletop game, Disneyland updates and more!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/galaxyu2019s-edge-scoundrels/support

This week on The Scoundrel Outpost we talk about the progress of Ride Of The Resistance, Tips and Tricks for better flights on Smugglers Run, the new food in Black Spire Outpost, and the Rise of Skywalker update to Star Tours! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/galaxyu2019s-edge-scoundrels/support

This week we talk about how to be picked to be the Grand Marshall in the parade, what's happening in 2020 and doing it in the dark! Plus we talk to Cam about what made him totally speechless,  why he was confronted by other Disney goers and eating and drinking around the world. Attractions/Resorts/Services featured:  Disney Springs, Homecoming, ESPN Sports Bar & Grill,  Magic Kingdom, Harry Potter, Epcot, Blaze Pizza, Chef Mickey, Contemporary, Character Dining, Hollywood Studios, Hollywood & Vine, Garden Grill, Rainforest Cafe, California Grill, Tutto Italia, Dining Plan, Tower of Terror,  Blizzard Beach, Flight of Passage, Expedition Everest, Animal Kingdom, Navi's River Journey, Dinosaur, Star Wars, Disney play app, Smugglers Run, Tron, Ratatouille,  Mary Poppins attraction, Harmonious, Space 220, Regal Eagle Smokehouse, Toy Story Land, Star Wars Rise of the Resistance, Cirque Du Soleil Drawn to Life, All Star Music.

Happy Tuesday, November 20th Everyone! This is #TheMinnieMiceMinute Weather in the parks today is Sunny with a High of 73 degrees! On this day in the year 1998, Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life is Generally released in Theaters. Also On this day in the year 2007, Walt Disney Records releases the Soundtrack to the New Animated/Live Action Movie Musical, Enchanted. We are just 1 more day away from Ralph Breaks the Internet! For Some, Tonight is the night to see it! Ralph Breaks the Internet, hits theaters Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 21st! Will you be watching? Speaking of Ralph Breaks the Internet, You can Now get Ralph Breaks the Internet Toys in your McDonald's Happy Meal! We also just learned that beginning in early 2019, You will be able to meet Captain Marvel in DCA. Exciting news that just broke recently, Disney Announced the names of the two new Star Wars Attractions coming to Galaxy's Edge. Star Wars Rise of the Resistance & Star Wars Millennium Falcon, Smugglers Run. For More Minnie Mice Minute Updates, Subscribe on Itunes, SoundCloud or Google Play! Again, I'm Mama Mouse Cynthia, co-host of The Minnie Mice Show, Make sure you check us out at @TheMinniemice Thanks for listening…. This is the Minnie Mice sounding off! Until Next time, Be Kind & Spread Some Magic!

Coffee with Kenobi hosts Dan Z. and Cory Clubb join the show The new novel Smugglers Run is the main topic of discussion Chewbacca's depth as a character A debate over whether the Millennium Falcon is a character or not Mark compares the Falcon to a cat Han's arc through this book and the original trilogy