The Disney Nerds Podcast

Show # 526 Live Show Guest: Author, Claudia Gray

Join us this week for Special guest, Author Claudia Gray. Claudia is the writer of multiple Star Wars novels along with YA novels including The Evernight series, the Firebird and Constellation trilogies.  Claudia discusses her foray into a new genre, historical mystery.  We talk all about Bloodline and Princess Leia's later life choices.  We also discuss our new DNP Book Club book, her Haunted Mansion themed novel, Storm & Shade.  For more info about Claudia, check out her site, http://www.claudiagray.com/ 

Show # 525 The Ladies Take Over With New DAS News and Easter Trip Report

Hello and welcome back to this weeks show.  As you see from the title, the ladies are taking over this week.  Mellissa and Lisa are here to ask Morgan all about her Easter Week Trip report and her first Keys to the Kingdom tour.  Before that, tune in for the latest news from the parks especially the new rules for the Disability Access Service (DAS) Pass.  Thanks for listening!  

Show # 524 Revisiting Genie + and Lightning Lanes

Hello and welcome back to the show.  This week we take a flash back to a great show that Sam and Mellissa did about Genie + and Lightning Lanes.  Never too soon for a review and primer on how to use these options to make your day in the parks better.  What do you think?  Do you use Genie Plus or the lightning lanes?  Let us know send an email to questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com  Thanks for Listening!

Show # 523 2024 The Disney Nerds WDW Hotel Madness

Hello and welcome to the Disney Nerds WDW Hotel Madness.  We have set up the best WDW hotels in 4 divisions of 4 hotels each.  Valeu, Moderate, Deluxe 1 and Deluxe 2.  Listen in as we go through each match-up on the way to what we, as Disney Nerds, think is the best hotel in WDW.  What do you think?  Did we have your favorite hotel?  Let us know, send your email to questions@thedisneynerdspodcast.com.  

Show # 522 Fix It or Add It at the Walt Disney Parks

Hello and welcome to this weeks show.  Amanda, Brooke, Ed and Lisa go park by park as they figure out the one thing to add or fix to make it a better day in the parks.  Listen in as we add and figure out some ideas that would be great to see in the parks.  Thanks for listening!  

Show # 521 Skip From The Disney Day Drinkers Club Stops By For a Drink

Hello and welcome.  Pull up a chair and order your favorite drink.  Skip from Disney Day Drinkers is our guest tonight.  He came on our Disney Nerds Tuesday Night Live show.  Skip and the D3 is a big group of like-minded people who like to hang out in the Disney Parks.  Skip and his 90,000 or so friends have many events and side clubs that are all about getting together with friends and sharing a drink.  From bar meet-ups, to tasting events, and even cruises, the Disney Day Drinkers are a busy group.  Thanks for coming on Skip!

Show # 520 The Music Behind the Animal Kingdom Attractions

Hi guys and welcome back to the show.  This week we finish up a series of shows on the music behind the attractions at WDW.  Today we hit the Animal Kingdom.  There is so much music to be found in this park from the man-made to the nature-made.  Thanks for listening and have a great week!

Show # 519 The Wheel of Attractions 2024

Hello and welcome back to the show.  On this weeks show we will be playing a favorite game of the Disney Nerds Cast, The Wheel of Attractions.  We have a big Carnival Game Wheel in our studio that is loaded with all the attractions and activities in Walt Disney World.  We take turns spinning the wheel and then talk about what it lands on.  The fun of the show is since we have not planned, we get an honest brain dump of what our co-hosts think and remember about each of these attractions.  We get some great ones on this show.  Thanks for listening and paying along.  Send us an email with your memories of these attractions and we will read it on the air.  Ed@thedisneynerdspodcast.com.  Thanks for Listening!!!

Show # 518 Jimmy and Ian's Festival of the Arts Trip Report

Hello and welcome back to the Disney Nerds Podcast.  This week we bring you dual trip reports from Jimmy and friend of the show Ian and their experiences in Walt Disney World in January.  WE get to hear how some of our favorites are doing and what new things these guys got to try.  Thanks for listening and let us know about your trip report.  If you want to share your trip report send an email to Ed@thedisneynerdspodcast.com and we'll get you on a show.  See you next week.

Show # 517 Extinct Attractions from Disneys Hollywood Studios

Join us this week as we take a look back at some extinct attractions at Disney's Hollywood Studios.  We had so much fun talking about the current attraction music we still kept coming back to the rides we missed.  So this week, take a ride back in time, and enjoy some of the most missed DHS attractions.  This week we go back on the Great Movie Ride, Sounds Dangerous with Drew Carey, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame A Musical Adventure.  Heads are recommended if you have them.