MODPOD 092 - The Feel of WDW (ft ImagineEar Matt)
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
Release Date: 03/27/2020
The One with the Attraction Bracket
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
In the 200th episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, Jenn & Dave celebrate and high-fave making it almost four years and covering a milestone in the podcast. To help commemorate the occasion, they welcome in the Quasi-Producer of the Show, The Moana Mom, aka Heather, and Past and Future Guest of the Show Derek Frank! Thanks to Derek's handiwork, the team of four look at an attraction bracket - 16 rides, shows and otherwise from each park, pitted one on one, and everybody has to pick the winners - just like March Madness, they keep going until the Best Attraction in Walt Disney...
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The One with Disney DAS Strategy
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
In the 199th episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, Jenn & Dave get back together again on the show, with Jenn getting ready to travel in a week or so, and Dave having just got back from his annual WDW Spring Break adventure! Right off the top, they dive into more updates on Tiana's Bayou Adventure, then spend a little time on Universal's Epic Universe big release last week, the Isle of Berk. And Dave spends time explaining to Jenn what that exactly is. Finally, Dave shares some of his experience with the Disability Access Service (DAS) that his family used over the last...
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The One with Girls (NOT) Rope Dropping
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
In the 198th episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, Jenn & Dave become Jenn & Heather for a week, as d$ is currently running around Magic Kingdom (at the time of this recording) and Animal Kingdom (at the time of this episode release)! So Quasi Producer Heather, aka The Moana Mom fills in the gaps, as she and Jenn talk this week's Disney News, D23, and some bold predictions for the future! They also cover how to navigate the parks if you choose not to rope drop, and which situations that works best for! This and other magical chatter is up for grabs in this week's...
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The One with Another Magical Roundup
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
In the 197th episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, Jenn & Dave are just here to chit-chat Disney adventures, upcoming events, and a little news. Jenn just returned from her magical stay - and possibly betraying her beloved Grand Floridian - while Dave makes a city-wide search for Encanto, with good reason. We explain what happens with "stacking" Lightning Lane reservations, then give an update on the "other park" down the road -- and how fast Universal's Epic Universe is coming along. Disney filing for work permits around Animal Kingdom fuels the speculation and Dave laments...
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The One with the Disney Lunches & Lounges
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
In the 196th episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, Jenn & Dave extend their foodie conversation from last week, this time to cover a handful of brunches and lunches and lounges (oh my) First up, #KylaKylaKyla returns to the show for a 2nd week in a row, as Jenn gives a super quick recap on her adventure on Virgin Voyages last week... Dave is excited to be back into the world of pin trading (while his wife Stephanie is headed to Africa)... and Kyla is panicked over park reservations. Which are stupid. Digress... Then, Disney has released a new ticket promotion, which Kyla has...
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The One with Disney Dining Reviews
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
In the 195th episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, Jenn & Dave are hoping you came to the show hungry today... because it's all about dinner at Disney. To properly review and discuss as the great dining that was had in the recent agency trip, 3rd co-host #KylaKylaKyla joins to show -- first to give her tips on adults enjoying Disney Jr Live on Stage, and to comment on Animal Kingdom and what is removable. Then a rundown of meals shared together, either with Jenn, Dave, and Kyla all taking part, with just Dave and Kyla and significant others, or Dave and Lovely Steph. ...
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The One with the Park Challenges
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
In the 194th episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, it's a chat straight from the past weekend when the Upon a Star team met up in WDW, and participated in a large team scavenger hunt that put 29,000 steps on d$'s step counter, and put the teams all over the parks. First, Jenn is continuing to catch up from being gone over the weekend, and Dave is proud of wearing the right shirt for his anniversary dinner. And big congrats to Quasi-Producer Heather, aka the Moana Mom, for running the 5K and 10K Next, they discuss 2025 pricing being released so early in the year (and...
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The One with Park Untouchables (and Removables!)
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
In the 193rd episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, Jenn & Dave are preparing for a long weekend down in WDW. Jenn, as the owner of Upon a Star Travel, is getting ready to lead the team in a great competition thru the parks, while Dave is just happy to make through the upcoming 5K. Plus, snacks and more. We also say goodbye to a fellow podcast who is closing up after many successful years. Then, we look at the parks and decide which attractions are truly "Untouchable". Which rides will be a part of Walt Disney World 10, 30, 50, maybe 100 years from now? ...
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The One with the Universal Disability Access... and Epic Universe Too!
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
In the 192nd episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, Jenn & Dave takes a little stroll down the street to the other park, Universal Studios, to talk about the Epic announcements, how special guests are accommodated, and we might have a new least fave, beating out Fast & Furious. First, making her debut on the show, from The Main Street Moms, Sarah Blackmon is on the episode! She, Jenn, and Dave first chat up Tiana's new Bayou Adventure, and it's new opening time. Then, our attention does shift down the road to the other park, where Sarah walks through using the...
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The One with the Latest Disney Updates
The Main Street Electrical Podcast: A Disney Podcast
In the 191st episode of The Main Street Electrical Podcast, Jenn & Dave have already had long weeks, and it's only the middle of the week! It's a quick ep tonight, first recapping the craziness of Jenn's week, then Dave giving a quick review of his trip to Dauphin Island on the very southern tip of Alabama with his kid (on a school field trip!) Then, hitting some news, with a Universal roller coaster not working... Taylor soon to be streaming... a new take on an old Disneyland hotel... a whole list of upcoming Disney films and release dates... Jenn's take on Deadpool......
info_outlineIn this 92nd episode, the #MODPOD looks at the next "sense" in the Senses of WDW series... the sense of touch. Weird topic, but it's a great conversation with Matt of the ImagineEars Podcast about the coolest and most magical things you can feel and touch and experience in Walt Disney World.