Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: The Real and Fictional History of the Wildest Ride in the Wilderness
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
Release Date: 01/02/2025
Looking Back on the 30th Anniversary of Disney's Pocahontas: Part Two
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
Gillian is back for a second-straight week to talk about the 30th anniversary of her favorite Disney Princess movie, Pocahontas. Rick is also going to share two unique travel stories that he has had in the past few weeks.
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Looking Back on the 30th Anniversary of Disney's Pocahontas: Part One
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
Rick's good friend Gillian's favorite Disney Princess movie is Pocahontas. That movie came out 30 years ago this month. Gillian is going to be on the show the next two weeks to talk about the film.
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Talking About the Harry Potter and Super Nintendo Worlds at Epic Universe
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
Rick is joined by Sarah Says to do some more in-depth looks into Epic Universe. The newest Orlando theme park is officially open at Universal Orlando Resort, and this channel continues to cover it.
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35th Anniversary of Dick Tracy
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
In 1990, Disney released the movie Dick Tracy under the Touchstone Pictures umbrella. Initially, the theme parks were full of Dick Tracy references, but that died down quickly, and you can hardly find any traces of this movie in the parks. On today's show, Rick and Maz talk about the film after rewatching it for the first time in decades.
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A First Trip to Universal's Epic Universe
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
Rick talks to his long-time friend Danielle, who took her family of three to Epic Universe for a preview. She also stayed on-property, so this will be a pretty in-depth look at the newest theme-park in the Orlando area.
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Dark Universe and How To Train Your Dragon at Epic Universe
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
Rick is joined by regular co-host Maz to talk about two of the most highly-anticipated lands at Epic Universe. Universal's newest theme park opens to the public for real tomorrow. Let's continue to get hyped for it.
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Disney Announces A New Theme Park in Abu Dhabi
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
Rick and Maz had to do an emergency recording session when Disney announced a brand-new theme park coming to Abu Dhabi. Why pick Abu Dhabi? What does this mean for the US parks?
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Dealing with JK Rowling While Getting Hyped for Epic Universe
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
With Epic Universe opening in a few weeks, Rick allows his co-host Maz to vent a little about how JK Rowling's involvement in the new theme park will impact her enjoyment of it.
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The Hollywood That Never Was and Always Will Be
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
Today is the 36th anniversary of the opening of Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World. As Rick continues to look at the tenure of former-Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner, the creation of Disney-MGM Studio is an important part of that story.
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The Evolution of Disney's California Adventure: Part 2
Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
Sarah Says joins Rick for the second week in a row to discuss the changes that have occurred at Disney's California Adventure in the two-and-a-half decades since it opened across the esplanade from Disneyland Park.
info_outlineWith Walt Disney World's version of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad going down for a refurbishment for over a year, Rick thought it was a good time to take a look at what makes the ride such an iconic part of any Disney vacation. We will discuss the theming, fictional backstory, and the real backstory behind the attraction.