Mousetalgia! - Your Disneyland Podcast

Rhode to the Magic Kingdom: This week, Dave, Julia and Tina bring a cavalcade of topics to the table, including a quick Disneyland trip report to enjoy the fall season, and a report from a talk by legendary Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde at the Walt Disney Family Museum. Rohde discussed his new book "Floating Mountains: The Art of Imagining the Impossible," and talked about some of his popular work for the Disney Company, as well as the philosophical nature of creativity. Finally, Jeff welcomes special guest Danielle Kelly ("The Dapper Danielle") to the show to talk about her new book "The Lost History of Walt Disney World," and we also talk about her origin story, her process of book writing, the nature of research, and her love of Disney lore.

This week, Mousetalgia welcomes Ioan Szasz, co-curator of "Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle" to the show to discuss the new exhibit opening this week at the Walt Disney Family Museum. Ioan talks about the exhibit, Eyvind's career and artwork, and its lasting impact from the art of Sleeping Beauty and beyond. Then, we discuss that lovable Halloween celebrity of very little brain - Winnie the Pooh - and his fellow denizens of the Hundred Acre Wood. The television special "Boo to You Too, Winnie the Pooh" first aired 30 years ago this month, and we discuss the show in the context of A. A. Milne's original Pooh book (which is also celebrating its centennial anniversary this month), as well as Pooh, Piglet and friends in context of Disney's Halloween marketing, spooky storytelling, and their reflection of human nature. Plus - no more DIsney pressed pennies? Woe, woe!

Seasons Screamings! This week, we welcome the spooktacular Halloween season with a show full of treats. First, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Haunted Mansion at Disneyland with a look at the events of the past and a glimpse of Disneyland's celebration this year. Then Jeff reports on this year's version of the park's Happiest Haunts Tour, with an unflinching look at the good, the not so good, and everything in between. Finally, we welcome author Seth Kubersky back to the show to talk about the just-released 2027 version of the Unofficial Guide to Disneyland, with all new tips, tricks, recommendations, and more. Plus - Halloween party trip memories - and more!

This week, Team Mousetalgia takes you from Anaheim to Los Angeles and even a galaxy far, far away. First, Jeff reports on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art's Founding Members Opening Party, and takes you on a tour of California's newest museum and its unusual mission to let art speak for itself. Frida! Banksy! Renoir! Rockwell! And - yes, Star Wars. We review the bumpy event, and offer tips, hints, and a sneak preview of the museum's collection. Next, the team shares our favorite moments from the variety of panels we attended at this year's D23 Ultimate Fan Event, and we share fun insights and moments from celebrities like Susan Egan, Ke Huy Quan, and Amy Adams. Plus - Earle at the Walt Disney Family Museum, pressed pennies, pickle corn dogs, and Rogen's Figment.

This week on the Mousetalgia Pal Around, we discuss The D23 Ultimate Disney Fan Event held at the Anaheim Convention Center Aug. 14-16, 2026. On this episode dealing specifically with the convention center's show floor, we discuss the various pavilions, the sponsored businesses, the variety of activations on the floor and our personal highlights. Relive all the splattery 4-D, condimental and theatrical goodness with us! Plus - the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art's opening nears; eating on widened railings in the Disney Parks; the demise of Play Disney Parks; and, of course, more news from Bath & Body Works.