Episode 6, July 2nd, 2021: More news of park offerings returning and the unofficial announcement of goodbye to Steakhouse 55 at the Disneyland Hotel. Josh’s skipper/dad jokes keep coming, (although this week’s is a bit Goofy and clever), Loungefly dropped all sorts of previews for their Fall Disney licensed merch, and the highly anticipated Monsters at Work series hits Disney+ this week!

Episode 5, June 25th, 2021 We share our favorite escapes from the SoCal Heat in the parks including a Downtown Disney escape to Splitsville. Sam drops more of his personal contributions to Main Street USA and a piece of his work that we hope to see return with the Piano at Coke Corner. More and more food options and offerings are returning to the parks INCLUDING fireworks in the sky above Disneyland kicking off July 4th.

The week’s FastPass is jam packed with updates inside both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure parks! The state dropped most pandemic-related regulations and Disney announced what that meant for them & guests moving forward. And for the 1st time in forever, (17 months), all Disney resorts around the world are now back open! News also dropped that fireworks will return to the parks in July. and start planning for the fall, because Disney legend Bob Gurr is turning 90 and inviting you to celebrate with him!

This week we give you a FastPass into Avengers Campus complete with fails, missteps, and the different offerings in the experience throughout the different times of the day. The all new Loki series debuted and we chat about how well Disney has setup integrating character developments immediately into the new land. And then Josh shares some of the new food offerings returning to the parks.

This week we give you a FastPass focused on the opening of Avengers Campus! We talk virtual queues, characters and merchandise along with the food you’ll find in the land. Don’t miss our first giveaway! And we chat with artist & theme park designer Morgan Lee Richardson.

Kristen Pfeifer of the Mousetalgia Podcast welcomes you to our latest show: the Mousetalgia FastPass and introduces Kristen Carr, the host of the new show.

Welcome to the Mousetalgia FastPass! An entire show spun from the weekly 2020-21 news segment on Mousetalgia, hosted by Kristen Carr. This first episode we introduce you to Kristen, along with Sam Carter and Josh May to kick off the Anaheim, CA resorts being reopened after over a year of closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This show will be your FastPass to Disneyland Resort news, updates, in-park experiences, and ears to the ground reporting, along with occasional special guest. This week we dive into some personal fandoms, changes already in the parks after just a month of being reopened, and the official return to the theaters with Disney’s Cruella. Reach out to us on Instagram @TheMousetalgiaFastPass or email us at [email protected]

We have a very special bonus episode this week! We love this particular air date because it is the 2 year anniversary of Dateline Mousetalgia AND Disneyland’s 65th anniversary! For this show, we bring on some very special guests from the Mousetalgia family: Jeff, Dave Tina & Julia. We have a fun roundtable of questions that you will definitely want to tune into.

It is episode 105 of Dateline Mousetalgia! We are here for one more show before Dateline Mousetalgia goes on a brief hiatus. This week we dive into Disneyland Resort news and all of the things we have seen with Downtown Disney’s reopening. Hong Disney is closing once again due to the pandemic but Walt Disney World has still pushed forward and all parks are now open. Mask policies have already changed and virtual queues appear to be on the horizon for more attractions. The NBA has exclusive access to WDW attractions and the teams are using Magic Bands throughout the resort. We also discuss the new options for WDW Annual Passholders. To end the show we bring on a very special guest for a quick roundtable and Dateline Mousetalgia memories. We also answer a few of our listener questions. Be sure to follow @datelinemousetalgia for future show updates!

Welcome to Episode 104 of Dateline Mousetalgia. This week we have some big news to start the show that you’ll want to hear! Downtown Disney is reopening this week and we hear from Scott @disneylandnurse who was able to make a trip to visit on the reopening preview day. We also discuss some of the changes we are seeing already. Walt Disney World annual passholders got some surprising credit card charges this week and on the west coast the Disneyland Resort is starting up hotel reservations for August 1st. Walt Disney World is reopening on July 11th and Cast Member previews were held earlier this week. We chat with Youtuber Chris from Provost Park Pass to hear about his experience going to the Magic Kingdom on the first day of Cast Member previews. We also go over everything we have seen from the reopening so far such as operational changes, ride changes and more safety and security measures. Then we dive into Morgan’s favorite topic of the week, “Hamilton,” and hear Jenn’s review of the movie. We end the show with our Question of the Week! Be sure to follow us on instagram @datelinemousetalgia to participate!

Episode 103 is here! This week we start the show with a casual chat about Margo Robbie starring in the new Pirates movies and Johnny Depp’s recent Jack Sparrow magic moment. Disneyland reopening has officially been pushed back and Cast Members are protesting the future reopening. Splash Mountain is getting a complete redesign to become a ride based off the “Princess and the Frog” movie. We discuss this and the lead Imagineer, Charita Charter. Disneyland had a helicopter fly over the park this week and many are speculating what the footage will be used for. Construction has resumed on the Frontierland gate but future projects are going to reopen in stages including “Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway”. Disneyland Resort is asking guests in a survey to decide what to do about their future reservations and the WDW monorail got a social distancing update. Mulan has been pushed back once again and will not go straight to Disney+. We review last week’s “Hamilton” question and Jenn has a new Question of the Week for us this week! Send us your answers on our Instagram account @datelinemousetalgia!