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For better or for worse, Disney World reopened to the public this week.  What does that mean for guests and cast members?Plus! Let's talk about some nighttime parades! SpectroMagic and Disney's Electrical Parade delighted guests for decades.  But now, no nighttime parades run in Disney World at all!  Music by Colin Paul

Recently, Disney announced that Splash Mountain as we know it will be going away, to be rethemed as a Princess and the Frog attraction.  So this week, we're examining how we wound up with the Splash Mountain we've known for so long. Music by Colin Paul

Episode 93 - The Custodial Role is now live! But first, we talk all about Disney's announcement to completely redo Splash Mountain. Plus, Disney parks reopening news. All that and more on this week's episode! Download anywhere you find podcasts! Music by Colin Paul

In this episode, Kaela Celeste joins us for our second part of our Downtown Disney/Disney Springs extravaganza.Brandon gets excited about parking garages.And Danny tries - and fails - to successfully join a foodie conversation. Visit Kaela Celeste on Youtube here! Music by Colin Paul

Before Disney Springs, there was Downtown Disney.  This week on Distant Disney, we're profiling one of the wildest ventures Disney has embarked upon (no, we don't mean the sort of wildest ride in the wilderness you might find in Frontierland).  We'll be talking about the village's original purpose, its transformation to a legendary club district, and eventual loss of popularity. Here's the link for the video of The Adventure Club's Colonel Sunchbench we're laughing about.Music by Colin Paul

Distant Disney is a podcast designed to help bring the escapism of Disney theme parks to you, no matter where you are.This is not the time for escapism.We do not believe that it would be responsible to release a full episode detailing some nook or cranny of Disney World while thousands are wrongfully beaten and arrested in the streets.Below, please see several links we've gathered to notable charities supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Please listen to black and brown podcasters.  Engage with and support black and brown creators.  Shop at black and brown owned stores.  Donate if you can, make your voice heard if you can't.Black Lives Matter. Black Lives MatterThe ACLUNAACP and NAACP Legal Defense FundStand With Breonna Taylor115 Ways to Donate in Support of Black LivesEducate YourselfWhy You Should Say Black Lives Matter (Youtube)Black Aids InstituteColor of ChangeNational Association of Black Journalists  

Disney World proposes reopening dates for its four Florida theme parks! Plus, our final stop around Epcot's World Showcase - The Canada Pavilion.  Explore Canada's wild west here, while maybe enjoying some of the best food that Epcot has to offer. All that and more on this week's episode of Distant Disney. More information about Walt Disney World's reopeninghttps://bit.ly/2Xi3oLG Music by Colin Paul

Disney Springs and CityWalk have both partially reopened, with Disney Springs to see more Disney operated stores reopening this week.  What does this mean for the reopening of the parks?Plus, our tenth stop around Epcot's World Showcase - The UK Pavilion.  Steeped in culture and tradition, this pavilion may be getting a large overhaul!All that and more on this week's Distant Disney. Music by Colin Paul

This week on Distant Disney:Shanghai Disneyland is officially reopened, what health measures have they implemented?Disney Springs begins a partial reopening this week, how does this foreshadow the rest of Disney World's opening? And our main topic, the France pavilion!  A classic World Showcase stop that will soon (hopefully... pending COVID-19) see the first new World Showcase attraction in over 30 years. Music by Colin Paul

The only country in World Showcase that was actually sponsored by its government, Morocco could be one of the more underappreciated pavilions.  We're hoping to shine some light on this beautiful pavilion in this episode! Music by Colin Paul

Up next in our circumnavigation of the World Showcase is the Japan pavilion. Arguably one of the more popular stops along the route, this pavilion is packed full of restaurants, cultural icons, and fascinating activies. Music by Colin Paul

Here at the half-way point around Epcot's World Showcase we find the host pavilion - The American Adventure.  This stop features one of the more unusual attractions in world showcase.  We talk about its origins and merits in today's society.  So grab your tiny American flags.. this one's all about the US of A! Music by Colin Paul

Moving on around Epcot's World Showcase, we arrive next at the Italy Pavilion. Another pavilion without a typical attraction - this stop in rich in food, shopping and architecture. Sounds really fun, doesn't it? Music by Colin Paul

Next stop on our way around World Showcase: Germany! We talk about the amazing dining, sights, and the attraction that never was in this one! Music by Colin Paul

Winding our way through World Showcase, we find ourselves next at the China Pavilion! So here from our quarantines, we discuss the immense detail Imagineers laced throughout this pavilion. Music by Colin Paul

Continuing our journey through the World Showcase Lagoon (from our quarantined homes), we're stopping in at the Mexico Pavilion this week! Information on Disney Parks shutdown Music by Colin Paul

Epcot's Norway Pavilion, once home to the iconic Maelstrom attraction and now home to Frozen Ever After, was the last country added to World Showcase.  And though it remains closed right now due to Coronavirus/COVID-19, we're all to eager to talk about this historic pavilion.DISNEY PARKS CORONAVIRUS INFORMATIONhttps://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/important-disney-parks-travel-update/Music by Colin Paul

Brandon recounts his time in Disney World last week!  But first, we discuss the news that all Disney Parks world-wide have closed due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 precautions. Follow this link for more information about Disney World's response:Information on Disney's closure policies:https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/travel-information/

As Brandon prepares to head to Disney World, we discuss some of the quirkier options of Disney World that, somehow, we have just never experienced. Music by Colin Paul

It's a natural evolution.  As times change and the Disney Parks expand, occasionally once classic lands are replaced by newer and more exciting themes.  Today, we're looking back at two of such replaced lands: Mickey's Toontown Fair and Streets of America. Music by Colin Paul