Thinking
Contents
MAJOR EPISODES
Bucket List
Episode 253: Things we’ve never done
Lessons We Have Learned
Episode 1413 – If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now.
Episode 1285 – New Year’s Resolutions 2014
Episode 1178 – Regrets, I’ve Made A Few
Episode 1051: Even More Things We’ve Learned
Episode 915: New lessons learned recently
Episode 817: New Year’s Resolutions
Episode 488: More “Lessons We’ve Learned”
Episode 366: What we’ve learned in the past year
Episode 238: Lessons we’ve learned
Pod Luck
Episode 955: Cut And Paste More relocating attractions
Episode 921: “Pod” Luck 5 If you could relocate attractions, where would you put them?
Predictions
Episode 1395 – Odds Makers September 2014
Episode 1366 – Odds Makers July 2014
Episode 1333 – More Over/Under
Episode 1318 – Still More Odds Makers
Episode 1294 – More Odds Makers
Episode 1211 – More Odds Makers
Episode 1132 – Odds Makers: 2013
Episode 1107 – Odds Makers: LucasFilm Acquisition
Episode 458: Glimpse Into The Future?
Episode 69: Future of Walt Disney World with Jim Hill
Reviews/Previews
Episode 1417 – Looking Forward To 2015
Episode 608: The year in review…so far
Episode 357: Looking Forward to 2008
Episode 348: Attractions In Rehab
What’s Not Good
Episode 1402 – Correctable Mistakes
Episode 1363 – Studios Mistakes
Episode 1359 – Magic Kingdom Mistakes
Episode 1256 – Get it Outta Here!
Episode 957: 1 Restaurant, 1 Attraction…To Go!
Episode 526: Failed Attractions
Episode 399: What’s Wrong With The World
Episode 229: Lack of the Future
Why We Like Disney
Episode 201: What makes us Disney fans
Episode 117: First time to Walt Disney World
Wishes for WDW
Episode 1423 – Attraction Mashups
Episode 1416 – Disney Springs Eats
Episode 1384 – One Conversion Hypothetically converting resorts to DVC
Episode 1375 – What If……with Chris Eliopoulos
Episode 1365 – Tours We’d Like To See
Episode 1290 – Len’s Dream for World Showcase Restaurants
Episode 1170 – Summer Dreaming
Episode 963: Twas The Tweak Before Christmas
Episode 808: Gifts From The World
Episode 32: Three Wishes for Santa to bring to Walt Disney World
Would You Rather…?
Episode 1223 – Would You Rather…Again?
Episode 988 – Would You Rather….Again?
Episode 987 – Would You Rather……
Zombie Survival
Episode 1377 – Zombies Revisited (And Sharknado!)
Listener Questions
1427 24:13 David from Massachusetts shares some attraction mash-ups based on Episode 1423 – Attraction Mashups. He also shares a haiku
1427 9:39 Dmitri from North Carolina suggests a restaurant for Disney Springs
1427 1:55 Steve from New York asks when Disney can use Marvel characters in its Florida parks and what the significance of such incorporation will be
1421 22:21 Jaypenguin ponders bizarre souvenirs and food items at WDW
1421 14:22 Based on a recent test at Toy Story Mania, Steve from Ohio ponders the odds of Disney building FastPass-only attractions in the future
1406 16:18 Janette from New Jersey, based on Episode 1384 – One Conversion, ponders ways to connect Epcot with the Caribbean Beach Resort. She also discusses adding DVC to Caribbean Beach.
1403 22:41 Christina from Kentucky asks if she should elect for free park tickets or decline these tickets and make FastPass Plus reservations
1400 20:49 Ashley from Iowa proposes a “Frozen” overlay of Blizzard Beach
1400 17:21 Tim from Illinois proposes an entire Star Wars park
1399 8:25 Matt from New York thinks about good places to nap at the Magic Kingdom
1394 7:37 Matt from California suggests new restaurants for Epcot’s American Adventure Pavilion
1385 27:42 Claire from Colorado proposes a Star Wars attraction based on Episode 1372 – What If…..
1385 18:41 Dave from Ohio ponders successes at WDW.
1379 24:03 David from Indiana asks the hosts to mention a special activity at WDW that they’d most like to receive as a present
1379 2:53 Phillip from the UK asks what characters would be best to be with during a zombie apocalypse. The panel adds attraction props to the equation
1376 16:08 Dan from New Mexico wonders how Stitch’s Great Escape would’ve been received as an opening day attraction at Disneyland
1367 10:57 POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT: Dmitri from North Carolina asks if Disney will update Fantasmic to incorporate elements of “Maleficent”
1367 2:28 jaypenguin ponders an attraction, show, or theme park restaurant to serve as a theme for a new Disney hotel
1364 27:21 A. Antonio from New Hampshire ponders attractions that have literally not been changed since opening
1361 25:42 John from New York ponders Disney’s worst attractions
1361 22:49 Patrick and Lydia from Tennessee think Disney should build more value resorts in the southeast
1355 8:31 Patrick and Lydia from Tennessee ask the hosts to predict how WDW will look in 2114
1352 24:58 Greg from Georgia asks the hosts for the best superhero to dress up as for Disneyland’s Avengers Superhero Half Marathon
1349 19:21 Lauren from Minnesota ponders a replacement for Stitch’s Great Escape
1328 20:40 Rick from Missouri ponders contradictions in Disney’s parks
1328 13:03 JPenguin150 ponders vacation aspects that Disney could monetize in the future
1322 19:08 John from New York suggests My Magic Plus perks similar to a program used in Las Vegas
1307 19:57 David from Georgia ponders a day doing only non-headliner attractions in each of the parks
1307 2:43 Paul from New Jersey ponders Disney perks that may be discontinued. FastPass Plus and price increases are discussed
1292 10:50 Allan from Illinois ponders a great multi-course counter service meal
1269 23:50 Christine from Massachusetts asks the guys to map out a full day of Disney dining assuming money isn’t an issue
1266 4:00 Ray from Wisconsin offers plans for an expansion of Disney’s Hollywood Studios
1257 17:12 Karen from Kansas asks a hypothetical question
1254 24:43 Terry from Tennessee ponders Epcot and non-Epcot restaurants to “retool”
1246 5:35 Patrick from Tennessee ponders the worst FastPass Plus reservations one can make in each park
1243 29:14 Brian from Oregon asks about the cost of a WDW vacation
1234 22:43 Gerald from Pennsylvania ponders good Disney characters to use for product mascots
1231 22:44 Patrick from Tennessee ponders how Disney can change its restaurants to satisfy both the company’s bottom line and guest experience
1231 15:14 Joel asks whether Disney will ever implement “Variable Pricing” for tickets based on expected crowds
1226 2:50 Jeff from North Carolina asks the panelists to name one defunct feature of Disney World that they would bring back
1216 28:29 Mike from Ohio asks about monorail expansion to the Epcot resorts
1216 14:36 Scott from Nebraska refers to Episode 837 – Mmmm… brainsss!, and he asks whether the Fantasyland expansion changes the hosts’ opinions
1210 16:41 Chris from Minnesota asks the hosts to ponder some real world thematic matches for components of WDW
1204 21:22 Jean from Canada asks about changing WDW attraction music
1192 20:58 Rich from Florida asks about the panel’s bucket list
1162 9:10 Paul from Washington asks about changing attraction back stories
1124 8:00 Karen from Florida asks the panelists what they would change about WDW.
1094 27:31 Kurt from North Carolina asks about changing preferences over-time at WDW. The hosts discuss how their preferences have changed over the years.
0755 13’30”: Janey from Ohio asks the Panel about tours they would like to see.
0749 23’00”: George from Arizona wants WDW Today babysitting.
LS44 117’05”: Kirk from Indiana asks what attraction they would move from one park to another.
LS43 89’50”: Geoff from Cyprus asks the Panel about their final dinner in WDW before their execution.
0722 16’05”: Nick from Illinois asks an important zombie question.
LS42 53’00”: Steve Medina asks what tattoo the Panel would have.
0704 20’15”: Ryan from Illinois comments about how far $14,000 when Len pays.
25’20”: Mike from Minneapolis asks where the Panel would go and do if they could only have one more day in WDW, ever.
LS39 69’20”: The Panel talk about the new Pizza restaurant in Italy. Len talks about the price. Matt talks about the lack of Disney imagination generally.
73’35”: Kim from Maryland talks about the new Pizza restaurant in Italy. Matt talks about the lack of Disney imagination generally.
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