The Park Hopper Society
Three normal guys who also happen to really like talking about Disney. From Disney World to Disneyland and all the parks in between, we talk about rides, shows, food, good times, and the stuff we don't care for. Whether it's Marvel, Star Wars, Mickey, or Food and Wine we discuss it. We aren't a tips and tricks podcast even though you might find some. This is a podcast for people who love Disney by people who love Disney.
Episodes
Is there really such a thing as a Disney Tax? Are you actually paying a premium for Disney World just because of the name and the mouse? We decided to dive into the numbers and find out. We compared the cost of everything from tickets, to resorts, even to parking between 5 different theme parks (2 Disney, 2 Universal, and 1 that's near and dear to us), and the results were actually a little surprising. We also bring back one of our...
Step into the Park Tank as we read some of your best pitches to change, modify, and add to Disney World. We took our favorite listener submitted ideas ranging from retheming parts of Animal Kingdom to an entirely new hotel concept, and voted whether we would be in or out. Of course we offer up some of our own ideas as well. Plus, we finally get around to playing Pass or Stay with the deluxe resorts. There are a lot of them though s...
This is the audio from our most recent After Hours Social Livestream. We do these about once a month on Facebook and YouTube. It’s a more open ended relaxed discussion and we answer your questions in real time! Make sure to check our socials so you’ll be able to hang out with us next time!
This time we hang out and recap a seven-day Disney trip full of new experiences — Festival of the Lion King, Hoop-Dee-Doo, Behind the Seeds, and...
We discuss the history of Disney CEO's starting with Walt and going through Bob Iger (twice), exploring each man's impact on the company's parks, films, and business strategy. Will Josh D'Amaro be a steady hand like Don Tatum? Or will he usher in a new Disney Renaissance like Michael Eisner?
We are joined by friend of the podcast (and friend in real life) Dave to discuss what Disney was like from the very beginning. Dave started working at Disney in 1975 as a bartender before joining Disney University and helping to write training programs for all sorts of roles throughout Walt Disney World. This was a really cool interview, and if you like imagining what a day in the park was like back then (or want to relive it if yo...
We discuss the similarities and differences between Disney World and Disneyland. From comparing rides and food, to the "Disney Bubble" or lack thereof, to resort offerings, and more, we dive deep into both destinations and give you our thoughts and opinions.
Plus, in honor of President's Day here in the US we talk about the history and evolution of The Hall of Presidents. We learn some interesting things ourselves about this classi...
What if Walt hadn't died? We discuss the evolution of Disney parks under Walt from his original idea as he watched his girls play at Griffith Park, through the construction and opening of Disneyland, to the land acquisition and unveiling of The Florida Project and ask ourselves: what would Walt think of Disney World today?
We also play Sail, Float, Sink to decide which classic Disney attraction we would never change, which one we w...
We've seen the meme that it's cheaper to go to Disneyland Tokyo than it is to go to Disney World, but is it really? We put that to the test by comparing three realistic family trips across parks worldwide. We look at hotel, park tickets, and even food prices as well as flights from 4 different cities in the US.
We also preview the booth menus for the 2026 Festival of the Arts (which we very maturely refer to as FArts), and discuss...
We take a look at major 2026 additions and refurbishments for Disney worldwide, and debate which international parks are our number one pick to visit this year.
We also share our opinions on the best times to visit Walt Disney World in 2026 — covering festivals, crowds, weather, and price to make the most of your trip.
We make our Disney Christmas Wish Lists. From the mundane, to the unlikely, to the unhinged we list the things we hope and wish could happen at Disney. We hope all of you have a wonderful holiday season!
We discuss the history of Lightning Lane at Disney World. From the early days of paying for individual rides, through ticket books, Fast Pass, Genie+, to today's Lightning Lane we discuss how things have changed and what we think of the current version. We also take a look at the 2025 Festival of the Holidays food menus.
We are joined by the one and only Frankie Goodman! We talk Disney, the history of the Disney World Junkies Facebook group, and so much more. You never know what exactly you're getting with Frankie but you always know it's going to be entertaining! He was an incredible guest and we had an absolute blast talking to him.
We talk about what we're thankful for at Disney, and we talk about what we'd change if we could be CEO for a day. Plus we ask the question: Do the seasons change too early at Disney?
To celebrate our 13th episode and Halloween being almost here we discuss the scariest day you can have at Disney. Including things like getting sunburnt on a 40 degree rainy day. We also attempt to rank our 3 scariest rides at Disney but end up just talking about past, present, and future rides at Disney that could be scary.
We discuss the recently announced price increases at Disney and do a little historical research to try to provide some context. We also play Pass or Stay with the moderate resorts and the Cabins at Fort Wilderness (which on this day were listed as a moderate on the Disney website for some reason).
We discuss our recent trip to Disney where we completed our Speedrun Challenge (a ride and a snack in all 4 parks before lunch). We recap some of our favorite moments and give our opinions on The Beak and Barrel. We also discuss the recently announced Candlelight Processional narrator lineup for the 2025 Festival of the Holidays.
It's our 10th episode!!! To celebrate we all made a top 10 list of our favorite rides and attractions at Disney World and discuss them in an extremely unorganized fashion. We also briefly recap and discuss Destination D23. Thank you to everyone who has listened to any of our episodes so far, you're all amazing! Here's to the next 10 and many more after that too!
It's finally the one everyone has been waiting for! We discuss all of our favorite things at the Magic Kingdom, from rides to food to fireworks. We also talk about what menu items we're most excited about for Food and Wine 2025 (spoiler alert: it's most of them).
We discuss our perfect day at Animal Kingdom and how and why we think this park is underrated and misunderstood. We also go over our plan for our upcoming Speedrun challenge.
Gary and Britt recap their recent trips to Disney World. We share our opinions about the new Disney Starlight parade, Geo-82, and the newly reopened and reimagined Test Track. We answer a listener question about when we became (or realized we were) Disney people. And we briefly discuss our upcoming trip in September.
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