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DLWeekly Podcast - Disneyland News and Information

DLW 283: Fantasmic! and Remembering Murphy

DLWeekly Podcast - Disneyland News and Information

Bleav + DLWeekly

Disney, National, Society & Culture, Family & Kids, Places & Travel, Travel, Theme Park

4.7 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

This week, it was a rough week for the resort, with power outages, technology issues, and an unfortunate fire during Fantasmic!, the Oogie Boogie Bash is returning, DVC Villas are going on sale, we talk about the past and future of Fantasmic! and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount. If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! News Among the most shocking news that we have covered here on the podcast happened this last weekend. At the 10:30pm showing of Fantasmic! on Saturday, there was a malfunction with the system that the dragon in the finale, lovingly referred to as Murphy, which caused the dragon to catch fire, and was close to, if not a complete loss of the animatronic. No cast members or guests were injured, but some were treated for smoke inhalation. No official word from Disney on when the show will return or what they plan to do with the damaged dragon. We will talk more about this during our discussion topic. - https://www.micechat.com/354214-shocking-news-disneylands-fantasmic-dragon-engulfed-in-flames/ In happier news, Disney has announced some things for the 2023 Halloweentime at the Disneyland Resort. First, the Oogie Boogie Bash is returning to Disney California Adventure on select nights this fall. Second, Mickey and Minnie have their costumes picked out already. The new costumes are orange and green, made out of a luminescent sheer fabric that will give them a ghostly glow. - https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/04/disneyland-resort-joins-the-halfway-to-halloween-fun/ Downtown Disney has a new location to grab brunch between 9am and 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Naples Ristorante e Bar will offer this new dining option soon. No menu has been posted as of the recording of this episode. - https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/04/23/theres-a-new-spot-to-get-brunch-in-downtown-disney/#more-801539 May the 4th is just around the corner, and some new treats have appeared in Galaxy's Edge. Over at Kat Saka's Kettle, a new Jakkuan Corn Chili and Cheese Pie has arrived for $6.79, along with a Peaches and Cream Chilled White Tea for $6.49. The cheese pie is made with roasted poblano pepper, corn, and mozzarella, and served with a citrus dipping sauce. The tea is a white peach tea with a cream cheese topper and basil crystals. - https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/04/21/where-to-find-two-hidden-disney-snacks-you-wont-want-to-miss/ A new eatery has recently opened in Downtown Disney. Clyde's Hot Chicken has opened a booth in the shopping district selling chicken skewers. Clyde's is known for their traditional hot chicken, among other menu items. Other locations include Fullerton. Montclair, Santa Ana, Placentia, and Las Vegas. - https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/04/19/new-restaurant-announced-for-downtown-disney/ Disney Vacation Club members are going to want to hear this. The new Villas at Disneyland Hotel will go on sale to existing members on May 2nd, with public sales opening on May 30th. The resort itself will open on September 28th. The duo studios are themed to The Jungle Book, the deluxe studios are themed to Sleeping Beauty or Princess and the Frog, and the one and two-bedroom villas are themed to Princess and the Frog or Fantasia. Multi-level grand suites feature theming from Bambi, Frozen, and Moana. - https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/04/18/date-announced-when-sales-begin-for-disneys-newest-dvc-villas/ - https://www.micechat.com/348519-the-villas-at-the-disneyland-hotel-photos-info-vacation-club/ It just wasn't a good week for the Disneyland Resort. On Thursday, April 20th, the system used to allow guests to enter the parks crashed. Additionally, MagicBands were also nonfunctional. The system was down for about an hour. - https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/04/turnstiles-ticketing-experience-downtime-at-disneyland-resort-guests-briefly-unable-to-enter-parks/ DVC members can also enjoy a break from the sun and crowds in the new Star View Station in Tomorrowland. The new DVC lounge opened this week in the upper section of the Star Wars Launch Bay. The location features plenty of seating, free Wi-Fi, charging stations, and free soft drinks. - https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/04/23/an-exclusive-lounge-just-opened-for-some-disney-guests/ - https://www.micechat.com/331420-news-disneyland-tomorrowland-dvc-lounge/ Another unofficial day is happening at Disneyland this Thursday, April 27th. Disney Nurses Day will hold its second annual event themed to Frontierland at Disneyland. In future years, the event will be themed to a different land and will move to Disney California Adventure. - https://www.instagram.com/p/CfU-DDrP88_/?img_index=1 Discussion Topic Tage and Teresa discuss Fantasmic! and it's future following the accident. https://allears.net/2020/11/09/the-history-of-disney-parks-fantasmic/ https://www.micechat.com/322547-fun-facts-about-disneyland-fantasmic/ https://dapsmagic.com/2022/05/whats-a-fantasmic-30-years-ago-at-disneyland/ https://dapsmagic.com/2022/06/so-thats-a-fantasmic-30-years-ago-at-disneyland/ https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2017/08/03/25-years-fantasmic-look-back-review/ https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/barnette-ricci/ https://twitter.com/ABobaAddict/status/1650255600557670401

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Coming up on this episode of D.L. Weekly, it was a rough week for the resort with power outages,

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technology issues, and an unfortunate fire during Fantasmic. The Oogie Buggy Bash is returning.

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DVC villas are going on sale. We talk about the past and future of Fantasmic and more. Deal

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Weekly starts now.

0:16.3

Howdy, partners? For your safety, remain seated with your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the

0:23.1

podcast. And be sure to watch your ears. If any of you folks are wearing hats or glasses,

0:29.5

best remove them, because Tag and Teresa have the wildest ride in the wilderness.

0:35.8

Well, hello and welcome to this episode of D.L. Weekly for the week of April 26th,

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2023. I'm Tegbushman.

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And I'm Teresa Urban. A big thank you to Knox W for becoming an official weekly

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tier on our Patreon. Our supporters get some pretty fun perks like DL Weekly swag,

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bonus content, and access to our Discord community.

0:52.4

A special thank you to Bryn W.

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Janie M. Chris L. and Matt L for your continued support.

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If you would like some more Disney Magic in your day, head on over to dLweekly.net slash

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support to join.

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Well, our next trip to the parks is this coming week.

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Days away.

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We're leaving on Sunday. Sunday. So we will be hosting a weekly tier meetup, as we tend to do. Please join the host, producers, because they're going to be with us this time too, and other weekly tiers on Sunday, April 30th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Of course, we're going to be at the Earl of Sandwich in downtown Disney. Come by and say hi. Even if you only have a minute to come by and just say hi, please do. It's always a great fun. We'll have some swag that we give out to folks and just kind of hanging out and having a good time. Well, if you are not able to make it to our meetup, have no fear, our public live stream, and our Patreon

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supporter hangout is this week on Sunday as well. So April 30th at 3 p.m. Disneyland time

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for our Patreon hangout and 3.45 for our public live stream. The live stream will be,

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well, both of these events will be live from Anaheim.

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