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DLWeekly Podcast - Disneyland News and Information

DLW 309: 100 Years of Insights with Jeff Kober

DLWeekly Podcast - Disneyland News and Information

Bleav + DLWeekly

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

4.7 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

This week, new rumors about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, the Adventureland Treehouse is ready to open, Pixar Place Hotel has an opening date, Toontown may be finishing up tweaks, we talk to author J Jeff Kober about the first 100 years of Disney, 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: Over at MiceChat, Dusty Sage was able to have a conversation with higher-up associated with Tiana’s Bayou Adventure where he expressed his dismay at the focus on the search for a missing ingredient. If Dusty is right, there is a lot more going on with this attraction. Per his conversation, it is a sort of fake out for guests concealing the fact that they are doing a lot more with this attraction than has been announced. Massive set pieces are being installed to make this much more grand than the attraction that it is replacing. They are also spending a considerable amount on this project that they could have built an entirely new attraction. – https://www.micechat.com/371000-disneyland-update-snowfall-pumpkins-missed-opportunities/ It is possible that by the time you listen to this, the Adventureland Treehouse could be open! All of the scaffolding has been removed and the construction tape is gone. The walls around the attraction seem to be the only thing holding back excited guests. – https://www.micechat.com/371000-disneyland-update-snowfall-pumpkins-missed-opportunities/ https://www.micechat.com/371000-disneyland-update-snowfall-pumpkins-missed-opportunities/ The Paradise Pier Hotel will become the Pixar Place Hotel officially on January 30th, 2024. The new Luxo Lamp sculpture is yet to be installed, and the Great Maple restaurant is still under construction. The Disney Parks Blog posted images of the new room decor and all the reopening details. To see them yourself, head on over to the link in our show notes. –https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/10/opening-date-revealed-for-pixar-place-hotel-at-disneyland-resort-plus-sneak-peek-of-great-maple-menu-pixar-themed-hotel-rooms-and-more/ As we have spoken about a few times on the podcast recently, Toontown is undergoing some updates to fix the land’s main interactive fountain and dreaming tree section. The CenTOONial Park is scheduled to reopen on October 30th, and then Goofy’s How-to-Play Yard will close on the same day. Changes to this area are scheduled to wrap up and reopen to the public on November 10th. Hopefully, this will just leave Donald’s Duck Pond having never been operating for guests. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/10/17/one-disney-attraction-will-reopen-soon-but-another-will-close-the-same-day/ A fun new activity is coming to the Disneyland Resort this Halloween Season. The Disney Parks Blog posted a Halloween Time Scavenger Hunt Around the Disneyland Resort. The scavenger hunt provides clues to find things in Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, and Downtown Disney. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/10/try-our-new-disneyland-resort-halloween-scavenger-hunt-for-families/ Halloween is still about a week away, but Christmas is already moving in around the resort. Snow has started to fall on Sleeping Beauty Castle, resulting in the Disney100 decorations disappearing before the actual anniversary, lights are going up in the trees on Main Street, and New Orleans Square is starting to have its decorations installed. – https://www.micechat.com/371000-disneyland-update-snowfall-pumpkins-missed-opportunities/ Have you ever wanted to have breakfast with Santa? If so, act fast as Naples Restorante will offer “Breakfast with Santa” this holiday season on select days from November 25th through December 24th. Prices are $110 for adults and $50 for children and includes a family-style breakfast, hot cocoa, and bottomless mimosas for adults, and stuffed animals, and a personalized stocking for kids. Book your spot at the link in our show notes. – https://www.micechat.com/371000-disneyland-update-snowfall-pumpkins-missed-opportunities/ https://www.patinagroup.com/naples-ristorante-e-bar/breakfast-with-santa For Weeklyteers who have not had the chance to attend a mixology seminar at Trader Sam’s, Disneyland News Today was able to and has a review of the Halloween version that happened recently. For $169, plus $30.42 gratuity and tax, which brings the entire experience to $214.88, you get the newest tiki mug available at the time and the mixology course. Tickets are prepaid only and they have a 3-day cancellation policy. The event sounds fun and includes a small reception afterward with appetizers from Tongaroa Terrace. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/10/review-spirited-trader-sams-mixology-seminar-shakes-up-some-fun-at-disneyland-resort/ For Disney’s 100th Anniversary on October 16th, the company threw a 23-hour Cast Member party! The event took place at Disneyland, but was backstage where Cast Members participated in a variety of activities like Disney100-exclusive screenings, dunk tanks where cast members could dunk their leads, speed puzzling, and more. Visit the link in the show notes to see the group photo taken after park hours for the event. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/10/17/disney-threw-an-exclusive-23-hour-party-for-the-100th-anniversary/ Artist Sam Carter, in partnership with senior Disney designer Melanie Lapovich, created some artwork celebrating Disney through the eras. The artwork was posted online on the Walt Disney Archives Facebook page this week. The artwork debuted at the D23 Disney100: D23 Royal Anniversary Ball that took place at the Walt Disney Studios last week. Check it our at the link in our show notes. – https://www.micechat.com/371000-disneyland-update-snowfall-pumpkins-missed-opportunities/ Discussion Topic: Jeff Kober A Century of Powerful Disney Insights: Inspiration & Ideas from 100 Years of Disney Magic – https://a.co/d/5MidHou https://disneyinsights.com/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Coming up on this episode of D.L. Weekly, new rumors about Tiana's Bayou Adventure. The Adventureland Treehouse is ready to open. Pixar Place Hotel has an opening date.

0:09.1

Toontown may be finishing up some tweaks. We talked to author J. Jeff Cobur about the first 100 years of Disney and more. D.L. Weekly starts now.

0:18.2

Well, hello there. Welcome to our on birthday party.

0:21.8

For your safety, please be sure to stay listening with your hands, arms,

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feet, and ears inside the podcast.

0:31.3

And please, do give Tag and Teresa easier trivia questions.

0:35.9

Hmm?

0:36.8

Well, it seems D.L. Weekly is about to begin. Have a most

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wonderful time. Perhaps tea time. Well, hello and welcome to this episode of D.L. Weekly for

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the week of October 25th, 2023. I'm Teg Bushman. And I'm Teresa Urban. Thank you to Catherine H, Stephanie P, and

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Christy J for becoming official weekly tiers on our Patreon. Our supporters get some pretty fun perks

1:01.5

like DL Weekly Swag, bonus content, and access to our Discord community. A side note for all

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of our current weekly tiers, our bonus episode should be releasing within, well, pretty soon,

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within the week, we hope. A special thank you to Sammy B and Sherry M for your continued support.

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

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to join. We always forget to talk about this early enough. We do send out some Christmas cards or holiday cards.

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So this would also be a good time to visit Patreon and make sure that we have your current address on file.

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So when we mail those out, we don't get a bunch of return stuff.

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So please, please, please go to patreon.com, log into your account.

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And if you go into your account settings, make sure your address has been updated so we can get that to you. Well, you've heard us talk about our great experiences staying at the Howard Johnson Anaheim. Well, we've partnered with them to offer listeners some cool discounts. And, you know, the holidays are coming up. A lot of people like to take trips to the parks for the holidays. Why not stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim? Well, if you're a weekly tier, you can get 15% off of your stay, and Magic Keyholder Weekly tiers get 20% off. To take advantage of these discounts, head on over to deal weekly.net and click on the Howard Johnson logo. Be sure to use the promo codes listed on the website to get the discount that you qualify for.

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Now let's get to the news.

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Well, over at My's chat, Dusty Sage was able to have a conversation with a higher-up associated with Tiana's bioadventure, where he expressed his dismay at the focus on the search for a missing ingredient.

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