Sipping Through Disney: Tumblers, Mugs, and the Merch That Keeps Coming Back (Ep. 50)

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🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

For the 50th episode of I Want That Too, Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey raise a glass to one of Disney’s most collected—and controversial—categories: cups. From ceramic mugs and stainless steel tumblers to the infamous souvenir sippers, Lauren recaps her recent mission to find the perfect Disney drinkware and why fans can’t stop buying them. Whether you're a mug minimalist or a tumbler hoarder, this one’s for you. Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Spotify, is Dampson Idris here to celebrate Tommy Hill Figures' Apex GP collection.
0:06.0	Fuelled by the thrill of speed and the power of style,
0:09.0	Tommy Hill Figures capsule collection merges performance-driven design with limitless confidence.
0:13.0	This isn't just a lot. It's the uniform for those on a journey to achieve their dreams.
0:18.0	Discover Tommy Hilfiger's limited edition Apex GP Collection,
0:21.6	inspired by F1, the movie, only in cinemas, June 25th.
0:27.4	Welcome back to I Want That Too, the podcast where Disney merch meets Disney history.
0:33.4	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill, and as always, I'm joined by the lovely Lauren Herssey.
0:39.3	Hey, Jim. How's it going? It's going well. And you, what are you up to this June evening?
0:45.3	Well, I'm honestly, I'm running on fumes because we just had Hunter's graduation party the day before yesterday. So I am tired. How about you?
0:59.1	I'm not going to lie. We are just wrapping up the second week of Nancy's recovery from hip surgery.
1:07.1	I don't know how nurses do it. I really now have a keen appreciation for all those nurse
1:14.7	practitioners or physicians assistants, whatever they calling themselves these day, because they're
1:20.0	not paid enough. I'm just saying. No, absolute saints. And so I'm so happy to hear Nancy's on
1:26.8	the mend. But speaking of Saints, I wanted to
1:29.8	personally and publicly thank you for the amazing graduation gift that you send Hunter.
1:37.6	Oh, well. And it's merch. It's merch. I feel like we got to talk about it. Well, okay. Now,
1:43.4	just to give a little background here, Hunter is, of course, Lauren and Eric's now 18-year-old son, just graduated from high school, headed off to college.
1:53.4	And again, when they mentioned the graduation was coming up, I wanted to get Hunter something.
1:58.9	I've met him.
1:59.4	He's a nice young man.
2:03.6	But also, I didn't just, I didn't want to get Hunter something. I've met him. He's a nice young man. And I, but also, I didn't just,
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