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Starport75 - A Disney Podcast

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Now displaying: December, 2016
Dec 22, 2016
  • Recorded on 12/20/16
  • Minecraft
    • Special guest: Megan
    • Explanation of what Minecraft is
    • MCMagic server
      • WDW is built within Minecraft
      • You can visit and walk around, ride rides
      • The detail is fairly amazing because it’s so accurate
  • Disney Emoji Blitz Corner
    • Christmas Emojis are out
    • It’s still frustrating
    • Guess the Downloads game
    • Between 1-5 million downloads on Google’s Play store
    • Need tron.fm emoji blitz
  • Chris Visits Disney Corner
    • Chris went to the MK on Friday with his family
    • Much better experience than last time
    • Arrived around 1 p.m. and it started to get crowded around 4 p.m.
    • Clearing the park of non-MVMCP guests
    • Got to see the Castle lighting before leaving at 7 p.m.
    • Ate at Columbia Harbour House while there (because it’s the best restaurant)
    • Discussion of Pinocchio’s Village Haus and Be Our Guest Restaurants
    • Alcohol at the Magic Kingdom
      • It doesn’t bother Glenn; Chris likes that there was a ban in place for such a long time and now it’s being lifted
      • Did Walt drink?
    • Photopass is part of the Annual Pass now, and it’s a great feature
      • Magic shots
    • Annual Passholder only entrance
    • Benefits of being a Passholder
    • Security is necessary, but it needs to be rethought so it flows better
  • Charity Pick
  • Picks of the week
  • The Simpsons - Itchy & Scratchy Land (1994-S06 E04)
    • Helicopter Pilot: We are now approaching our final destination, Itchy and Scratchy Land. The amusement park of the future where nothing can "possa-bly" go wrong. Uh, possibly go wrong. That's the first thing that's ever gone wrong.
Dec 18, 2016
  • Recorded 12/14/16
  • Emoji Blitz Corner
    • Hi, Sean!
    • Availability of Christmas emoji
  • The majesty of the Christmas season
    • Advent calendars, including Lego Advent calendars
    • R2-D2 Advent calendar
  • Chris Visits Disney Corner
    • Chris visited the Magic Kingdom on 12/10/16
    • The signs were there that Chris should just turn around and go home
    • It was very crowded at the Magic Kingdom
    • Chris visits the Cabanas!
  • What did Glenn do last weekend?
    • Played handyman
    • Helped with computer problems
  • Listener email
    • Email from Sean
    • Question about quality of the parks and movies
    • We attempt an answer
  • Pick of the week
Dec 8, 2016
  • Recorded December 6, 2016
  • Emoji Blitz Corner (not really)
    • Somehow, the conversation quickly devolves into Moana...
    • And what kind of VHS we had growing up...
    • And Glenn recording the resort channels at WDW…
    • And back to Moana (and Hawaii Five-O).
    • Come back for Chris’ Review Corner...
    • And Chris’ Reading Corner where he reads The Princess and the Frog [Little Golden Book](http://amzn.to/2gdGUHT)
  • Livestream of Spaceship Earth transforming into Death Star
    • Needed some practice for the livestream
    • The best part was the laser
    • Express bus transportation is being charged for
  • Candlelight Processional
    • Began in 1958 at Disneyland on Main Street
    • The living Christmas Tree was added in 1960 and was formed by the Western High School A’Capella Choir. The choir director retired in 1981 and in 1982 the Disney Employee Choir filled their place, and hold it to the present time
    • Celebrity narrators were added in 1961 and Dennis Morgan was the first narrator, and was the narrator through 1964. Dick Van Dyke was the narrator in 1965 (which would end up being the last that Walt attended), and it changed each year after that, with some repeats.
    • WDW has always had a celebrity narrator. Rock Hudson was the first WDW narrator in 1971.
    • It performed for two nights only in Disneyland and WDW.
    • In 1993, because of guest demand, WDW’s was moved to Epcot and ran two shows each night for 15 nights. It was so successful that in 1994, it was expanded to 30 nights with two performances each night.
    • The Disneyland Candlelight Procession and Ceremony moved to a new home at the Fantasyland Theater in 1998, returning to Main Street in 2003, and beginning in 2012 it was presented multiple nights.
    • It’s a presentation of the Christmas story in readings by a celebrity narrator and music by a Mass choir and 50-piece orchestra
    • It’s pure Christmas; the story of the birth of Christ
    • Current music set list for Epcot’s presentation:
      • Candlelight Carillon (Processional)
      • O Little Town of Bethlehem
      • Hark The Herald Angels Sing
      • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
      • Shout for Joy
      • O Come All Ye Faithful
      • Away in a Manger
      • O Holy Night
      • Angels from the Realms of Glory
      • Il Est Ne
      • Rejoice with Exceeding Great Joy (Glenn’s favorite!)
      • What Child is This
      • Do You Hear What I Hear
      • Silent Night
      • Joy to the World
      • Hallelujah
      • The Wonderful World of Christmas (recessional)
    • We listen to the music during the Christmas season since we can’t be there, and we watched a livestream of a production last week with Neil Patrick Harris
    • Celebrity narrators
Dec 4, 2016
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