Inside the Magic

President Obama visits Walt Disney World, talking tourism and causing entertainment shake-ups around the resort, including a special one-time fireworks show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios called Rock the Night. We share highlights from both Obama’s speech and the fireworks show itself, featuring the park band Mulch, Sweat, and Shears. Plus we catch up on Listener Feedback, with your questions and comments. Read More

We begin with news about the Disney Fantasy christening, new shows for Disney California Adventure, and other surprises. Then we battle evildoers as we help test the new Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom interactive game at Walt Disney World. Finally Ricky climbs into a Ferrari 458 Italia and drives a few laps in the new Exotic Driving Experience at the Walt Disney World Speedway, including interviews with president and COO Rick Fedrizzi and professional race car driver Christian Fittipaldi. Read More

The new year brings exciting theme park news and the promise of new attractions to come. But this week we also take a look back at the recently closed Jaws ride at Universal Orlando with a special binaural ride audio mix as well as an interview with its show director Adam Bezark, discussing not only that classic attraction but also others he has helped create including IllumiNations, Fantasmic, Terminator 2 3D, Spider-Man, Ghostbusters, and more. Read More

It’s the 2011 Ear in Review with Ricky Brigante and Paul Barrie from A Window to the Magic, discussing everything that happened in the world of Disney throughout the past year! Read More

Merry Christmas everyone! After a surprisingly large amount of Disney and theme park news for a holiday week, we answer some listener trip planning questions and then dive into a variety of Christmas entertainment, including songs from the Candlelight Processional at Epcot, Mickey’s Christmas Carol on Disneyland Records, Disneyland holiday attraction overlays, and more. Read More

The Christmas season brings little Disney and theme park news, but plenty of live entertainment from the parks and this week we take you to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to enjoy a binaural trip through the Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights, perfect for enjoying in the background as you wrap presents. Read More

Big Harry Potter news from Universal Studios on both coasts leads off this week’s show, followed by more surprises, announcements, and other news from the Disney universe and beyond. Ricky reviews The Rocketeer 20th anniversary Blu-ray release. Then we are joined by special guest Susan Egan, original Belle on Broadway and voice of Megara in Hercules, to discuss her career and new Disney-inspired song called Nina Doesn’t Care. Read More

A December of Christmas fun has begun on Inside the Magic! Following surprising news from Universal Orlando and a few announcements from Disney, Ricky reports on what’s hot and what’s not at the 2011 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, including a few songs from the always-entertaining Dapper Dans. And it all wraps up with your questions and comments in Listener Feedback. Read More

A holiday week yields little news, but we still have much to discuss as we enter the holiday season offering a Disney Christmas list for gift ideas. Then we take a trip to San Francisco to talk all about the amazing experience that is the Walt Disney Family Museum, highlighting favorite exhibits and sights within as well as a few other Disney connections around the Bay Area. Read More

After running through D23 announcements of its 2012 events, Ricky reviews The Muppets movie in a completely spoiler-free but still inspirational, sensational, and Muppetational fashion. And that’s followed by a review of Kinect Disneyland Adventures for Xbox 360, with virtual theme park sounds from the game. Read More

Holiday coverage begins on Inside the Magic with the new Christmas version of The Magic, the Memories, and You projected on Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World. Then we take a trip to SeaWorld Orlando to learn all about their announced major expansion plans in an interview with creative director Brian Morrow. And Nathan returns with another installment of Living with Disney. Read More

In this week’s now-award winning show, we round up all the Christmas time excitement that’s coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland this holiday season. Plus, we offer our first-ever quadruple DVD and movie review with a look at Toy Story 1, 2, and 3 in 3D as well as Cars 2. Then we catch up on your questions and comments in Listener Feedback. Read More

This 2011 Halloween edition of Inside the Magic brings another year of eerie entertainment! Following the news and a review of the Disney Universe video game, Jay and Mark return for a new installment of the Backstage Pass audio adventure, descending into the depths of the Animal Kingdom underworld. Then Ricky explores the creepier parts of Disney theme parks with a closer look at Snow White’s Scary Adventures and the extinct ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter. Finally, as a spooky bonus, we share binaural audio from inside Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 21 mazes. Plus, we share a few surprises along the way! Read More

Disney’s top ten holiday gift ideas are included in this week’s news roundup. Winnie the Pooh hits home on Blu-ray and DVD this week and we review the new release. Then we take a trip back to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival for more cuisine critiques. Finally we answer some live questions from the chat room about Avatar, Pleasure Island, Cars Land, and trip planning. Read More

We start with surprising news from Disney resorts, restaurants, and Disney Cruise Line, then head out to Disneyland for an inside look at Halloween Time as Jeremiah interviews with Disneyland Entertainment Operations manager Jennifer Bellman and Disneyland Resort Enhancement manager Dave Caranci. Ricky reviews the Blu-ray 3-D release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Then we take a trip to the grand opening of LEGOLAND Florida for a full report of the all new theme park, including interviews with the park’s designer Bill Vollbrecht and Lost Kingdom dark ride creator John Wood, chairman and CEO of Sally Corporation. Read More