Inside the Magic

Paul Barrie from Window to the Magic joins us once again for a wrap-up of all the Disney news of the year, except this time it’s only half a year! We’re splitting up the annual Ear in Review, recapping 6 months of Disney news now and looking ahead to the rest of the year. Read More

We take you to the red carpet for The Lone Ranger world premiere at Disneyland including thoughts on the film from stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. Then it’s off to Universal Orlando for a giant sized week beginning with the grand opening of Transformers: The Ride 3D including interviews with Optimus Prime voice Peter Cullen, Megatron voice Frank Welker, Universal Creative president Mark Woodbury and Universal Creative executive producer and former Imagineer Mike West. While there, we also take a look at the The Simpsons Springfield expansion with new details about what’s to come this summer and a preview of Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort from executive project director Russ Dagon. Read More

We take you to E3 2013 in Los Angeles with the latest on Disney’s upcoming video games including Disney Infinity, Fantasia: Music Evolved, Castle of Illusion, DuckTales: Remastered, Kingdom Hearts 3, and Star Wars Battlefront. Then Pixar’s Kathleen Cosby joins us to talk about working at Pixar and on Monsters University. And lastly Ricky offers his spoiler-free review of Monsters University. Read More

Leading up to E3, this week includes a variety of video game news from Disney Interactive. Then we speak with chefs from France at Epcot and the California Grill at Disney’s Contemporary Resort about new and upcoming food offerings. And the show is rounded out with a marathon of Listener Feedback, catching up on weeks of your questions and comments. Read More

The Simpsons Fast Food Boulevard and Transformers: The Ride 3D open at Universal Orlando, plus new interactive experiences coming from Walt Disney World, Halloween Horror Nights, and more exciting news. Then Ursula voice Pat Carroll joins the show to discuss her long career as the famous sea witch from The Little Mermaid. Read More

A huge theme park week includes the debut of Mickey and the Magical Map at Disneyland and the grand opening of Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin at SeaWorld Orlando both with reviews and interviews, plus The Simpsons expansion of Springfield street announced for Universal Orlando, and much more. Read More

There’s a monstrous amount of news this week leading up to the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend including news from Disney’s All-Nighter, Transformers at Universal Orlando, Antarctica at SeaWorld Orlando, Halloween conventions, and a surprise from D23. Then we feature two delightfully entertaining interviews, first with Imagineer Mark Schirmer from Hong Kong Disneyland about Mystic Manor and Mystic Point, then with hilarious actor Jim Cummings, voice of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck, and so many more animated characters including Hondo Ohnaka of The Clone Wars. Read More

Another big week includes the exciting announcement of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley expansion, where we discover new details in an interview with Universal Creative Senior Vice President Thierry Coup. Not leaving Disney’s ongoing projects out, we go behind the scenes with Imagineers for a construction tour of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Princess Fairytale Hall. Plus, Merida becomes the 11th Disney Princess in a grand royal coronation ceremony at the Magic Kingdom. Read More

Limited Time Magic goes big with a Star Wars Day celebration that includes impressive Symphony in the Stars fireworks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We also learn more about what’s in store for Star Wars Weekends from Disney’s Gary Buchanan and the story behind Limited Time Magic from Carter Schultz, Program Management Director, Global Content Development at Walt Disney World. Plus, Ricky reviews Iron Man 3. Read More

It’s a monstrous show following Disney’s Monstrous Summer press event with announcements reaching far beyond the theme parks. This week’s news includes a new parade for the Magic Kingdom, upcoming exciting Limited Time Magic parties, and new details from New Fantasyland. Topping it all off is the full reveal of the Disney Magic major makeover including a thrilling addition called the AquaDunk. Read More

Mystic Manor materializes at Hong Kong Disneyland among other exciting theme park, video game, and movie news. Then Cast Corner returns to the show along with a Roger Rabbit giveaway. And we’re joined by Super 78 Studios president Brent Young to discuss SpongeBob SquarePants 4D – The Great Jelly Rescue at Nick Hotel. Read More

It’s our 8th anniversary! Following updates from Disney parks around the world, we welcome back a few familiar Inside the Magic voices to discuss Disney past and future. Read More

Surprise news this week includes the announcement of the sequel to Finding Nemo called Finding Dory as well as the closure of LucasArts. We discuss Pixar’s use of sequels versus original stories with TJ and Julie from Pixar Post, then wrap up the show with your questions and comments in Listener Feedback. Read More

We learn the exciting details of DuckTales Remastered from its producer Rey Jimenez as Capcom remakes the classic 1989 Nintendo game. Roger Rabbit returns to Disneyland with the Dapper Dans in some extra Easter time fun. Plus Marvel is making its way into the parks with an upcoming Iron Man Innoventions exhibit and much more. Read More

Ricky reviews the best of the new food offerings at the 2013 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. Then we’re joined by artists James Silvani and Amy Mebberson along with Julio Rodriguez from Acme Archives to discuss the past and future of Disney artwork. Plus, an update on MyMagic+, LEGOLAND Florida announces an expansion, and much more. Read More