DISDads Podcast PLUS

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Don Donfris, Jay Gilbert, Paul Lawson The 2017 DISDads Quick Service Dining Tournament is building to a fantastic finish! This week, the panel preps the Savory Sixteen for next week’s live Championship rounds. Only two restaurants from each region will survive to next week. Did your favorite make it? Watch the […]

This week, host Aaron Rittmaster welcomes Tim Brooks back to the DAD Show. Tim returns to talk about his family’s Concierge Level sailing on the Disney Dream back in May. The DAD Show is sponsored by Kingdom Strollers, Orlando’s Premium Stroller and Crib Rental source. Have a trip report you’d like to share with us? […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Brady Aymond, Don Donfris, Justin West And we’re back on track! This episode had to be recorded early, due to my vacation, and as a result we had to deal with a bit of a continuity problem with ties from Round 1. The panel and the listeners agreed on the winner […]

Roy David joins host Aaron Rittmaster this week to talk about his family’s late-May trip to Walt Disney World. It was a whole new kind of trip for the David family, as it was the first with their infant daughter. Thanks to a DVC Preview, Roy also shares some first impressions of Pandora: The World […]

Host: Aaron Ritmaster Panelists: David Juart (The Beast Region Captain); Don Donfris, Tim Hicks Thank you for your patience! I’m back from vacation and here is Episode 508, Round 1 of the Quick Service Dining Tournament for the Beast Region. Recording schedules also lead to a bit of confusion, as this episode was recorded before […]

Todd Breaux returns to the DAD Show to talk with host Aaron Rittmaster about his family’s Spring trip to Walt Disney World. The trip was triggered by – and started with – Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, and continued through celebrating Easter in the Magic Kingdom and beyond. The DAD Show is sponsored by Kingdom […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Danny DiAngelo, Josh Shusterman, Terry Hawkins On tonight’s live podcast, the DISDads Quick Service Dining Tournament took a big step forward, with second round matchups in both the Pitmasters and Seafarers Regions. We also found ourselves with a couple more ties – we’ll need your help to resolve those. Polls will […]

Nathan Trent returns to the DAD Show to talk with host Aaron Rittmaster about another father-son Walt Disney World trip. This time, Nate headed to Walt Disney World to participate in the Annual Passholder preview of Pandora: The World of Avatar, and also managed to catch several performances of the new Happily Ever After fireworks […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Justin West (Pitmaster’s Region Captain), Eric Anderson, Don Donfris It’s the first round in the Pitmaster’s Region of the DISDads Walt Disney World Quick Service Dining Tournament. Episode 504 features Regional captain Justin West making the case for his top seed, Flame Tree Barbecue. The panel only deadlocked on one matchup […]

Sorry for the late podcast release. This one’s a solo report, previewing my family’s upcoming vacation to Universal Orlando Resort. We’re heading back for the first time since the completion of Diagon Alley, and the kids are thrilled! Don’t believe me? Check out the video below of my son’s reaction to the reveal. The DAD […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Joshua Shusterman (Seafarer’s Region Captain), Eric Anderson, Tim Hicks Episode 502 brings us first round regional matchups in the Seafarer’s Region of the DISDads Walt Disney World Quick Service Dining Tournament. Regional captain Josh Shusterman defends his top seed, Columbia Harbor House, and the panel picks winners in six of the […]

Paul is back, talking with host Aaron Rittmaster about his family’s Spring vacation to Walt Disney World. We talk Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, Fort Wilderness Cabins, farewell to Wishes, and even an encounter with (thankfully, fully-clothed) Tim Beloin. The DAD Show is sponsored by Kingdom Strollers, Orlando’s Premium Stroller and Crib Rental source. […]

Host: Aaron Rittmater Panel: Terry Hawkins (Nobelman’s Region Captain), Jay Gilbert, Danny DiAngelo I can’t think of a better way to celebrate 500 episodes of the DISDads Podcast than to get the Walt Disney World Quick Service Dining Tournament rolling in earnest! This week, the panel takes on the first round matchups in the Nobelman’s […]

The DAD Show continues it’s exploration outside of Disney Destinations this week, as Alan Fuller joins host Aaron Rittmaster to talk about a trip to Las Vegas to celebrate Joe’s birthday. Intermingled with the trip report, we get great tips from Alan about Las Vegas travel – places to stay, ways to find deals on […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Terry Hawkins; David Juart; Joshua Shusterman; Justin West This week’s podcast is a recording of our May live show. During the show, we got the ball rolling on our Summer 2017 Tournament, selecting the field for the DISDads Podcast Quick Service Dining Tournament. The field was “drafted” by the panelists. The […]