DISDads Podcast PLUS

We talk about a very different kind of vacation than the Walt Disney World trips we’ve discussed recently on the show. This week, Josh Watters talks with host Aaron Rittmaster about his family’s 3,000+ mile RV road trip. The trip, starting in St. Paul, Minnesota, included the Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon, Dinosaur National Monument, […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Roy David, Terry Hawkins, Tim Hicks, Michael Tighe Our Epcot game continues with part 2. The panel starts with the American Adventure and works its way around the rest of World Showcase and through Future World East. What do you think of the panel’s ideas? What would you do differently? Tell […]

Kevin Bentley is back on the DAD Show, but this time he’s NOT talking about a cruise! Instead, Kevin talks with host Aaron Rittmaster about a trip to Walt Disney World celebrating 45 years of Walt Disney World vacations. Along the way, Kevin talks about the benefits of taking it slow, and really savoring time […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Roy David, Terry Hawkins, Tim Hicks, Michael Tighe Time for more Preserve, Renovate, Replace! This time, the panel gets started on Epcot. Originally planned as a single episode, we found that we had way to much to talk about to make this a reasonable-length single episode. So this week, in part […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Guests: Adam Dale, Joe Masters, Terry Hawkins, David Gale Four Dads who were traveling solo for DISDads Club Convention wrap up our DDCC 6 coverage. They give us the solo travelers’ perspective, as well as a bit more focus on group events and some of the behind-the-scenes organizing for the event. Of course […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Kevin Bentley, Terry Hawkins, Tim Hicks The panel dreams aloud with Host Aaron Rittmaster about things they’d like to see come to Disney Cruise Line with three new ships on the horizon. Disney Cruise Line is scheduled to add one new ship a year to its fleet from 2021-2023. The panel […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Guests: Adam Dale, Joe Masters, Terry Hawkins, David Gale Four Dads who were traveling solo for DISDads Club Convention wrap up our DDCC 6 coverage. They give us the solo travelers’ perspective, as well as a bit more focus on group events and some of the behind-the-scenes organizing for the event. Of course […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Eric Anderson, Ryan Treichler, Dave Juart After six years, it was about time for the DISDads Podcast panel to take another in-depth look at the Walt Disney World Deluxe Monorail Resorts. Two-thirds of that original panel – Eric Anderson and Ryan Treichler – are joined by Dave Juart and host Aaron […]

Jay Gilbert joins host Aaron Rittmaster to share a third perspective on DISDads Club Convention 6 at Walt Disney World.Jay shares a full review of the Cabins at Fort Wilderness (one of the three resorts his family stayed in on this trip). Jay also talks about recreational activities, including Golf and Horseback Riding. The DAD […]

A corrected file has been uploaded. It has a new filename, which should help ensure that whatever means you use to capture podcasts will see it as a new episode. Thank you for your patience. Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panel: Terry Hawkins, Tim Hicks, Mel Oliver It’s back to the theme parks for the DISDads Podcast […]

Michael Tighe joins Host Aaron Rittmaster to talk about his extended Walt Disney World vacation, from New Year’s fireworks through successfully tackling The Dopey Challenge during Marathon Weekend. Along the way, we talked about navigating Walt Disney World during peak crowd levels, blending a family vacation in with the DISDads Club Convention, and more. The […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panelists: Eric Anderson, Chris Papciak, Terry Hawkins It’s Part 2 of our annual 2-Part Disney-movies preview. Eric Anderson is back, joined by Chris Papciak, Terry Hawkins, and host Aaron Rittmaster to take a look at the films scheduled for release by Disney-owned studios from July through December, 2018. Which Disney film coming […]

Chris Papciak talks with host Aaron Rittmaster about returning to Walt Disney World for the first time in 20 years. We also discuss how his solo trip to the DISDads Club Convention turned into a family vacation trip – and why the Magic Kingdom was Chris’ most disappointing park. The DAD Show is sponsored by […]

Host: Aaron Rittmaster Panelists: Eric Anderson, Chris Papciak, Terry Hawkins It’s Part 1 of our annual 2-Part Disney-movies preview. Eric Anderson is back, joined by Chris Papciak, Terry Hawkins, and host Aaron Rittmaster to take a look at the first six months of theatrical-release films from studios owned by Disney. Which Disney film coming in […]

David Platt returns, picking up the discussion of his family’s visit to the Chinese Disney parks where he and host Aaron Rittmaster left off last week. First, we wrap up talking about Shanghai by covering the nighttime entertainment there. Then, we cover travel from Shanghai to Hong Kong and delve into the details of the […]