Episode 67: Blow It Up For Me Again James!

Finally had a chance to listen to the podcast last night.

First of all... WOW! Mike is sooooo flattered that you guys were talking about him and his voice work. I think he is kind of a big deal too! :blush: No seriously though, he wanted to thank you guys for complimenting him so much! He would be happy to voice anything you need for the podcast. Just "call him up" and tell him what you want! :thumbsup:

As for Take It Or Leave It, I have to say "leave it". We don't purposely seek-out any of the activities at the resorts and take part. I don't go on vacation to sit around and watch movies because I can do that at home. Generally we are only ever at the resorts to go swimming, eat and sleep. Granted, my kids have occasionally done a few of the poolside games but we don't plan our days around the events happening at the hotels. So that's a leave it from us!

I thought having Todd on the program was sooo interesting. I have been following him on Twitter for a while -- actually I think I might have been the one to tag @Intercot in a tweet when I saw Todd asking about Horizons video footage. So I am going to claim ownership that I was the one to introduce you two on the twitters (whether I actually did or not! lol). :cool::cool::cool:

Anyway, great podcast as always. Looking forward to seeing y'all again in January for some marathon weekend fun!

Buttercup;2432833 wrote: Finally had a chance to listen to the podcast last night.

First of all... WOW! Mike is sooooo flattered that you guys were talking about him and his voice work. I think he is kind of a big deal too! :blush: No seriously though, he wanted to thank you guys for complimenting him so much! He would be happy to voice anything you need for the podcast. Just "call him up" and tell him what you want! :thumbsup:

As for Take It Or Leave It, I have to say "leave it". We don't purposely seek-out any of the activities at the resorts and take part. I don't go on vacation to sit around and watch movies because I can do that at home. Generally we are only ever at the resorts to go swimming, eat and sleep. Granted, my kids have occasionally done a few of the poolside games but we don't plan our days around the events happening at the hotels. So that's a leave it from us!

I thought having Todd on the program was sooo interesting. I have been following him on Twitter for a while -- actually I think I might have been the one to tag @Intercot in a tweet when I saw Todd asking about Horizons video footage. So I am going to claim ownership that I was the one to introduce you two on the twitters (whether I actually did or not! lol). :cool::cool::cool:

Anyway, great podcast as always. Looking forward to seeing y'all again in January for some marathon weekend fun!

Seriously? Mike is the bomb. You know it!

Look for Todd hanging with us again very soon. I for one, am looking forward to it.

Hey all,
Todd here from RetroDisneyWorld.com - thanks for all the positive comments! I loved joining in on the podcast a few weeks back and I'm looking forward to the next one. I've got sooooo many retro things to talk about and so many interesting films and observations. We'll see how much time John will give me.. He may have to shut me up!

For those on here that heard John discuss the Horizons film, I have done some initial restoration. You can see an early preview here:

use password: intercot

Other than that, i've got 2, yes 2 different films of POV on board Swan Boats.. and much more!

And I've been getting some interesting questions and comments.. wow viewer (er, listener) mail!

Melanie - did you get your inflatable screen yet?

-todd

RetroDisneyWorld.com;2433556 wrote:
Melanie - did you get your inflatable screen yet?

Not yet! Christmas is coming up. ;)

The video looks great! Wish someone would get a World of Motion one to you.

Very Fun Podcast. I have been in a bit of a mourning period coming back from our trip so I got to listen to this one and the last one back to back.

The Retro Disney site is very cool. Especially to see some of the rides and sites that were gone by the time we travelled to Disney.

Take it or Leave it - I voted with Mel to leave it. It's nice that they are there but we just aren't into it. My daughter also gets freaked out being the center of attention so she won't do the pool activities where she thinks everyone is watching her. She is content to swim and do the slide. The movies we own at home and we have a projector at home as well so they are use to watching it on a big screen.

I enjoyed the Marvel talk and do not find it a snooze fest! More Marvel! More Marvel! Free Gary! More Marvel! Free Gary! Let Gary bask in the awesomeness that is the Marvel Universe! BTW - Gary I would love to hear your opinion on the Marvel shows that are now touring the country. (Disney on Ice for boys).

I always comment that when I walk into Target that I can hear the money being sucked out of my wallet. The other day I went there for 2 things - toothpaste and a gallon of milk. I ended up spending over $200.00.

Melanie;2433798 wrote:
The video looks great! Wish someone would get a World of Motion one to you.

Melanie! My sister Jenn has the World Of Motion ride on Youtube with the most views! Our dad filmed it on his giant VHS video camera back in 1990...

Buttercup;2434095 wrote: Melanie! My sister Jenn has the World Of Motion ride on Youtube with the most views! Our dad filmed it on his giant VHS video camera back in 1990...

Get OUT, Carolyn. Thanks!!!! :thumbsup:

We talked about it last night taping the newest podcast (along with all the other old school Epcot Future World). WoM is to me like Horizons is to John. I loved it.

Just listened to this one for the second time then I see on the Twitters that Todd is taping with crew for Episode 68. Great News! I felt Todd easily filled the grouch gap left by the absence of Ian.

Hopefully '68 will have a dueling banjos-ish grouch off between Todd and Ian.

I love the RetroDisney discussion mixed with new. What a cool update to the show. Not that there was anything wrong with the original version.

Septbride2002;2434039 wrote:
I enjoyed the Marvel talk and do not find it a snooze fest! More Marvel! More Marvel! Free Gary! More Marvel! Free Gary! Let Gary bask in the awesomeness that is the Marvel Universe! BTW - Gary I would love to hear your opinion on the Marvel shows that are now touring the country. (Disney on Ice for boys).

I enjoy the Marvel talk too. I am just into it enough to get it wrong so it is nice to listen to Gary talk about it.

conan617;2434121 wrote: Just listened to this one for the second time then I see on the Twitters that Todd is taping with crew for Episode 68. Great News! I felt Todd easily filled the grouch gap left by the absence of Ian.

Hopefully '68 will have a dueling banjos-ish grouch off between Todd and Ian.

:funny:

69 has both Todd and Ian. :thumbsup:

We actually have episodes 68 and 69 recorded. I'm a little behind the 8 ball right now. I'll be editing Monday and hope to get the first one on line then.

Good news is the next one will follow rapidly after that.

conan617;2434121 wrote: I felt Todd easily filled the grouch gap left by the absence of Ian.

Hopefully '68 will have a dueling banjos-ish grouch off between Todd and Ian.

:rotfl:

With riding season at an end in PA the HD's are parked for the season...so catching up, AND wow what a great PC!

KEWL to hear about Todd's company and Disney passion too. AS said by others hope he gets a few more guest invites on the PC's. From my television background/job I really dig and appreciate his work. Can't wait to see some of JY's footage from Horizons too. My first visit was in 2000 as an adult so never saw or rode it but really enjoyed ALL the talk on this episode.

THANKS EVERYONE for the great info and entertainment! :thumbsup:

We don't participate in the resort movies...so leave it. I know it's free but my time is not. Seen many watch them at CBR on the "MEL-Screen" but we just keep walking. Plenty of time to watch movies in PA during the winter months. ;)

btw - Keep up the great insta's and tweets too, love'em.

GMRO;2440141 wrote: With riding season at an end in PA the HD's are parked for the season...so catching up, AND wow what a great PC!

KEWL to hear about Todd's company and Disney passion too. AS said by others hope he gets a few more guest invites on the PC's. From my television background/job I really dig and appreciate his work. Can't wait to see some of JY's footage from Horizons too. My first visit was in 2000 as an adult so never saw or rode it but really enjoyed ALL the talk on this episode.

THANKS EVERYONE for the great info and entertainment! :thumbsup:

We don't participate in the resort movies...so leave it. I know it's free but my time is not. Seen many watch them at CBR on the "MEL-Screen" but we just keep walking. Plenty of time to watch movies in PA during the winter months. ;)

btw - Keep up the great insta's and tweets too, love'em.

John has invited me back again as a guest in a future episode.. so you can look forward to that. I also started a retro podcast dedicated to retro disney world, the film restorations and more. You can find it on itunes and on our website.

Thanks!
Todd

I'll have to send my iPhone to get your PC's Todd. Sounds very KEWL!

You can never have too much WDW INFO!!! ;) Can't wait to listen in to the Retro Stuff too.

Just got thru PC 68 another good one. But I'll chime in on that thread about it.