Dis Down Under

We take a look at the Disney film releases that are scheduled for 2026.  May contain traces of allowing for delays!

We talk through Festive travels we've enjoyed and would like to enjoy in the future.  May contain traces of forgetting all about DCL!

We talk through the Disney film releases of 2025.  May contain traces of not seeing Freakier Friday.

We share Universal's communication with us about the VIP tour, run through Avatar Fire and Ash and changes to Trader Sam's Grog Grotto.  May contain traces of 3D.

We talk Christmas movies, Zootopia 2, the upcoming anniversary for Star Wars, this year's anniversary for Home Alone and adventures in organising ourselves for Universal Studios Singapore.  May contain traces of free water.

We talk about the Adventure, going on our own adventure to Event Cinemas to see Zootopia 2 - Better Zoogether, and some various Disney news. May contain traces of cheeky Zootopian jokes for adults.

We talk placeholders and park prices.  May contain traces of sausage sizzle.

We talk Destiny and Predator Badlands.  May contain traces of Toto toilets.

We talk some news including the DCL destiny and Miss Piggy, as well as heading down a Christmas rabbit hole. May contain traces of hallway echos.

We chat through some Disney news, wonder about the implications of suing a theme park for an unexpected duck incident and ponder whether we'd join Club 33.  May contain traces of sand castles.

We chat about America's 250th celebrations, the lack of Disney Adventure news and argue about whether Ben Solo should have been brought (back) to life.  May contain traces of annoying microphones.

We chat about Kat's crazy efforts raising money for the Royal Flying Doctors Service in October, as well as a bit of a price comparison and whether that might have been a factor on 25/26 being the last season for the Wonder Down Under. May contain traces of working out what 87 represents.

We talk Tangled, Wonder Man and Tron Ares.  May contain traces of sticky toffee pudding.

We talk through some Disney happenings and our accidentally-on-purpose booking an additional Adventure sailing.  May contain traces of chicken tenders.

We talk about our new Adventure plans, 40% for US DCL sailings, the passing of a guest at Epic Universe and what on earth is going on with Jimmy Kimmel.  May contain traces of a plan to Learmonth.

We talk through our DCL Adventure cancellation and our plans going forward.  May contain some jet lag.

We talk more about food on the Disney Adventure as we continue to look forward to when we can Seas the Adventure.  May contain traces of omakase dining.

Spring has sprung and we talk D23.  May contain traces of Ahsoka's lightsabre.

We aaaaaargh on the mics to talk all things Beak and Barrel.  May contain traces of Kahlua that is not Kahlua.

We talk through some Disney news.  May contain traces of gardening.

With ships floating, new steel being cut and Australian port bookings cancelled, we talk about DCL. May contain traces of Excelsior.

We talk our way across the gamut of Disney offerings.  May contain traces of Indiana Jones rumours.

We share our differing thoughts on the Walt Disney animatronic, talk Fantastic Four First Steps (which is clearly not a James Gunn movie) as well as some news items.  May contain traces of Superman.

We talk unexpected inconveniences, Michelle's easy ADR bookings (seriously - have a listen to episode 553 of their podcast (released 29 June) for how easy it was this year!  We also talk more about the Adventure as we start thinking about dining on board, and a splash of DC as we talk Superman.  May contain traces of Hei Hei.

We sit down with two (miraculously, very quiet) doggos to talk honest reviews, future plans, Singapore food (honestly, we should just have a segment already...Kat should make a jingle...), dinosaurs and DCL making us feel safe.  May contain traces of Disney popup stores.

We've had a visually spectacular week with Elio, Ironheart and The Bear all on screen.  Plus Lewis found a POV ride video of the new Test Track.  May contain traces of mispronunciation. 

We talk East Coast updates and live action remakes.  May contain traces of not knowing the episode number.

We explore the new things scheduled to be added to Disneyland.  May contain traces of Lewis not realising there's more to be said about Coco.

We talk Doctor Who, Disney + bargains and Lilo and Stitch finding it's feet in the cinema.  May contain traces Singapore.

We chat about our weekend, a bit of Disney news and our excitement to be heading out to watch Lilo and Stitch.  May contain traces of mid-credit scenes in which we have a bit to say after watching Lilo and Stitch.

We talk Disney+, Disney Abu Dabi and Melbourne travels.  May contain traces of Beetlejuice.

A little while ago, Michelle from the Disney Dream Girls took some time to record with Kat about her trip to LA which included one of the most amazing, and yet laid back days at Disneyland.  We're really happy to share this with you (albeit a little later in the year!) while we fly back from seeing Beetlejuice in Melbourne.  May contain traces of Club 33.

We talk Thunderbolts*, TDR and travel.  May contain traces of struggling not to spoil the latest release from the MCU. 

We've finished watching the first three episodes of Andor season 2, caught a bit of Star Wars Celebration that was held in Japan this year and we're intrigued that DCL are offering 30% discounts on some of the Wonder Down Under (AKA Disney Magic at Sea) sailings. May contain traces of menu tampering.

We're excited to talk about Thunderbolts*, and the imminent second season of Andor.  We also throw in some Disney Adventure as we watched her hit another milestone when she was floated out from her dry dock.  May contain traces of ridiculous theories.

We go on a slight diversion to Universal and talk Epic Universe and USUK.  May contain traces of minions.

We talk upcoming movie releases, dollar dilemmas and Disney bringing back some very missed benefits.   May contain traces of retic.

With no special guests, we take a look at the Buzz Lightyear attraction upgrade, Snow White, the casting announcement for Avengers: Doomsday and a hint of No Taste Like Home.  May contain traces of derivative songs.

We catch up with our scouser mate Craig for a chat about his first trip to Disneyland.  He's usually all about WDW and DLP, so what did he think of the OG park?  May contain traces of the best outro ever.

We sit down with Ada (from Radio Fremantle's Hashtag Italia) and Marta to talk about their first Disney Cruise on the Wonder in February.  Tune in to hear this mother-daughter duo's thoughts on their first DCL sailing.  May contain traces of fitting in activities between snacks. 

We talk Daredevil - Born Again, first looks at Andor Season 2 and some news.  May contain traces of bad guest behaviour (again).

We finally get to talking through our dining experiences on the Disney Wish.  May contain traces of automatic gratuity.

We delayed talking DCL dining on the Wish to talk Captain America: Brave New World.  May contain traces of mostaches.

We run through the good, the bad and the outstanding from our WDW food experience.  May contain traces of charcuterie.

We talk about our time on the Disney Wish.  May contain traces of laundry.

We wrap up out WDW parks chat with some occasionally vocal puppies.  May contain traces of new tech.

We start going through the parks to talk primarily about the new experiences we had in the parks.  But there was a lot to get through so we'll be continuing the tale next week! May contain traces of Star Wars.

We're back in Australia and, despite Kat regaining her lost voice, have so much to talk about! We thought we'd start with the new thing for us - using Lightning Lane.  May contain traces of single riders.

So it's 2025.  What's new and happening in the Parks this year? May contain traces of no regretting doing our big trip in 2024.

As we enter the new year, we look ahead to what movies we're set to see from Disney.  May contain traces of going waaaaaay longer than we indended.  You're welcome / we're sorry!

We talk about our Christmas Traditions and festive times in the park.  May contain traces of us not really being here!

We have a special, early Christmas treat - none other than Michelle from Disney Dream Girls to talk all things holidays in the American parks.  May contain traces of cookies.

We talk booking the Adventure on DCL and out Disney 2024.  May contain traces of decks.

We talk cruise check-in, booking on the Adventure and looking forward to Singapore in 2026.  May contain traces of Wicked.

We make ourselves hungry checking out the Festival of the Holidays offerings this year at Epcot as well as out Moana 2 adventure.  May contain traces of chestnuts.

We chat about everything from Lewis' toy fair finds to the Disney Treasure's on screen debut, as well as the Muppets and everything in between! May contain traces of Lululemon.

We talk things to do in Singapore.  May contain traces of error (gettit? 404).

We take a look at what an unplanned day at Disney World might look like and talk GBL.  May contain traces of swans a-swanning.

We discuss everything from Moana getting a Te Reo Maori release to SNL in this broad topic episode.  May contain traces of the BPI.

We chat about Starbucks coming to Perth, and booking ADRs being way too easy this time.  May contain traces of succession.

We talk a lot about the upcoming addition to DCL - the Disney Adventure.  And cute new tiger cubs, and a little about Universal's gate date announcement, and Disney's interesting choice to release Lightning Lane Premier Pass.  May contain traces of food options.

We talk Christmas decorations, top theme parks (or are they?) and some Disney viewing. May contain traces of one size not fitting all.

We talk trip planning, Disney's money in and money out, Lewis' finds at Nexus and what to eat for Christmas dinner.  In memory of Bev - a marvellous mum and a beautiful soul who was excellent company who is most definately missed.

We consider Behind the Seeds Glimmering Greenhouses, and talk a little Disney+ password crackdown.  May contain traces of H2onny.

We've had a big week - Wish activities are booked, Agatha has been watched and we've even put together some flatpack outdoor furniture.  May contain traces of poor attempts at language.

We look at Port Adventure options for Nassau, and talk strategy for onboard activities for our upcoming DCL cruise.  May contain traces of not knowing what fish fry is.

We talk park costs, legal costs and whether to spend more money on our WDW trip.  May contain traces of dole whip.

After a week off, we're back on the couch to talk Only Murders in the Building, Fantasmic Dining packages, Marvel's 85th, Poppins' 60th, and Lewis' plans for Hollywood Studios.  May contain traces of a minor Deadpool 3 spoiler.

What's on the boil for Disney? May contain traces of legal tactics.

We run through some of D23.  May contain traces of poor pronounciation.  

We chat about Young Woman and the Sea, and Disney Boats.   May contain traces of box office.

We dive into Deadpool and some of the Hall H announcements from San Diego Comic Con.  May contain traces of car wrecks.

We talk spoiler free about The Acolyte and realise we probably need to get the spoiler bell out and do a Tangent City on it! We also talk about the upcoming D23 and some other bits and pieces.  May contain traces of Smokey the Bear getting a job at Disney.

We speculate about the alleged 1.1Tb Disney data hack and their Tokyo ship announcement as well as chat about the latest MCU trailers.  May contain traces of couch.

We've realised that our booking windows will be upon us soon, so we take a look at dining on the Wish.  May contain traces of food.

We take a look at The Adventure, Inside Out 2's growing box office and a quick chat about Disney+, as well as giving up on trying to find a bright side to the new Lightening Lane.  May contain traces of disappointment.

We dive into the announcement of another Wonder season in Australia and chat a bit about Inside Out 2.  May contain traces of wondering what we're going to watch next.

What a week!  We talk watching content together, separately, as well as some news from Star Wars and Dwayne Johnston.  May contain traces of Water Rats.

There's news from around the world to take a look at this week including TDR's indepth look at Fantasy Springs, first looks at Lookout Cay at Lighthouse point and The Acolyte.  May contain traces of trying to watch episodes a day before their release.

We talk about all the little things that have cropped up this week.  Really we're just waiting for Acolyte.  May contain traces of waiting.

We talk about Lewis' Collector Zone finds and Hong Kong Disneyland.  May contain traces of cruffin burger.

We have just watched a preview of Orlando's Dreamworks Land, so we decided to continue our Japan tale with Universal Studios Japan! May contain traces of not sharing.

We get stuck into our 4 day visit to TDR.  We were so excited to ride the attractions that had opened at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea since our last visit in 2017 AND to get ourselves a good dose of Disney Park time!  May contain traces of park rain days, but that's ok!

We have headed to Japan and Hong Kong and wanted to share an overview of our huge trip.  It was hard to go into detail without going into the 2 hour+ mark, so hit us up if you have any questions!

Can you believe we still can't get to the phone right now? But we have prepared this lovely snack for you... 

We still can't get to the phone right now, but we're ready to check you into some Disney Hotel stays!

Sorry, we can't get to the phone right now, but here's us each talking our top 5 attactions (so far).

Lewis gets to the good news before we look at some rumours and dates ahead. May contain traces of how not to install metal poles.

It's Easter so we talk about Usatamas before heading into some news.  May contain traces of ostrich.

We talk about our adventure in booking Universal Japan Express Passes, changes to HKDLR hotels, the addition to the DCL fleet and where not to leave your loved ones ashes. May contain traces of blue milk.

We talk birthdays, the passage of time (and space) and the hazards of running long term franchises like the MCU and Star Wars.  May contain vague apologies for no episode last week.

We chat Disney+ content, Sony's physical media deal and travel plans.  May contain traces of Kat's melted brain.

From Food and Wine in Tokyo Disney Sea to The Bad Batch, then abandoning you all for a road trip (all will be revealed), it's a short and sweet one today.  May contain traces of rain.

We talk trailers, Pop! purchases, the Wonder departing from Down Under and casting for the new Fantastic Four attempt.  May contain traces of thinly veiled links to Disney.

It's been a bit of a week of surprises as we take a look at the 5th gate rumblings and recent Disney aquisitions.  May contain traces of Tay Tay.

We talk about why we will probably skip Universal in Orlando this year (hint: it rhymes with few state) and why we won't be seeing people wearing activewear to the parks in Japan, as well as a quick look at Disney 3D content on Apple Vision Pro.  Oh, and the Disney+ sharing crakdown.  May contain traces of why we'll still be subscribing to Disney+ throughout February.

It's Royal Rumble Day, but we also take a look at some boat rides and Disney + price hikes.  May contain traces of Lewis' prediction being innacurate.

We chat about our very 80s weekend, buying Captain Carter, some news about Doctor Who and some news about why we're probably not getting another season of She-Hulk.  We also chat about binging Echo.  May contain traces of popcorn.

We wrap up our DCL Wonder 2023/24 season and our plans for later in the year.  May contain traces of Wheel of Fortune.

We're back from our NYE sailing on Disney Cruise Line, and wanted to talk about that before we get stuck into the Magic at Sea sailings we did during the 2023/24 season. May contain traces of a giveaway.