The MouseStation Podcast (http://www.mouseplanet.com/podcast/)

Episode 5 - February 8, 2007 - Castle Tour and Pirate & Princess Party (http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://www.mouseplanet.com/podcast/MouseStation-005-020807.mp3), plus separate MousePlanetWatch news feed (http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://www.mouseplanet.com/podcast/MouseStation-MPW005-020807.mp3)

Due to the length of the regular show this week, we've decided to split out the news segment into a separate show on a trial basis. Let us know what you think of this format (http://www.mouseplanet.com/email.php?type=w&w=pc).

MousePlanetWatch run time - 0:23:43

In the Walt Disney World news, sponsored by Small World Vacations (http://www.wdwvacations.com), MousePlanet's preferred travel provider, all of the news came from this past Monday's Walt Disney World Park Update (http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=wd070205mg), and links to the various information reported can be found there.

All of the Disneyland news came from this past Tuesday's Disneyland Park Update (http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=dl070205xx), and links to the various information reported can be found there.

In The Walt Disney Company news, additional related information includes How Hong Kong Disneyland celebrates the Chinese New Year (http://corporate.hongkongdisneyland.com/eng/discover/cny2007.html) and general information about Hong Kong Disneyland (http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en_US/home/home?name=HOMEPage). You can actually watch HTV7 from Vietnam here (http://www.yourglobaltv.com/vietnam/Vietnam_TV_HTV7.htm). Here's some more information on Saturday's visit by two Bridge to Terabithia actors to the World of Disney in New York (http://destinations.disney.go.com/wod/store/_shared/specialOfferDetail?id=MainSpecialOfferLandingPage) , and the Terabithia movie site (http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/terabithia/). Finally, here's some background on Robert Zemeckis (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000709/).

In Disney games news, here are links to information on Spectrobes (http://www.spectrobes.com), Pirates of the Caribbean Online (http://www.piratesonline.com) and Kingdom Hearts (http://na.square-enix.com/games/kingdomhearts).


Episode 5 run time - 1:24:13

Our Tip of the Week is to use your cell phone to call the WDW Dining Line (407-WDW-DINE) while you're standing in line at an attraction to make dining reservations on the fly.

Our featured topic this week was a discussion of the Cinderella Castle suite and the Pirate & Princess Party at Walt Disney World. Mark talked a little bit about the tour and the Party, and we also played audio from the castle tour that Mark took, as well as two interviews that Mark did: one with Liliana Lorenzo (http://albums.mouseplanet.com/MouseStation005notes/lilianalorenzo_goldhaber.jpg), coordinator for the party, and one with Laura Offerdahl (http://albums.mouseplanet.com/MouseStation005notes/laura_offerdahl_goldhaber.jpg), producer for the party's special parade and fireworks. A special park guide page is available for the Pirate & Princess Party (http://www.mouseplanet.com/misc.php?pg=princesspirates_2007), and Mark plans to write a story about the castle suite in the near future. Here's a look at the display case (http://albums.mouseplanet.com/YOAMD/YOAMD_castle_upstairs_lobby_case_goldhaber.jpg) in the upstairs lobby of the castle suite.

This week's Featured Attraction is the Matterhorn Bobsleds (http://www.mouseplanet.com/guide.php?pg=AAC107) at Disneyland Park.

This week's Review system spotlight focuses on Hollywood & Vine (http://www.mouseplanet.com/cgi/reviews/do/display.cgi?product-sku=wdwdmgmhollywoodandvinechars) at the Disney-MGM Studios.

This week's Magical Moment came from Jeri Stodola, who experienced some major magic surrounding a problematic reservation at Victoria & Albert's.

You can get your MousePlanet (or MouseStation) swag from the new MousePlanet CafePress store (http://www.cafepress.com/mouseplanet).

You can still send in your suggestions or comments via our email form (http://www.mouseplanet.com/email.php?type=w&w=pc) or via voicemail on our toll-free feedback line (1-866-939-2278). You can also make suggestions by replying to this post.

If you want to contribute a story for our Magical Moment segment (and possible inclusion in the Cast Place column here on MousePlanet), you can either use our email form (http://www.mouseplanet.com/email.php?type=w&w=ps) or the toll-free feedback line. (We like when you use the voice mail system, because then we can play it on the show.)

The new Disney.com web site (http://www.disney.com) went live while we were recording the show.

Show notes will continue to be posted in this forum. You can subscribe to MouseStation from the podcast's page (http://www.mouseplanet.com/podcast) on the main site, or via your favorite podcast aggregator.

Thanks for listening!

As Promised Mike's MouseDate Profile (http://www.mousedate.com/profile.php?ID=31) :cool:

You can also press *88 from any Disney Payphone to access the Disney dinning line.

Question from listening to the podcast -
When did the Pep Rally move to the Studios, and where is it? During MouseFest, when I rode the TTA, I saw the stage in Tomorrowland.

I believed it moved towards the end of January, I want to say around Jan. 22-23 but I may be wrong. From what I understand it is now a parade/show that lasts about 11 minutes long and is performed several times a day.

Question from listening to the podcast -
When did the Pep Rally move to the Studios, and where is it? During MouseFest, when I rode the TTA, I saw the stage in Tomorrowland.
Cathy, you're usually right on top of stuff from the weekly Updates. From this week's Update (http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=wd070205mg):

High School Musical settles in at the Studios

Just a bit of catch-up here, as the High School Musical Pep Rally has been playing at the Disney-MGM Studios since January 22. The show travels on a flatbed truck down the parade route, stopping to do 11-minute shows along the route. The Rally makes the trip six times a day.

Cathy, you're usually right on top of stuff from the weekly Updates. From this week's Update (http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=wd070205mg):
Wow, not quite sure how I missed that! I did see the stories right above and right below that. Maybe because I do recall looking at the picture right below it in detail, it didn't have time to stick into my brain?

I was GOING to say, 'Maybe it was because you didn't have the whole park update in the podcast', but since I LIKED how you just hit the highlights, and I liked how the news was in a different 'file' (not sure of the right podcast lingo on that), it would not make any sense for me to say that :D

Hey Mike and Mark, I just want to tell you guys that you are doing a really great job on the podcast. I really enjoyed the interviews and audio of the suite tour on this week's show. Keep up the good work, Mike :)

This week's regular show ran very long, so we're breaking out the MousePlanetWatch segment as a separate show on a trial basis.

More... (http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://www.mouseplanet.com/podcast/MouseStation-MPW005-020807.mp3)

On this show, we discuss the Cinderella Castle suite and the Pirate & Princess Party at Walt Disney World, and we play some audio and a couple of inteviews that Mark did on the topic while there.

More... (http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://www.mouseplanet.com/podcast/MouseStation-005-020807.mp3)