Monday Morning Monorail Podcast

Episode 181: Changes You Can Expect in Walt Disney World Parks in 2024

This week Justin and Stephers discuss several changes coming to Walt Disney World in 2024, including the elimination of park pass reservations for most guests, the return of all day park hopping, virtual queue changes, and the new Annual Passholder Good to Go Days. We also discuss the newly revamped Little Mermaid show coming to Hollywood Studios in 2024.

In segment 2, we discuss changes we'd like the parks to make next year, and share responses from the Monorail fam!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Episode 180: A Surge of Walt Disney World News and Justin Monorail Reviews Epcot’s Luminous

This week Justin, Landon and Stephers discuss: The Summer House on the Lake, A potential new restaurant or lounge at the Polynesian DVC tower, Drones and the possibilities of nighttime spectacular enhancement and a big new addition to the Animal Kingdom family. In segment 2, Justin Monorail recaps his after dark visit to Epcot's World Celebration Gardens and shares his thoughts on Luminous!

Episode 179: Luminous Debuts at Epcot, World Celebration Gardens Opens and Stephers’ Trip Report

This week Justin Monorail, Landon and Stephers are all back together to talk about the exciting new Epcot nighttime spectacular, Luminous! We also discuss the long awaited grand opening of World Celebration Gardens. In segment 2, Stephers shares her trip report from her visit to Walt Disney World and Universal last weekend.

Episode 178: Ho-Ho-Holy Crap, It’s The Hatbox Ghost!

This week, the "Cap't Poochie Era" rides again as The Doz flies solo, talking about a new happy haunt setting up residence in Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion, a big day for EPCOT this week, a plethora of Christmas-themed news for the Walt Disney World Resort & more!

Episode 177: Mooses Gone Wild, Figment Teases, Frozen Forever, and Armchair Hotel Imagineering

This week we're back to full strength. Stephers, Landon and Justin discuss what's next for Figment, whether or not we'll ever save the muppets, as well as Frozen 3... and 4! Stephers gives us an Epic Universe update and shares dates for the next Orlando Informer events at Universal Orlando. Then we wrap up the show with an exciting round of armchair imagineering, this time we're designing our own themed resorts.

Episode 176: Thanksgiving Preparations, RIP Dem Ribs and Landon’s Trip Recap

This week Landon and Justin are here to help you prepare for your holiday week with lots of Disney chat as Landon recaps his trip to Walt Disney World and we say goodbye to Dem Ribs...

Episode 175: More Holiday Treats, WDW Park Expansion, and Universal’s Epic Hotel Slip-Up

This week Justin Monorail and Stephers discuss the Walt Disney Company's new CFO, dig in to the Walt Disney World Resort Holiday Foodie Guide as well as the Festival of the Holiday's Foodie Guide, and discuss future Disney theme park expansion timelines. We then travel across the Universal to discuss the Epic slip-up and potential leaked details about new Epic Universe hotels, what we know about the plan for Epic Universe, and the highlights of Minion Land. 

Episode 174: The Holidays Have Arrived at Walt Disney World, and How We Would Spend at Half Day at Magic Kingdom

This week, Justin Monorail, Stephers and Landon discuss the holiday decor at Walt Disney World, Gingerbread displays around the WDW Resorts, and how we would spend a half day in the Magic Kingdom.

Episode 173: Holidays at Universal Orlando, After Hours at Walt Disney World, and Stephers Returns!

Welcome aboard! This week Landon, Stephers and Justin discuss a Frozen Holiday Surprise, holiday celebrations at Universal Orlando, the return of after hours events to Walt Disney World as well as the return of the Epcot Festival of the Arts, and how the addition of an exclusive lounge may just get the Monorail crew to take a Disney cruise in the near future.

Episode 172: Blizzard Beach Reopening, Jollywood Nights Tasty Treats, & The Edison Cocktail Archives

Welcome aboard the Monday Morning Monorail Podcast. This week we discuss the reopening of Blizzard Beach, Disney's Jollywood Nights tasty treat line-up, and upcoming special events at Morimoto Asia in Disney Springs. Justin shares his experience at The Edison's special ticketed event, and we close out the show with the return of Fastpass/Standby/Snack Break!