JC Minnie Episode 003 - Walt Disney World Trip Report Bonus - Epcot Center

In part three of a five part series of unedited "Minnie" episodes, Chris and Ruth go into further detail on their recent impressions of the Walt Disney World Resort. This episode covers Epcot Center.


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JC Minnie Episode 002 - Walt Disney World Trip Report Bonus - The Magic Kingdom Part 2

In part two of a five part series of unedited "Minnie" episodes, Chris and Ruth go into further detail on their recent impressions of the Walt Disney World Resort. This episode is part two of a two part discussion on the Magic Kingdom, and includes some impressions on the Monorail resorts.


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JC Minnie Episode 001 - Walt Disney World Trip Report Bonus - The Magic Kingdom Part 1

In a new five part series of unedited "Minnie" episodes, Chris and Ruth go into further detail on their recent impressions of the Walt Disney World Resort. This episode is part one of a two part discussion on the Magic Kingdom.


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Episode 90 - SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! - DisneyChris Goes to Walt Disney World

SURPRISE! This week Jiminy Crickets presents an unexpected bonus episode. When DisneyChris went away for 10 days last month, he neglected to tell you what he was doing AFTER his niece's wedding. Well the cat is finally out of the bag. DisneyChris went to Disney World. This is the first time he has been to a Disney park since December of 1999, and Chris shares all the things he experienced after nearly two decades away. And boy! Has a lot changed since the '90's. This week he is joined by the co-hostess with the most-est, Ruthie, and Will, who makes a triumphant return to the show for the first time in 2018, as well as Mike from ConciEars Travel Planners, who helped Chris plan out his entire vacation and has since become the official travel planner of the Jiminy Crickets podcast.


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Episode 89 - New Orleans Square & Liberty Square

This week, Chris and Ruthie (a couple of real squares) take you to two unique themed lands, one in Disneyland and the other in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, exploring the two "squares" of the Disney theme parks, New Orleans Square and Liberty Square. Together they share the history behind these two fascinating themed realms, and bring you on a walk through tour of each land, past and present.


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Episode 88 - Walt Disney's Peter Pan 65th Anniversary

In a very special episode of Jiminy Crickets our hosts discuss the classic Walt Disney animated feature, "Peter Pan," in honor of it's 65th anniversary. Chris, Ruthie and special guest Burgess Griffin share the background story of this timeless classic, then discuss the wonderful characters, magical songs, and unforgettable scenes from the film, followed by a discussion on the impact this film has had on the Disney company. The episode concludes with some of their personal connections to this enchanting tale of believing in fantasy and holding onto your childhood dreams. So, "Come on everybody! Here we go..."


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Episode 87 - Ruthie's Walt Disney World Trip Report

After a short hiatus Jiminy Crickets is back! This episode we read listener reviews from Itunes, then follow Ruthie's many exciting adventures on her recent trip to Walt Disney World.


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Episode 86 - The Jungle Book 50th Anniversary

This week Jiminy Crickets presents a special tribute to Walt Disney's 19th animated feature, "The Jungle Book," in honor of its 50th anniversary, bringing you the fascinating behind-the-scenes history of this beloved Disney classic. Your hosts will highlight the endurable music, unforgettable characters and unmatched animation talent that went into the making of this, the final animated film produced by Walt Disney himself, all the while sharing many of their personal connections to this timeless masterpiece.


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Episode 85 - Walt Disney's Babes in Toyland

For their special holiday episode, and final show of 2017, the Jiminy Cricket's gang shares their many thoughts on the 1961 classic Walt Disney live-action holiday time musical fantasy, "Babes in Toyland." In addition to describing the film in detail, the discussion includes comparisons to the many different versions of the story from the early 1900's to the 1990's, the history and origins of the film, and how the film was promoted on both TV and in the Disney parks. There is also lots of fantastic holiday music. From everyone at Jiminy Crickets, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!


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Episode 84 - The New Tomorrowland 50th Anniversary

This week we discuss the amazing "New Tomorrowland." which premiered at Disneyland in 1967, making this the 50th anniversary of this incredible leap forward in theme park design. We cover the history that led up to this major refurbishment and re-envisioning of Walt's land of the future, the general  mid century modern aesthetic of this all new land, and the many attractions found therein,  featuring lots of original soundtrack attraction audio and fantastic music.


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JC News - Episode 2

Welcome to the second episode of the new Jiminy Crickets sister show, "The JC News." Today we discuss the release of Pixar's new animated film "Coco" and the new short "Olaf's Frozen Adventure.". We then report on the new Avengers trailer, the details that have emerged about the new Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway attraction and Star War's Galaxy's Edge. We then discuss Bob Chapek, the rumored CEO replacement for Bob Iger when he retires in 2019, and much, much more. Enjoy!

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Episode 1 - The Jiminy Crickets News

Welcome to our all new sister podcast to the original Jiminy Crickets! This new show will be presented every two weeks, and the original Jiminy Crickets will be presented every other week. So you can now get your Jiminy Crickets fix on a weekly basis once again. Our news show will not only cover the latest in Disney news headlines, but we will also include listener comments and questions, Disney trivia and many other special features. Our main show will continue to feature in depth topics regarding Disney films, Disney history and Disney parks. We kick off our first show with four news headlines: New Star Wars film franchise, changes coming to Star Tours, rumored Indiana Jones land coming to Animal Kingdom, and the new Disneyland After Dark events coming to Anaheim. Enjoy!


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Episode 83 - Armchair Imagineering Disney's Hollywood Studios

This week, Chris, Will and Ruthie share their thoughts on the recently announced west side hotel and parking structure project at the Disneyland resort in Anaheim, then Chris reviews some Disney live-action films he finally watched because his internet was out. For the main topic, our hosts do some "Armchair Imagineering," describing their ideas to improve Disney's Hollywood Studios.


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Episode 82 - The Nightmare Before Christmas

This week Chris, Ruthie and Will are joined by special guest Wendell Jones of Sideshow Sound Theatre for a very special Halloween episode! After Will and Wendell discuss their all new and completely original Halloween music album, dropping this week, the gang brings you six Disney news headlines. Then for the main topic they engage in a round table discussion on Tim Burton's immortal (pun intended) holiday masterpiece, "The Nightmare Before Christmas." In course, they share their favorite scenes, characters and songs, as well as some of the fascinating history behind this cult classic.

For further discussion on the score of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" - check out Sideshow Sound Theatre's "Halloween Supplemental"...  https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/2014/10/31/halloween-supplemental-the-nightmare-before-christmas/


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Episode 81 - Epcot Center 35th Anniversary - A Walk Through the Original Park

This week, Chris and Ruthie bring you the latest Disney news headlines. Then for the main topic, in honor of the 35th anniversary of Epcot which was celebrated on October 1st, Chris and Ruth do a complete walk though of what the park was like on October 1st 1987, the 5th anniversary of the park. They discuss all the attractions, shops, restaurants and exhibits that were in the park during its golden age.


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