Mouse Ears in Paradise - Family Travel to Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Everywhere!

We are back from Maui for the holidays and want to share our adventures!  The holidays always provide excitement and unexpected situations, and this trip was no exception.  Learn about our tradition of the annual trip to Urgent Care.  sigh.  Listen, and that will make a lot more sense, and hear more fun stuff! — Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com — ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 1:48 ) Our adventures in Maui, over the holidays! ( 28:32 ) Magical Moments

Our friends Dan and Becca join us again, to share about their recent cruise aboard the Disney Wish!  This trip was unique for them, as their kids didn’t join them AND it was a Very Merrytime Cruise!  They share their adventures of being sans kids and the different choices you get to make.  We also hear about going to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party the night before the cruise. — Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com — ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 0:32 ) Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Wish ( 54:32 ) Magical Moments

This week takes us back to Disneyland! We provide a trip report, visiting Disneyland around Thanksgiving!  This trip took us to the Pixar Place Hotel, Mickey's Holiday Pajama Party, World of Color - Season of Light, and more.  Our family also saw Moana 2 on the opening weekend, and we’ll give a spoiler-free review.  As always, we wrap-up the discussion with this week's Magical Moments! — Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com — ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 0:46 ) Thanksgiving Trip to Disneyland ( 41:00 ) Moana 2 ( 43:35 ) Magical Moment

Join us as we return to Agatha All Along, now that we’ve had a chance to finish the series.  Next, we’ll discuss 5 of the common recommendations people give for traveling to a Disneyland or Walt Disney World, but we don’t adhere to them!?  It will make sense, we promise!  — Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com — ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 0:42 ) Agatha All Along Conclusion ( 9:05 ) Things other people do, but we never do!? ( 27:05 ) Magical Moments

This week we go over some ideas of bringing some of the Disney magic home during the holidays!  How do you sprinkle some magic during the holidays? We also return to a discussion about the Honua Kai, with a listener question about going with a group of adults.  We conclude the episode with this week's episode with our Magical Moments! --- Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com — ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 0:38 ) Bring the magic home for the holidays ( 8:54 ) Listener Email: Adult visit to the Honua Kai ( 21:36 ) Magical Moments

Disney has made a lot of announcements, which may impact or enhance your upcoming trips!  To help get additional insight into all of these announcements, we welcome back Robbie and have our friends Becca and Dan join us as well.  We’ll discuss the Disney Parks Lightning Lane Premier Pass, and whether it is a good deal for your next Disneyland or Walt Disney World trip.  Becca and Dan, as Disney Vacation Club members, help us discuss the new Membership Magic Beyond perk program.  Finally, since we all love cruising, we review announcements about what Disney Adventure will bring to the Disney Cruise Line family!   --- Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com — ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 2:46 ) Lightning Lane Premier Pass ( 24:36 ) Membership Magic Beyond : DVC Premium Perk Program ( 35:37 ) Disney Adventure - Disney Cruise Line ( 51:11 ) Magical Moments

We recently took the family to see Disney’s Frozen at Broadway San Jose and will share how it went with the kids. Agatha All Along is out on Disney Plus, and we’ll share some thoughts on watching it with our teenager.  Finally, we discuss the recent Disneyland ticket announcement and how it may impact 2025 travels. --- Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com — ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 0:42 ) Disney’s Frozen - Broadway Musical ( 10:24 ) Agatha All Along ( 19:16 ) Disneyland Ticket Deal for 2025 ( 23:30 ) Magical Moments

Today, our friend Robbie will join us to tell us about his recent European adventure!  We’ll start with learning about his first experience in Disneyland Paris, and what “air conditioning” means in Europe.  Next, we’ll hear about the 12-night cruise on the Disney Dream, visiting Norway, Iceland, and England! --- Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com —   ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 1:15 ) Disneyland Paris ( 28:00 ) Disney Cruise Line - 12 Night Norway / Iceland / England Cruise ( 1:15:24 ) Magical Moment

This week we share the other side of the 2024 D23 weekend, with a trip report from the parks!  While Annika and Dave were at the D23 event, Becky and the other kids were touring the parks!  We’ll talk about some new opinions about food, things that worked well, and of course, some lessons learned the hard way.  Stay tuned for the weekly Magical Moments too! --- Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com --- ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 1:00 ) D23 Weekend, but in the Parks! ( 41:45 ) Magical Moment of the week!

This week we share some of our experiences at the 2024 D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event!  It was a fun-filled and action-packed weekend, with lots of changes from prior D23 Expos.  Don’t worry, we’re only doing highlights and talking about some of the big controversies!  Stay tuned for the weekly Magical Moments too! --- Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com --- ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 1:15 ) D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event ( 42:40 ) Magical Moment

This week we discuss more airline wifi experiences, comparing to our recent flight.  We also talk about the changes to Disneyland's adjoining room policy, for onsite hotels.  Disney has also released some new details about the Disney Destiny cruise ship!  Don't forget to stay tuned for this week's Magical Moments!   --- Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com --- ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 0:59 ) Delta flights - CrowdStrike impacts and Delta's WiFi ( 15:22 ) Adjoining Rooms at Disneyland Hotels ( 19:38 ) Disney Cruise Line's - Disney Destiny ( 27:14 ) Magical Moments

This week, we are sharing a trip report to the Honua Kai Resort & Spa in Maui and discussing how the resort compares to our Disney Vacation Club experiences. Don't forget to stay tuned for this week's Magical Moment! --- Email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com --- (0:00) Intro (0:45) Honua Kai Resort & Spa (18:50) Comparison to Disney Vacation Club (DVC) (33:05) Magical Moment

This week, Becky and Dave talk about the rename of Genie Plus and FastPass world, to Lightning Lane Multi Pass.  We also share a trip report of a day-trip to Disneyland, to see our daughter perform in the Parks.  Inside Out 2 has surpassed the box-office success of the original, and making enormous strides past $1 billion in its release!   --- Feel free to email us at: mousearsinparadise@gmail.com Website: https://www.mouseearsinparadise.com --- (0:00) Intro (1:10) Lightning Lane Multi-Pass (10:25) Day Trip for Band Trip Performance (19:13) Inside Out 2 (26:57) Magical Moment