Synopsis
Crying at Disney is a podcast focusing on the visceral emotions associated with being a theme-park super fan. Two spooky ladies Andrea Gilletti & Meagan Meli take you on an emotional roller-coaster through some of the most magical places in the Kingdom
Episodes
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New Years News and Date Night at Disneyland
28/01/2020 Duration: 55minThe ladies catch up about their holiday travels and whats new at the parks, plus they chat about one of Disneylands first "Love Stories," the Date Night at Disneyland event held in the 50s and 60s that the park still subtly pays homage to even to this day.
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Interview with Terri Hardin Part 2
22/01/2020 Duration: 55minAndrea and Meagan continue their chat with legendary puppeteer & Imagineer Terri Hardin. Terri shares some hot takes on Galaxy's Edge, and shares her love of Star Wars in this final part of the interview.
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Interview with Terri Hardin Part 1
13/01/2020 Duration: 01h05minAndrea and Meagan chat with legendary puppeteer & Imagineer Terri Hardin! Terri shares wild stories about her experiences when her career began, and other moments in her life in this first half of the interview.
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Mickey and the Magical Mail Bag
05/01/2020 Duration: 01h19minYou asked, we answered! In this year end episode the ladies read and respond to questions from listeners about the parks, preferences, rumors and of course it gets a little weird.
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Haunted Mansion Holiday Part 2 - The Ride, It's Versions and a Suspicious Animatronic Corpse
15/12/2019 Duration: 01h20minIn part two Andrea and Meagan take you through the Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay as it exists today, as well as discussing changes from it's opening and the Tokyo Disneyland version. A "Phantom Manor" episode that doesn't exist is briefly discussed which was a mistake and was meant to reference the Mystic Manor episode.
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Haunted Mansion Holiday Pt. 1 - The Birth of Bone Daddy
09/12/2019 Duration: 01h08minIn part one of this two part series the ladies recount the history leading up to the creation of Haunted Mansion Holiday as well as the inspirations and challenges behind The Nightmare Before Christmas film. Tim Burton's relationship with Disney is explored in addition to the ideation leading up to the overlay. Things get a little rocky when Jack Skellington's reproductive abilities come into question.
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The Osborne Family Spectacle of Laughing Fits
02/12/2019 Duration: 58minThe holiday season is here, so Andrea and Meagan head to Hollywood Studios to discuss the history of the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing lights as well as an in depth look at the Air Bud Cinematic Universe.
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A Landline Phone Interview with Rolly Crump
26/11/2019 Duration: 56minThe ladies brave hovering helicopters, sirens and even a landline telephone to have a chat with legendary Disney Imagineer Rolly Crump and his wife Marie about his time working for Disney as well as his experiences with Walt himself.
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The Yeti and it's Friend Joe
19/11/2019 Duration: 01h27minThe ladies hike to the highest peak of the Forbidden Mountain as they explore the inspirations and story behind Expedition Everest and of course it's greatest scandal, the Yeti Problem. Warning: This episode includes high levels of positivity toward Animal Kingdom and it's father Joe Rohde.
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The Headless Horseman and the Legend of Sleepy Tangents
11/11/2019 Duration: 50minTake a trip to North Tarrytown as the ladies discuss a special D23 Sleepy Hollow Halloween event plus the many other nods to the Legend and it's villain the Headless Horseman throughout the Disney Parks.
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Boo(Hoo) To You
31/10/2019 Duration: 48minThough their cats object multiple times throughout the episode, the ladies discuss Disney's Boo To You Halloween Parade in great detail, recounting each of the floats and throwing shade on one of the the brightest gems of the Halloween party celebrations. There are operatic chickens, hot skeletons and more in this treat of a parade. Happy Halloween!
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Spooky Scary Halloween Haunts with Meg from Two Ghouls One Grave
28/10/2019 Duration: 01h03minAndrea is joined by Meg from the Two Ghouls One Grave podcast to chat about haunted houses and hard ticket Halloween parties while Meagan is away in Salem, MA. Andrea and Meg chat about Knott's Scary Farm, HHN, Disney's Halloween events and more.
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Til Death Do Us Part
21/10/2019 Duration: 01h23sAndrea and Meagan take a trip up to the attic of the Haunted Mansion to discover some of the backstories behind the bride character in a continuation of the spooky series leading up to Halloween.
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Tower of Terror - Mission: Drop Shaft!
14/10/2019 Duration: 01h12minIn this episode the ladies explore the history of Tower of Terror, use the term "drop shaft" about fifty times without explaining what it is and give some updates on the current situation with the Disney Skyliner.
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A Park About Death with Billy Jensen
08/10/2019 Duration: 01h02minThe ladies are joined by investigative crime journalist Billy Jensen (The Murder Squad, The First Degree) as they take a "stroll" through Disneyland in the 1950's, discovering what is and has always been inherently dark within Disney - particularly the eerie Fantasyland rides and the original series of animated shorts.
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Haul-O-Ween
30/09/2019 Duration: 43minGet your 'car-stumes' on and get ready to trunk or treat around the Ornament Valley. The ladies discuss the Halloween overlay of Cars Land at Disneyland as well as the e-ticket attraction of the land Radiator Springs Racers.
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Time Traveling Pirates (of the Caribbean)
23/09/2019 Duration: 34minIn this mini episode Andrea and Meagan discuss a fan theory turned reality about the element of time travel in Pirates of the Caribbean and how the story is actually told backwards. Spooky season has begun with part one of our Halloween themed episodes.
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Students of Disney & Mystic Manor with Tiffany Mink
16/09/2019 Duration: 01h38minThe ladies talk Disney Parks with fellow Disney gal and content creator Tiffany Mink. International Parks, EPCOT changes and S.E.A. are covered but most importantly Mystic Manor - Hong Kong's answer to the Haunted Mansion is broken down in this episode.
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Straddlin' Strangers at the Briar Patch
07/09/2019 Duration: 54minHead to the Laughin' Place with Andrea and Meagan as they discuss the history of Splash Mountain covering everything from it's inspirations to the people that lend their voices to it's characters. Time to be turnin' around... if only you could.
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What Happened at D23 2019
30/08/2019 Duration: 01h52minDisney's D23 Expo sends emotions on a wilder ride than Big Thunder Mountain. The ladies discuss various panels and events surrounding the expo as well as many items announced for parks, movies, Disney+ and more.