Disney-fying the Big E

The Northeast is full of bizarre fall traditions. Paying to perform manual labor (apple picking), letting a football team dictate our mood for the next 4 months, driving around looking at trees (OK, outsiders come to do this one), and The Big E. The Big E is New England's fall fair, essentially the state fair for all six New England states. It's a mystical land of overpriced fried and/or weird food, overpriced carnival games and rides, animal shows (and the accompanying strong scent of manure), and As Seen On TV sales demonstrations. Eileen and Meghan love it. Chris? Not so much. Maybe if it was a bit more ... magical? In this episode, Chris and Eileen do some amateur Imagineering and talk about how the fair could be "Disney-fied!" Don't forget to leave a rating or a review and tell your friends to help this podcast reach more people! If you like what you’re hearing, please consider supporting us by buying us a blue milk! Be sure to follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠! And check out past episodes and find out more about the pod on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠! Also, sign up for our new ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠ for the latest on the podcast and more! And, of course, feel free to reach out anytime at [email protected]! Hello there: 0:15 Introducing the Big E: 4:10 Disney-fying the Big E: 11:00 Giving the Avenue of States the royal treatment: 13:12 Goofy’s Gadgets: 18:53 Making the Midway Mickey’s: 22:40 Celebrity horses at Farm-o-Rama: 25:42 Tiana’s Garden at Farm-o-Rama: 30:48 Transforming the train ride: 32:30 Dinoland USA avoids extinction: 34:44 Louis’ Mard-E Gras parade: 35:40 Storrowton Village AKA the Big E Liberty Square: 38:05 Olaf’s Snowy Sledding Slide: 38:40 Honest Pete’s Carnival Games: 40:50 Adding mobile ordering to fair food: 41:50 Keep the cream puffs: 47:33 Meghan’s magical Big E ideas: 50:33 See ya real soon: 54:35