Ryan Teetz joins us to talk news and rumors - and there is a lot to cover: DME and DLR passholder program ending, Early Entry replacing EMH, and the Muppets coming to Hall of Presidents?

Episode 041 ... Week in review of January 16th 2021 as Ryan Teetz joins us to discuss the following discussion topics ... 1) Regular News:- Soul of Jazz coming to the American Pavilion- Social Distancing dividers put up on monorails, now fit 4 groups per car instead of 2  (Source: Blog Mickey)- Magic Kingdom passes for all 3 buckets "sold out" for Oct 1st - New Gelato stand in Italy Pavilion at Epcot targeting to be up and running at end of February  (Source: WDWInfo)- Gideon's Bakehouse has its grand opening on Saturday Jan 16th, opens to lines of up to 11 hours- Disney shares a sneak peak of the Star Wars Galactic Star Cruiser bedroom (Source: Blog Mickey) - Reports of a soft opening today of the new Ratatouille expansion area in the French Pavilion … well, at least the bathrooms - Give Kids the World welcomes their first family post reopening Topic Starts @2:21 ...2) Big News:- Disney announces Disney Magic Express will end- Extra Magic Hours to not return, be replaced by Early Entry Source for above 2 stories: Orlando Sentinel- Disney sunsets current Disneyland Annual Passes, will replace with a new "membership opportunity" (Source: CNN)- New Evermore Orlando Resort complex coming to WDW area (Source: WDW Magic). Topic Starts @13:56 ...3) Topic:  Do these changes make staying off site the way to go?- Cindi Tagg asked on Facebook: Your thoughts on less “perks” for the same price. (And if off site is now the way to go.) Topic Starts @40:35 ...4) Rumors:  - We discuss a number of recent rumors including: Tom Hanks to narrate a Carousel of Progress update, Galaxy's Edge to have a lest strict timeline, the Muppets being added to the Hall of Presidents, Zootopia coming to Animal Kingdom, and much moreSource: Jim Hill on Twitter and othersTopic Starts @48:24 ...5) DBC Recommends: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea VR- One of our favorite sites, Defunctland, is working with a group to create a virtual park of Defunct rides, and launched their first completed project - and it is pretty cool!Source: Defunctland YouTubeTopic Starts @1:11:20 ...* Reminder to like, subscribe, rate, and review the DBC Pod wherever you get your podcast *Follow us on social media:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedbcpodcast/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodDbc- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DBC-Pod-113844536980530Note: This podcast is not affiliated with any message boards, blogs, news sites, or other podcastsMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com