The Big Walt Disney World Summer Preview With Guide2WDW's James Grosch (Monstropolis, Muppets, The Magic of Disney Animation, Star Wars, Bluey, Carousel of Progress, and More!)

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog! For this very special bonus episode, we welcome our friend Guide2WDW's James Grosch to the show to talk all about the big Walt Disney World Summer Preview he and Adam got to experiences, including behind-the-scenes looks at Monstropolis and The Magic of Disney Animation, thoughts on Carousel of Progress jumping forward by decades and Bluey arriving at WDW, reviews of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Soarin' Across America, The Mandalorian and Grogu's new mission on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, and so much more. Next week, we are going to be ranking and reviewing The Hunchback of Notre Dame AND giving our instant reactions to Toy Story 5, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to [email protected]! Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic! Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE Follow Guide2WDW on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! Timestamps: 6:58 – Behind-the-Scenes Tour of The Magic of Disney Animation 21:37 – Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Monsters, Inc.-themed land, Monstropolis 31:35 – Rock 'n'  Roller Coaster Starring the Muppets Review and Thoughts 47:18 – Carousel of Progress Is Jumping Forward by DECADES! 01:03:49 – Thoughts on Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin Updates! 01:08:11 – Bluey Has Arrives at Walt Disney World and People LOVE IT 01:15:42 – How Does Soarin' Across America Hold Up to the Other Versions? 01:19:55 – The Mandalorian and Grogu Had Joined Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run! 01:30:30 – Big Thunder Mountain Railroad's Upgrades Are Another Win! Music: Sean Beeson Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon