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I Want That Too - Disney History and Merchandise — 99 episodes
Go.com and Disney’s First Internet Misfire (Ep. 99)
Before D23: The Mouse Club Fans Who Changed Disney Forever (Ep. 98)
When Fans Build the Disney Store Disney Didn’t (Ep. 97)
Disney Stores Return… Sort Of (Ep. 96)
Muppets on TikTok, Disney Ducks in the Parks, and the $40 Billion Star Wars Merch Machine (Ep. 95)
Crocs, Figment, and the Book That Made Disney Take Control (Ep. 94)
D23 Ticketing Turmoil and the Hidden History of Pressed Pennies (Ep. 93)
The Candy That Clicked: How Disney Turned Pez into a Collectible Empire (Ep. 92)
Merch Madness at Disneyland’s 70th and Beyond (Ep. 91)
Princess Running Shoes, Walt’s L.A. Tour, and the Long Road to Disney Springs (Ep. 90)
The Surprisingly Complicated Origins of Disney Springs (Ep. 89)
Labyrinth at 40: From Box Office Bomb to Cult Classic (Ep. 88)
The Main Street Replica That Sparked a Corporate Rift (Ep. 87)
The River That Never Flowed - EPCOT’s Lost German Cruise (Ep. 86)
Evie Goes to Sea While a Ferris Wheel Swings Back Into the Spotlight (Ep. 85)
The Pokémon Effect: Why Collectibles, Cookies, and Theme Parks Are All Chasing Pikachu (Ep. 84)
Winnie the Pooh at 100: How Disney’s Most Gentle Icon Became a Merchandising Powerhouse (Ep. 83)
How Tangled’s Live-Action Future Connects Back to 101 Dalmatians’ Past (Ep. 82)
Looking Ahead to 2026: Why Disney’s Quiet Anniversaries Are About to Flood the Shelves (Ep. 81)
Disney’s $4 Billion Bear: Why Duffy Rules Overseas but Still Baffles the U.S. (Ep. 80)
How a Jim Henson Christmas Special Helped Point Pixar Toward Toy Story (Ep. 79)
Dynamic Pricing Raises Eyebrows as Disney Sing-Alongs Raise the Volume (Ep. 78)
How Disney Wants You to Shop This Holiday Season (Ep. 77)
Zootopia 2’s Record Thanksgiving and Disney’s Long Love Affair With Talking Animals (Ep. 76)
Don Knotts, Chicken Little, and a Very Disney Thanksgiving (Ep. 75)
How Mary Poppins Rewrote Disney History: A Conversation with Todd James Pierce (Ep. 74)
Deep Cuts & Morphin’ Mayhem: Lorcana’s Bold New Expansion and the Power Rangers’ Wild Merch Saga (Ep. 73)
From Hand-Carved Signs to Theme Park Legends: The Disney Woodcraft of Raymond Kinman (Ep. 72)
Disney’s Hogwarts? Plus the Return of Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Ep. 71)
The Magic Behind Bedknobs and Broomsticks: How Disney’s Forgotten Fantasy Took Flight (Ep. 70)
From Boo Buckets to Big Macs: Inside Disney’s Golden Era with McDonald’s (Ep. 69)
The Retail Giant That Almost Sponsored The Great Movie Ride (Ep. 68)
The Sherman Brothers’ Disney Musical You’ve Never Heard Of (Ep. 67)
Figment’s Merch Magic and the Movie That Never Was (Ep. 66)
Disney’s Abandoned Snow White Sequels and Frozen 3’s Royal Wedding Rumors (Ep. 65)
The Day Pooh Beat Davy Crockett (and Sold Cereal Too) (Ep. 64)
Disney Princess Week, Villains Merch, and Disney Cereal Saga (Ep. 63)
The Man Who Sold Mickey: Kay Kamen’s Merchandising Magic (Ep. 62)
Disney’s First Witches and Why They Still Cast a Spell (Ep. 61)
Jim Hill’s Big Break and his Untold Origin Story (Ep. 60)
How Walt Disney Turned Orange Juice and Peanut Butter into Theme Parks (Ep. 59)
Nine Parks, Five Hotels, and a Whole Lotta Merch (Ep. 58)
When Bugs Bunny Snuck Into a Disneyland Board Game (Ep. 57)
From TV Screens to Main Street: Walt’s Media Master Plan (Ep. 56)
The $10,000 Buzz Lightyear and the Real Story Behind Toy Story's Merch Empire (Ep. 55)
Toy Meets Tech: What Toy Story 5 Says About Disney’s Future (Ep. 54)
The Poster Wars: How Aladdin, Fantasia, and Drew Struzan Shaped Disney History (Ep. 53)
Scents, Sweets, and Storytelling: How Disney Hooks You with Smell (Ep. 52)
The Cookie King of Disney Springs: Inside the Story of Gideon's Bakehouse with Steve Lewis (Ep. 51)
Sipping Through Disney: Tumblers, Mugs, and the Merch That Keeps Coming Back (Ep. 50)
Disneyland at 70: Popcorn Buckets, Padfolios, and the Wild Story of the Tencennial (Ep. 49)
Why Disney Bought the Mighty Ducks and the Angels (Ep. 48)
The Original Stitch Was a Criminal Mastermind? Plus Emporium Updates and Disney Castle Color Confusion (Ep. 47)
Disney and NASA: The Surprising Space Race Story Behind Mission: SPACE (Ep. 46)
The Secret World of Property Control and the History Behind Gertie the Dinosaur (Ep. 45)
Colin Egglesfield on Super Soap Weekend, Surviving Cancer, and Soap Star Fame at Disney (Ep. 44)
The Story of Frozen Orchids on Main Street & Easter Eggs - in Disney Classics (Ep. 43)
The Rise and Fall of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Play It! (Ep. 42)
Epic Universe Merch, Figment’s Flattening, and Duffy’s Cherry Blossom Comeback (Ep. 41)
Duffy’s Rise, Disney Store Nostalgia, and the Secret History of the Disney Bear (Ep. 40)
The Lawsuit That Changed Disney Animation Forever: Lady and the Tramp’s Legal Fight (Ep. 39)
The 57-Second Rule: How Disney Makes You Spend More After Every Ride (Ep. 38)
Exiting Through the Gift Shop: The Psychology Behind Disney Merch (Ep. 37)
How Disney Printed Its Own Money and Why It Disappeared (Ep. 36)
The Disney Wedding That Almost Happened: When Mickey and Minnie Nearly Tied the Knot (Ep. 35)
The Marketing Genius Behind "I’m Going to Disneyland" (Ep. 34)
The Cinderella Story You’ve Never Heard: How a Bank Saved Disney and Built an Empire (Ep. 33)
From Wildcats to World Tours: The High School Musical Phenomenon (Ep. 32)
Festival of the Arts, A Bug’s Life, and the Secrets of Animal Kingdom’s Wild Africa Trek (Ep. 31)
Disneyland’s 70th Celebration, Haunted Mansion’s New Gift Shop, and the Evolution of Haunted Merch (Ep. 30)
Free Events at WDW, Sports Goofy, and Valentine’s Day Merch (Ep. 29)
Post-Holiday Disney Deals, Disney Institute Insights, and the History of Hyperion Studios (Ep. 28)
2025 Disney Merch & Emerging Trends: What You Need to Know (Ep. 27)
Prep & Landing Returns, Disney Collabs for the Holidays, and Lorcana Collecting (Ep. 26)
Remembering Disney’s Fifth Avenue Store, Rise of Red Holidays, and Unique Disney Gift Ideas (Ep. 25)
Moana 2, Disney Holiday Must-Haves, and Disney's Connection to The Wizard of Oz (Ep. 24)
Disney and Macy’s: A 90-Year Thanksgiving Tradition (Ep. 23)
Meet the Man Behind Disney’s Most Famous Animatronics (Ep. 22)
The Art and History of Disney Fun Maps with Special Guest Imagineer Jim Shull (Ep. 21)
EPCOT Opening Day: Walt’s Vision, Eisner’s Changes, and the Park’s Evolution (Ep. 20)
What It Was Like – Magic Kingdom Opening Day (Ep. 19)
Cakeworthy – Where Fandom Meets Fashion (Ep. 18)
The Evolution of Disney Villains in the Parks (Ep. 17)
Disney’s Hocus Pocus: From Flop to Cult Classic (Ep. 16)
The Monsters Inc. Coaster That Almost Happened (Ep. 15)
Disney’s Original Halloween Event Before Mickey’s Not-So-Scary and Oogie Boogie (Ep. 14)
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 13: How Mickey’s Not-So-Scary got started at Disney World
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 12: Will custom character ears be the next big thing at the Disney Parks
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 11: How the “Country Bear Jamboree” came to be
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 10: How the Disney Store got its start
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 9: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: Disney's Forgotten Star Reborn
i want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 8: When Disney almost made a sci-fi version of “Snow White”
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 7: What’s it like to live at WDW’s Golden Oak gated community
I Want That Too: with Lauren Hersey Ep 6: May the Muppets Be With You (Audio Only)
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 5: Exploring the Bambi / Smoky Bear connection
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 4 : Disney's Tiki Culture & Merchandise
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 3: The origins of Orange Bird at the Disney Parks (audio Only)
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 2: Uncover the Secrets Behind Disney's Most Iconic Accessory
I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey Ep 1: I Want That Too!” shines a spotlight on Disney merch