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Tom and Eric's Christmas Memories - The WDW News Today Podcast: Episode 89

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Tom says Lightning Lane has ruined the spirit of discovery by turning Disney into a schedule.

1. WDW News Today Podcast Episode 89 centers on Eric Morton and Tom Corliss discussing Christmas memories, channel changes, and Disney vacation planning. 2. Eric Morton and Tom Corliss host the episode, and their long-running Disney news background shapes the release-schedule and vacation-planning discussion. 3. The episode asks what the show is for now that the podcast moves to Saturday and News Today shifts to Monday and Thursday. 4. Eric says the channel is splitting off POV ride videos and park experience videos because YouTube keeps pushing the channel toward the wrong audience. 5. Tom explains that the decision is tied to the Halloween and Christmas seasons, when the channel posts more videos and YouTube starts treating it like a different kind of channel. 6. The hosts say Honest Reviews will stay on the channel for now, while new channels are already being filmed for the new year. 7. They also mention News Tonight ending on February 5 and say more changes are coming on the TV channel. 8. A holiday stretch of the episode turns to patreon.com/www.wnt, Wigs members, and early access to merchandise. 9. They describe 2023 as a heavy year for carousel products, including 8-foot inflatable dinosaurs, custom plush, and a magnet-of-the-month program. 10. Eric and Tom trade Christmas stories, including Tom’s Christmas Eve presents, his grandparents visiting, and Santa leaving gifts unwrapped in the living room. 11. Tom recalls a Death Star set-up and the trash-compactor toy feature where pieces popped out of the door. 12. He also remembers finding what looked like tiny stock in stockings and realizing it was an Atari cartridge, which led to hunting for the hidden console. 13. Eric says his standout gift was a Nintendo 64, and he remembers finding a backpack with the N64 logo before Christmas. 14. The two compare game memories like Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, and GoldenEye with rocket launchers and no Oddjob. 15. Tom tells a Times Square Toys R Us story where he spotted an Xbox pyramid and insisted on buying it before his father revealed it was already his Christmas gift. 16. He says his childhood also involved frequent Saturdays at Toys R Us and Disney World, with his parents often buying gifts in advance and hiding them. 17. The tone is conversational, nostalgic, and loosely structured, with the hosts interrupting each other and revisiting old family stories. 18. The format alternates between holiday banter, listener mail, and practical Disney advice rather than a single interview or news block. 19. Listeners who like Disney planning, park history, and family Christmas stories. 20. Listeners wanting only current Disney news updates.

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