WD Carousel of Podcast

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Disney fandom with history, humor, and scrutiny.

The gist

WD Carousel of Podcast treats Disney as both something loved and an object of close inspection. Crystal, Ian, and Laurel move between ride history, park design, Disney+ reactions, resort talk, and candid reactions to company decisions.

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About WD Carousel of Podcast

WD Carousel of Podcast is Disney fandom in conversation form, with a strong Walt Disney World center of gravity and a habit of following details wherever they lead. The show covers rides, resorts, Disney+ releases, animated favorites, company leadership news, and the culture around being a Disney fan for years. It is warm without being soft. Crystal, Ian, and Laurel approach Disney as something loved enough to argue with, not a brand that gets automatic applause. Attraction episodes often begin with history and drift into design philosophy. Living with the Land becomes more than a pleasant boat ride; it becomes a chance to talk about opening-day EPCOT, renamed concepts, music, narration, and why an attraction can still feel essential. Rethemed attraction conversations examine the tension between original park storytelling and the modern urge to attach every space to known intellectual property. The show has patience for quirks. It also has limits. Episodes on The Santa Clauses and Disney leadership changes show a clear eye for forced writing, offensive material, rising costs, reduced guest benefits, and the business logic behind unpopular choices. The tone stays loose. Jokes about cold watches, sick co-hosts, late milestones, and not quite remembering a line sit beside real points about world building, annual passes, and the value of creativity inside a giant company. Archive episodes add another layer, from Walt Disney World bar crawl talk to a Goofy Movie interview with Jymn Magon. The interview material shows the show’s interest in the people behind Disney work, especially how specific stories and songs continue to matter to fans. WD Carousel of Podcast is not just a news recap or a trivia feed. It is a record of sustained Disney attention, shaped by affection, skepticism, memory, and the pleasure of noticing weird little details that casual visitors might miss.

Made for: For Disney Parks regulars, Walt Disney World obsessives, and fans who like attraction history mixed with candid reactions to Disney+ shows and company decisions.

What sets it apart: The show stands out by pairing casual friend-table pacing with close attention to ride design, rethemes, pricing choices, and the emotional pull of Disney nostalgia.

In their own words

Crystal, Ian, and Laurel discuss all things Disney. Movies, shows, rides, resorts and more!

Why you'd press play

Disney nostalgia meets Crystal and Ian's affectionate cross-examination before it reaches your rose-colored glasses.

Press play if you want

  • affectionate arguments about whether a beloved ride retheme actually works, without pretending nostalgia settles the question
  • Disney corporate news discussed with room for both the fan reaction and the business logic
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Episodes

  1. 1

    Episode 198: Our Genie+ Experience

    ·41m
  2. 2

    Episode 224: The Santa Clauses

    ·24m
  3. 3

    Episode 223: Rethemed Attractions

    ·30m
  4. 4

    Episode 216: Hocus Pocus 2

    ·18m
  5. 5

    Episode 215: Dreamlight Valley

    ·26m
  6. 6

    Episode 214: She-Hulk Attorney at Law

    ·34m
  7. 7

    Episode 222: Bob Swap 2023

    ·30m
  8. 8

    From the Archive 11: Episode 35: Disney at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    ·13m
  9. 9

    Episode 221: Our Ideas for a NEW North American Park

    ·23m
  10. 10

    Episode 181: What is an E Ticket? The History of Ticketing in Disney Parks

    ·24m
  11. 11

    Episode 180: Top 5 Travel Tips (2021)

    ·25m
  12. 12

    Episode 179: Favorite Holiday Traditions at the Parks

    ·24m
  13. 13

    Episode 178: Babes in Toyland (Out of the Vault)

    ·21m
  14. 14

    Episode 220: Parks Holiday Overlays

    ·24m
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    Episode 219: The Enchanted Tiki Room

    ·25m
  16. 16

    Episode 218: Werewolf by Night

    ·26m
  17. 17

    Episode 217: Attractions We WANT to Experience

    ·31m
  18. 18

    From the Archive 10: Episode 142: Extinct Attractions: The Studio Backlot Tour

    ·35m
  19. 19

    From the Archive 9: Episode 156: WDW Bar Crawls

    ·32m
  20. 20

    Episode 213: The SEA part 2, Disney’s Theme Park Universe

    ·25m
  21. 21

    Episode 212: The SEA Part 1, The Adventurer’s Club

    ·29m
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    Episode 211: Disney Resort Tiers

    ·38m
  23. 23

    Episode 210: MagicBand+

    ·28m
  24. 24

    Episode 209: Space 220

    ·24m
  25. 25

    Episode 208: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

    ·37m
  26. 26

    From the Archive 8: A Goofy Interview (with Jymn Magon)

    ·44m
  27. 27

    Episode 207: The Future of Splash Mountain

    ·19m
  28. 28

    Episode 206: Disney's Port Orleans Resort

    ·25m
  29. 29

    From the Archive 7: Fun Outside the Parks!

    ·24m
  30. 30

    Episode 205: Fix, Marry, or Kill - Magic Kingdom Edition

    ·29m
  31. 31

    Episode 204: Ms. Marvel, Our Review

    ·28m
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    Episode 203: Mini Golf at WDW

    ·27m
  33. 33

    Episode 202: Star Wars Celebration 2022

    ·25m
  34. 34

    Episode 201: Most Satisfying Villain Death?

    ·28m
  35. 35

    Episode 200: Our Disney Origin Stories

    ·25m
  36. 36

    Episode 199: Travel Updates (Also a Big PSA)

    ·45m
  37. 37

    Episode 225: The End of An Era

    ·27m
  38. 38

    From the Archives 6: Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2019

    ·25m
  39. 39

    Episode 197: Living with the Land

    ·26m
  40. 40

    Episode 196: The Land Pavilion, a Distory

    ·25m
  41. 41

    Episode 195: Dapper Days at Disney

    ·19m
  42. 42

    Episode 194: Story Living by Disney

    ·24m
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    Episode 193: Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser

    ·30m
  44. 44

    Episode 192: Turning Red, Our Review

    ·30m
  45. 45

    Episode 191: Disney's Most Underrated Film Soundtrack?

    ·26m
  46. 46

    Episode 190: Our Favorite Soundtracks

    ·26m
  47. 47

    Episode 189: Crystal's Back from Disney!

    ·38m
  48. 48

    Episode 188: Give Kids the World Village

    ·22m
  49. 49

    Episode 187: Cultural Representation in Disney Media

    ·39m
  50. 50

    Episode 186: Disney Merch and Demand

    ·36m
  51. 51

    Episode 185: An Honest DVC Sales Pitch

    ·42m
  52. 52

    Episode 184: The History of Journey into Imagination

    ·26m
  53. 53

    Episode 183: Aulani, A Review

    ·33m
  54. 54

    Episode 182: Encanto Review

    ·28m
  55. 55

    Episode 176: D+ Review: Olaf Presents

    ·29m
  56. 56

    Episode 177: Planning Your Non-Parks Trip: Aulani

    ·23m
  57. 57

    Episode 175: Disney's Genie+ Service

    ·33m
  58. 58

    Episode 174: Crystal's Visit to Disneyland

    ·31m
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    Episode 173: The Muppets Haunted Mansion

    ·23m
  60. 60

    Episode 172: Our Experience at WDW's 50th Anniversary

    ·34m
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    Episode 171: Disney's Trackless Ride System

    ·16m
  62. 62

    Episode 170: Disney Fairytale Weddings

    ·27m
  63. 63

    Episode 169: Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

    ·18m
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    Episode 168: WDW 50th Anniversary Celebration

    ·30m
  65. 65

    Episode 167: History of the TTA

    ·35m
  66. 66

    Episode 166: The Dream Suite, A Night in Cinderella Castle

    ·25m
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    Episode 165: Jungle Cruise Review

    ·28m
  68. 68

    Episode 164: Becoming Your Favorite Character

    ·25m
  69. 69

    Episode 163: Behind the Attractions, Show Review

    ·24m
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    Episode 162: A Goofy Interview (with Jymn Magon)

    ·44m
  71. 71

    From the Archive 5: Episode 89: So You Are Going to Disneyland

    ·33m
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    Episode 161: Defunct WDW Characters

    ·19m
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    Episode 160: Forced Perspective in WDW

    ·21m
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    Episode 159: WDW's Best Boat Rides

    ·32m
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    Episode 158: Conquering the Mountains

    ·38m
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    Episode 157: Cruella

    ·37m
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    Episode 156: WDW Bar Crawls

    ·32m
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    Episode 155: Disney and the CDC

    ·22m
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    Episode 154: Our Pick for a New Epcot country

    ·24m
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    Episode 153: Our Favorite Snacks

    ·27m
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    Episode 152: Planning During a Pandemic

    ·39m
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    Episode 151: Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

    ·33m
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    Episode 150: Best Attraction to get lost in

    ·26m
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    Episode 149: Our Favorite Quick Service Restaurants

    ·29m
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    Episode 148: What is the "Disney Bubble"?

    ·36m
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    Episode 147: Top 5 Animatronics in WDW

    ·32m
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    Episode 146: Disney's Riviera Resort

    ·29m
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    Episode 145: WandaVision

    ·28m
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    Episode 144: Ward Kimball

    ·23m
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    Episode 143: The Tower of Terror

    ·46m
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    From the Archives 4: Floyd Norman

    ·28m
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    Episode 142: Extinct Attractions: The Studio Backlot Tour

    ·35m
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    Episode 141: Disney's Old Key West Resort

    ·29m
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    Episode 140: Our Best Ride Music Countdown

    ·25m
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    Episode 139: Discovering Hollywood Studios Toy Story land

    ·40m
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    Episode 138: Disney's Saratoga Springs

    ·25m
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    Bonus Episode: January 2021 WDW Updates

    ·31m
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    Episode 137: Discovering Hollywood Studios Galaxy's Edge

    ·36m
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    From the Archives 3: The Jungle Cruise!

    ·27m
  100. 100

    Episode 136: Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas

    ·29m
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    Episode 225: The End of An Era

    Crystal and Ian announce that Episode 225 is the final WD Carousel of Podcast episode after five years of Disney discussions.

    Mar 11, 2023·27m·1 clip
  102. 102

    Episode 224: The Santa Clauses

    Ian and Crystal cold-watch the first episode of Disney+’s The Santa Clauses, set roughly 28 years after Scott first became Santa Claus.

    Dec 17, 2022·24m·1 clip
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    Episode 223: Rethemed Attractions

    Crystal and Ian examine Disney's practice of reskinning existing attractions with popular IP, distinguishing Frozen Ever After from substantially different rides such as Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

    Dec 10, 2022·30m·2 clips
  104. 104

    Episode 222: Bob Swap 2023

    WD Carousel of Podcast examines Bob Chapek’s late-Sunday removal as Walt Disney Company CEO and Bob Iger’s return on a two-year temporary term.

    Nov 26, 2022·30m·2 clips
  105. 105

    From the Archive 11: Episode 35: Disney at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Nov 19, 2022·13m
  106. 106

    Episode 221: Our Ideas for a NEW North American Park

    Nov 12, 2022·23m
  107. 107

    Episode 220: Parks Holiday Overlays

    Nov 5, 2022·24m
  108. 108

    Episode 219: The Enchanted Tiki Room

    Oct 29, 2022·25m
  109. 109

    Episode 218: Werewolf by Night

    Oct 22, 2022·26m
  110. 110

    Episode 217: Attractions We WANT to Experience

    Oct 15, 2022·31m
  111. 111

    Episode 216: Hocus Pocus 2

    Oct 8, 2022·18m
  112. 112

    Episode 215: Dreamlight Valley

    Oct 1, 2022·26m
  113. 113

    Episode 214: She-Hulk Attorney at Law

    Sep 24, 2022·34m
  114. 114

    From the Archive 10: Episode 142: Extinct Attractions: The Studio Backlot Tour

    Sep 17, 2022·35m
  115. 115

    From the Archive 9: Episode 156: WDW Bar Crawls

    The hosts discuss Walt Disney World resorts and promote their new Apple podcast subscription channel.

    Sep 10, 2022·32m
  116. 116

    Episode 213: The SEA part 2, Disney’s Theme Park Universe

    Sep 3, 2022·25m
  117. 117

    Episode 212: The SEA Part 1, The Adventurer’s Club

    Aug 27, 2022·29m
  118. 118

    Episode 211: Disney Resort Tiers

    Aug 20, 2022·38m
  119. 119

    Episode 210: MagicBand+

    Aug 13, 2022·28m
  120. 120

    Episode 209: Space 220

    Aug 6, 2022·24m
  121. 121

    Episode 208: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

    Jul 30, 2022·37m
  122. 122

    From the Archive 8: A Goofy Interview (with Jymn Magon)

    Hidden gem

    Hosts interview Jim McGon, a songwriter for A Goofy Movie, discussing the film's music and resurgence.

    Jul 23, 2022·44m·2 clips
  123. 123

    Episode 207: The Future of Splash Mountain

    Jul 16, 2022·19m
  124. 124

    Episode 206: Disney's Port Orleans Resort

    Jul 9, 2022·25m
  125. 125

    From the Archive 7: Fun Outside the Parks!

    Jul 2, 2022·24m
  126. 126

    Episode 205: Fix, Marry, or Kill - Magic Kingdom Edition

    Jun 25, 2022·29m
  127. 127

    Episode 204: Ms. Marvel, Our Review

    Jun 18, 2022·28m
  128. 128

    Episode 203: Mini Golf at WDW

    Jun 11, 2022·27m
  129. 129

    Episode 202: Star Wars Celebration 2022

    Jun 4, 2022·25m
  130. 130

    Episode 201: Most Satisfying Villain Death?

    May 28, 2022·28m
  131. 131

    Episode 200: Our Disney Origin Stories

    The hosts celebrate their 200th episode by reminiscing about the podcast's history and announcing a video episode on YouTube.

    May 21, 2022·25m
  132. 132

    Episode 199: Travel Updates (Also a Big PSA)

    May 14, 2022·45m
  133. 133

    Episode 198: Our Genie+ Experience

    May 7, 2022·41m
  134. 134

    From the Archives 6: Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2019

    Apr 30, 2022·25m
  135. 135

    Episode 197: Living with the Land

    The hosts excitedly introduce an episode about the Living with the Land attraction at Disney's Epcot, discussing its history and quirks.

    Apr 23, 2022·26m
  136. 136

    Episode 196: The Land Pavilion, a Distory

    Apr 16, 2022·25m
  137. 137

    Episode 195: Dapper Days at Disney

    Apr 9, 2022·19m
  138. 138

    Episode 194: Story Living by Disney

    Apr 2, 2022·24m
  139. 139

    Episode 193: Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser

    Mar 26, 2022·30m
  140. 140

    Episode 192: Turning Red, Our Review

    Mar 19, 2022·30m
  141. 141

    Episode 191: Disney's Most Underrated Film Soundtrack?

    Mar 12, 2022·26m
  142. 142

    Episode 190: Our Favorite Soundtracks

    Mar 5, 2022·26m
  143. 143

    Episode 189: Crystal's Back from Disney!

    Feb 26, 2022·38m
  144. 144

    Episode 188: Give Kids the World Village

    Feb 19, 2022·22m
  145. 145

    Episode 187: Cultural Representation in Disney Media

    Feb 12, 2022·39m
  146. 146

    Episode 186: Disney Merch and Demand

    Feb 5, 2022·36m
  147. 147

    Episode 185: An Honest DVC Sales Pitch

    Jan 29, 2022·42m
  148. 148

    Episode 184: The History of Journey into Imagination

    Jan 22, 2022·26m
  149. 149

    Episode 183: Aulani, A Review

    Jan 15, 2022·33m
  150. 150

    Episode 182: Encanto Review

    Jan 9, 2022·28m