
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.
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- 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
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Episode 198: Our Genie+ Experience
·41m - 2
Episode 224: The Santa Clauses
·24m - 3
Episode 223: Rethemed Attractions
·30m - 4
Episode 216: Hocus Pocus 2
·18m - 5
Episode 215: Dreamlight Valley
·26m - 6
Episode 214: She-Hulk Attorney at Law
·34m - 7
Episode 222: Bob Swap 2023
·30m - 8
From the Archive 11: Episode 35: Disney at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
·13m - 9
Episode 221: Our Ideas for a NEW North American Park
·23m - 10
Episode 181: What is an E Ticket? The History of Ticketing in Disney Parks
·24m - 11
Episode 180: Top 5 Travel Tips (2021)
·25m - 12
Episode 179: Favorite Holiday Traditions at the Parks
·24m - 13
Episode 178: Babes in Toyland (Out of the Vault)
·21m - 14
Episode 220: Parks Holiday Overlays
·24m - 15
Episode 219: The Enchanted Tiki Room
·25m - 16
Episode 218: Werewolf by Night
·26m - 17
Episode 217: Attractions We WANT to Experience
·31m - 18
From the Archive 10: Episode 142: Extinct Attractions: The Studio Backlot Tour
·35m - 19
From the Archive 9: Episode 156: WDW Bar Crawls
·32m - 20
Episode 213: The SEA part 2, Disney’s Theme Park Universe
·25m - 21
Episode 212: The SEA Part 1, The Adventurer’s Club
·29m - 22
Episode 211: Disney Resort Tiers
·38m - 23
Episode 210: MagicBand+
·28m - 24
Episode 209: Space 220
·24m - 25
Episode 208: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
·37m - 26
From the Archive 8: A Goofy Interview (with Jymn Magon)
·44m - 27
Episode 207: The Future of Splash Mountain
·19m - 28
Episode 206: Disney's Port Orleans Resort
·25m - 29
From the Archive 7: Fun Outside the Parks!
·24m - 30
Episode 205: Fix, Marry, or Kill - Magic Kingdom Edition
·29m - 31
Episode 204: Ms. Marvel, Our Review
·28m - 32
Episode 203: Mini Golf at WDW
·27m - 33
Episode 202: Star Wars Celebration 2022
·25m - 34
Episode 201: Most Satisfying Villain Death?
·28m - 35
Episode 200: Our Disney Origin Stories
·25m - 36
Episode 199: Travel Updates (Also a Big PSA)
·45m - 37
Episode 225: The End of An Era
·27m - 38
From the Archives 6: Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2019
·25m - 39
Episode 197: Living with the Land
·26m - 40
Episode 196: The Land Pavilion, a Distory
·25m - 41
Episode 195: Dapper Days at Disney
·19m - 42
Episode 194: Story Living by Disney
·24m - 43
Episode 193: Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser
·30m - 44
Episode 192: Turning Red, Our Review
·30m - 45
Episode 191: Disney's Most Underrated Film Soundtrack?
·26m - 46
Episode 190: Our Favorite Soundtracks
·26m - 47
Episode 189: Crystal's Back from Disney!
·38m - 48
Episode 188: Give Kids the World Village
·22m - 49
Episode 187: Cultural Representation in Disney Media
·39m - 50
Episode 186: Disney Merch and Demand
·36m - 51
Episode 185: An Honest DVC Sales Pitch
·42m - 52
Episode 184: The History of Journey into Imagination
·26m - 53
Episode 183: Aulani, A Review
·33m - 54
Episode 182: Encanto Review
·28m - 55
Episode 176: D+ Review: Olaf Presents
·29m - 56
Episode 177: Planning Your Non-Parks Trip: Aulani
·23m - 57
Episode 175: Disney's Genie+ Service
·33m - 58
Episode 174: Crystal's Visit to Disneyland
·31m - 59
Episode 173: The Muppets Haunted Mansion
·23m - 60
Episode 172: Our Experience at WDW's 50th Anniversary
·34m - 61
Episode 171: Disney's Trackless Ride System
·16m - 62
Episode 170: Disney Fairytale Weddings
·27m - 63
Episode 169: Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
·18m - 64
Episode 168: WDW 50th Anniversary Celebration
·30m - 65
Episode 167: History of the TTA
·35m - 66
Episode 166: The Dream Suite, A Night in Cinderella Castle
·25m - 67
Episode 165: Jungle Cruise Review
·28m - 68
Episode 164: Becoming Your Favorite Character
·25m - 69
Episode 163: Behind the Attractions, Show Review
·24m - 70
Episode 162: A Goofy Interview (with Jymn Magon)
·44m - 71
From the Archive 5: Episode 89: So You Are Going to Disneyland
·33m - 72
Episode 161: Defunct WDW Characters
·19m - 73
Episode 160: Forced Perspective in WDW
·21m - 74
Episode 159: WDW's Best Boat Rides
·32m - 75
Episode 158: Conquering the Mountains
·38m - 76
Episode 157: Cruella
·37m - 77
Episode 156: WDW Bar Crawls
·32m - 78
Episode 155: Disney and the CDC
·22m - 79
Episode 154: Our Pick for a New Epcot country
·24m - 80
Episode 153: Our Favorite Snacks
·27m - 81
Episode 152: Planning During a Pandemic
·39m - 82
Episode 151: Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
·33m - 83
Episode 150: Best Attraction to get lost in
·26m - 84
Episode 149: Our Favorite Quick Service Restaurants
·29m - 85
Episode 148: What is the "Disney Bubble"?
·36m - 86
Episode 147: Top 5 Animatronics in WDW
·32m - 87
Episode 146: Disney's Riviera Resort
·29m - 88
Episode 145: WandaVision
·28m - 89
Episode 144: Ward Kimball
·23m - 90
Episode 143: The Tower of Terror
·46m - 91
From the Archives 4: Floyd Norman
·28m - 92
Episode 142: Extinct Attractions: The Studio Backlot Tour
·35m - 93
Episode 141: Disney's Old Key West Resort
·29m - 94
Episode 140: Our Best Ride Music Countdown
·25m - 95
Episode 139: Discovering Hollywood Studios Toy Story land
·40m - 96
Episode 138: Disney's Saratoga Springs
·25m - 97
Bonus Episode: January 2021 WDW Updates
·31m - 98
Episode 137: Discovering Hollywood Studios Galaxy's Edge
·36m - 99
From the Archives 3: The Jungle Cruise!
·27m - 100
Episode 136: Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
·29m - 101
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
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 - 103
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
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
From the Archive 11: Episode 35: Disney at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nov 19, 2022·13m - 106
Episode 221: Our Ideas for a NEW North American Park
Nov 12, 2022·23m - 107
Episode 220: Parks Holiday Overlays
Nov 5, 2022·24m - 108
Episode 219: The Enchanted Tiki Room
Oct 29, 2022·25m - 109
Episode 218: Werewolf by Night
Oct 22, 2022·26m - 110
Episode 217: Attractions We WANT to Experience
Oct 15, 2022·31m - 111
Episode 216: Hocus Pocus 2
Oct 8, 2022·18m - 112
Episode 215: Dreamlight Valley
Oct 1, 2022·26m - 113
Episode 214: She-Hulk Attorney at Law
Sep 24, 2022·34m - 114
From the Archive 10: Episode 142: Extinct Attractions: The Studio Backlot Tour
Sep 17, 2022·35m - 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
Episode 213: The SEA part 2, Disney’s Theme Park Universe
Sep 3, 2022·25m - 117
Episode 212: The SEA Part 1, The Adventurer’s Club
Aug 27, 2022·29m - 118
Episode 211: Disney Resort Tiers
Aug 20, 2022·38m - 119
Episode 210: MagicBand+
Aug 13, 2022·28m - 120
Episode 209: Space 220
Aug 6, 2022·24m - 121
Episode 208: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Jul 30, 2022·37m - 122
From the Archive 8: A Goofy Interview (with Jymn Magon)
Hidden gemHosts interview Jim McGon, a songwriter for A Goofy Movie, discussing the film's music and resurgence.
Jul 23, 2022·44m·2 clips - 123
Episode 207: The Future of Splash Mountain
Jul 16, 2022·19m - 124
Episode 206: Disney's Port Orleans Resort
Jul 9, 2022·25m - 125
From the Archive 7: Fun Outside the Parks!
Jul 2, 2022·24m - 126
Episode 205: Fix, Marry, or Kill - Magic Kingdom Edition
Jun 25, 2022·29m - 127
Episode 204: Ms. Marvel, Our Review
Jun 18, 2022·28m - 128
Episode 203: Mini Golf at WDW
Jun 11, 2022·27m - 129
Episode 202: Star Wars Celebration 2022
Jun 4, 2022·25m - 130
Episode 201: Most Satisfying Villain Death?
May 28, 2022·28m - 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
Episode 199: Travel Updates (Also a Big PSA)
May 14, 2022·45m - 133
Episode 198: Our Genie+ Experience
May 7, 2022·41m - 134
From the Archives 6: Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2019
Apr 30, 2022·25m - 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
Episode 196: The Land Pavilion, a Distory
Apr 16, 2022·25m - 137
Episode 195: Dapper Days at Disney
Apr 9, 2022·19m - 138
Episode 194: Story Living by Disney
Apr 2, 2022·24m - 139
Episode 193: Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser
Mar 26, 2022·30m - 140
Episode 192: Turning Red, Our Review
Mar 19, 2022·30m - 141
Episode 191: Disney's Most Underrated Film Soundtrack?
Mar 12, 2022·26m - 142
Episode 190: Our Favorite Soundtracks
Mar 5, 2022·26m - 143
Episode 189: Crystal's Back from Disney!
Feb 26, 2022·38m - 144
Episode 188: Give Kids the World Village
Feb 19, 2022·22m - 145
Episode 187: Cultural Representation in Disney Media
Feb 12, 2022·39m - 146
Episode 186: Disney Merch and Demand
Feb 5, 2022·36m - 147
Episode 185: An Honest DVC Sales Pitch
Jan 29, 2022·42m - 148
Episode 184: The History of Journey into Imagination
Jan 22, 2022·26m - 149
Episode 183: Aulani, A Review
Jan 15, 2022·33m - 150
Episode 182: Encanto Review
Jan 9, 2022·28m