Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
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Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty
Rick from Ear to There Travel discusses topics related to travel, Disney, Universal, and cruise lines with fellow travel agents, and others involved in the theme park and travel communities.
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When Michael Eisner Did the Right Thing, and a Hotel Review
Rick does a hotel review for the place where he stayed on his recent visit to Walt Disney World. After that, Rick talks about how former-Disney chair...
Rick's Return Visit to Walt Disney World with New Attractions
Last week, Rick was back in Walt Disney World after six months in the Northeast. During his trip, he was able to experience new things that weren't t...
Looking Back on Past Episodes
Rick will talk about the 30th anniversary of Pocahontas with a superfan of the movie; how Wicked may be integrated in the Universal theme parks; and h...
The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco
Eric, known as Main Street Electrical Arcade, recently visited the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, California. Hear all about it on today...
How The Walt Disney Company Handled 9/11
It was a traumatic day for almost everyone who witnessed it, but the Walt Disney Company had decisions to make immediately, and in the aftermath. Ric...
Talking About the Theme Park Announcements from Destination D23
Rick is joined by his co-host Maz, as the two talk about the major theme park announcements to come out of last weekend's Destination D23 event in Orl...
Walt Disney World Attractions That We Miss
With all of the changes happening at Walt Disney World, it is important to remember that we have already lost a lot of our favorite things, but contin...
How the Walt Disney Company Acquired The Muppets
Michael Eisner didn't start the trend of the Disney Company acquiring intellectual properties, but he did speed up the process that was then taken to...
The Final Day of Muppet*Vision 3D at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Mouse-and-More Adam made sure to be at Disney's Hollywood Studios for the final day of public operation for Muppet*Vision 3D. He got to meet Jim Hens...
Giving Our Regards to Broadway
Maz is on the show this week to talk about taking a vacation to New York City to see Broadway musicals. This is something on a lot of bucket lists, b...
A Dick Tracy 35th Anniversary Conversation from a Super-Fan
After Rick talked about Dick Tracy with Maz earlier this year to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the movie, Sarah Says gave him a call to let him kn...
Staying Safe While Entering the Disney Community On-Line
Unfortunately, every few months will find another story about a popular Disney influencer or brand doing some horrible things...usually to women. The...
Disneyland's 70th Anniversary and a Life Lesson from "Black Sunday"
70 years ago today, Disneyland opened for the first time on a hot day in 1955 that is now known as "Black Sunday." Everything that could go wrong did...
Five Years Ago When the Parks Returned
Rick takes a look back at some of the changes that started five years ago when the Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort theme parks reopened...
Rick's 10 Favorite US Cities to Visit
With the 4th of July coming up tomorrow, Rick is going to share his ten favorite travel destinations in the United States. These are his favorite pla...
Looking Back on the 30th Anniversary of Disney's Pocahontas: Part Two
Gillian is back for a second-straight week to talk about the 30th anniversary of her favorite Disney Princess movie, Pocahontas. Rick is also going t...
Looking Back on the 30th Anniversary of Disney's Pocahontas: Part One
Rick's good friend Gillian's favorite Disney Princess movie is Pocahontas. That movie came out 30 years ago this month. Gillian is going to be on th...
Talking About the Harry Potter and Super Nintendo Worlds at Epic Universe
Rick is joined by Sarah Says to do some more in-depth looks into Epic Universe. The newest Orlando theme park is officially open at Universal Orlando...
35th Anniversary of Dick Tracy
In 1990, Disney released the movie Dick Tracy under the Touchstone Pictures umbrella. Initially, the theme parks were full of Dick Tracy references,...
A First Trip to Universal's Epic Universe
Rick talks to his long-time friend Danielle, who took her family of three to Epic Universe for a preview. She also stayed on-property, so this will...
Dark Universe and How To Train Your Dragon at Epic Universe
Rick is joined by regular co-host Maz to talk about two of the most highly-anticipated lands at Epic Universe. Universal's newest theme park opens to...
Disney Announces A New Theme Park in Abu Dhabi
Rick and Maz had to do an emergency recording session when Disney announced a brand-new theme park coming to Abu Dhabi. Why pick Abu Dhabi? What doe...
Dealing with JK Rowling While Getting Hyped for Epic Universe
With Epic Universe opening in a few weeks, Rick allows his co-host Maz to vent a little about how JK Rowling's involvement in the new theme park will...
The Hollywood That Never Was and Always Will Be
Today is the 36th anniversary of the opening of Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World. As Rick continues to look at the tenure of former-Disney cha...
The Evolution of Disney's California Adventure: Part 2
Sarah Says joins Rick for the second week in a row to discuss the changes that have occurred at Disney's California Adventure in the two-and-a-half de...
The Evolution of Disney's California Adventure: Part One
Rick and Sarah Says talk about the opening of Disney's California Adventure through how the park stands today over the next two weeks. From Superstar...
Travel Writer and Travel Cartoonist Peter Moore Talks About Enjoying the Little Things
Peter Moore wrote for some major magazines, before he learned an entirely new skill to appreciate his travel in different ways. He joins Rick on the...
The Failed Plans for WestCOT at Disneyland Resort
In the space that is now occupied by Disney California Adventure, Disney had originally planned an educational theme park called WestCOT. This park w...
Walt Disney World Pre-Show Tier-List: Part Two, and Women's History at Disney
Rick and Maz will wrap up their Walt Disney World pre-show tier-list today, by taking a look at the pre-shows at Epcot and Magic Kingdom. Before that...
Walt Disney World Pre-Show Tier-List: Part One
Pre-shows have become a bigger-and-bigger part of theme park attractions in recent years. Sometimes these shows have been to the benefit of the guest...
Ultra-Inclusivity at Morgan's Wonderland Theme Park
Rick will talk with Richard Pretlow in today's episode of the podcast. Richard is a representative from Morgan's Wonderland theme park in San Antonio...
Talking runDisney with the Stride Sisters
Rick is talking with Natalie and Hannah of the Stride Sisters Podcast on this week's episode of the podcast. Natalie and Hannah both completed the Do...
Muppet*Vision 3D Is Being Replaced, And We Have Thoughts
Mouse and More Adam joins Rick on the show today to talk about Muppet*Vision 3D's upcoming closure to make way for a Monsters Inc. Land. There are a...
Mindful Traveling with Author, Photographer, and YouTuber Ralph Velasco
Ralph Velasco is known as the Continental Drifter, who started planning trips for fellow photographers. He has since branched out to talking about Mi...
When Disney Animatronics Go Wild
Sarah Says joins Rick on the podcast today with a list of viral animatronic malfunctions that her son found on the internet. When things go wrong, it...
I Love LA! LA Regional Food Bank Fundraiser, Disneyland, and Wicked.
Rick will talk with Disney fan Jeff Gordon about his life as a Disneyland regular; the fires in Los Angeles; and his fundraising efforts for the LA Re...
Orlando Informer Meetup at Universal Orlando Resort Recap: Part Two
Back in December, Rick and his co-host Maz took part in the Orlando Informer Meetup at Universal Orlando Resort. Maz went to both nights of the event...
Orlando Informer Meetup at Universal Orlando Resort Recap: Part One
Rick and his co-host Maz took part in the Orlando Informer Meetup at Universal Orlando Resort last month. For the next two weeks, the two of them wil...
Author Natalie Keller Reinert Discusses Her Newest Book "Must Be This Tall"
Rick will be talking with Natalie Keller Reinert, who is a former-Disney cast member, and she has used that experience to shape her new book "Must Be...
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: The Real and Fictional History of the Wildest Ride in the Wilderness
With Walt Disney World's version of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad going down for a refurbishment for over a year, Rick thought it was a good time to t...