INTERCOT Insider Live - Disney Podcast

The Cast: Christine Warner, Melanie Bounds, Gary O'Brien, Ian Mitchell & John Yaglenski

- Sports seasons & the rise of Lacrosse.

- RunDisney blowout sales of marathon weekend. By the time I sneezed, we were toast. We want a Churro 5k, Tequila 5k...

- We discuss our ailments. Sounding like old people.

- Magical Journey's special for current bookings.

- Annette Funicello's passing.

- Mickey Mouse club reboot circa 1977

- AK 15th Anniversary coming up.

- Car games while driving. Sneaking into drive-in movies and other fun stuff including the Cutting Crew.

- Prime Pick of the Week: 30th Anniversary Edition of Sports by Huey Lewis http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C1SBBJ8/intercotcom

- Best Of Memorable INTERCOT moment. Ian's best of is the 15th Anniversay Trivia Meet. Melanie says the Baltimore meet years ago. Gary goes back to 2000 and watching the server. Christine touches on the community aspect and how she was stunned by support of our members in her time of need. John remembers the beginning of Discussion Boards.

- Sounds like summer dates announced! BEEGEES 'a coming in the form of Stayin' Alive Canada. Mel and Ian are non-plussed.

- Flower garden wrapping up soon. Was it a hit with food kiosks? Dole Whip with Rum!

- APs get RFID--finally! Crabby John doesn't like it.

- IRON Man 3 and IronManorail

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The Cast: Christine, Carol, Melanie, Ian and John

- Big News, Disney Unveils Vision for Disney Springs

- Do you like the new name?

- The Dogs interrupt the show

- We go over the new layout of Downtown Disney

- DVC points going thru the roof! Visit the Timeshare Store!

- Mr Rogers, Captain Kangaroo and more

- Food Trucks at Downtown Disney?

- Why is there no place to go late at night in Disney? Besides Jellyrolls

- RFID Card exchanges

- Vera Bradley purses

- New minimum age for park entry

- January #runICOT event - April 9th registration opens

- Carol mocks John and his lack of reservation planning

- Best of Favorite Disney Movie.  Carol - Little Mermaid, Christine - Mary Poppins, Melanie - Pirates of the Carribean, Ian - Cars, John - The Lion King.

- We need a new recurring segment - we're running out of ideas

- Ian has not seen It's a Wonderful Life!

- Flower and Garden

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The Cast: Melanie Bounds, Carol Robert, Ian Mitchell, Gary O'Brien, John Yaglenski

- We talk Coffee and welcome Joffrey's to Walt Disney World. It goes on for a while. We actually start things on a positive note.

- Mel went to Asia.  How about that.

- New Big Thunder Mountain Queue.

- We talk Mork from Ork.

- Queue the movie, Fastpass the movie, Busses the movie!

- Interactive Queue's - where does it end.

- Get out of the line! Carol is scared of the my plus magic doodad.

- Monorail Red is Back and unwrapped.

- Beautifully Disney Cosmetics

- Omnimover boat ride

- Downtown Disney - AGAIN. Disney Springs?

- And we're BACK!

- Best of Resort Lobby. Gary goes with Wilderness Lodge, Carol says the Grand Californian, Mel prefers the Disneyland Hotel, Ian goes fru-fru at the Grand Floridian, and John likes Boardwalk.

- Resort ID cards, dedicated Monorail cars, the guard shacks.

- Downtown Disney resorts

- Star Wars, Han Solo and more.

- Disneyland - the girls detail their trips and experiences from their recent visit. World of Color, Starbucks, attention to details, the big wheel and more.

- Spectromagic returning or not?

- New Run Disney Forum

- Segway Tour eliminated

- Rain songs

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The Cast: Michael Montanez, Christine Warner, Gary O'Brien, Ian Mitchell & John Yaglenski

- Ian is in lean back mode to start the show

- Tweeting from both coasts

- Disneyland vs. Disney World... again

- Random sounds confuse us

- Tony Baxter retiring and will be used as a consultant.

- New Pirate Adventure coming to Adventureland

- Brady Bunch mention

- Wilderness Explorers - like KidCot for Animal Kingdom

- Check into the Yeti is Down on Foursquare

- Talking Movies.  Star Wars 7 and JJ Abrams. Tomorrowland the movie? OZ is coming. Muppets Again in 2014. Saving Mr. Banks.

- The second half of the show was unlistenable - something happened audio wise and unfortunately, will join the fabled lost episode in things that were great but never made it to air.  Sorry!

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The INTERCOT Insider Live

Episode 46 – I Don’t Follow The Baseball

The Cast: Michael Montanez, Christine Warner, Gary O’Brien, Ian Mitchell, John Yaglenski

- Cranky old people complaining about how cold it is

- Gary was selling his new product - Athletic Trainer Plus (athletictrainerplus.com) and the kerning is beautiful

- This year’s D23 and Alan Parsons. Michael is planning a breakfast

- My Magic Plus formally announced and there’s a lot of details to go over

- Michael wants the magic bands to zap you when you do something dumb

- Christine is apprehensive about how all this will work for AP holders/locals

- Wrist band should light up to shows and parades – thank you to INTERCOT Consulting

- A Logan’s Run reference by Gary - classic

- Prime Pick - Down and Out In The Magic Kingdom: http://www.amazon.com/Down-Magic-Kingdom-Cory-Doctorow/dp/076530953X/intercotcom

- Best of Place to Have a Meal at a Great Price. Michael says Tomorrowland Terrace, Christine goes with Columbia Harbor House, Capn’ Tom – Errr, Gary likes some lunch at the Flame Tree Grill, Ian picks the Kona Café, John’s value is a hot dog the size of his head at Casey’s or the Yorkshire County Fish Shop.

- We get sidetracked by the Calgon commercial

- RunDisney and Jeff Galloway, New Balance shoes and merchandise.

- Mary Poppins the Musical

- Universal Mardi Gras Celebration – Concerts

- Disney management shuffling, reorganization

- Mickey and the Magical Map at Disneyland

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The Cast: Gary, Carol, Ian, Mel, Christine, Michael, John

- Everyone is in the Holiday mood and Michael corrects John

- John opens his present - Kerning Matters

- Michaels Trip to Disneyland, Carsland looks great.

- The mythical cherry churro comes up again

- Mel with a Disneyland Tokyo mention

- Candlelight Processional Disneyland style and comparing shows

- Starbucks in Disneyland

- Christmas Ornaments - How much of your tree do Disney items take up

- Holiday Merchandise

- John rants about mixing LCD lights and incandescent lights

- Talk about Hawaii

- Spiraling - Do You Hear What I Hear by request - GO BUY IT!

- Best of 2012 Disney Memory. Michael: Going to ICOT15, Carol: Staying at the Grand Californian, Christine: Canada Staying Alive, Mel: Pricesses Half Marathon, Gary: ICOT15 Trivia Meet, Ian: (Castle Mention) Family trip at Boardwalk, John: Disney Fantasy cruise with his family

- Ms. Tick Tock had an issue and had her battery removed

- Count your blessings - hug your kids

- Press opening of Fantasyland - Thanks to Disney for inviting us! Dragon, Jack down, broke down on Test Track, Splitsville, AOA Lion king rooms & Resort Mrrch NIke polos, busses, Whats new/next - Around the world - Avatarland Still on

- Girls in NYC - Guest Relations experience compared to florida.

- Kodak sponsorship ending - Philharmagic, muppetvision, Imagination etc.

- Twitters and Facebooks

- Ian complains about the festiveness

- Christmas/Holiday plans

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Sometimes You Have To Get Ugly To Be Pretty

The Cast: Mel, Carol, Christine, Gary, Michael, Ian & John

- Cranky John in the house and Mel goes right after him

- Incandescent twinkle lights

- Fantasyland, the media event and Ian’s castle, Beer, Duffy and Disney Sea

- Test Track POV – catch it at http://www.youtube.com/intercot

- Crazy new audio animatronic, yet the Yeti is still down

- Christine’s lunch review of Be Our Guest

- Discussion of food at Disney Parks

- Apparently Swatch still exists

- Michael wants supersized Dumbo

- Bathroom news!

- Tables in Wonderland huge price increase

- Food booths coming to Downtown Disney

- Capn’ Jack cupcake

- Tin Can Mel joins us for the second half – her headphones broke

- Best of things we’ve look forward to opening – did they live up to the hype! Mel chooses Soarin’.  Michael says Animal Kingdom and the glorious Yeti, Christine surprises us with a HOODA - the bleachers at Fantasmic, Gary says Animal Kingdom too, John goes with Epcot park opening. Ian goes with – wait for it – The Year of a Million Dreams and his Castle stay.

- We argue over the birthplace of aviation

- The customer service gate keepers that keep us from enjoying our vacation and life in general.  Michael & John share their experiences.

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The Cast: John, Carol, Christine, Michael, Gary & Ian - Wine & Dine Half Marathon and what's a Swolphin? - Food and Wine festival - Starbucks coming to Walt Disney World - controversy on main street - John was ill during the big day - The Bathrooms in the Living Seas Salon - garlicly - and more bathroom talk - Churro cart needs to be parked in front of the castle & the mythical cherry churro - Art of Animation Resort - Thumbs up from John, Ian and Gary with one huge TURRIBLE exception - the food courts. Something needs to be done. It's the least magical part of your vacation. - The frustration of trying to get home during SuperStorm Sandy - Coffee in the room - Disney purchases Darth Chinwattle's empire. INTERCOT Consulting has a plan to redo the studios. Gary offers his services. - Phone discussion. John says naked phones and things devolve from there. - Best of - Waste of Space suggested by iDisney. Carol says pleasure island. Christine's says the Odyssey at Epcot. Ian says Wonders of Life at Epcot. Michael thinks the area between the Seas and Imagination is a concrete mess. Gary stays in Epcot and names the Outpost. John wants a resort between the TTC and the Contemporary. - Prime Pick of the Week - Microsoft Surface Tablet - Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow at Disney's Hollywood Studios - Mermaids in Pirates of the Caribbean ride and what happened to the waterfall sounds at the beginning of the ride? Is it broke? Where is ghost monkey? - Effects on rides that are not working. - Customer Service in all aspects of life - Carol talks about Disney running the monorail for INTERCOT guests alone. THAT'S Magical - Wi-Fi in the parks - Carol subs for Mel ***** Brought to you by: Magical Journey's The Official Ticket Center *****

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The Cast: Mel, Carol, Christine, Ian, Gary, John

- Poolside at the Contemporary Resort & FrankenStorm.

- Ian and John go to Universal and Ian is Impressed. Butter Beer, Wizarding World, The Mummy and More.

- Friday's Events, we get a big surprise to start the day at the Magical Journey's Trivia Meet

- Happy Birthday to Lawrence – our youngest member.

- The order of the meets and another Birthday Celebration at Carousel of Progress

- Dinner was a festival of Meat. Bacon with a side of bacon.

- Revenge of the Dolls – we filled the whole queue & the fourth boat never returned.

- MNSSHP.

- New Fantasyland – ride video on our YouTube channel http://youtube.com/intercot

- Fireworks Meet in the Rose Garden and on to the Wave.

- INTERCOT Consulting Strikes again – The PartyRail

- Saturday Events, going backstage and the big event. We don’t care about the napkins but we need both crisp and floppy bacon.

- A few people got a second ride on Soarin’

- Great stroller race – it’s on video and should be coming soon to the YouTube channel. A testimonial for Strollers & Groceries. Great Service.

- Small World Mexico and Tequila.

- Gary’s Column and the column police.

- John almost ruins the surprise by buying a Helly Hanson sweatshirt.

- 2 gigs are not enough & Ian doesn’t know his Geography very well.

- Ice Cream Beer was a huge hit. Grey Goose Slushy?

- Peter Brady makes an appearance

- The evening meet at Norway. Duffy had a Red Bull.

- Jellyrolls

- Had to edit Ian and his suggested t-shirt idea

- INTERCOT’s Best Of – INTERCOT 15. The audience goes first. Ian says the entire time but gets called on that… so he goes with when John gets verclempt. Carol goes with the crowd being escorted to Soarin’. Mel picks the Star Tours meet. Christine’s favorite was meeting an INTERCOT follower who wasn’t at the meet. Gary says it’s the friends he hung out with and some he finally got to meet in person. John says it’s the members of INTERCOT and the event of a whole.

- And, we’re out…

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The INTERCOT Insider Live Episode 41 The Space Time Continuum The Cast: Melanie, Ian, Gary, Christine, John

- Chilly on the East Coast – We’re talking about weather?

- Smithsonian Magazine online had a great blog on Epcot & we discuss our love for the park and it’s problems - http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/10/revisiting-epcot-center-on-its-30th-birthday/ - Future World Fonts get a mention. Fireworks on the INTERCOT homepage.

- Christine in the Tower of Terror 10k –with pneumonia. Reports there were a few logistical issues.

- INTERCOT 15th Anniversary Celebration, YETI T-shirts fastest selling product ever.

- CapnTom is now on twitter @capntomicot

- Magic Shots coming via Photo Pass. The ghosts will appear in the photo

- What item is most photographed? Maybe a future best of.

- Seriously? A Castle mention? Again? Shut it.

- Characters moving and a Big Bird mention

- The Space Time Continuum

- Big Headed Epcot Dolls

- Best of Attraction Narrator - suggested by Biffco – Melanie enjoys Mark Twain – American Adventure. Ian – Paul Frees, Christine loves Patrick Warburton. Gary likes Gary Senesce in Mission Space. John says either Walter Cronkite or Jeremy Irons on Spaceship Earth.

- We come up with the next big Million Dollar Idea for Disney. Tip of the hat to INTERCOT Consulting Group LLC. Modern way to sell attraction music. It’s called DISNEY SHAZAM! Disney Music on Demand.

- More Castle talk. We’re not kidding. We think the stay in the castle should remain permanent

- Disneyland Happiness Year in Tokyo Disneyland

- Bitter Mel shows up yet again

- Characters in Flight new balloon

- Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom and new merchandise

- Storybook Circus

- Yeti Video? It’s a possibility

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