Podketeers - (a Podcast With A Group Of Friends That Talk About Disney, Art, Food, Technology, And More!

This week we ask the question: is Disneyland really haunted? We share stories we found from around the internet and discuss them.  Listen now at: https://www.podketeers.com/332 --- Join the FGP Squad Family! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp --- Join Teamboat Willie!  Teamboat Willie is the official charity team of the Podketeers Podcast. For more information on the charity that we're currently supporting, head to: http://www.teamboatwillie.com

This week we discuss how a local car wash is dealing with social distancing measures, Walt Disney World is getting their own license plate for their anniversary while serving a good purpose, the Make-A-Wish foundation and Disney hit a major milestone together, Disney+ gets new warnings for culturally sensitive movies, a 'Be Our Guest' parody video goes viral, and with the parks in California still closed, we propose an idea to get people back in the parks.  Listen now at: https://www.podketeers.com/331 --- Join the FGP Squad Family! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp --- Join Teamboat Willie!  Teamboat Willie is the official charity team of the Podketeers Podcast. For more information on the charity that we're currently supporting, head to: http://www.teamboatwillie.

This week Mel is back and we talk about: an event she'll be a participating in called Isle of Magic Marketplace, a band we discovered on TikTok that does Disney song covers, how Paul Rudd is trolling Robert Downey Jr.,  some sad news we heard about some shows at Disneyland and what it takes to build a real lightsaber!  Listen now at: https://www.podketeers.com/330 --- Join the FGP Squad Family! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp --- Join Teamboat Willie!  Teamboat Willie is the official charity team of the Podketeers Podcast. For more information on the charity that we're currently supporting, head to: http://www.teamboatwillie.com  

This week we talk about how our recent Teamboat Willie fundraiser for City of Hope turned out plus we announce our next event. More info can be found at Teamboatwillie.com. We talk about the recent news regarding the layoffs happening at the Disney Company plus we talk about ways that we can pay the magic forward to those that have provided so much Disney magic for us. We talk about the opening of the Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast attraction at Tokyo Disneyland and more! ▫️ Listen now at: https://www.podketeers.com/329 --- We're on Patreon! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp  

This week Gavin tells us about a recent Expo he attended and a new art show that he's a part of, the D23 gets moved to 2022, and we talk about what we want to do first when we go back to Disneyland. ▫️ Listen now at: https://www.podketeers.com/328 --- We're on Patreon! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp  

This week we're joined by Matthew Serrano, the director of the documentary Live From The Space Stage: A Halyx Story and Remain Seated Please - A Hoot and Chief Story. We discuss th e process of creating his documentaries and some of the challenges, how contrast in your experiences can mold the storyteller or even the type of person you become, Matthew shares tidbits not included in the film and more! https://www.podketeers.com/327 --- You can connect with Matthew on: Twitter: @matthewgserrano Instagram: @matthew_serrano Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGzw90BuC32tXnecym4SHg   --- We're on Patreon! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp  

This week we're joined by our pal Jason from the F-Yeah Disney and Glass Blowers Companion podcasts! We talk about staying on property and what it's like visiting the parks in Florida, how Disney is helping us celebrate Halloween this year, a special project helping furloughed cast members, a major change happens at Wonderground in Anaheim and we talk about a recently released documentary about a short-lived Disneyland band named Halyx.  ---- https://www.podketeers.com/326 --- We're on Patreon! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp  

In this episode we discuss what movies we'd like to see at a Disney+ Drive-In (if one was available in our area) plus an interesting mistake on the finale of Muppets Now.  ---- https://www.podketeers.com/325 --- We're on Patreon! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp  

In this episode we discuss the new popcorn bucket at Hollywood Studios that put a huge smile on Gavin's face, a new Haunted Mansion movie is in the works, the recent changes to Disney+ Premiere Access for the live-action version of Mulan, Disney+ drive-ins and we provide some thoughts on the unfortunate passing of Chadwick Boseman.  ---- https://www.podketeers.com/324 --- We're on Patreon! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp  

This week we welcome back our Sam Carter (former cast member and the head of Carter Creative). We talk about the world of parades, our favorites, parades we didn't like, his experiences with the pitch process and more!  ---- https://www.podketeers.com/323 --- To connect with Sam: www.SamCarterArt.com Twitter: @Cartarsauce Instagram: @Cartarsauce YouTube: Cartarsauce Theatre --- We're on Patreon! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp  

This week we're talking it easy and have some fun trying to answer some questions from the game Disney Geek Out!  ---- https://www.podketeers.com/322 --- We're on Patreon! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp

This week we're excited to welcome Josh Shipley to the show! Josh worked at Walt Disney Imagineering for 21 years before taking on the challenge of helping develop and run Evermore Park for a couple of years as their Chief Creative Officer. Josh shares stories about his path to becoming an Imagineer and why everyone's path is different. We also discuss his personal thoughts about attraction design and where attractions might be headed in the future. It was a super fun talk that we hope you enjoy!   http://www.podketeers.com/321   We're on Patreon! Support for Podkeeters is provided by viewers and listeners like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp

This week we talk about TikTok possibly getting shut down and we give our thoughts on the new Disney+ series 'Muppets Now'!   You can view the post for this episode at: https://www.podketeers.com/320

This week we're taking on Pixar Pier and you might be surprised to find out how much of it is coming down in this Armchair Imagineering episode!    ---   We're on Patreon! Support for Podkeeters is provided by viewers and listeners like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they like to call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to: https://www.podketeers.com/fgp

In this episode we talk about finding some of our favorite Disney snacks at grocery stores, Disneyland celebrates its 65th anniversary with new merchandise. Plus, we provide a few thoughts on the new Disney+ release, 'A Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland'. More info avaialble at: https://www.podketeers.com/318

This week we take a break from the news cycle and we list out some of our favorite things again! We loved going through the Disney Tag some episodes ago so we're we decided to do it again with a new set of questions! Check out podketeers.com/317 for a list of the questions in this Disney Tag if you'd like to join along! 

This week we talk about a talented motion graphics student that went viral, drive-ins are making a comeback this summer with Killmonger, himself, Michael B Jordan, putting on his own movie summer series at a Southern California drive-in. Plus we talk about Disney+'s latest release: Hamilton!

In this episode Heyzen and Mel go over the last FGP Happy Hour call, Heyzen's frighteningly beautiful discovery and the change coming to Splash Mountain as it's reimagined as a Princess and the Frog attraction.

This week a new Funko Pop pre-order brings us joy, The Bowers Museum reopens and extends the Disney archives exhibit, a unique piece of Disney history went up for auction recently, Dave Smith's Main Street window, Hong Kong Disneyland is officially open and it looks like the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim officially going through with the phased plan to reopen the resort. All this and more in this episode!

The Disney Company has submitted a proposal to the state of California for the reopening of the Disneyland Resort but is it too soon? In this episode we also talk about an upcoming special hosted by John Legend for Father's Day, a product Gavin recently purchased that he really likes, a Spotify Easter Egg to show that the Force is with you, a show on Hulu that Heyzen can't get enough of and more! Notes for this episode are available at https://www.podketeers.com/313