Main and Magic Podcast

🎙Podcast for Disney nerds: history, opinions, vacation planning tips, films, art, and Cast Member stories!
💫Meet us at the crossroads of Main Street + Magic!

[Denise at Mousesteps @Mousesteps]

Golden hour tonight during the last Liberty Belle ride.

#magickingdom #wdw #WaltDisneyWorld

[Eddie Sotto @boss_angeles]

When I was a kid I never read "Tom Sawyer" or knew who "Mr Toad" was. It didn't matter! It was all about what we DO in these attractions we can't do at home. Hiding in Caves and crazy driving were high on my list as a 9 year old. Great attractions have a primal, timeless appeal.

[Eddie Sotto @boss_angeles]

Imagine all the Riverboat models and posters that will one day be sold. The business side of the defunct ride.

[Mickey Central @Mickey_Central]

A heartfelt goodbye to a piece of Magic Kingdom's soul.

They're paving over the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island. For a Cars ride.

It was never about popularity. It was about the quiet moments. Grabbing a pretzel, watching the paddlewheel boat, and escaping the hustle. That quiet stretch of riverfront was the heart of the park's charm, a place where the frantic pace slowed to a gentle crawl.

Now, we face five years of construction walls carving up that heart. A constant reminder of what we've lost. It's not just the loss of a ride; it's the loss of a feeling, a memory, a piece of our childhoods.

An absolute tragedy for Magic Kingdom. And there's no going back.

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

@DrewDisneyDude Sunset in Fronteirland is the GOAT! I can't believe they're taking this away from us! 😭

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

Sunset in Fronteirland is the GOAT! I can't believe they're taking this away from us! 😭

[Drew Smith @DrewDisneyDude]

Hundreds of Guests and Cast Members lined up along the Rivers of America to say goodbye to the Liberty Belle on her final lap around Magic Kingdom. 🥹

[Evan Patel @EvanPatel11]

Well the day is finally here. My favorite portion of the most popular theme park in the world is closing.

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

It felt pure and rich. So sad to see it dismembered.

[Theme Park Preservation Society @TPPSociety]

There was something about Magic Kingdom's Frontierland that felt eternal-- a land in stasis that would always be. I guess because so little in it had changed over the last 50 years.

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

Blood on the Saddle is a perfect halftime song.

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

@BrianPMiles @FiBelleFi I knew it wad truly over when they replaced The Living Seas with a book report Nemo ride instead of using Mr. Ray, a teacher, to edutain people about the ocean. The most obvious and easy to pick low hanging fruit fell off the tree and rotted and everything is following.

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

Already making plans to carve out some time to hit TSI and get a bunch of photos when we go in January, before it gets disappeared.
If anyone wants photos of anything specific, tell me and I'll post them for posterity.

[Scott Gustin @ScottGustin]

Walt Disney World submitted updated plans for the Frontierland expansion and Rivers of America "filling operation" following the state's request for changes and updates. The SFWMD now has 30 days to review the updates and ask for any additional information.

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

@BrianPMiles @ProgressCityUSA This is not ok. 🤢

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

@hoo00lia It's that good.

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

@LaurasMiscMovie It'll always be MGM in our hearts!

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

The atrium on the Disney Treasure is a beauty.

Let's set sail!

#DisneyTreasure #DisneyCruiseLine #DisneyCruise

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

Katie is out on the agent preview cruise of Disney's newest ship, Treasure.

Follow along over the next few days as we share photos ahead of this ship's first official cruise on December 21st.

#DisneyTreasure

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

@FiBelleFi @Inez70212693 @GreenCheetah99 We very much appreciate this rule of thumb.

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

Katie will be on the agent preview cruise ahead of the inaugural cruise! We can't wait to hear what she thinks of the ship!

[Disney Parks @DisneyParks]

Grim grinning ghosts are dying to meet you at the Haunted Mansion Parlor onboard the Disney Treasure! 👻 https://t.co/t6TipV5pYe

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

@CribbageBoards He's cute!

[Main and Magic Podcast @mainandmagic]

Who's going to the Disney Alumni Homecoming weekend this January?! https://t.co/bI7cxFDiPq