April 25th LaughingPlace Disney Podcast features

(April 25, 2008) The Laughing Place Podcast is a weekly, in-depth look of all things Disney done in a fun, spontaneous and humorous way by the four podcasters - Doobie, Rebekah, Captain Jon and FanBoy. This week the LPP crew celebrate Animal Kingdom's 10th birthday and answer reader voice and email about the College Program, character dining ideas and sharing your birthday with important Disney dates. Plus, the crew remembers Ollie Johnston, the Captain's Challenge with another giveaway and FanBoy's Disney Myths: Really Lame Edition.

Some other topics from this this week's trip with Spacely's Space Sprockets:

• How not to use Golden Girls for podcast prep (thanks rfiends!)
• Doobie rages against "very unique"
• Our first ever Animal Kingdom attractions (that's right, acid!)
• "it's a small world" ... true or not, the changes are pretty scary (thanks BB)
• Walt's crazy driving at the original Small World opening
• Monster Segweys
• The scariest movie scene ever
• dorkwriter ('nuff said)
• What is the plural of Imagineer?
• 50 words or less - Smart People (leave the theater for) The Bank Job
• Camp Rock music video premiere sans the trashcan
• Singing in Disney's Hollywood Studios
• Captain Jon: What day is it? Space Mountain's goat trick
• FanBoy: Talkin' Baseball
• Rebekah: Walt on natural history
• And last, but not least, here's FanBoy's set list this week ... Circle of Life, that Kilimanjaro Safari song, Blood on the Saddle, Fantasmic!, Just Around the Riverbend, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, You're the Devil in Disguise, Naked Mole Rat Rap and an encore of Steady as the Beating Drum.

How to Listen
To listen to this week's edition or the Laughing Place Podcast or to see past editions, visit The Laughing Place Podcast on LaughingPlace.com. The podcast is also available on iTunes. Search for "LaughingPlace Podcast" or click this direct link (you must iTunes installed for this to work)

About the Podcasters
The Laughing Place podcast is handled by a round table of four Disney fans:

Doobie is the host of the show and the co-owner of LaughingPlace.com. Doobie has been a Disney fan since 1995 and has visited Disneyland and Walt Disney World literally thousands of times though he's never worked there. His favorite attractions are Tower of Terror and the Haunted Mansion, and he loves Fantasmic! and Lights! Motors! Action! (and any show with exclamation points). But ultimately, Doobie knows it's all about the food. His favorite Disney experience is Disney's Princess on Ice.

Rebekah is the other co-owner of LaughingPlace.com and Doobie's wife. She's a life-long Disney fan who's also visited Disneyland and Walt Disney World thousands of times. She's a big fan of the 70s Disney, especially the 70s Mickey Mouse Club. Her daily job at LaughingPlace.com requires her to keep her finger on the pulse of all things Disney. The best little-known Disney film she's introduced her husband to is Greyfriars Bobby.

Captain Jon is another life-long Disney fan who comes at things from a slightly younger point of view. He's especially adept at dreaming up new Disney attractions, but ultimately, he's a pirate with all that that entails. His favorite movie is, of course, Pirates of the Caribbean. He also handles one of the most popular parts of the show, the Captain's Challenge.

FanBoy is beyond description. Fanatic is far too mild a word to describe his feelings towards Disney. But unlike most fans, he brings a business background with him that allows him to look at things from several perspectives ... and still invariably come up with the wrong opinion. His favorite Disney movie? Whichever one made the most money .... and Underdog.

-- Posted April 25, 2008