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It’s an audio theme park party — and you’re invited! Have a vacation question, Epcot comment or Galaxy’s Edge hot take your friends no longer wanna listen to? Call us at 747-CHURROS (747-248-7767) and we might play your call on a future episode!
okay in fairness it's not entirely holiday themed, but it is our final episode (!!!) of 2025 (!!!) so embrace the virtual icicle lights and gingerbread lattes and enjoy our 747-Churros Q&A!
~my voice is not one hundred percent back, but I recorded this over multiple days so it should sound good!!!~
have a happy holidays and happy new year, everyone! We are off 12/31 and will be back with our first episode of the year on 1/7!!!
Relevant Links…
Your Disney Cruise Line Questions, Answered!
My Favorite Disney Cruise Line Tips and Tricks!
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Very Amusing is your go-to theme park and travel podcast for having fun on vacation, whether it's with theme parks, Disney World, Disneyland, Universal, Shrek, roller coasters, amusement parks, rides, attractions or other shenanigans!
Writer, director, comedian and friend of the pod Julia Prescott trekked to FAR, FAR AWAY — both literally and figuratively — to experience the SHREK themed land at Universal Studios Singapore!
Julia wrote one of The Simpsons' most-praised episodes, runs a brilliant screenwriting class and clocked in as Very Amusing's International Shrek Correspondent. WHAT CAN'T SHE DO!!!!
She's here to discuss her WILD AND WHIMSICAL TRAVELS (truly no one does it like her) and walks us through a Shrek-tastic theme park we've never visited!!!!!!!
What a holiday treat of an episode!!!!!!! HAPPY SHREKCEMBER!!!!!!!!
Thanks to our special guest…Julia Prescott!
Follow Julia on Instagram!
Read Julia’s Newsletter!
Watch her Universal Studios Hollywood star turn!
Join Julia’s Trash Draft class!
Book your next Disney trip with MEI-MouseFan Travel!! They'll give you expert advice AND save you money while doing it all for FREE! (They support Very Amusing and we are so beyond grateful if you choose to book with them!) Save money on your Disney trip the easy way at www.mousefantravel.com/amusing
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Very Amusing is your go-to theme park and travel podcast for having fun on vacation, whether it's with theme parks, Disney World, Disneyland, Universal, Shrek, roller coasters, amusement parks, rides, attractions or other shenanigans!
OH? An absolute GET for our first episode of SHREKCEMBER 2025?! YOU BET!!!
Mike Mitchell — director of "Shrek Forever After", "Trolls" and "Kung Fu Panda 4" —is an absolute legend who spilled sO MANY INCREDIBLE STORIES ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK!
Stop reading and just listen...this is one of the best ones we've ever done!!!
Thanks to our special guest…
Mike Mitchell! (go see his movies!)
Relevant Links…
Book your next Disney trip with Mouse Fan Travel!! They'll give you expert advice AND save you money while doing it all for FREE! (They support Very Amusing and we are so beyond grateful if you choose to book with them!) Save money on your Disney trip the easy way at www.mousefantravel.com/amusing
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Don't forget to call us at 747-CHURROS! We'll be waiting by the phone <3
Very Amusing is your go-to theme park and travel podcast for having fun on vacation, whether it's with theme parks, Disney World, Disneyland, Universal, Shrek, roller coasters, amusement parks, rides, attractions or other shenanigans!
It's the most wonderful time of the year…and no, not because of the holidays or whatever. Because the set of "Gilmore Girls" is ALMOST HERE!
If you've ever wanted to know how an entire city is created on a backlot and then *whoosh!* removed just 18 days later, prepare to have your mind blown!
During Holidays Made Here, the *super special* version of Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood that lastsfrom December 18 - January 4, you can visit the REAL set of one of TV's most popular shows — and we're dropping ALL the details on how they bring this city to life (!)
This week we're joined by David Finch, Director of Commercial at Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, who is giving us ALL the behind-the-scene details on how to turn a only-seen-on-screen town into a reality for thousands upon thousands of guests. (And even what you can expect from this year's holiday activation!)
Relevant Links…
All The Hollywood Movie Studio Tours, Ranked! - Very Amusing
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood tickets! (Hurry, they go fast!)
Support our silly little podcast by booking your next Disney trip with Mouse Fan Travel! They will book your entire trip and answer any Disney questions for free! (We thank you in advance!) www.mousefantravel.com/amusing
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Very Amusing is your go-to theme park and travel podcast for having fun on vacation, whether it's with theme parks, Disney World, Disneyland, Universal, Shrek, roller coasters, amusement parks, rides, attractions or other shenanigans!
I went on Disney Cruise Line's NEWEST cruise ship and have SO much to tell you about it!!!! The Heroes & Villains theme sets this ship apart from the others...and what I have to say about it is not at all what I expected I would!!!!! (The main thing I'm raving about....oh my gosh?!?!!
It's got a Hercules stage show, a Lion King restaurant, character meets up the wazoo, an adults-only Marvel show, a Cruella De Vil-themed bar and so, so much more!
Hear my entire review of what makes this new Disney cruise ship different, if Disney's seventh (!) ship is a good fit for your future vacations, and oodles more stories from my time on board!!!!
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Very Amusing is your go-to theme park and travel podcast for having fun on vacation, whether it's with theme parks, Disney World, Disneyland, Universal, Shrek, roller coasters, amusement parks, rides, attractions or other shenanigans!
Listen, not only do we have the gift of EXTREME Tokyo Disney Resort TEA, but we also have the glorious gift of having my dear friend Brandon on the pod!! You may recognize Brandon or 'NayNay from his appearances on the Park Stop Podcast, or even from our ~shenanigans~ as friends who love, well, ~shenanigans~, but 'NayNay just got back from Tokyo Disney and, y'all, the things he is saying about Vacation Packages NEED to be heard by the theme park masses!
If you are planning (or dreaming!!) of a trip to Tokyo Disney, DO NOT MISS THIS EPISODE! (Truly this is top-tier intel you will want to listen!!!) One of my all-times faves, you can't miss it!!
Thanks to our special guest...'NayNay!
Gooping and Gagging with 'NayNay!
Support our silly little podcast by booking your next Disney trip with Mouse Fan Travel! They will book your entire trip and answer any Disney questions for free! (We thank you in advance!) www.mousefantravel.com/amusing
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Very Amusing is your go-to theme park and travel podcast for having fun on vacation, whether it's with theme parks, Disney World, Disneyland, Universal, Shrek, roller coasters, amusement parks, rides, attractions or other shenanigans!
Did I have too much caffeine before recording this one? Was that breakfast Butterfinger a bad idea? Is it possible I mistakenly took a double-dose of my medication so I was a little more scatterbrained than usual? ALL OF THE ABOVE may be true, but you're in for a super chaotic, somewhat unexpectedly long-winded gab sesh episode today!
We're catching up on Halloween happenings, closet conundrums (wearing my $0 shorts as we speak, they're actually great), Buffy b-obsessions, calendar conquests, and so much more!!!!
If it's a little out there (and if I said anything dumb or long winded I apologizeeEEE) but that's the magic of the gab sesh!!!
Support our silly little podcast by booking your next Disney trip with Mouse Fan Travel! They will book your entire trip and answer any Disney questions for free! (We thank you in advance!) www.mousefantravel.com/amusing
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Very Amusing is your go-to theme park and travel podcast for having fun on vacation, whether it's with theme parks, Disney World, Disneyland, Universal, Shrek, roller coasters, amusement parks, rides, attractions or other shenanigans!
this one is a doozy! Norway, Japan, UK, France, Morocco, Italy, Mexico, China, Germany, Canada, and the American Adventure all battle it out for top ranking as the best World Showcase pavilion at Epcot! (some of these rankings are brutal but I'LL ALLOW IT!!!)
Support our silly little podcast by booking your next Disney trip with Mouse Fan Travel! They will book your entire trip and answer any Disney questions for free! (We thank you in advance!) www.mousefantravel.com/amusing
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Very Amusing is your go-to theme park and travel podcast for having fun on vacation, whether it's with theme parks, Disney World, Disneyland, Universal, Shrek, roller coasters, amusement parks, rides, attractions or other shenanigans!
yeah, I don't quite know how it happened either BUT I am taking you along on our whirlwind unexpected chaotic girl's trip to Walt Disney World!!!!! (Only without the flight delays, the lack of cinnamon bread and the hilarious suede and fringe outfits that we wound up in Orlando with!)
What was truly a travel Hail Mary became the wildest DISNEY WORLD trip I've had in a while. To show up in Orlando with truly — TRULY — no plans or reservations was as close as I'll ever get to enjoying a spa vacation.
Come for the chaos, stay for the.....stay for the chaos there's SO MUCH CHAOS!!!!
Support our silly little podcast by booking your next Disney trip with Mouse Fan Travel! They will book your entire trip and answer any Disney questions for free! (We thank you in advance!) www.mousefantravel.com/amusing
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Very Amusing is your go-to theme park and travel podcast for having fun on vacation, whether it's with theme parks, Disney World, Disneyland, Universal, Shrek, roller coasters, amusement parks, rides, attractions or other shenanigans!
Consider this our one-stop shop (heh) for EVERYTHING you need to know about Disneyland’s two theme parks here in California. My favorite foods to eat, can’t miss rides, essential information and most importantly — my best advice for doing it all (which you WON’T hear about anywhere else!)
Long story short? Don’t go to Disneyland without listening to this first!!!!
We’re starting off a new foot forward, which will make it EASIER to plan for your trip with our podcast. Welcome to our new Very Amusing Guides, starting with Disneyland Resort. (And stay tuned for more from all of Disney’s parks!)
(OTHER) VERY AMUSING DISNEYLAND EPISODES:
Disneyland with a Baby or Toddler (Part 1)
Disneyland with a Baby or Toddler (Part 2)
Best Things to Do at Disneyland WITHOUT Planning
Best Disneyland Restaurants for Little Kids
RELEVANT LINKS:
Disneyland Single Rider Attractions
Thrill-Data.com (For Lightning Lanes)
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