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Show notes and discussion

You can read all of our show notes in the Podcast Show Notes column or comment on our show in the Columns General forum on our MousePad discussion forums. Here are all shows from March and April of 2008:

• April 30, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #181 (download)
    Mark and Mike talk with MousePlanet reader and MousePad member Justin Muchoney, who last week was selected as Disney's first-ever Chief Magic Official.
• April 28, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #180 (download)
    MouseAdventure interviews, Tip of the Week, Ask the Kid, Stump the Hosts and more in this week's collection of short subjects, sponsored by Owner's Locker.
• April 25, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #179 (download)
    Listeners write in about Main Street barber Michal Marach, an article about the closure of the Virtual Magic Kingdom, meeting in the parks and more in this week's listener feedback.
• April 24, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #178 (download)
    A MousePlaneteer wins the Chief Magic Official position, Disney launches a new film label, Star Wars Weekends, Sounds Like Summer, the HoJo Anaheim announces a new water park and more in the MousePlanetWatch Disney News.
• April 23, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #177 (download)
    Mark and Mike answer questions posed by international travelers to Walt Disney World, many of which may be of interest to domestic travelers, as well.
• April 21, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #176 (download)
    Backstage Magic, Around the Station, Ask the Kid, a pay-it-forward Magical Moment and more in this week's collection of short subjects, sponsored by Owner's Locker.
• April 18, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #175 (download)
    Travel advice, comments on short subject segments, a call from the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (sort of) and more in this week's listener feedback.
• April 17, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #174 (download)
    A "line rage" verdict, the California Food & Wine Festival opens, the last of Walt's Nine Old Men passes away and more in the MousePlanetWatch Disney News.
• April 16, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #173 (download)
    Mark and Mike listen to the audio that Mike recorded at the Las Vegas meet with our cartoonist Sean Jones, Dave from San Francisco, MousePlanet's Karl Buiter and Mike's girlfriend Norah.
• April 14, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #172 (download)
    Six Degrees of Disney, grocery delivery services, Around the Station, a great Magical Moment and more in this week's collection of short subjects, sponsored by Owner's Locker.
• April 11, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #171 (download)
    Dog-friendly accommodations, restaurant top 3 lists, setting up a meet for May, an award for the Bluetini and more in this week's listener feedback.
• April 10, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #170 (download)
    Disney announces its slate of upcoming animated features through 2012, Imagineering speaks out, free dining in Florida and more in the MousePlanetWatch Disney News.
• April 9, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #169 (download)
    Mark and Mike are joined by Michal Marach, the popular mainstay of the Main Street Harmony Barber Shop.
• April 7, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #168 (download)
    Moisture-wicking shirts, Mr. Gigglepuss, Around the Station, Stump the Hosts and more in this week's collection of short subjects, sponsored by Owner's Locker.
• April 4, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #167 (download)
    Solo trip thoughts, listener participation show ideas, DVC tour tip revisited, WestFest and more in this week's listener feedback.
• April 3, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #166 (download)
    Disney gets its Stores back, the Disney Channel gets small, plus book publishing, TV, movie and theme park news and more in the MousePlanetWatch Disney News.
• April 2, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #165 (download)
    Mark and Mike discuss their picks for top accommodations, theming and nightlife at U.S. Disney Resorts and Downtown Disney areas.
• March 31, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #164 (download)
    The two-backpack solution, Around the Station, What in the (Disney) World? and more in this week's collection of short subjects, sponsored by Owner's Locker.
• March 28, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #163 (download)
    A cast member's view of Year of a Million Dreams, Andrew's Resorts Top 3, we receive some criticism and more in this week's listener feedback.
• March 27, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #162 (download)
    DCL commits to Port Canaveral, Pixar Play Parade takes an unexpected break, Disney may buy the Disney Stores back and more in the MousePlanetWatch Disney News.
• March 26, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #161 (download)
    Kim Howe joins Mark and Mike to discuss her amazingly lucky week at MouseFest 2007, culminating in her stay in the Cinderella Castle Suite.
• March 24, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #160 (download)
    Six Degrees of Disney, Around the Station, Ask the Experts and more in this week's collection of short subjects, sponsored by Owner's Locker.
• March 21, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #159 (download)
    Top pools disgreements, the Dumbo controversy continues, a lengthy Citricos review, getting listeners more involved and more in this week's listener feedback.
• March 20, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #158 (download)
    Theme park rankings are out, premiere week at DCA, more rumors about a park in China and more in the MousePlanetWatch Disney News.
• March 19, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #157 (download)
    Tim Jones from Destinations in Florida joins Mark and Mike to discuss the stay that Tim won in the Mickey Mouse Penthouse.
• March 17, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #156 (download)
    Stump the Hosts, a disputed Tip, Around the Station, a divisive Ask the Kid and more in this week's collection of short subjects, sponsored by Owner's Locker.
• March 14, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #155 (download)
    Listener Top 3 lists, Backstage Magic, listeners enjoy David Koenig and more in this week's listener feedback.
• March 13, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #154 (download)
    Primeval Whirl gets safety upgrades, Bob Gurr gets a window, news from the shareholder meeting and the Bear Stearns media conference and more in the MousePlanetWatch Disney News.
• March 12, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #153 (download)
    Steven Ng joins Mark to discuss last week's annual shareholder meeting of The Walt Disney Company.
• March 10, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #152 (download)
    Eddie Valiant for President, Fantasia Gardens, Around the Station, and more in this week's collection of short subjects, sponsored by Owner's Locker.
• March 7, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #151 (download)
    Magical Express questions, paying it forward, math class tries to settle the Nemo vs. Simba debate and more in this week's listener feedback.
• March 6, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #150 (download)
    An in-depth look at the new Kingdom Tower DVC resort, updated California Food & WineFestival info, today is the shareholder meeting and more in the MousePlanetWatch Disney News.
• March 5, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #149 (download)
    Mark and Mike discuss their picks for top dining, pools and other recreation at U.S. Disney Resorts and Downtown Disney areas.
• March 3, 2008 (show notes)
  • MouseStation #148 (download)
    More Six Degrees of Disney, I Don't Get It, the Coral Reef, baby wipes and more in this week's collection of short subjects, sponsored by Owner's Locker.

The MouseStation Crew

Mike Demopoulos & Mark Goldhaber - Co-Hosts

Proving that you can never tell when or where a Disney-inspired friendship could start, Mike and Mark met at a screening of "Dream On Silly Dreamer" in Minneapolis the afternoon before Disney's annual shareholder meeting in February, 2005. Mark was there to review the film for MousePlanet.com and prepare to cover the next day's meeting. Mike is a Minnesota native, and was there as a Disney fan. He would be leaving the next day for a family trip to Walt Disney World, and would interview for the Walt Disney World College Program immediately upon his return.

Mike would eventually get accepted into the college program, and was very successful in his assignment at Disney's Pop Century Resort. He decided to see what the attractions jobs were about and managed to win a position on the Test & Adjust team for Expedition Everest. After deciding that working in attractions was not for him, Mike took his leave of Walt Disney World for the time being. He's now back in Minnesota, still loving the Disney Magic.

Mark started writing feature articles for MousePlanet in March 2003 and took on the weekly Walt Disney World Park Updates in September 2003. He's now written over 300 articles for the site, and continues his never-ending quest to find a way to work 24 hours a day without the need for sleep. He's still living and working in upstate New York, much too far from Walt Disney World.

Mike & Mark started the Magical Moment Podcast in August, 2006, and recorded 21 shows before closing up shop at the end of December, 2006, to begin the MouseStation podcast.

Andrew Rich - Disneyland News and This Week on MousePlanet

Andrew has been with MousePlanet since the very beginning, mostly working behind the scenes to keep everything running. He is the "Voice of MousePlanet", contributing the Disneyland Resort segment to the MousePlanetWatch podcast and emceeing MouseAdventure. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and three cats, runs Project Insomnia, and visits Disneyland several times a year.

Steven Ng - Audio Engineer and Sound Editor

Steven is a web applications programmer. He is also a post production engineer with GigaVox Media, one of the first podcast networks. He worked in the aerospace industry until a trip to Walt Disney World in 1995 inspired him to head into the consumer electronics industry where he worked on mobile technologies like the Magic Link Mobile Communicator and the Palm Handheld Computer.

Thanks for listening!