Make it Magical: A Disney-centric Podcast
Welcome to your destination for all things Disney! Let’s keep the magic alive with discussions on the movies, parks, history, tips, tricks, secrets, and beyond. Remain seated please…. for the wildest ride in the wilderness with a lifelong Disney nerd at the helm and her co-ghost host husband. Imagine this as a secondary happy place when you can’t be in the Disney parks. It’s time to relax, have fun, and Make it Magical!
Episodes
159 episodes
Episode 149: The Exhilarating History of Soarin' (Part 2) - Secrets and Evolution into Soarin’ Around the World
The first leg of our Soarin’ series is coming in for a landing, but don’t miss your connecting flight to the behind the scenes of what it took to evolve into Soarin’ Around the World! We cover Michael Eisner urban legends, Disney smells, ...
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Episode 148: The Exhilarating History of Soarin' (Part 1) - The Creation of Disney’s Original Soarin’ Over California
Ok little aviators, it is time to stow away all your carry-on items in the under-seat compartment. This includes cameras, purses, AirPods, hats, and of course, those little beauties. Now that’s out of the way, Soarin' to tower, it is time to ge...
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Episode 147: Clayton Watches Atlantis - Part 4
Now that we have given the backstory on the making of Atlantis, it is time to actually give our thoughts on the film and where we put it in the greater Disney animation backlog!Check out our official website:
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Episode 146: Clayton Watches Atlantis - Part 3
Did you know that there was almost an entire Atlantis expanded universe, complete with multiple park rides, additional movies and a TV show that could take on the X-Files? We finish up our behind the scenes look at the making of Atlantis this w...
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Episode 145: Clayton Watches Atlantis - Part 2
We continue our adventure through the making of Atlantis this week discussing animation techniques, CGI, cast and more with much more of this adventure to follow!Check out our official website:
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Episode 144: Clayton Watches Atlantis - Part 1
It is time for another installment of Clayton Watches so that we can get him closer and closer to becoming the ultimate Disney expert and this time we cover Atlantis the early 2000 adventure following linguist Milo Thatch as he goes on an adven...
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Episode 143: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 20) - To the East Coast and Beyond, It's Time for Mansion Expansion
Disneyland's Haunted Mansion has finally opened after 18 long years of semi-continuous development and that's it for the ride...or is it? Disney had a hit on their hands and they knew it expanding quickly to Project X(Walt Disney World) and the...
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Episode 142: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 19) - Finishing Touches and the Opening of the Haunted Mansion
Part 19 and we are finally here, the opening of the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland. 18 years after the initial thought of a haunted house in Walt's park it is time for the doors to open and the spooks to begin! But before we can open, we have to...
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Episode 141: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 18) - The Man Behind Grim Grinning Ghosts
X gonna give it to ya! X. Atencio that is as he the final main Imagineer that we have to cover in the Haunted Mansion story. An animator turned lyricist? You'll have to listen to get the full scoop!Check out our official websi...
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Episode 140: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 17) - Put Them Together and They Just Make Sense
Oh no, there is peanut butter in my chocolate! Oh no, there is chocolate in my peanut butter! This is what we imagine Imagineering was like when Claude Coats and Marc Davis were given the reigns of the Haunted Mansion Development! While they bo...
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Episode 139: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 16) - The Omnimoving Doom Buggy
The decision has been made to move the Haunted Mansion to a ridethrough, which means we need a ride vehicle! Enter the top tier ride vehicle....the Doom Buggy! We cover it's origin and set the stage our next lead Imagineers on the project!<...
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Episode 138: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 15) - Closing the chapter on Rolly Crump and the Museum of the Weird
We have reached another milestone in the history of the Mansion, but it is a somber one. Walt has passed and the future of the Mansion is not clear without the man in charge. With this event we must also say goodbye to one of our favorite Imagi...
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Episode 137: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 14) - Museum of the Weird
Today things get a little weird! As in we're talking about the Museum of the Weird, which was Rolly's concept for what might have been attached to the Haunted Mansion! Today we cover all the weird oddities that he dreamt up which have had a las...
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Episode 136: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 13) - Scaring the Daylights Out of Walt
We are back to your regularly scheduled programming with another episode(lucky number 13) of Uncovering the Haunted Mansion. Today we talk about the famous pitch meeting for the Haunted Mansion that reportedly left Walt sleepless and spooked! A...
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Episode 135: Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Recap - Part 2
Wow! We only covered the parks fun last week and didn't even cover the main reason we were in Walt Disney World...our first Marathon! This week we cover the full Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend with our experience, some tips and some tears(t...
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Episode 134: Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Recap - Part 1
HELLLLLOOOOO!!!! We are back in more ways than one! This week we warm up the mics again and recap our amazing Walt Disney World trip filled with memories, meetups and a generally good time! Only the parks this week and next week on part 2 we wi...
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Episode 133: It feels like Christmas! It's the Muppet Christmas Carol! - Part 2
The thrilling conclusion to our muppet series is here as a special holiday treat as we did too much research!We wish everyone a happy holidays and a happy new year! This is our final episode this year and we will be back in 2025!
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Episode 132: Bah Humbug! It's the Muppet Christmas Carol!
**Start singing in tune of Marley and Marley**We're Emily and ClaytonWhooooooWe're Make it MagicalWhooooooWe have a new episode for you!In which we talk about the Muppets Christmas CarolPut your earphones in<...
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Episode 131: Rating the Disney Parks Holiday Overlays
It’s officially the holiday season, so what better way to celebrate than a festively themed episode? Today we’re breaking down and tier ranking all the holiday overlays from Walt Disney World to Disneyland! Prepare yourselves for some extra Yul...
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Episode 130: Myth or Fact #2 - Could You Fish in Disneyland's Rivers of America?
It's been awhile since we did one of these Myth or Facts, so to refresh on what we are doing today, Emily has 10 myths (or are they actually true?) and Clayton has to decipher what they are!Could you at one point fish in the Rivers of A...
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Episode 129: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 12) - An Unfinished Mansion and the 1964 World's Fair
The moment has finally arrived. The one we’ve all been waiting for. Drumroll please…. The 1964 New York World’s Fair! This would prove to be a moment that would change the course of Disney parks and the Haunted Mansion’s history for the rest of...
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Episode 128: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 11) - Now Accepting Ghost Applications
It seems playful spooks may have once again interrupted progress on the Mansion. With a now fully constructed Haunted Mansion facade sitting vacant, rumors start swirling about why this building sits abandoned. Join us as we spill the tea on al...
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Episode 127: Uncovering the Haunted Mansion (Part 10) - Breaking Ground
It is finally time to break ground and start construction on the Mansion this week. Even though not much has been finalized for what will take place inside the mansion, Walt has given the go ahead to put up the white walls and surely the ride w...
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