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Join your hosts Loren, Rich and Thom as they discuss the Disneyland Opening Update and more!

Join the Castles Capes & Clones hosts Loren and Rich as they talk about The DisneylandForward Disneyland Expansion, A new National...

Join your hosts Loren and Rich as they discuss the Disneyland Expansion Plans!

Join the Castles Capes & Clones hosts Loren and Rich as they talk about When Disneyland opens, Monsters at Work casting news, Jungle...

Join the Castles Capes & Clones hosts Loren and Rich as they talk about the DIsney Investor's Call, the possible Disneyland reopening,...

Join the Castles Capes & Clones hosts Loren and Rich as they talk about The new Cruella Trailer, Disney+ Release dates, a new Theme Park...

Castles Capes and Clones Host Rich unboxes Dianoga from the Star Wars Trading Post in Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort!

Join Castles Capes & Clones Co-Hosts Rich and Thom as they preview the new Star Wars Trading Post in Downtown Disney*! * We assure you we...

Join the Castles Capes & Clones hosts Loren and Rich as they talk about Blue Sky Studios Closing, 95 Million Disney+ Subscribers, 1000...

In this episode, I unbox my very first Magical Pick-Me-Up subscription box from Hong Kong Disneyland Links mentioned in this video:...

Your hosts Loren and Rich talk about Disneyland being closed for the foreseeable future, that Raya trailer, that Mandalorian trailer,...

Your hosts Rich and Loren talk about Disney Parks layoffs, news from HASLAB, a new Nick Fury series and more! Listen Here:...

Disney has released a trailer for National Geographic's Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom documentary series coming to Disney+ on...

In this episode of Rich's Hyperspace Hijinx, Rich returns to Downtown Disney for the first time since COVID-19 started. Enjoy his travels!

In this week's blog, we explore my 10 most memorable Disney Character meet-and-greets from around the world! What are your most memorable?

I finally got a chance to go back to the Disneyland Resort in almost six months. While that might not seem long to some people, it feels...

With Disney parks re-opening, it has done my heart good to see pictures and videos and got me thinking about my favorite attractions. The...

Your hosts Loren and Rich talk about the Disney+ Comic-Con@Home panels, the Doctor Aphra voice cast, Marvel going back into production...

Your hosts Rich and Loren talk about Tokyo and Paris re-opening, Disneyland delaying, Deborah Chow talking to Marvel Studios, trailers...

The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will rebrand the the popular Splash Mountain attraction at the US Parks (word is still out...

Today, the Walt Disney Company announced that it would be postponing Disneyland's July 17 re-opening as the State of California will not...

Your hosts Loren and Rich talk about what's going on with the Parks, the new Disney Animated film Encanto being developed, Star Wars...

Your hosts Rich and Loren talk about Disneyland re-opening, Ezra Bridger and Thrawn possibly coming to live action, Evan Peters and...

I am a character enthusiast (I abhor the term "character hunter" as it makes me feel like I'm going to shoot them). As such, I have had...

Callooh! Callay! At long last, the Disneyland Resort will be re-opening in July. It will start with Downtown Disney on July 9, followed...

Disneyland is full of great attractions. What makes them great, though, are the memorable scenes throughout. Here are 10 of the best...

Your hosts Loren and Rich talk about Walt Disney World re-opening, a new VR game for Galaxy’s Edge, Love, Victor, our favorite Disney...

Walt Disney World announced today that it will begin its phased reopening, beginning with the Magic Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom...

Your hosts Loren and Rich talk about the Pirates of the Caribbean reboot, Boba Fett coming to the Mandalorian, Nova, underrated...

There are so many wonderful attractions at the Disneyland Resort, but some of them are sadly overlooked. We are going to take a look at...

I am a lover of Disney Parks characters...a character hunter as some say. There is just something magical getting to go meet them and...

Your hosts Loren and Rich talk about a Mulan sequel reportedly in the works, the Mandalorian season 3 in development, Comic-Con cancelled...

For this profile, we switch gears and profile an actual person rather than a character. Today, we look at Michael Giacchino, one of the...

I was inspired to write this after Guy Selga posted his wish list on Touring Plans. I haven't been to Disneyland since the end of...

One of the things I'm enjoying doing while social distancing during COVID-19 is to create my own virtual theme park by watching...

Today, Monday, March 16, 2020, marks the first day that all Disney parks around the world are closed. The parks closed due to the...

Today is International Women's Day and I thought we'd take a look at the First Ladies of Disney - Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck and Clarabelle...

Your hosts Rich and Loren talk about a Rapunzel movie, Toy Fair, She-Hulk news, Call of the Wild, our earliest park memories and more!...

Your hosts Loren and Rich talk about Rick Moranis returning to Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, Cassian Andor filming soon, Agents of Atlas...

I went to the Disneyland Resort at the end of January for a very busy few days. The first thing I did was try to get on Star Wars: Rise...

Loren and Rich talk about some of the recent trailers, our favorite Disney songs and more! Listen Here: https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-d3j...

Welcome to episode 25! Loren and Rich discuss our various trip reports to Walt Disney World, the Oogie Boogie Bash at the Disneyland...

My apologies for not having gotten this up earlier, but health issues got in the way. Anyway, I wanted to share some of the fun photos I...

Loren and Rich discuss our top five favorite Disneyland dishes! Listen Here: https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-v3i6c-c048dd Episode Links:...

Rich and Loren discuss Disney+ news, Disney’s deal with Pinewood Studios, Disneyland Paris news and more! Listen Here:...

Your hosts Loren and Rich discuss their go-to and least-watchable Disney animated, live action, Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel films. As a...

Join your hosts Loren and Rich as they talk about all the goodness that came out of the D23 Expo 2019! Listen Here:...

Join your hosts Loren and Rich as they discuss Disney movies making all the money, some Disney+ news and tips on how to tackle the D23...

Enjoy the sights and sounds and character greetings from my trip to the Disneyland Resort from July 13-14, 2019!

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