Episodes

Baby it’s cold outside! This week we talk about winter and Disney World- from food and festivals to all the best feelings and most questionable snow themed attractions. Plus travel news, including virtual reality at theme parks, help with canceled flight...

Game on! This week we’re drafting our Winter Olympics dream teams from the rank of world class athletes that populate our favorite Disney theme parks and movies! But first, all the week’s travel news, including face masks are back in at Universal Orlando...

Greetings, adventurers! Dan here. I’ve been trying to figure out how to wrap up 2021 for the Gold Key Adventurers Society, torn between our traditional virtual, auditory New Year’s Eve party and a clip show featuring highlights of the best episodes of t...

Hot dog! Our special guest James from Hot Dogs At Disney is here to tell us all about life as Disney World’s premier wiener artiste, and help us pick some of the best quick serve restaurants around the parks. Plus Disneyland after Dark, a Home Alone bar in Nashville, and more strange Christmas cheer from around the world. Toast your bun and shake up the mustard, It’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!

Happy Who-lidays! This week we’re taking a look at the holiday season as celebrated at that other park down the road, Universal Orlando Resort! But first travel news, including trams are back at Magic Kingdom, how to live like Kevin McCallister for a day...

The gang is finishing up November with Dan’s Disney World trip report for late November, plus wacky travel tweets, and Heather and Jeff have rave reviews for the new Cirque show at Disney Springs, and a rundown of all the biggest announcements from Destination D23!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This week, we’re talking about gratitude. From Disney World, theme parks, and travel, to our family, friends, and our amazing listeners, we have plenty to be thankful for. Grab the wishbone and pass the mashed potatoes, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!

When you gotta go, you gotta go. And we gotta go talk with our special guest Gabi from WDW Bathrooms about our favorite spots to visit when it’s time to go when we’re at Walt Disney World! Plus travel news, including virtual Star Wars, Disney heads to th...

Do you see that ? The gang is exploring some of the best places to sit back and take in the magic of Walt Disney World! But first, travel news, including the Main Street Electrical Parade is back..again, sleeping in sewer pipes in Germany, and cruising around the world-all the way around! Plus the speediest themed hotel in all of Germany, and the TSA is taking tips from Disney World’s Lightning Lane at Orlando International Airport. Pull up a bench and enjoy the view, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!

It’s time to get spooky! Enjoy a collection of our best Halloween segments from the past two years, including haunted destinations, problematic ghosts, and our favorite Haunted Mansion trivia. We’ve got a show that’s so funny, it’s scary Light your jack-o-lantern and watch out for hitch hiking ghosts, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!

Wokka wokka! We’re exploring early 1990s Disney World with the Muppets, and things are about to get weird! But first travel news, including more details on Genie+, Heather’s Disney Cruise Line trip report, and Universal Orlando’s holiday festivities! Raise the curtains and light the lights, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!

Happy Birthday! We’re celebrating Disney World’s big 50th anniversary with a look at all the hits and misses from the big day. But first travel news, including Star Wars hotel booking opens soon, fancy new magic bands, and the bizarre history of Disney’s Pleasure Island.

Shiplap! We’re looking for a great open floor plan as we play a game of House Hunters:Walt Disney World. But first, travel news, including Donkey Kong is headed to Universal Studios Japan, Disney World anniversary food, and Minnie Mouse has a midlife crisis. Check if that wall is load bearing and start planning the man cave, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!

You can fly! Off to Fantasyland with us, as we close up our Magic Kingdom tour with a look at the most magical land of them all. But first travel news, including line changes at Rise of the Resistance, smuggling fried chicken in New Zealand, and the trippiest attraction ever at Disney World! Plus Sandals Resorts unveils COVID specific travel insurance, and Walt Disney World’s All-Star Sports resort is getting a facelift. Sprinkle some fairy dust and watch out for flying elephants, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!

Hope you’ve got room for seconds, because we’re talking food again! These week we have a theme park news roundup, featuring outer space delicacies, retro steaks, and sweets that go boom! Plus Christmas at Disney World, Disneyland, and Universal Orlando Resort, Disney World’s most questionable in-park characters, and the D23 convention is back (next year)! Put on your bib and order an appetizer, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!

Soup’s up! We’re assembling our Disney dream dinner, draft style! But first, travel news, including a Hudson river jacuz-cruise, volcano surfing, and the rebirth of Casa Bonita courtesy of the creators of South Park. Look over the menu and don’t fill up ...

Ka-Chow! Are you ready to go fast, right to the front of the lightning lane and ride all your favorite rides? We’re here to tell you everything we know about the new Genie+ fastpass replacement. But first travel news!

Hi-yo silver away- to the exciting world of Frontierland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom! But first, travel news, including how the good guys won at Ohana, buffets are back but the NBA Experience isn’t, and EPCOT’s Space 220 restaurant  is definitely opening finally for real! Saddle up and load up ol’ betsy for bear, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!

Happy birthday-to us! We’re celebrating with some of the biggest stories of the past few weeks from the world of travel and theme parks. From cruising and Cabo to Disneyland’s new Magic Key and Disney World’s Star Wars hotel we’re covering it all!

Can you smell what the Gold Key Adventurers are cooking? This week the gang is boarding a steamer to head deep into the wild rivers of the world for a very special Jungle Cruise spectacular!

Game on! We’re celebrating the Olympics by shoehorning our favorite characters from Disney and Universal theme parks into a vaguely athletic themed game! But first, travel news, including a sneak peak at EPCOT’s Harmonious night time spectacular, and Ice...

And we’re back! Back on that theme park news grind that is, with a live report from Walt Disney World’s fabulously reopened Polynesian Village Resort! But first travel news, including confusion at the Canadian border, escaping a hotel for fun, and paying our respects at Ben and Jerry’s flavor graveyard. Did we mention a cheesy romp through this year's XL edition of the EPCOT International food and wine festival, rich dudes took a ride in space, and creepy Halloween updates from Universal Orlando Resort’s Halloween Horror Nights and SeaWorld Florida’s brand new Howl-O-Scream event?  Keep your arms and legs inside the ride vehicle at all times, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key adventurers society!

We’re coming to you live from Vermont for a very special episode! Join Dan, his three junior adventurers and our hosts and adventurer guides as we recap the first leg of our New England expedition. As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the...

Huzzah! We’re celebrating Independence Day with a stroll around Liberty Square! But first, some new, including cruising, fireworks return to the Disney parks, and less than incredible new rooms at the Contemporary hotel. Grab your fife and your tri cornered hat, it’s time to hit the trial with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!