Walkabout The World - A Disney Podcast - A June Walkabout In Disney's Hollywood Studios

Episode Date: June 5, 2023

Hello Travelers!  Join host Jeremy and his wife Heather this week for a brief walking tour of Disney's Hollywood Studios. We journey through the center of the park, to Galaxy's Edge, and back, with a quick stop in Muppet Courtyard for a special recon mission. Forgive host Jeremy for his cold-destroyed voice.   As always, use good listening devices as we always record in 4 channel surround sound. We hope you enjoy the episode and thanks so much for following along!    Look us up at @WalkaboutWDW on Instagram and drop us a note to say hi! Find our producer Josh also on Instagram at @TheSteele. Say hi to our west coast correspondent Ric at @opticaljedi. Lastly give a shout to our Orlando correspondent Pete at @neverlandlocal.   You can now also drop us at line at [e-mail]. Say hi, tell us how you found us, and give us some suggestions on things you'd love to hear. Please consider giving us a rating and review wherever you listen - it really helps.   Walkabout The World is a weekly Disney podcast, always recorded on property at Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort with the simple goal of making you feel like you are in the middle of the magic. 

Welcome back to Walk About the World, by the way. Hello, travelers. From the Hollywood that never was and always shall be. Forgive me for the creepy voice coming out of a cold. We are walking down Hollywood Boulevard together approaching Vine Street which is where

the Trolley Car Cafe is. Starbucks. Let's take a walk together around the studios. Let's take a walk together around the studios. Let's go. I can't even keep track my favorite green water feature here. There you go. It's star coral. Ready?

Come on, girl. Come on. ready this is the green circular fountain right at the end of Hollywood Boulevard love this thing right across from Starbucks and ticket central Hollywood Junction man I, that sounds bad, don't think it's too tight. Heather's here with me. Hi, Heather. Hi, everybody. Heather, did you know they had this perfect picnic popcorn bucket? It's new here. It first came out in Disneyland, and I think we just got it a week or two ago.

So it's a picnic basket with a Mickey's hand glove holding it. I have not seen this. Kind of cool. The We can say those times are wonderful. Mickey and Minnie straight ahead, Chinese Theater. Off to the left, Echo Lake. Heather, which way do you want to go? Let's go towards Echo Lake. Let's do it. Okay, we are at the confluence of Echo Park and Sunset Plaza.

To the left is, you ought to be in pictures sights and sounds and over to the right can you hear it ah Ah. Okay, Heather. Yes. I don't think I'm making this up, but I may be. Half the time, I'm not sure. But, SS down theatch is to the right, Gertie across the way.

For the longest time, the Down the Hatch little drain spout was running, but I don't think that main fountain was running. What do you think? I don't think it was, but maybe I'm just remembering at Christmas time, maybe that's when they have it off? Yeah, you know what?

Because there's so many things, the big bulbs are floating in the water, maybe they have it off? I'm not sure. Solid point. I'm also looking, and as of right now, I do not spy any Disney duckies in Echo Lake. But it's wonderful, lovely out here. Let's go. Hollywood and Vine to the left. and one of our favorite apartments of all times the Echo Lake Apartments

are straight across the way next to the Tune In Lounge let's go look at them real quick All right. Cool. Cool. I was taking a pic... Oh, hello. Hello, SS Down the Hatch. I was taking a pic of some of the names

of the residents of the Echo Lake Apartments. Indiana Jones store still closed. can't really understand that backlight to your left Mickey shorts to your left, Mickey Shorts. To your right, Star Tours Ahead. right I'm a beat, guys. Here we go. Let me hear you while we walk. Oh, yeah. Nice little hit of Star Wars music there. Sci-fi dine-in to the right. Grand Avenue on the way. We have a little mission today, by the way.

I'll tell you about it here in a second. They got the Pride balloons up near Grand Avenue here. It's a lovely photo spot. Which is awesome. Awesome. Kind of a crowded... Oh, is that... Is that Powerline Max? No? It's not Goof. What? Over here.

I didn't see that. That is Powerline Max, right? Powerline Max is meeting and greeting over near the Grand Lofts on the right side of Grand Avenue. Who is where? Goofy is over there to the right side of Grand Avenue. Who is where? Goofy is over there to the right. Oh, Goofy is further on down the way. Let's take a left into Muppet Courtyard. Okay, here's our mission.

I got this mission from Pete. Well, I mean, from one of his photos. Here's the Muppet Fountain, complete with a Disney duck inside. I don't know that I've seen a duck inside this before. No? You just chill it out? But my mission was to see if the Wretched Refuse is back, and it is. This is the little boat full of coins that has the

two rats in it with a magnet on a fishing pole and it's been missing for a long time but the Wretched Refuse is back. I'm glad to take a left by the Stage One Company store here. Down past Mama Melrose's and back. Pizza Rizzo. You got the dough. We got the cheese. Hey, it is rat pizza, you know. Heather and I are both sniffling.

Now, over here at summertime, by the seating area with the red umbrella tables near Pizza Rizzo, they always plant caladiums that look like watermelon to me. And I'm going to take a picture of them for you. I love them do not enter Muppet Labs personnel only pork security company Lundsjö Ravnig The duck is still swimming. Hilarious. I'm gonna put my... passing the Harmony Music Store at the end of Grand Avenue over here to the right is the goof We know where we are. I always get a break. Yeah, I'm back in your spot. I'm back in your spot. Just a quick poke into Galaxy's Edge real quick. I said quick twice. Galaxy's Edge real quick. I said quick twice that's weird. I'm going to go ahead and get my bag and then I'll stop and wait for the train. Woo! Look! That line is all the way down!

Nice! Thank you! Look! That one always... Nice. Yeah. Standing right underneath the cockpit of the Falcon. How do we feel, Heather? Pretty good. Not too hot yet. Kind of comfy. Yep. The The Norske Ropsten Dang it! I love doing it. What about this one that's easy to defer? Star Wars one. I don't do that. What's Star Wars 2?

What's Star Wars 2? I'm trying to get in there and what's going on? I'm trying to get in there. I'm like suit check. It's James right there. Okay, you got to start. It's right there. It's right there. Stop! Ah!

I'm going to sit. Baby, come here now. Alright, here it is. Back here at Hollywood Boulevard, thanks for hanging out today. Forgive my creepy voice. I'm going to forego the normal outro. You know where we all are. Give us a follow. And you know, there's a great big beautiful tomorrow out there see you in another one bye everybody തെൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾൻൾ