Walkabout The World - A Disney Podcast - Main Street, Disneyland Railroad, and Haunted Mansion Holiday with Host Ric

Episode Date: September 20, 2026

Hello travelers! This week join host Ric at Disneyland as he strolls down Main Street USA to the Disneyland Railroad train station where you'll enjoy the grand circle tour of the park. Then hop in line to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion Holiday seasonal overlay featuring the Nightmare Before Christmas.   We are listener supported - contribute to the Dole Whip Fund via Google or Apple Pay. Thanks!   Walkabout the World is now on TikTok! Come follow our visual companion to the audio podcast at Walkabout.the.world.pod on TikTok   And of course, visit us on Instagram and at walkabouttheworld.com - find links to all the things - attraction episodes, Insta accounts of all the hosts, and even how to buy your own Walkabout shirt!   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.

Well, thank you. You have a lot of it. You have a little. I'm a little. And good. Greetings, travelers. Welcome back to Walk About the World, where we always take you on. audio journey and your favorite Disney parks here across North America.

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If you like what you hear, and you'd like to contribute, feel free to visit the link in the show notes, and you can contribute whatever you like. We really appreciate it. You know, those dolewips, those mouse-shaped treats, I mean, that's part of the joy and the fun of these wonderful Disney parks that we call home. And that's your old good friend here, Rick, also known as the Optical Jedi, here on this beautifully warm summer day here at Disneyland, California. We're going to be, oh, thank you so much for that train whistle.

There's nothing quite like that welcome into the parks. Today, we're going to do a little bit of a meander. It's been brutally hot here the last few days. Today's the first day in ages that's. It's not insanely humid and below 95 degrees. But I don't know if you've heard, but, you know, there were some renovations done on the train recently in particular. The voyage through time tunnel has been revamped, modernized, got a little bit of a retrofit. And I want to check it out.

I miss it. We've done the train ride together before, and I want to take you the train again. So let's wander Main Street. what else we can get as we make our way to the train. Here's that Main Street band doing their thing. Let's go take a listen. Beginnings of the Halloween time, all the characters are done up in their Halloween outfits. Goofy is jamming to the band.

I love it. Oh, so's Mick. You just got to love picking up these beautiful little moments along Main Street. Let's do some more meandering. Family and I are stopping for some breakfast, and then we'll pick it up from there. We just had a wonderful little breakfast over at Carnation Cafe, and I think it's time we all take a little mozy up here to Town Square and a train ride. You want to join us on a train ride?

Let's go. It's definitely a warm summer day, but it's definitely dramatically cooler than the last few days. It's so nice to have that huge. humidity go away and go back to Florida where it belongs. It puts you in the mood. I was hearing that ragtime sound along Main Street USA. Coming up this beautiful overlook, seeing all of Disneyland transportation making that circle. Let's see him in the train station. Looks like there's a very short line right now. I don't know if you're aware of this but there's this beautiful little map inside the train station. It actually shows

you where the trains are located. It looks like one's about to pull into this station right now so let's go get in line. No, that was a Coke bottle. That wasn't the train. Spinning by in front of us, making its Grand Circle Tour. I have a little bit of some real close. I think we're going to hear that train coming out of that tunnel from the land before time. Looks like we're boarding the EP Ripley. No caboose on board right now, but...

Let's head to the back. For those of you joining us, welcome aboard holiday floor on the Disneyland Railroad. Remain seated at all times. Keep your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the train. Parents and guardians, please watch your little ones. Making sure that all babies, toddlers, and young children are fully sitting away from the train opening, either on your grown-ups lap or completely away from those yellow lines on the ground. Our next stop is New Orleans Square Station

Here's closest stop for New Orleans Square, Frontierland Adventureland, and here closest stop for Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Welcome aboard the Disneyland Railroad We're embarking on a grand circle tour of the Magic Kingdom We'll be stopping at New Orleans Square, Mickey's Tune Town, and Tomorrowland We'll... Let's again remain seated, I need everyone sitting down to the primeval world and the age of the dinosaurs before returning to Main Street Station.

As we begin our journey, remember that for a safe trip, you need to stay seated, keeping your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the train. And please watch your children. Biennizabeth, Disneyland Railroad. For your security, remain sat down and maintain the hands, our and the

feet and take all the train and quid to the little our first stop is

New Orleans Square Station but to get there we need to pass through the wilds

of adventure land it may seem peaceful through here but trust me it's a real

jungle out there literally so be on the lookout you just never know what might be

lurking along the rails just ahead is New Orleans Square this station also serves

Frontierland and Bayou Country. All right, friends, for being seated until we have been a full and complete stop and inside stations. This is an Orland Square Station, they're close to stop for big center mountain railroads. Indiana Jones Adventure, as a reminder, starting on Sunday, Indiana Jones Adventure will be closed for refurbishment.

So please make sure you visit one last time this week before next Sunday. The Junkle Cruise. Pirates of the Caribbean. Had an adventure. The United States Bayou Adventure. The many pictures of wanting to food. Barbecue sandwiches over in Bayouetland, Mexican food in frontierland, or barbecue skewers in Adventureland. The train is still living, but do not stand up until we make a full stop inside the station. Thank you.

As a few moments, we are going to move the train a few feet backwards. Please do not be alarmed. This is part of our normal operation. Once the train is moved backwards, we will be unable to let anyone on or off the train. So if you wish to exit at this time, this is your last opportunity. to do so. Thank you. I have to say I really love all the discussions of food on the train now making me hungry

even though I just had breakfast. That means that we are unable to let anyone on or off the train because the train is now misaligned with station. We're just going to take a quick break to take on water because at the Disneyland Railroad we have genuine steam engine train. So for the train to move, we need steam

and to get steam, we need water. So we're just waiting for our engineers to give us the all clear and then we'll be on our way to next stop which is Mickey's To Newtown Depot, Kateway to Fantasyland. If you're interested in our entertainment for today, we do have our Halloween theme calvocade starting at, It's a Small World at at 1.30 p.m. At 245, it'll reverse wars and start at Main Street. So once again, our only daytime entertainment is our Halloween theme callocade at 130 and 245. We are also scheduled to have Fantasmic this evening, which is the water show right here on the river.

of America. The first one is at 9 p.m. and the second is at 10.30. Finally, we are scheduled to have our Halloween screen fireworks and projection show, which starts at 9.30 weather permitting. For more information, you can check the Disneyland app. And for the use of park hopper tickets, please be aware that today is a special event happening at Disney's California Adventure. It is Oogie Booky Bash. And the park closes to all day guests at 6 p.m. So if you have a park hopper ticket but not event tickets for a boogie boogie bash, please make sure you plan accordingly because the park will close to all day guys starting at 6 p.m. Thank you for your patience, friends. This train is now ready to depart. We're being seated at all times. Keep your hands, arms, be in legs inside the train.

And parents and guardians, please watch your little ones making sure that all babies, toddlers, and young children are fully sitting down. must be seated away in the train opening, either on a grown-up flat or completely away from those yellow lines on the ground. Next stop is Mickey's 2-Tad Depot, your gateway to Fantasyland. To those just joining us, welcome aboard the Disneyland Railroad. To ensure a safe ride, stay seated with your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the train. And please watch your kids. For his security, remainesca sent out

and maintain the hands, brasos, feet, and the train and the kids. Thanks. During the Bayou, home to Tiana's

Bayou adventure. Take a sneak peek at the big party Princess Tiana is growing. Where the welcome is warm, the music is hot, and the company is sweet as honey.

We're passing over for the bees' needs. Here in Bayou Country, you can join Whitty the Poooo. Tigger, Lewis the Alligator, and other beloved critters on their fun-filled adventures. As we steam past Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree, we're now joining up with the rivers of America and entering the frontier as it looked more than a century and a half ago.

This is my favorite part of the journey. Around every bend, there's natural beauty as far as the eye can see. The revered Indian shaman sharing his stories with those in the Great River Valley below. People like you have been riding these rails since the 1800s, traveling through nature's wonderland in a matter of days, rather than the months it used to take by mule or stagecoach. Steam power not only fueled these iron horses, but the dreams of a whole new generation as it moved west into this great frontier. Of course, some of those dreams, and the stories that went with them, were pretty darn wild and downright unbelievable, like on Big Thunder Mountain, where I hear that mysterious spirits have great. Grab hold of those mining trains and turned them into the wildest ride in the wilderness. Tunnel signals our transition from the frontier to another kind of ear.

The ones you'll find on Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Our next stop is Tune Town Depot, official train station for Mickey's Tune Town, the cartoon home where Mickey, Minnie and all their friends live. Tune Town Depot is also the gateway to Fantasyland. All right, friends, remain seated. I'll have made April and complete stop for meditation. This is make you too dancing best for people in a fancy land. Right here in the Venice Not Theater, we have the movie's best day ever.

You're really to go on a small railway railway and much more. This will be your destination. But please do not stand up until the truce-based at all time. Keep your hands at the train. Parents and guardians, please watch your little ones making sure that all babies and young children are fully sitting down. It must be seated will place the tree opening. opening, either on a grown-up class, perfectly away from the Yellow Line.

Thanks for joining us on the Disneyland Railroad. For a safe ride, remember to stay seated with your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the train. And please watch your kids. What, friends, and welcome to the favor. For your security, permanence, sat down, and maintain the hands, and lasos, feet, and pyrnas, and under the train. And, look, to the little. Thanks.

As we leave Tunesown Depot, we get a real nice view of the happiest land of the mall, fantasy land. You can see people stepping onto it's a small world just below us. And off in the distance, majestic Matterhorn Mountain. Into the future, to a land inspired by visions of tomorrow, both practical and imagined. Here you'll find rocket ships and star spears, submarines and astroblasters. Overhead, maybe a glimpse of a March 7 monorail. This is the latest version of the first daily operating monorail system in the entire Western Hemisphere, gliding above Disneyland since 1959.

Below the monorail and us are the fun-filled roadways of the autobia. Drivers of all ages can get behind the wheel of these cars, no experience or license required. If you're into soaring spaceships or doing battles, with evil empires and emperors, Tomorrowland is definitely the place for you. Speaking of this, we're pulling into Tomorrowland Station right now.

If you're leaving us here, just stay seated until we come to a full stop. Gather your belongings, including lightsabers and astroblasters, and step carefully from the train. Thanks, and have fun in the future. All right, all right, I'm turning,

you've made a full leg of these off of expectations. Since this is tomorrowland station, Your home for the speed of mountains, stars towards the adventure continues, those lighters astroblasters, mighty November you voyage, Astroorbiter, Atopia, and the Disman Montreal.

Check you all the way from Disneyland to the downgut Disney Shopping District. Please do not stand up for the train completely stops moving. Thank you. What time is, um, I'm joking about it? No.

No? No. Welcome aboard the Disney's We're embarking on a Grand Circle tour of the Magic Kingdom. We'll be stopping at New Orleans Square, Mickey's Tune Town, and Tomorrowland. We'll also visit the Grand Canyon and make a trip back in time to the Primeval Union. Our hands will be getting a great flight, so please make sure you're going to be seated. Thank you.

As we begin our journey, remember that for a safe trip, you need to stay seated, keeping your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the train. inside the train. And please watch your children. Remain seated at all times. Keep your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the train. And parents and guardians, please watch your little ones, making sure that all babies, toddlers, and young children are sitting away from the train opening. They must be seated either on a grown-up's sweat or completely away with those yellow lines on the ground. Our next stop will be Main Street, USA.

But first, put a go-throughs of the dark tunnels up ahead. Please be aware that our diorama is currently being refurbished, but we do need to turn off anything that lights up, flashes, or glows while we are in the tunnel. Thank you. Just ahead is New Orleans Square. This station also serves frontier land and bayou country. If you'll be leaving us here, please remain seated until the train comes to a complete stop. Then watch your step as you're getting on.

For those of you continuing on with us, we'll be resuming our... Yes. You've just come aboard, welcome. The next leg of our journey will take us from the fantastic world of the future to the breathtaking beauty of nature's own design, the Grand Canyon. For your safety, stay seated with your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the train. Watch your children and no flash photography. For his security, permanence sat down and maintain the hands,

brasos, feet, and piernas, dentro of the train, and quide to the little. For favor, not to me photographs with flash. We know it today, but it wasn't always this way. Now, let's travel back in time, waiting back in time, to the fantastic past of the primeval world, land of the dinosaurs. ...the street shops and which are for lunch at the Jolly Holiday Acreary. This will also be your stop for the park exit,

which links to downtown Disney and Disney's California Adventure. If you have a stroller or a wheelchair with you, Please keep in mind that we only have stairs at this station So please do not load any passengers in your stroller or wheelchair Until you carry into the bottom of the stairs So you make a pool not a rolling but a quarter of off To that station And train is still living for a meeting for me

Seated and just a few minutes We've enjoyed that Grand Central tour I love it when you ride back on Main Street Station And you hear The Main Street Disneyland Band Completing one of the performances It's always a great day here in the park no matter what the conditions, no matter what the weather.

Let's see what else the day might bring us. Will I come with me? Let's go. Well, the park is surprisingly quiet today. I'm guessing it's because school's back in session for most of Southland. So there was no weight at all to get into the nightmare before Christmas holiday haunted mansion 25th anniversary. Trademark, registered, copyright. So let's go have some fun with the holiday season.

Some time ago, longer now than it seems, in a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams. For the story that you were about to be told you began the holiday worlds of all. I know you're curious to see what's inside. It's what happens when two holidays collide. The story tale to begin. Let's go. Turn it back now.

Please come all the way in. A story is a tale that's quite charming. But during this season, it's sometimes alarming. So relax and reflect. Feel free to take pause while we tell you a tale about dear Sandy Clause. Before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was peaceful, not even a mouse. The stockings all hung by the chimney that care, when open that morning would cause such a scare. The children nestled off snub in their beds, would have nightmares of monsters and skeletons and skeletons.

to dance. Halloween time. You'll notice this handywood scattered around. This year he's decided to play Sandy Claus. But when Halloween creates Christmas,

you might see a few floors. To that Christmas, in the flag Christmas, Are you ready to put up your friend? We know your

What does me? You're not a lot of us or not. Resume this would come. Are you ready to resume your visit? We will continue our holiday tour in no time at all. No, no, long day to. Happy Christmas play. We will continue all day tour.

Don't tell me. And time I'm sorry. love gave to me knowledge that am so in a truth that is sure seven cur to keep my love they wished yet to be on the fifth day of christmas my good love gave to me five lucky child understand the right from To support you to spin the beach and go. Watch your name. Watch your left. Why are they?

Settledged to the beach, how to be it down, see that. You want to get. Watch your left to your left. Watch your left. Don't get me wrong for the first since I'm out of the same.

I'll be waiting to open my Christmas. Don't get me wrong. I truly love the original home mansion. It's a classic for a reason. But boy, do I love it when it's holiday season again. Well, thanks again for traveling with us today. Everyone, I hope you've enjoyed the experiences. We've got a chance to

ride the railroad, do the haunted mansion holiday for that 25th anniversary, you should have seen the gingerbread on that table. I really wish I could have shared that with you. It was phenomenal. Actual music boxes here. Anyway, as always, you know, please give us a follow on our Instagram and or our TikTok, whichever one you use, to see all the photos from the parks, videos from the parks, from all of our walkabouts. And always, please, interact with us. Say hi. We love to hear from you. We love to make sure that we're giving you what you want to hear and see from us. And, you know, it's fun to interact with you. We really love to get to hear you from you.

And to that end about hearing from you, we really love to hear your ideas. So if you've got thoughts on shows you'd like us to do, send us a message. We look forward to hearing from you. I hope you enjoy this time with meeting together as we've done the walk around the park here at the beginning of the Halloween season. and as always, you know, keep that hope and the promise that there's a great big, beautiful tomorrow out there, and we will see you in one of those tomorrows on a future episode of Walk About the World. Until next time, it's your old friend here, Optical Jedi, saying, I'll be seeing you in the parks.