Inside the Disney Vault

Zombies and Werewolves and Cheerleaders, OH MY! Could Seabrook get any more crowded with interesting characters!? WHY YES, IT CAN! A RuPaul voiced Alien spaceship arrives on a mission to find a map to their new home planet. Everyone freaks out, except Addison who feels ~connected~ to the newcomers. All the while, Zed's trying to get into college and be the first Zombie to do so! Will Addison finally find the answers she seeks? Will Zed get into college? Will they stay together forever? Will there be a Zombies 4!? Tell us who you think may show up in the next one at @ITDVPodcast on Twitter. 

We've watched 112/113 DCOMs and before we make our way to the very last one (as of this post), we reflect back on the good, the bad, and the forgettable. We discuss those we've loved since they were first released as well as some new favorites. And you KNOW we have to shout out our top Zaddies. Let us know who your Platinum Zaddies are @ITDVPodcast on twitter and please be sure to leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts!

Well it's Christmas all over Again...and again...and again- that's right, we've got a TIME LOOP MOVIE!!!!! After a rough Christmas, Ro wakes up the next morning on Christmas...Again!!!!!! She quickly learns that she can do anything she likes without consequence since the day will continue to restart. She continues to stay in the loop long enough to learn some MAJOR specialized skills and- wouldn't you know- under the guidance of Santa, she also learns to become a caring, loving family member and friend. Bake your favorite seasonal banana loaf and tell us what you thought of Christmas...Again?! and where it ranks in your fave time loop films @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

It's spooky season in the vault and we're joined by Jeremy Schmidt (@Ocarinaofcrime) for a REMAKE of the FIRST Disney Channel Original Movie! Harold the Mummy was stolen from a museum and some horror-loving kids find him and make it their mission to help him back to his sarcophagus before it's too late, BUT there are some goons up to no good trying to make it so this doesn't happen! Sounds familiar! We all loved the original, but what do we think of this new --very similar-- Under Wraps? Tell us which Under Wraps you prefer @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

Jordan Myrick (@jordanmyr1ck) joins us as we take a turn making playlists and then learning to DJ with the brilliant Rhea. She doesn't think she's an artist like the rest of her family members, but once she meets a new love interest, she realizes she hears music in everything and puts her new skills to the test in a DJ competition. However, she has responsibilities at her family's restaurant where her cool grandma dances and her brother suggests interesting new dishes. How will she balance it all!? Tell us what your DJ name would be @ITDVPodcast on Twitter!

We head to a magic school full of flickers, flares, fluxers, flyers, and fuzzies and our special guest Surena Marie (@SurenaXMarie). Best friends Nory and Reina can't wait to improve their magical skills at a prestigious school, until Reina discovers this school wants everyone to arrive perfect and Nory has what's called "Upside-Down Magic." Fortunately, with the help of some new misfit friends and a Hot Hagrid, they end up teaching this stuffy old academy a thing or two. Tell us which power you'd like to have at @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

SHUT UP!! We're joined by Estevan (@EstevanQuintero) as we royally slide into an iconic film. Mia gets a visit from her long lost grandma and some very big news! Now she must decide whether she wants to stay a normal, nervous teen or rule a country instead. Decisions, decisions! Tons of great characters and quotable moments make this viewing a large nostalgic bite of a Genovian pear. Tell us your favorite Princess Diaries moments @ITDVPocast on twitter.

All good fairytales must come to an end and Sean Wilkinson (@diabetictwink) joins us for the final installments of the Descendants franchise. A wedding proposal and new villain kids travel to Aurodon and good vs. evil gets turned on its head. An unexpected antagonist causes chaos in the kingdom and Mal and the gang must travel to the isle of the lost to get help from her villain dad! Good becomes evil and formerly evil must team with good to stop the good who has turned bad. Simple, right? Tell us if you enjoyed the film and if any of its characters are truly rotten to the core at @ITDVPodcast on twitter.

*BEEP BEEP BEE DEEP* We're back to a familiar area of the vault, but in 3D! We with Kim on an adventure to HIGH SCHOOL, but she's still doing the ol' super spy thing. Turns out Drakken has JUST been released from prison and coincidentally Kim makes a new friend who begins to overshadow her...these things couldn't all possibly be linked to a super plan to steal Kim's spark!...Or could they? Tell us how you enjoyed seeing all our old friend in three dimensions @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

We had so much fun on our first Disney Afternoon, that we polled our patrons on what to watch for a second round! We watched and chat about the pilot episodes: Darkwing Duck "Beauty and the Beet" (Sept 9, 1991), Gummi Bears "A New Beginning" (Sept 14, 1985), and Talespin "Plunder and Lightning Part 1" (Sept 7th, 1990). Tell us which show you enjoyed the most and which classic cartoon we should cover next at @ITDVPodcast on Twitter!

Another Friday, another freaky body swap here in the vault as we're joined by Ray Lowe (@rayasunshiine on instagram). This time, it's a MUSICAL! We bop to the swap as mother and daughter switch bodies and learn to find common ground. But OF COURSE, in traditional body swap form, it's not only the day of mom's wedding rehearsal dinner that she's planning herself, but ALSO Ellie's big scavenger hunt that's led by her CRUSH. Will the two find a way back to themselves both literally and metaphorically!? Will mom's wedding happen!? Why are there so many antique shops in this town!? Tell us your thoughts @ITDVPodcast on twitter.

We're joined by Eric Michaud (@theaterbear on instagram) as we enter into ANOTHER musical franchise! It's— you guessed it, Romeo and Juliet, but this time it's ALSO an allegory. Our Zombies face some nasty discrimination in a town that fancies itself perfect, yet is actually so closed minded that it won't accept a character who...has white hair. We are also unsure of what zombies actually are... because these zombies are different from what we thought zombies were. From how they're created to how they behave (even before they use z-bands)...we're confused. Please explain to us what zombies are @ITDVPodcast on twitter.

You voted and we made a minnie Disney afternoon! We discuss the pilot episodes of DuckTales (1987), Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989), and Gargoyles (1994). Tell us which show has the best theme song and which shows we should cover next @ITDVpodcast on twitter!

We return to Aurodon with Oman Najam (@OmarNajam) to check in on our quartet of villain children as they get used to life at their new school. Mal's having doubts about her new life, while some truly rotten to the core kids on the Isle of the Lost have big feelings about being left behind. Some great dance numbers and a Hook style pirate fight ensue and we're left on a cliffhanger as Ursula's daughter Uma teases that this still isn't the end of the Descendants' story! Tell us which couples you ship on the ship @ITDVpodcast on twitter.

We go happily ever after with Sammy Smart (@sammyyysmart) to watch a movie (?) about what happens AFTER Tangled (2010) and BEFORE Tangled: The Series (2017). We hang with some old characters, meet some new ones, and mostly wait for something exciting to happen. Tell us what storylines you think should have been included in this petite transitional film at @ITDVPodcast on twitter.

Never met no-BOD-y...like YOU! Yet we HAVE met a fantastic moment in time where tamagotchis thrived and boy bands ruled our hearts. Fortunately, not much has changed since 2002, when Turning Red is set. Meilin is changing...but not in the way most 13 year old girls do, she becomes a giant red panda. Although her relatives fight to tame Mei's panda, she and her amazing friend group have a little fun with it and invent a moneymaking scheme to fund their trip to see 4*Town, the hottest boy band since...EVER!??!?!? Tell us how many more 4*Town songs should have been featured @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

It's a body swap, y'all and fortunately Jason Saenz (@jasoncsaenz) is here to dissect this simple story made bonkers and confusing. Old cell phones act as totems which accidentally SWAP Ellie and Jack's bodies. GET THIS, they each have a big event coming up that is IMPERATIVE they do well for. Fortunately the pair figure out pretty quickly the mystical magical logic that they have to help each others' lives to improve their own and do some real healing. Tell us what your totem would look like @ITDVPodcast on twitter.

We have a ton of kids to babysit this week, fortunately Voice Actor Triya Leong (@triyp on instagram) joins us to help break apart one cRaZy night! A remake of the classic 80s film, this movie offers not one but TWO babysitters! Jenny and Lola both find themselves babysitting on the same night, not before long, the two households combine to go on an all night adventure where everything that can go wrong DOES. The two sitters do all they can to take care of the kids, while not letting on to their parents that many many many things have gone awry that require parent attention. Tell us your craziest babysitting stories @ITDVpodcast on Twitter!

We're going back to the 90s when Presidents and their kids were all the rage in movies! Duncan really wants a date and Hallie really wants to get away from her Secret Service detail. Duncan manages to run into her and has NO idea she's the first kid (not to be confused with First Kid (1996)) and asks her out. An exciting night of hijinks ensues after they eschew the suits. What hors d'oeuvres would you snack on? Tell us @ITDVPodcast on twitter.

We're joined by comedian Roland Mechanik (@roland_mechanik in instagram) for a freaky Halloween! Smart gal Cleo feels invisible, until she actually turns her sister Molly invisible with science!!! Naturally, Cleo has to pose as Molly all day and not a soul questions that it's a different human living out very important activities specific to Molly's life and future. It's ALSO Halloween and boy do we get some invisible antics and amazing CG graphics. What would your immediate plan be if you turned your sister invisible? Tell us @ITDVPodcast on Twitter!

We have a ball with H. Alan Scott (@HAlanScott) and strangely don't GO to a ball in this sensation inspired by almost every Disney classic imaginable. A huge moment in DCOM history, some of our favorite villains' offspring find themselves in a land far away from their own land of outcasts. Will their "wicked to the core" personas fit into a school of princes and princesses? Will their parents get revenge? Will family drama prevail? Will there be a sequel? To all, YES. Tell us if you think Descendants is a musical @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

Teen Beach 2 comes to life inside the vault as CheeChee herself, Chrissie Fit (@chrissiefit), joins us at the beach for a very Wet Side Story. Our old friends from Teen Beach Movie return to experience the other side of the TV screen as our heroes race to try and get them back before one or more worlds vanish. We get some charming behind the scenes scoops as we make our way through another impeccably choreographed romp of a time. Tell us what you thought of Teen Beach 2 @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

We're joined by actor and comedian Alexia Dox (@alexiadox) for what starts as a bad hair day and continues as unrelated chaos. Super coder Monica can't make a decision without polling a very attentive follower base, on prom day all her plans go awry as she's met by a suspicious "FBI" agent looking for a necklace she recently bought. The two go off on a madcap adventure and there are about one hundred more plot points where those come from! Let us know what kind of hair day you're having @ITDVPodcast on twitter.

We take a trip to the Silly Symphony for one of Walt Disney's first cartoon shorts. Tell us what you thought of the short @ITDVPodcast!

Danielle Perez (@DivaDelux) ventures into a secret lab with us... that's very easy to escape from. Mae and Gabby just want a date for the dance, so they use ~the internet~ to design one, unknowingly hacking into a top secret government system. Things begin to look up when Mae's new super-hunk arrives at school, however the gals have no idea where he came from or that the army is looking for Albert (him), who isn't actually human, but IS a robot designed to be used as a weapon. Tell us what your bot-friend would be like @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

Emily Gonzalez (@emilyagonz) joins us for a ZENDAYA movie and/or And this time it really stars Zendaya!!!1!! Zoey aka Zendaya's mom gets married and Zoey immediately gains three brothers, a new school, and a dog. Being the only person with a smartphone(tm), Zoey cleverly downloads a dog training app, but after some slips and slops, she gets way more than the $9.99 she bargained for. Tell us what you thought of Zapped @ITDVPodcast!

We're joined by David Brown (@davidbrownpants) for one part Brink, one party Johnny Tsunami, one part Cow Belles, one part Life Is Ruff, all parts DCOM! Kayla is a superstar snowboarder-OR SO SHE THOUGHT until she gets kicked off the team and broken up with in the same day. If that weren't enough, she's sentenced to groom dogs with the boy who created the ~Cloud 9~ and puts in the work to prove to everyone she has what it takes to rule the slopes for real. Tell us what you thought of these dog and/or snowboard tricks @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

We take a special trip with Drew Mackie (@drewgmackie) to a time when Disney musicals were live action AND animated. Lil' Orphan Pete has a magical dragon names Elliot who can go invisible! They run away from the evil family who adopted Pete and make their way to a seaside town, where Elliot is a big secret that everyone knows about. Oh don't worry, there's a traveling salesman and his assistant after Elliot, as well! Tell us your favorite Pete's Dragon banger @ITDVPodcast!

We surf into a wet side story with Daniélle Hill (@dahill486) and Abbie Scott (@abbienichole_rd), the cohosts of Real Life Pod (@reallifepodad). Two teens find themselves inside of a musical inside of Rip Girls/Johnny Tsunami inside of an immediate and intense romantic quarrel. Very fun dance numbers and a truly mind-boggling villain situation, Teen Beach Movie will have your surfs up and pompadour teased! Tell us your favorite number @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

We're joined by musical maven, Rachel Bloom (@racheldoesstuff on instagram), to get our heads in the game one last time for a High School Musical meta-musical that must be seen to be understood. Even then, we have a hard time understanding what this musical within a musical is about. We chat a bunch about our own theatrical performances as the curtain falls on the HSM movie franchise. Tell us which role you'd play in the HSM universe @ITDVPodcast

Another year, another SPOOKY DCOM! James III joins us to break down this NEW (to us) Halloween trope about monsters that look like ghosts who each belong to one person and haunt them individually to live off their fear. Fortunately there are monster HUNTERS and Skylar learns she's one of them! However, Sky's never felt FEAR before, but now that her monster's loose, she has to save the town via some precarious rooftop acrobatics AND sing in front of an audience- all in one night! Tell us what your fear monster looks like @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

Things get theatrical as we're joined by Tessa Hersh for a modern spin on Cyrano de Bergerac. Rhyming couplets are replaced with rhyming flows as Cyrus wins a songwriting contest, only to be confused with his friend Kris and, get this, they're BOTH interested in Roxie. Cyrus continues to write for Kris and impress Roxie, but how long can the ruse go on!? An amazing cast and wonderful music numbers make this DCOM shine! Tell us what you thought of Lord of Da Bling's insults at @ITDVPodcast ont twitter!

We tap into our DJ personas and get the "real" behind the scenes scoop this week with Michael Limentato (@Limentaco) as we chat Radio Rebel. This is the film that brought us the iconic Debby Ryan shy smile. A true moment in DCOM lore. What's a girl to do when her secret radio dj identity gets hired to dj for a real radio station and ends up driving her principal aboslutely wild? Create history. Tell us what you thought of Radio Rebel @ITDVPodcast on twitter.

We decide the real definition of "frenemies" with Talia Tabin (@taliatabin) as we gear up for a DCOM starring Zendaya!!!!! Or...that's what it looks like from the cover art. It's more like three separate mini DCOMS linked by two ethereal beings that may or may not be visible to human beings. Either way, we enjoy breaking down this departure from the traditional DCOM format, which also manages to tick a lot of DCOM boxes! Tell us who your frenemies are @ITDVPodcast in twitter!

We take a trip to the Magical Casa Madrigal with the effervescent Jess Eason (@jesspatsox). We discuss the magical power of representation, family, and banging tunes! We delight in a story that examines family dynamics and celebrates what makes us different and what keeps us together. Which special power would you like to have? Tell us @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

It's the most wonderful time of the year in the vault and we find ourselves on an impromptu road trip with podcaster Andrew Ambrose Lee (@aundrewalee) and the cast of Good Luck, Charlie. Mom and Teddy get separated from their family and many public altercations and modes of transportation later, we go from a road trip movie to a capture the flag action adventure in the desert. Mom and Dad have some big news to share with the family, which still doesn't excuse mom's insane behavior. Which shop owner do you most identify with? Tell us @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

The delightful Maggie Widdoes (@mwidds) joins us for a good old fashioned gloop fest! Dylan is like totally popular, but she wants to be MORE popular by winning the Blossom Queen title at the school dance. Meanwhile, Josh wants to make her the subject of his movie to win a spot at film camp in Los Angeles. Before they know it, the two begin to rub off on each other. Will sparks fly? Will French be spoken? Will splishes be splashed!? Tell us what your genius film would be about @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

We return to 2D with the lovely Jeremy Bent (@JeremyMBent) and fall quickly in love with the Phineas and Ferb universe. Great characters and stunningly smart and absurd jokes have us counting all our nickels. Will Phineas and Ferb make it back home to their own dimension while thwarting the more competent alternate dimension Dr. Doofenshmirtz AND bringing Perry the Platypus safely home!? Jump through the portal to find out! Tell us what you thought of Phineas and Ferb: Across the Secod Dimension @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

The fabulous Sofia Gonzalez LaMattina (@sofialand on instagram) shuffles off to NYC with us and our favorite antihero Sharpay Evans of High School Musical fame to follow what it's like when this gal gets loose in the big city. Things don't go Sharpay's way as she quickly learns her dog was the one to get a big audition, however she has plenty of guidance from an unlikely guardian angel/ NYU film student. It's one part Star to Be from Annie, one part Singin' in the Rain, one part Lady and the Tramp, all parts top notch Sharpay comedic genius. Tell us who you'd cast in A Girl's Best Friend at @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

We begrudgingly start a rock band with Kristen Studard (@kstud) just like the *let's say it together* rag-tag crew of teens who meet in detention! Lemonade Mouth, the second band in school has an affection for their beloved beverage and the desire to beat their rival band in competition. It won't be easy, since these kids decide their dedication to the band on a fleeting whim. Ultimately will Lemonade Mouth live up to its promised opening performance from the future!? Let us know your favorite Lemonade Jam @ITDVPodcast on twitter.

We're joined by comedian and accidental muralist, Nicolas Scheppard (@verygayclown on instagram) as we hop aboard and then right off of the S.S. Tipton. Zack and Cody are SICK of being twins, so they go to a place where an evil scientist is plotting to merge their minds TOGETHER!! Genius comedy by the fabulous Brenda Song has us living the sweet life and begging for more! Tell us who you'd want to mind meld with @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

Friend of the pod, Justin Michael (@heyjustin) returns as do the DUCKS! Although, they're not The Ducks, now they're TEAM USA! Favorite characters return, new favorites emerge, and you bet there are some hockey ANTICS, even as the team competes on an international level. Tell us what had you quack quack quackin' in D2 at @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

We journey to the land of King Arthur or...the second coming of King Arthur with performer and writer Dylan Booth (@DylanVigus). When Allie moves to a new town with her parents who are obsessed with the legend of King Arthur, she meets some very familiar characters in her new high school as it becomes apparent that the students are re-living the tale themselves! Tell us how you thought the legend holds up @ITDVPodcast on twittter!

Musical genius, actor, and writer Zach Reino (@ZachReino) joins us for a summer camp show down jam like only Camp Rock can deliver. All our friends from the first camp rock are back, but this year a rival rock camp has set up and takes music SERIOUSLY, causing Mitchie and Connect 3 to become Camp Rock counselers and devise a PLAN to keep camp rock from shutting down for GOOD. We jam on in and have a blast rockin' out. Which song is your favorite Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam banger? Tell us @ITDVPodcast!

Brilliantly funny friend to all, Yak Manrique (@snapyak on instagram), earns badges with us for one part Troop Beverly Hills, one part Mrs. Doubtfire, all parts DCOM! Alex becomes Den Mother (or...BROTHER) to his sister Emily's Bumblebee troop when he's suspended from his Hockey team and is in the right place at the right time, however he has to keep a low profile as he's convinced the rival troop's bossy mom that the Bumblebee's new leader is a ficticious woman names Mrs. Zamboni. Hilaritu ensues and we have a great time chatting about it. Tell us what you're most likely to earn a badge for at @ITDVPodcast on twitter!

We travel to Hollywood, baby, with the fantastic Victoria Longwell (@LongwellV). Two sisters visit their Grandmother in California, one of them is obsessed with teen pop star Christopher Wilde and the other wants NOTHING to do with him (OKAY!? SHEESH!) Guess which one ends up having a secret multi-day adventure with him, which she doesn't tell her ~starstruck~ sister about! Can Sarah ever forgive Jessica!? Tell us @ITDVPodcast on twiter!