How Did You Find the Dis Network?

[superme80]

I found the boards when I started planning a trip to Disneyland with my son who was only a year and a half at the time. Long story short the trip got cancelled and he got a brother instead. I got into watching ride thru videos in 2014. I got found the podcast by accident. I clicked and I have been hooked ever sense.

 

[jeffbear]

The Unofficial Guide to WDW listed the web site as another source of info for trip planning. That was several years ago(!).

We have gotten lots of good advice for WDW, DL, ABD, and DCL adventures

IIRC that's pretty much the same for me. I found the boards based on a list from the Unofficial Guide and then found the podcasts/broadcasts later. Pretty much, I think somebody posted a transcript of one of Pete's more laser focused rants and I was hooked. Those are still my favorite part of the pods, although they tend to be a bit more rare (and thus more precious) these days.

 

[Tonyz]

I was in prison(it's a long story).

I had earned special privileges for good behavior and for my strong work ethic while working in the laundry room. One of my privileges was the opportunity to host discussion groups for inmates. Some guys hosted sports talk groups, some hosted groups about politics, some about religion. It was a good way for inmates to discuss important issues in a safe environment. Guards were there in case it got too intense.

I wanted to host a discussion group about Walt Disney World. I tried three times, but nobody showed up. I even had topics announced in advance:

-"Horizons? More Like No-rizons, Am I Right?"
-"The Tomorrowland Speedway is a Road to Nowhere"
-"You Wouldn't Eat a Giant Turkey Leg In Front of Your Neighbors: What Theme Park Eating Habits Teach Us About Ourselves"

Finally, after the third unsuccessful attempt, one of the guards felt sorry for me and said "Hey man, there's this thing where dudes, and a few ladies, sit around each week and talk about Disney World. We started listening to it because our last trip was such a fiasco. We left after one day because we got lost at Animal Kingdom and just kept circling around Tree of Life over and over and never found any of the rides. Then my bunions flared up and we just went on home."

He couldn't bring me recordings of the show, as I had not yet earned the privilege of using any electronic devices. But his kid was taking a typing class at his high school, so for extra credit he would type up a transcript of the show and his dad would bring it to me each week. There were a lot of typos each week(A lot of times he said the host was "Pert Wanger", but I could still make out most of it. I would sit in my cell and read the transcript of the show and imagine that I was in the discussion too. At one point I made little puppets to represent each of the team members and "acted out" the show in what I imagined their voices sounded like, but that is all I'm going to say about that.

I was released a few years ago. When the board asked me if I had any final words, I said "I'm just happy to be paroled here". I got a good chuckle out of that. They didn't get it.

One of the first things I did after getting out of the joint was learning how to use "the internet", and that's when I was able to watch and listen to the show each week, as well as chat with you fine folks here on this discussion board.

I'll never forget that kind prison guard, and his son's typing teacher.

Very inspirational. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Lesverts]

So I was a pretentious little child. I stopped doing anything Disney/Pixar at the ripe old age of 11 around the release of Toy Story 2. So from starting with Tarzan to ending with Wreck-it-Ralph I hadn't seen a Disney film in 14 years. On the Pixar side I feel off the wagon and loved The Incredibles, but didn't start watching again until Wall-E. Ironically I watched a lot of non-Disney Disney cartoons, if ya know what I mean (the weekenders etc.), during that time.

My abandonment of Disney was very likely related to never getting to go to Disney World despite repeated expressions of desire to go.

Now in that pretentious void of no Disney, I was filled with a burning, passionate love of Harry Potter. And one day a wonderful upstart theme park decides to build a land dedicated to my favourite boarding school. Well now, that would be amazing to go see. Fast-forward another couple of years to a new job and a new boss that goes to Orlando 4 times a year. This all was happening while I had finally gotten my financial life back together. So I went on my first trip in a number of years to Universal. I had 4 days and only 3 days of park tickets. So I wanted to go to the Magic Kingdom but didn't have the extra money to also afford that ticket for one day. What I could afford was a ride to Downtown Disney.

It was like:

So I came back to my lovely suburban life in Canada and started poking around the internet. Focusing singularly on information for solo travelers to Disney. That is how I found the boards.

At the same time I had started using YouTube as a major source of entertainment. One day Dis Unplugged channel came up on my recommended list. I started watching all of Dustin's segment shows. Followed a few months later by watching the weekly news shoes. A few months after that I put two and two together and realized that the DIS boards and the DIS Unplugged where the same thing. I know eh? Amazing!

Well I feel in love with Teresa and Kevin and Craig and have been an avid watcher since. I discovered the podcast in October 2014 and my first trip was June 2015. 5 trips later.....

The biggest contribution to a trip from the Podcast was their review of the Star Wars Galactic Dine-In. After watching that review I stalked the dining reservations until I got a table for my Dad and I. That day was the day I knew Disney was in me forever.

 

[Drummerdude1623]

About a year and a half ago I went on a trip to WDW and when I came back I was suffering from trip withdrawal. I was doing some research trying to learn more about Walt and I stumbled upon the Connecting with Walt Podcast.

After listening to the first podcast I was hooked and binge listened to the entire series up to that point. I was going through withdrawal again during one of their down times and did some searching in iTunes and found the Disney World show and DIS Pop. Have been listening and following on YouTube ever since.

Working in a profession where I sit in a ridiculous amount of traffic, the DIS Podcast Network helps me keep my sanity and acutally enjoy sitting in traffic.

 

[GAN]

I was looking into a trip back in 1999/2000 and a search(not sure it was Google, probably not) led me to the site. I basically read through the threads looking for information and checked in fairly often. Then I was looking to rent DVC points and finally I had to create a user name. The rest is history...

https://www.disboards.com/threads/1...oints-for-rent-10-per-pt.864548/#post-9244309

I've been listening to the podcasts since before Bawb was around ..so that's been a while as well. Looking forward to the 20th celebration!

 

[Jafar30]

I think I just typed in something like online guides for Disney parks.

 

[KC Mouse]

I would say that I really became a fan when I was injured at work. I am a Special Education teacher and I work with some tough cookies. One day a young lady became angry with me for taking her cell phone and bashed my head with a two and a half pound paper weight. I was rushed to the ER to discover that I had sustained a "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury". The neurologist said that I was on brain rest and that I could not watch TV, read, walk around, just about anything fun. But she said I could listen to pod casts. Thats when I discovered the Dis Unplugged Pod Cast. I listened to every show I could find. I cried when Bob passed and every memorial show. I cursed the sky when members of the team came and went. My favorite episode was the Pulse episode. Everything was so real and unscripted. I cried and prayed for my new found friends. As I started getting better I started to catch up with all the newer episodes. Today I am doing very well, I so look forward to listing/watching the show every morning during my work out. The Dis Unplugged was my window to the most magical place on earth and I thank God for my new buddies on the show.

 

[SorcererHeidi]

I would say that I really became a fan when I was injured at work. I am a Special Education teacher and I work with some tough cookies. One day a young lady became angry with me for taking her cell phone and bashed my head with a two and a half pound paper weight. I was rushed to the ER to discover that I had sustained a "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury". The neurologist said that I was on brain rest and that I could not watch TV, read, walk around, just about anything fun. But she said I could listen to pod casts. Thats when I discovered the Dis Unplugged Pod Cast. I listened to every show I could find. I cried when Bob passed and every memorial show. I cursed the sky when members of the team came and went. My favorite episode was the Pulse episode. Everything was so real and unscripted. I cried and prayed for my new found friends. As I started getting better I started to catch up with all the newer episodes. Today I am doing very well, I so look forward to listing/watching the show every morning during my work out. The Dis Unplugged was my window to the most magical place on earth and I thank God for my new buddies on the show.

Glad you are doing so well now, and can talk about what happened, and be so positive and joyful. Here's hoping it's all good health and smooth sailing for you from hence forth!!

 

[12jdc]

Found the DIS on YouTube during downtime at a hotel in Hershey Park, best internet discovery I ever made!!!!

 

[kwaziismom]

I was trying to decide what resort to stay in for a trip a few years ago, and I ran into a YouTube video with the Dis Unplugged crew reviewing the All-Stars Music Resort. I don't remember exactly what they were saying, I think it had something to do with the murals, but they had me laughing so hard! After that I was hooked and have listened religiously ever since.

 

[gmboy95]

I was in prison(it's a long story).

I had earned special privileges for good behavior and for my strong work ethic while working in the laundry room. One of my privileges was the opportunity to host discussion groups for inmates. Some guys hosted sports talk groups, some hosted groups about politics, some about religion. It was a good way for inmates to discuss important issues in a safe environment. Guards were there in case it got too intense.

I wanted to host a discussion group about Walt Disney World. I tried three times, but nobody showed up. I even had topics announced in advance:

-"Horizons? More Like No-rizons, Am I Right?"
-"The Tomorrowland Speedway is a Road to Nowhere"
-"You Wouldn't Eat a Giant Turkey Leg In Front of Your Neighbors: What Theme Park Eating Habits Teach Us About Ourselves"

Finally, after the third unsuccessful attempt, one of the guards felt sorry for me and said "Hey man, there's this thing where dudes, and a few ladies, sit around each week and talk about Disney World. We started listening to it because our last trip was such a fiasco. We left after one day because we got lost at Animal Kingdom and just kept circling around Tree of Life over and over and never found any of the rides. Then my bunions flared up and we just went on home."

He couldn't bring me recordings of the show, as I had not yet earned the privilege of using any electronic devices. But his kid was taking a typing class at his high school, so for extra credit he would type up a transcript of the show and his dad would bring it to me each week. There were a lot of typos each week(A lot of times he said the host was "Pert Wanger", but I could still make out most of it. I would sit in my cell and read the transcript of the show and imagine that I was in the discussion too. At one point I made little puppets to represent each of the team members and "acted out" the show in what I imagined their voices sounded like, but that is all I'm going to say about that.

I was released a few years ago. When the board asked me if I had any final words, I said "I'm just happy to be paroled here". I got a good chuckle out of that. They didn't get it.

One of the first things I did after getting out of the joint was learning how to use "the internet", and that's when I was able to watch and listen to the show each week, as well as chat with you fine folks here on this discussion board.

I'll never forget that kind prison guard, and his son's typing teacher.

This may be one of my favorite stories i have read on here...."I was in Prison"...it took me at least another paragraph to realize, you were talking about actual big boy prison..

 

[gmboy95]

I discovered the disboards in early 2001....I actually introduced many people that are part of the boards for years more actively then I....I remember it being something I truly enjoyed reading after work when the kids where babies....It helped me through some of those sleepless nights when my daughter was a new born as well....it has become a staple a couple of months before each trip....and a nice friend to check on every now and again for the rest of the year

 

[GAN]

This may be one of my favorite stories i have read on here...."I was in Prison"...it took me at least another paragraph to realize, you were talking about actual big boy prison..

When you think Llama ...think Whitey Bulger. Really.....

 

[mrzrich]

I've been on the boards since 2005. When my Disney Addiction was still young, and I was still touring commando style. I probably initially stumbled in doing a web search, but honestly don't remember.

I won a very big contest on the boards a few years later, a week at the Swan/Dolphin!

Bob Varley was the agent who was helping me plan that trip. During our first conversation, he was confounded, that I didn't know who he was! LOL.

"You don't listen to the podcast, do you?" he asked.

"Podcast? What's a Podcast?"

He told me that he would check my dates for me, but, I HAD TO listen to the next show! Yes, he seriously gave me homework!

One listen and I was hooked. I got myself all caught up, listening to the show for hours on end for a week. (Even that first show with Gordon)

A few weeks later, we lost Bob. His number was saved in my cell phone. I could never bring myself to delete it, up until the day I traded that flip phone!

We have had many great team members come and go on the DIS over the years, and I love the new additions. But I would give anything to listen to one more show with that core group. Pete, John, Kevin, Bob, Corey and Julie. It was magic.

 

[lampshadehead]

Well, I stumbled upon the boards doing trip research back in 2009. Didn't even realize there was a show and youtube channel related to the boards until last year, looking up ride videos at Disneyland. Well, we found this video named "3 Grown Men Squeeze Into Maters Junkyard Jamboree". It was all set in motion after that. Now, Tuesday nights are dinner and the news.

 

[KingLlama]

When you think Llama ...think Whitey Bulger. Really.....

Please leave my bulge out of this.

 

[NeuroCindy]

Please leave my bulge out of this.

Maybe we want your bulge in this.

 

[KingLlama]

Maybe we want your bulge in this.

 

[kbelle8995]

I discovered it years after I found the boards. I just purchased my first ipod and was informed by a fell diser that there was a podcast. Tried it out and liked it.