We continue our series covering Disney Vacation Club resorts with a look at Disney’s Riviera Resort. This Epcot area DVC hotel on the Skyliner is absolutely gorgeous and instantly became one of our favorite places to stay. Incredible decor, stunning views, and delicious food await at this European inspired destination.

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Join us for a look back at some of the key Disney announcements and updates from the last several months. This edition of our “quarterly” Disney review actually covers about 5 months, or everything we’ve heard since D23 over the summer. Don’t have time to keep up to date every week? We’ve got you covered.

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We’re starting a little competition this week, pitting Disney villains against each other to see who’s mean reigns supreme! First up is our round of 32, with seeding courtesy of CoPilot AI. This was so fun!

Here’s are the competitors and seeds for the tournament…

1. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
2. Scar (The Lion King)
3. Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
4. Jafar (Aladdin)
5. Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians)
6. The Evil Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
7. Hades (Hercules)
8. Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
9. Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)
10. Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
11. Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
12. Mother Gothel (Tangled)
13. Oogie Boogie (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
14. Yzma & Kronk (The Emperor's New Groove)
15. Ernesto de la Cruz (Coco)
16. Lotso (Toy Story 3)
17. The Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland)
18. Prince Hans (Frozen)
19. Randall Boggs & Henry J. Waternoose (Monsters, Inc.)
20. Syndrome (The Incredibles)
21. Charles F. Muntz (Up)
22. AUTO (WALL-E)
23. King Candy (Wreck-It Ralph)
24. Dawn Bellwether (Zootopia)
25. Pete (Mickey Mouse & Friends)
26. Prince John (Robin Hood)
27. Sid Phillips & Scud (Toy Story)
28. Yokai (Big Hero 6)
29. Madam Mim (The Sword in the Stone)
30. Chick Hicks (Cars)
31. Chernabog (Fantasia)
32. Lady Tremaine (Cinderella)

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Adventures & Mousecapades is a passion project from Alicea & Nathan Novak - two Seattleites addicted to The Mouse. We are not affiliated with Disney, nor are we travel agents. Opinions are our own.

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We have Audie and Tim Lawley back on this week because they just did something few people have (yet) … they sailed on the brand new Disney Treasure cruise ship! Fresh off the first 3-night media and travel agent preview, they share all the excitement and wonder to be had onboard. New venues, amazing theming, and of course the best crew in the industry. You don’t want to skip this episode!

Tim and Audie are travel agents with The Magic For Less. You can find them online at Meet Tim & Audie Lawley - The Magic For Less or shoot them an email at lawley@themagicforless.com.

We’ve known Tim and Audie for over a decade, so we want to make it clear that this is not a sponsored episode. That said, if you’re looking for a great agent to work with tell them we said hi!

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Adventures & Mousecapades is a passion project from Alicea & Nathan Novak - two Seattleites addicted to The Mouse. We are not affiliated with Disney, nor are we travel agents. Opinions are our own.

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Sometimes we travel for pleasure. Sometimes we travel for business. This November, we did a bit of both! When we’ve got a conference to attend in Miami, you’d better believe we fly into and out of Orlando to do it. In between was park days, after hours events, train rides, epic meals, surprise megastar concerts, and a whole lot more!

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Adventures & Mousecapades is a passion project from Alicea & Nathan Novak - two Seattleites addicted to The Mouse. We are not affiliated with Disney, nor are we travel agents. Opinions are our own.

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We had the distinct pleasure to get all dressed up and head out to Disney World’s newest after-hours holiday party, Jollywood Nights at Hollywood Studios a couple weeks back. In its second year, this event is kind of like if your company holiday party was at Disney. Amazing food and drinks. Incredible Music. Great character interactions. And a whole lot of fun. Listen in to find out if this was a one and done for us, or a new tradition waiting to happen.

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Adventures & Mousecapades is a passion project from Alicea & Nathan Novak - two Seattleites addicted to The Mouse. We are not affiliated with Disney, nor are we travel agents. Opinions are our own.

Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter: @ourmousecapades
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Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is a great after-hours event at the Magic Kingdom that we’ve been to before. Would this edition be better? You’ll have to listen in to find out, but if the food was anything to go by this was going to be a fantastic evening! Let’s kick off the holidays…

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Adventures & Mousecapades is a passion project from Alicea & Nathan Novak - two Seattleites addicted to The Mouse. We are not affiliated with Disney, nor are we travel agents. Opinions are our own.

Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter: @ourmousecapades
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It’s our last retroactive trip report! This episode we look back at our 16-day trip to Disney World in August of 2021. The parks were still in pandemic mode and we had a LOT of DVC points to spend or lose. Our 3-bedroom suites at Animal Kingdom and Bay Lake Tower, and a 2-bedroom suite at Riviera, were great escapes from the heat and humidity!

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Adventures & Mousecapades is a passion project from Alicea & Nathan Novak - two Seattleites addicted to The Mouse. We are not affiliated with Disney, nor are we travel agents. Opinions are our own.

Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter: @ourmousecapades
OurMousecapades.com
podcast@ourmousecapades.com