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Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty

Rick from Ear to There Travel

Rick from Ear to There Travel discusses topics related to travel, Disney, Universal, and cruise lines with fellow travel agents, and others involved in the theme park and travel communities.

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32:49

Talking About the Disney Renaissance: Part Three

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/04/16

Rick wraps up his three-part series on the Disney Renaissance. Today, he covers the last four Disney animated movies of the 1990s.

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36:03

Kathleen Kennedy's Tenure at Lucasfilm: Part Two

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/04/09

With all of the fuss about Bob Iger leaving his job as CEO of the Walt Disney Company and handing things over to Josh D'Amaro, the announcement that Kathleen Kennedy was leaving the top-spot at Lucasfilm was overshadowed. In this episode, Rick and Maz continue their conversation from last week in which they discuss the positives and negatives of Kennedy's term in charge of Star Wars.

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34:12

Kathleen Kennedy's Tenure at Lucasfilm: Part One

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/04/02

With all of the fuss about Bob Iger leaving his job as CEO of the Walt Disney Company and handing things over to Josh D'Amaro, the announcement that Kathleen Kennedy was leaving the top-spot at Lucasfilm was overshadowed. In the next two episodes, Rick and Maz discuss Kennedy's tenure in charge of Star Wars.

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37:34

"Thrill Ride" Author John Haddad Talks Hersheypark

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/03/26

A small town built around a chocolate factory has turned into a huge tourist destination. That transformation exists because Hersheypark decided to change from an amusement park into a theme park. Partially copying the Disney model, Hersheypark has become a place for fans of roller coasters and sweet treats to visit; transforming the area surrounding it.

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33:09

The Background of New Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/03/19

Josh D'Amaro has taken over as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company. Rick and Sarah Says will talk about D'Amaro's resume and what they expect him to do down the road for Disney.

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35:00

Disney Parks Have Great Theming but They Don't Want...

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/03/12

Rick and Maz talk about how Disney's theming has been overshadowed by convoluted new policies and the desire to "keep up with the Joneses" on social media.

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34:24

Is Frozen Becoming Disney's Crutch Franchise?

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/03/05

With another new Frozen-themed land set to open in France later this month and at least two more sequels on the horizon, it is beginning to look like the company can't survive without the franchise that started in 2013. In today's episode, Rick and Sarah Says talk about how reliant Disney has become on Frozen, and how it got to this point.

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38:56

The Future of The Simpsons at Disney and Universal

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/02/26

Disney is starting to send out surveys to guests asking about how they would feel about The Simpsons being incorporated into the theme parks. Of course, Universal currently has the theme park rights to the intellectual property, but that might change soon. Rick and Gillian talk about The Simpsons this week, and what they think might happen in the future.

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33:10

Michael Eisner's Interview with Graham Bensinger

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/02/19

On Monday, Michael Eisner's interview with Graham Bensinger went live. In that conversation, Eisner discussed topics from Jimmy Kimmel to Donald Trump to Steve Jobs to Harvey Weinstein. In today's episode, Rick discusses the various topics discussed while adding extra context.

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33:47

Wrapping Up the Conversation on Hamilton the Musical

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/02/12

This week, Sarah Says and Rick continue their conversation from last week about the Hamilton musical on Disney+. With the 250th anniversary of the United States coming up this year, we are talking about the historical figures being portrayed in the musical.

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34:23

Five-Year Anniversary!!!!! Starting the Conversation...

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/02/05

On our fifth anniversary of the podcast, Sarah Says and Rick start a two-episode conversation about the musical Hamilton.

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33:36

Is Disney's Animal Kingdom Still Living Up to the...

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/01/29

Rick and Maz discuss whether or not the changes that have happened and are coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom have or will fundamentally change the original theming of the park.

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38:48

Talking to Staci of DAS Defenders

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/01/22

Over the course of the past two years, Disney has drastically changed its policies and practices for disabled guests. Many of these changes have hurt disabled Disney fans in dramatic ways. The DAS Defenders are trying to work to return these policies to the previous incarnation. The organization also wants to help disabled theme park fans find a community of those who are dealing with disabilities.

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32:56

The Disney Renaissance: Part Two

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/01/15

This week, Rick continues his conversation about Michael Eisner and the Disney Renaissance. In this episode, he talks about the two highest grossing animated movies of the Renaissance.

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31:50

Coving The Disney on Broadway Concert Series 2026

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/01/08

Epcot's International Festival of the Arts will kick off next week at Walt Disney World. In today's episode, Rick and Sarah Says will be talking about the performers who are scheduled to take the stage for the Disney on Broadway Concert Series, which takes place in World Showcase every night of the festival.

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32:23

Covering All Four Epcot Festivals

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2026/01/01

Happy New Year! Rick and Maz talk about the benefits and drawbacks of all four of the festivals at Epcot over the course of the year.

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34:08

Give Kids the World Helping Families Enjoy the Theme...

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2025/12/25

In honor of the holiday and the season of giving, Rick is going to be replaying his conversation with Susan from Indiana. Susan's family was able to have a great Orlando-area vacation thanks to Give Kids the World.

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32:20

The Disney Renaissance: Part One

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2025/12/18

As Rick continues his series on former-Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner, he turns his attention to the Disney Renaissance. This week, he will cover the first three animated movies of the Renaissance.

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33:59

How Disney Wastes Your Time: Part Two

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2025/12/11

Disney doesn't want you getting too much done when you are on vacation. The theme parks have hidden ways to waste your time when you are in the parks. For the second straight week, Sarah and Rick discuss the different ways they waste your time.

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31:24

How Disney Wastes Your Time: Part One

Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty ·

2025/12/04

Did you ever notice that you never get quite as much out of your Disney park day as you planned? That is 100% on purpose. Rick and Sarah Says talk about the different ways Disney wastes your time on a theme park day.

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