The Disney Dish Thread

My understanding was the move to Patreon was just for their paid bonus content. Plus they were launching a video series with Imagineer Jim Shull that was better suited for Patreon.

I was presuming their normal podcast would be unaffected by the move though, although I certainly could be mistaken about that.

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I use an app called Podcasts that puts them all in the same place so I’m not entirely sure where they all come from to be honest :rofl:

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Oh that’s good to know. I only ever knew Patreon to be a PAY site

I still don’t see myself going to multiple podcast platforms for content. I like that my shows autopopulate to my feed when there is new content, and I know I would end up just phasing it out even if I tried to maintain listenership on a separate platform.

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I subscribe to a few podcasts that have a Patreon. They still release through all the major platforms — Apple, Spotify, etc. — and you just either pay for a Patreon membership or you don’t. If you pay, you get bonus content and perks. If you don’t, you just get the regular episodes.

Every podcast makes their own decisions regarding what is paid and what is not, so I suppose it’s possible they could make Disney Dish only available to paid subscribers, but I doubt it.

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Right. This is what I am also familiar with.

The conversation here made it sound like there was a decision to move the whole podcast to the Patreon platform.

It’s possible (likely?) this is all jumping ahead and it just got released later than normal. :laughing:

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Yeah I think they just meant moving existing Bandcamp subscribers (of which I am not) to Patreon.

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This is where my :dollar: is. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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My only question is if the podcast will continue to be pulled the same way, same feed or do I have to unsubscribe and then subscribe again to get it.

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Sorry about the delay!

We’ll stop updating shows on Bandcamp on Jan 1, 2024.

We’re in the process of moving all the old shows over to Patreon. One advantage to that is that we get to add dates, tags, and text to the shows.

We can’t automatically move subscribers over from Bandcamp to Patreon. So if you’d like to continue following the show, and see the new video shows, that’s a manual thing you have to do on Patreon.

Let me know if anything looks off on Patreon, too, please. There’s a lot of moving parts right now as we try to address all of the issues around usability on the old Bandcamp platform.

Thank you!

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Thanks for the update!

This weeks episode just popped up in my app folks :grin:

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Can’t wait to hear about your Universal VIP Tour!

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That reminds me - Band Camp just charged me - I need to figure out how to switch that!

This was my understanding too. I have always paid in Bandcamp to help support the podcast but always listened through Stitcher (RIP) and now Spotify.

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Oh! In my apple feed too!

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I don’t think it was stated above, but you can add the Patreon feed to your Apple Podcasts (which is what I use to listen to all of mine and like everything in one place). Instructions here: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000877506-Add-my-private-RSS-feed-to-the-Apple-Podcast-app.

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This is a game changer. Thank you!!!

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We never dis usswd this butnon this week’s episode did @len say that the surveys floated the idea of a $289 delixe resort stay if Disney got to pick the resort? Because I think I would take that gamble every time.

But I am so curious to know more. When do you find out where you are staying - it would definitely impact ADRs. Is it cancelable? Or like hidden deals on discount sites? I am so intrigued.

And I know this group would keep data on what resort people are most likely to get (I predict AKL, WL, and Contemporary Garden, maybe Rivieria as they still own a lot of the inventory).

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That was what I heard as well - bargain price, but they pick the Deluxe resort. Agree that when you know where you’re staying is very important - would have to be pre-60 days to make planning optimal. Although I guess if I got a good enough deal, I could work around that.

Given the cheapest, no special discount search, for a random 4 day weekend in February I just did was $551 at AKL - that price point becomes very intriguing…

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When I heard that, it seemed like Disney may be considering their own “Priceline Express Deals”-like option of selling empty rooms on short notice at a reduced rate, but Disney assigns your hotel. For those who typically stay at moderates, it could be an option to get a cheap(ish) upgrade.

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I thought this too, so it would be interesting to see how far out they are available, and if they are refundable.

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I priced a bounceback for June at $456 including tax at Yacht club. That one was hard to turn down, but I got a room off of DVC waitlist…

But high 200’s would be tough to resist and I could plan around it. Though DD would rather stay at Pop over Saratoga Springs or Old Key West.

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