The Gold Key Adventurers Society Podcast is the perfect resource for anyone interested in Disney World or travel in general. Join Dan, Heather, and Jeff as they share their wealth of knowledge and passion for all things theme parks, including insider tips and stories you won’t find anywhere else. From exploring new lands to revisiting classic attractions, they take you on a journey through the magical world of Disney and beyond. Whether you’re a seasoned theme park enthusiast or just starting your travel adventures, The Gold Key Adventurers Society Podcast has something for everyone. With a focus on Disney World, they cover everything from the newest attractions to the best places to eat and stay. But they don’t stop there - they also delve into other theme parks and travel destinations, offering valuable insights and recommendations to make your next adventure unforgettable. So tune in and join the fun! Make sure to visit our website at www.goldkeyadventurers.com for more information about the show and visit www.keytotheworldtravel.com for all your travel planning needs. And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review our show on Apple Podcasts!Thanks for listening!
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Happy birthday-to us! We’re celebrating with some of the biggest stories of the past few weeks from the world of travel and theme parks. From cruising and Cabo to Disneyland’s new Magic Key and Disney World’s Star Wars hotel we’re covering it all! And don’t forget the Nickelodeon Resort on the Riviera Maya, all kinds of improvements around Walt Disney World are taking shape for the 50th Anniversary, and Universal Orlando announces an iconic new house for Halloween Horror Nights! Wrap up our presents and light the candles, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!
The Gold Key Adventurers would like to thank you so very very much for sticking with us for a whole 100 episodes. We hope you’ve had fun and learned something, and most importantly were inspired to get out and go have an adventure!
- Cruise lines can resume asking for proof of vaccination, and more cruising news
https://bit.ly/CruiseProofOfVaccine - Cabo Tree House Resort of Dan’s dreams!
https://bit.ly/CaboTreeHouse - Nickelodeon Resort trip report from Heather and Jeff
https://www.karismahotels.com/nickelodeon-hotels-resorts/riviera-maya - Disneyland Magic Key
https://bit.ly/MagicKeyInfoGKAS - WDW Park hours extended for select hotel guests in October
https://bit.ly/WDWOctDeluxeHours - Galactic Star Cruiser Details
https://bit.ly/GalacticStarCruiserDetails - Galactic Star Cruise sample itinerary
https://bit.ly/StarCruiserItinerarySample - Halloween Horror Nights announces Icons Captured House
- https://bit.ly/HHNiconsCaptured
As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!
Proud to be a Feedspot Top 30 Theme Park Podcast! bit.ly/GKASFeedspotTop30
Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?
Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.
The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com. Make sure you follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldKeyAdventurersSociety, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gkaspodcast, and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GKASPodcast.
Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS
Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters’ delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS
Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Can you smell what the Gold Key Adventurers are cooking? This week the gang is boarding a steamer to head deep into the wild rivers of the world for a very special Jungle Cruise spectacular. Learn about extravagant florist bills, live animals in the early days of the attraction, and how the Walt Disney World version of the Jungle Cruise compares to versions from Disneylands in Anaheim, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Plus The Rock vs Johnny Depp, pesky Skippers, and the genius of Disney legends Bill Evans and Harper Goff. Watch out for the rhinos and don’t wake the sleeping zebra, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!
Guys, big news! This is our 99th episode. Do you know what that means?) Next week is our 100th episode! Jeff, Heather, and Jess will be back in studio for a massive theme park roundup (spoilers, we’ll definitely have things to say about Disneyland’s AP reboot, the Magic Key, as well as big Star Wars announcements to unpack). Since it’s also our second anniversary, we’ve got a wishlist of ways you can help us celebrate! First, we’re so close to hitting another major milestone we can taste it. We’re about 1000 downloads shy of a grand total of 20,000 listens, and we’re anxious to make it up over that final hill to the big two oh-oh-oh-oh. We’d really appreciate it if you could send a friend or two our way at www.goldkeyadventurers.com, or give us a shout out on Facebook or Twitter and help us have our first ever 1000 download week. While you’re at it, we sure would like to hear from you about just what it is that keeps you coming back to adventure with us week after week. The best way to do that,and help others realize how much fun we are, is by dropping us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or whatever app you use to listen to our show.
- Jungle Cruise Wikipedia entry
https://bit.ly/JungleCruiseWiki - Disney Introduces A Revamped Jungle Cruise Ride Without Racist Imagery -NPR
https://bit.ly/JungleCruiseRevamp - The History And Evolution of Disney’s Jungle Cruise
https://bit.ly/JungleCruiseHistory - The Origins Of The World Famous Jungle Cruise
https://bit.ly/JungleCruiseOrigins
As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!
Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.
Proud to be a Feedspot Top 30 Theme Park Podcast! bit.ly/GKASFeedspotTop30
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?
Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.
The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com
Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS
Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters’ delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS
Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Game on! We’re celebrating the Olympics by shoehorning our favorite characters from Disney and Universal theme parks into a vaguely athletic themed game! But first, travel news, including a sneak peak at EPCOT’s Harmonious night time spectacular, and Iceland offers an incentive to get off the couch and out into nature.Plus more news from Disney Cruise, big changes for Walt Disney Imagineering, and the wide weird world of sports. Light the torch and dust off the podium, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!
- Disney shares a sneak peek at the new Harmonious night time spectacular coming this fall to EPCOT
https://bit.ly/HarmoniousPreviewTPP - Iceland wants you to get off the couch and trade your sweatpants for hiking boots
https://bit.ly/IcelandSweatsBoots - Disney theme parks return to requiring masks for all guests indoors and on rides
https://bit.ly/DisneyParksMaskUpdate - Disney Cruise Lines to resume Bahamian sailings in August
https://bit.ly/DCLIsBackJack - Walt Disney Company to move 2000 jobs, including majority of Walt Disney Imagineering to Florida
https://bit.ly/WDItoFLA - Strange sports from around the world
https://bit.ly/StrangeSportsGKAS
As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!
Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.
Proud to be a Feedspot Top 30 Theme Park Podcast!https://blog.feedspot.com/theme_park_podcasts/
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?
Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.
The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com
Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS
Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters’ delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS
Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
And we’re back! Back on that theme park news grind that is, with a live report from Walt Disney World’s fabulously reopened Polynesian Village Resort! But first travel news, including confusion at the Canadian border, escaping a hotel for fun, and paying our respects at Ben and Jerry’s flavor graveyard. Did we mention a cheesy romp through this year's XL edition of the EPCOT International food and wine festival, rich dudes took a ride in space, and creepy Halloween updates from Universal Orlando Resort’s Halloween Horror Nights and SeaWorld Florida’s brand new Howl-O-Scream event? Keep your arms and legs inside the ride vehicle at all times, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key adventurers society!
- Canada to reopen border to vaccinated travelers from the USA in August, but The United States declines to reciprocate
https://bit.ly/CanadaReopensToUSTravel - Hilton Escape Hotel
https://bit.ly/EscapeHotelGKAS - Atlas Obscura:Two More New England Quick Hits:
-Boston Earl of Sandwich:
https://bit.ly/AOBostonEoS
-Vermont:Ben and Jerry’s Flavor Graveyard
https://bit.ly/AOBenAndJerryGraveyard
As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!
Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?
Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.
The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com
Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS
Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters’ delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS
Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
We’re coming to you live from Vermont for a very special episode! Join Dan, his three junior adventurers and our hosts and adventurer guides as we recap the first leg of our New England expedition. As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you! Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review? Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way. The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters’ delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Huzzah! We’re celebrating Independence Day with a stroll around Liberty Square! But first, some new, including cruising, fireworks return to the Disney parks, and less than incredible new rooms at the Contemporary hotel. Grab your fife and your tri cornered hat, it’s time to hit the trial with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!
"From this Gateway stirs a new nation waiting to be born. Thirteen separate colonies have banded together to declare their independence from the bonds of tyranny. It is a time when silversmiths put away their tools and march to the drums of a revolution, a time for gentlemen planters to leave their farms and become generals, a time when tradesmen leave the safety of home to become heroes. Welcome to Liberty Square!” -Liberty Square Entrance Plaque
Links:
- Atlas Obscura:Two colonial quick hits in honor of liberty square.
- Site of original Liberty Tree in Boston
https://bit.ly/SadLibertyTree - The greasy pole at St.Peter’s Fiesta
https://bit.ly/StPetesGreasyPole
- Site of original Liberty Tree in Boston
- Liberty Square Wiki
https://bit.ly/LibSquareWIKI - 5 Historic Liberty Square Facts
https://bit.ly/HistoricLibSquareFacts - Walt Dated World Liberty Square History
https://bit.ly/WaltDatedWorldLibSquare - Theme Park Professor Liberty Square Overview
https://bit.ly/LibSquareTPP
As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!
Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?
Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.
The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com
Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS
Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters’ delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS
Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Kungaloosh! This week our Walt Disney World 50th anniversary tour stops in the dark and mysterious Adventureland. But first, travel news, including Shanghai Disneyland’s cuddly 5th anniversary, Luca inspires us to visit Italy, and searching for the Swiss Family Robinson’s original tree house. Watch out for the back side of water and prepare to make sail, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!
Links:
- Visit the original Swiss Family Tree (sans house) on the island of Tobago
https://bit.ly/SwissRobTree - Adventureland Wikipedia Entry
https://bit.ly/adventurelandwiki - An Imagineer’s Guide to Walt Disney World’s Adventureland
https://bit.ly/imagineadventure - Adventureland 101 via Theme Park Professor
https://bit.ly/AdventurelandTPP
As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!
Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?
Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.
The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com
Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS
Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters’ delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS
Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
As life at Walt Disney World gets closer and closer to the way it was in the before times, the dark corners of the Disney Internet have been buzzing with speculation about FastPass Plus-will it come back? If so, when? And what’s it going to look like? We’re going to give you all the information you never knew you needed about Fastpasses!
Links:
- Walt Disney World and Disneyland say YOLO, return to nearly “normal” operations
https://bit.ly/WDWYOLO - Prague City Hall Paternoster lift, courtesy of Atlas Obscura
https://bit.ly/AOPaternoster - Jersey Devil, largest single-rail coaster to debut in New Jersey this summer
https://bit.ly/JerseyDevilCoaster
As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!
Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?
Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.
The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com
Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS
Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Nice to meet you! Please allow us to re-introduce ourselves, and our show, to all the newer listeners out there. But first, travel news, including the return of Food and Wine to EPCOT, United Airlines goes BOOM for Supersonic flight, and things are getting spooky at SeaWorld Orlando. Put on your name tag and get ready for the ice breakers, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!
Links:
- EPCOT Food and Wine Festival returns for 2021, and it’s longer than ever!
http://bit.ly/EPCOTfwFest2021 - New Adventures By Disney excursion-tour of New England, plus all new private itineraries
http://bit.ly/ABDNewAdventures - SeaWorld Orlando announces Howl-O-Scream haunted attractions for Halloween 2021
http://bit.ly/SeaWorldHowlOScreamTPP - Travel United Airlines goes BOOM to introduce supersonic flight for all
https://bit.ly/UnitedBoomSupersonic - News Disney+ series Behind The Attraction
http://bit.ly/DPlusBehindTheAttraction - More restaurants reopen at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and what’s the deal with the menu at ‘Ohana?
http://bit.ly/DisParksDiningReopenings
http://bit.ly/OhanaNewMenu
As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!
Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?
Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.
The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com
Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS
Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Hey, down in front! This week we’re talking about the closely related worlds of theme parks and the movies! But first travel news, including Disney Cruise Line prepares for a test cruise, Universal Orlando welcomes your Dreamworks animation favorites, and Zach is proud to share the story of Walt Disney Imagineering’s Bob Gurr. Refill your popcorn bucket and pass the soda, it’s time to hit the trail with the Gold Key Adventurers Society!
Links:
- Disney Cruise Line Approved for “Test Cruise”
http://bit.ly/DCLTestCruise - United Airlines plans vaccine lottery incentive, vaccinated people could win a year’s worth of first class flights
https://bit.ly/UAVaccineLottery - Universal Orlando drops mask requirements in all public spaces, Dreamworks Character Meet Open
http://bit.ly/MasklessUniversalOrlando
http://bit.ly/UORDreamworksDestination - Southwest and American Airlines Pause Alcohol Sales Following Spike In Unruly Passenger Reports
http://bit.ly/SouthwestAmericanAirNoBooze - Sea World Announces New hotels and Attractions
http://bit.ly/SeaWorldUpdates
As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!
Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?
Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.
The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com
Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS
Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!