Talking Disney Magic

Adam Bankhurst
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Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only discuss the latest news from Disney, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review a Disney or Pixar film each and every week.

  1. APR 23

    Mary Poppins, Ranked and Reviewed + Avengers: Doomsday and CinemaCon News

    Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog! This week, we are so excited to be ranking and reviewing Mary Poppins! Join us as we talk about this classic film that has so many iconic moments, an incredible making of story, and why it just brings a smile to our faces. Next week, we are going to be ranking and reviewing The Good Dinosasur, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to talkingdisneymagic@gmail.com! Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic! Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE Links: Ted Lasso x Julie Andrew Scene! - https://youtube.com/shorts/BndDWzHOZ_0?si=PN367yJNzWewr4RQ Timestamps: 2:58 – The Biggest Disney News Out of CinemaCon 2026 (Avengers: Doomsday, Hexed, Toy Story 5, Moana Live-Action, and More) 9:50 – Disney Stores Are Coming Back?! 11:25 – New Details Revealed for Walt Disney World's Lakeshore Lodge! 12:40 – Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets Opening Date Revealed! 13:55 – Mary Poppins Intro and Initial Impressions 20:00 – The Amazing Story of Feed the Birds 26:03 – Mary Poppins Recap 45:02 – Ranking Mary Poppins Music: Sean Beeson Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

    56 min

  2. APR 20

    The Sword in the Stone, Ranked and Reviewed

    Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog! This week, we are so excited to be ranking and reviewing The Sword in the Stone! Join us as we talk about Walt Disney's last film before he passed away, how it holds up, if Arthur is worthy of being king, and so much more! Next week, we are going to be ranking and reviewing Mary Poppins so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to talkingdisneymagic@gmail.com! Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic! Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE Links: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/science/moon-crater-carroll-reid-wiseman.html Timestamps: 2:41 – Disney Has Its First Layoffs Under CEO Josh D'Amaro 7:08 – Will There Be an Avatar 4 and 5? 11:54 – The Sword in the Stone Into and Initial Impressions 23:47 – The Sword in the Stone Recap 41:35 – Ranking The Sword in the Stone Music: Sean Beeson Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

    50 min

  3. MAR 19

    Inside Out, Ranked and Reviewed + We Met Olaf at Walt Disney Imagineering!

    Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog! This week, we are so excited to be ranking and reviewing Pixar's Inside Out! Join us as we talk about the emotional roller coaster this film takes us on, why it features a bonafide hall of famer, and why it holds up all these years later. We also chat about the start of the reign of The Walt Disney Company CEO Josh D'Amaro and how we/IGN got to meet Olaf at Walt Disney Imagineering! Next week, we are going to be ranking and reviewing The Sword in the Stone, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to talkingdisneymagic@gmail.com! Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic! Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE Links: We Met Frozen's Oalf at Walt Disney Imagineering and Caught a Glimpse of the Future of Immersive Entertainment at Disney Parks Timestamps: 2:24 – The Reign of The Walt Disney Company CEO Josh D'Amaro Has Begun! 6:28 – We Met the Next-Generation Robotic Figure of Olaf at Walt Disney Imagineering! 14:16 – Inside Out Intro and Initial Impressions 28:46 – A New Hall of Fame Nominee Arrives! 35:37 – Making Of Stories of Inside Out 37:15 – Inside Out Recap 56:54 – Ranking Inside Out Music: Sean Beeson Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

    1h 6m

  4. MAR 14 ·  BONUS

    Revisiting Inside Out 2 (Our Second Episode Ever!) Before We Rank and Review Inside Out!

    Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog! This week, we are so excited to be walking down memory lane to revist Inside Out 2, which was our second episode ever! We are ranking and reviewing Inside Out next week and wanted to bring this back to give our top level thoughts and ensure both of these films are together when you are searching for them years down the road!  As we mentioned, we are going to be ranking and reviewing Inside Out next week, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well about the original and even the sequel to talkingdisneymagic@gmail.com! Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic! We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING. Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE Timestamps: 0:00 - Present Day Intro From Adam and Vanessa! 8:17 - Moana 2 box office projections and Moana thoughts 12:56 - How do we feel about Disney/Pixar sequels? 14:20 - Disney World's Big Thunder Mountain renovations and thoughts on Cars and Villains Land 17:55 - Inside Out 2 intro and box office talk 18:57 - Pixar during the COVID-19 pandemic 23:37 - Inside Out 2 review 27:05 - Inside Out 2 recap 36:56 - Top 3 Inside Out takeaways 51:35 - The future of Inside Out 54:53 - Ranking Inside Out 2 1:00:20 - Cooking Disney Magic with Snow White's Gooseberry Pie Music: Sean Beeson Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

    1h 6m

  5. MAR 6

    Hoppers, Ranked and Reviewed + Disney Adventure's Maiden Voyage Is Almost Here!

    Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog! This week, we are so excited to be ranking and reviewing Pixar's Hoppers! Join us as we talk about the wild and wonderful adventure of Mabel, how it tells a very unique and wonderful story about nature, and even which Disney character we'd like to "hop" into! Next up, we are going to be re-releasing our Inside Out 2 ranking and reviewing to get ready for Inside Out, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to talkingdisneymagic@gmail.com! Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic! We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING. Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE Timestamps: 3:27 – The Disney Adventure Is About to Sail on Its Maiden Voyage! 8:14 – Hoppers Intro and Initial Spoiler-Free Impressions 13:13 – Making of Hoppers 15:50 – What Disney Character Would We Like to Hop Into? 18:44 – Spoiler-Filled Reactions to Hoppers 29:29 – Hoppers Recap 54:35 – Ranking Hoppers Music: Sean Beeson Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

    1h 6m

  6. MAR 3 ·  BONUS

    Hoppers Instant Reaction (Spoiler-Free and Spoiler-Filled Review Of Pixar's Latest Movie!)

    Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog! For this bonus episode, we are so excited to be giving our spoiler-free and spoiler-filled instant reaction/review of Hoppers, Pixar's latest movie! Join us as we talk about our favorite parts of the film, where they may have gone too far, and how it's a lot funnier, emotional, and darker than you might think! Next up, we are going to be fully ranking and reviewing Hoppers, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to talkingdisneymagic@gmail.com! Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic! We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING. Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE Timestamps: 1:36 – Spoiler-Free Review of Hoppers 5:53 – Trailer Talk (Moana Live-Action,  Toy Story 5, The Mandalorian & Grogu, and More!) 9:02 – Spoiler-Filled 21:07 – If We Had to Give Hoppers a Score Right Now… Music: Sean Beeson Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

    28 min

  7. FEB 26

    Goofy's Mystery Tour Cast Event at Walt Disney World + Frozen Ever After's New Audio Animatronics + Toy Story 5 Trailer

    Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog! This week, instead of ranking and reviewing The Sword and the Stone like we had planned (that's coming back in a few weeks!), we are discussing Adam's big trip to Walt Disney World to cover the Goofy's Mystery Tour Cast Event at Animal Kingdom and his impressions of the new Audio-Animatronics figures at Frozen Ever After. We also chat our impressions of Toy Story 5 and the updates revealed for The Magic of Disney Animation at Hollywood Studios! Next up, we are going to be giving our instant reactions and then ranking and reviewing Hoppers, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to talkingdisneymagic@gmail.com! Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic! We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING. Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE Links: Goofy's Mystery Tour Is a Celebration of Walt Disney World's Cast Members and a Thank You For All the Magic They Create in Disney Parks Timestamps: 4:45 – Vanessa's Early Impressions of The Sword and the Stone 5:40 – Toy Story 5 Trailer Reaction 10:18 – An Audio-Animatronics Figure of Olaf Is Coming to The Magic of Disney Animation and Our Worry of the Lack of Real Animators 15:45 – Adam Was Invited to the Goofy's Mystery Tour Cast Event at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom! 21:15 -  Test Your Disney Knowledge With Questions From Goofy's Mystery Tour 29:54 – Impressions of the New Audio-Animatronics Figures at EPCOT's Frozen Ever After Music: Sean Beeson Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

    41 min

  8. FEB 19

    Finding Dory, Ranked and Reviewed + The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer Reaction

    Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog! This week, we are so excited to be ranking and reviewing Finding Dory! Join us as we discuss how this sequel holds up compared to the original, who earns a nomination for the Talking Disney Hall of Fame, and why this film - and Disney history - was almost very different! Next up, we are going to be ranking and reviewing The Sword in the Stone, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to talkingdisneymagic@gmail.com! Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic! We're also so proud to be partnering with with our friends at WDW Magazine and DLR Magazine to offer a special 10% discount on an Annual Print Membership (2 Issues Per Year + 1 Wall Calendar) or Semi-Annual Print Membership for their brand-new DCL Magazine by using the code TALKING. Lastly, We'd love you to join our Discord so YOU can talk Disney magic with us: https://discord.gg/QXSMsNmcXE Timestamps: 2:50 – The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer Reaction 5:50 – Finding Dory Intro and Initial Impressions 8:13 – Hall of Fame Nomination! 17:53 – Making of Finding Dory and the Circle 7 Saga 20:20 – What the Cancelled Finding Nemo 2 Might Have Been 26:33 – Do We Want a Finding Nemo 3, and What Could It Be? 29:47 – Finding Dory Recap 52:47 – Ranking Finding Dory Music: Sean Beeson Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon

    59 min
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Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only discuss the latest news from Disney, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review a Disney or Pixar film each and every week.

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  • Creator
    Adam Bankhurst
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024
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    Talking Disney Magic

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