The Thirty20Eight
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The Thirty20Eight is a weekly Disney podcast focusing on the history, listory, and fun of the Disney parks, films, and company. Hosted by Matt Parrish and Kevin Quigley, this weekly show covers topics as wide-ranging as Disney during the war years, the best weathervanes of Disneyland, and our ongoing dedication to worldwide park coverage. Check out our episode guide below for topics, miniseries, and more!
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Thirty20Eight Episode Guide
Season 5
173 - Westward Ho the McDonald's Fry Cart! (Apr 8, 2021)
172 - MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park (Apr 8, 2021) [April Fool’s Show: MGM Grand Adventures]
171 - Disney Parks Elevatorology (Mar 30, 2021)
170 - 50 Years of WDW Resorts: Polynesian 1.0 (Mar 22, 2021)
169 - Disney's African Adventure! (Mar 15, 2021)
168 - Season FIVE Preview Preview Show (Mar 3, 2021)
Season 4
167 - Off The Hook! The Beginning of the Princess Renaissance (Feb 9, 2021) [Disney Princess Series, Pt. 4]
166 - Disney Parks Stairology 1.5 (Feb 1, 2021)
165 - 2021 Disney Film & Theme Parkology (Jan 27, 2021)
164 - Four Days in Wonderland with HEAVY SPOILERS (Jan 18, 2021)
163 - Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management (Jan 7, 2021) [End of Year Worst Attraction Episode]
162 - Matterhorn Christmas Star (Dec 22, 2020)
161 - Disney Attraction Shrinkology (Dec 20, 2020)
160 - Disney Parks Beveragology (Dec 9, 2020)
159 - Lost Lands of Disney Parks (Dec 4, 2020)
158 - Grizzly Peak Airfield: Disney's Best Idea (Nov 28, 2020)
157 - Walkin' Right Down Main Street USA (in a pandemic) (Nov 24, 2020)
156 - Epcot's Rhine River Cruise II (Nov 15, 2020)
155 - Disney Cavernology (Nov 11, 2020)
154 - Disney's Architecture of Horror (Oct 26, 2020)
153 - Disney Princess Non-Princesses & Non-Princess Princesses (Oct 18, 2020)
152 - Better on a Goat (Oct 12, 2020)
151 - Epcot's Rhine River Cruise I (Sep 27, 2020)
150 - The Marvel Decade II (Sep 17, 2020)
149 - Disney Weird Eisnerology (Sep 14, 2020)
148 - Disney Parks Gas Stationology (Sep 3, 2020)
147 - The Marvel Decade I (Aug 31, 2020)
146 - Disney Parks Welcomology (Aug 17, 2020)
144 - Disney Parks Clockology (Jul 25, 2020)
143 - Disney e caffe' di Starbucks (Jul 13, 2020)
142 - Disney Flagology (a 4th of July Special) (Jul 4, 2020)
141 - Asleep at the Spinning Wheel (Jun 30, 2020) [Disney Princess Series, Pt. 3]
140 - Orbiting Disney Orbitors (Jun 23, 2020)
139 - Disney Parks Treeeeology (Jun 12, 2020)
138 - The Walt Disney World Preview Center (Jun 2, 2020)
137 - Disney Weird Foodology (May 29, 2020)
136 - A Cinderella Story (May 21, 2020) [Disney Princess Series, Pt. 2]
135 - Disney Attraction Mashups (May 7, 2020)
134 - The Crystal Palace (May 3, 2020)
133 - Disney Parks GlowUPS! (April 27, 2020)
132 - Pixar Palology (Apr 19, 2020)
131 - Tiki Disney and Polynesian Pop (Apr 13, 2020)
130 - The Rock-afire EXPLOSION! (Apr 5, 2020) [April Fool’s Show: Rock-A-Fire Explosion & Chuck E. Cheese]
129 - Disney Birdhouse'ology (Mar 24, 2020)
128 - Pleasure Island 1.0 (Mar 21, 2020)
127 - Disney Signology (Mar 19, 2020)
Bonus Show - (Disney) Social Undistancing (Mar 17, 2020)
126 - Disney Parks Lightology (Mar 15, 2020)
Bonus Show - Happyology: Our Happy Disney Moments (March 14, 2020)
125 - Disney Dollarology (March 2, 2020)
124 - Disney Game'ology (Feb 23, 2020)
123 - 1937: Snow White and Disney’s Biggest Gamble (Feb 20, 2020) [Disney Princess Series, Pt. 1]
122 - Sunshine Plaza 1.0 (Feb 9, 2020)
121- Roger Rabbit Revolution (Feb 8, 2020)
120 - Season 4 Kickoff: Disney Princess Revolution (Jan 27, 2020) [Disney Princess Series: Preshow]
Season 3
119 - 2019 Wrapology (Jan 13, 2020)
118 - Star Wars: A Galactic Finale (with TROS, Mandalorian & GOT Spoilers) (Jan 5, 2020)
117 - Worse On A Boat (Dec 30, 2019) [End of Year Worst Attractions Episode]
116 - Winter in Wonderland: A Trip Report (mild RotR spoilers) (Dec 15, 2019)
115 - Disney Holidayology (Dec 1, 2019)
114 - Disney PostShowology (Nov 11, 2019)
113 - Historical Listory: Main Street U.S.A. (Nov 9, 2019)
112 - Disney 1931: Innovation and the Future of Animation (Oct 28, 2019) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 11]
111 - Disney Parks Monsterology (Oct 14, 2019)
110 - Disney Rock'ology (Sep 30, 2019)
109 - Birthday Cake Castle'ology (Sep 16, 2019)
108 - Disney Takes Broadway (Sep 8, 2019)
107 - The Yuuuge 2019 D23 Parks and Resorts Show (Sep 1, 2019)
106 - D23 Expo Announcements IMMEDIATE Reactions (Aug 26, 2019)
105 - Disney Groundology (Aug 19, 2019)
104 - Disney 1921: Walt in the Trenches (Aug 12, 2019) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 10]
103 - Disney Roastie Toastie'ology (Aug 8, 2019)
102 - Disney's Pioneer Hall (Jul 28, 2019)
101 Dalmatians! (Jul 20, 2019)
100 - Disney's WestCOT Project (Jul 7, 2019)
Bonus Show 2: Disney's Fake Fireworks (Jul 4, 2019)
99 - Disney's Electrical Water Pageant (Jun 30, 2019)
Bonus Show: Disney Bike'E'ology (Jun 27, 2019)
98 - Vacation Empire: Disney 2021 (Jun 24, 2019) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 9]
97 - From Aulani to Batuu: A Disney Tour (Jun 18, 2019)
96 – Historical Listory: Wilderness Lodge (Jun 10, 2019)
95 - Disneyland Paris: Thunder Mesa (Jun 4, 2019)
94 - Disney Listory: Live Musicology (May 26, 2019)
93 - Nine Days in Disney's Wonderland (May 19, 2019)
92 - Disney's Buena Vista Street (May 5, 2019)
91 - Disney Listory: FOMOlogy (Apr 28, 2019)
90 - Disney 1951: Disneyland Origins (Apr 22, 2019) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 8]
89 - Disney Parade'ology (Apr 14, 2019)
87 - Disney's Aulani (Apr 7, 2019)
88 Miles Per Hour (Apr 1, 2019) [April Fool’s Show: Universal Parks Orlando]
86 - DVC'ology (Mar 24, 2019)
85 - Disney 1941: Walt's War (Mar 17, 2019) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 7]
84 - Disneyland's Alice Mini Land (Mar 10, 2019)
83 - Disney Listory: Outside-INology (Mar 3, 2019)
82 - Unbuilt Disney: 7 Seas Lagoon Resorts (Feb 24, 2019)
81 - Epcot Evolution 1.5 (Bonus Show!) (Feb 23, 2019)
80 - Disney Listory: Boatology (Better on a Boat) (Feb 17, 2019)
79 - Disney Tour on and off Property (Feb 10, 2019)
78 - Year TWO: A Disney Parks Tour (Feb 4, 2019)
Season 2
77 - Disney 2011: A Year of Anticipation (Jan 28, 2019) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 6]
76 - Disney's Adventurers Club (Jan 20, 2019)
75 - Disneyland's Tropical Hideaway (Jan 14, 2019)
74 - 2018 Disney Wrapology (Jan 7, 2019)
73 - Disney Parks Characterology (Dec 31, 2018)
72 - Disney's Worst Attraction (Dec 24, 2018) [End of Year Worst Attractions Episode]
71 - Disney Listory: Mid-Centuryology! (Dec 17, 2018)
70 - Vacation Kingdom 2001 (A Disney Odyssey) (Dec 10, 2018) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 5]
69 - Epcot Center Iconology (Dec 3, 2018)
68 - Disney Listory: Attraction Surprisiology (Nov 25, 2018)
67 - Disney's Destination D Announcements (Nov 24, 2018)
66 - Wonderful World of Dining: A Trip Report (Nov 24, 2018)
65 - Disney 1991: The Heart of an Era (Nov 5, 2018) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 4]
64 - Disney's Danse Macabre (Oct 29, 2018)
63 - LIVE from World Class Hong Kong Disneyland (Oct 22, 2018)
62 - Disney Listory: Craze-ology! (Oct 21, 2018)
61 - Horizons 35 (Oct 1, 2018)
60 - Disney's Year of a Million Dreams (Sep 24, 2018)
59 - Disney Listory: Muralology (Sep 10, 2018)
58 - Vacation Kingdom 1981 (Sep 2, 2018) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 3]
57 - A Toy's Eye View (Aug 14, 2018)
56 - Epcot's World City Theme Center (Aug 11, 2018)
55 - Disney Listory: Weathervaneology (Jul 29, 2018)
54 - Fantasy Faire (Jul 25, 2018)
53 - Listory Square! (Jul 17, 2018)
52 - A Yuuuuge D23 Expo Progress Report (Jul 12, 2018)
51 - America Sings! (Jul 3, 2018)
50 - Disney Listory: H2Ology (Jul 2, 2018)
49 – Historic Listory: Swiss Family Treehousology (Jun 26, 2018)
48 - Disney Listory: Attraction Songology (Jun 19, 2018)
47 - Vacation Kingdom ’71 (Jun 6, 2018) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 2]
46 - Upstairsiology (May 30, 2018)
44 - Disneyland ’61 (May 10, 2018) [On the Ones Series, Pt. 1]
43 - Disney Influencers: Ray Bradbury (May 2, 2018)
42 - Disney Listory: Coasterology (Apr 17, 2018)
41 - The Disney Store(y) (Apr 6, 2018)
40 - Disney Signature Service (Apr 2, 2018)
39 - The Little Man of Disneyland (Mar 21, 2018)
38 - Disney Listory: Yestertech! (Mar 14, 2018)
37 - Four Days in Wonderland (Frangipane!!!) (Mar 7, 2018)
36 - La La Lands (Feb 20, 2018)
35 - Hong Kongology: LIST IT! (Feb 6, 2018)
34 - A Brave New (Disney) World (Jan 30, 2018)
Season 1
33 - 2017 Wrapology (Jan 26, 2018)
32 - Disney Listory: Lobbyology (Dec 28, 2017)
31 - Disney Listory: Shopology (Dec 8, 2017)
30 - WDW Railroad: Three Eras of Americana (Dec 5, 2017)
29 - Pixar Rideology (Nov 23, 2017)
28 - Epcot35: A Festival of Festivals (Nov 6, 2017)
27 - Epcot35: Audio Animatronics (Oct 24, 2017)
26 - Epcot35: Nostalgiology (Oct 16, 2017)
25 - Epcot35: Filmology (Oct 1, 2017)
24 - Disney Listory: Transportatiology (Sep 20, 2017)
23 - DCA Decades Part Deux (Sep 13, 2017)
22 - Disney Parks Iconology (Aug 25, 2017)
21 - DCA Decades Part 1 (Aug 15, 2017)
20 - Around the World in 10 Days (with stops in Pandora) (Aug 7, 2017)
19 - Disney Listory: Flushology! (Jul 24, 2017)
17 - Adventures in Swissneyland (Jul 10, 2017)
16 - Journey Into Initiation (Jun 29, 2017)
15 - Disney Listory: Splashology! (Jun 21, 2017)
14 - Two if by Tokyo Disney Sea (Jun 12, 2017)
13 - Disney Listory: Disney After Dark (Jun 1, 2017)
12 - One if by Tokyo Disneyland (May 24, 2017)
11 - Disney Listory: Counter Intuitive Part II (May 10, 2017)
10 - Disney Listory: Close (en)Counter Service Restaurants of WDW - Part I (Apr 27, 2017)
The 15Five Report: Belle and Baymax Get a New Home & More (Apr 12, 2017
09 - Autopia to the Future! (Apr 4, 2017)
08 - Disney Listory: Queue the Show! (Mar 30, 2017)
07 - Epcot's Future World Themes (Mar 23, 2017)
06 - Non-Attraction Attractions at Disney Parks (Mar 14, 2017)
The 15Five Report: So Much Bob Iger! (Mar 8, 2017
05 - From River Country to Typhoon Lagoon: The Evolution of Disney Water Parks (Mar 6, 2017)
04 - Disney Listory: Scores of Attraction Scores (Feb 28, 2017)
03 - Coronado Gets a Tower, Avatarland and Star Wars Due Dates, and more! (Feb 21, 2017)
02 - Around the World in Nine Days (Feb 12, 2017)
01 - The 7 Eras of Disney Animated Classics (Feb 7, 2017)
Pre-History of The Thirty20Eight
WedWay Now! was a companion show to Matt and Nate Parrish’s very popular WedWay Radio show. In 2016, Matt brought me on to guest a few times. As we did more episodes together, it became obvious that we had a good rapport, and spun off this segment of WedWay Now! into the Thirty20Eight show you know and love today. Here’s a list of all the shows Matt and Kevin did together on WedWay Now before jumping to the new show. Links to come.
WedWay NOW! #120 - Disney Listory: Disney Parks Smellology (Dec 28, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #119 - Bug Spray in MK, Hong Kong Freezes & Feliz NaviDrone (Dec 13, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #118 - Carousel of Progress, the Lost Endings & WDW News (Dec 5, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #117 - Mr. Quigley Goes to Disney World: A Trip Report (Nov 21, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #116 - Disney Listory: Disney Parks Punology (Nov 2, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #114 - Disney Listory: 90's Refurbs & the Disney Decade (plus what's new in Liberty Square) (Oct 11, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #113 - Soft Closing Tower of Terror, Disney Twitter & We Take You Inside the Park (Sep 29, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #112 - The Disney Lists: 90's Attractions at WDW (Sep 21, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #111 - Mickey's Not So Scary , Disney Transport, TCM Party & the Thirty20Eight (Nighttime Parades) (Sep 8, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #110 - Main St. Electrical Parade, Disneyland's Eastern Gateway & the Thirty20Eight (America Sings!) (Aug 25, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #109 - Typhoon Lagoon, Wilderness Lodge Leisure & the Thirty20Eight (Aug 7, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #106 - The latest from Epcot and Disney Springs (July 15, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #104 - Orlando, The Plaza, Dory & More (Jun 16, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #103 - I Bless The Rains Down in Africa (Jun 3, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #101 - Feed the Birds: Tuppins for Tiffins (May 14, 2016)
WedWay NOW! #099 - Jeff & Kevin and the news plus Cleaning The Kingdom (Mar 22, 2016)