Hello, fellow Disney enthusiasts! We’re thrilled to continue our journey through the first season of Zack and Cody, and we’re currently on episode 8, titled “A Prom Story.”

In this episode, we delve into Zack’s secret crush on Maddie as she prepares for prom at her school. Amidst the excitement, a circus also arrives at the Tipton, adding an extra layer of chaos and hilarity to the mix.

“A Prom Story” holds a special place in the hearts of Zack and Cody fans, and it even made it to Mrs. Mojo’s top 10 Zack and Cody episodes: https://youtu.be/3_wZUfMUoFs?si=mjb3pKKGtuo3vH-t . This episode introduces a new side character, Monique Coleman, who would later go on to costar with Ashley Tisdale (Maddie) in all three high school musical movies.

While this episode is primarily focused on the lightheartedness and romance of prom, it also subtly explores intriguing themes and discussion topics related to child dating and the cultural norms of our youth. So, buckle up and join us for this rollercoaster of an episode!

Welcome everyone to Friends of Disney!! To celebrate the wonderful transition period from halloween to Christmas what better movie to talk about than the Nightmare before Christmas Directed by Tim Burton!! Nightmare before Christmas was released in 1993 . This movie is about the Pumpkin king Jack Skellington as he struggles with an identity crisis about trying to be more than the same old pumpkin king and finds himself in the wonderful world of Christmas town and becomes determined to make Christmas his new holiday. Nightmare before Christmas is a notable film that is beloved by many around the halloween season. The movie is made using claymation so the character were all made from clay models that would be posed to make a single scene and a picture would be taken of that scene so the whole movie is comprised of thousands of individual pictures to create a smooth timeline of the movie. This movie received numerous award nominations including a golden globe and an Oscar. One of the notable traits of this movie is its opening song “this is halloween” which has become a staple among millennials and gen z around halloween time and the all star cast of Catherine o’hard, Danny Elfman and Ken page who voiced Sally, Jack and Oogie Boogie respectively. Subscribe and Check out our patreon! www.patreon.com/FriendsofDisneyPodcast Podcast available on: Apple Podcast Spotify IHeart Radio Amazon Podcasts We are not affiliated, licensed, or sponsored by Disney

Hello Friends!! we have officially arrived at the Final episode on La Magia de Aruna AKA Arunas Magic. After 4 episodes previously we dive into the last 2 episodes of the series into 1 big finale to talk in full regarding the ending to this season of the series. We left off with Bruma, the CEO of Luminum taking all the magic from Aruna for herself and consequently have caused the penumbra to grow worse and worse. Since Mima and the other Guardian witches magic comes from Aruna how will they muster to fight off Bruma to save Aruna. What do the nomadic Descnedants have to do with this face off and how does Mima balance this and her personal life of becoming a young patroness. Subscribe and Check out our patreon! www.patreon.com/FriendsofDisneyPodcast Podcast available on: Apple Podcast Spotify IHeart Radio Amazon Podcasts We are not affiliated, licensed, or sponsored by Disney

Happy Halloween Friends of Disney!! to finish out our spooky season series we are onto the last movie in the Disney Halloweentown franchise, Return to Halloweentown!! This movie is about a now graduated Marnie as she goes to college in Halloweentown but being on her own in college isn't everything she thought it was and her grandmas past is now coming back to haunt her as she is tasked to fulfill a prophecy that may or may not save halloweentown...AGAIN. While we get to see character we know and love like Grandma Aggie, Dylan and Marnie's Mom Gwen. Marnie is portrayed by a different actress since Kimberly J Brown had some scheduling conflicts so Sara Paxton took on the role of Marnie Piper (not so well) Return to Halloweentown marks the end of the halloweentown franchise but the franchise remains to be a strong staple for every Halloween season loved by many. Subscribe and Check out our patreon! www.patreon.com/FriendsofDisneyPodcast Podcast available on: Apple Podcast Spotify IHeart Radio Amazon Podcasts We are not affiliated, licensed, or sponsored by Disney

Hello friends to our 3rd episode in our Disney Halloweentown Series Halloweentown High!! Halloweentown High takes place after the events of the 2nd movie as the 3rd movie in the franchise and takes a little bit of a twist. rather than marnie going to halloweentown we got kids from halloweentown going to high school in the mortal world but some boomers are not happy and will do what they want to stop it from happening. This movie continues to bring all the characters you know and love from the previous films but also some delightful guests such as Lucas Grabeel and Olesya Rulin who you may know as Ryan Evans and Kelsie Neilson from the High school musical franchise! Subscribe and Check out our patreon! www.patreon.com/FriendsofDisneyPodcast Podcast available on: Apple Podcast Spotify IHeart Radio Amazon Podcasts We are not affiliated, licensed, or sponsored by Disney

Happy Spooky season Friends!! next up on our tour of Halloweentown we are onto Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge. Kalabar's revenge was released in 2001 and is the sequel to first movie in the Halloweentown franchise. It brings back all the original characters you know and love from the first movie and some new characters to enjoy! Taking place a year after her first trip to Halloweentown, Marnie meets a guy named Kal, who she learns is the son of Kalabar, is set on destroying Halloweentown and the Mortal world but things get difficult when Marnie and Grandma Aggie are trapped in Halloweentown with now way out.
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Happy Halloween Friends of Disney!!! today we start a special Halloween series talking about the Disney Channel original movie series Halloweentown and what better place to start than the first movie in the series "Halloweentown" Halloweentown released on Disney channel in 1998 and follows Marnie Piper (Kimberly J Brown), her brother Dylan, sister Sophie, Mom (Judith Hoag) and Grandma Aggie (Debbie Reynolds), a family of witches and warlock that go on a quest to save Halloweentown and the mortal world from an evil warlock. Kimberly J brown and Philip van Dyke were nominated for a young artist and young star reward respectively for best performance. while. neither actor won the success from this movie lead to 3 sequels for the franchise with original cast returning for almost all of them. Deemed to be a staple Halloween movie among millennials and Gen-Z this franchise continues to play on Disney Channel every year during "Monstober" and continues to be a beloved move to celebrate the Halloween season. Subscribe and Check out our patreon! www.patreon.com/FriendsofDisneyPodcast Podcast available on: Apple Podcast Youtube IHeart Radio Amazon Podcasts We are not affiliated, licensed, or sponsored by Disney

Hello Disney Friends! this week we are giving you the full scoop as to why we exist. Why are we called friends of Disney? what conversations lead to us creating this podcast? how did we become friends? why do we love Disney? all these questions get answered. It is just you and us with a camera. So come check out the backstory behind the making of this magical podcast. Subscribe and Check out our patreon! www.patreon.com/FriendsofDisneyPodcast Podcast available on: Apple Podcast Youtube IHeart Radio Amazon Podcasts We are not affiliated, licensed, or sponsored by Disney