Behind the Plans

Published by TouringPlans- Chrissy Harrison, Amy Schinner

Places & Travel
Society & Culture

Welcome to Behind the Plans , where Chrissy, Amy, and occasionally Len talk all things Disney Parks and Universal Orlando Resort. We're sharing the stories, opinions, behind-the-scenes moments, and plenty of laughs that don't always make it into our articles, videos, and social posts. TouringPlans is known for data, but gathering that data means we spend a lot of time in the parks—and we have a lot to say along the way. We thought our Liners, longtime followers, and anyone who loves the parks might enjoy being a fly on the wall while we debate, laugh, and occasionally disagree about what we're seeing.

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Behind the Plans

Published by TouringPlans- Chrissy Harrison, Amy Schinner

Places & Travel
Society & Culture

Listen on Apple Podcasts

Recent episodes

Ep 3 food, influencers, is early entry worth it?

Jul 29, 2026

Chrissy and Amy, TouringPlans’ Caliper Cuties, because they measure everything from bacon to toilet paper. chat about what was happening with the TouringPlans team and Disney World. Amy ‘s week was a food theme. New locations, new menus, evacuations- it was an adventure! D23 thoughts- including the Muppets! Do influencers cover what you need them to? We want to make sure we cover what our listeners and Liners want and need to see, not just what looks pretty on social media. Thanks everyone!

Ep2 fun announcement, pirates, Bluey, and bathrooms

Jul 22, 2026

This week Behind the Plans has a lot going on! First, thank you so much for the kindness you are giving this show. We are grateful for the lovely words, and excellent feedback about what you would like this show to look like. TouringPlans has a fun announcement about D23, lots of testing, and a Disneyland trip. We discuss testing processes and results. Compare the Bluey experiences at Animal Kingdom vs Disneyland. Heads up at Epcot, the bathroom renovation in Germany creates permanent changes. AI got the new feature at Pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland all wrong, and AI gets most Disney news and planning wrong. Ketchup and Mac and Cheese are sponsored by Kraft and Heinz, but what will that mean? And finally, it’s time to get your HHN tickets in Orlando. Look closely the ticket options have changed and there are a lot so many to choose from. Thank you everyone, make good choices!

Data Behind Disney Busses, and Party Season!

Jul 9, 2026

Chrissy and Amy chat about the data behind the Disney Springs busses- it is WAY more interesting than we expected. Universal Kids is now open- some things were fixed- but Chrissy was bugged by a new development. Epic has new fireworks and we are delighted. Plus, the park is a year old now, of course, we discuss. Our deep dive was inspired by the party tickets that dropped this morning. It’s Party Season Ya’ll! We’re so excited about Christmas and we get deep into Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. Support the show