Here are things I'd like to see/changes I'd like to see considered:
1. More dining reviews, but actually do REVIEWS. Listening to Ryno say "it was fine" or Erika say "it wasn't my favorite" tells me nothing about the food. How did it taste? Was the menu description accurate? Was it visually appealing? Did it come out at the right temperature? Was it fresh? Was it a good value for the money?
Seems like Craig understands the assignment most of the time, and Ryno some of the time, but all we get from Erika are wishy washy comments like "I didn't hate it" or "it wasn't my favorite." Ax that kind of talk.
2. More regular crowd updates. People like to know when is the "best" time to visit and how are crowds at any particular time of year. SHOW us these crowds! There should be one segment where they show what the crowds look like in each park once a week. Just a snapshot. Talk about any special events happening that might be affecting crowds. Call it Crowd Watch or something. The team are in the parks enough to be able to gauge crowds on a scale of 1-10. This is really helpful information for future planning. "It's the first week of August and since school has resumed in most of the south, the crowds this week are a 5."
3. Enough with the shilling of
ABD trips. These are a 1% er thing. The vast majority of the listeners glaze over. Let John and Kevin do their own show to talk about these.
4. Do a segment where you highlight one ride/attraction every week. Do a "deep dive", go ride/experience it, and talk a bit about its history and then have the panel discuss their opinion on it. This would be really fun, I think, and may remind people about obscure or lesser experienced attractions.
5. Along with #4, do something similar (albeit less in depth) for ONE food location per week. It doesn't have to be a food review. Just highlight ONE TS or QS restaurant, snack kiosk, specialty cart, or drink stand. Let us know it exists and what it offers. "Today we are highlighting the Egg Roll Cart in Adventreland."
6. Let each team member have the opportunity to take turns ( rotate who goes every week) to talk about something Disney related they are currently passionate about or "into." I like hearing what excites them. It can be anything. Just give them a chance to talk without berating, talking over, or taking away their excitement about whatever it is. Let Kathy talk about Figment without being ridiculed. Let Ryno show off his latest painting or recently acquired collectible. I always liked when these things came up and always felt so bad when people would be ridiculed publicly about it.
What the weekly show needs most is structure and an outline. Break up the show into weekly repeatable segments. Allow for a quick 5-10 minutes for TRULY breaking news. In this era of social media and instant access to breaking news, there is no value in hearing about the specialty cupcake that debuted at the Magic Kingdom 6 days ago. Keep the news on the weekly show to THAT DAY'S news only. Use social media accounts to release daily news updates.