# Ep. 753: Mandalorian and Grogu review; Disneyland technology with Roland Betancourt

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Podcast: [Mousetalgia! - Your Disneyland Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mousetalgia-your-disneyland-podcast-310847)
Published: 2026-05-25T16:27:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4634

## Resource

This week, Jeff welcomes author and professor Roland Betancourt to the show (41:31) to discuss the history of technology at Disneyland and his new book "Disneyland and the Rise of Automation." We discuss the nature of post-war automation and the mid-20th century, and how Walt Disney took many influences and distilled them into his automated verion of themed entertainment. Also - Jeff reviews "The Mandalorian and Grogu," (18:50) and we talk about the extensive fan-service throughout the film: cam there be too much of a good thing? Plus - Jeff follows up on the Topps Disneyland 70 trading cards discussion and reveals how he finally decided to go about collecting this behemoth set.

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