Simple Sounds from Walt Disney World – SpectroMagic

By Lou Mongello
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 No Comments »

The sounds of Walt Disney World are so evocative in that they can often trigger a memory, emotion and many times, just a simple smile. Sometimes, the sounds can be a single line from an attraction, a background loop from Adventureland, or in today’s case, a few bars from a nighttime parade. As the lights [...]

Show #125 – June 28, 2009

By Lou Mongello
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 No Comments »

Listener Email, Top 10 Places to Get Wet

Sounds from Walt Disney World – The TTA (Tomorrowland Transity Authority)

By Lou Mongello
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 No Comments »

Sometimes you just need to hear a familiar sound from Walt Disney World, even just a few seconds of it, to help bring you back to the magic of the parks. Today, I’m wishing I was on one of my favorite attractions in Walt Disney World (ever!). For so many reasons I just love the [...]

Walt Disney World News and Rumor Mill for the week of June 22, 2009

By Lou Mongello
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 No Comments »

Walt Disney World online dining reservations system for its restaurants via is now available at disneyworld.disney.go.com/restaurants. Simply search for your dining location of choice in the “search box” or select the “restaurants” or “dinner shows” boxes below and find your location, and put in a single date or range of possible dates. If it’s available, [...]

Show #124 – June 21, 2009

By Lou Mongello
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 No Comments »

News and Rumor Mill, Taking a large family to WDW, New contest and more!

Interview with Disney miniature artist Robert Olszewski

By Lou Mongello
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 No Comments »

Lou Mongello sits down with Disney miniature artist Robert Olszewski. They talk about the process in creating a miniature and get a first hand tour with the artist. For more information or to order, visit his web site at http://www.olszewskistudios.com/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFXF5aCy9F4[/youtube] (Please excuse the unusually poor audio quality – an unfortunate result of technical issues [...]

Video – Venetian Mask Artist – Italy pavilion in Epcot

By Lou Mongello
Friday, June 19th, 2009 No Comments »

While we all love to eat around the World Showcase, one of the other ways to learn of a country and its culture is through its artisans. Join Lou Mongello as he enters the Italy pavilion to talk with Giorgio Iurcotta, a mask artist from Venice. Giorgio tells the history of the masks, a bit [...]

Interview with Lou Mongello about the relationship between Disney and Star Wars at StarWars.com

By Lou Mongello
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 No Comments »

Having just returned from enjoying multiple visits to Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (here is my video and live audio recap from Walt Disney World), I am more excited than ever about how well two of my favorite childhood (and adult) favorites coexist. I was recently interviewed by Lucasfilm about the past, present [...]