Comments on: Show 192 – October 17, 2010

By: Bookboy

Bookboy — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:02:15 +0000

Tim reminds me of Jimminy Cricket.

By: Kristen Baptista

Kristen Baptista — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:48:25 +0000

Hi Lou, We have a very specific need in our family about education and Disney World. My 7 year old son has Autism. What we’ve done is make a book of a “social story” of his trip to WDW which includes a synopsis of what we’ll do on our trip including pictures of him in WDW from previous trips (his first trip was at 7 months old and we made the book to help him understand what to expect when he was 3 years old). As he’s gotten older and knows what to expect, I’ve included educational components to the book with 2 pages for each country in Epcot which includes food, shows, arcitecture and what’s in the shops. Now he gets so excited when we’re in a country and he recognizes what he sees (the Eiffel Tower or the statue St. George in Germany) and he learns something new every time we’re there. He loves the countries as well as Spaceship Earth and Living with the Land. He takes everything in and talks about it later. Very educational! Thanks Lou and I love the podcasts!

By: wdwdoc

wdwdoc — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:33:26 +0000

Tim Foster is Cogsworth.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:01:53 +0000

What character is Tim like? Hmmm — given his paranoia about thrill rides, how about Tantor the Chicken Elephant from Tarzan. The best line from the movie is when Tantor whines “There might be BACTERIA!”

j/k — you’re both great! Thanks for the show!

By: Mike Fink

Mike Fink — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:39:27 +0000

I don’t know Tim personally, but judging from his persona on the podcast I came up with this Disney character formula to describe him:

Maurice (dedicated father, inventive) + Pooh (lovability) + a dash of Heimlich (show biz flair) + a pinch of Chicken Little (fear of thrill rides) = Tim Foster.

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:38:17 +0000

Lou,

Have not even listened to the podcast yet but I am very excited to hear it. I am a junior high social studies teachers and of course a wdw nut. I have had students take disney vacations during the school year and I will send them with a worksheet of different things to find and learn about at wdw. They really love it. Many times I work some type of wdw trivia or information into my lectures. I wish I could organize a field trip from my school down there and take the kids through all the educational aspects of the parks. Can’t wait to listen to the podcast!!! Keep up the good work!

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 01:05:27 +0000

Interesting show this week. I was about to be just as flabbergasted as Tim until you mentioned my favorite “edutainment” piece – Sum of All Thrills. But I’m a little partial to that one as a trained engineer.

One of the things I think that people should look into is the Y.E.S. program (Youth in Education Series). This is more a “plan ahead” thing than something you can just take part in at the park you happen to be at that particular day. But there are some great programs for all students. I’m excited to have my teens take part in some of the science and math related classes at some point.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:35:27 +0000

Best, most-thrilling educational opportunity: Sum of All Thrills at Innoventions at Epcot.