Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #279 for the week of June 17, 2012.

This week, I’m coming to you live from the cutest little town in Carburetor County – Radiator Springs, as the town from Disney-Pixar’s Cars has literally been brought to life at CarsLand at Disney California Adventure Park. I had a chance to visit CarsLand and Buena Vista Street for a special sneak preview of the lands that opened on June 15, and will bring you a full review, recorded live from CarsLand. We’ll discuss the two lands, their history (both literal and according to Disney backstory), details, attractions, shops, restaurants and so much more. We have a lot to cover from an experience that had me happier than a tornado in a trailer park!

I’ll then have the answer and winner for last week’s Walt Disney World Trivia Question of the Week, and pose a new Cars-themed question for your chance to win a special CarsLand prize package!

Be sure and stay for the announcements, including information about the next WDW Radio Meet of the Month in Walt Disney World, as well as some of your voicemails at the end of the show. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this week’s episode of the WDW Radio Show.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!

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Question for YOU: What part of CarsLand or Buena Vista Street are you looking forward to seeing (eating?) most?? Leave your answer in the comments section below

Stay tuned for more videos, interviews, photos and more from CarsLand and Buena Vista Street coming SOON!

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“It’s a very exciting time to be a Disney fan!” – I have been saying that for quite some time, and reiterated that at the end of last year, as 2012 is proving to be a year of some incredible new additions, enhancements, and updates to not just Walt Disney World, but Disney Parks around the world.

And one of the most anticipated, exciting, and (from what I hear) spectacular of all is the Cars Land expansion coming to Disney California Adventure Park at Disneyland, which officially opens on June 15, 2012.

I was honored to be invited to visit the park for a very special sneak peek from June 13-15, for what I have a feeling will be a very action-packed three days!  During that time, Disney will celebrate the grand openings of Cars Land, Buena Vista Street and Carthay Circle Theatre as well as premiere new entertainment that will greet guests when they arrive on June 15. And on the morning of June 15, Disney will celebrate the grand reopening of Disney California Adventure Park.

I’m very excited to be able to attend, and share with you the experience through the audio, video, interviews, merchandise (you know I’ll be bringing back giveaways for the show, right?), etc. But, I really wish you were able to be there with me as it’s happening… so…

I will be bringing you LIVE video coverage from Cars Land, Buena Vista Street, the Carthay Circle Theatre and Disneyland from June 13-15 at WDWRadioLIVE.com. You’ll be able to experience it with me and everyone else who is watching and chatting in “The Box” over the three days.

Because I am unsure at this time exactly what the schedule will be, I don’t have a set list of times as to exactly when I’ll be broadcasting, but I WILL be sure and let you know via Twitter (@LouMongello) and Facebook (subscribe at Facebook.com/LouMongello), so please follow or subscribe to either or both, and stay tuned for updates, photos, and broadcast times beginning on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 13. I’ll be sending out photos, audio, and when and where I’ll be broadcasting from, so you can watch and chat along with us from the WDWRadioLIVE page on the site (you can also watch via your mobile device by downloading the FREE Ustream app for your iPhone, iPad or Android device).

Disclosure: I am attending the Cars Land media event as an invited guest of the Walt Disney Company, but the opinions, reviews and coverage I will provide will be my own, and not influenced in any way. Kachow!

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