Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #316 for the week of March 17, 2013.

I’m here to help you have the best possible Disney vacation experience, and bring you some Disney magic to to wherever you by talking about the things that make us happy about Walt Disney World on this podcast, as well as my videos, blog, live broadcasts, events, trivia books, CDs and more. You can find it all at WDWRadio.com.

Join us virtually around the breakfast table for our live restaurant review of one of Walt Disney World’s most fun, engaging, well-themed, entertaining and delicious experiences – the Whispering Canyon Cafe at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. We’ll review the entire menu, sample some of its most popular, interesting and unique items, and share exactly why you need to mosey on over and visit yourself.

I’ll have the answer to our last Walt Disney World Trivia Question of the Week, and pose a new challenge for your chance to win a Disney prize package.

Stay tuned for more WDW Radio event and meet information before playing 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!

- Lou Mongello

Information and Links from This Week’s Show

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Have you ever eaten at the Whispering Canyon Cafe at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge? What did you think of your meal and experience? Would you recommend it to others? Leave your answer in the comments section below!

Related Past Episodes:

• Show # 208 – Virtual Tour of Disney’s Wilderness Lodge with Jim Korkis
• Show # 212 – The Carolwood Pacific Room with Jim Korkis
• Show # 253 – Live restaurant review of the Plaza on Main Street, USA in the Magic Kindgom

• Listen to this week’s episode for the Walt Disney World Trivia Question of the Week for a chance to win a Disney prize package!
• Disney Meets and WDW Radio Meets of the Month in Walt Disney World – Get dates and locations on our Events page
• Watch & chat during our LIVE WDW NewsCast Wednesdays at 7:30pm ET at WDWRadioLIVE.com
• For more videos, subscribe to our WDW Radio channel on YouTube or the show in iTunes
• Get Celebrations Magazine on your iPad/iPhone in iTunes App Store

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Sea Raycers are available at resorts with marinas, including: Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney’s Polynesian Resort, Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Disney’s Fort Wilderness, Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, Disney’s Boardwalk, Disney’s Old Key West Resort, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside and French Quarter Resorts, and Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.

Sea Raycers are also available for rental in Downtown Disney at Captain Jack’s Marina.

For more information, call 407-WDW-PLAY or visit the watercraft rentals page at DisneyWorld.com

Have you ever taken out any type of boat or watercraft at Walt Disney World? Leave your answer in the Comments below! 

Thanks for watching!

- Lou Mongello

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Join us for the WDW Radio Disney Meet of the Month, a casual gathering of friends and listeners (bring the whole family!) IN Walt Disney World.

Date: Sunday, August 26, 2012
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: Roaring Forks Snacks, Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort (no theme park admission required!)

Join us to make and meet some new friends, or catch up with old ones! Grab a bite to eat, enjoy the free giveaways, and maybe we’ll even take a walking tour of the lobby and resort! Anyone and EVERYONE is invited!

You can also (not required) RSVP on our Facebook event page

Hope to see you there!

- Lou Mongello

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Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #208 for the week of February 6, 2011.

When we talk about Walt Disney World, although often unnoticed by many guests, “everything speaks,” which means that everything we see and experience has and tells a story. From the attractions to the surroundings, there is meaning and reason behind their creation, and that also holds true for the Disney resorts. One of the very best examples of themed Imagineering, and storytelling based in reality is at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. From the story of the design, inspiration and creation of the Lodge itself, to the stories that the entire property tells, this week, Jim Korkis and I visit the resort and share the history of the Lodge, tour the lobby which has its own tale to tell, and explore the story behind the story of the Pacific Northwest resort

I’ll have a few announcements including details about upcoming Meets of the Month in Walt Disney World, and then play 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!

Information and Links from this week’s show:

Purchase The Vault of Walt by Jim Korkis on Amazon.com

Join us every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST at WDWNewsCast.com. Click HERE to watch past episodes, subscribe to the show and comment on the WDWRadio YouTube Channel

Join us for the WDWRadio Adventures by Disney Backstage Magic Tour!

August 14-19, 2011

Click here or the logo for more information!

DisneyMeets.com Join us for Disney fan gatherings and WDW Radio Meets of the Month in Walt Disney World and other events around the country! Get dates and locations here!

Lou Mongello’s Audio Guides to Walt Disney World -Available NOW as an instant download or on CD! Order all 5 on CD and save! Click Here to learn more or order!

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Welcome to the WDW Radio Show – your Walt Disney World Information Station. This is Show #48 for the week of January 6, 2008. Thank you for tuning in once again, and I want to wish you all a very happy new year.

We’re going to start off 2008 just as we did in 2007, with Walt Disney World news, and a wild visit to the Walt Disney World Rumor Mill. In addition to talking about some updated rumors, I’m going to take this opportunity to kick off the New Year with some of the very wild rumors I’ve been hearing about. Will they all come true? Probably not. But it will be fun to talk about them and speculate as to what the future may hold.

In my continuing effort to introduce you to not only some of WDW’s hidden treasures, history, trivia, reviews and vacation planning advice, I also want to open your eyes to some of its overlooked experiences. This week, I have something special for you, as my special guest, Dr. Anne Savage from Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Wildlife Tracking Center joins me to talk about the amazing work that is taking place onstage and backstage, and how you can get involved at the park and when you get home. It’s a fascinating look at the amazing conservation and research efforts that Disney undertakes each and every day.

I will also answer a number of your emails in our Listener Feedback section this week, and play some of your voicemails at the end of the show.

So as always, sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s episode of the WDW Radio Show.

Links and Information from this week’s show:

Disney Legends – Joyce Carlson

Discuss her work and passing in our forums

Wildlife Tracking Center

Cotton-top Tamarin project - www.proyectotiti.com

Learn more by visiting Disney’s Worldwide Outreach and Environmentality web sites: http://disney.go.com/disneyhand/environmentality

Click here to read more about Disney’s Commitment to Conservation.

Special thanks to Dr. Anne Savage, Senior Conservation Biologist and Leader of the Wildlife Tracking Center Scientific Programs and Operations

Visit her and her staff at Rafiki’s Planet Watch in Disney’s Animal Kingdom

You’ve probably heard people talk about conservation. Well, conservation isn’t just the business of a few people. It’s a matter that concerns all of us. It’s a science whose principles are written in the oldest code in the world, the laws of nature. The natural resources of our vast continent are not inexhaustible. But if we will use our riches wisely, if we will protect our wildlife and preserve our lakes and streams, these things will last us for generations to come. - Walt Disney

Background Music from Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Lobby:

1. Ride to Fort Hays (from the 1990 “Dances With Wolves” music by John Barry)

2. Big Country (from the 1958 film “The Big Country” music by Jerome Moross

3. Open Prairie 1 (by Aaron Copeland)

4. Land with Wonder

5. Siyo Tanka (from the album “Guardian Spirits” by Time and Paul [1933])

6. The Wild Ride (from the 1960 film “The Wild Ride”)

7. Frontier Town (by Aaron Copeland)

8. The Magnificent Seven (from the 1960 film “The Magnificent Seven” music by Elmer Bernstein

9. Creation (from the original television soundtrack of “The Way West” [1995])

10. Buffalo Hunt (from the 1990 film “Dances With Wolves” music by John Barry)

11. How the West Was Won (from the 1962 film “How the West Was Won” music by Alfred Newman)

12. Open Prairie (by Aaron Copeland)

13. The Last of the Mohicans (from the 1992 film “The Last of the Mohicans”)

14. Duel in the Sun (from the 1942 film “Duel in the Sun” music by Dimitri Tiomkin)

15. Prairie Nights (from the album “Have a Little Faith” by Bill Frisell)

16. Top of the World (music by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis [1973])

17. Silverado (from the 1985 film “Silverado” music by Bruce Broughton)

18. Grand Panorama (from “Grand Canyon Suite” by Ferde Grofe [1933])

19. Buckaroo Holiday (from the ballet “Rodeo” by Aaron Copeland [1942])

20. Wyatt Earp (from the 1994 film “Wyatt Earp” music by Marc Shaiman)

21. On the Trail (from the “Grand Canyon Suite” by Ferde Grofe[1933])

22. The Map is on Fire (from the 1994 film “City Slickers II” music by Marc Shairman)

23. Wagon Chase (from the 1994 film “Wyatt Earp” music by James Newton Howard)

24. Walk to the Bunkhouse (from the 1992 film “Of Mice and Men” music by Mark Isham)

25. Field of Dreams (from the 1989 film “Field of Dreams” music by James Horner)

26. Appalachian Spring (ballet by Aaron Copeland [1944])

27. Theme for Earth Day (from the album “The Shape I’m In” by Joe Roccisano [1933])

28. Sand Creek Memories (from the original television soundtrack of “How the West Was Won” [1993])

29. Dodge City (from the 1939 film “Dodge City”)

30. The Wave (from the 1994 film “Angles in the Outfield” music by Randy Edelman)

31. The Heiress (Suite from the 1940 film “The Heiress” music by Aaron Copeland)

32. Appalachian Morning (from the album “Earth: Voices of a Planet” by Paul Winter Consort [1990])

Look for more details coming soon about the
WDW Radio Show Celebrity Mini-Golf Invitational
event to benefit the Dream Team Project!

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