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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Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #315 for the week of March 10, 2013.

With the opening of Disney’s newsiest film release, Oz The Great and powerful, this week we’re going to look at the long, and lost, history of Disney and Oz. Going back to the 1930′s, we’ll look at Walt Disney’s quest to tell the tales of the land of Oz, what almost was, and what never came to be. You’ll hear untold stories from Jim Korkis, including the plot of the movie that was never made. We’ll also discuss Disney’s previous Oz offerings, it’s presence in the Walt Disney World theme parks including the Great Movie Ride. There, we’ll look at how The Wizard of Oz was supposed to be seen in that attraction, and why it never came to be. We’ll finish off with a discussion of the new film, and what the future may hold.
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
http://LouMongello.com

Information and Links from This Week’s Show

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Have you seen Oz The Great and Powerful? What did you think? Leave your answer in the comments section below!

• 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

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TICKETS!

Listen to the full, UNTOLD story and synopsis of the unmade Disney film, The Rainbow Road to Oz

Purchase your copy of Jim Korkis’ new books in print or on Kindle from Amazon.com (affiliate links):

Who’s Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories		The Revised Vault of Walt: Unofficial, Unauthorized, Uncensored Disney Stories Never Told
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Paperback or Kindle		Paperback or Kindle

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Join the WDW Radio Team over the rainbow as we have a screening of “Oz the Great and Powerful” at the AMC Downtown Disney 24 Theater in Walt Disney World on Sunday, March 24 at 3:00pm.

The exclusive, PRIVATE group screening will be part of a wonderful experience, which includes:

1. 1 ticket to see “Oz the Great and Powerful”
2. 2 vouchers for a popcorn and soda (which can be upgraded at the concession stand to a larger size)
3. Pre-movie onstage discussion and presentation about Walt Disney and the Wizard of Oz with Lou Mongello and Disney historian/author Jim Korkis
4. Opportunity to win prizes, books, and Oz merchandise
5. A WDW Radio Event Passport and exclusive event stamp
6. 1 WDW Radio “Mystery Ticket”
7. Play Oz Trivia!
8. A post-movie gathering (details coming soon!) 

Tickets are $20 each and will be available starting Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 12:00pm ET . Ticket sales will end on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 8:00pm ET.

Please join us for a memorable trip “down the yellow brick road” and spend time with your WDW Radio family!

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Disney’s Boardwalk: Luna Park Pool, Promenade and What Might Have Been Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #313 for the week of February 24, 2013.

This week we’re going to continue exploring Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, as we recently spent time wandering the lobby and lounge to discover its stories, history and details. Now, come with us as we virtually tour the Luna Park pool area and discover what inspired this play area and its many details. Then, follow along with me and Jim Korkis and we wander the promenade around Crescent Lake, stopping to discuss the Boardwalk, shops, restaurants and details, inside and out. We’ll also discuss the “Boardwalk That Might Have Been,” and the concepts that never made it to reality.

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.

I’ll also announce a new WDW Radio event and meet coming in March 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: What is your favorite part of Disney’s Boardwalk? What would you have like to seen be added? (Noah’s Ark? Ferris Wheel? Walt’s Attic Restaurant?) Leave your answer in the comments section below!

• 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

Purchase your copy of Jim Korkis’ new books in print or on Kindle from Amazon.com (affiliate links):

Who’s Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories		The Revised Vault of Walt: Unofficial, Unauthorized, Uncensored Disney Stories Never Told
	xxx
Paperback or Kindle		Paperback or Kindle

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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 #310 for the week of January 27, 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.

This week, I want to help you enjoy and appreciate more of Walt Disney World’s “Hidden Treasures” not just in the parks, but the resorts as well, as each of replete with story, details, overlooked experiences and fascinating history, often both real and Imagineered. Join me as we virtually tour and explore the lobby and lounge of Disney’s Boardwalk Resort. You’ll lean about the inspiration for the resort, and the significance behind some of the wonderful props, replicas and real antiques that are found throughout the hotel. Jim Korkis joins me on a journey that will take us to the boardwalks of Atlantic City and Coney Island from many years ago, to the one that is recreated at one of our favorite Disney resorts.

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.

I’ll then have some announcements at the end of the show, including details about our 6 Year Anniversary Show, and our WDW Radio On the Road events including our group trip to Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii and cruise on the Disney Fantasy! 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 explored the lobby and details at Disney’s Boardwalk? if so, what’s your favorite? Leave your answer in the comments section below!

• 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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Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #305 for the week of December 16, 2012.

I’m here to help you have the best possible Disney vacation experience, and bring you some Disney magic to to wherever you are with this podcast, videos, blog, live broadcasts, events, trivia books, CDs and more. You can find it all at WDWRadio.com

This week we’re going to connect the dots and talk about one of Walt Disney World’s most popular attractions, the story that serves as the inspiration for it, and look at its history, significance, and controversy. Jim Korkis joins me as we discuss Disney’s 1946 animated and live action film Song of the South and its connection to Splash Mountain. We’ll talk about the attraction and the film, including it’s connection to Walt, its production, the debate, its future, and Jim’s new book, “Who’s Afraid of Song of the South.” It’s a fascinating look at a film that many people have not seen, yet features characters and songs that delight people in the Disney parks so many years after its initial release.

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.

I’ll then have some announcements at the end of the show, including information about the new, free WDW Radio app for iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows mobile devices! 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

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Have you seen Song of the South? Would you like it to be released on DVD? Leave your answer in the comments section below!

• 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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The WDW Radio Disney Podcast app is now available and FREE in the iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPod and iPad devices, as well as Google Play for Android devices! And stay tuned – Windows mobile version is set to be released very soon!

This free app allows you to not only listen to the show by streaming it directly to your device, but also:

• Subscribe to the show in iTunes
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• Shop our store for WDW Radio logo gear, Walt Disney World Trivia Books, and Audio Tours of the parks
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You can also scan this QR code using your smartphone to instantly be taken to the app page

The app will also feature exclusive access to what else is “coming soon” from WDW Radio, including product releases, announcements, discounts, contests and more!

If you have any suggestions or feature requests, email app@wdwradio.com

It’s fun, and FREE, so download it today, and if you like the app, please rate and review the App in the iTunes store!

 

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Purchase your copy of Jim Korkis’ new books in print or on Kindle from Amazon.com (affiliate links):

Who’s Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories		The Revised Vault of Walt: Unofficial, Unauthorized, Uncensored Disney Stories Never Told
	xxx
Paperback or Kindle		Paperback or Kindle

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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 #297 for the week of October 21, 2012.

I’m here to help you have the best possible Disney vacation experience, and bring you some Disney magic to to wherever you are with this podcast, videos, blog, live broadcasts, events, trivia books, CDs and more. You can find it all at WDWRadio.com

I like to look at Walt Disney World in terms of “layers of the onion,” meaning that beyond the enjoyment of parks and resorts, as you dig deeper and peel back some of those layers, you uncover some amazing details and stories. And while they may not always be apparent on first glance, by learning more and understanding the meaning and purpose in everything encounter, you will ultimately have a much richer experience. So this week, we’re going to stop by the residence of one of Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ landmarks, and take a look at the story (both real and Imagineered) of Sid Cahuenga.

Answer the Walt Disney World Trivia Question of the Week for your chance to win a Disney prize package.

I’ll then have some announcements at the end of the show, including information about a new contest, upcoming events and live video broadcasts. 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

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What is your “Holy Grail” of Disney movie memorabilia you wish you had in your collection? Leave your answer in the comments section below!

• 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
• Check out the Disney Food Blog e-book: The DFB Mini-Guide to the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival! – Use code WDWRADIO to save 20%!

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Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, author of the Walt Disney World Trivia Books and Audio Tours of WDW, and this is show #284 for the week of July 22, 2012.

As we celebrate Christmas in July on the WDW Radio blog this month, on this week’s show, we’re going to go live into the parks and seek out a little bit of Christmas now. We’ll stop in to It’s a Wonderful Shop at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for a DSI: Disney Scene Investigation with Jim Korkis. We’ll look at some of the details inside and out, and then share stories of Walt Disney and Christmas, and how one Christmas changed his life (and ours) forever. Think you know what it may be?

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

Be sure and stay for the announcements, including information about upcoming WDW Radio events, 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!

Information and Links from This Week’s Show:

Question for YOU: What is your favorite Christmas reference, moment or memory in Walt Disney World? Leave your answer in the comments section below

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

• 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!
• Private Tours of Walt Disney World with Lou Mongello
• 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
• WDW Radio Disney Podcast on YouTube – Watch past episodes, subscribe to the show and comment on the WDWRadio YouTube Channel
• Get Celebrations Magazine on your iPad/iPhone in iTunes App Store
  
• Welcome to our new sponsor, the Disney Food Blog! Be sure and check out their e-book: The DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining – Use code WDWRADIO to save 20%! Money-back guarantee!
  

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Part Four: The Other Worlds of Disney Stories

Khrushchev and Disneyland

Pg. 355 Would you have allowed Khrushchev to visit Disneyland if you were the decision maker that day?

Pg. 364 Are you surprised that Disneyland had an increase in Soviet visitors after turning Khrushchev away?

A/K/A The Gray Seal

Pg. 367 Have you heard of “The Gray Seal” or the “Jimmie Dale” books?  If so, did you read them and enjoy them?

Pg. 367 Given that Walt was not interested in the Superman or Batman type of characters, what is your opinion of the acquisition of Marvel?

Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air

Pg. 375 Had you heard about the “Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air” before reading it here?  If so, have you heard any of the episodes?  Would you purchase them today if released?

Pg. 377 Given that Walt was looking to promote “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, do you believe doing the radio show was the right project for Disney at that time?  Is there something else you think they could have done to promote the upcoming film?

Golden Oak Ranch

Pg. 389 Before this book, had you heard of the Golden Oak Ranch in California?  If not, are you surprised that Disney owns 315 acres of land for natural filming purposes?

Pg. 391 Walt was told he paid more than three times the value of the gold found there for the Golden Oak Ranch.  Should Walt have put that money into Disneyland?

Pg. 393 Walt wanted to build a residential community at Golden Oak Ranch in California.  How do you think the description of his ideas influenced Golden Oak in Florida?

Disney Goes to Macy’s

Pg. 399 Did you chuckle when you read about the “super secret location of Vermillion, South Dakota” like I did? Did you know that’s where Macy’s balloons are built?

Pg. 402 After not being seen in the parade for about 30 years, Mickey returns in 1970 to promote Walt Disney World.  Why do you think there was such a large gap between appearances in the parade?

Pg. 404 After reading about the balloons Disney has built for the parades, would you like to see them used in the parks?

Liz Driscoll went to Walt Disney World for the first time when she was five years old, though her Disney passion began seven years ago.  She has visited Walt Disney World about twelve times in the past seven years.  In the non-Disney world, she is a teacher who enjoys bringing a little bit of pixie dust in the classroom each day!

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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 #265 for the week of March 11, 2012.

Join us this week as we travel back to the “The Hollywood That Never Was” in our virtual journey down the streets of Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards recorded live at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Jim Korkis and I will transport you back to the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930′s and 40′s as we explore the different stories, history, landmarks, tributes and the many more incredible and wonderful details that you may have missed.

I’ll also bring back an old segment for a chance for you to play and win, and share more about what’s coming up int he future before playing more 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:

Question for YOU: What is your favorite part of Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards in Disney’s Hollywood Studios?

Answer the Trivia Question of the Week for a chance to win a prize package that includes:

• All 6 of Lou Mongello’s Audio Tours of Walt Disney World
• Back issue of Celebrations Magazine
• WDW Radio Limited Edition 5 Year Anniversary Pin
• $25.00 iTunes Gift card (which you can use to purchase the Sherman Brothers Songbook
  

The Vault of Walt is a recent selection in our WDW Radio Disney Book Club

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

Join us and Richard M. Sherman on the WDW Radio Cruise on the Disney Dream!!

• Private Tours of Walt Disney World with Lou Mongello
• Disney Fan Meets and WDW Radio Meets of the Month in Walt Disney World – Get dates and locations at DisneyMeets.com
• WDWNewsCast – Watch & chat during our LIVE NewsCast Wednesdays at 7:30pm ET – Be part of the broadcast & discuss live in the chat room at http://WDWNewsCast.com
• WDW Radio on YouTube – Watch past episodes, subscribe to the show and comment on the WDWRadio YouTube Channel

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