Have your family members ever rolled their eyes at your vacation spreadsheets…. and cried?

Did you do a “happy dance” when Disney announced that MyMagic+ will allow you to reserve your Fastpasses in advance?

When someone asks about your vacation, can you relate, in minute-by-minute play-by-play, how you maximized every minute of the magic?

Are you waiting by your computer at 11:59PM awaiting the exact second you can make ADR’s at the 180 day mark?

Do your family members ever wander 10 feet or more ahead of you, as if to deny being associated with your Goofy-hat wearing, guide-book toting, spreadsheet-inspired Disney existence???

Do you carry a stopwatch and a whistle on vacation?

If any of these descriptions sound like you…. have no fear….

You have a friend.  A comrade. An Advocate.  An ally…… in Fred Farkle.

Who IS Fred Farkle???  Fred is like any other good dad–he works hard, loves his family, and wants nothing more than to get as much magic as possible out of a Disney vacation.  Who would condemn someone for that???

Well, if you are poor Fred Farkle, it’s your VERY OWN FAMILY.  That’s who! The very family who you love and adore. For whom you have worked… for whom you have meticulously accounted for EVERY SINGLE minute of magic in Disney….  I mean, THAT is devotion, right?  THAT shows your love… your utter commitment to this amazing family… you want to spare them from waiting more than 3 minutes for Toy Story Mania….  So what if that means rising at 4 am and wearing combat gear to get a FastPass?  THIS IS LOVE, PEOPLE!

<<Taking a breath…>>  Anyway….  Fred Farkle NEEDS us.  He is actually being put ON TRIAL for OVER PLANNING his family’s Disney trips!!!  Over-planning?!?!?  Is that even possible???? <<A gasp rises from the audience!!>>  Yes, you read that right!!

As blog writer Richard Bernato will cleverly and humorously detail in his blog series, a little of Fred Farkle resides in any true-blooded Disney fan.

Next week, we are going to begin re-telling the story of this devoted Disney fan who has been condemned for doing what many of us glory in… revel in… celebrate, in fact: the planning of a Disney vacation!!!

It will be a great series, and when it is over, YOU will be asked to make a verdict…. which may be easier said than done, since a little of Fred, I believe, is in all of our hearts.

So, let there be order in the court… and prepare, my friends, for the EPIC trial… of Farkle v. Farkle!

Farkle v. Farkle will be a WEEKLY series that appears every Thursday!  Stay tuned, as you won’t want to miss a minute of the action (and introspection!) that accompanies this humorous look at the Disney planner in us all!   The opening statements of Fred’s trial will be featured next week!

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by Richard Bernato

Fred’s lawyer does not immediately rise to his feet on Judge Julia’s direction to deliver his opening remarks. He shrugs his shoulders, shakes his head, sends disapproving but also hurt glances at the plaintiffs. He turns to Fred whose head is buried in his hands. He pats Fred’s shoulder and gives him a reassuring glance as if to show that he feels very sorry for his client.

Judge Julia (having none of this): Mr. Mason, perhaps you have no remarks to offer me or this jury?

Mason: Oh no Your Honor, I do, I certainly do, most certainly do. And I beg some pixie dust for your patience. It’s just that these charges, these complaints, you know, they have really hurt my client, very much so.

Judge Julia: We are not about hurt in this court Mr. Mason. Deliver your remarks please, and quickly.

Mason: Your Honor is being absorbed in Mickey Mouse, in the most magical place on earth, a crime? We know that is is not. We submit that Fred’s ardent commitment to family and equally ardent admiration for all of what Walt Disney World can offer a family combined to drive this devoted husband and family man to make decisions and make special plans for them so that they all could wring every last drop out of their magical experience.

Teenage Daughter lets out an audible groan and rolls her eyes in teenaged disdain

Judge Julia (peers over her glasses again, to Daughter) : Young lady we will have none of that. The only person with permission to groan is yours truly.

Judge Julia ( to Defense Lawyer): Are you finished Mr. Mason?

Mason: Yes your honor and at this point we move to drop all charges in this case as it is clearly a frivolous and unnecessary waste of the court’s time.

Judge Julia: I will take that under advisement and report my decision tomorrow. (she pounds gavel, rises and exits the courtroom)

What will Judge Julia’s decision be? Will this case be dismissed? Wait for the next post!

Rich may be the only blogger who; had an ORIGINAL Davy Crockett coonskin cap (and wishes he still had it); watched Disney’s Wonderful World of Color in black and white; watched the Disneyland opening ceremonies on that same black and white; AND rode the original It’s a Small World in the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. In addition, he is a college professor, and a grandfather of six whom he is thoroughly dis-doctrinating as often as possible.

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Costumes. Prizes. Wayne Brady. What more could you ever want? Let’s Make A Deal is a game show that started in 1963 hosted by Monty Hall and was brought back to television revamped and refurbished in 2009 hosted by Wayne Brady. It was a game of luck-you get a choice between money or a box or a curtain or something else. Each object behind a curtain, under a box, etc. can be something cool or a zonk, which is an object that isn’t so special. Zonks have included a live llama and a refrigerator full of rotten food. Now, I loved Whose Line Is It Anyway and I still do, so imagine my reaction when I found out the host was Wayne Brady. This pulled me in like Pudge on a fishing pole (if you didn’t get that reference, go watch Lilo and Stitch) so every weekday during the summer I would tune in to CBS at 10:00 in the morning. I’ve watched people win money and cars, and never thought I would be on the show. Little did I know that I was going to be a contestant on Let’s Make A Deal.

Well, kinda.

I remember it like it was yesterday-It was the Friday after ASK testing. I was in 7th grade- so this State Test counted towards high school more than all the others. I was nervous that I was going to do awful, so I was relieved when it was all over. We got out of the car at my house and walked up to the front porch to see my dad standing in front of the door. He had two envelopes in his hand. He gave one to me and one to my brother. “Open it,” my mom said. The sound of the ripping envelope echoed my thought about the conversation-it was unusual and made me wonder. The letter read something along the lines of “You have 5 minutes to change into your costumes and join us in the television studio (living room) to win games and prizes on Let’s Make A Deal!!” We ran to our rooms and got into our costumes. Mine was a Minnie Mouse costume and my brother’s was one of the green aliens from Toy Story. My mom (now dressed in a fancy white shirt) beckoned my brother and me out into the living room. As we were led to couches, I noticed the green sheet that hung from the ceiling. It had a Lets Make A Deal logo on it. The curtain almost reached the floor, but we could see an inch between the ground and the bottom of the curtain. We saw my dad’s feet as he made his way to the end of the curtain so he could see us for the first time in our costumes. He was met with applause and hoots from the rest of the family when he was introduced as our host, Mr. Sweety McTush. Then the game started.

What made this a little different was that we already knew we were going on a trip (that’s a story or another time) so instead of finding out that we are going back home, we won prizes (and zonks) for our road trip to Florida. We were driving down in our van for the first time and we didn’t know what we needed entertainment wise since we were used to 2 hour plane rides, not 16 hour car rides!

The actual show on CBS consists of many games in one episode. We played many challenges-from trivia about our past vacations together to guessing what our siblings’ favorite restaurant was. A few games stuck out in my mind.

I call this challenge “The Snake.” Everybody loves those classic “snake-in-a-can”s that you can get at any prank store. I personally despise them because of the noise they make when they pop open-well, I did until this challenge. My brother and I each had to pick one of these snakes in a can and had to open it-one can had the snake still packed inside ready to be free, while the other had a prize inside. On the count of three, we opened up our cans- I shut my eyes as hard as I could and pulled. The cap popped off easily and no snake came out! YES! My brother was still trying to untwist the cap when he realized that mine didn’t have the snake, which meant his had to. 5 hours passed (okay, more like 5 seconds) when I heard the POP! Luckily, I was prepared and had my hands over my ears (I hate loud noises like balloons popping [That is the only reason why I hate Figment and I will NEVER ride that ride again] and yes, even fireworks [I just cover my ears]). My can contained an envelope with a dollar bill taped to the front. I wasn’t allowed to open the envelope, but was told by my dad there was also money inside the envelope. He didn’t tell me how much though. But the game wasn’t over-I had to pick ANOTHER can. Once I picked my lucky can (from numerous times switching them back and forth) I was instructed not to open it. Then I had to make a life changing decision-do I keep the envelope that I was sure contained money or take the risk and open up the new can? I did what my gut told me to do. My motto for the whole thing was to go big or go home. So, for all challenges I risked everything for the unknown (which might explain why I got a lot of Zonks). Anyway, I picked the can. I pulled, tugged, and yanked with all of my might. I heard the pop, but no snakes came out. I defeated the snake cans again! This time I looked in my can and saw a pin. Not just any pin- A HIDDEN MICKEY PIN! I collect these because they couldn’t be bought anywhere and you could only own them if you traded with Cast Members (of course we all know that now you can buy some of them in the gift shops). YAY!

The next challenge was a competitive one. My brother and I had to bid on three boxes with only 5 dollars. Whoever bid the most on a box got it. You didn’t have to only bid on one box, you could bid on all three! Every box seen throughout the day had an icon on it aimed at my brother or me. My brother’s boxes had SpongeBob characters and mine had pictures of Phil Collins. It didn’t mean anything, but it was easier to say “The Phil Collins Box” than “That box….no that one…no the one to the left…MY left!” As fate would have it, the box that I decided that I would bid the most on had a zonk-an increase in parent tax (A little joke in my family: An adult can steal a french fry or any other type of food because of “parent tax” but a child can’t steal a piece of food from an adult and say “parent tax”). Oh well!

A few events later, my favorite challenge came about. If you watch Survivor, you know that sometimes when they need to divide the people into tribes, they pick rocks out of a bag. On the count of three, they would open up their hands and look at the rock. They were painted the tribe colors and they would separate into tribes based on the color they got. So this challenge was similar (see? I told you in my last blog that we LOVE Survivor!) except that instead of rocks we picked out poker chips. In the bag were 19 green chips and 1 red chip. If you picked the red chip, you were out. If you picked the green chip, your torch was still lit (Survivor reference)! My brother and I picked a chip and revealed the color when told to. We both got green chips! This went on for about 7 more rounds before the red chip was chosen. And guess who got it?

Me. Of course. Austin won 1 dollar for every green chip he got, so he got 8 dollars.

“The Zonk” activity was probably the shortest game we played. Three boxes of different sizes were brought out along with playing cards and a smaller table. My brother and I had to agree on a card (they were all face down). If the card had an odd number on it, we won the first box.  We had to pick from 2 of the cards. Luckily for us, we got a 5 on the card. But that wasn’t all of it. Now, we had to pick from FOUR cards and we had to find an even card. Or we could take the box that we won. We decided to keep playing. We picked an even card (no, it was not jinxed! We got shown all the cards after we won each round). Yes! But now we had to decide whether to keep both boxes and keep playing or give it all up and get 10 dollars each. Hard decision, but decided to keep playing. This time we had to pick a face card (Jack, Queen or King) to keep all the prizes and the new box. We picked a Queen! YAY! We opened the boxes in the order we won them. The first box contained two lollipops (Orange and Cherry-our favorite flavors!) and the second box had Razzles in it (we eat them all the time) and the third one was a box of shredded paper. A ZONK! But my mom just looked at us as we sat back down with the rest of the “audience.” Nobody moved. No boxes were taken back behind the curtain. My mom even still held the lid above the box, staring at us. So we stood back up and walked back towards the Zonk. It felt like a scene from Indiana Jones *cue creepy music during the beginning of Raiders of The Lost Ark* (yes, I am an Indy nerd). We approached it as if it was a vat filled with snakes. The host (aka Dad) was still staring at us. I finally got the message. I dug my hands in, not knowing what to expect. My hands gripped a… Any guesses? A worm? A bird? No, a prescription bottle. Hmm. I pull it out and untwist the top. There was a piece of paper inside. I unrolled it and guess what it was? Okay, you are probably sick of guessing games-a picture of the La Nouba poster/logo in Downtown Disney! WOOHOO! My parents then told us that we are going to see La Nouba!

Okay, one more game that I have to tell you about. It was *drum roll please* THE BIG DEAL OF THE DAY!! If you Watch Let’s Make A Deal, you know that at the end of the show somebody who already won something earlier in the show can risk it all to win something else. They are usually cars, vacations and money. But my brother and I are too young to drive, already are going to Disney and we know my parents well enough that they wouldn’t make a big deal of giving us money. This made me wonder-what could it be? Well, before I could see what it was, I had to win it first! My brother I had to agree on 3 wallets out of seven and get $5 from the three wallets we pick. If we didn’t reach a total of $5, we wouldn’t get the Big Deal of The Day. We picked our first wallet and discovered that it contained 2 dollars. The next wallet only had $1. We needed two dollars or else we didn’t get the Big Deal of The Day. We chose our final wallet and opened it with excitement and nerves pumping through our veins. It has two dollars in it! We were congratulated and then told to sit on the couch and wait for my dad to bring the Big Deal of the Day out. He came out minutes later with his back to us. It was our last chance to wonder about the prize. My dad whipped towards us really fast as he put a box on the table. It showed my brother and I zip lining last summer in NC, but our pictures were cut out and taped to wires hanging on this box. The box was decorated to look like mountains and rivers. On top it said “ZipQuest” it took a second for it to sink in-we were going zip lining! I have only done it once before-and I LOVED it! After we left the World, we were going to stop in Virginia for zip lining. It would put ice on the wound that is leaving Walt Disney World but not completely heal it.  I now had something to look forward to when leaving my home.

These are just a few highlights of the Let’s Make A Deal Game.  In all, we played 21 games that took over 6 hours.  It turns out that my parents had been working on the games, prizes and zonks for over 6 months and never even gave us a hint! Thank you for reading about my “Breaking The News” experience this week. Next week you will read about somebody REALLY special telling me about a cruise!

This week’s “Where in the World” picture is sort of difficult. Just keep your head up high and don’t give up

See ya REAL soon!
~Makena

PS: Congratulations to Jordan for beating his personal record for most consecutive years living! Have a magical birthday and keep on gaming!

Makena is a 13 year old middle school student who spends much of her free time researching Disney. She enjoys sharing Disney facts and even plans Walt Disney World vacations (including searches for secrets and Hidden Mickeys) for friends and family.

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Hello my friends and welcome to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello and this is show #118 for the week of May 10, 2009. Thank you for tuning in once again and Happy Mothers’ Day to all of the moms listening.

We’ll start off the show with some news from Walt Disney World, including a new pirates experience in the Magic Kingdom, news from Disney’s Hollywood Studios about new meet and greets, a rumor about a possible major change coming to Star Tours and more.

One of the keys to any Walt Disney World vacation is planning ahead – and often times, that part of the fun as well. And planning can and should go beyond just where to stay, when to eat and how to maximize your time in the parks. In fact, there are certain individual aspects of your trip that if planned accordingly, can really enhance your family’s vacation. And for many, finding and obtaining character autographs and pictures is an important part of their trip. Chuck Lionberger joins me this week for some “Practical Planning in Every Way,” as we explore some strategies to help maximize your time, and number of characters in and out of the parks.

Listener Josh sits in the not-so-hot seat this week as we play a round of Walt Disney World Fact or Fiction, where I’ll test his knowledge of some interesting Disney history and trivia. Play along and see if he, and you, is up to the challenge.

I’ll play many 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.

You can email the show at lou@wdwradio.com or call the voicemail TOLL FREE at 888-703-2171.

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

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Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

Star Wars Weekends 2009 merchandise at StarWars.com

Pacific Northwest NFFC MouseMeet

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Welcome to the WDW Radio Show – your Walt Disney World Information  Station. Thank you for tuning in once again. This is show #71 for the  week of June 15, 2008. I am your host Lou Mongello, and I am back from  covering Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

In this week’s Walt Disney World News, I’ll respond to your inquiries about Disney’s baggage policies when you check in for your flight at your resort, pin events, what’s coming to the Wide World of Sports, and how you can watch full length Disney movies for free.

In the Walt Disney World Rumor Mill, we’ll talk about what’s coming to Toy Story Mania, and why next year may be the last for some very popular merchandise.

I’ll recap my visit to the first Star Wars Weekends events at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with Glenn Wheland, as we look back at our experiences, talk to other Guests in attendance, and think about what the future of the event might hold.

We talk about the Disney magic that we all know, believe in and appreciate, as it’s really what brings us back time and time again to Walt Disney World. But what you might not know is that there are many sides to the magic that is created, and quite often, we neither see nor hear about it. I’m not talking about the magic created inside the resort, but what Disney does to bring that magic to those that really need it in a variety of ways. As giving back to the community has always been important to me, I wanted to let you hear about some of the amazing efforts that so many members of the Walt Disney World cast take part in throughout the year. So I want to share with you my interview Eugene Campbell, who is Disney’s Vice President of Community Affairs about what they do to help people close to home.

Beci Mankhen from MouseFan Travel joins me once again to answer more of your emails, and I’ll play more of your voicemails at the end of the show.

Stay tuned after the email section, as I’ll give you a chance to sample my Audio Guide to Walt Disney World, and have a couple of announcements. So as always, please sit back, relax, and enjoy this week’s episode of the WDW Radio Show.

Star Wars Weekends 2008 Review and Video

2008 Candlelight Processional narrators:

November 28-30 John O’Hurley

December 1-3 Patti LaBelle (Tentative)

December 4-6 Brian Stokes Mitchell

December 7-9 Virginia Madsen

December 10-12 Monique Coleman

December 13-15 TBD

December 16-18 Chita Rivera

December 19-21 Abigail Breslin

December 22-24 Steven Curtis Chapman

December 25-27 Edward James Olmos

December 28-30 Marlee Matlin

Kona Cafe Sushi Bar Review, photos and Menu

Watch Complete Disney and Pixar Movies Online For Free! And Yes – It’s Legal!

Happy Father’s Day! I’ll be on the Be Our Guest Father’s Day Podcast this week with Mike Rahlman! It’s a fun show and be sure and check it out!

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Welcome to the WDW Radio Show – your Walt Disney World Information Station. Thank you for tuning in once again. This is show #70 for the week of June 8, 2008. I am your host Lou Mongello, coming to you this and every week bringing you the very best ways to enjoy and enhance your Walt Disney World vacation experience.

No news this week, as I’m leaving early to cover Star Wars Weekends, but a couple of interesting items in the Walt Disney World Rumor Mill which includes a possible addition to the Magic Kingdom.

Tim Foster joins me once again for another Top 10 with Tim, as we explore our Top 10 Refurbishments in the parks. It’s an interesting look at some of the welcome changes that have taken place throughout the years, and might even make you take a second look at that attraction you haven’t experienced in some time.

Listener Tony Mendyk gets in the hot seat for another round of “Walt Disney World – Fact or Fiction?” He’ll answer some trivia questions in a fun game where there are no prizes to be won, but just a fun way to talk about some trivia and history.

I’ll answer some more of your vacation planning emails this week along with the help of Beci Mankhen, owner of MouseFanTravel, including questions on specialty cruises, dinner shows, traveling with a large group, backstage tours, and more.

Listen for 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.

Our friends at MouseFanTravel are dedicated to giving back to the community and this month they have selected my Dream Team Project!
Just book a vacation package or cruise through June 30, 2008 and they
will make a donation to this wonderful cause! THANK YOU!!!

Tim Foster’s Guide to the Magic

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Welcome to the WDW Radio Show – your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host Lou Mongello, and I want to thank you for tuning in again this week. This is show #63 for the week of April 20, 2008.

I won’t get a chance to cover the Walt Disney World News this week, not just because there wasn’t a lot to report on, but because I had to tape this show early in the week, as I am heading down to Walt Disney World to cover Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s 10th Anniversary celebration on Tuesday, April 22. I’ll be back next week with not just coverage of the event, but live audio from the parks, and a few surprises.

This week, I welcome back Cara Goldsbury, author of the Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World to the show, as we talk about her appearance on two new Travel Channel specials as they continue their Season of Disney series. Cara will be appearing on both the Disney Splurge and the Disney Royal Treatment shows, and will discuss each of these, as well as tips on how to splurge on some special events without breaking the bank, some luxurious experiences in Walt Disney World, and we have some fun as we wonder how you could spend a day in Disney if money was no object.

As part of my celebration of Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s 10th anniversary, this week we will take a practical look at the park, as Jeff Pepper and I talk about A Day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom – how to get the most out of what the park has to offer by spending a full day there – and more!

In response to many of your travel and vacation planning emails, I welcome in Beci Mankhen, owner of Mouse Fan Travel. She’ll tell us a little bit about her company and how they can help plan your Walt Disney World vacation, as well as assist me in answering a number of your emails. They include questions about balloon rides over Walt Disney World, Grand Gatherings, a detailed discussion of the Disney Dining Experience Card versus the Annual Pass discounts, special events and more.

Be sure to stay until the end of the show, when I’ll play some of your voicemails. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s episode of the WDW Radio Show.

You can email the show at lou@wdwradio.com or call the voicemail at 206-202-4WDW (4939). Visit the web site at wdwradio.com.

Cara Goldsbury – Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World

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Welcome to the WDW Radio Show, your Walt Disney World Information Station. This is Show #36 for the week of October 14, 2007.

I have just a few pieces of news from Walt Disney World before we take a look at the next of the 7 Wonders of Walt Disney World. Once again, it’s something you really can’t see or touch, but is something that definitely belongs on this list.

We will announce the winner of our latest Walt Disney World Half Marathon Challenge contest, and then I will answer a number of your vacation planning-related emails, this time with the help of Pam Forrester, our travel expert and co-owner of The Magic For Less Travel. I’ll also play more of your voicemails at the end of the show, so as always, please sit back, relax enjoy this week’s episode of The WDW Radio Show.

The CONSTRUCTION of Walt Disney World

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Welcome back to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World information Station, hosted by Lou Mongello. Thanks for tuning in once again. This is Show #14 for the week of May 13, 2007.

On this week’s show, we’ll start as always with some News & Views from Walt Disney World where I’ll talk about some changes coming to some elements of the WDW transportation system as well as to FASTPASS. We’ll also discuss some recent rumors that are now official, and on this week’s trip to the Walt Disney World Rumor Mill, I’ll talk about some rumors for an extinct attraction in the Magic Kingdom, the Leave a Legacy sculptures in Epcot, and more.

Jeff Pepper joins me once for a very detailed discussion of our next in the 7 Wonders of Walt Disney World. This time, we explore the history, trivia, architecture, changes and significance of a true iconic wonder – Cinderella Castle. We also discuss why it’s a true wonder, as well as it’s significance to so many people. At the end of this segment, I will announce the next entry in the 7 Wonders series, as I want to enlist your help and ask you to share your comments, thoughts and experiences via voicemail for an upcoming show. This will give you the chance to talk about something that I think we all agree is a truly magical part of Walt Disney World.

A number of listener emails was the catalyst for this week’s Best of the Best at Walt Disney World segment, as Pam Forrester from The Magic For Less Travel and I discuss the best resort strategies for parties of 4 or more when traveling to Walt Disney World.

Speaking of your feedback, I’ll answer more of your emails and play your voicemails at the end of the show so sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s episode of the WDW Radio show.

You can email the show at lou@wdwradio.com or

call our voicemail at 206-202-4WDW.

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for designing the new WDW Radio Show logo!

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Thanks to Pam Forrester from The Magic For Less Travel for her help on this week’s Best of the Best Segment

As I announced on this week’s show, I have revealed the next in the 7 Wonders of Walt Disney World series, as I want you to be a part of the discussion and show. This will give you the chance to talk about something that I think we all agree is a truly magical part of Walt Disney World. So don’t forget to call the voicemail at 206-202-4WDW (4939) and share with us a story, magical moment, etc., I’ll play them on the show, and we’ll go more into WHY this is a wonder during that show. You can also discuss this upcoming wonder in the WDWRadio message forums

Thanks for your help and for being a part of the show!

Walt Disney World’s Leave a Legacy Web site at DisneyWorld.com

Disney’s International Food and Wine dates: September 28, 2007 – November 11, 2007

Visit the official Walt Disney World Resort – International Food and Wine Festival page

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