
WDW Radio: The Disney Podcast for Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and More
WDW Radio is the award-winning Disney podcast that brings the magic of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Marvel, and Star Wars to life. Since 2005, host Lou Mongello – Disney expert, author, speaker, and Podcast Hall of Fame inductee – has been your trusted guide through the parks and beyond.
Each week, tune in for Disney news, vacation planning tips, interviews, trivia, deep dives into Disney history, attraction and dining reviews, hidden park secrets, and more. From first-timer visitors to lifelong fans, this family-friendly podcast shares the tips, stories, secrets, and insights to help you plan smarter, experience more, and feel the magic like never before.
Voted Best Travel Podcast 9 years in a row, WDW Radio also features a blog, videos, live shows, community meetups, group cruises, and special Disney fan events around the world.
WDW Radio has welcomed legendary guests including Julie Andrews, Tony Baxter, Marty Sklar, Alan Menken, Richard Sherman, Paige O’Hara, Jodi Benson, Kevin Feige, Ashley Eckstein, and countless Imagineers, Cast Members, actors, producers, and creators who bring Disney magic to life.
Explore Lou’s books (Walt Disney World Trivia, The Disney Interviews, 102 Ways to Save Money For and At Walt Disney World) and virtual Audio Tours at WDWRadio.com.
Lou is also the founder of the Dream Team Project, which has raised more than $550,000 to grant wishes for children to visit Walt Disney World through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Start listening now to discover the stories, secrets, and magic that make the Disney Parks, Cruise Line, Marvel, and Star Wars truly unforgettable.
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✨ Lou Mongello is an acclaimed keynote speaker and founder of Momentum – a transformative platform of events, coaching, courses, content, and community. He provides creators and entrepreneurs with practical guidance and inspiration to help turn passion into profession, build an audience with purpose, and grow a meaningful, sustainable business.
As a speaker, Lou shares powerful business and leadership lessons from the Disney Parks and Walt Disney himself, helping organizations improve storytelling, customer experience, company culture, and innovation through unforgettable, actionable presentations.
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Latest episodes

Sep 11, 2013 • 1h 10min
WDW Radio # 335 - Mickey Mouse in Walt Disney World and Disney Trivia Contest - September 8, 2013
Mickey Mouse in Walt Disney World and Disney Trivia Contest - September 8, 2013 Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #335 for the week of September 8, 2013. This week we'll celebrate Mickey Mouse's upcoming 85th birthday, and discuss how November 18th became his official birthday. We'll also look at the history of Mickey in the parks, dating back to Disneyland, and then explore and seek out Mickey Mouse in Walt Disney World. From extinct attractions and character appearances to where Mickey can be found in the parks today, we'll also discuss the future of Mickey in the Disney parks, and ask you to play armchair Imagineer and design your own Mickey Mouse attraction. 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 as I'll have some updates and announcements and 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. ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Visit http://WDWRadio.com for our Disney blog, videos, events and more! Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube: http://YouTube.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week! - Lou Mongello http://LouMongello.com

Sep 5, 2013 • 12min
WDW NewsCast - Sept. 4, 2013 - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, MyMagic+, Princess Fairytale Hall, WDW on Instagram, Unleash the Villains Event
WDW NewsCast - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, MyMagic+, Princess Fairytale Hall, WDW on Instagram, Unleash the Villains Event - September 4, 2013 Topics this week include: - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party - MyMagic+ - Princess Fairytale Hall - WDW on Instagram - Unleash the Villains Event - and more! QUESTION OF THE WEEK - Have you been to any Limited Time Magic events in Walt Disney World? ---------------- Download the FREE WDW Radio Disney Podcast App - http://WDWRadio.com/App Join us every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET at http://WDWRadioLIVE.com for a LIVE interactive video news show covering Walt Disney World. Be a part of the broadcast and discussion and discuss the news real-time in the chat room. ------------------------------------- To learn more, visit http://WDWRadio.com and subscribe to the podcast FREE in iTunes - http://bit.ly/wdwit THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube subscribe: http://YouTube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wdwradio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week! - Lou Mongello

Sep 3, 2013 • 58min
WDW Radio # 334 - Top Ten Things We Love About Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa - September 1, 2013
Top Ten Things We Love About Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa - September 1, 2013 Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #335 for the week of September 1, 2013. Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa recently celebrated its 25th anniversary as the flagship resort in Walt Disney World. Elegant, opulent, majestic, and romantic are just a few of the words used to describe this Victorian-themed resort. This week, we'll add a few more words to that list as we explore our Top Ten Things We Love About Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. In addition to our favorites, we'll hopefully introduce you to a few things you have not ever thought or known about before. 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 as I'll have some updates and announcements and 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. ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Visit http://WDWRadio.com for our Disney blog, videos, events and more! Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube: http://YouTube.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week! - Lou Mongello http://LouMongello.com

Aug 20, 2013 • 1h 30min
WDW Radio # 333 - D23 Expo Recap Roundtable - August 18, 2013
D23 Expo Recap Roundtable and Disney Trivia Contest - August 18, 2013 Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #333 for the week of August 18, 2013. Join us this week for our roundtable discussion and review of last weekend's Disney's D23 Expo. We will go through the pavilions, exhibits, presentations, concerts and events, and talk about some of the highlights, memorable moments, and much more. We'll also talk about our personal experiences, the WDW Radio booth, our live broadcast of the entire event and special guests and what we took away from the Expo as a whole. 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 as I'll have some updates and announcements and 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. ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Visit http://WDWRadio.com for our Disney blog, videos, events and more! Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube: http://YouTube.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week! - Lou Mongello http://LouMongello.com

Aug 14, 2013 • 2min
Disney in a Minute™ - Indiana Jones Secrets at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney in a Minute™ - Indiana Jones Secrets at Disney's Hollywood Studios In addition to the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, the nearby store and The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World, there are a number of wonderful, hidden details and references to the Raiders of the Lost Ark. This week, Lou Mongello takes you into the parks, shows you these tributes, and explains their meaning. ******************************** What would you like to see covered in a future Disney in a Minute? Leave your comment below and let me know! ******************************** To learn more, visit http://WDWRadio.com and subscribe to the podcast FREE in iTunes - http://bit.ly/wdwit Download the FREE WDW Radio Disney podcast app for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices at http://WDWRadio.com/app THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube subscribe: http://YouTube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wdwradio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello To learn more or work with Lou, visit http://LouMongello.com Thanks for watching! - Lou Mongello

Aug 5, 2013 • 1h 2min
WDW Radio # 332 - Listener Email: Disney Dining, Aulani, Disney Cruise Line, Toiurs, Obscure Disney Movies in the Parks - August 4, 2013
Listener Email: Disney Dining, Aulani, Disney Cruise Line, Toiurs, Obscure Disney Movies in the Parks - August 4, 2013 Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #332 for the week of August 4, 2013. I'll open up the inbox this week and answer more of your listener emails. Topics this week include dining options, the Welcome Show, military discounts, Advance Fast Pass, Aulani day guests, going solo to Walt Disney World, tours of the Disney Cruise Line ships, and obscure Disney movie references in the parks 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 as I'll have some announcements including information about ticket sales for our upcoming E-Ticket event, and 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. ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Visit http://WDWRadio.com for our Disney blog, videos, events and more! Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube: http://YouTube.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week! - Lou Mongello http://LouMongello.com

Aug 3, 2013 • 11min
WDW NewsCast - July 31, 2013 - Epcot Food and Wine Festival, Disney Music, Festival of the Lion King and more!
http://WDWRadio.com - WDW Radio presents the WDW News Cast for July 31, 2013 - Live, Interactive Walt Disney World news from Lou Mongello Topics in this week's Disney news include: - Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2013 Menus - Disney Music from Walt Disney World and Disneyland - New CDs! - Festival of the Lion King moving - D23 Expo - And more! QUESTION OF THE WEEK - What is your favorite music from the Disney Parks? Tell us in the Comments section! ---------------- Download the FREE WDW Radio Disney Podcast App - http://WDWRadio.com/App Join us every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET at http://WDWRadioLIVE.com for a LIVE interactive video news show covering Walt Disney World. Be a part of the broadcast and discussion and discuss the news real-time in the chat room. ------------------------------------- To learn more, visit http://WDWRadio.com and subscribe to the podcast FREE in iTunes - http://bit.ly/wdwit THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube subscribe: http://YouTube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wdwradio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello Thanks for watching! Be sure to tune in next week! - Lou Mongello

Jul 30, 2013 • 1h 2min
WDW Radio # 331 - Best of the Best Ways to Enjoy Disney on the Water - July 28, 2013
Best of the Best Ways to Enjoy Disney on the Water - July 28, 2013 Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #331 for the week of July 28, 2013. We'll step outside the Walt Disney World theme parks for a bit this week, and look at some of our favorite ways to stay, play, relax and enjoy one of my favorite (often overlooked) aspects of the resort - Disney on the water. We will explore the Best of the Best Ways to Enjoy the Water in Walt Disney World. On, in and around the resort's many waterways, we'll will look at some of the many ways to do everything from boating to fishing to even some of the best ways to enjoy fireworks from the water for a truly memorable Walt Disney World experience. 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 as I'll have some announcements and 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. ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Visit http://WDWRadio.com for our Disney blog, videos, events and more! Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube: http://YouTube.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week! - Lou Mongello http://LouMongello.com

Jul 27, 2013 • 11min
WDW NewsCast - July 24, 2013 - D23 Expo App, Disney Springs and more
http://WDWRadio.com - WDW Radio presents the WDW News Cast for July 24, 2013 - Live, Interactive Walt Disney World news from Lou Mongello Topics in this week's Disney news include: - D23 Expo app - http://D23ExpoLIVE.com - ATT partners with Disney - Disney Springs - And more! ---------------- Download the FREE WDW Radio Disney Podcast App - http://WDWRadio.com/App Join us every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET at http://WDWRadioLIVE.com for a LIVE interactive video news show covering Walt Disney World. Be a part of the broadcast and discussion and discuss the news real-time in the chat room. ------------------------------------- To learn more, visit http://WDWRadio.com and subscribe to the podcast FREE in iTunes - http://bit.ly/wdwit THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube subscribe: http://YouTube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wdwradio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello Thanks for watching! Be sure to tune in next week! - Lou Mongello

Jul 23, 2013 • 1min
Disney in a Minute™ - Hidden Pixar Reference in the Disney Parks
Disney in a Minute™ - Hidden Pixar Reference in the Disney Parks Walt Disney World is full of hidden references and tributes to Disney films, characters, extinct attractions, Imagineers and more. But do you know about the hidden detail that can also be found in every Pixar film? Lou Mongello takes you into the parks and explains the A113 reference, what it means, and shows you were you can find one inside the Disney Parks. ******************************** Do you know where else you can find A113 in the Disney parks? Let me know where in the comments section! What would you like to see covered in a future Disney in a Minute? Leave your comment below and let me know! ******************************** To learn more, visit http://WDWRadio.com and subscribe to the podcast FREE in iTunes - http://bit.ly/wdwit Download the FREE WDW Radio Disney podcast app for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices at http://WDWRadio.com/app THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube subscribe: http://YouTube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wdwradio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello To learn more or work with Lou, visit http://LouMongello.com Thanks for watching! - Lou Mongello