WDW Radio: Your Guide to the Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise and More Disney Magic!
Lou Mongello - Disney Expert
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, hosted by 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.
🎙️ Learn more at WDWRadio.com
✨ 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.
🔗 Discover more at LouMongello.com
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.
🎙️ Learn more at WDWRadio.com
✨ 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.
🔗 Discover more at LouMongello.com
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Feb 20, 2012 • 1h 1min
WDW Radio Show # 262 - February 19, 2012 - Your Walt Disney World Information Station
Conversation with Disney Performer Carol Stein and more! Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #262 for the week of February 19, 2012. "You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality." That quote from Walt Disney exemplifies why Walt Disney World and all the Disney Parks worldwide mean so much to so many people, and why we keep coming back again and again to a place that makes us believe in magic. And in my continuing effort to introduce you to some of the people that make that magic happen, this week I'm sharing my conversation with Carol Stein. You may not know her name (yet), but chances are you've seen her at The Hoop Dee Doo Revue, The Diamond Horseshoe Saloon, The Top of the World, The Grand Floridian lobby, the Comedy Warehouse and behind the piano at the Rose and Crown Pub to name just a few. She'll share her personal stories about working at Walt Disney World for more than three decades and offer advice for others looking to help make the magic as well. I'll have information about a special WDW NewsCast coming up this Wednesday, February 22 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. ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2011! ------------------------------------- Visit WDWRadio.com and talk about the show by posting in the WDW Radio message forums Walt Disney World Trivia on your iPhone! 770+ questions and more!: http://bit.ly/wdwtip Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Subscribe to Celebrations! The #1 Disney Magazine at http://CelebrationsPress.com Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!
Feb 17, 2012 • 14min
WDW NewsCast - February 15, 2012 - Menu additions, Disney Fantasy, D23 Contest and more!
The WDW News Cast - Interactive Walt Disney World news from Lou Mongello Topics this week include: - Magic Kingdom menu changes - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler Weekend - Disney Fantasy - D23 Contest - Kilimanjaro Safaris changes ---------------------------- Thanks to our sponsor, http://TouringPlans.com/WDWRadio Join us every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. EST at http://WDWNewsCast.com for a LIVE interactive news show covering the Walt Disney World. Be a part of the broadcast and discussion and discuss the news real-time in the chat room. ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011! ------------------------------------- Visit WDWRadio.com and talk about the show by posting in the WDW Radio message forums Walt Disney World Trivia on your iPhone! 770+ questions and more!: http://bit.ly/wdwtip Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Subscribe to Celebrations! The #1 Disney Magazine at http://CelebrationsPress.com Thanks for watching! Be sure to tune in next week! - Lou Mongello
Feb 13, 2012 • 1h 13min
WDW Radio Show # 261 - February 12, 2012 - Your Walt Disney World Information Station
Walt Disney and the Oscars plus 3 Special Announcements! Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #261 for the week of February 12, 2012. With the Academy Awards coming up soon, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at Walt Disney and the Oscars. Recorded live at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World, Jim Korkis and I look at discuss the history of the Awards ceremony, Walt's unparalleled achievements, the Oscars that can be found at the Studios and elsewhere, stories about Walt at the Academy Awards, and much, much more. I'll share the three announcements we made during this past weekend's live 5 Year Anniversary event in Walt Disney World 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 ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2011! ------------------------------------- Visit WDWRadio.com and talk about the show by posting in the WDW Radio message forums Walt Disney World Trivia on your iPhone! 770+ questions and more!: http://bit.ly/wdwtip Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Subscribe to Celebrations! The #1 Disney Magazine at http://CelebrationsPress.com Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!
Feb 9, 2012 • 24min
WDW NewsCast - February 8, 2012 - Sorcerers, New DVC Benefits, Pin Trading and a big rumor!
The WDW News Cast - Interactive Walt Disney World news from Lou Mongello Topics this week include: - Habit Heroes - Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom - Disney's John Carter - Disney Vacation Club and Tables in Wonderland - Disney Pin Trading "Trade Celebration" theme of "Mickey's Circus" - FASTPASS Rumors ---------------------------- Thanks to our sponsor, http://TouringPlans.com Join us every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. EST at http://WDWNewsCast.com for a LIVE interactive news show covering the Walt Disney World. Be a part of the broadcast and discussion and discuss the news real-time in the chat room. ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011! ------------------------------------- Visit WDWRadio.com and talk about the show by posting in the WDW Radio message forums Walt Disney World Trivia on your iPhone! 770+ questions and more!: http://bit.ly/wdwtip Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Subscribe to Celebrations! The #1 Disney Magazine at http://CelebrationsPress.com Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!
Feb 6, 2012 • 1h 16min
WDW Radio Show # 260 - February 5, 2012 - Your Walt Disney World Information Station
Listener Email - Walt Disney World Vacation Planning, Trivia, History and more! Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #260 for the week of February 5, 2012 I'll open up the inbox this week and answer more of your Walt Disney World vacation planning and trivia questions, including: The Royal Rooms at Port Orleans, Fantasmic! dinner package, the Adventureland Veranda, a Walt Disney biography movie, old Walt Disney World radio stations, Dining plan breakfasts, the Disney Cruise Line, and of course, dining at Disney. I have more information about our WDW Radio 5th Anniversary Celebration and more, before I play 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 2011! ------------------------------------- Visit WDWRadio.com and talk about the show by posting in the WDW Radio message forums Walt Disney World Trivia on your iPhone! 770+ questions and more!: http://bit.ly/wdwtip Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Subscribe to Celebrations! The #1 Disney Magazine at http://CelebrationsPress.com Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!
Feb 2, 2012 • 23min
WDW NewsCast - February 1, 2012 - Art of Animation, Castle and Innoventions additions
The WDW News Cast - Interactive Walt Disney World news from Lou Mongello of http://WDWRadio.com Topics this week include: - New Art of Animation Resort Menus - New Innoventions Exhibit - Habit Heroes - The Magic, The Memories and You changes - Rumor about Phineas and Ferb ---------------------------- Thanks to our sponsor, http://TouringPlans.com ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011! ------------------------------------- Visit WDWRadio.com and talk about the show by posting in the WDW Radio message forums Walt Disney World Trivia on your iPhone! 770+ questions and more!: http://bit.ly/wdwtip Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Subscribe to Celebrations! The #1 Disney Magazine at http://CelebrationsPress.com Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!
Jan 30, 2012 • 49min
WDW Radio Show # 259 - January 29, 2012 - Your Walt Disney World Information Station
Dinosaur! in Disney's Animal Kingdom DSI: Disney Scene Investigation Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #259 for the week of January 29, 2012. We're going to go back in time this week in more ways than one, as we take a trip aboard my Walt Disney World Wayback Machine to the Cretaceous period, and the origins of Dinosaur! in Disney's Animal Kingdom. In this DSI: Disney Scene Investigation, we'll look at the attraction's beginnings as "Countdown to Extinction," and discuss it's story, relationship to Dinoland, USA, details, and future. I have more information about our WDW Radio 5th Anniversary Celebration and more, before I play 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 2011! ------------------------------------- Visit WDWRadio.com and talk about the show by posting in the WDW Radio message forums Walt Disney World Trivia on your iPhone! 770+ questions and more!: http://bit.ly/wdwtip Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Subscribe to Celebrations! The #1 Disney Magazine at http://CelebrationsPress.com Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!
Jan 26, 2012 • 15min
WDW NewsCast - January 25, 2012 - Storybook Circus, Disney Cruise Line and more
The WDW News Cast - Interactive Walt Disney World news from Lou Mongello of http://WDWRadio.com Topics this week include: - Dumbo and Storybook Circus - Disney Cruise Line - New Ports and Destinations -- http://WDWRadioCruise.com - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler Race - and more! ---------------------------- Thanks to our sponsor, http://TouringPlans.com/WDWRadio Visit http://WDWRadio.com for our Disney podcast (booted Best Travel Podcast 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), blog, photos, videos, discussion forum and more! Join us every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. EST at http://WDWNewsCast.com for a LIVE interactive news show covering the Walt Disney World. Be a part of the broadcast and discussion and discuss the news real-time in the chat room. Walt Disney World Trivia on your iPhone! 770+ questions and Did You Knows!: http://bit.ly/wdwtip Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Subscribe to Celebrations! The #1 Disney Magazine at http://CelebrationsPress.com Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!
Jan 23, 2012 • 1h 3min
WDW Radio Show # 258 - January 22, 2012 - Your Walt Disney World Information Station
Best Lounges in Walt Disney World Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #258 for the week of January 22, 2012. This week, we'll look at another Best of the Best in Walt Disney World, as we explore and share some locations in Walt Disney World that are (for the most part) just for adults. Recorded live in one of the ones on our list, we look at some of our favorite (and possibly overlooked) lounges in Walt Disney World. I'll have a few announcements including more information about our WDW Radio 5th Anniversary Celebration, our next title in our Disney Book Club series, Meet of the Month update and more, before I play 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 2011! ------------------------------------- Visit the web site at wdwradio.com and talk about the show by visiting and posting in the WDW Radio Show message forums Walt Disney World Trivia on your iPhone! 770+ questions and Did You Knows!: http://bit.ly/wdwtip Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Subscribe to Celebrations! The #1 Disney Magazine at http://CelebrationsPress.com Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!
Jan 19, 2012 • 15min
WDW NewsCast - January 18, 2012 - Castle Show Changes, Dumbo Delays, Presidential Visit to WDW
The WDW News Cast - Interactive Walt Disney World news from Lou Mongello of http://WDWRadio.com Topics this week include: - Magic, The Memories, and You changes - Dumbo opening delayed - New wine bar in Epcot - Swampy from Where's My Water Meet and Greet? - President Obama visits Walt Disney World ---------------------------- Thanks to our sponsor, http://TouringPlans.com/WDWRadio Visit http://WDWRadio.com for our Disney podcast, blog, photos, videos, discussion forum and more! Join us every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. EST at http://WDWNewsCast.com for a LIVE interactive news show covering the Walt Disney World. Be a part of the broadcast and discussion and discuss the news real-time in the chat room. Walt Disney World Trivia on your iPhone! 770+ questions and Did You Knows!: http://bit.ly/wdwtip Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Subscribe to Celebrations! The #1 Disney Magazine at http://CelebrationsPress.com Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!
