The WDW News Today Podcast - Standard Episodes

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Chris Lastrapes, Scott Smith, Anthony Yacullo, Justin Heyman, and Jason Diffendal for a variety show that celebrates the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. So what are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate another week of Walt Disney World information and fun on the WDW News Today Podcast!!! To kick off this week’s show, we have your Walt Disney World Resort Weekend Update. In this week's update, we will be discussing the latest masterpiece from "Wierd" Al Yankovic, a huge management change at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park, and a wide array of rumors as to what exciting projects might be next for the Walt Disney World Resort. To conclude this week's program, we have the debut of a brand new segment called "The World's Finest". In this inaugural edition of the segment, we will begin our quest to find the very best of the Walt Disney World Resort by trying to decide what is the absolute best Deluxe Resort in the world. If you would like to contact us with any questions, suggestions, comments, or concerns you can email us at wdwnewstoday@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail message at (206)-666-2982. Be sure to discuss this show, see our show notes, and vote for the segments you want to hear every week by going over to the WDWNT Network Community Forums at www.wdwnewstoday.com/forums. Remember to “Celebrate News Today!” and everyday throughout the WDWNT Network by visiting WDWNT.com and enjoying all of our websites and podcasts. Enjoy the Show!!! See Ya Next Week!!!

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jeff Arauz, Scott Smith, Anthony Yacullo, Justin Heyman, and Luke Manning for a variety show that celebrates the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. So what are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate another week of Walt Disney World information and fun on the WDW News Today Podcast!!! To kick off this week's show, we have the debut of the Walt Disney World Resort Weekend Update. While the name is new, you can expect the same weekly dose of news and rumors from around the vacation kingdom of the world, and there certainly is no shortage of topics to cover this week. During this week's broadcast, we'll discuss the new Wishes dessert party at the Magic Kingdom, the debut of Luxo Jr. at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and the on-going tours of Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort. Also this week, listener Jeff Arauz finally takes control of the show and creates two unique segments for our enjoyment. First up is a round-table discussion that delves into three extremely important trip planning topics: Disney character meet-and-greets in the parks, the use of Photo Pass, and getting the most out of Extra Magic Hours. To conclude this week's show, we have a one time only segment created by Jeff called "The Bibbidi, The Bobbidi, and The Boo". In this segment, we're going to try to find the good, the bad, and the ugly of Animal Kingdom's biggest E-ticket attraction, Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain. If you would like to contact us with any questions, suggestions, comments, or concerns you can email us at wdwnewstoday@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail message at (206)-666-2982. Be sure to discuss this show, see our show notes, and vote for the segments you want to hear every week by going over to the WDWNT Network Community Forums at www.wdwnewstoday.com/forums. Remember to “Celebrate News Today!” and everyday throughout the WDWNT Network by visiting WDWNT.com and enjoying all of our websites and podcasts. Enjoy the Show!!! See Ya Next Week!!!

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Scott Smith, Anthony Yacullo, Justin Heyman, Jose Castillo, Chris Lastrapes, Paul Barrie, Brian Sommer, Lee Scott, Jason Diffendal, Brian Martsolf, Matt Paul, Denise Hafto, and Luke Manning for a variety show that celebrates the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. So what are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate another week of Walt Disney World information and fun on the 100th episode of the WDW News Today Podcast!!! To kick off this historic episode, we'll celebrate three of the most influential people in the WDWNT Network, all of which have helped us so much over the last two years and whom without this show would never be possible. How do we celebrate individuals like these? By inducting them into the WDW News Today Hall of Fame. Following that, it's time to play our favorite game show, "Where in the World is Tom Corless?". This time around, it's a fast paced game between WDWNT staff, former champions, and a very special guest. Who will win on the season finale of our game and who will find out where in the world I am? You'll have to listen to find out! After that, we have the LONG awaited return of our Walt Disney World history segment, Back to the Future. In this return trip through time, we'll be looking at the history of my all-time favorite attraction, Journey into Imagination at Epcot. It's a fun discussion as we delve into the fascinating story of the Dreamfinder and Figment, as well as the controversial versions of the attraction that came later on. Next up, we have the biggest edition EVER of Town Square Talk, as Denise Hafto from Magical Travel joins Mayor Justin Heyman and myself for the most exciting announcement in WDWNT Network history. This announcement will hopefully accomplish our goal of bringing ourselves and our audience closer together. To wrap up the show, we have all of the wonderful voicemails that you left for us in commemoration of this week's milestone. A very special thank you to those who left the time to leave these messages. If you would like to contact us with any questions, suggestions, comments, or concerns you can email us at wdwnewstoday@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail message at (206)-666-2982. Be sure to discuss this show, see our show notes, and vote for the segments you want to hear every week by going over to the WDWNT Network Community Forums at www.wdwnewstoday.com/forums. Remember to “Celebrate News Today!” and everyday throughout the WDWNT Network by visiting WDWNT.com and enjoying all of our websites and podcasts. Enjoy the show and thank you for your support over the last two years!!! See Ya Next Week!!!

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Justin Heyman, Jason Diffendal, Kyle Duffield, Chris Lastrapes, and Luke Manning for a show that Bridges the Gaps Between You and the World. I hope you enjoy all of the Walt Disney World information and Halloween fun we have to offer on this “grim grinning ghost” edition of the WDW News Today Podcast. To kick off episode 65, we have all the recent happenings from the last two weeks to discuss in our Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. This time around, we’ll be telling you where you can find the world's most famous fairy in the Magic Kingdom, what may be celebrated outside Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, and just how the upcoming American Idol Experience attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios will be paying tribute to a show that opened with the park back in 1989. Following that, “It’s Time to Go Back” as our Walt Disney World history segment, Back To The Future, returns this week on the WDW News Today Podcast. On this journey, we’ll be discussing the long and storied history of one of the most famous Disney attractions of all-time, The Haunted Mansion. We hope you enjoy this trip through time to look at the spookiest location at the Magic Kingdom and are able to actually listen to all 2 hours of it!!! If you would like to contact us with any questions, suggestions, comments, or concerns you can email us at wdwnewstoday@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail message at (206)-666-2982. Be sure to discuss this show and vote for the segments you want to hear by going over to the WDW News Today Community Forums at www.wdwnewstoday.com/forums. Enjoy the Show!!! See Ya Next Week!!!

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Justin Heyman, Jason Diffendal, Jose Castillo, Kyle Duffield, Luke Manning, Lee Scott, Adam Roth, Jackie Steele, and John Corigliano for a show that Bridges the Gaps Between You and the World. I hope you enjoy all of the Walt Disney World information and fun we have to offer on this “I'm back from Walt Disney World” edition of the WDW News Today Podcast. To kick off episode 62, we have all Walt Disney World news and rumors from the last week to discuss. This time around, we'll be telling you about where you can pick up some 1970's Magic Kingdom merchandise, just how good the newly refurbished Nine Dragons restaurant at Epcot is, and the future of the ABC Super Soap Weekend at Disney's Hollywood Studios. After that, we’ll have a special round-table discussion re-capping WDWCelebration's World Wide Weekend event that just wrapped up at Walt Disney World. I'm joined by the rest of the team for what we hope you will find an entertaining and informing discussion. We'll also give you a hint as to what's next for the group in 2009. If you would like to contact us with any questions, suggestions, comments, or concerns you can email us at wdwnewstoday@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail message at (206)-666-2982. Be sure to discuss this program, read this week's show notes, and vote for the segments you want to hear by going over to the WDW News Today Community Forums at www.wdwnewstoday.com/forums. Enjoy the Show!!! See Ya Next Week!!!

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Brian Martsolf, Justin Heyman, Adam Roth and Luke Manning for a show that Bridges the Gaps Between You and the World. Sit back, relax, and enjoy all of the Walt Disney World information and fun we have to offer on this explosive edition of WDWNT. To kick off episode 47, its the latest edition of Disney Dont Forget the Lyrics, as listener Brian Martsolf returns to take on reigning undefeated champion Luke Manning. This is another entertaining edition of our game and should have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Will Luke Manning survive to face Tom Corless on episode 50??? You have to listen in to find out. After that, Adam Roth joins us for the first time in nearly 3 months for Expedition Everoth, an inside look at Orlandos various vacation destinations. On this super-long edition, Adam and I talk about the Orlando theme park war, including confirmed and rumored new additions to Seaworld Orlando, The Universal Orlando Resort, and the Walt Disney World Resort. While this segment is a bit lengthy, it sure is a lot of fun to think about the possible attractions and changes in store for all three theme park meccas. Our newest segment, Town Square Talk, is back this week with WDWNT community forum administrator Justin Heyman highlighting the hottest topics being discussed this week. Be sure to get in on these and other exciting discussions by heading over to http://wdwnewstoday.com/forum!!! Luke Manning also higlights our new video download site, WDWNTube, featuring tons of great Disney Parks videos. Be sure to check that out at http://wdwntube.com!!! I also have some details on our next live show and when you can join us for another evening of interactive fun in July. If you would like to contact us with any questions, suggestions, comments, or concerns you can email us at wdwnewstoday@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail message at (206)-666-2982. Enjoy the show!!! See Ya Next Week!!! Coming up on Episode 48 (6/22/08): The discussion of Walt Disney World News and Rumors returns, we go Back to the Future to discuss the history of Epcots Magic Eye Theater, and we have another dining discussion where we will talk about table service meal locations available throughout the WDW Moderate Resorts.

Join Tom Corless and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Steve Swanson, Jose Castillo, Justin Heyman, John Rick and Luke Manning in here somewhere, for a show that Bridges the Gaps Between You and the World. Sit back, relax, and enjoy all of the Walt Disney World information and fun we have to offer on this manic edition of WDWNT. To kick off episode 45, most of the WDWNT gang joins me in discussing the Walt Disney World News and Rumors. This week, we discuss Toy Story Midway Mania, changes at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, and much more. After that, we have a very special segment, as we discuss our favorite magical memories from our trips to the Walt Disney World Resort. We thought this would be a fun way to break up the recent run of dining segments and hope you enjoy hearing about our memories. Our newest segment, Town Square Talk, is back this week with WDWNT community forum administrator Justin Heyman highlighting the hottest topics being discussed this week. Be sure to get in on these and other exciting discussions by heading over to http://wdwnewstoday.com/forum!!! We also highlight our new video download site with Luke Manning, WDWNTube, featuring tons of great Disney Parks videos. Be sure to check that out at http://wdwntube.wdwnewstoday.com!!! If you would like to contact us with any questions, suggestions, comments, or concerns you can email us at wdwnewstoday@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail message at (206)-666-2982. Enjoy the show!!! See Ya Next Week!!!