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Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Marci Smith and David Smith for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! Welcome to another edition of the WDWNT Podcast. This is episode #213 for October 12, 2011. This week, we are celebrating the 2011 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival with a walk around the world to uncover what we did or didn't think was fun-nom-nom-nominal (Thanks Anthony!). David and Marci Smith join me to eat around the world at Epcot and give you a full review of the event, leaving no meal uneaten. All this and more Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you as we eat & drink our way through this week's WDW News Today Podcast. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! This is episode #212 for October 7, 2011. This week's show is a celebration of Walt Disney World's 40th anniversary which took place on Saturday October 1, 2011. We have complete audio of the special ceremony that took place at Cinderella Castle that morning for you to enjoy. It's the next best thing to having been there! Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Marci Smith, Zach Larson, Justin Heyman, David Smith, Scott Smith and Anthony Yacullo for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! This is episode #211 for September 27, 2011. To kick off this weeks' show, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this report, we have an in-depth argument... I mean, discussion about the earth-shattering news of James Cameron's AVATAR coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park in the form of a new land. One thing's for sure, you won't be blue after hearing this segment! Oh, ans there are some other stories too... Following that, we complete our epic countdown of the 40 biggest moments in the history of Walt Disney World as voted by you with moments numbers 2 & , and finally, 1 on the list. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Marci Smith, Zach Larson, Justin Heyman, David Smith, Scott Smith and Anthony Yacullo for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! This is double episode #209 & 210 for September 19, 2011. To kick off this weeks' show, we have a very special edition of The Golden Age. This time around, we try to figure out when Main Street U.S.A. was truly at its finest, and then we put our numbers to use finally to reveal what is the Golden Age of the Magic Kingdom on the eve of it's 40th anniversary. Keeping in theme, we then continue our countdown of the 40 biggest moments in the history of Walt Disney World as voted by you with two weeks worth of moments, numbers 6-3 on the list. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Marci Smith, Zach Larson, David Smith, Scott Smith and Anthony Yacullo for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! This is episode #208 for September 5, 2011. To kick off this weeks' show, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this report, we take a closer look at the concept art for New Fantasyland, examine the full line-up for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and discuss the new GM branded look for the cars at Epcot's Test Track, among a number of topics. Following that, we continue our countdown of the 40 biggest moments in the history of Walt Disney World as voted by you with moments numbers 8 & 7 on the list. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Marci Smith, Zach Larson, David Smith, Justin Heyman, Scott Smith, Chris Lastrapes, and Anthony Yacullo for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! This is episode 207 for August 29, 2011. To kick off this weeks' show, we have the return of what you voted our most popular segment, The Top 10. We celebrate the return of our countdown with a heated debate on the Top 10 extinct attractions from the Walt Disney World theme parks. Following that, we have another edition of our game show, WDWNT: The Match Game. This time, we actually get some matches and play the game a little better than we have before, but you will not want to miss a minute of the insanity. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Adam Roth, Jose Castillo, Conner Purzycki, Jamie Nakagiri, and Sean Dickey for a variety show dedicated to the 2011 D23 Expo! This is our D23 Expo 2011 special, taking you inside the halls of the convention center for the Ultimate Disney Fan Event. With an event this huge, we have had to focus our energy for this show on Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and mostly on the largest upcoming projects: New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom, and the two final pieces of the California Adventure expansion: Buena Vista Street and Cars Land. We'll start off the show with a roudn table discussion on these projects and some general thoughts on the rest of the Expo. Following that, we have a round of interviews with Imagineers working on New Fantasyland. After that, we have audio of the Radiator Springs Reality presentation from Stage 23, taking an in-depth look on the huge new land opening next Summer at DCA. We'll follow that up with two Imagineer interviews pertaining to Cars Land, including one with a WDWNT favorite, Kevin Rafferty. All this and much more D23 Expo excitement awaits you this week on the WDWNT and DLNT podcast. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Marci Smith, Zach Larson, David Smith, Justin Heyman, Scott Smith, and Anthony Yacullo for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on a special live edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! This is a late double episode, #'s 204 & 205 for August 9, 2011. To kick off this weeks' show, we have a special trip report from our own Scott Smith, featuring what he did on his recent honeymoon trip to the Vacation Kingdom. Following that, we have an update from WDWCelebrations on Project XL, an event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Walt Disney World. We then have a few of our signature segments to get through, including The Golden Age, your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report, and, of course, the 40 Biggest Moments in the history of Walt Disney World. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Marci Smith, David Smith, Scott Smith, and Anthony Yacullo for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on a special live edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! This is a late double-episode #202 & 203 for July 28, 2011. To kick off this weeks' show, we have a double dose of your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this report, we take a closer look at Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid and the Storybook Circus of New Fantasyland, and then discuss possible changes to the Magic Kingdom daytime parade, a new festivity for Walt Disney World's 40th anniversary, some major additions coming to Downtown Disney, and the presence of the Parks and Resorts division at this year's D23 Expo, among a number of topics. among a number of topics. Following that, we continue our countdown of the 40 biggest moments in the history of Walt Disney World with moments numbers 14-11. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Marci Smith, David Smith, Zach Larson, Justin Heyman, Banks Lee, Conner Purzycki, and Jose Castillo for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on a special live edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! This week's show is somewhat unique and calls for a special kind of introduction. In honor of the 4th anniversary of the WDWNT Network on July 8th, 2011, we hosted a special return edition of WDWNT Live!. During the course of that program, we recorded the segments that woul air on this week's podcast. Rather than edit together just the segments, we decided to offer you the entire live show, uncut, on this week's show. It's really a behind the scenes look at what gets edited out of the show on a weekly basis and our first run at a new kind of interaction in the segments. Please let us know what you think of this very special episode, as it may effect the future of the program. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, David Smith, Zach Larson, Justin Heyman, Anthony Yacullo, Marci Smith, Taylor Martina, Chris Lastrapes, Adam Roth, Banks Lee, and Herbert M. Filibuster for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on the 200th edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! This is milestone episode #200 for June 30, 2011. We kick off this weeks' show with our annual WDWNT Network Hall of Fame induction ceremony, a great way to honor two individuals who have meant and done a great deal for this show and for our entire family of websites and podcasts. We follow that up with our signature segment, Back to the Future. We'll be exploring the history of one of the most quoted attractions in the history of the show, but which one is it? You'll have to wait to find out. To wrap up the show, we have the very first official edition of our newest game show, WDWNT: The Match Game. Try to play along through the insanity as two of out listeners try to win some "fabulous prizes". Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, David Smith, Zach Larson, and Anthony Yacullo for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! This is episode #199 for June 22, 2011. We kick off this weeks' show with you Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week's report, we take a closer look at the Storybook Circus, preview the 2011 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, and talk prices on Disney's Art of Animation Resort and the Royal Guest Rooms at Port Orleans Riverside, among a number of topics. Following that, we continue our countdown of the 40 Biggest Moments in the History of Walt Disney World by going through numbers 19 and 18 on the list. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, David Smith, Zach Larson, Scott Smith, and Justin Heyman for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! Welcome to another edition of the WDWNT Podcast. This is episode #198 for June 13, 2011. On this week's show, we continue our countdown of the 40 Biggest Moments in the History of Walt Disney World by going through numbers 21 and 20 on the list. They both end up in heated debates between panel members, but I'm sure you expected nothing less on this program. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Marci Smith, Banks Lee, and Justin Heyman for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! Welcome to another edition of the WDWNT Podcast. This is episode #197 for June 8, 2011. On this week's show, we have a huge edition of your  Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week's report, we discuss new details on the Fantasyland Expansion, we talk about the two newest character meet and greets at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and we go in-depth with an inside look at Disney's Art of animation Resort. All this and more Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this week's WDW News Today Podcast. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Scott Smith, Zach Larson, and Conner Purzycki for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast! Welcome to another edition of the WDWNT Podcast. This is episode #196 for June 1, 2011. On this week's show, we have a huge edition of you Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week's report, we discuss Blackbeard joining the crew of Pirates of the Caribbean, major updates to the Imagination! pavilion at Epcot, the return of the Enchanted Tiki Room to the Magic Kingdom, and last, but certainly not least, DLNT's Conner Purzycki joins us to take an early look inside the Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid attraction that will soon be coming to Walt Disney World, but is already open at the Disneyland Resort. All this and more Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this week's WDW News Today Podcast. Don’t forget to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney-inspired websites and podcasts by visiting www.WDWNT.com