The WDW News Today Podcast - Standard Episodes

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Justin Heyman, Anthony Yacullo, Scott Smith, and Brandon Struve 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!!! To kick off this week's show, we have another edition of "The Golden Age". In this discussion featuring Sunset Blvd. at Disney's Hollywood Studios, we will continue our quest land by land, area by area, and space by space, throughout the Vacation Kingdom to find what is truly the Golden Age of the entire Walt Disney World Resort. Following the report, we have another edition of Town Square Talk with Mayor Justin Heyman. On this trip down Main Street WDWNT, we'll be providing information on some exciting live shows, podcast specials, and fan meets being thrown throughout what will be a very exciting summer promotion for the entire WDWNT Network. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!!

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Anthony Yacullo, Banks Lee, and Brandon Struve 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!!! To kick off this week's show, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week's report, we'll be discussing final details on the debut of Summer Nightastic! at Walt Disney World, the re-naming of an opening day Magic Kingdom attraction, and how you can take a classic Disney attraction home with you next time you're visiting the parks, among a number of topics. Following the news, we have a very special discussion that I promised we would eventually have. I make good on that promise as I bring in an experienced panel to look back at the Virtual Magic Kingdom for its 5th Anniversary. Regardless if you were an experienced player or never entered Disney's online Magic Kingdom, I think you'll have fun listening to memories and stories from VMK. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!!

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Scott Smith, Anthony Yacullo, Justin Heyman, and Brandon Struve 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!!! To kick off this week's show, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week's report, we'll be discussing some new details on Summer Nightastic!, the official closing date for the original Star Tours at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and the announcement of a brand new resort hotel coming in 2012, among a number of topics. Following that, we have another long-awaited installment of our Walt Disney World history segment, Back to the Future. In this week's trip through time, we'll be looking at the history of what is perhaps the most popular Disney dark ride ever, Peter Pan's Flight at the Magic Kingdom. It's a fun discussion as we delve into the fascinating story of one of a select few attractions to ever open with multiple Disney theme parks. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!!

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Adam Roth, Scott Smith, Anthony Yacullo, Justin Heyman, and Brandon Struve 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!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!” To kick off this week's show, we have the fourth edition of our newest segment called "The Top Ten". It's an interactive and fun segment where the WDWNT Podcast Team and our listeners come together to create top ten lists for Walt Disney World in many different categories. We continue this week with the top ten attractions that should be imported from Disney Parks around the world to the Walt Disney World Resort. Following that, I'll be sitting down with author Chad Emerson to talk about his new book that reveals the true stories behind the creation of what Walt called "The Florida Project". All this and much more Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this week's WDW News Today Podcast. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!!

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Scott Smith, Anthony Yacullo, Justin Heyman, and Brandon Struve 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!!! To kick off this week's show, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week's report, we'll be discussing new progress on the Fantasyland Expansion at the Magic Kingdom, some exciting Star Wars events going on at Disney's Hollywood Studios this summer, and the Marvel invasion of Walt Disney World, among a number of topics. Following that, we have another edition of "The Golden Age". In this discussion featuring The Living Seas/Seas with Nemo and Friends at Epcot, we will continue our quest land by land, area by area, and space by space, throughout the Vacation Kingdom to find what is truly the Golden Age of the entire Walt Disney World Resort.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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Scott Smith, Anthony Yacullo, Chris Lastrapes, Brandon Struve, and Banks Lee 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!!! To kick off this week's show, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week's report, we'll be discussing the return of Captain EO to Epcot, some big Toy Story 3 inspired changes happening at Disney's Hollywood Studios this month, and yet another update on the Fantasyland Expansion at the Magic Kingdom. Following that, we'll present another edition of one of our signature segments, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". This time around, we'll be dissecting the Epcot E-ticket attraction known as Test Track. Finally, to wrap up this week's show, Brandon Struve takes us on another audio adventure. This time around, we'll take a trip to Liberty Square to hear some new audio and experience The Hall of Presidents: A Celebration of Liberty's Leaders. 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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Scott Smith, Anthony Yacullo, Brandon Struve, and Banks Lee 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!!! On this week's show, we have the third edition of our newest segment we will be featuring only throughout 2010, it's called The Top '10. It's an interactive and fun segment where the WDWNT Podcast Team and our listeners come together to create ten top ten lists for Walt Disney World in ten important categories. We continue this week with the top ten stores and shops at the Walt Disney World Resort. 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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”

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!!! On this week's show, we have a very special treat for you. It's something we don't do very often, but we do make rare exceptions every now and then. That's right, we have an interview! My guest this week has an important role in Disney history; he was the co-creator of what may be the most well known and beloved Disney parade of all-time, The Main Street Electrical Parade. My guest is Ron Miziker and he'll be taking us through the creation of the unique entertainment offering, as well as sharing some wonderful and hilarious stories from his time at the Walt Disney Company. It was a honor to speak with him and I guarantee you'll enjoy the interview from start to finish. 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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Anthony Yacullo, Brandon Struve, & Banks Lee 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!!! To kick off this week's show, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week's report, we'll be discussing the closure of three Magic Kingdom attractions, what you can expect when two new World Showcase eateries open this fall, and the huge line-up for this year's Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios, among a number of topics. Following that, we have the final edition of WDWNT March Madness for 2010. In this simulcasted segment, I'll be reviewing the winners of our tournaments featuring 64 Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort attractions, where you decided the ultimate winners. 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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Anthony Yacullo, Chris Lastrapes, & Scott 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!!! On this week's show, we have the long-awaited return of "The Golden Age". In this controversial discussion featuring Fantasyland at The Magic Kingdom, we will continue our quest land by land, area by area, and space by space, throughout the Vacation Kingdom to find what is truly the Golden Age of the entire Walt Disney World Resort. 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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Anthony Yacullo, Chris Lastrapes, Banks Lee, & Scott 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!!! To kick off this week's show, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this long report, we'll be discussing some new details on Walt Disney World's Summer Nightastic promotion, what you can expect when two new World Showcase eateries open this fall, and the opening of two brand new stores on Downtown Disney's West Side. Following that, we have the second edition of WDWNT March Madness. In this segment, we'll be reviewing and previewing rounds of a tournament of 64 Walt Disney World attractions, where you decide the ultimate winners. This week, we review Round 2 and the "Sweet 16", and we look forward to the conclusion of the tournament on our April 9th WDWNT Live! show. 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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal 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!!! On this week's show, we open up the mailbag for the first time in several months for a long awaited edition of WDWNT-mail. We'll be responding to your questions and comments, answering questions about everything from the D23 Expo to the possible return of game shows to the program. 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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Chris Lastrapes, Banks Lee, Anthony Yacullo, and Scott Smith for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Join us as we take “a journey beyond your wildest imagination” on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast. To kick off this week's show, we have the second edition of our newest segment we will be featuring only throughout 2010, it's called "The Top '10". It's an interactive and fun segment where the WDWNT Podcast Team and our listeners come together to create ten top ten lists for Walt Disney World in ten important categories. We continue this week with the top ten counter service restaurants at the Walt Disney World Resort. Following that, we have the first edition of WDWNT March Madness. In this segment, we'll be reviewing and previewing rounds of a 64 attraction tournament of Walt Disney World attractions where you decide the ultimate winners. This week, we review round 1 and look forward to what exciting match-ups round 2 has to offer. 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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Brandon Struve, Banks Lee, and Justin Heyman for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Join us as we take “a journey beyond your wildest imagination” on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast. To kick off this week's show, we have a huge edition of the Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this lengthy report, we'll be discussing big changes to one peak of the Magic Kingdom mountain range, a few new details pertaining to the upcoming Fantasyland Forest expansion, and we'll be talking about an Annual Pass that gives you admission to nine Disney theme parks in the United States. Following the report, we have another edition of Town Square Talk with Mayor Justin Heyman. On this trip down Main Street WDWNT, we'll be providing information on some changes and additions to the WDWNT Network, including a new addition to our website that will allow you to track the biggest expansion in the history of the Magic Kingdom step by step. 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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Brandon Struve, Anthony Yacullo, Chris Lastrapes, and Scott Smith for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Join us as we take "a journey beyond your wildest imagination" on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast. On this week's show, we'll present another edition of one of our signature segments, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". This time around we'll be dissecting the nighttime spectacular from Disney's Hollywood Studios, the ultimate battle between good and evil, "Fantasmic!". 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. 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. Please visit the official “WDWNT: The Weekend” website and sign up for the WDWNT: The Weekend event newsletter at WDWNTtheWeekend.com. Registration is now open and our event is filling-up fast, so register ASAP!!! Be sure to visit the entire WDWNT Network of Disney inspired websites and podcasts by visiting WDWNT.com, where “Anything is Possible!”