WEDway Radio - Walt Disney World and Disneyland Examined with some Disney History

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio a show about Disney history, Disney parks and touring. This is episode #105 - Crescent Lake. When Walt Disney World opened in 1971 the company knew that they needed to offer fantastically themed resorts for guests to stay.  Most would associate the Grand Floridian, The Contemporary and the Polynesian as the "name" Walt Disney World resorts. However, this past year the Crescent Lake resort area (or the Epcot resorts) marked its 20th year of existence.   In this episode we explore the story of how the Swan and Dolphin came to be apart of Walt Disney World as well as the other three resorts; The Yacht Club and Beach Club as well as The Boardwalk and our favorite places to go within the resort area. Enjoy! ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for this and every episode of WEDWay Radio at wedwayradio.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ Twitter: Twitter.com/WedwayRadio Facebook: Facebook.com/WedwayRadio Google+: bit.ly/Gpluswedway We want to thank you again for listening! 

This week on Wedway NOW! we discuss some of the news making the rounds, including:  - The Matterhorns refurbishment  - The TestTrack Redo  - The new music loop on Disneylands Main Street USA  - The new Mad T Party nighttime entertainment at DCA  - New features of the Art of Animation Resort As a special feature we are also joined by Andy Castro of DatelineDisneyland.com to discuss the new Jolly Holiday Bakery in Disneyland. Enjoy!

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney parks, Disney history and Touring.  This is episode 104 - Adventure Awaits! This week are joined by a real expert in Disney parks planning and theming, Sam Genneway of SamLand.blogspot. Sam is a published author and speaks at the Disney Family Museum.  Sam joins us this week to discuss one our favorite areas of Disneyland: Adventureland. Along with Sam we discuss the following areas:  - The plan for Adventureland  - Adventureland's theme  - The history of many of the attractions  - Promotions in Adventureland Sam's book, Walt and the Promise of Progress City is fantastic. Check it out. Enjoy this episode. It was fun to record. ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for this and every episode of WEDWay Radio at wedwayradio.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ Twitter: Twitter.com/WedwayRadio Facebook: Facebook.com/WedwayRadio Google+: bit.ly/Gpluswedway We want to thank you again for listening! 

This week on Wedway NOW! we discuss whats going on ar Disney right:  - One More Disney Day  - The Jolly Holiday Bakery Opens Jan 7  - Ride Testing for Luigi's Casa Della Tires and Dumbo  - Fan Event: Dapper Day at Disneyland Enjoy!

On this episode of WEDWay Radio Matt and Nate take a stab at a year in review show. However, we can't just do a normal Year in Review show.  Thats not our style.  Its probably a subject that fits Wedway NOW!. Instead we decided to do a Year in Review Show about an important year in Disney history - 1983. Thats right, 1983 was an important year in that it was important for the theme parks, the movie division, innovation and the stability of the company. This was a year in which we saw the emergence of the Disney Channel, new attractions like Horizons and Journey into Imagination debuted at Epcot.  Fantasyland in Disneyland reopened with new authentic looking fairy tale theme. It was also a year in which Disney launch laser disc's (No Carousel of Progress jokes please), 16mm educational films.  Tokyo Disneyland opened as well. Enjoy this twist on a Year in Review Show.

On this episode of WEDWay Radio we take a look at some of the "other" Disney sites around the country that may tell the story of Walt Disney and the Disney company as well.    In the last thirty years Disneyland has become not only the worlds premier theme park, but a place filled with nostalgia.  It appreciates its past while moving forward with newer and more innovative attractions.  Several years after Walt Disney passed away the company began to dedicate space to preserving the legacy of not only the park, but of the man himself.  'The Legacy of Walt Disney' sat at the end of Main Street and the Walt Disney story ran in the Opera House.   And, about ten years ago, Walt Disney World began a similar practice.  While it had run the Walt Disney Story in its Exposition Center, it hadn't really been a monument to Walt Disney or to the company until 2001 when One Mans Dream, the then temporary exhibit to showcase the 100 years of Magic campaign for Walt Disneys 100th birthday. At some point you have probably considered the circumstances for the major advancements in the life of Walt Disney and of the company. On this episode we take a look at some of these historical sites, including: Marceline, MO Los Angeles and the many homes and studios of Disney Griffith Park and Walts Barn San Francisco for Walt Disney Family Museum Kansas City and the early landmarks  Enjoy this episode and Enjoy the holidays

Thanks for downloading Wedway NOW!, the companion news show to WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney parks and touring.    This week on Wedway NOW! we tackle the news around the Walt Disney Company. Including: 1. Disney announces a new race 2. Maters Junkyard Jamboree begins testing  3. Toy Story Midway Mania to Open at Disney Sea on July 9  4.  Its a Small World iOS app  5.  Toy Story to be a comic book  5.  Grand Floridian DVC resort begins ground clearing 6. Beauty and the Beast 3D to be released to theaters on July 13. Enjoy! ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for this and every episode of WEDWay Radio at wedwayradio.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ Twitter: Twitter.com/WedwayRadio Facebook: Facebook.com/WedwayRadio Google+: bit.ly/Gpluswedway We want to thank you again for listening! 

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney parks, and touring.  This is episode 101 - TinselTown Square. On this episode Matt and Nate discuss the return to the Town Square style entrance plaza when constructing the Disney MGM Studios in the 1980's.  In looking at this we discuss:  - The original Town Square  - Why Hollywood  - The real world and design inspiration for many of the buildings in the entrance plaza. Enjoy!

This weeks Wedway NOW! focuses ont he news of Walt Disney World and Disneyland

For our 100th episode of WEDWay Radio we thought we'd do something special.  To celebrate the occasion we decided to move forward on an idea we began last Spring; a gathering of Disney historians to discuss an issues, events, era's within the lexicon of Disney history.   This week we are happy to be joined by an old friend, Michael Crawford of Progress City USA and George Taylorof Imaginerding to help us conduct our first meeting of the Metro Retro Historical Society.  The subject of tonight is Epcot's Future World, and on this episode we take a look at a number of topics surrounding the subject including: The vision of Future World How much of the Future World derives from Walts Epcot from 1966. The implementation of the pavilions of Future World The changes to each pavilion of Future World Enjoy this show because it was a lot of fun to create.  We hope to create more Metro Retro Historical Society meetings in the future.  Let us know what you think, and what subjects you'd like us to tackle. This week are also happy to present another contest sponsored by MEI and Mousefan Travel.  Listen through the show to find out how to enter to win. You can email us at podcast@wedwayradio.com Follow us on Twitter, Like us on Facebook Direct download the show Thanks for supposrting us over the past two and half years to bring you 100 episodes. 

Thanks for downloading Wedway NOW! the companion show to WEDWay Radio.  This week we tackle a few of the news stories making the rounds including  - Star Wars Weekends dates for 2012 announced  - Ghirardelli will open in Pacific Wharf area of DCA  - Health and Wellness Suites for the Contemporary Resort have been cancelled  - Disneyland Prospectus to be auctioned  - Timeshares (DVC?) will be built near Grand Floridian Resort  - Four Season Resort has broken ground near Golden Oaks Enjoy!

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney parks and touring.  This is episode 99: Walt Disney 110, a celebration of the life of Walt Disney.   This episode coincides with the 110th Anniversary of Walt Disney's birth in 1901, and to celebrate it present a bio of Walt Disney discovering many of the  influences that helped to shape the decisions and accomplishments of Walt Disney.

This week we take a look out a few news items icluding: The lost Oswald film to be auctioned The Muppets will be joining the Disney Fantasy 2012 for an interactive art adventure Disneys Wide World of Sports is getting some enhancements Touring Plans announces optimized touring plans.  What does that mean?

Thanks for joining us for WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney parks, and touring.  This is episode 98 This weeks show is quite unique in that we don't look at an individual attraction or land. Instead we focus on a very special era in Disney history; the technological advancements of the mid 20th century that allowed breakthroughs in new show elements and attractions in the Disney parks. This time period really culminates with the Disneyland Tencennial and all of the technological advancements related tot he celebration and the Disneyland 10th Anniversary show.  We look at some of the exciting projects and attractions that are associated with this time including the creation of New Orleans Square, The Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Plaza Restaurant. Walt Disney himself hosts the episode of the Wonderful World of Color episode featuring these projects and he takes Ms Tencennial, Julie Reihm, around WED introducing her to the projects. Several Imagineers are featured on the program as well including Mary Blair, Harriet Burns, John Hench, Marc Davis, Rolly Crump and Claude Coates Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Also, we haven't asked you in while, but if you haven't written an iTunes review we'd really appreciate it. Enjoy!

This is Wedway NOW for November 24, 2011 - Happy Thanksgiving.  On this episode we discuss this week in Disney history, the D23 events for 2012 and some Disney news, including:  - The Muppets has hit screens and is a hit  - The Rice Krispy Turkey legs  - New RFID Turnstiles at Epcot  - The first tree in the Fantasyland Expansion Enjoy!