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

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio. This is the Disney history show, Season 8: Episode 4 - The Color and The War. Join us for part four of story of Disney artist and Imagineer Claude Coats, his experiences and the experiences of The Walt Disney Company during his career. On this episode we explore the fabulous 40's, Disney's most tumultuous decade, which really isnt't like anything before or after. Disney history writer J.B. Kaufman joins us along with Alan Coats to discuss some of the more challenging periods in Disney history: The failure of both Fantasia and Pinocchio, the exploration of the package films, and the problems brought on by war and the strike. Check out sponsors The Magic For Less Travel and Touringplans Enjoy!

Thanks for downloading WEDWay NOW!, the news companion to WEDWay Radio and home of the Thirty20Eight. On NOW! #113, we take you inside Walt Disney World in a new segment with Brad Hughes of the Daily Disney Blog and chat about soft closing Tower of Terror and Disney's bid to buy Twitter. Enjoy! - For concierge level service on your next Disney vacation, check out the great agents at TheMagicForLess.com. - Welcome back our new (old) friends from Touringplans.com. Tools and resources for your next Disney vacation on the go.

Thanks for downloading WEDWay NOW, the news companion to WEDWay Radio and home of the Thirty20Eight. This is the first episode of the first series on WEDWay NOW!. It's called NOW! #112 - The Disney Lists: 90's Attractions at Walt Disney World. Enjoy! - For concierge level service on your next Disney vacation, check out the great agents at TheMagicForLess.com. - Welcome back our new (old) friends from Touringplans.com. Tools and resources for your next Disney vacation on the go.

Thanks for downloading WEDWay NOW, the sister show and news companion to WEDWay Radio. This is NOW! #111 - Mickey's Not So Scary, Disney Transport, TCM Party & the Thirty20Eight (Nighttime Parades!) Enjoy! - For concierge level service on your next Disney vacation, check out the great agents at TheMagicForLess.com. - Welcome back our new (old) friends from Touringplans.com. Tools and resources for your next Disney vacation on the go.

Thank You for downloading WEDWay Radio. This is your Disney history show. This is Season 8, Episode 3 - The Artist. On this episode we continue our story from Ep 1 - Hyperion, and Ep 2 - Art School, by adding the story of a particular artist who came to the Disney Studio in 1935, by way of USC, The California Watercolor Society and The Chouinard Art Institute. His name was Claude Coats. Coats career began as an artist and background painter. He would be elevated to color stylist and play a role int he development of every Disney Animated Feature into the mid 1950's before moving to WED. Alan Coats, Claude's son joins us. Check out our great sponsors, The Magic For Less Travel and Touringplans.com Enjoy!

Thanks for downloading WEDWay NOW, the sister show and news companion to WEDWay Radio. This is NOW! #110 - Main St. Electrical Parade, Disneyland's Eastern Gateway & the Thirty20Eight (America Sings!) Enjoy! - For concierge level service on your next Disney vacation check out the great agents at TheMagicForLess.com - Welcome back our new (old) friends from Touringplans.com. Tools and resources for your next Disney vacation on the go.

Thank you for downloaidng WEDWay Radio. This is the Disney history show. This is Season 8, Episode 2 - Art School. This is Part Two of our Eight Part season. On this particular show we continue our look at the Hyperion Studio, however instead of just looking at he studio itself we look at what was special magic allowed the studio to go from Rubber Hose animation to the Realism of Snow White. Disney couldn't it on their own so they enlisted the help of Nelbert Chouinard and the Chouinard Art Institute. Chouinards technique's, especially int he area of life drawing were just what the studio needed. Check out our Sponsors! The Magic For Less Travel - Get concierge level service planning your next Disney vacation TouringPlans.com - Get the tools you need to make your next vacation great.

Thanks for downloading WEDWay NOW, the sister show and news companion to WEDWay Radio. This is NOW! #109 - Typhoon Lagoon, Fort Wilderness Leisure & The Thirty20Eight. Enjoy! - For concierge level service on your next Disney vacation check out the great agents at TheMagicForLess.com - Welcome back our new (old) friends from Touringplans.com. Tools and resources for your next Disney vacation on the go.

Thanks for downloaing WEDWay NOW! This is the sister show and news companion to WEDWay Radio. This is NOW! #108 - Mojo, Michael, Disney Marathon, Muppets & More. Enjoy :P - For concierge service on your next Disney vacation, check out the great agents over at TheMagicForLess.com - Welcome our new (old) sponsor TouringPlans.com

The wait is over. Today we are proud to announce the release of Episode 1 of Season 8 of WEDWay Radio. This season we are taking a different approach. Instead of a whole season of independent shows we are creating an 8 episode season dedicated to one subject. This is episode 1 - Hyperion. On this particular episode we take a look at the growth and success of the Hyperion Studio in Los Feliz, CA. At this partoiculat studio, Disney created Mickey Mouse, The Silly Symphony shorts and created Snow White. Many firsts came at the Hyperion studio, including - The first sound cartoon - The first color short - The first full length animated film The studio grew from a small 1,600 square foot building that employed under 15 people to a thriving, almost bursting studio with over a thousand employees. The studio served Disney until 1940 when Disney moved to Burbank. Special thanks on this episode to: - David McBride of Radio Harambe - Paula Sigman Lowery, who is a consultant to the Walt Disney Museum and the Walt Disney Archives - Quinn Mosier who provided many of the musical interludes you'll hear this season Enjoy!

Thanks for downloading WEDWay NOW! This is the sister show and news companion to WEDWay Radio. This is episode #107 - Nate Returns, Mission Breakout, Listener Questions and More Enjoy!

Get ready for Season 8. This is our preview episode of a new type of season for WEDWay Radio, a season that will feature 8 episode in one overarching story about one topic. In one week we'll drop episode 1 of WEDWay Radio Season 8. Enjoy!

On this week's episode of WEDWay NOW!, Matt and Kevin discuss the Eat to the Beat lineup, a new hard ticket event at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and the latest from the Town Center area of Disney Springs. Also, this episode features an all new episode of The Thirty20Eight, where Matt and Kevin talk about the defunct Odyssey Restaurant in Epcot.

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Thanks for downloading WEDWay NOW! This is the companion news show to WEDWay Radio. This is episode #104 - Orlando, The Plaza, Dory & More   Enjoy!