The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station

Get your stretchy pants ready and don't listen hungry, as this week, I invite you to explore EPCOT with me as we stroll, savor, and sip some of our favorites from this year's EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. We'll share 10 dishes, drinks, and desserts you need to try, what's new, and a surprise interview with one of the Festival's head chefs!

Join me this week on an adventure through the savannah of East Africa as we look at 10 Things You Didn't Know About Kilimanjaro Safaris, including history, behind the scenes secrets, fun facts, and stories you've never heard before from a former Kilimanjaro Safaris Cast Member.

I just returned from my first (and certainly not my last) visit to Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure Park in Disneyland, and I have assembled friends and family who experienced it with me to review the land and share not just ten reasons you need to visit Avengers Campus (more than once), but what you need to experience, when and why. We'll also share some secrets of the land, and discuss the possible and potential future of this immersive environment, and we'll share some practical tips to get the most out of your time in Avengers Campus.

Over the years, many Disney attractions have been made into movies, with some becoming global phenomenons like the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. But this week, we're going to look at the Top Ten Disney Attractions That Should Be Made Into Movies. From the obvious to the obscure, these are the Disney theme park stories and characters we want to see on screen, before asking you to share your vote as well.

I invite you to please join me at possibly my favorite location in all of Walt Disney World,  as we gather around a table in the outdoor, upper level seating area at Katsura Grill in the Japan pavilion in EPCOT. I normally come for the atmosphere, but this week, come with me for the food, as we do an extensive and intensive live dining review, and find out where this quick service location ranks among Walt Disney World's best. 

We continue our journey though the secrets, stories, history, and hidden treasures of the Walt Disney World resorts. We'll visit some of Walt Disney World earliest resorts, and some that were never built that you might not have known about!

This week we'll look at some of our favorite secrets, stories, history, and hidden treasures of the Walt Disney World resorts... including some you probably have never heard before!

I sit down with Mike Brassell, the voice of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover and Living with the Land attractions in Walt Disney World to discuss the process (and pressure) of being the voice of beloved attractions in the parks. We also discuss his career at Walt Disney Feature Animation, working with Roy Disney, his cameo appearance in the Disney animated short film “John Henry,” and working at The Magic of Animation building at Disney-MGM Studios. Mike also talks about composing the musical score for Space Mountain in Tomorrowland, alongside Michael Giacchino's score for Disneyland's version.

Sometimes, a show's opening act can be as good as, or even better than, the main attraction. This week we'll look at and count down the Top Ten Pre-Shows in Walt Disney World.

We'll look at Ten Reasons to Stay, Play, Relax, and Dine at Disney's Beach Club Resort in Walt Disney World, including discussing the resort's rooms, amenities, dining, entertainment, and some of the many things you'll love and do during your stay.

We continue our journey through the unrealized attractions, shows, resorts, and concepts dreamed up for Walt Disney World during the Disney Decade. This week, we'll look at EPCOT attractions and pavilions, and incredibly well-themed lands and attractions in the Disney-MGM Studios. We'll also look at a themed dining experience, a show you might be surprised was ever going to be a thing, a new train, and the movie and resort based on a Walt Disney World experience you might have never heard of before!

When Michael Eisner and Frank Wells ushered in The Disney Decade in 1990, they did so with the promise of unmatched expansion in the Disney parks and resorts. And while many of the announcements came to be, there were many that never made it off the drawing board, or in some cases, the scale models. This week, we'll look at the many attractions, shows, resorts, and unique offerings that were never realized in the parks... including some incredible concepts that you probably never heard of before.

I want to welcome you aboard the World Famous Jungle Cruise with our very special (former) Skipper, Kevin Lively. Kevin shares his personal journey from fan to Cast Member, and stories from the rivers in Disneyland and in Tokyo. We'll also talk about his time at Walt Disney Imagineering, as show writer and story editor, and maintaining the legacy of classic attractions that include Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion. We also discuss the changes in the Jungle Cruise, including a reveal of a new show scene, the S.E.A. (Society of Explorers and Adventurers) and much more. It is an outstanding discussion... until Kevin left me out standing on the dock. Alone. And if you don't believe me, you're probably in...  (OK, moving on...)

This week, I'll open up the inbox and answer your questions about topics including the return of parades to the parks, park hopping guide, resort hopping, Swan and Dolphin, Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary celebration, the story and details of Liberty Square, Disney Cruise Line placeholders, best park with infants, and more!

This week, we'll look at our Top Ten Nighttime Experiences in Walt Disney World. Ten (or more) things you can and SHOULD do at night, to have a better Walt Disney World day... and night... in the parks and resorts.