WDWNT Live! Tonight at 9PM Eastern

WDWNT Author on October 30, 2009

Join us once again for a live interactive program from the WDWNT Network on Friday, October 30, 2009. On this live show, we will be presenting some very special segments and interacting with you in the live chat. Be sure to join us from 9-11 PM EST , October 30, 2009, for another special edition of WDWNT Live!

Here is tonight’s schedule:
9:00-8:05: Introduction
9:05-9:30: Live Interactive Chat
9:30-9:45: “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of MouseGear at Epcot
9:45-10:15: Live Interactive chat
10:15-10:30: 3 HUGE Announcements about the future of WDWNT Network
10:30-10:55: Live Interactive Chat
10:55-11:00: Finale

Be sure to join us for the show by going to WDWNTunes before the scheduled starting time. We will also be participating in a pre-show chat beginning at 8:10 PM EST.

WDWNT Network Coverage of the D23 Expo 9/10-9/13/09

WDWNT Author on September 7, 2009

When D23: The Official Disney Fan Community debuted on March 10, 2009, we had a pretty good idea that it was something that would forever change what it meant to be a “Disney Fan”. We were made a ton of promises and I think Disney has come through on just about all of them, to their credit. The biggest promise they made was that the first ever Disney fan convention called the D23 Expo would be “the ultimate Disney fan experience”. In our continuing effort to bring you Disney news as it happens (who are we kidding, we wouldn’t miss this for the world anyway), the WDWNT Network crew is heading to the D23 Expo in Anaheim to provide you with as much coverage of the event as we possibly can. Mind you, we can’t bring you everything because there is just far too many panels, presentations, and exhibits spanning the 4 days of the event (as you can see by the 74 pages of guide book it takes to explain and showcase all that the D23 Expo has to offer). To follow live coverage from the various events of the D23 Expo, you can regularly check the WDW News Today and Disneyland News Today news blogs, as well as follow the WDWNT Twitter and myself on Facebook for the most frequent updates we can possibly provide.

For those who are actually coming to the D23 Expo in Anaheim, we are proud to announce that we will be having yet another WDWNT Fan Meet in Disneyland Park on Friday, September 11th. The meet is a great opportunity to escape the Anaheim Convention Center for a few hours after the floor closes and take in Disneyland with fellow Disney fans and WDWNT Network staff. You can find out more information about this meet on Facebook and on the WDWNT Network Community Forums.

There will also be a special post-Expo review podcast (featuring audio from the various events, interviews, and much more) on WDW News Today Podcast episode 111 and Disneyland News Today Podcast episode 81.

We hope you will join us for and enjoy all of our coverage from the D23 Expo!

Tom Corless
Owner of the WDWNT Network

WDWNT Podcast Episode 94 Now Available for Download

WDWNT Author on May 17, 2009

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Scott Smith, Chris Lastrapes, Kyle Duffield, John Rick, and Lee Arenberg for a variety show that celebrates the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. So what are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate another week of Walt Disney World information and fun on the WDW News Today Podcast!!!

To kick off episode 94, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this latest report, we will be discussing an exclusive D23 member event coming to the Walt Disney World Resort later this month, what’s “Up” at the Magic of Disney Animation in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and how you can now get your share of Disney theme park merchandise at the click of your mouse.

Following that, we have a huge interview conducted by myself and my fellow Disney Pincast co-host John Rick, with a huge star from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Lee Arenberg. The interview is a bit lengthy, but I have a feeling you’ll enjoy the insights into just what it’s like to be an actor in a major film series, as well as being a part of a Disney theme park attraction.

To subscribe to the WDW News Today podcast on iTunes, go to this link. If you do not have iTunes, visit our Podcast Download Directory to download or listen to all of our shows.

This episode is also available in an enhanced version. An enhanced podcast is a podcast with added features that standard podcasts don’t have. Enhanced podcasts include many features like Chapter listings, this lets you skip through chapters or see what is in store for this weeks show. Enhanced podcasts also have images to let you differ the chapters by. Enhanced podcasts have one negative feature, you can not play them on all mp3 players. The file format for this is a .m4a which can play on Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune. You will also need iTunes or Windows Media Player to be able to skip through chapters. If you need or would like the standard edition, download the normal edition listed below this file both on Itunes and in our podcast directory.

Special WDWNT Podcast Episode 92 Now Available for Download

WDWNT Author on May 3, 2009

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Justin Heyman, Anthony Yacullo, Scott Smith, and Luke Manning for a variety show that celebrates the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. So what are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate the 20th anniversary of Disney’s Hollywood Studios and another week of Walt Disney World information and fun on the WDW News Today Podcast!!!

To kick off our Disney’s Hollywood Studios 20th anniversary special, we’ll have another edition of “What were they thinking?”, where we try to examine why certain decisions are or were made by Walt Disney World management. This time around, we’ll try and figure out why Disney would build real, working production facilities in central Florida and why the concept came to an end just a few years later.

Following that and in keeping with a long-running WDWNT tradition, we will present an audio tribute to the Studios that is sure to evoke some fond memories and some listener karoake.

Finally, to conclude our special program, we will wrap-up our long running countdown of the 20 Biggest Moments in Disney’s Hollywood Studios History as voted by you with a look at what took the #2 and 1 spots on the list and just how important these two pivotal events are in our opinions.

To subscribe to the WDW News Today podcast on iTunes, go to this link. If you do not have iTunes, visit our Podcast Download Directory to download or listen to all of our shows.

This episode is also available in an enhanced version. An enhanced podcast is a podcast with added features that standard podcasts don’t have. Enhanced podcasts include many features like Chapter listings, this lets you skip through chapters or see what is in store for this weeks show. Enhanced podcasts also have images to let you differ the chapters by. Enhanced podcasts have one negative feature, you can not play them on most mp3 players. The file format for this is a .m4a which can play on Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune. You will also need iTunes or Windows Media Player to be able to skip through chapters. If you need or would like the standard edition, download the normal edition listed below this file both on Itunes and in our podcast directory.

Special WDWNT Podcast Episode 90 Now Available for Download

WDWNT Author on April 21, 2009

Join your hosts, Tom Corless and Luke Manning, and a cast including Justin Heyman, Anthony Yacullo, Scott Smith, Kenny Siegel, Shawn Hutchinson, and Kyle Duffield for a variety show celebrating the 45th anniversary of the 1964 New York World’s Fair. This week’s show is a special episode honoring Walt Disney’s contributions to the fair, including Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, the Ford Magic Skyway, the General Electric Carousel of Progress, and “it’s a small world”.

To kick off the episode, we have Disneyland News Today’s signature segment, “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” . This week, we take a look at at one of the greatest Disney attractions of all time that debuted at the World’s Fair, “it’s a small world”. Let’s see if we can get through this segment without getting the song stuck in our heads.

After that, we’ll have another edition of “What were they thinking?”, where we will try to examine why certain decisions are or were made by Disney management. This time around, we will try to figure out why a number of decisions were made regarding Disney’s involvement in the 1964 World’s Fair and the ultimate fate of the attractions created for the historic event.

To end this special episode, we’ll have the debut of our newest segment, “World’s Finest”. In this round-table discussion, we will pick our favorite Disney-made ride vehicle, characters, music and attraction from the fair.

To subscribe to the WDW News Today podcast on iTunes, go to this link. If you do not have iTunes, visit our Podcast Download Directory to download or listen to all of our shows

 

This episode is also available in an enhanced version. An enhanced podcast is a podcast with added features that standard podcasts don’t have. Enhanced podcasts include many features like Chapter listings, this lets you skip through chapters or see what is in store for this weeks show. Enhanced podcasts also have images to let you differ the chapters by. Enhanced podcasts have one negative feature, you can not play them on most mp3 players. The file format for this is a .m4a which can play on Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune. You will also need iTunes or Windows Media Player to be able to skip through chapters. If you need or would like the standard edition, download the normal edition listed below this file both on Itunes and in our podcast directory.

WDWNT Podcast Episode 83 Now Available for Download

WDWNT Author on March 2, 2009

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Justin Heyman, Brian Martsolf, and Luke Manning for a variety show that celebrates the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. So what are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate another week of Walt Disney World information and fun on the WDW News Today Podcast!!!

To kick off episode 83, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week’s report, we will be talking about the opening of a very special museum at Epcot this summer, how you can get backstage and on-stage at the American Idol Experience attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and just how you can speed up the check-in process for your next Walt Disney World Resort hotel stay.

Town Square Talk is also back this week, highlighting the hottest topics around our WDWNT Network of websites and podcasts. On this trip down Main Street WDWNT, we have all the details on the latest videos available through the WDWNTube Disney Parks video site, the return of the very popular Back to the Future segment on this show, and who will be filling in as the new host of the Your Ear to the World podcast

Finally, to end this weeks program, we continue our countdown of the 20 Biggest Moments in Disney’s Hollywood Studios History as voted by you with a look at what took the #11 spot on the list. We’ll also be examining just how important this moment is in the near 20 year history of the park.

To subscribe to the WDW News Today podcast on iTunes, go to this link. If you do not have iTunes, visit our Podcast Download Directory to download or listen to all of our shows

This episode is also available in an enhanced version. An enhanced podcast is a podcast with added features that standard podcasts don’t have. Enhanced podcasts include many features like Chapter listings, this lets you skip through chapters or see what is in store for this weeks show. Enhanced podcasts also have images to let you differ the chapters by. Enhanced podcasts have one negative feature, you can not play them on most mp3 players. The file format for this is a .m4a which can play on Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune. You will also need iTunes or Windows Media Player to be able to skip through chapters. If you need or would like the standard edition, download the normal edition listed below this file both on Itunes and in our podcast directory.

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WDWNT Author on February 17, 2009

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Justin Heyman, Chris Lastrapes, and Luke Manning for a variety show that celebrates the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. So what are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate another week of Walt Disney World information and fun on the WDW News Today Podcast!!!

To kick off episode 81, we’ll have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week’s report, we’ll be talking about the brand new “Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It!” Street Party now performing at the Magic Kingdom, a new exhibit that will be “added” to Innoventions at Epcot this fall, and what the Disney Vacation Club will be opening in Long Island, New York, this summer.

After that, we have the fifth edition of “What Were They Thinking?”, where we will try to examine why certain decisions are made by Walt Disney World management. This time around, we’ll be discussing the creation of “Tomorrowland 1995″ at the Magic Kingdom and what lead to it’s ultimate destruction. We’ll also discuss the Tomorrowland of today and what they were thinking bringing characters into the future.

Finally, to end this weeks program, we continue our countdown of the 20 Biggest Moments in Disney’s Hollywood Studios History as voted by you with a look at what took the #13 spot on the list. We’ll also be examining just how important this moment is in the near 20 year history of the park.

To subscribe to the WDW News Today podcast on iTunes, go to this link. If you do not have iTunes, visit our Podcast Download Directory to download or listen to all of our shows

This episode is also available in an enhanced version. An enhanced podcast is a podcast with added features that standard podcasts don’t have. Enhanced podcasts include many features like Chapter listings, this lets you skip through chapters or see what is in store for this weeks show. Enhanced podcasts also have images to let you differ the chapters by. Enhanced podcasts have one negative feature, you can not play them on most mp3 players. The file format for this is a .m4a which can play on Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune. You will also need iTunes or Windows Media Player to be able to skip through chapters. If you need or would like the standard edition, download the normal edition listed below this file both on Itunes and in our podcast directory.

WDWNT Live! Episode 6

WDWNT Author on February 16, 2009

This edition of WDWNT Live! has been completed, but don’t threat… For those of you who missed it, we will be releasing it as podcast sometime in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned!

Included in the Show is:

  • Call-In Questions
  • “What Were They Thinking?!?”: So Many Celebrations
  • John Rick’s Disney Pin Investigation
  • WDWCelebrations Studio 20 Event Update
  • And More!

WDWNT Podcast Episode 78 Now Available for Download

WDWNT Author on January 26, 2009

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Justin Heyman, Kelly Russo and Luke Manning for a variety show that celebrates the Walt Disney World Resort and it’s many fans. So what are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate another week of Walt Disney World information and fun on the WDW News Today Podcast!!!

To kick off episode 78, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor Report. In this week’s report, In this week’s report, we’ll be talking about a number of topics from around the Magic Kingdom, including a brand new quick service dining location in Frontierland, more details on the upcoming “Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration” show in Tomorrowland, and the controversial debut of the “Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade” on Friday.

Finally, to end this weeks program, we continue our countdown of the 20 Biggest Moments in Disney’s Hollywood Studios History as voted by you with a look at what took the #16 spot on the list. We’ll also be examining just how important this moment is in the near 20 year history of the park.

To subscribe to the WDW News Today podcast on Itunes, go to this link. If you do not have Itunes, visit our Podcast Download Directory to download or listen to all of our shows

This episode is also available in an enhanced version. An enhanced podcast is a podcast with added features that standard podcasts don’t have. Enhanced podcasts include many features like Chapter listings, this lets you skip through chapters or see what is in store for this weeks show. Enhanced podcasts also have images to let you differ the chapters by. Enhanced podcasts have one negative feature, you can not play them on most MP3 players. The file format for this is a .m4a which can play on Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune. You will also need iTunes or Windows Media Player to be able to skip through chapters. If you need or would like the standard edition, download the normal edition listed below this file both on Itunes and in our podcast directory.

WDWNT Podcast Episode 77 Now Available for Download

WDWNT Author on January 21, 2009

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Justin Heyman, Kyle Duffield and Luke Manning for a variety show that celebrates the Walt Disney World Resort and it’s many fans. So what are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate another week of Walt Disney World information and fun on the WDW News Today Podcast!!!

To kick off episode 77, we have your Walt Disney World Resort News and Rumor (and trip) Report. In this week’s report, we’ll be talking about a variety of topics that have come up in the last two weeks, as well as my most recent trip to the Walt Disney World Resort. I’ll also be giving some in-depth first-hand reports on the two newest attractions at the parks, the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure at Epcot and the American Idol Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Town Square Talk is also back this week, highlighting the hottest topics around our WDWNT Network of websites. On this trip down Main Street WDWNT, we’ll be releasing some details on the new WDWNTube “Disney Parks” video site that will be opening soon, as well as what segments you may hear on the upcoming 50th episode of The Disneyland News Today Podcast.

Finally, to end this weeks program, we continue our countdown of the 20 Biggest Moments in Disney’s Hollywood Studios History as voted by you with a look at what took the #17 spot. We’ll also be examining just how important this moment is in the 20 year history of the park.

To subscribe to the WDW News Today podcast on Itunes, go to this link. If you do not have Itunes, visit our Podcast Download Directory to download or listen to all of our shows

This episode is also available in an enhanced version. An enhanced podcast is a podcast with added features that standard podcasts don’t have. Enhanced podcasts include many features like Chapter listings, this lets you skip through chapters or see what is in store for this weeks show. Enhanced podcasts also have images to let you differ the chapters by. Enhanced podcasts have one negative feature, you can not play them on most MP3 players. The file format for this is a .m4a which can play on Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune. You will also need iTunes or Windows Media Player to be able to skip through chapters. If you need or would like the standard edition, download the normal edition listed below this file both on Itunes and in our podcast directory.