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WDW Radio: Your Guide to the Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise and More Disney Magic!

Lou Mongello - Disney Expert

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 1041

WDW Radio is the award-winning Disney podcast that brings the magic of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Marvel, and Star Wars to life. Since 2005, hosted by Lou Mongello – Disney expert, author, speaker, and Podcast Hall of Fame inductee – has been your trusted guide through the parks and beyond. Each week, tune in for Disney news, vacation planning tips, interviews, trivia, deep dives into Disney history, attraction and dining reviews, hidden park secrets, and more. From first-timer visitors to lifelong fans, this family-friendly podcast shares the tips, stories, secrets, and insights to help you plan smarter, experience more, and feel the magic like never before. Voted Best Travel Podcast 9 years in a row, WDW Radio also features a blog, videos, live shows, community meetups, group cruises, and special Disney fan events around the world. WDW Radio has welcomed legendary guests including Julie Andrews, Tony Baxter, Marty Sklar, Alan Menken, Richard Sherman, Paige O’Hara, Jodi Benson, Kevin Feige, Ashley Eckstein, and countless Imagineers, Cast Members, actors, producers, and creators who bring Disney magic to life. Explore Lou’s books (Walt Disney World Trivia, The Disney Interviews, 102 Ways to Save Money For and At Walt Disney World) and virtual Audio Tours at WDWRadio.com. Lou is also the founder of the Dream Team Project, which has raised more than $550,000 to grant wishes for children to visit Walt Disney World through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Start listening now to discover the stories, secrets, and magic that make the Disney Parks, Cruise Line, Marvel, and Star Wars truly unforgettable. 🎙️ Learn more at WDWRadio.com ✨ Lou Mongello is an acclaimed keynote speaker and founder of Momentum – a transformative platform of events, coaching, courses, content, and community. He provides creators and entrepreneurs with practical guidance and inspiration to help turn passion into profession, build an audience with purpose, and grow a meaningful, sustainable business. As a speaker, Lou shares powerful business and leadership lessons from the Disney Parks and Walt Disney himself, helping organizations improve storytelling, customer experience, company culture, and innovation through unforgettable, actionable presentations. 🔗 Discover more at LouMongello.com

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833 · The Boy Who Became Tom Sawyer – Disney Legend Tom Nabbe - From the Archives

jeudi 19 juin 2025 • Duration 01:23:19

833 · The Boy Who Became Tom Sawyer – Disney Legend Tom Nabbe - From the Archives

He was just 12 years old when he pitched himself to Walt Disney to become Tom Sawyer… and Walt said, “I’ll think about it.”

In this From the Archives episode of WDW Radio, I sit down with Disney Legend Tom Nabbe, the boy who went from selling newspapers outside Disneyland on opening day to becoming the real-life Tom Sawyer… and eventually helping open Walt Disney World, EPCOT, and even Disneyland Paris.

With Tom Sawyer Island set to close forever on July 7, 2025, this conversation is more meaningful than ever.

You’ll hear:

What Walt Disney was really like in the parks
How Tom helped shape the original Tom Sawyer Island
His journey from Cast Member to Disney Legend – with his own Main Street, USA window
Stories from the opening of Disneyland, Disney World, and EPCOT
And what it’s like seeing the parks now through the eyes of his granddaughter

This is a story about curiosity, courage, legacy… and the people who helped build the magic.

👉 What’s YOUR favorite memory from Tom Sawyer Island – and how do you feel about this piece of Disney history being replaced? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

📣 Comment in the WDW Radio Clubhouse or 📞 Call the Voicemail: 407-900-9391

✈️ Looking to visit a Disney Park, Disney Cruise Line, or any vacation destination around the world? Let our friends at Mouse Fan Travel help you with expert planning at no cost to you! - visit MouseFanTravel.com

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Events & Cruises - Join us for group trips and in-person meetups!
LouMongello.com - Creator or solopreneur? Turn your passion into your profession with coaching, courses, and events, including our Momentum events in Walt Disney World. I am also a keynote speaker who shares how to leverage lessons from Disney on customer service, experience, and leadership.

🙏 Thank you for listening, being part of the WDW Radio family, and helping the show be recognized as the Best Travel Podcast for nine consecutive years - and for the incredible honor of being inducted into the ⭐️ Podcast Hall of Fame.

Please subscribe, tell a friend, and join me again next week... and as always, sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's episode of the WDW Radio Show!

832 · Adventures by Disney Japan Recap: Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Tokyo & Kintsugi - Part 2

mardi 17 juin 2025 • Duration 01:27:53

832 · Adventures by Disney Japan Recap: Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Tokyo & Kintsugi - Part 2

Every step through Japan tells a story - and this week, I want to share ours.

From centuries-old villages to hidden antique shops, we went looking for adventure... and found something even more meaningful.

Japan continues to unfold its magic in Part 2 of our Adventures by Disney to Japan recap, as we travel to the serene mountain town of Takayama, the timeless village of Shirakawa-go, and the vibrant heart of Tokyo.

But beyond the destinations, it was the small, unexpected moments that truly defined the journey - the quiet ones, the funny ones, and the ones that took our breath away. From stumbling into a tucked-away backstreet antique shop, to mending broken pottery with gold, to the awkward bravery of stepping into your first onsen... this wasn’t just a trip. It was an experience that changed us.

It’s about the connections we made, the lessons we learned, the memories we’ll never forget - and the Adventures by Disney difference.

🙋🏻‍♀️ If you could visit one place in Japan, where would it be… and why?

📣 Comment in the WDW Radio Clubhouse or 📞 Call the Voicemail: 407-900-9391

✈️ Looking to visit Japan (and maybe Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea)? Let our friends at Mouse Fan Travel help you with expert planning at no cost to you - visit MouseFanTravel.com

📬 Stay Connected:

- Subscribe for email updates + get my FREE Disney book!

- Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube

🎧 Explore More:

- WDWRadio.com - Blog, archives, podcasts, and more

- WDW Radio Nation - Support the show and unlock rewards

- WDWRadioLIVE.com - Watch and chat LIVE Wednesday nights

- Events & Cruises - Join us for group trips and in-person meetups!

- LouMongello.com - Creator or solopreneur? Turn your passion into your profession with coaching, courses, and events, including our Momentum events in Walt Disney World. I am also a keynote speaker who shares how to leverage lessons from Disney on customer service, experience, and leadership.

Please subscribe, tell a friend, and join me again next week... and as always, sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's episode of the WDW Radio Show!

823 · The Savory 16: A Bracket-Style Showdown for the 2025 EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival

lundi 31 mars 2025 • Duration 01:49:36

823 · The Savory 16: A Bracket-Style Showdown for the 2025 EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival

This week, we’re doing something fun, fresh… and flavorful, as we taste and debate 16 of the newest savory dishes from this year’s EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival. It’s a bracket-style showdown we’re calling: The Savory 16!

We taste-tested everything, made our notes, and brought our appetites and opinions as we decided what moved on, what got eliminated, and which dish deserves the crown as this year’s Flavor of the Festival. And there were surprises, upsets, blowouts, and buzzer beaters.

🙋🏻‍♀️ What is your favorite item at this year's Festival... or the one you want to try most after listening this week?

Share your thoughts in the WDW Radio Clubhouse at WDWRadio.com/Clubhouse, or call the voicemail at 407-900-9391 (WDW1) with a question, comment or hello from the parks!

❓ Answer this week's trivia question for a chance to WIN a Disney prize package!

📧 Subscribe to our free newsletter and get a FREE copy of my 102 Things To Do at Least Once in Walt Disney World book at WDWRadio.com/Subscribe

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📅 Events - Disney meets, events, cruises, and more!

🌟 LouMongello.com - Are you a creator or solopreneur? Turn your passion into your profession with coaching, courses, and events, including our Momentum events in Walt Disney World.

🎤 I am also a keynote speaker who can help you build your business brand, including how to leverage lessons from Disney on customer service, experience, and leadership.

THANK YOU for listening and your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 9 consecutive years, for your support in affording me the opportunity to be indcuted into the ⭐️ Podcast Hall of Fame, and, of course, for listening! Please be sure to tune in next week, and help spread the word about the show! But for now... sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's episode of the WDW Radio show!

WDW Radio # 733 - 30 Reasons to Visit Disneyland Paris, Part 2 and Enter for a Chance to WIN a Magical Vacation to DLP!

lundi 19 juin 2023 • Duration 01:21:22

WDW Radio # 733 - 30 Reasons to Visit Disneyland Paris, Part 2 and Enter for a Chance to WIN a Magical Vacation to DLP!

We continue our journey to and through Disneyland Paris, and 30 Reasons to Visit Disneyland Paris, the Walt Disney Studios, Disney Village, and resorts! We’ll look at its unique experiences, thrilling and chilling sides, aesthetics and our overall favorites.

And because I want you to experience Disneyland Paris as well, don’t forget about our very special magical vacation for four to Disneyland Paris giveaway going on now until June 25. It’s easy to enter for a chance to win a 4 days / 3 nights stay in the 4-star Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel, 4 tickets for 4 days for 4 people, valid in the 2 Disney® parks, food vouchers for breakfasts, lunches and dinners, and many more epic surprises! It’s a chance to win the trip of a lifetime, and it’s easy to enter. Just visit Instagram.com/LouMongello and look for the giveaway post. Full details, terms and conditions can be found at WDWRadio.com/DLPGiveaway.

Share your thoughts in the WDW Radio Clubhouse at WDWRadio.com/Clubhouse, or call the voicemail at 407-900-9391 (WDW1) and share your story on the show.

But for now... sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's episode from the Archives on the WDW Radio show.

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WDW Radio Show # 7 - March 25, 2007

Episode 7

lundi 26 mars 2007 • Duration 01:10:26

Welcome back to The WDW Radio Show - Your WDW information Station. Thanks for tuning in once again. This is Show #7 for the week of March 25, 2007. This week, Lou is joined by Shontell Crawford, former Cast Member and owner of DVCbyResale.com, where they talk about the new DVC suites at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, answer some frequently asked questions about the DVC in general, and how the new announcement affects DVC resales. She also offers some insider information about the rumored DVC resort at the Contemporary and future DVC properties! Cara Goldsbury also chimes in on her opinions of this new property, having been able to visit models of what the new suites will look like. Jonathan Dichter provides another great Voices Behind the Magic segment, and Lou features another Best of the Best at Walt Disney World with Shontell. Stay tuned for the first "Where in the World Have You Heard This?" contest, which should be a lot of fun, and where you can possibly win some great Disney prizes! So sit back, relax, and enjoy this week’s episode of the WDW Radio Show! You can email the show at lou@wdwradio.com or call the voicemail at 206-202-4WDW. Talk about the show by visiting and posting in the WDW Radio Show message forums at WDWRadiocom. Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!

WDW Radio Show # 6 - March 18, 2007

Episode 6

lundi 19 mars 2007 • Duration 02:04:41

Welcome back to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station, hosted by Lou Mongello. Thanks for tuning in once again. This is Show #6 for the week of March 18, 2007. This week's show is chock full of fun segments that I think you'll enjoy, as well as some special guests, including the voice of WDWRadio, Jonathan Dichter for News & Views from WDW where we talk about some special events at WDW and we also visit the Walt Disney World Rumor Mill, where we discuss some more rumored rehabs for a few classic WDW attractions. We'll briefly touch on our training for the 1/2 marathon, and Jonathan’s fundraising efforts for the DreamTeam Project. I promised you more trivia, and this week Jeff Pepper and I take a look at another aspect of the Walt Disney World That Never Was, as we do another Disney Scene Investigation about a long-lost Disney character and his ties to the theme parks, Roger Rabbit. Finally, I get to announce and discuss the second of the 7 Wonders of Walt Disney World, in a segment in which we'll have lots of history and trivia, as well as a discussion of the past, present and future of this true wonder. As always, I want this show to continue to be interactive, so I'll answer a few of your emails before we end the show. I'll end the show with some very exciting updates and information on the Trivia Cruise aboard the Disney Magic in November with me and Margaret "Tinker Bell" Kerry, including a couple of surprise announcements for those of you who may be considering joining us on board. So since we have a lot to cover, sit back, relax, and join me on this week’s episode of the WDW Radio Show! You can email the show at lou@wdwradio.com or call our voicemail at 206-202-4WDW. Talk about the show by visiting and posting in the WDW Radio Show message forums at DisneyWorldTrivia.com.Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!

WDW Radio Show # 5 - March 11, 2007

Episode 5

dimanche 11 mars 2007 • Duration 01:49:55

Welcome back to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station, hosted by Lou Mongello. Thanks for tuning in once again. This is Show #5 for the week of March 11, 2007. This week I’m back from WDW with a special treat - an exclusive interview with Disney Legend, author and recipient of his own window on Main Street, Charles Ridgway. I will also have News & Views from WDW and a visit to the Walt Disney World Rumor Mill which includes Pirates & Princesses, the Haunted Mansion and more. For these segments, I welcome my special guest Cara Goldsbury, author of the Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World to discuss some recent announcements from the Disney company that will forever change the landscape of the resort. Mike Scopa joins me as we answer another question about a Best of the Best at Walt Disney World in this somewhat extended show. You can email the show at lou@wdwradio.com or call our voicemail at 206-202-4WDW. Talk about the show by visiting and posting in the WDW Radio Show message forums at DisneyWorldTrivia.com.Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week!

WDW Radio Show # 4 - March 4, 2007

Episode 4

lundi 5 mars 2007 • Duration 57:44

Hello and welcome back to The WDW Radio Show - Your WDW information Station. This is Show #4 for the week of March 4, 2007. I talk about some news and a restaurant closing rumor, and with the help of some special guests this week, I answer some listener email with Jeff Pepper where we talk about celebrities at the Studios, responses to the possibly of Disney expanding beyond its theme parks in Orlando and Anaheim, and a hidden celebrity cameo at Ellen’s Energy Adventure. Mike Scopa joins Lou in discussing the Walt Disney World Marathon experience, and Jonathan Dichter treats us all to another installment of his Voices Behind the Magic. Thanks to David and Kathy Recchione for the new WDW Radio Show Theme Song, which I introduce this week as well. Thanks for tuning in! Visit the web site at www.WDWRadio.com, or leave a voicemail at 206-202-4WDW.

WDW Radio Show # 3 - February 25, 2007

Episode 3

lundi 26 février 2007 • Duration 01:35:25

On this week's show, we talk about this year's "Magic Meets" event in Harrisburg, PA with founder Fred Block, who also joins Lou in the News and Views from WDW segment as well as his visit to the Walt Disney World Rumor Mill. Topics include Little Ones Travel Time, WDW Resort upgrades, Disney weddings, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom at night, the Haunted Mansion and more. Another expert offers her opinion as we discuss the new ships slated for the Disney Cruise Line. Jeff Pepper joins the fun as he and Lou do a "Disney Scene Investigation" of a favorite dining location filled with "hidden treasures" and wonderful details. Thanks for tuning in! Visit the web site at www.WDWRadio.com, or leave a voicemail at 206-202-4WDW.

WDW Radio Show # 2 - February 18, 2007

Episode 2

lundi 19 février 2007 • Duration 47:14

Thanks for tuning in once again. I’m happy you came back for what is going to be my first full show. Thank you all for your emails, voicemails and posts about the first episode. I’m happy to see that you are excited about what’s to come as I am. On this show, we’re going to discuss some WDW news, visit the Walt Disney World Rumor Mill, answer listener email, and talk about some fun trivia. I’m also going to do a piece about WDW and its connection to some people who really make "magic", our very first Best of the Best segment, and a feature called the "Voices behind the Magic", with our own master of voices, Jonathan Dichter. Listen for the voicemails at the end of the show, so sit back, relax, and let’s get on with the show! Visit the web site at www.WDWRadio.com, or leave a voicemail at 206-202-4WDW.