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WDW Radio # 462 - Family Guide to the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival and LIVE Review This week, we’ll celebrate the 21st annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival LIVE from the promenade in World Showcase with our Family Guide to Food and Wine. The Festival isn’t just for adults and mom and dad, and we’ll share how and why families can enjoy the event together. We’ll discuss 5...

WDW Radio # 461 - Snacking Our Way Around the U.K. Exploring and understanding a nation, or in this case, a World Showcase pavilion, is best achieved when accompanied by a guide. This week, we’ll tour the UK pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase with not just a friend from England, but with a bit of a different spin, as we Snack Our Way Around the UK. We’ll start off a proper English day by visiting...

WDW Radio # 460 - Moments from Disney History We Wish Could Have Witnessed So many moments in Disney history have defined and shaped not just the movies and theme parks, but pop culture, moviemaking, family entertainment, and so much more. This week, we’re going to imagine we could go back in time, and discuss those Moments in Disney History We Wish We Could Have Witnessed…. I think you might be s...

WDW Radio # 459 - Top Ten Things We Love About Japan in Epcot You might think I love World Showcase because it is a veritable buffet of flavors along a 1.2 mile long promenade. Actually, it is because each pavilion is a gateway to an opportunity to learn, understand… and yes, eat your way through rich histories of cultures you might not otherwise be exposed to. This week, I am drawn to my favorite...

WDW Radio # 458 - Tutto Gusto LIVE Review Join me at the table this week as we sit back, relax, to enjoy and review the Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar in the Italy pavilion in Epcot in Walt Disney World. More than a lounge, it is a true hidden gem, a delicious surprise, and a personal favorite getaway in the parks. We’ll sample and review much of the appetizer, dinner, dessert, and wine menus, and I’ll s...

WDW Radio # 457 - 10 Secrets You Never Knew About Adventureland This week, I will continue taking you on our journey through the parks, as we dig a little (and maybe a lot) deeper as we discover and explore 10 Secrets You Never Knew About Adventureland. From its history to details to stories and its hidden and lost treasures, it will give you a new sense of understanding and appreciation of this r...

WDW Radio # 456 - 20 Questions About the Disney Cruise Line Last week, I put out the call for questions about a specific topic, so on this week’s show we’ll answer the 20 questions you asked about the Disney Cruise Line. From planning to embarkation, dining (of course), Castaway Cay, going solo, best itineraries, the differences between the Magic, Wonder, Dream and Fantasy; the new ships, and much...

WDW Radio # 455 - Top Ten Views in Walt Disney World From the memorable to the unique to the breathtaking and more, this we’ll look at (no pun intended) our Top Ten Views in Walt Disney World. Along the way, we’ll take you to some familiar locations, and some places you may have never been before Check out my Disney collection auctions on eBay at http://WDWRadio.com/eBay Join WDW Radio NATION, get...

WDW Radio # 454 - Columbia Harbour House LIVE Review Our ongoing culinary adventures take us to the Columbia Harbour House in Liberty Square in the Magic Kingdom, as we visit a quick-service restaurant that is steeped in history, both real and as it pertains to the park. We’ll sample many items from the menu and invite YOU to sit around the table with us in this week’s live restaurant review. Chec...

Disney in a Minute with Lou Mongello - http://WDWRadio.com - Your Walt Disney World Information Station Our Snack of the Week takes us back to Disneyland, where Lou shares his top 3 "must do," unique snacks at Disneyland park. What is YOUR favorite Disneyland snack? Leave your answer in the comments below or call the voicemail at 407-900-9391 Like it? Please SHARE it! Thank you for watching! =====...

WDW Radio # 453 - 10 Reasons to Go Solo to Walt Disney World For many people, myself included, some of our favorite trips to Walt Disney World have been spent not with family or friends, but when we’ve gone alone. This week, we’re going to look at 10 reasons to go solo to Walt Disney World. Whether it sounds a little strange, or is something you’ve thought about trying but have never done, we’ll s...

WDW Radio # 452 - 10 Secrets You Never Knew About Main Street, USA One of my favorite areas in any of the Walt Disney World theme parks is Main Street, USA. It is a land rich in story, history, meaning, and yes, even a little bit of magic. So this week, we’re going to look at 10 Secrets you may have never known about Main Street, USA that may just help you see, understand, and appreciate this land...

WDW Radio # 451 - Listener Email: Animation, Holiday Crowds, Breakfast, and Leave A Legacy This week’s show is all about YOU, and your questions, including animation classes, dining as a local, getting exactly the room you want, after dinner drinks, Thanksgiving crowds, ideal wedding rehearsal dinner location, our favorite place for breakfast in the Walt Disney World parks, the history and story o...

WDW Radio # 450 - Top Ten Things in Walt Disney World Everyone Needs to Do At Least Once Whether you are a first-rime visitor, or have been to Walt Disney World hundreds of times, there are a few things, dare I say a Top Ten list (ish), that everyone should do at least once. This week, we’ll explore our list, and ask you to share your own Walt Disney World bucket list. Join WDW Radio NATION, get m...

WDW Radio # 449 - Walt Disney World Fact or Fiction Join in and test your knowledge of Walt Disney World trivia as I invite a listener on to the show to play Walt Disney World Fact or Fiction. Join WDW Radio NATION, get monthly rewards, and help support the show! http://WDWRadio.com/support New Walt Disney World Trivia Contest Watch and chat during Lou's LIVE broadcasts Wednesdays at 7:30pm ET at...

WDW Radio # 448 - Live Review of The Boathouse in Disney Springs As Disney Springs continues to evolve into a shopping, dining, and entertainment destination, one of the locations that is helping to shape and define the area of The Boathouse. Join me at the table this week for a live dining review as we sample many of the items on the menu, meet the chef, and discover what makes this dining experi...

Disney in a Minute with Lou Mongello - http://WDWRadio.com - Your Walt Disney World Information Station Our next Snack of the Week takes us to Germany in Epcot's World Showcase, where Oktoberfest is celebrated all year long, so what better way to share in the fun than with a favorite Deutsch delicacy, Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce from Sommerfest?! Have YOU ever tried the strudel? If so, what d...

WDW Radio # 447 - Best Unique Snacks in Disneyland Last week, I visited Disneyland to do some research, and as I ate my way through Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, I encountered (and devoured) some wonderful sweet and savory treats. So this week, I’ll get by with a little help from my friends and share our choices for the best snacks unique to Disneyland, and then ask YOU to share your...

WDW Radio # 446 - Top Ten Walt Disney World Wishes Join me this week as we let our imaginations run wild in our list of Top Ten Wishes We Want to Come True in Walt Disney World. Beyond simple additions to the parks, we explore our greatest “blue sky” ideas and wishes for what we would bring (or bring back) to Walt Disney World. Of course, I’ll want to hear from YOU, as you’ll have a chance to shar...

WDW Radio # 445 - Listener Questions: Disneyland dining, Magic or Fantasy, Halloween Party, The Lost Legendary Years Resort and more! I’ll open up the inbox this week and answer your questions about where and what to eat for a Disneyland first-timer, choosing between the Magic and the Fantasy, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party, The lost Legendary Years Resort, free dining, and a new Tomorrowla...

WDW Radio # 444 - Boatwright’s Dining Hall at Port Orleans Riverside LIVE Review Join me at the dinner table this week for a live review of Boatwright’s Dining Hall at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort. We sample the menu... as in the cocktail, appetizer, entree, and dessert menus (plural), and see how these flavors from the South compare to the real New Orleans. Join WDW Radio NATION, get mo...

WDW Radio # 443 - Top Ten Resort Lobbies in Walt Disney World From the awe-inspiring to the most detailed, well-themed, relaxing and enjoyable, this week we’re going to virtually explore and discuss our Top Ten Resort Lobbies in Walt Disney World, and ask you to share your favorite. Join WDW Radio NATION, get monthly rewards, and help support the show! http://WDWRadio.com/support New Walt Disney W...

WDW Radio # 442 - Extinct Walt Disney World Things (Other Than Attractions) We Would Bring Back As Walt Disney World evolves over time, we lose and miss many things that have been lost along etc way. So let’s get a bit nostalgic this week and talk about some things in Walt Disney World other than attractions that may be extinct, but we wish we could bring back. Some you may remember, and some you...

WDW Radio # 441 - Listener Questions - Magic Bands, going alone, pregnant in the parks, Reluctant Dragon and more! I’ll open up the inbox this week and answer more of your questions, including customizing your Magic Band, going alone to Walt Disney World, touring while pregnant, ordering from the kids’ menu, The Reluctant Dragon in the parks, dining as a local and more! Join WDW Radio NATION, get...

WDW Radio # 440 - Hong Kong Disneyland: Tour, Tips and Comparisons I just returned from speaking at conference in the Philippines last week, and was fortunate enough to have a long layover in Hong Kong. And when in Hong Kong… you go to Hong Kong Disneyland. This week, I want to share not just my experiences in the park, but take you through every land, attraction, entertainment and dining experien...