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

WWR 5:11 - Tomorrowland '94

July 23, 2013 00:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, your show about exploring the Disney parks, Disney history and The Walt Disney Company. This is Season 5, Episode 11 - Tomorrowland '94. On this episode we take a look at New Tomorrowland 1994, and how the theme changed within the land. We discuss the attractions, landmarks, music and overall feel. We are also joined by @Progressland's Brice Croskey to discuss the scope of this project. Enjoy!

WWR 5:10 - Frontierland 1.5

July 09, 2013 01:39 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MB

Thanks for dowloading WEDWay Radio, your show about exploring the Disney parks, Disney history and The Walt Disney Company. This is Season 5, Epsidoe 10 - Frontierland 1.5 Enjoy!

WWR 5:09 - Saludos Amigos!

July 02, 2013 18:04 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, your show about exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is Season 5, Episode 9 - Saludos Amigos. On this week, we've got a show covering one of the most unique, important and groundbreaking events in the history of The Walt Disney Company - The Goodwill Trip to South America as a part of the Good Neighbor program. This occurred during the Disney animators strike of 1941. The amazing story of these events and the fil...

WWR 5:08 - Fantasyland 1.0 - Fantasyland Series Part II

June 25, 2013 00:59 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, your show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Co. This is Season 5, Episode 8 - Fantasyland 1.0, Part II of our Fantasyland Summer Series. On this episode we take a look at Fantasyland during its first three decades. Fantasyland probably changed the least between 1955 and 1983, but it is drastically different from the park we know today. Listen along as we explore some of the early attractions that used to invite visit...

WWR 5:07 - The Majestic Wilderness Lodge

June 18, 2013 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, your show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is Season 5, Episode 7 - The Majestic Wilderness Lodge On this episode of WEDWay Radio we discuss all the great stuff that makes Disney's Wilderness Lodge one of the best themed resorts in the world. Matt and Nate share the fictional backstory explianing many of the themed elements around the hotel and also many of the historical signifance of the time period ...

WWR 5:06 - MRHS 3 - Two Brothers and Two Brothers.... On a Boat

June 11, 2013 00:24 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, your show about exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is Season 5, Episode 6 The Metro Retro Historical Society Meeting 3 - Two Brothers and Two Brothers…. On a Boat. This week we welcome Michael and Jeff Crawford back to WEDWay Radio to discuss different water craft around the Disney Parks. Enjoy!

WWR 5:05 - 50 Years of Tiki's

June 04, 2013 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, you show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is Season 5, Episode 5 - 50 Years of Tiki's. On this episode we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. We discuss many of the amazing elements of this fantastic attraction. Enjoy!

WWR 5:04 - Three Dimensional Reality: Fantasyland Part I

May 28, 2013 04:10 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, your show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is Season 5, Episode 4: Three Dimensional Reality, the first part of our season 5 summer series, Fantasyland. On this show we discuss the origins of Fantasyland; how the roots are really the beginnings Disneyland. We take a look at three key developments that helped to create Fantasyland. Enjoy!

WWR 5:03 - The Original Land Pavilion

May 21, 2013 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, your show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is Season 5, Episode 3 - The Original Land Pavilion. On this episode we take a look at the original design for The Land Pavilion Future World's. Listen as we journey back to the 1970's to view Tony Baxter's original design for this Epcot staple. Enjoy!

WWR 5:02 - Club 33

May 14, 2013 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is Episode 2 of Season 5: Club 33. This episode explores the uber exclusive private club, located within the gates of Disneyland: Club 33. We discuss the overall theming, the design, the history of the club, speculate not he meaning of the name, and talk with a member about the benefits. Enjoy!

WWR 5:01 - The Love Bug

May 07, 2013 01:46 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is Season 5, episode #1 - The Love Bug. On this episode we examine one of our favorite Disney live action films, 1969's The Love Bug. We look at the characters, plot lines, the importance of this movie in Disney history and some of the important people who helped bring it to the big screen. Enjoy our season premier of Season 5.

#145 - The Mickey Mouse Revue and the Fantasyland Theater

April 23, 2013 23:16 - 55 minutes - 51 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about exploring the Disney Parks, Disney history and The Walt Disney Company. This is episode #145 - The Mickey Mouse Revue. On this show we take a look at a classic Walt Disney World attraction, taking you back to the 1970's to examine The Mickey Mouse Revue. This attraction was unique in that it was the only original attraction in Walt Disney World's Fantasyland when WDW opened in 1971. We take a look at Fantasyland, the attraction, and its l...

#144 - Tomorrowland 1.5

March 25, 2013 03:26 - 1 hour - 74 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is episode #144 - Tomorrowland 1.5: Disneyland's Tomorrowland from 1955-1966. On this episode we take a look at some of the forgotten, strange and iconic attractions of the first incarnation of Disneyland's Tomorrowland, including Rocket to the Moon, The Yacht Club and The Flying Saucers. Enjoy!

#143 - Disney's Folly: SW75 Part III

February 25, 2013 01:02 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is episode #143 - Disney's Folly, Part III of our Snow White 75th Anniversary Celebration. On this episode we take a look at the home stretch of completing the film from 1936-1937, whether the film was actually known as Disney's Folly in movie industry circles, the distribution deal, and borrowing artists from other studios. We also talk about the Premier at the C...

#142 - Dinner and a Horror Movie

January 28, 2013 01:09 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about exploring the Disney parks, Disney history and the Walt Disney Company. This is episode #142 - Dinner and a Horror Movie. On this episode we take a look at the end of Disney MGM's first real expansion with the opening of the Muppet Vision 3D, The Honey I Shrunk The Kids playground and the opening of Commissary Lane, which includes the subject our this show - The Sci-Fi Dine In Theater Restaurant. The Sci-Fi Dine In Theater Restaurant is an ...

#141 - Classic Attractions, Classic Music: The 1960's

January 22, 2013 01:10 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is episode #141 - Classic Attractions, Classic Music: The 1960's On this episode we are once again joined by Jeff Crawford to discuss the music of the 1960's; this time looking specifically at attractions. This is the greatest decade of Disneyland, and the attractions prove it. We examine the music of The Tiki Room, The Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, Haunted Man...

#140 - Music of Disney Films: 1960's

January 14, 2013 00:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and the Walt Disney Company. This is episode #140 - Music of Disney Films: The 1960's. On this episode we are joined by Jeff Crawford and take a look at the Disney films of the 1960's and the music that made them. Some of them are very well known, others are quite obscure. Enjoy!

#139 - One Great Year (Part II)

December 31, 2012 21:50 - 1 hour - 75.4 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio a show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and the Walt Disney Company. This is episode #139 - One Great Year (Part II) Because year in Review shows are aren't really our style, we take a look at a historic year in Disney history - 1991. Enjoy!

#138 - Stories and Characters: SW75

December 21, 2012 16:33 - 1 hour - 86 MB

Episode 138 is our second installment of our Snow White 75th Anniversary series and we are proud to bring you this look at both the story development and the character development for the film

#137 - Meet me in Disneyland

December 10, 2012 02:17 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio a show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney history and The Walt Disney Co. This is episode #137 - Meet Me at Disneyland. On this episode, Matt and Nate discuss a local television show from 1962 in the Los Angeles area called Meet Me in Disneyland. The show wasn't very long. It only lasted through the summer, but it used musical acts to highlight the different areas of the park Enjoy! ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for t...

#136 - Main Street 1.0 Part II

November 27, 2012 05:39 - 1 hour - 70 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about exploring the Disney Parks, Disney history and the Walt Disney CO. This is episode #136 - Main Street 1.0 Part 2. On this particular episode we take a look at the second block of shops and unique places of Man Street USA as it existed in Disneylands opening year of 1955. Some of the more interesting things we discuss are the Pen shop, Intimate Apparel, The Main Street Shooting Gallery and the Carnation Ice Cream Shop. Enjoy! ------------...

#135 - Breaking the Barriers: SW75

November 19, 2012 18:04 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

This is the first of our three part series celebrating the 75th anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney's first feature length animated film. In this particular installment we discuss the barriers that Disney had to overcome to go from making shorts at the beginning of the 1930's to creating features towardsthe end. Enjoy!

#134 - Unbuilt Hotels of the Seven Seas Lagoon

November 12, 2012 21:39 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Thank You for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is episode #134 - Unbuilt Hotels of the Seven Seas Lagoon. On this episode we take a look at the three unbuilt concepts for deluxe resorts on the Seven Seas Lagoon that go back to the initial days of the Florida Project. D23's Michael Crawford of Progresscityusa.com joins us to discuss the history, style and layout of these areas. Enjoy! ---------------------...

#133 - Disney's First Pioneer

November 05, 2012 18:56 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

Thanks for downloading episode 133 of WEDWay Radio where we take a look at the 1948 Disney animated short Johnny Appleseed. It was released as a part of the 1948 package film Melody Time. Enjoy!

#132 - Early Days of the Polynesian

October 26, 2012 11:07 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about experiencing the Disney parks, Disney history and the Walt Disney Company. This is episode #132 - The Early Days of the Disney Polynesian Village Resort This week we are happy to be joined by Steve "Tikiman" Seifert. We discuss the construction of the Polynesian, early designs, the weird early reservation system and a lot of things that you could find at the Polynesian when it opened. Enjoy! ------------------------------- Check out the...

#131 - Main Street 1.0

October 11, 2012 20:39 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, experiencing the Disney Parks and the Walt Disney Company. This is episode #131 - Main Street 1.0 On this episode we take a look at the first block of 1955 Main Street exploring the unique shops like the Wurlitzer Music Hall, the Yale & Towne Lock Co and the Upjohn Pharmacy. Enjoy! ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for this and every episode of WEDWay Radio at wedwayradio.com Follow us on Twitter, ...

#130 - Epcot's Next Chapter: 30 Years of Discovery

September 27, 2012 21:50 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about experiencing the Disney Parks, Disney History and the Walt Disney Co. This is episode 130 - Epcot's Next Chapter: 30 Years of Discovery. This is our last installment in our 30 Years of Discovery and series and in it we discuss the present state of Epcot, starting with its change in focus in 1994, through today. Enjoy! ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for this and every episode of WEDWay Radio at wedwayradio....

#129 - Disneyland and DCA in a day

September 18, 2012 04:36 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about experiencing the Disney Parks, Disney History and the Walt Disney Co. This is episode 129 - Disneyland and DCA in a Day. This week we take a look at experiencing both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in a day. Matt and Nate take different routes exploring the parks, but neither try and fit the maximum number of attractions into the day, instead we stick to different areas, trying to take advantage of the attractions and the ambi...

#128 - EPCOT Expansion: 30 Years of Discovery

September 10, 2012 16:10 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

The first decade of EPCOT is explored in this; the fourth installment of our 30 Years of Discovery series. Enjoy!

#127 - Music of Disney: 1950's

September 03, 2012 00:20 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney Parks, Disney History and Touring. This is episode 127: The Music of Disney: 1950's On this episode we go back to Disney in the 1950's and take a look at the musical stylings of the animated features, Disney TV, Theme Parks and Disney records division. Enjoy! ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for this and every episode of WEDWay Radio at wedwayradio.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ Twitter: T...

#126 - The Home of the Future

August 21, 2012 01:50 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney Parks, Disney History and Touring. This is episode 126: The Home of the Future. On this episode we go back to Disneyland in 1957 for the opening of the Monsanto House of the Future, and take a look at the life of the first futuristic attraction in Tomorrowland. Enjoy! ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for this and every episode of WEDWay Radio at wedwayradio.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ ...

#125 - Frontierland 1.0

August 14, 2012 04:59 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney parks, Disney history and touring. This is episode 125 - Frontierland 1.0 Enjoy!

#124 - DCA Project Update Part III: 2012

August 07, 2012 23:25 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MB

This episode is our third in our DCA Project Update miniseries, examining the construction and refurbishment of Disney California Adventure. We started looking at this on episode 7 of WEDWay Radio and since then have looked at the progress of the project each summer culminating with the completion of the project in 2012. Enjoy! ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for this and every episode of WEDWay Radio at wedwayradio.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+...

#123 - Epcot's Opening Day: 30 Years of Discovery

August 01, 2012 12:35 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney parks, Disney history and touring. This is episode #123 - Epcot's Opening Day: 30 Years of Discovery. This episode is our third in our 30 Years of Discovery Series, celebrating the five decades of Epcot, and we chose to look at Epcot's Opening Day and Dedication including the TV Special starring Danny Kaye. The show is broken up into three parts: - October 1, 1982 - What was there on opening day - The TV Special Enjoy this ep...

#122 - Better on a Boat II: Epcot

July 24, 2012 16:33 - 1 hour - 74.5 MB

This weeks WEDWay Radio is a sequel to a previous episode entitled Better on a Boat that we created in the Spring of 2011, where we discussed first time touring at Disneyland with a child. This episode is similar in nature, but switches coasts to Walt Disney World to challenge the idea that Epcot is not for kids. Matt takes us on a tour around Epcot discussing a recent trip with his 6 month old son and how they enjoyed the different pavilions in Future World and World Showcase. Some of th...

#121 - The Old Ball Game

July 10, 2012 21:03 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

This week Matt and Nate take a look at Disney shorts and theme park locale's based on baseball, including a Goofy short, How to Play Baseball, Casey at the Bat and Caseys Corner at WDW

#120 - Liberty by Disney

July 02, 2012 20:34 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney Parks and touring. This is episode 120 - Liberty by Disney On this episode we celebrate American Independence Day by looking at one of Disney's most patriotic films, Johnny Tremain and its legacy in the Disney parks. Johnny Tremain is based on the 1943 Newberry award winning novel by Esther Forbes and was adapted for the screen by Disney in 1957. The following year Liberty Street was to open at Disneyland, but sadly...

#119 - From Progress City to Epcot Center: 30 Years of Discovery

June 26, 2012 19:05 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney Parks and touring. This is episode 119 - 30 Years of Discovery: From Progress City to Epcot Center. This show continues our look at Epcot Centers 30th Anniversary by looking at the 5 decades of Epcot. In this particular show we take a look at what happened between Walts original of E.P.C.O.T. with the city of the future to the theme park that we ended up getting. There were many starts and stops in this process and...

#118 - Oo de Lolly!!

June 19, 2012 18:44 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB

In this episode of WEDWay Radio Matt and Nate take a look at the 1973 Disney animated feature 'Robin Hood' and discuss why its good and bad.

NOW - June 16, 2012

June 17, 2012 03:23 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

The news of Walt Disney World and Disneyland the week of June 16, 2012.

#117 - The Metro Retro Historical Society meeting #2: Two Brothers and Two Brothers!

June 12, 2012 04:48 - 1 hour - 92.1 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney Parks and touring. This is episode 117 - The Metro Retro Historical Society - Greatest and Worst. This show is a gathering of Disney historians to discuss an issues, events, era's within the lexicon of Disney history. We are happy to be joined by an old friend, Michael Crawford of Progress City USA and Jeff Crawford of the Progress City Radio Hour to help us conduct our first meeting of the Metro Retro Historical Soc...

NOW! - June 8, 2012

June 08, 2012 19:19 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

This week on Wedway NOW! we take a look at the Disney connection to Ray Bradbury. Joining us is Michael Crawford of Progresscityusa.com and the Progress City Radio Hour.

#116 - Retro Futurism: The TTC

June 06, 2012 05:13 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB

On this weeks WEDWay Radio we take a look at an area of Walt disney World that was a part of the plan from the very beginning, the Transportation and Ticket Center, although the site and purpose saw some drastic changes from its original plan for EPCOT City. The TTC has probably seen its busiest days and will never again be the bustling area that it was in the 1970's and 80's, but for a long stretch of time, it was a vital core of transportation for WDW Resort guests. Enjoy our look at t...

#115 - Date Night at Disneyland

May 29, 2012 00:10 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney Parks, Disney History and touring. This is episode 115: Date Night at Disneyland On this episode we celebrate a tradition that Disneyland began in the late 1950's that centered around the Carnation Plaza Gardens. This show is both a history of both the Carnation Plaza Gardens and a history of the live music that occupied the area. The area is was first home to the Disneyland bandstand after it was forced to move as it obstructed th...

#114 - Walt's Dream: 30 Years of Discovery

May 21, 2012 21:08 - 1 hour - 72.3 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney Parks, Disney History and touring. This is episode 114: Walt's Dream: 30 Years of Discovery. On this episode we start a new series to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Epcot, where we'll look at the five decades of EPCOT. We'll begin with our first installment and examine Walt's Dream of EPCOT, the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow and examine Walt's early for the Florida Project including the most important and exciting ...

#113 - The Brown Derby: Studios 89

May 14, 2012 03:43 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney parks and Touring. This is episode 113- The Brown Derby: Studios 89 On this episode of WEDWay Radio we take a look at an original attraction/restaurant of Disney MGM Studios, the Hollywood Brown Derby. The Derby is based on maybe the most famous of all restaurants in Hollywood history. Enjoy this episode as it was really fun to create! ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for this and every epi...

#112 - WDW Project Update

May 07, 2012 01:47 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney parks and Touring. This is episode 112 - WDW Project Update 2012 On this episode of WEDWay Radio we take a look at three of the biggest projects underway at Walt Disney World. We take a look at The Fantasyland Expansion and where it is in Spring of 2012. We discuss the timeline of events, the final plans for the space and the changes that have occurred to the original plan. The TestTrack refurbishment and what cha...

#111 - Tomorrowland 1.0

April 17, 2012 00:40 - 1 hour - 76 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney parks and touring. This is episode 111: Tomorrowland 1.0. This episode of WEDWay Radio explores the history of Disneyland's Tomorrowland by looking at its very first attractions. In the early days of Disneyland there wasn't one specific theme that carried its way through each attraction. Instead, they turned to several sponsors to create their vision of how the future was going to impact different industries. You'l...

#110 - Lost Epcot Rediscovered

April 02, 2012 04:23 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Disney history, Disney parks and Touring. This is episode 110 - Lost Epcot Rediscovered On this episode of WEDWay Radio we take a look at a planned pavilion for Epcots World Showcase that never came to be: Equatorial Africa. Not only was this going to the only pavilion that celebrated the diverse culture of Africa, but it was championed by a 20th century cultural icon, Alex Haley. In this episode we take a look at the planned attractions a...

#109 - Disney Legend Floyd Norman

March 05, 2012 05:38 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

On this episode of WEDWay Radio we are joined by Disney Legend Floyd Norman. Floyd joined the Disney Studio in 1956, working there until 1968 as an artist and story-man. His biggest contribution came when he was promoted from animator to story-man on The Jungle Book. He would return to Disney many times in the 70's, 80's and 90's working on features like Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Hunchback while also contributing to areas like the Mickey Mouse comic strip. In 1997 he moved north to j...

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