Another of my favorite Podcasts is the Walt Disney World Today (WDW Today). It's a podcast about Walt Disney World...
The podcast is done on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Monday and Friday episodes are usually about 20-30 minutes about all sorts of topics - Dining, park touring, resorts, etc. Wednesdays podcasts are for answering listener questions and are usually around 30 minutes.
The are 5 regular hosts of the show. Matt Hochberg is the main host to moderates the show, he's a Hollywood Studios fanatic. Mike Newell is the tech guy, he's usually pretty quite on the show but when he does speak it's either insightful or funny. Mike Scopa is the "old guy" on the show who REALLY gets the magic of Disney, he offers insight into the Disney experience as well as is vast knowledge of the Pop Century Resort AKA Scopa Towers. Len Testa is the co-author of the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World and is the guru on touring plans and anything else statistical. But don't be deceived, he's the funniest guy on the show. Anette Owens is a new addition to hosting the show and brings the female touch. As a travel agent who works mostly with Disney products she offers insight on planning a trip.
What I like about the show:
The length of the episodes, they fit in well with my drives around town or to work and aren't overwhelming.
The interaction of the 4 or 5 hosts. They have a great chemistry and you often feel like you're hanging out with them having a conversation about Disney, including goofy jokes about stuff.
After listening to episodes since the double digits I feel like I understand the parks, touring ideology, resorts and all other things about Disney. Yet, I've only been there twice since I started listening to the podcast. I can now talk about Disney with confidence, yet rarely go there.
Here are a couple of my favorite episodes:
Sip, Snack and sick - episode 414
Episodes with Sam Gennawey - you can learn how the parks were designed to make a story and suck you in. episodes 583, 108 and 153
Mike Scopa's Main Ballroom Speech at DisMeets (now known as Magic Meets) in 2006, I was nearly in tears it was so touching.
