Show Notes for Episode 66 - Better on a Boat

In this episode of WEDway Radio we take a look at Disneyland with a young child.  As Matt gets ready to become a first time father later this year we examine how to tour the Disneyland Park with kids.  To do so, we take a look at each themed land in Disneyland one by one looking at what attractions are best, restaurants and restrooms as well as sharing a few stories about experiences with kids at the park.

Enjoying the Treehouse

Kids love Autopia

Below is the picture of my startled son with some Japanese tourists that I talked about on the show.

Weird right?  Enjoy the show!

Show Notes for Episode 65 - Disney Does a 360

In this episode, Matt and Nate discuss the evolution of one of Disney's original theme park attraction designs, the Circle Vision 360.  

Although this attraction was based on a new style of film presentation, the Cinerama; this attraction was a Disney original and one of the few original attractions that is found in a Disey park today roughly unchanged.  

This attaction was one of the few attractions that lasted from the early days of Disneylands Tomorrowland and was updated several time sover the years, eventually changing its name from Circlerama to Circle Vision 360, housing such filsm as America the Beautiful, American Journeys and a Tour of the West.  

In Walt Disney World, this attraction became even more advanced as it truly became an immersive experience once the Timekeeper moved in 1994, bringing audio animatronics, special effects, theming and story to a whole new level in the Circle Vision 360 theater.  

In Epcot, the countries of the World Showcase Pavilion probably give us the best example of Circle Vision 360's potential as we are given a 12 minute tour of Canada and China.  

Heres a list of links I utilized while researching for this show: 

• The pre and post show
• Daveland's always awesome pics
• America the Beautuiful and American Journeys

Enjoy!

Metro Retro Historical Society - Meeting #1

By: Nate 

 

As a thank you for two years of listenership of the WEDway Radio podcast, we are pleased to announce that we will now be periodically releasing some special "web only" epsiodes.  The format is not the same as a WEDway Radio style show and so we are going to treat this as a whole new show and call it the name Metro Retro Historical Society.  For our first meeting of the MRHS we are joined by Michael Crawford of Progress City USA to discuss one of our favorite Disney films from the early 90's.  Enjoy!

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Show Notes for Episode 64 - Coconut Bombs and Swissapolka

In this episode Matt and Nate discuss one of the great Disney films in history, The Swiss Family Robinson, looking at the making of the film and the finished product.  Then the show looks at The Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse and its various incarnations in different Disney theme parks.  

Some of the better aspects of the attraction is its use of the mismatched wood resembling the remnants of shipwreck, the cramped feeling of a treehouse and the innovations like the waterwheel, the tortoise shell and kitchen that were all present in both the film and the attraction.  

Here's a link to the Kevin Kidney blog on the present state of the actual tree.

Also, don't miss Matt's big announcement. Enjoy!

Show Notes for Episode 63 - Progress Report: Fantasyland Expansion

In this episode Matt and Nate view the timeline of events surrounding the 2009 Fantasyland Expansion announcement which included more princess themed areas and attractions.  We look at the groundbreaking, interactive queue's, the decision to change from the princess themed areas to appeal to a larger demographic (aka: boys), the addition of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Coaster and the loss of Snow White's Scary Adventure.  

We even read some emails.

Enjoy!