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

WDW Radio # 716 - Italy Pavilion in EPCOT: How Close is The Pavilion to the Real Thing? - From the WDW Radio Archives

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

Lou Mongello - Disney Expert

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Leisure

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2023

⏱️ 103 minutes

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WDW Radio # 716 - Italy Pavilion in EPCOT: How Close is The Pavilion to the Real Thing? - From the WDW Radio Archives

I just returned from our incredible WDW Radio Adventures by Disney group trip to Italy a few days ago, and I am still reeling in the feeling of the Italian "la dolce vita." So I went back into the archives this week to bring you along with me TO Italy... in World Showcase in EPCOT Center.   For decades, Epcot's Word Showcase has allowed visitors to Walt Disney World to visit, explore, and learn about regions, cultures, and people from all over the world, and in many cases, countries they may never get to visit otherwise. And with all things Disney, it's rooted in story, and in the case of the pavilions of World Showcase, the history as well.   We wander through replicas of villages, buildings, shops, streets, and temples, but just how close are the pavilions to the real thing? In the past, we have asked and answered this question with detailed looks at the UK on show 202, and Norway on show 236... and in 2018, on show # 528 we did it again, as we traveled to Italy. For this episode, I was joined by a friend from Italy who helps to compare and contrast the pavilion with the country.   Recorded live as we wandered through the pavilion, we discuss the architecture, culture, symbolism, history and stories, as we virtually tour the piazza, shops, dining options, history, architecture, and much more. It's a fascinating look into how and where Italian culture, traditions and history are found in the pavilion itself, and the attention to detail that Disney's Imagineers included to provide guests a truly authentic experience. Oh, and we may stop to sample an item on the menu… or two.   I am actually personally very curious and interested to go back and listen to this one myself, having just returned from so many of the locations that inspired and are featured in the EPCOT version.   Have you ever visited Italy? How do you think the EPCOT version compares to the real thing? Is Italy on your bucket list of places to visited? 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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What we're gonna do right here is go back. Way back, back into time.

0:08.2

Hello my friend and welcome to another episode from the WWW Radio Archives.

0:13.7

I am Lume Manjello and this is show number 716 and each week I'm gonna select an evergreen

0:19.4

episode of the show to share with you that maybe you haven't heard before or you haven't heard

0:23.6

in a long time. From interviews to top tens, relevant reviews and guides and way back machines

0:29.5

and so much more. It's a great way to visit or revisit some of our favorite episodes,

0:34.2

including ones that you've suggested I share from the vault. This additional show and your feed

0:38.6

is also gonna offer an opportunity to introduce and experiment with a few other different types of

0:43.2

content as well in a lot of different formats. So for example, maybe one week instead of a show

0:48.2

from the archives, I might do something that is more time sensitive. Instead of a top 10, I might do

0:53.2

a top 5, maybe even do a top 5 or some other shows solo, maybe resurrect my Disney in a minute

0:59.6

segments but in audio formats. I also can take ideas and inspiration from you and go from there

1:05.1

and incorporate more marvel and star wars and other aspects of our fandom and love of Disney and

1:10.8

just to see where it takes us. And for this weekend, other episodes from the archives, instead of

1:15.4

uploading the entire episode, I'm just gonna take out the relevant segments, cutting out the intro

1:19.7

and outro and outdated news and rumors and announcements. And if you want to hear the full episode,

1:24.4

I'm gonna let you know the original show number so you can always go back into your podcast player

1:28.6

or feed and listen to the full show there. So for this week's show, I just returned from our

1:34.3

incredible WWW radio adventures by Disney group trip to Italy. Yes, I'm gonna do a full recap and

1:41.1

review on an upcoming episode very, very soon. And I'm still sort of wonderfully reeling in the

1:46.6

feeling of the Italian la dolce vita. So I went back into the archives this week to bring it

1:52.4

along with me to Italy in World Showcase in Epcot Center. Because for decades, World Showcase has

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