WDW Radio # 813 - History and Evolution of Christmas at Walt Disney World: From Candlelight to Dancing Lights
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Lou Mongello - Disney Expert
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🗓️ 23 December 2024
⏱️ 110 minutes
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WDW Radio # 813 - History and Evolution of Christmas at Walt Disney World: From Candlelight to Dancing Lights - From the Archives
🎄 The holiday season at Walt Disney World is unlike any other, with traditions, decorations, and magic that have been cherished for decades. This week, we’re opening the WDW Radio Archives to revisit a very special show from 2016, originally aired on show # 467. Join me and my dear friend, the late Jim Korkis, as we gather by the fire to explore the rich history of Christmas in the parks, resorts, and beyond. From the Candlelight Processional to parades, and even forgotten gems like the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, we reflect on the traditions that make the season so magical.
🎅🏻 This episode is also a heartfelt tribute to Jim Korkis—an incredible storyteller, dear friend, and integral part of this show. As we remember Jim and the joy he brought to so many, especially during this time of year, we honor his legacy and the passion he had for Disney history.
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| 0:00.0 | What we're gonna do right here is go back, way back, back into time. |
| 0:06.0 | Hello, my friend, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and welcome to another episode from the WW Radio Archives. |
| 0:15.0 | I am Lou Mangelo, and this is show number 813, and this and every week I'm going to select an evergreen episode from the archives to share that maybe you haven't heard before or one that you haven't heard in a long time, whether they are interviews, top tens, relevant reviews, guides, way back machines, and more. |
| 0:32.5 | It's a great way to visit or revisit some of our favorite episodes, including ones that you have suggested that I share from the archives, including ones that are timely like this week, because the holiday season at Waltz's World, I think, is unlike any other with traditions, decorations, and magic that literally has been cherished for decades. |
| 0:52.8 | And so this week, I'm going to open up the archives to revisit |
| 0:55.6 | what I think is a very special show from 2016, |
| 0:59.4 | back on show number 467, |
| 1:01.8 | and I invite you to join me and my dear friend, |
| 1:05.1 | the late Jim Corkas, as we metaphorically and literally gather around the fire |
| 1:10.1 | to explore the rich history of Christmas |
| 1:12.7 | in the parks, resorts, and beyond. |
| 1:16.0 | From the candlelight processional to parades and even forgotten gems like the Osborne |
| 1:20.9 | Family Spectacle of Dancing Light. Oh, how I miss you. So we're going to reflect on the |
| 1:25.6 | traditions that make the season so magical. And this episode |
| 1:30.0 | really is also a heartfelt tribute to Jim Corkas, who was an incredible storyteller, a dear friend |
| 1:36.7 | and an integral part of the show. And as we remember Jim, and I think the joy that he brought |
| 1:43.1 | to so many, not just here but through |
| 1:45.5 | his books and presentations during this time of year I wanted to sort of honor Jim's legacy |
| 1:50.4 | and the passion he had for Disney and Disney history and of course I want to hear from you |
| 1:55.8 | what's your favorite holiday memory from Walt Disney World you can let me know by either |
| 2:00.5 | calling the voicemail at 407 900 9391 that's 407 900 WW1 and I'll play it on |
| 2:07.4 | the air or come be part of the community and conversation over in the |
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