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

WDW Radio Show # 315 - Disney and Oz: History, Stories, Walt, The Great Movie Ride and more! - Mar. 10, 2013

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

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2013

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Disney and Oz: History, Stories, Walt, The Great Movie Ride and more! - Mar. 10, 2013 Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #315 for the week of March 10, 2013. With the opening of Disney's newsiest film release, Oz The Great and powerful, this week we're going to look at the long, and lost, history of Disney and Oz. Going back to the 1930's, we'll look at Walt Disney's quest to tell the tales of the land of Oz, what almost was, and what never came to be. You'll hear untold stories from Jim Korkis, including the plot of the movie that was never made. We'll also discuss Disney's previous Oz offerings, it's presence in the Walt Disney World theme parks including the Great Movie Ride. There, we'll look at how The Wizard of Oz was supposed to be seen in that attraction, and why it never came to be. We'll finish off with a discussion of the new film, and what the future may hold. I'll have the answer to our last Walt Disney World Trivia Question of the Week, and pose a new challenge for your chance to win a Disney prize package. Stay tuned for more WDW Radio event and meet information before playing some of your voicemails at the end of the show. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's episode of the WDW Radio Show. ------------------------------------- THANK YOU for your support by voting WDW Radio Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012! ------------------------------------- Visit http://WDWRadio.com for our Disney blog, videos, events and more! Twitter: http://Twitter.com/LouMongello Facebook: http://Facebook.com/WDWRadio YouTube: http://YouTube.com/WDWRadio Google+: http://LouMongello.com/gplus Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/LouMongello Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in next week! - Lou Mongello http://LouMongello.com

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0:00.0

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it's time to clap your paws, stop your hooves and ruffle your feathers.

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Your vehicle Bravo 229er is now ready. Please begin immediate boarding and have a safe and informative journey.

0:17.0

Wayne, thank goodness you're all right, is everything okay?

0:21.0

Honey, I shrunk the audience.

0:23.0

We're now leaving the land of fantasy and entering the world of the future.

0:35.0

Hello everybody and welcome to the WDW Radio Show, your Walt Disney World Information Station.

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I am your host, Lume Angelo, and this is show number 315 for the week of March 10, 2013.

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I'm here to help you have the best possible Disney vacation experience,

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and bring you a little bit of Disney magic wherever you are with this podcast,

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You can find it all at www.wradio.com

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1:36.0

So with the opening of Disney's newest film release, Oz The Great and Powerful,

1:41.0

this week we're going to look at the long and lost history of Disney and Oz.

1:46.0

Going back to the 1930s, we'll look at Walt Disney's quest to tell the tales of the Land of Oz,

1:52.0

what almost was, and what never came to be.

1:55.0

You'll hear untold stories from Jim Corcus, including the plot of the movie that was never made.

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