See WDW! Near & Far

#159 The Cold Hard Reality of Disney D23 Announcements Past, Present, and Future

8/9/2024 We recorded this episode shortly after Disney announced some coming additions to the parks back during the early Spring of 2024. I believe it is relevant to the current announcements coming this weekend of August 2024 to D23. People will cheer and claim Disney is finally listening. There will be loud applause and jubilation as the pixie dusted masses will fall all over themselves in worship of the speakers and their response to the industry going ons. But, have we see this before? Has Disney made announcements that never happened or disappointed after their actual execution? This episode is a little bit of reality on this weekend that will likely be filled with overly sweet announcements from a sometimes rudderless and mediocre era within the Disney company. Thanks for tuning in. We will be back soon with another episode! You can send comments and questions to see.wdwnearandfar@gmail.com Who we are -  John, the founder of See WDW and See UO lives in the Orlando area. This makes him the "near" of this podcast. He is a theme park content creator on several social media formats. His point-of-view theme park video style presents viewers with theme park experiences free of bias or opinion. This allows the viewer to see the parks, hotels, rides, and shows from a guest perspective. You can find his content in the following places. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.wdw/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/see.wdw Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/seewdw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.uo/ Mike is from the mountains of Central Pennsylvania and has been going to Disney World and the Orlando area since the early 1980s. He has been involved in several content creation ventures including podcasts, YouTube content creation, and video game streaming. While not currently active, he built a small fanbase as Twitch personality "Willyrob Levi" and took that personality to YouTube for a series of travel and model building videos. Mike is currently working with John on his YouTube channel. You can find his content in the following places. Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/theegiantrat/ Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMecFj11t/ or just search for theegiantrat Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/@theegiantrat

#158 Cruising with John

2/10/2024 We're back on audio with an episode that was previously exclusive to YouTube and originally live streamed on November 17, 2023. As we gear up to return with more audio episodes, topical and parks, this is just 2 of 2 topical episodes unreleased to audio. We will be back, soon, with more topical episodes. Join us on YouTube bi-weekly for our parks and socials updates. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the insight and adventure from John's Royal Caribbean cruise. Thanks for tuning in. We will be back soon with another episode! You can send comments and questions to see.wdwnearandfar@gmail.com Who we are -  John, the founder of See WDW and See UO lives in the Orlando area. This makes him the "near" of this podcast. He is a theme park content creator on several social media formats. His point-of-view theme park video style presents viewers with theme park experiences free of bias or opinion. This allows the viewer to see the parks, hotels, rides, and shows from a guest perspective. You can find his content in the following places. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.wdw/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/see.wdw Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/seewdw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.uo/ Mike is from the mountains of Central Pennsylvania and has been going to Disney World and the Orlando area since the early 1980s. He has been involved in several content creation ventures including podcasts, YouTube content creation, and video game streaming. While not currently active, he built a small fanbase as Twitch personality "Willyrob Levi" and took that personality to YouTube for a series of travel and model building videos. Mike is currently working with John on his YouTube channel. You can find his content in the following places. Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/theegiantrat/ Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMecFj11t/ or just search for theegiantrat Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/@theegiantrat

#157 The Land Pavilion

1/21/2024 We're back on audio with an episode that was previously exclusive to YouTube and originally live streamed on October 13, 2023. As we gear up to return with more audio episodes, topical and parks, this is just 1 of 2 topical episodes unreleased to audio. Watch for the next one coming soon. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this episode about one of our favorite attractions at Epcot, the Land Pavilion. Thanks for tuning in. We will be back soon with another episode! You can send comments and questions to see.wdwnearandfar@gmail.com Who we are -  John, the founder of See WDW and See UO lives in the Orlando area. This makes him the "near" of this podcast. He is a theme park content creator on several social media formats. His point-of-view theme park video style presents viewers with theme park experiences free of bias or opinion. This allows the viewer to see the parks, hotels, rides, and shows from a guest perspective. You can find his content in the following places. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.wdw/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/see.wdw Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/seewdw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/see.uo/ Mike is from the mountains of Central Pennsylvania and has been going to Disney World and the Orlando area since the early 1980s. He has been involved in several content creation ventures including podcasts, YouTube content creation, and video game streaming. While not currently active, he built a small fanbase as Twitch personality "Willyrob Levi" and took that personality to YouTube for a series of travel and model building videos. Mike is currently working with John on his YouTube channel. You can find his content in the following places. Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/theegiantrat/ Tiktok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMecFj11t/ or just search for theegiantrat Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/@theegiantrat

SeeWDW Near and Far Parks and Socials 10/16/23

10/16/23 This week we discuss John's visits to HHN, Magic Kingdom, and EPCOT. Then we close up with a review of how the SeeWDW social media channels are performing for the week.

A Special Parks and Socials Edition: Retro Magic Event Report

10/12/23 Recently, John attended the Retro Magic Convention held at Disney's Yacht Club. He goes into detail about what this event is all about and talks about his experience at the 2-day event.