- Louis A. Mongello
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name = Louis "Lou" A. Mongello
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occupation =Author ,Lawyer ,Web developer
nationality = American
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genre = Travel
subject =Walt Disney World Resort
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debut_works = Walt Disney World Trivia Book
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website =http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com
footnotes =Louis "Lou" Mongello is an American author and web developer who has written two trivia books about the
Walt Disney World Resort : 2004's "The Walt Disney World Trivia Book" and 2006's "The Walt Disney World Trivia Book Volume 2". He is considered an expert on theWalt Disney World Resort .cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=The Walt Disney World Trivia Book. Review | date=2004-12-01 | publisher= | url =http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Walt+Disney+World+Trivia+Book.-a0127195551 | work =The Bookwatch | pages = | accessdate = | language = ] [cite news|url=http://current.newsweek.com/budgettravel/2008/05/disney_parks_get_a_little_char.html|title=Disney parks get a little character|last=Falcone|first=Anthony |date=May 22, 2008|work=Budget Travel Blog|publisher=Budget Travel] [cite news|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/custom/growth/orl-disneytree1908feb19,0,4722401.story|title=Walt Disney World to rebuild Treehouse Villas|last=Powers|first=Scott |date=February 19, 2008|work=Orlando Sentinel] [cite news | first=John | last=Tanasychuk | coauthors= | title=Meet the $2 Million Mouse | date=2006-07-31 | publisher= | url = | work =South Florida Sun Sentinel | pages = | accessdate = | language = ]Mongello is a regular contributor to the WDW Today podcast [cite web|url=http://www.wdwtoday.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20050909094212553|title=About WDW Today podcast] along with his own podcast show [cite news|url=http://www.wdwradio.com/|title=WDW Radio] , for which he has won the 2006 award for Best Travel Podcast for "Mouse Tunes" [cite news|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20061231070928/http://www.podcastawards.com/|title=2006 Pod Cast Awards|work=podcastawards.com|publisher=Internet Archive] and in 2007 for "WDW Radio" [cite news|url=http://www.podcastawards.com/|title=2007 People's Choice Podcast Awardee|work=Podcast Awards] He also produces "Audio Guides" to Disney parks on his website. [cite web|url=http://www.mickeynews.com/Columns/DisplayColumn.asp_Q_id_E_860|title=Lou Mongello's "Audio Guide" To Main St. USA... A Review|date=5/28/2008|work=Mickey News|accessdate=2008-06-15]
Biography
Mongello holds a bachelors degree in Sociology from
Villanova University and a Juris Doctor fromSeton Hall University . He practiced law for nine years before forming his own computer consulting and web design company, Imagine Enterprises. Lou was most recently the Chief Technology Officer and Director of Operations for a medical imaging company inScotch Plains, New Jersey .Books
Mongello's first book was featured in the Fall 2005 issue of his aluma mater's alumni magazine:Seton Hall Magazine [cite news|title=Seton Hall Magazine|date=Fall 2005|accessdate=2008-06-15] , Staten Island Parent [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Book tests reader's knowledge of theme parks & resorts. | date=August 2004 | publisher= | url =http://www.siparent.com | work =Staten Island Parent | pages = | accessdate = | language = ] , and the December 2004 issue of The Bookwatch.
* The Walt Disney World Trivia Book, Secrets History & Fun Facts Behind the Magic (ISBN 978-1887140492)
* The Walt Disney World Trivia Book 2, More Secrets History & Fun Facts Behind the Magic (ISBN 978-1887140638)
* Walt Disney World Trivia 2009 Calendar (ISBN 978-1887140775)References
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