My name is Lee Nazal. I've been going to Walt Disney World since I was 9 years old. I'm an Annual Passholder and try to go at least 3 or 4 times per year. As you can see, I love Walt Disney World. In fact, in the past few years, we haven't gone on vacation anywhere else besides Disney. For some time, I was trying to think of a way I could help people with their Disney vacations. I thought about everything, from writing books to writing software, but it's all been done and I didn't know if I could add anything of value in those areas.

Besides, the books that were out already are excellent books, such as the Passporter and the Unofficial Guide. I purchase every new edition when they come out.

A few months ago, we ordered dinner from Friday's. When I got to the restaurant to pick it up, I was about 10 minutes early, so I decided to drive around a little. Not long before that, the real estate agent who helped me buy my house had called me. He was going to Disney for the first time to watch a college football bowl game and wanted to know everything I could tell him about how to get the most out of his 2 days at the parks. This was actually not the first time someone asked for this kind of thing from me. So while waiting to pick up dinner, the conversation with my real estate agent popped into my head. When I drive, I don't actually listen to the radio. I listen to audio books and seminars. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks – there were no audiobooks (that I know of) about Disney vacations! As my mind was racing about the possibility of creating an audiobook, I began to think about how people might use the information. Then, like a Road Runner cartoon, it hit me again like another ton of bricks – I could walk people through the parks as if I were their tour guide, except they could listen at their own pace and to only the parts that interested them.

So when I got home, I got online and, sure enough, couldn't find any audiobooks on Walt Disney World vacations. What's more, I did find self-guided audio tours, but they were for museums and cities like New York, San Francisco, and Washington. Not long after that, I began writing the script for the audio recording. My wife and I recorded the audio, and the rest, as they say, is history.

MouseHears is like a Disney guidebook, a Pal Mickey, and a Podcast all rolled into one. You can use MouseHears to help plan your Disney trip. When you get to the parks, you can use it to hear more about the attractions, including the history and the stories behind some of the attractions. What's great about the MouseHears is its versatility. If you don't have an MP3 player, for example, you could burn it onto a CD and listen to it on the way to Disney whether you're traveling by car or by plane. When you get to the parks, you can listen while you're waiting in line or while killing time before a parade starts. Basically, you can listen anytime, anywhere, to any section, without having to haul around a guidebook.