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Daniel “Rover” Singer began his entertainment career in the theater world, and he found great success there before joining Walt Disney Imagineering. As a co-founder of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, he helped create The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). His arrival at Disney in 1988 was a change of pace for Rover but fit with his background. He stayed there for more than 12 years and worked closely on many classic attractions.
Rover is my guest on this episode of the Tomorrow Society Podcast to talk about his background and theme park projects. He started with ‘it’s a small world’ at Disneyland Paris, which was more than just a copy of past versions. His work on complicated models for Toontown and Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin helped shape what was built in that land. He also tells a fun story about working inside the massive Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland and interacting with the crew for that attraction.
I loved the chance to ask about Rover’s work on the unbuilt Beastly Kingdom, which was planned for Disney’s Animal Kingdom. He describes what interested him about that land and how it fit within the overall park. Rover also did rock work on DinoLand and talks about that intricate process. We also chat about MuppetVision 3D at Disney California Adventure and Splash Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland. Rover performs in the pirate vocal group QuarterMaster, and we close the interview talking about that band.
Show Notes: Daniel “Rover” Singer
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