Dan Heaton, Author at Tomorrow Society

208. Imagineer Greg Combs on Indiana Jones, Tower of Terror, and Tokyo DisneySea

09.25.2023 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Greg Combs joins the Tomorrow Society Podcast to talk about his career of more than 30 years at Walt Disney Imagineering.

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When Greg Combs was studying Theatre in college in the early 1980s, he could not have predicted his ultimate destination at Walt Disney Imagineering. After moving to California, he took a temporary job at Disney as a Show Set Designer and stayed there for more than 30 years.… Read more...

Rating the Rides I Experienced at Kings Island

09.22.2023 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

The Eiffel Tower replica is the center piece of the cool entrance to Kings Island. — Photo by Dan Heaton

Earlier this month, I had a blast visiting Kings Island for the first time. The awesome Cedar Fair park is located in Mason, Ohio just northeast of Cincinnati. Opening initially in 1972, the 364-acre destination includes 14 roller coasters and basically every type of attraction.… Read more...

207. Five Takeaways from Disney’s Destination D23 Announcements

09.11.2023 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Disney announced a different approach to the Animal Kingdom at the Destination D23 event.

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After so much speculation, Disney has finally released their vision for the future at the Destination D23 event. A lot of the news was expected, but there were still a few big surprises after Josh D’Amaro took the stage.… Read more...