Tomorrow Society

145. Imagineering Roundtable with Chris Runco and Don Carson

07.26.2021 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Chris Runco and Don Carson join The Tomorrow Society Podcast for an Imagineering Roundtable.

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Some of my favorite podcasts have been the Imagineering Roundtable shows, which explore a variety of theme park design topics. They’re also so much fun to record! This episode of The Tomorrow Society Podcast brings together two of my favorite past guests.… Read more...

144. Former Disney Imagineer and Game Designer Scott Rogers

07.12.2021 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Scott Rogers was a Disney Imagineer for about four years starting in 2011.

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When you think about classic theme park attractions, many are passive experiences. Pirates of the Caribbean, Spaceship Earth, and “it’s a small world” all involve sitting in a vehicle while action happens around you.… Read more...

Exploring Future World at EPCOT Center in 1984 (Photo Essay)

07.09.2021 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

This gorgeous shot of Spaceship Earth in 1984 comes from my first visit to EPCOT Center. — Photo by Paul Heaton

My first visit to Walt Disney World that I remember occurred in 1980 when I was four, but those memories are hazy. The vacation that really sticks with me happened four years later. EPCOT Center was less than two years old in the summer of 1984.… Read more...