Tomorrow Society

Smart talk and stories behind the magic of theme parks

84. Glenn Barker on Creating Sound at Walt Disney Imagineering for More Than 45 Years

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Glenn Barker worked closely on the sound for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, which remains a classic attraction.


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I’m always interested to learn more about how Disney Imagineers got started early in their careers. Few take the predictable route to a job in theme parks. Glenn Barker played drums in parades at Disneyland before ultimately joining Disney’s sound department.… Read more...

Spaceship Earth, Scene by Scene: The Renaissance

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Gutenberg examines a page in front of his printing press in Spaceship Earth at Epcot.
Gutenberg looks at a page made by his printing press.

We have reached the turning point in the journey through our Spaceship Earth. Up to this point, it’s been a fairly slow trip with easily separated scenes. Now the pace increases thanks to a pivotal invention from Johann Gutenberg — the movable type printing press!… Read more...

83. Sound Designer Greg Meader on the Disney/MGM Studios, On-Board Audio, and Carousel of Progress

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Greg Meader was a sound designer on the 1993 update of Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress.


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I’ve enjoyed the chance to dig further into how attractions are developed by Walt Disney Imagineering. I learn something new every time I speak with someone that worked for Disney behind the scenes.… Read more...