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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...

80. My Reactions to the 2019 D23 Expo

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A new look at the entrance of Epcot and Spaceship Earth from the 2019 D23 Expo news from Disney this past weekend.


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There was so much anticipation heading into the D23 Expo on announcements for the parks. During Bob Chapek’s presentation on Sunday, there were both pleasant surprises and shocking omissions. Many of the rumors we heard before this fan event were either wrong or just premature.… Read more...