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232. Ron Fish on Creating Music for Theme Parks and Video Games

05.20.2024 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Ron Fish has composed music and sounds for both Walt Disney Imagineering and many popular video games.


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It’s easy to overlook how important sound design is to the success of theme parks. Music in particular lifts our experience beyond what we see on the attractions. Composer Ron Fish worked closely at Walt Disney Imagineering for eight years on many classic rides and shows.… Read more...

Categories // Tomorrow Society Podcast Tags // DisneyQuest, Interviews, Music, Podcasts, Space Mountain, The Haunted Mansion, Video Games, Walt Disney Imagineering

Ranking the Attractions at The Magic Kingdom

04.24.2024 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Cinderella Castle is the icon for the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
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Unlike the other Walt Disney World parks, there’s more consistency at The Magic Kingdom. Even mid-tier attractions are Disney classics. That depth makes it trickier to put together this list. It’s a smaller group than at the original Disneyland, but there’s still a lot to cover.… Read more...

Categories // The Magic Kingdom Tags // Fantasyland, Lists, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, The Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland, Walt Disney World

213. J. Jeff Kober on A Century of Powerful Disney Insights

12.04.2023 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

J. Jeff Kober has written the new book A Century of Powerful Disney Insights: Volume 1 about the first 50 years of the Disney Company.


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It seems nearly impossible to sum up 50 years of Walt Disney Company history in a single book, yet J. Jeff Kober has looked to do just that in his new book.… Read more...

Categories // Tomorrow Society Podcast Tags // Books, Disneyland, Interviews, Pirates of the Caribbean, Podcasts, Roy Disney, The Haunted Mansion, Walt Disney

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