Smart talk and stories behind the magic of theme parks
I regularly focus on the wonders of the original EPCOT Center, and there is a good reason. For a kid growing up in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, there was nothing else like it. It may look boring or too educational today, but I was thrilled by all of it.… Read more...
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Few Disney Imagineers take the same road to finding their careers. I’ve learned how many stumbled into their roles and discovered unexpected talents. The path was different for Daniel Joseph, who created haunted houses in his basement as a kid.… Read more...
I was born in 1976, less than five years after the opening of Walt Disney World. My parents visited in the next year and made the drive from Missouri to Florida regularly for our family vacations. One of my earliest memories is arriving at the Polynesian in 1980 and taking a golf cart to our room.… Read more...