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108. Garner Holt on Creating Animatronics for Fantasmic!, Haunted Mansion Holiday, and Knotts Berry Farm

06.29.2020 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Garner Holt Productions is the top producer of audio-animatronics and other figures for theme parks, including Disneyland.

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Garner Holt doesn’t work at Walt Disney Imagineering, but his company has played a key role in creating many of Disney’s most popular attractions. Garner Holt Productions is the leader in building animatronics and other figures at theme parks, including Disneyland.… Read more...

105. Shannon Albert on WDW Prep School and the Reopening of Walt Disney World

06.01.2020 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Cinderella Castle will shine once again when The Magic Kingdom reopens on July 11.

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It’s such a challenging time in every field, and that includes businesses connected to Walt Disney World. The shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic has essentially stopped the flow of news from the parks.… Read more...

Ranking the All-Time Fantasyland Attractions

05.20.2020 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

"it's a small world" has been a part of Fantasyland in The Magic Kingdom since the park opened in 1971. — Photo by Dan Heaton

There’s no way to put together truly definite rankings of the best Disney attractions. Everything is subjective, but that’s also what makes exercises like this one so much fun. If we all listed the same top five, it would get dull pretty quickly.… Read more...