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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...

101. Bran Ferren, Former President of R&D at the Walt Disney Company

04.27.2020 by Dan Heaton // 2 Comments

The Tower of Terror at Disney's Hollywood Studios remains an engineering and design marvel.

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One of my favorite aspects of this podcast is learning about how attractions really work. The technical hurdles to make them function properly every time are massive, especially for new technologies.… Read more...

100. My Theme Park Story and Listener Questions

04.20.2020 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Dan Heaton is celebrating Episode 100 of The Tomorrow Society Podcast.

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It’s been an incredible five years since I started The Tomorrow Society back in June 2015. I started the site as a blog focused largely on EPCOT, but the scope quickly expanded to a lot more.… Read more...