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84. Glenn Barker on Creating Sound at Walt Disney Imagineering for More Than 45 Years

10.14.2019 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

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...

Categories // Tomorrow Society Podcast Tags // Disneyland, EPCOT, Interviews, Pirates of the Caribbean, Podcasts, Space Mountain, Walt Disney World

Spaceship Earth, Scene by Scene: The Renaissance

10.10.2019 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Gutenberg examines a page in front of his printing press in Spaceship Earth at Epcot.


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...

Categories // EPCOT Tags // EPCOT, EPCOT Center, Spaceship Earth, Walt Disney World

82. Galaxy’s Edge and 30 Hours at Walt Disney World

09.16.2019 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

The signature attraction of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is the Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run attraction.
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When my mind wanders, it often drifts towards ideas on visiting the parks. It’s easy to remember past trips and think about ways that I’d change our touring strategy. Walt Disney World is so complicated, and I have the type of brain that wants to maximize the visit.… Read more...

Categories // Tomorrow Society Podcast Tags // Podcasts, Star Wars, Trip Report, Walt Disney World

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