Mel and Freddy take a trip to the San Bernardino Mountains to interview Walt Disney Imagineering’s former Senior Vice President of creative development, Tony Baxter. Known as Mr. E-Ticket, Tony’s work includes Big Thunder Mountain, Journey Into Imagination, Star Tours, Splash Mountain, and The Indiana Jones Adventure. He led the creative teams who redesigned Fantasyland in 1983 and built the first Disney park in Europe, Disneyland Paris. This is the first of two episodes with Tony as we glean from his 30 years of experience in themed attraction design.

Our guest for today is Tony Baxter.

Show hosts: Mel McGowan & Freddy Martin

Show design & production: Barry R. Hill

Theme music composed by Rob Watson, closing music by the Lost Dogs.

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Ryan Harmon, President and Chief Experience Officer for Zeitgeist Design & Production, takes us on his personal journey from a young Imagineering wanna-be dreamer, to becoming a real Imagineer, to now working all over the world.

Contact Ryan at https://zeitgeist-usa.com.

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Show hosts: Mel McGowan  & Freddy Martin

Show design & production: Barry R. Hill

Theme music composed by Rob Watson, closing music by the Lost Dogs.

This is a very special episode about a brand new themed attraction (opened 12/8/18) that is sure to do more than immerse or entertain. It could change the world. Our guest is Alissa Whiteley, Director of Poverty Encounter, a walk-through educational exhibit that transports guests to scenes of extreme poverty around the world. Alissa previously directed the Air Force One Discovery Center at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library which received a TEA Thea award in 2009. Poverty Encounter is close to our hearts because Mel and Freddy led creative direction of the project early on and are super excited to see it finally come to life.

Visit Poverty Encounter: www.povertyencounter.org.

Follow Poverty Encounter: On Instagram @povertyencounter and on Twitter @CHFpoverty.

Our guest for today is Alissa Whiteley.

Show hosts: Mel McGowan & Freddy Martin

Show design & production: Barry R. Hill

Theme music composed by Rob Watson, closing music by the Lost Dogs.

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Our guests for this episode are the lead creative team for Evermore Park, a brand new theme park (or “experience park” as they call it) just opened outside of Salt Lake City Utah in late 2018. Josh Shipley (Evermore’s Chief Creative Officer) and Josh Steadman (Evermore’s Director of Show Design and Production) share their excitement and experience creating a highly-detailed themed entertainment innovation that is sure to change minds about what is possible with immersive environments.

Visit Evermore Park: www.evermore.com.

Follow our guests: Josh Shipley on twitter and instagram @shipleyland, and Josh Steadman on instagram @steadmanstyles

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Show hosts: Mel McGowan & Freddy Martin

Show design & production: Barry R. Hill

Theme music composed by Rob Watson, closing music by the Lost Dogs.

Sam parked his beautiful RV outside our studio and spent the hour discussing the heart and soul of theme parks. What makes them special? Why do they keep missing the mark? And what’s his latest journey about as he crosses the country? Tune in for an amazing dive into the DNA of park design.

Our guest for today is Sam Gennawey.

Theme music composed by Rob Watson, closing music by the Lost Dogs.

Show hosts: Mel McGowan & Freddy Martin

Show design & production: Barry R. Hill

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Well, we got to talking so long we had to break it up into two episodes. Make sure you go back and listen to part 1 (episode 2) where we hear Tom share his ideas on design, decisions, and lots of stories from the parks.

Our guest for today is Tom Morris.

Theme music composed by Rob Watson, closing music by the Lost Dogs.

Show hosts: Mel McGowan & Freddy Martin

Show design & production: Barry R. Hill

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Tom happened to be at the studio one day working with us on a project, so we snagged him for a bit longer to discuss his long, long, long history with Disneyland, Epcot, Paris, Hong Kong, and so on. Learn from The Master himself as he discusses design concepts, decision making, and tells lots of stories from the parks.

Our guest for today is Tom Morris.

Theme music composed by Rob Watson, closing music by the Lost Dogs.

Show hosts: Mel McGowan & Freddy Martin

Show design & production: Barry R. Hill

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Hop aboard and join us for our inaugural cruise down the best of themed design. We’ll be discussing the how-to and why of designing attractions with lots of great stories from your favorite parks and destinations. Keep your hands and feet inside the boat…and watch those crocodiles!

Theme music composed by Rob Watson, closing music by the Lost Dogs.

Show hosts: Mel McGowan & Freddy Martin

Show design & production: Barry R. Hill

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