Turkey Leg Talk

Back by popular demand this week is a three part podcast series all rolled into one episode. Back to the Speedway the Complete Series is a first person story set in Walt Disney World in both the present and the past. I've had a lot of positive feedback on these episodes and combining them into one full show is a great way for new listeners to listen and for listeners who've been around for a while to relive the adventure!

What happens when Disney Legend Bob Gurr tells me about time travel technology that not only exists in the world, but was hidden in plain view in a WDW theme park? Listen in and find out!

Walt Disney was a visionary who often would do things that didn't make a lot of sense to those who worked with him. I've read a story where he had workers at Disneyland pave over a beautiful flower garden that guests were walking through instead of putting a fence around it. He told anyone who would listen that obviously there was a reason why the guests were walking through those flowers and that he wanted to make it easier for the guests to get where they were going. This story is a bit like that. I hope you enjoy this week's Word of the Week – Spire.

Why is there a 19th century gold spire on top of Sleeping Beauty castle? It all goes back to Walt Disney's vision.

Disney Legend Bob Gurr was first hired by Walt Disney himself in 1954 to work on the body of the Autopia vehicles. Bob parlayed that job into a long career of design for Walt Disney Imagineering. I hope you enjoy episode 212: An Afternoon with Bob Gurr!

Disney Legend Bob Gurr joins me this week to talk about his favorite attraction, his proudest moment as an Imagineer, and much more!

Walt Disney World has been welcoming guests back since mid-July and I've had a chance to talk to quite a few guests who've been there with their families. I hope you enjoy Episode 211: Returning to WDW as a Family!

What's it like for kids in Walt Disney World these days? Is it worth going with all of the precautions and restrictions? Let's find out!

One thing I have missed tremendously during 2020 is Disneyland. I've been to the parks every single year since I started as a travel agent and I don't see myself slowing down any time soon! If you can't get to Disneyland, however, a virtual trip in 3D might be the next best thing! I hope you enjoy Episode 210: Disneyland in 3D with Dave Bossert!

Disney animator and author Dave Bossert and I talk about Disney's golden era of animation and Disneyland in 3D!

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Disneyland's Adventureland was set to be immersed in a George Lucas-run franchise in the 1980's. This franchise had much more to do with snakes and whips than lightsabers and blasters. I hope you enjoy this week's Word of the Week – Lost.

An entire Indiana Jones-themed mini-land is coming to Disneyland's Adventureland in the late 1980's!