Dreamfinders - Director Jeff Blyth
From the mountains of China, to the plains of Kenya and even Moscow’s Red Square, filmmaker Jeff Blyth has focused his camera on all sorts of wonders of the world. Well…more like cameras... nine to be exact.
Throughout his career, Blythe has directed six circle-vision films for Disney, including Portraits of Canada, Wonders of China, The Timekeeper, and Reflections of China. But that's just scratching the surface as Jeff chats with Nathan about the technical struggles of shooting a full 360 degree image for Circle Vision, his time in Africa filming the Disney feature “Cheetah” and how you can find his work in both The Shining and Blade Runner.
As a very special treat, Jeff has also worked with Nathan on a director's commentary track for WDWNT's 360° presentation of his EPCOT film Reflections of China. Be sure to check that out!
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Podcast Artwork - JP Tanner
Editor - Shannen Michaelsen
Quality Control - Ben Harris
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Walt Disney World: A Dream Come True (1986)
This special was created for the Disney Channel in 1986 to mark the 15th anniversary of Walt Disney World. It includes a historical retrospective of the park's creation, as well as a preview of the projects then in the works at Walt Disney Imagineering.
Dreamfinders - Britta & Evan Kasprzak
Evan and Britta Kasperzak have quiet the history of acting, dance, and Disney. Having met in college, the two’s journey led Evan to perform on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance, and Broadway's Newsies while later acting as choreographer for Disney World. At the same time, Britta found herself training young Jedi at Hollywood Studios and discovering a love for fitness training.
Nathan Hartman chats with Evan and Britta about their Disney experiences and the challenges of balancing a romance with personal creative goals.
You can find Evan on Facebook, Instagram and Twitch.
You can learn all about Britta and Weirdo Wellness at weirdowellness.com or on Instagram.
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Disney Parks: Walt Disney Resort Behind The Scenes
Get an unprecedented look behind the scenes at many Walt Disney World attractions including The Haunted Mansion, Mission Space, and The Seas with Nemo and Friends! Learn the secrets, the stories, and the magic of the places where dreams come true!
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Dreamfinders - David Koenig
In 1994, David Koenig authored the book Mouse Tales - the first unauthorized account of the history and culture of Disneyland. With it, he ignited a whole generation of fans, who were just as curious as he was about what was happening behind the scenes at the happiest place on Earth. From there, David wrote several books on different aspects of Disneyland, one on Disney Animation and another on Disney World - all parting the curtain in ways Disney would never do themselves.
David sits down with Nathan to talk Disney’s official reaction to Mouse Tales, his newest book on Disneyland’s original 1955 cast members, and that time former President of the Walt Disney Company Card Walker called him up on the phone.
Keep up with David and his newest book at bonadventurepress.com or find his books on Amazon.com.
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Dreamfinders - Mark Eades
In the late 70’s Mark Eades found himself juggling an internship with Disney productions while also working nights at Autopia in Disneyland. But his work paid off and soon he found himself helping on a little film called Tron and then joining the editorial team for Epcot Center.
For Epcot, Mark worked in post-production on such favorites as Magic Journeys, Universe of Energy, and the Golden Dreams segment of American Adventure, but that's just the beginning.
Mark chats with Nathan about working with Jim Henson on Muppet Vision-3D, casting the voice of Rex for Star Tours, and working on one of the most beloved Universal Studio shows of all time - Terminator 2: 3D.
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Podcast Artwork - JP Tanner
Editor - Shannen Michaelsen
Quality Control - Ben Harris
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Dreamfinders - How Bowers
How Bowers has a history with Walt Disney World. From getting a tour as a child of the Magic Kingdom before opening to sneaking into MGM Studios while it was under construction, How has a long love of not only celebrating the parks, but archiving its elements as part of RetroWDW.com and its podcast. He’s got stories and we’re here to listen!
Dreamfinders is a podcast hosted by Nathan Hartman about the creative culture surrounding Disney theme parks. Episodes release every other Tuesday.
Check out all of How’s stuff!
Retrowdw.com
TeePublic – Sixcities
Bay Lake Society
Buena Vista Historical Society
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Dreamfinders - Andrew Kiste
Historian Andrew Kiste is the author of “The Historical Tour of Walt Disney World Volumes 1-3 and in each he dives deep into how actual history surrounds our experiences in a Disney park, answering questions like how accurate is Pirates of the Caribbean? or should we really should Thank the Phonecians?
Andrew chats with Nathan about how the WDW Explore CD-Rom inspired his Disney love at a young age, what responsibility Disney might have to preserve history in their parks accurately and his news book looking at the 64-65 Worlds Fair and Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.
Find Andrew at his website kistethehistorian.com
Also check out his books at themeparkpress.com or Amazon.
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Dreamfinders - Benjamin Lancaster
Benjamin Lancaster, writer and director of The Further Adventures of Walt's Frozen Head, chats with Nathan about his love for storytelling, how Nikita Khrushchev inspired his feature film, and what lead him to make the movie gorilla style in the Magic Kingdom.
Dreamfinders is a podcast hosted by Nathan Hartman about the creative culture surrounding Disney theme parks. Episodes release every other Tuesday.
Learn more about The Further Adventures of Walt's Frozen Head at waltsfrozenhead.com
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Dreamfinders - Randal Kleiser (Director of Honey I Shrunk the Audience)
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Dreamfinders - Ron Schneider
Actor and writer, Ron Schneider is known by thousands as the Dreamfinder at Epcot Center, but his life experiences are more than you could imagine! Ron chats with Nathan about going to the first operating day of Disneyland, working with a lion at Magic Mountain and writing the first Halloween show at Universal Orlando. When it comes to theme park performance, Ron's done it all (including the role of Walt Disney's frozen head!) and he has plenty of thoughts on the future of the theme park experience.
Be sure to check out his memoir From Dreamer to Dreamfinder - available on Amazon and through Bamboo Forest Publishing.
Dreamfinders is a podcast hosted by Nathan Hartman about the creative culture surrounding Disney theme parks. Episodes release every other Tuesday.
Check out Ron's work!
From Dreamer to Dreamfinder Memoir on Amazon.
Walt's Frozen Head - waltsfrozenhead.com
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Dreamfinders - Jason Lethcoe
Jason Lethcoe started his career in animation working on Disney's The Little Mermaid and his love of story continued as an author for young adult fiction, including Zoom's Academy which made into the film Zoom. These days, Jason has teamed up with Disney publishing on Tales from Adventureland - a book series centered around the fabled theme park area. On this episode, Jason has plenty of tales of his own to share, including a cherished encounter with one of his literary heroes, Ray Bradbury.
Dreamfinders is a podcast hosted by Nathan Hartman about the creative culture surrounding Disney theme parks. Episodes release every other Tuesday.
Check out Jason's books on Amazon or at your favorite book store!
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Email – dreamfinders@wdwnt.com
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Podcast Artwork - JP Tanner
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Dreamfinders - Jeff Kurtti
If you’re a Disney parks fan and a bit of a bookworm, it’s highly likely you know Jeff Kurtti - author of such fan favorite Disney books as Since the World Began, The Art of Disneyland, Imagineering Legends, and 27 other Disney titles!But his writing is just the tip of the iceberg.
Jeff sits down with Nathan to talk about answering fan mail for Imagineering, sitting in meetings with Micheal Eisner and Jeffery Katzenberg, as well as becoming both friends and the official “Shermanoligist” to the great Sherman brothers.
Dreamfinders is a podcast hosted by Nathan Hartman about the creative culture surrounding Disney theme parks. Episodes release every other Tuesday.
Check out Jeff's newest work at your local bookseller or Amazon including, Travels with Walt DisneyPractically Poppins in Every Way and From All of Us to All of You: The Disney Christmas Card.
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Podcast Artwork - JP Tanner
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Dreamfinders - Kirk Hanson
Whether for television, film, or theme parks, Kirk Hanson has used a pencil and a little ingenuity to create some of the most beloved stories of our time. As a story artist for Disney Feature animation, Kirk helped bring to life Aladdin, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Hercules. He’s also found himself over at Imagineering fleshing out ideas for Pirates of the Caribbean and Monster Inc: Ride and Go Seek.
Kirk was nice enough to chat with me about starting his career at Hanna Barbera, pitching scenes to Jeffery Katzenberg, and the Country Bear Jamboree racing dark ride that could have been.
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Editor - Shannen Michaelsen
Quality Control - Ben Harris
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Dreamfinders - Kevin Rafferty
Kevin Rafferty started his Disney career at the bottom washing dishes at the Plaza Inn, but before too long he found himself over at WED assisting the first generation of Imagineers. But Kevin was eager to make his own mark and eventually, as a show writer and developer for Imagineering himself, he would certainly do that.
Love the Tower of Terror? That was his idea. Not only that, but Kevin would, over a 40 year career with Disney, go on to write and develop such iconic wonders as Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach, Test Track, Toy Story Midway Mania, It’s Tough to Be A Bug, Mickey’s Philharmagic, Rockin Roller Coaster and that’s just to name a few.
Kevin sits down Nathan to talk about his new autobiography - Magic Journey: My Fantastical Walt Disney Imagineering Career. They also discuss tons of attractions he pitched that never saw the light of day, that time he pulled off a heist to save Disney history with the voice of Mickey Mouse himself Jimmy McDonald, and how he ended up pitching Carsland before he even knew Pixar was making a film about cars.
Kevin's new autobiography Magic Journey is available all books are sold including Amazon, Disney, and Books-a-Million.
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Dreamfinders - Tom K Morris
Tom K Morris, like many kids in the 70’s, saved up his money from a paper route. Unlike everyone else, he took that money and went to the opening of Disney World - by himself. That determination would serve Tom through the years as he joined Imagineering and found himself working on all sorts of memorable projects.
Tom chats with Nathan about helping legends like Claude Coats and Marc Davis design World of Motion, creating the layout for Journey Into Imagination, and taking on one of the most important projects any Imagineer could - an actual Disney castle.
You can keep up with Tom on his twitter - @tomkmorris.
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Dreamfinders - Dan Viets
Dan Viets wants to save Disney history. As president of the non-profit “Thank You Walt Disney,” Dan works to preserve and restore Walt's first professional headquarters - the Laugh-O-Gram Studios in Kansas City. Currently, the building sits empty and only known by those devotees who seek it out, but, with his organization Dan plans to make it a shining gem of K.C.
Dan chats with Nathan about how Walt’s creativity blossomed in that studio, how a local amusement park most likely inspired Disneyland, and how Dan’s journey connects with Kansas City now having two Tomorrowland moon-liners!
Learn all about and donate to the resotration plans for the Laugh-O-Gram Studio at thankyouwaltdisney.org.
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Dreamfinders - Kevin Brassard
For almost 30 years, Kevin Brassard beat up Nazis, stole ancient artifacts, and ran from explosions. Quite the day job. As the very first Indiana Jones at Hollywood Studios “Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular” Kevin was trained by film stunt legends and now teaches the next generation of actors who take up the fedora and whip.
Kevin chats with Nathan Hartman about how his love of Indy started well before he played the role, what his favorite moment is in the show and how the Stunt Spectacular has an surprising connection with Space Mountain.
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Editor - Shannen Michaelsen
Quality Control - Ben Harris
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Kevin's photo by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda of the Orlando Sentinel
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Dreamfinders - Trader Brandon
Brandon Kleyla, better know as Trader Brandon to fellow tiki lovers and friends, has always been obsessed with the intricacies of pop-culture and, over time, he’s become a part of it himself.
From acting on Nickelodeon shows at Universal Studios Florida as a kid to creating a feature documentary on Indiana Jones fan culture, Brandon’s career has more twists and turns than a pulp adventure novel. Eventually, it all lead him to Disney Imagineering where he became one of the main creative forces behind both Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar and Grog Grotto as well as set decorator for such places as Pandora: the World of Avatar.
A unique episode, host Nathan Hartman was arranging to interview Brandon around the time the quarantine began and, since he was having people on his Instagram feed to chat anyway, he invited Nathan on to interview him live. So fair warning, the audio is a little different this time around, but well worth your time.
Brandon chats with Nathan about his time as a Jungle Cruise Skipper, what it’s like working with Joe Rhode, and they deep dive into all things Indiana Jones.
Keep up with Brandon...
traderbrandon.com
Twitter - @BrandonKleyla
Instagram - trader_brandon
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Editor - Shannen Michaelsen
Quality Control - Ben Harris
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Dreamfinders - Bruce Broughton
Welcome to the inaugural episode of “Dreamfinders” – a podcast about the creative culture of Disney theme parks!
Every other Tuesday, tune in as host Nathan Hartman sits down with Imagineers, authors, actors, dancers, photographers, YouTube creators and other artists to discuss how Disney has inspired them and why they’ve used their talents to create or celebrate the parks.
Our first guest is Emmy-awarding composer Bruce Broughton. Known for such films as Rescuers Down Under, Homeward Bound, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, and the Roger Rabbit shorts, he’s also a favorite of theme park fans for his work on Spaceship Earth, Ellen’s Energy Adventure, Timekeeper, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, Soarin’ Around the World and many more!
On the podcast, Bruce discusses visiting Disneyland in July 1955 during its first week open to the public, and his life working in TV and film. He also talks about the challenges of composing scores for theme park attractions, including his current work on Soaring: Fantastic Flight for Tokyo!
Check out Bruce’s website.
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