Dreamfinders Podcast Feed
Your 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.
DREAMFINDERS: Rick Harper Talks Directing “Impressions de France”
Welcome to the final bi-weekly episode of “Dreamfinders.” With this episode, the podcast has interviewed 50 guests. It’s been quiet ...
DREAMFINDERS: Artist Hayden Evans Talks Working at Disneyland & Creating Kitschy Caricatures
Hayden Evans loves to illustrate the soul of people and places. Through his use of bold lines and colors he ...
DREAMFINDERS: Stuntman Kevin Brassard Talks Running from Boulders at the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!
For almost 30 years, Kevin Brassard beat up Nazis, stole ancient artifacts, and ran from explosions. Quite the day job. ...
DREAMFINDERS: Aerospace Engineer Mary Kate Smith Talks Science, Nerd Culture & Disney’s Space Attractions
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand why people love Disney, but, if you are one, it ...
DREAMFINDERS: Former Imagineer Brandon Kleyla on Creating Trader Sam’s & Pandora!
Brandon Kleyla, better know as Trader Brandon to fellow tiki lovers and friends, has always been obsessed with the intricacies ...
DREAMFINDERS: David Danipour Talks Avatar Flight of Passage, The Good Place & More!
Attraction preshows are an interesting aspect of theme park storytelling. They’re the first act of a ride’s story, giving us ...
DREAMFINDERS: Former Imagineer Ray Spencer on Bringing the Hatbox Ghost to Life and More!
Ray Spencer found out early on that his talent as a conceptual designer could be put to use, not for ...
DREAMFINDERS: Rob Yeo & Andy Sinclair Harris on Disney and Design
To love Disney parks is to also love good design. The immersive nature of the parks depend on it. But ...
DREAMFINDERS: Director Randal Kleiser talks “Honey I Shrunk the Audience” and other Disney classics!
Randal Kleiser grew up with a poster of Disneyland above his bed. He knew every square inch and when he ...
DREAMFINDERS: Michael Campbell Talks Disney Trains & Having One in His Backyard!
A staple of the classic “Disneyland” experience, steam trains can take you anywhere from New Orleans to Toontown and its ...
DREAMFINDERS: David Price on his Dad and Disney Legend Buzz Price – One of Walt’s Most Trusted Advisors
When David Price was a child, he, like many of us, found himself playing about as his father worked elsewhere ...
DREAMFINDERS: Shawn Rosell on Evolving as a Vlogger & Disney’s Place in Black Culture
Shawn Rosell isn’t trying to be like every other vlogger who loves Disney and in fact, after moving away from ...
DREAMFINDERS: Musician Gijs Van Winkelhof Plays Your Favorite Disney Park Music!
Gijs Van Winkelhof has always had an ear for a good Disney song. Having taught himself how to play piano ...
DREAMFINDERS: Author Christopher Tremblay on Finding Walt Disney Across America
We’ve all taken journeys to visit places that connect us with moments in history we love. For many Disney fans, ...
DREAMFINDERS: Adam Kreutinger on Figment and the Art of Puppet Making
Adam Kreutinger makes magic one stitch at a time. Through his passion of puppet making, he has both created a ...
DREAMFINDERS: Kirk Hanson on the Making of Aladdin & Working with Imagineering
Whether for television, film, or theme parks, Kirk Hanson has used a pencil and a little ingenuity to create some ...