For Scott Curtis, Disney fans hold a special place in his thoughts. Mostly because they’ve well… been in his head. As a child actor, Scott played both Bobby and the voice of Buzzy in Epcot’s much-loved, now-defunct Cranium Command inside Wonders of Life. After hearing of the theft of the Buzzy animatronic, Scott reached out … Read more
We have all seen “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” and we all have a lot to say! Join us as we review the film, get into SPOILERS and rank it among all of the films in The Star Wars Saga! Join hosts Joe Hogarty, Jack McCarthy, Taylor Katcher, and Bradley Wilbamks! WDWNT: Nerd Alert … Read more
In the early 1950’s Bob D’Arcy had just got back to California from playing in the Army Band and was looking for work. Fortunately his father had just been hired at a place that needed someone to tour big-wigs and celebrities around – a still under-construction Disneyland. From there Bob became the very first tour … Read more
On every episode of the Ride Rehab Podcast here on WDWNT, Tyler and Thomas attempt to re-skin rides at Walt Disney World. Sometimes they go off the rails when recording, and compile all the cut content into a mini episode up on their Soundcloud. On the EPCOT themed episode, they had so much cut content, … Read more
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 … Read more
Last episode voice actor and impersonator Brian Hull came on the show. Well, after our chat he told me that a friend of his had mentioned he’d love to chat so here’s a very special guest straight from Pride Rock! Make sure to check out his website brianhull.co and his Youtube channel. Contact Nathan Twitter … Read more
We all have our favorite Disney cartoon characters. Sometimes we wear them on shirts or put them backpacks – maybe even go to the parks and Disney bound as them. Well, Brian Hull likes to go to the parks as characters – just not like you and me. As a voice artist and impersonator, Brian has … Read more
Tyler and Thomas are joined by Jack from Theme Park History inside of Steven Tyler’s abandoned dressing room to talk Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, its place in Hollywood Studios, rhombuses, Monsters, Inc., and the B52’s. Did you know there were more bands Disney was considering? Find out why the show sets are made of cardboard, … Read more
Comic book writer Jim Zub had tackled all sorts of stories. From sword and sandal epics to fun web comics, he’d created tons of worlds for people to enjoy, but then he had to use his imagination for something all about imagination. As writer of the Figment comic books series, Jim fleshed out a world theme … Read more
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 … Read more
On this Halloween episode of the Ride Rehab Podcast here on WDWNT, Tyler and Thomas re-imagine spooky attractions like Haunted Mansion or Tower Of Terror, come up with their own Sleepy Hollow and Gravity Falls areas, and read some listener suggestions for spooky overlays at the Parks! Ride Rehab is the monthly podcast of ridiculously … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
When J. Daniel Jenkins was a kid, he would make sand castles but never play with them. It was the building part he liked best. Years later, Daniel would be helping to build dreams into reality as Senior Project Design Manager for Imagineering. Daniel sits down with Nathan to discuss how to tell stories with … Read more
With all the news and updates to Epcot in the past two years, as well as more news sure to come out of D23 this month, Tyler and Thomas sit down to re-visit their very first episode of the Ride Rehab podcast. What did they predict correctly about the future of Future World? Did Disney … Read more
