Dreamfinders

DREAMFINDERS: Tiki Tony Talks the Influence of Disney on Tiki Culture

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A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders Tiki Tony

If there is one cultural touchstone that Disney theme parks might have helped bring back from obscurity, it’s Tiki culture. While the Enchanted Tiki Room was in response to the burgeoning craze of the late 50’s early 60’s, when all the bars and rum joints closed down over the years, the Tiki Room kept the … Read more

DREAMFINDERS: Circle-Vision Director Jeff Blyth Gets Creative in 360°

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders 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, … Read more

DREAMFINDERS: David John Marley on the History and Humor of the Jungle Cruise

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders David John Marley

Skipper David John Marley used to sail the rivers of the world for the Jungle Navigation Company at Disneyland. Now a history professor, he’s compiled “Skipper Stories” – two volumes of the best jungle cruise stories money can buy. Marley sits down with Nathan to chat about what it takes to be a great skipper, … Read more

DREAMFINDERS: Martin Smith of MartinsVids on Documenting Disney’s Past

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders Martin Smith

There are Disney theme park megafans and then there are those that transcend the title to become pillars for what the entire fan culture sits upon. Martin Smith is one of those fans. Known worldwide as the “Ken Burns” of Disney parks history on Youtube and across the internet, Martin’s documentaries about attractions, pavilions, and … Read more

DREAMFINDERS: Imagineer Chris Merritt on the Life & Legacy of Marc Davis

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders Chris Merrit

Believe it or not, there was once a time where theme parks were rather humorless. Then artist and Imagineer Marc Davis came along and changed the game. If you like the dog holding the prison cell key in Pirates of the Caribbean or any of the gags on the Jungle Cruise, that’s all Davis and it’s safe … Read more

DREAMFINDERS: Britta & Evan Kasprzak on Newsies, Jedis, and Dancing for Disney

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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dreamfinders evanandbritta 2

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 … Read more

DREAMFINDERS: Mark Eades on Making Epcot Classics, Star Tours, & Muppet Vison 3D!

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders TEST 2

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 … Read more

DREAMFINDERS: Scott Curtis on Voicing Cranium Command’s Buzzy and Meeting E.T.

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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dreamfinders buzzy

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

DREAMFINDERS: Disneyland’s 1st Host Bob D’Arcy on Working for Walt, Opening Day, & Falling in Love at the Golden Horseshoe

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders Bob Darcy

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

DREAMFINDERS: Andrew Kiste on History’s Place in the Magic Kingdom

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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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 … Read more

DREAMFINDERS BONUS: Pumbaa the Warthog!

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders Pumbaa

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

DREAMFINDERS: YouTube Sensation Brian Hull on Impersonating Your Favorite Disney Characters!

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A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders Brian Hull

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

DREAMFINDERS: Epcot Forever Composer Matthew Jordan Leeds

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders Matthew Jordan Leeds

Matthew Jordan Leeds always loved the music of Epcot. From an early age he found himself listening to the work of Bruce Broughton as it echoed through the cathedral like space of Ellen’s Energy Adventure and, from that point on, composing was something he wanted to do. Who would have thought years later he would … Read more

DREAMFINDERS: Jim Zub on Writing for Figment

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A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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Dreamfinders Jim Zub

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

DREAMFINDERS: Former Imagineer Tom K. Morris on Building Epcot and Designing a Disney Castle

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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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 … Read more

DREAMFINDERS: Dan Viets on Saving Walt Disney’s First Film Studio

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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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 … Read more

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