Author Archives: Matthew Krul

Walt Disney World and Disneyland get an extra dose of magic during the holiday season. Whether you’re visiting Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, a Disney Resort hotel, or any other Disney destination around the world, experiencing Disney at Christmas is worth the trip, and that’s why I’mContinueContinue reading “Disney Christmas In July”

Disney Parks and Resorts are so effective at evoking positive emotions that we often find ourselves experiencing tears of joy and even chills on our Disney vacations. In many cases, we get tears and chills for the same reasons every time we go. Whether we’re visiting Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, or evenContinueContinue reading “Disney Parks Tears and Chills (Moments of Joy) – Part 2”

Disney Parks and Resorts are so effective at evoking positive emotions that we often find ourselves experiencing tears of joy and even chills on our Disney vacations. In many cases, we get tears and chills for the same reasons every time we go. Whether we’re visiting Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, or evenContinueContinue reading “Disney Parks Tears and Chills (Moments of Joy) – Part 1”

The Great Movie Ride opened with Disney’s Hollywood Studios (formerly Disney-MGM Studios) at Walt Disney World on May 1, 1989. Considered to be the signature attraction of the park, The Great Movie Ride was originally considered for a standalone Future World Pavilion at Epcot. Michael Eisner and the team soon realized that the idea wasContinueContinue reading “The Great Movie Ride (Disney’s Hollywood Studios)”

Theron Skees spent 23 years at Walt Disney Imagineering as an Art Director and Creative Portfolio Executive. His work includes projects at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. Theron also led the redesign of Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World to Disney Springs, and he led the Imagineering team at Disney CruiseContinueContinue reading “Theron Skees Bonus Q&A (Walt Disney Imagineer: Disney Springs, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Parks)”

Listen on Amazon Music Theron Skees spent 23 years at Walt Disney Imagineering as an Art Director and Creative Portfolio Executive. His work includes projects at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. Theron also led the redesign of Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World to Disney Springs, and he led the ImagineeringContinueContinue reading “Theron Skees (Walt Disney Imagineer: Disney Springs, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Parks)”

Imagineer Podcast listeners like you will often send me questions about Disney’s past, present, and future. Whether it’s a question about Walt Disney World, Disneyland, the international Disney Parks, or even upcoming films for Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, or Pixar, I try to answer as many as I can. Once in a while, that meansContinueContinue reading “Disney Listener Questions (Walt Disney World’s 50th, Disney Snacks, Live Action Remakes, and More)”

Scott Wolf’s official Disney work includes everything from the production team of Disney’ original “DuckTales” and “TaleSpin” animated TV series to writing 700+ online articles about Disney history for the Disney Archives’ D23 website. His Disney photography has appeared in numerous books, newspapers and other publications, including two of his own Disney-authorized photo books, featuring hisContinueContinue reading “Scott Wolf – Part 2 (Harriet Burns, Golden Horseshoe, Disney History)”

Scott Wolf’s official Disney work includes everything from the production team of Disney’ original “DuckTales” and “TaleSpin” animated TV series to writing 700+ online articles about Disney history for the Disney Archives’ D23 website. His Disney photography has appeared in numerous books, newspapers and other publications, including two of his own Disney-authorized photo books, featuring hisContinueContinue reading “Scott Wolf – Part 1 (Duck Tales, Disneyland Ambassadors, Robert Sherman, Walt Disney)”

Kilimanjaro Safaris opened at Walt Disney World on Earth Day 1998 (after a soft opening that spring). As the signature attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Kilimanjaro Safaris is Walt Disney’s dream come to life. As a lover of animals and nature, Walt originally intended for Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise to feature live animals, but it justContinueContinue reading “Kilimanjaro Safaris (Walt’s Dream at Disney’s Animal Kingdom)”