Author Archives: Matthew Krul

When you visit Walt Disney World, Disneyland, or any other Disney destination, it’s important to remember to make healthy choices to maximize not only your health but also your happiness at the most magical place on earth. This extends not only to the food that you eat but so much more. In fact, food onlyContinueContinue reading “Healthy Choices at Disney (Episode 79)”

One of the most premium experiences available at the Disney Parks and Resorts is taking a VIP Tour with a Guest Relations Cast Member. VIP Tours at Walt Disney World and Disneyland come with an array of benefits, including having your day planned out by an expert Cast Member; having someone physically walk you aroundContinueContinue reading “Disney VIP Tours (Episode 78)”

Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout opened at Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in May 2017. While many thought the new attraction would be a simple retheming of Tower of Terror, which had lived at the park since 2004, Joe Rohde and his team of Walt Disney Imagineers thought about the newContinueContinue reading “Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout (Episode 77)”

We’re continuing our “Marvel-ous May” series with a Marvel This or That Imagineer Podcast episode double-header! On one side of the bracket, we’ll place various Marvel heroes into one-on-one face-offs, including Spider-Man, Ant Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Rocket and more. On the other side of the bracket, we’ll place Marvel villains intoContinueContinue reading “Marvel This or That: Heroes and Villains (Episode 76)”

We’re kicking off our “Marvel-ous May” series by counting down our favorite moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Whether these moments make us laugh, cry, cheer, or simply watch our childhood heroes come to life on the big screen, there’s no doubting the impact that Marvel Entertainment has had on box office audiences for moreContinueContinue reading “Marvel Moments (Episode 75)”

Leslie Iwerks is an Academy Award® and Emmy® nominated director and producer and the founder of Iwerks and Co. Over a span of more than 10 years, Leslie has produced films that include The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story, The Pixar Story, Industrial Light and Magic: Creating the Impossible, League of Legends Origins, and most recently, The ImagineeringContinueContinue reading “Leslie Iwerks (Episode 74)”

Tony Bancroft is an iconic Disney animator from the Disney Renaissance. As an award-winning animator and director, he has produced some iconic characters that Disney fans know and love to this day, including Pumbaa from The Lion King, Iago from Aladdin, Cogsworth from Beauty and the Beast, and many more. Tony also co-directed Mulan (1998) with Barry Cook and wentContinueContinue reading “Tony Bancroft (Episode 73)”

The Canada Pavilion first opened at Epcot on October 1, 1982 (the same day that the park opened at Walt Disney World). In addition to its beautiful design, the Canada pavilion also features a CircleVision film attraction called “Canada: Far and Wide”, which debuted in January 2020 and replaced the former attraction called “O Canada”.ContinueContinue reading “Canada Far and Wide (Episode 72)”

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart is perhaps best known as the Genie in the original cast of Disney’s Aladdinthe Broadway Musical, but his portfolio spans well beyond this role to a number of impressive performances. James has also performed as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton: An American Musical, Bobby in the original castContinueContinue reading “James Monroe Iglehart (Episode 71)”

Festival of the Lion King was an opening day attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom when it opened at Walt Disney World on April 22, 1998. Throughout the last 22 years, the show hasn’t changed much (other than a location change from Camp Minnie-Mickey to Africa) because it remains a fan favorite devoted to the 1994ContinueContinue reading “Festival of the Lion King (Episode 70)”