Author Archives: Matthew Krul

The Land Pavilion has been a staple at Epcot since it opened on the park’s official dedication, October 1, 1982. While many guests now visit this pavilion because of the signature attraction, Soarin’ (something we’ll be sure to cover in a future episode), the other attractions here, especially Living with the Land, have a long,ContinueContinue reading “Living With The Land (Episode 60)”

Jim Sarno was a Walt Disney Imagineer working on the opening team for Epcot. He worked in the model shop with Harriet Burns, Joe Rohde, and many more classic Imagineers. Working on many of the pavilions we know and love at Epcot – including The Land Pavilion, Imagination Pavilion, Communicore, and Spaceship Earth – JimContinueContinue reading “Imagineer Jim Sarno (Episode 59)”

Bret Iwan has been the official voice of Mickey Mouse for the last 10 years and is only the fourth voice actor in Mickey’s lifetime to officially play the role (first was Walt Disney, then Jimmy MacDonald, then Wayne Allwine). Whether it’s Disney on Ice, a new attraction in the Disney Parks, a video game,ContinueContinue reading “Bret Iwan | The Voice of Mickey Mouse (Episode 58)”

This episode is my love letter to IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. On September 30, 2019, I was lucky enough to be in attendance of this Epcot nighttime spectacular’s final curtain call. In the spirit of nostalgia, I turned on the mics and stood in the back of the crowd to record the best audio IContinueContinue reading “We Go On (Bonus Episode)”

McNair Wilson is a retired Walt Disney Imagineer who coined the term “Streetmosphere” (now commonly used in the theme park industry) and created street theater performances across the Disney Parks, especially at Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios (at the time it was still called Disney-MGM Studios). McNair is also responsible for creating the name “DowntownContinueContinue reading “Imagineer McNair Wilson (Episode 57)”

Harriet Burns was known as Walt Disney’s First Lady of Imagineering, not only because of her contributions to the organization but also because she truly was the first woman hired at WDI in a creative capacity. Harriet is a Disney Legend and even has a window on Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland. Working directly withContinueContinue reading “Imagineer Harriet Burns (Episode 56)”

This year, The Walt Disney Company made hundreds of announcements at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. Even as I was preparing this list of major announcements, I was amazed at how much Disney news was revealed between Disney Plus, Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation, Disney Studios, Disney Legends, and the Disney ParksContinueContinue reading “D23 Expo 2019 Recap (Bonus Episode)”

The American Adventure was an opening day attraction at Epcot on October 1, 1982, and has been a part of the park’s history ever since. Whenever I take a trip to Walt Disney World, I always enjoy experiencing this attraction, so in today’s Imagineer Podcast episode, we’ll talk about the history of the show, shareContinueContinue reading “American Adventure (Episode 55)”

The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland Park just celebrated its 50th anniversary, so now more than ever seems the perfect time to discuss this classic attraction. Of all the attractions at Disney Parks around the world, there are few that can beat The Haunted Mansion’s popularity. Although there have been a few incremental updates to theContinueContinue reading “Haunted Mansion (Episode 54)”

Some of the biggest events of the year at Walt Disney World are the RunDisney races. There are so many aspects of RunDisney that make it special: it turns runners into Disney fans and Disney fans into runners, it encourages people to be their very best, and it creates a positive community of goal-setting go-getters,ContinueContinue reading “Run Disney Part 2 (Episode 53)”