In this episode, Michael and Craig discuss the history of the gone but not forgotten Disneyland attraction Flying Saucers and its legacy before saying farewell to Craig!

Links:

• Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
• Important DIS links and more information!
• Connecting with Walt on Twitter

Sources:

Books/Magazines:

• The “E” Ticket Magazine Number 39: The Adventureland Story, Disney Historian Michael Broggie, also Flying Saucers
• The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney’s Dream by Sam Gennawey

Websites/Articles:

• Progress City, USA: Patent Pending – Disneyland’s Flying Saucers, 1966
• Disney History Institute: Disneyland 1961 – Flying Saucers by Todd James Pierce

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In this episode, Michael and Craig answer your questions about Walt Disney and his family, Disney entertainment, and more!

Links:

• Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
• Important DIS links and more information!
• Connecting with Walt on Twitter

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In this episode, Michael and Craig answer your questions about the Disney theme parks and Imagineering!

Links:

• Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
• Important DIS links and more information!
• Connecting with Walt on Twitter

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In this episode, Michael and Craig are joined once again by Dave Bossert to discuss his new book outside of the Disney realm titled "Find Your Happy Place: The 8-Step Guide to Expanding Your Creativity through a Personal Retreat."

Buy your copy of Find Your Happy Place on The Old Mill Press

Links:

• Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
• Important DIS links and more information!
• Connecting with Walt on Twitter

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In this episode, Michael and Craig discuss the history of Splash Mountain from its origins to the end of the attraction at the domestic Disney parks.

Links:

• Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
• Important DIS links and more information!
• Connecting with Walt on Twitter

Books/Magazines:

• Who’s Afraid of the Song of the South and other Forbidden Disney Stories by Jim Korkis

Websites/Articles:

• The Complete History of Splash Mountain at Disney Parks by Tom Corless
• A Brief History of Disney: Splash Mountain by Zoe Wood
• The Iconic Legacy of Splash Mountain by Dom
• The Disney Wiki: Splash Mountain
• From Bear Country to Critter Country, Disney’s Opening of Splash Mountain for The Disney Classics
• The Complicated History of Disneyland’s Splash Mountain and Song of the South by Dirk Libbey
• A Brief and Incomplete History of Splash Mountain for WDW Magic.com
• The Story of the Br’er Critters by Sasha Coles
• Joel Chandler Harris for the New Georgia Encyclopedia
• The Wild History of Splash Mountain by C.Z. Anderson

Video:

• The Theme Park History of Splash Mountain

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In this episode, Michael and Craig discuss the final two segments in Fantasia - Night on Bald Mountain and Ave Maria - as well as the film's legacy.

Links:

• Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
• Important DIS links and more information!
• Connecting with Walt on Twitter

Books/Magazines:

• Walt Disney’s Fantasia by John Culhane
• The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968, Edited by Daniel Kothenschulte
• Walt Disney’s Fantasia by Deems Taylor
• The original Fantasia film program

Websites/Articles:

• The Making of Fantasia: Disney’s Masterpiece, Houston Symphony
• The Disney Wiki: Fantasia
• Walt Disney’s Fantasia: JustDisney.com
• “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”: The Genesis of “Fantasia” by Jay Gabler for Your Classical
• Fifteen Fascinating Facts about Fantasia, D23.com
• “Fantasia”: Walt Disney’s Pioneering Classic by Jamie Atkins
• The Untold Truth of Disney’s Fantasia by Sarah Buddery

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In this episode, Michael and Craig continue their discussion of Fantasia moving on to the "Pastoral Symphony" and "Dance of the Hours" sequences.

Links:

• Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
• Important DIS links and more information!
• Connecting with Walt on Twitter

Books/Magazines:

• Walt Disney’s Fantasia by John Culhane
• The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968, Edited by Daniel Kothenschulte
• Walt Disney’s Fantasia by Deems Taylor
• The original Fantasia film program

Websites/Articles:

• The Making of Fantasia: Disney’s Masterpiece, Houston Symphony
• The Disney Wiki: Fantasia
• Walt Disney’s Fantasia: JustDisney.com
• “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”: The Genesis of “Fantasia” by Jay Gabler for Your Classical
• Fifteen Fascinating Facts about Fantasia, D23.com
• “Fantasia”: Walt Disney’s Pioneering Classic by Jamie Atkins
• The Untold Truth of Disney’s Fantasia by Sarah Buddery
• Lost “Fantasia”: The Disappearance of Sunflower by Jim Korkis
• Artists Recall the Making of a Classic : ‘Fantasia’: Walt Disney’s ground-breaking combination of animation and classical music has been restored for re-release on its 50th birthday by Michael Szymanski for the Los Angeles Times

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In this episode, Michael and Craig continue their conversation on the classic film Fantasia picking up with The Sorcerer's Apprentice and The Rite of Spring!

Links:

• Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
• Important DIS links and more information!
• Connecting with Walt on Twitter

Books/Magazines:

• Walt Disney’s Fantasia by John Culhane
• The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968, Edited by Daniel Kothenschulte
• Walt Disney’s Fantasia by Deems Taylor
• The original Fantasia film program

Websites/Articles:

• The Making of Fantasia: Disney’s Masterpiece, Houston Symphony
• The Disney Wiki: Fantasia
• Fantasia | Disney Wiki | Fandom
• Walt Disney’s Fantasia: JustDisney.com
• “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”: The Genesis of “Fantasia” by Jay Gabler for Your Classical
• Fifteen Fascinating Facts about Fantasia, D23.com
• “Fantasia”: Walt Disney’s Pioneering Classic by Jamie Atkins
• Bringing Evolution to the Masses: Disney’s Fantasia as History of Biology by Charles Pence

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