Posted on Saturday, 9th July 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Drea Cooper produced this touching video highlighting the personal journey of Walt Disney Imagineer Kevin Rafferty.  If you are a fan of the Disney Parks, but have not heard Kevin Rafferty’s name – trust me, you know his work.  He was writer and director for the award-winning Toy Story Mania attraction, and is currently working [...]

Tags: Imagineer, Kevin Rafferty, Walt Disney Imagineering
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Posted on Tuesday, 23rd November 2010 by Dave Parfitt

An Interview With Disney Imagineering Legend Marty Sklar Not too long ago I received an e-mail from Marty Sklar, retired Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering.  We had previously talked about doing another interview to hear more of his thoughts and perspective from working for 50+ years at the Walt Disney Company.  [...]

Tags: d23, Destination D, DIS Interview, Harrison "Buzz" Price, Imagineering, Imagineers, Kevin Rafferty, Marty Sklar, Ryman Arts, Tony Baxter, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Family Museum, Walt Disney Imagineering, X Atencio
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Posted on Tuesday, 31st August 2010 by Dave Parfitt

In May 2010, Disney Editions released a new book titled “Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look at Making More Magic Real” written by Melody Malmberg with a lot of help from the Imagineers.  This is a sequel to the book published almost 15 years ago with the similar title “Walt Disney Imagineering: A [...]

Tags: Aquasphere, Dan Goozee, Disneyland Paris, Imagineering, Kevin Rafferty, Marty Sklar, Melody Malmberg, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Walt Disney Imagineering
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Posted on Wednesday, 7th July 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Disney’s official fan community, D23, will hold its fall event at the Disneyland Resort September 24-25th in Anaheim, CA.  Instead of the full scale D23 Expo held in September 2009, a slimmed down “Destination D” event will be offered to highlight the history of the 55th Anniversary of the original Disney theme park.  To cap [...]

Tags: Bob Gurr, d23, Dave Smith, Destination D, Great Disney Scavenger Hunt, Kevin Rafferty, Marty Sklar, richard sherman, Tony Baxter
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Posted on Friday, 4th December 2009 by Dave Parfitt

It was recently announced that Disney’s Toy Story Mania! received the amusement park industry’s top international award for an attraction.  Toy Story Mania! won the THEA Award for Outstanding Achievement – an international award given to a new amusement park ride.  Toy Story Mania! is a favorite attraction for our DIS Unplugged listeners for a [...]

Tags: DIS Interview, Disney's California Adventure, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney's Toy Story Mania, Don Rickles, Imagineer, Kevin Rafferty, pixar, Roger Gould, Sue Bryan, Thea Award
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