Show #21 - The Most Amazing Interview with Disney Legend Bob Gurr
Disney Avenue Podcast
Hello my friends and welcome to one of the most exciting shows in the history of the Disney Avenue Podcast. Today’s guest is no stranger to the Disney community and has always been a man on the move. For nearly 40 years, he has helped move countless Disney theme park guests aboard vehicles and ride conveyances of his own design. As he’s often stated, “If it moves on wheels at Disneyland, I probably designed it.” And he certainly has. He has developed more than 100 designs for attractions ranging from Autopia and Matterhorn Bobsleds to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Monorails. He...
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Show #20 - Interview with Disney Legend Charlie Ridgway
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Welcome back to another exciting episode of the Disney Avenue Podcast. On today's show, host Keith Mahne is joined by MiceChat CEO Dusty Sage for an amazing interview with Disney Legend Charlie Ridgway. Before Charlie was hired as a cast member under Walt, he promoted Disneyland as a news reporter. During 1954-55, while the Park was still under construction, he authored some of the very first articles about Disneyland to appear in any of the major metropolitan newspapers. He also covered Disneyland’s grand opening celebration on July 17, 1955. Eight years later, he joined the Park’s...
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Show #19 - Interview with Two WDW Cast Members from the Early Years
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Welcome to another exciting episode of the Disney Avenue...
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Show #18 - History of the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights with Jim Korkis
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It's the most wonderful time of...
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Show #17 - Dave Bossert Interview
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The Disney Avenue Podcast returns with another...
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Show #16 - Lee Cockerell Interview
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This time around on the...
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Show #15 - Keep Moving Forward Documentary
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Welcome friends to another episode of the Disney Avenue...
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Show #14 - Marty Sklar on the Opening of Disneyland
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Welcome back friends to another special episode of the...
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Show #13 - Floyd Norman Interview
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Welcome to the April 2015 episode of the...
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Show #12 - Interview with Former Imagineer Terri Hardin
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Welcome back friends to the March 2015 edition of the...
info_outlineThe Disney Avenue Podcast is back with this
month's show featuring another fantastic interview with Disney
Legend, Walt Disney Archives founder and former chief archivist
David Smith! Dusty Sage, of MiceChat.com, teams up with host Keith Michael Mahne
for another amazing show. It was a wonderful conversation and a
whole lot of fun.
Walt Disney Archives founder and former chief archivist David Smith
officially joined The Walt Disney Company on June 22, 1970, but his
Disney roots are even deeper.
A fan of Disney films throughout his youth, Dave explained in our
interview, “I grew up in Southern California, and so my
appreciation of Disneyland began as a child.” In 1967, he had
become interested in compiling an extensive bibliography on Walt
Disney. With approval from the Disney organization, he spent more
than a year researching all Disney publications and
productions.
When the Disney family and Studio management decided to attempt to
preserve Walt Disney’s papers, awards, and memorabilia, it was
natural for them to contact Dave to do a study, and make a
recommendation which established the guidelines and objectives of
the Archives. Dave was selected as archivist, and in the years
since the Archives was established it has come to be recognized as
a model among corporate archives in the country. Dave is regarded
as the final authority on matters of Disney history.
The Disney Avenue Podcast is pleased to present
our interview with the legend himself, Dave
Smith...Enjoy!