#012 Bob Gurr - Interview with a Disney Legend and Imagineer
Release Date: 05/22/2020
#014 Halloween Podcast - Interview with Psychic Medium Author Michael J. Kouri
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For Halloween I welcome back to the show famed Psychic Medium and Author, Michael J. Kouri. In this episode Michael shares true haunting stories of Disneyland and previews his new book on the spirits that haunt The Happiest Place on Earth.
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#013 Walt Before Mickey - Disney's Early Years 1919 to 1928
Finding Walt Disney
In this episode I speak with author Timothy S. Susanin about his meticulously researched book 'Walt Before Mickey, Disney's Early Years, 1919-1928.'
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#012 Bob Gurr - Interview with a Disney Legend and Imagineer
Finding Walt Disney
In this episode I interview Disney Legend and Imagineer Bob Gurr about his incredible career working for Walt Disney. We discuss Bob's early life as a young boy through his time at WED Enterprises working directly for Walt Disney on the construction of Disneyland. Bob is often quoted as saying..."If it moves on wheels at Disneyland, I probably designed it."
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#010 The Walt Disney Birthplace - Chicago, Illinois
Finding Walt Disney
In this episode I interview Dina Benadon, co-owner of The Walt Disney Birthplace in Chicago, IL. Dina and her husband Brent Young purchased the home where Walt, Roy and their younger sister Ruth were all born and they have embarked on an extensive restoration project to turn the home into a 'Disney-worthy' destination.
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#011 Walt Disney and Christmas
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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#009 Disneyland's First Host - An Interview with Bob D'Arcy
Finding Walt Disney
Bob D'Arcy was just 22 years old and fresh out of the US Army when his father told him of a potential job opening at a new concept in entertainment called Disneyland. Shortly after returning from his post in Alaska to the family home in Southern California, Bob's first stateside job was delivering blueprints to contractors throughout the new theme park's construction site...in Walt Disney's own Jeep. His duties soon expanded to giving tours of the site to investors.
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#008 The Ghost of Walt Disney and Me - HALLOWEEN PODCAST EPISODE!!!
Finding Walt Disney
In this Halloween episode I talk with world-renowned author and psychic-medium Michael J. Kouri about his book 'The Ghost of Walt Disney and Me'. Michael is a famed psychic-medium who has authored more than 70 books as of the publishing date of this podcast.
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#007 Walt Disney's Marceline, Missouri - A Talk with Kaye Malins
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Kaye Malins met Walt Disney when she was just eight years old and knew him for the next ten years until his untimely passing in 1966. Kaye lives on the Disney family farm in Marceline, Missouri where Walt and Roy lived with their family from April 1906 until the summer of 1911.
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#006 Interview with Rolly Crump - Imagineer and Disney Legend
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Rolly Crump began his Disney career in 1952 at the age of 22 as an 'In-Betweener' working in Animation. After working on such notable films as 'Peter Pan', '101 Dalmatians' and 'Sleeping Beauty', Rolly was selected by Walt Disney himself to join WED, present-day Walt Disney Imagineering to help with the design and construction of Disneyland.
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#005 Lost Disneyland Attraction 'Midget Autopia' in Marceline, Missouri
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Walt Disney Hometown Museum volunteer and Marceline resident Lee Hoover talks with me about the progress of the 'Midget Autopia' walking track. Lee shares a history of the Disneyland attraction 'Midget Autopia' that was famously relocated from its home at Disneyland to Marceline as a gift from Walt Disney in 1966. The attraction remained in operation at Walt Disney Municipal Park in Marceline for eleven years until its closure in 1977.
info_outlineIn this episode I interview Disney Legend and Imagineer Bob Gurr about his incredible career working for Walt Disney. We discuss Bob's early life as a young boy through his time at WED Enterprises working directly for Walt Disney on the construction of Disneyland. Bob is often quoted as saying..."If it moves on wheels at Disneyland, I probably designed it."
That quote is quite accurate considering Bob's impressive resume as designer of such iconic attraction ride vehicles as: the Monorail, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Disneyland Fire Engine, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride cars, and the OmniMover ride vehicle system, which appears most notoriously in the 'Doom Buggies' Haunted Mansion ride vehicles.
Bob is not only a Disney Legend, his career is legendary but it did not end when Bob officially left Disney in 1981. In fact, Bob not only continued to work as Designer for many years after leaving Disney, he is still working today!
Be sure to check back for a Part 2 of this podcast interview in which Bob and I will further explore his time at Disney and beyond.
You can learn more about Bob Gurr and his incredible life by visiting:
BobGurr.com
Bob also conducts Bus Tours in Southern California of historic and iconic locations that are significant to Walt Disney history. You can learn more about these incredible WaltLand Tours by visiting:
WaltLand.com
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