Disney History Institute Podcast

The Disney History Institute Podcast--exploring the history of animation and of early cinematic amusement parks.

DHI 304 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks Part Six 04/14/2025

DHI 304 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks Part Six The story of mini-parks that Disney once designed but never built. Part Six. /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/36115275

DHI 303 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks Part Five 04/07/2025

DHI 303 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks Part Five The story of mini-parks that Disney once designed but never built. Part Five. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/36025190

DHI 302 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks Part Four 03/31/2025

DHI 302 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks Part Four The story of mini-parks that Disney once designed but never built. Part Four. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35924305

DHI 301 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks Part Three 03/26/2025

DHI 301 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks Part Three The story of mini-parks that Disney once designed but never built. Part Three. Bandcamp subscriptions - dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35875375

DHI 300 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks Part Two 03/24/2025

DHI 300 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks Part Two The story of mini-parks that Disney once designed but never built. Part Two. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35824850

DHI 299 - The Disney Update - March 2025 03/17/2025

DHI 299 - The Disney Update - March 2025 In this update, we cover: New details about the Cars attraction at Magic Kingdom Big reveals about the Door Coaster and more at Hollywood Studios Problems with new theatrical films And more Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35715030

DHI 298 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks - Part One 03/10/2025

DHI 298 - Walt's Lost Mini-Parks - Part One The story of mini-parks that Disney once designed but never built. Part One. Bandcamp Subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35595210

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Ten 03/03/2025

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Ten The story of Mary Blair, the person who is often described as Walt Disney's favorite artist. Part Ten. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35498805

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Nine 02/24/2025

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Nine The story of Mary Blair, the person who is often described as Walt Disney's favorite artist. Part Nine. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35394935

DHI 297 - Disney Mid-Week Update 02/19/2025

DHI 297 - Disney Mid-Week Update After months of delay, Disney has state approval to fill in Rivers of America at the Magic Kingdom. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35346525

DHI 296 - The State of the Disney Company - 2025 02/17/2025

DHI 296 - The State of the Disney Company - 2025 An in-depth look at what is working, what needs to be fixed, and where the Disney Company is going in the near future: from streaming to theatrical releases to the cruise line to the parks. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35300980

DHI 295 - The Disney Update - February 2025 - Part Two 02/10/2025

DHI 295 - The Disney Update - February 2025 - Part Two In this update, we cover: - Recent changes to the Haunted Mansion - Construction updates for Disneyland and Disney World - The new dining scene at Downtown Disney - And more Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35212205

DHI 294 - The Disney Update- February 2025 - Part One 02/03/2025

DHI 294 - The Disney Update- February 2025 - Part One In this update, we cover: - The wildfires impact on Disney in California - Construction changes and updates to Disney World - Quiet new changes at EPCOT and Fort Wilderness - And more Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35115115

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Eight 01/27/2025

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Eight The story of Mary Blair, the person who is often described as Walt Disney's favorite artist. Part Eight. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/35011820

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Seven 01/20/2025

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Seven The story of Mary Blair, the person who is often described as Walt Disney's favorite artist. Part Seven. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34891195

DHI 293 - Ward Kimball and the Disney Strike 01/13/2025

DHI 293 - Ward Kimball and the Disney Strike Ward Kimball and the infamous Disney animators strike of 1941. Link to Red Cross Disaster Releif Fund - Bandcamp Subscriptions - dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34824020

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Six 01/06/2025

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Six The story of Mary Blair, the person who is often described as Walt Disney's favorite artist. Part Six. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34725815

Walt's Last New Year's (2024) 12/31/2024

Walt's Last New Year's (2024) The story of Walt Disney and the 1966 Tournament of Roses Parade. Bandcamp subscriptions - dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34670975

DHI 292 - The Holiday Lights of Fort Wilderness 12/30/2024

DHI 292 - The Holiday Lights of Fort Wilderness The early history of holiday displays at the Fort, along with a discussion of this year's lights. Disney Video Update Winter 2024 - Bandcamp Subscriptions - dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34638740

The Gingerbread Houses at Walt Disney World - 2024 12/27/2024

The Gingerbread Houses at Walt Disney World - 2024 The story of how a culinary sense of competition eventually produced one of the most iconic gingerbread houses in the world. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34626635

DHI 291 - The Disney Update - Holiday Edition 2024 12/23/2024

DHI 291 - The Disney Update - Holiday Edition 2024 In this episode: The Opening of the New Polynesian Tower Rivers of Americas Construction Update Bluey at Disneyland and Disney World Holiday Parties at Disney World Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34572320

Disney World's First Christmas 12/19/2024

Disney World's First Christmas The story of Disney World's First Christmas in 1971. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34533475

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Five 12/16/2024

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Five he story of Mary Blair, the person who is often described as Walt Disney's favorite artist. Part Five. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34457045

Disneyland's First Christmas (2024) 12/13/2024

Disneyland's First Christmas (2024) The story of Disneyland's first Christmas in 1955. Link to Disneyland's First Christmas video: Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34426665

DHI 290 - The Disney Update - December 2024 12/09/2024

DHI 290 - The Disney Update - December 2024 This week we have a chunky episode with many stories. In this episode: The "Tower" Trend at Disney World Updates to Six Attractions at Disney World Permits and Closure for Avengers Campus at Disneyland Disneyland's 70th Anniversary More Controversy around the Walt Disney Animatronic The Good and Bad of the Revised Haunted Mansion Tiana's at Disneyland Is Better than Tiana's at Disney World And More Regulatory Trouble for the Cars Project at Magic Kingdom Bandcamp Subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34336960

The Story of the Osborne Family Festival of Lights - 2024 12/06/2024

The Story of the Osborne Family Festival of Lights - 2024 The Story of the Osborne Family Festival of Lights. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34312470

DHI 289 - Monsters & Muppets at Hollywood Studios 12/02/2024

DHI 289 - Monsters & Muppets at Hollywood Studios What the future plans at Hollywood Studios mean for Monsters Inc and the Muppets. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34217555

DHI 288 - The Disney Update - Nov 2024 - Cake Bake Fiasco 11/25/2024

DHI 288 - The Disney Update - Nov 2024 - Cake Bake Fiasco The story of two troubled restaurants at Disney World--ESPN Club and the newly-opened Cake Bake Shop--and what their stories demonstrate about how the Disney resorts work. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34125456

The Thanksgiving Episode - 2024 11/22/2024

The Thanksgiving Episode - 2024 Thanksgiving stories, from balloons in the sky to turkeys on Main Street. Bandcamp Subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/34101686

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Four 11/18/2024

The Life and Art of Mary Blair - Part Four The story of Mary Blair, the person who is often described as Walt Disney's favorite artist. Part Four. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com /episode/index/show/disneyhistoryinstitute/id/33958037

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