Theme parks have a way of transporting us to magical places, and sound is crucial in maintaining the illusion. From the most action-packed attractions to the background music playing between park areas, theme park sound designers have thought of it all. In this episode, we speak to Joe Herrington and Mike Fracassi, two Disney Imagineers who work to maintain ... Show More
Nov 19
Defying Gravity: The Audio Wizardry of Wicked's Live Vocals
In movie musicals, the vocals are almost never recorded live on-set. Instead, the actors pre-record their songs, then lip sync to those recordings while filming. But on Wicked, they threw out the rulebook, and recorded all of the lead vocals live. In this episode, Production Soun ... Show More
32m 21s
Sep 2022
Episode 53: The Disneyland Ride
We were some of those that thought Walt Disney World and Disneyland have the exact same rides, well they don't. On this episode, we're talking about all the rides we experienced at Disneyland Park and California Adventure. We also discuss the upcoming D23 Expo, Disney+ Day, chang ... Show More
48m 22s
May 2024
Disney's $60 Billion Parks Plan
Riley and Aaron discuss Disney's announcement of investing $60 billion over 10 years into their parks, with $1.9 billion specifically going to Disneyland expansions.They analyze what the investments could go towards, like potential new lands, rides, and expansions based on concep ... Show More
40m 45s
Mar 2022
[REDIFFUSION] Quelles sont les meilleures anecdotes sur Disneyland Paris ?
Quelles sont les meilleures anecdotes sur Disneyland Paris ? En 2022, Disneyland fête ses 30 ans ! En 1955, après 10 ans de travail, le visionnaire Walt Disney réalise son plus grand rêve : construire à Anaheim en Californie, un parc d’attractions qu’il a complètement imaginé déd ... Show More
4m 25s
Nov 2020
Updates: Galactic Starcruiser, Cosmic Rewind + Fantasy Springs at Tokyo Disney!
Aaron and Riley catch updates on the parks from the 2020 IAAPA Expo: Virtual Education Conference. Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Josh D’Amaro gave Disney fans many hopeful glimpses into attractions, as well as new Disney Park updates that we can expect in the ... Show More
36m 35s