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460: Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness with Bambi Moé

Bambi Moé, Former Vice President of Music for Walt Disney Television Animation, talks about her work at the Walt Disney Company and her amazing book, Part of the Magic: A Collection of Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness . She has worked with and met so many influential people and tells us some of those stories. You’ll hear about The Monkees, Robin Williams, Drew Barrymore, and Michael Jackson, to name just a few.    These stories are meant to whet your appetite, because Part of the Magic is available now wherever books are sold! Be sure to follow @partofthemagicbook to see more pictures and video from her amazing career.      SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com . Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONT

459: Popcorn Buckets, Sippers and Sand Worms with Marcus Gonzalez (Ep 459)

The Dune II Popcorn bucket made its mark on pop culture over the past month, from social media mayhem to an SNL sketch! We turned to one of its creators & former STN guest, Marcus Gonzalez ( Zinc Group & former Walt Disney Co. CM), to talk about how theme park and movie theater collectibles have formed their own collecting subculture. From Disney Parks favorites like the Millennium Falcon bucket & Iron Man Infinity Gauntlet sipper to movie theater exclusives like the Dune and Dungeons & Dragons 20-sided Die Popcorn Buckets, it’s a fascinating industry and Marcus shares all the details. He even gives a tease of what’s to come for The Phantom Menace anniversary release on May 3rd.      SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com . Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a

458: Season of the Force Breakdown - Skywalking through Opening Day

We break down Season of the Force so you know exactly what to expect, what to eat, what to see, and what to BUY at Disneyland, from April 5 through June 2, 2024!! Opening day was an absolute blast - we flew with purrgil, met Sabine Wren, and ate popcorn out of a Hutt’s mouth. We will also share with you Imagineer and Lucasfilm interviews from our very early press morning, where we learned some great behind-the-scenes info on the Star Tours update and Season of the Force. Interviews include:   Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald   Michael Serna from Disney Live Entertainment   Karla Gomez, the Food and Beverage Stage Manager   And our friend Matt Martin, Senior Creative Executive of the Lucasfilm Story Group.    Read about Season of the Force here .    Individual Season of the Force Interviews:   https://youtu.be/InLVIzr_gqw   https://youtu.be/uuF4Lc9s8fw     SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverla

457: Star Wars in Disney Parks - A History

This episode features a history of Star Wars in the Disney Parks! As we lead up to Season of the Force 2024 at the Disneyland Resort, Richard and Sarah look back at 37 years of Star Wars/Disney Parks crossovers - including the Darth Vader ballet!! We share fun facts and stories about Galaxy’s Edge, Star Tours, the first Season of the Force, Star Wars Weekends, and more!   We recorded this episode on April 1st, which marks Matt Lanter’s birthday! Matt Lanter voiced Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Rebels, Forces of Destiny and the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special . He also cameoed as a Republic officer named Lant Davan in The Mandalorian episode “Chapter 6 - The Prisoner.” We also love him from the amazing TV series Timeless (2016-2018). Sarah shares a fun anecdote from Star Wars Celebration 2022 in which she was twitterpated by Matt.   More to Explore:   Episode 152: Star Tours Imagineer Mark Eades   Star Wars Weekends 2014   Frank Oz at Star Wars