Disney at Work & Play Podcast
1) A New CEO is Announced: Disney Insights on Josh D'Amaro
In overviewing 2026 I said that the naming of a new CEO would be the most important milestone of the year for Disney. In truth, it may be the biggest moment of the decade. Today, February 3rd 2026, Th...Show More
2) Disney Insights on Villains Land, Haunted Mansion, Disneyland Handcrafted, & Star Wars Galaxy's Edge
Several topics have been circling around recently, and I thought it would be a great opportunity to offer some thoughts about what is going on in several Disney park realms. Anything about Villains La...Show More
3) Countdown to Extinction! Diggin' for Insights in DinoLand USA
Extinction is coming fast for Dinoland, so many areas have closed and the remainder will come to an end quickly. We bid our final adieu by digging for lessons to be learned from this corner of Disney'...Show More
4) Walt Disney Imagineering: The Secret to Being on Time, Under Budget & On Benefit
The Wall Street Journal this week published an article entitled, "The 3,000-Person Team Working in Secret to Create Disney Magic". This article written by Ben Fritz makes a number of claims about the ...Show More
5) Disneyland 70th: Celebrating Mickey's Toon Town
As we enter 2026 we continue our celebration of Disneyland's 70th anniversary with a look at Mickey's Toon Town. One of the newer places on the map, this little corner beyond Fantasyland is filled wit...Show More
6) Celebrating 2025! Anticipating 2026!
I have to admit that this year has flown by quickly. Full of highlights, but still Spring became summer, and summer went right into Thanksgiving, and the next thing you knew the year was closing. On m...Show More
7) Judy Perry Daley: Walt Disney World's VIP
Seasons Greetings! Happy Holidays! This has been a wonderful year in many ways, but it has also been a year of tremendous lost to myself and many who knew Judy Perry Daley. Judy was the first female m...Show More
8) Disneyland's 70th Anniversary: Star Wars Galaxy's Edge
Bright Suns! Throughout this year we have celebrated Disneyland's 70th Anniversary by looking at the nine lands of the park. And as the celebration continues in Anaheim, we continue our celebration he...Show More
9) Epcot International Festival of the Holidays 2025
Everyone knows that the minute Halloween is over the Disney Parks ready themselves for the Christmas holidays. Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom seem to up and read...Show More
10) Disney Adventure World at Disneyland Paris: Past, Present & Future
Disney has announced that Disney Adventure World is opening in Paris on March 29th, 2026. This is one of Disney’s biggest remakes of a theme park, one that has had troubled origins and is now just eme...Show More