The 2 Best Disney History Institute Podcast Episodes
1) DHI 077 - A Brief History of Disneyland Fireworks
This episode tells the story of how fireworks first came to the Disneyland resort in 1957, including interview audio with Mickey Aronson, one of two men who launched the show in its early years. The ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) DHI 024 - Ruth Shellhorn, The First Female Designer of Disneyland
In 1955, there was only one female designer who walked the site each week with Walt while Disneyland was being built. Her name, Ruth Shellhorn, a landscape architect who designed large sections of th...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) DHI 331 - What Theme Parks Give Us - Vol. 3B
Disney Parks were build with the goal of immersion--but in today's modern world, with smart phones everywhere, is immersion now dead? (Part Two) Bandcamp subscriptions - dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
4) DHI 330 - What Theme Parks Give Us Vol. 3A
Disney Parks were build with the goal of immersion--but in today's modern world, with smart phones everywhere, is immersion now dead? Bandcamp subscriptions - dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
5) Walt's Last New Year's - 2025
The story of Walt Disney and the 1966 Tournament of Roses Parade. Bandcamp subscriptions - dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
6) DHI 329 - Home with Walt for Christmas
Diane Disney Miller recalls Christmas with her father, Walt Disney. Disney 2025 Year-in-Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b0fsgTJMDg Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
7) The Story of the Osborne Family Festival of Lights - 2025
The Story of the Osborne Family Festival of Lights. 2025. Support our podcast by subscribing - dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
8) DHI 328 - Mickey at Christmas with Didier Ghez
How Mickey Mouse became a Christmas ambassador in the 1930s. Bandcamp subscriptions - dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
9) Disney World's First Christmas (2025)
The story of Disney World's First Christmas in 1971. Making Mary Poppins Dates: Burbank - Dec 18 - https://burbank.libnet.info/event/14864592 Walt's Barn - Dec 21 - https://www.instagram.com/p/DSGOw...Show More
10) DHI 327 - Disney and the Future of Film
Changes to the film and streaming market--and how these changes will affect Disney. Making Mary Poppins Dates: Burbank - Dec 18 - https://burbank.libnet.info/event/14864592 Walt's Barn - Dec 21 - ht...Show More