Kate (Disney Cicerone) & Kirk (Walrus Carp)

Distory with Kate & Kirk

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Exploring the history of the Disney Parks (with a dash of the ridiculous!), Distory with Kate and Kirk is an adventure into the fascinatingly obscure details that have made the Disney parks what they are today.

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Kate (Disney Cicerone) & Kirk (Walrus Carp)

Episodes

7. Haunted Mansion Distory - Part 6 - The Grand Hall 04.06.2022 1:33:47

In this episode of Distory with Kate & Kirk, ghosts are beginning to materialize as we enter the Grand Hall (aka The Ballroom) of the Haunted Mansion and give a detailed account of the secrets, stories, effects, and details you might have missed while flying by in your Doom Buggy. Kirk shows us a way to replicate the Pepper's Ghost effect in our very own homes, and we go a little rogue spe...

6. Haunted Mansion Distory - Part 5 - Music Room, Endless Hallway, & Seance Room 28.05.2022 1:09:35

In this episode of Distory with Kate & Kirk, we dodge hot and cold running chills in the endless hallway of the Haunted Mansion before exploring the details of the Music Room and finally venturing into the mystical and magical realm of the Seance Room. We summon all our historical knowledge of Madame Leota, ectoplasm, seance circles, and MAPO devices, while also considering how the overarching...

5. Haunted Mansion Distory - Part 4 - Concept Art & Portrait Gallery 21.05.2022 46:10

In this episode, Kate (in Disneyland) walks us through a display of actual Haunted Mansion concept art on display while Kirk guides us through the Sinister 11. We also discuss the portrait gallery, the museum of the weird, and walk through the queue of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion together. If you'd like to watch Kirk & Kate do a side-by-side comparison of Disneyland & Disney World...

4. Haunted Mansion Distory - Part 3 - The Foyer & Stretching Room 14.05.2022 1:10:41

Is this Haunted Mansion series stretching (on forever), or is it just your imagination? In this episode, we finally step foot into the Haunted Mansion's foyer where we meet the secrets of the Aging Man and some wall-to-wall creeps before wandering into the history, story, and detail-rich Stretching Room. Trigger warning: Suicide/Hanging as part of the Haunted Mansion storyline Join us LIVE on...

3. Haunted Mansion Distory - Part 2 - The Music, Concepts, & Queue 07.05.2022 1:40:41

In this episode of Distory, special guest & Musicologist Dr. Eliot Grasso joins us for an in-depth discussion of the music of the Haunted Mansion. We also explore the complicated concept background of the attraction with all of its twists and turns that inspired the version we know and love. Before we leave this episode, we pause to appreciate the intricacies of the queue as we prepare to ente...

2. Haunted Mansion Distory - Part 1 - Outside the Mansion 30.04.2022 1:06:32

In this Episode of Distory with your Ghost Hosts Kate and Kirk, we explore an in-depth history of the outside structure of both the Walt Disney World (Florida) and original Disneyland (California) versions of Disney's Haunted Mansion. You'll hear about the ways the design of the mansion changed, what inspired historical buildings inspired the architecture, and the significance of where eac...

1. Pirates of the Caribbean History - Concept to Ride Through 23.04.2022 1:44:46

In this our inaugural first-ever episode of Distory with Kate & Kirk, we dive deep into the history of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, sharing treasures that we've found in our research as Disney historians & creators. From early design concepts to a virtual ride-through, we compare and contrast the brilliance of the design of both the Disneyland and Disney World vers...