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It's that tinsel time of year! What's on Disney+ this holiday season? John A will talk about some of the highlights. Shawn looks at a Disney classic short film called The Small One. John R is exploring the World of Frozen in Hong Kong Disneyland. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast@thehyperionhub.com. Find us on social media on Faceb...

There are plenty of topics to cover this week! Coffee With Kenobi's Dan Zehr joins us to talk about hot Star Wars news, Disneyland Paris lights up the sky with another awesome looking drone show, The Marvels hits theaters and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is honored with a well deserved award. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast@thehype...

Imagine a private tour of Walt's Park. Guest host and huge Disney fan, Chip Joyce recently experienced a VIP tour of Disneyland and shares his experience with us this week! We'll also compare attractions between Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Plus we're marching along talking about our favorite Disney Park Parades. We're thankful you're joining us on The Hyperion Hub! We&#39...

We're looking back at Disney's 2nd decade. Walt pushes the boundaries of animation at the studio with color and quality. The shorts take a huge leap forward and Disney is ready for feature length films. Plus Lightning McQueen hits the soccer pitch in Rocket League. We'll explain. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast@thehyperionhub.com. Find us on...

There’s a new and extremely popular collectible card game called Disney Lorcana and we’re visiting the local game store to learn more. Zeek’s Comics and Games employee and gamer, Palmer Snell joins and teaches us. Plus we’ll discuss our favorite interactive games we’ve played in the parks. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast@thehyperionhub.com....

Catching up on our Disney Views from Disney news. We're talking about the new Haunted Mansion lounge on the upcoming Disney Treasure cruise ship, some wonderful events happening at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, our bucket list Disney Parks, and more. Thanks for joining us at the Hyperion Hub! We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast...

Dave Bossert is back and we’re talking about another one of his recent books, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Visual Companion from Disney Editions. We’re celebrating 30-years of the spooky holiday classic! Plus Mickey’s Not So Scary Party kicks it up a notch as we head into Halloween week. No tricks. Just treats on this week’s Hyperion Hub! We'd love to hear from you! You can email or...

We're celebrating the Disney company's first 100-years by breaking down its history decade by decade. We start things off where everything begins in the 1920s. Highlights include Oswald, Mickey the HYPERION Studio, and the Silly Symphonies. Plus we'll talk about the brilliant new short Once Upon A Studio. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast@theh...

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Dave Bossert in an accomplished writer having produced over 10-books about the Disney company. He’s also worked on some of the biggest Disney films of all-time. He shares his story this week. Plus he talks about his most recent book, The House of the Future: Walt Disney, MIT, and Monsanto's Vision of Tomorrow from Old Mill Press. It’s a deep dive into one of Walt's most unique attractions from Dis...

Live action model for Tinker Bell, Margret Kerry joins us this week. Margret pantomimed movements of the tiny pixie for the animators working on Peter Pan. She shares her story of what it was like at the Disney Studio over 70-years ago. She has a book titled, Tinker Bell Talks, Tales of a Pixie Dusted Life from CreateSpace. Disney wasn’t the only place in Hollywood where Margret spent her career....

Author and historian Mindy Johnson has uncovered some amazing stories when it comes to the early days of the Disney Studio. She shares many of those stories in her book, Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney's Animation (Disney Editions Deluxe) and she also shares more with us in the second half of our conversation with her. Plus Destination D23 gave us some things to talk about. We'll...

We're thrilled to have Mindy Johnson join us on The Hyperion Hub. Mindy has a background in network TV and film production but more recently, she's become an accomplished author. When she began researching her book Ink & Paint - The Women of Walt Disney's Animation from Disney Editions, there was little information. She's since become THE expert on the subject producing a 384 page coffee table siz...

With a name like hers, some would say Bambi Moé was destined to work at Disney. Actually, that's a great story. So is the one about meeting the King of Pop. Then there's that time with Robin Williams. When you spend 2-decades in various roles including overseeing all aspects of music for Walt Disney Television Animation, you tend to collect many amazing stories through many incredible encounters....

In the second half of our look back at our Disney summers John Redlingshafer recaps his cruise and John Alois talks about his day at the Magic Kingdom. We'll hit the highs and a couple not so high moments. We'll also talk about the virtual walk-thru for the newest Disney ship in the fleet. That and more as always this week. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorde...

Collectively, the Hyperion Hub crew visited Disney sites all over the country this summer and we're looking back at our highlights. Shawn starts us off with his SoCal trip. On his vacation, John Redlingshafer got to witness the slowest race in nature and shares his Hilton Head story. That and more this week. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at p...

The Alois family is finishing up their quick trip to The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Join them this week for more fun in the sun. Ride along on "the happiest cruise that ever sailed" on it's a small world. Journey on a trip around The Magic Kingdom on The Walt Disney World Railroad. Head through Space Mountain on The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. You'll hear attraction and di...

The Aloises are taking a quick trip to Walt Disney World and you're coming along. Join them as they enter the grid for the first time on Tron Lightcycle Run. Plus sing along with tiki birds, ride the highway in the sky and hear from a concept designer who has worked on projects with LucasFilm. All this week on The Hyperion Hub! We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorde...

Butch Rigby is the Founder and Chairman of Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. (a nonprofit organization - working to save Walt Disney’s Laugh-O-Gram Studio). We’re glad he can join us this week. Plus the Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse comes to an end with a tremendous final cartoon short called “Steamboat Silly”. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast@th...

John Redlingshafer and his family set sail aboard the Disney Fantasy! But before they launch, they spend 20-hours in Walt Disney World. John shares his thoughts on his (almost full) day on property and goes into details about his family's cruise. Lot's of tips and tricks from the open seas on this episode. Thanks for joining us at The Hub! We'd love to hear from you! You can email or s...

Shawn and Clara’s excellent adventure out west continues this week from Disneyland! The dad and daughter duo hit all the big attractions and take it the popular show, Rogers the Musical at Disney California Adventure! We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast@thehyperionhub.com. Find us on social media on Facebook, Instagram and on Twitter @HubHyperio...

Heading out west this week as Shawn and his daughter Clara are taking in the Southern California sites and sounds. In the first part of their trip we'll hear all about their Hollywood adventures just before visiting Disneyland. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast@thehyperionhub.com. Find us on social media on Facebook, Instagram and on T...

We're covering several various topics this week including: -The new Little Mermaid. How does it compare to the original and where does it rank among the other live action remakes? -Campground food trucks. -We'd love to see more special features on Disney+. -Our summer Disney plans and more on The Hyperion Hub! We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast...

We're looking at Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as we prepare for Indy's final adventure. We're also sharing some of our memories of the great doctor. Plus D23 recently hosted a day in Walt's childhood hometown of Marceline, MO. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast@thehyperionhub.com. F...

If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones! We’re sharing our favorite moments from the great archeologist’s first 2-flicks, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom. Throw on your fedora, swing on over and join our top men as they go seeking fortune and glory on The Hyperion Hub! We'd love to hear from you! You can email or send us a recorded audio message at podcast@th...