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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...

In the 2nd half of our conversation with author and professor James Bohn we take a closer look at Walt’s music abilities. "He couldn't read music," Oscar-winning composer Richard Sherman says. "He couldn't play an instrument. But Walt was innately musical.” We’ll also hear more about James’ process of writing his book, Music in Disney’s Animated Features: Snow White, and the Seven Dwarfs to The Ju...

We found our rhythm this week with James Bohn who authored the book, Music in Disney's Animated Features: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Jungle Book. He's also a composer and associate professor of music at Stonehill College in North Easton, MA. Among the stories he shares, you'll hear what it's like working with The Walt Disney Archives.  Plus in honor of Father’s Day we’ll share our best...

Some tough news as Disney has removed original programming from Disney+ and Hulu. We'll tell you why. 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 @HubHyperion. The Hyperion Hub is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  facebook.com/The-Hyperion-H...

The Halcyon in Walt Disney World will have its final voyage but what would we like to see happen to the ship after docking one last time. 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 @HubHyperion. The Hyperion Hub is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its su...

Author and historian JB Kaufman joins us to talk about the recent film fest in Peoria, IL. We'll breakdown Disney classics Bambi, Sleeping Beauty and several early Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts. Among the serval books JB has written is Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History which you can find on Amazon. Plus Disney's Animal Kingdom is celebrating it's a quarter century and...

Laurie Algar travels the country sharing her unique Disney story. She is the daughter of Disney Legend James Algar who spent 4-decades with the company as an animator, director and producer. Laurie is also an artist working primarily in mosaic. We caught up with her at the 2nd annual Disney Film Fest at the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria, Il. We'd love to hear from you! You can email or se...

Dan Z is back for one more week. We're covering many topics from the world of Star Wars including what he's most excited about when it comes to the franchise's future. Plus Disney has released two new coffee blends from the parks you can purchase at home. 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...

Mr. Z, Dan Zehr from Coffee with Kenobi is back and he's sharing his experience from the recent Star Wars Celebration convention in London, England! We'll talk about the latest seasons of The Mandalorian and The Bad Batch. Plus our own John Redlingshafer has begun a new journey by taking his first steps into a larger world. He watched 1977's Star Wars! We'd love to hear from you! You can email or...