Spencer Wright

Walt's Oasis

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This podcast discusses animals from the World of Disney. Topics come from the world of animated film, shorts, live-action film, theme parks, documentaries, and more. Informed by the values established by Walt Disney, we will discuss subjects ranging from Figaro, the residents of Animal Kingdom, the True-Life Adventures films, and much more!

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Spencer Wright

Episodes

100. Mountain Lion Part 2 of 3 (Charlie the Lonesome Cougar 1967, Run Cougar Run 1972, Patagonia Puma) 24.07.2025 22:20

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am continuing my three-part series featuring the mountain lion. In this episode I discuss the mountain lion’s appearance in two live action films: 1967’s Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar & 1972’s Run, Cougar, Run . I also feature the Patagonia Puma, and two places on Disney+ where you can see more of the puma. Please follow myself and the show on Inst...

99. Mountain Lion Part 1 of 3 (Information About Animal, The Vanishing Prairie 1954, Grand Canyon 1958) 17.07.2025 19:35

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am beginning my three-part series on the mountain lion. In this episode I discuss the animal itself, and their appearance in the 1954 True-Life Adventure film The Vanishing Prairie and in 1958’s Grand Canyon . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or epi...

98. Brave Little Tailor (1938) 10.07.2025 13:54

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring the 1938 Mickey Mouse short Brave Little Tailor . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to waltoasis@gmail.com . Intro an Outro sounds accessible on Pixabay .

97. Dodie Smith (Author of "The One Hundred and One Dalmatians") 03.07.2025 19:09

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring Dodie Smith, author of the 1956 book on which One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) is based. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to waltoasis@gmail.com . Intro and outro sounds licensed under the Creative Commons At...

96. Winston Hibler Part 5 of 5 (Guest Missy Sutton, Daughter of Winston Hibler) 26.06.2025 1:09:31

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am continuing my five-part series featuring writer, producer, director, and narrator Winston Hibler. In this episode I am joined by Missy Sutton, the daughter of Winston Hibler. Missy shares many wonderful memories of her father; as well as memories of her time working at the studio. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @w...

95. Winston Hibler Part 4 of 5 (Those Calloways 1965, The Wonderful World of Disney, The Island at the Top of the World 1974 & More)g 19.06.2025 33:00

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am continuing my five-part series featuring writer, producer, director, and narrator Winston Hibler. In this episode I discuss Hibler’s work on several productions including 1965’s Those Calloways and productions for The Wonderful World of Disney . You can see and here Winston Hibler in a behind-the-scenes featurette for The Island at the Top of the Wor...

94. Winston Hibler Part 3 of 5 (Mysteries of the Deep 1959, Nikki Wild Dog of the North 1961, & Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, & More) 12.06.2025 21:38

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am continuing my five-part series featuring writer, producer, director, and narrator Winston Hibler. In this episode I discuss Hibler’s work on four productions including 1959’s Mysteries of the Deep and 1961’s Nikki, Wild Dog of the North . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-ma...

93. Winston Hibler Part 2 of 5 (People & Places Series, Disneyland Television Programs, & Perri 1957) 05.06.2025 27:12

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am continuing my five-part series featuring writer, producer, director, and narrator Winston Hibler. In this episode I discuss Hibler’s work on several television productions as well as the 1957 True-Life Fantasy Perri . On YouTube, the Keeping Walt in Disney channel has posted a playlist of the People & Places series as well as “Adventure in Wildw...

92. Winston Hibler Part 1 of 5 (Early Disney Career & True-Life Adventure Series) 29.05.2025 33:31

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am beginning my five-part series featuring writer, producer, director, and narrator Winston Hibler. In this episode I discuss his early career with Disney including work on 1948’s Melody Time ; and his role in helping to create the True-Life Adventure series. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also fe...

91. Orca (Secrets of the Whales 2021 & Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory 2023) 22.05.2025 15:50

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring the Orca, also known as the Killer Whale. The orca is featured in two viewing options available on Disney+: Secrets of the Whales and Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to wal...

90. Walt Disney’s Peter Pan (1953) 15.05.2025 25:13

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring the 1953 animated film Peter Pan . You can listen to the December 21, 1953 episode of Lux Radio Theatre here , which features an adaption of Peter Pan . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to email any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to waltoasis@gmail.com . I...

89. Yeti & Expedition Everest (Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom) 08.05.2025 37:41

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring the Yeti and Expedition Everest. I feature both the attraction and the creature which resides within Expedition Everest, at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. For a walk-through and ride-through of the attraction, I highly recommend Attractions 3600 and TheCoasterViews , who both have videos posted on YouTube. Please follow myself and the...

88. Pixar's Kitbull (2019) 01.05.2025 16:01

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring the 2019 Pixar short Kitbull , available for viewing on Disney+. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to waltoasis@gmail.com . Intro and Outro sounds retrieved from Pixabay .

87. Returning Guest Peter Gullerud (Visual Development Artist, Aladdin 1992) 24.04.2025 46:38

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am joined by returning guest Peter Gullerud. Peter joined me on episode 42 to discuss his work on films including The Great Mouse Detective and Oliver & Company . I highly recommend listening to that episode prior to this one. In this episode, we discuss his work as a Visual Development Artist for 1992’s Aladdin, as well as work with live anima...

86. Imagineer Harriet Burns with Guests Pam Burns-Clair and Haley Clair 17.04.2025 1:01:02

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am joined by Pam Burns-Clair and Haley Clair, the daughter and granddaughter of Imagineer Harriet Burns. We discuss the life and work of Harriet Burns, the first woman hired by WED Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering) in a creative capacity. Included are conversations about her work on attractions such as Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room and “it’s a...

85. Verna Felton (Dumbo 1941, Lady and the Tramp 1955, & More) 10.04.2025 18:42

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring voice actor Verna Felton. Verna voiced characters in several full-length animated films: Dumbo (1941), Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland ( 1951), Lady and the Tramp (1955), Sleeping Beauty (1959), and The Jungle Book (1967). I highly recommend Verna Felton by Fredrick Tucker to learn more about her life and career. You can lis...

84. Florence Gill (The Wise Little Hen 1934, Orphans Benefit 1934, & More) 03.04.2025 16:00

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring voice actor Florence Gill, who contributed her voice to about 21 animated shorts including 1934’s The Wise Little Hen and Orphan’s Benefit . You can find her Disney filmography on the Disney Wiki . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or e...

83. African Forest Elephant (Secrets of the Elephants 2023 & Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory 2023) 27.03.2025 15:32

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring the African Forest Elephant. The African Forest Elephant is featured in two viewing options available on Disney+: Secrets of the Elephants Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to w...

82. Bagheera & Leopards (The Jungle Book 1967) 20.03.2025 18:02

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring Bagheera from 1967’s The Jungle Book, as well as leopards of the Indian subcontinent. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to waltoasis@gmail.com . Intro and Outro Music Sitar and Tabla rendition - Freedom Jam, August 2...

81. Song of the South (1946) Part 2 of 2 13.03.2025 32:19

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am part two of two of my series featuring the 1946 film Song of the South , which includes both animated and live-action segments. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to waltoasis@gmail.com . Intro music from the Internet Archi...

80. Song of the South (1946) Part 1 of 2 06.03.2025 34:30

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, is part one of two of my series featuring the 1946 film Song of the South , which includes both animated and live-action segments. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to waltoasis@gmail.com . Intro music from the Internet Archive...

79. Asian Small-Clawed Otter & Warthog (Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom) 27.02.2025 17:08

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring two animals which reside at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. The first is the Asian Small-Clawed Otter, which live in a grotto on Discovery Island. The second is the warthog, which are seen on Kilimanjaro Safaris. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comment...

78. Bill Peet Part 4 of 4 (The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, & Later Life) 20.02.2025 28:46

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am concluding of my series discussing the career of Disney Story Artist Bill Peet. This week’s episode incudes his work on The Sword and the Stone and The Jungle Book . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to waltoasis@gmail.com...

77. Bill Peet Part 3 of 4 (Ben & Me, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, & More) 13.02.2025 33:48

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring part three of my series discussing the career of Disney Story Artist Bill Peet. This week’s episode incudes his work on shorts like Goliath II , and One Hundred and One Dalmatians . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions...

76. Bill Peet Part 2 of 4 (Song of the South, Cinderella, & More) 06.02.2025 24:38

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring part two of my series discussing the career of Disney Story Artist Bill Peet. This week’s episode incudes his work on Song of the South and Aice in Wonderland . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggestions to waltoasis@gma...