Walt's Oasis

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am beginning my series featuring Disney Story Artist Bill Peet.  In part one of four, I discuss his early life, and work on a few films including 1941’s  Dumbo . 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...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring  The Good Dinosaur  (2015). 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 Attribution 3.0 Unported available  here . 

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring Ludwig Von Drake, a relative of Donald Duck who initially appeared on  Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color  in 1961. You can find the character’s filmography on the DisneyWiki  here , and the Keeping Walt in Disney YouTube channel  here , where you find many of these appearances. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am continuing my six-part series featuring Art Director and Layout Artist Ken O’Connor.  This week, I am joined by Nancy Beiman, a former student and friend of O'Connor's.  Nancy previously joined me on  episode 28! Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or e...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am continuing my six-part series featuring Art Director and Layout Artist Ken O’Connor.  This week, I am joined by Ed Ghertner, a student of Ken’s at the California Institute of the Arts; who joined me as a prior guest to discuss his own Disney Career on episode 47.   For videos of Epcot of yesteryear, please see this Playlist from the RetroWDW YouTube chan...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am continuing my series featuring Art Director and Layout Artist Ken O’Connor.  In this fourth, of six parts; I am joined by his daughter J.P. O’Connor.  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 .

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am continuing my six-part series featuring Art Director and Layout Artist Ken O’Connor.  This week, I am featuring his work on several films including Cinderella and Lady and the Tramp . I am also joined by Special Guest Nancy Beiman for a portion of the episode, who will help us understand O’Connor’s work on 1955’s Lady and the Tramp . Please follow myself...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am continuing my six-part series featuring Art Director and Layout Artist Ken O’Connor.  This week, I am featuring his work on Fantasia, Dumbo , Make Mine Music , & Melody Time. 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@gm...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am beginning my six-part series featuring Art Director and Layout Artist Ken O’Connor.  This week, I am featuring his early work at the studio, including work on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio .   Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episo...

This week on Walt’s Oasis I feature the hippopotamus.  Guests at Walt Disney World can view the hippopotamus on Kilimanjaro Safaris and Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail in Animal Kingdom. 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 . Hippo sounds sourced from:...

This week on Walt’s Oasis, I feature part two of two of my series about P.L. Travers and Walt Disney.  P.L. Travers is most well-known for authoring the Mary Poppins books, and she consulted on the 1964 film. 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 . Yo...

This week on Walt’s Oasis, I feature part one of two of my series about P.L. Travers and Walt Disney.  P.L. Travers is most well-known for authoring the Mary Poppins books, and she consulted on the 1964 film. 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 . You...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring 1941’s Dumbo .  This is part 2 of 2. 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 “Quality Plus” from the Internet Archive.

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring 1941’s Dumbo , with part two to come next week! 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 “Quality Plus” from the Internet Archive.

This week on Walt’s Oasis I am joined by Dane Tankesly.  Dane is this host and creator of the Big Beautiful Dis YouTube Channel.  Dane has joined me to discuss his work directing Beyond the Glass: The WDW Animation Building , a documentary about the animation studio which once existed at Walt Disney World.

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring two animals which reside at Walt Disney World.  The Malayan Flying Fox resides on Asia’s Maharajah Jungle Trek in Animal Kingdom; and the Ruppell’s Griffon vulture at Animal Kingdom Lodge. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggest...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am joined by Brian Jefcoat.  We discuss his work on Dinosaur, Lilo & Stitch, Brother Bear, and Bolt.     Please check out his website here . 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 .

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring the Snow Leopard.  The Snow Leopard resides in Central Asia; and footage of them included in Disneynature’s Born in China and Ghost of the Mountains is probably some of the best ever captured. I highly recommend following @snowleopardtrust on Instagram to see images of these gorgeous animals. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spen...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am joined by Brian P. McEntee.  We discuss several aspects of his work within the World of Disney including work on Epcot’s Cranium Command and serving as Art Director for 1991’s Beauty and the Beast . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or episode suggest...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring Hans Christian Andersen, an author who has had many works adapted by the World of Disney.  In addition, I am featuring two Silly Symphonies based on his work, the 1931 and 1939 versions of The Ugly Duckling . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring two animals which are available for guests to see at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom.  The first is the Babirusa which lives in the Oasis; and the second is the Bar-Headed Goose which lives on Asia’s Maharajah Jungle Trek. Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any co...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am joined by Dr. Stuart Sumida; a biologist and paleontologist.  Dr. Sumida is an expert in teaching anatomy to animators and artists, having contributed to more than 70 feature-length films, television programs, and video games.  We discuss his work on several features including The Lion King and Tarzan ; as well as consulting during the creation of Dinola...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am featuring the Spotted Hyena, an often misunderstood animal who appears in the 1994 and 2019 versions of The Lion King . This blog posting is a great place to learn more about these powerful and intelligent animals.     Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am joined by Foxx Nolte, author of “Hidden History of Walt Disney World” and a former Magic Kingdom Cast Member. You can find Foxx’s blog here and a link their fantastic books on Amazon . 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 waltoa...

This week on the Walt’s Oasis podcast, I am joined by professional animator Scott T. Petersen. We discuss his work on features including Piglet’s Big Movie, The Lion King 1 ½, Kronk’s New Groove, and much more! Scott is the owner of Golden Street Animation . Please follow myself and the show on Instagram @spencerwright1989 and @waltoasis. Please also feel free to e-mail any comments, questions, or...