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Hey there, hi, there, and welcome to episode 353 Connecting with Walt, celebrating our 10thennial year.

I am your host and is historian Michael Bowling, and I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good friend Tom Bell.

Tom, how are you today?

I am well, Michael. How about yourself?

Oh, I'm doing very well.

I can't believe that we are, we've just been, like, it seems like Christmas was yesterday and we are at the end of January already. Well, for some of us, Christmas is a little close when we think, because we're still taking down the truth. I wasn't even going to go there, but okay. It's about a third of the way down.

Okay.

Now, Chris is pretty much gone from the rest of the house.

So my goal is this week.

It's going to be down.

Walt Disney once said that Disneyland would never be completed as long as there was

imagination left in the world.

Perhaps that belief tells us as much about Walt himself as it does about the park he created.

Today's conversation is a very special one.

My guest is Don Hahn, producer, director, author, and one of the great

storytellers and stewards of Disney history. Don has spent decades helping bring Disney stories to life,

from animated classics to documentaries that explore the deeper meaning behind the magic.

We'll begin by honoring the life and legacy of Roger Allers,

a remarkable artist, storyteller, and collaborator whose work and friendship left a lasting

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