Brian Crosby (Marvel Themed Entertainment, Imagineering)

Imagination Skyway

Matthew Krul

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Kids & Family

5 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Brian Crosby is the current Creative Director of Marvel Themed Entertainment for Disney, and it's a role he was practically destined to hold. Growing up near Disneyland in Southern California, Brian developed both a Disney and Marvel fandom from an early age. After winning the Imaginations competition from Walt Disney Imagineering, Brian began as an Imagineering intern before making the jump to a full-time role, where he spent the next decade of his career. A few years after the Marvel acquisition, Brian made the jump to working in Marvel Themed Entertainment, where he currently ideates how to bring Marvel characters and stories into the real world, both at the Disney Parks and beyond the berm. In this podcast episode, I chat with Brian about his Marvel and Disney fandom, his work on projects like the Iron Man Experience at Hong Kong Disneyland and Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout at Disney California Adventure, and his more recent work at Marvel. Be sure to also follow Brian on Instagram for Marvel content and beyond. Which themed Marvel experience is your favorite, and which Marvel story would you turn into a new Marvel experience if you were in Brian's role? Send me your feedback via email or through direct or public message at any of the following and [with your permission] I'll include your message in a future show: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ImagineerPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/ImagineerPodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/ImagineerNews Facebook Group (ImagiNation): https://www.facebook.com/groups/imagineerpodcast/ Email: [email protected] Be sure to check out our sponsor WDW Magazine, the premier magazine focused on Walt Disney World, available in print or digital. If you want to take your love of Imagineer Podcast to the next level and help support the show, definitely consider joining us on Patreon for virtual events, bonus content and episodes, exclusive access to our private Passholder communities and more. How to Support the Show Share the podcast with your friends Rate and review on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-imagineerpodcasts-podcast/id1244558092 Join our Patreon Group - https://www.patreon.com/imagineerpodcast Purchase merchandise - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/imagineer-podcast?ref_id=8929 Download Imagineer Tours - http://imagineertours.com Special thanks to our Deluxe Passholder Patreon members! Thomas N Devan L Katelyn F Jason K Jordan J Dani S Enjoy the show!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to The Imagineer Podcast, your unofficial guide to All Things Disney.
0:30.9	I'm your host, Matthew Krull, and you're listening to Episode 127 of the Imagineer podcast. In today's episode, we're going to be
0:40.2	chatting with creative director of Marvel-themed entertainment, Brian Crosby. I had ran into
0:47.1	Brian at Destination D23 in Orlando and was so excited to have the opportunity to chat with him on the podcast.
0:55.3	I'm so glad he agreed to come on to the show.
0:57.9	And as you'll soon hear, it was such an amazing discussion.
1:01.3	We talked about Brian's career journey starting out with Disney at Walt Disney Imagineering,
1:06.5	talk a little bit about his Marvel and Disney fandom growing up,
1:09.8	and over the last few years, his work
1:11.8	at Marvel, which has covered some pretty amazing experiences and attractions, both within the
1:16.9	Disney parks and beyond the berm. It was such a fun discussion, and I really cannot wait for you
1:22.2	to hear our conversation. Before we jump in, I want to give a very special thanks to our
1:27.1	sponsor, WDW Magazine.
1:29.4	You can learn more and subscribe to WDW Magazine by clicking on the link in the show notes of
1:34.9	this episode or by heading to Imagineerpodcast.com. At the end of the episode, I'll come back
1:40.9	and tell you a little bit more about how you can connect with the Imagineer podcast on all your favorite social media channels and how you can help to inspire and create the future of this show.
1:51.9	So grab some headphones, pull up your favorite armchair, and enjoy this episode of the Imagineer podcast.
2:16.6	Thank you. episode of the Imagineer podcast. Ever since Disney's acquisition of Marvel in 2009, the historic comic franchise has reached new levels of popularity. Through the Marvel Cinematic Universe,
2:18.9	Disney has brought new characters and stories to millions of fans around the globe
2:22.4	and old stories and characters as well.
2:24.9	And the universe continues to expand as we now enter a new phase of Marvel films,
2:28.8	a new era of Marvel series,
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