Daniel Joseph | Disney Imagineer | Illusioneering Lab

Imagination Skyway

Matthew Krul

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

5 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Disney Imagineer Daniel Joseph has been developing Disney Parks illusions and special effects for Walt Disney Imagineering since 2006. As a part of the Illusioneering Lab, Daniel has created effects used in The Haunted Mansion (including the Hatbox Ghost installations at Disneyland and Walt Disney World), Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Trader Sam's, Space 220, and Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast (Tokyo Disneyland), among countless others. In this episode, we chat about his work at Walt Disney Imagineering, his admiration for Imagineer Yale Gracey, and his thoughts about the future of Disney Parks. Be sure to follow Daniel on Instagram at instagram.com/imagineerdaniel Create your own Disney travel memories with our sponsor KMV Travel. Get bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more at patreon.com/imaginationskyway. Tag me and join the conversation below. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationskyway Instagram: www.instagram.com/imaginationskyway Facebook Group (ImagiNation): https://www.facebook.com/groups/imaginationskyway Facebook: www.facebook.com/imaginationskyway TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@imaginationskyway Threads: https://www.threads.net/@imaginationskyway Twitter: www.twitter.com/skywaypodcast Email: [email protected] 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/imaginationskyway Purchase merchandise - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/imagineer-podcast?ref_id=8929 Enjoy the show!

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0:00.0	For the ultimate Imagination Skyway experience, you can now create a free account over at patreon.com
0:07.1	slash Imagination Skyway to listen to podcast episodes without programmatic ads, engage with other listeners, and enjoy Imagination Skyway news episodes, or subscribe to one of our paid membership options for bonus episodes, weekly video calls, and many more surprises.
0:23.3	Learn more and sign up today at patreon.com slash imagination skyway. Welcome aboard Imagination Skyway, your grand podcast tour of the magic.
0:49.1	I'm your host, Matthew Krawl, and in today's episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with Walt Disney
0:54.5	Imagineer Daniel Joseph. Daniel started working at Walt Disney Imagineering in 2006 and has spent
1:01.1	his years at the company developing some of your favorite modern Disney Park solutions and
1:06.2	special effects. In our discussion, we chat about his early interests in special effects and haunted houses,
1:12.6	his admiration for Imagineer Yale Gracie, and several of his projects to date,
1:17.7	including the Hatbox Ghosts installations at Disneyland and Walt Disney World,
1:22.8	his work on Trader Sam's at the Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Polynesian Village Resort,
1:28.4	his pitch for the Beast's transformation into the Prince,
1:32.0	on Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast at Tokyo Disneyland,
1:35.5	and his work on Star Wars Rise of the Resistance, Space 220, and more.
1:40.0	If you are a fan of Walt Disney Imagineering and the Disney Parks,
1:44.0	this is an episode you will not want to miss and was absolutely a blast to record.
1:49.4	At the end of the show, we'll return to Imagination Central, where I'll share ways in which you can stay connected with Imagination Skyway, how you can discuss this topic with others, and how you can help support and inspire the future of
2:02.4	this show. Please remain seated. Keep your hands and arms inside the podcast at all times and enjoy
2:08.0	your Grand Circle tour aboard Imagination Skyway. Daniel, thank you so much for joining me on the show.
2:28.5	It's really a pleasure to have you here on Imagination Skyway.
2:32.6	How are things in Florida these days with Imagineering?
2:36.0	Going really well. It's busier than ever and we're just thrilled that all the really fun projects and
2:46.0	opportunities, you know, there are for making magic right now. It's a renaissance time.
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