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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Episode 10: Urban Design with Sam Gennawey - Main Street U.S.A.

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Places & Travel, Leisure, Society & Culture

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2012

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Join Len and Sam Gennawey, urban designer and author of the new book "Walt and the Promise of Progress City" as they walk around Main Street U.S.A in the Magic Kingdom. Presented by AAA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This Podcast is sponsored by AAA, the American Automobile Association.

0:05.0

AAA members get discounts on tickets, resort accommodations, and more at Walt Disney World and other Orlando attractions.

0:10.0

If you book a qualifying Walt Disney World Resort Vacation Package at select AAA offices,

0:16.0

you'll receive a free subscription to Touringplans.com, as well as dedicated trip planning resources just for AAA clients.

0:22.0

Go to AAA. com or ask your local

0:24.3

triple-a travel agent for more details on this offer.

0:27.0

Hi this is Lynn Testo with the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney

0:35.4

We're back for another edition of the unofficial guide's Disney dish podcast with Jim

0:36.9

Hill and Jim will be along a little later but for today we have a for now for this episode

0:42.0

We have a special treat. I'm here with

0:44.3

Sam Genoway urban designer and author of the the new book Walt and the promise of

0:49.9

Progress City. We're here in the beginning of the very entrance of the Magic Kingdom.

0:56.0

And today we're going to walk through the Magic Kingdom and look at it from the perspective of urban design.

1:01.0

That is the architecture, the style style the overall layout of the park and what

1:06.0

Disney's architects were trying to get out of that design what were

1:10.6

what they were going for in terms of those themes.

1:12.6

Sam, welcome to the show.

1:14.0

I'm happy to be here, Land, this is great.

1:15.9

Thanks, Sam.

1:16.9

And Sam, your book is available on Amazon, Walden The Promise of Progress City.

1:20.0

It's available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback format.

1:23.4

Fabulous.

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