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Horizons 1 is now departing.

Our final destination today, the 21st century.

Hey, that's some destination.

My wife's right. Way did you see the new towns of tomorrow?

Desert farms and floating cities, even colonies in space.

But you know, this isn't exactly the first time anyone's tried to make this trip.

People have been dreaming about the future for centuries.

Thank you. Hello and welcome to the Imaginear podcast. I'm your host, Matthew Kroll, and you're listening to the inaugural episode of The Imagineer podcast. And I know what you're thinking. Another Disney podcast, right? Yeah, it's another Disney podcast. But I think it's going to be a great experience for all of you listeners out there. This podcast in particular is for anyone who admires, loves, and looks up to Imagineers.

And these are, of course, the folks at Disney who create all the attractions that you see,

all the resorts, anything that you see while you're in a Disney park or Disney resort, and in

many cases even beyond that, looking at Disney Cruise Line and other places around the world,

those are all thanks to the creative engineers and artists and storytellers over at Imagineering.

And for that matter, this podcast really is for anyone who loves Disney. And all of our topics are going to, of course, stretch across any possible Disney topic. And we're going to discuss a lot on this podcast. But first, I wanted to tell you a little bit about my story, who I am to give you a better idea as to why I'm here today and what you can get

out of this experience. So as I mentioned, my name is Matt, and I have been traveling to

Disney since I was four months old. I've had a very lifelong love and affinity for Disney. I think like a lot of you out there, I've gone to Disney

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