Rolly Crump (Disney Legend, Imagineer, Animator)

Imagination Skyway

Matthew Krul

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

5 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Rolly Crump is a retired Walt Disney Imagineer, Disney Animator, and Disney Legend who began at The Walt Disney Studios in 1952. After working on classic films like Peter Pan, 101 Dalmatians, and Sleeping Beauty, Rolly was recruited by Walt Disney to join WED Enterprises (now called Walt Disney Imagineering). From 1959 until the early 1970's, Rolly worked on projects for the 1964 World's Fair (most notably "it's a small world" with Mary Blair), Disneyland, and the Magic Kingdom. Rolly left the company to work on some non-Disney projects and then returned to help support the development of Epcot. Rolly also has his own autobiography called "It's Kind of a Cute Story" and has recently been featured in The Imagineering Story on Disney+. In this episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with Rolly about his life, career, and legacy. Which of Rolly's many contributions to Disney do you admire the most? 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/ Be sure to check out our sponsor WDW Magazine, the premier magazine focused on Walt Disney World, available in print or digital. Disney news and travel tips: Be sure to visit our Disney news partner, The Kingdom Insider: Website: https://thekingdominsider.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/KingdomInsider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekingdominsider/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tkidisneynews YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfNy6LP8uPSjsktoPBr5JTQ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TKIDisneyNews/ Vacation Planning: Planning a trip to Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Adventures by Disney, or another Disney destination? Visit our trusted partner, Academy Travel: Walt Disney World: https://apps.itams.com/AcademyCRM/form/waltdisney/IP Disneyland: https://apps.itams.com/AcademyCRM/form/disneyland/IP Disney Cruise Line: https://apps.itams.com/AcademyCRM/form/disneycruise/IP Aulani: https://apps.itams.com/AcademyCRM/form/Aulani/IP Adventures by Disney: https://apps.itams.com/AcademyCRM/form/DisneyAdventure/IP 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 the Imagineer Society - 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 Imagineer Society "Hero" Members: Jesse Park Jessica Brand Enjoy the show!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Imagineer Podcast, your unofficial guide to all things Disney.
0:31.8	I'm your host, Matthew Krull, and you're listening to Episode 90 of the Imagineer podcast. In today's episode, I have the
0:41.6	pleasure of chatting with Walt Disney Imagineer Raleigh Crump. Raleigh is a true Disney legend.
0:50.4	He worked as an animator at the Walt Disney Studios going back to Walt's era, and of course
0:58.7	then started up as one of Walt's not original Imagineers, but started up just a couple years
1:04.7	later at Wed Enterprises, working on attractions for the 1964 World's Fair, Disneyland, and Walt Disney World.
1:13.6	He is such a fun personality, an incredible person to talk to, and has so many incredible memories
1:19.6	of what it was like to work with Walt Disney and all the other Imagineers you know and love
1:25.6	at Wed Enterprises and at Walt Disney Animation.
1:30.2	Of course, at the end of the episode, I'll come back and tell you a little bit more about how
1:34.1	you can connect with the Imagineer podcast on all your favorite social media channels
1:39.3	and how you can help to inspire and create the future of the show.
1:44.9	So, grab some headphones, pull up your favorite armchair, and enjoy this episode of the Imagineer podcast. The
2:03.6	I'm not going to be the The So my guest on the podcast today needs really no introduction.
2:57.0	If you know anything about Disney and Walt Disney Imagineering, you certainly have heard
3:03.8	the name Raleigh Crump or at at the very least, have experienced many of his
3:08.6	attractions and creations and films over the years. But I am so excited to get the chance
3:15.8	to chat with Raleigh directly. So I'd like to go ahead and welcome to the show Raleigh
3:22.0	Crump. How are you, Raleigh?
3:25.2	Hi there.
3:30.1	I'm happy to be here and talk a lot.
3:34.6	That's what we love as well. And I'm really excited to chat more about your time at Disney.
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