The Art and History of Disney Fun Maps with Special Guest Imagineer Jim Shull (Ep. 21)

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🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s episode of I Want That Too, Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey are joined by veteran Disney Imagineer Jim Shull to take a deep dive into the world of Disney fun maps. These aren’t just park guides—they’re works of art that have captured the evolution of Disney parks from the earliest days of Disneyland. What We Cover: The origins of Disney fun maps, including Sam McKim’s first Disneyland map in the 1950s How these maps became collector’s items and influenced future Disney park designs Jim Shull’s personal connection to Disney fun maps, how they inspired his career, and the role they played in shaping attractions like Toon Studio and Mickey’s Toontown Why these artistic maps were more than just souvenirs—they were a marketing tool that encouraged guests to return to the parks A sneak peek into Jim Shull’s own map projects, including his post-retirement fun map collection covering all 12 Disney parks around the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Welcome back to why I want that to the podcast where Disney merch meets Disney history.
0:36.0	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and as always I'm joined by my lovely co-host Lauren Hersi.
0:42.0	Hi Jim and today's episode is a little different
0:47.1	by in the best possible way, I promise you that.
0:52.2	We've been diving into the history, Disney history lately,
0:56.0	especially because it's October and that's a huge month for Disney fans
1:01.0	because we're celebrating both Magic Kingdom and Epcot's
1:05.2	anniversaries. But today's topic is plays nice, it's nice and adjacent.
1:10.7	It comes from one of our listeners Paul and I think it goes really well with Magic Kingdom and
1:16.9	Epcot opening and what Paul suggested is that we take a little you know walk down memory lane and talk about Disney maps and
1:26.6	Disney fun maps in particular.
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