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Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World

The Rainbow Road to Oz

Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World

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Walt Disney, Roy Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Society & Culture, Walt Disney Animation, Walt Disney World, Disneyland

4.7820 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we share a special live recording of Michael's presentation at last summer's OzCon International that explores the history of Walt Disney's never completed "Rainbow Road to Oz" project.



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0:00.0

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0:33.4

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0:42.4

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0:50.0

Hey there, hi, there, and welcome to episode 367 of connecting with Walt,

0:55.8

celebrating our 10thennial year.

0:58.5

I am your host and is historian Michael Bowling, and I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good friend Tom Bell.

1:05.4

Tom, how are you today?

1:07.1

I am doing well, Michael. Good to see you again.

1:10.3

Good to see you. And if folks hear a storm and you're

1:13.9

thinking last week, wow, is that same storm still going on after a week? Now we're taking you

1:19.8

backstage a bit. I'm traveling for a couple of weeks. So we are recording three shows in one

1:27.2

evening.

1:28.6

So based on my notes,

1:31.5

happy Pride Month.

1:33.6

Pride Month started this week just a few days ago.

1:37.5

So if you are part of the LGBT greater community or an ally,

1:42.1

happy Pride Month to you.

1:44.4

And that almost fits in with our show today.

1:49.2

It's funny, you brought that up because today we're heading somewhere over the rainbow.

1:55.5

One of the fascinating things about Disney history is that sometimes the projects

2:00.0

Walt Disney never completed can be

2:02.4

just as interesting as the ones he actually brought to life. And few unmade Disney projects have

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