Theron Skees Bonus Q&A (Walt Disney Imagineer: Disney Springs, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Parks)

Imagination Skyway

Matthew Krul

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

5 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Theron Skees spent 23 years at Walt Disney Imagineering as an Art Director and Creative Portfolio Executive. His work includes projects at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. Theron also led the redesign of Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World to Disney Springs, and he led the Imagineering team at Disney Cruise Line. Theron’s portfolio in themed entertainment is one that serves as an inspiration for aspiring designers, Imagineers, and anyone looking to turn a dream into a reality. You can follow Theron and learn more about his work at the links below: Website: https://www.designerscreativestudio.com Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/209607574152654 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theron.skees/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWU0-KVHvIEeqoCi-miRfeA In this bonus episode, Theron and I answer questions on Instagram Live about his career at Walt Disney Imagineering. This episode includes a lot of stories and advice not heard on our previous episode, including how to become an Imagineer, how to overcome constructive criticism, what to do if your leaders change their mind about a project, and an idea Theron had with his friend Jason Surrell to bring the world of gaming to theme parks. What other questions would you like to ask Theron? 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/ Email: [email protected] 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 our Patreon Group - 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 Hero Patreon members! Thomas N Devan L Katelyn F Enjoy the show!

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0:00.0	I'm
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0:07.0	M.
0:08.0	The Hello and welcome to the Imagineer podcast, your unofficial guide to All Things Disney.
0:34.8	I'm your host, Matthew Krull, and you're listening to a special bonus episode of the Imagineer podcast.
0:42.3	In today's episode, we're going to continue our discussion from last week with veteran Walt Disney Imagineer Theron Skies.
0:50.4	Theron and I had such a great in-depth conversation that the two of us wanted to connect again for an Instagram live on Instagram at Imagine Your Podcast, where we answered, and I should say Theron really answered, a number of questions taken from you, the listener, and anyone else you might have participated in the Instagram live discussion.
1:13.5	Believe it or not, the subjects that we covered are almost completely different from the ones we
1:19.4	talked about in our official Imagineer podcast interviews.
1:23.1	So I think this should be a really great way to bookend the last discussion with another fantastic round of questions for Theron.
1:31.8	Some really interesting things we talk about, a little bit more about area music at Disney.
1:36.1	We discussed how to overcome constructive criticism in a creative discipline, talked about working at Imagineering as a leader, talked a little bit
1:45.2	more about Disney Springs and how Theron helped bring that project to life, and a few
1:50.5	blue sky ideas that Theron had, and one in particular that he worked on or helped to develop
1:56.2	with Imagineer Jason Sorrell. So it was a really great discussion, and I think you'll all find the content of this discussion to be incredibly interesting.
2:05.8	I certainly did when we talked on our Instagram live.
2:10.1	At the end of the episode, I'll come back and tell you a little bit more about how you can connect with the Imagineer podcast on all your favorite social media channels
2:17.6	and how you can help to inspire and create the future of this show.
2:22.5	So grab some headphones, pull up your favorite armchair, and enjoy the special bonus
2:28.2	episode of the Imagineer podcast.
2:30.7	Music Podcast. Hello, everybody, and happy, what is today? Today's Thursday. Happy Thursday.
2:46.8	Hope you're all having an awesome day, whatever you're doing. We have what I think is probably
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