Tom K. Morris: 35 Years at Walt Disney Imagineering

Imagination Skyway

Matthew Krul

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

5 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Tom K. Morris, former Creative Development Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, led an impressive 35-year career with WED. Working at Walt Disney Imagineering from 1980 until 2016, Tom helped to develop attractions like Journey Into Imagination, Star Tours, Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris, and Cars Land at Disney California Adventure Park. Tom also served as an executive producer for Hong Kong Disneyland, and he helped develop concepts for attractions like Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster: Starring Aerosmith and DisneyQuest. Beyond his role in Imagineering, Tom is also a lifelong Disney fan and a fellow Disney historian. In this episode, I have the honor of chatting with Tom about his early days at Disneyland, his transition to Walt Disney Imagineering (still known as WED at the time), some of the classic attractions he helped to develop, and his new books, which are currently in development. Be sure to follow Tom on Social Media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomkmorris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomkmorris/ Which of Tom's many projects is your favorite? 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] 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 Be sure to check out our sponsor WDW Magazine, the premier magazine focused on Walt Disney World, available in print or digital. Special thanks to our Hero Patreon members! Thomas N Enjoy the show!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello and welcome to The Imagineer Podcast, your unofficial guide to All Things Disney.
0:30.9	I'm your host, Matthew Krall, and you're listening to Episode 101 of the Imagineer podcast. In today's episode, I have the honor of chatting
0:40.9	with former Walt Disney Imagineer Tom K. Morris. Tom worked at Walt Disney Imagineering for over 35
0:48.1	years. He started with Wet Enterprises back in 1980 with the development of Epcot, and he went on to develop and conceptualize
0:56.7	ideas for countless classic attractions you know and love at Disneyland, Walt Disney World,
1:03.3	and even Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. So in today's episode, I get the chance
1:08.6	to chat with Tom about some of the projects that he brought to life and some of the things he loved about working at Walt Disney Imagineering.
1:16.4	Plus, some of the people he got the chance to meet. And because of that, he's been working
1:20.3	on a couple of new books, and we talk a bit about some of the projects he has in the works
1:25.9	since he retired from Walt Disney Imagineering.
1:29.8	The end of the episode, I'll come back and tell you a little bit more about how you can connect
1:33.8	with the Imagineer podcast on all your favorite social media channels and how you can help
1:38.9	to inspire and create the future of this show. So grab some headphones,
1:44.8	pull up your favorite armchair,
1:46.5	and enjoy this episode of iconic Imagineers, one name that undoubtedly comes to mind is former
2:20.7	creative development executive Tom K. Morris. Tom worked at Walt Disney Imagineering from 1980
2:26.4	until 2016, helping to develop attractions like Journey Into Imagination, Star Tours, Sleeping
2:32.6	Beaty Castle at Disneyland, Paris, Carsland,
2:35.2	at Disney California Adventure Park, and so many more. Tom also served as an executive producer
2:40.0	for Hong Kong Disneyland, and he helped develop concepts for attractions like Rock and Roller Coaster
2:44.8	starring Aerosmith and Disney Quest. Beyond his role in Imagineering, Tom is also a lifelong
2:50.7	Disney fan and a fellow Disney
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Matthew Krul, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Matthew Krul and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.