WDW Radio # 772 - Disney Legend Marc Davis: The Man Who Shaped the Humor and Heart of Disneyland - From the WDW Radio Archives
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Lou Mongello - Disney Expert
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🗓️ 1 March 2024
⏱️ 74 minutes
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WDW Radio # 772 - Disney Legend Marc Davis: The Man Who Shaped the Humor and Heart of Disneyland - From the WDW Radio Archives
This week, we open up the Archives and journey through the creative genius of Disney Legend Marc Davis with special guest, my friend, the late, great, historian and author Jim Korkis.
We’ll explore the wizardry behind Davis’s electromechanical marvels, and how Marc injected humor into beloved attractions such as the Haunted Mansion, Country Bear Jamboree, and the Enchanted Tiki Room, and learn about his lasting impact on Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. And you’ll be immersed in the stories of his iconic contributions to classic films, his analytical approach to animation, and how his mastery brought to life characters like Cinderella and the formidable Maleficent. You’ll also learn of the heartwarming love story between Marc and his equally talented wife, Alice, and the film they inspired.
It’s an episode filled with nostalgia, inspiration, and a touch of pixie dust, and just as we pay homage to the enduring legacy of Walt Disney’s “Renaissance Man.” And I invite you to remember look for the visual cues that celebrate his life and work next time you’re visiting the happiest and most magical places on Earth.
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| 0:00.0 | What we're going to do right here is go back, way back, back into time. |
| 0:08.0 | Hello my friend and welcome to another episode from the WEW Radio Archives. |
| 0:12.0 | I am Lou Manjello, and this is show number 772 and each |
| 0:16.5 | week I'm going to select an evergreen episode from the archives to share that maybe |
| 0:20.4 | you haven't heard before or one that you haven't heard in a long time, |
| 0:23.7 | whether it's an interview, top 10 relevant reviews, guides, way back machines, and much more. |
| 0:28.7 | It's a great way to visit or maybe revisit some of our favorite episodes, |
| 0:32.5 | including some of the ones that you have suggested |
| 0:35.2 | that I share from the Archives, |
| 0:37.3 | which brings me to this week's episode |
| 0:39.5 | where we journey through the creative genius |
| 0:41.4 | of Disney legend Mark Davis with my special |
| 0:44.1 | guest friend the late great historian and author Jim Corcus and we're going to |
| 0:50.0 | explore some of the literal wizardry behind some of Davis's marvels and how we |
| 0:56.0 | injected humor into beloved attractions like the haunted mansion, Country Bear |
| 1:00.6 | Jamboree, and the antennae- Tiki Room and really the lasting impression that Mark still has on |
| 1:06.9 | Disneyland and Walt Disney World and his contributions to the 64-65 World's Fair and |
| 1:12.0 | you're going to learn more about not just what he did in the parks, but his stories of iconic contributions to films, the analytical approach that he took to animation and how he brought to life |
| 1:24.2 | characters like Cinderella and Maleficent and also you can learn about the man |
| 1:29.0 | himself and the heartwarming and beautiful love story between Mark and his |
| 1:33.9 | equally talented wife Alice and the film that they inspired. |
| 1:38.3 | And this episode I love because it's filled with nostalgia and inspiration, maybe a little bit of pixi dust, as we really pay homage to the enduring legacy of Walt Disney's Renaissance Man. |
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