WDW Radio # 792 - Disney Legend Bill "Sully" Sullivan Interview - From the Archives

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🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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WDW Radio # 792 - Disney Legend Bill "Sully" Sullivan Interview - From the Archives

Bill "Sully" Sullivan, a Disney Legend whose career with the Walt Disney Company spanned nearly four decades, passed away this week, and I thought it only appropriate to share my conversation with him from WDW Radio show 39, back in 2007.

His is the remarkable story of starting as an opening-day ticket taker at Disneyland, and rising through the ranks to hold various significant roles, including overseeing the opening of Walt Disney World and Epcot.

In our conversation, Sully shares remarkable stories and behind-the-scenes moments from his time working closely with Walt Disney, his experiences at the 1960 Winter Olympics, and his contributions to the design and operations of Disney Parks worldwide. Sully's journey was of a man who literally lived the Disney dream.

- Which of Sully's contributions to Disney parks do you find most impactful?

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0:00.0	What we're going to do right here is go back, way back, back into time.
0:06.0	Hello my friend and welcome to another episode from the W. W. Radio Archives, I am Lou Munjello, and this is
0:14.4	show number 792. And each week I'm going to select an evergreen
0:17.8	episode from the archives to share that maybe you haven't heard before or
0:21.3	one that you haven't heard in a long time, from interviews,
0:24.4	like this week, to top 10's relevant reviews, guides, way back machines and more.
0:29.3	It's a great way to visit and revisit some of our favorite episodes including ones you have
0:34.0	suggested that I share from the archives and this week I want to share an
0:37.8	interview that goes back 17 years. Bill Sully Sullivan a Disney legend whose career with the Walt Disney Company,
0:46.0	spent nearly four decades passed away earlier this week, and I thought it only appropriate
0:51.1	to share my conversation with him from show 39 back in 2007.
0:56.4	And his really is the remarkable story of starting as an opening day ticket-taker at Disneyland and then rising through the ranks to
1:04.8	hold many different significant roles including overseeing the opening of
1:09.4	Walt Disney World and Epcot and in our, Sully shares a lot of these remarkable stories and behind the scenes moments
1:17.5	from working closely with Walt Disney, his experiences at the 1960 Winter Olympics, and some of its contributions to the design
1:25.6	and operations of the Disney parks around the world.
1:29.1	His journey literally was of a man who lived the Disney dream.
1:33.0	And after you listen, I'd love to hear from you,
1:35.0	which of Sully's contributions to the Disney parks
1:38.0	do you find the most impactful or most interesting?
1:41.0	You can share your thoughts
1:42.0	and be part of the community and
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