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

Why We Still Need Walt Disney

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

DIS Unlimited

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

4.7820 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Michael and Tom discuss why the ideas that Walt Disney championed during his lifetime still matter today.



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0:00.0

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0:33.5

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0:42.4

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0:49.5

Hey there, hi, they're ho there, and welcome to episode 366 of Connecting with Walt, celebrating our 10thennial year.

0:58.2

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

1:05.3

Tom, how are you today?

1:07.5

I'm well, Michael. How about yourself?

1:09.4

Oh, I'm doing fine. Just, you know, as we talk before the show, I have a lot to do.

1:14.9

Yes. I've been trying to cram a lot of things in. And all that. And I know we talk about the weather.

1:22.4

It was just partly cloudy today. You know, our 90 degree weather. It was like low 70s.

1:29.5

I have this thing where when I walk outside, it rains.

1:34.0

No matter what the weather.

1:35.4

I mean, it's just this bizarre.

1:37.1

So I walk outside because it's, you know, I have to put out the trash cans.

1:41.6

And not only did it, now this was not in the forecast, not only did it start raining,

1:46.7

a thunderstorm moved in.

1:49.0

So there was thunder and everything.

1:51.7

And I thought, how is this possible that this happens to me so often?

1:57.0

And then as I finished, hmm?

1:59.0

Go ahead.

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