Below are portions of interviews
pulled from the continuously growing Mouse Clubhouse library of
interviews. The goal is to post all interviews in time.
In the future, watch for my interviews with people such as:
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Bobby Burgess,
Mouseketeer on the original Mickey Mouse Club
- Peter Clark who was responsible for Disneyland's many sponsors
- Stan Freese who is Disneyland's talent booker
- Diane Killeen, head of Disneyland's Ambassador program and
Cast Initiative program
- Ron Logan who was the executive VP of entertainment for the
Disney resorts
and many, many more amazing people! |
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The Golden
Horseshoe Revue
Please visit my sister site with
more interviews
from those involved in the world record show |
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The
Disneyland Resort Ambassadors
Please visit my sister site with dozens of interviews
of
the Disneyland Ambassadors and those involved |
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Sonny Anderson -
2008
Talent booker for Disney's theme parks, and music arranger
His start
with Disney and the Disneyland Band |
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Tony Anselmo -
2007
Disney Animator/Voice of Donald Duck
His career and start as a Disney animator
How he
became the voice of Donald Duck
AUDIO:
A greeting from Donald Duck
AUDIO:
A message from Donald Duck |
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X Atencio -
2007
Disney Animator, Writer/Composer for Attractions
His start with
Disney and working on Pinocchio
Pirates of the
Caribbean
- Creating the classic attraction
Doing stop-motion
animation for films such as Mary Poppins
AUDIO:
X recreates his Pirates of the Caribbean Jolly Roger in 2007 for
Mouse Clubhouse |
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Kathryn
Beaumont - 2007
Voice of Alice in Wonderland
and Wendy in
Peter Pan
Her start at
Disney and working on the films
Her work after
the films, & about Walt Disney
AUDIO:
Kathryn reprises his role of Alice from Alice in Wonderland |
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Wally Boag -
2007
Vaudeville performer who starred in Disneyland's Golden
Horseshoe Revue
and writer and voice in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room
Fulton Burley and the Tiki
Room
Deciphering the notes of Fulton Burley
Pirates of the
Caribbean
- The opening day festivities
AUDIO:
A fine feathered greeting from Wally Boag |
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Larry Billman
- 2008
Disney Entertainment Show Writer/Director/Choreographer
and dance on film expert
Disney on Parade, Disney on Ice, Tokyo Disney Resort and when he joined the circus |
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Harriet Burns
- 2007
Disney Designer/Builder
Remembering Harriet... in her own words
Disneyland's opening day and employee's skepticism
Pirates of the
Caribbean
- Creating the classic attraction, and Walt's last days
Creating the
robins for Mary Poppins
Working on
Disneyland's original submarines
AUDIO:
Harriet tells of her woes creating Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room |
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Page
Cavanaugh -
2007
Legendary jazz pianist who provided the music singing in
Disney's The
Truth About Mother Goose
The start of the
Page Cavanaugh Trio and his work on The Truth About Mother
Goose
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Tim Conway -
2007
Comedian/Actor Director who appeared in a number of Disney films
including, The Apple Dumpling Gang, The World's
Greatest Athlete, and Gus
His early career and
SpongeBob Squarepants
The Carol Burnett Show, Harvey Korman, Don Knotts and his comedy inspirations |
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Dana Daniels
- 2008
Comedian/Magician who got his start at Disneyland
His start
at Disneyland and the Royal Jesters
The Golden Horseshoe Revue |
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Alice Davis -
1997 & 2008
Costumer for Disney Films and Attractions
Pirates of the
Caribbean
- Creating the classic attraction |
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Marc Davis -
1997
Disney Animator & Theme Park Concept Artist and designer
of characters such as Tinker Bell
Pirates of the
Caribbean
- Creating the classic attraction
A hilarious
moment with Walt Disney on the Jungle Cruise
Marc & Alice
Davis' Christmas cards featuring Marc's artwork |
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Don Dorsey -
2009
Disney's longtime entertainment wiz, whose small sampling
of work includes America on Parade, the Main Street
Electrical Parade and Reflections of Earth
A very extensive interview about the secrets of Epcot's Reflections of Earth |
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Gary Dubin -
2008
Actor, Child Actor, and voice of Toulouse in The Aristocats
His career and The Aristocats |
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Greg Ehrbar -
2007
Senior writer for Disney's Yellow Shoes Creative Group
His
eclectic career
Mouse Tracks:
The Story of Walt Disney Records |
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Bill Farmer -
2007
The official voice of Goofy & Pluto
How he got his
job as the voice of Disney's most famous dogs
Various odd voice jobs he's had
AUDIO:
A Goofy greeting
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Josh Flitter -
2009
Actor and voice actor in Disney's Buddies movies
About his career, and
his role in Disney's Buddies movies |
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Ed Ghertner -
2007
Art Director/Layout Artist for Disney's animated features
Producing the
television series "TaleSpin" |
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Blaine Gibson
- 2007
Disney Animator & Theme Park Sculptor
How he
got his start with Disney in 1939
His move to
Imagineering and Disneyland on opening day
Disneyland
and Great Moments with Mister Lincoln
Pirates of the
Caribbean
- Creating the classic attraction
Sculpting for
Mary Poppins and theme parks such as Epcot
His "Partners" statue, and American Adventure |
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Howard Green -
2007
Disney Animation Historian and
Vice President, Studio Communications for The Walt Disney
Studios
His start
with Disney
Re-discovering missing Disney people
Various Disney assignments and the Disney animation renaissance |
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Bob Gurr -
2008
Designer of Disney's best known vehicles including the monorail,
Autopia, and Main Street vehicles and countless others
His work on
Disney's Audio Animatronics |
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Don Hahn - 2008
Disney Animation and Live Action Producer
His start with Disney and
those who inspired him
Producing the Disney
classic Beauty and the Beast
Producing the
animation for Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Converting The
Nightmare Before Christmas to 3D |
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Bruce Healey -
2007
Senior Music Director/Producer for Disneyland Entertainment
Productions
His start with Disney, the "Fun With Music" show and a bit of
Disneyland history
His job, and
working on a 2007 pirate stage show |
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Jeff Hoffman -
2007
Vice President, Disney Worldwide Outreach
Disney Legends
Awards
How Disney
helps the world thru Disney Worldwide Outreach and Jeff's start
with Disney. |
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Daniel Jenkins
- 2007
Tony Award nominated actor in Broadway's Mary Poppins
as
George Banks, the father of the children
His early
career and his Tony nominated role in Big River
Working in
Broadway's Mary Poppins |
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Stan Jolley -
2009
Art Director for films such as Toby Tyler, Elfego
Baca and Donald in Mathmagic Land,as well as
Frontierland and Tomorrowland for the opening of Disneyland
Photo tour of Stan's
22,000 square foot home and original Disneyland artwork |
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John Kennedy
- 2008
Puppeteer for Jim Henson's Muppets and others
Unusual situations as a Muppet performer
and what it's like to work on "Sesame Street" |
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Jack Lindquist
- 2007 & 2008
Disney Marketing Genius &
Disneyland's First President
Jack's
most elaborate marketing schemes
Disneyland's opening day and the bad press it received
Jack
remembers Walt Disney and shares his favorite Disneyland memory
How he
got his start with Disney, and his early days with Disney |
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Arlene Ludwig
- 2007
Disney's West Coast Publicity Director
Her early
days in Publicity
Her Publicity education and her Disney Legend father
Some of
the well-known people she's known and worked with
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Gary Maggetti
- 2007
Disneyland Resort's Director, Parks Food & Beverage
How he got
his start with Disney
A very
special Disney memory
Disneyland's Club 33 |
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Kaye Malins,
the Queen of Marceline - 2007
Marceline resident who knew Walt Disney and now lives in his
childhood home
What it was
like to know Walt Disney |
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Leonard
Maltin - 2008
Film critic/historian/author
His early career and how Disney played an important role |
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Peter Marshall
- 2007
Host of Big Bands at Disneyland, The Hollywood Squares, and
big band singer
His career including
Big Bands at Disneyland
AUDIO:
A greeting from Peter
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Steve Marmel
- 2009
Creator of the Disney Channel Original Series Sonny with a
Chance
His career
before Sonny with a Chance
His work on
Sonny with a Chance |
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Jay Meyer
- 2007
Singing statue in the Haunted Mansion, performer in Disneyland's
Golden Horseshoe Revue, and a regular on The Jack Benny Show
His career including The
Haunted Mansion, and Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue
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Jaye P. Morgan
- 2007
Popular singer who appeared on The Muppet Show
and was a regular judge on The Gong Show
Working on The Muppet Show
About her
career and The Gong Show |
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Miriam Nelson
Legendary Hollywood choreographer
Choreographing for Disneyland's opening day televised show |
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Roger
Pearsall
- 2007
Disneyland Production Manager
His
start with Disney and Disneyland's Big Band Nights |
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Pixar people:
Ralph Eggleson, Andrew Jimenez, Katherine Sarafian - 2007
Group interview with Directors/Producers at Pixar Animation
How Pixar is
different from other animation studios
How the concepts for
several Pixar shorts came to be
How
Katherine got her start with Pixar
How
Ralph & Andrew got their start with Pixar |
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John
Ratzenberger
- 2008
The actor, best known for his role in the TV series Cheers,
and voiced a character in every Pixar feature film
His work with Pixar
His
career and his Nuts and Bolts and Thingamajig Foundation |
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Adonis Reeves
- 2007
The 2007
Disneyland Ambassador to the World
Her year as
Ambassador |
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Julie Reihm
Casaletto
- 2008
Disneyland's first official Ambassador and Miss Tencennial
The many tests she was put through prior to becoming ambassador |
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Pete Renoudet
- 2007
Voice performer for many theme park attractions including Henry
in the
"Country Bear Jamboree," and bit part actor in numerous classic
Disney films
Doing voices for the Disney parks
Voicing
Abraham Lincoln
AUDIO:
Pete as Henry from "Country Bear Jamboree"
AUDIO:
Pete as Abraham Lincoln in Walt Disney World's "Hall of Presidents"
AUDIO:
Pete as Third Officer Collins in "Mission to Mars" |
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Ryne Sanborn -
2007
Co-star of the first three High School Musical movies
Dancing in High School Musical and the auditions |
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Russell
Schroeder -
2007
Art Director for Disney Publishing and author of "Disney's Lost
Chords" about Disney rare unheard music intended for the
animated features
"Disney's Lost Chords" and rare music |
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Jeff Sherman
- 2009
Producer/Director of the boys: the sherman brothers story,
and son
of Academy Award®
winning songwriter Robert B. Sherman
A special
memory of Walt Disney
Producing/Directing the
boys: the sherman brothers story |
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Richard M.
Sherman - 2007
Academy Award®
winning songwriter with his brother Robert B. Sherman for Mary Poppins,
Winnie the Pooh, It's a Small World and much more
Working on
"Mary Poppins"
"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and other non-Disney projects
Writing songs for the "it's a small world," "Tiki Room," and
"Meet the World attractions |
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Robert
B.
Sherman - 2010
Academy Award®
winning songwriter with his brother Richard B. Sherman for Mary Poppins,
Winnie the Pooh, It's a Small World and much more
Sherman Brothers
theme park rarities
The world's first sneak peek at
Bob's autobiography |
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Dave Smith -
2007
Founder of the Disney Archives
Starting the
Archives
What his job
entails
His favorite
Disney memories and Roy O. Disney |
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KayCee Stroh -
2007
Co-star of the first three High School Musical movies
Her High
School Musical auditions and its success
Her charity
work and Kenny Ortega's "yawn jar"
High School Musical rehearsals and her favorite memories |
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John
Tartaglia -
2008
Creator and star of the Disney Channel series Johnny and the
Sprites and Lumiere on Broadway in Disney's Beauty and
the Beast
His Broadway roles in
Beauty and The Beast and Shrek
The creation
of Johnny and the Sprites
The
important message of Johnny and the Sprites |
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Randy Thornton
- 2007
Producer at Walt Disney Records
His start with
Disney
Producing
the first Mary Poppins soundtrack CD
Also, see
Randy's Mouse Clubhouse column, "In Tune with Randy" |
