Zach has a conversation with Ashley Spencer, the author of Disney High: The Untold Story of The Rise and Fall of Disney Channel’s Tween Empire and culture writer. They discuss what led her to write Disney High, the evolution of Disney Channel, the shared experience of watching Disney Channel, the star pipeline, High School Musical, Demi Lovato/Jonas Brothers reunion, the story of Myra, researching and writing Disney High, what was left on the cutting room floor of Disney High, Camp Rock 3, scrapped Disney Channel projects that never happened, Top 4 DCOM’s, if Ashley will write another book?, growing up near Walt Disney World, and so much more!
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Zach has a conversation with his Dad, Max Perilstein, for their annual Father's Day episode. They chat about Father’s Day, Detroit sports, what he’s been watching on TV, what he wants to watch on Disney+, Boardwalk Times updates, Muppet*Vision 3D closing, Muppets taking over Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster, TV Dad Mount Rushmore, our four favorite films, Max gives fatherly advice to Zach and our listeners, and so much more.
Happy Father's Day!
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Zach has a conversation with Ryan Williams, a theme park content creator at Parkineer. They discuss the creation of Parkineer, being a theme park content creator, Ryan’s thoughts on Epic Universe, his favorite Epic Universe attractions, Universal’s future after Epic Universe, future of Disney Experiences, which existing resort could get the next Disney Park, transformative trends for the themed entertainment industry, Minecraft theme park, who will be the third biggest player in the theme park space after Disney/Universal, upcoming trips, work/life balance, top five favorite theme parks, and the future of Parkineer.
This recording took place before Disney Experiences' announcement of Disney Abu Dhabi.
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Zach has a conversation with the filmmakers behind Not Just A Goof, directors Christopher Ninness and Eric Kimelton and producer Scott Seibold. They discuss the making of Not Just A Goof, cultural impact of A Goofy Movie, working with Don Hahn, their personal connections to A Goofy Movie, utilizing animation in the documentary, landing the documentary on Disney+, creative challenges in making the documentary, the creation of Powerline, favorite Disney films, the lessons they learned from making Not Just A Goof, what’s next, and so much more.
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Zach has a conversation with Neil O’Brien, an award-winning journalist for NBC News and the author of After Disney: Toil, Trouble, and the Transformation of America’s Favorite Media Company. They discuss Neil’s book After Disney, the development process, talking to Walt Disney’s son-in-law/former Disney CEO Ron Miller, CalArts, The Black Cauldron and the origins of synergy, Walt & Ron’s surprising To Kill A Mockingbird story, Touchstone Pictures, how Ron Miller laid the groundwork for Disney’s future under Eisner, Neil speaking at The Walt Disney Family Museum, what's next, and so much more.
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Zach has a conversation with Dirk Libbey of Cinemablend about Disney Succession (breaking down internal and external candidates, looking at different structures [CEO/COO & Co-CEO’s]), Disney Parks ticket pricing, Monsters Inc. & Muppet*Vision 3D, Muppets Rock N Roller Coaster, what the move means for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Animation Courtyard’s future (Zootopia? Marvel? The Simpsons?), Universal Fan Fest Nights, and will Disney announce a new Moana attraction before Universal announces a new Wicked attraction? All that and more as Dirk Libbey returns to The Zach Perilstein Show.
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Zach has a conversation with Dane Tankesley, the filmmaker behind the feature documentary Beyond the Glass: The WDW Animation Building, which chronicles Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida. They discuss Dane’s process for the documentary, doing interviews for the doc, research strategy for a lesser-covered topic in Disney history, the studios’ culture, an animation studio inside a theme park, unmade films from the Florida studio like My Peoples, the potential teardown of the Animation Building (Star Wars Launch Bay) at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and more.
Watch Dane’s feature documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_lL1xn8yWA
Dane’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bigbeautifuldis
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Zach has a conversation with Stephen Anderson about his new book Disney In-Between, his top five Disney films from the Lost Years (1966-1986), the development, directing, and reception of Meet the Robinsons, how they landed on the song “Little Wonders” for Meet the Robinsons, development process at Walt Disney Animation Studios, directing Winnie the Pooh, an unproduced project of his he’d like to see happen, being apart of the Disney Story Trust & creative leadership, the transition to Disney Television Animation, what he’s currently working on, what stood out to him while working on The Emperor’s New Groove, working out of Walt Disney Animation Florida for Brother Bear, his live-action short Elmer, advice for future animators/filmmakers, his future, and so much more.
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Zach has a conversation with Scott Gustin, a theme park journalist. They discuss his Disney origin story, his news coverage, D23 madness, Cars in Frontierland, Monsters Inc. (WHERE IS IT GOING? We guess), Villains Land (potential Haunted Mansion tie-in), Magic Kingdom expansion, EPCOT overhaul, does Disney have a different expansion in mind for Hollywood Studios, Disney Cruise Line/Disney Adventure, Moana/Inside Out in the Parks, Figment/Journey into Imagination, Next CEO of Disney, Epic Universe, Disney Parks $60B 10 year timeline, and news stories that may be flying under the radar.
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Zach has a conversation with his Dad, Max Perilstein, for their annual Father's Day episode. They chat about Who Was Max Malone?, Max's next trip to Walt Disney World, his most anticipated films for 2024, James Gunn's DCU with a side of a corporate merger talk, TV shows he's been watching, Daisy Jones and the Six, Disney Cruise Line, the Detroit Pistons, Favorite "Dad Films", Best Sitcom/TV Dads, Boardwalk Times D23 Coverage, Boardwalk Store, and who he wants to see on The Zach Perilstein Show next.
Happy Father's Day!
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Zach has a conversation with Max Kennedy, a theme park content creator. They discuss Max's decision to create theme park content, finding your niche in a competitive space, the Disney media landscape, awesome opportunities that Max has received from his content creation, his time as a Disney cast member/Six Flags scare actor, hot takes, iced coffee, anticipating future theme park projects, and so much more.
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Zach has a conversation with Matt Inman, Director of Special Projects and columnist at Boardwalk Times. They discuss why Matt joined Boardwalk Times, writing on Medium, how he helps Zach and Boardwalk, his other interests, The Black Hole, EPCOT Festivals, runDisney, Disney Cruise Line, and Lightning Round/Five Questions.
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Zach has a conversation with Kelly McCubbin, a columnist at Boardwalk Times. They discuss why Kelly joined Boardwalk, his Disneyland fandom origin story, the direction of the Disney Parks, Disney history, Doctor Who, future plans, and Lightning Round/Five Questions.
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Zach has a conversation with Brian Krosnick, the owner and writer of Park Lore. They discuss his theme park writing origins, why he created Park Lore, his favorite stories that he’s written, armchair Imagineering, Disney making original attractions again (and how that coincidentally could give them more IP for films and streaming), modern-day Imagineering, and the best untapped intellectual properties left for theme parks.
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Zach has a conversation with his father Max Perilstein in a special Father's Day episode. They discuss where Father's Day ranks amongst other holidays, TV watching (Succession talk!), favorite TV show themes, favorite films of the year, what's on Max's Disney bucket list, Max's favorite attractions at Universal Studios Orlando, the best and most popular Disney songs of all time, his favorite hotel at Walt Disney World, what he wants to see from Boardwalk Store, and so much more!
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Zach has a conversation with Muska Olumi, a columnist at the Boardwalk Times, about why she wanted to join Boardwalk Times, her favorite content, how she got into different fandoms, the success of the Multiverse of Marvel Ms. Marvel podcast (Keeping Up With Kamala Khan), High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Ranking HSMTMTS and the original High School Musical films, our favorite DCOMs, her future plans, Lightning Round 5 questions, and more!
This podcast was recorded at the end of 2022.
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Zach has a conversation with Sara Edwards, Boardwalk Times Star Wars writer & podcast host, about why she wanted to join Boardwalk Times, her favorite things she's done at the site, what she would do if she was in charge of Lucasfilm, favorite books, comfort snacks, future plans, Lightning Round 5 questions, and more!
This podcast was recorded at the end of 2022.
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Zach has a conversation with Giovanni Delgadillo, a columnist and podcast host at the Boardwalk Times, about why he joined Boardwalk Times, Marvel film scores, his favorite composers, podcasting goals, Star Wars, Lightning Round 5 questions, and so much more.
This podcast was recorded at the end of 2022.
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Zach has a conversation with Steve Lewis, owner of Gideon's Bakehouse and the Sublime Prince of The Esoteric Order of Cookie, about the inspirations behind Gideon's, what he learned from his first business, the process behind Gideon's, how Gideon's ended up in Disney Springs, the most expensive cookie they make, the future, being an honorary WWE Champion, and so much more!
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Zach has a conversation with Sarah Gilliland, travel writer and theme park expert, about her early memories of Euro Disneyland (Disneyland Paris), Nostalgia for Hollywood Studios, the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser struggles, her favorite hotels to stay at while doing the parks, Disneyland vs. Walt Disney World, changes to the Disney Parks, Disney Cruise Line, under the radar stories we should be following, and what future theme park projects she would love to cover.
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