The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and Conversations
Disney news and interviews, cocktails and conversation. Join hosts Tim Callaway and Anthony Reynolds as they take an irreverent look at all things Disney. Then listen to the MCL’s legacy episodes (2012-2018) as Tim talks with Disney artists, Imagineers, animators, authors and even a few Disney Legends about Disney movies, music, books, television, theme parks and history. From Mickey Mouse to Moana, Disneyland to Walt Disney World, Pinocchio to Pixar, it's always good times and great conversations.
MCL 11-17-2013 - Imagineer Marty Sklar and His 50+ Years at Disney

Marty Sklar worked for the Walt Disney Company over 50 years, mostly at Imagineering, which he ran for nearly ten. He got his start in marketing and publicity at Disneyland where he wrote much of the material Walt Disney presented at media events, on television and in numerous company publications. He had his hand in developing park projects including the Carousel of Progress, It's a Small World and Ford's Magic Skyway at the 1964 New York World's Fair, the grand opening of Walt Disney World, and the creative development of Epcot, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland. He remains the only person to be involved in the grand openings of every Disney theme park around the world. He's a Disney Legend and has recently written a memoir about his exceptional career, "Dream It! Do It! My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms." Tim Callaway interviews Marty in this edition of The Mouse Castle Lounge. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 11-12-2013 - 'Saving Mr. Banks,' 'Mary Poppins' and 'Thor: The Dark World'

The MCL vicariously stalks a trio of red carpets for the U.S. premieres of "Saving Mr. Banks" and "Thor: The Dark World" and a special 50th-anniversary screening of "Mary Poppins." Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Richard Sherman, Dick Van Dyke, Karen Dotrice, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins all make appearances in this star-studded episode. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 11-03-2013 - Tony Baxter's Window on Main Street and Pat Carroll, Part Two

After more than 40 legendary years at Walt Disney Imagineering, Tony Baxter had his name immortalized on a Main Street window at Disneyland. In this week's Mouse Castle Lounge, we have audio from the dedication ceremony where we hear from Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs and from Tony Baxter himself, who reminisces about the many people he worked with during his career and the many park projects he's known for including Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the Indiana Jones Adventure. MCL host Tim Callaway also wraps up part two of his conversation with the multi-talented Pat Carroll, the voice of Ursula in "The Little Mermaid," and an accomplished stage and screen actress who's spent over 60 years in show business. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 10-27-2013 - Pat Carroll, Part One

The Mouse Castle Lounge celebrates its first birthday with Pat Carroll, the voice of Ursula in "The Little Mermaid." Pat has had a long and illustrious show business career spanning from the early days of television to film to the Broadway stage. Tim Callaway talks with Pat about some of the great talent she's worked with including Howard Ashman, John Musker and Ron Clements, Sid Caesar, Jimmy Durante, Steve Allen and Danny Thomas. Part one of a two-part conversation. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 10-20-2013 - 'Tinker Bell: An Evolution' Author Mindy Johnson

Outside of the Fab Five, Tinker Bell may be Disney's most beloved and iconic character. Animation historian Mindy Johnson's new book "Tinker Bell: An Evolution" traces Tink's history from being a mere beam of light in J.M. Barrie's original stage play "Peter Pan" to the lengthy and arduous trek that brought her to animated life at Disney. Mindy is Tim Callaway's guest this week in "The Mouse Castle Lounge." www.TheMouseCastle.com 

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MCL 10-10-2013 - 'Escape From Tomorrow'

"Escape From Tomorrow" is the new independent film Disney doesn't want you to see. Shot on Disney theme park property without Disney's knowledge or consent, the film paints a dark, surreal picture of life behind the pixie dust. Tim Callaway gives a review of the film and speaks with director Randy Moore and the movie's two stars Roy Abramsohn and Elena Schuber. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 10-07-2013 - Remembering Roy E. Disney with Dave Bossert

Roy E. Disney saved the Walt Disney Company...twice. He was at the center of two memorable boardroom battles in 1984 and again in the early 2000s. Both times the company came out better for it. Tim Callaway interviews longtime Disney animator, director and producer Dave Bossert, who's written a new book about Roy E. Disney that touches on his well-known corporate entanglements but is mostly about his lesser-known personal side and the many people within the Walt Disney Company--particularly in animation--who knew, respected and admired him. It's an insightful look at the man who helped lead the charge to resurrect his father's and uncle's company, and to enable Disney's second golden age of animation. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 09-28-2013 - The Unofficial Guides to Disneyland and Walt Disney World

"The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland" and "The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World" are hugely informative and extremely detailed travel guides to your favorite Disney resorts. In this episode, Tim Callaway talks to the guides' co-author Bob Sehlinger about the hard work that goes into researching each book and how visitors to Disney parks can save time and money using these useful guides. www.TheMouseCastle.com

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MCL 09-15-2013 - Pete Docter, Tony Anselmo and J.B. Kaufman Pay Tribute to Tyrus Wong at the Walt Disney Family Museum

During one amazing evening at the Walt Disney Family Museum, "Mouse Castle Lounge" host Tim Callaway chats with 102-year old Disney Legend Tyrus Wong at the opening of a retrospective of his work, "Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong." Also on hand to pay tribute to Wong are Pixar director Pete Docter ("Monsters Inc.," "Up"), Disney Legend and artist (and voice of Donald Duck) Tony Anselmo, and author and historian J.B. Kaufman. Wong's art spans decades, from his exquisite work on "Bambi" to over 25 years as a pre-production artist at Warner Bros. In retirement, Wong has earned great reknown as a designer and builder of fanciful kites. www.TheMouseCastle.com.

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MCL 08-14-2013 - Conversations From the D23 Expo

Tens of thousands of crazed Disney fans converged on the D23 Expo in Anaheim last weekend and Mouse Castle Lounge host Tim Callaway was one of them. And oh, the people he talked to: the voice cast of "Phineas & Ferb" and "Gravity Falls," singer/actress Susan Egan, Disney Animation Research Library creative director Lella Smith, video game developers for both "Disney Infinity" and "Fantasia: Music Evolved" and more. It's a random and thoroughly entertaining hour-long romp through the D23 Expo. Cocktails forever! www.TheMouseCastle.com

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