Hello and welcome to the first Fantastical Flashback episode of The Mouse and Me! Now there are THREE types of episodes - Interviews, Magical Moments, and Fantastical Flashback.
Fantastical Flashback episodes will do three things: (1) It’ll give consistent listeners a nice throwback and a reminder of some of the amazing things the guest and Scott talked about; (2) It’ll give new listeners the opportunity to discover these interviews if they don’t listen from the very beginning; (3) It allows Scott to take a break and recharge his batteries! Who knows? It could be an extra busy holiday season. Scott might be in a Disney park. He might be busy editing episodes...or he might just need a breather. :)
For this first Fantastical Flashback, Scott chose to replay his interview with his pal, Sam Bird. When Scott originally interviewed Sam, it was a 2 part interview because they simply had a lot to talk about so Scott wanted to honor that conversation by replaying part 1 this week and part 2 next week.
When Scott first interviewed Sam last year, Sam was no longer with the Walt Disney company…but he is again! He started back with them this past April and, in total, Sam has been with them now for 20 years!
His current position is a stage technician. He did the install of the new "Rogers the Musical" at the Hyperion Theatre in Disney’s California Adventure. He’s involved in automation with that production, which means he maintains and operates the show and makes sure that everything works properly.
Since their interview, Sam and Scott have become good friends and continue to text, call, and FaceTime each other fairly often. As a matter of fact, when Scott was in Disneyland this past February, he and Sam spent a magical day together in both Disneyland Park and Disney's California Adventure AND two other former podcast guests, Kate Harrow and Savannah Harrow, joined them, as they all know each other. Kate and Savy SHOULD know each other…they’re sisters...but you get the gist!
In today's episode, Sam talks about the different roles he’s had at The Walt Disney Company including stories from his time in the Art Department. He also talks about repelling down from the ceiling in it’s a small world, working on the holiday overlay for Jungle Cruise and Haunted Mansion, working on Frozen at the Hyperion, and being a test rider on the Tower of Terror.
We know that you’re going to love hearing Sam's stories, whether it’s for the first time or if you’re listening again. Please enjoy part one of Scott's interview with his friend...his pal...Sam Bird!
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