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Dick Nunis (1932-2023)

Dick Nunis tests out the slides at River Country, 1976.

Losing a legend is never easy, and this one hits particularly hard. It was announced today that the former chairman of Walt Disney Attractions, Dick Nunis, has passed away at the age of 91.

Nunis was a bona fide Disney Legend; after hiring […]

The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 55 – Town Hall: Bob Garner

Bob Garner filming documentary footage of Imagineering’s model of the traffic scene from World of Motion.

Hi all and happy 2023! We’ve been busy on the podcast front but have neglected to post them here, so I’m going to do a brief catch-up for everyone who might have missed our recent episodes.

For January’s […]

The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 53 – Doris Hardoon Town Hall, Part II

Disney Legends Doris Hardoon and Wing Chao promote the in-development Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

Happy December! To usher in the month, we at the Progress City Radio Hour are happy to bring you part two of our wide-ranging interview with Disney Legend Doris Hardoon! In this episode, Doris takes us from her work on […]

The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 52 – Doris Hardoon Town Hall, Part I

Disney Legend Doris Hardoon poses with the carpeted mural in the preshow area of EPCOT’s Harvest Theater

As we continue our celebration of EPCOT’s 40th anniversary, our newest Progress City Radio Hour Town Hall features an interview with a Disney Legend who was there for it all. We’re so happy to bring to you the first […]

The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 31 – Scott Girard Town Hall, Part I

Disney landscapers lower the Liberty Oak into place in Liberty Square in 1971. Among the crew are Scott Girard (to the left, in orange shirt), Charlie Sepulveda (the yellow shirt, center), and Bill Evans (the mint green shirt, far right).

Today! The Progress City Radio Hour presents part one of our Town Hall […]