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The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 65 – Snow! Part II

Prentis Hale, Walt Disney, John Hench, and Tommy Walker

The Progress City Radio Hour returns to the slopes for more snowbound adventure! We have a wintry mix of tales including a trip to Switzerland with Walt to film on the slopes of the Matterhorn, a look at Disney’s involvement in the 1960 Winter Olympics, […]

The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 64 – A Progress City Christmas 2023!

The Progress City Radio Hour mulls the wine and sets out the relish tray for our 2023 Christmas episode! This year we’re hosting two very special historians and authors, Steven Vagnini and Foxx Nolte! We talk about their past, current, and future book projects, and take a look ahead at 2024. History, music, and […]

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 63 – Town Hall: Scott Hennesy, Part II

Former Imagineering Show Writer Scott Hennesy returns to the Radio Hour! In this episode Scott answers some lingering questions from last time before taking us to Tokyo to discuss his adventures there. From Juicy Lucy to Chandu, there’s a lot to talk about. Pack your duffle – it’s the Progress City Radio Hour!

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The Disney Centennial

Lillian, Walt, Ruth, Roy, and Edna Disney outside the Disney Brothers Studio

One hundred years ago today, on October 16th, 1923, the Disney Brothers Studio was founded in Los Angeles. What began as a shoestring operation of just a handful of people has, in the ensuing century, become the singular, dominant force in the […]