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I love the insight this interview brings. It offers excellent, good, behind-the-scenes perspectives that you often don't get, and people often assume who is at fault between Imagineering and executive leadership.

Thank you!

Thank you!

Laine has a fascinating tale of her artistic childhood to her wonderful creative career. Thanks for presenting her to the world.

Excellent! What an amazing conversation. I loved hearing about her outstanding career. What a wonderful person! Following up Rolly’s Beary Tales ride is no small feat but as a kid I enjoyed both that and Kingdom of the Dinosaurs. It was great

What an excellent interview. Chris is so articulate and witty.

What a fantastic interview. He deserves his retirement but my goodness does Disney need him back

Started tearing up whenever Tony told the story of the 10 year old kid going on Splash for the first time. Edit: For context, I remember I used to want to be an Imagineer so I could give those kind of memories to people.

I have the concept art of "Art of Animation LBE". Very interesting !

I really like Joe's insights on "relative value across relative time". Also said: Penny wise, pound foolish. But getting executives/managers to fund the front-end of any creative process is like getting blood from a stone, despite the obvious long term returns.

Tom's book sounds incredible. I can't wait for it to be published!

Always awesome !

OH WOW! another installment with the marvelous Tom K Morris? I hate that I missed it live, but thrilled y’all put the replay here on TH-cam!! Thank you.

Great show. Thanks for taking the time Mike!

Thanks, for sharing Don Carson’s interview. Don is not only a great artist and an excellent storyteller but also a great person and team leader. You have immortalized his creative journey through this beautiful interview. Nice to see you, Joe! Thanks!

God bless Tony Baxter

Carson's article was a game changer for me to accept a new path in my career. Thank you for this amazing interview.

Amazing channel amazing guests Amazing amazing… (With happy tears of joy) AAAMAZING!!

Don Carson is an amazing person. The time he commits to sharing knowledge with new entrants to the industry is amazing for someone with his track record.

I’ll be listening to this excellent talk with Don while making dinner. Thank you for taking the time to interview him and for uploading it for us.

you all are fantastic i found my people

I really respect Tony, but I will never view him the same after finding out he’s the reason they removed walt and Marc’s beloved bear band from Walt’s park. I know it still exists, but it’s not the same :(

Awe I would have had so many questions, can't believe I missed it!

This is a wonderful talk with someone I’ve looked up to most of my life.

Hunny hunt is just fantastic

always a bummer that I dont see these live!

Superb smart art. Love it.

More this has been GREAT as always

Having worked Triceratops Encounter in ‘99 I can tell you exactly why it didn’t work, and it wasn’t because the guests weren’t impressed by the figure’s animation. The way it was set up made them stand in line waiting through a steamy jungle with lots of sun often for over an hour. To then be guided by a average non actor TM reciting a spiel that despite being written with humor, we were forced to deliver as serious as possible by the “coach/manager” they put in charge of it. Then after spending an hour+ of their day sweating in line a uninteresting 15min walking tour, more waiting before going in to the finale, they were extremely disappointed it wasn’t Pteranodon Flyers:the ride in the sky they expected it was. There were a multitude of things that could’ve made it work, that I as a 20yo could’ve pointed out (and tried to). Such as a better script, better manager/director, making it actual ACTORS, interactive elements in the line, the illusion of seeing more Dinos, or just better signage. But despite 4-5 lateral adjustments to how it was presented how to reach the audience seemed to be a mystery. Perhaps creative should’ve actually talked with those of us who tried to make it work as given. Because some of us bypassed the guest’s disappointment so much they’d often think it was a real animal. If not a dinosaur a Rhino we glued horns on to. (Which also speaks to the audience’s intellect we were trying to reach.) To bad it sat for near 20years abandoned, it was deserving of so much more.

Very insightful and informative!! The best Tony Baxter discussion I've come across in quite a while!

Tony Baxter is by far my favorite Imagineer ever, thank you for doing this interview !

Omg. The time machine! I wonder if he lent it to Big Bang Theory for its episode.

Wow! What a "show." It was all over the place in terms of content, but I loved it. Hearing Tony's insider/imagineer perspective on all of these things is just wonderful. Tony's comments about DL vs WDW in terms of scale and the number of attractions available in close proximity to each other I completely agree with, especially after spending significant time at WDW. I love the quick transitions from land to land at DL. I was unaware that the Rocket Rods ride was based on Test Track technology. I know Radiator Springs Racers is, IMHO, a home run that blows Test Track out of the water in every way.

Will there be more old Disney vids of the early days of Disneyland and other early vids of the building of the parks?

This was great. I really liked hearing Joe’s perspectives and stories. He sounds like the kind of person you absolutely want alongside you in a creative pursuit.

I wish I lived during a time when I could have worked with Tony on something. He really gets it.

I love Tony’s comment about Galaxy’s Edge locking into one story, the sequels, and suffering for it. He’s especially right because they did that with Star Tours 2.0!! It’s basically a Time Machine!! You could run in a pod race from Episode 1 immediately after seeing Darth Vader from the original trilogy then fly over Crait from The Last Jedi. I mean, the attraction is all over the Star Wars map!!

Every peoject Tony worked on should be made a National Historic Site so it will never be "Splash Mountain ed"

Tony mentioned the kuka arm being used at harry potter’s, was the avengers campus e ticket original ride concept was to ride the kuka arm simulating yourself on a jet pack?

Loved this interview so much... the parts about working with the OG Imagineers, the importance of staging with simplicity and clarity, the unexpected twists and turns where sincere creativity can take you... it applies to so much more than creating rides. This very much lights a fire in the belly. Thank you Tony Baxter and everyone at this channel for this interview!

SHAG has been an inspirational artist for ages, never saw an interview before now! My reactions: 1. He paid his way through school by being an artist and musician...waitaminnit... 😂 2. The friend who got Shag a gallery show before he ever painted a single painting- that's a GREAT friend. 3. Disney had in-house artists mimicking his designs after he finished his gig with them? ... kinda icky. SHAG has a good attitude about it though. And the story of Disney Legal and the safety railing on the Jungle Tour boats is hilarious! 4. The Shag House sounds incredible... I'm imagining Frank Lloyd Wright but with color and alcohol. 5. Art school advice: "Don't tell a story in your art- that's illustration, not fine art!" What a face palm! Fantastic, fun interview! Loving this channel!

I can vividly remember my first experience with Splash Mountian. It was exactly like what Tony talked about. I was terrified and truly thought that I was going to die. I couldn't get my hands dry while holding onto the inner railing. What a sense of pride I had coming into the room with all of the singing characters!

LOVE Garner Holt and his company! As someone who has gotten to work on some of his animatronics for the past 20 years, I can see the quality and craftsmanship he puts into his work. Definitely the best of the best in the industry!

This was so valuable! Love this!

Definetly need to work on the start of the podcast with the multiple introductions, it gets to be too much, but it is a fantastic podcast.

I think this is so moving because it is the closest we can come to hearing the spirit of Walt speak in real time. Tony truly embodies the "stated "values of the company. I've never thought this before but I see a resemblance between Tony and Walt. Thanks again!

This is so important, the deep and timely capturing of Tonys words and thoughts at a time when things are shifting so much in the company and its' properties. Thank you ZST for this beautiful conversation. Tony is one of my heroes. I could listen to you all for hours:) Great Channel! Subbed, liked and shared.

Tony Baxter you are amazing and truly talented beyond imagination and you are the only one who got Walt's vision!!! I am so sick about Splash mountain being torn down. Disney company after you retired has just ruined every single thing at Disney. I am not going back to Disney World, the MAGIC is gone!!! I will someday make it to Disney Tokyo because they get Walt's vision.

Love this, so thankful to find you all from WDWPro's coverage!

Absolutely love Tony Baxter and I'm devastated about the destruction of Splash Mountain. I'll never forgive them for that.