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Jim Fanning • December 9, 2021
Jim Fanning's Tulgey Wood TV - VIP Visits with Ray Spencer, Disney Imagineer, Part 2
by Jim Fanning
Join me the second part of my fascinating and inspiring talk with Tulgey Wood TV's latest VIP, Ray Spencer. Ray's Walt Disney Imagineering career spans 20 years, in which time he ultimately became Executive Creative Director responsible for many Disney Parks projects as well as the design of Disney hotels, shops, and restaurants. During the course of our visit, Ray reveals the creative strategy and design approach to the addition of Buena Vista Street, including the Carthay Circle Theatre and the Storyteller statue to Disney California Adventure, and more.
"I almost feel like it would be harder to go through the next handful of years without Bandit internalizing his dad struggles while still dropping the weight of the world off his shoulders to still play crazy games with his girls."
:It’s the beauty of Disney – it holds different memories… different meanings… for everyone."
"I can almost envision Alice and I walking hand in hand among the croquet match, listening to the Queen of Hearts demand her bounty of rolling heads, and trying to make heads and tails of who is winning the confounded game. Am I leading her to safety or is she leading me?"