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Jim Fanning • December 2, 2021
Jim Fanning's Tulgey Wood TV - VIP Visit With Ray Spencer, Walt Disney Imagineer
by Jim Fanning
Join me for a fascinating and inspiring visit 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, we talk about Ray's start as a designer, which Walt Disney World attractions he loves best, his defining passion for trains (just like a certain person named Walt), working with Disney Legends such as John Hench and Tony Baxter, and much more. Enjoy—and be sure and check back for Part 2 next week!
Discover more about legendary Imagineers John Hench, Marty Sklar and Tony Baxter at D23 by clicking on their respective names.
"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?"