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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

Another RetroMagic in the books!
Thank you to all our presenters, imagineers, volunteers, and to everyone who has supported us these past 10 years!

We’ll see you on the west coast in 2027! #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

Time for the Imagineering Lightning Round! We join some of our special guests and remember some of their past colleagues, past RetroMagic guests, and ask a few questions that didn’t relate to their sessions. #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

While spending his “retirement” relentlessly chronicling the early decades of Imagineering, Tom K. Morris shares with us uncovered unknown, forgotten and overlooked bits of WDW history. #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

Disney Legend Tom Nabbe is joined by Steve Case, Bruce Fox, Ted Meberg and Bob Woodham to tell tales of opening Walt Disney World's monorail system in 1971. #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

Imagineers Tim Delaney and Kym Murphy talk about their experiences working on EPCOT Center’s oceanic masterpiece The Living Seas pavilion #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

Disney Legend Tony Baxter answers questions submitted by our listeners! #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

Historians Hastin Zylstra and Foxx Nolte peel back a bit of fascinating history on Walt Disney World's
"host community", the shopping village and townhomes and how it all ties back to Disneyland and California #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

*enjoy

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

We have scrambled eggs, potatos, bacon, Mickey waffles, fresh fruit & berries, juices, coffee and tea!
Enjoy?

#RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

Who's ready for some Mickey waffles?!!!
#RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

A rarely seen picture of one of the flaps from the wave machine in the Seven Seas Lagoon being installed #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

Movie Night begins with the RetroWDW crew with Imagineers Tom Morris and Tony Baxter #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

A little taste of RetroWDW Movie Night Pre-roll #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 11d

Tapestry of Nations cast and crew members William Campbell, Lillian Reyes, and Amy Kesman conclude our Saturday stage sessions, remembering one of EPCOT’s most innovative parades! #RetroMagic

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@TOCPE82 / Bryan @tocpe82.bsky.social · 12d

And he won an Emmy for his work on BTTF the animated series! #RetroMagic

RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 12d

Three time Emmy-winning composer/sound designer Russell Brower discusses his career creating sound environments like the beloved “Innoventions Area Loop”, The Living Seas and famous video games. #RetroMagic

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Heather (she/her) @dznygrlsd.bsky.social · 12d

Really enjoying #retromagic10 so far. Lots of great panels @retrowdw.bsky.social

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Hastin @hastin.net · 12d

The delightful part of this is that he's was a huge parks nerd, and did the entire one hour Innoventions loop in 2 weeks. That the project lead then said to cut down to 10 minutes. #RetroMagic

RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 12d

Three time Emmy-winning composer/sound designer Russell Brower discusses his career creating sound environments like the beloved “Innoventions Area Loop”, The Living Seas and famous video games. #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 12d

Three time Emmy-winning composer/sound designer Russell Brower discusses his career creating sound environments like the beloved “Innoventions Area Loop”, The Living Seas and famous video games. #RetroMagic

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@TOCPE82 / Bryan @tocpe82.bsky.social · 12d

I have most of the items in this Centorium picture, but I'm most excited about these EPCOT Center tennis balls.

You can see them middle left in the first image.

#RetroMagic

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Arielle @ariellenadel.bsky.social · 12d

#retromagic

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@TOCPE82 / Bryan @tocpe82.bsky.social · 12d

Paul Osterhout enlightening us about MuppetVision and working with Jim Henson.

Jim's son John performed the live action Sweetums and trained the first performers.

#RetroMagic

Paul Osterhout on stage with Tammy tuckey, JT and How (dressed as studios Michael Eisner)

Test scenes of Statler and Waldorf on the screen

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The Haunted Manimal @worldofmanimal.bsky.social · 12d

I see you original MUPPETS 3D prop

#retromagic

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JustJeanine @justjeanine.bsky.social · 12d

Imagineer Paul Osterhout talking about the 1994 Tomorrowland remodel with the addition of Sonny Eclipse. #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 12d

Paul Osterhout revisits Muppetvision 3-D, Magic Kingdom’s 1994 Tomorrowland reimagining, new management at the Enchanted Tiki Room and lots of other very 90s Walt Disney World extreme makeovers. #RetroMagic

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RetroWDW @retrowdw.bsky.social · 12d

Disney Legend Tom Nabbe is the first inductee into the RetroWDW 5 Timers Club! #RetroMagic

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