Event Schedule
- Friday October 2
- Saturday October 3
- Walt Disney World
10-11am – The Original Walt Disney World You Thought You Knew: Never-Before-Seen Media and Unheard Stories from Making The Vacation Kingdom of the World
with Tom Morris, Tony Baxter
11:00-11:45am – Class of ’71: Stories from Walt Disney World’s Early Years
with Peggie Fariss, Tom Nabbe, and more
12pm-1pm – The Perseverance of Singing Bears & Birds: The Evolution of The Country Bears Jamboree and Enchanted Tiki Room
with Joe Lanzisero, Mike West, Paul Osterhout, and more
Lunch at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Convention Center
2:15pm-3:15pm – The Women of Walt Disney Imagineering
with Kathy Rogers, Peggie Fariss, Eli Erlandson, Paula Dinkel, and more
3:15-4:15pm – Western River Expedition, Big Thunder Mountain, and the American Frontierland
with Tony Baxter
4:30-5:15pm – Recounting The Hall of Presidents: 55 Years of Liberty’s Leaders (and It Almost Didn’t Happen)
with Eric Jacobson, Kathy Rogers, Paul Osterhout, and more
5:15-6:15pm – All-American Entertainment: A Celebration of America on Parade, Electrical Water Pageant, and the Main Street Electrical Parade
with Don Dorsey, Eric Jacobson, and Steve Taylor
Event begins at 8:00pm at the Summer House at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
- Walt Disney World
10am-11am – Disney’s America: The Glory and Controversy of The Unbuilt Theme Park
with Bob Weis, Rick Rothschild, and Jim Bockstall
11am-12pm – Golden Dreams: The Creation of Disney’s Ultimate American Attraction – The American Adventure
with Rick Rothschild, and more
12:15pm-1:15pm – Time Capsules: A Conversation with Bob Weis (focusing on DisneySea, Disney California Adventure, and a preview of The Marty Sklar Archives book)
Lunch at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Convention Center
2:15pm-3:15pm – Demystifying Disney with Joe Lanzisero: Secrets of Mystic Manor! Ports of DisneySea! The Creation of The Society of Explorers and Adventurers! Duffy the Disney Bear!
3:15pm-4:15pm – From The Land to The Living Seas
With Tony Baxter, Tim Delaney, Kym Murphy, Mike West, and Brock Thoman
4:30-6:00pm – More Than Just a Figment: The Dreamfinders of the Original Journey Into Imagination
With Tony Baxter, Tom Morris, Ron Schneider, Steve Taylor, and more
Session begins at 7:00pm.
VIP Package Guests are admitted at 6:50pm.
