{"podcast":{"title":"Imagination Skyway","slug":"imagination-skyway-578312","podcast_index_feed_id":578312,"rss_url":"https://imagineerpodcast.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://imagineerpodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/1756172/Imagination_Skyway_-_Podcast_Logo_2026_52_7qkbe.jpg","author":"Matthew Krul","episode_count":276,"summary":"Discover the history and the magic of the Disney Parks, Disney Studios, Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and beyond. Learn more at imaginationskyway.com. Imagination Skyway is not affiliated or endorsed by Walt Disney Imagineering or the Walt Disney Company.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/imagination-skyway-578312"},"episode":{"title":"Leslie Iwerks | Disneyland Handcrafted | Walt Disney's Impossible Dream","slug":"leslie-iwerks-disneyland-handcrafted-walt-disney-s-impossible-dream","published_at":"2026-01-08T22:02:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/imagination-skyway-578312/leslie-iwerks-disneyland-handcrafted-walt-disney-s-impossible-dream","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/imagination-skyway-578312","url":"https://imagineerpodcast.podbean.com/e/leslie-iwerks-disneyland-handcrafted-walt-disneys-impossible-dream/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p5th4jvkydyu7pwx/Imagination_Skyway_-_Episode_243_-_Leslie_Iwerks800b3.mp3","summary":"Disneyland Handcrafted documentary debuts January 22, 2026 on Disney Plus and Disney YouTube, and I had the extraordinary opportunity to interview filmmaker Leslie Iwerks at the Walt Disney Studios Lot in Burbank, California about her new film. \"Disneyland Handcrafted reveals the extraordinary artistry and grit it took hundreds of craftspeople to bring Walt Disney’s impossible dream project of Disneyland to fruition – from groundbreaking to Opening Day on July 17, 1955.\" (Disney Plus). \"An Oscar and Emmy nominated filmmaker, Leslie Iwerks comes from a family steeped in Disney legacy. The granddaughter of Ub Iwerks (Walt Disney’s original animator and designer/co-creator of Mickey Mouse) and the daughter of Don Iwerks (a Disney camera technician and inventor), Leslie is the producer and director of the new documentary film.\" (Disney Parks Blog) To plan a trip, be sure to work with KMV Travel. Get bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more at patreon.com/imaginationskyway. Tag me and join the conversation below. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationskyway Instagram: www.instagram.com/imaginationskyway Facebook Group (ImagiNation): https://www.facebook.com/groups/imaginationskyway Facebook: www.facebook.com/imaginationskyway TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@imaginationskyway Threads: https://www.threads.net/@imaginationskyway Twitter: www.twitter.com/skywaypodcast Email: matt@imagineerpodcast.com How to Support the Show Share the podcast with your friends Rate and review on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-imagineerpodcasts-podcast/id1244558092 Join our Patreon Group - https://www.patreon.com/imaginationskyway Purchase merchandise - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/imagineer-podcast?ref_id=8929 Enjoy the show!","meta_description":"Disneyland Handcrafted documentary debuts January 22, 2026 on Disney Plus and Disney YouTube, and I had the extraordinary opportunity to interview filmmak…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1499,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/imagination-skyway-578312/episodes/leslie-iwerks-disneyland-handcrafted-walt-disney-s-impossible-dream/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/imagination-skyway-578312/leslie-iwerks-disneyland-handcrafted-walt-disney-s-impossible-dream.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}