882 · Marvel in Disney Parks: Behind the Magic with Brian Crosby

How does Marvel come to life in Disney Parks... and what does a little boy meeting Peter Pan have to do with it? This week, I sit down with Marvel Studios' Brian Crosby at the WDW Radio booth at D23 for a conversation about turning the characters we love into places, adventures, and memories we can experience for ourselves.

Brian spent ten years as an Imagineer before joining Marvel, and he shares the thought behind experiences that stretch from Hong Kong Disneyland to Tokyo and beyond. We talk about the creative choices that help a story connect, whether you know every comic book or are meeting a character for the first time.

You'll discover:

• Why the Iron Man Experience queue had to introduce the man inside the armor.
• How Groot became the guide to a very different kind of Marvel adventure.
• The childhood Peter Pan encounter Brian still thinks about when creating experiences.
• What it meant to Stan Lee to see Marvel become part of the Disney Parks.
• How ideas can travel from comics to attractions and back into animation.
• Which attractions Brian would want to share with Walt Disney.

Along the way, we attempt a 55-second lightning round that goes about as well as you'd expect when the two of us start talking Disney, food, and comic books. You don't need to know the Marvel timeline to enjoy this one, just the feeling of meeting a character who means something to you.

🙋🏻‍♀️ What Disney character encounter has stayed with you, and what made it special? Share YOUR story at WDWRadio.com/Clubhouse.