The DizRadio Show v16.28 No.291 July 10, 2026

Be Our Guest! Animation Legend GARY TROUSDALE (Beauty and the Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Atlantis The Lost Empire, Scared Shrekless, Cranium Command, Rocky and Bullwinkle) Talks Disney Classics, Shrek, and Theme Park Magic on The DizRadio Show! Get ready to step into the animation vault, DizRadio family! This week, we are absolutely thrilled to welcome a true heavyweight of the animation world, a man whose work shaped a generation of Disney magic and beyond. We welcome the co-director of some of your absolute favorite cinematic masterpieces, Gary Trousdale! Gary takes us all the way back to the beginning, sharing his journey of getting into art and animation. He takes us behind the scenes of his early days at Disney working on Oliver and Company, before diving into a project near and dear to every Disney Parks fan's heart, Cranium Command at EPCOT! Of course, we had to talk about the legendary run of feature films Gary co-directed alongside Kirk Wise. Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Atlantis The Lost Empire and Life Beyond the Mouse with Shrek and Bullwinkle. It wouldn't be a proper DizRadio celebration without Jonathan from The D-Team! Jonathan discusses the profound importance of animation within the Disney theme parks, reminiscing not just about EPCOT, but about the famous Fish Bowl glass animation studio at Disney MGM Studios where guests could watch real animators at work. Jonathan also shares some of his own insights into his own journey of animation. Grab your popcorn, adjust your headphones, and let the nostalgia ride begin! So enjoy the Nostalgia, the Magic, the Wonder, and the Memories with The DizRadio Show "A Pop Culture Celebrity Guest Show"!