Jiminy Crickets Podcast

Our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to many of the legendary Disney animators and Imagineers, who were the creative geniuses behind many now beloved Disney animated classics and theme park attractions. Each episode will chronicle the career of the featured  artist's work for Walt Disney through the use of music to represent their many Disney career highlights. Episode 10 of our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to, two Disney Legends. Famed illustrator Mary Blair was the imaginative concept artist behind many of Disney's classic animated films, from the mid 40s through the mid 50s, returning to Disney as an Imagineer in the 1960's, leaving her mark on many of the most beloved Disney attractions of all time. Rolly Crump was another of Disney's most imaginative Imagineers, putting his personal and unique touch on many classic Disney attractions.Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris

 Our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to many of the legendary Disney animators and Imagineers, who were the creative geniuses behind many now beloved Disney animated classics and theme park attractions. Each episode will chronicle the career of the featured  artist's work for Walt Disney through the use of music to represent their many Disney career highlights. Episode 9 of our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to not one, but two Disney Legends in classic Disney animation, Frank Thomas and  Ollie Johnson, two of the most prolific artists behind the countless unforgettable moments and beloved characters from the golden era in Disney animation... and beyond.  Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris

In this month's "Best of" Chris, Ruthie and our former co-host Brain Crawford revisit part two of a two part episode originally released in October of 2020October 26 2020: This episode continues our tribute to Disney Legend and child star of six classic live-action Walt Disney films, Hayley Mills. Along with returning special guest Brian Crawford, Ruthie and Chris go through the remainder of Mills' Disney films - "The Moon Spinners," (1964) and "That Darn Cat." (1965) Then they discuss her career after her initial six years at Disney, including her other films, theatrical performances and television appearances including the Parent Trap made for TV sequels and the sitcom "Good Morning Miss Bliss." The episode concludes with Brian, Ruthie and Chris ranking their favorite Haley Mills Disney films, favorite songs and favorite co-stars, mixed in with many personal stories and anecdotes about their personal connections to this amazing star. Download (right click / save as) Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris  

 Our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to many of the legendary Disney animators and Imagineers, who were the creative geniuses behind many now beloved Disney animated classics and theme park attractions. Each episode will chronicle the career of the featured  artist's work for Walt Disney through the use of music to represent their many Disney career highlights. Episode 8 of our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to a Disney Legend in music, Buddy Baker,composer of many memorable Disney songs and musical scores.   Download (right click / save as) Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris

 On another special "minnie" episode, DisneyChris welcomes back Brain Crawford to share a trip report of his recent trip to Disneyland, California in October of 2025Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!! https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month. https://www.patreon.com/DisneyChris

In this month's "Best of" Chris, Ruthie and our former co-host Brain Crawford revisit part one of a two part episode originally released in October of 2020October 5th 2020: This episode, we honor Disney Legend and child star of six classic live-action Walt Disney films, Hayley Mills. Our special guest Brian Crawford first shares her backstory, including her childhood and film career prior to her discovery by Disney. Then he, Ruthie and Chris go through each of her Disney films. In this, part one of a special two part tribute, they discuss - "Pollyanna," (1960) "The Parent Trap," (1961) "In Search of the Castaways," (1962) and "Summer Magic" (1963) - Be sure to join them in a few weeks for part two, where they discuss her remaining Disney films and her career, after Disney. Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris  

This episode we welcome back Brain Crawford to share a trip report on his recent visit to Disneyland Paris. We also share a Disneyland Paris related top 10 list, and round of the episode with a report of attractions coming soon to the Parisian resort.   Download (right click / save as) Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!! https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month. https://www.patreon.com/DisneyChris  THE OPTIMAL WAY TO EXPERIENCE THIS PODCAST EPISODE IS VIA YOUTUBEDateline Jiminy Crickets is first and foremost a video experience. We post an audio version for those who prefer it that way, but to get he most out of this episode, we highly recommend viewing it over on our YouTube channel, as it  contains many images and other visual elements. Click the link below to view the video version....https://youtu.be/UbwIqIxJqTA?si=RmPEqLMqIq5GSWKh   

In celebration of the 200th episode of the Jiminy Crickets Podcast, DisneyChris and Ruthie share a list (in no particular order) of their shared picks as the 200 top things they most love about Disney. Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris 

Our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to many of the legendary Disney animators and Imagineers, who were the creative geniuses behind many now beloved Disney animated classics and theme park attractions. Each episode will chronicle the career of the featured  artist's work for Walt Disney through the use of music to represent their many Disney career highlights. Episode 7 of our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to a Disney Legend in music, George Bruns,composer of many memorable Disney songs and musical scores. Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris

This episode, DisneyChris and Ruthie share the fascinating history of Disneyland;s many milestone anniversary celebrations, from its early years up to the 70th Celebration kicked off earlier this year.  Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris  

 On this episode of The Best of Jiminy Crickets, we revisit an episode from the summer of 2017...August 2017 -  This week, Chris and Ruthie bring you the third installment of the Jiminy Crickets 1964 New York World's Fair Summer Series. This time they will take an in depth look at what is perhaps the least remembered Disney pavilion at the Fair, the Ford Magic Skyway.  Chris and Ruth discuss the pavilion's planning design and construction, take an extensive tour of all the exhibits you would have found there, and then discuss the many ways that, in its aftermath, the Magic Skyway would go on to impact Walt Disney Imagineering for many decades to follow. Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris

Our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to many of the legendary Disney animators and Imagineers, who were the creative geniuses behind many now beloved Disney animated classics and theme park attractions. Each episode will chronicle the career of the featured  artist's work for Walt Disney through the use of music to represent their many Disney career highlights. Episode six of our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to Disney Legend: Herbert Ryman. His career at Disney began in the early 40s in the field of animation.  By the mid 50's he became one of the key artistic minds behind the development of Disneyland, including the design of Sleeping Beauty castle itself. In later years he would continue lend his design talent to Disney parks in Florida, Japan and France.  Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!! https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris 

On this bonus "Minnie" episode of the Jiminy Crickets, Ruthie provides us with a trip report on her recent trip to Disneyland, in August of 2025.  Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris  

Our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to many of the legendary Disney animators and Imagineers, who were the creative geniuses behind many now beloved Disney animated classics and theme park attractions. Each episode will chronicle the career of the featured  artist's work for Walt Disney through the use of music to represent their many Disney career highlights. Episode 5 of our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to not one but two Disney Legends in Imagineering, Bob Gurr and Tony Baxter, following  their careers in theme park design and innovation. Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris 

For this installment of the Best of Jiminy Crickets we revisit an episode from 2020, created in honor of Cinderella's 70th Anniversary. This year being the film's 75th Anniversary, we thought it timely to open up the vault on this 2020 episode March 2020 - Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo!!! In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Walt Disney's 12th full-length animated motion picture classic, DisneyChris and Ruthie bring you a true "Cinderella" story. As they go through all the magical, frighting, funny and uplifting elements of the film's plot, they stop along the way to discuss the many talented artists, actors, tune-smiths, and story developers involved in the amazing behind-the-scenes production of this true Disney masterpiece. They also discuss the film's ever-growing legacy and pop cultural impact, while sharing some of their personal connections to this tale of redemption, enchantment, hope, and faith in your dreams.  Download (right click / save as) Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!!https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month. https://www.patreon.com/DisneyChris

This episode, Chris and Ruthie welcome special guest Shawn Deganhart to discuss his professionally engraved full Cinderella score, in which he painstakingly transcribed from the original, late 1940s, handwritten film score manuscripts. We not only discuss his beautiful 400 plus page complete score to a true Disney classic, sure to fascinate Disney fans and music lovers alike, but we also recount the fascinating history and origins of this beloved music. Keeping with the theme of Cinderella, we also do a top 10 list of characters from the 1950 film, and a brief history of how this film classic has impacted the Disney theme parks, worldwide, from 1955 until present.  Download (right click / save as)Get your copy of the Cinderella Full Score at https://degenhartmusic.com/ If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com -  Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month. https://www.patreon.com/DisneyChris Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!! https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/ THE OPTIMAL WAY TO EXPERIENCE THIS PODCAST EPISODE IS VIA YOUTUBEDateline Jiminy Crickets is first and foremost a video experience. We post an audio version for those who prefer it that way, but to get he most out of this episode, we highly recommend viewing it over on our YouTube channel, as it  contains many images and other visual elements. Click the link below to view the video version....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqvRYS3crfY

In honor of Disneyland's 70th anniversary, DisneyChris presents his version of what would be the ultimate area music loop for the Disneyland main entrance. His idea of a perfect area loop would consist of instrumentals representing the park's currant roster of attractions, as well as many nods to the past legacy of the Happiest Place on Earth. Download (right click / Save as) 1. Disneyland Theme   0:00 2. Mickey Mouse March   3:07   3. Happy Rag   5:19 4. Raider’s March   7:39 5. Heigh Ho /Whistle While You Work  9:49 6. 20K Leagues Theme / A Whale of a Tale   11:00 7. Winnie the Pooh / The Wonderful Things About Tiggers / Hip Hip Pooh Ray   13:24 8. Steamboat Bill / Turkey in the Straw   16:14 9. Baroque Hoedown  18:23 10.   When I See an Elephant Fly   19:43 11.   In the Tiki Tiki Tiki Room   22:25 12.   All Aboard the Mine Train  24:04 13.   Unbirthday Song  25:45 14.   Monorail Song   27:47 15.   Come Again   30:44 16.   Battle Hymn of the Republic   32:38 17.   Fantasy Castle Medley   34:45 When You Wish Upon a StarOnce Upon a DreamA Dream is a Wish Your Heart MakesSomeday My Prince Will Come 18.   Minnie’s Yoo Hoo   40:26 19.   Hi Diddle Dee Dee   43:21 20.   Columbia the Gem of the Ocean   45:21 21.   Yo Ho Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)   46:25 22.   Space Mountain Theme   48:30 23.   Fantasmic   51:07 24.   Casey Jr.  54:04 25.   Bang Went Old Betsy   55:35 26.   Cantina Song   57:35 27.   There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow  59:30 28.   Maple Leaf Rag  1:04:12 29.   Hawaiian War Chant   1:07:20 30.   Special Spice   1:08:21 31.   Zip A Dee Doo Dah   1:11:01 32.   A Spoonful of Sugar / Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious   1:12:35 33.   You Can Fly!   1:14:58 34.   Star Wars Theme   1:17:18 35.   Swisskapolka   1:19:31 36.   Meet Me Down on Main Street   1:20:59 37.   Fantasy in the Sky   1:23:58 38.   Nothing Can Stop Us Now   1:27:59 39.   The Ballad of Davy Crockett   1:29:24 40.   Down in New Orleans   1:31:05 41.   The Merrily Song   1:33:23 42.   Strange Things Are Happening to Me   1:35:13 43.   Grim Grinning Ghosts   1:38:14 44.   Serengeti Serenade   1:40:53      45.   Smile Darn Ya Smile   1:45:17 46.   Blood on the Saddle   1:47:09 47.   Hello Everybody / Welcome to the Golden Horseshoe / Can-Can   1:48:36 48.   Milenberg Joys   1:52:13 49.   March of the Cards   1:55:47 50.   It’s a Small World   1:57:19YOU CAN ALSO FIND THIS TRACK ON MY WEBSITE: DISNEYCHRIS.COM - LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE: TRACK 117 https://disneychris.com/a-day-at-disneyland.html  Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!! https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/​ If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - 

For this installment of the Best of Jiminy Crickets we welcome back out former co-host, Brain Crawford, to revisit part 2 of our extensive look at Tokyo DisneySea during it's 20th anniversary year in 2001. December 2021 - In this episode, Brian and Chris return to continue their celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Tokyo Disneyland Resort's second gated park, Tokyo DisneySea, regarded by many as the best theme park the world over. On this episode they continue their guided tour of the park, exploring The Lost River Delta, Port Discovery and The American Waterfront, as together they highlight this special park's many attractions, shops, restaurants and snacking locations. They then close out the episode by discussing some of the special live entertainment offered at DisneySea. Everything is enhanced by the special songs and music from this crowning jewel in outdoor Disney style themed environment. Download (right click / save as) Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!! https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/​ If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month. https://www.patreon.com/DisneyChris

Our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to many of the legendary Disney animators and Imagineers, who were the creative geniuses behind many now beloved Disney animated classics and theme park attractions. Each episode will chronicle the career of the featured  artist's work for Walt Disney through the use of music to represent their many Disney career highlights. Episode four of our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to not one but two Disney Legend in animation, Glen Keane and Pete Docter, following  their careers in Disney and Pixar animation from the late 1970's up to the modern day. Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!! https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month.  https://www.patreon.com/c/DisneyChris

This episode, Chris and Ruthie discuss three favorite musically themed classic Walt Disney animated shorts, "Melody (1953), "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom" (1953) and "A Symposium on Popular Songs" (1962) and as per usual bring you tons of fun facts and archival audio. Download (right click / save as)Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!! https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/​ If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcasts and DisneyChris.com - Please consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber and receive exclusive rewards every month. https://www.patreon.com/DisneyChris