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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3224: Disney’s Master of Illusion Fred Joerger

Karen Fang

Posted on May 2, 2023 · Episode: 3224 Fake rocks, forced perspective, and other forms of illusion in the private home of Disney Imagineer Fred Joerger. Today, facades, both physical and personal.

Tags Disney Disneyland faux painting fiberglass forced perspective Fred Joerger Imagineer Matterhorn miniatures model making movie sets roller coasters theme parks

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Free school lunches and roller coaster safety: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 28, 2023 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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‘TexasLand’ is a big idea for a theme park that could be coming to Houston

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on July 14, 2023 · Lizzy McGee, a Houston native who recently earned an MBA from Stanford, is working to create a Texas-themed amusement park in her home state. Her wish is to build it in her hometown.

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Does Houston need a new amusement park?

Troy Schulze

Posted on July 7, 2023 · We look back at the demise of Six Flags AstroWorld and consider why Houston never got another major theme park.

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Replacing Astroworld (July 7, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 7, 2023 · On Friday's show: We discuss the disappearance of the Astroworld theme park and why so little of its kind has come along to replace it since.

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