One Day at Disney

One Day at Disney
Genre	Documentary
Number of seasons	1
Number of episodes	52 + 1 feature-length documentary
Production
Producer(s)	Michael Antinoro (executive producer) David Chamberlin (executive producer) Victoria Chamlee
Running time	4 to 7 minutes (episodes)
Production company(s)	Disney Publishing Worldwide Disney+
Broadcast
Original channel	Disney+
Original run	December 3, 2019 – present
External links
IMDb page

One Day at Disney is a documentary series premiering on Disney+ as a collaboration between the streaming service and Disney Publishing Worldwide. The project revolves around the employees of the Walt Disney Company, highlighting their contributions to the various facets of the corporation with interviews and behind the scenes look at their work. The series will simultaneously debut as a feature-length documentary and a 52-episode short film series, and will include a forward from chairman and CEO Bob Iger. The release of a 224-page coffee table book written by Bruce Steele will coincide with the release of the series.

Episodes

Main documentary

Bob Iger and 10 cast members are profiled in the hour long documentary. Some of these cast members also have their own short episodes.

• Eric Baker, Imagineer propmaker and sculptor involved in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
• Ashley Girdich, a member of Imagineering's research and development team focused on robotics.
• Eric Goldberg, Disney animator.
• Mark Gonzales, a Disneyland Railroad conductor.
• Grace Lee, an illustrator at Disney Publishing Worldwide.
• Zamavus "Zama" Magudulela, a South African actress playing Rafiki in the Madrid stage production of The Lion King.
• Ryan Meinerding, a visual development artist at Marvel Studios that worked on Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Endgame.
• Dr. Natalie Mylniczenko, a veterinarian at Walt Disney World caring for the animals of Disney's Animal Kingdom and The Seas with Nemo & Friends.
• Jerome Ranft, sculptor at Pixar and brother of late story artist Joe Ranft.
• Robin Roberts, former ESPN sportscaster and current Good Morning America co-anchor

Shorts

Cast Member	Occupation	Release Date
Eric Goldberg	Animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios.	December 6, 2019
Thom Self	Machinist/Scuba Diver at Disneyland maintaining the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage and Jungle Cruise.	December 13, 2019
Sage Steele	ESPN SportsCenter news anchor.	December 20, 2019
Katie Whetsell	Actress playing Dory in Finding Nemo - The Musical at Disney's Animal Kingdom	December 27, 2019
Bob Iger	Disney CEO	January 3, 2020
	Cast and Crew of Modern Family	January 10, 2020
Jose Zelaya	Character designer at Disney Television Animation	January 17, 2020
Este Meza	Lucasfilm Events coordinator	January 24, 2020
Rob Richards	Organist at the El Capitan Theatre	January 31, 2020
Grace Lee	Disney Publishing Worldwide illustrator	February 7, 2020
Kristina Dewberry	Construction Manager at Walt Disney Imagineering	February 14, 2020
Vince Caro	Recording Engineer at Pixar	February 21, 2020
Lupe de Santiago	Seamstress for animatronics costumes at Disneyland Resort	February 28, 2020
Kris Becker	Animal keeper at Disney's Animal Kingdom.	March 6, 2020
Leah Buono	Casting director at Disney Channel.	March 13, 2020
David Muir	Anchor for ABC's World News Tonight.	March 20, 2020
Morgan Pope	R&D Imagineer developing stuntronics for Avengers Campus.	March 27, 2020
Patti Murin	Anna in the Broadway production of Frozen	April 3. 2020
Francheska Roman	Candy maker at the Candy Kitchen on Disneyland's Main Street.	April 10, 2020
Steve Sligh	Manager of Golden Oak Ranch	April 17, 2020
Tia Kratter	Manager of Art and Film education at Pixar University	April 24, 2020
Robin Roberts	Good Morning America Co-Anchor	May 1, 2020
Joe Hernandez	Mark Twain Riverboat captain	May 8, 2020
Stephanie Caroll	Ranch hand at Tri-Circle D Ranch	May 15, 2020
Ed Fritz	Imagineering Ride Engineer involved on Avatar: Flight of Passage	May 22, 2020
Jerome Ranft	Pixar sculptor	May 29, 2020
George Montano	Plasterer at Disneyland	June 5, 2020
Scot Drake	Imagineering creative director for Avengers Campus	June 12, 2020
Candice Valdez	Radio Disney host	June 19, 2020
Tony Salvaggio	Decorator at Disneyland.	June 26, 2020
Zama Magudulela	Rafiki Actress in Madrid's production of The Lion King	July 3, 2020
Marc Smith	Walt Disney Animation Studios story artist on Frozen II	July 10, 2020
Mike Davis	Imagineering Project Manager on Remy's Ratatouille Adventure	July 17, 2020
Chris Cristi	Helicopter reporter for KABC-LA.	July 24, 2020
Laura Cabo	Imagineering Creative Executive for the Disney Cruise Line.	July 31, 2020
Ryan Meinerding	Creative Director at Marvel Studios.	August 7, 2020
Pavan Komkai	Broadcast Engineer for Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International.	August 14, 2020
Heather Bartleson	Holiday Services at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products.	August 21, 2020
Eric Baker	Imagineering Creative Director on Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge	August 28, 2020
Alice Taylor	Creative at Disney's StudioLAB	September 4, 2020
Amanda Lauder	Chef Chocolatier at The Ganachery at Disney Springs.	September 11, 2020
Dr. Natalie Mylniczenko	Veterinarian at Disney's Animal Kingdom	September 18, 2020

Trivia

• The project was first revealed on the schedule for the 2019 D23expo as a "secret" Walt Disney Company project, and was officially unveiled on August 22.
• The project shares its title with a 2000 book exploring a day in the life of the then four resorts.
• Episode 4, which profiled Katie Whetsell, was shown in its entirety, two days before its release, during ABC's broadcast of the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade.

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