Ep. 753: Mandalorian and Grogu review; Disneyland technology with Roland Betancourt
This week, Jeff welcomes author and professor Roland Betancourt to the show (41:31) to discuss the history of technology at Disneyland and his new book “Disneyland and the Rise of Automation.” We discuss the nature of post-war automation and the mid-20th century, and how Walt Disney took many influences and distilled them into his automated verion of themed entertainment. Also – Jeff reviews “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” (18:50) and we talk about the extensive fan-service throughout the film: cam there be too much of a good thing? Plus – Jeff follows up on the Topps Disneyland 70 trading cards discussion and reveals how he finally decided to go about collecting this behemoth set.