John Coulter is a former Disney cast member who performed as Prince Charming and Tarzan at Walt Disney World.

He is also an influential fashion model for ads and catalogs, and a successful Disney artist featured in shops and galleries worldwide.

John Coulter was born in Tucson, Arizona. He spent two years studying illustration on an art scholarship at the University of Arizona. He continued his studies at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Along with visual arts, John pursued other areas of interest including performing arts, which led him to “the happiest place on earth.” John played Prince Charming in the Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, among many other parades and shows throughout the park. One of the highlights

was playing Tarzan in the opening cast of Tarzan Rocks, an aerial stunt musical at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. His princely charm also took him to Tokyo Disneyland, where he performed many other roles.

John has now come full circle from playing beloved characters to painting them! He is one of the select few official fine artists for the Disney Parks. His whimsical paintings can be found in various shops and galleries throughout Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

John has also had a modeling career that has lasted more than 25 years. Modeling gave him the opportunity to live and travel all over the world. His love of Broadway made New York one of his favorite places to live. The theater is where John found his love of costuming. He now designs costumes for events and shows all over the country. Among his most exciting work, is costuming the New Year's Eve show on the castle stage at Disneyland.

John’s fine arts background has also manifested into a successful hair and makeup career.

However, John is most recognizable in his underwear, gracing ads, catalogs and packaging for all of your favorite brands. He can still be seen in numerous television commercials and print ads, but his passion is design.

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Original YouTube air date August 21, 2025.

Author Steven M. Barrett paid his first visit to Disneyland, California as a child and to Walt Disney World in the late 1980s. He fell headlong under the spell of the Disney Parks and Cruise Ships and visits often to search for Hidden Mickeys. His three books (Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and the Disney Cruise Ships) in the Hidden Mickeys series are arranged as scavenger hunts to maximize efficiency when hunting for the elusive Mouse.

The Disney Hidden Mickey game is ever-changing as new Hidden Images appear and others are lost at relatively constant rates, so he updates the three books every two years to keep them as current as possible. His Walt Disney World Hidden Mickeys book won a Readers Preference Editor's Choice Award.

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Original YouTube air date April 19, 2022.

Bill Burns is one of the most well-known and highly respected cosplay tribute artists, celebrated for bringing iconic characters to life with remarkable authenticity. His work spans the worlds of Marvel, Star Wars, DC Comics, and even tributes honoring Walt Disney himself.

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Original YouTube air date April 12, 2025.

Wonderful World of Animation specializes in rare, one-of-a-kind vintage Disney art such as pre-war Master Set-Ups and Concept Art by such legends as Mary Blair and Gustaf Tenggren in addition to Peanuts Comic Strips.

We love that we get to sell the most fun art in the world! - Our clients love that we’re constantly on the hunt for that special piece!
Since 1993, Wonderful World of Animation has been recognized as one of the world's leading animation art galleries and prides itself on being a "go to" destination for collectors.
Our adventures began when avid collector Debbie Weiss said “That’s All Folks!” to a successful career on Wall Street to start the gallery and share her passion for animation. By offering the highest quality art at a fair price coupled with outstanding customer service, Weiss employs integrity and excellence as guiding principles towards our primary goal; to build lasting relationships with clients.
Weiss’ own enviable collection is one of the largest in the world and her expertise led Animation magazine to honor her as one of the “12 most influential people in the industry.” Recognized both in the USA and abroad, Weiss has offered insight to animation art collecting through a variety of domestic and international media. She has appeared on CNN, Forbes, and the BBC (TV and radio) and authored countless articles for periodicals including Collectors Showcase, Collectables, Animated Life, and Memorabilia.
Sharing knowledge with customers and offering guidance is extremely important to Weiss for she has always championed the belief of an informed sale. It is this honest and upfront attitude, as well as a genuine love of animation art, that has kept her at the top of the industry.

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Original YouTube air date July 22, 2025.

Theron Skees is a former innovator with Walt Disney Imagineering and a master storyteller. His creative legacy spans theme parks, destinations, resorts, and cruise ships, bringing immersive narratives to life around the world.

Theron is a highly adaptive, senior creative executive with 30 years experience assembling and leading multi-disciplined, cross-functional teams in the Themed Entertainment Industry.

A veteran of Walt Disney Imagineering, he has led diverse concept, design and construction projects from hundreds of millions to multiple billions of dollars in a wide variety of experience types all over the world. Theron has spent his career injecting brand story, narrative and experience into theme parks, attractions, destination resort developments and cruise ships...

Today, he applies that broad expertise of storytelling, experience design and dynamic leadership across myriad applications. Shepherding individuals, companies and governments to transition from the traditional "customer" paradigm to re-imagining their brand DNA and attracting "audiences". Theron is focused on building true differentiation by creating experiences for every brand touchpoint that form emotional connections that last.

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Original YouTube air date July 1, 2025.

Jason W. Christman is a minimalist and vintage-style artist who has built a successful career as a freelance creative director. His work includes licensed art collaborations with Lucasfilm on Star Wars projects.

Jason William Christman has a minimalist and vintage style that is inspired by any number of searingly sci-fi, unapologetically geeky pop-culture touchstones, from Star Wars to Saul Bass. Born in 1971 he was raised in Oregon and in the late 80′s moved to Southern California and became a photography major and darkroom guru who realized the potential of the digital world when Photoshop came to be. In the 90′s he was mentored by LightWorks Productions photographer and owner Richard Mclean. In 1998 Jason set off to become a successful freelancing Creative Director getting gigs with some of the west coast’s best advertising agencies, publications and companies. At the same time he opened a gallery in the Pomona Arts Colony where he could share some of his favorite art, music and movies with everyone he could.
By 2005 he moved back to Oregon to raise a family with his wife Jenny, and children Kaileigh and Kaiden. Currently he is co-founder and creative director of Blue Couch Media based out of Portland Oregon.
His first licensed Lucasfilm Star Wars print was released in 2012 and he has since done over a dozen licensed prints, plus exclusive prints for Star Wars Celebration 2015 in Anaheim. His latest work has been accepted into the 2016 Star Wars Celebration in London and is expanding his licensed designs to other sci-fi and pop-cultured icons like Firefly, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Dr. Who and more..

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Original YouTube air date June 18, 2025

Bob Weis is the former President of Walt Disney Imagineering, as well as a respected author and speaker.

He is an accomplished entertainment development executive with decades of experience bringing immersive stories and destinations to life.

Bob was named president of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) in January 2016, after being responsible for all creative and design aspects of the Shanghai Disney Resort project. Starting at Walt Disney Imagineering in 1980, he had major creative roles with Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Tokyo DisneySea.

After leaving Disney in 1994 to found his own design business, he returned to WDI as executive vice president in 2007 to oversee development of Cars Land and other new attractions at Disney California Adventure.

Bob Weis is a dreamer who believes if you can imagine it, you can do it. In his non-fiction writing, he focuses on the intersection between storytelling, design, creative collaboration, and team resiliency. In his fiction writing, he builds imaginative worlds and orchestrates unexpected character-driven adventures through them.

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Original YouTube air date June 17, 2025.

Stephanie is a Rhode Island School of Design graduate known for specializing in illustration and character design. Her work includes collaborations with Random House and Little Golden Books, among others.

Steph is a California-based artist specializing in illustration and character design for animation.

Her childhood spent in the woods of New England sparked her love for animals and the natural world, and still inspires her artwork. When she’s not drawing, Steph volunteers at her local wildlife hospital or spends quality time with her beloved cats, rats & mice. Steph has worked with Random House, Little Golden Books, Henry Holt/Macmillan, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Candlewick Press and many more publishing houses. She is always on the lookout for new challenges!

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Original YouTube air date June 3, 2025.