


When I first came up with the idea to produce a short film about the backstory of Big Thunder Mountain I contacted Illustrator Travis Hanson and asked him if he would be interested in designing some characters
for the project. He replied
that he was more than de-
lighted to.
He work on three of the
main characters; Barnabus
T. Bullion, Mary Smith, and
one of the mining workers
named Mark.
The Story Behind a Shelved Masterpiece
It is a rare occurrence for me to greenlight a production for a Theme Parkology documentary only to ultimately shelve it. Yet, that is exactly the bittersweet fate that befell a highly anticipated animated sequence for our Big Thunder Mountain Railroad project.
GETTING TO KNOW THE CAST

A COMPLETE STORYBOARD

It is a rare occurrence for me to greenlight a production for a Theme Parkology documentary only to ultimately shelve it. Yet, that is exactly the bittersweet fate that befell a highly anticipated animated sequence for our Big Thunder Mountain Railroad project.









