Interview w/ Former Club Disney Employee Sean "Captaining a Sinking Steamboat"

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Interview w/ Former Club Disney Employee Sean "Captaining a Sinking Steamboat"

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67 minutes

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Aug 21, 2018

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On this episode of the Defunctland Podcast, former Club Disney employee Sean joins Kevin to discuss everything about Disney's failed Chuck E. Cheese/Discovery Zone concept, as well as the ESPN Zone and Disney Store.

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Aug 21, 2018

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Titles in the series (22)

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Interview w/ Former Club Disney Employee Sean "Captaining a Sinking Steamboat"

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