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We are very excited to have had the chance to chat with Kat Cressida in this episode. We first talked about Kat in Episode 7 (Ep7: When hinges creak…) when we talked about the history of the Haunted Mansion. Her reading of the short story Nuptial Doom (although unofficial) is considered by most as the closest actual backstory for the Haunted Mansion (the link to get it through Amazon is down at the bottom of this post).
As a child, Kat would go to Disneyland with her father (a marketer who worked for the company) and would either sit or walk-around the park listening to some of the things that we miss when we visit the park. During those years she also would go around to her neighbor’s homes and recite stories for the whopping fee of $0.10. As a college student, she worked as a Cast Member on the Storybook Land Canal Boats then graduated with a degree in Shakespeare and how his writing is still relevant to today’s youth. With a troop of 5-6 people, she would travel to schools and put on shows applying what she wrote about for a younger audience. Growing up, Kat watched many Broadway shows but after college, she moved away from the stage and pursued a career behind-the-scenes as an agent and as part of the production crew. As a result of a suggestion during an acting gig, Kat tried out voice-over and has since made a career out of it. She has been the live announcer for various NFL Draft and ESPN Draft SportsCenter specials not to mention her resume includes providing her voice talents to some amazing productions and games. Although you can see a comprehensive list of her credits on her website (or her IMDB page), here are a handful of her credits:
TV/Film
- Dexter’s Laboratory (Dee Dee)
- Tarzan
- Phineas and Ferb
- Tinker Bell
Video Games
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- Everquest II
- Skylanders
- Star Wars: Droid Wars
Kat was recently mentioned in a great article posted by the LA Times. You can check it out at:
Although most hardcore Mansion fans will know more than 95% of what this article includes, it is very well written and a really good read. We totally recommend it! Kat was also featured in an article by the OC Register where she talks about how she experienced Disneyland as a child. This is also a good read that you can find at:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cressida-687932-voice-disneyland.html
Follow Kat on Social Media!
Remember that if you want more info about the contest that we teased in this episode, you’ll want to also follow Kat and Radio Disney through their social media channels below:
Kat Cressida
Web: www.katcressida.com
Facebook: facebook.com/kat.cressida
Twitter: @katcressida
Instagram: @katcressida
Radio Disney
Twitter: @radiodisney
Instagram: @radiodisney
Facebook: facebook.com/radiodisney
If you want to listen to Nuptial Doom, you can get a copy on Amazon (as of the release of this episode it is free with Prime Music or $0.89). You can get it here by clicking through our affiliate link:
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HOLD UP. At no time did you mention in your awesome interview with Kat Cressida that she was Dee Dee from Dexter’s Laboratory! I LOVED that show!
Anyway, great episode. I’m more of a Dis-noob than a Dis-nerd so her name didn’t really ring a bell for me but you guys did a great interview. I only feel it was much too short. She sounds like a very talented and interesting person. I look forward to future interviews with her. My favorite thing that she said, and this won’t be verbatim, was how she pointed out that Shakespeare was never meant to be read, it was meant to be seen performed. #Mindblown. It’s so obvious to me now.
There were A LOT of things that we wanted to bring up; we were just grateful that we had the opportunity to chat with her! If we’re honored with a future opportunity to chat I would love to bring up some of the other projects that she was involved with. 🙂