964: Dan Stapleton - On Cruise Control

About this episode

Dan Stapleton shares his extensive experiences in magic, including his time as a cruise magician and his aspirations at Disney World.

Dan Stapleton is one of those magicians who has seen it all and now in his 60’s could easily set his remaining days on “cruise control” for the rest of his life; however, that is not who he is. He was a cruise magician for 23 years and served as a cruise director, too. Early in his career, he performed in Circus World where he got his chops at performing illusions. But his passion and goal was always to work on Main Street in Disney World as a demonstrator in the magic shop. That opportunity came to him and he loved his days doing it. He also appeared on America’s Got Talent [sic] where he was summarily dismissed, but he has a good story about that. In his semi-retirement he has managed a resort hotel in Orlando and now coordinates the Florida State Magic Collectors conferences. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Dan has so many stories that they would fill a book. He has recounted many of them in VANISH Magazine over the years in his column. But this week he shares some of those stories, and more, as he opens up about his experience being voted off of AGT yet how even today, it still helps him book…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Wells

Guest: Dan Stapleton

Topics covered

• magic
• cruise ships
• performing arts
• storytelling
• magic conventions

Keywords

• Dan Stapleton
• magic
• cruise magician
• America’s Got Talent
• Disney World
• VANISH Magazine
• magic conventions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: America’s Got Talent, VANISH Magazine

Places: Disney World, Orlando

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