A new speaker series featuring Disney Imagineers will offer a behind-the-scenes look at Walt Disney’s influence and legacy as Chapman University lays the groundwork for the first academic think tank dedicated to the life and work of the Disneyland founder.
Walt Disney checks out one of the Audio-Animatronics figures created for Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland based on a character design by Disney Imagineer Marc Davis . The attraction opened its doors on March 18, 1967. It was the last Disneyland attraction personally supervised by Disney, who died in December 1966. Photo taken circa early 1966 at Walt Disney Imagineering, then known as WED Enterprises.
Walt Disney tells a visitor, Associated Press’ Bob Thomas, where the two Disneyland trains will stop to take on passengers for the trip around the grounds. Railway Station in the background will be the first sight of Disneyland for visitors. The planning, design and construction of Disneyland is among the topics covered in the new docuseries “The Imagineering Story.
Rohde is best known for his work on Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the Florida park’s Pandora — World of Avatar themed land, the Aulani resort hotel in Hawaii and the Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: Breakout attraction at Disney California Adventure.
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