Walt Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot will soon be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and Disney Parks shared a new video highlighting some of his best work. The Details Smoot owns 106 patents, and is the first Disney employee to be inducted since… Read More »Walt Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot to be Inducted Into National Inventors Hall of Fame
Disney Legend Rolly Crump, an Imagineer who was instrumental in the design of early Disneyland and Walt Disney World attractions, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023, in his California home. He was 93. His Early Disney Career He was born Roland Fargo Crump on February… Read More »Disney Legend and Imagineer Rolly Crump Passes Away at 93
Virgin Galactic Holdings is one of many companies competing for the lucrative space tourism market. When you’re selling space tourism, your customers are some of the wealthiest clients on the planet. These clients are paying for an experience they can’t get anywhere else. Logically, it… Read More »Former Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde named Virgin Galactic “Experience Architect”
From theme park pins to words of wisdom, Travels with Figment: On the Road in Search of Disney Dreams is a welcome glimpse into the life and lessons of Walt’s right-hand Disneyland News man, Marty Sklar. I am embarrassed to admit that I was only… Read More »Travels with Figment: A Fond Farewell from (and to) Disney Legend Marty Sklar
Disney Legend and long-time President of Walt Disney Imagineer Marty Sklar died in 2017, but his work wasn’t yet complete. He was still working on a final book which is now ready for publication. Travels with Figment-On the Road to Disney Dreams is a collection… Read More »Disney Legend Marty Sklar’s last book now available to pre-order
We had the great pleasure of touring the new Bora Bora Bungalows with Walt Disney Imagineering’s Kyle Barnes. Barnes acted as Art Director on the whole Polynesian upgrade project and he shared his experiences with us. Kyle also worked on Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto and… Read More »Imagineer Kyle Barnes gives a tour of new Bora Bora Bungalows
I lived in Southern California for 11 years visiting Disneyland frequently. I knew that the train station in Frontierland had a telegraph version of Walt Disney’s words used to dedicate the park. I also knew that it was not morse code, but a variant used… Read More »Fixing the Disneyland Frontierland Train Station Telegraph Message