Tony Baxter joined WED Enterprises in the mid-60s, a time when most of the first generation Imagineers were still around, but after Walt Disney had died. As such, he became a crucial bridge between the two eras. Baxter started at Disneyland in 1965 as an… Read More »See Tony Baxter’s first pitch to join Imagineering – A Mary Poppins attraction
Marty Sklar parlayed his job at UCLA’s Daily Bruin newspaper into a position writing The Disneyland News for the park’s opening. Eventually he joined the park’s publicity team and found his way to WED Enterprises, which we now call Walt Disney Imagineering. Before left he… Read More »Disney Legend Marty Sklar to be honored by Walt Disney Family Museum at Gala
Like clockwork after every big project led by Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI), there is a layoff. The finish of Shanghai Disneyland is no different. The Glendale, CA facility has confirmed that layoffs in the ‘low single digits’ were made, with no one in senior staff… Read More »Layoffs impact Walt Disney Imagineering
We’re just a few days into the major construction project that will eventually transform the third Walt Disney World theme park gate, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, into a mix of attractions and entertainment guaranteed to attraction guests for decades to come. The two new lands are… Read More »Disney’s Hollywood Studios makeover update – The walls go up
For those looking for ever clue deciphering what will be coming to Disney theme parks on both coasts, the LA Times just published an interview with Walt Disney Imaginering’s Scott Trowbridge. Trowbridge has been given the portfolio of managing how the Star Wars franchise appears… Read More »Star Wars Land: Meet the Imagineer In Charge
Theoron Skees from Walt Disney Imagineering is the project leader on Disney Springs. In a new video he shares the story created to immerse guests in the rich heritage and natural beauty (recreated by Disney of course) of Florida through unique architecture, inserted artifacts, and… Read More »How Imagineers puts the springs in Disney Springs
Why do you make an announcement late on a Friday evening? Because you want to bury it in the newscycle. Of course, with the internet, there is little ‘off time’ and people have been all over the shakeup at Walt Disney Imagineering. The Disney fan… Read More »Imagineering Shakeup moves Bob Weis into Lead of Disney’s creative theme park division
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an Imagineer? After the opening of Harambe Market in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, we had the opportunity to ask. Below our “Kid’s View of Disney” host Indigo interviews Walt Disney Imagineer Emily O’Brien on her influences behind… Read More »Interview with Imagineer and Harambe Market Show Producer Emily “Emo” O’Brien