Posted on Thursday, 25th August 2011 by Dave Parfitt

But don’t announce anything new.  Of course, Disney Parks and Resorts had a significant presence at the 2011 D23 Expo.  At the 2009 D23 Expo, Disney first announced the re-imagineering of Star Tours and an expansion of Walt Disney World’s Fantasyland.  Therefore, expectations were high for the announcement of what’s to come for the Disney [...]

Tags: Aulani, Cars Land, d23, D23 Expo, Destini, Disney California Adventure, Fantasyland, Imagineering, Joe Rohde, Magic Kingdom, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, talking Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney Imagineering
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Posted on Wednesday, 16th March 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Each Disney destination including Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland has its own Imagineering team to maintain and develop the parks.  Long-time Walt Disney Imagineer Kim Irvine founded Disneyland’s Imagineering office in the early 1980’s, and currently serves as the Art Director for Disneyland.  On Saturday, March 12, she [...]

Tags: Buzz Price Award, DIS Interview, Haunted Mansion, Haunted Mansion Holiday, Imagineering, its a small world, John Hench, Kim Irvine, Mary Blair, Walt Disney Imagineering
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Posted on Thursday, 17th February 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Interview with Jack Lindquist, Disneyland’s First President, Part 2 Jack Lindquist is a Disney Legend whose Disney career began in 1955 as the initial advertising manager for the new theme park.  He worked in the public relations office alongside future head of Walt Disney Imagineering Marty Sklar.  In Part 1 of the interview, Lindquist discussed his early years at Disneyland, [...]

Tags: DIS Interview, Disney Dollars, Epcot, Imagineering, In Service to the Mouse, Jack Lindquist, Walt Disney Imagineering, World Showcase
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Posted on Tuesday, 15th February 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Part 1: Jack’s Start at Disneyland to Dealing with Walt Disney’s Passing Recently I was able to speak with Jack Lindquist, a Disney Legend who also served as the first-ever President of Disneyland.  He started with the Disney Company in 1955, two months after Disneyland opened, as the park’s first advertising manager.  Jack worked his way up the [...]

Tags: DIS Interview, Imagineering, In Service to the Mouse, Jack Lindquist, Marty Sklar, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Imagineering
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Posted on Tuesday, 23rd November 2010 by Dave Parfitt

An Interview With Disney Imagineering Legend Marty Sklar Not too long ago I received an e-mail from Marty Sklar, retired Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering.  We had previously talked about doing another interview to hear more of his thoughts and perspective from working for 50+ years at the Walt Disney Company.  [...]

Tags: d23, Destination D, DIS Interview, Harrison "Buzz" Price, Imagineering, Imagineers, Kevin Rafferty, Marty Sklar, Ryman Arts, Tony Baxter, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Family Museum, Walt Disney Imagineering, X Atencio
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Posted on Tuesday, 31st August 2010 by Dave Parfitt

In May 2010, Disney Editions released a new book titled “Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look at Making More Magic Real” written by Melody Malmberg with a lot of help from the Imagineers.  This is a sequel to the book published almost 15 years ago with the similar title “Walt Disney Imagineering: A [...]

Tags: Aquasphere, Dan Goozee, Disneyland Paris, Imagineering, Kevin Rafferty, Marty Sklar, Melody Malmberg, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Walt Disney Imagineering
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Posted on Tuesday, 10th August 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Disney fans have little opportunity to peek behind the scenes at Walt Disney Imagineering.  Adventures by Disney offers the “Backstage Magic” California itinerary that takes guest on a tour of Imagineering, but other than that, few fans see inside the place that created their favorite theme parks and attractions.  Former Imagineering show writer, Melody Malmberg, [...]

Tags: California, DIS Interview, Imagineering, John Hench, Melody Malmberg, Walt Disney Imagineering
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