Imagineer Joe Rohde Recalls Tony Baxter Saving His Job, Unbuilt Adventureland Log Flume & The Black Cauldron Land

A large, angry stone face with a crown towers over a bridge in The Black Cauldron Land, shaded in purple tones.

Former Imagineer Joe Rohde posted never-before-seen concept art on Instagram and wrote about the unbuilt Disney attractions he worked on in the 1980s. Unbuilt Adventureland Log Flume “This might look like it’s from the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland but it’s not. It’s from years before that,” Rohde said in his Instagram post. He explained … Read more

Disney Introduces Noodle — the First Canine ‘Imagineer’

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Jacklyn, a Walt Disney Imagineer, and her service dog Noodle have proven to be quite the Dynamic Duo. We recently got a look into their “fur-ever” friendship. Noodle — the First Canine Walt Disney Imagineer When Jacklyn received an offer to become a communications professional intern at Walt Disney Imagineering, her team soon discovered that … Read more

VIDEO: Walt Disney Imagineering Marks 70th Anniversary

Disney is celebrating 70 years of Walt Disney Imagineering with a behind-the-scenes look at the creative team behind Disney Parks. Walt Disney Imagineering was officially formed on December 16, 1952, 70 years ago today, as Walt Disney, Inc. A group of Disney filmmakers was chosen to design and develop Disneyland. The group was later named … Read more

Ford’s Magic Skyway: The Origin of the PeopleMover

Of all the extinct Disney attractions, nothing truly compares to Ford’s Magic Skyway. On paper, the attraction closed with the World’s Fair in 1965; however, it has a legacy that extends well beyond Flushing Meadows. The Skyway was the first attraction that WED Enterprises (WED) developed for the 1964 World’s Fair. After approaching several other … Read more