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.
The Walt Disney Speaker Series kicks off on Feb. 21 at the Orange County research university and continues on select dates through May 16.
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The speaker series curated by Disney historian and Chapman Presidential Fellow Jeff Kurtti will bring together retired Imagineers and documentarians who will share never-before-heard accounts of Walt’s innovative spirit and creative process.
Throughout his career, Kurtti has worked for Walt Disney Imagineering, served as the Walt Disney Family Museum creative director and written dozens of books on Disney history.
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Let’s take a closer look at the four lectures in the Walt Disney Speaker Series at Chapman University in Old Towne Orange.
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.” (File photo by the Associated Press)Walt Disney: The First Imagineer
Feb. 21
Former Imagineer Tom Morris will recount the birth in 1952 of WED Enterprises — the precursor to Walt Disney Imagineering, the secretive creative laboratory where theme park designers create Disney’s fantasy worlds and attractions.
Morris will discuss how Walt assembled creative teams that merged imaginative vision with engineering expertise.
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