Disney Legend and Imagineer Claude Coats, on the left, consults with Walt Disney, on the right, behind a tabletop scale model of a scene with two large Brontosauruses with their offspring standing in water that was planned for the Magic Skyway attraction at the 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair. In the black-and-white image, Claude wears a white shirt, thin black tie, and sweater vest, while Walt wears a dark suit and tie. Both men are looking at the model dinosaurs; Claude is gesturing with his right hand.

Claude Coats

“He was a genuine one-of-a-kind.”—Walt Disney Imagineering President and Disney Legend Marty Sklar

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Roger Broggie

When Roger was honored at the Disney Legends Awards on October 18, 1990, company Chairman Michael Eisner said, “Any mechanical things you had to do, what you said was, ‘Call Roger, he’ll know how to fix it.’ Without him, Disneyland wouldn’t have happened.”

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Richard Irvine

Until his retirement in 1973, Dick headed design and planning for all Disneyland attractions, ranging from Haunted Mansion to Pirates of the Caribbean.

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Herb Ryman drawing

Herb Ryman

Herb had an uncanny knack for translating Walt’s ideas into drawings. Perhaps this was because, like Walt, he was a child at heart.

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John Hench drawing

John Hench

In 1954, his special effects work on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea earned John an Oscar®. That same year, he left the Studio to work at what is today known as Walt Disney Imagineering.

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Marc Davis

Marc Davis

When once asked to choose a favorite among his bevy of grand Disney dames, Marc Davis replied, “Each of my women characters has her own unique style; I love them all in different ways.”

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