“It’s very easy to make something like the Haunted Mansion look good on paper, but if you don’t get it into three-dimensions first, you may have a disaster. Well, my job was to create the model to avert disaster, which was fun, but a challenge.”
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“I had one of the best jobs anyone could have, with a one-of-a-kind organization and incredibly talented people.”
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“I tried to keep the thing very, very simple and create the atmosphere, the feeling of the forest.”—Tyrus Wong
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“It was the 1950s. I wore color-coordinated dresses, high heels, and gloves to work. Girls didn’t wear slacks back then, although I carried a pair in a little sack, just in case I had to climb into high places.”—Harriet Burns
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Throughout his career, Ron developed strong relations with the City of Anaheim, devoting hours of service to local organizations and helping pave the way toward creation of a second local theme park, Disney’s California Adventure.
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“Though I’ve always liked the Europe scene with the balloon kids, can-can dancers, and Eiffel Tower, they’re all my kids. I couldn’t choose. You might say I’ve got a big family in it’s a small world.”—Disney Legend Joyce Carlson
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“At the time, Pinocchio was just a job. Who knew it would turn out to be the classic that it is today? I count my lucky stars that I had a part in it.”—Disney Legend Dickie Jones
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“His casting as the voice of Jiminy Cricket has granted him a kind of immortality; what man, woman or child hasn’t heard him sing ‘When You Wish Upon a Star?’”—Leonard Maltin
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As a result of her adept skill at guiding camera movement for animated films, in 1952 Ruthie was invited to join the International Photographers Union, Local 659 of the IATSE. She was one of the first three women to be admitted into the Hollywood camera union.
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“Retta had an astounding ability to draw powerful animals. She seemed to have a keen understanding of their moods and attitudes.”—Disney Legend Frank Thomas
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