Al Konetzni
Among Al’s most famous creations was a popular lunch box set, featuring a host of Disney characters on board a school bus.
See moreDick Nunis
“Walt believed strongly that what would make Disneyland different was the people—he wanted them to feel that they were part of the organization,” Dick once said.
See moreCharlie Ridgway
He helped launch the opening of Walt Disney World in 1971 and Epcot Center in 1982.
See moreYale Gracey
With no special effects training other than his own hands-on experimentation, Yale worked as a research and development designer creating illusions. These included the “grim, grinning ghosts” featured in the Haunted Mansion and the flames of the burning city in Pirates of the Caribbean.
See moreMary Costa
The lyric soprano, with an agile coloratura range, won the role of Sleeping Beauty; her graceful voice helped make “I Wonder” and “Once Upon A Dream” Disney music classics.
See moreBill Garity
“With his pioneering efforts in sound and camera techniques, he helped set Disney Studios apart from others, while his planning and supervisory expertise resulted in the building of a highly efficient Studio in Burbank.”–Dave Smith, Director Emeritus of the Walt Disney Archives
See moreNorm Ferguson
Fergy was fast with his pencil, cranking out up to 40 feet worth of animation a day; the average was 10 to 15 feet, according to Disney historian Bob Thomas.
See moreBuddy Baker
“During the 28 years I worked at the Studio,” he said, “Walt never came to a recording. He had confidence in me and in everybody else. He trusted his people. He also knew what kind of music worked—not the notes, the kind.”
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