Women Of Walt Disney Imagineering

Speaking as an artist myself it's one thing to be able to put your ideas down on paper and canvas.  It’s quite another thing to take 2D images and translate them to 3D-especially 3D items that move and interact!

Walt Disney Productions changed the face of theme parks.  No longer were rides simple mechanical contrivances that spun, turned or moved.

Walt Disney rides included figures that moved and talked. They immersed guests into whatever world they visited such as a jungle cruise or even a trip to the stars.

Like most companies in the 1950s Disney used primarily male talent when designing its initial Disneyland Park.  But, you have to give Disney credit when it came to equality of the sexes as time passed.

Many of the artists and Imagineers were women and as the years progressed more and more women became important personnel at Walt Disney Productions.  

In Women Of Walt Disney Imagineering, published by Disney Editions, twelve women reflect on their trailblazing theme park careers.

Each woman recounts their story on how they got started, their duties and the many challenges they encountered along the way.

Each of the twelve women include there own drawings and photos of the projects they worked on and the behind the scenes and personal images of their accomplishments.

The slightly oversize hard bound book, with a dust cover, edited by Ginger Zee, offers a unique look a the pioneering women who helped make Disney the worldwide conglomerate it is today.

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