A day in the parks with one of Disney's Nine Old Men.

[montyz81]

If you could spend one day in a Disney Park with one of the Nine Old Men, who would it be?

For me it would be Ward Kimball. He had one of the biggest love of trains of anyone and would probably have allot to say about the trains and of course some of the rides.

 

[real mad hatter]

Eh!

If you could spend one day in a Disney Park with one of the Nine Old Men, who would it be?

For me it would be Ward Kimball. He had one of the biggest love of trains of anyone and would probably have allot to say about the trains and of course some of the rides.

Excuse my ignorance,who are the famous nine?:shrug:

 

[Master Yoda]

Excuse my ignorance,who are the famous nine?:shrug:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney's_Nine_Old_Men

 

[The Empress Lilly]

I wouldn't pass up an opportunity to ride the trains with Ward Kimball!

I myself would opt for Marc Davis. I think he had an innate understanding of what makes a Disney attraction work. I especially admire his understanding of inhabiting attractions with slightly over-the-top cartoony humans, instead of with humanoid cartoons - as in the Haunted Mansion queue, or humanoid...humans - Jack Sparrow.
(Or cartoony cartoons outside of FL.)

 

[Chrononymous]

oh yeah...absolutely Marc Davis, as he was a brilliant imagineer and had a hand at designing so many of the attractions that I love.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

If only some of the newer imagineers took on some of they're imagineering qualities.

 

[Mansion Butler]

Ward Kimball.

I'd be interested in hear Marc Davis's stories, but most of his interviews make him sound a tad insufferable.

 

[woodardfamily]

John Lounsbery.

He was a great animator who would have some great insight to the way many of the early films became the basis of many Disney attractions.

 

[montyz81]

How come Ub Iwerks wasn't apart of this group?