Disney Legend Sam McKim dies

[Bagheera]

Sam McKim died Friday. It was confirmed by Walt Disney Imagineering. We are still awaiting an official statement from WDI. Apparently it was sudden, though, as people who have seen him recently said that he has appeared to be in good health and good spirits. We've lost another great one, folks.

 

[ogryn]

Can anyone detail what he worked on, please?

 

[Bagheera]

For a more complete story, go to the Disney Legends site and look for him under the 1996 inductees. A brief version, as it will appear in MousePlanet's Monday WDW Update:

Disney Legend Sam McKim, honored on a window on Main Street, U.S.A. ("Golden State Graphic Arts Studio, Latest Artistic Principles Employed"), passed away on Friday, MousePlanet learned. Details were not immediately available. McKim, who retired in 1987, was named a Disney Legend in 1996. His story sketches included it's a small world, Hall of Presidents, Carousel of Progress, and Haunted Mansion. He may be best known for the many souvenir park maps that he created.

We'll have a full tribute up on Wednesday.