Epcot Center Remaining Opening Day Cast Members?

[muddyrivers]

With the 35th anniversary of EPCOT Center approaching, I had a random thought and figured someone here may be able to shed some light. Are there any cast members that worked EPCOT Center's Opening Day that continue to work in the park today?

I know Debbie Johnson was (I believe) the last original cast member of Voices of Liberty from 1982 when she recently retired in 2015.

 

[Monty]

35 years in the same job is rare anywhere, There might be some Imagineers that worked on EPCOT who are still alive, but I'm not sure they'd still be working.

 

[castlecake2.0]

With the 35th anniversary of EPCOT Center approaching, I had a random thought and figured someone here may be able to shed some light. Are there any cast members that worked EPCOT Center's Opening Day that continue to work in the park today?

I know Debbie Johnson was (I believe) the last original cast member of Voices of Liberty from 1982 when she recently retired in 2015.

During the 30th celebrations there were still a few opening day Cast. I remember one from the Mexico band and one from the German band. There's also a merchandise hostess in either Germany or Italy (maybe both) that's been there from the start.


EDIT: there's still quite a big number of 1971 cast around property, but not necessarily in the same role/park. Example is George K who's now VP of WDW who started as a bus boy in the contemporary on opening day.

 

[lazyboy97o]

35 years in the same job is rare anywhere, There might be some Imagineers that worked on EPCOT who are still alive, but I'm not sure they'd still be working.

Joe Rhode and Tom Fitzgerald are both still with Walt Disney Imagineering. There are still a lot of people who worked on EPCOT Center that are still working in the industry, just not Disney.

 

[ShoalFox]

According to the Behind the Seeds Tour, one of the scientists working in the labs at The Land has been there since 1982.