It was the same way for Frozen Ever After (ick still hate that name), he was a consultant when the main designer was...oh I forget his name, he worked on several attractions in non Disney European parks
Michel Den Dulk , a very creative Dutch designer and artist that has done a lot of excellent work for the famous 'Efteling' theme park before being pursued by Tony Baxter to work for WDI.
Tony is a huge fan of Efteling Park, and loved Michel's work there.
He went to a lot of trouble to get Michel on board at WDI, and after many delays it finally happened much to Tony's delight.
Michel was Tony's 'apprentice' in some respects, and was involved in some of Tony's last projects before the Disney Legend's 'retirement' in 2013.
Disneyland's 'Fantasy Faire' was the last major project for Tony before 'retiring' which Michel had a major influence on in it's design and overall 'look'.
He continued on and worked on more projects, most notably the 'Frozen Ever After' Attraction at Epcot in Orlando, FL.
A really nice guy, and i love the quality and detailing of his artwork.
I can see why Tony became such a fan of his work....i see a lot of similarities there in the style of drawing and design sensibilities.
Photo of Michel standing in Disneyland's Fantasy Faire area -
Sample of Michel's beautiful artwork, from the same project -
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