I'm in 9th Grade as well, but I've known I've wanted this job since 7th grade. I'm hoping to go to the California Institute of the Arts, and am (at the moment) planning to apply to no other college when the time comes, because I know that's the school for me. I took ninth grade art inb 7th grade and tenth grade art in Eighth Grade, but starting this year freshmen in High school don't take art, so next year I get to take whatever art class I want, since I have already satisfied the credit last year. I'm planning to take "Design and Drawing for Production" next year and the year after that I will take 3D Animation. I design rides all of the time (I have about 200 sheets of plank computer paper with me everywheree I go and about 300 more that I have put something on, and yes, those numbers are correct, as in I am not exagerating(Spelling?). I build models of Disney attractions/stores/monuments that already exist (most of the time they are functional, as in I built a 32 inch tall model of DCA's Tower of Terror in the couple of days before it opened with working elevators (I dropped them for the first time on May 5th; those who can guess why get extra points;-).) I also build models of my designs and extinct attractions.
I also recreate things from Disneyland (sometimes other Disney parks as well, but mostly Disneyland) and have created over I'd say 150 to 200 things, from Tiki Room Barker Birds(I re dressed one of those late 80's/early 90's repeating Parrot's to look like Jose, the Tiki room Barker Bird that was taken out years ago because guests would block the entrance to Adventureland by staring at him for long periods of time (I missed him, alright!?!?![even though I've never seen the real thing])) to Hatbox Ghosts, Main Street Light Up Signs to Adventures Thru Inner Space, Jack Skellingtons Psychotic Toys to give to the Children of the World on Christmas Eve(Haunted Mansion Holiday), Birdhouses of Haunted Mansions to rather large Clocks of the Future the used to Adorn the Entrance to Tomorrowland (Mine's six feet Tall!), Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Cars(Not a model, Full size!) to Animatronic Jack Skellingtons(Extremely simple, the mouth opens and closes to soundtrack) that are 7 feet tall, Models of the Castle to, well, you get the Idea. I'm doing everything in my power and then some to ensure that I'm going to be an Imagineer. I'm thinking I want to be in the Modeling department, but I'm not really sure at the moment. I'll figure it out. If I do get into the California Institute of the Arts, I will apply for a Job as a Cast member at Disneyland, so I can get a realk feel for the park, not that I don't already, but you klnow, figure out how things work such as rides, daily routines, what goes on, meet some more Imagineers (I know a few, and have a friend who knows one particularly famous one
). I don't know how to end this post off, so I'll just say, any questions, PM me!
Yensidtlaw1969.
