One of the most prolific Imagineers of the modern era is Disney Legend Joe Rohde. Rohde retired from Disney in 2021 as a portfolio creative executive after 40 years at Walt Disney Imagineering and was inducted as a Disney Legend in 2024.
During his career, he was the overall creative executive and supervising designer for Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Rohde also worked on the former Adventurers Club at Disney World, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! at Disney California Adventure.
Previously, Mickey Visit founder Gavin Doyle sat down with Joe Rohde while he was still the Creative Director of Animal Kingdom for a rare podcast interview. He talked about how the creation of the Animal Kingdom was really a first for the Disney company and inspired future projects, and discussed how Disney designed Aulani to be unique as a Hawaiian vacation destination. Today, we wanted to look back at this interview with this iconic Imagineer who helped to define the future of Disney Parks.
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Joe Rohde’s Start With Imagineering
Rohde talked about his start with Imagineering and the interesting path… read full article on Mickey Visit.
