THE PROJECT:

GARDENS OF

IMAGINATION

THE CLIENT:

WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING

  • PROJECT DETAILS:

    In addition to being hired as the Production Designer/Show Designer for the Enchanted Storybook Castle, Doris Hardoon and Michelle Malakoff also assigned me the same roles for The Gardens Of Imagination.


    My position included design and build/fabrication of Fantasia Carousel, The Garden of the Twelve Friends, Dumbo The Flying Elephant, and all other scenic items for the land. I assisted Doris Hardoon on Production/Build/Assistant Art Direction for all items in the space.

  • PROJECT ROLE:

    Production Designer, Show Designer, Asst. Art Director, Illustrator

  • PROJECT COMPLETION/OPENING:

    June 2016.

  • PROJECT APPROVALS

    Bob Iger, Bob Weis, Doris Hardoon, Robert Braunstein, Michelle Malakoff

PLAN & ELEVATIONS

I worked closely with the lead Architect/s on the Carousel (John Algeo and team), and watched/monitored/and assistant Art Directed the fabrication and build of all items for Carousel, Dumbo, and the Twelve Friends Mosaics. In many cases, I created designs and drawings/illustrations for missing elements on all attractions for this land.

PLAN & ELEVATIONS

I worked closely with the lead Architect/s on the Carousel (John Algeo and team), and
watched/monitored/and assistant Art Directed the fabrication and build of all items for Carousel, Dumbo, and the Twelve Friends Mosaics.

In many cases, I created designs and drawings/illustrations for missing elements on all attractions for this land.

SCENIC TREATMENT

All scenery was supervised by Doris, Michelle and myself, which included hundreds of trips to vendor factories all over China.

SCENIC TREATMENT

All scenery was supervised by Doris, Michelle and myself, which included hundreds of trips to vendor factories all over China.

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"Created especially for Shanghai Disneyland, the Gardens of Imagination celebrates the wonders of nature and the joy of imagination, offering guests a place to leave their everyday life behind to enjoy the variety of unique gardens, take a spin on the Fantasia Carousel, soar on Dumbo the Flying Elephant or explore the sights and sounds of Melody Garden.


The first land inside a Disney park designed as a garden, the Gardens of Imagination is tailored to the Chinese people’s love of gardens. More than 100 species of shrubs and more than 60 species of trees adorn the land’s fifteen acres."

- Disney Parks

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