See that mountain in the background? Do you know what it is? Give up? Expedition Everest! One of the best roller coaster experiences you will ever discover and one of Mr. Rohde's imaginations come to life! Not only is he responsible for the ride itself, Mr. Rohde is the mind behind everything you see in this picture and everything you don't. Where is it? Animal Kingdom, of course! Joe Rohde has been one of the famous Disney Imagineers forever (it seems) and is one of my heroes. He is the reason I wanted to become a Mechanical Engineer - I wanted to design roller coasters for Disney just like Joe. Of course, it helps when the man who started the company (yes, I'm talking about the great man behind the mouse himself - Mr. Walt Disney) was the original Imagineer. In fact, without Walt Disney the term Imagineer would never have been invented. Most engineering jobs take place in a cubicle with white walls and lots of texts books and calculators. Mr. Disney hated that model. He encouraged everyone working in his buildings to make their spaces unique and personal - to bring life to the boredom. He wanted the space around you to encourage your mind to go farther than the universe. How amazing would it be to work in an office like those in the Disney corporation? I know it has been a dream of mine since I was 5 and will continue to be a dream when I am 95. I only hope that one day my Imagineering dream will become a reality. And if I can't become one of the elite, the great, the wonderful Imagineers, then I hope to at least get to meet and talk with Joe Rohde one day. My only fear is that I would have the opportunity to meet one of the greats and either freeze up and not be able to speak or blurt out every nonsensical thing in my head and sound crazy. Still, my Disney wish is to meet and spend time with Imagineer Joe Rohde. Hopefully my fairy godmother is listening so that one day the dream that I wish will come true. ;)
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