About Bob Gurr

Iconic Imagineer and Disney Legend Bob Gurr

Iconic Imagineer and Disney Legend Bob Gurr is the only remaining original imagineer among those assigned by Walt Disney to design Disneyland in 1954.

Bob is currently featured on “The Imagineering Story” for Disney +, the new ultimate streaming destination for all things Disney.

Bob had a hand in designing most all of the attraction vehicles with wheels in the original Disneyland park including:

Autopia cars
Haunted Mansion Doom Buggies
Monorail
Submarine Voyage
Matterhorn Bobsleds
Peoplemover
Flying Saucers
Main Street Omnibus
Disneyland Fire Engine
and many more…

Bob also developed the first realistic humanoid animatronic Mr. Lincoln for Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. Bob received the prestigious Disney Legend Award in 2004 and his handprints adorn the Court of Legends at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. He has the distinct honor of having a window on Main Street USA in both Disneyland and The Magic Kingdom. Apart from Disney he designed the King Kong Encounter animatronic for Universal Studios Hollywood, designed the flying UFO for the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, assisted Steven Spielberg in pre-production for the Jurassic Park T-Rex animatronic dinosaur, designed effects for Michael Jackson’s Victory tour as well as countless other projects and attractions that have entertained us for years and will continue to live on for generations to come.

About Bob Gurr

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