Close your eyes and imagine you're sitting in a train car and racing full speed down the track.

You weave in and then out of a cave and then up a steep hill and down whipping to the right and through deep valleys that take you back into a dark cave.

The wind whips at your hair and rushes in your face as you feel the butterflies in your stomach of up and down and left and right. You hold on tight to the

sides of the train car as it picks up speed and the momentum carries you down

another track and through a steam of rushing water. The water splashes on you and the other

passengers and you cry out and joy and surprise. What kind of train is this anyway? As the train

pulls into the station, you remember that this wasn't a real train, but the ride Thunder Mountain Railroad at the theme park Disneyland.

The park rides like Thunder Mountain Railroad and others are a blast to ride an experience.

But how do these rides come to be?

Who designs them?

Who builds them and creates all of the environments and machines that are required to make them

work? Today we're going to talk about none other than the world famous Disney Imagineers.

The magical world of Disney theme parks has captivated the hearts of millions around the globe for decades.

Behind the scenes of this enchanting experience

lies a rich history marked by creativity, ingenuity,

and a team of visionary individuals known as Imagineers.

The roots of Disney's theme park legacy can be traced back to WED Enterprises and the birth

of Imagineering. When Walt Disney first decided to build a theme park,

after his wild success as an animation studio,

Disney created a group called WED Enterprises.

This was in 1952. And Disney formed the group because he knew

he would need a crew of very talented people, helped design and engineer his theme park,

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