- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHarrison Alan Price
- Nickname
- Dean of Recreation Economics
- Harrison 'Buzz' Price was born on May 17, 1921 in Oregon City, Oregon, USA. He was married to Anne Shaw Price. He died on August 15, 2010 in Pomona, California, USA.
- SpouseAnne Shaw Price(1944 - August 15, 2010) (his death, 4 children)
- He is survived by his wife, Anne Shaw Price; sons, David Price and Bret Price; two daughters, Dana Price and Holly Shaw Ristuccia; a sister, Patricia Scott Mannarino; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
- He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1942.
- He served in the United Stars Army during World War II. After his service, he earned a Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
- He assisted in finding locations for Disney Theme Parks in Anaheim, California; Orlando, Florida; and in Chiba, Japan.
- He was a professional measurer and analyst whose clients included SeaWorld, Knott's Berry Farm, the Six Flags Amusement Park Chain, and World's Fairs such as the 1964 New York's World Fair and the 1984 Louisiana World Exhbition Fair.
- [on Walt Disney]: Walt was a dreamer, but he had a very workmanlike curiosity about how things functioned, and whether what he was talking about would actually work.
- [on his planning process]: If people are waiting around too long, you're not going to be profitable but if they're going through the park too fast, that's also not good.
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