Longtime Disney "imagineer", involved in the creation of numerous Disney theme park attractions.
His sideline was writing books about Disneyland and Disney World.
He helped create the theme-park attractions Splash Mountain, Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and Tarzan's Treehouse. He oversaw the renovation of Tomorrowland in 1998.
He visited Disneyland (Anaheim, California) soon after it opened in 1955. He built models of Disneyland attractions as a child, and in 1980, he was hired by Disney as a model designer.