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Meet an Imagineer Who Built a Wish

Meet an Imagineer Who Built a Wish

A Disney Imagineer shares what it was like to design a cruise ship the size of the Eiffel Tower and what it takes to become an Imagineer.

Overheard at National Geographic

January 10, 202320m 11s

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Show Notes

Last summer, Disney Cruise Line released its fifth and most technologically advanced cruise ship yet: Disney Wish. We’ll meet Laura Cabo, a creative executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, who shares the excitement and challenges in designing a cruise ship that’s nearly as long as the Eiffel Tower, and how Imagineers turn visions into reality.

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Want more?

The documentary Chad made with Laura and other Disney Imagineers is called Making the Wish: Disney’s Newest Cruise Ship. It will be available on Disney+ February 17. 

And while you’re there, check out the documentary series The Imagineering Story about other Imagineers all over the world.

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