We hebben het vandaag over de man die ging over alle architectuur in Disneyland Paris, Bob Smith.
Foto via WDW News Today
Robert Lee Smith Jr. werd geboren op 3 juli 1945 in West Virginia en groeide op in Ohio. Na High School op Martin’s Ferry ging hij aan het werk als draftsman. Hij trouwde met zijn High School liefde en kreeg drie kinderen. In 1973 verhuisde hij naar Winter Park, Floria. Hij ging aan het werk als architectonisch tekenaar en directeur van een aantal architectenbureaus in de Midwest. Hij werkte voornamelijk voor de publieke sector. In 1973 kwam Bob voor Walt Disney Imagineering werken als senior artist. Hierna werkte hij onder andere voor WED East. In 1974 werd hij adjunct-directeur Design van Buena Vista Design in Orlando. Later werkte hij ook nog voor Walt Disney World Design and Engineering.
Foto via Nelson Mortuary
Bob werd uiteindelijk ook Vice President of Architecture and Facilities Engineering voor EDLI (Euro Disneyland Imagineering) in 1988 en verhuisde naar Parijs met zijn vrouw, zoon en schoondochter. Hierbij overzag hij alle ontwerpen en installaties die getekend en gebouwd werden tijdens de bouw van Disneyland Paris. Verder was hij ook verantwoordelijk voor de kwaliteit die alle aannemers afleverde. Alle losse bouwprojecten die tot het resort leidde liepen via Bob. Na zijn werk in Parijs keerde hij in 1992 terug naar Californie en ging met pensioen in 1993.
Foto van Tom Morris
Na zijn pensioen bij Walt Disney Imagineering verhuisde hij naar Atlanta waar hij onder andere nog een Olympische Spelen, winkelcentrum en Sea World mee ontwierp. Hij trouwde in die periode ook met zijn tweede vrouw. Bob overleed op 6 mei 2020 na een kort gevecht met kanker. Je kunt Bob nog steeds boven Casey’s Corner vinden met de tekst: “Miracle Construction Co. – If it’s on time, it’s a miracle – Bill Gair, Bob Smith en Bud Stacy.”
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