Become a member and save up to 17% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. Disney's Design DNA: Creating Place Evening Lecture/Seminar Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET Code: 1NV139 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Registration Login $25 Member 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 $30 Gen. Admission Adding to your cart... Add to cart Log in to add this program to your wishlist! A 10% processing fee will be applied at checkout. Resize text Disneyland Castle with 50th-anniversary decorations Walt Disney is remembered both for creating enduring characters and films and building a cultural empire rooted in imagination, optimism, and storytelling. Based on this outlook, he and his Imagineers conceived something special: an architecture of reassurance in Disney theme parks. Walt aimed to welcome guests into places that respected the individual, allowing the entertainment entrepreneur to share timeless, universal stories that resonate with all of us. Former urban planner Sam Gennawey, author of Walt Disney and the Promise of Progress City, decodes Disney’s design DNA and reveals the techniques his team employed at Disneyland—which are more than just showbiz magic. From the moment you walk through the turnstiles, Walt and his Imagineers have relied on eight design principles to take you on a journey through timeless spaces that continue to delight. Take a peek behind the curtain. He also discusses the revolutionary projects Disney was working on at the time of his passing in 1966: Cal-Arts, a multidisciplinary arts college; the Mineral King ski resort in the Sierra Nevada mountains; and EPCOT, his Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow in Florida. You’ll never experience the Disney theme parks the same way again. General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
