Tony Wayne Baxter was born on February 1,1947 and is the former senior vice president of creative development in Walt Disney Imagineering and was responsible for creating designs and carrying out the construction of attractions all over the world.
16 Facts About Tony Baxter
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Tony Baxter announced his departure from his full-time position to become a part-time adviser on February 1,2013, which was his 66th birthday.
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Tony Baxter later caught the attention of WED Enterprises.
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Tony Baxter's projects include Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland, Walt Disney World and Disneyland Paris, and remodeling Fantasyland and Tomorrowland in Disneyland.
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Tony Baxter was interested in Disneyland since the day it opened, when he was 8 years old.
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Tony Baxter first toured Imagineering before being hired at the parks.
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Tony Baxter watched the show and was instantly captivated with Disney engineering.
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Tony Baxter applied for a position at the parks selling popcorn and scooping ice cream, and moved on to attractions to gain Disney experience.
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At the time, Tony Baxter was going to school at Cal Poly Pomona.
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Tony Baxter left the tour that day with a new career in mind and as a result, switched his career path and transferred schools.
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Tony Baxter incorporated the Audio-Animatronics figures from America Sings with his idea for a log flume attraction that would eventually be named Splash Mountain.
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In 2020, Disney announced that the Disneyland and Magic Kingdom versions of the attraction would be re-themed to Disney's 2009 animated film The Princess and the Frog, and that Tony Baxter would contribute to this new version as a creative advisor.
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Tony Baxter was one of the main supervisors of the project and led his own team of 100.
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Difficulty came however when Tony Baxter was faced with the challenge of syncing the sound with the ride.
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Tony Baxter has been awarded the Themed Entertainment Association's THEA award for lifetime achievement.
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In 2004, Tony Baxter was the recipient of the DFC Disney Legend award from the Disneyana Fan Club.