FRI-FS-01: Storytelling Through Landscape: The Making of Outdoor Environments in Disneyland Park

Field Session Leader(s)

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  Bryan Garrene, ASLA (he/him/his)

  Principal Landscape Architect
  Walt Disney Imagineering
  Anaheim, California
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  Katie Garfias, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)

  Senior Landscape Architect
  Walt Disney Imagineering
  Glendora, California

Field Session Presenter(s)

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  Michael Dobrzycki

  Creative Art Director
  Walt Disney Imagineering
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  Adam A. Schwerner

  Director of Horticulture & Resort Enhancement
  Disneyland Resort
  Anaheim, CA
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  Jennifer M. Mok, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)

  Landscape Architecture Studio Executive
  Walt Disney Imagineering
  Glendale, California
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  Jonathan Peters, AIA

  Executive Architect
  Walt Disney Imagineering
  Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Disneyland/©Disney

Step into the magic with Walt Disney Imagineering landscape architects for a tour of Disneyland Park. Explore how placemaking and dimensional storytelling inform the creation of immersive, sensory-rich environments through themed hardscape, planting, and landform design. Gain insight into the highly collaborative process among creative directors, architects, producers, and horticultural experts.

Includes transportation. Extensive walking.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn how Disney landscape professionals support storytelling through the highly collaborative process of placemaking.
• Explore how legends and stories are transformed into immersive, story-rich landscapes that invite guests to step inside the narrative.
• Learn how research fuels thoughtful, culturally respectful design, creating richly detailed environments that capture the spirit of diverse places and people.
• Learn how Disney Imagineers and horticulture team members work together to design, develop, and maintain compelling outdoor spaces.