The History Of The Theme Park Rivalry Explained

Before Peter Alexander showed Steven Spielberg his work on King Kong, he used to be a Disney Imagineer, but he is definitely not the only creative talent who has worked for both companies. In fact, dozens of Imagineers have made the switch to Universal, with significant talent going the other way as well.

Before Peter Alexander showed Steven Spielberg his work on King Kong, he used to be a Disney Imagineer, but he is definitely not the only creative talent who has worked for both companies. In fact, dozens of Imagineers have made the switch to Universal, with significant talent going the other way as well.

In 2007, the vice president of Universal's Creative Studios, Scott Trowbridge, was hired by Walt Disney Imagineering, says the Orlando Sentinel. But years before that, Thierry Coup first worked for Disney, and then went on to help Universal create Spider-Man, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, and the Transformers rides. Similarly, attraction designer Gary Goddard originally worked for Disney Imagineering and then went on to work with Universal for Spider-Man, Terminator 2: 3D, and the Jurassic Park River Ride.

Unlike George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, director James Cameron helped create attractions for both Universal and Disney. After working on Terminator 2 3-D at Universal Studios in the 1990s, Cameron was essential to the development of Pandora: The World of Avatar, which opened at Disney's Animal Kingdom in 2017.

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