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Robert Rowe makes dreams come true and he has the blog (MakingDreamsComeTrue) to prove it. Rowe is a 'professional theme park designer', among other cool things, and his articles provide a rare insider's perspective not only on Disney theme park design but on the subject in general.
Today, for example, he talks Progress City, one of Walt's many attempts to design (and market) the 'city of the future'. As Rowe observes, Walt "hadn't planned on dying when he did", and the unfortunate timing of that event left Progress City without its media-savvy mayor.
This article is the fourth in a series about Progress City. Read as a whole, they give insight into many of the core concepts that Disney later used when developing Epcot.
Rowe's other articles are equally fascinating and cover topics as diverse as Cinderella, dark rides, and an architectural overview of the Brady Bunch house.
If you're designing your own theme park, Robert Rowe is your guy: really! His website includes a resume of the work he's done for Disney, Universal, and others.
Just when I thought I had a dream job writing the Disney Dispatch, here comes Robert Rowe with his 'theme park designer' creds. Robert, Bob dear friend... wanna trade?