By Jay B, Junior, 3rd Year Recently, an amazing feat has been achieved by Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot. This February, Smoot accomplished the feat of receiving his 100th career patent, the first to do so in the history of the Walt Disney company. Imagineers are responsible for researching and developing ideas for the Walt Disney Company. Including over 140 jobs, Imagineers are in charge of dreaming, designing, and building Disney theme parks, attractions, cruise ships, and resorts. Lanny Smoot has spent over forty-two years as a theatrical creator, inventor, electric engineer, and scientist, twenty-two of those years have been spent working with the Walt Disney company. Smoot’s passion for creating and inventing was inspired by his father. Recalling his childhood, Smoot said, “Growing up, our family did not have a lot of money. My dad was a bit of a jack-of-all-trades and taught himself to make many mechanical gadgets, including several of my early toys. One of my earliest childhood memories was him bringing home an electric bell, a light bulb, some batteries and wire. He set up the bell to ring and the bulb to light, and that lit my career!” According to Because of Them We Can, Smoot began his career working in technology and research at Walt Disney Imagineering. Since then, Smoot and his team have been responsible for the creation of Disney inventions, like Madame Leota’s floating head as apart of the Haunted Mansion attraction, the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure, and the virtual interactive koi ponds at the Crystal Lotus Restaurant at Hong Kong Disneyland hotel.
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