Roger Broggie (1908-1991) Imagineer and Disney Legend with Walt Disney Company

Roger E. Broggie (1908-1991) was a creative American mechanical engineer who worked with Walt Disney and the Walt Disney Company. Inducted as a Disney Legend in 1990, he was one of the most influential imagineers to ever work with Walt Disney. His background and early work experience was technical rather than artistic. It was Broggie's mechanical ability that blended well with the visual imagineering that Walt Disney needed to build the Disney Empire. Image File history File links Rbroggie3. ... Image File history File links Rbroggie3. ... WED Enterprises (WED), was formed as a separate company from Walt Disney Studios by Walt Disney in the late 1940s/early 1950s. ... The Disney Legends awards are given annually by The Walt Disney Company to honor individuals who have made a notable contribution to the company. ... Alternate meanings: Disney (disambiguation) The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney Enterprises, Inc. ... Mechanical engineering is the application of physical principles to the creation of useful devices, objects and machines. ... Walt Disney For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... The Disney Legends awards are given annually by The Walt Disney Company to honor individuals who have made a notable contribution to the company. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... WED Enterprises (WED), was formed as a separate company from Walt Disney Studios by Walt Disney in the late 1940s/early 1950s. ...

Early life, working in films

Roger E. Broggie was born in 1908, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Mooseheart High School in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois in 1927. With vocational machine shop training, he moved to Los Angeles, California where he worked for companies such as Technicolor and Bell and Howell. He worked at General Services Studios with film industry pioneers including David O. Selznick and Charlie Chaplin. 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pittsfield is a city located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ... ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish; Los Ángeles, ) also known simply as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor, now a division of Thomson. ... David O. Selznick David Oliver Selznick (May 10, 1902–June 22, 1965), was one of the icon Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. ... For the Jamaican musician named Charlie Chaplin, see Charlie Chaplin (singer); for the artist and printmaker, see Charles Chaplin (artist). ...

A Disney Legend

In 1939, he joined the Disney Studios as a precision machinist. Broggie's initial assignments included installing the famous multiplane camera at the new Burbank studio, working with Ub Iwerks on special effects. In 1949, Roger Broggie worked with Walt Disney to create model trains for Disney's 1/2 mile-long Carolwood Pacific Railroad located in his backyard. Broggie is credited with supervising the building of the Lilly Belle, a miniature working live steam locomotive named for Disney's wife Lillian. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The multiplane camera is a special motion picture camera used in the traditional animation process that moves a number of pieces of artwork past the camera at various speeds and at various distances from one another. ... Ub Iwerks - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Walter Elias Disney, (1901-1966), founder of Disneyland and the Walt Disney Company, seen here in the cab of the at Main Street Station. ... Mamod live steam locomotive and train on a garden railway layout Live steam is steam under pressure, obtained by heating water in a boiler. ...

Promoted to head of the Disney Studios Machine Shop in 1950, Roger Broggie became the transportation specialist. He created the special effects for the film 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and as the plans for Disneyland were developed in the early 1950s, he oversaw development of the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad, the Disneyland Monorail, and the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland. 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Front page of Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (or Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) is a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1870 under the title Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. ... Disneyland is a theme park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. ... The Disneyland Railroad is a narrow-gauge railroad located at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, United States, that was inaugurated on that theme parks opening day, July 17, 1955. ... The Disneyland Monorail System is an attraction and transportation system at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. ... The Matterhorn Bobsleds is an attraction made up of two steel roller coasters at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. ...

Broggie's mechanical genius touched many other acclaimed attractions at Disneyland and the 1964 New York World's Fair. He and his machine shop coworkers developed the first fully functioning audio-animatronic human figure in the form of a seated Abraham Lincoln. Between 1973 and 1975, Broggie worked on the Epcot project at Walt Disney World in Florida. View of the New York Worlds Fair 1964/1965 as seen from the observation towers of the New York State pavilion. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... Epcots logo Spaceship Earth is the symbol of Epcot. ... Cinderella Castle, at the center of the Magic Kingdom, is Walt Disney World Resorts most recognizable icon Introduction Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company, the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, USA is home to four theme parks, two water parks, several resort hotels and golf courses... State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville (largest metropolitan area is Miami) Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Official language(s) English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...

Roger Broggie was named a Disney Legend in 1990. He passed away on November 4, 1991. The Disney Legends awards are given annually by The Walt Disney Company to honor individuals who have made a notable contribution to the company. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Heritage

On October 21, 2003, Walt Disney World Railroad Steam Engine #3, the Roger E. Broggie was re-dedicated in honor of the late Roger Broggie, who was named a "Disney Legend" in 1990. It was longtime Disney imagineer Roger Broggie who had built the original Lilly Belle for Walt's backyard Carolwood Pacific Railroad, where much of the fun began over 50 years ago. October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Roger Broggie's son Michael Broggie, founded the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society, and in 1997, published a book about Walt's interest in Live Steam Railroading and how his hobby evolved into Disneyland: Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom.

References

• Broggie, Michael, (1997) Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom Pentrex Media Group: Pasadena, California ISBN 1563420090.

External links

• Disney Legends website
• Roger Broggie webpage
• Walt Disney World Dedication of Steam Engine # 3 Roger E. Broggie