FUNERAL PROGRAM 2003 Disney IMAGINEER DAVID MUMFORD Disneyland History AUTHOR

Description: This is a 2003 FUNERAL PROGRAM to Disney IMAGINEER DAVID MUMFORD known for his exceptional dedication to Disneyland and its History Mumford, David (1956-2003) Designer; joined WED Enterprises in 1979 as a show set draftsman working on The Land at Epcot. He later worked on show set design for several attractions before becoming show producer for Star Tours at Tokyo Disneyland and Aladdin’s Oasis at Disneyland. As a Disney aficionado, he became an unofficial historian at Walt Disney Imagineering, writing a number of articles and speaking at Disneyana Conventions with his colleague Bruce Gordon. Together Mumford and Gordon wrote the book, Disneyland: The Nickel Tour. David Kent Mumford passed away on January 20, 2003 at the age of 46 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank after a valiant fight with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and paraneoplastic pemphigus. David was a well-known to Disney fans because of his books - especially Disneyland: The Nickel Tour - and his numerous appearances at Disneyana conventions. He was clearly a huge Disney fan himself and always very comfortable in this community. Along with fellow Imagineer Bruce Gordon, his "Bruce and David Show" were an annual favorite at the NFFC Convention. David's presence will be missed. Following is a summary of David's Disney career from a memo sent to Walt Disney Imagineering employees: As a senior principal show set designer, David oversaw the production of working set drawings for Disney theme park attractions. David’s most recent project was Journey into Imagination with Figment at Epcot, on which he was working in Florida last spring before he became ill. But battling illness could not diminish David’s Disney contributions -- he diligently read all the proofs for his upcoming book Ellenshaw Under Glass from his hospital bed, according to his co-author, project director Bruce Gordon. In their spare time, David and Bruce co-authored and co-edited several books. Over the years, David was involved with a number of attractions including Alice in Wonderland and Aladdin's Oasis at Disneyland, The Living Seas at Epcot, and the Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour and Star Tours for Tokyo Disneyland, among others. Before his Epcot assignment, David served as art director for Mermaid Lagoon at Tokyo DisneySea. “We just invented the stuff that doesn’t exist,” said David about designing Ariel’s undersea world in three dimensions. “Things like underwater light fixtures just aren’t on the market, so we created them from pure fantasy.” Since childhood, David was a Disney aficionado, collecting all sorts of trivia and memorabilia. His expertise as a Disney historian is well known throughout the Company and was put to use when David served as associate producer on the 1989 Disney Channel special, “The Disneyland Story.” He was a featured speaker at many Disneyana conventions and co-wrote a number of articles for national magazines, including the Disney Magazine. He also contributed to WDI’s internal publications, most recently as an online columnist for the WDI 50th anniversary series. ITEM in GOOD CONDITION. please see pics to determine condition. Multiple flat purchases can pay one mailing fee

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