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Joe Rohde is an American Imagineer and former Senior Vice President of Creative at Walt Disney Imagineering. He is best known for his work on the Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. He was born on 10 September 1955 in Sacramento, California, United States. Rohde graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1977 with a degree in anthropology. He then went on to work for the Walt Disney Company in 1979, starting as a model builder and eventually becoming a senior vice president of creative. Rohde has been credited with the design of many of the attractions at the Animal Kingdom, including Expedition Everest, Kali River Rapids, and the Maharajah Jungle Trek. He also designed the Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, a resort hotel located near the park. Rohde has been honored with numerous awards, including the Themed Entertainment Association's Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2004, and the Disney Legends Award in 2017. As of 2021, Joe Rohde's net worth is estimated to be roughly $10 million.

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Occupation Imagineer
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 10 September, 1955
Birthday 10 September
Birthplace Sacramento, California
Nationality United States

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2013

After designing Aulani in Hawaii Rohde was tasked with creating Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The project took six years to complete and opened in May 2017.

Most recently, Rohde led the team that transformed the former Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure into Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!. The attraction opened in May 2017. This new project is part of the expansion of his role as global creative leader of the Marvel property.

2006

Rohde is the lead designer of Disney's Animal Kingdom, one of four theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and the principal creative force behind the park's Expedition Everest thrill ride, which debuted in 2006. He was one of the lead designers behind the Disney Vacation Club property Aulani in Oʻahu, Hawaii. He was chosen for the role because of his experience with the Island and its native people, having grown up in Hawaii.

Rohde was featured in an April 2006 Travel Channel documentary titled Expedition Everest: Journey to Sacred Lands. The program was produced by Discovery Networks during expeditions to China and Nepal in 2005 called Mission Himalayas. The treks were sponsored by Discovery, Disney, and Conservation International to promote the Expedition Everest theme park attraction and conduct scientific and cultural research in remote areas of the Himalayas. Rohde served as the model for Harrison Hightower, the owner of the fictional "Hightower Hotel" which houses the Tower of Terror attraction at Tokyo DisneySea outside Tokyo, Japan.

1980

Rohde joined Imagineering in 1980 during the development of Epcot as a model designer and scenic painter for the theme park's Mexico pavilion. He later worked as a designer on the refurbishment of Fantasyland at Disneyland, the Captain EO 3-D film attraction starring singer Michael Jackson, the Norway pavilion at Epcot and the Adventurers Club, a 1930s-themed bar and lounge that opened in 1989 within the Pleasure Island entertainment district at Walt Disney World Resort.

1973

He was born in Sacramento, California and raised in Hawaii. He graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory, Canoga Park, Calif., in 1973, where he starred in student dramatic productions and was Class Salutatorian. Rohde received a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Occidental College in Los Angeles.