Joe Garlington

Interactive Attraction Designer

Walt Disney Imagineering (retired) / University of Southern California

As a professor at the University of Southern California Joe has put together a brand-new program offering a Bachelors in Themed Entertainment Design degree with specializations in design and show producing. He has taught there for ten years.

As V.P. of Interactive Projects for Walt Disney Imagineering, Joe was creative lead for interactive projects for 25 years. Joe also led visioning for Epcot and partnered with WDI R&D.

Sample projects:

• Test Track 2.0 at Epcot

• Kid’s Clubs, Interactive Dinner Theater, Disney cruise ships.

• Turtle Talk with Crush

• The Sum of All Thrills

• Enchanted Tales with Bell

• Toy Story Midway Mania games

• Monsters Inc, Laugh Floor

• Stitch Encounter

• DisneyQuest

Joe also started Art & Technology, Inc. Clients: New Mexico Museum of Natural History, San Diego Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Philadelphia Zoo, Bush Gardens, Six Flags, Universal Studios, Harrah’s Automobile Museum, etc.