Joe Rohde is a Disney Imagineer best known for serving as the leader of the creative team behind Disney's Animal Kingdom from initial conception to the present. He is one of the Vice Presidents of Creative in Walt Disney Imagineering. An avid world traveler, Rohde is notable for his large collection of earrings, that he has accumulated through his travels. Rohde was an imagineer behind Tokyo DisneySea's Tower of Terror where he portrayed Harrison Hightower III and was also a major imagineer behind Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! which replaced the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in Disney California Adventure. Rohde hosted the announcement video for Disney closing the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
Tower of Terror tributes[]
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT![]
In Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!, Rohde is referenced via a book in the Collector's office titled, "Migration Patterns of Earth's Avifauna" by Rohde.[1]
Skipper Canteen[]
Two of the books by Harrison Hightower III in the Skipper Canteen tribute Rohde's connections to Disney's Animal Kingdom. These books are titled, "Treasures of the Animal Kingdom" and, "Everest Expedition: Search for the Yeti",
Projects[]
- Aulani
- Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Tower of Terror (Tokyo DisneySea) - Model and actor for Harrison Hightower III
- Adventurers Club
- Captain EO - Character designer
- Norway Pavilion
- New Fantasyland
- Mexico Pavilion - Painter
- The American Adventure - Voice of Alexander Graham Bell
- Imageworks - Portrayed Dreamfinder in the Dreamfinder's School of Drama films.
- Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!
Trivia[]
- A large tribal mask modelled after Rohde with a sign reading, "Joe" is present in Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar, a bar which also pays tribute to Tower of Terror.
- The Silver Lake Sisters' affiliate running the audio while at the haunted Hollywood Tower Hotel was a man named, "Joe".
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