IAAPA Attractions Expo 2018

Kathy Mangum
Senior Vice President, Walt Disney World Portfolio Executive
Walt Disney Imagineering


Kathy Mangum leads the Florida-based Walt Disney Imagineering team, which includes overall business strategy, menu planning, creative design and development, and project management for all Walt Disney World Resort and Disney Cruise Line projects. Prior to leading this extensive portfolio, Kathy was an executive producer on a variety of projects, including Cars Land, a 12-acre land and expansion of Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California, and Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage at Disneyland. Her experience also includes oversight of enhancements to The Seas with Nemo & Friends pavilion at Epcot, including The Seas with Nemo & Friends attraction, Turtle Talk with Crush and Bruce's Shark World. In addition, Kathy has provided creative direction for Walt Disney World Resort’s water parks – Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach – as well as Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom and Soarin’ at Epcot. Kathy began her Disney career in 1976, working at Disneyland Park while a student at California State University, Fullerton. After graduating in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in English, she became a writer for the Tokyo Disneyland Planning Center and has since applied her talents to numerous ventures with the organization.

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