Just thought I"d throw in my 2 cents!!! I have been to both Lunch with an Animator and Lunch with An Imagineer. First, both times, the meal at the Brown Derby was fabulous!!. You get a choice of entree, plus soup, individual Cobb salad, and a yummy dessert( don't remember what it was, but i thoroughly enjoyed every bite. Waiters are very attentive, and meals were made to order; they asked if there were any allergies, dislikes, etc.
Lunch with an Animator, I was lucky enough to do right before the animators left. Ours was Sam Ewing, who did Koda from Brother Bear. He was absolutely phemonimal!! answered each and every question, made us all feel like family. in fact lunch was only supposed to last about 2 hrs, I think we were there at least 3 hours. The Lunch with an Imagineer I did last year.
again the meal was awesome. Our guest Imagineer was good, but definitely not as outgoing, or forthcoming as the animator. There were 2 young guys just starting college, who had come with the intent of finding out the best way to slant their education in the hopes of becoming an Imagineer. I think they were a little disappointed that their questions were sort of dodged, alot of her answers were "That's a Disney secret". At any rate, it was a great experience. If you can swing it, definitely do it!!! PS you can also get pictures, get your menu signed, and get an LARGE engraved plate that the guest speaker will personalize and sign for you. Enjoy!!
) is an aspiring Imagineer, and I've had this activity on our "to do" list for a while now . . .
