Met Joe Rohde on Thursday at the AK....

[michaelwilliammidd]

He was in front of EE shooting some interviews for a behind the scenes piece on the new attraction and we stuck around until there was a break in the action for him to sign my AK park map. He was a very nice guy and signed the map with his picture as part of his signature, earings and all....it's a cool little drawing of himself. Anyway I just had to share in my excitement...it was my first time to meet an imagineer.....let alone one who developed the AK.

 

[ChefBilly]

Nice! I was staying at AKL last May and he came walking down the hall. I said, "Hey, you're the Imagineer I've seen on TV!" (I blurted it out like an idiot.)
He smiled and said, "Why yes I am!"
It was about a three second interaction, but he came off as very nice, and willing to laugh.

 

[Ilovestitch]

WOW! That's awesome!

 

[Simba's Mom]

Wow! Since I'm a huge Animal Kingdom fan and have seen the TC show on TV over and over again, I probably would have blubbered and stammered, probably trying to get up the courage to ask for his autograph and/or picture.

 

[HugsForEeyore]

I saw him, too!!!!!!!! I walked by Expedition Everest and saw the camera crew and the interview going on. I recognized him as an imagineer I seen on Travel Channel but I did not know his name. I could not believe how stretched out his earlobes were!! But it was pretty cool to see someone so important to Disney!!

 

[michaelwilliammidd]

I saw him, too!!!!!!!! I walked by Expedition Everest and saw the camera crew and the interview going on. I recognized him as an imagineer I seen on Travel Channel but I did not know his name. I could not believe how stretched out his earlobes were!! But it was pretty cool to see someone so important to Disney!!

That's cool, we probably ran into each other out there in front of EE!

 

[HugsForEeyore]

That's cool, we probably ran into each other out there in front of EE!

Must have been nearby! Though I never saw Joe doing autographs, but I would have hung around if I knew he would! I was there right before the parade got to the area, so I guess around 3:45. They were testing the EE roller coaster, as I watched some trains go up into the mountain! This is going to be one cool ride when done!