Legendary Imagineer Bob Gurr Is Just Fine
Talk about a feel-good story. Bob Gurr, who recently spoke to Spectrum News, told the outlet, “People assume an old guy all by himself is lonely, but I’ve been doing podcasts, live TV, and being an elderly Zoom vlogger.”
In other words, the 88-year-old is just fine.
In fact, it sounds like the downtime necessitated by the COVID-19 shutdown of California has really allowed Gurr to sit back and think.
The Surreal Life Of Gurr
Joseph Pimentel, who wrote a real solid piece for Spectrum News 1, posted:
For Gurr, a kid who grew up in Los Feliz and briefly worked at the Ford Plant in Detroit before returning home and working for Disney, it has been a surreal life.
Who knew, he said, that Disneyland would be the grand monument it is today and that he would receive this kind of admiration from people – just for doing his job?
“I’m still trying to get used to this kind of adulation,” Gurr said. “I realize why people do that, but at the same time, I was just there doing the stuff that Walt wanted. I loved him and his crazy ideas that I would jump on and loved doing. It was like that for all of the Imagineers.”
Gurr Keeps Busy
And during this time of the pandemic, the Disney legend is keeping up with current tech.
Pimentel explained:
His management team at Fandom Productions has many virtual events planned for Gurr in the coming months and hope to keep the former Disney imagineer busy. It is exactly what Gurr wants to do to keep in touch with his fan base.
“We normally offer a popular monthly Disney history-themed bus tour where Bob is the tour guide, however that is on hold until 2021,” said Ernie Alonzo, Gurr’s manager and founder of Fandom. “We’ll be offering a limited amount of 30-minute Zoom call sessions for fans with Bob beginning in September. We’re also working on producing a virtual version of the Waltland bus tour.”
Gurr has many stories to tell about his time at Disney and other works, Alonzo said, adding that fans will have a chance to ask Gurr about his career during the Zoom calls.
And even if you don’t catch him on Zoom, here is a vid to send you to dreamland:
Posted by Bob Gurr on Wednesday, July 29, 2020
We love ya, Bob!