Celebrating 6 Disney Parks Innovators for International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, and to celebrate, Disney is highlighting 6 Disney Parks innovators who’ve made an impact. Let’s take a look at their stories!
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6 Disney Parks Innovators
Adeline Bardy
Adeline Bardy is a Live Entertainment Production Coordinator who’s worked on several epic shows at Disneyland Paris. In addition to “Avengers: Power the Night” and “Disney D-Light,” she’s also lent her expertise to “The Lion King: Rhythms of the Pride Lands.”
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She shares “our role is to make people forget about the technology that goes into these shows. Instead, it feels like they are witnessing magic.”
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Fiona Yu
Fiona Yu is a production director at Hong Kong Disneyland, with a 17-year career in the company. She worked on the live show “Momentous,” a project she considers one of the greatest achievements of her career.
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Yu shares, “the most exciting thing about the show is that it can resonate with anyone. The first chapter, ‘TIME BEGINS,’ reminds me of watching my own children grow up. And the third chapter, ‘TIME TO CHANGE,’ reminds me of my strength in facing difficulties.”
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Aimee Berkeley
Aimee Berkeley is the Director of Entertainment and Costuming for Walt Disney Attractions Japan. Berkeley helped bring the “Believe! Sea of Dreams” show to life at Tokyo Disney Resort.
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The project has been one of the most rewarding experiences of her career. Berkely shares, “in the live entertainment business, technology and innovation are at the forefront of all that we do. It is the innovative work performed by those in technical roles within entertainment that provide us with awe-inspiring moments in our shows.”
Michelle Wang
Michelle Wang works as an entertainment lighting designer. She helps with several shows at Shanghai Disney Resort and is part of the “ILLUMINATE! A Nighttime Celebration” lighting team.
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She shares, “I got to stand among our guests during the opening night of ‘ILLUMINATE! A Nighttime Celebration.’ In that moment, when I heard the cheering and applause, and saw the absolute joy in the crowd, I felt extremely proud to be part of the team and I knew all of our hard work was worth it.”
Stephanie Duffy
Stephanie Duffy is a lead digital product operations manager at Walt Disney World Resort. The 13-year Disney veteran directly supports the creation of technology-forward tools like the My Disney Experience App, the Disney Cruise Line Navigator app and the “Hey Disney!” digital voice assistant.
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She shares, “earlier in my career, there weren’t very many women in roles like mine. Even then, I always made the effort to find women leaders to mentor me. Now, I see more women in the digital technology space at Disney, and it is encouraging to know we have more mentors than ever before as it remains something I’m passionate about.”
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Alison Moore
Alison Moore is a food & beverage operations manager at Disney California Adventure Park. She’s responsible for the new plant-based menu offerings at the Paradise Garden Grill!
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She shares, “innovation is a huge part of everything that we do on a daily basis within the F&B team. Our various leaders and chefs have to regularly stay on top of trends within the industry and find unique ways to keep the resort at the forefront of what is happening with our offerings.”
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I don’t know about you, but I love learning about the people working behind the scenes to bring Disney magic to Guests. We hope you enjoyed this look at 6 Disney Parks innovators who’ve made an impressive impact.
Happy International Women’s Day!
