Bob Gurr

Biography

Robert Henry Gurr (born October 25, 1931) is an American amusement ride designer and Imagineer. His most famous work was for Walt Disney's Disneyland Park, and its subsequent sister parks. Gurr is said to have designed most, if not all, of the ride vehicles of Disneyland's oldest attractions, including Autopia, Main Street Vehicles, the Disneyland Monorail, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Submarine Voyage, and the Haunted Mansion. He was named a Disney Legend in 2004. He also worked on the King Kong Encounter animatronic for Universal Studios Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Gurr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Disneyland Handcrafted

as Self (archive footage)

Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Pirates of the Caribbean Story

as Himself

How Disney Built America

as Self - Former Imagineer

Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Disneyland Monorail Story

as Himself

Extinct Attractions Club Presents: Ford's Magic Skyway And The Peoplemover

as Himself

Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Haunted Mansion Story

as Himself

Extinct Attractions Club Presents: The Carousel of Progress Story

as Himself

Walt Disney: Behind the Magic

as Self - Former Imagineer

King Kong! The Living Legend

as Self

The Whimsical Imagineer

as Himself