Ron Logan (born February 9, 1938) is former executive vice president of Walt Disney Entertainment (now Walt Disney Creative Entertainment). After retiring from the company in 2001, he is now a professor at Central Florida University, Rosen College of Hospitality Management in Orlando, Florida, USA.
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Life and career
Growing up in Leavenworth, Kansas, Logan studied trumpet, violin, piano, and dance. He began performing professionally in ninth grade and has appeared as a trumpet player and singer on recordings, television, movies, and with bands and lounge events throughout the United States. He started his career with Disney in the 1960s as a trumpeter at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California.
As Walt Disney Entertainment's executive vice president, Logan is responsible for creating, transmitting and producing all live entertainment products for The Walt Disney Company, including Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Resort Paris, The Disney Institution, Production Disney Business, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Entertainment Production, and Walt Disney Entertainment Worldwide.
Logan is also executive vice president of Walt Disney Special Events Group, executive vice president of Disney Special Programs, Incorporated and founder and first president of Disney Theatrical Productions, which produces Beauty and the Beast on Broadway and then, across world.
He wrote Walt Disney Entertainment - A Retrospective Look , an internal publication documenting Walt Disney Entertainment's evolution from 1955 to 2000.
Logan retired from Disney in 2001 and is currently a professor at Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida and vice president of the university for special occasions.
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Education and achievements
Logan holds a BA and MA in music and music education from UCLA. He is a founding member of the International Foundation for the classical Jazz music institute, a corporate advisory council founded to support the International Association of Jazz Teachers. He is a member of the Orlando Repertory Theater board, serving on the Board of Directors for Famous People (Canada) and International Theater in Long Beach, California.
In 2007, Logan was honored with the Disney Legends Award, presented to individuals who have made a significant impact on The Walt Disney Company.
Work
During the Logan period, Walt Disney Entertainment's production includes:
Disneyland Resort
- Fantasmic! - Disneyland Park
- Parade of the Lion King - Disneyland Park
Walt Disney World Resort
- Big Opening Ceremony - Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios) and Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Legend of the Lion King - Magic Kingdom
- SpectroMagic - Magic Kingdom
- Skyleidoscope - Epcot
- Fantasy Laserphonic - Epcot
- Surprise in the Sky - Epcot
- IllumiNations: Earth Reflections - Epcot
- Tapestry of Nations - Epcot
- Magic in the Sky - Studio Disney-MGM
- Slouch Notre Dame - Musical Adventure - Studio Disney-MGM
- Aladdin Royal Caravan - Disney-MGM Studios
- Beauty and the Beast Live on the Stage! - Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Little Mermaid Cruise - Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Fantasmic! - Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Lights, Motor, Action! Extreme Stunt Show - Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Festival of the Lion King - The Disney Animal Kingdom
Tokyo Disney Resort
- Disney Carnivale - Tokyo Disneyland
- Tokyo Disneyland Electric Parade - Tokyo Disneyland
- Fantillusion Disney - Tokyo Disneyland
Disneyland Paris
- Wild Buffalo Bill Dinner Show - Disney Village
- Disney ImagiNations Parade - Disneyland Park
- Moteurs... Action! Stunt Show Spectacular - Walt Disney Studios Park
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
- Festival of the Lion King - Hong Kong Disneyland
Other places
- Beauty and the Beast - Broadway in New York
- Tapestry of Nations Super Bowl XXXIV First Round Show - Georgia Dome in Georgia
- Indiana Jones and Super Bowl's Prohibited Eyeballs XXIX Show First Round - Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami
- 1987 Pan American Games - Indianapolis Speedway in Indiana
- DisneyFest - Asia
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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