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Bongirno honored as Disney Legend

From chieftain.com:

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Most people wouldnt want to work for a Mickey Mouse organization, but one man who did wouldnt trade the experience for the world.

Carl Bongirno is a Pueblo native, but he spent his career in Tomorrowland, Fantasyland and Adventureland, literally and figuratively. When you work for a dreamer like Walt Disney, anything can happen. Anything is possible.

“We just went in with that attitude. You never said something couldnt be done,” said Bongirno, 70.

Bongirno is a certified legend – a Disney Legend. Last month, in a ceremony at Disney headquarters in California, he was honored for his 26 years of work with the company.

“I never expected it. The majority of those people honored are creative in nature. I was really taken by that,” he said.

Bongirno can visit Disney World and Epcot Center and realize he was a central figure in creating two of the biggest entertainment attractions in the world. He also directed the creation of Tokyo Disneyland and was one of three men who decided where Euro Disney now called Disneyland Paris would be located. link for more of the article

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