Disneyland Windows
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Ed Winger
Location: Blue Ribbon Bakery, Center Street - Main Street USA, Disneyland.
Ed Winger was the supervisor in charge of Disneyland's Paint Department, Mill and Sign Shop. Employed during Disneyland's early construction, Winger is a member of Club 55 - a club made up of Cast Members employed at Disneyland in 1955 or earlier.
According to City Hall, the inebriated Old Settler that used to be laid out in front of Tom Sawyer Island's burning cabin, was modeled after Ed Winger.
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George K. Whitney Jr.
Location: Market House, Main Street USA, Disneyland.
Early in Disneyland's planning, Walt Disney recruited George K. Whitney Jr., as a consultant because of his amusement park experience. George's father and uncle owned the Whitney Properties in San Francisco, California, which included Playland at the Beach (Whitney's Playland), the Cliff House, Sutro Museum, and the various supporting concessions.
Whitney served as Director of Ride Operations for Disneyland, from 1954 to 1958. His practical expertise was used to plan and place attraction queues, as well as mapping out the locations for entrances & exits. Whitney's overall planning created more efficient loading on attractions and better flow of guest foot traffic.
Disneyland's seventh employee, George K. Whitney Jr., died September 25, 2002 in Friday Harbor, Washington.
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John Wise
Location: Disney Gallery, Town Square - Main Street USA, Disneyland.
John Wise was assigned to the Disneyland Construction project by the firm Wheeler & Gray - Consulting Engineers. A Structural Engineer, Wise designed the simple modular support structures used for many of the buildings on Main Street and elsewhere in Disneyland. The simple supports gave the buildings the necessary support and structure, allowing Disneyland's art directors to create artistic, non-structural facades.
Assigned by Wheeler & Gray, Wise was a Project Design Engineer during Disneyland's initial construction from 1954-55. In 1957, Wise became Disneyland's Chief Engineer. Wise would leave Wheeler & Gray to join WED Enterprises (later known as Imagineering), becoming a WED Project Engineer in April 1965. In 1969 Wise was named Vice President of Engineering for WED Enterprises in California. Working with Don Edgren, Wise helped coordinate engineering design & planning during Walt Disney World's construction, beginning in the late 1960's, through the resort's opening on October 1, 1971.
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Gordon Youngman
Location: Disneyana, Main Street USA, Disneyland.
The window dedicated to Youngman & Leopold, refers to lawyers Gordon Youngman and Fredric Leopold. Representing Walt Disney and Disneyland, Youngman & Leopold cleared any legal roadblocks, helping make Disneyland a reality. After Disneyland opening in 1955, both Youngman & Leopold continued to serve as legal counsels to the Walt Disney Company.
In 1954, Youngman, Huntgate & Leopold was founded, practicing in the entertainment industry. Youngman would also go on to serve on the Disney Board of directors. Gordon E. Youngman practiced law until his death in 1983.