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Ron Logan Dies: Disney Legend Who Created Spectacles At Parks & Helped Bring ‘Beauty And The Beast’ To Broadway, Was 84

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Ron Logan, a Disney Legend who as EVP and executive producer for Walt Disney Entertainment transformed live entertainment in its parks and helped bring Beauty and the Beast to Broadway, died August 30.

He was 84.Logan began his career at Disney as a trumpet player, where he had the opportunity to meet Walt Disney on several occasions.

He also performed with the fanfare trumpets as part of the Disney-produced pageantry for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, CA.Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo GalleryIn 1978, Logan moved to Florida to become Walt Disney World Resort’s music director before returning to Disneyland in 1980 as the park’s director of entertainment.

In 1982, he moved back to Walt Disney World Resort again as VP Entertainment before being promoted to VP Creative Show Development for all of Walt Disney Attractions in 1987.According to Disney, in that role “Ron was instrumental in the productions of Fantasmic! (Disneyland, 1992; Disney’s Hollywood Studios, 1998), Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! (Disney’s Hollywood Studios, 1989), Festival of the Lion King (Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, 1998), Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show (Disneyland Paris, 1992) and many more.”Based on that success, Logan and his team pitched the idea of a Beauty and the Beast Broadway show, leveraging the same team that produced its stage show at Disneyland.

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