Matry Sklar

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July 27, 2017 at 11:41 pm #41540

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Disney Legend Marty Sklar passed away at age 83.

He helped design it’s a small world, the Enchanted Tiki Room, as well as Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney Studios park, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s California Adventure, Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea,and Hong Kong Disneyland. He also handled press releases for Walt to use on his TV show.

My thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Sklar’s friends and family. :'(

July 28, 2017 at 5:35 am #41546

mazzolag
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Very sad news. He was a driving creative force in the company for many decades. :'(

July 28, 2017 at 5:51 am #41547

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This one hurts. It hurts bad. He was a direct line to Walt and Walt’s vision of the theme parks and the whole company really. One of the last direct ties to Walt. :'(

July 28, 2017 at 5:59 am #41548

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:'( :'( :'(

July 28, 2017 at 6:01 am #41549

kimk
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Oh, this is sad news. His love for Walt and Walt’s vision was evident in his books and talks. :'(

July 28, 2017 at 6:52 am #41553

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This one makes me so sad, I loved seeing his face on different shows about Walt Disney World. :'(

July 28, 2017 at 7:21 am #41559

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Nascfan wrote:

This one hurts. It hurts bad. He was a direct line to Walt and Walt’s vision of the theme parks and the whole company really. One of the last direct ties to Walt.

I couldn’t have said it any better.

When I read Kingdom Keepers, I picture the character ‘Wayne’ to be [like or inspired by] Marty. Disney and all who love it have lost someone and something that truly could never be replaced.

July 28, 2017 at 7:25 am #41561

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RIDisneyPinGuy wrote:

When I read Kingdom Keepers, I picture the character ‘Wayne’ to be [like or inspired by] Marty. Disney and all who love it have lost someone and something that truly could never be replaced.

Me too! That is exactly the type of person I would picture him to be!

July 28, 2017 at 8:36 am #41574

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:'( :'(

July 28, 2017 at 8:48 am #41581

piglet54
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He made such wonderful contributions! His creativity will be missed. :'(

July 28, 2017 at 9:13 am #41596

SEJ101
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I don’t like it when good people die :'( :'(

July 28, 2017 at 9:18 am #41601

laprana
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So very sad, and what a big loss to the Disney universe and all of us who love it. RIP Marty :'(

July 28, 2017 at 9:35 am #41614

bexruns
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He was just on a panel at D23 a couple weeks ago too

July 28, 2017 at 10:52 am #41644

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D23 is reporting Marty Sklar has passed away.

https://d23.com/legendary-disney-imagineer-marty-sklar-dies-83/?share_token=6c997af076

I loved hearing him talk about Walt. He contributed so much to the Disney experience. JMHO, his guidance was a major reason Disney was able to pick up after losing Walk

Marty, you will be missed

July 28, 2017 at 11:13 am #41655

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So sad. :'(
We’ve already got a thread going here: https://www.d-cot.com/topic/matry-sklar/ so I’m going to go ahead and close this one just to keep things in one place and neat and tidy, k?
I agree, he will be missed so much. So much of Walt’s vision was carried on by him.
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