Disney Legend Bob Gurr

It's not just a compliment, it's a fact: Bob Gurr is a bona fide Disney Legend and at age 93 he shows little sign of slowing down. With a background in automobile design, Walt Disney sought him out in 1954 and immediately put him to work. For the next twenty years he had a hand in almost every major attraction in Disneyland, beginning with Autopia. He then opened his own shop and worked for theme parks around the globe. Jessie has vivid memories of the 30-foot King Kong he built for Universal. She and Leonard were delighted to spend an hour with such an inspiring man.

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Disney Legend Bob Gurr is an episode from Maltin on Movies by Leonard Maltin.

This episode is 01:07:24 long.

This episode was published on Aug 29, 2025.

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