January 9--Don Edgren of Murrieta, who was a project engineer on several attractions at Disneyland, vice president of engineering at Disneyworld in Florida, and director of engineering for Tokyo Disneyland, has died. Mr. Edgren was 83.
February 12--Peter Ellenshaw, matte artist: born London 24 May 1913; married 1942 Bobbie Palmer (one son, one daughter); died Santa Barbara, California. He designed several of the rides for Disneyland, as well as painting the iconic first map of the theme park.
March 15--Eustace Lycett helped develop Circle-Vision, a process of film projection on a 360-degree screen; and he was involved in the theme park's 'Rocket to the Moon' attraction. He also worked on the engineering for 'Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln' at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair and the ensuing 'Mr. Lincoln' attraction at Disneyland. Eustace Lycett died today he wsa 91.
May 1--A memorial service will be Sunday for Earl Raymond Jackson, dubbed 'the voice of Disneyland,' who died April 30. He was 72.
He moved with family to California in 1967, working in the Entertainment Division at Disneyland. After producing and announcing many live shows, including the premier of Disneyland on Parade, Jackson was dubbed 'the voice of Disneyland' by Walt Disney.
Survivors include Patricia Jackson, his wife of 49 years; daughters Beverly and Catherine; son David; and four grandchildren.
May 11-- Fulton Burley, the wisecracking Irish tenor who entertained millions of Disneyland guests for 25 years as the popular star and master of ceremonies at the long-running Golden Horseshoe Revue, passed away on Monday May 7th at Sunrise Assisted Living at La Costa in Carlsbad, California. The cause of death was heart failure. He was 84 years old. Burley also provided the voice of the Irish parrot, Michael, for the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction at Disneyland, and toured the country on numerous occasions hosting live shows to promote theatrical reissues of such popular Disney films as The Jungle Book, and Cinderella.” He was honored as a Disney Legend in a special ceremony at the Studio in 1995.
November 7--Bruce Gordon, a former Disney Imagineer who spent 25 years working in a variety of top creative capacities for the Disney theme parks and authored/co-authored definitive books on a wide range of Disney subjects and legends, passed away suddenly on November 6th at his home in Glendale, California. The cause of death has yet to be determined. He was 56 years old.
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