May 21, 2024 San Marino City Club Dinner at the Community Center
Featuring Professor Terry Dobson:
Mickey’s 10 Commandments of Theme Park Design
Professor Terry Dobson received his MFA from Yale University and is Director of Design Studies at Azusa Pacific University. His prior career at Walt Disney Imagineering as a Creative Director designing theme park attractions for two decades, was recognized with a Themed Entertainment Award, and inauguration into Disney Inventors’ Hall of Fame through a patent for design and technological innovation.
The principles he learned about the design and development of Disney theme parks continue to inspire professionals and shape the field of user experience design today. Terry’s belief in the power of creativity and innovation, along with his emphasis on understanding and meeting the needs of his audience, are central to his design and teaching philosophy.
Terry will share the 10 principles that are the secret-sauce behind Disney’s success, and which highlight the importance of storytelling, visual communication, and maintaining a strong identity in creating a successful user experience. Terry serves as Moderator of the Trustees, as well as a Life Group leader for San Gabriel Presbyterian Church. He is also a Cub Scouts Webelos Den leader, and Cubmaster for 150 families here in San Marino where he lives with his wife and 4 sons. Joining him will be his best friend and San Marino Cub Scout Pack 354 mascot, Igor the parrot.
About Us
San Marino City Club, commonly called “City Club,” is a community and civic organization, which has served San Marino since 1926. Our mission is to secure for the citizens of San Marino Unified School District the best civic, educational and cultural services and facilities possible, and to encourage and promote the highest standards of citizenship among its membership. Founded as the San Marino Civic Improvement Association, the organization was renamed San Marino City Club and met for many years at Southwestern Academy and at the San Marino Center and, on occasion, an annual event at the Huntington Library. In 2023, The San Marino Center is under renovation and alternative venues will be used.
We seek to accomplish this mission through: (a) regular monthly dinner meetings with distinguished speakers on timely local, regional and national topics; (b) sponsorship of forums on city and school elections and ballot measures; and (c) donations to local schools. civic support groups and local charitable organizations.
City Club is one of the leading civic organizations in San Marino. Our membership includes present and past city council members, present and past school board members, city and school officials, distinguished members of the community and local business men and women.
Please click on each of the Menu links for more detailed information about attending our dinner meetings, participating in City Club activities and becoming a member. City Club membership is limited to residents of the San Marino Unified School District, officials of the School District or the City of San Marino, and persons who conduct their business or profession within the School District.