Disney Imagineer First Since Walt to Receive National Inventors Hall of Fame Award

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Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot is being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame! As one of Disney’s most prolific inventors, he has the most patents at the Walt Disney Company with 74 for Disney and 106 career patents overall.
Some of his most notable work includes:
• Special effects behind the Madame Leota float inside the Disneyland Resort Haunted Mansion attraction
• State-of-the art Star Wars lightsabers
Lanny is only the second person from the Walt Disney Company to receive this high honor! The only other recipient was Walt Disney, a post-humous award.