Acting

Marty Sklar

Born 1934-02-06 · New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Martin A. "Marty" Sklar was a scriptwriter and construction developer. He was The Walt Disney Company's international ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, the subsidiary of the company which designs and constructs Disney theme parks and resorts across the world. He was formerly vice president of Concepts and Planning for the company, before being promoted to president, then vice chairman and principal creative executive before his final role. Disney honored him with a Disneyland window dedication ceremony on his date of retirement, July 17, 2009.

Acting credits

Disneyland Handcrafted poster
7.2

Oscar and Emmy nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks returns with an all-new Disney documentary giving viewers an up-close look at the dedication, effort, and passion that was required to realize a dream that would go on to inspire millions around the world.

Disneyland Handcrafted

2026

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives poster
7.3

Explore the rich history of the Walt Disney Archives as legendary producer and host Don Hahn tours rarely seen areas of the department’s vast collections along with beloved Disney locations — including theme parks and the studio lot — through an engaging, historical lens.

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

2020

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8.0

Kirk Cameron is our host for the 1994 TV Special, “The Making of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror” celebrating the opening of Walt Disney World's newest attraction. With interviews from Michael Eisner, then the Chairman, President, and CEO of the Walt Disney Company and Marty Sklar President of Walt Disney Imagineering we get a sense for what goes into creating an attraction like the Tower of Terror. Additional interviews include Michael Sprout, David Durand, Jack Blitch, Catherine Moulton, and Ken Gomes.

The Making of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

1994

Disneyland Resort: Imagineering The Magic poster
8.0

A 90 minute video tribute to the Imagineers who along with Walt Disney created Disneyland Resort. Join today's Imagineers as they take you behind the scenes of the "Happiest Place on Earth." Learn how your favorite attractions from the opening day in 1955 to the newest attractions - Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean and Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage - went from dreams, to sketches to reality.

Disneyland Resort: Imagineering The Magic

2008

Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT poster
7.0

A documentary short on Disney's 'Tomorrow Land' DVD.

Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT

2004

Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality poster
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The documentary, Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality, tells the story of one of Walt Disney's earliest 1954 Imagineering Legends, Bob Gurr. His career spanning 45 years creating 250 projects with Disney and beyond will be explored. From Disneyland to Las Vegas, Olympic spectaculars to rock star shows, Bob's creations included Monorails, Abraham Lincoln mechanical animation, Pirate Battle Shows, even massive animated figures of King Kong and Godzilla. Viewers will learn much about how these attractions were created from those who were there sharing these creations. Eight theme park creators who worked with Bob over these years will describe the unique ways in which he created a vast variety of attractions. The cast includes Disney Ambassador to the World Marty Sklar, Imagineering VP Craig Russell, Imagineer Chris Crump, and many others.

Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality

2016

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