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The Spirits of America from 'The American Adventure' - A Thread 
I'm celebrating this #4thofJuly with never-before-seen photos of the Imagineer Photo Shoot that inspired The Spirits of America statues featured in 'The American Adventure' theater at #EPCOT
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I'm celebrating this #4thofJuly with never-before-seen photos of the Imagineer Photo Shoot that inspired The Spirits of America statues featured in 'The American Adventure' theater at #EPCOT
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The Spirit of Adventure 
- portrayed by Alan Bourgeois. WDI Position: PICO Coordinator. (2/13)
- portrayed by Alan Bourgeois. WDI Position: PICO Coordinator. (2/13)
The Spirit of Tomorrow 
- portrayed by Carol Mitchell. Position at WDI unknown. Baby is not hers, but the baby's name is unknown. Fun fact: The baby would be 40 years old today! (3/13)
- portrayed by Carol Mitchell. Position at WDI unknown. Baby is not hers, but the baby's name is unknown. Fun fact: The baby would be 40 years old today! (3/13)
The Spirit of Pioneering 
- portrayed by David Todd. WDI Position: PICO Coordinator. On his LinkedIn profile, he was the "project management portfolio executive" later at WDI; he passed away a few years ago. http://www.linkedin.com/in/david-todd-6a28727/ (4/13)
- portrayed by David Todd. WDI Position: PICO Coordinator. On his LinkedIn profile, he was the "project management portfolio executive" later at WDI; he passed away a few years ago. http://www.linkedin.com/in/david-todd-6a28727/ (4/13)
The Spirit of Knowledge 
- portrayed by an unknown WDI employee. WDI Position: possibly interiors, but not confirmed. Pretty ironic that I have no 'knowledge' about this specific individual! (5/13)
- portrayed by an unknown WDI employee. WDI Position: possibly interiors, but not confirmed. Pretty ironic that I have no 'knowledge' about this specific individual! (5/13)
The Spirit of Discovery 
- portrayed by Frank Armitage. WDI Position: Show Designer. Frank had previously been a Disney animator & his wife, Karen, who worked in Imagineering as a concept designer! He was honored as a Disney Legend in 2009. He passed away in 2016 at 91. (6/13)
- portrayed by Frank Armitage. WDI Position: Show Designer. Frank had previously been a Disney animator & his wife, Karen, who worked in Imagineering as a concept designer! He was honored as a Disney Legend in 2009. He passed away in 2016 at 91. (6/13)
The Spirit of Independence - portrayed by Gene Johnson. WDI Position: Concept Artist. Gene also did concept art for "The Great Movie Ride," too! (7/13)
- portrayed by Gene Johnson. WDI Position: Concept Artist. Gene also did concept art for "The Great Movie Ride," too! (7/13)
The Spirit of Compassion 
- portrayed by Jane Jackson. WDI Position: Project Manager. Earlier this year, I had the honor of speaking with Jane about her work on "The American Adventure"! Listen to our interview here: http://www.thetiaratalkshow.com/interview-with-jane-jackson-former-imagineer-project-manager-for-the-american-adventure (8/13)
- portrayed by Jane Jackson. WDI Position: Project Manager. Earlier this year, I had the honor of speaking with Jane about her work on "The American Adventure"! Listen to our interview here: http://www.thetiaratalkshow.com/interview-with-jane-jackson-former-imagineer-project-manager-for-the-american-adventure (8/13)
The Spirit of Freedom 
- portrayed by John Novak. WDI Position: Producer. According to John's LinkedIn page, he also worked as a Senior Design Administrator. Learn more about John here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlnovak (9/13)
- portrayed by John Novak. WDI Position: Producer. According to John's LinkedIn page, he also worked as a Senior Design Administrator. Learn more about John here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlnovak (9/13)
The Spirit of Self-Reliance 
- portrayed by John Payne. WDI Position: PICO Coordinator. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any other projects John worked on after this one... (10/13)
- portrayed by John Payne. WDI Position: PICO Coordinator. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any other projects John worked on after this one... (10/13)
The Spirit of Heritage 
- portrayed by Melissa Rhône. WDI Position: Senior Research Analyst. Melissa originally worked in Cash Control at Walt Disney World before beginning work on historical and prop research for "The American Adventure"! (11/13)
- portrayed by Melissa Rhône. WDI Position: Senior Research Analyst. Melissa originally worked in Cash Control at Walt Disney World before beginning work on historical and prop research for "The American Adventure"! (11/13)
The Spirit of Individualism 
- portrayed by Rich Apodoca. WDI Position: Producer. His wife, Norma, also worked at WDI as a Tech Stds! (12/13)
- portrayed by Rich Apodoca. WDI Position: Producer. His wife, Norma, also worked at WDI as a Tech Stds! (12/13)
The Spirit of Innovation 
- portrayed by Richard Ford. WDI Position: Coordination. Richard later went on to become the Project Manager at Skywalker Ranch! More about Richard here: http://www.condzngrp.com/team/richard-ford (13/13)
- portrayed by Richard Ford. WDI Position: Coordination. Richard later went on to become the Project Manager at Skywalker Ranch! More about Richard here: http://www.condzngrp.com/team/richard-ford (13/13)
Thanks to everyone who has shared this post! Here's another fun fact - I re-recorded the "Two Brothers" song with the original singer, Ali Olmo! Listen to our new rendition here:
You can also watch Ali and I perform the song live from last October at the @RetroWDW event, "RetroMagic"!
Ali & I also got to see one of the last shows of the night of The American Adventure & sang INSIDE the lobby dome where the Voices of Liberty usually sing! I vlogged this very special night here:
