Josh Shipley

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Creative Director / Theme Park Creative Development @ Universal Creative
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Orlando, Florida, United States, United States
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I am a highly motivated and passionate story builder. I love to put my heart in to my work, and create projects that carry emotional impact. My professional career spans over a quarter of a century in themed entertainment. My life has always been onstage and/or backstage, with an obsession for bringing joy to audiences.I am often asked what my background is to have become a Walt Disney Imagineer? I am a theatrical actor and director. I have been my entire life. A few of my personal hobbies include creative writing, photography, videography, and multimedia design (Photoshop, Final Cut, Premiere, Keynote, etc...). I am also deeply fascinated by people. Combining my talents and interests together is what I believe has applied the strongest to my creating heartfelt entertainment for theme park guests.I have an enormous respect for my upbringing. My father is a theatrical director. From him, I have been a student in learning proper staging (timing, balance, focus, lighting, etc...) and how to create entertainment that drives your audience/guest's emotions. My mother was a professional singer/entertainer with a gold platinum hit in 1960 (Jeanne Black: He'll Have to Stay). From her, I have inherited confidence for performance, and a quick wit that tends to get me in to trouble if it goes unchecked.In 2017, I relocated to northern Utah to take on the title of Chief Creative Officer for Evermore Park. Together with an amazingly talented team, the park was built, and opened to the public in the Fall of 2018. My role in the creation of this fantasy themed park was to create the characters and stories that would engage guests to in a believable realm for open role play. With an average cast of 50+ talented performers, each season allows guests to adventure and quest their way through an exciting progressive story, immersed by what I referred to as, “living theatre”.In September of 2019, I made the personal decision to depart from Evermore Park, and pursue my career paths back within the mainstream of entertainment. The next paths on my adventurous journey are now in the making…All opinions that I express online are my own, and not that of my employers, unless credited otherwise.

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Universal Creative

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Creative Director / Theme Park Creative Development
Josh Shipley Work Experience Details
  • Universal Creative
    Creative Director
    Universal Creative Mar 2024 - Present
    Orlando, Florida, Us
  • Hale Centre Theatre
    Creative/Production Development, Marketing, Video Supervisor
    Hale Centre Theatre Sep 2020 - Mar 2024
    Sandy, Utah, Us
    Creative/Production development and management team for 9 to 10 seasonal theatrical productions. Our two modern, state of the art performance venues were custom built in 2017 from the ground up, with a fully advanced automation system from fly to pit by TAIT.Productions I have been involved with, to date:• Million Dollar Quartet• Disney’s, Tarzan• A Tale of Two Cities• Les Misérables• Guys and Dolls• The Secret Garden• A Christmas Carol (x3)• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang• Ken Ludwig’s Treasure Island• One For the Pot• School of Rock• The Light in the Piazza• Singin’ in the Rain• Disney's, Frozen (Kids)• Disney’s, Descendants• The Unsinkable Molly Brown• Lucky Stiff• Disney's, The Little Mermaid• See How They Run• Titanic The Musical• Hello, Dolly!• Disney's, Mary Poppins Jr.• Disney's, Newsies• Disney's, Finding Nemo Jr.• Catch Me If You Can - A Murder Mystery• Around the World in 80 Days• Clue• The Sound of Music Jr.
  • The Grid
    Chief Creative Officer & Board Of Directors
    The Grid Oct 2017 - Sep 2019
    Founding executive of new formatted Family Entertainment Center. The Grid included state of the art high speed electric kart/multi-level track racing, arcade gaming, retail, and concessions. Intended future additions were to include; The VOID, VR E-Sports Gaming, full service restaurant, and entertainment lounge.Publicly distributed investor's deck available from my time in this capacity, with title and personal bio inclusion. Not after. Upon my resignation from Evermore Park, LLC, I was removed from my positions at The Grid, LLC.
  • Evermore Park
    Chief Creative Officer & Board Of Directors
    Evermore Park Aug 2017 - Sep 2019
    Pleasant Grove, Utah, Us
    Executive creative leader for the foundation of Evermore Park. A new 11 acre theme park successfully opened in 2018, built with the purpose of patron driven theatrical role play, in an immersive fantasy environment. Director, Producer, and Writer of parkwide entertainment. Creator of continuous daily story advancement, characters, and open ended development of original intellectual property.Direct Lead of:• Theatrical Production• Show Writing• Questing & Cyphers• Stage Management• Costuming & Wardrobe• Actors, Performers & Musicians• Creature Studio• Show Set Design & Fabrication• Set Decoration & Props• Graphic Design & Multimedia Production
  • Walt Disney Imagineering
    Wdi Marvel Story & Franchise Development
    Walt Disney Imagineering Aug 2016 - Sep 2017
    Glendale, California, Us
    Responsible for all Marvel project Story and Franchise interactions for Walt Disney Imagineering globally. Primary Imagineering Marvel liaison for all partners within Marvel Entertainment and Marvel Studios, as well as Disney Parks and Resorts, Studios, Marketing, Consumer Products, Interactive and Communications. Team story expert for development of Marvel Disney theme park offering worldwide.o Iron Man Experience (Hong Kong Disneyland)o Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout!(Disney California Adventure)o Summer of Heroes (Disney California Adventure)o Marvel Day at Sea (Disney Cruise Line)o Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel(Disneyland Paris)o Avengers Campus (Disney California Adventure)
  • Walt Disney Imagineering
    Walt Disney Imagineer
    Walt Disney Imagineering 1996 - Sep 2017
    Glendale, California, Us
    Creative Design. Multimedia Design. Graphic Production. Show Directing. Writing.
  • Walt Disney Imagineering
    Creative Designer
    Walt Disney Imagineering Apr 2011 - Aug 2016
    Glendale, California, Us
    Creative ideation for Disney theme parks, attractions and live shows. Conceptualized, developed and pitched presentations for new Disney theme park content worldwide from peer reviews through to Chairman of Parks and Resorts, and the CEO. Collaborated with franchise and studio leaders on creative new concepts around rising properties. Partnered with Show Ride engineers and R&D colleagues in identifying and developing appropriate technology and systems for new and innovative themed entertainment offerings.
  • Walt Disney Imagineering
    Creative Producer And Creative Designer
    Walt Disney Imagineering May 2015 - Dec 2015
    Glendale, California, Us
    Tomorrowland: Walt’s Vision for TodayCollaborating on the creative design and intent with Brad Bird, The Walt Disney Family Museum and Disney Studios Marketing, this was a full featured exhibit that was on display July 22 - December 7, 2015.Other responsibilities to opening this exhibit included selecting and legally clearing the majority of all art, photographs and audio featured. I also created the two historical multimedia pieces that ran on loop throughout the exhibit.
  • Walt Disney Imagineering
    Digital Show Production Designer
    Walt Disney Imagineering Aug 1999 - Apr 2011
    Glendale, California, Us
    Created the Walt Disney Imagineering division for graphic production to directly support scenic artistry and set fabrication. Large format digital art prints, thermal vinyl production (Gerber Edge), digital pounce, and complex vector paint masking. This included graphic design and production for, but not limited to;o Countdown to Extinction/Dinosaur (Disney’s Animal Kingdom)o Moonliner (Disneyland)o Star Tours (Disneyland)o Buzz Lightyear (Magic Kingdom, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland)o Pooh's Hunny Hunt (Tokyo Disneyland)o StormRider (Tokyo DisneySea)o 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Tokyo DisneySea)o Sindbad’s Seven Voyages (Tokyo DisneySea)o Muppet*Vision 3-D (Disney California Adventure)o California Screamin' (Disney California Adventure)o Tower of Terror (Disney California Adventure, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo DisneySea)o Toy Story Midway Mania! (Disney California Adventure, Tokyo DisneySea)o Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek! (Tokyo Disneyland)o Radiator Springs Racers (Disney California Adventure)
  • Walt Disney Imagineering
    Creative Show Director
    Walt Disney Imagineering Jul 2008 - Dec 2009
    Glendale, California, Us
    Creative Concept Designer and Creative Show Director for Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln at Disneyland (2009)
  • Walt Disney Imagineering
    Senior Show Artisan
    Walt Disney Imagineering Jul 1996 - Aug 1999
    Glendale, California, Us
    Figure Finisher for Animal Kingdom. Specifically during the creation of Countdown to Extinction (Now Dinosaur). Transitioned to Graphic Production Designer responsibilities for the initial creation of Tokyo DisneySea and Disney California Adventure.
  • Marvel Entertainment
    Concept And Story Development Advisor (Disney Kingdoms)
    Marvel Entertainment Aug 2011 - Sep 2017
    I am one of the co-creators of the Disney Kingdoms comic book series which was published by Marvel Entertainment. My colleague, Brian Crosby and I pitched the idea of original Disney theme park I.P. stories to Chief Creative Officer of Marvel, Joe Quesada at an Angels game in the Summer of 2011. Soon thereafter we added colleague Imagineers, Tom Morris, Jim Clark and Andy DiGenova to help make this a reality. Seekers of the Weird #1 (based on Rolly Crump and Walt Disney's Museum of the Weird concept) hit shelves of comic book stores and Disney theme parks in January, 2014.Figment #1 hit comic book stores and theme parks in June of 2014 and was an immediate runaway hit with fans, selling out at Diamond Direct before actual street dates. Subsequent series titles have been; Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Figment 2, The Haunted Mansion, and Enchanted Tiki Room. The Haunted Mansion hardcover hit #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List for Graphic Novels. Further development of the Disney Kingdoms imprint were placed on hold indefinitely, which may or may not coincide with the time in which I made my departure from The Walt Disney Company in 2017.
  • The Walt Disney Company
    Disney Cast Member
    The Walt Disney Company Aug 1992 - Sep 2017
    Burbank, Ca, Us
    I began my Disney career in 1992 at Walt Disney World as a Tour Guide and a Gangster on the Great Movie Ride at the Disney M.G.M. Studios (Now Disney's Hollywood Studios). In 1996 I started at Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, California. I worked on several projects for every Disney park, as well as hotels and the Cruise Line, up until the point that I left Disney in 2017.
  • D23 Expo
    Show Producer
    D23 Expo May 2013 - Aug 2015
    Walt Disney Imagineering Presentations Producer for the 2013 and 2015 D23 Expo’s at the Anaheim Convention Center. Responsibilities included organization of on-stage talent, venue, and technical designs for multiple primary presentations. Full multimedia (audio/video/imagery/script) Keynote builds for senior executives of Walt Disney Imagineering and Iwerks and Co. Co-presenter with Tony Baxter on our recurring "Undiscovered/Rediscovered Disneyland" multimedia historical presentation.
  • E.S.C.A.P.E. Theatre
    Board Of Directors
    E.S.C.A.P.E. Theatre Mar 2013 - May 2014
    Creative care and management of ESCAPE Theatre.

Josh Shipley Skills

Entertainment Film Theme Parks Final Cut Pro Creative Direction Theatre Photoshop Concept Design Multimedia Disney Illustrator Graphic Design Creative Writing Lighting Video Storytelling After Effects Directing Premiere Stage Storyboarding Graphics Television Video Production Theatrical Production Video Editing Post Production Animation Screenwriting Film Production Live Events Digital Compositing Creative Writer Keynote Concept Art Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premiere Pro Stage Management Adobe Illustrator Acting Art Direction Microsoft Office Adobe Audition Hospitality Industry Feature Films Short Films Performing Arts Musical Theatre Production Management Team Management

Josh Shipley Education Details

  • Utah Valley University
    Utah Valley University
    Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

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Josh Shipley works for Universal Creative

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Josh Shipley's current role is Creative Director / Theme Park Creative Development.

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Josh Shipley attended Utah Valley University.

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