Joe Garlington

Biography

As a professor at the University of Southern California Joe has put together a brand new program offering Bachelors and (soon) Masters Degrees in Themed Entertainment Design.  He has taught there for nine years. As V.P. of Interactive Projects for Walt Disney Imagineering, Joe was creative lead for interactive projects for 25 years. Joe also led visioning for Epcot and partnered with WDI R&D. Some of Joe's most notable projects include Test Track 2.0 at Epcot, Kid’s Clubs, Interactive Dinner Theater, Disney cruise ships, Turtle Talk with Crush, The Sum of All Thrills, Enchanted Tales with Bell, Toy Story Midway Mania games, Monsters Inc, Laugh Floor, Stitch Encounter, DisneyQuest, and more. Joe also started Art & Technology, Inc. whose clients include New Mexico Museum of Natural History, San Diego Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Philadelphia Zoo, Bush Gardens, Six Flags, Universal Studios, Harrah’s Automobile Museum, and other clients across the globe.