Contributors

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Tom La

Tom La is a creative professional in the wonderful world of Marketing. He has been in the creative business for over 15 years with different job title like video editor, animator, graphic designer, producer, director and so on.  He was nominated for a local Emmy, won several Telly awards, worked on projects with major TV networks and Fortune 500 companies. 

Being a huge Disney fan, Tom has always been fascinated with the Florida Studio.  He is passionate about preserving the history, honoring the memories and sharing the stories of those who have worked in the Florida Studio. 

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Jim Jackson

Jim Jackson is a talented and accomplished animator with an incredible body of work.Jim spent 13 years working for Walt Disney Feature Animation Studio Florida as a character animator, lead animator and supervising animator, from 1990 to 2004.After the studio shut down, Jim adapted his animation skills to the gaming industry, working for EA SPORTSand eventually found himself at Blue Sky Studios. Jim is currently an animator at Skydance Animation.


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Tony West

Tony West is a creative and humble artist who dedicated 15 years of working for the Walt Disney Feature Animation Studio Florida as an effects animator from 1989 to 2003. During his time with WDFAF, Tony worked on numerous Disney animated films such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, and many more. After the studio shut down in 2004, Tony produced a documentary with effects animator and friend Dan Lund. Dream On Silly Dreamer was a documentary about the rise and fall of traditional animation at the Walt Disney Company from 1980 to 2005. Tony currently works with the Disney Design Group and created his own pin company: Pincats.com