Disney Animator and Imagineer. As an animator, Bill Justice joined Walt Disney Studios in 1937. He had studied to be a portrait artist at the John Herron Art Institute, which now is part of Indiana University, and graduated in 1935. Bill was the animator of Thumper, the rabbit for the movie "Bambi." He also was the animator of Chip 'n Dale, the Disney chipmunks. He worked as an animator on such Disney classics as "Peter Pan," "Alice in Wonderland," "The Three Caballeros," "Victory Through Air Power," and the Pastoral Symphony segment of "Fantasia." He directed and animated several experimental shorts for Disney in the 1940s and 50s. He also directed The Mickey Mouse March intro to the "Mickey Mouse Club" television series. Bill joined Walt Disney Imagineering in 1965, where he programmed audio-animatronics figures for Disneyland. He programmed "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" and several other popular Disneyland attractions. He also was instrumental in creating the "Hall of Presidents" attraction in Walt Disney World and the "Mickey Mouse Revue" at Walt Disney World and later, Tokyo Disneyland. He retired in 1979, and was inducted into Disney Legends in 1996.
Disney Animator and Imagineer. As an animator, Bill Justice joined Walt Disney Studios in 1937. He had studied to be a portrait artist at the John Herron Art Institute, which now is part of Indiana University, and graduated in 1935. Bill was the animator of Thumper, the rabbit for the movie "Bambi." He also was the animator of Chip 'n Dale, the Disney chipmunks. He worked as an animator on such Disney classics as "Peter Pan," "Alice in Wonderland," "The Three Caballeros," "Victory Through Air Power," and the Pastoral Symphony segment of "Fantasia." He directed and animated several experimental shorts for Disney in the 1940s and 50s. He also directed The Mickey Mouse March intro to the "Mickey Mouse Club" television series. Bill joined Walt Disney Imagineering in 1965, where he programmed audio-animatronics figures for Disneyland. He programmed "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" and several other popular Disneyland attractions. He also was instrumental in creating the "Hall of Presidents" attraction in Walt Disney World and the "Mickey Mouse Revue" at Walt Disney World and later, Tokyo Disneyland. He retired in 1979, and was inducted into Disney Legends in 1996.
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