In this episode of “Every Role a Starring Role,” you’ll meet Kat Powell, a Machinist at Mickey’s Fun Wheel in Disney California Adventure park. Kat completed a four-year machinist training program through Fullerton College, funded by the Disneyland Resort, which allowed her to pursue an advanced certificate while working on one of her favorite attractions. Kat now works after hours with her fellow maintenance professionals, maintaining the iconic Ferris wheel at the center of Paradise Pier!
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This Day In History
- 1924 Alice’s Wild West Show released
- 1942 Donald Gets Drafted released
- 1977 The Empress Lilly Riverboat opened at Walt Disney World’s Disney Village Marketplace
- 1983 Card Walker resigned as Disney Chairman. He was replaced by Ray Watson
- 1989 Disney MGM Studios opened
- 1989 Pleasure Island opened at Walt Disney World
- 1997 Disney’s Wide World of Sports opened
- 1998 He Got Game released
- 1999 Mickey’s Mouse Works broadcast for the first time
- 2001 Animal Kingdom’s Countdown to Extinction was renamed Dinosaur!