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Jimmy Pickering

CREATIVE DIRECTOR, BRANDING DEVELOPMENT, THEMED ENTERTAINMENT

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STAR WARS Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

Design Director and Art Director

What would you do if asked to be an Art Director on a project whose I/P on which you had a total crush? Say yes, of course. I got up close and personal with "the fastest hunk of junk" in the galaxy. Saying yes gave me the chance to go to China and personally paint the full-sized samples of the Millennium Falcon, the very one many of you have taken pictures of in the parks. I also went to New York state to paint the first article of the Falcon's corridor leading you to the cockpit. Who knows, maybe you've walked the actual corridor? In the photo of the corridor, you see what I painted and, to the left, the monitor I designed. Those with a sharp eye will see it's the mock-up, a color copy on a woodblock shape.

With complications of the queue and story, which did not include the iconic chess room, I had the opportunity to redo the queue layout and preshow with the show set architect, resulting in the story and visit to the chess room seen today. I still pinch myself when I think about it.

Unfortunately, due to project conflicts, I did not get to follow the project through the opening, but everything I was allowed to create, ended up in the attraction.

Strap yourselves in; we’re going to light speed!

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure & France Pavilion Expansion: EPCOT

Creative Director

What can I say about this project? Wow, what a fantastic opportunity to be the Creative Director of expanding the France Pavilion, including signature attraction Remy's Ratatouille Adventure. This project was an adventure of a lifetime. It has doubled the size of the pavilion, the largest addition to an original pavilion at Walt Disney World's EPCOT since its opening in 1982. I lead a team of talented Imagineers, vendors, and contractors for over three years, creating a highly detailed storytelling experience, that in the end, surpassed the expectations of everyone, including the leadership of Imagineering.

VIVID

Executive Creative Director and Art Director

Vivid. A brand of hand-crafted, silk-screened clothing with a mission to show creativity and nature exist in harmony through the use of organic cotton and soy-based inks.

Kung Fu Panda Resort: DreamWorks

Senior Creative Director

Mary Poppins: EPCOT

Creative Director

Pink Elephants Glassware

Executive Creative Director and Art Director

Men in Black: Alien Attack: Universal Studios Florida

Senior Executive Art Director and Production Designer

STAR WARS: Galactic Starcruiser

Design Director and Art Director

Let It Snow: Limited Edition Holiday Collection

Executive Creative Director and Art Director

Campsite Candle Co.

Coming Soon

Executive Creative Director and Art Director

DreamWorks Hotel Concepts

Senior Creative Director

Hallmark Kaleidoscope

Creative Director

Skelly the Skeleton Girl: Simon & Schuster

Author, Illustrator, and Art Director

FUN-SHINE Glassware

Executive Creative Director and Art Director

GRIMZ

Executive Creative Director and Art Director

Lunar Boy Gallery

Coming Soon

Owner, Partner, Executive: Branding Development, Executive Creative Director

STAR WARS Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

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Remy's Ratatouille Adventure & France Pavilion Expansion: EPCOT

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VIVID

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Kung Fu Panda Resort: DreamWorks

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Mary Poppins: EPCOT

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Pink Elephants Glassware

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Men in Black: Alien Attack: Universal Studios Florida

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STAR WARS: Galactic Starcruiser

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Let It Snow: Limited Edition Holiday Collection

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Campsite Candle Co.

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DreamWorks Hotel Concepts

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Hallmark Kaleidoscope

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Skelly the Skeleton Girl: Simon & Schuster

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FUN-SHINE Glassware

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GRIMZ

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Lunar Boy Gallery

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