Talk:Walt Disney Imagineering

Origin of term
I just came across a blog entry that claims to have found an earlier use of the term than is cited in this article.

http://paleo-future.blogspot.com/2007/05/word-origins-imagineering-1947.html

I'm no expert (nor enthusiast :), so I'll let you guys figure this one out.

Everdred 13:40, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Updating an old topic: I've edited the Imagineering article to reflect that Alcoa coined the term in 1940; that should likely be noted in this article as well. A search of Google Books reveals numerous publications throughout the 1940s proclaiming its coinage by Alcoa, which is likely how Disney came to use it. --HidariMigi (talk) 20:16, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

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Current imagineering projects
Can we define exactly what qualifies a Disney project as a imagineering project. Tiggerjay (talk) 21:44, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Copyright should be trademark?
The article states "Disney filed for a copyright for the term in 1967, claiming first use of the term in 1962." But single words generally cannot be copyrighted - I assume that this was intended to refer to a trademark. I found a trademark record for "imagineering", and it does state that it was first used in 1962, but it says it was filed in 1989:

http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4804:5ughq7.7.1

This might not be the right record, or it might have been registered with a state organization or something, I don't know. In any case it's currently unsupported. Dcoetzee 13:38, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

It's been over 4 years since Dcoetzee posted the above and added the dubious tag. I removed the tag and changed the article to match the cited source. Schlemazl (talk) 02:22, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

Unnecessary "Management" Section
Why is this here? Other companies pages listed on wikipedia do not have an ongoing updating list of the company's current employees. After checking both Apple, Inc. and Google, I understand that wikipedia has a "Key People" section as part of the {infobox} for notable employees that have their own pages (such as the CEO but not in the case of Imagineering). And that's it. Company employees are listing each other's names for no apparent reason. If no one finds any objection, I plan to remove the entire management section and update the {infobox} with "Key People" to include only John Lasseter as the Principle Creative Advisor. While other high positions would be relevant, since the individuals do not have their own pages, they have no reason to be included.

Mechoise (talk) 18:21, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

I agree. I have removed this section. I will consider creating a page for these people. But it's definitely not needed here. This article is not meant to be a list of credits! Hiya111 11:36, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Fully concur with the removal of that section. It was not in compliance with Wikipedia policy or the Manual of Style. Thanks for taking care of that. --Coolcaesar (talk) 23:31, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

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A rather odd edit on 11 April 2019 by User:Spshu about the company's common name
I'm referring to this one. I've attended D23 Expo twice, was a member of the D23 fan club for two years, and still follow Disney news coverage quite closely. As far as I can tell, Disney current and former employees are quite consistent in referring to Walt Disney Imagineering, Imagineering, or WDI. I rarely see them refer to Disney Imagineering. Any objections before I fix this error which is still in the current version? --Coolcaesar (talk) 08:11, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
 * D23 membership, usage at D23 Expo nor what employees call it is not a measure of common name as both are a subset of the general population. Disney is the common name for The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries. so every one that address you on a daily basis always uses your first and last name? I doubt that. Thus logical to carry it down, so it is not an odd edit. Second, you indicated three different "common name", so that is not "consistent" enough to give a common name. Common name covers the naming of the article anyways and the article is "Walt Disney Imagineering".  --Spshu (talk) 18:14, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Please refresh your memory on Wikipedia policy, especially What Wikipedia is not and No original research. Wikipedia is not a soapbox.  Just because you think it may be more logical to call it Disney Imagineering is not a valid reason to call it that in the article.  We call things what they are commonly called, and in this case, people who actually work for or deal with Walt Disney Imagineering are very consistent in referring to the subsidiary as WDI or Imagineering for short. They don't call it Disney Imagineering. Your edits amount to original research at best and vandalism at worst.  The only book I see on Google Books that calls it Disney Imagineering doesn't appear to have been written by an Imagineer.
 * Please take the time to educate yourself about the topic of this article. There are several sizzle reels and interviews with Imagineers on YouTube. There's a new documentary series on Disney+.  And there are several beautifully illustrated coffee table books. --Coolcaesar (talk) 06:06, 18 November 2019 (UTC)