Remembering Eddie Sotto

Eddie Sotto had a long career designing public entertainment spaces like high-end car dealerships, destination retail stores, and theme parks, having served as Senior Vice President of Concept Design at Walt Disney Imagineering. In this archived conversation from May, 2020, Eddie and Heath discuss the parallels between filmmaking and theme park design, the challenges to public venues during COVID, and using creative thinking to safely entertain theme park guests. Eddie Sotto passed away in December, 2025 at the age of 67.

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