Matterhorn monster

Just for fun - here's the yeti in Disneyland's Matterhorn, also known to cast members as Harold. That attraction has always been one of my all-time favorites at Disneyland, if not my absolute favorite thrill ride. I really miss how the Skyway buckets would glide right through the mountain (once I actually reached up and touched the bottom of one as it passed over my ascending bobsled!). I was such a geek, I had actually painted a Matterhorn jacket, made three flipbooks about it, and made my second animated student film at CalArts about Harold getting laid off, finding work in the park's other attractions. Life imitates art, in certain respects....

Disneyland Official Album Cover Art

It was a personal joy to get to design this cover. Disneyland is the park I grew up with, and where so many memories were made. After designing the composition, I scanned in my drawings of Mickey and Minnie and digitally inked them in Illustrator, then painted them in Photoshop. The background was a combination of new and pre-existing art, with plenty of embellishment and manipulation.

Enchanted Tiki Room 45th anniversary cel