Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot Is the Man With Over 100 US Patents

The Walt Disney Company is home to some of the most prolific inventors in the US. They go by the title of imagineers. We sat down with Imagineer Lanny Smoot, who helped bring to life experiences like the retractable lightsaber on the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser and Madame Leota's spooky séance room.

[@stackhighintransit2443]

Kids should know about LANNY SMOOT

[@joule-trix]

What an amazing accomplishment. This dude created the new and improved light saber!

[@td3053]

This guy is amazing. I feel for him because he probably doesn't independently own any of his patents for inventions made at Disney😢.

[@meremstitches]

Lanny Smoot , I'll always remember that name .❤❤❤

[@michaeltruman3063]

I think that is the most awesomest thing ever

[@silasdeyesu2031]

really fantastic interview, im writing a paper on Lanny Smoot for my engineering class and he is just so inspiring

[@kyonixeleryx5705]

Disney devrait faire un film sur lui

[@495JMK]

Holotile! Brilliant! Love his work

[@nikcausa]

What an inspirational story. Thanks for sharing.

[@cesar68033]

Thanks to a ig video made me look this brilliant man up wish I would have heard of him a long time ago now I’m a fan

[@techaztech2335]

**Slowly opens up LinkedIn and searches for Disney Imagineering jobs**

[@user-si1du9rr8i]

Me encantaría sentarme a conversar con él por horas y horas.... no imagino todo lo que me diría.

[@vw993]

So awesome 👌🏾

[@calicoesblue4703]

Nice 💯💯💯

[@grimaffiliations3671]

Awesome

[@Neutron-re2ru]

Well well well

[@Raydio6]

I’m an imagineer

[@emilyschulz907]

Waht are they looking at at the end

[@maucunille1024]

I wanna be this guy

[@skywalkerranch]

If only they could invent some decent movies and scripts.

[@kristinaF54]

He helped develop video on demand? Darn it, I hate streaming. I prefer physical media, at least you own it and the network can't pull it while you're half way through watching a season. As far as I'm concerned, he can shove VOD up where the sun don't shine.

[@msd4743]

If y9u didnt thumbs this up you ARE a hater lol

[@leonardodalongisland]

Cool but Disney, nor any company doesn't "needs a 'diverse' group" to do anything. Disney and every business, needs the Best people available. If you hire by "color," you get a colorful lunch room. If you hire by ability-you get a good or great company/products.

[@calicoesblue4703]

That is false. Companies need a diversity center because companies have historically not hired people of color because of Racism🫵🤦🤦🤦🤡🤡

[@vincevvn]

By diverse he just means black? I barely seen any Asians or Hispanics in the video so, good job I guess on “diversity”

[@VictoriousSage]

He never even mentioned black. If he were white, would you assume the same? Always malicious of poc. He said "Disney services a diverse group that comes to the parks and that's why they need a diverse group of people designing the things that go into the parks, toys." He is not wrong. And have some respect for one of the best inventors of our time.

[@apexone5502]

When IT companies show way more Indian and Chinese hires than Black people, do you have that same level of indignation or are you like ‘well that’s different?’

[@ezekielmcville5101]

🎉 You need Jesus... clearly BLM has corrupted your thinking 🎉