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Disney Executive, Vice President of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Djuan Rivers has is retiring after 30 years with Disney. Djuan joins a retiring string of announcements which have included Jim MacPhee, Joe Rohde, and Kevin Rafferty.
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Recently retired Disney Imagineer, Joe Rohde, took to Instagram to share: “Congratulations on a great career to my friend and fellow adventurer, Djuan Rivers! Today he announced his impending retirement. I’m not saying that great minds think alike or anything like that…but he has a great mind, a great heart, and a truly adventurous soul. These are some pics from a shared adventure we took together to Papua New Guinea. We’ve known each other since the first Aulani days. He was absolutely essential in the success of that project and won the hearts of the skeptical local population way before I ever got there. As GM, Djuan was my partner in the development of the Disney’s Animal Kingdom second wave, which included Pandora, the World of Avatar! As you can see from the pictures, Djuan is a people person, warm, outgoing, plain-spoken and ready to laugh. I don’t know all of his next adventures, but for someone who has already run a marathon in Antarctica and done a high altitude-low open parachute jump over Mt. Everest….I’m sure it’s going to be impressive. Here’s to you, Djuan…Onward… The horizons are endless. Go check him out at… @djuanworldtraveler.”
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As shared via MyNews13: “Rivers, who has been with Disney for 30 years, became the vice president of Animal Kingdom in 2014. During his time at the theme park, he helped oversee projects such as Pandora-The World of Avatar. Rivers previously held various management roles within Disney, including vice president of hotels and business solutions at Disneyland Paris and vice president of Downtown Disney (now Disney Springs).”
Your talents will be greatly missed Djuan! Thank you for all you’ve done to make Disney an amazing experience for all of us Disney fans!
