Bob Gurr

Robert Henry Gurr (born 1931) is an American amusement ride designer and Imagineer. His most famous work was for Walt Disney's Disneyland Park, and its subsequent sister parks. Gurr is said to have designed most, if not all, of the ride vehicles of the Disneyland attractions, including Autopia, Haunted Mansion, the Disneyland Monorail, the Submarine Voyage, and the Matterhorn Bobsleds. He was named a Disney Legend in 2004. [ cite web|url=http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Bob+Gurr Disney Legends |title=Disney Legends |accessdate=2007-08-22 ]

Gurr began his career with Disney designing the Autopia vehicles. He later gave himself the title of Director of Special Vehicle Development. [cite book | last = Trahan | first = Kendra | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Disneyland Detective | publisher = | date = | location = | pages = 27 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0-9717464-0-0 ]

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