No former Imagineers are included among this year's honorees, although the honorees include several with theme park connections.
The big name on this year's list is Star Wars creator George Lucas, who first started working with Disney on theme park attractions such as Star Tours and the Indiana Jones Adventure, before eventually selling his Lucasfilm production company and franchises to Disney in 2012.
Danny Elfman scored multiple Disney films, including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, and Avengers: Age of Ultron. He also scored the Mystic Manor ride at Hong Kong Disneyland.
Julie Reihm Casaletto was the very first Disney Ambassador, creating the role in 1965 at Disneyland.
Eyvind Earle was one of Disney's most accomplished artists in the classic era, most noted for his work on Sleeping Beauty.
Andreas Dejas animated several iconic Disney villains from the modern era, including Gaston, Scar, and Jafar, as well as Stitch, Hercules, and King Triton.
Carson van Osten designed the logos for Mickey Mouse’s 50th and 60th birthdays, as well as the Walt Disney Studios logo and water tower design.
Susan Lucci is the long-time star of ABC's soap opera "All My Children."
George Bodenheimer is a former president of ESPN.
Each honoree receives a two-foot-tall replica of the bronze Disney Legends sculpture and also will participate in a handprint ceremony to create the bronzed prints will be displayed in the Disney Legends Plaza at the Disney's Burbank headquarters.
The honorees will be inducted during a ceremony at 10am on Friday, Aug. 14 at the D23 Expo. The other big highlight for theme park fans at this year's Expo will be the Disney Parks presentation at 3pm on Aug. 15. D23 Expo events are open to the public and tickets are available online.
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