Yeah, I agree; let’s not go there. Also let’s tone down the hate on Rohde a touch. He is (was) purely a creative with the company and had nothing to do with the how Cast Members work the attractions, which is what caused the accident, there’s no reason to even have him included in the discussion of that incident. Accidents happen in parks all the time. I’ve never heard someone mention Tony Baxter in reference to the Big Thunder accidents. We’re not going down that road.
To be fair, @Skold, a lot of his work is still around. Mission Breakout is massively popular, the Norway Pavilion is still alive and his work as an art director in a myriad of projects at WDW are still around and well received. Let’s not forget Animal Kingdom as a whole DOES work. You’re really splitting hairs here with that assessment. And this is coming from someone who isn’t the biggest fan of his work in Imagineering. And just to reiterate my point: he is an incredibly talented artist; however, his history with attractions isn’t always my cup of tea.
Let’s try to keep this discussion focused on the park, though, and not Rhode specifically.
Edit: forgot to mention Pandora is still a massive success, so you can’t really say Chester and Hester is the only project he’s worked on that works.
