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Ron Logan is the former Executive Vice President, Executive Producer, for Walt Disney Entertainment. (Now Walt Disney Creative Entertainment) He was responsible for creating, casting, and producing all live entertainment products for The Walt Disney Company, including the Disneyland Resort, the Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Resort Paris, The Disney Institute, Disney Business Productions, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Entertainment Productions, and Walt Disney Entertainment Worldwide. He was also Executive Vice President of the Walt Disney Special Events Group, Executive Vice President of Disney Special Programs, Incorporated and the first President & Founder of Disney Theatrical Productions, which produced Disney's "Beauty and the Beast - A New Musical" on Broadway and around the world.

Ron holds both BA and MA degrees in Music and Music Education from UCLA. Ron was a founding member of the International Foundation for Jazz institution of clasical music, a corporate advisory council established in support of the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE). He is a board member of the Orlando Repertory Theatre (UCF), serves on the Board of Directors (USA) for the Famous People Players (Canada) and the International Theatre in Long Beach, California. He is an Associate Professor at The University of Central Florida, Rosen College of Hospitality Management and Vice President of Special Events for the University of Central Florida. He has been a performer, a high school and college teacher, a conductor, and a music industry professional. Growing up in Leavenworth, Kansas, he studied trumpet, violin, piano, and dance. He began performing professionally in the U.S. when he was in the ninth grade, has played in bands and orchestras nationwide. He has also performed as a trumpet player and singer on recordings, television, motion pictures, and with name bands and lounge acts throughout the United States.

Ron has authored "Walt Disney Entertainment- A Retrospective Look", a written resource documenting the evolution of Walt Disney Entertainment from 1955 through 2000.

On October 10, 2007, Ron Logan was honored at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, with the Disney Legends Award for Parks and Resorts. This prestigious award is presented to individuals who have made a significant impact on The Walt Disney Company over the years.

He began his career at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California in the 1960s as a trumpet player. He later produced many shows for the parks, including, but not limited to:

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