"Floating Mountains: The Art of Imagining the Impossible" by Joe Rohde
Imagineer Joe Rohde brings “Floating Mountains" to Northwest Passages
Celebrated Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde joins the Northwest Passages Book Club Sept. 23 to share his new book, “Floating Mountains: The Art of Imagining the Impossible.”
Rohde will be in conversation with Spokesman-Review Editor Rob Curley at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center at Gonzaga University.
Rohde describes “Floating Mountains” as a journey through the ideas he believes are important for group creativity to thrive. During 40 years with Walt Disney Imagineering, Rohde led creative teams behind Disney’s Animal Kingdom, ventures in space tourism and field expeditions around the globe. He was named a Disney Legend in 2024.
“Many of the stories relate to my career as an Imagineer and will interest Disney fans,” Rohde wrote on Instagram. “But the book is not written for fans alone: there are stories from my explorations in the Himalayas and Mongolia … plus treatises and musings on the art of science and the science of art.”
Northwest Passages is partnering with Auntie’s Bookstore for this special evening.
Details
- Date/Time
- Sept. 23, 2026, 7 p.m.
- Venue
- Gonzaga University
Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center - Coughlin Theater
211 E. Desmet Ave
Spokane, WA
$75 VIP package - Includes pre-event reception with Rohde at the Jundt Art Museum, a hardcover autographed copy of "Floating Mountains," event admission, best of venue seating, and a commemorative bookmark.
$39 General Admission + book - Includes a hardcover autographed copy of "Floating Mountains," event admission.
$10 General Admission
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