list_text=          Former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney Attractions, currently Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Ron Dominguez is a "native Disneylander." Originally, his family owned and lived on 10 acres of the orange grove-covered property, which was purchased by Walt Disney for his premier theme park in 1954. 
          "Our house was located right about where the entrance to Pirates of the Caribbean and Cafˇ Orleans are today," he recalled. "The day we moved out in August of 1954, we were walking in ditches and holes. Things were popping up around us because construction had to move ahead. They built Disneyland in a year."
          Ron, his mother and brother were all born on the Anaheim property, which they inherited from his grandfather, who had purchased 30 acres of land in the area in the late 1800s. And the day they moved away was bittersweet. As he recalled, "It was a very emotional day."
          Later, Ron attended Anaheim High School and the University of Arizona, where he studied business administration. Then, on July 13, 1955, just four days before Disneyland opened, 20-year-old Ron took a summer job as a ticket taker at the new theme park. He found that Walt had moved his family's two-story, Spanish-style house behind Main Street U.S.A., using it as administrative offices. 
          Ron gives his former boss Doc Lemmon credit for encouraging him to extend his summer job. And within one year of joining Disney, he had been trained on every attraction, and was named temporary supervisor of Main Street U.S.A..
          One of his most memorable stints was working as Davy Crockett on the Keel Boats. Dressed in a coonskin cap, Ron was a popular target for photographers. He didn't relish the attention, and quickly asked for a transfer. 
          In 1957, Ron became assistant supervisor of Frontierland and went on to supervise Adventureland and Frontierland until he was named supervisor of Tomorrowland in 1962. That same year, he became general supervisor of the west side of the Park and was later promoted to its manager. 
          By 1970, Ron was appointed director of operations, and four years later, was named vice president of Disneyland and chairman of the park operating committee. In 1990, he was named executive vice president, Walt Disney Attractions, West Coast. 
          Throughout his career, Ron developed strong relations with not only Disneyland employees, but the City of Anaheim, devoting hours of service to local organizations and helping pave the way toward creation of a second theme park - Disney's California Adventure. 
          After 39 years of service to The Walt Disney Company, Ron Dominguez retired in August of 1994.&