Imagineer Joe Rohde brings “Floating Mountains" to Northwest Passages

Celebrated Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde joins the Northwest Passages Book Club 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.