Walt Disney World Case Study - Great Island

Designing the Magic—Collaborating with Walt Disney World

It’s rare to have the opportunity to collaborate with a client whose entire brand is built on imagination, storytelling, and visual magic. Working with Walt Disney World was an inspiring experience that allowed Great Island Design to learn from the best and contribute to the “magic.”

Great Island Design was selected to craft branding and marketing materials for some of Disney’s most iconic special events and resorts, delivering work that aligned with the mission and vision of the Disney experience.

Walt Disney World

Logo for Disney World’s Annual Wine Festival

Logo for Disney World’s Annual Art Festival

Logo for Disney’s Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers Club

Promotional poster created for Walt Disney World’s Annual Festival of the Masters, a juried national art show held at Disney Village Marketplace.

Special events poster for Disney World celebration of the 50th anniversary of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”.

Working with Disney artists, GID created a series of workbook magazines for children taken on behind the scenes tours at Disney World in Florida.

Projects included branding and marketing collateral for:

Disney’s Festival of the Masters, a national juried art show
Disney’s Classic Car Festival, a national antique car show
Disney’s Wine Festival, a national juried wine competition
Disney’s Food & Wine Society, an epicurean club for on-property restaurant venues
Disney’s Beach & Yacht Club Resorts
Chip & Dale’s Rescue Rangers Kids’ Club at Discovery Island
Disney’s “Behind the Scenes” Children’s Tours
50th Anniversary Celebration of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”

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Testimonials

Rhode Island Environmental Education Association

“With Great Island Design as our partner, completely redesigning our website was so much easier and enjoyable than I had expected! They asked the right questions, took all of our needs into account, and even provided evidence for why we should go in one direction or another. I really appreciated how organized yet flexible the process was, and how easy they made it to keep to our schedule. We couldn’t be happier with the new website and it’s a hit with our members, too!”

— Jeanine Silversmith, Executive Director

Woodstock Corporation

“Great Island Design has advised Woodstock over the last fifteen years, first as we redesigned our logo and then as we moved through three upgrades to our website. We’ve found Great Island offers a wonderful combination of technical expertise and creative, artistic expression. They listened to what we wanted to accomplish and then showed us how to do it. Great Island has helped us manage the complexity of moving to new forms of client engagement.”

— William Darling, President

Envisioning Access

“We were thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Great Island Design on our new website. They were much, much more than a design company. They were partners in looking at our organization from all angles as we re-imagined a new site. Helping Hands is undergoing a great transformation and Debra and Ken, and the Great Island team, helped us design a website that is not just good for the present but will take us into the future. Great Island Design understood our needs completely, had great insight into the complexities of working with board and staff and the delicacy of our transition. Finally, it was just enjoyable to work with a team as smart as Debra and Ken – they just got IT!”

— Diane S. Nahabedian, Executive Director

Footprint Power

“With Great Island Design, we received prompt, cost-effective service and a high-quality product — all of which are critical in an economic environment that asks us to do more with less. What we did not expect, however, was how Great Island Design made our excitement about our project their own — and brought with them the capacity to channel that excitement into a website that informs, entertains and engages the audience of potential stakeholders. We could not have been more pleased with the process or with the results.”

— Peter Furniss, CEO

TNTP, Inc.

“It has been a pleasure to partner with the Great Island Design team, led by Debra Glabeau. The work to support the InSPIRED Initiative with growth through social media platforms has exceeded our expectations. Not only does Debra produce high quality work, but she also demonstrates her investment in truly supporting our team to meet our goals. During this partnership, we have aimed to expand the presence of InSPIRED to support more BIPOC educators across the state of Massachusetts, and Debra has been a valuable advisor and executor on best practices for content design and audience reach. I am appreciative of Great Island’s support.”

— Crystal Hall, Director