Garner Holt Productions

11/08/2024

Catch GHP at the D23 Expo! Visit us and a certain adorable alien at the MiceChat booth #219 in the D23 Emporium. Discover our new products, exciting events, and a very special club you can join. Don't miss the fun!

18/07/2024

Met a great new friend! Abel visited the shop, brought to us by the Make a Wish foundation. His dream was to visit an animatronics factory...so we spent all day learning about how animatronics are made! 😺

14/07/2024

19/04/2024

✨🧜‍♀️ An enchanted evening under the sea is about to unfold at Garner Holt Production in benefit of the Unforgettables Foundation. 🐠 But even if you aren’t attending this magical event, you can participate in the auction. Whether you’re near or far, you can bid on unique items, many signed and all intriguing. Make these treasures part of your world 🌊🐚 Bid here ➡️ https://unforgettablesfoundation.betterworld.org/auctions/enchanted-evening-under-sea-auc

27/12/2023

There are new and exciting things happening at Garner Holt Productions…and we need YOU to join our incredibly talented team to help bring new magic to life.
✨✨ Send us your resume today ✨✨
👉 [email protected]

14/12/2023

Happy Birthday to our pal Dick Van Dyke—we loved hosting him and Arlene Silver at our studio a few years ago. This incredible man is just as advertised: joyful, jolly, mirthful & pure fun. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

28/10/2023

Happy Halloween, ghosts and ghouls! 🎃 The Garner Holt Foundation invites you to a spooktacular silent auction in support of our Grim Grinning Gala. Although the event is sold out, the auction is open to all! 👻 Don't miss out on these delightful treats – no tricks here! Items can be picked up at Garner Holt Productions or shipped to you (with a fee). Auction ends at 8:30 pm (Pacific) on October 28th, so get those bids in now. Dive into the eerie treasures here 👇
https://garnerholtfoundation.betterworld.org/auctions/2023-grim-grinning-gala-silent-a

28/04/2023

LAST CHANCE! Our tours of Walt Disney’s historic 1930’s mansion in the Hollywood Hills (April 29th) has been sold out for days. HOWEVER, we’ve just had a cancellation of a large party and their tickets are now available!! Don’t miss out!
https://garnerholtfoundation.org/events/disney-mansion-tour/

21/04/2023

FILLING UP! Don’t miss your chance to tour Walt Disney's historic 1930s estate in the Hollywood Hills and meet charming early Imagineer Tania Norris. Tania helped design interiors in Disneyland’s Club 33, The Haunted Mansion, and even Walt Disney’s own homes! Very limited space left, tickets benefit the Garner Holt Foundation (a 501c3 nonprofit). https://garnerholtfoundation.org/events/disney-mansion-tour/

FILLING UP! Join us on April 29th for a SPECIAL tour at Walt Disney's historic 1930s estate in the Hollywood Hills and meet charming early Imagineer Tania Norris. Tania helped design interiors in Club 33, The Haunted Mansion, and even Walt Disney’s own homes! Very limited space left, tickets benefit the Garner Holt Foundation (a 501c3 nonprofit). https://garnerholtfoundation.org/events/disney-mansion-tour/

19/04/2023

We are pleased to share an incredible opportunity to visit Walt Disney's 1930s estate in the Hollywood Hills. This is a rare opportunity to see a historic home that still looks as though Walt Disney just stepped out for the day. Tickets benefit the Garner Holt Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit. https://garnerholtfoundation.org/events/disney-mansion-tour/

Join us on April 29th for a VERY SPECIAL opportunity to tour Walt Disney's historic 1930s estate in the Hollywood Hills and meet some incredible Imagineering legends as well. Very limited space, tickets benefit the Garner Holt Foundation (a 501c3 nonprofit). https://garnerholtfoundation.org/events/disney-mansion-tour/

15/03/2023

Garner wouldn’t want us to post this, but let’s all show him why this is absolutely incredible! Congratulations to the honorary Doctor Holt! https://www.redlands.edu/bulldog-blog/2023/february-2023/redlands-to-present-honorary-degree-to-business-leader-and-prominent-champion-of-education/

02/10/2022

The 21st century began 40 years ago for EPCOT... and here’s our founder and president Garner on that day in 1982 with Disney CEO Donn Tatum in front of the American Adventure. It's incredible how time flies, and how the animatronic dreams of the 22 year old in this photo loomed on the horizon, inspired by this incredible new park. Even now, is a spectacular inspiration to our industry. It remains Walt's optimistic dream, that nothing is outside the reach of imagination, dedication, and cooperation. Here's to 40 more years and many more beyond.

25/07/2022

Today, July 25, marks 45 years of making ideas (and magic) move for our wonderful clients all over the world. When Garner founded the company in 1977 - at just 16 years old - he did it with a lot more hope than experience. Now, we're the most experienced animatronics designer and builder anywhere. 5,000 individual animated figures, hundreds of animated props and show action systems, special effects, creative design and more...that's magic that moves. Our team is the most talented group of individuals under one roof. Together, we're creating the future of animatronic entertainment.

We hope you'll join us for the next 45 years.

23/07/2022

We’re so excited to share some new (and oh-so-cute) magic with the world - the EFX Collectibles Grogu animatronic (created by GHP) premiered this week at San Diego Comic-Con! Sometimes big magic comes in small packages…check him out:
https://youtu.be/Gk6MwHlhr-M

The highlight of Comic-Con 2022 so far is this fully animatronic Grogu from EFX Collectibles, designed by the engineers and artists at Garner Holt Production...

01/06/2022

Happy thoughts to our wonderful friends at Efteling as they mark 70 years of the world of wonders! For us, this extraordinary place defies simple description. Efteling is a beloved, inspirational, transformational realm of real magic - its creators are friends and collaborators. Here's to another 70 years!

18/05/2022

Where does the time go? Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland is 9 years old already! It seems like just yesterday our shop was full of monkeys, cannons, a giant pipe organ, enchanted suits of armor, and huge man-eating plants! Congratulations to Lord Henry Mystic (and all his talented friends) on the grand mystic milestone of one of the greatest attractions ever made.

13/05/2022

30 years ago today, Fantasmic! lit up the night for the first time on the shores of Disneyland's Rivers of America. GHP is proud of our villainous contribution to the show, one of the largest animatronic figures ever created!

24/04/2022

Congratulations to our partners at Universal Creative on their Themed Entertainment Association Thea Award for the outstanding Secret Life of Pets Off the Leash attraction now dazzling guests at Universal Studios Hollywood!

23/04/2022

We’re proud of our founder Garner Holt and Garner Holt Education through Imagination president Ryan Rainbolt for their Themed Entertainment Association Summit presentation about our AniMakerspaces for schools!

24/03/2022

We’re in the news again! ABC 7 features our newest Garner Holt Education through Imagination lab, where students express their creativity in a state of the art animatronics and prosthetics innovation laboratory right in their school!

03/03/2022

Garner Holt is inspiring the next generation of dreamers and doers in clever new ways. IAAPA’s magazine takes a look at magic in the making…
https://www.iaapa.org/news/funworld/inspiring-next-generation

How Garner Holt is sparking an early interest in the attractions industry among students

22/11/2021

GHP and our Garner Holt Education Through Imagination program are proud to donate a state-of-the-art AniMakerspace to Mayor Clayton’s Wonderlab at Give Kids the World Village in Orlando.

The space is designed to be 100% wheelchair accessible and includes 3D printers, a vacuum former, storytelling center, and more!

Kids will be able to create robotic songbirds, program advanced SPARK-E animatronics, and experience a variety of aspects of robot creation including digital design, rapid prototyping, animation, electronics, controls, programming, figure finishing, painting, voice acting and whatever else they can dream!

27/10/2021

GHP is excited to be part of a new concept in designing and building the magic for attractions of all sorts - the Attractions Technology Collaborative. As a founding partner for the ATC, we invite industry professionals to be part of our inaugural event this week in Orlando (and elsewhere in the future). Together, there’s no limit to the dreams we can build!
https://attractionstechnology.com

05/10/2021

A very Scary Anniversary to the ghoulishly delightful Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland! GHP was thrilled to be part of the original show 20 years ago, and we've enjoyed adding more macabre magic since then. It's snow much fun to wreck the halls!

20/08/2021

We're a bit late in posting for National Roller Coaster Day... but as everyone knows, the best seat on many coasters is in the back! We've had lots of fun working on amazing roller coaster (and roller coaster-type) projects all over the planet--from Anaheim to Kaatscheuvel, Seoul to Shanghai, and Gilroy to Hong Kong and Orlando!

15/06/2021

We do lots of interesting projects outside the theme parks… here’s a taste of some fun future plans for the Port of Los Angeles…
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-06-11/san-pedro-fish-market-leaving-l-a-historic-harbor-home?_amp=true

The San Pedro Fish Market, beloved by generations of Latino families and lately by Instagramers, needs to relocate. The owner has big plans to expand.

23/05/2021

Happy thoughts to our wonderful friends at Efteling Theme Park Resort on the occasion of the park's reopening this week! This remarkable place has endured a closure of around half a year- they are reopening with the same dedication to wonder and magic they've held since 1952! From everyone at GHP, we wish you every good thing in welcoming guests back into your enchanted lands.

22/05/2021

Congratulations to our good pals at Knott's Berry Farm on their historic 100th Anniversary. Don’t miss the FABULOUS return of Bear-y Tales, a charming ride for the whole family! Here’s Garner with an animatronic frog from the original version of the attraction, now located in the GHP animatronics museum. Have a wonderful summer down on the Farm folks.

14/05/2021

We don’t do this for the awards, but it’s truly an honor to be noticed. The Gold Edison Award goes to Garner Holt Education through Imagination! Read all about the program and why it’s getting accolades in the Redlands Daily Facts:

https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2021/05/07/gold-edison-award-goes-to-garner-holt-education-through-imagination/

The award is for Garner Holt’s AniMakerspace for STEAM Learning and Career Exploration

10/02/2021

Happy 20th anniversary to Disney California Adventure! Over the years, we’ve enjoyed being part of many of the park’s biggest attractions and shows—here are a few of our favorites, from Radiator Springs to “under the sea,” Monstropolis, a bejeweled glowing parade and more! Here’s to many more decades of fun and magic!