Goddard Group

The Goddard Group is an entertainment group based in North Hollywood. The firm is led by its founder and chairman, Gary Goddard (Chairman and CEO), formed the company in 2002 after leaving his prior company, Landmark Entertainment Group.[2],and has created a number of projects in a variety of different forms of entertainment media. This includes theme parks, resorts, casinos, retail malls, Broadway shows, and films.

Prior to forming his own company, Goddard was hired by Robert F. Jani, then President of the Live Entertainment for Walt Disney World and Disneyland, to direct the live stage dinner show, Hoop Dee Doo at the Pioneer Hall in Ft. Wilderness at Walt Disney World. He worked with show writer Larry Billman, co-directing the first show as part of the Disney College Workshop program, contributing ideas for the structure of the show, new musical numbers, and other creative input. When the college cast went home after the Summer performance, Goddard was asked to cast, produce, and direct the professional version of the show which he did. The show has been the #1 dinner show at WDW since it opened the summer of 1974, and is the longest running show in the Disney theme park history with over 40,000 performances. Following this, Goddard was brought to Walt Disney Imagineering by Marc Davis. For roughly three years, Goddard worked with, and was mentored by, Disney legends that included Marc Davis, Herb Ryman, Collin Cambell, John Hench, Bill Justice, Al Bertino, Claude Coates, and X Atencio, contributing ideas for a wide variety of projects including EPCOT and the World Showcase, the expansion of Ft. Wilderness, Tokyo Japan, and on new attractions for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Gary Goddard (Chairman and CEO) formed the company in 2002 after leaving his prior company, Landmark Entertainment Group.[2] While working for Landmark Entertainment, he was responsible for many of the world's most successful destinations and attractions including Terminator 2: 3/D (Universal Studios), The Forum Shops, Las Vegas, Star Trek: The Experience (Las Vegas), and Sanrio Puroland (Japan). Goddard also created the concepts for several other popular attractions, including The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride (Universal's Islands of Adventure), Jurassic Park: The Ride (Universal Studios), and The Venetian Resort (Las Vegas).

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