May 19, 2013

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Designing Wizard

Universal Creative

Mike Vogel | 9/1/2010
Mark Woodbury
Mark Woodbury
Universal Creative

President / Orlando

As the summer made clear, Mark Woodbury, president of Orlando-based Universal Creative, has a big hit on his hands with the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter." An architect educated at the University of New Mexico (bachelor's) and University of Wisconsin (master's), Woodbury worked in real estate and at architecture practices before joining Universal 22 years ago during the design of Universal Studios Florida. His team's work includes Islands of Adventure, Shrek 4-D, the Royal Pacific Resort, Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore.

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Disney helps young cancer patients become princesses for a day
Disney helps young cancer patients become princesses for a day

The girls all have leukemia. Chemotherapy, long hospital stays and sometimes surgery consume their days.

But for a few hours Wednesday, they became royalty.

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