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In the middle of the swampland of central Florida, a world of glowing fauna, colorful creatures and floating islands exists in part because of 蜜糖直播 graduate Aaron Clay (’11) who聽 helped bring Pandora — The World of Avatar to life at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Clay, a mechanical engineering graduate, began his career there as an intern in the Disney College Program, where he served as an attractions host and later became a supervisor in that area. He eventually landed an engineering internship with Engineering Services at Disney鈥檚 Hollywood Studios, and later transferred to the Quality Engineering Department, where he now works full-time as an associate quality engineer. His newfound position gave him the opportunity to work on one of Disney鈥檚 newest and most advanced park attractions, Pandora. 鈥淧andora is truly another world, featuring both undeniable beauty and wonder with many surprises to discover,鈥� he said. 鈥淲hile the land is a sight to see in the daytime, it really comes alive at night. I don’t want to give away any spoilers.鈥� Working on the project was highly collaborative, he said. 鈥淥ur team partnered with several departments, such as Imagineering, Ride and Show engineering, Sustaining engineering, Engineering Services, Operations and Quality Assurance. Communication was key on this project, as it took the combined efforts of everyone working together around the clock to deliver this project on time with no delays.鈥� He describes the experience of watching the park come to life as 鈥渘othing short of spectacular.鈥� 鈥淭he challenge of creating a fictional place in a real world setting was a daunting task,鈥� said Clay. 鈥淗owever, I think the incredible talents of all the teams on the project managed to pull it off. 鈥淥ne of the biggest obstacles when opening Pandora was the floating mountains. A project of this scale had never been done before,鈥� he continued. 鈥淪uspending both rock work and free-hanging vines over guest’s heads would be a challenge to both inspect and maintain. Our team worked diligently with our inspectors to ensure reasonable plans would be in place in order to maintain the mountains over time.鈥� On the park鈥檚 opening day, Clay and his team members anxiously awaited responses from guests. 鈥淥n the first day we opened the land to the public, a few members of my team waited at the exit to the signature attraction, Flight of Passage,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he overwhelming positive responses we listened to from our guests made the whole project worthwhile. Seeing families and children so enthralled and impressed with our attractions and experiences make every bit of what I do so rewarding.鈥� Aside from working on attractions throughout Disney, Clay works with a team that ensures all the registered attractions are in full compliance with the industry standards, helping keep attractions safe for guests and cast members. 鈥淲hile our team sustains the current existing attractions, we also work closely with new projects, ensuring that the project meets all requirements throughout the stages of planning, construction and turnover,鈥� he said, adding he鈥檒l soon have the opportunity to work projects such as the recently announced Toy Story Land and Star Wars Land. In addition to Pandora, Clay also has helped open Frozen Ever After, a attraction themed to the Disney animated hit, 鈥淔rozen.鈥� 鈥淭he ride blends seamlessly into the Norway pavilion over at Epcot,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 have also worked on expanding some of our more popular attractions, such as Soarin’ Around the World, and Toy Story Mania! in order to accommodate more guests,鈥� he said. And while working with world-class attractions at Disney is a dream come true, Clay credits his time and experiences as a student at 蜜糖直播 for helping him reach his career goals. 鈥淏oth my education and time with 蜜糖直播 engineering groups, such as Formula SAE, helped set me up for success with this project,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he content learned from the mechanical engineering program is continuously used for new and current attractions for both design and sustainment of safety systems. While working on the Formula SAE team, I was able to gain many leadership skills in an engineering setting, such as communication, trust, inclusion and coaching.鈥� 蜜糖直播, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers 118 degree programs serving 20,673 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. 蜜糖直播 is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education. Visit .