Ruth Shellhorn was the one responsible for designing the floral Mickey seen at the Disneyland Train Station.
Walt Disney appreciated her structured design that kept guests in mind. It provided clear pedestrian pathways and her choice of plants and trees provided a variety of colors and textures to "delight" the people who saw it.
She had a "humble attitude about landscape architect design" Don't impose your ideas, but respect the land around you.
Impressed by her work in SoCal, Walt Disney asked her to work on Disneyland in March, 1955. She Joined Jack and Bill Evans. Notice that the orig. design did not keep guests in mind
Currently on a @wdfmuseum.bsky.social virtual talk about Ruth Shellhorn - Disneyland's original Landscape Architect