![]() Teams from every line of business across The Walt Disney Company, including Walt Disney Imagineering, came together to deliver solutions that are simple for hospitals to implement, sustain and scale. The project is part of the Company’s $100 million philanthropic initiative to reimagine the patient journey in children’s hospitals. “The idea that I would have the opportunity to be part of bringing smiles and positivity to not just the children here who are going through such a difficult time, but also to the families and the staff, well, it’s just really special.” “The first time I walked in, the memories came flooding back,” said Katie, who was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease and spent about seven years in and out of CHOC for testing and treatment, beginning when she was just 18 months old. ![]() When she found out her first project would be at CHOC (Children’s Hospital of Orange County) - the hospital where she spent much of her own childhood - she knew it was meant to be. Katie Barnes, a senior set decorator at Walt Disney Imagineering, jumped at the chance to work on art direction and installation of interactive Disney artwork designed to ease the stress for children and families at children’s hospitals around the country.
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