Disney World at 50: Boy who flew cross-country alone for opening day later became an Imagineer Disney World at 50: Boy who flew cross-country alone for opening day later became an Imagineer June 9, 2021 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment In 1971, Tom Morris, age 12, boarded a red-eye flight from California to Orlando to attend Walt Disney World’s opening day. Within a decade, Tom K. Morris became an Imagineer.