Leota Toombs

After the conclusion of the Fair, Toombs contributed to the creation of Disneyland attractions such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, and the Country Bear Jamboree.

Her daughter, Kim Irvine, who has also served as a Disney Imagineer since 1970,[6] described how her mother was selected in an interview for Toombs's induction into the Disney Legends: “When Yale Gracey was experimenting with ideas for a gypsy in a crystal ball, he asked Leota if she would mind posing for the head... they were a close-knit group, and Mom said she thought it sounded fun.

Blaine [Gibson] made a life mask of her face and Yale, Wathel [Rogers] and the rest of the team filmed her, crazy makeup and all.

Since that figure is small, they wanted a high voice, so they kept mom's voice because she sounded like a little girl.”[2] Toombs herself recalled the experience saying "as I remember, my eyes were the right distance apart to fit the test model when the whole thing began.”[7] Toombs later moved to Orlando, Florida in 1971 to become part of the Imagineering team at Walt Disney World, where she served as part of the "on-site team that would maintain shows and attractions.

"[6] She was the facial model for Madame Leota for the Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland, recreating the character originated by her mother.