Everett Rowlett
Retirement Party July 24, 2024

Having served 42 years as a Disneyland Cast Member, Mr. Everett Rowlett started his well-earned retired with a party held on July 24, 2024. Although he had a wide knowledge of park machinery and equipment, pressed coin collectors will remember him as a knowledgeable Electro-Mechanical technician. He was there when the first Disney pressed coin machine was placed onstage and helped care for them for decades. You may even have witnessed him magically bring an out-of-order coin press back to life before your eyes. I did. :-) Although Everett was deaf, it didn't keep him from success in his profession or earning respect and friendships at the Disneyland Resort. This author often heard positive stories and words of praise about Everett from Bill Hogarth, one of Everett's long-time co-workers, as well as from others. Everett more than earned his place in the Tribute to Electro Mechanical Shop Cast Members.

The amazing custom pressed coins presented to Everett Rowlett at his retirement party were pressed at the Electro-Mechanical Shop by Everett's friends and co-workers. The coin's obverse features: "Everett Rowlett" at the top of center edge the horizontal coin, an image of Everett Rowlett at the center, and "42 Years of Service" and "Disneyland Resort" at the bottom center edge of the design, with a double wire band connecting the top and bottom inscriptions. The coin's reverse features: "Retired, Electro-Mechanical" text emitting bolts of electrical lightening. Next to the text, Goofy is holding a wrench and smiling. (This reverse coin die was reportedly designed and engraved by Rob Johnson of the Electro-Mechanical Shop.) The types of coins presented to Everett at the event are known to include: Pressed Copper Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, Brass Tokens, and Copper Tokens. All were reported to be in custom printed two by two coin flips, reading "Everett's Retirement Party 2024" on the obverse and "2024 Disneyland" on the reverse. Invited retirement party attendees received pressed copper cents as keepsakes.

DS0025 Retired Vertical pressed penny image. "Everett Rowlett" at the top of the horizontal coin, an image of Everett Rowlett at the top center edge, "42 Years of Service, Disneyland Resort" at the bottom center edge of the design, with a double wire band connecting the top and bottom inscriptions. (View engraving art for the DS0025 Everett Rowlett coin.) The coin's reverse features: "RETIRED, ELECTRO-MECHANICAL" emitting lightening bolts next to Goofy who is holding a wrench and smiling. (The reverse coin die was reportedly designed and engraved by Rob Johnson of the Electro-Mechanical Shop.) The types of coins presented to Everett are known to include: Pressed Copper Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, Brass Tokens, and Copper Tokens. Invited retirement party attendees received pressed copper cents as keepsakes of the event. All coins presented to Everett were reported to be in custom printed two by two coin flips, reading "Everett's Retirement Party 2024" on the obverse and "2024 Disneyland" on the reverse. A very limited number of coins were made to order in advance for Everett's retirement party by Cast Members in the Disneyland Arcade Shop / Electro-Mechanical Shop for the event held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
Pressed Penny Guide No. DS0025 Zoom or Compare in Window #1   2   3   Larger pressed penny reverse "RETIRED ELECTRO-MECHANICAL" with image of Goofy in frame or window # 1   2   3
Detailed larger view of the DS0025 Everett Rowlett Retirement Party 2024 elongated coin obverse and reverse.
We hope attendees of Mr. Rowlett's retirement party will contact ParkPennies.com with their very welcome contributions to this Everett Rowlett retirement pressed coin guide entry. See also the ParkPennies page: Everett Rowlett Disneyland Cast Member Retirement