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Tag Archives: WDI
Disney is adding the world of Avatar to its theme parks
Update: this is no longer a rumor. A press conference with James Cameron, Bob Iger and Tom Staggs is was held earlier today at Imagineering. From the Disney Parks Blog: James and his producing partner Jon Landau and their team … Continue reading
Posted in Disneyland, Film, Walt Disney World Tagged Avatar, disney, Disneyland, franchise, Harry Potter, hollywood, imagineer, James Cameron, jk rowling, movie, orlando, rumor, theme, theme park, theme park design, themeing, Universal, walt disney world, WDI, WDW, wwohp 31 Comments
Imagineer Joe Rhode Video Tour of Aulani – Disney’s Hawaiian Resort
Walt Disney Imagineer Joe Rhode moved to the Aulani project a few months into its life. Since then he’s focused on adding the sort of details that Disney’s Animal Kingdom became famous for under his leadership. With the hotel’s grand … Continue reading
Posted in Other Disney Resorts Tagged aulani, disney hawaii, disney's hawaiian hotel, dvc, hawaii, hotel, imagineer, joe rhode, preview, resort, rhode, video, WDI 3 Comments
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Roller Coaster Digital Simulation Video
One of the first things to come out of the D23 EXPO was more details on how the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coaster that will be the final attraction added to the Magic Kingdom as part of the Fantasyland Expansion. … Continue reading
Posted in Walt Disney World Tagged design, fantasyland, fantasyland expansion, Imagineering, magic kingdom, roller coaster, seven dwarfs mine train, snow white, WDI, WDW 7 Comments
Castle Topping – Disneyland Paris
A similar video made the rounds a few years ago, but it’s always fun to watch how Imagineering makes the magic. In this case it’s the “Castle Topping” ceremony when the highest spire of The Chateau de la Belle au … Continue reading
Posted in Disneyland Paris Tagged 1991, disneyland paris, Imagineering, sleeping beauty castle, topping ceremony, WDI 7 Comments
Disney Research Rocks SIGGRAPH 2011
About 15 years ago Disney cut large chunks off the budget for the the Research and Development arm of Walt Disney Imagineering. All the big names WDI had attracted either saw the writing on the wall and left or were … Continue reading
Posted in Imagineering Tagged carnegie mellon, disney research, disney research and development, Imagineering, R&D, WDI 3 Comments
