Over at the Disney and More blog Alain Littaye has been examining the amazing talent of Imagineer Hani El Masri. Today’s piece is a look at ‘Mickey’s Toonville’ the original cartoon inspired land designed for Tokyo Disneyland. Alas, when the original Disneyland opened its more… Read More »The ToonTown that Never Was
Don’t forget, today is your chance to play Imagineer. Your vote for the next President of the United States will make a very real difference as to what change will be coming to the Hall of Presidents next year.
With the Presidential election just days away, one fact not often overlooked by the Disney fan, is that this choice will make a difference as to who will be up on stage next year in Walt Disney World’s Hall of Presidents at the Magic Kingdom.… Read More »Changes Afoot at Hall of Presidents
Blaine Gibson, the Imagineer and Sculptor who has done the bust of every President, spoke with an art class about what it was like to work for Walt Disney. Gibson’s first sculptures were made out of the mud and clay off his farm’s irrigation ditches.… Read More »Blaine Gibson, 90, speaks about working for Walt Disney
IAAPA is having is European Attractions Show this week and their “In the Queue” blog covers a session led by Walt Disney Imagineer David Wilson. Wilson talked about some of the secrets Disney uses at its theme parks to manage guest flow into and out… Read More »All about the Queue
I missed experiencing Horizons at EPCOT by just a few months. I’m not sure I would have appreciated it to its fullest if I caught it at the end of its run. Thankfully, through the magic of the internet, I can capture the magic of… Read More »How good was Disney at predicting the future?
The Walt Disney Company knew they had hit upon a good thing when they invited Dr. Randy Pausch to join their team at Walt Disney Imagineering to help build their virtual reality program. Yes, that’s the same professor who recently died after fighting cancer and… Read More »Disney develops close ties with Carnegie Mellon University
When I first saw the video of Randy Pausch’s “Last Lecture” entitled Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, I was doubly impacted, not just because we shared a dream, become an Imagineer, but because his work has made an incredible impact at the non-profit I work… Read More »Randy Pausch – Disney Imagineer, CMU ETC founder, and “Last Lecture” professor has died