Today was a sneak peek of D23 Expo for those who paid, media, and assorted vendors. Among the big reveals were models and displays in the Disney Parks area of the exhibit floor. First, we’ve seen tantalizing glimpses of the Avatar Land model in the… Read More »D23 Expo – First look at Avatar Land Model
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an Imagineer? After the opening of Harambe Market in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, we had the opportunity to ask. Below our “Kid’s View of Disney” host Indigo interviews Walt Disney Imagineer Emily O’Brien on her influences behind… Read More »Interview with Imagineer and Harambe Market Show Producer Emily “Emo” O’Brien
The last day for operations at The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is at hand. There has been a lot of speculation about how this fits into the future of a re-imagined theme park. I’ve not yet heard any concrete plans, but… Read More »Rumor: Star Wars Preview and Meet & Greet Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
This weekend a rumor that the Walt Disney Company Board of Directors approved a $3 billion makeover for Disney’s Hollywood Studios captured fan’s imaginations. I’m trying to get some confirmation if the rumor is true or not. If it is, I have a few suggestions… Read More »Top 5 attractions Disney should bring to new Hollywood Studios
It is with great sadness that pass along word of the death of Blaine Gibson – the man who sculpted the Disney world. Gibson joined The Walt Disney Studios in 1939 as an animator and worked on many projects, including feature length films. Among his… Read More »Disney Legend Blaine Gibson has died
Imagineer Joe Rohde has been Instagramming some of the recent additions to Disney’s Animal Kingdom with his usual flair for story telling. Young Imagineers and storytellers should follow this master class. Harambe Market. Every so often one comes across a visual moment that is quintessential.… Read More »Instapic: Harambe Market Story and Conservation Lessons from Joe Rohde
With the acquisition of Lucasfilm, Disney also picked up one of the true innovators in digital effects and film technology – Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). ILM may have been worth the whole $4 billion price tag themselves. Of course, now that they’re part of… Read More »Lucasfilm’s ILM developing virtual Star Wars universe for Disney’s Theme Parks
When Disneyland’s Matterhorn Bobsleds opened in 1959 it was the first ever tubular steel coaster and a real innovation in theme park attractions. Over the years it has been updated to look more like a complete mountain, it acquired a monster – the Abominable Snowman,… Read More »Imagineering shares Matterhorn Bobsleds enhancements