If you’ve ever wanted to have a personal tour of Disney’s Animal Kingdom with the Imagineer who has been at the very heart of its creation and growth since the very beginning, today is your lucky day. Walt Disney Imagineering’s Joe Rohde has taken to… Read More »Imagineer Joe Rohde hosts virtual tour of Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Stuck at home or have children stuck at home due to Coronavirus social distancing guideline restrictions? Walt Disney Imagineering and Khan Academy have something fun and creative for you to try – “Imagineering in a Box.“ The online learning course teaches you creative solutions to… Read More »Disney and Khan Academy will teach to Imagineering’s secrets in free class
The long awaited book “Women of Imagineering: 12 Careers, 12 Theme Parks, Countless Stories” from Disney Editions is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The book features unique and personal stories from twelve Imagineers: Elisabete Erlandson, Julie Svendsen, Maggie Elliott, Peggy Fariss, Paula Dinkel, Karen… Read More »New book highlights stories from the women of Walt Disney Imagineering
We were super excited to get a preview of “Drawn to Life” Cirque du Soleil’s new show created in partnership with Disney’s Imagineers and Animators opening at Disney Springs this spring. The show moves into the same building that was home to the previous Cirque… Read More »Disney and Cirque du Soleil preview “Drawn to Life” – Sneak Peek of First Two Acts
When Disney announced the plan to transform EPCOT’s Future World into three new neighborhoods, work had already begun on remaking the grand entrance to the park back into something with more of a landscaped park aesthetic. Included in that announcement was a bit of news… Read More »Spaceship Earth confirmed to close May 26th for its transformation
Jason Kirk, the Magic Kingdom’s Vice President, announced this morning that Cinderella Castle would be getting a magical upgrade with a new color scheme featuring a lot more gold than we see right now. The announcement was timed with the 70th anniversary of the Walt… Read More »Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom to receive golden makeover
When Peter Ellenshaw first went to work for Walt Disney Studios, Walt said, “One man who you’re going to work with is Ub Iwerks… you’ll learn a lot from him, if you’re willing to.” We, too, can learn a lot from Ub thanks to his… Read More »Like Father, Like Son: Interview with Disney Legend Don Iwerks
In Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway you will step through the movie screen and into the world of Mickey, Minnie and their pals. You’ll burst into their colorful world where ‘mouse rules’ apply for a one of a kind attraction experience. As part of the… Read More »First look inside Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway