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A Testament to Technology: Imagineers Use Innovations to Help Build Fantasyland Expansion

Disney Parks released a video a few days ago entitled “Imagineers Use of Innovative Technology to Build New Fantasyland”. As the name suggests, the video demonstrates the significance of innovative visualization technologies, primarily the iPad, that have helped Imagineers in building the Magic Kingdom’s new Fantasyland expansion.… Read More »A Testament to Technology: Imagineers Use Innovations to Help Build Fantasyland Expansion

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 Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty Castle)… Read More »Castle Topping – Disneyland Paris

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 let go by Disney during… Read More »Disney Research Rocks SIGGRAPH 2011

A Glimpse at 1988 Walt Disney Imagineering as it plans for Euro-Disney

A fascinating video from 1988 provides a look inside Walt Disney Imagineering as it plans to build Euro-Disney, aka Disneyland Paris. Behind the camera is Eddie Sotto, who was the show producer for Main Street U.S.A. at the time. He takes his camera through his… Read More »A Glimpse at 1988 Walt Disney Imagineering as it plans for Euro-Disney

Carsland – Pre-viz Drive Through from Walt Disney Imagineering

Time was when Walt Disney Imagineering would painstakingly create a scale model of whatever attraction or themed area they wanted to build. Yeah, they still do that, but it has its limitations. For instance you can’t really get a feel for line of sight and… Read More »Carsland – Pre-viz Drive Through from Walt Disney Imagineering

Tony Baxter relays the untold history of Star Tours, the original

Tony Baxter, Senior VP Creative Development for Walt Disney Imagineering, recently chatted with the ForceCast, one of the more respected Star Wars fan podcasts, about Star Tours. They discussed the new version a bit, but Baxter was really excited to explore some of the history of the original Star Tours attraction, including tidbits I’ve never heard before.

You can listen to it here, or I’ve included some of my notes below the jump:

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Aulani, Disney’s Hawaii Resort, reaches construction milestone

As, major structural work on Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaii, was completed, Disney took a moment to celebrate with this photo. Then on Thursday, April 21, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc., handed the project to the Disney team, which will… Read More »Aulani, Disney’s Hawaii Resort, reaches construction milestone

Haunted Mansion – Behind the Scenes of new Hitch Hiking Ghosts

It goes without saying that Walt Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” is a classic attraction known around the world. So when the folks at Walt Disney Imagineering decides to tinker with its formula, a lot of people get worried. I think WDI understands some of the fuss… Read More »Haunted Mansion – Behind the Scenes of new Hitch Hiking Ghosts