March 2012 is closer than you think. That’s the grand debut for the Disney Fantasy, the fourth ship in tbe Disney Cruise Line fleet. Disney just released a wonderful time lapse video showing the Fantasy’s construction. It’s pretty far along at this point, which makes… Read More »Disney Cruise Line Fantasy Ship – Time Lapse Construction Video
Something a little different for today’s Videopolis. This is an original song composed by Tedd Rodman inspired by taking his family to Walt Disney World. If you subscribe to some of the online Disney fan run radio stations or podcasts you may have heard it.… Read More »Videopolis – Welcome to a World Where Dreams Come True
When I was a child I loved to build sandcastles down at the beach. I even entered in a sandsculpture contest or two. I was never that good, but there were many contestants who were. Some of those projects were quite involved. Giant dragons, huge… Read More »Giant Sandsculpture Recreates Disneyland Paris
A very funny video from Disneyland that follows the exploits of Darth Vader and two Stormtrooper minions as they explore Disneyland while waiting for Star Tours to open. Not quite the Volkswagen commercial. But cute.
A familiar medley from a different group is this week’s Videopolis. You gotta watch, at least for the first minute. After that you’ll be hooked. I love me some acapella performances. If you have any nominations for Videopolis, please let me know in the comments.
When I was a kid Imagineers were this pretty much unknown class of people who worked behind the scenes but never revealed how the magic was made. Well, they’re still not opening up their book of tricks, but they have come out from behind the… Read More »Imagineers talk details of “One Man’s Dream”
Senior Vice President, Executive Designer, and Walt Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde takes a break from his work on Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii to share his excitement about the Wild Africa Trek at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The trek’s private safari camp has been expanded to… Read More »Imagineer Joe Rohde for Disney’s Wild Africa Trek
I’ve long wanted to experiment with the sort of environmental pieces one associates with the last few minutes of CBS’ Sunday Morning. With that as the inspiration, I’m starting a new series called “Expressions.” I’m afraid I don’t have the best video or sound equipment… Read More »Expressions – Epcot – April 23rd, 2011