Yesterday, Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley posted the news that “Walt Disney Imagineering presents the EPCOT Experience” will be closing for good on March 14, 2022. The multimedia attraction has been open since 2019, and has offered over two million guests an immersive look at the… Read More »‘EPCOT Experience’ to Close at Walt Disney World March 14, 2022
As a little kid the existence of Walt Disney Imagineering’s offices was something equivalent of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory in my mental map of the world; only instead of chocolate it produced Disney magic. A new series of videos gives fans a rare virtual tour… Read More »Walt Disney Imagineering Virtual Tour Draws to a close
Walt Disney Imagineering is set at the creative core of the Disney theme park and resort division. It represents the The Walt Disney Company’s history, present, and future. During this time of uncertainty, when we still don’t know when we’ll be able to get back… Read More »Virtual Tour of Walt Disney Imagineering offices continues
The Walt Disney Imagineering campus is rarely open for outsiders to visit. Which makes sense since Imagineers are busy dreaming up the future of Disney’s global theme parks and resorts in there. But the Imagineering buildings also serve as something of a living museum documenting… Read More »Disney offers Virtual Tour of its Imagineering Offices – Watch Part 1
Cirque du Soleil has just announced that it will temporarily suspend the previews of its upcoming ‘Drawn to Life’ show at Disney Springs. The preview shows were scheduled to begin on March 20, 2020. The closure follows Walt Disney World shuttering its parks, Disney Springs… Read More »Cirque du Soleil announces Drawn to Life at Disney Springs will suspend preview shows
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
From theme park pins to words of wisdom, Travels with Figment: On the Road in Search of Disney Dreams is a welcome glimpse into the life and lessons of Walt’s right-hand Disneyland News man, Marty Sklar. I am embarrassed to admit that I was only… Read More »Travels with Figment: A Fond Farewell from (and to) Disney Legend Marty Sklar
In 1997, my parents took 9-year-old me to Disneyland for the very first time. As a wide-eyed, country girl from Australia, meeting Ariel was a must-do, but crossing over into The Twilight Zone courtesy of the Tower of Terror was the highlight, and it would… Read More »From Spark to the Park: A Magic Journey with Imagineer Kevin Rafferty