Dan Heaton, Author at Tomorrow Society

46. Toy Story Land and the Future of Disney’s Hollywood Studios

07.02.2018 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

Slinky Dog Dash at Toy Story Land is going to draw huge crowds at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2018.

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It’s an exciting time for theme park fans, and I feel like we’re just getting started. The next 3-4 years will include massive expansions at Walt Disney World and plenty of new attractions from Universal.… Read more...

The Imagineering Process by Louis J. Prosperi

06.27.2018 by Dan Heaton // Leave a Comment

The cover of Louis J. Prosperi's The Imagineering Process book, released via Theme Park Press — The Imagineering Process Cover

It’s a common dream for Disney fans; what would it be like to work as an Imagineer? The thought of spending our time designing theme park attractions sounds incredible. On the other hand, we have almost no concept of how much work and skill goes into this position.… Read more...

45. Composer Paul Leonard-Morgan on Creating the Score for Test Track

06.20.2018 by Dan Heaton // 2 Comments

Paul Leonard-Morgan composed the score for the Test Track attraction at Epcot.

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Creating a theme park attraction is an insanely complicated process, but it’s easy to think of them as magic. We’ve heard so much about Imagineering, but that is only part of the story.… Read more...