Smart talk and stories behind the magic of theme parks
Ever since Disney announced in August 2015 that they were building two lands based on the Star Wars universe, I have anticipated that massive crowds would descend on the parks when they opened. The success of The Force Awakens later that year only solidified the franchise’s popularity.… Read more...
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The 1970s were a tricky period for the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Legendary artists were getting older, and there wasn’t a new crop to take their place. The Character Animation Program at CalArts would help to fix that trend.… Read more...
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We’ve all heard stories of talented designers at Walt Disney Imagineering that created iconic attractions. Figures like Joe Rohde, Tony Baxter, and countless others receive well-deserved attention for those feats. There’s another group that also played an essential role in building Walt Disney World and other parks.… Read more...