Archive for Disney Imagineering

A Trip through Neverland: 8 Unbuilt Disney Attractions

Before that next trip to Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, take a virtual tour through Neverland and learn about eight Disney attractions that never got off the drawing board.

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A former Disney Imagineer’s guide to Disney World

Ever since Walt Disney announced his huge purchase of land (more than 27,000 acres) in 1965, Orlando has been going through a transformation. One of its largest employers was Martin Marietta, primarily a large government defense contractor, and the other was the U.S. Air Force (Orlando International used to be McCoy Field).

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He’s the creative force bringing ‘Star Wars’ to Disney’s theme parks

Scott Trowbridge, 50, is creative portfolio executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, which makes him the innovation guru assigned to expand the $4-billion “Star Wars” franchise throughout the Disney theme parks.

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How to build a theme park, Disney-style: Imagineer lays out lessons from creating Disneyland

Those intrigued to learn some of the lessons about designing theme parks or other venues can do so in a new book by the former vice chair of Walt Disney Imagineering.

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Video: Longtime Disney animator draws in 3-D with virtual reality tech

You may not have heard of Glen Keane, but you have seen his work in your childhood Disney favorites like “Pete’s Dragon,” “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast.”

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