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Fan Uses AI to Pitch Himself as a “Guest Imagineer”

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Going to the Disney Parks is an experience that any Disney Fanatic would cherish. From the myriad rides and attractions in both Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, like Space Mountain and “it’s a small world” in Magic Kingdom Park and Disneyland Park, there’s much for any Guest from any part of the world to enjoy at a Disney Resort. Disney fans ...

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Disney Announces Arctic Expedition With Former Imagineer

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There are numerous kinds of Disney experiences one can enjoy. Whether that’s visiting the Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort with their Theme Parks—think like Magic Kingdom Park or Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park at the former or Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park at the latter—or a cruise with the Disney Cruise Line vessels like Disney Dream, ...

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Disney Park Ride Finally Opening After Years of Refurbishment

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It’s been closed for years, and Walt Disney Imagineering is finally ready to reopen it to the public! Originally created for the 1964 World’s Fair by Walt Disney, Mary Blair, and Rolly Crump and featuring an unforgettable song by Robert Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, “it’s a small world” has become a Disney Park staple. While the original can be found in ...

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“Postponed” Disney Park Attraction Defines Cheap “Chapek-Era” Imagineering

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Like many Disney fans, I saw the supposed leaked concept art of the long-lost Mary Poppins and thought to myself, “what the heck is that?” Truth be told, I didn’t know what to really expect from a Mary Poppins-themed attraction when it was announced at D23 in 2019, but my initial expectations were that it was going to be a dark ride similar ...

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Disney Confirms Major Splash Mountain Retheme Update

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Walt Disney Imagineers are hard at work transforming the iconic Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom Park into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. As of this article’s publication, little progress seems to be done to the former Chick-a-pin Hill than the dry track beds, and the addition of blue-tarped scaffolding and barrier walls. But Disney Parks has confirmed when the most noticeable changes ...

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Honest Review: TRON: Lightcycle/Run

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Walk-up: 9.5/10 Queue and Pre-Show: 9.5/10 Locker Situation: 9.5/10 Coaster Rating: 9.5/10 Overdue Score Penalty: -0.5/10 Overall Rating: 9/10 As the Cast Member scanned my Annual Pass and I walked down the exclusive pathway between the Tomorrowland Speedway and the Space Mountain gift shop, the first thought that crossed my mind as I looked up at that vast white canopy ...

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Are Robot Character Meet and Greets in Disney’s Future?

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Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro gave the attendants of South by Southwest (SXSW 2023) a glimpse at the latest way Walt Disney Imagineering is able to bring characters to life, and one has to wonder what this new technology means for Cast Members. We recently shared a video of Mr. D’Amaro debuting a prototype android of what appears to be ...

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Could ‘Avatar’ Will Replace This Iconic Disney Park Area?

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Walt Disney Imagineers announced that they are bringing Pandora: The World of Avatar to the Disneyland Resort, but where the heck are they going to put it? Disneyland Park arguably has little to no room for any outward expansion. Its acreage is essentially boxed in with many “backstage” buildings like the Casting office providing crucial burn blocking to I-5 and ...

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Former Chief Creative Returns to Lead Walt Disney Imagineering

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There is a new sheriff in town for Walt Disney Imagineering. Or rather, the return of an old one. Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative powerhouse responsible for everything that Guests experience in Disney Theme Parks around the world. Since its founding by Walt himself, the team has been championed by several legendary figures, including Marty Sklar and Bob Weiss. ...

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Disney’s Imagineers Make Huge Progress On Highly-Anticipated Restaurant

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If you ask Disney and Pixar fans to choose a favorite franchise, there will be plenty of discussion — but there will also be plenty of participants who choose Toy Story. The Toy Story movies have become staples in Disney-loving families’ homes, and childhood favorites for audiences who now classify themselves as Disney Adults — especially since Toy Story 5 is now on the ...

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