Posts Tagged ‘Imagineering’

Space Mountain music: Hear all about it from an Imagineer

Disney World visitors this week are among the first to hear something new: Space Mountain set to music. An uptempo, futuristic soundtrack has been added to the Magic Kingdom roller coaster. I talked with Alex Wright, a show designer with Walt Disney Imagineering, about the change, which is an extension...

September 1st, 2010 | Behind the scenes, Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Imagineering, News, Things to do | Read More

Last Tour to Endor event will include special Star Wars touches

Coming soon: The return of the Jedi to Disney’s Hollywood Studios – But it’s not Star Wars Weekends, Part Deux. On August 14, the theme park will be the site of Last Tour to Endor, a one-night-only, after-hours, separate-ticket occasion tied to the Star Wars Celebration V event based primarily...

August 5th, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Things to do, Tickets and Deals | Read More

Hawaii resort Aulani may be key to Disney growth

Aulani, an 841-room Disney time share and hotel in Hawaii, is set to open in fall 2011. (Rendering by Walt Disney Co.) By Jason Garcia Orlando Sentinel Nineteen months after breaking ground, Disney today will begin selling time-share interests in Aulani, a high-rise resort in Hawaii that company executives...

June 30th, 2010 | Featured, Hotels and Resorts, Jason Garcia, News | Read More

Disney’s Imagineers rethink objects into works of art

Architect Gary Hoffman re-imagined vertical blinds into a lamp that looks like a living creature. An activity within the halls of Walt Disney Imagineering combines artistic endeavors, being green and creative stretching this month. The third annual WDI Green Art Show shows off creative expression of...

April 15th, 2010 | Cast Members, Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Imagineering | Read More

What’s new inside Magic Kingdom’s revamped Space Mountain

Gone from the Space Mountain rocket ships are the glow-in-the-dark strips. The newly refurbished ride has a darker feel than before. (Photo by Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel)Space Mountain has taken a dark turn. With a pinch of bright green. The Magic Kingdom roller coaster, closed for improvements since...

November 16th, 2009 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Things to do | Read More

Magic Kingdom: More revamped Space Mountain details

The Space Mountain signage is now green, a change from orange. (Photo from Walt Disney Co.) More details are emerging about the revamped Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom park. The coaster, remarkably the oldest one operating in Florida, has been closed since spring, and Disney World says it will be open...

November 13th, 2009 | Dewayne Bevil, News | Read More

Magic Kingdom: First look at Space Mountain’s new queue features

Disney World's Space Mountain opened in 1975. It's Florida's oldest operating roller coaster.The Disney Parks blog has posted interior shots and a few details of the refurbed Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom. The short version: game play in queue to enhance storyline. Folks will deflect asteroids....

November 10th, 2009 | Dewayne Bevil, News | Read More