Today’s photo report features a whirlwind of park hopping madness that happened all before noon. I managed to rope drop Disney’s Animal Kingdom, pop over to EPCOT, and finish my morning with the droids of Hollywood since most of the stars have been booted. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Wilderness Explorers, are y’all ready for a wonderful … Read more
The iconic but troublesome Arc Reactor tiles at Avengers Campus have a history of being damaged. A refurbishment may be on the way, however, as the tiles were covered up on our latest trip. We approached the Stark-inspired entrance to Avengers Campus earlier today to see what was going on. The glowing blue tiles have … Read more
April marks Earth Month, and to celebrate being green, Disney Parks brought in a special guest to EPCOT: Kermit the Frog! Kermit helped to light up Spaceship Earth in a blue and green pattern, vaguely resembling the planet we all call home. The video, promoting the Disney Planet Possible initiative, also showed off a very … Read more
In our last construction update for the upcoming attraction, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT, painting on the final pillar of the exterior of the building had begun. The newest update are these lights on the roof that have been illuminated. Lighting started to be installed at the attraction a couple of weeks … Read more
During our visit to Disneyland Park today, we noticed a change to the lighting in the hub. The previous simple globes have been replaced with an ornate fixture featuring Tinker Bell. The new fixture positions the glass globe to the side of the lamppost. The previous design had a simple globe atop the post. Tinker … Read more
On our way out of EPCOT this beautiful Florida evening, we noticed multicolored lighting testing inside Creations Shop, which is set to open this summer. We caught our first glimpse of the lights near the future entrance to Creations Shop. The color changed in waves, from cool blues and greens to warm pinks and oranges. … Read more
Lighting is often an overlooked aspect of attraction design. Look up while riding Spaceship Earth and you’ll find numerous theater-style lighting fixtures. Consider how the Sistine Chapel scene lighting differs from the computer lab. Lighting designers illuminate the scenes much like a television production or stage show. A new Disney invention could eliminate traditional lighting, … Read more
Earlier today, we brought you updates on new details that have been added to Marvel Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure. Now that the sun has set on the first day of the ticketed “A Touch of Disney” event, we’re getting even more new elements from the park’s newest land — this time in the … Read more
Zach Riddley of Walt Disney Imagineering has shared a first look at the new lighting coming to Spaceship Earth at EPCOT on Instagram: What Riddley refers to as one of the “points of light” is not yet installed permanently, but was hung as a test recently. Once fully installed, the entirety of Spaceship Earth should … Read more
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway has taken center stage at Disney’s Hollywood Studios since opening last March. With its bright neon sign, the attraction located at the Chinese Theater cannot be missed. Now, even more lighting shines above the fluorescent marquee, bringing an even bigger spotlight to the attraction’s façade. Previously, only the “Mickey & … Read more
We have already shared our impressions of the impressive new entrance lighting at EPCOT. The lighting package made its debut this evening. Now Imagineer Zach Riddley has shared specifics regarding the project. According to Riddley’s Instagram post, the LED lighting replaces over 1,200 feet of fluorescent tubes. At more than four football fields long, this … Read more
The EPCOT entrance experience is getting a makeover. In addition to new main entrance music and pavilion logo flags, EPCOT has debuted new entrance plaza lighting this evening. The entrance lighting and fountain lighting are tied together. The colors cascade from one lighting system to the other. These two photos, taken about 20 minutes apart, … Read more
It’s been a whirlwind day at EPCOT. Now that the entrance fountain has been formally unveiled, we can see it in all its full glory. And when the sun goes down, there’s even more to discover. At night, the fountain is lit up in an assortment of colors that reflect a lot of the palette … Read more
Disney and Philips have teamed up to create unique and exciting lighting products, bringing Disney magic into the lives of children while they play, read and sleep. These amazing products were developed in The Netherlands at the Philips’ facilities, and they will first be introduced in Europe and the U.S. in September, followed by Asia … Read more