Our friend Robert Ashburn of FloridaThrills.net attended the second of the Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios this weekend and has a few photos to share with us:
Star Wars Weekends and Toy Story 3 merchandise at the end of Pixar Place
John Paragon, a writer and director for Disney’s Living Character Initiatives, has passed away at 66. Paragon was involved in bringing numerous characters to life, including Lucky the Dinosaur, Muppet Mobile Labs, and WALL-E. He also worked on Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor. Twitter user “JK” shared memories of working with Paragon. In addition to his … Read more
It’s hard to believe that it was only done as a short test over 9 years ago with how much people talk about loving the Muppets Mobile Lab that once appeared at Epcot. You would think it had appeared at the park for years based on the legacy it has developed amongst fans. Well, starting … Read more
Well, talking Mickey Mouse made his way to Florida last night with a short test period at Town Square Theater during the Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. Disney has released a short video of the test: He was only out for about 30 minutes last night, but is already causing quite a stir amongst guests. Don’t worry … Read more
While living characters in the Disney Parks is not necessarily a new thing, The Great Destini is an amazing, autonomous audioo-animatronic living character that was first tested at Innoventions at Disneyland a few months ago. Destini was brought out again for the D23 Expo last weekend and we got a pretty good look at him. … Read more
Our friend Robert Ashburn of FloridaThrills.net attended the second of the Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios this weekend and has a few photos to share with us:
Star Wars Weekends and Toy Story 3 merchandise at the end of Pixar Place
From the Disney Parks Blog: Some lucky Disneyland park guests experienced a very special meet and greet with Mickey Mouse this week. Mickey, who usually saves his voice for shows and parades, talked with guests and interacted with them in never-before-seen ways! This was part of a process we call “playtesting” as it gives us a … Read more
Living Character technology is always growing by leaps and bounds, the latest advancement is already being tested at Disneyland. Meet and Greets may never be the same:
Living Character technology is always growing by leaps and bounds, the latest advancement is already being tested at Disneyland. Meet and Greets may never be the same: