Video In the late 1980s, Disney and George Lucas roared into their partnership, starting with Captain EO starring Michael Jackson, and then Disneyland’s newest thrill ride, Star Tours. The world’s first motion simulator attraction, to say the wild romp through that galaxy far, far away was a game changer would be a hellacious understatement. With … Read more
An exhibit located in the breezeway between Club Cool and Creations Shop – taken down for repair last week – has been reinstalled. Imagineering Exhibit Returns to Festival of the Arts The Drawing on Inspiration display featuring theme park concept art by Walt Disney Imagineers has been reinstalled at EPCOT. Last week, we noticed the vinyl coverings that comprised the … Read more
In a recent article from The Wall Street Journal, Walt Disney Imagineers share their stories of the fall and rise of WDI during and after Bob Chapek’s time leading The Walt Disney Company. Bob Chapek, COVID-19, & Walt Disney Imagineering Bob Chapek was named CEO shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Before that, Chapek … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineering shared a blooper reel for all their 2025 behind-the-scenes videos. The video includes outtakes from videos about the Disney Destiny, Tropical Americas at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and the updated Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. Imagineering Bloopers The Space Ranger Spin clip includes another look at Buddy, a new Star Command support bot … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineering has shared a post on Instagram detailing the creation of HERBIE, the robotic companion to The Fantastic Four for his Tomorrowland meet and greet. Walt Disney Imagineering and HERBIE In the clip, Josh Gorin, an Executive Research and Design Imagineer shares that as soon as Imagineers saw the early cuts of The … Read more
A new episode of “We Call It Imagineering” will take Disney Parks fans behind the scenes of the upcoming Magic Kingdom nighttime parade, “Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away.” ‘We Call It Imagineering’ to Feature ‘Disney Starlight’ The new episode was announced via a collaborative Reel on Instagram from the official accounts for Disney Live … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineering has given us a glimpse at concrete work which occurred in Adventureland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. In an Instagram post, Senior Production Designer, Jim Casey shares a behind the scene look at concrete work in Adventureland. He begins by stating the each step in the process is literally set in … Read more
Ann Morrow Johnson has left Walt Disney Imagineering to join the architecture and design firm Gensler. Ann Morrow Johnson Leaves WDI Johnson was the Global Head of Creative Development for Imagineering. She led many projects, including the creation of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Johnson joins Gensler as Design Director and Global Entertainment Leader. She’s partnering … Read more
As we emerge from the dark ages of the Bob Chapek era, where we watched the failed executive try to run Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products and eventually the entire company as CEO, there are certain moments that make it clear that Disney is likely on the right track to recovery. For me, the greatest … Read more
Disney is celebrating 70 years of Walt Disney Imagineering with a behind-the-scenes look at the creative team behind Disney Parks. Walt Disney Imagineering was officially formed on December 16, 1952, 70 years ago today, as Walt Disney, Inc. A group of Disney filmmakers was chosen to design and develop Disneyland. The group was later named … Read more
Former Walt Disney Imagineer Jim Shull shared the concert art for Disney Wharf, a project designed to be built in Sydney Harbor, Australia that was never fully realized. According to Shull, Disney Wharf was designed to be a mixed use space. Rather than a theme park, it was to be a retail and entertainment project. … Read more
Earlier this week, an event was held in Orlando called “The Future of Lake Nona”. At the event, Jessi Blakely, the Vice President of Tavistock Development Company, indicated that Disney’s plans for the Lake Nona campus are still moving forward. When Bob Iger supplanted Bob Chapek as CEO of the Walt Disney Company last month, … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineering has shared a new look at the process of turning Cinderella Castle into the heavily-decorated Beacon of Magic for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World. In this time-lapse shared on the official Walt Disney Imagineering Instagram account, crews work feverishly to transform Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom for the 50th anniversary. … Read more
Earlier today, former Walt Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde took to Instagram to tackle the dilemma: “should theme parks just be fun?” Joe posits that “people must be paying this kind of money and making this kind of effort for a reward that is of higher value, more rare, and of greater impact than fun”. He … Read more
In a recent Tweet, Imagineer Jim Clark revealed a couple of awesome Easter eggs hidden within the new Minnie’s Style Studio at Tokyo Disneyland. From a distance, nothing seems unusual about the paint splatter on the work room wall in Minnie’s Style Studio. Fortunately for us, Jim Clark gave us a closer look! In the … Read more
In March 2020, Disney Imagineers came together with the idea of creating an uplifting song leveraging the talents within Walt Disney Imagineering. With a firm belief that music can heal, especially during a time of uncertainty and need, we proudly share “Brave Little Spark.” This video features Disney Imagineers with a variety of backgrounds and … Read more