By Zach Johnson
Kevin Rafferty, the brilliant and charismatic Imagineer who conceived, designed, wrote, and oversaw the creations of some of Disney Parks’ most memorable attractions and lands, has announced in a memo to staff that he will retire from Walt Disney Imagineering, effective April 1, 2021. His end date is not an April Fool’s joke, he assures us in an…
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New holiday traditions coming to Walt Disney World Resort, the untold origins of Olaf, Halloween with D23, Dancing with the Stars’ celebrity cast, The Mandalorian gets season two debut, Trevor Tordjman to join BUNK’D, Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween set, and an update on Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disneyland. Plus, Disney Imagineer Zach…
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By the D23 Team
As D23 celebrates 65 years of the Disney theme park, D23 Gold and Gold Family Members were treated to a pair of exclusive events that continued the festivities. First, Disney Imagineers paid tribute to the place where it all began, Disneyland Park, followed by an exciting trivia night that tested D23 Gold Members’ knowledge of Disney’s parks all…
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By the D23 Team
In 1962, senior animator Marc Davis moved from Walt Disney Feature Animation to a new division of the company: WED Enterprises, the group assembled to design Disneyland. After more than 30 years working on classic feature films, Davis was about to become one of the most renowned Imagineers—and, in 1989, a Disney Legend! In the riveting D23 Expo…
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By the D23 Team
Every year around Halloween, Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion undergoes a frighteningly festive transformation into Haunted Mansion Holiday, celebrating what happens when two holidays collide, coming to life (as they say) with music and characters from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. To celebrate this seasonal transformation, we took a…
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By Zach Johnson
It’s no secret that making Disney magic is in Leslie Iwerks’ DNA. The daughter of Disney Legend Don Iwerks and the granddaughter of Disney Legend Ub Iwerks, the Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker has been telling behind-the-scenes stories about The Walt Disney Company’s history for two decades, starting with the 1999 release of her first…
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By Savannah Salazar
Walt Disney Imagineer Kevin Rafferty gives readers a look behind the magic. Looking back on his storied 40-year career, Rafferty chronicles the magic of developing dimensional storytelling experiences for Disney Park guests around the world. From Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach water parks to Cars Land, Toy Story Mania, and The Twilight Zone…
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By Savannah Salazar
Pixar Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter and Lead Concept Designer at Walt Disney Imagineering Chris Merritt present Marc Davis in His Own Words—Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks, a fantastical, rare look into never-before-seen photos and notes of Disney Legend Marc Davis. From beautiful animation to designing iconic…
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By Max Lark
Had his Disney career ended with what he accomplished as an animator, Marc Davis would be considered one of the greatest artists in Disney history. But in 1962, Walt Disney moved Davis from Walt Disney Feature Animation to WED Enterprises (later Walt Disney Imagineering), where he would become a driving force behind the designs of some of the most iconic…
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