xgen

xgen

At SIGGRAPH 2011, Autodesk, Inc. and Walt Disney Pictures announced an agreement to bring an innovative animation and visual effects technology to the Digital Entertainment Creation community. Autodesk obtained a license with a five-year exclusivity period for the...

3d modeling

Flashing a wink and a smirk might be second nature for some people, but computer animators can be hard-pressed to depict such an expression realistically. Now scientists at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, andCarnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute have...
tiki time, again!

tiki time, again!

The Sunshine Pavilion, featuring a show variously known as “Tropical Serenade” and “The Enchanted Tiki Birds,” debuted on Oct. 1, 1971, in Magic Kingdom. In 1998, following substantial refurbishment, it re-launched as The Enchanted Tiki Room-Under New Management, with...
teppan edo

teppan edo

So wandering around Epcot the other day, as our family so often does, I decided to surprise my girls with a visit to Teppan Edo. My littlest is big enough to appreciate the experience and it is a nice treat to celebrate the summer and our upcoming new school year. I...
food and wine details

food and wine details

I was extremely excited to see that Epcot’s Food and Wine page has added much more detail as well as the full map and menus for all of the pavilions for this year’s 2011 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. Festival highlights include: The Festival...