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2013 disney parks christmas day…wait for it
Award-winning actors Neil Patrick Harris and Nick Cannon will join television anchor Lara Spencer in the holly jolly spotlight Dec. 25, 2013, to host the “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” television special. Harris, star of stage and screen, will host the telecast...
cyber monday deal on elements of magic
To celebrate Cyber Monday and kick off the holiday shopping season, we dropped the price of our new iBook, Elements of Magic: The Interactive Guidebook to Disney's Magic Kingdom to $9.99. You can download it on the iBookstore now. The Elements of Magic: The...
jingle cruise
Jungle Cruise Goes ‘Jingle Cruise’: For the holiday season, Jungle Cruise will temporarily transform into “Jingle Cruise” for Magic Kingdom guests with festive decor in the attraction queue and boathouse, holiday names for the Jungle Cruise boats and a slew of...
thank you veterans!
Our nation’s heroes are to be honored during “Veterans Salute at Magic Kingdom Park,” an enhanced flag retreat that is part of Disney Park’s Limited Time Magic. From Nov. 11-15, 2013 a daily ceremony featuring a specially selected Veteran of the Day flag bearer and...
halloween time fun facts
Disneyland Resort Halloween Time 2013 marks the ominous 13th time that Jack Skellington has visited the 999 Happy Haunts who dwell in the Haunted Mansion. Each year, Jack dresses up as “Sandy Claws” as he and his ghost dog Zero bring ghoulish delights from Halloween...
america on parade
One of my early visits to the Magic Kingdom was during the Bicentennial celebrations of the nation. During that time, the park replaced the Main Street Electrical Parade with the America on Parade. As you can tell from the shot above, there has been a lot of changes...
avatar concepts
Walt Disney Imagineering in collaboration with filmmaker James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment is bringing to life the mythical world of Pandora, inspired by Cameron's AVATAR, at...
e.lements of magic for sale
Last night we released our first book, which is now available on the iBookstore. The e.lements of Magic: The Interactive Guidebook for Disney’s Magic Kingdom is our first book and it offers a unique overview of the development of the park, its attractions,...
more elements of magic
During the creation of our first book, Elements of Magic: The Interactive Guidebook for Disney's Magic Kingdom, we created an enormous amount of content to our already existing library of photographs, videos and interactive VRs. Unfortunately, not everything can fit...
elements of magic opening animation
httpv://youtu.be/zeyErcKQuIk Another teaser for our new iBook, Elements of Magic: The Interactive Guidebook for Disney's Magic Kingdom. This is the opening animation for the project, accessible on launching the first time as well as selecting it from the table of...
elements of magic
We have been working feverishly to finish our very first book entitled, Elements of Magic: The Interactive Guidebook for Disney's Magic Kingdom, and we are almost ready for release. The book covers some history of the creation of the Magic Kingdom, but focuses on the...
inside space mountain
Part of the work required for writing a book is reviewing source materials. With creation of our first iBook that involves an enormous amount of photo selections, or selects for short. Reviewing so much footage that we have taken over the past 5+ years is somewhat...
gastons tavern vr
As we move through the production of our very first iBook, The e.lements of the Magic Kingdom, we are creating an enormous amount of content for the interactive features. One of our favorites are the virtual reality images, or vr images, that showcase select...
pirate’s adventure
A Pirate’s Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas is a new interactive adventure inviting Magic Kingdom guests to set a course for swashbuckling fun with Captain Jack Sparrow. At the Enlistment Quarters (near the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction),...
e.lements’ plates
Working feverishly to complete our first iBook project entitled e.lements of the Magic Kingdom. We were shooting some backplates for different sections and thought I would share some of the recent photos here. This map is one of my cherished possessions that I bought...
car masters weekend
Car Masters Weekend, now passed its third year, and was the perfect way to celebrate Father’s Day as Downtown...
kerpoof tell a story
Based on the popular Kerpoof.com web app, Kerpoof Tell a Story, allows kids to create digital storybooks by assembling backgrounds, characters and other objects on their iPads. A truly interactive storytelling experience, the app lets little authors bring their...
impossible star wars weekend fun
Headed over to the Star Wars Weekends celebration again this past weekend. In the spirit of my childhood, I eschewed the digital camera and armed myself with my trusty Polaroid SLR 680 and a half-dozen packs of Impossible Film, PX680 color protection films. The...