Central Florida Students Help Open IBM THINK Exhibit at INNOVENTIONS – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Feb.  21, 2013 – Just in time tocelebrate National Engineers Week,dozens of students from University High School in Orlando teamed withIBM to unveil IBM THINK, a new interactive experience in INNOVENTIONS West at Epcot. As part of the opening, the group was among the first to explore the exhibit and try ...

Central Florida Students Help Open IBM THINK Exhibit at INNOVENTIONS – Dozens of students from University High School in Orlando helped unveil a new interactive experience called IBM THINK at Epcot today. The group was among the first to try the exhibit’s mobile app and free STEM lesson plans. Dozens of students from University High School in Orlando helped unveil a new interactive experience called IBM ...

Soarin’: The Making of a Free-Flight Fantasy – Inside the Technology LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Walt Disney World Resort takes Epcot guests on a high-flying magical journey that sweeps them up, over and across the richly diverse landscape of California. Never before Soarin’ has anyone had the opportunity to view the Golden State from a bird’s-eye view with such an extraordinary sensation ...

Disney Blends Imagination and Technology to Deliver Landmarks in Theme Park Innovation – With the launch of the groundbreaking "Turtle Talk With Crush" attraction at Walt Disney World Resort, Disney has established yet another theme park landmark in keeping with Walt Disney's simple philosophy, "I believe in being an innovator."

Through a rich combination of storytelling, guest service, imagination and complex engineering born out of years of research and development, Disney's resorts around the world have become synonymous with cutting-edge achievements in themed entertainment since Disneyland opened in 1955.

Mission: SPACE . . . Launching an Adventure Through Technology – Creating a first-of-its kind attraction that would combine unique aerospace technology with classic Disney storytelling presented a world of technical challenges to Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative development and design arm of the Disney theme parks. Specifically, how would Imagineers use technology to create a realistic experience of rocketing to Mars? The answers are found in technical know-how and innovation, research and consultation with space professionals, and a dramatic storyline inviting guests to explore a new world.

Technical Magic Brings – "Mickey's PhilharMagic," presented by Kodak, features the worlds' largest seamless projection screen in the world, representing the most immersive wrap-around image Disney has ever created. The show begins with a concert hall proscenium, gradually expanding, resulting in an experience that embraces the audience in a 165-degree musical extravaganza. As the theater magically "disappears," guests become immersed in the imagery and performance, experiencing favorite Disney characters in an entirely new way.

Audio-Animatronics Technology Brings Walt Disney World Shows to Life – Who’s Bugging Who- Inside the massive trunk of Disney’s Animal Kingdom great icon, The Tree of Life, is a theater featuring “It’s Tough to be a Bug,” a humorous 3-D film/special effects show starring Earth’s least known wild creatures. Disney’s Animal Kingdom is located at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney) ...

Mission: SPACE . . . Launching an Adventure Through Technology – EYE-FILLING VIEWS — Snug in their X-2 space trainer, Walt Disney World guests on the new Mission: SPACE attraction rocket off to Mars in a one-of-a-kind experience. For each Epcot voyager, the wonders of space pour through their viewports. From pulse-racing liftoff (pictured), Florida falls away from view as the blackness of space envelops the ...

Technical Magic Brings – SYM-FUNNY OF CHARACTERS — “Mickey’s PhilharMagic,” a spectacular new attraction at Magic Kingdom, features classic Disney characters in computer-generated 3-D imagery. While Donald mischievously tries to capture Mickey’s Sorcerer’s hat and take control of the PhilharMagic Orchestra, guests are immersed in music and scenes from classic Disney films such as “Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin,” ...

Disney Blends Imagination and Technology to Deliver Landmarks in Theme Park Innovation – GOING WHERE NO THEME PARK ATTRACTION HAS GONE — Mission: SPACE at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., will take guests on a pulse-racing journey among the stars to Mars. Scheduled for a preview opening in mid-August, Mission: SPACE, presented by HP, is a new E-ticket attraction in the Future World section ...