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Disney's new Olaf robot is so real, it'll give you chills

Disney Imagineering has already created a trove of animatronics and robots, maybe none more lovable than the Star Wars BDX Droids, but this next one is so real that it’s ice cool. Olaf, the walking, talking, and wisecracking snowman we all know from Frozen, is now a reality in the…

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“It’s incredible to revisit this after almost a decade” – step inside Zootopia 2 early with Disney’s new 4D attraction

TechRadar got an early look at the show and caught up with Zootopia stars Ginnifer Goodwin and Nate Torrence, and Jared Bush, chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, to talk about both the attraction and the upcoming sequel.

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Disney World’s new Zootopia experience is fun, fast, and full of fur – literally, thanks to one incredible animatronic

TechRadar had the chance to preview the new 4D show ahead of its opening, experiencing the production – created by the same animation team behind Zootopia 2 – and getting an up-close look at an all-new animatronic from Walt Disney Imagineering.

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Disney Imagineers brought Walt Disney back to ‘life’ and I still can’t figure out exactly how they did it

I got watch 'Walt Disney - A Magical Life' at Disneyland ahead of it's debut, and Imagineering's latest audio-animatronic is the most immersive yet

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'There’s nothing like this in any land-based themed park that’s out there' – a Disney Imagineer on how the Treasure cruise ship's Haunted Mansion Parlor came to be

TechRadar spoke with Daniel Joseph, Executive Illusions & Effects for Walt Disney Imagineering, to unpack how the Disney Treasure's Haunted Mansion Parlor came to be.

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Inside Disney's $60 billion plan for theme parks and cruise upgrades

Josh D'Amaro, Disney's 'experiences' chief, is beefing up the attractions that provide the bulk of the company's profits.

Fortune

The Epcot Attraction That Walt Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot Misses The Most Is One I Had Completely Forgotten About

The newest member of the Inventors Hall of Fame reveals what closed Epcot attraction he misses the most.

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Disney May Already Have Plans To Bring Parts Of The Haunted Mansion Movie Into The Ride

Could the movie based on the Disneyland ride transform the ride so it's based on the movie?

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Disneyland sets Splash Mountain closing date, releases new concept art for Tiana's Bayou Adventure

LOS ANGELES — Disneyland's Splash Mountain — the famed log flume ride whose imagery is rooted in the dated and racist 1946 film "Song of the South" — has an end date. Guests will have their final chance to plunge a five-story drop through a briar patch on May 30,…

Los Angeles Times

‘Mandalorian’ creator Jon Favreau pitches Star Wars ride for Disneyland

SANTA ANA, Calif. — “Mandalorian” series creator Jon Favreau wants Walt Disney Imagineering to build an immersive theme park ride based on the Razor Crest spaceship in the Disney+ show for the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge lands in Disneyland and Disney World.

The Orange County Register

Rolly Crump, Disney designer who helped define the look of Disneyland, dies at 93

Animator-turned-theme park designer Rolly Crump, who was instrumental in the design of early Disneyland, died Sunday in his Carlsbad home, where he had been in hospice care, said his son Christopher. Crump was 93.

Los Angeles Times

Kareem Daniel and the rise and fall of the Disney executive who helped define the Bob Chapek era

For more than a decade, Kareem Daniel faithfully followed the Walt Disney Co. script for success.

Los Angeles Times

How Disneyland keeps Boba Fett from bumping into Kylo Ren in Galaxy’s Edge — and why it matters

The introduction of the Mandalorian, Baby Yoda and other new Star Wars characters in Galaxy’s Edge means for the first time Disneyland will be telling more than one story in Black Spire Outpost along the vast timeline of the epic science fiction saga.

The Orange County Register

‘Finding Nemo’ octopus swims into Disneyland submarine lagoon

A seven-armed octopus from “Finding Dory” with camouflaging capabilities who just wants some peace and quiet is about to become visible to thousands of Disneyland visitors and a flock of squawking seagulls after hiding beneath a tarp in the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage lagoon.

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Disney delays moving 2,000 jobs to Orlando amid ‘don’t say gay’ clash with DeSantis

Amid the feud with Gov. Ron DeSantis over the so-called “don’t say gay” law, the Walt Disney Co. has delayed for more than three years plans to move about 2,000 high-paying jobs to Orlando, Florida, from California.

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