Animation World Magazine, Issue 3.2, May 1998

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It's Tough to be a Bug at Animal Planet.
© 1998 The Walt Disney Company.

Disney Animates Animals. Disney's new theme park, Animal Kingdom, opened in Orlando, Florida on April 22. The 500-acre park features live animals, rides, and a few attractions which utilize animation. It's Tough to be a Bug, a show that takes place in a 430-seat theater inside a giant tree, combines 3-D computer animation with animatronic characters. Viewers wear "bug-eye" polarized glasses to view the animation, which was produced by Disney and Rhythm & Hues in association with Pixar, which is currently in production on the CGI animated feature, A Bug's Life. An adventure ride called Countdown to Extinction features animated visual effects and animatronic dinosaurs. The park also features stage shows based on Disney's animated features: Festival of the Lion King, Colors of the Wind, Friends From the Animal Forest, and Journey Into Jungle Book.

Animation World Magazine will feature an inside look at Animal Kingdom in an upcoming issue. Stay tuned to the Animation Flash for details.

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