Anaheim City Council Votes to End Disneyland Resort Tax Breaks
Move requested by Walt Disney Company, citing growing adversarial business climate.
Category: Theme Parks - Installations
‘Quintessential Imagineer’ Scott Watson Dies in Plane Crash
Disney Imagineering CTO remembered for his numerous technical achievements and contributions to popular theme park attractions during his nearly 30-year tenure at the company.
Disneyland Resort Reaches Tentative Deal with Workers
Timing and amount of wage increases at the heart of new contract proposal set for vote by four Master Services Council labor unions this Thursday.
‘South Park’ Return Set Along with Cartman’s Escape Room Comic-Con Debut
Two interactive activations coming to San Diego next week will prime fans for upcoming Season 22 premiere.
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Pixar Pier Makes its Debut at Disney California Adventure Park
How Walt Disney Imagineering and Pixar pulled off the new Pixar Pier at California Adventure Park.
Disney Veteran Dave Michener Dies at 85
Co-director on ‘The Great Mouse Detective’ worked as director, animator and story artist on numerous studio films and special park projects.
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Universal Details Immersive ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Attraction
Interior projection mapping and seats that swivel with the story mark the new attraction, housed in the new DreamWorks Theatre, opening June 15 at the theme park in Hollywood.
VRLA 2018 Announces Keynotes and Expo Highlights
Immersive tech event returns May 4-5 to explore “A New Reality.”
Disney Creates Direct-to-Consumer Unit to Oversee Streaming
Kevin Mayer, who oversaw the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox, will lead the new division.
The 16th Annual VES Awards: Reactions, Photos and More
Get a peek at the winners onstage and backstage at this year’s grand Visual Effects Society bash.
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‘Apes,’ ‘Coco’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Top 16th Annual VES Awards
‘Game of Thrones’ wins five awards; ‘Coco,’ ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ win four awards each; Samsung sweeps all three commercials categories; and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ wins a pair.
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Kristy Pron Named Conference Chair for SIGGRAPH 2020
Annual computer graphics event will be held for the first time in Washington, D.C.
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‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Apes,’ ‘Despicable Me 3’ and ‘Thrones’ Top VES Noms
Winners in 24 categories will be announced Feb. 13 at a gala awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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The VOID Integrates IKinema into ‘Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire’
U.K. company’s animation middleware added to the realism of the hyper-reality experience, now open at three locations worldwide.
Disney Buys Fox in $52 billion deal
Deal brings Fox’s movie and TV studios, and cable and international TV businesses together under a single roof.
MIPCOM Unleashes Torrent of TV Deals
Imira, Entertainment One and Hoho Entertainment among the wheelers and dealers.
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4-D Theatrical Experience Based on ‘The Deep’ Coming in 2018
New attraction to feature exclusive 3-D CG animation produced by Technicolor Animation.
Disney Animation, Imagineering Legend X Atencio Dies at Age 98
Iconic artist worked on ‘Pinocchio’ and ‘Fantasia,’ and played key roles in creating the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Haunted Mansion’ rides at Disneyland.
Technicolor’s ‘The Deep’ Diving into Aquariums in the U.K. & Germany
Technicolor partners with Merlin Entertainments Group to create dynamic experiences for the underwater adventure series ‘The Deep’ at over 20 sea life aquariums.
Australian Effects & Animation Festival Announces 2017 Winners
‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets’ and ‘Doctor Strange’ receive awards for feature film VFX at 2017 Australian Effects & Animation Festival.
Legendary Disney Imagineer Marty Sklar Passes Away at 83
Forerunner and creative leader of Walt Disney Imagineering led the development of Disney theme parks and attractions for next three decades.
11 New Disney Legends Honored at D23 Expo 2017
Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Stan Lee, Clyde ‘Gerry’ Geronimi, Wayne Jackson and other incredible talents honored at special 30th Anniversary Awards ceremony hosted by Disney Chairman & CEO Bob Iger.
Studio Ghibli Theme Park Set for Early 2020’s
To be built on the former site of the 2005 World Expo, ‘Ghibli Park’ will restage scenes and environments from director Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved 1988 film, ‘My Neighbor Totoro.’
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Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 15th Annual VES Awards
‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ receives most feature film nominations; ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ is top animated film contender; ‘Game of Thrones’ leads the broadcast field and scores most nominations overall.
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Cartoon Network Unveils First Retail Partners for ‘The Powerpuff Girls’
Strong Line-Up of Over 30 Partners signed across Apparel, Accessories, Homewares, Personal Care, Stationery, FMCG and Events.
