Unit 3
Lighting:
Shows and Parades: Disney utilizes a variety of different lighting techniques for their closing displays. Examples of these are: Lasers, projections, fireworks, LED's, Moving lights and strobes, amongst others.
During some of the midday shows lighting is used to little or no success. Because of the sunlight and distance between lighting fixtures and stages the lights are washed out and have no effect on the performance.
In main street, USA gas lighting is used for authenticity as it matches the time period of the area. other areas of the park have lighting to match the themes of the areas. for example, adventureland has lanterns hanging from trees and discoveryland has wall lighting and LED's.
Rides: Disney has made a lot of technological advancements on their rides. This includes the use of 3D, 4D, Projections, VR and LED's. The use of 3D technology on rides is very modern with Disney being one of only 2 companies to use it. The other being Universal Studios in Orlando. Star Wars: Hyperspace Mountain uses a multitude of new technologies to give a fully immersive experience to the riders. In Walt Disney World Florida VR is used on the "Flight of the passage" ride. Because of the mixed reviews from riders and the cost of equipment and development it is the only ride that uses this in any Disney park.
Electricity: The Walt Disney Company spends approximately £38,000 a night on fireworks alone. This adds up to ~£1,375,000 a year.
On top of this the daily spend for electricity for Disneyland is £3.25M. Meaning that Disney spends a whopping £1,181,125,000 a year.
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Sound: Disneyland's sound designers have created a very sophisticated network of music and sound that can be found around the park. Across the entire park hundreds of sound cues have to be triggered to "keep visitors suspended in disbelief." An example of these cues can be found in Main Street, USA. If you stand outside the piano shop located to the right of the entrance you can here instruments being played by "Learners."
Speakers around the park can be very difficult to spot, with many being embedded into walls and floors.
Sound at Parades: During the Parades in Disneyland Park different music and sound effects are used to match the section of the parade that is closest to you. The speakers, however, are separate to the moving components meaning that the changes in music are timed to change with the theme. Because of this people 10 meters away from each other could be hearing different music through different speakers.
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Secrets: Across Disneyland a multitude of different "secrets" can be found. Many people are able to walk straight past many of the small things that Disney's designers, or Imagineers have placed in the parks. A few examples of these hidden items include animatronic pigeons in Discoveryland, snails on the gold plated spires of the castle and a statue of Maleficent's raven who's eyes glow when you take a picture with the flash on. Imagineers take up to 3 years designing these secrets for every new park and area, even though many people do not notice them.
Hidden Mickeys: One of the biggest "Secrets" at every Disney park is the Hidden Mickey mouse heads, similar to a variety of Disney animated films. Across Disneyland Paris Hundreds of hidden Mickeys can be found, if you look hard enough. Some of them can be hidden in plain sight and others are only an inch in size. Disney Imagineers in Florida decided to first hide these silhouettes in EPCOT in the 1970's because they were told that no disney characters would be seen in the park. Since its inception over 1000 of the heads have been recorded and they are most commonly found in attractions, shops, and as decor around the environment.
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Scenic Design: Scenic design was something that Walt Disney himself was most concerned with. He wanted to have no clash between the different areas in any of his parks. For this to happen Imagineers had to find ways to disguise buildings and to have a seamless blend between them. Because of this building can sometimes be seen to have 2 separate roof designs to match the land that the side of the building is in. Walt Disney was also responsible for the creation of "High Points." These are easily identifiable features that people can use to reference which section of the park they are in. These too may have separation in their designs depending on the distance in which someone is viewing them.
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Health and Safety: Disneyland has many protocols to ensure the safety of both the workers and visitors to the park. Before families are able to enter the parks there are thorough bag checks. This is to prevent potentially dangerous items such as knives getting into the park. As well as this, security guards are stationed throughout the park to protect visitors and prevent dangerous behaviour. On site medics are situated in first aid rooms. These medics are trained in basic first aid and can help with multiple forms of injury and distress and can seek further medical attention from the emergency services if necessary. Designated smoking areas are placed away from more populated areas to provide non-smoking guests with a more comfortable experience.
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Link to Unit 3 Presentation: https://prezi.com/p/ahu0eofm7n_9/
Link to YouTube video of presentation: https://youtu.be/uPAOeSyZeZE
Shows and Parades: Disney utilizes a variety of different lighting techniques for their closing displays. Examples of these are: Lasers, projections, fireworks, LED's, Moving lights and strobes, amongst others.
During some of the midday shows lighting is used to little or no success. Because of the sunlight and distance between lighting fixtures and stages the lights are washed out and have no effect on the performance.
In main street, USA gas lighting is used for authenticity as it matches the time period of the area. other areas of the park have lighting to match the themes of the areas. for example, adventureland has lanterns hanging from trees and discoveryland has wall lighting and LED's.
Rides: Disney has made a lot of technological advancements on their rides. This includes the use of 3D, 4D, Projections, VR and LED's. The use of 3D technology on rides is very modern with Disney being one of only 2 companies to use it. The other being Universal Studios in Orlando. Star Wars: Hyperspace Mountain uses a multitude of new technologies to give a fully immersive experience to the riders. In Walt Disney World Florida VR is used on the "Flight of the passage" ride. Because of the mixed reviews from riders and the cost of equipment and development it is the only ride that uses this in any Disney park.
Electricity: The Walt Disney Company spends approximately £38,000 a night on fireworks alone. This adds up to ~£1,375,000 a year.
On top of this the daily spend for electricity for Disneyland is £3.25M. Meaning that Disney spends a whopping £1,181,125,000 a year.
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Sound: Disneyland's sound designers have created a very sophisticated network of music and sound that can be found around the park. Across the entire park hundreds of sound cues have to be triggered to "keep visitors suspended in disbelief." An example of these cues can be found in Main Street, USA. If you stand outside the piano shop located to the right of the entrance you can here instruments being played by "Learners."
Speakers around the park can be very difficult to spot, with many being embedded into walls and floors.
Sound at Parades: During the Parades in Disneyland Park different music and sound effects are used to match the section of the parade that is closest to you. The speakers, however, are separate to the moving components meaning that the changes in music are timed to change with the theme. Because of this people 10 meters away from each other could be hearing different music through different speakers.
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Secrets: Across Disneyland a multitude of different "secrets" can be found. Many people are able to walk straight past many of the small things that Disney's designers, or Imagineers have placed in the parks. A few examples of these hidden items include animatronic pigeons in Discoveryland, snails on the gold plated spires of the castle and a statue of Maleficent's raven who's eyes glow when you take a picture with the flash on. Imagineers take up to 3 years designing these secrets for every new park and area, even though many people do not notice them.
Hidden Mickeys: One of the biggest "Secrets" at every Disney park is the Hidden Mickey mouse heads, similar to a variety of Disney animated films. Across Disneyland Paris Hundreds of hidden Mickeys can be found, if you look hard enough. Some of them can be hidden in plain sight and others are only an inch in size. Disney Imagineers in Florida decided to first hide these silhouettes in EPCOT in the 1970's because they were told that no disney characters would be seen in the park. Since its inception over 1000 of the heads have been recorded and they are most commonly found in attractions, shops, and as decor around the environment.
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Scenic Design: Scenic design was something that Walt Disney himself was most concerned with. He wanted to have no clash between the different areas in any of his parks. For this to happen Imagineers had to find ways to disguise buildings and to have a seamless blend between them. Because of this building can sometimes be seen to have 2 separate roof designs to match the land that the side of the building is in. Walt Disney was also responsible for the creation of "High Points." These are easily identifiable features that people can use to reference which section of the park they are in. These too may have separation in their designs depending on the distance in which someone is viewing them.
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Health and Safety: Disneyland has many protocols to ensure the safety of both the workers and visitors to the park. Before families are able to enter the parks there are thorough bag checks. This is to prevent potentially dangerous items such as knives getting into the park. As well as this, security guards are stationed throughout the park to protect visitors and prevent dangerous behaviour. On site medics are situated in first aid rooms. These medics are trained in basic first aid and can help with multiple forms of injury and distress and can seek further medical attention from the emergency services if necessary. Designated smoking areas are placed away from more populated areas to provide non-smoking guests with a more comfortable experience.
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Link to Unit 3 Presentation: https://prezi.com/p/ahu0eofm7n_9/
Link to YouTube video of presentation: https://youtu.be/uPAOeSyZeZE
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