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My Thoughts on New Countries in the World Showcase

The idea of adding new countries to the World Showcase at Epcot is a constant topic on Disney fan sites. When Epcot opened, Disney planned to add three additional countries, Spain, Israel, and Equatorial Africa, to the World Showcase. However, these were never built.  In the 80’s, Morocco and Norway were added to the World Showcase. […]

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Ride Design Starring Frozen – Part 2

  Creating the Ride Story – Since I decided that the ride should tell the story of the Frozen movie, it is time to create a first draft script for the ride. The biggest hurdle to over come is fitting a 100 minute movie into a 5 minute ride. So during another viewing of Frozen I wrote down […]

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Ride Design starring Frozen: Part 1

Getting an idea/mandate: Most of my designs start when I get a random idea, but occasionally they occur as a reaction to an announcement. When I first read the announcement about the closure of the Maelstrom and the up coming Frozen ride, my mind immediately starting racing. Research: For me, the next step is to […]