www.themeparkinsider.com: The hour-long first episode of The Imagineering Story takes viewers through the early days of what is now known as Walt Disney Imagineering. Begun as WED Enterprises in the early 1950s, this new company of Walt's was his "sandbox" for the development of Disneyland. Long-time theme park fans probably won't learn anything new from The Imagineering Story - the history of Disneyland is well known - but even the most knowledgable fan will geek out over the visuals here.
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When Disney+ was launched, many of the views experienced difficulties from the start. A lot of their servers crashed and they sent out on social media that they were just overrun with the number of views and a bunch of techie people came for them and started saying how their operating system was very flawed. I don’t know why I included that I just think it’s funny when people call out big companies for their problems when they treated their customers like they are dumb. So now to this article, this is really awesome that they are showing this side of Disney. The creative process is honestly the best part of these production companies (I mean don’t get me wrong the movies, TV shows, merchandising, and entertainment, in general, is still amazing). I think I will have to go watch this documentary series because I have heard many people talk about Imagineering but I’ve still been a little confused about what the actual jobs are. I am not a Disney fanatic like others, but I still enjoy the behind the scenes process of huge projects like the Disney theme park attractions (I think my favorite one that I know of is the design of Avatar)
My family is a huge Disney fan. We have been to Disney World so many times and have many fond memories associated with them. We used to have most of the old Disney animated movies on VHS before we gave them away and I was always so sad that I couldn't watch some of my favorite movies anymore. I am so glad that Disney+ is a thing. My family has only just gotten into the 21th century and got Netflix this past year, but I know Disney+ will need no convincing. I am always incredulous that Disney now owns so much content, that Disney+ is now a black hole of TV and movies. I love that they included the documentary series about Imagineering. I have always wanted to know how Disney comes up with the magical rides and entertainment they come up with everyday and look forward to watching the series.
I have become a much bigger fan of Disney as I've grown up (which is weird because I feel like it should sort of be the opposite?), and I promise you can catch me watching Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, or Hercules at least once a month. I mostly watch them on VHS tapes from my childhood, though. I don't have Disney+, not sure how much it costs and all that, but I have definitely seen the hype around it! Everybody is talking about it. I think it's a really cool service (sort of annoying that every company is trying to make their own streaming service to the point that the once cheap $10-a-month appeal of Netflix is like $100 when you factor in all the streaming services you'll have to get at this point, BUT I digress), and I really love the idea of them doing a sort of behind-the-scenes series to show how all the theme parks have come to life. I've been to Disney World once, and it was definitely nothing short of a magical experience. I know that didn't happen overnight, and I'd be really interested to see how it all came to be.
I’ve been a Disney fan for basically my whole life. My mom grew up in Southern California, and I spent a decent chunk of my childhood there as well. With that, I was very lucky to be able to frequent Disneyland quite a bit. Without a doubt, the incredibly detailed work of the Disney Imagineers influenced my childhood and helped lead me to where I am today with my goal to be a scenic designer. To me, the thing that makes Disneyland stand out as opposed to it’s competitors, Six Flags or Universal Studios, is the intricate attention to detail that is the product of such talented and dedicated Imagineers. They truly are the stars of the show, and have crafted such a complete guest experience. I’m really glad and appreciative that Disney has used their new streaming platform to shine a light on these amazing behind the scenes creators. I think it’s extremely important for entertainment lovers to be aware of the work that these imagineers do. However, it does make me sad that this important exposure piece is only available to the customers who have the financial ability to pay the 7 dollars a month. To me, it just seems like another financial gain for Disney, or else it would be streamed publicly with the sole intention of doing good for their imagineers.
I live in Florida. I am a Disney Annual Passholder. I preordered Disney+. Yes, that is me. I am super excited to watch the Imagineering series! I have been a little preoccupied rewatching my favorite Disney and Pixar movies and Disney Channel series, but I will get to watching it eventually! I do think it's a financial strain on people who want to watch this series, but Disney has so much content that the streaming service kind of makes sense to me. If you're interested in learning more about Imagineering, but don't want to pay for Disney+, I would recommend looking into some of the super cool videos on YouTube that detail the processes of Imagineering for specific Disney World rides and experiences! I have always thought Imagineering was super cool and there was a point in my life where I thought that was exactly what I wanted to do (before I realized I couldn't do math and didn't want to sell my soul to Disney), so I was really excited to see that this was part of the exclusive Disney+ content! There's so much content on Disney+ to sift through, I just hope I get to the Imagineering series ASAP!
The first thing we did in my house, when we purchased Disney+ was watch the first chapter of the “The Imagineering Story”. Which was really funny because we are also listening to Bob Iger’s book about his experiences working for Disney in the past 15+ years. Like the article says its less about the information is says, because most of Disney’s story has been released in different forms, but the enticing part of The Imagineering Story is the visuals. Seeing how things were made way back when computers were not even close to what we have today. When technology was not as advanced and in order to design and create everyone had to be in the same room. It’s also a look into a different generation, where there were very little women in the work force. Although way far from perfect , makes me appreciative of how far we have come.
I really do not understand why we can’t suck it up and have one big streaming service. I absolutely put my foot down on this one. Seriously? I have to pay you how much a month if I want to watch Hercules twice a year?? That aside, this sounds like an interesting element of that blasphemous platform. I have heard bits and pieces of the history of how Disney has worked its magic through the years and how it has changed through varying technological upgrades, but to really get that information from the source has some value. It gives insight into different creative processes, and exposing ourselves to a million ways as to how to approach a challenge is how we develop our own style and problem-solving skills. Char made an interesting comment about the generational gap and the presence of women in that space, and I would be interested to hear more about that in particular.
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