http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog Orlando area attractions and theme park information and news Fri, 25 May 2012 00:51:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/25/disney-legend-marty-sklars-letter-to-imagineers-announcing-his-retirement-after-53-years/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/25/disney-legend-marty-sklars-letter-to-imagineers-announcing-his-retirement-after-53-years/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:09:02 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1819 Yesterday, Walt Disney Imagineers received a letter via e-mail from Disney Legend and Imagineering Ambassador Marty Sklar in which he announced that he would be retiring from The Walt Disney Company. Here are the words he wrote: I’ve always thought that the two most important dates in Disney’s parks and resorts occurred in July and [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/25/disney-legend-marty-sklars-letter-to-imagineers-announcing-his-retirement-after-53-years/feed/ 3 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/19/disneys-hollywood-studios-to-celebrate-20th-anniversary-with-ceremony-and-imagineering-sessions/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/19/disneys-hollywood-studios-to-celebrate-20th-anniversary-with-ceremony-and-imagineering-sessions/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:49:42 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1721 From wdwcelebrations.com: On Friday May 1, 2009, the date of the anniversary, the park will open at 8:00 am with a special rope drop ceremony welcoming guests into the park to kick off the celebration. In addition, two special sessions to commemorate the anniversary will take place in the Premiere Theater, one at 9:00 am [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/19/disneys-hollywood-studios-to-celebrate-20th-anniversary-with-ceremony-and-imagineering-sessions/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/16/raytheon-to-bring-robotic-arm-ride-simulator-to-innoventions-at-epcot/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/16/raytheon-to-bring-robotic-arm-ride-simulator-to-innoventions-at-epcot/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:38:28 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1695 As revealed to Disney cast members via their online web portal called the Hub, Walt Disney Imagineering is working with Raytheon to develop a new motion simulator attraction for Innoventions at Epcot. The attraction is called “The Sum of All Thrills” and will allow guests to design a roller coaster, jet plane, or bobsled ride using real-life [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/16/raytheon-to-bring-robotic-arm-ride-simulator-to-innoventions-at-epcot/feed/ 5