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This page is to help you quickly jump through this picture set. Below you will see a listing of the pages and the captions on that page.

  • Page Number: 1
    I realized I had no shots of the main entrance. So here are a couple
    The check in lines were nonexistent at this hour (it was about 7:45am).
  • Page Number: 2
    I was surprised to see how fast the crowd moved through the doors when they sprung open at 8am.. not sure where they were all running off to since there were lines for the keynote presentation and the store already formed.
    The castle of cans...
  • Page Number: 3
    Stopped by the Dream Store to see if I missed anything.. here is a display with items from the Soda Fountain and Studio Store in Hollywood
    Some generic merchandise
    Then filler, Halloween costumes?
  • Page Number: 4
    They moved the line from the 2nd floor downstairs for the Storytellers to better organize it. These people were in line for the Toy Story Midway Mania Presentation
    Todays project was healthy snack packs
    Up on the 3rd floor was a room dedicated to Home Entertainment (movies).
  • Page Number: 5
    The first kiosk was for the Disney Movie Rewards
  • Page Number: 6
    A comparison of BluRay to DVD
    In the back was a screening room for BluRay 3D...
  • Page Number: 7
    Back out to the hallway now, the Sorcerers Apprentice display
    Heading back downstairs to stop by the floor one last time
    I walked through the Collectors Forum
  • Page Number: 8
  • Page Number: 9
    The rest of the morning was at the Animation Keynote given by John Lasseter where no cameras were allowed. I was able to attend the press conference after, so here are two shots from that.
    Then I tried to get into the Muppets Presentation but was denied access due to being there so late.. so instead went to to the Science of Imagineering presentation
  • Page Number: 10
    The first demonstration I saw was on sound. So they had a volunteer from the audience come up on stage and talk into a microphone
    Then they pointed a directional speaker around so you could hear it.
    They then talked about the science behind it.
  • Page Number: 11
    Next up was on effects, such as smoke
    This machine allows them to create puffs of air and direct it
  • Page Number: 12
  • Page Number: 13
    Next up a segment on Disney fireworks, I was trying to take pictures and missed everyones name and official titles, he is an Imagineer that works with fireworks
    First up a demonstration on how the color is created
  • Page Number: 14
    Then a talk about how Disney is using air launch systems now, with a demonstration using a t-shirt launcher.
    Next up Biology with a visit from the someone from Disneys Animal Kingdom
  • Page Number: 15
    The last segment I stayed for was on virtualization
  • Page Number: 16
    Another Imagineer came out to talk about the simulation technology and how it helps to design/build attractions as well as how it can be used as an attraction
    Next was a quick bite to eat then back in line for the Imagineering Pixar for the Disney Parks seminar, which I was lucky enough to get into
  • Page Number: 17
    There was an all star panel of Imagineers and Pixar people.
    On the right - Bob Weiss (Imagineering - Executive Vice President)
  • Page Number: 18
    Kevin P. Rafferty (Imagineering - Senior Concept Writer)
    Kathy Mangum (Executive Vice President, Producer)
    On the left is John Lasseter, on the right is Bruce Vaughn (Chief Creative Executive)
  • Page Number: 19
    Liz Gazzano (Pixar)
    On the left is Eric Jacobson (Senior Vice President, Creative Development) and on the right is Roger Gould (Pixar)
  • Page Number: 20
    A shot of John working the Jungle Cruise for Disneylands 50th
    The first Pixar entry into the parks, the parade down at the Studios in Florida
  • Page Number: 21
    A couple shots of the backstory for Turtle Talk at DisneySea in Tokyo
    The theater
  • Page Number: 22
    Working on the Subs at Disneyland
  • Page Number: 23
    The musical for the cruise line
  • Page Number: 24
    Transforming Superstar Limo to Monsters.. re-purposing Drew Carey
  • Page Number: 25
    Then onto the newest and biggest addition, Cars Land
  • Page Number: 26
    The Official Ground Breaking
  • Page Number: 27
    After the presentation one last press conference with most of the panel
    Then it was off to the arena for the Toy Story presentation (which had camera restrictions, so this ends the photos for the Expo).
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