Parks and Resorts

WHERE STORIES COME TO LIFE

Whether broadening the appeal of Disney parks or leveraging creative franchises from favorite films, every Disney vacation moment is rich with our unique content and inspires Guests to keep coming back for more.

CREATING INSTANT CLASSICS: EXPEDITION EVEREST

After two years of construction during which the Himalayan Mountains rose above Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Expedition Everest opened last April, taking Guests on a runaway train ride past a Nepalese mining town and up into the mountain for an encounter with the largest and most complex Audio-Animatronics® figure ever built by Walt Disney Imagineering – the Yeti!

ENHANCING A LEGEND: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

Since the debut of the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in 1967, more than 500 million Guests have enjoyed this swashbuckling adventure. The attraction’s continued popularity inspired the successful Pirates film franchise and, in a fanciful plot twist worthy of Walt Disney himself, the films re-inspired the attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World with new characters. In July, the updated attractions, featuring the incredibly life-like Captain Jack Sparrow Audio-Animatronics, premiered along with the franchise’s second installment, Dead Man’s Chest. The re-imagined attraction received an enthusiastic response, proving yet again that a timeless story never grows old, only better.

EXTENDING CREATIVE FRANCHISES: FINDING NEMO AND BUZZ LIGHTYEAR

Three new attractions based on the 2003 Disney/Pixar hit Finding Nemo have homes in Florida and California. First, Finding Nemo: The Musical at Disney’s Animal Kingdom brings the undersea world to life in a stage spectacular featuring original songs by Tony Award®-winning Avenue Q co-composer Robert Lopez. The second Nemo-themed attraction, called The Living Seas with Nemo & Friends, opened in the fall at Epcot, where the characters interact with 65 species of real marine life in a six-million-gallon saltwater aquarium.

Finally, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage sets sail in summer 2007 in the former home of Disneyland’s legendary Submarine Voyage. Guests will embark on a journey to observe an active undersea volcano and discover that their favorite fish friends, including Marlin and Dory, are along for the ride. To bring the story to life, proprietary imaging technology from Walt Disney Imagineering will make the underwater characters appear as if they’re swimming right outside Guests’ portholes.

At Disneyland Resort Paris, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast (based on Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 2) completes the installation of a Buzz Lightyear-themed attraction at every Disney resort around the world. Space Rangers of all ages can’t resist this highly competitive and temptingly repeatable experience.