The five years of Disney’s California Adventure takes center stage for Issue 5 with a personal op-ed article looking at the design and narrative structure of the park. Senior Concept Writer Kevin Rafferty talks about the creation of the Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley To The Rescue! attraction and the history of the ride that it replaced: Superstar Limo. The newest Disney resort in Hong Kong is explored further with the Grand Opening festivities and the construction of the park featuring interviews with WDI’s chief architect, Wing Chao and the park’s managing director John Verity. We also take a walk in the park with Hong Kong Disneyland horticultural designer John Sorenson and look at the creative process of producing entertainment for this Magic Kingdom.

Animation gets a double feature with a look at the inspiration that Disney Legend Joe Grant can provide to current animation and the development of two of Disney’s contemporary Villains, Yzma from Emperor’s New Groove with animator Dale Baer and Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame with animator Kathy Zielinski. In addition we continue the celebration of Disneyland’s 50 years with a visit to the Henry Ford Museum’s Behind the Magic: Disneyland at Fifty exhibition.

SOME KIND OF SUPERSTAR
The history of one of Disney’s most ill-fated and disliked attractions: Superstar Limo

red letter haze
The Grand Opening ceremony of Hong Kong Disneyland

TONIC FOR THE IRONIC

Rhett Wickham looks at the current state of animation and finds solutions in the principles of Disney Legend Joe Grant

state of mine
A personal interpretation of the Disneyland Resort’s second gate, Disney’s California Adventure on the occasion of the parks 5th anniversary

TONIC FOR THE IRONIC: Joe Grant’s influence on animation. red letter haze: The Grand Opening Dedication ceremony of Hong Kong Disneyland. character driven: Live entertainment at Hong Kong Disneyland. the supporting cast: Horticulture at Hong Kong Disneyland. CLIMBING EVERY MOUNTAIN: The construction of the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort with Wing Chao and John Verity. state of mine: A personal view on the five years of Disney’s California Adventure. some kind of superstar? The story of Superstar Limo. mISSION POSSIBLE? Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! comes to the Hollywood Pictures Backlot. A Villain from Venus and A Villainess from Mars: A look at the work of animators Dale Baer and Kathy Zielinski. the model d: The Behind the Magic: 50 Years of Disneyland exhibition.

the tales of Issue 5: