“The detail was really fun and neat to do but it wasn’t done without motivation it was done to provide a level of show - the most successful thing about TDS is its environmentality - we wanted the ultimate immersion beyond being a movie set, beyond walking down Main Street, we wanted you to be there, we wanted you to be in Genoa or Venice...” Tim Kirk, Supervising senior designer, Tokyo DisneySea
THE worlds of water take the lead in Issue 8 with the fifth anniversary of Tokyo DisneySea commemorated through coverage of the new park entertainment such as The Legend of Mythica and Big Band Beat. Also featured is a personal opinion-editorial piece about Tokyo DisneySea with contributions from two of the lead imagineers on the park: Steve and Tim Kirk. Finally an insight into the revised Sindbad’s Seven Voyages attraction at the park with imagineer Joe Lanzisero rounds out the offerings. More water stories surface in an interview with WDI Senior Vice-President Tony Baxter about the shelved The Little Mermaid attraction along with exclusive photographs of the original models and the story of Epcot’s The Seas with Nemo and Friends is told with imagineer Kathy Mangum.
Following our exclusive with Phil Collins another Disney Legend Alan Menken, talks about his current Disney projects including The Little Mermaid musical and Sister Act – The Musical which is also featured in a separate article with former Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios, Peter Schneider, the producer of the show.
SEAS THE DAY
Imagineering’s Kathy Mangum talks about The Seas with Nemo and Friends at Epcot
lost at sea
A personal interpretation on the design of Tokyo DisneySea featuring two of the park’s key creators: Steve and Tim Kirk
part of your virtual world
As the ‘lost attraction’ of The Little Mermaid surfaces on the film’s DVD as a virtual ride thru - Senior Imagineer Tony Baxter
discusses the creation of this Fantasyland dark ride that never got built
THE RENAISSANCE MAN
Exclusive interview with Disney Legend Alan Menken on current projects for Disney
TALES FROM THE LAUGHING PLACE
THE RENAISSANCE MAN: An exclusive interview with Disney Legend Alan Menken. Go Sister... Show sister: Touchstone’s 1992 hit, Sister Act makes it to the stage. TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF: Sindbad takes on a new voyage at Tokyo DisneySea. PART OF YOUR (VIRTUAL) WORLD: An exclusive look at the lost The Little Mermaid dark ride with Imagineer Tony Baxter, which has now surfaced as a virtual ride-thru on DVD. seas the day: The Seas with Nemo & Friends rejuvenates Epcot’s The Living Seas. LOST AT SEA: A personal journey through the Tokyo Disney Resort’s second gate. Five Alive: A look at the fifth anniversary celebrations of Tokyo DisneySea. THE SEA OF DARKNESS FADES AWAY: Photographs of The Legend of Mythica at Tokyo DisneySea. hide & Seek: Exploring the Backstage Safari and Wild By Design Tours at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The recurring nightmare: The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D comes to theaters.
the tales of Issue 8: