resort as reported on the Disney Parks Blog.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Year In Review: Headlines from the Disneyland Resort 2009
Here's a review of the busy and exciting year at The Disneyland resort as reported on the Disney Parks Blog.
resort as reported on the Disney Parks Blog.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Even Greater Moments With Mr. Lincoln!
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
a beloved Disneyland
attraction for nearly 45 years and a historic landmark in the development of Audio-Animatronics technology, reopened Dec. 18, 2009 on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland
in Anaheim, Calif.
a beloved Disneyland attraction for nearly 45 years and a historic landmark in the development of Audio-Animatronics technology, reopened Dec. 18, 2009 on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneylandin Anaheim, Calif.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Exclusive Look Inside Disney's Mr. Lincoln
Original Article posted by Adam Townsend HERE .
Disneyofficials say the Mr. Lincoln animatronic figure will star in a new show, “The Disneyland Story Featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln,” as early as Dec. 18.
Disney spokesman John McClintock said Imagineers – the Disney technical pros – are still tinkering with the classic attraction, which has been on hiatus for several years.
The Mr. Lincoln robotic figure was innovative when it debuted in the 1960s, virtually launching the entire field of audio animatronics.
The graphic, left, shows an exclusive, inside description at to how the original Mr. Lincoln works. Click on the image to see a detailed schematic illustration showing how Mr. Lincoln worked when Imagineers first created him in the 1960s.
McClintock said that Imagineers may announce a firm opening day for the show by the end of this week. The show will include the original narration and voice of Lincoln, recorded by Paul Frees and Royal Dano, respectively.
Frees did voice-overs for the Haunted Mansion ride and has been the voice of various cartoons and in commercials, McClintock said. Dano actually played Abraham Lincoln in a television appearance in the 1960s.
McClintock said that’s why Disney enlisted the actor to read parts of Lincoln’s speeches, giving his voice to the life-like Mr. Lincoln figure.
The audio and music will be fully re-mastered for five-channel surround sound, McClintock said, and the show will include art by Disney masters.
Mr. Lincoln’s innards will also be tweaked to allow the president to show more emotion as he speaks, officials said.
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