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Interview With Thierry Coup, VP of Universal Creative, Part 3
A Total Recall of his Forbidden Journey Part 3 of 3: Wizard of Universal In Part 1 of my interview with theme park designer Thierry Coup, Vice President of Creative Development for Universal Creative, he discussed his early years as a theme park attractions designer with Walt Disney Imagineering. In Part 2, he described his…
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Interview With Thierry Coup, VP of Universal Creative, Part 2
A Total Recall of his Forbidden Journey Part 2 of 3: Does Whatever a Spider Can In Part 1 of my interview with theme park designer Thierry Coup, Vice President of Creative Development for Universal Creative, he discussed his background in film special effects and his early years as a theme park attractions designer with…
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Interview With Thierry Coup, VP of Universal Creative, Part 1
A Total Recall of his Forbidden Journey Part 1 of 3: From Films to Theme Parks Recently, I spoke with theme park designer Thierry Coup, Vice President of Creative Development for Universal Creative and the executive in charge of all media production for Universal Parks and Resorts. He is the brains behind the new Wizarding…
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Video: Star Tours Ends With A Bang
Previously on the DIS Unplugged blog, we reported all the events during the Last Tour to Endor party on Saturday, August 14th. The party included a one night only show combining the Star Wars and Indiana Jones universes called Raiders of the Lost Jedi Temple of Doom: A Fan Film of Epic Proportions, and even…
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Book Review: Melody Malmberg’s Look At Walt Disney Imagineering
In May 2010, Disney Editions released a new book titled “Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look at Making More Magic Real” written by Melody Malmberg with a lot of help from the Imagineers. This is a sequel to the book published almost 15 years ago with the similar title “Walt Disney Imagineering: A…
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Disneyland Half Marathon Coming Up Sunday, September 5th
The 5th Annual Disneyland Half Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, September 5th, 2010. The event has filled to capacity for the 5th consecutive time with over 14,000 runners registered to participate in either the 5K or half marathon. 570 “Legacy Runners” have finished all 4 previous Disneyland Half Marathons, and will be recognized throughout the…
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Video: 2011 Miss America Contestants Visiting the Magic Kingdom
The current 53 contestants for 2011’s Miss America pageant are in Orlando to attend the Miss America Outstanding Teen Competition. They took time out of their schedule for a day at the Magic Kingdom. Disney released a video of the women laughing their way down Main Street, U.S.A. towards Cinderella’s Castle, and gasping as they…