Rescued baby seal’s first swim lesson
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Here are a few more images from Tokyo Disneyland’s Stitch Encounter. Since the attraction is in Japan, we made sure to include plenty of shots featuring distinct references to Japan’s culture and landscape (as well as references to Tokyo Disneyland itself of course). So here are some of my favorite images of Stitch’s experiences in Asia!
In Imagineering, No Idea Ever Really Dies: Dreamfinder & Figment
Pic 1: Legendary Imagineer Tony Baxter first used the concept of bearded dragon-keeper in his plans for ‘Professor Marvel’s Gallery of Illusion’, a proposed attraction for Disneyland’s never-built Discovery Bay.
Pic 2: When Discovery Bay was shelved, Baxter re-used the idea of a bearded show host – albeit slightly shaved and renamed The Landkeeper – in his plans for EPCOT Center’s Land Pavilion.
Pic 3: When The Land’s sponsor, Kraft, nixed that idea, Baxter finally found the perfect place to put the bearded show host and his little dragon companion – EPCOT’s Journey Into Imagination Pavilion!
“Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour” John Drury & Greg Paul, 1986
Today’s Disney castles tend to feature some kind of place of interest within them, whether it be a lavish restaurant, unique shopping or art exhibits. However, for 20 years, Tokyo Disneyland’s Cinderella Castle featured an expansive, (and dark!) walkthrough beneath it. Set up as a guided tour of the castle that is taken over by the forces of evil, guests traversed past Disney villains, dark dungeons, evil brutes and malicious mirrors, concluding with a showdown with the Horned King from The Black Cauldron. In Disney fashion, the villains are defeated and the mantra of “Good Conquers Evil” is declared. Upon its closure in 2006, the attraction was converted to Cinderella’s Fairy Tale Hall.
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