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The entire 3D ride film for Avatar Flight of Passage is one continuous 4.5-minute shot spanning a virtual 11.2 km across Pandora’s Valley of Mo’ara. Weta Digital created every frame from scratch (nothing recycled from the movies) in 10K resolution at 60 fps with omni-directional stereo. Custom 3D glasses had to be engineered specifically for the 160-degree field-of-view screen so nothing would break the illusion.

Disney Legend Kay Kamen, born Herman Samuel Kominetsky, sold mink hats in Nebraska and marketed “Our Gang” comedies long before joining Disney as their licensing genius. By the 1920s he was a Kansas City ad man whose success led to his company being renamed “Kamen-Blair.” He already had a proven track record licensing movie properties when he cold-called Walt Disney in 1932. After the phone call, Kamen withdrew every penny he had, sewed the cash into the lining of his coat, took a two-day train to Los Angeles, and stayed awake the entire trip so no one would steal it. He spread the money across Walt and Roy’s desk and offered a straight 50/50 split to license Mickey Mouse products. Then he promptly fell asleep while the brothers conferred privately. His New York office had the cable address “Mickmouse.” It was the perfect shorthand for the man who personally visited department-store buyers twice a year to push Disney products and who generated $35 million in licensed goods in just four years during the depths of the Depression. He was an obsessive quality watchdog, canceling licenses on the spot if manufacturers cut corners and even sent his own artist (Lou Lispi) to factories to ensure characters were drawn correctly. This “no junk” policy became the gold standard the entire licensing industry later copied. The 1933 Mickey Mouse watch was his masterstroke. Kamen struck the deal with the struggling Ingersoll-Waterbury Clock Company; Macy’s sold 11,000 watches on the first day alone, and the factory workforce ballooned from 300 to 3,000 employees almost overnight. The watch alone helped bankroll "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” He pioneered the very first movie soundtrack for the film and orchestrated “Snow White’s” merchandising blitz. In October 1949, after a business trip to Paris with his wife Katie, their Air France Lockheed Constellation went down on São Miguel Island in the Azores (just minutes from landing for refueling). All 46 people aboard perished. Walt and Roy absorbed his company immediately afterward.

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A movie based on the ‘CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE’ books is in the works. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are set to direct. (Source: Deadline)

Electric Mayhem playing Born to be Wild LIVE at a special event for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets!

It’s great. A needed addition to the park with tons of hidden details throughout. Excited for Magic of Disney Animation

Walt Disney Studios Courtyard is open to guests at Hollywood Studios! And it’s filled with hidden characters all around!