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Disney Dish Subscriber Exclusive: The tech behind DCA​’​s “World of Color”

by The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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Len Testa & Jim Hill continue to look back at the development of DCA’s nighttime show. Especially the role that the Fountains at the Bellagio played in inspiring the Imagineers.

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Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

Which super-popular outdoor feature at EPCOT Center led to the creation of WET Design

How many dive-trained engineers does it take to maintain the Fountains at Bellagio

What’s significant about those three different levels that the football field-sized platform that powers DCA’s “World of Color” can be raised or lowered to

Which section of this nighttime show was originally supposed to feature paper sculptures & stop motion animation (only to then get cut at the request of then-Disney CEO Bob Iger)

Why did a sudden shifting of the marine layer have an unfortunate impact on “World of Color” ‘s opening night

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released June 25, 2021
Hosts: Len Testa and Jim Hill
Fabulously edited by Aaron Z. Adams

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The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill is a writer, blogger, and theme park historian, and he'll be the first to tell you all of the back-room deals and corporate gossip that happens inside the Walt Disney Company.

Len Testa co-authors the Unofficial Guide series of travel books, focusing on theme parks.
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