The Imagineering Forum Encyclopedia: Years 2013 - 2017

[spacemt354]

June 2017

Imagineering Competitions
One Sentence Competition Season 3 - Episode 3

Timeline
June 29th - August 14th

Hosted by yours truly when the previous host had a time conflict - Episode 3 of the One Sentence Competition continued the newfound tradition of having an overarching theme to the prompts - with this theme being 'television'

Essentially - every prompt would switch to a different television channel and a challenge based on the theme of the channel would be given. (Ex: Travel Channel dealt with WDW Transportation)

@D Hindley would become a back to back winner of the One Sentence Competition - gaining 8 gold medals in the competition's duration. Due to the open nature of the competition, some competitors drifted in and out, or only competed in one or two challenges, but overall 14 contestants participated throughout the competition.

Final Standings
1 - D Hindley
T-2 - AceAstro
T-2 FigmentPigments
4 - Sephirenn
5 - Disney Dad 3000
6 - MA Screamin'
7 - kmbmw777
8 - Poe Dameron
9 - CreateDisney
10 - S.P.E.W
11 - GotsFancyPants
12 - Pionmycake
13 - Angels and Disney's
14 - StevenU

Link to full competition:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/one-sentence-competition-season-3-episode-3.928703/
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[spacemt354]

June 2017

Personal Projects
Pirates of the Caribbean RCT3
By @ImagineerTim

Joining the forum with an immediate impact - ImagineerTim's version of a refurbished Pirates of the Caribbean attraction was a truly remarkable feat, and still holds up to this day as one of the best projects of 2017!

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/imagineertims-pirates-of-the-caribbean-rct3.928000/​

 

[spacemt354]

June 2017

Personal Projects
The New Generation Disney Resort
By @orlando678-

Famous for his individual projects on the forum, refurbishing Disney Resorts around the world, orlando678-'s 2017 project contribution was centered around his ideas for a brand new, 6 theme park, Disney Resort. The outline is in place with all the various details and information on lands/attractions/etc -- with maybe 2018 to flesh those concepts out!

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/the-new-generation-disney-resort.927856/​

 

[spacemt354]

June 2017

Personal Projects
Pixar Land Concept
By @Jtuck

Jumping onto the scene, Jtuck posted some brilliant artwork and designs for his own version of a Pixar Land for Disney Theme Parks. It was a wonderful way to introduce himself to the forums and something to be remembered by!

*Not that it matters but this technically was posted in late-May. I don't want to go back and edit the last several posts though or leave it out - so I stuck it in June's personal projects.

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/my-pixar-land-concept.927431/​

 

[spacemt354]

June 2017

Open Brainstorming Concepts
Sydney Disneyland Theme Park
By Club 32

After months of brainstorming, and countless hours of preparation and design - the Sydney Disneyland theme park was finally complete in June! With an incredible attraction lineup, detailed write-ups for each individual section of the park - this was truly one of the greatest team accomplishments of the 2017 Imagineering Year!

Sydney Disneyland Map
By @Imagineerland

Lands from the Park

Fantasia Gardens

Pacific Wharf

Frontierland

Adventureland

Fantasyland

Shadowlands

Tomorrowland

(from the Century 22 attraction - by @OvertheHorizon )

Nighttime Fireworks
by @mickeyfan5534 and @MonorailRed


Full List of Contributors
MonorailRed
FigmentPigments
kap91
D Hindley
mickeyfan5534
Imagineerland
OvertheHorizon
Disney Dad 3000
kmbmw777
S.P.E.W.
Brer Oswald
gonzoWDW
JackWatkinson
DlpPhantom
michmousefan
warfelg
David2319
Voxel
englanddg
Magic Feather
LSCreative
Poe Dameron
StevenU
Fox&Hound
MA Screamin'
Jsly
tcool123
C. E. Myatt
MANEATINGWREATH
MCParradox
rawisericho
stitchcastle
Bill Cipher
Pionmycake
Angels and Disney's
MANEATINGWREATH
DisneyManOne
CraniumCommand89
Skipper of the SEA
spacemt354
and a special thanks to Tom Thordarson

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/sydney-disneyland-resort-a-project-by-club-32.928583/​

 

[spacemt354]

July 2017

Imagineering Competitions

Timeline
June 28th - August 30th
Hosted by @Disney Dad 3000 in his competition hosting debut - The Great Movie Ride Competition combined team gameplay with seven 'movie' related challenges and themes.

With a large and small individual project for each of the 7 'Scenes' in the competition, the teams would amass points and the team at the end of the game with the most amount of points would be the winner.

At the start of the competition - there were 4 teams

Marvel Studios
AceAstro
MonorailRed
jyn erso
spacemt354
Coasterninja
CraniumCommand89
StevenU

Pixar Studios
D Hindley
FigmentPigments
Sephirenn
kmbmw777
mickeyfan5534
Flippin'Flounder
The90sKid

Lucasfilm Ltd
tcool123
David2319
Poe Dameron
QuillPenn
DlpPhantom
Angels and Disney's
AndrewsJ

Disney Studios
Brer Oswald
ThatGuyFromFlorida
orlando678-
TheOriginalTiki
Jtuck
gonzoWDW
Benjlufc

Marvel Studios ended up going on to win the competition by a narrow margain over Pixar Studios - as the 4 teams ending up merging into two for the final few projects of the season. Overall - it was a great summer competition and one that saw a ton of creativity and teamwork!

Sample Projects

Marvel Studios' Progress City Resort and Spa

Pixar Studios' Peoplemover Resort

Marvel Studios' Henson's Revue Restaurant

Pixar Studios' Dream Mountain

Link to full competition:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/the-great-movie-ride-projects-announcements.924471/​

 

[spacemt354]

July 2017

Personal Projects
EPCOT 2032
By @AimYourBrent

With a wonderfully detailed look into a new Epcot for the future - AimYourBrent shared his ideas and tactics for how to shape Future World for the next decade to come. With great illustrations and concepts - AimYourBrent solidified himself among the best of the best personal projects for 2017!

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/epcot-2032.928786/​

 

[spacemt354]

July 2017

Personal Projects
Backyard Nighttime Spectacular
By @Jwhee


A hidden gem posting in imagineering during the summer, that might have been missed by some, was a well-crafted nighttime pyrotechnic show for the 4th of July by Jwhee - that actually included (around 11:40 in the video) Illuminations music from Epcot - as well as projections/lighting/and more. A pretty neat project to check out!

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/backyard-nighttime-spectaculars.929003/​

 

[Suchomimus]

March 2017

Personal Projects
March Mania Season 1
By @kmbmw777

Inspired by the bracketology of the NCAA March Madness Season -- kmbmw777 began our own version of a 'march madness' by starting this project as a means of voting for some of the top projects that the forum had produced - in order to crown a champion. The format of the project involved several members nominating the categories of

Freelance - personal projects
Mega Freelance - big open brainstorming projects
Competition - individual competition projects
Mega Competition - group competition projects

Until ultimately a Final Four was selected of @MonorailRed Western River Expedition, @MCParradox 's Adventure in Time, @D Hindley 's DisneySky, and Team Lassetoki's Xanadu from The Sole Imagineer Competition Season 2.

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/march-mania-s1-results.925296/​

I wonder how Hindley got here; or what his reaction was to DisneyManOne using SKY for WDW.

 

[Suchomimus]

June 2017

Personal Projects
The New Generation Disney Resort
By @orlando678-

Famous for his individual projects on the forum, refurbishing Disney Resorts around the world, orlando678-'s 2017 project contribution was centered around his ideas for a brand new, 6 theme park, Disney Resort. The outline is in place with all the various details and information on lands/attractions/etc -- with maybe 2018 to flesh those concepts out!

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/the-new-generation-disney-resort.927856/​

I think he said in Something Borrowed, Something New he wasn’t going to continue that; which is a shame because he had some original ideas that I really wanted to see fleshed out.

 

[AceAstro]

July 2017

Imagineering Competitions

Timeline
June 28th - August 30th
Hosted by @Disney Dad 3000 in his competition hosting debut - The Great Movie Ride Competition combined team gameplay with seven 'movie' related challenges and themes.

With a large and small individual project for each of the 7 'Scenes' in the competition, the teams would amass points and the team at the end of the game with the most amount of points would be the winner.

At the start of the competition - there were 4 teams

Marvel Studios
AceAstro
MonorailRed
jyn erso
spacemt354
Coasterninja
CraniumCommand89
StevenU

Pixar Studios
D Hindley
FigmentPigments
Sephirenn
kmbmw777
mickeyfan5534
Flippin'Flounder
The90sKid

Lucasfilm Ltd
tcool123
David2319
Poe Dameron
QuillPenn
DlpPhantom
Angels and Disney's
AndrewsJ

Disney Studios
Brer Oswald
ThatGuyFromFlorida
orlando678-
TheOriginalTiki
Jtuck
gonzoWDW
Benjlufc

Marvel Studios ended up going on to win the competition by a narrow margain over Pixar Studios - as the 4 teams ending up merging into two for the final few projects of the season. Overall - it was a great summer competition and one that saw a ton of creativity and teamwork!

Sample Projects

Marvel Studios' Progress City Resort and Spa

Pixar Studios' Peoplemover Resort

Marvel Studios' Henson's Revue Restaurant

Pixar Studios' Dream Mountain

Link to full competition:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/the-great-movie-ride-projects-announcements.924471/​

My first competition. And definitely my favourite!!

 

[spacemt354]

July 2017

Open Brainstorming Concepts
Disney Pangaea
By @Brer Oswald , @MA Screamin' and Club 32

After the completion of Sydney Disneyland - brainstorming began (and can still continue till this day) about the 2nd gate of the Sydney Disneyland Resort entitled Disney Pangaea. Concepts has swirled for the last few months regarding the orientation of the park, the attractions within it, and the overall premise. Hopefully this could be a project completed sometime in 2018.

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/club-32-disney-pangaea.929155/​

 

[spacemt354]

August 2017

Imagineering Competitions
Theme Park Apprentice Season 9

Timeline
July 9th - August 31st
Hosted by @D Hindley - Theme Park Apprentice Season 9 was the latest installment of an imagineering competition that has long before run on the ThemeParkInsider forums. With contributions from both wdwmagic members as well as TPI members, Season 9 was underway, with out of the box challenges that tested your inventiveness and prowess with concepts sometimes outside of the normal Disney/Universal theme parks.

Judges
D Hindley
Chad H
kmbmw777

The Contestants
FigmentPigments
KennyCook
spacemt354
tcool123
Deadpool

@FigmentPigments emerged as the winner of the competition in her inaugural appearance in the competition - with the final project being the 'Hidden Worlds of Disney' theme park!

Links to full competition:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/the-great-movie-ride-projects-announcements.924471/
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/discussion/thread.cfm?page=1540​

 

[spacemt354]

August 2017

Personal Projects
Overhaul of Disney California Adventure
By @Disneylover152

In an attempt to fix DCA for good - Disneylover has presented his ideas for a new and improved overhaul of Disney California Adventure. With some nice thematic tie-ins and realistic approach - this was a great project addition for 2017!

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads...f-disney-california-adventure-my-idea.929963/​

 

[spacemt354]

August 2017

Personal Projects
Disneyland Ontario Resort
By @DisneyForever

With the theme park land laid out, the locations and attractions - DisneyForever's Disneyland Ontario stepped into new territory and provided some interesting ideas and landmarks in the project!

"Welcome one and all to the Disneyland Ontario Resort. Here small towns will come together, fantasies will be made, adventure starts here, we'll visit new frontiers, and see some futures come and go. Together, we will laugh here, cry here, and play here as people go through the gates. This land, just six years ago, was barren, then came along myself, finding a plot to call home."

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/disneyland-ontario-resort.931509/​

 

[spacemt354]

August 2017

Open Brainstorming Concepts
Zootopia in Animal Kingdom
By @BigThunder26

BigThunder26 presented the concept of a Zootopia train replacement for the Wildlife Express train to Rafiki's Planet Watch in Disney's Animal Kingdom. An interesting and possibly realistic proposal - it might be something to explore going into the brainstorming season of 2018!

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/an-idea-so-insane-it-just-might-work.930556/​

 

[spacemt354]

August 2017

Open Brainstorming Concepts
Something Borrowed, Something New
By @orlando678-

Derived from past personal projects, and thinking outside the box, orlando678- started the thread 'Something Borrowed, Something New' as a creative thread that dives deeper into his theme park concepts.

Link to full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/something-borrowed-something-new.931529/​

 

[AceAstro]

September 2017

Imagineering Competitions
Twist in Time 2: The Sunshine Expedition

Timeline
August 25th - October 25th

Hosted by @tcool123 , A Twist in Time was brought back for a second season featuring many time periods and many parks. Due to school, this competition was unfortunately but on hiatus but I’d love to see it return in 2018!

Judges
tcool123
DisneyForever (Guest Judge)
Mickeyfan5534 (Guest Judge)
Kmbmw777 (Guest Judge)
spaemt354 (Guest Judge)
RMichael21 (Guest Judge)
Brer Oswald (Guest Judge)

The Contestants
AceAstro
Disneylover152
StevenU
Magic Feather

Before the hiatus, @Disneylover152 had a one-point lead over second place

Link to the full competition:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/a-twist-in-time-2-the-sunshine-expedition-challenge-6.931145/
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[D Hulk]

I wonder how Hindley got here; or what his reaction was to DisneyManOne using SKY for WDW.

You rang?

How I got here? Think I was idly image searching “DisneySky,” certain some other Internet Imagineers would’ve pursued the concept, and somehow I found the March Madness thing.

@DisneyManOne’s use of Sky confused me at first, but ultimately I was flattered and pleased that he both gave me credit and liked the park well enough to burgle it.

 

[AceAstro]

September 2017

Personal Projects
Monstrous Realms - An Independent Park Design for Japan
By @D Hindley

Originally created for Theme Park Apprentice, D Hindley shares his beautiful designs of an independent park taking over the land that was once used by Nara Dreamland. Everything you could possibly think of is covered in this thread.

Link to the full concept:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/monstrous-realms-an-independent-park-design-for-japan.931750/

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