Well, my kids were right (there, I've said it ... and it is in print!). After posting the Splash Mountain images, the hits went through the roof! So in keeping with DHI Mountain Mania (originally Matterhorn, now Splash, who knows what next), I offer some more behind-the-scenes images of Walt Disney World's Splash Mountain. Model shots. Construction shots. Oh when will the Mountain Madness stop? Enjoy.
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| We Here At DHI GEEK Out With Aerial Construction Photos! |
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| GEEK-ing Out In Stereo! |
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| Interior Construction ... Cool, But Not Total Geek Out. |
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Ditto!
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MODEL SHOTS: I love that the Imagineers used models on Splash
Mountain. It is a direct link back to how Walt Disney preferred
to design attractions. |
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| Again, direct Walt Disney (the man) Imagineering at work here! |
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Another Walt concept. Like on Pirates, he wanted a flow through
model so that he could walk through the attraction at eye level before
building ... to plus it and make it better. This comes directly
from his training as a filmmaker. Pure set design at work here! |
Wow, I've never seen pictures of Walt Disney World Splash Mountain models. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I agree, very cool. Especially since it is in keeping with Walt Disney and his ideas about Imagineering. I would love to find out who sculpted these or is responsible for them, if anybody out there has that information. Thanks again for your comment. Paul
ReplyDeletethe first aerial photo has been mirrored. From this view frontierland should be on the right and Big thunder on the left.
ReplyDeleteI hate it when they do that. It just makes it that much harder for us geeks.