How Disney Lays Out Theme Parks: IPs, Lands, Worlds & Relations.

About this episode

The episode explores how Disney's focus on Intellectual Properties influences the layout and design of theme parks, particularly in the context of recent attractions and future developments.

There's been much discussion over the years about Disney's Intellectual Properties being the driver of choosing new attractions being built in the parks. And with recent openings like World of Frozen at the new Disney Adventure World there has been a lot of speculation that Disney is focused more on single IP offerings rather than "lands" as has been in the past. We study attractions previously built and those soon to come to see if "worlds" with single intellectual properties are the way of the future over lands. And then we note something we call Relations, which consist of Twins, Siblings and Orphans. We'll introduce these terms and how these relate to each other in terms of deciding what to build, where to build it, and the scale by which it is built. From this we'll identify what the most likely paths forward for Imagineering as it tries to build its future forward with the most options possible--particularly at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney California Adventure and Disney's Adventure World. Join us for How Disney Lays Out Theme Parks: IPs, Lands, Worlds & Relations. Be sure to check out my latest endeavor, Disneyland Insights: Inspiration, Ideas & Magic for You…

Topics covered

• Disney theme parks
• Intellectual Properties
• attractions
• Imagineering
• future of theme parks
• worlds vs lands
• Relations

Keywords

• Disney
• theme parks
• Intellectual Properties
• attractions
• Imagineering
• Disney Adventure World
• worlds
• lands
• future
• Relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney, Disney Insights, DisneyInsights.com, Disney Insights Facebook Page

Books & works: How Disney Lays Out Theme Parks: IPs, Lands, Worlds & Relations

Places: Disney Adventure World, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney California Adventure

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