The Science of Disney Imagineering

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Trajectory
Episode overview
Imagineers demonstrate how forces and motion play a leading role in creating rides like California Adventure's California Screamin', and Toy Story Midway Mania.
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Levers and Pulleys
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Imagineers give a new look at how levers and pulleys were utilized to create attractions such as Dumbo the Flying Elephant and Soarin' Over California.
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Gravity
Episode overview
One of the biggest challenges for Imagineers in designing theme park attractions, like Disney's Rock n' Roller Coaster, is figuring out the best way to work with–and sometimes against–gravity's constant 1G Force.
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Fluids
Episode overview
Imagineers demonstrate how they use fluids to their advantage in constructing rides and attractions like Grizzly River Run, and The Seas with Nemo and Friends.
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Energy
Episode overview
Imagineers reveal the role energy plays in popular theme park attractions, such as Epcot's Test Track and the Mad Tea Party.
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Design and Models
Episode overview
Using real theme part rides and attractions, such as Animal Kingdom's Expedition Everest, Imagineers show how they use design processes and models to create realistic themed attractions.
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Magnetism
Episode overview
The Walt Disney Imagineers demonstrate how they use magnets of all types throughout Disney's theme parks, including in attractions like Rock n' Rollercoaster and Pirates of the Caribbean.
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Newton's 3 Laws of Motion
Episode overview
The Walt Disney Imagineers demonstrate how they use Newton's Three Laws to create some of the most exciting ride experiences possible.
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Animal Adaptations: Communication
Episode overview
Walt Disney Imagineers do more than create wild rides. They also study wild animals to create environments, activities and educational programs at Disney's Animal Kingdom that are tailored to the species' physical and behavioral adaptations.
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Friction
Episode overview
Imagineers showcase how different types of friction - static, kinetic, and rolling - come into play when they're designing Disney's theme park rides and attractions.
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Electricity
Episode overview
From lightning the half million bulbs in Magic Kingdom's "SpectroMagic" Parade to transmitting electricity through water for the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, Disney Imagineers show how electricity brings some of their favorite rides to life.

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