Issue #12 of Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine Celebrates Disney's Animal Kingdom
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Issue #12 of Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine Celebrates Disney's Animal Kingdom
(April 11, 2008) April is the month when two significant milestones are passed in the Disney theme park universe. Next Tuesday Tokyo Disneyland turns 25 whilst on April 22 the fourth gate at Walt Disney World reaches double figures. Both anniversaries feature prominently in the upcoming issue of Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine.
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�The feedback we received concerning our Epcot at 25 issue was phenomenal but the success left us wondering how we could continue to maintain the high standards that our readers have come to expect,� Tales publisher Lee J MacDonald explains. �We decided that we had to follow up the issue with the creation and development of Disney�s Animal Kingdom in observance of the 10th anniversary this month. The article is as expansive as our Epcot feature and is told by the park�s founding creative executive Joe Rohde. Joe offers up a comprehensive history of Disney�s Animal Kingdom from the earliest pitches to management that were told through a series of 3x5 cards that laid out the conceit through to the park�s final design. Along the way he talks extensively about such unrealized concepts as Beastly Kingdomme and Nature�s Headquarters. The feature is once more peppered with either rare or never-before-seen artwork from the Walt Disney Imagineering archives and the personal collection of Joe Rohde. The article will be a must for any Disney�s Animal Kingdom enthusiast.�
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Issue 12 of Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine will also discuss the creation of the Tokyo Disneyland 25th anniversary parade Jubilation! with the creator Steven Davison. The article features never-before-seen concept art from the models, floats and costumes over a ten-page spread. Further coverage of the 25th anniversary of the first Disney theme park on foreign soil will be provided in Issue 13 with a historic retrospective of the park�s history, the development of the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel with the project�s architects and a photo essay of the anniversary festivities and Jubilation!
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In addition the next issue of Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine features the first attraction to be developed for both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort, Toy Story Midway Mania! with the creative team of Show Producer Chrissie Allen, Show Writer Kevin Rafferty and technologist Sue Bryan. The article focuses on the development of the story and the gameplay technology behind Disney�s first ever 3-D interactive adventure.
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April also marks the debut of the �The happiest cruise that ever sailed 'round the world� at Hong Kong Disneyland. Tales spoke exclusively to Executive Producer Tom Morris, Show Producer Jody McLoughlin and Director, Color Design Katie Olsen about the latest version of it�s a small world that has a brand-new color palette and the introduction of the Disney characters to this beloved attraction.
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The complete content of Issue 12 (52 pages) is:
Tails, Scales, Treks and Trails � the creative story behind Disney�s Animal Kingdom with the park�s leading Imagineer Joe Rohde;
Go with the Flow �Steven Davison, Vice President, Parades and Spectacles discusses the creative process of developing Jubilation! for Tokyo Disneyland;
Girls�* & Their Toys (* And Kevin!) �� the creation of Toy Story Midway Mania! from Blue Sky to execution with the attraction�s Imagineering team;
Singing On A Dock In The Bay � it�s a small world reaches Hong Kong Disneyland through the efforts of Imagineers Tom Morris, Jody McLoughlin and Katie Olsen; and
Rebekah Moseley visits Yak and Yeti at Disney�s Animal Kingdom with Steve Schussler, the creative mastermind behind the restaurant and Imagineer John Mazzella.
Issue 12 is due for release in May 2008. Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine is available as part of a four-issue subscription or individually with worldwide shipping available. For further information please visit our website: http://www.talesfromthelaughingplace.com
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-- Posted April 11, 2008