Ready to enter the “Stolen Kingdom?”
The documentary, announced back in 2022, chronicles the secretive world of urban explorers who chart the Disney theme parks and, in particular, the mystifying theft of a giant animatronic (Buzzy) from an abandoned Epcot attraction (Cranium Command). And it’s about to make its world premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival on Feb. 16, followed by a screening at Slamdance on Feb. 23. And now we can exclusively debut the first trailer, which you can watch below.
The new documentary was produced by White Lake Productions and Bright Sun Films, alongside Slater Wayne, Sam Fraser, Brandon Pickering and directed by Joshua Bailey (who also produced). Executive producers are Jake Williams, Josh Koopman and Sammie Astaneh. The film was written by Bailey and Matthew Serrano, a regular contributor to the incredible Defunctland YouTube channel.
According to the official release, the doc “delves into the history of mischief,...
The documentary, announced back in 2022, chronicles the secretive world of urban explorers who chart the Disney theme parks and, in particular, the mystifying theft of a giant animatronic (Buzzy) from an abandoned Epcot attraction (Cranium Command). And it’s about to make its world premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival on Feb. 16, followed by a screening at Slamdance on Feb. 23. And now we can exclusively debut the first trailer, which you can watch below.
The new documentary was produced by White Lake Productions and Bright Sun Films, alongside Slater Wayne, Sam Fraser, Brandon Pickering and directed by Joshua Bailey (who also produced). Executive producers are Jake Williams, Josh Koopman and Sammie Astaneh. The film was written by Bailey and Matthew Serrano, a regular contributor to the incredible Defunctland YouTube channel.
According to the official release, the doc “delves into the history of mischief,...
- 2/14/2025
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Mere hours after Disney Experiences held its big showcase at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and touted major and exciting new film, TV and parks projects at D23, the “ultimate Disney fan event,” it appears one fan-favorite attraction could be closing for good. Walt Disney Imagineering, the secretive arm of the Walt Disney Company responsible for the theme parks, has only a few weeks to decide whether to keep Muppet*Vision 3D or to shut it down, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap, and its closing was originally going to be tipped during a D23 presentation until a last-minute swap.
The original attraction opened in 1991, exactly a year after Jim Henson’s tragic death and has since become something of an institution. The film itself is a hilarious trip to the Muppet Labs, where your favorite characters are working on demonstrating a new 3D technology. It...
The original attraction opened in 1991, exactly a year after Jim Henson’s tragic death and has since become something of an institution. The film itself is a hilarious trip to the Muppet Labs, where your favorite characters are working on demonstrating a new 3D technology. It...
- 8/13/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Even Disney had a hard time explaining what the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel was to potential guests, according to Chairman of Disney Experiences, Josh D’Amaro.
What was easy for people to understand was the price tag. The LARPing experience could cost upwards of $5,000 and its hefty price tag was roasted by the media before the hotel even opened to the public.
Like a spacefaring Hindenburg, the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser crashed and burned almost immedately, and was shuttered less than two years after opening. Disney took a multimillion dollar writedown on their taxes.
Still D’Amaro defends the project as innovative and says it was brave of Disney to even try such a thing.
“It was difficult to even explain to the public, and I think it was incredibly brave for us to move into this space.”
“This is something that had never been done before,” D’Amaro said.
What was easy for people to understand was the price tag. The LARPing experience could cost upwards of $5,000 and its hefty price tag was roasted by the media before the hotel even opened to the public.
Like a spacefaring Hindenburg, the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser crashed and burned almost immedately, and was shuttered less than two years after opening. Disney took a multimillion dollar writedown on their taxes.
Still D’Amaro defends the project as innovative and says it was brave of Disney to even try such a thing.
“It was difficult to even explain to the public, and I think it was incredibly brave for us to move into this space.”
“This is something that had never been done before,” D’Amaro said.
- 4/8/2024
- by Thom Pratt
- Pirates & Princesses
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