About
Immersive Disney Animation takes over Lighthouse ArtSpace Minneapolis (1517
Central Ave. NE) March 23 - August 13, 2023.
Lighthouse Immersive, North America’s top creator of experiential projection
exhibitions (including The Original Immersive Van Gogh) is collaborating with the Creative Legacy team of Walt Disney Animation Studios, creators of iconic animated stories for all ages for nearly a century. Together, Walt Disney
Animation Studios and Lighthouse Immersive will present the music and artistry
within Disney Animation’s canon of films - from hits of today like Encanto,
Zootopia, and Frozen; to the classics including The Lion King, Peter Pan, and
Pinocchio.
Surrounded by the worlds, music and stories of Disney Animation, audiences
can step into the magic and artistry of beloved Disney characters and become
one with them.
Tickets to this one-of-a-kind immersive experience start at $27.99 and are
on sale now at disneyimmersive.com.
The creative team for the Disney Animation: Immersive Experience is led by
Oscar®-winning producer J. Miles Dale (Best Picture 2018 -The Shape of Water)
who said, “Trailblazing in a new medium is always exciting, and this has truly
been the most challenging and rewarding project of my career. Being entrusted
with Disney’s rich archive of animation is a great honor, but also a tremendous
responsibility. With such a wealth of material and a treasure trove of
memorable characters, it is a thrill to bring the work of all the great Disney
animators and performers to life in a 360-degree immersive environment.” Mexico
City-based Cocolab worked with Dale and the Creative Legacy team at Walt Disney
Animation Studios to develop the program for Lighthouse Immersive Studios.
Special Projects Producer Dorothy McKim (Oscar-nominated, Get A Horse!) is
spearheading the project for Disney Animation.
Beyond the unparalleled projection design that Lighthouse Immersive is known
for, Disney Animation: Immersive Experience is further enhanced by expansive
environmental design by Lighthouse Immersive’s Global Creative Director David
Korins (Tony Award®-nominee whose credits include more than 20 Broadway shows
including Hamilton, and an Emmy Award® for Grease Live).
The moment patrons walk in the door, they are transported into the magical
world of Disney Animation Studios’ vaults as they follow a swirling pixie dust
‘wish trail’ through the galleries, where they encounter rarely seen exhibits
from Walt Disney Animation Research Library, including a series of animator’s
character sketches, an interactive drawing table that teaches guests how to
draw their favorite Disney characters (brought to you by Uniball writing and
art instruments), an animator’s desk displaying time lapses of character
creation, introductions to some of the amazing animators behind the legacy, and
more. Additional interactive features within the projection show include
responsive projection design that moves with the audience and custom bracelets
that light up in sync with the projections and based on the audiences’ movements
through the galleries. In a particularly show-stopping moment, the Gazillion
Bubbles special effects team fills the 500,000 cubic feet of galleries with
bubbles.