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Disney Imagineering Details Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway Design in New WED Walks Episode

Imagineers outline solutions that blend projection with UV techniques to unify physical and digital art.

Overview

  • The video confirms a first for the attraction by marrying projection mapping with UV-printed elements and UV‑reactive paint.
  • Designers developed a proprietary gray base tone called “happy color” to make projections match the contrast and color of physical scenery.
  • One preshow theater was built as a full working prototype on site to fine‑tune the screen‑tear illusion, smoke placement, and timing.
  • Built‑in diagnostics let park teams display labeled projector targets to speed alignment and support long‑term reliability.
  • Hidden layers include the most Hidden Mickeys of any Walt Disney World attraction and a recurring crab Easter egg that appears in every scene.