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The secret technology behind Disney’s new Star Wars hotel
New patented technology means guests of the hotly anticipated Galactic Starcruiser will be able to visit a galaxy far, far away very soon
24 February 2021 • 8:00am
An artist s rendering of a game in the Silver C Lounge at the forthcoming Galactic Starcruiser hotel at Walt Disney World, Orlando
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Star Wars fans have been given their most tantalising look to date inside the forthcoming new Galactic Starcruiser hotel at Walt Disney World, Orlando, that will take them deeper than ever before into a Galaxy far, far away.
The Starcruiser will be Disney’s most creative hotel experience when it opens in late 2021, delivering a vivid and hands-on immersion in the world of Star Wars with the use of innovative technology led by a series of new patents.
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Posted By Ken Storey on Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 12:33 PM click to enlarge The new M&M s store at Disney Springs Candy brand M&M s debuted a new store at Disney Springs this month, and like so many Disney Springs stores, it s a class in experiential retail. From Instagram-worthy photo-ops to sci-fi technology, the 10,000-square-foot store is as much a celebration of the M&M s brand as it is a place to buy some candy-coated chocolate drops. M&M s has had a presence in Central Florida for years, with a previous store at the Florida Mall. Like other recent M&M s stores, the Disney Springs one is a bit smaller but remains focused on the experiential aspects that the last store was known for.
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During the DVD boom, Bob Chapek championed movies made for at-home viewing a useful strategy in the streaming age
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Two decades before Bob Chapek was named chief executive of Walt Disney Co., he identified an unlikely cash gusher: a pack of adorable, talking golden retrievers.
Mr. Chapek was the head of Disney’s home-entertainment division, then riding high on consumers’ seemingly limitless appetite for DVDs. After successfully pumping out direct-to-video sequels to beloved classics like “Bambi and “The Lion King, Mr. Chapek sensed an opportunity with “Air Bud, a 1997 hit film about a basketball-playing dog.