Tag: Technology
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Disney Task Force is Exploring AI and Ways It Could Cut Costs Across the Company
A Disney task force has been created to explore the potential that comes with AI and also ways to cut costs. The task force was created earlier this year before the writer’s strike in Hollywood. The task force is seeking to see how AI can be applied across different ways across the entertainment company. Currently…
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Disney Invites Applications from Innovative Growth-Stage Companies for 2022 Disney Accelerator Program
The Walt Disney Company announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2022 Disney Accelerator, a business development program designed to accelerate the growth of innovative companies from around the world. Now in its seventh year, the program is expected to begin in July and conclude with a Demo Day in the fall. Applications…
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Disney Patents 3-D Virtual World Simulator Technology
Disney continues to dig into augmented reality experiences for its guests. Recently, Disney received a patent on what is called a “Virtual World Simulator.” This technology aims to project moving 3-D images on real-world objects that would be able to interact with guests. This would, in theory, up the interaction and engagement with guests visiting…
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Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Technology Adds To Leadership Team and Realigns For The Future
CTO Aaron LaBerge restructures team to support Disney’s growth and innovation Okaro, Schwarz, and White join leadership team; Pollard to lead Media Engineering; Lawson, Andrews and Kato take on new roles; Helfand leads Advertising Platforms DMED Technology is responsible for next-generation DTC and linear distribution, advertising technology, engineering, operations, and Disney’s digital product portfolio Disney…
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Disney Develops Face Swapping Technology That Could Change How Movies Are Made
Face swapping technology has been seen in recent years in Disney films with varying levels of success. However, a project coming out of the Disney Research Studios is poised to completely change that. While the technology has advanced through the years, it is about to go to a whole new level thanks to Disney’s neural…
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Setting the Scene: How Technology Created a Richer Playset in ‘Toy Story 4’
The Pixar team traveled to infinity and beyond to build sets as dynamic as the characters who inhabit them in the all-new animated adventure Toy Story 4, in theaters today. For starters, the aspect ratio used for the previous films, 1.85:1, was changed to 2.39:1 for Toy Story 4, creating a larger depth of field. “It’s a…
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Find DAPs Magic on Apple News!
Those with Apple devices might have noticed some changes and new apps on their home screen after updating to iOS 9. One of these enhancements is a News app that can be found on devices utilizing iOS 9. I am pleased to announce that if you search “DAPs Magic“ in the News app you can now get…
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Disney Research Division Working on Creating Bipedal Robot to Walk Like Animated Characters
With the ever advancing technology in Disney Parks, new things are bound to head our way in the near future. In recent times, Disney’s Research Division is developing something that will make your favorite characters seen even more realistic. Disney is developing a way to create bi-pedal animatronics. Our goal is to bring animation characters…
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Apple Pay Coming to Walt Disney World and Disney Stores
The Disney geek world has been chattering away after Apple’s announcement that it’s new payment system, Apple Pay, would be utilized at the Walt Disney World Resort and also in Disney Stores. This came with the announcement of two devices that will enable the use of this new Apple Pay system: the iPhone 6 (and iPhone 6…
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Would you walk your dog with a drone?
Would you walk your dog with a drone? Jeff Meyers would. In fact, he did and he also filmed it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ3Qz48lK9M There are clearly some problems that could arise with this automatic dog walker. The first one that pops into mind is a squirrel… followed by a cat… and then a fire hydrant. So I…
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Disney Research Invents Magic Fingertip Microphone
Several years ago, guests visiting the Disneyland Resort could experience a “haircut” via soundwaves when visiting Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln in the Opera House on Main Street, USA. A new invention could potentially render that effect basically obsolete. A scientist with Disney Research has invented a new type of sound transmitting device that creates…
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Disney’s New Story App Offers New Way to Share Media
Disney is continuing to innovate and come up with new ways to tell a story. This time, it is through an app called appropriately enough, the Story App. According to the Disney Post, this app will use “intuitive technology to pull from user’s photo and video libraries, Story automatically organizes media into shareable “stories” based on…
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Iron Man Tech Coming to Disneyland’s Innoventions
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Set pieces from Iron Man 3 are coming to Disneyland, specifically in Tomorrowland’s Innoventions. Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries will be open to Disneyland guests starting April 13. Guests will get a chance to see Tony Stark’s Hall of Armor, featuring Iron Man suits Mark I-VII. They…