Imagineering Teases Moana & Star Wars Animatronics, Disney World Transportation Restrictions Begin
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The goal is not to do innovation or technology for technology's sake, but always in service of the story.
New technology is in disccernible from actual magic because you don't know how it works.
I have a million complaints about that projectionfaced pirate. Um, but the one complaint I don't have is them pushing technology forward.
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