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Walt Disney World Resort in 3D Takes Vacation Planning to New Heights as the
Most Detailed 3D Rendering Within Google Earth to Date
Once guests are immersed in the Walt Disney World in 3D experience, they can
click on hotels and attractions like Spaceship Earth to access video and
text pop-up's that provide more information to assist in travel planning.
(Photo: Business Wire) BURBANK, Calif.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Walt Disney
Parks and Resorts is harnessing the power of Google EarthT to build an
interactive, three-dimensional tour of Walt Disney World Resort that brings
you one step closer to a true park experience. With direct links to Disney's
online travel-planning tools, Walt Disney World Resort in 3D will re-invent
how people plan and book vacations.
Beginning today, Disney guests can use Google Earth, a program which offers
a 3D digital model of the world, to virtually tour Walt Disney World's four
theme parks, as well as its 22 hotels and resorts. An overview of Walt
Disney World Resort in 3D, along with instructions on how to get started,
can be found at www.disneyworld.com/3dparks. Existing Google Earth 4.3 users
can see Walt Disney World Resort in 3D by enabling the "Gallery" folder
within Google Earth, or by selecting any of the 3D buildings within the
resort.
"You know the phrase 'next best thing to being there'? Walt Disney World
Resort in 3D is going to deliver on that," said Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt
Disney Parks and Resorts. "Guests and travel planners can now explore our
world with just a few clicks of a mouse, and they can book vacations while
being immersed in what the destination has to offer."
Disney's digital mapping project, Walt Disney World Resort in 3D, will
become the ultimate online travel guide for Walt Disney World Resort,
integrating the Google Earth 3D experience with the planning features of
Disney.com. Whether guests book through the Disney reservation center, a
travel agent or online, nearly nine out of ten Walt Disney World guests use
the internet to plan their vacations and Walt Disney World Resort in 3D
provides the latest technology available to enhance that experience. From
Google Earth, guests and travel planners can click on images of their
favorite attractions and hotels to purchase tickets, make reservations, and
map out the vacation that is right for their families - in 3D and with the
click of a mouse. Disneyworld.com visitors can view videos and other
information about viewing Walt Disney World in 3D at
www.disneyworld.com/3dparks.
The depth and vivid detail of Walt Disney World Resort in 3D project makes
this a unique, truly immersive experience within Google Earth. Visitors
begin their virtual tour of Disney World with a stratospheric view of the
globe, a starting point familiar to anyone who has ever used Google Earth. A
skydive takes visitors past the flatlands of Florida to a view of the Seven
Seas Lagoon in the Magic Kingdom. Guests can then fly through the streets
and explore in and around the hotels and resorts, down Main Street to
Cinderella Castle, from the heights of The Tower of Terror to base of the
Tree of Life. To enter the virtual park:
Download Google Earth 4.3 by visiting www.disneyworld.com/3dparks.
Launch Google Earth and search for 'Disney World'
Click the Gold Mickey Ears to open an info window.
In the info window, click "Show Disney World in 3D." Now explore!
"This is the most detailed 3D rendering undertaken within Google Earth to
date," continued Rasulo. "The work done here will provide a professional
counterpart to the wealth of Disney images and 3D models from around the
world contributed by thousands of volunteers. The difference Walt Disney
World Resort in 3D provides is one of scope and interaction."
During the project's first phase, eight photographers worked for 10 days to
shoot all the visible surfaces of Walt Disney World, including every
building façade. A total 100,000 photos were taken in all; these became the
start for some 1,500 3D models that populate the virtual tour. Walt Disney
World Resort in 3D creates a new level of usability for vacation planners
and makes detailed information about one of the world's foremost
destinations available to Google Earth's 350 million users, furthering the
Google Earth team's goal of recreating the world as it really is.
About Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is where dreams come true and magic comes to
life. This segment of The Walt Disney Company encompasses 11 theme parks at
five of the world's leading family vacation destinations - Disneyland
Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Resort
Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland. It also includes: Disney Cruise Line; Disney
Vacation Club; Adventures by Disney; Disney Regional Entertainment, which
operates the ESPN Zone sports dining and entertainment centers; World of
Disney stores in New York, Orlando and Anaheim; and Walt Disney
Imagineering, which creates and designs all Disney parks, resorts and
attractions. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts had approximately $10 billion in
revenues in fiscal 2006. More information about Disney Travel on Demand and
all of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts can be found at www.DisneyParks.com.
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