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Disney has been a wannabe tech company for the longest of times. They started the streaming Wars with Disney+ and have had massive spend on AI already. There is

Disney has been a wannabe tech company for the longest of times. They started the streaming Wars with Disney+ and have had massive spend on AI already. There is virtually no creative or artistic talent left in the company.

torginus 11mo ago
Isn't Disney on of the oldest tech companies of all time? The engineering that goes into their parks is insane, and they have been consistently pushing live experiences. The logistics that goes on in the background to let as many people as possible have a good experience is also insane. And that's just Disneyland. There's a guy on youtube who makes fascinating hour-long documentaries about every aspect of Disneyland.
- buu700 11mo ago
  As I recall, Randy Pausch had a lot of positive things to say about Disney Imagineering.
- _fzslm 11mo ago
  > There's a guy on youtube who makes fascinating hour-long documentaries about every aspect of Disneyland. you can't nerdsnipe me like that and NOT drop a link. :p what's the channel?
  - neom 11mo ago
    Not OP but if you do wanna see some good youtube that shows what Disney knows about computering, the Disney research hub is super fun: https://www.youtube.com/@DisneyResearchHub/videos https://www.youtube.com/@DisneyResearchHub/videos I remember when I first saw Stickman in 2018 I thought it would be amazing if they continued it all the way out, they went pretty far with it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFtNcGnroa8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFtNcGnroa8 to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGOY4KaLLNw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGOY4KaLLNw
  - otterley 11mo ago
    If you’re a Disney+ subscriber, be sure to watch The Imagineering Story miniseries. Fun fact, it was directed by Leslie Iwerks, who’s the granddaughter of Ubbe Iwerks, the co-creator of Mickey Mouse alongside Walt Disney.
  - steveklabnik 11mo ago
    Not your parent, but I'd expect they mean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defunctland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defunctland
    - nubianwarrior 11mo ago
      His recent videos on Imagineering's animatronics and "Living Characters" was incredible.
YY478436874326 11mo ago
Toy Story was essentially a tech demo for Pixar. And they worked alongside Apple to make the Squeak Smalltalk programming language.
- otterley 11mo ago
  Pixar was bought by Disney years after it was already a movie powerhouse. Toy Story was released in 1995; Disney acquired Pixar in 2006.
- DarkNova6 11mo ago
  Pixar was acquired by the current CEO of Disney. The same guy that purchased all the other large brands and saw them wither away. Heck, half of the Disney board comes from biotech companies. Disney likes to use their past image of animation and artistry and the current way the company works couldn't stray father from it.

torginus 11mo ago

Isn't Disney on of the oldest tech companies of all time? The engineering that goes into their parks is insane, and they have been consistently pushing live experiences. The logistics that goes on in the background to let as many people as possible have a good experience is also insane. And that's just Disneyland. There's a guy on youtube who makes fascinating hour-long documentaries about every aspect of Disneyland.

buu700 11mo ago
As I recall, Randy Pausch had a lot of positive things to say about Disney Imagineering.
_fzslm 11mo ago
> There's a guy on youtube who makes fascinating hour-long documentaries about every aspect of Disneyland. you can't nerdsnipe me like that and NOT drop a link. :p what's the channel?
- neom 11mo ago
  Not OP but if you do wanna see some good youtube that shows what Disney knows about computering, the Disney research hub is super fun: https://www.youtube.com/@DisneyResearchHub/videos https://www.youtube.com/@DisneyResearchHub/videos I remember when I first saw Stickman in 2018 I thought it would be amazing if they continued it all the way out, they went pretty far with it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFtNcGnroa8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFtNcGnroa8 to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGOY4KaLLNw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGOY4KaLLNw
- otterley 11mo ago
  If you’re a Disney+ subscriber, be sure to watch The Imagineering Story miniseries. Fun fact, it was directed by Leslie Iwerks, who’s the granddaughter of Ubbe Iwerks, the co-creator of Mickey Mouse alongside Walt Disney.
- steveklabnik 11mo ago
  Not your parent, but I'd expect they mean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defunctland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defunctland
  - nubianwarrior 11mo ago
    His recent videos on Imagineering's animatronics and "Living Characters" was incredible.

YY478436874326 11mo ago

Toy Story was essentially a tech demo for Pixar. And they worked alongside Apple to make the Squeak Smalltalk programming language.

otterley 11mo ago
Pixar was bought by Disney years after it was already a movie powerhouse. Toy Story was released in 1995; Disney acquired Pixar in 2006.
DarkNova6 11mo ago
Pixar was acquired by the current CEO of Disney. The same guy that purchased all the other large brands and saw them wither away. Heck, half of the Disney board comes from biotech companies. Disney likes to use their past image of animation and artistry and the current way the company works couldn't stray father from it.