Disney Looks Forward

It was not too long ago that the rides in Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando provided thrills aplenty, promising tales of pirates and pirate ships and the chance to dive 20,000 leagues under the sea. But the modern generation of children, weaned on the Wii, Second Life and DVD "Easter eggs", look for more than the roller coasters and jerky automatons that entertained the youth of the 1970s.

"The emerging generation expects more immersive, personal and interactive experiences in every facet of their lives," says Bruce Vaughn, chief creative executive of Walt Disney Imagineering. It's a fact Disney had to face when it created its newest attractions for the Florida theme park.

Toy Story Mania is basically a giant 3D video game. Riders board a car and are driven through and parked in front of a series of video screens. The task: to shoot objects as they fall or fly out of the screen.

The 3D glasses mean objects do seem to come right out at you, and are sometimes accompanied by a fourth dimension: a blast of wind in your face or, in the case of water balloons, riders actually get wet.

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