Backstage Magic: a historical, behind-the-scenes look at
the role computers play in Disney's theme park attractions
Mark Andersen
Have you ever dropped thirteen stories in a Tower of Terror elevator or
watched an animatronic Ben Franklin walk up stairs in EPCOT's American
Adventure and wondered "How do they do that?" Or maybe you've wondered
how all the music, lasers, lights and fireworks are synchronized in a
Disney night time show or what controls the monorails. Well here is
your chance to find out as Mark presents "Backstage Magic: A
historical, behind-the-scenes look at the role computers play in
Disney's theme park attractions". We will go on a journey that will
take us from the very first use of a computer-based control system to
our modern-day use of computers within our theme park attractions.