2002 Walt Disney Studios Park Press Kit CD-ROM

2002 Walt Disney Studios Park Press Kit CD-Rom

2002 Walt Disney Studios Park Press Kit CD-Rom

Different to the basic preview trailer CD-ROM, this exclusive press kit disc features a full tour of the new Walt Disney Studios Park as it was being prepared for opening in March 2002. Interactive menus lead the user around the areas and attractions, with lots of early imagery and promotional logos.

2002 Walt Disney Studios Park Press Kit CD-Rom

Each attraction has its own “page”, in a style similar to the online Walt Disney Studios Park flash mini-site of the same period. Here, we see the page for “Lights! Camera! Hollywood!” — which was renamed to simply Disney Studio 1 just a couple of months before opening:

2002 Walt Disney Studios Park Press Kit CD-Rom

2002 Walt Disney Studios Park Press Kit CD-Rom

The “Sneak Preview” leads to a separate page with brief video clips of Imagineers talking about the park and its inspiration, whilst small concept arts and construction photos cycle through in a loop on the left:

2002 Walt Disney Studios Park Press Kit CD-Rom

These videos are mostly the usual fluffy publicity talk, with very little information given.

One of the main features on the disc is a simplistic 3D video tour of the park which also appears to hide the lack of ambiance and outdoor place-making between the buildings, placing Catastrophe Canyon within the main body of the Studios and even perhaps suggesting the ImagiNations costuming building, at the back of Animation Courtyard, is a real part of the park:

2002 Walt Disney Studios Park Press Kit CD-Rom

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