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#FIRSTLOOK: DISNEY ANIMATION: IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

We’ve been to many of these immersive experiences in Toronto but this one hit us in the feels! Toronto is so lucky to get to host the world premiere of DISNEY ANIMATION: IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE, kicking-off December 21, 2022 through March 19, 2023 at One Yonge Street.

The experience will take place in nine cities including:

  • Toronto
  • Denver 
  • Cleveland 
  • Detroit 
  • Boston 
  • Nashville 
  • Columbus 
  • Minneapolis 
  • San Antonio

Also, a Tokyo leg is on the horizon for the experience.

DISNEY ANIMATION: IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE is a first-time collaboration between Lighthouse Immersive and Disney Animation, with Oscar-winning Producer J. Miles Dale leading the Creative Team. David Korins, whose credits include HAMILTON, was responsible for never-before-seen interactive lobby elements that guests can enjoy before or after entering the gallery.

Featuring 60,600 frames of video, 600,000 cubic feet of projections and 90,000,000 pixels, this is a must-see for any lover of Disney Animation. Guests are immersed into a gorgeous world of projections spanning Disney‘s canon of hits from classics like The Lion King, Bambi, Snow White and Cinderella, to game-changers like Encanto, Frozen and Moana.


This more so than previous productions at the venue are geared towards the family and it is timely that this is launching over the Holidays. Children ran about with glee at our preview, truly a happy place. I admit, I teared-up seeing some of my favourite Disney Animation moments mashed-up and presented to such emotional poignancy.

Dale admits to us he still tears-up a bit when partaking in the experience, a true testament to the lasting power of Disney‘s storytelling. Also in attendance were the likes of stars Andrew Phung, Amanda Brugel and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.

The experience takes place over about 40 minutes with lots of interesting display pieces and fun facts to read about. And the Gift Shop is actually amazing with everything from apparel to diningware, toys and books. Perfect gift ideas for kids, big and small.

Learn more about DISNEY ANIMATION: IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE here.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

#FIRSTLOOK: DISNEY ANIMATION: IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE COMING TO TORONTO DECEMBER 2022

Walt Disney Animation Studios today announced that it will team with Lighthouse Immersive Studios, the producers of the blockbuster Immersive Van Gogh, to develop Disney Animation Immersive Experience, which will receive its world premiere in Toronto this December and then can be seen across the United States and other areas of the world in the next year.

Creating iconic animated stories for all ages for nearly a century, Walt Disney Animation Studios will join forces with North America’s top creator of experiential projection exhibitions to present the music and artistry within Disney Animation’s canon of films—from hits of today like Encanto, Zootopia and Frozen, to all of the classics including The Lion King, Peter Pan and Pinocchio. Audiences will feel like they’ve entered the incredible worlds of beloved Disney characters and become one with them.

Disney Animation: Immersive Experience will debut at Lighthouse ArtSpace Toronto in December 2022, and will subsequently be seen in Cleveland, Nashville, Detroit, Denver, Boston, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Minneapolis and Columbus in the first four months of 2023. Additional cities are currently being scheduled and Tokyo will be the first city outside of North America to receive Disney Animation: Immersive Experience.

DISNEY ANIMATION: IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE – Immerse yourself in the magic, music and wonder as @DisneyAnimation and Lighthouse Immersive Studios team up for Disney Animation: Immersive Experience, which will debut this December in Toronto. © 2022 Disney. All Rights Reserved.

“The collaboration with Lighthouse Immersive is a first for Disney Animation,” said Clark Spencer, president, Walt Disney Animation Studios and two-time Academy Award®-winner (Encanto, Zootopia). “It’s a dream to bring the best of animated storytelling together with the top experts in the immersive art experience. We can’t wait for audiences around the world, of all ages, to experience the great moments from our legacy of feature films in this incredible way.”

“Like so many of us, I have a life-long love of Disney films,” said Lighthouse Immersive founder Corey Ross. “I’ve grown up with them since childhood and so has my family. The work lends itself brilliantly to the immersive experience and I am confident this program will give our guests the opportunity to be engulfed in the world of Disney, making them feel like they’re standing next to their favorite characters and seeing the world through their eyes.”

The creative team for the Disney Animation Immersive Experience is led by Oscar®-winning producer J. Miles Dale (Best Picture 2018 -The Shape of Water) who said, “Trailblazing in a new medium is always exciting, and this is truly going to be the most challenging and rewarding project of my career. Being entrusted with Disney’s rich archive of animation is a great honour, but also a tremendous responsibility. With such a wealth of material and a treasure trove of memorable characters, it will be a thrill to bring the work of all the great Disney animators and performers to life in a 360-degree immersive environment.” Mexico City-based Cocolab is working with Dale and the Creative Legacy team at Walt Disney Animation Studios to develop the program for Lighthouse Immersive Studios. Special Projects Producer Dorothy McKim (Oscar-nominated, Get A Horse!) is spearheading the project for Disney Animation.

The audience experience will be further enhanced by Lighthouse Immersive’s Global Creative Director David Korins, (Tony Award®-nominee whose credits include more than 20 Broadway shows including Hamilton, and an Emmy Award® winner for Grease Live). Korins will develop never-before-seen interactive lobby elements that guests can enjoy before or after entering the gallery.

Ross captures the excitement both Disney and Lighthouse Immersive feel for the project as he describes how it begins: “Just imagine journeying through Zootopia with Judy Hopps, diving to the ocean floor with Ariel, flying on a magic carpet with Aladdin, and stepping into Casita with Mirabel and the family Madrigal. This is where the Disney Animation: Immersive Experience will take you.”

Collaborating with Lighthouse Immersive is the Creative Legacy team of Walt Disney Animation Studios, helping bring their library of films to audiences in a manner never before experienced.

The schedule of openings, on-sale date for tickets and prices will be announced at a future date. The public can sign up to receive more information at disneyimmersive.com.

#FIRSTLOOK: “BOB MARLEY ONE LOVE EXPERIENCE” COMING TO TORONTO

After a successful run in London, BOB MARLEY ONE LOVE EXPERIENCE is making its way to Toronto in advance for the Toronto Caribbean Festival! Like other immersive experiences before it, the exhibit takes place at the Lighthouse Immersive Artspace at 1 Yonge Street, celebrating his positivity and impact on humanity.

About:
 
A unique multi-room exhibit that brings together original art, music, and immersive, experiential rooms, BOB MARLEY ONE LOVE EXPERIENCE showcases previously unseen Marley photographs and memorabilia while taking audiences on a journey through his lifestyle, passions, influences, and enduring legacy.  Moving through six distinct spaces in the exhibit, visitors will venture through the One Love Forest, visit the Soul Shakedown Studio, and delve into a multi-sensory celebration of one of the world’s most beloved and unifying musical and cultural figures in this unique exhibition. 
 
Tickets for the limited 6-week engagement go on sale Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:00am. The exhibit will open to the public on July 1st, running through to August 14th. More info here.

#FIRSTLOOK: “THE LIBRARY AT NIGHT”

We present to you the latest immersive experience to hit Toronto at 1 Yonge Street! By Canadian Theatre Artist Robert Lepage, THE LIBRARY AT NIGHT will run between March 10 to April 18, 2022.

Overview:
 
Inspired by Argentinian Canadian writer Alberto Manguel’s acclaimed 2006 book The Library at Night – which explores the theoretical, architectural, and social dimensions that underlie any library’s existence– the exhibit was initially designed by Lepage and his production company Ex Machina to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Montreal’s Grande Bibliothèque in 2015. THE LIBRARY AT NIGHT has since toured internationally including stops in Brazil and Paris, as well as an engagement in Quebec City, now arriving in Toronto, the city Manguel made his Canadian home from 1982-2000.
 
An immersive scenographic and virtual experience, THE LIBRARY AT NIGHT is dedicated to the poetic, artistic, historical, and philosophical universe of libraries. Employing VR headsets and 360 video immersion technology, the exhibit takes you inside reconstructed or fictional libraries from different historical moments and corners of the world.

Tickets for THE LIBRARY AT NIGHT go on sale to the public February 11th at 10:00am. For more information visit, lighthouseimmersive.com.

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