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Find New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park With Our New Interactive Website

posted on November 20th, 2012 by Will Gay, Creative Director, Disney's Yellow Shoes Creative Group


I am very happy to share with you today something really exciting that we have been working on here at Disney for quite a while. It is a new online experience for New Fantasyland called The Story of New Fantasyland. It is complete with custom scored soundtrack, amazing fly-through animation, and even narrated by the voice of Cogsworth himself, David Ogden Stiers. Needless to say this has been an awesome experience for all of us that have worked so hard on this to see it come to life. Check back here on the Disney Parks Blog later this month for more on the behind the scenes on the making of FindingFantasyland.com. But now it’s your turn. Explore the lands. Break the Curse. Be the Hero. Enjoy!

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Download Our ‘Love the Festival’ Festival of the Masters Artwork Wallpaper

posted on November 5th, 2012 by Will Gay, Creative Director, Disney's Yellow Shoes Creative Group


Hi everyone. This year’s Festival of the Masters presented by Michaels is coming up soon and a lot of Disney artists (including myself) have been working for months behind the scenes to prepare the pieces that we’ll showcase at this year’s event.

Here’s a wallpaper of one of my works that you’ll see at this year’s Festival of the Masters (Nov. 9-11 at Downtown Disney). It will be a small edition of hand-pulled silk screens on heavy paper stock. The design, called “Love the Festival”, is inspired by the simple notion that some things just go great together.

Hope to see you out there!

'Love the Festival' Festival of the Masters Design by Will Gay

Be sure to check out the terms of use about using the wallpaper before you download it.



Looking forward to this year’s Festival of the Masters? Take a look back at last year’s event in the posts below:

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A Beast in His Lair at Magic Kingdom Park

posted on October 24th, 2012 by Will Gay, Creative Director, Disney's Yellow Shoes Creative Group


Last week we had the opportunity to photograph Beast in front of his castle in New Fantasyland for a film shoot. I took this shot in-between takes and I just had to share it with you. As you can see, sometimes you don’t even need to see the whole character to tell a pretty cool story with a photo.
The Beast in Front of His Castle in New Fantasyland

Keep an eye on the Disney Parks Blog and follow @WaltDisneyWorld on Twitter for the latest on New Fantasyland. While you’re on Twitter, join in the conversation by using the hashtag #NewFantasyland.

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