Building a Thrill Ride: Expedition Everest (2006)
The story of the making of the Expedition Everest roller-coaster in Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida. This film shows behind the scenes Disney like it has never been shown before.
Top billed cast
Joe RohdeSelf- Adonis StevensTourist
- Eric DitmanRider
- Tom MyersTourist
- Alexie SchauerteFeatured Tourist
- Jayson TalbertTourist
- Dayl JohnsTourist
Similar to Building a Thrill Ride: Expedition Everest
Red Penguins (2019)
Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the famed Red Army hockey team formed a joint venture that redefined what was possible in the new Russia. Eccentric marketing whiz, Steve Warshaw, is sent to Moscow and tasked to transform the team into the greatest show in Russia, attracting some of the biggest names in Hollywood and advertising along the way. He takes the viewer on a bizarre journey highlighting a pivotal moment in U.S.-Russian relations during a lawless era when oligarchs made their fortunes and multiple murders went unsolved.
Catapult (2009)
Norbert Witte, once the king of the only amusement park of the former GDR, today he is behind bars in Germany. When fleeing bankruptcy in Berlin, Norbert Witte and his family secretly shipped their rollercoasters to Peru. Things went wrong here too. In a desperate attempt, Norbert tried to smuggle cocaine to Germany. Three years later his 23 years old son Marcel was sentenced to 20 years in a Peruvian prison. Now the father is doing everything he can in order to free his son.
Disney Parks: Disney's Animal Kingdom (2010)
This documentary offers a look at the Walt Disney Co.'s revolutionary Animal Kingdom theme park in Orlando, Fla., which presented unique challenges to the project's designers in combining theme park rides and live animals in the same environment. The program features a fascinating backstage glimpse of the park, including its Dinosaur attraction, as well as the Tree of Life and spectacular Expedition Everest and Kilimanjaro Safari.
A Dream Called Walt Disney World (1981)
The perfect way to reminisce about your Walt Disney World vacation! It's all here, exquisitely photographed and fully narrated. From Liberty Square to Fantasyland, the file covers every part of the Magic Kingdom. There's much more, though... an entire resort playground with all the luxurious resort hotels and rustic campgrounds that make up the Vacation Kingdom. Here's a beautiful souvenir of the single most popular vacation destination in the world!
Walt Disney World Resort: Behind the Scenes (2002)
In this exciting program you will get an unprecedented look behind the scenes at many Walt Disney World attractions, including The Haunted Mansion, Mission Space, Rock' n' Roller Coaster and The Seas with Nemo and Friends! This is the story behind the story of how a theme park made Orlando, Florida the nation's number one vacation destination.
Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality (2016)
The documentary, Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality, tells the story of one of Walt Disney's earliest 1954 Imagineering Legends, Bob Gurr. His career spanning 45 years creating 250 projects with Disney and beyond will be explored. From Disneyland to Las Vegas, Olympic spectaculars to rock star shows, Bob's creations included Monorails, Abraham Lincoln mechanical animation, Pirate Battle Shows, even massive animated figures of King Kong and Godzilla. Viewers will learn much about how these attractions were created from those who were there sharing these creations. Eight theme park creators who worked with Bob over these years will describe the unique ways in which he created a vast variety of attractions. The cast includes Disney Ambassador to the World Marty Sklar, Imagineering VP Craig Russell, Imagineer Chris Crump, and many others.
The Whimsical Imagineer (2016)
The recipient of numerous awards and accolades, "The Whimsical Imagineer" takes viewers on an informative and entertaining journey with Rolly Crump on working side by side with Walt Disney and helping to create "the happiest place on earth."
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997)
How to create the imagination of movement for fun parks is the theme of this documentary. Although engineers try and try to create machines that shake, tilt, turn, lift and drop people in a way that fools their senses, the real McCoy cannot be imitated: Roller Coasters just let you experience movement much, much more intense than everything else - even on the screen.
Lucky Dogs (2015)
Bonus short on the 101 Dalmatians Diamond Edition Blu-ray featuring interviews with the people who worked on the movie.
Catch the Sun (1973)
A fast-paced collage of Ontario life. Highlights include a rollercoaster ride, a hair-raising speedboat skim along Ottawa's Rideau Canal, a downhill ski run through the trees on a Thunder Bay trail, and the sleek beauty of a small fleet of ice boats whistling over a gleaming lake.
America Screams (1981)
Vincent Price hosts this history of amusement parks and roller coasters across the United States.
This Is How We Roll (2021)
YouTuber Coaster Studios presents a feature length documentary about the roller coaster manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction! This documentary tells the story of Fred Grubb, a humble man from a small town in Wyoming with a big sense for adventure. He’d go on to develop a new way of building roller coaster track that would change the industry forever. This story goes into all of the challenges, hardships, and experiences that went into bringing these incredible thrill rides to life.
The Magic of Walt Disney World (1972)
A look at the many attractions, resort hotels, and other amusements at Walt Disney World in its first year of operation.
Lagoon: Rock and Rollercoasters (2017)
A fun, nostalgic look at the rich history of Lagoon Amusement Park, which has enchanted visitors for generations with its rides, rock concerts, and family fun for more than a century.
The Making of Jurassic World VelociCoaster (2021)
An inside look at the creation of Universal Orlando Resort's new Jurassic World VelociCoaster.
Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT (2004)
A documentary short on Disney's 'Tomorrow Land' DVD.
Magic Kingdom: Imagineering the Magic (2009)
Walt Disney publicly unveiled his plans on November 15, 1965 for a new theme park to be built in Orlando, Florida that would become the Walt Disney World Resort. Join Walt Disney Imagineers for a 100 minute tour "behind-the-magic" of the creation of the Walt Disney World Resort and the Magic Kingdom Park. Learn how your favorite attractions were "Imagineered" by the men and women who designed them. See the newest attractions and the re-imagining of the classics including Pirates of the Caribbean Attraction and the expanded Haunted Mansion Attraction. Take a private tour of the new Cinderella Castle suite and see how attractions in the Magic Kingdom Park went from dreams, to sketches, to reality.
Clementon Park : a Dying Breed (2022)
Welcome to Clementon Park! The park is located in Clementon NJ in South Jersey. The park is home to two Rollercoasters and a very nice water park. This park closed in 2019 after being open for over 100 years. In 2021 the park reopened with an amazing comeback... but what lead to this? How did it even happen? We hope to showcase the over 100 years of history in this exciting documentary.
A Day at the Disney Studios (1995)
For action, entertainment and behind-the-scenes secrets, the critics' choice is the fabulous movieland magic theme park! This colourful video tour includes a panoramic trip down Hollywood Boulevard, clips from the Great Movie Ride, and casting calls on the sets of moviedom's most famous films. Scenes include a close up view of favorite characters being brought to life in The Magic of Disney Animation. A four-star, thumbs-up event, this video visit to movieland is a sure hit crowd pleaser!