In 1938, Disney purchased eight oscillators from HP founders Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard for use in the sound design of Fantasia. Since this collaboration, Disney has relied on HP technology for projects ranging from feature film development to a wireless translation device for hearing-impaired and non-English-speaking park guests.
A
new challenge arises
Walt Disney Imagineers came up with a unique concept: an attraction that allowed visitors to experience the thrill of space flight. They had a dream of combining the technology of an aerospace training simulator with classic Disney storytelling to create an experience that accurately replicated the thrill of traveling through space.
The
collaboration takes off
As the computing power behind NASA's Mission Control, HP was the perfect technology provider for Mission: SPACE. HP engineers and Walt Disney Imagineers relied on HP IT architecture, workstations and servers in creating the most technologically advanced attraction in Disney's history.
Mission:
SUCCESSFUL
Now open at Epcot® at Walt Disney World® Resort, Mission: SPACE is perhaps the most thrilling attraction ever created. Even real astronauts who've experienced it are impressed by its accuracy. It's definitive proof that when creativity meets technology, truly everything is possible.
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