LP Lotion: Joe Rohde on Animal Kingdom's Birthday
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Joe Rohde explains that the prayer flags at Expedition Everest were a late addition to the design. But they are vital element to the experience. While in the Himalayas the team was struck by how aware you become of the wind and realized that the flags flapping in the breeze bring the wind to life there.
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Viewing the vastness of the Serengeti, the team realized that they didn't have enough resources to faithfully reproduce that aspect.
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However a moment such as this one they could reproduce in Florida.
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Once home they would evaluate the many images they collected to determine what experiences they could bring to life at Animal Kingdom.
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They would make notes on the pictures.
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And they created techniques to mimic the qualities of the environment that had experienced and were bringing to life for the guests.
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