Nara Dreamland
SYWTBAI In-Project Easter Eggs
With this being my final imagineering project, a lot of my imagineering career has been in this competition. And with that some good memories that I thought would be nice call-backs to reference and tie-in with Nara Dreamland Here's the compiled list - Enjoy! (Links in green)
HOME MENU
- The Wix website is a tribute to our Cartoons & Cereal project from Season 14: Greatest Hits
- The poem is a spoof of Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley, a tale of a fallen Egyptian statue, which ties nicely in with the theme of Nara Dreamland. Moreover - I also used the poem in my Season 13: Get A Clue, Breaking Bad project
- The background is an old fashioned cartograph in the style of Game of Thrones, a reference to Season 15: Uniting Universal's Westeros in Universal Studios Sydney
ABOUT PAGE
- The artwork of Sleeping Beauty Castle is from 'The Castle' project in Season 16: Purists vs Innovators'. (It's also why Dreamland's Castle is called 'The Castle')
PARK TOUR
- Renaissance Street is themed to old fashioned European villages, a concept we explored for the Universal Plaza (CityWalk) section of Universal Sydney in Season 15: Uniting Universal
- Bushiland is based on the Samurai (in which Samurai Jack was the only relative anime I knew before the anime fifth prompt of Season 17)
- Around the World in 80 Days Concept Art is a tribute to my Tyrus Wong Bambi Concept Art from Project 2 in Season 16: Purists vs Innovators
- The 'Universe' of Relativity title is a subtle reference to the Steven 'Universe' attraction from Season 13: Get A Clue
- Above the Clouds was the fifth project from Season 17: The International Edition for Tokyo Disneyland (that after the buyout from Disney, moved and was revitalized to Nara Dreamland)
- Escape from Major Sunim and the town of Xyloto, is a reference to the Cartoons and Cereal 'Car Kids' attraction from Season 14: Greatest Hits. It's actually set in the same universe, based on a song from the same Coldplay album (Major Minus), which is Sunim spelled backward.
- It's also the reason why Charlie Brown by Coldplay is the song playing in the background (as that was the theme song for Car Kids)
- The 'blacklight'/'neon' concept art used for Escape from Major Sinum is a tribute to my Tron blacklight concept art from Project 3 of Season 16: Purists vs Innovators
- The Centrifuge Gelato in Cosmicland is named after The Centrifuge Brain Project in Season 14: Greatest Hits
- Galactic Hut is a reference to Team Hightower's Galactic Bounty Hunters attraction from Season 13: Get A Clue
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR SEASON 17, AND FOR ALL THE PRIOR SYWTBAI MEMORIES AS WELL!
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WITH THEIR IMAGINEERING PASSIONS!
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. - Walt Disney
