Dr. Stuart S. Sumida
Anatomical Consulting for Animation and
Special Effects with
Walt Disney Imagineering
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Imagineering is the
research and development arm of the Walt Disney Company. While Imagineering has many activities, the
majority of the work Dr. Sumida has done with them focus on attractions at the
Disney Theme Parks In 1996, Imagineering
together with Disney Consumer Products sponsored Dr. Sumida’s sabbatical leave
from CSU San Bernardino. During that period and since he has provided frequent anatomical
and paleontological consultation for them. Only selected projects and activities from Walt
Disney World’s Animal Kingdom are listed here.
Dinoland
During the 1996
sabbatical, various features of the area were assessed and often remounted
and/or corrected. Particular attention
was paid to the ongoing preparation of the Tyrannosaurus rex specimen “Sue”
that was prepared in collaboration with the Field Museum of Natural History and
the California State University system.
Dr. Sumida was the state-wide representative to both the
Countdown
to Extinction Thrillride Attraction
During the 1996
sabbatical, work was done on this attraction as it was refurbished.
Expedition
Everest Thrillride Attraction
Anatomical
and biomechanical consultation for large, yeti-like audioanimatronic
creature. Creature development used standard approaches
from comparative vertebrate anatomy and primate evolution.
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