Could You Work for Disney? Design a Theme Park Attraction!
Could you work as an Imagineer for Disney? Well, I bet you could! In this flex class, students will be introduced to the range of possible attractions and designs within a theme park, with a focus on dark ride attractions.
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What's included
5 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks
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2-4 hours per week. Students will be completing three assignments during this 5 week flex class: 1) Story Board (Due Week 2) 2) Attraction Lay Out (Due Week 3) 3) Scale Model of Attraction (Due Week 5)Class Experience
Could you work as an Imagineer for Disney? Well, I bet you could! In this class, students will be introduced to the range of possible attractions and designs within a theme park, with a focus on dark ride attractions. Students will learn the importance of creating theme and using storytelling to create an immersive and engaging attraction. We will learn about the creative development process for attraction design, where students IMAGINE and DESIGN a dark ride of their own. Attraction design will encompass both arts and engineering aspects! Disney's "Imagineering in a Box", via Khan Academy, with video's linked through YouTube, will be utilized! Your student will walk out of this class with a physical model of your attraction. ONLINE INTERACTION: * We will be using the Outschool classroom to view instructional videos, retrieve and post assignments, and ask and answer questions. Students will also answer questions about ride design each week to sharpen their critical thinking skills. These will also be posted in the Outschool classroom. Teacher will give weekly feedback to guide student progress. Students will also share out their story board, attraction lay out, and scale model when they are due (see below for the weeks each item is due). Instruction and activity will occur through the Outschool Classroom. Families are responsible for supplying their own materials and creating their own project. Examples of designs will be available for student reference. Designs may be created via physical models or digital models. Again, visual examples of previous designs will be available upon sign up. Course Schedule: Disney's "Imagineering in a Box", via Khan Academy, with video's linked through YouTube, will be utilized! Week 1: Introduce Ride Design and the Scale Model Project; Create a Story Board (first assignment, due Week 2) Week 2: Story Boards are due; Learn about Ride Systems & Attraction Lay Out (Attraction Lay Out is second assignment, due Week 3) Week 3: Attraction Lay Out Due; Learn about Ride Capacity Week 4: Work on Scale Models Week 5: Finish and Submit Scale Models
Learning Goals
Students will learn the importance of creating theme and using storytelling to create an immersive and engaging attraction.
Syllabus
5 Lessons
over 5 WeeksLesson 1:
Your Ideal Land & Intro to Storyboards
We will begin by thinking about our "ideal land" and learning about how storyboards are used in attraction design. Lesson 2:
Storyboards & Ride Systems and Attraction Layout
In this lesson, we will complete our own storyboards for your attraction that you will design, as well as learn about the different types of ride systems and how attractions are laid out. Lesson 3:
Begin Scale Models of Attractions
In this lesson, we will continue to learn more about what goes into scale models and begin building/creating our own scale models. Lesson 4:
Scale Models of Attraction & Story Concept Visualization
In this lesson, we learn about story concept visualization as we continue to focus on creating a scale model for an attraction we would design. Other Details
Supply List
Story Board: Paper, Writing Utensil, Colors, Google Docs, Digital Art tools, etc... (you can create your story board digitally or in print) Attraction Lay Out: Paper, Writing Utensil, Colors, Google Docs, Digital Art tools, etc... (you can create your story board digitally or in print) Scale Model: You can create your Scale Model digitally or build your own Scale Model. To build your own Scale Model: (Suggestions!) Use simple materials you can find at home (cardboard, styrofoam, paper) Start broad and layout everything first in 2D, then build things up in 3D Add the little details after you have a rough 3D shape for your model One way to identify scene locations is with small pieces of paper with drawings on them. Once you finish your model you can try doing a ride preview using a small camera (such as a phone)
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
3 Teaching Certificates
California Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
California Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Arizona Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Mathematics from Western Governors University
I am a K-12 Teacher, Historian, Criminologist, and Sociologist, as well as an experienced online teacher and DISNEYLAND/ DCA ENTHUSIAST!!! My passion for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure extends to in-depth study in the history behind the magic!Reviews
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Ages: 8-13
