Tag: details

The genius of Walt Disney Imagineers (video)

 

The genius of Walt Disney Imagineers is humbly captured in this video.

So many insights.

So discreetly revealed in such an understated way, most will miss the gold.

Quick story: For Fantasia, Walt had theater owners install special effects devices in their (small town) theaters, like a second pair of speakers in the rear so the audience would have “surround sound”. He had them install misters in the ceiling so you could “feel” the movie at the right moments. Red carpet from Main Street (USA) across the sidewalk to their theater’s entrance. Pre-printed show Playbills and ushers in tuxedos so arriving patrons would feel like they were attending a Broadway premier.

The theater owners didn’t do any of it.

They couldn’t grasp the vision and didn’t have the time nor money to go to these extremes for a movie that was passing through.

 

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Pay attention to details to exceed expectations

Disney Trash cans
Multiple versions.

 

Disney Trash cans
What it looks like with a nice coat of paint.

 

Disney Trash cans
But it’s the extra detail that makes it a Disney standard.

 

Pay attention to details to exceed expectations.

In business terms, most describe focusing on the details as the effort required to exceed customer expectations.

A wonderfully professional paint job isn’t enough.

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Classic Disney Imagineering storyboarding makes dreams a reality

Disney Jungle Canteen
Reading the menu..even the napkins are set to look like a spear head.

 

Disney Institute creativity speakers
The storyline was storyboarded in classic Disney Imagineer fashion.

 

Disney Business advisors
The attention to detail is extraordinary (aka over-focused).

 

Disney's jungle jeff noel speaker
From the Hippo pool section of the Jungle Cruise.

 

Disney Customer Service Speakers
“Always looking for a handout.” As you approach Schweitzer Falls.

 

Disney Institute Keynote Speakers
Trader Sam has a special deal for everyone just before returning to civilization.

 

The sensory overload was extended to the Cast Members, their behaviors, mannerisms, spiels, their costumes, and it literally had no end.

i’m excited to embellish this DNA with my new Disney Speaker website.

 

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Walt Disney on product differentiation

Walt Disney and the Tiki birds photo
(Photo: Disney blog) Walt said aim for perfection, settle for excellence.

 

Were does jeff noel’s zealous attitude for excellence, details, and being the best you can be come from?

Directly from the DNA of Walt Disney.

Walt Disney wanted the audio-animatronic birds to breathe. He wanted their chests to inflate as their lungs filled before beginning the next chorus.

Our Imagineers told him him it was too much perfection, the audience wouldn’t see it.

Walt told them, “They may not see it, but they’ll feel it.”

The biggest challenge any organization must overcome is how to get their employee culture to pay attention to the smallest of details – details lost on the visible eye. Details that if no one sees it, is it still worth it?

Details that make you different, and better, than your competitors.

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