University Students Take Honors for Innovation in Disney Imagineering’s ImagiNations Competition
June 11, 2009 - Glendale, CA – From among the three university student finalist teams, the winners of the annual Walt Disney Imagineering ImagiNations Design Competition were announced on Thursday, June 11 at Imagineering headquarters in Glendale California. The ImagiNations Design Competition is a program designed and sponsored by Walt Disney Imagineering to encourage university students to consider careers in creative and technical fields including digital arts, engineering, and architecture.
First Place and “Best in Show” was awarded to students Raymond Scanlon, Vincent J. Logozio, Elissa Hogan and David Lester. While sponsored by Rowan University, team participants came together from Rowan University, Rutgers University and The College of New Jersey. Their project, “Disney’s Spaceport,” is a complete and highly interactive theme park set in the mid 28th century, with an entirely original storyline and characters. Vincent J. Logozio was also awarded the Marty Sklar Award, for overall outstanding achievement in creativity, innovation, and leadership. In addition, all four of the students have been offered internships.
Second Place was awarded to North Carolina State University’s “Mickey’s Quest To Magma Mountain,” a motion simulator thrill ride that features a circular seating arrangement for an immersive 360-degree, 3D experience. The four members of the North Carolina State University team are Steven Varela, Corban Prim, Ashley Wagner and Morgan McCormick.
California State University at Fullerton garnered Third Place with students Benjamin Matsuya, Calixto Ortiz and Natalie Berger’s “Operation SNAP: Destination Dragon.” This attraction is an action/adventure ride utilizing mounted cameras that follows the story of an absent-minded professor in search of a legendary Chinese dragon.
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- Ashley Wagoner’s hometown article.
- Corban Prim’s hometown article.
- Elena Page, master’s student studying Art + Design (animation), advised the NC State team. She was the first winner of the ImagiNations competition while a student in engineering. Page worked as an Imagineer for nearly a decade before returning to NC State.