{"id":137564,"date":"2026-06-12T16:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/26\/06\/12\/apple-vision-pro-helped-disney-re-engineer-a-classic-epcot-ride"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:58:36","slug":"apple-vision-pro-helped-disney-re-engineer-a-classic-epcot-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/12\/apple-vision-pro-helped-disney-re-engineer-a-classic-epcot-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Vision Pro helped Disney re-engineer a classic EPCOT ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just in time for America’s 250th anniversary, Disney Imagineers tapped Apple Vision Pro<\/a> to help give one of their most iconic flight rides a patriotic makeover.\n<\/p>\n

Disney has shared a brand-new behind-the-scenes video as part of the Disney Unscripted series on YouTube. This time, the company shows off what it takes to revamp one of its existing attractions.\n<\/p>\n

The attraction in question is “Soarin’, at EPCOT, which has been rebranded to “Soarin’ Across America” for the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. Rather than focusing on wonders around the world, or in California for another version of the ride, Soarin’ Across America<\/a> takes riders on an airborne adventure across the United States.\n<\/p>\n

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The reimagining requires a lot of work. From capturing all new aerial footage to crafting an all-new musical score, the project requires filmmakers, musicians, and Imagineers to work together.\n<\/p>\n

In the video, we learn that Disney’s audio media designers donned the Apple Vision Pro to create a digital workspace during the music and sound effects mixing phase.\n<\/p>\n

“So, usually for a Soarin’ attraction, we need to build scaffolding, but that was a ‘no-can-do’ for this project because we were on such an accelerated schedule,” Megan Duncan, one of Disney’s Senior Sound Editors, says in the video.\n<\/p>\n

By using the Apple Vision Pro, a virtual digital workspace easily replaced that scaffolding and extra equipment. Most of the workflow only required an Apple Vision Pro, a custom desk attached to the flight simulator seats, and a small selection of audio mixing equipment.\n<\/p>\n

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While the Apple Vision Pro hasn’t exactly been a consumer-facing hit, it’s continued to prove itself in professional work settings. Recently, it was learned that the Apple Vision Pro has been used for hundreds of cataract surgeries<\/a> in New York in about half a year.<\/p>\n

“Soarin’ Across America” has already opened in EPCOT, at Walt Disney World in Florida. It is expected to open on July 2 in Disneyland, in California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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