How Mr Q Manufactured emotion at Disney!

[Sandy321]

When Disney World opened in 1971, it was the first theme park to have continuously playing ambient music on pathways between attractions. The music was there simply to be enjoyable, but it had an unintended side effect: previously ignored parts of the park, like pathways and ride queues, suddenly gained supporting roles in defining the park’s experience. The escape from reality into the fantasy of the rides no longer stopped when the rides ended. Ambient music made the park truly become an experience in itself.

http://dustincurtis.com/how-mr-q-man...d-emotion.html

from a blog - Dustin Curtis, randomly sat next to a Disney CM engineer - the blog talks about the experience!!

I think Mr. Q is one of the unsung heroes behind the scenes we rarely know about - but would miss if not for him!!

Our plane is preparing for its initial descent, so Mr Q explains hurriedly how the Disney World team fixed the speaker volume problem. For an “unnoticeable annoyance,” the lengths they went to are quite remarkable.

the magic of Disney - the little things, that the 'bean counters' think go unnoticed...

[Mrs. Charming]

That's super cool... I know many of us DISers would give a limb to have a conversation like that!

[Sora1978]

Great article. I am embarrased to admit that I have hardly noticed the music in the parks. I will make sure to pay attention on my next visit.