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SKKaty

Posted: May 17 2008, 11:46 AM

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Google Earth will be starting to feature recreations of Walt Disney World's theme parks. By the end of this month, you will be able tour 3-D recreations of 1,500 restaurants, rides and attractions, as well as hotels and resorts.

"It's a virtual walk-through of the whole property � the most amazing virtual tour of any place in the world," Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman Jay Rasulo says. John Hanke, Google Maps director, says that the project will be "truly innovative and unique".

Eight photographers photographed every inch of Walt Disney World, then those images were rendered into 3-D.

The maps will prove to be informational as well as visual. You will be able to find out height requirements, and check room rates and availability at hotels.

"It's an attempt to make the data more available to (everyday) people," he says. Google Earth "is a figurative sandbox, and anyone can jump in" and play.

The map will be available at disneyworld.com/3dparks for free on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

I am not super familiar with Google Earth, but I am definitely going to check this out.

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nicks_ahoy	Posted: May 17 2008, 11:51 AM
Cruiseline Captain Group: Senior Mousetermind Posts: 1,522 Member No.: 48 Joined: 12-April 07	They have much of it already up I love to checkit out duiring school --------------------

MadAboutMickey	Posted: May 17 2008, 12:16 PM
Cruiseline Captain Group: Senior Mousetermind Posts: 1,930 Member No.: 234 Joined: 21-June 07	My dad is a Microsoft Purist and doesn't allow my family to use google, ipods, iphones, Wii, etc. It was a huge stretch when he let my sisters get Nintendo DSs. I may have to break some rules, because I gotta see this! -------------------- [pet]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/Tampajoe/Pet%20Icons/dd55.gif[/pet]

nicks_ahoy	Posted: May 17 2008, 12:32 PM
Cruiseline Captain Group: Senior Mousetermind Posts: 1,522 Member No.: 48 Joined: 12-April 07	Totally worth it! The castle is beautiful! --------------------

Pinkcat	Posted: May 17 2008, 12:54 PM
Cruiseline Captain Group: Senior Mousetermind Posts: 1,908 Member No.: 18 Joined: 22-February 07	Will we be able to make little characters and get items to wear and buy for our virtual rooms and play games....and...... -------------------- [pet]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/Tampajoe/Pet%20Icons/6.gif[/pet]

MadAboutMickey	Posted: May 17 2008, 12:59 PM
Cruiseline Captain Group: Senior Mousetermind Posts: 1,930 Member No.: 234 Joined: 21-June 07	I wish! It would actually look like a Virtual Magic Kingdom! -------------------- [pet]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/Tampajoe/Pet%20Icons/dd55.gif[/pet]

Doug	Posted: Jun 5 2008, 04:50 PM
Cruiseline Captain Group: Moderator Posts: 1,429 Member No.: 11 Joined: 22-February 07	omg woot, it's here! Just open google earth and go to the central florida area! --------------------

Scorsese	Posted: Jun 5 2008, 06:39 PM
Cruiseline Captain Group: Admin Posts: 1,099 Member No.: 23 Joined: 22-February 07	I was checking it out earlier this morning. It's pretty cool, but even as fast as my current comp is, i kept getting big slowdowns when i tried to zoom in to ground level and try and "walk" through the areas. --------------------

Doug	Posted: Jun 5 2008, 07:42 PM
Cruiseline Captain Group: Moderator Posts: 1,429 Member No.: 11 Joined: 22-February 07	Same here Scores, it is very laggy for me. I haven't gotten to see much but what i have seen is awesome! I think they kinda skimped on the castle though. But maybe i just didn't let it fully load. I don't know. Hopefully once we have the images in our temporary internet files it will load faster? Who knows? --------------------

Jessiestudio	Posted: Jun 16 2008, 01:45 PM
Cruiseline Captain Group: Senior Mousetermind Posts: 2,466 Member No.: 164 Joined: 30-May 07	right now i can only see the castle for some reason maybe its cause my google earth is to old but who knows. i tried to update it but that doesnt work and then i tried to uninstall and then reinstall but it wont let me uninstall so somebody post some screen shots plz -------------------- It's Time for Mardi Gras! come celebrate in New Orleans Square at Small Worlds Disneyland!

MadAboutMickey	Posted: Jun 16 2008, 01:58 PM
Cruiseline Captain Group: Senior Mousetermind Posts: 1,930 Member No.: 234 Joined: 21-June 07	^^ There's some (very small) screenshots on the page about Google Earth on the Disney Wold website. It looks pretty cool. -------------------- [pet]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/Tampajoe/Pet%20Icons/dd55.gif[/pet]

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