The Imagineers at Disney implemented some Hollywood magic and sophisticated tech to bring this terrifying elevator to life.

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Walt Disney's most trusted animators were anything but out of touch.
The parade featured all of the textbook highlights you’d expect, like Christopher Columbus on a ship and the first Thanksgiving. But there were also some rather unexpected elements.
6. Walt's own daughter protested the death of Bambi's mother.
For decades, Disney has hidden little nods to the famous mouse.
Earlier incarnations of the beloved marionette had him cracking wise, and getting handsy with the Blue Fairy.
3. Early names for the ride included “Space Port” and “Space Voyage.”
Long before Mia Wasikowska stepped into Alice's Mary Janes, Walt Disney struggled to bring Lewis Carroll's story to life on the big screen.