Category: Concept Art

Inspiration for the “Wonderful World of Oz”?

An interesting piece of concept art recently came up on my radar: It was drawn in 1999 by William Stout for a never-built park that Landmark Entertainment was working on, The Wonderful World of {…}

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Original model still exists – and is up for sale!

Because Landmark Entertainment has morphed, divided, and rebranded since 1985, the whereabouts of the original Laboratory model had been unknown … until now! In late May, 2020, I was delighted to discover that the model is {…}

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Jim Michaelson Poster Concept

Recently stumbled upon this pencil drawing on eBay: The name “Jim Michaelson” rang a bell, and a quick Googling reminded me why.  Many Disney now-iconic parks posters from the 70’s and 80’s were designed {…}

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More model photos!

With continued thanks to sculptress Terri Cardinali, I’m excited to share the following model photos:

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Sculptress Terri Cardinali

Today I received a nice note from Terri Cardinali, one of the sculptors of the Laboratory model.  She was kind enough to include a pair of alternate model shots not previously seen before! For more {…}

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Concept Art thanks to Tyler Whitby

Excited to add some fantastic bits of concept art, with huge thanks to Mr. “CastleOSullivan” himself, Tyler Whitby.

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