Project Profile

Walt Disney Imagineering

Disney Quest

Chicago

1998

As the primary show set contractor for DisneyQuest Chicago, Chicago Scenic worked on virtually every area of the 100,000-sq.-ft. indoor virtual reality themepark, from the dining room's fabric ceiling to the molded fiberglass décor in Ventureport that created the entry portals to the Create, Explore, and Replay zones.

In the Explore Zone, work included the facades and detailing for Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride, a 3D virtual reality (VR) experience, the show sets and artificial foliage for the Jungle Cruise, a VR ride where visitors paddle down a prehistoric river, and show sets for Hercules in the Underworld.

In the Score Zone Chicago Scenic installed and themed the skysleds for Ride the Comix where guests fight comic strip characters using VR light sabers, and the electronic scoreboard for the Mighty Ducks Pinball Slam, where guests become the pinballs. Chicago Scenic was responsible for the exterior cladding and theming and the installation of Invasion Saucers, a VR ride where teams of guests neutralize aliens and save colonists.

In the Replay Zone Chicago Scenic fabricated and finished in place the 27-foot-tall fiberglass rocket ship and created the faux finishes for the walls.

Beyond fabrication and installation services, Chicago Scenic provided onsite management services, along with carpenters, ironworkers, projectionists, and scenic artists to help bring the entire attraction to a successful and timely completion over a nine-month period.