‘Justice League: Battle for Metropolis’ Honored with a TEA Thea Award
InPark has covered Six Flags’ Justice League attractions since they first opened in 2015. In this article, based on previous reporting from Judith Rubin and Martin Palicki, we look at the evolution of the attraction and what led to the version at Six Flags Magic Mountain being named for a TEA Thea Award. Pure Imagination oversaw […]
‘Monster Hunter’ Gets Animated Special in 2019 From Capcom and Pure Imagination Studios
The world of “Monster Hunter” is coming to life in the form of a new animated special. “Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild” is being produced in tandem with worldwide developer and publisher Capcom as well as Pure Imagination Studios. The companies will produce and co-finance the upcoming special, written by “Ultimate Spider-Man’s” Joshua Fine. Production is projected […]
The World of Theme Parks and VFX
Theme park designers have realized that “flat rides” need to adapt to today’s audiences, which generally have a short attention span and are interested in more immersive fare. Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) and Lightstorm Entertainment (co-founded by James Cameron) teamed with Weta Digital to create Avatar: Flight of Passage for Disney’s Animal Kingdom; Universal Creative worked with […]
ALIEN: DESCENT MAKES DEBUT @ THE OUTLETS AT ORANGE
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Six Flags’ Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
On July 12, 2017, Six Flags Magic Mountain threw perhaps the most extravagant grand-opening ceremony for a ride in company history. As the sun set over the Valencia, California, theme park, laser lights scythed through the sky, a booming soundtrack filled the air, fireworks exploded overhead, and confetti rained down like colorful drops from the […]
Entertainment studios turn to virtual reality to entice movie fans
This goes beyond just what we do for fun. – Joshua Wexler, Pure Imagination Studios The type of entertainment represented by the $22 “Alien: Descent” experience, created by Pure Imagination Studios in Van Nuys, is one reason why the global virtual reality industry is expected to grow by more than 46% to an expected $48 […]
Pure Imagination Studios at Tough Mudder 2017
On November 4th, 2017, Pure Imagination Studios took part in the Tough Mudder challenge in Lake Elsinore, CA. We sent a team to face the mud, the pain, the tears and the blood. They returned victorious, so we had to cancel the search for new hires.