I just love all the great content that Disney Parks Blog puts out. Today they released a short video demonstrating the massive control room that controls over 18,000 active points in the “World of Color” show at Disney’s California Adventure. It is indeed one of the biggest show control systems ever built.

Of special interest is the fact the the actual control room is tucked away in one of the parade rooms, out of view of the lagoon itself. That certainly doesn’t hinder them from being able to completely see what is going on as you will see in the video.

The video also shows the telemetry for what Disney Imagineering calls “subs” which are comprised of three giant rooms, each about the size of a semi-trailer, which contain all the electrical distribution for the show.

Now with no further ado, enjoy this behind-the-scenes peek at the World of Color control room.

Having see a full-length version of Disney’s Wonderful World of Color as captured by a park guest who then so graciously posted the footage on YouTube, I can say that the show is quite impressive. At just under 27 minutes, the attraction uses an array of water fountains and water screens, lighting, fire, video and other special effects to bring a wide variety of Disney characters to life in stunning color.

As a reminder, the world premiere of the show is tonight which Disney will be video streaming live on Ustream and the attraction officially opens to park guests tomorrow, June 11.

Disney Parks Blog which has been doing an excellent job chronicling the development of this amazing attraction has released the latest video which covers just about everything you might want to know about the show and also includes some interviews from the key people involved with “World of Color.”

Check it out and if not at the premier tonight, be sure to tune into the Ustream live feed at 8:30 pm PST tonight.

If you are like me and not one of the fortunate few who will be able to attend Disney’s “World of Color” premier on June 10th at Disney’s California Adventure Park, here’s good news for us all. Disney will now livestream the premier of their newest attraction on Ustream, allowing the whole world to watch as it happens.

The event is scheduled to take place June 10th, 2010 at 8:30 pm (PST) and will be livestreamed on Ustream. So mark your calendars and bookmark http://www.ustream.tv/worldofcolor so you can be part of the festivities. I know I’ll be watching.

I just hope Ustream can handle the traffic. YouTube did a pretty good job airing the U2 360 Pasadena concert to the world late last year but when trying to view the “preview” of the show at Ustream prior to writing this post, Firefox crashed … several times!

At any rate, if all works out, this is a great way to see what should be one of the most fantastic shows Disney Imagineering has put together to date. I can’t wait!

If you have been waiting for the official announcement as to when Disney’s “World of Color” show is scheduled to open at Disney’s California Adventure, wait no longer. The official date is June 11th when water, lights, fire, music and even animation will come together like never before allowing guests to experience their favorite Disney stories in a magical, new way.

“World of Color” is brilliantly choreographed as it combines nearly 1,200 powerful fountains, Disney music, larger-than-life projections, lasers, fire, fog, surround sound and stunning images. On top of that, the magnificent, moving fountains are capable of reaching enormous heights — from 30 to 200 feet -– while maintaining their dazzling colors.

Disney Parks Blog released one of the latest videos related to this new attraction which features a special introduction from the man behind the magic, Steve Davison from Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment. Enjoy and mark your calendars for June 11!

Disney officials are proudly proclaiming that the upcoming World of Color water show at Disney’s California Adventure will far surpass Disneyland’s Fantasmic and Epcot’s Illuminations in magnitude, creativity and technical wizardry. And if you have been following the construction progress as I have, you’d have to agree.

The new attraction is scheduled to debut in Spring 2010.

Highlights of the 25-minute nighttime spectacle will include:

• A 1-acre underwater superstructure larger than a football field

• Laser, fog and fire special effects

• 1,200 programmable fountains capable of reaching heights of 200 feet

• Individual fountain controls for lighting, color intensity and water angle

• Water mist screens stretching 50 feet high by 380 feet wide

• * Animated clips from “Alice in Wonderland,” “The Lion King,” “Pocahontas,” “Toy Story” and “Wall-E”

The 18-minute World of Color will feature an array of dancing fountains, movie projections and lighting effects all tied to the original Sherman Brothers musical score from the 1960s television show.

Walls of water that take the shape of virtually every recognizable Disney character and skyrocketing fountains will shoot so high they’ll obscure the newly renovated 16-story Mickey Mouse Ferris Wheel.

Here are two videos posted to YouTube, one of which reveals some concepts surrounding the attraction and the other that looks at some of the construction process.

World of Color Concepts Shared at Blue Sky Cellar

Behind the Scenes at the Construction of ‘World of Color’

World of Color, which blends the nighttime spectacle of Fantasmic and the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas, is one of the major additions of a $1.1-billion makeover planned for Disney’s California Adventure through 2012.