We Call It Imagineering Now Streaming on Disney Plus After YouTube Launch

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Posted: Wednesday February 4, 2026 10:25am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

We Call It Imagineering is now streaming on Disney Plus. The documentary series launched on the platform today, giving you another way to watch all seven episodes.

The series originally appeared on YouTube and now expands to Disney's streaming service. You can access the complete collection through either platform.

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What the Series Covers

We Call It Imagineering takes you behind the scenes at Walt Disney Imagineering. Each episode runs between 15 and 33 minutes.

The seven episodes include:

Audio-Animatronics (15m) - How Audio-Animatronic figures come to life
Soundscapes (22m) - Music creation for attractions and entertainment
Let's Ride (21m) - The process of designing and building rides
On With The Show (29m) - Disney Live Entertainment production
Building Disney Castles (29m) - Castle construction and design
Haunted Mansions (30m) - The making of Haunted Mansion attractions
Robotics (33m) - Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development

Where to Watch

You can stream We Call It Imagineering on Disney Plus starting today. The series remains available on YouTube as well.

The documentary gives you access to Imagineers discussing their creative process. You'll see how attractions, shows, and experiences develop from concept to reality.

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etc983 days ago

I think part of it is that the first few gave a lot of new info about controversial new projects coming to the parks, which always gets people talking, and after that there was a lot less about big new projects, and a lot more standard documentary/how it’s made/behind the scenes stuff which a lot of people on here already know about. There was always a bit of new info in each episode, but later on it was about smaller things that were much less controversial Here’s the new stuff revealed in each episode: The Tiana’s animatronics. The new music coming to Country Bears and Tiana’s. The new ride systems for the Avengers, Cars, and Monsters Inc rides. Hong Kong’s new daytime parade and Magic Kingdom’s new electrical parade. A tiny section on the castle for Abu Dhabi and the Disney Adventure. A tiny bit on the Haunted Mansion bar on the Disney Treasure. The Olaf animatronic. Looking at that list it definitely makes sense why the first two or three would have had the biggest discussion

AVeryDifferentDisneyDad3 days ago

I never read this thread until now. Very humorous how many people were posting, commenting and engaged leading up to the 1st episode, then between the 1st and 2nd episodes. Kind of died off real fast with comments by the 3rd one. With it actually landing on +, now... wonder if there will be a renewed interest? Guess we will see.... LOL

wdwmagic4 days ago

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DranthNov 25, 2025

Or, to avoid the moronic public who will mess with them, make about 9 of them, break them up into groups of 3 and have them patrol a few rooftops. Get a few more cast members in costume patrolling the ground and get some dang drones that look like ships going in the distance already.

Cmdr_CrimsonNov 25, 2025

CompedNov 25, 2025

With technology how it is... I wouldn't be so sure this will be the case for long.

MisterPenguinNov 25, 2025

LIES!!!!

TouchdownNov 25, 2025

Except Baymax is a human being on the inside, not an actual robot.

MisterPenguinNov 25, 2025

e.g., Giving warm hugs.

PurduevianNov 25, 2025

From a cost perspective... I assume it would be a lot cheaper just to hire 50 people to walk through the land in formation. IMHO Robots should be limited to things that we can't just use humans for

FettFanNov 25, 2025

These robots will be either behind a barrier or being watched carefully by a squadron of security guards disguised as fellow tourists.

DrStarlanderNov 25, 2025

I get what you're saying, but the risk of guests knocking or kicking robots over exists whether there's one (Olaf) or 50 and Disney looks to be placing a bet this is not an issue and/or that they're training the robots to handle this (i.e., instantly tuck down into a stable pose to prevent a dominoes-like effect, when it sees someone coming at them, given the robots can see everybody). There's a risk of people destroying food delivery robots and self-driving taxis and robots at Disneyland (or wherever robots end up over the next few decades). In Disneyland, at least, people are trapped so consequences are faced.

AidenRodriguez731Nov 25, 2025

You got about 10 minutes before some idiot with a camera tries to go "bowling" by ramming into them with an equally stupid friend recording it.

DrStarlanderNov 25, 2025

Okay Disney, I'm willing to bargain: All will be forgiven in SWGE if you use your robot technology to have a platoon of fifty Stormtroopers walk through the land, in formation. And if you play the John Williams music. Do we have a deal?