Comments on: Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Disney Launches Epcot Center, Community of the Future http://www.k-grayengineeringeducation.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/16/engineering-education-blog-disney-launches-epcot-center-community-of-the-future/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:42:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tim Jacobi http://www.k-grayengineeringeducation.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/16/engineering-education-blog-disney-launches-epcot-center-community-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Tim Jacobi Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:49:20 +0000 http://www.k-grayengineeringeducation.com/index.php/2007/11/16/engineering-education-blog-disney-launches-epcot-center-community-of-the-future/#comment-10 Ride designing covers a huge range of engineering application challanges: dynamics, materials, fluids, thermodynamics, structures, and controls to name only a few. Safety is always a huge design factor when attempting to push the limit of what's out there, and there's a skill to making smart and practical design choices. Some related links: To the main amusement indusrty association, IAAPA: www.iaapa.org For general discussion forums about roller coasters and the amusement industry: www.themeparkreview.com www.screamscape.com www.coasterbuzz.com www.rcdb.com Ride designing covers a huge range of engineering application challanges: dynamics, materials, fluids, thermodynamics, structures, and controls to name only a few. Safety is always a huge design factor when attempting to push the limit of what’s out there, and there’s a skill to making smart and practical design choices.

Some related links:
To the main amusement indusrty association, IAAPA:
http://www.iaapa.org

For general discussion forums about roller coasters and the amusement industry:
http://www.themeparkreview.com
http://www.screamscape.com
http://www.coasterbuzz.com
http://www.rcdb.com

]]> By: Alice Agogino http://www.k-grayengineeringeducation.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/16/engineering-education-blog-disney-launches-epcot-center-community-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Alice Agogino Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:44:48 +0000 http://www.k-grayengineeringeducation.com/index.php/2007/11/16/engineering-education-blog-disney-launches-epcot-center-community-of-the-future/#comment-9 Theme park and roller coaster design provide exciting career opportunities for engineers. Their design and construction requires the teamwork of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, architectural engineers, civil and construction engineers, computer scientists and engineering mechanics. The experience applies to the design and construction of safety-critical complex systems. For example, the lead engineer for <a href=http://www.engineeringpathway.com/ep/learning_resource/summary/?id=1FBD6696-BE9C-49A9-AD1D-BFDDA20FB7F7 rel="nofollow">Disney Imagineering</a> is on the advisory board for the Engineering Division of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and provides advice on complex space missions. Theme park and roller coaster design provide exciting career opportunities for engineers. Their design and construction requires the teamwork of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, architectural engineers, civil and construction engineers, computer scientists and engineering mechanics. The experience applies to the design and construction of safety-critical complex systems. For example, the lead engineer for
Disney Imagineering is on the advisory board for the Engineering Division of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and provides advice on complex space missions.

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