One of the most engaging Disney Details is the elaborately created dioramas on display in the windows of the Emporium on Main Street U.S.A. These windows tell the story of a recent Disney feature with key scenes enacted through miniature figurines, intimate sets and musical score playing from speakers above the windows.

In anticipation of Disney's summer film Atlantis - The Lost Empire, the windows of Disneyland's Emporium were recently changed to feature scenes from the movie. The creation of these particular window "scenes" required the services of six talented individuals who sculpted, painted, animated and installed them in about two months.

The pictures below are accompanied by summaries found within the windows themselves. Enjoy - but be forewarned that the plot and climax are revealed, if you haven't seen the film yet and don't want to learn the "details."

The wealthy Whitmore enlists the young cartographer, Milo Thatch, to find Atlantis. Whitmore provides Milo with all he needs for the journey and the key, The Shepherd's Journal.
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The expedition to locate the lost empire of Atlantis is besieged by the Leviathan, the menacing mechanical guardian to the gateway of Atlantis.
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Finally accepting him, the group of explorers beckon the studious Milo to join to eat lunch with them.
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Underwater, Milo is able to decipher the message in the mural that tells of the crystal's importance and its location deep within the city.
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Princess Kida accends into the circle of souls, regenerating the life of the crystal.
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Milo fights the evil Rourke high in the air. Caught in the balance of good and evil is the imprisoned Princess Kida.
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- Story and Photos by Matthew Walker
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