As an example, a company called BRC Imagination Arts has been responsible for the post show to World of Motion and Test Track at Epcot as well as the animation tour at Disney-MGM Studios. Much of the actual fabrication and construction is subcontracted as well. Not that I know of currently. This is the original name of the company Walt Disney organized to create Disneyland. The letters stood for W alter E lias D isney.
M anufacturing A nd P roduction O rganization is located in North Hollywood.
It originally started as the division of WED responsible for Audio-Animatronics. The first Animatronic built by WED was the robin in the 1964 film, Mary Poppins. After the division moved to its larger site, the name became the acronym it is today. This library is maintained by WDI for research by the Imagineers on their various projects. Florida, Tokyo and Paris Divisions WDI maintains small divisions in the actual park locations.