Stewart Malcolm and Allison Petrek the Associate Level Designer, Community and Community Manager of the “Disney Infinity†franchise give aninside look at how the team came up with some awesome Toy Box creations to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Disney Land. Able to take a virtual tour of the park, with your favorite “Disney Infinity†figures, The Disney Land Project is one of the coolest events in the history of the series.
How important has it been for you, in this capacity, to be a part of the Disney Land 60th anniversary?
Stewart Malcolm: This Disneyland project was a labor of love. Disneyland has been a cherished part of my life since I was two years old, and it was a dream of mine to use the outstanding Disney Infinity Toy Box to recreate it with the help of some of the best Toy Box builders in the fan community. The finished project, where not only the look, but also the magical experience of Disneyland’s attractions have been perfectly captured, is simply amazing. To have it included as part of the 60th anniversary is humbling and really special.
Allison Petrek: The timing couldn’t have been better that just as the community was wrapping up the Disneyland Toy Box Project, Disneyland Resort kicked off their 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration. This project has been a fantastic opportunity for the Disney Infinity team and community alike to share our love for Disneyland all across the globe with contributors as far away as Spain participating.
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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
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