1985 founder don iwerks and stan kinsey headquarters toronto canada 1 key people ub iwerks don iwerks and stan kinsey products special venue and virtual reality theatres 2 d 3 d and 4 d films website simex iwerks.com simex iwerks formerly iwerks entertainment is an american film studio founded in 1985 in burbank california by oscar winner and disney legend don iwerks and stan kinsey two former disney executives . the company was named to honor don s father ub iwerks who was walt disney s first business partner and co creator of mickey mouse . 2 the company has received two oscars by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for scientific and technical achievement . the company specializes in high tech entertainment systems films film technologies film based software and services . today the company has 300 attractions in 40 countries worldwide . they are a leading innovator of immersive 3 d and 4 d attractions special effects and cinematic experiences ; they are also an exclusive distributor of over 130 proprietary 2 d 3 d and 4 d films . contents 1 history 2 installations 3 academy awards 4 film library 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit in the 1990s iwerks entertainment became well known as a leading developer of special venues and films and virtual reality theatres throughout the world . in late 1999 iwerks entertainment acquired the assets of santa fe springs based 3 mcfadden systems inc. following the company s bankruptcy . 4 mcfadden systems was founded in 1963 manufacturing motion simulators for use in military training . 5 in early 1992 warner bros. movie world approached mcfadden systems to develop a motion simulator for batman adventure the ride . 5 by expanding their business into the amusement industry mcfadden systems annual sales quadrupled to 10 million in 1997 . 3 further motion simulator systems were developed for the star trek the experience london trocadero and palace park irvine along with preliminary design work for walt disney imagineering on disneyquest . 5 6 7 while other companies were producing motion bases with six degrees of freedom for approximately 1 million mcfadden systems was able to produce them at a fraction of the cost . 8 in 2002 iwerks entertainment merged with simex and began trading under the name simex iwerks . installations edit by 2000 iwerks had over 250 installations in 38 countries worldwide including giant screen iwerks extreme screen ride simulation attractions iwerks turboride 3d 4d theatres iwerks 3d 4d fx theatre systems and 360 theatres . 9 by 2011 simex iwerks had 300 attractions in 40 countries worldwide . 10 academy awards edit the company has received two academy awards by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for scientific and technical achievement . the first occurred in 1998 at the 70th academy awards show where founder don iwerks was awarded the gordon e. sawyer award given each year to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry . 11 12 the second occurred in 1999 at the 71st academy awards show where the company was awarded an academy award for a technical innovation called the iwerks 8 70 linear loop projection system . film library edit simex iwerks has a film library of over 132 films including a turtle s adventure aka turtletrek 2006 across the sea of time 1995 aliens ride at the speed of fright alien adventure and in separate segments 1999 angry birds the 4 d experience 2014 asian action 2015 bamboo express 2010 comet impact corkscrew hill 2001 canyon rapids crashendo deep sea 4 d dinky the dinosaur dino island 1995 dino island ii 3d escape from dino island 1998 dolphins dora & diego s 4 d adventure 2010 encounter in the 3rd dimension extreme log ride fun house express 1995 acquired in 2002 happy feet 4 d experience 2007 ice age dawn of the dinosaurs the 4 d experience 2012 ice age no time for nuts 4 d 2015 journey of man journey to the center of the earth 4 d adventure 2008 journey 2 the mysterious island the 4 d experience 2013 life 4 d 2011 marvin the martian in the third dimension 1996 mission mars nick jr. at the movies 2 d with 4 d effects pirates 4 d planet earth planet earth from pole to pole 2006 planet earth ice worlds 2010 planet earth shallow seas 2007 pokemon pikachu s ocean adventure reboot 1 the ride 1997 rio the 4 d experience sky dog s.o.s sub oceanic shuttle 1991 speed racer 4 d spongebob squarepants 4 d 2002 spongebob squarepants 4d the great jelly rescue 2013 the haunted lighthouse the ultimate roller coaster the polar express the ride thomas and friends 4 d bubbling boilers 2015 the wizard of oz 4 d experience 2009 wild world africa wings of courage see also edit imax references edit simex iwerks inc. company profile http time.com 3119274 mickey mouse ub iwerks cartoon a b pollack andrew 10 october 1997 . from science to fiction ; military and entertainment industries swap expertise . the new york times . retrieved 24 november 2013 . simex . . amusement business . 111 49 . 6 december 1999 . a b c huffstutter p.j. 4 august 1997 . virtual rides take off . los angeles times . retrieved 24 november 2013 . ray susan 21 27 february 1994 . showscan corp. to build theater no. 2 in london . amusement business . 106 8 18 . splits jill jorden 3 november 1997 . futuristic fun defies definition at disney . orlando sentinel . retrieved 24 november 2013 . murray charles j. 23 june 1997 . fluid power adds high tech thrills in amusement rides . design news . retrieved 24 november 2013 . brian demkowicz . for immediate release . 1570 communications center . home services . services . simex iwerks . nndb . oscar gordon e. sawyer award . soylent communications . fact for the day . this day in disney history . the walt disney company . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title simex iwerks & oldid 743934026 categories cinemas and movie theatres in canadavirtual realitycompanies established in 1985movie theatre chains in canadahidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages svenska edit links this page was last modified on 12 october 2016 at 02 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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