"Disney Worldbuilders": when storytelling becomes a place you can step into
When a story becomes a place: the new documentary "Disney Worldbuilders" by Leslie Iwerks shows how films are turned into worlds you can walk into. Featuring Pete Docter, Jon Favreau, Kevin Feige, Dave Filoni, and Jared Bush – streaming now on Disney+!
How does a story become a world you can actually walk through? That's exactly the question behind "Disney Worldbuilders," the new documentary that arrived on Disney+ on Thursday. It was directed by Leslie Iwerks – an Academy Award and Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose connection to the studio runs deep as the granddaughter of Disney Legend Ub Iwerks and the daughter of Disney Legend Don Iwerks.
Rather than a multi-part series, "Disney Worldbuilders" is a single film. At its heart sits a panel discussion opened by Josh D'Amaro, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, before five of the company's leading creative minds take over: Pete Docter (Chief Creative Officer at Pixar), Jon Favreau (director of "Star Wars: The Mandalorian"), Kevin Feige (President of Marvel Studios), Dave Filoni (President and Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm), and Jared Bush (Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios). The full conversation is streaming on the platform as well.
The documentary casts a wide net across the Disney parks, touching on Zootopia at Shanghai Disney Resort, Avengers Campus at the Disneyland Resort, the Star Wars experiences, Pixar-inspired attractions, and classics like Tomorrowland and Main Street, U.S.A.
One line from the film sums up the central idea neatly: a great story doesn't end when the credits roll. A place you can genuinely walk into and share with those closest to you is something incredibly special.
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Written by DPM-VIDS · August 22, 2026, 16:02