Behind the Attraction

Behind the Attraction is a documentary television series on Disney+ produced by Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions and Brian Volk-Weiss's The Nacelle Company. The first five episodes were released on July 21, 2021, with the remaining five released later that same year, on August 25th. The documentary is narrated by Paget Brewster. The series features interviews with fans and Imagineers and analyzes the history, popularity and transformation of Disney attractions and destinations over time.

Production
In October 2019, Disney+ ordered the docuseries from The Toys That Made Us' creator and director, Brian Volk-Weiss. His production company, The Nacelle Company and Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions, were attached as production houses.

In December 2021, Hiram Garcia confirmed plans to develop a second season for the series. Season two was officially announced on October 4, 2023 to be released on November 1, 2023.

Release
All episodes of Behind the Attraction were initially scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on Friday, July 16, 2021. However, after the success of Loki on which premiered on a Wednesday, it was announced that the release dates for most original Disney+ series would be moved to Wednesdays. As a result, the series premiered its first five episodes on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. The remaining five episodes premiered on August 25, 2021.

Controversy
On September 16, 2021, a statement of alleged plagiarism was raised to episode 4 of the series regarding the Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror. A Canadian YouTube channel called Art of Engineering pointed out several similarities to their original artwork and animations (showing the ride's interpreted interior layout) created by Art of Engineering and used in "How Disney's Tower of Terror Works" which was published on YouTube in 2019. The animations used in the Disney+ series appeared to be traces of the 2019 diagrams, with the only major change being the series' use of an orange background, which may allegedly indicate awareness of the parallels to the channel's 2019 work and an attempt to conceal the act. Throughout the rest of the episode, a more standard blue background was utilized. Neither Disney nor Seven Bucks Productions, the company responsible for the series, have commented on the matter. However, the internet's reaction and US law seem to favor of the original 2019 work.

As of September 21, 2021, the matter was resolved. Brian Volk-Weiss "offered a genuine apology on behalf of Disney, Nacelle and Seven Bucks Productions." The episode's credits were edited so that Art of Engineering creator James St. Onge received a credit for "Tower of Terror Blueprint Graphic Design."