Disney+ Launches Nat Geo Immersive Environment

Disney+ has rolled out a new immersive environment from National Geographic via its app on Apple Vision Pro.

Through the experience, Disney+ subscribers can be visually transported to Iceland’s Thingvellir National Park. The project marks National Geographic’s first-ever immersive project for Apple Vision Pro.

National Geographic worked with Disney Studio Technology to lead the creative development and production of the immersive environment from high-resolution 3D models captured on-site using photogrammetry and gigapixel panoramas. The teams worked in collaboration with Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology.

“Since its inception, National Geographic has been at the forefront of photography and has led the way in using groundbreaking technology to tell stories that inspire a deeper connection to the natural world,” said David Miller, executive VP of National Geographic. “Creating this immersive environment was a natural next step for us to take to build on that legacy and to continue enabling audiences to experience the beauty of our natural world and see places they may never go to otherwise.”

Disney+ has also made Marvel Studios’ 3D films Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp available to subscribers.