Disney+ Director Apologizes to YouTuber for Plagiarizing His Artwork
The director of the Disney+ series Behind the Attraction has officially apologized to an online content creator after using his artwork in the show without permission.


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Last week, YouTube creator James St. Onge took to Twitter to share his concerns that some artwork he designed was strikingly similar to some used in the Disney+ series.
Several people have mentioned that the graphics in the Tower of Terror episode of 'Behind the Attraction' are very similar to my YouTube video, so I decided to give it a watch for myself.
Left is my original artwork from my video.
Right is from Behind the Attraction on Disney+ pic.twitter.com/Sf1biymTSz
— James St.Onge – Art of Engineering (@aoEngineering) September 16, 2021
The artwork, inspired by the iconic Tower of Terror, bore an unmistakable resemblance to that used in the attraction’s central episode of the hit documentary series.
As we can see from the below images, shared by James St. Onge, you can see his artwork (in blue) is almost identical to the final version used in the aired episode (in red).
Image Credit: James St. Onge


Image Via: James St. Onge / Disney+
Without credit being given to St. Onge at the time, this, of course, is plagiarism.


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Having done his research, Onge continued his thread by explaining how, although the series was not produced by Disney but instead by Seven Buck Productions and The Nacelle Company, it struggled factually when referencing the actual ride.
First, they say the ride has 1 shaft instead of 3. That's false. It has 3.
The vehicle on the top floor is a stationary prop, yet they show it moving through the course with people onboard.
And the vehicles are shown facing different directions, which isn't physically possible. pic.twitter.com/UIy1f1lbXw
— James St.Onge – Art of Engineering (@aoEngineering) September 16, 2021
The YouTuber called out the production for misrepresenting the mechanism inside the popular attraction, stating it was “kind of pathetic” for them to get it wrong.
As reported by Screen Rant, Brian Volk-Weiss, the director of the episode, reached out to St. Onge to personally apologize over the plagiarized artwork.
He also promised a re-edit of the episode’s credit sequence, ensuring St. Onge gets the recognition he deserves.
In a follow-up tweet, James St. Onge expresses his gratitude that they were able to resolve the matter “on good terms”.
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