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5 INSANE Rides You'll Want to Grab Your Passport For

The four theme parks operating outside of North America have created some of the most wonderful attractions in the world.

Countdown: The 10 Greatest Characters Created Just for Disney Parks

Some of the greatest characters in Disney's vast collection are theme park exclusives; original characters created just for the parks

Best Disney Attractions You'll Wish Were Coming to Walt Disney World

The Walt Disney Company owns, operates, or authorizes the usage of its brands at six different theme parks around the world. Four of them are outside of the United States, with one in Europe and three in Asia. Few theme park tourists are fortunate enough to visit all of them. That’s tragic, because

From Mineral King to the Magic Kingdom: Startin' Up the Country Bear Jamboree

LOST LEGENDS: The Country Bear Jamboree: "Howdy folks! Welcome to the one and only, original, Country Bear Jamboree!" It's one of the most unusual and spectacular attractions in Disney history... and yet, it wasn't even supposed to play at Walt's theme parks! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the cross-country tale of how this rootin' tootin' Audio Animatronic musical revue came to be, and where it almost went instead...

Forget the Twilight Zone. Tokyo DisneySea's TOWER OF TERROR is Unlike Any Other. Here's Its Story.

MODERN MARVELS: Tokyo DisneySea's Tower of Terror: Forget everything you know about the Hollywood Tower Hotel, Halloween 1939, and an elevator that travels directly to the Twilight Zone. In this incredible in-depth story, we'll explore the origins of Disney's attempts at a drop ride, then see how the Tower you know was reinvented from scratch at Tokyo DisneySea with an unbelievable original story creating a new classic.

These 10 Disney "Mountains" Were All CANCELLED. Which One Would You Still Like to See Today?

POSSIBILITYLAND: Never-Built Disney Mountains: If there's one thing Disney Parks thrill-seekers know to look for, it's a mountain peak. After all, since Disneyland's first decade, the connection between Disney and its mountainous thrills has become second nature. But these ten Disney peaks never saw the light of day... Would-be wonders, almost-headliners, and could-be classics, these towering mountains could've changed Disney Parks forever...

Peaks of Imagineering: The 12 Best Disney "Mountain" E-Tickets Across the Globe

In this special countdown, we'll conquer the 12 headlining Disney Parks attractions built around "mountains" to see which peaks truly come out on top.

INSIDE THE GRID: "Derezzing" the History and Future of the Shanghai E-Ticket Coming to Disney World

MODERN MARVELS: TRON Lightcycle Power Run: Tomorrowland has weathered its fair share of pop culture changes – from ambitious scientific optimism, to the grimy, gritty sci-fi darkness. But a new kind of "tomorrow" – and a new kind of E-Ticket – are setting a new course for Disney Parks the world over. This headlining roller coaster was one of the most exciting attractions to debut at Shanghai Disneyland... but it's on the way to a Disney Park near you very soon. Here's what to expect.

T2 3-D: Behind-the-Screens of Universal's Larger-Than-Life Lost Legend

LOST LEGENDS: T2 3-D – Battle Across Time: Yet another Universal classic has closed, and this was a BIG one. T2 3-D was one of the most expensive media attractions ever, reuniting blockbuster stars, Hollywood directors, and themed entertainment industry legends in one of the most larger-than-life, massively-scaled attraction experiences ever. From the 1980s to the 2020s, this time-traveling experience was unlike anything else.

BACK to the FUTURE: The Lost Legend that Created Universal Studios Florida and Thrilled a Generation

LOST LEGENDS: Back to the Future – The Ride: When Universal first eyed the opportunity to bring a version of its famed Hollywood studio park to Florida in the mid-1980s, the idea of taking on Disney was simply too daunting... to become a contender in Disney's own back yard would take an out-of-this-world E-Ticket ahead of (and in this case, also behind) its time. Headed up by Spielberg himself, this closed classic is the reason Universal Orlando exists! This is the full story...

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