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Behind the Ride: Soarin' Around the World

Here are three more mind-blowing facts about the conversion from Soarin’ Over California to Soarin’ Around the World.

Lost Legends: How California Adventure's One Soarin' Success Spread Around The World

LOST LEGENDS: Soarin' Over California: When California Adventure opened, successes were few and far between. But the ride's starring E-Ticket was Soarin' Over California, a hang-gliding adventure that proved so popular, it spread across the globe. Take flight on this lost wonder and explore the in-depth story behind its creation, what it was like to ride, how it spread Around the World, and why it's gone today.

5 Reasons Soarin' Around the World Doesn't Quite Live Up to the Original

Roughly 15 years after its debut in California, and about 10 following its Orlando opening, Disney reimagined the “Soarin' over California” film into a new, grander package: Soarin' around the World. Yet, in doing so, Disney seems to have lost some of the magic that made the original Soarin' such a beloved attraction.

Disney's "Worst Ride Ever" Was So Hated, It Closed After Just One Year. This is Why.

DECLASSIFIED DISASTER: Superstar Limo: Remembered as one of the worst disasters Disney ever allowed, Superstar Limo was an absolute embarrassment. The embodiment of everything wrong with the original Disney's California Adventure, Superstar Limo was a modern spoof featuring C-List "stars" in a terrible, awful dark ride. But it wasn't built in a vacuum. How did California Adventure get the worst ride Disney's ever designed? Let's find out.

The FULL Story: Why Disney is Killing the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

“You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!”

5 Things a Walt Disney World Fan Learns When They Visit Disneyland

It's a silly fight, but it's one that every Disney Parks fan has had at least once: Which is better, Disney World or Disneyland? But here's the thing: It doesn't actually matter which is better.

4 Things You Might Think You Need (But Really Don't) When You Visit Walt Disney World

Here are some things you just may reconsider bringing on your next trip to Disney parks.

Editorial: Why I'm Done With Disneyland

Editorial: I think I'm done with Disneyland. Before you go telling me “Good! Shorter lines for me!” give me a chance to explain myself.

Here's How The Plan to Make a "Bigger Disneyland" Failed Tremendously

Think of Disney California Adventure like a child. It struggled in learning to walk, but it’s now evolved into a talented teenager with an extremely bright future.

These 6 Shanghai Disneyland Attractions Need to Come to Walt Disney World ASAP

The innovation shown by the Imagineers at Shanghai Disneyland has been nothing short of breathtaking.

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