While Disney has crafted masterworks like Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, and Flight of Passage, they have — on occasion — missed the mark. With all due respect to the mouse, let’s look at a few of those misses.>/p>

MODERN MARVELS: Space Mountain: Believe it or not, there was a time when Tomorrowland existed without Space Mountain as its anchor; a time when Disney's designers were hard at work figuring out what, where, and how an interstellar race through space should exist... How did Space Mountain come to be, and how did the intergalactic concept spread across the globe? Get ready for blast-off...

Is bigger better? We'll let you be the judge.

Is speed the best part of a thrill ride?

You’ll find a Pixar-based ride at every Disney theme park on the planet. Which one is the best?

THEME PARK TOURIST'S IN-DEPTH COLLECTION LIBRARY: For years, Theme Park Tourist has been building collections of in-depth entries on some of the world's most well-known rides and attractions. The secret attraction histories Disney and Universal don't want you to know? They're here in our full (and ever-expanding) collections of detailed explorations, yours to explore: Lost Legends, Disaster Files, Modern Marvels, and Possibilitylands.

MODERN MARVELS: Remy's Ratatouille Adventure: Forget the Mouse. 2021 is poised to be the year of the rat at Walt Disney World with the debut of the new Ratatouille-themed family adventure dark ride set to join Epcot's World Showcase... But this Disney•Pixar anchor is more than just a new classic; it's a pivot point for two of Disney’s theme parks, reshaping the ongoing revitalization of each! Let's get a rat-sized view of what's in store...

Here’s a guide to the best and worst versions of Haunted Mansion around the world.

EDITORIAL: Back when Disneyland opened, it represented a revolutionary new way to entertain guests. Among Walt's edicts: his park wouldn't sell peanuts, gum, cotton candy, or ice cream bars; it would charge an entry fee; it would be built by filmmakers, not carnies... And – according to some, most important of all – it wouldn't serve alcohol. That's about to change. Will it destroy Disneyland...?

Today, we'll take a look at some of the animatronic figures you can find at Disney and Universal Parks without being on a ride...

These lands just don't seem to "fit" somehow...

Here, we've collected a countdown of the 10 most immersive theme park lands we know