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Brian

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Just your friendly neighborhood fan of tropical hideaways, Victorian boardwalks, mid-century tomorrows, ancient temples, and cursed forests! In between dreaming of Dole Whips, I'm a museum experience developer. I'm also the researcher behind Theme Park Tourist's Legend Library – filled with stories of Lost Legends, Modern Marvels, Declassified Disasters, and more.

Articles by Brian:

"'Be Fair to Disney World!' – 5 Disneyland Attraction Plusses We WISH Disney World Would Invest In

These 6 "plusses" are wildly effective updates that would really add up! What do you think? Do these "little things" matter? Or are Magic Kingdom's rides just fine without the technological flourishes that Disneyland's receive?

Starcruiser's Here... So What's NEXT?! Here Are 4 IPs We'd LOVE To Get the "Immersive Cruise" Treatment

Is the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser just the start of what is to come in the realm of hyper-immersive, multi-day living theater experiences?...

Dreams Do Come True In Port Orleans: Tips From Disney's Biggest, Jazziest, and Most Romantic Hotel

Today, we'll tell you how "dreams do come true in Port Orleans," Disney's jazziest, biggest, and most romantic place to stay! 

Bursting the “Disney Bubble” – 6 Quick-Fix Ways For Disney To Reverse Its 2022

For many, Disney has lost its sparkle, these are the ways it needs to try and get it back...

Which Disney and Universal Parks Have the MOST Dark Rides? You May Be Surprised...

Counting a park's dark rides isn't easy, and it isn't objective. Traditionally, a "dark ride" is a genre of amusement park ride wherein riders travel through indoor, painted or projected, theatrically-lit scenes. But in the 21st century, it's a lot more complicated than that...

GIGA: The Elite Class of 300-Foot Coasters... And Where the Next Is Rumored to Appear....

Today, just six rides reside in the "giga" level – between 300 and 399 foot drops – each with its own story, elements, and personality... Join us as we explore the evolution of the "giga" through its six iterations, and look to where a 300 foot thrill machine may arise next... 

Secrets of the Resistance: Inside 9 Imagineering Tricks That Bring Disney’s Greatest Modern Ride To Life

We’ll ride through the Rise experience from beginning to end, describe how its greatest tricks work, and explore the Imagineering “ingredients” – the prototypes and precedents – that add up to make this once-in-a-lifetime ride possible...

"Done With Disney World"? We PROMISE Universal Orlando Is Worth a Try. Here's Why!

Remember the days of Magical Express? Extra Magic Hours? FastPass? Complimentary MagicBands? If you believe the “Disney bubble” has officially burst, here's a great alternative to try...

The Golden Standby Awards: The Top 3 Immersive Disney Queues WORTH Waiting In... No Lightning Lanes Needed!

"The Golden Standby Awards" – our list of the top three (plus an honorable mention) queues that are worth waiting in...

Beacons of Light: Ranking Disney & Universal’s Park Icons… After Dark

The question is, of Orlando's six park icons, which shines brightest after dark?

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