Brian Krosnick | Theme Park Tourist

Date of birth

Fri, 04/26/1991 - 12:00

Member for

12 years 9 months

Name

Brian

Country

United States

Biography

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:

These 9 Lands Don't Just Recreate Worlds Seen on Screen, They EXPAND Them...

Monday, November 11, 2019

Some of the most spectacular theme parks lands on Earth today take the essence of source materials and expand them with “original worlds” born of the minds of designers!

From Atom to Zurg: 10 Microscopic Ways Imagineers Have Made Guests SHRINK

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Join us as we progressively shrink down through ten miniaturizing Disney Parks attractions that make guests smaller, and smaller, and smaller.

Theme Park Tourist's Park of the Month: Universal's Islands of Adventure (November 2019)

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Islands of Adventure also accidentally invented the IP-park model that's been often imitated, but will never again be duplicated...

BLOCKBUSTER: THE RIDE – The Cinematic Story of Disney’s “Ride the Movies” Era

Friday, November 1, 2019

Will we ever again see an "original" anchor attraction at Disney or Universal parks? Or is the future filled with E-Tickets backed by billion-dollar box office hits and popular intellectual properties alone?

“...Then Something Goes Horribly Wrong”: 13 "Unlucky" Ride Plot Twists We Love

Monday, October 21, 2019

We’ve collected some of our favorite “something goes horribly wrong” moments to see just how much fun this simple set-up can be when it’s done right.

8 "Story" Coasters That Put YOU in the Middle of the Action

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Have you heard the news? Universal Orlando's newest "E-Ticket" attraction, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is the first "story coaster" in the world...! Or is it?

Coffeeland: 8 "Starbucks in Disguise" Inside Disney and Universal Parks

Sunday, October 6, 2019

We're taking a cross-country tour to see how Starbucks was "disguised" for each Disney Park!

POSEIDON'S FURY: The Legendary Making of Universal's Mythical Mess

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

DECLASSIFIED DISASTER: Poseidon's Fury: In the lead-up to the opening of Universal's Islands of Adventure, Poseidon's Fury was advertised as one of the park's highlights; a mysterious fusion of Disney-quality storytelling and Universal's special effects expertise. Then, it opened. This is the in-depth story of Universal's only original, IP-free attraction...