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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:
These Are the Wildest Wooden Roller Coasters on Earth. Could You Conquer Them?
Wooden roller coasters. The very idea may strike fear into the heart of some thrill ride enthusiasts.
Let’s Face It: It’s Time to Bring Characters to Epcot. This is How We Got Here.
EDITORIAL: In 1982, EPCOT Center was the future embodied. A realm of industry, technology, innovation, and corporate power, Future World defied all that "Disney" had meant, purposefully dispensing with princesses, pirates, castles, and cartoons in favor of a scientific look at the history and future of our world. But let's face it: that time is over. Is it time to embrace Disney characters in Future World? Here's why we say, "Yes."
13 Abandoned, Broken, and Canceled Special Effects at Disney Parks
for fans of Imagineering, there's only one thing more interesting than a special effect that works: a special effect that doesn't.
From Big to GARGANTUAN, These are the Enormous Showbuildings You Never See
Which attractions do you think will fall into the five largest showbuildings on our list? Any guesses at number one?
Alcohol Is Coming to Disneyland. Here's the Story on this "Tradition" and What's Next.
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...?
POSSIBILITY WORLD: A Tour Through the Lost E-Tickets Magic Kingdom Almost Had
POSSIBILITYLAND: Magic Kingdom: “To all who come to this place of possibility: welcome. Possibility World is your world..." Or, it could've been! Take a tour through the lost archives of Magic Kingdom's most amazing, never-built attractions. From cancelled concepts to radical reinventions, the Magic Kingdom we know and love ALMOST looked a whole lot different...
Have You Seen These 10 Animatronics That Are OUTSIDE of Rides?
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...
Lost Legends: Disney's Forgotten Skyway and its Return to Disney World's Skies
LOST LEGENDS: The Skyway: Sometimes, the simplest asides leave the biggest impression. Though the Skyway was a gentle and functional element of Disneyland and Magic Kingdom for a cumulative seventy years, these unusual aerial buckets were so much more than a simple transportation ride... And when the technology makes its reappearance at Walt Disney World, it'll change the resort once again...
Artificial Worlds: The Rise and Reign of Screens and Simulators at Theme Parks
There’s only one kind of attraction that can take guests somewhere without really going anywhere at all: simulators.
Editorial: Disney Parks Should Get Rid of FastPass. Before You Get Mad, Here’s Why.
EDITORIAL: Since 1999, Disney's FastPass service has truly redefined a day at the parks for a generation of Disney fans. The problem is that the ways it's changed your favorite park aren't always for the better. In this special editorial, we'll dissect the seven reasons FastPass isn't all it's cracked up to be. When FastPass advertises itself with the question, "Why wait in line?" Well... there may be a few reasons to do just that...
