Disney and Universal once had competing park attractions based on aging TV stars. The Golden Girls house and Murder She Wrote Mystery Theater.
How the Golden Girls House and Murder She Wrote Saved the Studio Parks
Author: Shane
A Disney World 50th Anniversary Party For Everyone Except Peter Pan’s Flight
As everyone celebrates the Disney World 50th Anniversary, a certain Fantasyland ride is feeling left out. But we still love Peter Pan’s Flight
Mickey’s Audition Tape Surfaces Decades After Disappearance
Mickey’s Audition aka Mickey’s Big Break last appeared at the Main Street Cinema in the 90s. Now without fanfare, it’s finally rediscovered.
And the All-Time Greatest Lost Mermaid Is…?
Many mermaids have disappeared from Disney parks over the years, but Shelly is the greatest mermaid that everyone has forgotten.
Tomorrowland Speedway Time Trials: Can You Set the Record?
In the cutthroat world of competitive theme parking, the Parkeology Challenge is still the gold standard. But for those that crave the high-speed thrills of life in the fast lane, allow us to introduce the latest adrenaline rush: the Tomorrowland Speedway Time Trials! What is a Time Trial? Anyone familiar with Mario Kart and other […]
Liberty Tree Treasure Hunt Leads to Surprising Discovery
A throwaway reference to an old Disney legend about the Magic Kingdom Liberty Tree sparks a treasure hunt that spans all of Walt Disney World
Mike Fink Keel Boats Ruins Dredged From Rivers of America
In what is undoubtedly the 43rd most interesting thing ever dredged from the bottom of a theme park ditch, the fabled lost dock of the Mike Fink Keel Boats has finally been found! We are pleased to bring you a first hand look at this exciting discovery. What are the Mike Fink Keel Boats? The […]
Blizzard Beach and the Blizzard of ’95: An Oral History of a Meteorological Catastrophe
Florida may be the Sunshine State, home to wonderful waterparks like Blizzard Beach. But it is not immune to meteorological catastrophes. No storm looms quite as large in the collective Central Florida memory as the freak blizzard that descended in the spring of 1995. Parkeology has spent many months interviewing long-time local residents about this […]
Roy Disney to Receive “One Man’s Dream” Style Tribute
Roy Disney, co-founder of the Walt Disney Company with his brother, is set to receive his own “One Man’s Dream” tribute exhibit at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, according to a source. Most visitors to Hollywood Studios are already familiar with the existing One Man’s Dream attraction, which draws on the vast treasures of the Disney archives […]
