Of all the modern Imagineers, Joe Rohde is the most famous. This is partly because he is the creative force behind Animal Kingdom, Aulani, and Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout. But mostly it is because of the Joe Rohde earrings. With his outlandishly stretched earlobe, crusty handlebar mustache, and a forehead as high as […]
Disney Theme Park Hidden Secrets
6 Monorail Problems (And How the Tokyo Disney Monorail Fixed Them)
Walt Disney World has soured on the monorail. Futuristic sky trains are out. Glorified ski-lifts are in. Yet halfway around the world, a utopian future marches on, personified by the Tokyo Disney monorail. Officially known as the Tokyo Disney Resort Line, the Tokyo Disney monorail services four stations in an endless loop: Tokyo Disneyland Station […]
Great Movie Ride Cowboy Scene Hides One Last Undiscovered Detail
After sending Universe of Energy off into the sunset, it’s time to turn our attention to that other incredible traveling theater ride – and the rarely-glimpsed Great Movie Ride Cowboy Scene. The Great Movie Ride truly lives up to its adjectives. Like a fading Hollywood star stuck with a bad script, it may have lost some […]
10 Insane Details in the Avatar Flight of Passage Queue
The Avatar Flight of Passage queue may be the longest, most elaborate queue in theme park history. In an industry that includes an entire campus visit to Hogwarts, that’s saying something. If total immersion is your high-water mark for theme park design, then the Avatar Flight of Passage queue will breach your sandbag barricade and send a tidal wave of […]
Secret Bedroom Discovered at Epcot’s Land Pavilion
I know the whole idea of a secret bedroom highly intrigues some of you, nevermind one at Epcot. I’m not sure what type of person gets intrigued by secret bedrooms. I guess you. In case you’re wondering if it’s a fancy guest room like the Cinderella Castle Suite, the answer is no. You can’t stay […]
Disney’s Secret Plans to Rename The Last Jedi
Lucasfilm is one of only two brands in the world that can drop three mysterious words – The Last Jedi – and immediately melt down the internet as everyone tries to decipher what it all means. The good folks at the Walt Disney Imagineering Department of Namin’ Things! (DON’T!) solved this problem long ago. If Lucasfilm had […]