Dinosaur at Disney’s Animal Kingdom seems like the same ride as when it opened in 1998. But these broken effects show how much has changed.
Lost and Abandoned Disney Details
Epcot UK Pavilion’s Lost “Jolly Wheeler”
The Epcot UK Pavilion still contains the dock of a lost ship known as the “Jolly Wheeler.” Did this boat ever appear in the theme park?
Beastly Kingdom: The Complete Walking Tour
Beastly Kingdom is Animal Kingdom’s great lost land. And they sort of built it. Take a tour through all that remains of this mythical realm.
Dick Tracy: The Parks and a Secret Sequel
The movie fizzled, now what? Read About the Movie in Part One Here By the fall of 1990, it was clear that Dick Tracy was a dud. After the film’s tepid reception Disney removed the character from the parks; leaving behind only hints as to what could have been. Tracy-related shows, shops, and attractions were […]
Dick Tracy: Disney’s Next Big Thing That Never Was
Before Dick Tracy there was a Batman Batman was the top-grossing movie of the 1989 besting the latest chapter in the Indiana Jones saga. The following year, in search of the next big thing, the Walt Disney Company copied every aspect of Batman and took a gamble on Dick Tracy; a 60-year-old gumshoe from the […]
Fabled Animal Kingdom Sloth Habitat Still Hanging Around
Though the sloths themselves are long gone, you can still find the Animal Kingdom sloth habitat buried in the Oasis jungle.
How the Golden Girls House and Murder She Wrote Saved the Studio Parks
Disney and Universal once had competing park attractions based on aging TV stars. The Golden Girls house and Murder She Wrote Mystery Theater.
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.