Before we begin Part 2, I just want to say that I could have changed the title of this article to something different, just to trick you into thinking that you are getting something brand new, when it’s really just more of the same. That may be good enough for Disney, but I always look […]
Lost and Abandoned Disney Details
Top 10 Name Changes That Changed Nothing – Part 1
This post is part of the Disney Blog Carnival. Head over there to see more great Disney-related posts and articles. —————— “I think I’ll go meet the boys for a cold sasparilla. Oh I forgot, we’re calling it root beer now. Same kind of thing, different name. Well, that’s progress for you!” — Carousel of Progress Remember […]
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Orlando’s Filming Location
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom predates Orlando’s movie studio theme parks. But another local park was a secret filming location.
Disney’s Handwich: Whatever Happened to this Food of the Future?
Be sure to read to the end for a newly added (some might say shocking) update to our original post! Once upon a time Disney had a revolutionary idea that was going to transform the future of food, so what went wrong? When Michael Eisner and Frank Wells took the reigns of Disney in […]
ECPOT CENTER: The Purple Park
Steven Spielberg is a plagiarist! Clearly owes it all to Disney That’s right, the acclaimed wunderkind director/producer/writer/gaffer/best boy has been blatantly stealing from Disney for years. First he steals Robert A. Mattey, the special effects supervisor who created the giant squid effects for Disney’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”, to create the […]
You’re Fat: Disney’s Gold Key Dining Plan Was the Trip of a Lifetime!
At least according to statistics you are. If you are an American then chances are good that you can’t fit into those huge pants of yours and it’s all Disney’s fault. Donald’s Lipitor prescription has not helped. Disney is pushing the Disney Dining plan these days… hard. It’s not because they are […]
Disney World’s Ugliest Show Building
You may have noticed that parkeology.com is looking a little different lately. Please do not be alarmed. We are merely refurbishing this area for your future enjoyment. Plus, we have a bet with Madonna to see who can reinvent themselves the most. So far the score is Parkeology: 2, Madonna 141. But if we find […]
Pitching a tent.
Camping sucks. You may catch poison ivy, be ravaged by malaria-riddled mosquitoes, or get mauled by a rabid squirrel all the while avoiding molestation by marauding hill-folk. Michael Eisner even wrote a book called “Camp” and you know that can’t be good. Where is the fun in eating canned meat and sleeping on the ground in […]
Sea Serpent’s Revenge
We interrupt our normal postings to deal with an ongoing issue here at the Parkeology offices. We have already apologized profusely, but it seems there is just no pleasing some groups. Some of our newer readers may not be familiar with this feud, so first a bit of history. Back in January, we endeavored to […]