We are up to #7 on our countdown of the Top Ten Disney Theme Park Controversies. To read the earlier entries click here! 7) Lucasfilm comes to Disneyland In the mid-eighties Disney was no longer connecting with it’s once core audience: Families. It had been years since Disney had a hit movie on the scale […]
Lost and Abandoned Disney Details
Big, ugly “temporary” things
We have made it to number 8 on our top ten list of the biggest park controversies.To catch up on the earlier entries click here. Today we look at a trend that started in the late 1990’s and in one case still plagues us today. 8) Cakes and Wands and Hats OH MY! Back in […]
Say it ain’t so Mr. Funmeister
Today we are continuing our list of the Top Ten Disney Theme Park Controversies.If you missed the first entry click here to get caught up to date. We are slightly obsessed with at least one aspect of the former Pleasure Island around here but the Funmeister is not the only thing we miss about Pleasure […]
T.T.D.T.P.C.
Crowds cram into a small courtyard. The tension is as thick as the air on a hot and humid Florida morning. Tempers flair. An uneasy balance of civility could easily slide into mass chaos at any moment. Something is amiss, boiling points are being reached and red-faced protesters are eager to let loose their ire. […]
Return to Opening Day: Magic Kingdom 1971
Put on those bellbottoms, grab yourself a bandana, and brush out that Afro. We’re traveling to the groovy 70s, baby, for a date with destiny! Here age relives fond memories of the past and all that. Opening Day crowds were estimated to go as high as 100,000 people — all of them crammed onto I-4 […]
What Can You Still See With Your EPCOT Center Opening Day Ticket?
Here we are, 32 years removed from the start of the 21st century. And that’s not just a failing of the public school system. That’s EPCOT Center. It’s recorded in the history books. The 21st century began on October 1, 1982. What kind of sell must this have been to an entertainment company? A theme […]
Disney MGM Studios Opening Day Attractions You Can Still Visit Today
Last week we embarked on a different trip through the parks: The Opening Day Tour. We started with the opening of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, but today, our time machine is rotating backwards to a magical land of mullets and bangs. Get ready to visit all that remains of the Disney MGM Studios Opening Day Attractions. The […]
Animal Kingdom Opening Day Attractions: What Remains?
What Animal Kingdom Opening Day attractions are still left at the theme park? Join us on a trip through the park to see what we can still ride today.
Dinosaur 38 and the New Millennium
Here we are 14 years into the new millennium. It’s hard to believe. Some parkeologists weren’t even around when the planet’s odometer rolled over. If you had asked Millennium Me what he remembered about 14 years ago, he would have reminisced about the opening of Captain EO at Epcot, or that exciting announcement about the […]