The hottest gift this holiday season is the NES Classic Edition, a video game system that Nintendo created by jamming a USB cable directly into my brain and downloading my childhood. The NES Classic Edition contains 30 timeless games from the Nintendo Entertainment System’s heyday. And if I don’t get one for Christmas, I will […]
Theme Park Life
Man Achieves Lifelong Dream of Trading with Jawas
History was made this past weekend as an Orlando man finally completed a 40-year quest, trading worthless garbage with non-verbal junk dealers known as Jawas. The man, described as a parkeologist in his early 40s, first heard of trading with Jawas while watching the 1977 film Star Wars, a space fantasy by George Lucas. In […]
Disney Springs Awakens Ancient Bloodthirsty Creature
When Disney Springs opened the Coca-Cola Store back in July, it came with mysterious signage promoting a future encounter with the soda company’s lovable polar bears, housed inside a secret room in the middle of the store. Now, thanks to the daring photography of field parkeologist Dena L., we can see that this was all a cover […]
Hollywood Studios Adds Star Wars Holiday Special Fireworks
Following last week’s announcement that a new Christmas show would be replacing the popular Star Wars A Galactic Spectacular at Hollywood Studios, Disney officials announced that they are retooling the show to keep both the Star Wars and the Christmas themes intact. The Star Wars Holiday Special Nighttime Spectacular will debut on November 14, 2016. […]
All 47 Rides at Walt Disney World in One Day
July 15, 2016 Follow @Parkeology on Twitter as we try to complete #WDW47
Shanghai Disneyland’s 14 Rides: A Preview Ranking
Last week Shane explained how Team Parkeology would be visiting Tokyo and then went on to list all the Japanese rides in order of his anticipation to experience them. It is not about what rides are the biggest, most expensive or even most unique, simply the rides that hold the most personal interest for whatever […]
Tokyo Disney’s 45 Rides: A Preview Ranking
In just two weeks comes a theme park challenge of mythic proportions… The two halves of Team Parkeology will board airplanes from our respective corners of the country and fly halfway around the world, where we will be reunited at the Tokyo Disney Resort. And there — in the span of just four days!! — […]
Shanghai Disneyland and the End of Civilization: Welcome to Thunderdome
Society has collapsed. Mob rule, bedlam, and anarchy are the norm. Unnamed vandals and costumed thugs roam the lawless streets; unruly clans devour every inch of space squeezing the life out of the remaining panicked innocents. The once pristine land has been laid to waste, water is in short supply and the unflinching heat shows […]
The 10 Lines You Wait In (Before Getting to the Rides)
Years ago, Disney embarked on a super secret project to re-invent the theme park experience. It came with an abbreviated nickname straight out of Silicon Valley. They called it NextGen. How totes adorbs of them. NextGen promised a turnstile-free park entrance, FastPasses without pesky paper slips, and a breezy vacation experience utterly devoid of hassle. […]