The Walt Disney Family Museum closes in just under three hours and I’m still exploring the lobby. It includes a setting from the Disneyland firehouse apartment, portraits of Walt’s two daughters by someone named Norman Rockwell, and hundreds of personal awards and trophies. The staff – dressed in red button-up sweaters that are part Walt […]
Theme Park Life
What if Disneyland Arrived 60 Years Too Late?
Try to imagine, just for a moment, a giant space monster punching Father Time right in the teeth. A punch hard enough to jar loose sixty years. A half-dozen meaningless decades. A skip on the record player of history. Now imagine that this cataclysmic punch occurred in 1901. History shrugs it off. Life finds a […]
The WDW46 Challenge – Parkeology Rides Again
This week, a lucky quirk in scheduling has paved the way for another Parkeology run at the WDW46 Challenge. On Thursday, Ted will leave snow-swept Chicago en route to sunny Florida, arriving just in time to join Shane on an attempt to ride all 46 rides at Walt Disney World in a single day this Friday, May 29th, […]
6 Ways to Survive Your Last Day of a Walt Disney World Vacation
The dread begins sometime around Day 3. “Halfway” is approaching. The train is cresting the mountain. Sharp rocks lie at the bottom. And then you are barreling towards it, unable to apply the brakes. Soon it will all be over except the screaming and the credit card bills. Not necessarily in that order. The very […]
Four Forgotten Disney Attractions (Which Still Exist)
We all have one. The ride we don’t ride. The ride we avoid. The ride we forget. You’d think that since I live here, it would be nothing but Soarin’ and Space Mountain all the time, but it’s fairly obvious why I don’t hit those rides much. Wait times. I always make it a point […]
Five Socially Awkward Ways to Ride Rides at Walt Disney World
Disney prides itself on making everyone feel comfortable. Nobody wants a socially awkward situation. But if you’re not careful, it can happen. Here are five of the most socially awkward ways in which to ride rides at Walt Disney World. I have done all of these. The Longest Ride Ever This is not when a ride […]
The Day Parkeology Ran Out of Ideas: Fun Food at Tokyo Disney Sea
Well maybe it’s not that dire, but we have always tried to keep a unique angle on Disney around here. That’s not to say that we don’t love what the many (many, many) other Disney sites provide. In fact we can’t get enough of it. But lets be honest… the world does not need more […]
Parkeology on the Radio
Just quick post with a link to today’s radio interview covering WDW46. We always enjoy talking about the Official Parkeology WDW46 Challenge and how many others have now attempted to complete it as well. Mike Keller from The WEEU Morning Show did a great job covering it. Check out the complete interview here: Watch this […]
Listen and You’ll Hear a Very Special Park Valentine
Theirs was a love that stood the tests of time… In honor of Valentine’s Day weekend, it is only fitting that we honor the greatest love story in theme park history. It’s the story of one man’s passion—dare I say hunger—for his most special love. Never before or since have the parks dared to express such […]