Florida may be the Sunshine State, home to wonderful waterparks like Blizzard Beach. But it is not immune to meteorological catastrophes. No storm looms quite as large in the collective Central Florida memory as the freak blizzard that descended in the spring of 1995. Parkeology has spent many months interviewing long-time local residents about this […]
Roy Disney to Receive “One Man’s Dream” Style Tribute
Roy Disney, co-founder of the Walt Disney Company with his brother, is set to receive his own “One Man’s Dream” tribute exhibit at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, according to a source. Most visitors to Hollywood Studios are already familiar with the existing One Man’s Dream attraction, which draws on the vast treasures of the Disney archives […]
Living with the Land Barn Conceals Ludicrous Themed Detail
For several months now, the world has been dealing with a mysterious, unseen virus. So it is only fitting that we devote an entire article to a mysterious, unseen detail that we discovered in the Living with the Land barn. It is almost impossible to state just how meaningless this detail is. It’s extreme overkill. […]
The Virtual Parkeology Challenge Is About To Get Real
We are happy to introduce a brand new version of the Parkeology Challenge: The Virtual Parkeology Challenge! What is the Parkeology Challenge? It is the toughest theme park challenge ever created requiring participants to ride every single ride at Walt Disney World or the Disneyland Resort in one single day. What is the Virtual Parkeology […]
The Fiesta Fun Center: Walt Disney World’s Lost Arcade
Much More Than a Park Upon opening Walt Disney World promised to be more than a clone of Disneyland. It was an entire vacation kingdom. Disney offered many activities outside of the park: water sports, camping, golf, tennis, horseback riding and more. Among these diversions was The Fiesta Fun Center, a unique paradise hidden within […]
Super Sneaky Disney Ride Changes Almost Nobody Spots
When Imagineers want to give you a slightly different ride experience, they are chock full of sneaky Disney tricks. Sometimes it’s random, like surprising you with the most hated character in the Star Wars universe (no, not Rian Johnson). Other times, they have to figure out how to merge two branching storylines back together. But […]
Rivers of Light Viewing Area Reveals Lost Animal Kingdom Water Temple
In what is sure to redraw the battle lines between history and myth, a recent expedition to the remote Rivers of Light viewing area has delivered an unprecedented glimpse of the Animal Kingdom Water Temple. What they found sent shock waves through the industry. Once thought to be a legend in the vein of El […]
Keep Disney Weird: The Top 5 Weirdest Attractions Ever
Disney used to produce weird movies, create weird plots, craft weird food and of course create weird Disney attractions. Truthfully most of Disney’s past is weird. Human sized talking mice, singing tiki birds, banjo-playing bears, politically correct non-sexually assaulting pirates, this stuff is just bizarre. Today it’s all Marvel, curated streaming services and elaborately tiered dining plans, but there was a time when Disney did […]
5 Most Anticipated Disney Rides of the 2020s
We’ve spent the last week going through every decade of Disney parks, from the earliest days of Disneyland to the cutting edge technology of today. Now that the 2020s are here, what will be the most anticipated Disney rides of the next decade? If you’d like to check out our decade-by-decade review, click below: 1950s […]