If you’re like me, you woke up today wondering if there was any real connection between a singing legend, an octopus, and the greatest Disney coaster of all time. Don’t feel ashamed. Everyone ponders this at some point or another, although usually it is accompanied by a high fever and unusual doses of medication. To […]
Disneyland: A Division of Vandelay Industries
Seinfeld fans may remember Vandelay Industries, the fictional business invented by George Costanza as a means of falsifying his employment. As I recall, Vandelay started as a latex business, but evolved into an import/export company. It had what is known as a “diversified business model.” Imports: Chips (potato; some corn). Exports: Diapers Disneyland is a […]
Pinocchio’s Daring Dinner Bell
Every now and then I stumble across something a little baffling. Usually it’s that “Move It Shake It Celebrate It” mini-parade on Main Street. What is that thing? A couple modest parade floats, some awkward dance moves, a few lip-synching college kids. If it weren’t for the fact that some of the performers were dogs, […]
Disney’s Gulf Coast Disaster
Today we are going to take a break from Shane’s video game opus and shift gears to something much more serious; the many tragedies to have befallen upon the Gulf Coast. If it wasn’t so sad it would almost be pretty… and there is nothing funny about it. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on […]
Captain Hook’s Hook is on Which Hand? It’s Complicated.
Captain Hook’s hand was lost in a fight with Peter Pan. But which hand was is Captain Hook’s hook? Disneyland and Disney World do not agree.
Walt Disney World Explorer CD-ROM (1996)
Released in 1996 (with a revised edition two years later), the Walt Disney World Explorer CD-ROM game quickly climbed the charts to become the best selling game of the year. Featuring an innovative combat interface, diabolical level design, and enhanced A.I., it went on to collect all the major awards and appeared on several Top […]
Haunted Mansion GameCube Edition is an Unfaithful Axe-Wielding Bride
The Haunted Mansion GameCube video game is sadly unfaithful to the source material. It bears no resemblance to the classic Disney attraction.
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Queue
This tree is so much more awesome living 30 feet away from where it used to live. Today I want to talk about Interactive Pooh. No, I will not be stooping to any cheap bathroom jokes. I hope. But I did get a chance to see the new Queue for Winnie-the-Pooh out at the Magic […]
Mountains of Snow at Mickey’s Christmas Party
Playful spooks have interrupted our virtual tour! Today we take a quick break from exploring the video game disasters of the past and focus on a little something I like to call… irony. I had a chance to attend Mickey’s Not So Scary Quite Contrary Harry Carrey Very Merry Christmas Party last weekend. Something […]