Keep Disney Weird: The Top 5 Weirdest Attractions Ever

January 20, 2020January 22, 2020 By Teevtee

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. Weird, but not Disney level weird. Today it’s all Marvel, curated streaming services and elaborately tiered dining plans, but there […]

5 Greatest Disney Rides by Decade: The 2000s

January 6, 2020January 8, 2020 By Shane

In the early 2000s, the number of Disney parks would increase once again. But for the first time ever, the company would falter. Come with us as we explore the not only a new decade but a new millennium and the chance to rank 5 more of Disney’s greatest and most important rides. You can […]

The Purple Whales of King Triton’s Carousel Are Finally Free

January 9, 2018January 8, 2018 By Shane

The whale in Sinbad's Storybook Voyage in Tokyo DisneySea

The purple whales of King Triton’s Carousel of the Sea departed the shores of Paradise Pier yesterday, never to return. We waved a tearful goodbye to those cuddly, humpy beasts as they slapped their happy flukes in the waves and bellowed an off-key song. Then they were gone. And with them goes a great Parkeology […]

5 Times Imagineer Joe Rohde Snuck Himself Into Your Favorite Attractions

November 19, 2017November 26, 2017 By Shane

Of all the modern Imagineers, Joe Rohde is the most famous. This is partly because he is the creative force behind Animal Kingdom, Aulani, and Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout. But mostly it is because of the Joe Rohde earrings. With his outlandishly stretched earlobe, crusty handlebar mustache, and a forehead as high as […]

6 Monorail Problems (And How the Tokyo Disney Monorail Fixed Them)

September 25, 2017October 8, 2017 By Shane

Tokyo Disney Resort Line monorail in front of Tokyo Disneyland Hotel

Walt Disney World has soured on the monorail. Futuristic sky trains are out. Glorified ski-lifts are in. Yet halfway around the world, a utopian future marches on, personified by the Tokyo Disney monorail. Officially known as the Tokyo Disney Resort Line, the Tokyo Disney monorail services four stations in an endless loop: Tokyo Disneyland Station […]

Tokyo Disney’s 45 Rides: A Preview Ranking

June 7, 2016August 7, 2017 By Shane

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!! — […]

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