Or, The Bizarre Bazaar: How I Spent My Vacation Researching Morbid Death Camps. It’s always such a chore picking post headlines here in the Parkeology offices. I always like the funny, alliterative ones, but they usually aren’t very descriptive. Wouldn’t it be great if Adventureland’s Agrabah Bazaar sold brassieres? That would be a headline I […]
Author: Shane
Bugs Bunny is Better
It’s inescapable. At some point in your life as a Disney Fan, you will bump into Captain Contrarian. You know this character. He is very easy to recognize. He is the Uncle or Lab Partner or Friend-of-a-Friend who latches on to the fact that you like Disney stuff, and then proceeds to tell you how […]
Yeti Kitty
The sharp folks in the Disney Merchandise department have recently revealed a hidden storyline in Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain: Curse of the Black Pearl: The Ride: Part I. Original Everest concept art, in rug form. Unfortunately due to budget cuts, Imagineers are no longer permitted to weave concept art. After scouring a […]
Sea Serpent’s Revenge
We interrupt our normal postings to deal with an ongoing issue here at the Parkeology offices. We have already apologized profusely, but it seems there is just no pleasing some groups. Some of our newer readers may not be familiar with this feud, so first a bit of history. Back in January, we endeavored to […]
Several Uses for Baby Elephants
What is it with Animal Kingdom and baby elephants? I understand it’s a zoo, but AK has a non-stop infatuation with moving baby elephants around the park like chess pieces. It seems like one way or another, they’re always repositioning pachyderms. Or getting rid of them entirely. From Day One — actually before Day One […]
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Pre-Show Keeps Things Gender Neutral
The Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster pre-show may come from the Golden Age of Pre-shows, but one little detail is surprisingly forward thinking.
As the World Turns
It’s not as obvious with the most recent changes, but one of Epcot’s classic attractions has always employed a little bit of musical steroids to pump up one of the emotional punches of the ride. It’s a sneaky bit of subterfuge, injected from hidden speakers as you reach the top, and even though I stole […]
Animal Kingdom’s Lost Water Temple
For some time now, daring Parkeologists have been hard at work tracking down a fabled treasure — the Lost Water Temple of Animal Kingdom. One periodically heard rumors of it. Obscure references turned up in ancient Incan tablets, or in a manuscript fragment discovered in some European abbey, or in one of those original stapled […]
Vaudeville Cowboys of the 1950s
Dinner theater used to be a big deal in Orlando. Disney World alone had three shows, while out on tourist drags like I-Drive and 192, there were scores of eat-while-you-watch options. There was nary a genre that didn’t have its own dinner show. Middle Eastern, pirates, gangsters, accountants, you name it. They all had their […]
