Like all geek things, it started in the 1980s. Pop culture’s most iconic characters debuted in that decade. We got Jabba and we got Ewoks. And Indiana Jones (three times). The Ghostbusters materialized. So did Marty McFly and Biff. The Goonies were good enough. E.T. phoned home. The list is endless. Freddy, Rambo, Predator, RoboCop, John […]
The 3 Free Disneyland Tiki Room Luxuries the Rich Don’t Want You to Know
Champagne wishes and caviar dreams! The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous; an old TV show and a fun way to watch obnoxious people with more money than you drink thousand dollar bottles of wine while cruising on multi-million dollar boats. Today we call it Keeping Up with the Kardashians but it’s the same thing. […]
Streetmosphere Pirates Dig For Treasure In Their Noses
It happened during the week between Christmas and New Year’s. A week when the parks are so crowded, you have to wait in line just to scoff at the latest DVC sales booth. I’m pretty sure this was an “Apocalyptic Crowds Season” deal, and that this will not become a regular occurrence in Adventureland. But for a brief […]
5 Times Ben Franklin Made Me Want to Punch Him
Ben Franklin is an unrepentant theme park windbag and he deserves to have his butt kicked. I’m not going to focus on the petty stuff, because that is beneath me. If you want to wear your stringy dishwater hair like a half-bald Michael Bolton, more power to you. Nor will I pick on his frilly-suit/white-socks ensemble. […]
Admiral EO Indicted by Cosmos Corp Tribunal
Effective December 6, the Corp has unexpectedly ceased all space missions and recalled dozens of starships back to base, following allegations of corruption and mismanagement within the High Command. At the center of this debacle, of course, is the infamous Admiral EO. EO is no stranger to controversy. When he first joined the Corp in the early […]
Jar Jar Binks Takes Spotlight in Star Tours Upgrade
Fan-favorite Star Wars character Jar Jar Binks has been elevated to an expanded role in the 4-year-old ride Star Tours ride, thanks to the Disney marketing machine. This move is no doubt intended to counteract the potential fall-out from another recent change to the ride: The addition of an entire sequence based on a scene from The Force Awakens, which […]
Arabian Heist – A New Book from the Creator of Parkeology
If you’re wondering why the blog has been so quiet this year, here’s the answer. I’ve just finished writing a new book called Arabian Heist. It’s funny, adventurous, and magical—exactly the types of things Parkeology has focused on for five years now. The book is not about theme parks, but if you like this blog, then we probably like the same kinds of […]
Star Wars: Can you be a kid again?
1982 was the “Dawn of a New Disney Era” as EPCOT Center was born. I was 14. It was an incredible time. We were in the middle of some sort of crazy golden age of entertainment, at least as far as an adolescent boy was concerned I was unaware of the struggles Disney was going […]
The Pilgrim’s Journey and the Walt Disney Family Museum
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 […]