Back in the days of War and Depression (pre-television), the children of the world had only two doorways to Fantasyland. The first was through the magic of the movies on the silver screen. The second was by being named Diane or Sharon Disney. It was not until Disneyland that kids could actually step through Alice’s […]
Five Socially Awkward Ways to Ride Rides at Walt Disney World
Disney prides itself on making everyone feel comfortable. Nobody wants a socially awkward situation. But if you’re not careful, it can happen. Here are five of the most socially awkward ways in which to ride rides at Walt Disney World. I have done all of these. The Longest Ride Ever This is not when a ride […]
The Day Parkeology Ran Out of Ideas: Fun Food at Tokyo Disney Sea
Well maybe it’s not that dire, but we have always tried to keep a unique angle on Disney around here. That’s not to say that we don’t love what the many (many, many) other Disney sites provide. In fact we can’t get enough of it. But lets be honest… the world does not need more […]
Search for the Disney Institute Climbing Wall
The most memorable icon of the Disney Institute was the famous Disney Institute climbing wall. But is Michael Eisner’s lost cliff still out there?
Parkeology on the Radio
Just quick post with a link to today’s radio interview covering WDW46. We always enjoy talking about the Official Parkeology WDW46 Challenge and how many others have now attempted to complete it as well. Mike Keller from The WEEU Morning Show did a great job covering it. Check out the complete interview here: Watch this […]
Listen and You’ll Hear a Very Special Park Valentine
Theirs was a love that stood the tests of time… In honor of Valentine’s Day weekend, it is only fitting that we honor the greatest love story in theme park history. It’s the story of one man’s passion—dare I say hunger—for his most special love. Never before or since have the parks dared to express such […]
Disney Animated Movies Canon – The Rise of Disneyland
Each of the 54 canonical Disney Animated Features has a connection to the theme parks. And we’ll find them all or die trying. Today we take a look at the movies of the 1950s and 60s. Other time periods are labeled “The Golden Age of Disney Animation,” but the films of this era are so brilliant, it’s no […]
3 Secrets To Rediscovering If You Had Wings
I’m just old enough to remember when “Tomorrow” meant peoplemovers, wrap-around movie screens, and acres of vanilla buildings. Now we live in a Stitched up Tomorrowland, where all the goodie 1970s futurism has been Monstered out of existence by a slew of animated Lightyears. Twenty years ago, Tom Morrow moved out and George Lucas aliens moved in. New […]
WDW46: The Video and the Official Parkeology Challenge
My how time flies. It’s been two months since we completed WDW46 and over a year and a half since we created the idea of riding every Walt Disney World ride in one day. We were interviewed on national radio shows, featured in newspapers and on podcasts and even turned up on both local and national news […]