With the arrival of the 1970s, our voyage through the greatest Disney rides of the decade takes an unexpected turn. Into an alligator-infested swamp. Click below to jump to the decade of your choice: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Up to this point, we only had Disneyland Park. But in 1971, a […]
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5 Greatest Disney Rides by Decade: The 1960s
As the booming optimism of post-war America gave way to the free love of the 1960s, five more important rides stepped to the forefront. Welcome to our journey through the greatest Disney attractions of each decade. Click below to jump to a different decade: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s We started in […]
5 Greatest Disney Rides by Decade: The 1950s
For more than a thousand generations, the theme park did not exist. And then suddenly in the 1950s, Disneyland was born unto us. Now twelve theme parks adorn the Disney crown. Each one boasts its own important milestones in innovation, creativity, and thrills. I mean, except for that Studios park in Paris. What is the […]
Rise of the Resistance: Disney Finally Goes For Broke
Finally! Disney has done it… FINALLY! For years I have visited overseas Disney parks and for years I have felt jealously towards the incredibly themed immersive experiences they and only they seem to receive. The Tokyo parks in particular are lavished with such care and attention to detail that it is hard to understand how […]
Jessie’s Critter Carousel Now Part of Parkeology Challenge
Disney never gave an official opening date for Jessie’s Critter Carousel at Disney California Adventure. The website just says April 2019. But since the ride has been in soft opening for several days now, we’re gonna go ahead and call it. Jessie’s Critter Carousel is now considered an official ride for the Disneyland Resort version […]
They Killed a Seemingly Trivial Disneyland Tradition (And It’s Heartbreaking)
Over the summer, Disneyland quietly eliminated one of its long-standing traditions. It was done in the name of progress. Disney World got rid of it years ago. It was just an operational thing anyway. Nobody cared about the Disneyland re-entry hand stamp. In our age of biometrics and photo recognition, the Disneyland re-entry hand stamp […]
The ONLY Way to Ride It’s a Small World
There are right ways and wrong ways to do anything in life. For example if you go to a BBQ restaurant and order kale you are doing it the wrong way. If you drive a Pontiac Aztec you are doing it the wrong way. There is only one proper way to ride It’s a Small […]
You Won’t Believe How Long It Takes to Open a New Land
Yesterday, Disney announced the opening date for Pandora: The World of Avatar and the target opening year for Star Wars Land at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. We at Parkeology have only one question…
Disney’s Secret Plans to Rename The Last Jedi
Lucasfilm is one of only two brands in the world that can drop three mysterious words — The Last Jedi — and immediately melt down the internet as everyone tries to decipher what it all means. The good folks at the Walt Disney Imagineering Department of Namin’ Things! (DON’T!) solved this problem long ago. If Lucasfilm had […]