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. Today it’s all Marvel, curated streaming services and elaborately tiered dining plans, but there was a time when Disney did […]
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5 Greatest Disney Rides by Decade: The 2000s
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
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
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)
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
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!! — […]
Shanghai Disneyland and the End of Civilization: Welcome to Thunderdome
Society has collapsed. Mob rule, bedlam, and anarchy are the norm. Unnamed vandals and costumed thugs roam the lawless streets; unruly clans devour every inch of space squeezing the life out of the remaining panicked innocents. The once pristine land has been laid to waste, water is in short supply and the unflinching heat shows […]
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 […]
Disney Animated Movies Canon – The New Regime
Well now. That was an adventure, wasn’t it? Things couldn’t be better than they are, here in the fabulous 2010s. Parkeology hit the global media market in a big way. Our faces were on seemingly every TV channel in the country. A guy named John Cameron Swayze gave us all the news. A lot of singing […]