This summer, I was able to take my first major vacation in a while, and where better for a theme park fanatic to visit than Orlando? However, the costs of flights, park tickets, transportation, accommodations and food can quickly add...
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The Coaster101 Podcast: Theme Park Hot Takes, Part 1
Last week on social media, we asked our audience the question “What is your most unpopular controversial theme park hot take?” Spoiler alert: The responses didn’t disappoint. While there were too many to cover in one episode (or even multiple...
Continue reading...Opening Date Revealed for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at EPCOT
This morning, Disney held their annual shareholders meeting, and a lot of interesting information was revealed, including the opening date for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. Disney CEO Bob Chapek has announced that the ride, located in the France pavilion at EPCOT,...
Continue reading...Live From New York: 12 Times SNL Visited A Theme Park!
This past week, the classic NBC Sketch Comedy show Saturday Night Live made waves in the theme park community by spoofing a high school trip to Worlds of Fun. A group of teens, played by SNL Cast Members Kyle Mooney,...
Continue reading...A Live-Action TV Universe About Disney’s Best Attractions Is in the Works
This afternoon, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Ron Moore, the writer/producer behind For All Mankind, Outlander and Battlestar Galactica, is developing a “Magic Kingdom TV Universe” that will bring Disney’s most famous attractions to life on Disney+. Moore is reportedly a...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Grappling With Theme Park Fandom with Matt Rehwoldt and Shaul Guerrero
It’s not every day that we get verified follows on Twitter. To be honest, a lot of notable people aren’t ready to let their theme park fandom fly so openly. One of those such follows came from @DramaKingMatt, Matt Rehwoldt. Professional...
Continue reading...The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook Review
2020 has undoubtedly been a rough year for us all with the COVID-19 pandemic. This has especially been true for the amusement park industry, with parks across the country shuttering their doors for months, and Disneyland Resort in California having...
Continue reading...Disney Planning Space Mountain Movie
Disney is in the early stages of producing a movie based on the popular Space Mountain roller coaster found at several of the company’s theme parks. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joby Harold, the writer and executive producer of the...
Continue reading...The Most Bizarre Disney Story Never Told: An Interview with Defunctland’s Kevin Perjurer about “Live from the Space Stage: A Halyx Story”
If you have ever been inclined to dig deep into the history of a long-forgotten attraction, or a piece of Disney concept art that was never realized, you have probably come across the YouTube channel Defunctland. Created by Kevin Perjurer,...
Continue reading...Building Better Rides: What Should Attraction Designers Focus On?
It’s no secret that Disney and Universal design some of the world’s most up-to-date rides and attractions, each striving to amaze guests more than the last. While theme park enthusiasts and thrill-seekers enjoy intense, airtime-filled coasters, others are more interested...
Continue reading...Disney’s Star Wars Hotel: An In-depth Look at Everything We Know So Far
The Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land at Hollywood Studios and Disneyland was a big hit for both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, so naturally, the next steps for the parks are to figure out ways to expand the experience. At...
Continue reading...Disney’s Splash Mountain to be Rethemed to “Princess and the Frog” at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom
On Thursday morning, June 25th, Walt Disney Imagineering revealed via the Disney Parks Blog that the Splash Mountain attraction at both Disneyland in California and the Magic Kingdom in Florida. The subject of Splash Mountain resurfaced in the public conversation...
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