Category: Disney
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Disney’s New CEO: What This Means for Disney and the Parks
Disney has named Josh D’Amaro as its next CEO — a major shift that could shape the future of the company. In this video, we break down what this leadership change means for Disney’s parks, media, and entertainment business, how D’Amaro rose through the ranks, and why this transition matters for fans and Cast Members.…
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Why Disney Closed MuppetVision 3D & Replaced Aerosmith with the Muppets on Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster
Disney has closed MuppetVision 3D, the final attraction personally directed by Jim Henson, while announcing that Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster will be reimagined as Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring the Muppets. In this video, I take a look at why Disney made these two decisions at the same time, what they say about the company’s…
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Walt Disney’s Bowling Alley – Celebrity Sports Center Denver
In 1959, Walt Disney and a group of Hollywood celebrities—including Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, and George Burns—teamed up to create Denver’s Celebrity Sports Center, an ambitious indoor entertainment complex unlike anything America had ever seen. With 80 bowling lanes, an Olympic-size swimming pool, slot car racing, bumper cars, fine dining, arcades, and even appearances by…
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Discoveryland: The Future That Faded – Disneyland Paris’ Boldest Land and Its Slow Unraveling Once the future wasn’t sleek and sterile—it was grand, brass-plated, and full of wonder. At Disneyland Paris, Discoveryland dared to dream differently…but over time, that dream has started to slip away. Disneyland Paris’ Discoveryland was once a bold reimagining of Tomorrowland—rooted…
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Disney’s Worst Ride: Cars Road Trip at Disneyland Paris
Disney’s Cars Road Trip might just be the strangest—and worst—ride Disney has ever built. From its odd origins as a cut-down Studio Tram Tour to the bizarre spectacle of a smiling truck set on fire, this attraction has left fans scratching their heads. In this video, we dive into the history of Walt Disney Studios…
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Crush’s Coaster: How a Spinning Turtle Saved Walt Disney Studios Park
Crush’s Coaster at Disneyland Paris is more than just a spinning ride—it helped save the struggling Walt Disney Studios Park. Opened in 2007, the coaster brought Pixar’s Finding Nemo to life with clever theming, thrilling spins, and immersive storytelling. In this video, we dive into how Imagineers created Crush’s Coaster on a tight budget, why…
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Disneyland & Arrow Development
When we think of Disney parks, most of us picture iconic attractions—rides like Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Pirates of the Caribbean, or The Haunted Mansion. But behind the magic, there was a small team of engineers and machinists whose creativity and persistence helped make Walt Disney’s wildest ideas possible. Not all of Disneyland’s original rides…
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Would Walt Approve? Disney’s New Approach to Alcohol
For decades, Disney parks have tiptoed around one of the most heated debates in their history: alcohol. Walt himself once drew a hard line, fearing booze would tarnish the family-friendly magic he envisioned, but over the years alcohol has become increasingly available within the parks. And yet, in 2025, Walt Disney World has just opened…
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Why Disney Gave Up On Frontierland: The Closure of Tom Sawyer Island
On July 6th, Magic Kingdom’s Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America welcomed their final guests. The closure of these areas marks a huge change for Frontierland- a change that has been slowly trickling in for a while now. This change has been met with both outrage and excitement. Unlike with Muppet Vision 3D,…
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Why You Are Right To Be Upset About Muppet Vision 3D
The curtain has fallen for the last time on Muppet Vision 3D, Rizzo the Rat has served up his final slice of pizza and the Muppets Courtyard is now a walled off part of Hollywood Studios, that we will all have to slowly and painfully watch be torn down. The loss of a beloved attraction…